Explore UAB

Colleges & Schools

Sparkman Center for Global Health

Sparkman Publications

This page serves as a growing list of Sparkman Center for Global Health funded and supported publications, abstracts, acknowledgements, and presentations in reverse chronological order. This page will be frequently updated, so be sure to check back to see what all things that Sparkman and Sparkman affiliates have done and are doing! 

  • Peer-Reviewed Publications, 2020

    1. Abuogi L, Hampanda K, Odwar T, Helova A, Odeny T, Onono M, Bukusi E, Turan J. HIV status disclosure patterns and male partner reactions among pregnant women with HIV on lifelong ART in Western Kenya. AIDS Care. 2020;32(7):858-68. doi: 10.1080/09540121.2019.1659915.
    2. Aina IO, Raul SM, Padilla LA, Mthethwa-Hleta S, Preko PO, Jolly PE. Sociodemographic factors, health seeking behaviors, reproductive history, and knowledge of cervical screening among women in Swaziland. Infect Agent Cancer. 2020;15:16. doi: 10.1186/s13027-020-00282-y.
    3. Anchang-Kimbi JK, Kalaji LN, Mbacham HF, Wepnje GB, Apinjoh TO, Ngole Sumbele IU, Dionne-Odom J, Tita ATN, Achidi EA. Coverage and effectiveness of intermittent preventive treatment in pregnancy with sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (IPTp-SP) on adverse pregnancy outcomes in the Mount Cameroon area, South West Cameroon. Malar J. 2020;19(1):100. doi: 10.1186/s12936-020-03155-2.
    4. Andrews C, Reuter TK, Marsh L, Velazquez JM, Jaoko W, Jolly P. Intimate Partner Violence, Human Rights Violations, and HIV among Women in Nairobi, Kenya. Health Hum Rights. 2020;22(2):155-66.
    5. Atukunda EC, Mugyenyi GR, Obua C, Musiimenta A, Agaba E, Najjuma JN, Ware NC, Matthews LT. Women's Choice to Deliver at Home: Understanding the Psychosocial and Cultural Factors Influencing Birthing Choices for Unskilled Home Delivery among Women in Southwestern Uganda. J Pregnancy. 2020;2020:6596394. doi: 10.1155/2020/6596394.
    6. Baldewsingh GK, Wickliffe JK, van Eer ED, Shankar A, Hindori-Mohangoo AD, Harville EW, Covert HH, Shi L, Lichtveld MY, Zijlmans W. Prenatal Mercury Exposure in Pregnant Women from Suriname's Interior and Its Effects on Birth Outcomes. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020;17(11). doi: 10.3390/ijerph17114032.
    7. Bhatta MP, Johnson DC, Lama M, Maharjan B, Lhaki P, Shrestha S. Cervical Cancer and Human Papillomavirus Vaccine Awareness Among Married Bhutanese Refugee and Nepali Women in Eastern Nepal. J Community Health. 2020;45(3):516-25. doi: 10.1007/s10900-019-00770-2.
    8. Bjornstad EC, Muronya W, Kamija M, Smith Z, Munthali CK, Gibson K, Mottl AK, Charles A, Marshall SW, Golightly YM, Gower EW. Validity of Urine NGALds Dipstick for Acute Kidney Injury in a Malawian Trauma Cohort. Kidney Int Rep. 2020;5(10):1791-8. doi: 10.1016/j.ekir.2020.07.019.
    9. Bjornstad EC, Muronya W, Smith ZH, Gibson K, Mottl AK, Charles A, Marshall SW, Golightly YM, Munthali CK, Gower EW. Incidence and epidemiology of acute kidney injury in a pediatric Malawian trauma cohort: a prospective observational study. BMC Nephrol. 2020;21(1):98. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01755-3.
    10. Brand Bateman L, Khamess S, Abdelmoneim SE, Arafat W, Fouad MN, Khamis Y, Omar A, Abdelmoneim RS, Scarinci I. Designing an Effective Colorectal Cancer Screening Program in Egypt: A Qualitative Study of Perceptions of Egyptian Primary Care Physicians and Specialists. Oncologist. 2020;25(10):e1525-e31. doi: 10.1634/theoncologist.2019-0687.
    11. Budhwani H, Hearld KR, Hasbún J, Franklin SG, Vashi BG, Cataldo NA, Conserve DF, Waters J. Assessing Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Prevention Through Knowledge and Condom Use Among Female Sex Workers at the Border of Haiti and Dominican Republic. AIDS Patient Care STDS. 2020;34(11):477-83. doi: 10.1089/apc.2020.0148.
    12. Budhwani H, Naar S. Preliminary Findings from Three Models of Motivational Interviewing Training in Jamaica. Health Equity. 2020;4(1):438-42. doi: 10.1089/heq.2020.0034.
    13. Chang FR, Huang HL, Schwebel DC, Chan AHS, Hu GQ. Global road traffic injury statistics: Challenges, mechanisms and solutions. Chin J Traumatol. 2020;23(4):216-8. doi: 10.1016/j.cjtee.2020.06.001.
    14. Chihota BV, Wandeler G, Chilengi R, Mulenga L, Chung RT, Bhattacharya D, Egger M, Vinikoor MJ. High Rates of Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) Functional Cure Among Human Immunodeficiency Virus-HBV Coinfected Patients on Antiretroviral Therapy in Zambia. J Infect Dis. 2020;221(2):218-22. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiz450.
    15. Duc Lien N, Tuan DA, Vu Hung C, Lepard JR, Rocque BG. Corpus callosotomy for treatment of drug-resistant epilepsy: a review of 16 pediatric cases in northern Vietnam. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2020:1-6. doi: 10.3171/2019.12.Peds19638.
    16. Erwin PC, Linares-Pérez N, Verez-Bencomo V. Vaccination Achievements of Cuba Versus the United States Exposed by the 2019 Measles Epidemic. Am J Public Health. 2020;110(4):467-9. doi: 10.2105/ajph.2020.305580.
    17. Fahmei, T.B., Tanda, R., Haile, Z.T., Ruhil, A., Gartin, M., and Ice, G.H. 2020. Changes in living arrangements of older persons in Egypt 2000-2014. Egyptian Journal of Nursing and Health Sciences 1(1): 38-53.
    18. Fokom Domgue J, Futuh B, Ngalla C, Kakute P, Manjuh F, Manga S, Nulah K, Welty E, Schmeler K, Welty T. Feasibility of a community-based cervical cancer screening with "test and treat" strategy using self-sample for an HPV test: Experience from rural Cameroon, Africa. Int J Cancer. 2020;147(1):128-38. doi: 10.1002/ijc.32746.
    19. Gandy K, Castillo H, Rocque BG, Bradko V, Whitehead W, Castillo J. Neurosurgical training and global health education: systematic review of challenges and benefits of in-country programs in the care of neural tube defects. Neurosurg Focus. 2020;48(3):E14. doi: 10.3171/2019.12.Focus19448.
    20. Gao Y, Schwebel DC, Zhang L, Xiao W, Hu G. Unsafe Bicycling Behavior in Changsha, China: A Video-Based Observational Study. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020;17(9). doi: 10.3390/ijerph17093256
    21. Gartin, M., Larson, K.L., Brewis, A., Stotts, R., Wutich, A., White, D., & Bray M.D. (2020). Climate Change as an Involuntary Exposure: A Comparative Risk Perception Study from Six Countries across the Global Development Gradient. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17(6). DOI: 10.3390/ijerph17061894
    22. Hamilton A, Shin S, Taggart T, Whembolua GL, Martin I, Budhwani H, Conserve D. HIV testing barriers and intervention strategies among men, transgender women, female sex workers and incarcerated persons in the Caribbean: a systematic review. Sex Transm Infect. 2020;96(3):189-96. doi: 10.1136/sextrans-2018-053932.
    23. Hampanda K, Abuogi L, Musoke P, Onono M, Helova A, Bukusi E, Turan J. Development of a Novel Scale to Measure Male Partner Involvement in the Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV in Kenya. AIDS Behav. 2020;24(1):291-303. doi: 10.1007/s10461-019-02546-0.
    24. Hassounah, M. M., Al-Zalabani, A. H., AlAhmari, M. D., Murriky, A. A., Makeen, A. M. & Alanazi, A.M.M. (2020) Implementation of Cigarette Plain Packaging: Triadic Reactions of Consumers, State Officials, and Tobacco Companies—The Case of Saudi Arabia, 17:8, 2668, https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17082668
    25. Hatcher AM, Darbes L, Kwena Z, Musoke PL, Rogers AJ, Owino G, Helova A, Anderson JL, Oyaro P, Bukusi EA, Turan JM. Pathways for HIV Prevention Behaviors Following a Home-Based Couples Intervention for Pregnant Women and Male Partners in Kenya. AIDS Behav. 2020;24(7):2091-100. doi: 10.1007/s10461-019-02774-4.
    26. Hearld KR, Budhwani H, Martínez-Órdenes M, Altaf A, Hasbun J, Waters J. Female Sex Workers' Experiences of Violence and Substance Use on the Haitian, Dominican Republic Border. Ann Glob Health. 2020;86(1):105. doi: 10.5334/aogh.2889.
    27. Hewett PC, Willig AL, Digitale J, Soler-Hampejsek E, Behrman JR, Austrian K. Assessment of an adolescent-girl-focused nutritional educational intervention within a girls' empowerment programme: a cluster randomised evaluation in Zambia. Public Health Nutr. 2020:1-14. doi: 10.1017/s1368980020001263.
    28. Jacobsen, K., Li, X., Gartin, M., Malouin, R., Waggett, C., Berić-Stojšić, B., … Neubauer, L. (2020). Master of Science (MS) and Master of Arts (MA) Degrees in Global Health: Applying Interdisciplinary Research Skills to the Study of Globalization-Related Health Disparities. Pedagogy in Health Promotion, 6(1), 14–22. DOI: 10.1177/2373379919895032
    29. Jacobsen KH, Zeraye HA, Bisesi MS, Gartin M, Malouin R, Waggett CE. Master of Public Health Concentrations in Global Health in 2020: Preparing Culturally Competent Professionals to Address Health Disparities in the Context of Globalization. Health Promot Pract. 2020:1524839920913546. doi: 10.1177/1524839920913546.
    30. Kane JC, Sharma A, Murray LK, Chander G, Kanguya T, Lasater ME, Skavenski S, Paul R, Mayeya J, Kmett Danielson C, Chipungu J, Chitambi C, Vinikoor MJ. Common Elements Treatment Approach (CETA) for unhealthy alcohol use among persons with HIV in Zambia: Study protocol of the ZCAP randomized controlled trial. Addict Behav Rep. 2020;12:100278. doi: 10.1016/j.abrep.2020.100278.
    31. Keenan WJ, Niermeyer S, Af Ugglas A, Carlo WA, Clark R, Gardner MR, Kak LP, Laerdal T, Little GA, Patterson J, Schoen E, Silkoset U, Visick MK, Wall S, Wright LL. Helping Babies Breathe Global Development Alliance and the Power of Partnerships. Pediatrics. 2020;146(Suppl 2):S145-s54. doi: 10.1542/peds.2020-016915G.
    32. Kerkhoff AD, Sikombe K, Eshun-Wilson I, Sikazwe I, Glidden DV, Pry JM, Somwe P, Beres LK, Simbeza S, Mwamba C, Bukankala C, Hantuba C, Moore CB, Holmes CB, Padian N, Geng EH. Mortality estimates by age and sex among persons living with HIV after ART initiation in Zambia using electronic medical records supplemented with tracing a sample of lost patients: A cohort study. PLoS Med. 2020;17(5):e1003107. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1003107.
    33. Lepard JR, Corley J, Sankey EW, Prentiss T, Rocque B, Park KB, Rock J, Hlaing K, Myaing W. Training Neurosurgeons in Myanmar and Surrounding Countries: The Resident Perspective. World Neurosurg. 2020;139:75-82. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2020.03.114.
    34. Logie, C. H., & Turan, J. M. (2020). How Do We Balance Tensions Between COVID-19 Public Health Responses and Stigma Mitigation? Learning from HIV Research. AIDS and Behavior, 1–4. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1007/s10461-020-02856-8
    35. Manga SM, Shi L, Welty TK, DeMarco RF, Aronowitz T. Factors Associated with Treatment Uptake Among Women with Acetic Acid/Lugol's Iodine Positive Lesions of the Cervix in Cameroon. Int J Womens Health. 2020;12:495-504. doi: 10.2147/ijwh.S249607.
    36. Matthews LT, Orrell C, Bwana MB, Tsai AC, Psaros C, Asiimwe S, Amanyire G, Musinguzi N, Bell K, Bangsberg DR, Haberer JE. Adherence to HIV antiretroviral therapy among pregnant and postpartum women during the Option B+ era: 12-month cohort study in urban South Africa and rural Uganda. J Int AIDS Soc. 2020;23(8):e25586. doi: 10.1002/jia2.25586.
    37. Mukerji R, Turan JM. Challenges in accessing and utilising health services for women accessing DOTS TB services in Kolkata, India. Glob Public Health. 2020;15(11):1718-29. doi: 10.1080/17441692.2020.1751235.
    38. Mukerji, R. & Turan, J. M. (2020): Challenges in accessing and utilising health services for women accessing DOTS TB services in Kolkata, India, Global Public Health DOI: 10.1080/17441692.2020.1751235
    39. Mukherjee A, Lama M, Khakurel U, Jha AN, Ajose F, Acharya S, Tymes-Wilbekin K, Sommer M, Jolly PE, Lhaki P, Shrestha S. Perception and practices of menstruation restrictions among urban adolescent girls and women in Nepal: a cross-sectional survey. Reprod Health. 2020;17(1):81. doi: 10.1186/s12978-020-00935-6.
    40. Onono M, Odwar T, Abuogi L, Owuor K, Helova A, Bukusi E, Turan J, Hampanda K. Effects of Depression, Stigma and Intimate Partner Violence on Postpartum Women's Adherence and Engagement in HIV Care in Kenya. AIDS Behav. 2020;24(6):1807-15. doi: 10.1007/s10461-019-02750-y.
    41. Owusu S, Gaye YE, Hall S, Junkins A, Sohail M, Franklin S, Aung M, Jolly PE. Factors associated with the use of complementary and alternative therapies among patients with hypertension and type 2 diabetes mellitus in Western Jamaica: a cross-sectional study. BMC Complement Med Ther. 2020;20(1):314. doi: 10.1186/s12906-020-03109-w.
    42. Psaros C, Stanton AM, Bedoya CA, Mosery N, Evans S, Matthews LT, Haberer J, Vangel M, Safren S, Smit JA. Protocol for a prospective evaluation of postpartum engagement in HIV care among women living with HIV in South Africa. BMJ Open. 2020;10(1):e035465. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-035465.
    43. Rezaie L, Schwebel DC. Letter to the editor concerning: "Drivers and consequences of self-immolation in parts of Iran, Iraq and Uzbekistan: A systematic review of qualitative evidence". Burns. 2020. doi: 10.1016/j.burns.2020.01.017.
    44. Scarinci IC, Garcés-Palacio IC. Engagement in Tobacco Use Prompting During Childhood or Adolescence and Its Association with Tobacco Use in Adulthood among Colombian Women. Tob Use Insights. 2020;13:1179173x20949265. doi: 10.1177/1179173x20949265.
    45. Shukla VV, Eggleston B, Ambalavanan N, McClure EM, Mwenechanya M, Chomba E, Bose C, Bauserman M, Tshefu A, Goudar SS, Derman RJ, Garcés A, Krebs NF, Saleem S, Goldenberg RL, Patel A, Hibberd PL, Esamai F, Bucher S, Liechty EA, Koso-Thomas M, Carlo WA. Predictive Modeling for Perinatal Mortality in Resource-Limited Settings. JAMA Netw Open. 2020;3(11):e2026750. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.26750.
    46. Suehiro TT, Damke G, Damke E, de Azevedo Ramos PLR, de Andrade Pereira Silva M, Pelloso SM, Huh WK, Franco RAF, da Silva VRS, Scarinci IC, Consolaro MEL. Cervical and oral human papillomavirus infection in women living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and matched HIV-negative controls in Brazil. Infect Agent Cancer. 2020;15:31. doi: 10.1186/s13027-020-00301-y.
    47. Taghavi K, Moono M, Asangbeh S, Gillett G, Pascoe M, Manasyan A. Strengthening global commitment to eliminating cervical cancer: What lessons from the past can we apply to the future? J Glob Health. 2020;10(2):020385. doi: 10.7189/jogh.10.020385.
    48. Torres-Alzate HM, Wilson LL, Harper DC, Ivankova NV, Heaton K, Shirey MR. Essential global health competencies for baccalaureate nursing students in the United States: A mixed methods Delphi study. J Adv Nurs. 2020;76(2):725-40. doi: 10.1111/jan.14030.
    49. Tucker A, Tembo T, Tampi RP, Mutale J, Mukumba-Mwenechanya M, Sharma A, Dowdy DW, Moore CB, Geng E, Holmes CB, Sikazwe I, Sohn H. Redefining and revisiting cost estimates of routine ART care in Zambia: an analysis of ten clinics. J Int AIDS Soc. 2020;23(2):e25431. doi: 10.1002/jia2.25431.
    50. Vinikoor MJ, Hachaambwa L. Advanced HIV disease during the 'Treat All' era in Botswana. Aids. 2020;34(15):2321-3. doi: 10.1097/qad.0000000000002701.
    51. Vinikoor MJ, Sinkala E, Kanunga A, Muchimba M, Zanolini A, Saag M, Pry J, Nsokolo B, Chisenga T, Kelly P. Eligibility for hepatitis B antiviral therapy among adults in the general population in Zambia. PLoS One. 2020;15(1):e0227041. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0227041.
    52. Wickliffe JK, Lichtveld MY, Zijlmans CW, MacDonald-Ottevanger S, Shafer M, Dahman C, Harville EW, Drury S, Landburg G, Ouboter P. Exposure to total and methylmercury among pregnant women in Suriname: sources and public health implications. J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol. 2021;31(1):117-25. doi: 10.1038/s41370-020-0233-3.

  • Peer-Review Publications, 2019

    1. Abuogi L, Hampanda KM, Odwar T, Helova A, Odeny T, Onono M, Bukusi EA, Turan JM. HIV status disclosure patterns and male partner reactions among pregnant women with HIV on lifelong ART in Western Kenya. AIDS Care. 2019 Sep 5:1-11. https://doi.org/10.1080/09540121.2019.1659915.
    2. Bittencourt L, Scarinci IC. Training Community Health Workers to promote breast cancer screening in Brazil. Health Promot Int. 2019 Feb 1;34(1):95-101. doi: 10.1093/heapro/dax058.
    3. Boettiger DC, Law MG, Sohn AH, Davies MA, Wools-Kaloustian K, Leroy V, Yotebieng M, Vinikoor M, Vreeman R, Amorissani-Folquet M, Edmonds A, Fatti G, Batte J, Renner L, Adedimeji A, Kariminia A; International Epidemiology Databases to Evaluate AIDS. Temporal Trends in Co-trimoxazole Use Among Children on Antiretroviral Therapy and the Impact of Co-trimoxazole on Mortality Rates in Children Without Severe Immunodeficiency. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2019 Nov 6;8(5):450-460. doi: 10.1093/jpids/piy087.
    4. Budhwani H, Hearld KR, Dionne-Odom J, Manga S, Nulah K, Khan M, Welty T, Welty E, Tita AT. HIV Status and Contraceptive Utilization among Women in Cameroon. J Int Assoc Provid AIDS Care. 2019 Jan-Dec;18:2325958219826596. doi: 10.1177/2325958219826596.
    5. Castle PE, Silva VRS, Consolaro MEL, Kienen N, Bittencourt L, Pelloso SM, Partridge EE, Pierz A, Dartibale CB, Uchimura NS, Scarinci IC. Participation in Cervical Screening by Self-collection, Pap, or a Choice of Either in Brazil. Cancer Prev Res (Phila). 2019 Mar;12(3):159-170. doi: 10.1158/1940-6207.CAPR-18-0419..
    6. El Ayadi AM, Barageine J, Korn A, Kakaire O, Turan J, Obore S, Byamugisha J, Lester F, Nalubwama H, Mwanje H, Tripathi V, Miller S. Trajectories of women's physical and psychosocial health following obstetric fistula repair in Uganda: a longitudinal study. Version 2. Trop Med Int Health. 2019 Jan;24(1):53-64. doi: 10.1111/tmi.13178. Epub 2018 Nov 18.Trop Med Int Health. 2019.PMID: 30372572Free PMC article.
    7. El Ayadi AM, Barageine JK, Miller S, Byamugisha J, Nalubwama H, Obore S, Korn A, Sukumar S, Kakaire O, Mwanje H, Lester F, Turan JM. Women's experiences of fistula-related stigma in Uganda: a conceptual framework to inform stigma-reduction interventions. Cult Health Sex. 2020 Mar;22(3):352-367. doi: 10.1080/13691058.2019.1600721.
    8. Erwin PC, Linares-Pérez N, Verez-Bencomo V. Vaccination Achievements of Cuba Versus the United States Exposed by the 2019 Measles Epidemic. Am J Public Health. 2020 Apr;110(4):467-469. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2020.305580.
    9. Gartin, M. 2019. Global Health Case Competitions: Leveraging Students to Engage in Curriculum Development and Project Management (invited paper). Society for Applied Anthropology, Portland, OR.
    10. Gartin, M., G.H. Ice, D. Meyer, and D. McBride. 2019. Global Health Case Competitions as a Pedagogical Approach to Translation and Implementation Science: A Case Study from Ohio University (electronic poster). Consortium of Universities for Global Health, Chicago, IL.
    11. Haachambwa L, Kandiwo N, Zulu PM, Rutagwera D, Geng E, Holmes CB, Sinkala E, Claassen CW, Mugavero MJ, Wa Mwanza M, Turan JM, Vinikoor MJ. Care Continuum and Postdischarge Outcomes Among HIV-Infected Adults Admitted to the Hospital in Zambia. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2019 Jul 16;6(10):ofz336. doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofz336.
    12. Hamilton A, Shin S, Taggart T, Whembolua GL, Martin I, Budhwani H, and Conserve D. HIV Testing Barriers and Intervention Strategies among Men, Transgender Women, Female Sex Workers and Incarcerated Persons in the Caribbean: A Systematic Review. Sexually Transmitted Infections. 2020. 189-196.
    13. Hampanda KM, Abuogi L, Musoke P, Onono M, Helova A, Bukusi EA, Turan JM. Development of a novel scale to measure male partner involvement in the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV in Kenya. AIDS and Behavior. 2019 May 31. doi: 10.1007/s10461-019-02546-0.
    14. Hearld KR, Milner AN, Budhwani H, Abreau N, Rodriguez-Lauzurique RM, Charow R, and Paulino-Ramirez R. Alcohol use and HIV risk behaviors among transgender women in the Dominican Republic. Substance Use and Misuse. 2019. 54(10):1725-1733.
    15. Joseph SB, Kincer LP, Bowman NM, Evans C, Vinikoor MJ, Lippincott CK, Gisslén M, Spudich S, Menezes P, Robertson K, Archin N, Kashuba A, Eron JJ, Price RW, Swanstrom R. Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 RNA Detected in the Central Nervous System (CNS) After Years of Suppressive Antiretroviral Therapy Can Originate from a Replicating CNS Reservoir or Clonally Expanded Cells. Clin Infect Dis. 2019 Sep 27;69(8):1345-1352. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciy1066.
    16. Kane JC, Murray SM, Vinikoor MJ, Greene MC, Fine SL, Paul R, Murray LK. Concordance of Self- and Partner-Reported Alcohol Consumption Among Couples Experiencing Intimate Partner Violence in Zambia. Alcohol Clin Exp Res. 2019 Dec;43(12):2568-2577. doi: 10.1111/acer.14205.
    17. Kienen ND, Wiltenburg TSDF, Bittencourt L, Scarinci IC. Development of a gender-relevant tobacco cessation intervention for women in Brazil-an intervention mapping approach to planning. Health Educ Res. 2019 Oct 1;34(5):505-520. doi: 10.1093/her/cyz025.
    18. Milner AN, Hearld KR, Abreau N, Budhwani H, Rodriguez-Lauzurique RM, and Paulino-Ramirez R. Sex Work, Social Support, and Stigma: Experiences of Transgender Women in the Dominican Republic. International Journal of Transgenderism. 2019. 20(4):403-412.
    19. Moak, Stacy C. (Forthcoming, 2019). Short-term Study Abroad Including Service Learning with Critical Reflection Provides Transformative Learning for Students: Case Study from Kenya. Journal of Service Learning in Higher Education. (Accepted April 2019).
    20. Mukerji, R. & Turan, J. M. “Exploring Manifestations of TB-Related Stigma Experienced by Women in Kolkata, India.” Annals of Global Health 84.4 (2018): 727–735. DOI: 10.29024/aogh.2383.
    21. Onono M, Odwar T, Abuogi L, Owuor K, Helova A, Bukusi E, Turan JM, Hampanda K. Effects of Depression, Stigma and Intimate Partner Violence on Postpartum Women’s Adherence and Engagement in HIV Care in Kenya. AIDS and Behavior. 2019 Dec 7. doi: 10.1007/s10461-019-02750-y
    22. Pathak S, Chaudhary N, Dhakal P, Shakya D, Dhungel P, Neupane G, Shrestha S, Regmi S, Kurmi OP. Clinical profile, complications and outcome of scrub typhus in children: A hospital based observational study in central Nepal. PLoS One. 2019 Aug 13;14(8):e0220905. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0220905.
    23. Paulino-Ramirez R, Tapia L, Ruiz-Matuk C, Charow R, Budhwani H, and Routy JP. Human T-Cell Lymphotropic Virus I/II and HIV Antibody Identification among Transactional Sex Workers and Drug Users in the Dominican Republic. Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 2019 Jun 1. 113(6):293-297.
    24. Ranathunga N, Perera P, Nandasena S, Sathiakumar N, Kasturiratne A, Wickremasinghe R. Effect of household air pollution due to solid fuel combustion on childhood respiratory diseases in a semi urban population in Sri Lanka. BMC Pediatr. 2019 Sep 2;19(1):306. doi: 10.1186/s12887-019-1674-5.
    25. Reuter, Tina Kempin. 2019. “Human Rights and the City: Including Marginalized Communities in Urban Development and Smart Cities.” Journal of Human Rights 18(4), 382-402.
    26. Sathiakumar N, Tipre M, Wickremasinghe R, Bhat V, Kadir MM, Coggon D, Pathemeswaran A, Kamath R, Arunkumar G, Fatmi Z, Smith TL, Pattanshetty SM, Delzell E. Building global partnerships through shared curricula for an MPH programme in India and Sri Lanka. Glob Public Health. 2019 Sep;14(9):1360-1371. doi: 10.1080/17441692.2019.1579850.
    27. Sayed S, Ngugi AK, Mahoney MR, Kurji J, Talib ZM, Macfarlane SB, Wynn TA, Saleh M, Lakhani A, Nderitu E, Agoi F, Premji Z, Zujewski JA, Moloo Z. Breast Cancer knowledge, perceptions and practices in a rural Community in Coastal Kenya. BMC Public Health. 2019 Feb 12;19(1):180. doi: 10.1186/s12889-019-6464-3.
    28. Subramaniam A, Blanchard CT, Ngek ESN, Mbah R, Welty E, Welty T, Dionne-Odom J, Sander M, Halle-Ekane G, Tita ATN; Cameroon Health Initiative. Prevalence of group B streptococcus anogenital colonization and feasibility of an intrapartum screening and antibiotic prophylaxis protocol in Cameroon, Africa. Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2019 Aug;146(2):238-243. doi: 10.1002/ijgo.12870.
    29. Turan JM, Elafros MA, Logie CH, Banik S, Turan B, Crockett KB, Pescosolido B, Murray SM. Challenges and opportunities in examining and addressing intersectional stigma and health. BMC Med. 2019 Feb 15;17(1):7. doi: 10.1186/s12916-018-1246-9.
    30. Tymejczyk O, Brazier E, Yiannoutsos CT, Vinikoor M, van Lettow M, Nalugoda F, Urassa M, Sinayobye JD, Rebeiro PF, Wools-Kaloustian K, Davies MA, Zaniewski E, Anderegg N, Liu G, Ford N, Nash D; IeDEA consortium. Changes in rapid HIV treatment initiation after national "treat all" policy adoption in 6 sub-Saharan African countries: Regression discontinuity analysis. PLoS Med. 2019 Jun 10;16(6):e1002822. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1002822.
    31. Vinikoor MJ, Sinkala E, Chihota B, Kanunga A, Wandeler G. Hepatitis B Therapy as HIV Prevention in Africa: A Case Series From Zambia. Hepatology. 2019 Jan;69(1):458-460. doi: 10.1002/hep.30183.
    32. Wanga I, Helova A, Abuogi L, Akama E, Bukusi EA, Musoke P, Nalwa W, Odeny T, Turan JM, Onono M. Acceptability of community-based mentor mothers to support HIV-positive pregnant women on antiretroviral treatment in western Kenya: A qualitative study. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth. 2019 Aug 13;19(1):288. doi: 10.1186/s12884-019-2419-z.
    33. Zyambo CM, Burkholder GA, Cropsey KL, Willig JH, Wilson CM, Gakumo CA, Westfall AO, Hendricks PS. Predictors of smoking cessation among people living with HIV receiving routine clinical care. AIDS Care. 2019 Nov;31(11):1353-1361. doi: 10.1080/09540121.2019.1619659.
    34. Zyambo CM, Burkholder GA, Cropsey KL, Willig JH, Wilson CM, Gakumo CA, Westfall AO, Hendricks PS. Mental health disorders and alcohol use are associated with increased likelihood of smoking relapse among people living with HIV attending routine clinical care. BMC Public Health. 2019 Oct 29;19(1):1409. doi: 10.1186/s12889-019-7705-1.

  • Funded Reports

    1. Waters J, Budhwani H, Hasbun J, and Hearld KR. Estimation of Key Population Size of Men Who Have Sex with Men (MSM) and Transgender Women in Belize. Final Report, August 1, 2018.
    2. Waters J, Budhwani H, Hasbun J, and Hearld KR. Estimation of Key Population Size of Men Who Have Sex with Men (MSM), Transgender Women and Female Sex Workers in the Eastern Caribbean. Final Report, June 31, 2018.

  • Conferences

    1. Gartin, M. 2019. Global Health Case Competitions: Leveraging Students to Engage in Curriculum Development and Project Management (invited paper). Society for Applied Anthropology, Portland, OR.
    2. Gartin, M., G.H. Ice, D. Meyer, and D. McBride. 2019. Global Health Case Competitions as a Pedagogical Approach to Translation and Implementation Science: A Case Study from Ohio University (electronic poster). Consortium of Universities for Global Health, Chicago, IL.
    3. Ice, G.H., T.B. Fahmei, R. Tanda, M. Gartin, Z. Haile, and A. Ruhil. 2019. Changes in Living Arrangements of Older Adults in Egypt 2000-2014. Human Biology Association, Cleveland, OH