A5038693038- Global Cancer Incidence and Screening
- Health Literacy and Information Accessibility
- Cervical Cancer and HPV Research
- Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
- Electronic Health Records Systems
- Healthcare Systems and Technology
- Social Media in Health Education
- Global Health Workforce Issues
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
- Technology Use by Older Adults
- Ethics in Clinical Research
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Resilience and Mental Health
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Interpreting and Communication in Healthcare
- T-cell and Retrovirus Studies
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
Johns Hopkins University
2022-2025
Background Individuals in the United States with limited English proficiency (LEP) experience a disproportionate disease burden. Patient portals provide patient education, outreach, and linkage to preventive health services. While have been found be effective facilitating use of services, they predominantly engaged well-educated, English-speaking, White populations. There is research investigating experiences beliefs about among populations LEP. Objective This study aims explore perceptions,...
Cervical cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths among women in Sub-Saharan Africa, especially rural areas with limited access to screening. This study examined factors influencing Kenyan women's willingness self-collect samples for HPV-DNA testing. Data were drawn from a mixed-methods two Couties, including surveys 174 and interviews 21 participants. The mean age survey sample was 45.2 (SD=13.2) years. Only 6.4% had ever been screened, yet 76.9% expressed Increased...
Cervical cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths among women in sub-Saharan Africa, especially rural areas with limited access to screening. This study explored factors influencing Kenyan women’s willingness self-collect samples for HPV-DNA testing. Data were drawn from a mixed methods two counties, including surveys 174 and interviews 21 participants. The mean age survey sample was 45.2 (SD = 13.2) years. Only 6.4% had ever been screened, yet 76.9% expressed Increased...
Digital health disparities continue to affect marginalized populations, especially older adults, individuals with low-income, and racial/ethnic minorities, intensifying the challenges these populations face in accessing healthcare. Bridging this digital divide is essential, as access literacy are social determinants of that can impact use care. This article discusses potential leveraging community Wi-Fi spaces improve use, well opportunities associated strategy. The existing limited evidence...
Cervical cancer screening rates in Haiti are concerningly low. Access to health-related information and health literacy may be important determinants of engagement cervical screening. This study explored the relationship between sociodemographics,literacy, sources on among Haitian women. A secondary data analysis was conducted using USAID Demographics Health Survey household from 2016–2017. Univariate logistic regressions identified significant predictor covariates measuring...
Introduction Cervical cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths among Sub-Saharan African women, particularly in rural areas where screening rates are lower due to limited access highly sensitive tests. This study aimed investigate factors that might influence Kenyan women's willingness self-collect samples for HPV-DNA testing. Methods utilized data from a mixed-methods Bomet and Kericho Counties, including survey responses 174 women semi-structured interviews with subset 21...
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Black women living with HIV (WLH) have the highest infection rate, cervical cancer mortality, and lowest screening use compared to other groups. However, there is a gap in knowledge about health literacy WLH population.
Abstract Intra-individual coping and responses to stressors vary across people, influencing health outcomes. We aimed identify distinct subgroups, using latent class analysis, of resilience based on resources COVID-19 data from a nationally representative sample American adults (N=3,640), including 2,507 younger (age&lt; 65 years) 833 older (age≥65 years). Data were collected in June 2020, after the first three months lockdown. identified sub-groups 11 self-reported responses: pain,...