Search Results - "Padian, Nancy S."

Hormonal contraceptive use and women's risk of HIV acquisition: a meta-analysis of observational studies by Ralph, Lauren J, MPH, McCoy, Sandra I, PhD, Shiu, Karen, MPH, Padian, Nancy S, PhD

“…Summary Background The evidence from epidemiological research into whether use of hormonal contraception increases women's risk of HIV acquisition is…”
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Biomedical interventions to prevent HIV infection: evidence, challenges, and way forward by Padian, Nancy S, Dr, Buvé, Anne, PhD, Balkus, Jennifer, MPH, Serwadda, David, MBChB, Cates, Ward, MD

“…Summary Intensive research efforts for more than two decades have not yet resulted in an HIV vaccine of even moderate effectiveness. However, some progress has…”
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HIV prevention transformed: the new prevention research agenda by Padian, Nancy S, Prof, McCoy, Sandra I, Dr, Karim, Salim S Abdool, MBChB, Hasen, Nina, PhD, Kim, Julia, MD, Bartos, Michael, MEd, Katabira, Elly, MD, Bertozzi, Stefano M, MD, Schwartländer, Bernhard, MD, Cohen, Myron S, Prof

“…Summary We have entered a new era in HIV prevention whereby priorities have expanded from biomedical discovery to include implementation, effectiveness, and…”
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The SHAZ! project: results from a pilot randomized trial of a structural intervention to prevent HIV among adolescent women in Zimbabwe by Dunbar, Megan S, Kang Dufour, Mi-Suk, Lambdin, Barrot, Mudekunye-Mahaka, Imelda, Nhamo, Definate, Padian, Nancy S

“…Adolescent females in Zimbabwe are at high risk for HIV acquisition. Shaping the Health of Adolescents in Zimbabwe (SHAZ!) was a randomized controlled trial of…”
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Weighing the gold in the gold standard: challenges in HIV prevention research by PADIAN, Nancy S, MCCOY, Sandra I, BALKUS, Jennifer E, WASSERHEIT, Judith N

“…Few HIV prevention interventions have been evaluated in randomized controlled trials (RCTs). We examined design, implementation, and contextual considerations…”
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Unmet need for family planning, contraceptive failure, and unintended pregnancy among HIV-infected and HIV-uninfected women in Zimbabwe by McCoy, Sandra I, Buzdugan, Raluca, Ralph, Lauren J, Mushavi, Angela, Mahomva, Agnes, Hakobyan, Anna, Watadzaushe, Constancia, Dirawo, Jeffrey, Cowan, Frances M, Padian, Nancy S

“…Prevention of unintended pregnancies among women living with HIV infection is a strategy recommended by the World Health Organization for prevention of…”
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Young people's sexual health in South Africa : HIV prevalence and sexual behaviors from a nationally representative household survey by PETTIFOR, Audrey E, REES, Helen V, KLEINSCHMIDT, Immo, STEFFENSON, Annie E, MACPHAIL, Catherine, HLONGWA-MADIKIZELA, Lindiwe, VERMAAK, Kerry, PADIAN, Nancy S

“…To determine the prevalence of HIV infection, HIV risk factors, and exposure to national HIV prevention programs, and to identify factors associated with HIV…”
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Diaphragm and lubricant gel for prevention of HIV acquisition in southern African women: a randomised controlled trial by Padian, Nancy S, Dr, van der Straten, Ariane, PhD, Ramjee, Gita, PhD, Chipato, Tsungai, MBChB, de Bruyn, Guy, MBChB, Blanchard, Kelly, MS, Shiboski, Stephen, PhD, Montgomery, Elizabeth T, MHS, Fancher, Heidi, MPH, Cheng, Helen, MPH, Rosenblum, Michael, PhD, van der Laan, Mark, PhD, Jewell, Nicholas, PhD, McIntyre, James, MBChB

“…Summary Background Female-controlled methods of HIV prevention are urgently needed. We assessed the effect of provision of latex diaphragm, lubricant gel, and…”
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HIV treatment as prevention: considerations in the design, conduct, and analysis of cluster randomized controlled trials of combination HIV prevention by Boily, Marie-Claude, Mâsse, Benoît, Alsallaq, Ramzi, Padian, Nancy S, Eaton, Jeffrey W, Vesga, Juan F, Hallett, Timothy B

“…The rigorous evaluation of the impact of combination HIV prevention packages at the population level will be critical for the future of HIV prevention. In this…”
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Sexual power and HIV risk, South Africa by Pettifor, Audrey E, Measham, Diana M, Rees, Helen V, Padian, Nancy S

“…Gender power inequities are believed to play a key role in the HIV epidemic through their effects on women's power in sexual relationships. We hypothesized…”
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Determinants and Consequences of Sexual Networks as They Affect the Spread of Sexually Transmitted Infections by Doherty, Irene A., Padian, Nancy S., Marlow, Cameron, Aral, Sevgi O.

“…Because pathogens spread only within the unique context of a sexual union between people when one person is infectious, the other is susceptible to new…”
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Yo Puedo —A Conditional Cash Transfer and Life Skills Intervention to Promote Adolescent Sexual Health: Results of a Randomized Feasibility Study in San Francisco by Minnis, Alexandra M., Ph.D, vanDommelen-Gonzalez, Evan, M.P.H, Luecke, Ellen, M.P.H, Dow, William, Ph.D, Bautista-Arredondo, Sergio, M.S, Padian, Nancy S., Ph.D

“…Abstract Purpose We designed and evaluated for feasibility an intervention— Yo Puedo —that addresses social network influences and socioeconomic opportunities…”
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Evaluating the Impact of Zimbabwe's Prevention of Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission Program: Population-Level Estimates of HIV-Free Infant Survival Pre-Option A by Buzdugan, Raluca, McCoy, Sandra I, Watadzaushe, Constancia, Kang Dufour, Mi-Suk, Petersen, Maya, Dirawo, Jeffrey, Mushavi, Angela, Mujuru, Hilda Angela, Mahomva, Agnes, Musarandega, Reuben, Hakobyan, Anna, Mugurungi, Owen, Cowan, Frances M, Padian, Nancy S

“…We estimated HIV-free infant survival and mother-to-child HIV transmission (MTCT) rates in Zimbabwe, some of the first community-based estimates from a UNAIDS…”
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Alcohol production as an adaptive livelihood strategy for women farmers in Tanzania and its potential for unintended consequences on women's reproductive health by McCoy, Sandra I, Ralph, Lauren J, Wilson, Wema, Padian, Nancy S

“…Although women occupy a central position in agriculture in many developing countries, they face numerous constraints to achieving their full potential…”
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Sexual Bridging Socially and Over Time: A Simulation Model Exploring the Relative Effects of Mixing and Concurrency on Viral Sexually Transmitted Infection Transmission by DOHERTY, IRENE A., SHIBOSKI, STEPHEN, ELLEN, JONATHAN M., ADIMORA, ADAORA A., PADIAN, NANCY S.

“…Background: Sexual partnerships between people at higher and lower risk for sexually transmitted infections (STIs) (i.e., bridging) occur through dissortative…”
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Advances in Multilevel Approaches to Understanding the Epidemiology and Prevention of Sexually Transmitted Infections and HIV: An Overview by Aral, Sevgi O., Padian, Nancy S., Holmes, King K.

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HIV Prevention 2: Biomedical interventions to prevent HIV infection: evidence, challenges, and way forward by Padian, Nancy S, Buvé, Anne, Balkus, Jennifer, Serwadda, David, Cates, Ward

“…Intensive research efforts for more than two decades have not yet resulted in an HIV vaccine of even moderate effectiveness. However, some progress has been…”
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Cash vs. food assistance to improve adherence to antiretroviral therapy among HIV-infected adults in Tanzania by McCoy, Sandra I, Njau, Prosper F, Fahey, Carolyn, Kapologwe, Ntuli, Kadiyala, Suneetha, Jewell, Nicholas P, Dow, William H, Padian, Nancy S

“…We evaluated the effectiveness of short-term cash and food assistance to improve adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) and retention in care among people…”
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A Trajectory Analysis of Alcohol and Marijuana Use Among Latino Adolescents in San Francisco, California by McCoy, Sandra I., Ph.D, Jewell, Nicholas P., Ph.D, Hubbard, Alan, Ph.D, Gerdts, Caitlin E., M.H.S, Doherty, Irene A., Ph.D, Padian, Nancy S., Ph.D, Minnis, Alexandra M., Ph.D

“…Abstract Purpose We examined alcohol and marijuana use trajectories among Latino adolescents in the San Francisco Bay Area. Methods A total of 410 Latino…”
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Determinants of contraceptive method among young women at risk for unintended pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections by Raine, Tina, Minnis, Alexandra M, Padian, Nancy S

“…The objective of this study was to examine the relationship between contraceptive method choice, sexual risk and various demographic and social factors. Data…”
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