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View article: Risk factors for incident human immunodeficiency virus infection in South African blood donors
Risk factors for incident human immunodeficiency virus infection in South African blood donors Open
Background and Objectives Recruiting blood donors among a population with a high human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) burden requires detailed information on HIV risks. We studied demographic and behavioural risk factors for incident HIV inf…
View article: Changes in SNAP participation and food expenditures for households with children during the pandemic
Changes in SNAP participation and food expenditures for households with children during the pandemic Open
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Food and Nutrition Service (FNS), provides food benefits to low-income families so they can afford to purchase more nutritious…
View article: The Current State of Data to Estimate Prevalence and Severity of Food Allergies in the United States
The Current State of Data to Estimate Prevalence and Severity of Food Allergies in the United States Open
Currently, in the United States, there is no comprehensive surveillance system to collect data on food allergies; however, prevalence and severity data are critical to quantify the burden of food allergies, develop evidence-based control m…
View article: The Feasibility of National Inference Under the NSCAW IV L-State Sample Design
The Feasibility of National Inference Under the NSCAW IV L-State Sample Design Open
The purpose of this Feasibility Analysis Study (FAS) was to evaluate methods for producing valid national estimates under the National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-being (NSCAW) IV sample design. The NSCAW IV design is a stratified …
View article: A Mixed Method Survey of Characteristics of HIV Care Facilities: Medical Monitoring Project Facility Survey Project
A Mixed Method Survey of Characteristics of HIV Care Facilities: Medical Monitoring Project Facility Survey Project Open
Background Measuring the capacity of HIV medical facilities to deliver quality treatment and prevention care to people with HIV is essential to the over 1 million Americans living with HIV and supports federal efforts to end the HIV epidem…
View article: A case-control study of risk factors for incident hepatitis B virus infection in South African blood donors
A case-control study of risk factors for incident hepatitis B virus infection in South African blood donors Open
Sexual behaviors predominated over parenteral exposures as risks for incident HBV in both female and male blood donors.
View article: The Capacity of HIV Care Facilities to Implement Strategies Recommended by the Ending the HIV Epidemic Initiative: The Medical Monitoring Project Facility Survey
The Capacity of HIV Care Facilities to Implement Strategies Recommended by the Ending the HIV Epidemic Initiative: The Medical Monitoring Project Facility Survey Open
Background: Data are needed to assess the capacity of HIV care facilities to implement recommended Ending the HIV Epidemic activities. Setting: US HIV care facilities. Methods: We analyzed 2021 survey data from 514 facilities that were rec…
View article: Blood Center Testing Allows the Detection and Rapid Treatment of Acute and Recent HIV Infection
Blood Center Testing Allows the Detection and Rapid Treatment of Acute and Recent HIV Infection Open
Blood donations in South Africa are tested for HIV RNA using individual donation NAT (ID-NAT), allowing detection and rapid antiretroviral therapy (ART) of acute HIV infections. We enrolled a cohort of acute and recent HIV-infected blood d…
View article: Elevated risk for iron depletion in high‐school age blood donors
Elevated risk for iron depletion in high‐school age blood donors Open
BACKGROUND High school students 16 to 18 years‐old contribute 10% of the US blood supply. Mitigating iron depletion in these donors is important because they continue to undergo physical and neurocognitive development. STUDY DESIGN AND MET…
View article: Risks and rewards of using prepaid vs. postpaid incentive checks on a survey of physicians
Risks and rewards of using prepaid vs. postpaid incentive checks on a survey of physicians Open
View article: Reproducibility: A Primer on Semantics and Implications for Research
Reproducibility: A Primer on Semantics and Implications for Research Open
Science is allegedly in the midst of a reproducibility crisis, but questions of reproducibility and related principles date back nearly 80 years. Numerous controversies have arisen, especially since 2010, in a wide array of disciplines tha…
View article: A cross-sectional study of peripartum blood transfusion in the Eastern Cape, South Africa
A cross-sectional study of peripartum blood transfusion in the Eastern Cape, South Africa Open
These findings confirm high rates of peripartum transfusion in SA. While this can be possibly ascribed to variability in practice and patient profile, variation in care and improvement in HIV treatment should be considered.
View article: The impact of human immunodeficiency virus infection on obstetric hemorrhage and blood transfusion in South Africa
The impact of human immunodeficiency virus infection on obstetric hemorrhage and blood transfusion in South Africa Open
BACKGROUND Globally, as in South Africa, obstetric hemorrhage (OH) remains a leading cause of maternal mortality and morbidity. Although blood transfusion is critical to OH management, the incidence and predictors of transfusion as well as…