2022
Menstrual Health and Hygiene among Adolescents in the United States
Trant AA, Vash-Margita A, Camenga D, Braverman P, Wagner D, Espinal M, Kisanga EP, Lundsberg L, Sheth SS, Fan L. Menstrual Health and Hygiene among Adolescents in the United States. Journal Of Pediatric And Adolescent Gynecology 2022, 35: 277-287. PMID: 34999229, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpag.2021.12.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMenstrual health educationHealth educationSurvey response rateHealth careResponse rateMenstrual healthTertiary academic centerAdolescent medicine clinicMedicine clinicPatient interviewsPatient surveyGynecology practiceProvider surveyAcademic centersPatientsThematic saturationProvider perspectivesThematic content analysisProvider rolesAnonymous surveyCarePediatric facultyDescriptive statisticsMenstrual productsHealth
2021
Unindicated cervical cancer screening in adolescent females within a large healthcare system in the United States
Hosier H, Sheth SS, Oliveira CR, Perley LE, Vash-Margita A. Unindicated cervical cancer screening in adolescent females within a large healthcare system in the United States. American Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynecology 2021, 225: 649.e1-649.e9. PMID: 34256029, PMCID: PMC8633062, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2021.07.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCervical cancerLarge healthcare systemYears of ageIncidence rateScreening testAdolescent femalesHealthcare systemLarge multihospital health systemCervical cancer screening resultsNew cervical cancer casesCurrent consensus recommendationsHuman papillomavirus testingHuman papillomavirus vaccinationCervical cancer casesCervical cancer screeningMultihospital health systemCancer risk reductionScreening resultsPoisson regression analysisEvidence-based strategiesGuideline nonadherencePapillomavirus vaccinationCytology testingIntraepithelial lesionsProvider factorsNational Trends in Cervical Cancer Screening in Adolescents
Vash-Margita A, Kobernik EK, Flagler E, Quint EH, Dalton VK. National Trends in Cervical Cancer Screening in Adolescents. Journal Of Pediatric And Adolescent Gynecology 2021, 34: 717-724. PMID: 33601068, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpag.2021.02.097.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCervical cancer screeningCervical cancerCancer screeningAdolescents ages 14Women ages 14Office visitsAge 14Cervical cancer screening ratesMultivariable logistic regression modelPreventive care visitsRetrospective cohort studyCancer screening ratesOffice-based visitsObstetrician/gynecologistsLogistic regression modelsCare visitsCohort studyIndependent predictorsScreening ratesInsurance statusPatient educationProvider typeAmerican CollegeGynecology recommendationsAdolescent population