Mayur M Desai

Biographic Data

ID3929613
NAMEMayur M Desai
GIVEN NAMESMayur M
FAMILY NAMEDesai
SIGNATUREDESAI M M
AFFILIATIONSYale University, New Haven, CT, USA
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS17
TOTAL CITATIONS5
AUTHOR COUNT17
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2002
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2025
H-INDEX1

  • Liaison Committee on Medical Education’s Diversity Standards and Medical School Attrition

    Open AccessMytien Nguyen, Tonya L Fancher et al.ARTICLEJAMA Health Forum2025

    This cross-sectional study examines the association between the Liaison Committee on Medical Education’s diversity standards and medical school attrition demographics

  • Assessing changes in adolescent girls’ and young women’s sexual and reproductive health service utilisation following a Covid-19 lockdown in eSwatini

    Open AccessMarie A Brault, Erika L Linnander et al.ARTICLEGlobal Health Action2023

    The effects of COVID-19-associated restrictions on youth sexual and reproductive health (SRH) care during the pandemic remain unclear, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa. This study uses interrupted time series analyses to assess changes in SRH care utilisation (including visits for HIV testing and treatment, family planning, and antenatal care) adolescent girls' and young women's (AGYW; aged 15-24 years old) in eSwatini following COVID-19 lockdo…

  • The Eastern Caribbean Health Outcomes Research Network (Echorn) Cohort Study

    Open AccessTerri‐Ann Thompson, Mahesh M Desai et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of…2023

    Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) account for a higher proportion of mortality and morbidity in the Caribbean and US territories-majority-minority communities-than in the United States or Canada. Strategies to address this disparity include enhancing data collection efforts among racial/ethnic communities. The ECHORN Cohort Study (ECS), a regional adult cohort study, estimates prevalence and assesses risk factors for NCDs in two United States terri…

  • Trends in U.S. MD–PhD Program Matriculant Diversity by Sex and Race/Ethnicity

    Angela Martinez-Strengel, Jairdilson da Paz Silva et al.ARTICLEAcademic Medicine2022

    A consistent and sustained increase in the percentage of female and URM matriculants to MD-PhD programs from AYs 2009-2018 was observed, but the annual increases in the percentages across groups were small, and the demographics of the MD-PhD workforce still do not reflect the diversity of the U.S. general population

  • Positive Aging Views in the General Population Predict Better Long-Term Cognition for Elders in Eight Countries

    Open AccessEmma B Smith, Mahesh M Desai et al.ARTICLEJournal of Aging and Health2018Cited by: 1References: 3

    Objective: Much of the literature on aging cognitive health has focused on individual determinants, rather than societal ones; in contrast, this study examined whether country-level age status predicts cognitive performance of older individuals over time. Method: Eight countries were examined using a novel combination of country-level age status data from the European Social Survey and individual-level data from the Survey on Health, Ageing, and …

  • Exploring knowledge and attitudes toward non-communicable diseases among village health teams in Eastern Uganda

    Open AccessTemitope Tabitha Ojo, Nicola L Hawley et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2017

    Ugandan VHTs saw themselves as having the potential to play an important role in improving community awareness of NCDs as well as monitoring and referral of community members for NCD-related health issues. In order to accomplish this, they anticipated requiring context-specific and culturally adapted training as well as strong partnerships with facility-based medical personnel. A lack of financial incentivization was not identified to be a major …

  • Child, maternal and household-level correlates of nutritional status

    Open AccessCourtney C Choy, Mahesh M Desai et al.ARTICLEPublic Health Nutrition2017

    Objective Young children are particularly vulnerable to malnutrition as nutrition transition progresses. The present study aimed to document the prevalence, coexistence and correlates of nutritional status (stunting, overweight/obesity and anaemia) in Samoan children aged 24–59 months. Design A cross-sectional community-based survey. Height and weight were used to determine prevalence of stunting (height-for-age Z -score Z -score >+2) based on WH…

  • An assessment of health-care students' attitudes toward patients with or at high risk for HIV

    Harry Jin, Valerie A Earnshaw et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2014

    Stigma perpetuated by health-care providers has been found to be a barrier to care for vulnerable populations, including HIV-infected, people who inject drugs (PWIDs), and men who have sex with men (MSM) in multiple clinical contexts and remains unexamined among professional health-care students in Malaysia. This cross-sectional, anonymous, and Internet-based survey assessed the attitudes of medical and dental students toward HIV-infected, PWID, …

  • Sexual Orientation, Adult Connectedness, Substance Use, and Mental Health Outcomes Among Adolescents

    Kacie S Seil, Kacie Seil et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Public Health2014Cited by: 4References: 57

    Objectives. We examined associations between identifying as lesbian, gay, or bisexual (LGB) and lacking a connection with an adult at school on adolescent substance use and mental health outcomes including suicidality. Methods. We analyzed data from the 2009 New York City Youth Risk Behavior Survey (n = 8910). Outcomes of interest included alcohol use, marijuana use, illicit drug use, depressive symptomatology, suicide ideation, and suicide attem…

  • Global health experiences of U.S. Physicians

    Open AccessS Ryan Greysen, Adam K Richards et al.ARTICLEGlobalization and Health2013

    BACKGROUND: Interest and participation in global health activities among U.S. medical trainees has increased sharply in recent decades, yet the global health activities of physicians who have completed residency training remain understudied. Our objectives were to assess associations between individual characteristics and patterns of post-residency global health activities across the domains of health policy, education, and research. METHODS: Cro…

  • Cultural Influences on Causal Beliefs About Depression Among Latino Immigrants

    Open AccessScott Caplan, Susan Caplan et al.ARTICLEJournal of Transcultural Nursing2013

    Purpose: This study describes causal beliefs about depression among Dominican, Colombian, and Ecuadorian immigrants. The authors describe participants’ narratives about how particular supernatural or religious beliefs may contribute to or alleviate depression. Method: Latino primary care patients ( n = 177) were interviewed with the Beliefs About Causes of Depression Scale, a list of 35 items rated from not at all important to extremely important…

  • Parental Immigration Status is Associated with Children’s Health Care Utilization

    Open AccessKatherine Yun, Elena Fuentes-Afflick et al.ARTICLEMaternal and Child Health Journal2013

  • Relationship between distance to social gathering facilities and risk of trachoma for households in rural Tanzanian communities

    Open AccessMaggie A Montgomery, Maggie Montgomery et al.ARTICLESocial Science & Medicine2011References: 22

  • Case-Finding for Depression Among Medical Outpatients in the Veterans Health Administration

    Mahesh M Desai, Mayur M Desai et al.ARTICLEMedical Care2006References: 40

    OBJECTIVES: We sought to determine the rates and predictors of screening, screening positive, follow-up evaluation, and subsequent diagnosis of depression among medical outpatients. RESEARCH DESIGN: This was a cross-sectional study using chart-review data from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) 2002 External Peer Review Program merged with administrative data. SUBJECTS AND MEASURES: We studied a national sample of VA medical outpatients with…

  • Determinants of Receipt of Ambulatory Medical Care in a National Sample of Mentally Ill Homeless Veterans

    Mahesh M Desai, Mayur M Desai et al.ARTICLEMedical Care2003References: 41

    BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: This study used the Behavioral Model for Vulnerable Populations to identify determinants of receipt of outpatient medical care within 6 months of initial contact with a national homeless veterans outreach program. RESEARCH DESIGN: Prospective study. SUBJECTS: Homeless veterans contacted through the program in 1999 (n = 26,926). MEASURES: Data from structured interviews conducted at the time of program intake were merged…

  • Burden of Illness Score for Elderly Persons

    Sharon K Inouye, Sidney T Bogardus et al.ARTICLEMedical Care2003References: 33

    Background/Objectives. To develop and validate a new risk adjustment index–the Burden of Illness Score for Elderly Persons (BISEP)–which integrates multiple domains, including diseases, physiologic abnormalities, and functional impairments. Research Design Subjects. The index was developed in a prospective cohort of 525 patients aged ≥70 years from the medicine service of a university hospital. The index was validated in a cohort of 1246 patients…

  • Quality of Preventive Medical Care for Patients With Mental Disorders

    Benjamin G Druss, Deniz Dalkara et al.ARTICLEMedical Care2002References: 32

    In this sample of patients in active medical treatment, rates of preventive services were higher than rates reported for population-based, private-sector samples. Despite these high-baseline rates, persons with psychiatric disorders, particularly with comorbid substance use, were at risk for lower rate of receipt of preventive services