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Maduka NR, Nnoli US. Preference and Disclosure of Fetal Gender to Pregnant Women during Prenatal Ultrasonography in South South Nigeria. Niger J Clin Pract 2024; 27:460-466. [PMID: 38679768 DOI: 10.4103/njcp.njcp_696_23] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2023] [Accepted: 02/27/2024] [Indexed: 05/01/2024]
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BACKGROUND Ultrasound scan (USS) in pregnancy has become a common diagnostic tool used in the assessment of pregnancy in recent time. In the course of routine pregnancy assessment using USS, some pregnant women will request to know the sex of their unborn babies. Their reasons for wanting to know the gender of their baby could be either for social reason like planning for an unborn child or their desire for a preferred gender. AIM The aim of the study was to evaluate gender preferences and disclosure of foetal sex at prenatal USS. METHODS This was a cross-sectional study conducted at the antenatal clinic of Central Hospital Agbor, Delta State, Nigeria. A total of 235 consecutive consenting women who came for antenatal care (ANC) registration were recruited for the study after obtaining their informed written consent. Questionnaire was used to seek for their sociodemographic characteristics, preference and desires for foetal gender disclosure, reasons for gender disclosure, and awareness of USS accuracy for gender determination. RESULTS The desire to know the sex of baby was high (99.6%). The major reason for wanting to know the sex of baby was to plan for the unborn child (47.7%) and maternal curiosity (37.0%). Majority of the women (57.4%) had no gender preference. Sixty percent (60%) were not aware that USS sex diagnosis could be wrong. CONCLUSION There is a strong desire by pregnant women to know the sex of their babies at routine USS. Considering the fact that many of the women were not aware that there could be wrong diagnosis at prenatal ultrasound, it is suggested that adequate counselling be given before fetal sex disclosure.
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- N R Maduka
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Central Hospital Agbor, Delta, Nigeria
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Kim H, Drake B. Has the relationship between community poverty and child maltreatment report rates become stronger or weaker over time? Child Abuse Negl 2023; 143:106333. [PMID: 37379728 PMCID: PMC10651183 DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2023.106333] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2022] [Revised: 04/06/2023] [Accepted: 06/22/2023] [Indexed: 06/30/2023]
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BACKGROUND Poverty is among the most powerful predictors of child maltreatment risk and reporting. To date, however, there have been no studies assessing the stability of this relationship over time. OBJECTIVE To examine whether the county-level relationship between child poverty rates and child maltreatment report (CMR) rates changed over time in the United States in 2009-2018, overall and across of child age, sex, race/ethnicity, and maltreatment type. PARTICIPANTS AND SETTING U.S. Counties in 2009-2018. METHODS Linear multilevel models estimated this relationship and its longitudinal change, while controlling for potential confounding variables. RESULTS We found that the county-level relationship between child poverty rates and CMR rates had intensified almost linearly from 2009 to 2018. Per one-percentage-point increase in child poverty rates, CMR rates significantly increased by 1.26 per 1000 children in 2009 and by 1.74 per 1000 children in 2018, indicating an almost 40 % increase in the poverty-CMR relationship. This increasing trend was also found within all subgroups of child age and sex. This trend was found among White and Black children, but not among Latino children. This trend was strong among neglect reports, weaker among physical abuse reports, and not found among sexual abuse reports. CONCLUSIONS Our findings highlight the continued, perhaps increasing importance of poverty as a predictor of CMR. To the degree that our findings can be replicated, they could be interpreted as supporting an increased emphasis on reducing child maltreatment incidents and reports through poverty amelioration efforts and the provision of material family supports.
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- Hyunil Kim
- School of Social Work, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, United States of America.
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- Brown School of Social Work, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, United States of America
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Morais FCC, de Garcia Alves Feitosa VM, Azevedo LB, da Cunha Neumayer A, Reis AOA, Araújo JEB, Neto MLR, Lima NNR. Victims of sexual exploitation and violence in Brazil. J Pediatr Nurs 2022; 63:e157-e158. [PMID: 34838370 DOI: 10.1016/j.pedn.2021.11.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2021] [Accepted: 11/19/2021] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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At least 8.9% of Brazilian women have already suffered some type of sexual violence in their lives. Every hour, Brazil has 2.2 cases of sexual violence against children and adolescents. Of the approximately 35,000 cases of violence against children and adolescents in 2021, in around 12,000 ethnic groups were not identified, 10,064 were white, 9634 were brown, 2505 black, 141 yellow, and 61 indigenous. If compared to age groups, boys from zero to 6 years reach 30%, but when the age is 12 to 18, women reach 91% of the victims. The whistleblowers are almost always anonymous, unlike in the case of violence against women, which are usually the victims themselves who complain or when they are third parties, they are usually identified. According to official data, around 96% of sexual violence takes place at home. The data are frightening and prove that sexual violence is the result of a scenario of gender inequality because it affects the lives of girls and women in a much more profound way.
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- School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Federal University of Cariri - UFCA, Barbalha, Ceará, Brazil
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- Public Health School, Department of Maternal and Child Health, University of São Saulo - USP, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Productivity Scholarship of the Juazeiro do Norte School of Medicine from Juazeiro do Norte - FMJ/Estacio, Juazeiro do Norte, Ceará, Brazil
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- Postgraduate Program in Neuro-Psychiatry, Federal University of Pernambuco - UFPE, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil.
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BACKGROUND The Physician Payments Sunshine Act of 2010 mandated that all industry payments to physicians be publicly disclosed. To date, industry support of plastic surgeons has not been longitudinally characterized. The authors seek to evaluate payment trends from 2013 to 2018 and characteristics across plastic surgeon recipients of industry payments. METHODS The authors cross-referenced those in the 2019 American Society of Plastic Surgeons member database with Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Open Payments database physician profile identification number indicating industry funds received within the study period. We categorized surgeons by years since American Board of Plastic Surgery certification, practice region, and academic affiliation. RESULTS A sum of $89,436,100 (247,614 payments) was received by 3855 plastic surgeons. The top 1 percent of earners (n = 39) by dollar amount received 52 percent of industry dollars to plastic surgeons; of these, nine (23 percent) were academic. Overall, 428 surgeons (11 percent) were academic and received comparable dollar amounts from industry as their nonacademic counterparts. Neither geographic location nor years of experience were independent predictors of payments received. The majority of individual transactions were for food and beverage, whereas the majority of industry dollars were typically for royalties or license. CONCLUSIONS Over half of all industry dollars transferred went to just 1 percent of American Society of Plastic Surgeons members receiving payments between 2013 and 2018. Considerable heterogeneity exists when accounting for payment subcategories.
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- Kyle W Singerman
- From the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine; and Dell Medical School, University of Texas at Austin
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- From the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine; and Dell Medical School, University of Texas at Austin
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- From the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine; and Dell Medical School, University of Texas at Austin
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- From the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine; and Dell Medical School, University of Texas at Austin
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Izudi J, Okoboi S, Lwevola P, Kadengye D, Bajunirwe F. Effect of disclosure of HIV status on patient representation and adherence to clinic visits in eastern Uganda: A propensity-score matched analysis. PLoS One 2021; 16:e0258745. [PMID: 34665842 PMCID: PMC8525739 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0258745] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2021] [Accepted: 10/04/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Disclosure of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) status improves adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) and increases the chance of virological suppression and retention in care. However, information on the effect of disclosure of HIV status on adherence to clinic visits and patient representation is limited. We evaluated the effects of disclosure of HIV status on adherence to clinic visits and patient representation among people living with HIV in eastern Uganda. METHODS In this quasi-randomized study, we performed a propensity-score-matched analysis on observational data collected between October 2018 and September 2019 from a large ART clinic in eastern Uganda. We matched participants with disclosed HIV status to those with undisclosed HIV status based on similar propensity scores in a 1:1 ratio using the nearest neighbor caliper matching technique. The primary outcomes were patient representation (the tendency for patients to have other people pick-up their medications) and adherence to clinic visits. We fitted a logistic regression to estimate the effects of disclosure of HIV status, reported using the odds ratio (OR) and 95% confidence interval (CI). RESULTS Of 957 participants, 500 were matched. In propensity-score matched analysis, disclosure of HIV status significantly impacts adherence to clinic visits (OR = 1.63; 95% CI, 1.13-2.36) and reduced patient representation (OR = O.49; 95% CI, 0.32-0.76). Sensitivity analysis showed robustness to unmeasured confounders (Gamma value = 2.2, p = 0.04). CONCLUSIONS Disclosure of HIV status is associated with increased adherence to clinic visits and lower representation to collect medicines at the clinic. Disclosure of HIV status should be encouraged to enhance continuity of care among people living with HIV.
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- Jonathan Izudi
- Department of Community Health, Faculty of Medicine, Mbarara University of Science and Technology, Mbarara, Uganda
- Institute of Public Health and Management, Clarke International University, Kampala, Uganda
- Infectious Diseases Institute, School of Medicine, Makerere University College of Health Sciences, Kampala, Uganda
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- Institute of Public Health and Management, Clarke International University, Kampala, Uganda
- Infectious Diseases Institute, School of Medicine, Makerere University College of Health Sciences, Kampala, Uganda
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- Institute of Public Health and Management, Clarke International University, Kampala, Uganda
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- African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC), APHRC Campus, Nairobi, Kenya
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- Department of Community Health, Faculty of Medicine, Mbarara University of Science and Technology, Mbarara, Uganda
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This cross-sectional study assesses changes in the volume of patient-initiated messages to clinicians associated with release of test results before and after implementation of the 21st Century Cures Act.
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- Bryan D. Steitz
- Department of Biomedical Informatics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
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- Department of Biomedical Informatics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
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- Department of Biomedical Informatics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
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- Department of Biomedical Informatics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
- Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
- Department of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
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Rulon Z, Powers K, Anderson JM, Weaver M, Johnson A, Hartwell M, Vassar M. Conflicts of Interest Among Authors of Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses Investigating Interventions for Melanoma: Cross-sectional Literature Study. JMIR Dermatol 2021; 4:e25858. [PMID: 37632810 PMCID: PMC10501528 DOI: 10.2196/25858] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2020] [Revised: 02/11/2021] [Accepted: 04/17/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Previous studies have highlighted the potential influence that industry relationships may have on the outcomes of medical research. OBJECTIVE We aimed to determine the prevalence of author conflicts of interest (COIs) in systematic reviews focusing on melanoma interventions, as well as to determine whether the presence of these COIs were associated with an increased likelihood of reporting favorable results and conclusions. METHODS This cross-sectional study included systematic reviews with or without meta-analyses focusing on interventions for melanoma. We searched MEDLINE and Embase for eligible systematic reviews published between September 1, 2016, and June 2, 2020. COI disclosures were cross-referenced with information from the CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) Open Payments database, Dollars for Profs, Google Patents, the United States Patent and Trademark Office, and previously published COI disclosure statements. Results were quantified using descriptive statistics, and relationships were evaluated by Fisher exact tests. RESULTS Of the 23 systematic reviews included in our sample, 12 (52%) had at least one author with a COI. Of these 12 reviews, 7 (58%) reported narrative results favoring the treatment group and 9 (75%) reported conclusions favoring the treatment group. Of the 11 systematic reviews without a conflicted author, 4 (36%) reported results favoring the treatment group and 5 (45%) reported conclusions favoring the treatment group. We found no significant association between the presence of author COIs and the favorability of results (P=.53) or conclusions (P=.15). CONCLUSIONS Author COIs did not appear to influence the outcomes of systematic reviews regarding melanoma interventions. Clinicians and other readers of dermatology literature should be cognizant of the influence that industry may have on the nature of reported outcomes, including those from systematic reviews and meta-analyses.
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- Zane Rulon
- Center for Health Sciences, Oklahoma State University, Tulsa, OK, United States
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- College of Pharmacy, Southwestern Oklahoma State University, Weatherford, OK, United States
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- Center for Health Sciences, Oklahoma State University, Tulsa, OK, United States
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- College of Osteopathic Medicine, Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences, Joplin, OK, United States
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- Center for Health Sciences, Oklahoma State University, Tulsa, OK, United States
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- Center for Health Sciences, Oklahoma State University, Tulsa, OK, United States
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- Center for Health Sciences, Oklahoma State University, Tulsa, OK, United States
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Lash RR, Moonan PK, Byers BL, Bonacci RA, Bonner KE, Donahue M, Donovan CV, Grome HN, Janssen JM, Magleby R, McLaughlin HP, Miller JS, Pratt CQ, Steinberg J, Varela K, Anschuetz GL, Cieslak PR, Fialkowski V, Fleischauer AT, Goddard C, Johnson SJ, Morris M, Moses J, Newman A, Prinzing L, Sulka AC, Va P, Willis M, Oeltmann JE. COVID-19 Case Investigation and Contact Tracing in the US, 2020. JAMA Netw Open 2021; 4:e2115850. [PMID: 34081135 PMCID: PMC8176334 DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.15850] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2021] [Accepted: 04/20/2021] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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Importance Contact tracing is a multistep process to limit SARS-CoV-2 transmission. Gaps in the process result in missed opportunities to prevent COVID-19. Objective To quantify proportions of cases and their contacts reached by public health authorities and the amount of time needed to reach them and to compare the risk of a positive COVID-19 test result between contacts and the general public during 4-week assessment periods. Design, Setting, and Participants This cross-sectional study took place at 13 health departments and 1 Indian Health Service Unit in 11 states and 1 tribal nation. Participants included all individuals with laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 and their named contacts. Local COVID-19 surveillance data were used to determine the numbers of persons reported to have laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 who were interviewed and named contacts between June and October 2020. Main Outcomes and Measures For contacts, the numbers who were identified, notified of their exposure, and agreed to monitoring were calculated. The median time from index case specimen collection to contact notification was calculated, as were numbers of named contacts subsequently notified of their exposure and monitored. The prevalence of a positive SARS-CoV-2 test among named and tested contacts was compared with that jurisdiction's general population during the same 4 weeks. Results The total number of cases reported was 74 185. Of these, 43 931 (59%) were interviewed, and 24 705 (33%) named any contacts. Among the 74 839 named contacts, 53 314 (71%) were notified of their exposure, and 34 345 (46%) agreed to monitoring. A mean of 0.7 contacts were reached by telephone by public health authorities, and only 0.5 contacts per case were monitored. In general, health departments reporting large case counts during the assessment (≥5000) conducted smaller proportions of case interviews and contact notifications. In 9 locations, the median time from specimen collection to contact notification was 6 days or less. In 6 of 8 locations with population comparison data, positive test prevalence was higher among named contacts than the general population. Conclusions and Relevance In this cross-sectional study of US local COVID-19 surveillance data, testing named contacts was a high-yield activity for case finding. However, this assessment suggests that contact tracing had suboptimal impact on SARS-CoV-2 transmission, largely because 2 of 3 cases were either not reached for interview or named no contacts when interviewed. These findings are relevant to decisions regarding the allocation of public health resources among the various prevention strategies and for the prioritization of case investigations and contact tracing efforts.
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- R. Ryan Lash
- Epidemic Intelligence Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
- COVID-19 Response Team, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
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- COVID-19 Response Team, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
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- COVID-19 Response Team, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Epidemic Intelligence Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Epidemic Intelligence Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
- Public Health Division, Oregon Health Authority, Portland
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- Epidemic Intelligence Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
- Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services, Lincoln
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- Epidemic Intelligence Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
- North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Raleigh
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- Epidemic Intelligence Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
- Tennessee Department of Health, Nashville
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- Epidemic Intelligence Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Epidemic Intelligence Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
- New Jersey Department of Health, Trenton
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- COVID-19 Response Team, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Epidemic Intelligence Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
- Washington State Department of Health, Tumwater
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- Epidemic Intelligence Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Epidemic Intelligence Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
- South Dakota State Health Department, Sioux Falls
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- Epidemic Intelligence Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
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- North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Raleigh
- Career Epidemiology Field Officer Program, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Springfield-Greene County Health Department, Springfield, Missouri
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- Chinle Indian Health Service Unit, Chinle, Arizona
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- Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services, Lincoln
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- Gwinnett, Newton, Rockdale Counties Health Departments, Lawrenceville, Georgia
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- Chinle Indian Health Service Unit, Chinle, Arizona
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- COVID-19 Response Team, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
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Abeysekera I, Li F, Lu Y. Financial disclosure quality and sustainability disclosure quality. A case in China. PLoS One 2021; 16:e0250884. [PMID: 34048431 PMCID: PMC8162600 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0250884] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2020] [Accepted: 04/15/2021] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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This paper empirically examines whether there is an association between financial reporting disclosure quality and sustainability disclosure quality of the top 100 socially reputed Chinese listed firms. The paper computed financial disclosure quality by empirically combining earning qualities of accrual, persistence, predictability, and smoothness. Using content analysis and survey questionnaire research methods, it calculated sustainability quality by combining disclosure quantity (through quantitative weightings), disclosure type (through qualitative weightings), and disclosure item importance (through qualitative weightings) of economic, social, and environmental disclosures made in annual and sustainability reports, ascertained using the Global Reporting Initiative sustainability framework. The study finds that sustainability disclosure in the current period is sufficiently associated with financial disclosure quality of the current period and future period. Consistent with stakeholder theory, firms with a social reputation are perceived as trustworthy by stakeholders and shareholders. The findings lead to a cultural stakeholder theory where underlying values of societal culture create a condition supporting mutual stakeholder relationships between firm and various stakeholders. Demonstrating trustworthiness through disclosures can help boost consumer confidence and foreign trade relations for Chinese firms. The Chinese government can design innovative schemes to reward and promote trustworthiness in firms, such as regulating base-point reductions in interest rates on borrowing or raising funds.
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- Indra Abeysekera
- Discipline of Accounting and Finance, Charles Darwin University, Darwin, Australia
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- Discipline of Accounting, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, Australia
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- School of Accounting, Shanghai University of International Business and Economics, Shanghai, China
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Fu R, Waasdorp TE, Paskewich B, Leff SS. Bullying perpetration among youth: The contributions of child disclosure and parent-teacher connection. J Fam Psychol 2021; 35:410-416. [PMID: 32790468 DOI: 10.1037/fam0000791] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Despite research emphasizing the importance of parents in addressing children's bullying perpetration, there has been little prior research that explored how parental knowledge, particularly from child-initiated disclosure of their daily behaviors and experiences, may impact the child's overt, relational, and cyberbullying perpetration longitudinally. The current study examined the longitudinal relations between parent-reported child disclosure and the child's overt, relational, and cyberbullying perpetration, and the roles of parent-teacher connection in moderating the relations. This study utilized data gathered from 110 fourth to 5th grade children (M age = 10.35 years, SD = 8.75 months) and their parents/caregivers from 2 urban public schools in the United States. The analyses revealed that for children with high disclosure in the fall, stronger parent-teacher connection in the fall was significantly associated with less relational and cyberbullying perpetration in the spring. These findings suggest that high child-initiated disclosure itself might not be adequate in addressing children's bullying involvement and strong parent-teacher connection serves to protect children from increased covert bullying when they openly communicate with parents about their behaviors. This highlights the long-term importance of connections between teachers and parents in addressing relational and cyberbullying behaviors in underresourced urban schools. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2021 APA, all rights reserved).
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- Rui Fu
- Violence Prevention Initiative, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
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- Violence Prevention Initiative, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
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- Violence Prevention Initiative, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
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Senoo Y, Saito H, Ozaki A, Sawano T, Shimada Y, Yamamoto K, Suzuki Y, Tanimoto T. Pharmaceutical company payments to authors of the Japanese guidelines for the management of hypertension. Medicine (Baltimore) 2021; 100:e24816. [PMID: 33761642 PMCID: PMC10545077 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000024816] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2020] [Revised: 12/25/2020] [Accepted: 01/29/2021] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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ABSTRACT Antihypertensive drugs have been of significant interest to the pharmaceutical industry due to increasing sales opportunities in a global market. The financial relationships between pharmaceutical companies and the Japanese Society of Hypertension (JSH) have a possible influence on clinical practices in Japan. This study examined the distribution of pharmaceutical payments made to the authors of the revised Guidelines for the Management of Hypertension (JSH2019) and the transparency of the Conflict of Interest disclosure that each author made.We retrospectively obtained publicly available data regarding payments made by Japanese pharmaceutical companies to all authors of the JSH2019 in 2016. We also collected data on individual financial disclosure of JSH2019 authors to investigate whether their self-reported financial relationship with companies were compliant to the financial disclosure policy of JSH2019.The total and mean payment values reported by pharmaceutical companies were $4,246,436 and $21,447, respectively. Of the 198 authors, 171 (86.4%) authors received at least 1 payment. Of 74 authors required to disclose their conflict of interest (COI) the authors, one-third failed to follow the COI policy covering the clinical guidelines.Major pharmaceutical companies selling antihypertensive drug products in the Japanese market had a significant financial connection with the JSH2019 authors. Financial relationships between pharmaceutical companies and authors or Japanese medical societies are raising significant concerns about the credibility of clinical guidelines and the potentially biases and undue influences that they may cause, especially with respect to adverse prescription patterns.
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- Yuki Senoo
- Medical Governance Research Institute, Shinagawa, Tokyo
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Sendai Kousei Hospital, Sendai, Miyagi
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- Medical Governance Research Institute, Shinagawa, Tokyo
- Department of Breast Surgery, Jyoban Hospital of Tokiwa Foundation, Iwaki, Fukushima
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- Department of Surgery, Sendai City Medical Center, Sendai, Miyagi
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Minamisoma Municipal General Hospital, Minamisoma, Fukushima
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- Medical Governance Research Institute, Shinagawa, Tokyo
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- Medical Governance Research Institute, Shinagawa, Tokyo
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tone Chuo Hospital, Gunma, Japan
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Over three million youth live with HIV worldwide. Very little is known about whether youth disclose their HIV status to family, friends or sexual partners, and what risks and benefits may accrue from doing so. This study characterizes HIV disclosure among 250 youth with perinatally-acquired HIV (PHIV; age 13-24 years) living in Soweto, South Africa. A third had self-disclosed their HIV status to at least one person; similarly, only a third of sexually-active PHIV had disclosed their HIV status to their most recent partner. It is not clear whether HIV disclosure alone leads to positive impact: we found perceived social support from the family was negatively associated with disclosure (aOR 0.81, 95% 0.70-0.94). PHIV who spoke to a provider about disclosure were more likely to share their HIV status with a sexual partner (aOR 2.48; 95% CI 1.28-4.81). However, those PHIV who disclosed their status were no more likely to use a condom. The World Health Organization recommends that health providers advise adolescent patients on safe disclosure, but we still lack evidence on the consequences for young people and effective tools to help them weigh benefits and risks.
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- Rachel Kidman
- Program in Public Health and Department of Family, Population & Preventative Medicine, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, USA
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- Perinatal HIV Research Unit, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
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Tracy JK, Adetunji F, Al Kibria GM, Swanberg JE. Cancer-work management: Hourly and salaried wage women's experiences managing the cancer-work interface following new breast cancer diagnosis. PLoS One 2020; 15:e0241795. [PMID: 33152051 PMCID: PMC7643956 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0241795] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2020] [Accepted: 10/20/2020] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE The purpose of this paper is to report the baseline characteristics of EMPOWER participants-a group of newly diagnosed breast cancer survivors-and describe differences in hourly and salaried wage women's experiences regarding cancer and work management in the three months following breast cancer diagnosis. DESIGN AND SETTING The EMployment and Potential Outcomes of Working through canceER (EMPOWER) project is a prospective longitudinal, mixed methods pilot study designed to evaluate how employment influences treatment decisions among women diagnosed with breast cancer. Participants were women diagnosed with new breast cancer and treated at one of two clinical sites of the University of Maryland Medical System. Women were enrolled in the study within three months of first breast cancer diagnosis. Study visits occurred every three months for one year. This paper reports data from for the baseline and three-month visit which had been completed by all enrollees. METHODS Trained research personnel collected demographic information, medical history and health status, social history, employment data, cancer-related data, psychosocial adjustment, and financial wellbeing at the baseline enrollment visit. A semi-structured qualitative interview was administered at the three-month study visit to assess employment decisions and the impact of job demands, cancer care, and cancer-work fit during the three months following diagnosis. RESULT Fifty women with new, primary diagnosis of breast cancer were enrolled in the study. Mean age of participants was 51 years, and 46% identified their race as Black or other. The majority of women disclosed their diagnosis to their employer and nearly all maintained some level of employment during the first three to six months of treatment. Women with hourly wage jobs were similar to those with salaried wage jobs with respect to demographic and social characteristics. Women with hourly wage jobs were more likely to report working in physically demanding jobs and taking unpaid leave. They were also more likely to experience side effects that required physical restrictions at work, to leave their jobs due to demands of treatment, and to report managing cancer and work concurrently as very difficult. Women in salaried wage jobs were more likely to report falling behind or missing work and working remotely as a cancer-management strategy. Women in hourly jobs more often reported difficulty managing the competing demands of cancer and work. CONCLUSION While further study is needed, these results suggest that women in hourly and salaried workers reported similar experiences managing cancer and work, with a few key exceptions. These exceptions pertain to the nature of hourly-wage work. Cancer survivors employed in hourly jobs may be more vulnerable to poor employment outcomes due to limited access to paid time off and workplace flexibility, and challenges related to managing physical aspects of cancer and employment.
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- J. Kathleen Tracy
- Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
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- Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
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- Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
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- Department of Occupational Therapy, College of Health and Wellness, Johnson & Wales University, Providence, Rhode Island, United States of America
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Guta A, Areri HA, Anteab K, Abera L, Umer A. HIV-positive status disclosure and associated factors among children in public health facilities in Dire Dawa, Eastern Ethiopia: A cross-sectional study. PLoS One 2020; 15:e0239767. [PMID: 33044968 PMCID: PMC7549787 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0239767] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2020] [Accepted: 09/13/2020] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION HIV status disclosure in children is one of acontroversial issue in current health. Over 44,000 children in Ethiopia were living with HIV in the year 2019 with a variable level of disclosure, which ranges from 16.3% to 49%. Therefore, this study aimed to assess HIV-positive status disclosure and associated factors among HIV-infected children. METHODS A cross-sectional study was conducted in ten public health facilities providing pediatric antiretroviral therapy services. Systematic random sampling was used to select 221 caregivers of children aged 6-15 years. Face-to-face interviews were employed to generate the data. Binary logistic regression was used to analyze the association between HIV-positive status disclosure to children and independent variables with statistical significance set at p-value <0.05. RESULTS Out of the total, 134 (60.6%) of HIV-infected children knew about their HIV status. The mean age at disclosure was 10.71 years. Children aged older than 10 years [AOR = 22, 95% CI: 5.3-79.2], female children [AOR = 3; 95% CI = 1.2-8.7], children lost their family member by HIV [AOR = 3.5, 95% CI: 1.2-10], caregiver's perception of child did not get stigmatized [AOR = 4, 95% CI: 1.6-11], and children's responsible for anti-retroviral therapy [AOR = 16, 95% CI: 5-50] were significantly associated with HIV positive status disclosure compared to their counterpart respectively. Children who stayed on anti-retroviral for 10-15 years were [AOR = 7; 95% CI: 2-27] more likely to know their HIV positive status compared to those staying on anti-retroviral therapy for <6 years. CONCLUSION The proportion of disclosure of HIV-positive status among HIV-infected children was low. Factors associated were the age of the child, sex, existence of parent, stigma, ART duration, and responsibility of the child for his/her drugs. HIV care providers should consider these factors while supporting disclosure.
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- Alemu Guta
- Department of Midwifery, College of Medicine and Health Science, Dire Dawa University, Dire Dawa, Ethiopia
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- Department of Midwifery, College of Medicine and Health Science, Dire Dawa University, Dire Dawa, Ethiopia
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- Department of Midwifery, College of Medicine and Health Science, Dire Dawa University, Dire Dawa, Ethiopia
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- Department of Midwifery, College of Medicine and Health Science, Dire Dawa University, Dire Dawa, Ethiopia
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Beres MA, Stojanov Z, Graham K, Treharne GJ. Sexual assault experiences of university students and disclosure to health professionals and others. N Z Med J 2020; 133:55-64. [PMID: 33032303] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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AIMS The aim of this study was to investigate the number and correlates of sexual assault among students at a campus-based university in Aotearoa New Zealand and to determine how often students disclose such experiences to health professionals, other services and family/friends. METHODS An online survey based on the Administrator-Researcher Campus Climate Consortium tool was emailed to all students at the main campus of a large university in Aotearoa/New Zealand. It was completed by 1,540 students (8.1% of those emailed) of any gender in July-August 2019. RESULTS During their time at university to-date, 28% of the sample had experienced at least one form of sexual assault with 14.9% reporting experiences that meet a definition of rape. Sixty-six percent of victims in the sample and 53% of the reported perpetrators had been using alcohol at the time of the assault. Only 8% of those reporting sexual assault in the sample disclosed the assault to a health professional. CONCLUSIONS Considering the low number of university students disclosing sexual assaults to health professionals or support services, the results of this survey suggest more work is needed to facilitate greater disclosures to health professionals enabling victims to access the services they need regardless of alcohol use.
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- Melanie A Beres
- Associate Professor, Te Whare Tāwharau, University of Otago, Dunedin
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- Assistant Research Fellow, Te Whare Tāwharau, University of Otago, Dunedin
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- Assistant Research Fellow, Te Whare Tāwharau, University of Otago, Dunedin
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- Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Otago, Dunedin
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Okafor CN, Li MJ, Hucks-Ortiz C, Mayer KH, Shoptaw S. Disclosure of HIV Status and HIV Sexual Transmission Behaviors among HIV-Positive Black Men Who Have Sex with Men in the BROTHERS (HPTN 061) Study. J Urban Health 2020; 97:692-703. [PMID: 32020466 PMCID: PMC7560677 DOI: 10.1007/s11524-020-00419-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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We assessed whether disclosure of HIV status is significantly associated with reported HIV sexual risk behaviors among HIV positive Black/African American men who have sex with men (MSM) (Black MSM) in six cities in the USA. Participants from the BROTHERS (HIV Prevention Trials Network [HPTN 061]) study focused on assessing the feasibility and acceptability of a multifaceted HIV prevention intervention to reduce HIV infections among Black MSM enrolled between July 2009 and October 2010. All participants completed a behavioral assessment using an audio computer-assisted self-interview that included questions about HIV status disclosure, HIV sexual risk behaviors, and other behaviors. Biological samples were also collected. This analysis focused on baseline data of HIV-positive Black MSM in the HPTN 061 study. Of the 143 HIV-positive Black MSM (majority ≥ 35 years of age) included in this analysis, 58% reported disclosing their HIV status to their last male anal sex partner. Forty-three percent and 42% reported condomless insertive and receptive anal intercourse respectively with their last male partner; whereas, 17% and 18% of the sample engaged in condomless insertive and receptive anal intercourse with a serodiscordant/unknown status partner, respectively. In multivariable logistic regression models, there was no statistically significant association between HIV status disclosure and condomless insertive anal intercourse (aOR = 0.35, 95% CI 0.11, 1.08; p = 0.30), condomless receptive anal intercourse (aOR = 2.48, 95% CI 0.94, 6.52; p = 0.20), or condomless receptive anal intercourse with a serodiscordant/unknown status partner (aOR = 0.55, 95% CI 0.20, 1.49; p = 0.45). However, HIV status disclosure was significantly associated with lower odds of reporting condomless insertive anal intercourse with a serodiscordant/unknown status partner (aOR = 0.19, 95% CI 0.06, 0.68; p ≤ 0.01). Among this multi-city sample of HIV-positive Black MSM, disclosure of HIV status was common and associated with lower HIV sexual risk behaviors. These findings should motivate and guide research to develop prevention messages to increase HIV status disclosures.
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- Chukwuemeka N Okafor
- Division of Infectious Diseases, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, USA.
- Center for Behavioral and Addiction Medicine, Department of Family Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, USA.
- Department of Family Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, USA.
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, USA
- Center for Behavioral and Addiction Medicine, Department of Family Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, USA
- Department of Family Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, USA
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- CommonSpirit Health, Dignity Health, CARE Clinic, St. Mary Medical Center, Long Beach, CA, USA
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- The Fenway Institute, Fenway Health, Boston, MA, USA
- Division of Infectious Disease, Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Center for Behavioral and Addiction Medicine, Department of Family Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, USA
- Department of Family Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, USA
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Davis AM, Chahal J, Wong R, Steinhart K, Dwyer T, Li L, Marks P, Cruz L, Urquhart N, Wilson JA, Cudmore D, Nimmon L, Ogilvie-Harris D. Limiting the Risk of Osteoarthritis After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury: Are Health Care Providers Missing the Opportunity to Intervene? Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken) 2020; 73:1754-1762. [PMID: 32937005 DOI: 10.1002/acr.24419] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2020] [Accepted: 08/11/2020] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To understand what sports orthopedic surgeons (OS), primary care physicians (PCPs) with sports medicine training, and physical therapists (PTs) managing nonelite athletes with anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury tell their patients about their osteoarthritis (OA) risk. METHODS An electronic survey was distributed by the Canadian Academy of Sport and Exercise Medicine (PCPs, OS), the Sports and Orthopedic Divisions of the Canadian Physiotherapy Association (PTs), and to OS identified through the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons and the Canadian Orthopaedic Association. The survey included 4 sections: demographics, factors discussed, timing of discussions, and discussion of risk factors and their management. Proportions or means with 95% confidence intervals were calculated. RESULTS A total of 501 health care professionals (HCPs) responded (98 PCPs, 263 PTs, and 140 OS). Of those responding, 70-77% of physicians reported always discussing OA risk, but only 35% of PTs did. All HCPs reported that patient activities perceived as detrimental to knee health, ACL reinjury, and simultaneous injury to other structures in the knee were most often the reason for discussing OA risk. OA risk was discussed at initial management post-injury (65-94%), with few discussing risk subsequently. Eighty percent of physicians and 99% of PTs indicated that PTs were suited to provide OA risk and management information. CONCLUSION HCPs routinely managing people with ACL injury do not consistently discuss OA risk post-injury with them. Educational strategies for HCPs are urgently needed to develop care pathways inclusive of support for OA risk management following ACL injury.
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- Women's College Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Women's College Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Women's College Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Dartmouth General Hospital, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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- St. Francis Xavier University and Dalhousie University, Nova Scotia, Antigonish and Halifax, Canada
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- University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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Roberts W, Jellison S, Wayant C, Vassar M. Characteristics and conflicts of interests of public speakers at the Psychopharmacologic Drug and Advisory Committee meetings regarding psychiatric drugs. BMJ Evid Based Med 2020; 25:145-146. [PMID: 32019896 DOI: 10.1136/bmjebm-2019-111299] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/07/2019] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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The Psychopharmacologic Drug Advisory Committee (PDAC) is one of 33 advisory committees of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). During committee meetings, an open public hearing takes place where speakers provide testimonies about the drug in question and are asked, not required, to disclose any conflicts of interests (COIs) before speaking. These speakers may present with COIs which include, but are not limited to, reimbursement for travel and lodging by the pharmaceutical company to attend the meeting; previous or current payments for consulting from the pharmaceutical company and compensation as a paid investigator in previously conducted clinical trials for the drug under review. Our study aimed to investigate the characteristics and COIs of public speakers at PDAC meetings of the FDA. We evaluated 145 public speakers at FDA committee meetings over a 10-year period. We found a total of 52 public speakers disclosed a COI with travel and lodging being the most prominent. Among these speakers, 82.4% provided a positive testimony regarding the psychiatric drug in question. Speakers who had the condition in question were not more likely to provide a positive statement than those who did not. Our results showed that disclosing a COI was associated with increased odds of public speakers providing a favourable testimony for the recommendation of psychiatric drugs. The implications of these findings are concerning since COIs have the potential to skew public speaker's testimonies and persuade committee members to recommend a drug through emotionally charged tactics.
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- Will Roberts
- Research, Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
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- Research, Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
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- Research, Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
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- Research, Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
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Hakoum MB, Bou-Karroum L, Al-Gibbawi M, Khamis AM, Raslan AS, Badour S, Agarwal A, Alturki F, Guyatt G, El-Jardali F, Akl EA. Reporting of conflicts of interest by authors of primary studies on health policy and systems research: a cross-sectional survey. BMJ Open 2020; 10:e032425. [PMID: 32690493 PMCID: PMC7371338 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-032425] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVES The objective of this study was to assess the frequency and types of conflict of interest (COI) disclosed by authors of primary studies of health policy and systems research (HPSR). DESIGN We conducted a cross-sectional survey using standard systematic review methodology for study selection and data extraction. We conducted descriptive analyses. SETTING We collected data from papers published in 2016 in 'health policy and service journals' category in Web of Science database. PARTICIPANTS We included primary studies (eg, randomised controlled trials, cohort studies, qualitative studies) of HPSR published in English in 2016 peer-reviewed health policy and services journals. OUTCOME MEASURES Reported COI disclosures including whether authors reported COI or not, form in which COI disclosures were provided, number of authors per paper who report any type of COI, number of authors per paper who report specific types and subtypes of COI. RESULTS We included 200 eligible primary studies of which 132 (66%) included COI disclosure statements of authors. Of the 132 studies, 19 (14%) had at least one author reporting at least one type of COI and the most frequently reported type was individual financial COI (n=15, 11%). None of the authors reported individual intellectual COIs or personal COIs. Financial and individual COIs were reported more frequently compared with non-financial and institutional COIs. CONCLUSION A low percentage of HPSR primary studies included authors reporting COI. Non-financial or institutional COIs were the least reported types of COI.
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- Maram B Hakoum
- Clinical Research Institute, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon
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- Center for Systematic Reviews for Health Policy and Systems Research, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon
- Department of Health Management and Policy, Faculty of Health Sciences, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon
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- Clinical Research Institute, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon
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- Department of Internal Medicine, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- Faculty of Medicine, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon
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- Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Health Management and Policy, Faculty of Health Sciences, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon
- Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
- Knowledge to Policy (K2P) Center, Faculty of Health Sciences, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon
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- Clinical Research Institute, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon
- Department of Internal Medicine, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon
- Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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INTRODUCTION: There is a growing trend in the use of drugs, which could increase the likelihood of an aircraft accident. Evidence exists that pilots do not report all medications to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The purpose of this study was to compare medications discovered by postaccident toxicology testing to those reported to the FAA to determine the veracity of pilot reported medications.METHODS: Medications reported on applications for U.S. medical certificates were compared to those discovered during postaccident toxicology testing. Logistic regressions were performed using Age, Gender, Type of Flight Operation, Medical Class Issued, and whether a Special Issuance (SI) medical certificate was issued as independent covariates. Truth in Reporting a medication was the outcome variable.RESULTS: Age and an SI medical certificate were good predictors of the likelihood of truthfully reporting medications. For each year of age the probability of a subject drug record being truthfully reported increased by 5%, while a pilot with an SI was 3.12 times more likely to be truthful than a pilot without an SI. When reported medications were limited to cardiovascular drugs, Age was the only good predictor of truthful reporting and, for every additional year of age, the probability of a subject drug record being truthfully reported increased by 3%.CONCLUSIONS: This study showed that the probability of a pilot truthfully reporting medication use increases with Age and an SI medical certificate. When reported medications were limited to cardiovascular drugs, Age was the only good predictor of truthful reporting.DeJohn CA, Greenhaw R, Lewis R, Cliburn K. Drug use reported by U.S. pilots, 2009-2014. Aerosp Med Hum Perform. 2020; 91(7):586-591.
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Adjei CA, Stutterheim SE, Naab F, Ruiter RAC. "To die is better than to tell": reasons for and against disclosure of chronic hepatitis B status in Ghana. BMC Public Health 2020; 20:663. [PMID: 32398150 PMCID: PMC7216649 DOI: 10.1186/s12889-020-08811-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2020] [Accepted: 04/29/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND People with a condition subject to stigmatisation, such as chronic hepatitis B, face the dilemma of whether or not to disclose their status. In Ghana, 12.3% of the adult population has the hepatitis B virus (HBV). One key strategy for breaking the cycle of hepatitis B transmission is the disclosure of hepatitis B status by people with chronic hepatitis B (PWHB). Disclosure can facilitate preventive actions to reduce hepatitis B transmission (e.g., not sharing personal items and avoiding contact with blood and body fluids). Disclosure can also motivate family members of PWHB to get tested, linked to care and clinically managed in order to reduce the progression of hepatitis B to liver cirrhosis and cancer. Given the importance of disclosure, we set out to explore reasons for and against disclosure of chronic hepatitis B status in the Greater Accra and Upper East region of Ghana. METHODS In this exploratory qualitative study, 18 participants (10 from the Greater Accra region and 8 from the Upper East region) were recruited for semi-structured interviews. Interviews were recorded and transcribed verbatim. Data were then processed using QSR Nvivo version 10.0 and analysed for themes. RESULTS Participants were selective disclosers, disclosing in some contexts and not in others. Reasons for non-disclosure of chronic hepatitis B status were: 1) fear of stigmatisation and 2) previous negative experiences with disclosure. Reasons for disclosure were: 1) wanting close contacts to get tested or vaccinated, 2) trusting the disclosure target(s), and 3) needing social and/or financial support. CONCLUSIONS Our findings highlight various reasons for and against disclosure of chronic hepatitis B status in Ghana. Because anticipated, observed, and experienced stigma were important motivations for non-disclosure of chronic hepatitis B status, we recommend the development and implementation of theory and evidence-based stigma reduction interventions that are culturally appropriate, and that prioritize the participation of target populations. We also recommend the provision of counselling and support services that assist PWHB in their disclosure decision-making processes.
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- Charles Ampong Adjei
- Department of Work and Social Psychology Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
- Department of Community Health Nursing, University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana.
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- Department of Work and Social Psychology Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Maternal and Child Health, University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana
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- Department of Maternal and Child Health, University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana
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Kumar N, Forastiere L, Zhang T, Yang F, Li KT, Tang W, Tucker JD, Christakis NA, Alexander M. Lack of sexual behavior disclosure may distort STI testing outcomes. BMC Public Health 2020; 20:616. [PMID: 32366241 PMCID: PMC7197169 DOI: 10.1186/s12889-020-08768-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2020] [Accepted: 04/23/2020] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Men who have sex with men (MSM) globally have a high burden of curable sexually transmitted infections (STIs). MSM do not frequently receive rectal STI testing because of several barriers, such as not being out (disclosure of sexual behavior). We evaluate whether Chinese MSM select an STI test (rectal vs urethral) appropriate for their sexual behavior (insertive and/or receptive), and the interactions with being out. METHODS This was a secondary analysis of data from a cross sectional MSM survey conducted at a multisite randomized controlled trial (RCT) (December 2018 to January 2019) around uptake of gonorrhea and chlamydia testing among Chinese MSM (N = 431). We collected socio demographics, relevant medical and sexual history, and disclosure of sexual behavior (outness). We estimated the decision to test and test choice, and the extent to which disclosure plays a role in decision making. RESULTS Among 431 MSM, mean age was 28 years (SD = 7.10) and 65% were out to someone. MSM who indicated versatile sexual behavior and were out to someone had a 26.8% (95%CI = 6.1, 47.5) increased likelihood for selecting the rectal test vs the ure thral test, compared to those versatile and not out. Versatile MSM out to their health provider outside of the study context had a 29.4% (95%CI = 6.3, 52.6) greater likelihood for selecting the rectal STI test vs the urethral test, compared to versatile MSM not out to their health provider. CONCLUSIONS Sexual behavior and outness may affect gonorrhea and chlamydia testing provision. Apart from clinicians, community based efforts may reduce stigma based barriers to testing.
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- Navin Kumar
- Human Nature Lab, Department of Sociology, Yale University, New Haven, CT USA
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- Human Nature Lab, Department of Sociology, Yale University, New Haven, CT USA
- Department of Biostatistics, Yale School of Public Health, New Haven, CT USA
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- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Project-China, No. 2 Lujing Road, Guangzhou, 510095 China
- Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine, Maywood, IL USA
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- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Project-China, No. 2 Lujing Road, Guangzhou, 510095 China
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- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Project-China, No. 2 Lujing Road, Guangzhou, 510095 China
- Southern Medical University Dermatology Hospital, Guangzhou, China
- School of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
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- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Project-China, No. 2 Lujing Road, Guangzhou, 510095 China
- School of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
- Faculty of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
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- Human Nature Lab, Department of Sociology, Yale University, New Haven, CT USA
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Holt K, Liggett R, Holt TJ, Lee JR. Examining Self-Reported Physical Contact With Minors Among Pedophile Support Forum Users. Int J Offender Ther Comp Criminol 2020; 64:299-314. [PMID: 32019404 DOI: 10.1177/0306624x19873084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Minimal research has considered the extent to which pedophile social support forum users disclose physical relationships with minors in the course of their posts. As these forums cater to those who express sexual interests in minors, the users may be at higher risk for contact offenses and require unique treatment and supervision. To address this gap in the literature, this study utilized a quantitative analysis of the posts from 806 users from four separate pedophile support forums to identify the correlates of self-disclosed contact with minors. The findings demonstrated that although most users do not disclose physical contact, those who do share several common traits, specifically fantasies of minors, mentions of relationships with minors, and a sexually suggestive username. The implications of this analysis for our understanding of the role of online forums and potential clinical treatment are discussed in detail.
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- Karen Holt
- Michigan State University, East Lansing, USA
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- Michigan State University, East Lansing, USA
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Morreale MK, Moore TF, Kim S, Uphold HS, Mabunda LM, Harper FWK. Preferences for notification of imaging results in patients with metastatic cancer. Patient Educ Couns 2020; 103:392-397. [PMID: 31466880 PMCID: PMC7012723 DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2019.08.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2019] [Revised: 08/12/2019] [Accepted: 08/20/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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OBJECTIVE This study examines the preferences of patients with metastatic cancer regarding notification of imaging results, as well as distress surrounding the process. METHODS On imaging day, preferences for notification, expectations of results, health literacy, and social support were measured. After receiving results, patients reported on actual delivery methods. At both times, patients were screened for overall distress, anxiety, and depression. RESULTS The majority of patients preferred notification within 2 days and during a face-to-face visit with their oncologist. Although levels of distress, anxiety, and depression were low, patients with higher anxiety, depression, and social isolation had higher distress. There was no correlation between absolute distress levels and agreement between notification preferences and actual delivery methods. Receiving results from a preferred provider was associated with a decrease in distress from imaging day to follow-up. Face-to-face delivery of results was more important to people with lower health literacy. CONCLUSIONS While distress regarding the receipt of results was low, it was higher for some groups of patients. Attending to the preferences of these subgroups may help to minimize distress. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS Receiving results from preferred personnel and diminishing patients' sense of social isolation might provide psychological benefit during the period surrounding imaging.
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- Mary K Morreale
- Wayne State University School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, Detroit, MI, United States.
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- Wayne State University School of Medicine, Department of Oncology, Detroit, MI, United States
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- Wayne State University School of Medicine, Department of Oncology, Detroit, MI, United States; Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, Population Studies and Disparities Research Program, Detroit, MI, United States
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- Wayne State University School of Medicine, Department of Oncology, Detroit, MI, United States
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- Wayne State University School of Medicine, Department of Oncology, Detroit, MI, United States
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- Wayne State University School of Medicine, Department of Oncology, Detroit, MI, United States; Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, Population Studies and Disparities Research Program, Detroit, MI, United States
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DeVito NJ, Bacon S, Goldacre B. Compliance with legal requirement to report clinical trial results on ClinicalTrials.gov: a cohort study. Lancet 2020; 395:361-369. [PMID: 31958402 DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(19)33220-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 123] [Impact Index Per Article: 30.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2019] [Revised: 12/11/2019] [Accepted: 12/19/2019] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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BACKGROUND Failure to report the results of a clinical trial can distort the evidence base for clinical practice, breaches researchers' ethical obligations to participants, and represents an important source of research waste. The Food and Drug Administration Amendments Act (FDAAA) of 2007 now requires sponsors of applicable trials to report their results directly onto ClinicalTrials.gov within 1 year of completion. The first trials covered by the Final Rule of this act became due to report results in January, 2018. In this cohort study, we set out to assess compliance. METHODS We downloaded data for all registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov each month from March, 2018, to September, 2019. All cross-sectional analyses in this manuscript were performed on data extracted from ClinicalTrials.gov on Sept 16, 2019; monthly trends analysis used archived data closest to the 15th day of each month from March, 2018, to September, 2019. Our study cohort included all applicable trials due to report results under FDAAA. We excluded all non-applicable trials, those not yet due to report, and those given a certificate allowing for delayed reporting. A trial was considered reported if results had been submitted and were either publicly available, or undergoing quality control review at ClinicalTrials.gov. A trial was considered compliant if these results were submitted within 1 year of the primary completion date, as required by the legislation. We described compliance with the FDAAA 2007 Final Rule, assessed trial characteristics associated with results reporting using logistic regression models, described sponsor-level reporting, examined trends in reporting, and described time-to-report using the Kaplan-Meier method. FINDINGS 4209 trials were due to report results; 1722 (40·9%; 95% CI 39·4-42·2) did so within the 1-year deadline. 2686 (63·8%; 62·4-65·3) trials had results submitted at any time. Compliance has not improved since July, 2018. Industry sponsors were significantly more likely to be compliant than non-industry, non-US Government sponsors (odds ratio [OR] 3·08 [95% CI 2·52-3·77]), and sponsors running large numbers of trials were significantly more likely to be compliant than smaller sponsors (OR 11·84 [9·36-14·99]). The median delay from primary completion date to submission date was 424 days (95% CI 412-435), 59 days higher than the legal reporting requirement of 1 year. INTERPRETATION Compliance with the FDAAA 2007 is poor, and not improving. To our knowledge, this is the first study to fully assess compliance with the Final Rule of the FDAAA 2007. Poor compliance is likely to reflect lack of enforcement by regulators. Effective enforcement and action from sponsors is needed; until then, open public audit of compliance for each individual sponsor may help. We will maintain updated compliance data for each individual sponsor and trial at fdaaa.trialstracker.net. FUNDING Laura and John Arnold Foundation.
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- Nicholas J DeVito
- The DataLab, Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- The DataLab, Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- The DataLab, Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
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Tsai FJ, Turbat B. Is countries' transparency associated with gaps between countries' self and external evaluations for IHR core capacity? Global Health 2020; 16:10. [PMID: 31959196 PMCID: PMC6972006 DOI: 10.1186/s12992-020-0541-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2019] [Accepted: 01/08/2020] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND This study aims to evaluate the gap between countries' self-evaluation and external evaluation regarding core capacity of infectious disease control required by International Health Regulations and the influence factors of the gap. METHODS We collected countries' self-evaluated scores (International Health Regulations Monitoring tool, IHRMT) of 2016 and 2017, and external evaluation scores (Joint External Evaluation, JEE) from WHO website on 4rd and 27rd November, 2018. There were 127 and 163 countries with IHRMT scores in 2016 and in 2017, and 74 countries with JEE scores included in the analysis. The gap between countries' self-evaluation and external evaluation was represented by the difference between condensed IHR scores and JEE. Civil liberties (CL) scores were collected as indicators of the transparency of each country. The Human Development Index (HDI) and data indicating the density of physicians and nurses (HWD) were collected to reflect countries' development and health workforce statuses. Then, chi-square test and logistic regression were performed to determine the correlation between the gap of IHRMT and JEE, and civil liberties, human development, and health workforce status. RESULTS Countries' self-evaluation scores significantly decreased from 2016 to 2017. Countries' external evaluation scores are consistently 1 to 1.5 lower than self-evaluation scores. There were significantly more countries with high HDI status, high CL status and high HWD status in groups with bigger gap between IHRMT and JEE. And countries with higher HDI status presented a higher risk of having bigger gap between countries' self and external scores (OR = 3.181). CONCLUSION Our study result indicated that countries' transparency represented by CL status do play a role in the gap between IHR and JEE scores. But HDI status is the key factor which significantly associated with the gap. The main reason for the gap in the current world is the different interpretation of evaluation of high HDI countries, though low CL countries tended to over-scored their capacity.
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- Feng-Jen Tsai
- PhD Program in Global Health and Health Security, College of Public Health, Taipei Medical University, 250 Wu-Hsing Street, Taipei City, 110 Taiwan
- Master Program in Global Health and Development, College of Public Health, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- PhD Program in Global Health and Health Security, College of Public Health, Taipei Medical University, 250 Wu-Hsing Street, Taipei City, 110 Taiwan
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Fu R, Kutner BA, Wu Y, Xie L, Meng S, Hou J, Gu Y, Xu H, Zheng H, He N, Meyers K. Do gay and bisexual men who conceal their same-sex behavior prefer different kinds of health services? Findings across four cities to inform client-centered HIV prevention in China. BMC Public Health 2020; 20:4. [PMID: 31906905 PMCID: PMC6945626 DOI: 10.1186/s12889-019-7990-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2019] [Accepted: 11/21/2019] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND In China, addressing disparities in the HIV epidemic among men who have sex with men (MSM) requires targeted efforts to increase their engagement and retention in prevention. In an effort to advance MSM-friendly HIV services within China, and informed by community-based partnerships, we tested whether MSM who have ever versus never disclosed their same-sex behavior to healthcare providers (HCP) differ in sociodemographic and behavioral characteristics as well as the qualities of sexual health services each group would prefer to access. METHODS We conducted a cross-sectional survey among HIV-negative MSM who went to MSM-focused voluntary counseling and testing clinics in four cities in China. The survey was anonymous and collected information on sociodemographic characteristics, testing behaviors, sexual-health related behavior, and sexual health service model preferences. RESULTS Of 357 respondents, 68.1% participants had ever disclosed same-sex behavior to HCPs when seeking advice for sexual health. Younger age (aOR = 1.04; 95% CI: 1.01-1.08), and worry of HIV acquisition (aOR = 1.39; 95% CI: 1.05-1.84) were associated with higher odds of past disclosure. The availability of comprehensive sexual health services was one of the most valued characteristics of the ideal sexual health clinic. Those who ever disclosed and never disclosed differed significantly in their ranking of the importance of three out of ten dimensions: sexual health counseling services available (M = 3.99 vs. M = 3.65, p = .002), gay identity support available (M = 3.91 vs. M = 3.62, p = .016) and clinic collaborates with a gay CBO (M = 3.81 vs. M = 3.56, p = .036). CONCLUSIONS Our hypothesis that MSM who had disclosed versus never disclosed same-sex behavior would differ in the value they placed on different dimensions of sexual health service was partially borne out. As health authorities in China decide on implementation models for pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) delivery and specifically within which institutions to integrate PrEP services, the preferences of target populations should be considered to develop comprehensive, patient-centric and LGBT-friendly services.
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- Rong Fu
- Guangzhou Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Guangzhou, China
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- HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral Studies, New York State Psychiatric Institute and Columbia University, New York, USA
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- Aaron Diamond AIDS Research Center, The Rockefeller University, 455 1st Avenue, 7th Floor, New York, NY 10016 USA
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- Institution of HIV/AIDS, The First Hospital of Changsha, Changsha, China
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- School of Public Health, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Beijing Youan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Guangzhou Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangzhou Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Guangzhou, China
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- School of Public Health, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Aaron Diamond AIDS Research Center, The Rockefeller University, 455 1st Avenue, 7th Floor, New York, NY 10016 USA
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Noh JW, Yoo KB, Kwon YD, Hong JH, Lee Y, Park K. Effect of Information Disclosure Policy on Control of Infectious Disease: MERS-CoV Outbreak in South Korea. Int J Environ Res Public Health 2020; 17:ijerph17010305. [PMID: 31906369 PMCID: PMC6981968 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph17010305] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2019] [Revised: 12/28/2019] [Accepted: 12/31/2019] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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This study examined the effect of disclosing a list of hospitals with Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) patients on the number of laboratory-confirmed MERS-CoV cases in South Korea. MERS-CoV data from 20 May 2015 to 5 July 2015 were from the Korean Ministry of Health & Welfare website and analyzed using segmented linear autoregressive error models for interrupted time series. This study showed that the number of laboratory-confirmed cases was increased by 9.632 on 5 June (p < 0.001). However, this number was significantly decreased following disclosure of a list of hospitals with MERS-CoV cases (Estimate = −0.699; p < 0.001). Disclosing the list of hospitals exposed to MERS-CoV was critical to the prevention of further infection. It reduced the number of confirmed MERS-CoV cases. Thus, providing accurate and timely information is a key to critical care response.
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- Jin-Won Noh
- Department of Health Administration, College of Health Science, Dankook University, Cheonan 31116, Korea;
- Department of Health Sciences, Global Health, University Medical Centre Groningen/University of Groningen, 9713 GZ Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Health Administration, College of Health Sciences, Yonsei University, Wonju 26493, Korea;
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- Department of Humanities and Social Medicine, College of Medicine and Catholic Institute for Healthcare Management, the Catholic University of Korea, Seoul 06591, Korea;
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- Department of Biostatistics, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul 02841, Korea;
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- Department of Healthcare Management, Eulji University, Seongnam 13135, Korea;
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- Institute for Occupational & Environmental Health, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul 02841, Korea
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +82-43-719-7996; Fax: +82-43-719-7781
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Carrington A, Dewar S, Kinchin I, Cadet-James Y, Tsey K. A police-led community response to Child abuse and Youth Sexual Violence and Abuse in Indigenous communities in Far North Queensland: "Speak Up. Be strong. Be Heard.". Child Abuse Negl 2019; 98:104228. [PMID: 31683249 DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2019.104228] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2019] [Revised: 09/29/2019] [Accepted: 10/09/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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BACKGROUND Child abuse and Youth Sexual Violence and Abuse (YSVA) are persistent social issues across the globe. The development and implementation of effective prevention strategies are a common focus for those working at the coalface. The Cairns Child Protection Investigation Unit of the Queensland Police Service (QPS) developed and implemented the "Speak Up. Be Strong. Be Heard." (SUBSBH) initiative. This police-led multi-component child abuse prevention initiative has been implemented in 26 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities across the Far North Queensland Police District since June 2016. OBJECTIVE The aim of this research was to evaluate the success of the SUBSBH initiative. PARTICIPANTS AND SETTING Existing data held by QPS were examined. These data include statistics on reporting of YSVA offences, internal program documents and reports, and evaluation feedback forms completed prior to this evaluation study. Information collected via these sources pertained to 26 Indigenous communities within the Far North Queensland Police District. The above-mentioned feedback forms were completed by 307 participants, of whom approximately 90% are Indigenous. METHODS This study adopted desktop analysis and triangulation through a range of qualitative and quantitative data to ensure robust and rigorous evaluation of the SUBSBH initiative. RESULTS The study found that the initiative was successful in meeting basic accepted practice for child abuse and YSVA prevention programs, receiving positive participant feedback on the educational program, achieving the initiative's objective to increase reporting of YSVA, and achieving cost-efficiency in meeting outcomes. Importantly, the increase in reporting of YSVA was statistically significant. CONCLUSION This study contributes to current understanding regarding the implementation of multi-component child abuse prevention initiatives and provides an example of a cost-efficient police-led community response to child abuse and YSVA in Indigenous communities. The findings may guide responses in other communities which grapple with this critical social issue.
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- Ann Carrington
- College of Arts, Society and Education, James Cook University, Cairns, Qld, Australia.
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- College of Arts, Society and Education, James Cook University, Cairns, Qld, Australia
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- Centre for Health Economics Research and Evaluation, University of Technology, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- College of Arts, Society and Education, James Cook University, Cairns, Qld, Australia
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- College of Arts, Society and Education, James Cook University, Cairns, Qld, Australia
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Long G. Federal government-interest patent disclosures for recent top-selling drugs. J Med Econ 2019; 22:1261-1267. [PMID: 31190582 DOI: 10.1080/13696998.2019.1631832] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Objective: To provide updated evidence on government-interest patent disclosures in US patents for top-selling small-molecule drugs.Methods: IQVIA National Sales Perspectives data identified 300 top-selling drugs, defined by peak 2013-2017 US sales. For the 197 approved through New Drug Applications (NDAs), data were collected from a recently-released dataset of all patents listed in 1985-2016 Annual Editions of the FDA Orange Book. Data on patent assignees and Government Interest Statements (if any) were collected from the US Patent and Trademark Office online database. The percentage of drugs with at least one government-interest patent disclosure was calculated, as was the percentage of patents with a disclosure, by type (drug product, drug substance, or method of use). Government-interest patent disclosures were defined as those for which: the patent application contained a Government Interest Statement; and/or any of the patent assignees was a US government agency.Results: Few patents for the top-selling drugs had a government-interest patent disclosure, 2.6% on average. By patent type, figures ranged between 1.6% (for patents with drug product claims) and 3.6% (for patents with drug substance claims). Accounting for multiple patents per drug, 8.6% of top-selling drugs analyzed had at least one patent with a Government Interest Statement; 1.5% had at least one with a US government agency assignee; and 10.2% met either criterion (none met both).Limitations: Analyses were limited to top-selling NDA-approved drugs (generally excluding biologics) and Orange Book-listed patents. Patents with government-interest patent disclosures could also have relied on non-government funding. Patents were not characterized by relative economic investments, importance in the discovery and development process, or contribution to clinical value.Conclusion: Results were generally comparable to a prior analysis that found that 9.0% of new drugs approved between 1988 and 2005 had either a Government Interest Statement disclosure or a government agency first-listed patent assignee.
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Cope JM, Precht MC, Hannah MC, Bennett CC. Naming the Dead: What information do Physical Therapy and Physician Assistant Anatomy Faculty Share With Students? Anat Sci Educ 2019; 12:636-644. [PMID: 30661289 DOI: 10.1002/ase.1862] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2018] [Revised: 01/15/2019] [Accepted: 01/16/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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In this novel study, the researchers quantify cadaver information provided to Physical Therapy (PT) and Physician Assistant (PA) anatomy faculty and ask what portion of that information is then shared with students. Descriptive statistics were used to the describe demographics of the study respondents and to report survey responses. The majority (60% or greater) of faculty who teach anatomy to PT and PA students have clinical degrees matching the student groups they teach. Chi-square analysis showed no appreciable difference (P < 0.001) between PT and PA anatomy faculty in the amount of cadaver information they receive or then share with students. There was a difference in the type of cadaver information (identifying vs. non-identifying) that is received and then shared by these faculty. Faculty are more likely to receive non-identifying cadaver information (93%) than identifying information (40%) (P < 0.0001) and share non-identifying information (83%) than identifying information (26%) with students (P < 0.0003). Interestingly, there is no consensus as to whether sharing cadaver information is respectful or disrespectful to those who donate their bodies for anatomy education and research. Further research is warranted into the reasons anatomy faculty withhold cadaver information from students and in the value, if any, for students knowing more about the cadavers they are learning from.
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- Janet M Cope
- Department of Physical Therapy Education, School of Health Sciences, Elon University, Elon, North Carolina
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- Department of Physical Therapy Education, School of Health Sciences, Elon University, Elon, North Carolina
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- Department of Physician Assistant Studies, School of Health Sciences, Elon University, Elon, North Carolina
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Mo PKH, Wang Z, Lau JTF, Li AYC, Wang Q. Disclosure of maternal HIV infection to children among Chinese women with HIV: The application of the Theory of Planned Behaviour and the role of various norms. Health Soc Care Community 2019; 27:1544-1554. [PMID: 31373425 DOI: 10.1111/hsc.12825] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2018] [Revised: 05/10/2019] [Accepted: 07/09/2019] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Maternal HIV disclosure to children has numerous benefits for both mothers and children. However, the prevalence of maternal HIV disclosure to children remains low in many countries. The present study examined factors associated with intention to disclose maternal HIV status to children among Chinese HIV+ women who have not disclosed their HIV status to their child. Factors from the Theory of Planned Behavior and various norms (injunctive, descriptive and moral norm) were examined. Findings from 179 HIV+ women revealed that only 16.8% intended to disclose their HIV status to their child in the future. Adjusted for significant background variables, all factors from the TPB and various norms (i.e. attitude, injunctive norm, descriptive norm, moral norm, perceived behavioural control) were associated with intention to disclose HIV status (adjusted odds ratios ranged from 3.22, 15.85). Stepwise logistic regression showed that attitude (ORm = 6.96) and injunctive norm (ORm = 6.81) were associated with intention to disclose HIV status. Interventions to promote maternal HIV disclosure were warranted to promote attitude, perceived behavioural control, and various norms associated with HIV disclosure.
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- Phoenix K H Mo
- Centre for Health Behaviours Research, School of Public Health and Primary Care, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Sha Tin, Hong Kong
- The Chinese University of Hong Kong Shenzhen Research Institute, Shenzhen, China
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- Centre for Health Behaviours Research, School of Public Health and Primary Care, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Sha Tin, Hong Kong
- The Chinese University of Hong Kong Shenzhen Research Institute, Shenzhen, China
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- Centre for Health Behaviours Research, School of Public Health and Primary Care, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Sha Tin, Hong Kong
- The Chinese University of Hong Kong Shenzhen Research Institute, Shenzhen, China
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- Centre for Health Behaviours Research, School of Public Health and Primary Care, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Sha Tin, Hong Kong
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- National Center for Women and Children's Health, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China
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Nikulina V, Bautista A, Brown EJ. Negative Responses to Disclosure of Sexual Victimization and Victims' Symptoms of PTSD and Depression: The Protective Role of Ethnic Identity. J Interpers Violence 2019; 34:4638-4660. [PMID: 27815326 DOI: 10.1177/0886260516676475] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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College-aged women experience high rates of sexual victimization. Their postassault symptoms are associated with the types of responses they receive from the people to whom they disclose these experiences. Negative responses are pervasive and associated with poorer outcomes. The current study examined whether a strong sense of ethnic identity and comfort with the mainstream culture moderate the association between negative responses to the first disclosure of sexual victimization and symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression. A diverse sample (10% Black/African American, 51% White, 39% Other, and 66% Hispanic) of undergraduate women was recruited from two urban, Eastern United States universities for this online study. Participants reported histories of sexual victimization, demographics, responses to sexual assault disclosure (i.e., victim blame, treating the victim differently, taking control, distraction, and egocentric reactions), symptoms of PTSD and depression, and their ethnic identity and mainstream cultural comfort. Thirty-seven percent (n = 221) endorsed an experience of sexual victimization, and 165 disclosed it to someone. Hierarchical ordinary least squares regressions revealed that a stronger sense of ethnic identity was associated with fewer symptoms of PTSD for those women who experienced higher levels of control, distraction, and egocentric responses from the first disclosure recipient. A strong sense of affiliation with the mainstream culture did not protect survivors who reported receiving negative responses to disclosure against symptoms of PTSD or depression. Ethnic affiliation may protect women against PTSD when they receive high levels of negative messages about sexual victimization experiences.
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- Valentina Nikulina
- Queens College, City University of New York, Flushing, NY, USA
- The Graduate Center, City University of New York, New York, NY, USA
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- Queens College, City University of New York, Flushing, NY, USA
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OBJECTIVE Dissemination of research findings is central to research integrity and promoting discussion of new knowledge and its potential for translation into practice and policy. We investigated the frequency and format of dissemination to trial participants and patient groups. DESIGN Survey of authors of clinical trials indexed in PubMed in 2014-2015. RESULTS Questionnaire emailed to 19 321 authors; 3127 responses received (16%). Of these 3127 trials, 2690 had human participants and 1818 enrolled individual patients. Among the 1818, 498 authors (27%) reported having disseminated results to participants, 238 (13%) planned to do so, 600 (33%) did not plan to, 176 (10%) were unsure and 306 (17%) indicated 'other' or did not answer. Of the 498 authors who had disseminated, 198 (40%) shared academic reports, 252 (51%) shared lay reports, 111 (22%) shared both and 164 (33%) provided individualised study results. Of the 1818 trials, 577 authors (32%) shared/planned to share results with patients outside their trial by direct contact with charities/patient groups, 401 (22%) via patient communities, 845 (46%) via presentations at conferences with patient representation, 494 (27%) via mainstream media and 708 (39%) by online lay summaries. Relatively few of the 1818 authors reported dissemination was suggested by institutional bodies: 314 (17%) of funders reportedly suggested dissemination to trial participants, 252 (14%) to patient groups; 333 (18%) of ethical review boards reportedly suggested dissemination to trial participants, 148 (8%) to patient groups. Authors described many barriers to dissemination. CONCLUSION Fewer than half the respondents had disseminated to participants (or planned to) and only half of those who had disseminated shared lay reports. Motivation to disseminate results to participants appears to arise within research teams rather than being incentivised by institutional bodies. Multiple factors need to be considered and various steps taken to facilitate wide dissemination of research to participants.
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- Department of Research in Biomedicine and Health, University of Split School of Medicine, Split, Croatia
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- Northern Ireland Methodology Hub, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, UK
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Introduction: Patient advocacy organizations (PAOs) provide patient education, raise public awareness, and influence health policy for a wide range of diseases. These organizations frequently receive financial support form from drug, device, and biotechnology companies. Though PAOs often develop policies to address institutional conflicts of interest arising from industry relations, little is known about the substance of these policies. Methods: We sampled all PAOs that are members of the National Health Council. Using a standardized search strategy, all policies were obtained from each organization if publicly available. We reviewed policies for content related to restrictions on corporate partnerships, disclosure of corporate funding, and governance and monitoring of corporate partnerships. Results: We found that 24 of 47 (51%) organizations had policies that addressed institutional conflict of interest. A total of 9 of those 24 (38%) policies placed any restriction on the types of corporations that the PAO would or would not partner with. While 16 of the 24 (67%) outlined some process for disclosure of the organization's corporate donors, only 5 of 24 (21%) specified a manner for disclosing the financial value of those donations. Further, 15 of the 24 (63%) policies identified the person or persons responsible for approving corporate partnerships. However, 17 (71%) failed to address or specify the person(s) responsible for ongoing review of those partnerships. Conclusion: Nearly half of the organizations studied did not have publicly available conflict of interest policies. Among those that did, few policies had a substantial level of detail or limitations to guard against conflicts of interest.
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- John H Brems
- Department of Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
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- Department of Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
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Phillips G, Raman A, Felt D, Han Y, Mustanski B. Factors Associated with PrEP Support and Disclosure Among YMSM and Transgender Individuals Assigned Male at Birth in Chicago. AIDS Behav 2019; 23:2749-2760. [PMID: 31228025 DOI: 10.1007/s10461-019-02561-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is one of the best biomedical HIV prevention tools available. However, uptake, particularly in communities of men who have sex with men (MSM) and transgender individuals assigned male at birth (AMAB), remains low. Further, the role of an individual's social support structure on PrEP uptake and adherence remains largely understudied. Understanding MSM and AMAB transgender individuals' perceptions of PrEP use as well as support and patterns of disclosure of (or intent to disclose) their PrEP status may offer key insights into how best to improve uptake in vulnerable communities. Further, the influence of one's social connections on other factors, such as perceptions of and conversations about PrEP deserves attention as well, as these factors may be key to improved knowledge and uptake. Therefore, we assessed perceptions of PrEP use, disclosure of or intent to disclose PrEP status, and social support and associated factors among a cohort of MSM and AMAB transgender individuals in a large Midwestern city. Results demonstrated that, among those not taking PrEP, bisexual participants and those unsure of their sexual identity were less likely to be comfortable with the idea of disclosing PrEP use were they ever to start taking it. Encouragingly however, we found that individuals who reported disclosing their PrEP status had high rates of support among friends and relatives. We also observed that knowing someone else who was on PrEP was associated with increased likelihood of discussing PrEP with one's medical provider, as was increased age. Other findings and implications for research, policy, and practice are discussed within.
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- Gregory Phillips
- Department of Medical Social Sciences, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, 625 N Michigan Ave 14-043, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA.
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- Department of Medical Social Sciences, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, 625 N Michigan Ave 14-043, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA
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- Department of Medical Social Sciences, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, 625 N Michigan Ave 14-043, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA
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- Department of Medical Social Sciences, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, 625 N Michigan Ave 14-043, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA
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- Department of Medical Social Sciences, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, 625 N Michigan Ave 14-043, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA
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Yin Y, Yang H, Xie X, Wang H, Nie A, Chen H. Status and associated characteristics of HIV disclosure among people living with HIV/AIDS in Liangshan, China: A cross-sectional study. Medicine (Baltimore) 2019; 98:e16681. [PMID: 31374050 PMCID: PMC6708807 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000016681] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) disclosure is a prerequisite to get access to antiretroviral therapy (ART) and social support. Increased disclosure of HIV status has been shown to reduce mother-to-child transmission and high-risk sexual behaviors. Limited studies were conducted to get an insight into HIV disclosure among people living with HIV/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) (PLWHA) in Liangshan.Our study aimed to investigate the status and associated characteristics of HIV disclosure among PLWHA in Liangshan.We conducted a cross-sectional study using a stratified, convenience sampling method from August to December in 2017. All of the participants were from Liangshan, a typical impoverished mountainous area which also has a long history of drug production and drug trade. Each participant completed a structured questionnaire including HIV disclosure status, demographic and HIV-related characteristics, social support, and perceived HIV-related stigma. We performed a binary regression analysis to detect associated characteristics of HIV disclosure among PLWHA in Liangshan.A final sample size of 318 participants was included in this study. The overall prevalence of HIV disclosure was 83.6% (266/318). In binary logistic regression analysis, PLWHA who had higher educational levels, and got infected by sexual transmission were less likely to disclose their HIV status (both P < .05). HIV nondisclosure was correlated with a higher level of perceived HIV-related stigma (P < .01).The prevalence of HIV disclosure was relatively low in Liangshan. Healthcare workers are suggested to conduct more counseling and education to promote safe sexual behaviors and reduce perceived stigma among PLWHA, then enhance HIV serostatus disclosure.
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van Lettow M, Cataldo F, Landes M, Kasende F, Nkhoma P, van Oosterhout JJ, Kim E, Schouten E, Nkhoma E, Nyirenda R, Tippett Barr BA. Impact of inter-partner HIV disclosure patterns in Malawi's PMTCT program: A mixed-method study. PLoS One 2019; 14:e0219967. [PMID: 31348782 PMCID: PMC6660128 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0219967] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2019] [Accepted: 07/06/2019] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Background Evidence suggests that disclosure of HIV status between partners may influence prevention of maternal-to-child transmission of HIV (PMTCT) outcomes. We report partner disclosure in relation to maternal antiretroviral therapy (ART) uptake and adherence, and MTCT among postpartum HIV-infected Malawian women. Methods A cross-sectional mixed-method study was conducted as part of a nationally representative longitudinal cohort study. Between 2014–2016, all (34,637) mothers attending 54 under-5 clinics with their 4–26 week-old infants were approached, of which 98% (33,980) were screened for HIV; infants received HIV-1 DNA testing. HIV-exposure was confirmed in 3,566/33,980 (10.5%). Baseline data from mothers who were known to be HIV-infected at time of screening were included in the current analysis. Guardians (n = 17), newly diagnosed HIV-infected mothers (n = 256) and mothers or infants with undetermined HIV status (n = 30) were excluded. Data collected included socio-demographics, partner disclosure, maternal ART uptake, and adherence. Between 2016–2017, in-depth interviews and focus group discussions were conducted with adult mothers (n = 53) and their spouse/cohabiting partners (n = 19), adolescent mothers (n = 13), lost-to-follow up (LTFU) mothers (n = 22), community leaders (n = 23) and healthcare workers (n = 154). Results Of 3153 known HIV-infected mothers, 2882 (91.4%) reported having a spouse/cohabiting partner. Among 2882 couples, both partners, one partner, and neither partner disclosed to each other in 2090 (72.5%), 622 (21.6%), and 169 (5.9%), respectively. In multivariable models, neither partner disclosing was associated with no maternal ART (aOR 4.7; 95%CI 2.5–8.8), suboptimal treatment adherence (aOR 1.8; 95%CI 1.1–2.8) and MTCT (aOR 2.1; 95%CI 1.1–4.1). Women’s fear of blame by partners was central to decisions not to disclose within couples and when starting new relationships. LTFU mothers struggled to accept and disclose their status, hindering treatment initiation; some were unable to hide ART and feared involuntary disclosure. Conclusion Partner disclosure seems to play an important role in women’s decisions regarding ART initiation and adherence. Inter-partner non-disclosure was associated with no ART uptake, suboptimal treatment adherence and MTCT.
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- Monique van Lettow
- Medical and Research Department, Dignitas International, Zomba, Malawi
- Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Medical and Research Department, Dignitas International, Zomba, Malawi
- Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Medical and Research Department, Dignitas International, Zomba, Malawi
- Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Medical and Research Department, Dignitas International, Zomba, Malawi
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- Medical and Research Department, Dignitas International, Zomba, Malawi
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- Medical and Research Department, Dignitas International, Zomba, Malawi
- Department of Medicine, College of Medicine University of Malawi, Blantyre, Malawi
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- United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Lilongwe, Malawi
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- Department of Medicine, College of Medicine University of Malawi, Blantyre, Malawi
- United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Kisumu, Kenya
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Derek A, Seme A, Anye CS, Nkfusai CN, Cumber SN. Modern family planning use among people living with HIV/AIDS: a facility based study in Ethiopia. Pan Afr Med J 2019; 33:224. [PMID: 31692753 PMCID: PMC6814915 DOI: 10.11604/pamj.2019.33.224.19025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2019] [Accepted: 06/29/2019] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Despite increasing efforts to address the reproductive health needs of persons living with Human Immuno-Deficiency Virus (HIV), a high unmet need for contraception exists among HIV+ women in sub-Saharan Africa. Currently, Ethiopia promotes integration of family planning (FP) services in to HIV chronic care. Yet the contraceptive prevalence rate among clients remains low. The objective of the study was to assess the role of socio-cultural factors on modern family planning use among HIV+ clients attending Anti-Retroviral Therapy clinics in Addis Ababa sub-cities. METHODS The study involved a facility based cross sectional survey. The ten sub cities were initially categorized/stratified into 5 based on direction (East, West, South, North and Central) and from each category one sub city was randomly selected. The total sample size was proportionally allocated to the selected health facilities according to previous monthly average client load per health center. Participants were selected using simple random sampling technique during their routine visit at the health centers. Data were collected through a semi-structured interviewer administered questionnaire. Both descriptive and inferential statistics were generated and results considered significant at 95% confidence level using STATA version 14.0. RESULTS Six hundred and thirty-six clients participated in the study. Majority of them were age between 30-39 years. Though majority, 607 (95.4%) participants approved the use of modern FP method, current use rate stood at 39%. Condom was the most (14.5%) commonly used single method. The odds of FP use by participants who disclosed their HIV status were almost twice that of their counterparts (AOR= 1.84; 95% CI: 1.14, 2.95). Participants who held discussion with their spouse/partners concerning FP, irrespective of the frequency had an odd of more than four when using FP than their counterparts (AO= 4.35; 95% CI: 2.69, 7.04). CONCLUSION This study revealed that 6 out of every 10 HIV+ clients are not currently using FP methods. Disclosure of HIV status as well as open discussion with spouse/partner were positively associated with family planning use. These study findings call for comprehensive and client focus FP education and counseling in line with disclosure of HIV status and dialogue with spouse/partner in order to increase uptake and utilization of FP among clients. Partners have a great influence on the use and choice of FP methods, so their views are paramount.
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- Akateh Derek
- Department of Public Medicine and Surgery, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Buea, Buea, Cameroon
- Department of Reproductive Health and Health System Management, School of Public Health, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
- Cameroon Baptist Convention Health Services (CBCHS), Yaoundé, Cameroon
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- Department of Reproductive Health and Health System Management, School of Public Health, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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- Cameroon Baptist Convention Health Services (CBCHS), Yaoundé, Cameroon
- Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, Faculty of Science, University of Buea, Buea, Cameroon
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- Cameroon Baptist Convention Health Services (CBCHS), Yaoundé, Cameroon
- Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, Faculty of Science, University of Buea, Buea, Cameroon
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa
- Institute of Medicine, Department of Public Health and Community Medicine (EPSO), University of Gothenburg, Box 414, SE-405 30 Gothenburg, Sweden
- School of Health Systems and Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Pretoria Private Bag X323, Gezina, Pretoria, 0001, Pretoria, South Africa
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Azzopardi C, Eirich R, Rash CL, MacDonald S, Madigan S. A meta-analysis of the prevalence of child sexual abuse disclosure in forensic settings. Child Abuse Negl 2019; 93:291-304. [PMID: 30579645 DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2018.11.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2018] [Revised: 11/09/2018] [Accepted: 11/30/2018] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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BACKGROUND Identification, substantiation, prosecution, and treatment of child sexual abuse often rely heavily on a disclosure from the victim in the absence of corroborating evidence. For some, disclosure can be impeded by developmental or motivational barriers, thus compromising child safety and wellbeing. The literature on disclosure prevalence and mitigating influences does not yield a coherent picture. A more accurate estimate will help to inform investigation strategies to facilitate disclosure. OBJECTIVE This study provides a meta-analysis of available research examining the prevalence of sexual abuse disclosure in forensic interviews with children under 18 years, and examines a range of factors that may influence the likelihood of disclosure. METHOD Databases were searched for published and unpublished studies up to May 2017. In total, 2393 abstracts were assessed for eligibility, 216 full-text articles were reviewed, and 45 samples (with 31,225 participants) provided estimates of effect sizes. RESULTS The mean prevalence of child sexual abuse disclosure in forensic settings was 64.1% (95% CI: 60.0-68.1). Between-study variability was explained by: (1) child age and gender, with higher prevalence in older children and females; (2) prior disclosure, with higher prevalence when present; and (3) study year, with higher prevalence in more recent studies. CONCLUSIONS This meta-analysis confirms an upward trend in child sexual abuse disclosure prevalence. However, more than a third of children do not disclose when interviewed, with those who are younger, male, and without a prior disclosure at greatest risk. Important implications for forensic interviewing protocols and future research are discussed.
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- Corry Azzopardi
- The Hospital for Sick Children, Division of Pediatric Medicine, 555 University Avenue, Toronto, ON M5G 1X8, Canada
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- University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive NW, Calgary, AB T2N 1N4, Canada
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- University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive NW, Calgary, AB T2N 1N4, Canada
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- Sheldon Kennedy Child Advocacy Centre, 400 3820-24 Avenue NW, Calgary, AB T3B 2X9, Canada
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- University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive NW, Calgary, AB T2N 1N4, Canada; Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute, Heritage Medical Research Building, 3330 Hospital DriveNW, Calgary, AB T2N 4N1, Canada.
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Abegaz BF, Walle TA, Tilahun AD. HIV positive status disclosure and associated factor among HIV infected children in pediatric ART clinics in Gondar town public health facilities, North West Ethiopia, 2018. J Infect Public Health 2019; 12:873-877. [PMID: 31213410 DOI: 10.1016/j.jiph.2019.05.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2018] [Revised: 05/06/2019] [Accepted: 05/28/2019] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Due to the increasing availability of antiretroviral treatment, HIV infected children are living longer which points out the necessity of disclosure. And which is important to support the uptake and adherence to treatment. Disclosure is an important measure to prevent secondary transmission when children are sexually active. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of HIV positive status disclosure and associated factors among human immune virus-infected children in pediatric antiretroviral treatment clinics in Gondar town public health facilities. METHOD An institution based cross-sectional study was conducted among 449 primary caregivers of children aged 6-15years in regular follow-up at pediatric ART clinics in Gondar town public health facilities between March 3, 2018, to April 25, 2018. All subjects in the study area were included in the study. Data was collected in 5 pediatric ART clinics in Gondar town by structured questionnaires through face to face interview and supplemented by chart review to obtain some clinical factors. The variables which have an association with disclosure were identified on the basis of AOR, with 95%CI and p-value <0. 05. Model fitness was checked using Hosmer and Lemeshow goodness of fit test. RESULT Out of 449 participants, 418 were interviewed with response rate of 93%. The prevalence of HIV positive status disclosure found to be 44%. Age of child >10years [AOR=5.88, (95% CI: 3.52, 9.81)], duration on ART [AOR=2.67 (95% CI: 1.59, 4.51)], place of follow-up [AOR=2.23 (95% CI: 1.27, 5.01)] and educational status of caregiver [AOR=3.00 (95% CI: 1.62, 5.56)] were identified variables. CONCLUSION The prevalence of disclosure found to be low. Therefore appropriate measure should be taken to promote disclosure.
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- Beletech F Abegaz
- Jimma University College of Medicine and Health Science, School of Nursing, Jimma, Ethiopia.
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- University of Gondar, College of Medicine and Health Science, School of Nursing, Gondar, Ethiopia.
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- University of Gondar, College of Medicine and Health Science, School of Nursing, Gondar, Ethiopia.
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Karkoskova S, Ropovik I. The Prevalence of Child Sexual Abuse among Slovak Late Adolescents. J Child Sex Abus 2019; 28:452-471. [PMID: 30526439 DOI: 10.1080/10538712.2018.1553224] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2018] [Revised: 11/12/2018] [Accepted: 11/13/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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The present study aimed to assess the prevalence and characteristics of child sexual abuse (CSA) in a large-scale sample of Slovak late adolescents. Randomized cluster sampling was used to sample 2186 students in their final school year of secondary school with mean age of 18.6 years (SD = .7 years). The study employed the Child Sexual Abuse Questionnaire consisting of multiple behavior-specific questions. The prevalence of CSA was analyzed separately for three clusters of CSA and gender. The prevalence of non-contact forms of CSA was 40.6% among girls and 17.7% among boys. CSA with physical contact without penetration was reported by 30.2% girls and 11.6% boys. The prevalence of CSA with penetration was 5.6% among girls and 1.3% among boys. More than half of CSA occurred between 16 and 18 years of age. The severity of abuse was positively associated with acquaintance to the perpetrator. Roughly 43-56% disclosed the abuse to another person. The majority of disclosed CSA was revealed to peers and partners. A negligible proportion of CSA instances were reported to the police. Prevention activities should consider a broad spectrum of CSA in order to counteract tendencies to associate CSA only with unwanted sexual intercourse.
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- Slavka Karkoskova
- a Judicial Academy of the Slovak Republic , Pezinok , Slovakia
- b St. Elisabeth University of Health Care and Social Work , Slovakia
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- c Department of Preschool and Elementary Education and Psychology , University of Presov , Presov , Slovakia
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Cao B, Saffer AJ, Yang C, Chen H, Peng K, Pan SW, Durvasula M, Liu C, Fu H, Ong JJ, Tang W, Tucker JD. MSM Behavior Disclosure Networks and HIV Testing: An Egocentric Network Analysis Among MSM in China. AIDS Behav 2019; 23:1368-1374. [PMID: 30680538 PMCID: PMC6511288 DOI: 10.1007/s10461-019-02404-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Men who have sex with men (MSM) disclose same-sex behaviors with others, creating disclosure networks. This study examined the characteristics of disclosure networks that are associated with HIV testing among MSM in China through an online nationwide survey. Name-generator questions were used to ask each participant ("ego") to nominate up to five social network members ("alters") with whom he had disclosed same-sex behaviors. Among the 806 men, the average disclosure network size was 4.05. MSM who reported larger disclosure networks were more likely to have been tested for HIV (aOR 1.21, 95% CI 1.08-1.34). The most common disclosure network alters were friends (45.1%), followed by sex partners (18.7%) and healthcare professionals (2.5%). Men who disclosed to healthcare professionals were more likely to test for HIV compared to men who disclosed to family members (aOR 5.43, 95% CI 2.11-14.04). Our findings can inform disclosure network-based interventions to promote MSM HIV testing.
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- Bolin Cao
- School of Media and Communication, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China
- University of North Carolina Project-China, Guangzhou, China
- Social Entrepreneurship to Spur Health (SESH), Guangzhou, China
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- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, USA
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- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, USA
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- Department of Media and Communication, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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- Faculty of Humanities and Arts, Macau University of Science and Technology, Taipa, Macau, China
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- University of North Carolina Project-China, Guangzhou, China
- Social Entrepreneurship to Spur Health (SESH), Guangzhou, China
- Department of Public Health, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, Suzhou, China
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- Sanford School of Public Policy, Duke University, Durham, USA
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- University of North Carolina Project-China, Guangzhou, China
- Social Entrepreneurship to Spur Health (SESH), Guangzhou, China
- Department of Sociology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, USA
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- Eastern Virginia Medical University, Norfolk, USA
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- Social Entrepreneurship to Spur Health (SESH), Guangzhou, China
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
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- University of North Carolina Project-China, Guangzhou, China
- Social Entrepreneurship to Spur Health (SESH), Guangzhou, China
- Guangdong Provincial Centre for Skin Diseases and STI Control, Number 2 Lujing Road, Guangzhou, China
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- University of North Carolina Project-China, Guangzhou, China.
- Social Entrepreneurship to Spur Health (SESH), Guangzhou, China.
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, USA.
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK.
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Padilla ME, Frietze GA, Aguirre M, Loya AM, Jallad S, Romero E, Cruz N. Understanding influenza immunization uptake rates among the Hispanic LGBTQIA community. J Am Pharm Assoc (2003) 2019; 59:560-564.e2. [PMID: 30979574 DOI: 10.1016/j.japh.2019.02.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2018] [Revised: 02/13/2019] [Accepted: 02/14/2019] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Most national-level data regarding lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer/questioning, intersex, and allies (LGBTQIA) immunizations are limited. The primary objective of this study was to identify factors that influence behaviors, attitudes, and perceptions toward the uptake of the influenza vaccine within the Hispanic LGBTQIA community. METHODS This was a prospective survey that assessed vaccine acceptability and practices regarding the influenza vaccine within the LGBTQIA community. Collection of data occurred through the use of social media platforms from July 2016 to May 2018. A total of 126 participants (mean age 32.03 ± 11.68 years) completed a 15-minute, 26-item, English/Spanish survey. A number of outcome measures assessed perceptions of vaccine effectiveness and safety. In addition, perceived severity of influenza symptoms and perceived susceptibility to contract influenza was assessed. RESULTS A logistic regression model assessed the impact of several factors on influenza vaccine uptake. Perceived susceptibility of contracting influenza from the vaccine (P = 0.015) and perceived ease of receiving the influenza vaccine (P = 0.005) were the strongest predictors of vaccine uptake. Results showed no association between disclosure of sexual orientation and influenza immunization uptake (χ2= 3.55; P = 0.17). Exploratory analyses revealed that non-Hispanic patients were more likely to perceive that their health care providers were aware of their sexual orientation compared with Hispanic patients (χ2= 8.66; P = 0.013). CONCLUSION Several factors emerged as predictors of influenza vaccine uptake in the LGBTQIA population. Further studies are needed to explore additional factors such as disclosure of sexual orientation and variation of uptake based on vaccine type (STD vs. non-STD vaccines).
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Weaver L, Beebe TJ, Rockwood T. The impact of survey mode on the response rate in a survey of the factors that influence Minnesota physicians' disclosure practices. BMC Med Res Methodol 2019; 19:73. [PMID: 30940087 PMCID: PMC6444519 DOI: 10.1186/s12874-019-0719-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2018] [Accepted: 03/26/2019] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND There is evidence that the physician response rate is declining. In response to this, methods for increasing the physician response rate are currently being explored. This paper examines the response rate and extent of non-response bias in a mixed-mode study of Minnesota physicians. METHODS This mode experiment was embedded in a survey study on the factors that influence physicians' willingness to disclose medical errors and adverse events to patients and their families. Physicians were randomly selected from a list of licensed physicians obtained from the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice. Afterwards, they were randomly assigned to either a single-mode (mail-only or web-only) or mixed-mode (web-mail or mail-web) design. Differences in response rate and nonresponse bias were assessed using Fischer's Exact Test. RESULTS The overall response rate was 18.60%. There were no statistically significant differences in the response rate across modes (p - value = 0.410). The non-response analysis indicates that responders and non-responders did not differ with respect to speciality or practice location. CONCLUSIONS The mode of administration did not affect the physician response rate.
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- Lesley Weaver
- Division of Health Policy and Management, University of Minnesota, 420 Delaware Street Southeast, MMC 729, Minneapolis, MN 55455 USA
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- Division of Health Policy and Management, University of Minnesota, 420 Delaware Street Southeast, MMC 729, Minneapolis, MN 55455 USA
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- Division of Health Policy and Management, University of Minnesota, 420 Delaware Street Southeast, MMC 729, Minneapolis, MN 55455 USA
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Moynihan R, Lai A, Jarvis H, Duggan G, Goodrick S, Beller E, Bero L. Undisclosed financial ties between guideline writers and pharmaceutical companies: a cross-sectional study across 10 disease categories. BMJ Open 2019; 9:e025864. [PMID: 30813119 PMCID: PMC6377504 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-025864] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2018] [Revised: 11/06/2018] [Accepted: 11/06/2018] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES To investigate the proportion of potentially relevant undisclosed financial ties between clinical practice guideline writers and pharmaceutical companies. DESIGN Cross-sectional study of a stratified random sample of Australian guidelines and writers. SETTING Guidelines available from Australia's National Health and Medical Research Council guideline database, 2012-2014, stratified across 10 health priority areas. POPULATION 402 authors of 33 guidelines, including up to four from each area, dependent on availability: arthritis/musculoskeletal (3); asthma (4); cancer (4); cardiovascular (4); diabetes (4); injury (3); kidney/urogenital (4); mental health (4); neurological (1); obesity (1). For guideline writers with no disclosures, or who disclosed no ties, a search of disclosures in the medical literature in the 5 years prior to guideline publication identified potentially relevant ties, undisclosed in guidelines. Guidelines were included if they contained recommendations of medicines, and writers included if developing or writing guidelines. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Proportions of guideline writers with potentially relevant undisclosed financial ties to pharmaceutical companies active in the therapeutic area; proportion of guidelines including at least one writer with a potentially relevant undisclosed tie. RESULTS 344 of 402 writers (86%; 95% CI 82% to 89%) either had no published disclosures (228) or disclosed they had no ties (116). Of the 344 with no disclosed ties, 83 (24%; 95% CI 20% to 29%) had potentially relevant undisclosed ties. Of 33 guidelines, 23 (70%; 95% CI 51% to 84%) included at least one writer with a potentially relevant undisclosed tie. Writers of guidelines developed and funded by governments were less likely to have undisclosed financial ties (8.1%vs30.6%; risk ratio 0.26; 95% CI 0.13 to 0.53; p<0.001). CONCLUSIONS Almost one in four guideline writers with no disclosed ties may have potentially relevant undisclosed ties to pharmaceutical companies. These data confirm the need for strategies to ensure greater transparency and more independence in relationships between guidelines and industry.
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- Ray Moynihan
- Centre for Research in Evidence-Based Practice, Bond University, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
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- Charles Perkins Centre and Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- National Health and Medical Research Council, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
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- National Health and Medical Research Council, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
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- National Health and Medical Research Council, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
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- Centre for Research in Evidence-Based Practice, Bond University, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
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- Charles Perkins Centre and Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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Pinto AD, Aratangy T, Abramovich A, Devotta K, Nisenbaum R, Wang R, Kiran T. Routine collection of sexual orientation and gender identity data: a mixed-methods study. CMAJ 2019; 191:E63-E68. [PMID: 30665975 PMCID: PMC6336479 DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.180839] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/12/2018] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Sexual orientation and gender identity are key social determinants of health, but data on these characteristics are rarely routinely collected. We examined patients' reactions to being asked routinely about their sexual orientation and gender identity, and compared answers to the gender identity question against other data in the medical chart on gender identity. METHODS We analyzed data on any patient who answered at least 1 question on a routinely administered sociodemographic survey between Dec. 1, 2013, and Mar. 31, 2016. We also conducted semistructured interviews with 27 patients after survey completion. RESULTS The survey was offered to 15 221 patients and 14 247 (93.6%) responded to at least 1 of the sociodemographic survey questions. Most respondents answered the sexual orientation (90.6%) and gender identity (96.1%) questions. Many patients who had been classified as transgender or gender diverse in their medical chart did not self-identify as transgender, but rather selected female (22.9%) or male (15.4%). In the semistructured interviews, many patients expressed appreciation at the variety of options available, although some did not see their identities reflected in the options and some felt uncomfortable answering the questions. INTERPRETATION We found a high response rate to questions about sexual orientation and gender identity. Fitting with other research, we suggest using a 2-part question to explore gender identity. Future research should evaluate the acceptability and feasibility of administering these questions in a variety of care settings. These data can help organizations identify health inequities related to sexual orientation and gender identity.
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- Andrew D Pinto
- The Upstream Lab (Pinto), Centre for Urban Health Solutions, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute and Department of Family and Community Medicine (Pinto, Kiran), St. Michael's Hospital; Department of Family and Community Medicine (Pinto, Kiran), Faculty of Medicine and Dalla Lana School of Public Health (Pinto, Abramovich, Nisenbaum), University of Toronto; Centre for Urban Health Solutions (Aratangy, Devotta, Nisenbaum, Wang, Kiran), Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael's Hospital; Institute for Mental Health Policy Research (Abramovich), Centre for Addiction and Mental Health; Health Quality Ontario (Kiran), Toronto, Ont.
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- The Upstream Lab (Pinto), Centre for Urban Health Solutions, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute and Department of Family and Community Medicine (Pinto, Kiran), St. Michael's Hospital; Department of Family and Community Medicine (Pinto, Kiran), Faculty of Medicine and Dalla Lana School of Public Health (Pinto, Abramovich, Nisenbaum), University of Toronto; Centre for Urban Health Solutions (Aratangy, Devotta, Nisenbaum, Wang, Kiran), Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael's Hospital; Institute for Mental Health Policy Research (Abramovich), Centre for Addiction and Mental Health; Health Quality Ontario (Kiran), Toronto, Ont
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- The Upstream Lab (Pinto), Centre for Urban Health Solutions, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute and Department of Family and Community Medicine (Pinto, Kiran), St. Michael's Hospital; Department of Family and Community Medicine (Pinto, Kiran), Faculty of Medicine and Dalla Lana School of Public Health (Pinto, Abramovich, Nisenbaum), University of Toronto; Centre for Urban Health Solutions (Aratangy, Devotta, Nisenbaum, Wang, Kiran), Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael's Hospital; Institute for Mental Health Policy Research (Abramovich), Centre for Addiction and Mental Health; Health Quality Ontario (Kiran), Toronto, Ont
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- The Upstream Lab (Pinto), Centre for Urban Health Solutions, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute and Department of Family and Community Medicine (Pinto, Kiran), St. Michael's Hospital; Department of Family and Community Medicine (Pinto, Kiran), Faculty of Medicine and Dalla Lana School of Public Health (Pinto, Abramovich, Nisenbaum), University of Toronto; Centre for Urban Health Solutions (Aratangy, Devotta, Nisenbaum, Wang, Kiran), Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael's Hospital; Institute for Mental Health Policy Research (Abramovich), Centre for Addiction and Mental Health; Health Quality Ontario (Kiran), Toronto, Ont
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- The Upstream Lab (Pinto), Centre for Urban Health Solutions, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute and Department of Family and Community Medicine (Pinto, Kiran), St. Michael's Hospital; Department of Family and Community Medicine (Pinto, Kiran), Faculty of Medicine and Dalla Lana School of Public Health (Pinto, Abramovich, Nisenbaum), University of Toronto; Centre for Urban Health Solutions (Aratangy, Devotta, Nisenbaum, Wang, Kiran), Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael's Hospital; Institute for Mental Health Policy Research (Abramovich), Centre for Addiction and Mental Health; Health Quality Ontario (Kiran), Toronto, Ont
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- The Upstream Lab (Pinto), Centre for Urban Health Solutions, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute and Department of Family and Community Medicine (Pinto, Kiran), St. Michael's Hospital; Department of Family and Community Medicine (Pinto, Kiran), Faculty of Medicine and Dalla Lana School of Public Health (Pinto, Abramovich, Nisenbaum), University of Toronto; Centre for Urban Health Solutions (Aratangy, Devotta, Nisenbaum, Wang, Kiran), Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael's Hospital; Institute for Mental Health Policy Research (Abramovich), Centre for Addiction and Mental Health; Health Quality Ontario (Kiran), Toronto, Ont
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- The Upstream Lab (Pinto), Centre for Urban Health Solutions, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute and Department of Family and Community Medicine (Pinto, Kiran), St. Michael's Hospital; Department of Family and Community Medicine (Pinto, Kiran), Faculty of Medicine and Dalla Lana School of Public Health (Pinto, Abramovich, Nisenbaum), University of Toronto; Centre for Urban Health Solutions (Aratangy, Devotta, Nisenbaum, Wang, Kiran), Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael's Hospital; Institute for Mental Health Policy Research (Abramovich), Centre for Addiction and Mental Health; Health Quality Ontario (Kiran), Toronto, Ont
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Mandeville KL, Barker R, Packham A, Sowerby C, Yarrow K, Patrick H. Financial interests of patient organisations contributing to technology assessment at England's National Institute for Health and Care Excellence: policy review. BMJ 2019; 364:k5300. [PMID: 30651227 PMCID: PMC6334181 DOI: 10.1136/bmj.k5300] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To investigate the prevalence of financial interests among patient organisations contributing to health technology assessment at the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) in England and the extent to which NICE's disclosure policy ensures that decision making committees are aware of these interests. DESIGN Policy review using accounts, annual reports, and websites of patient organisations; payments declared by pharmaceutical manufacturers on their websites and a centralised database (Disclosure UK); declarations of interests by nominated representatives of patient organisations; and responses from patient organisations. SETTING Appraisals of medicines and treatments (technologies) for use in the English and Welsh National Health Service. PARTICIPANTS 53 patient organisations contributing to 41 NICE technology appraisals published in 2015 and 2016, with 117 separate occasions that a patient organisation contributed to the appraisal of a technology. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Prevalence of specific interests (that is, funding from manufacturer(s) of a technology under appraisal or competitor products); proportion of specific interests of which NICE's decision making committees were aware; proportion of unknown specific interests for which disclosure was not required by NICE's policy RESULTS: 38/53 (72%) patient organisations had accepted funding from the manufacturer(s) of a technology or a competitor product in the same year that they had contributed to the appraisal of that technology or the previous year. Specific interests were present on 92/117 (79%) occasions that patient organisations contributed to appraisals in 2015 and 2016. NICE's decision making committees were aware of less than a quarter of specific interests (30/144; 21%). For nearly two thirds of the specific interests not known to committees (71/114; 62%), disclosure by patient organisations was not required by NICE's policy. CONCLUSIONS Financial interests are highly prevalent among patient organisations contributing to health technology assessment. NICE should review its disclosure policy to ensure that decision making committees are aware of all relevant interests.
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- Centre for Health Economics in London, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London WC1H 9SH, UK
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- Department of Psychology, City University, London EC1V 0HB, UK
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Li L, Liu Q, Wang J, Hong X. Carbon Information Disclosure, Marketization, and Cost of Equity Financing. Int J Environ Res Public Health 2019; 16:ijerph16010150. [PMID: 30626003 PMCID: PMC6339175 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph16010150] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2018] [Revised: 12/28/2018] [Accepted: 12/29/2018] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Using listed enterprises in China’s heavy pollution industry from 2009 to 2013, this study tests the relationship between marketization degree, carbon information disclosure, and the cost of equity financing. The results show that, regardless of marketization degree, the overall level of carbon information disclosure of listed enterprises in China’s heavy pollution industry is low. The content of carbon information disclosure is mainly non-financial carbon information, and the financial carbon information disclosure is very low. The cost of equity financing is different in areas with different marketization degrees, specifically speaking, the cost of equity financing is lower in regions with a high marketization degree than that of a low marketization degree. Carbon information disclosure, non-financial carbon information disclosure, and financial carbon information disclosure are negatively correlated with the cost of equity financing. The marketization degree has strengthened the negative correlation between carbon information disclosure, non-financial carbon information disclosure, financial carbon information disclosure, and the cost of equity financing, respectively.
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- Li Li
- School of Economics and Management, Harbin Institute of Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China.
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- School of Economics and Management, Harbin Institute of Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China.
- School of International Economics and Trade, Jiangxi University of Finance and Economics, Nanchang 330013, China.
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- School of Economics and Management, Harbin Institute of Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China.
- School of Business, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Xiangtan 411201, China.
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- School of Economics and Management, Harbin Institute of Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China.
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Koon-Magnin S, Schulze C. Providing and Receiving Sexual Assault Disclosures: Findings From a Sexually Diverse Sample of Young Adults. J Interpers Violence 2019; 34:416-441. [PMID: 27036156 DOI: 10.1177/0886260516641280] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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This study utilized a sample of primarily lesbian, gay, bisexual, and queer (LGBQ)-identified young adults from across the United States to pilot test a new instrument, the Reactions Provided to Disclosures Questionnaire (RPDQ), and assess the disclosure experience for both those who provide and those who receive disclosures of sexual assault. Results indicate that the experience of sexual assault disclosure in the LGBQ community is similar to the heterosexual community in that most victims disclose their assaults, most often to a friend, and were most likely to receive the reaction Emotional Support. Victims were also likely to receive the reaction Victim Blaming, especially if they disclosed to formal sources, such as law enforcement, medical, or religious personnel. This study also examined the relationship between the types of assault experienced and disclosure reactions received. Experiencing an anal assault was significantly associated with Victim Blaming reactions. A central aim of this study was to examine how respondents who received (rather than provided) a disclosure reacted, a question not been adequately addressed in prior literature. The RPDQ (a modification of Ullman's Social Reactions Questionnaire), which was piloted here, factored in to five types of reactions: Emotional Support, Affectionate Support, Empathetic Support, Tangible Aid and Information Support, and Egocentric Reactions. Sexual assault survivors were more likely to report that they provided Emotional Support and Affectionate Support after receiving a disclosure than were nonsurvivors.
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