Sowmya R Rao

Datos Biográficos

ID5543566
NOMBRESowmya R Rao
NOMBRESSowmya R
APELLIDORao
FIRMARAO S R
AFILIACIONESBoston University
ORCID0000-0003-3869-8320
VERIFICADOSí
TOTAL DE OBRAS22
TOTAL DE CITAS4
TOTAL COMO AUTOR22
TOTAL COMO EDITOR0
PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN2008
AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN2026
ÍNDICE H1

  • Association Between Alcohol Use, CD4 Count, and Depressive Symptoms Among People with HIV with Viral Load Suppressed in Southwestern Uganda

    Open AccessAlain Favina, Robin Fatch et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2026

    Despite the current effective antiretroviral therapy (ART) and viral suppression, depression remains the most prevalent mental health challenge among people with HIV (PWH) in Uganda and worldwide. This study examined the relationship between CD4 cell count and depressive symptoms among PWH on ART with viral suppression, and the potential modification effect of alcohol use on this relationship. We combined baseline data from two longitudinal studi…

  • Measuring the impact of the network for improving quality of care for maternal, newborn, and child health

    Open AccessMoise Muzigaba, Theresa Diaz et al.ARTICLEJournal of Global Health2025

    Background: The network for improving quality of care for maternal, newborn and child health was established as a partnership of United Nations agencies, implementing partners, and governments in two South East Asian and eight African countries. The methodology that assessed the impact of the network over a five-year period, the results from impact analysis based on selected indicators and the challenges and limitations in collecting and interpre…

  • Providing optimal care in the neonatal care units in India

    Open AccessLisa J Messersmith, Cherryl Kolhe et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2024

    Nearly one quarter (600,000) of all neonatal deaths worldwide per year occur in India. To reduce neonatal mortality, the Indian Ministry of Health and Family Welfare established neonatal care units, including neonatal intensive care units and specialized neonatal care units to provide immediate care at birth, resuscitation for asphyxiation, postnatal care, follow up for high-risk newborns, immunization, and referral for additional or complex heal…

  • Racial disparity in mortality from tuberculosis in the US between states with and without a history of Jim-Crow laws

    Open AccessPhilimon Gona, Lorena M Estrada-Martínez et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2024

    Even though the 1964 Civil Rights Act dismantled Jim-Crow statutes, racial inequities in TB burden experienced by past generations may still be felt in subsequent generations. Understanding the role of structural racism at the intersection of science and medicine shows the complex ways historical laws, such as Jim-Crow laws, continue to negatively impact health outcomes and warn of future dangers, such as COVID-19, to avoid

  • Psychometric assessment of the Runyankole-translated Marlowe-Crowne Social Desirability Scale among persons with HIV in Uganda

    Open AccessCristina Espinosa da Silva, Robin Fatch et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2024

    We detected and mitigated measurement error in the 28-item Runyankole-translated SDS, and found that the modified 27-item scale had satisfactory construct validity and internal consistency in our sample. Future studies should continue to evaluate the psychometric properties of the Runyankole-translated SDS, including retranslating Item 14 and reevaluating its performance

  • Is Abstinence from Alcohol and Smoking Associated with Less Anxiety and Depressive Symptoms Among People with HIV

    Open AccessChristina E Freibott, Breanne E Biondi et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2024

  • Equitable Access to Telehealth and Other Services for Deaf People During the Covid-19 Pandemic

    Open AccessChristopher J Moreland, Sowmya R Rao et al.ARTICLEHealth Equity2023

    Introduction: Deaf people who use American Sign Language (ASL) with low self-perceived ability to understand spoken information face inequitable access to health care due to systemic barriers. Methods: We conducted interviews with 266 deaf ASL users at baseline (May–Aug 2020) and 244 deaf ASL users at follow-up (3 months). Questions addressed (1) access to interpretation during in-person visits; (2) whether they visited clinics (3) or emergency d…

  • Association Between Resident Race and Ethnicity and Clinical Performance Assessment Scores in Graduate Medical Education

    Open AccessRobin Klein, Nneka N Ufere et al.ARTICLEAcademic Medicine2022

  • Physicians’ Perceptions Of People With Disability And Their Health Care

    Lisa I Iezzoni, Sowmya R Rao et al.ARTICLEHealth Affairs2021

    More than sixty-one million Americans have disabilities, and increasing evidence documents that they experience health care disparities. Although many factors likely contribute to these disparities, one little-studied but potential cause involves physicians' perceptions of people with disability. In our survey of 714 practicing US physicians nationwide, 82.4 percent reported that people with significant disability have worse quality of life than …

  • Intersection of HIV and Anemia in women of reproductive age

    Open AccessPhilimon Gona, Clara M Gona et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2021

    The prevalence of anemia in Zimbabwe declined between 2005 and 2015 but provinces of Matebeleland South and Bulawayo were hot spots with little or no change HIV positive women had higher prevalence than HIV negative women. The multidimensional causes and drivers of anemia in women require an integrated approach to help ameliorate anemia and its negative health effects on the women's health. Prevention strategies such as promoting iron-rich food a…

  • Associations Between Disability and Breast or Cervical Cancers, Accounting for Screening Disparities

    Lisa I Iezzoni, Sowmya R Rao et al.ARTICLEMedical Care2021Referencias: 19

    INTRODUCTION: Studies suggest that women with disability experience disparities in routine, high-value screening services, including mammograms and Papanicolaou (Pap) tests. However, few studies have explored whether women with disability have higher risks than other women of developing breast or cervical cancers. METHODS: The authors analyzed 2010, 2013, 2015, and 2018 National Health Interview Surveys, which involved civilian, noninstitutionali…

  • Assessing the Respiratory Effects of Air Pollution from Biomass Cookstoves on Pregnant Women in Rural India

    Open AccessRaj Parikh, Sowmya R Rao et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of…2020

    Increased FeNO levels and higher dyspnea scores in biomass-fuel-exposed subjects confirm the adverse respiratory effects of this exposure during pregnancy. More so, FeNO may be a useful, noninvasive biomarker of inflammation that can help better understand the physiologic effects of biomass smoke on pregnant women. In the future, larger studies are needed to characterize the utility of FeNO in a population exposed to HAP

  • Burden and changes in HIV/Aids morbidity and mortality in Southern Africa Development Community Countries, 1990–2017

    Open AccessPhilimon Gona, Clara M Gona et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2020

    Great progress in reducing HIV/AIDS burden has been achieved since the peak but more needs to be done. The post-2005 decline is attributed to PMTCT of HIV, resources provided through the US President's Emergency Plan For AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), and behavioural change. The five countries with the highest burden of HIV/AIDS as measured by proportion of death attributed to HIV/AIDS and age-standardized mortaility rate were Botswana, South Africa, Leso…

  • Oral rehydration solution coverage in under 5 children with diarrhea

    Open AccessPhilimon Gona, Clara M Gona et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2020

    ORS coverage increased in Zimbabwe, stagnated in Zambia, but declined in Malawi. Monitoring national and province-level trends of ORS use illuminates geographic inequalities and helps identify priority areas for targeting resource allocation.. Provision of safe drinking-water, adequate sanitation and hygiene will help reduce the causes and the incidence of diarrhea. Health policies to strengthen access to appropriate treatments such as vaccines f…

  • Global, regional, and national life expectancy, all-cause mortality, and cause-specific mortality for 249 causes of death, 1980–2015

    Open AccessHaidong Wang, Mohsen Naghavi et al.ARTICLEThe Lancet2016

    BACKGROUND: Improving survival and extending the longevity of life for all populations requires timely, robust evidence on local mortality levels and trends. The Global Burden of Disease 2015 Study (GBD 2015) provides a comprehensive assessment of all-cause and cause-specific mortality for 249 causes in 195 countries and territories from 1980 to 2015. These results informed an in-depth investigation of observed and expected mortality patterns bas…

  • Trends in Black-White Disparities in Breast and Colorectal Cancer Screening Rates in a Changing Screening Environment

    Sowmya R Rao, Nancy Breen et al.ARTICLEMedical Care2016Referencias: 15

    OBJECTIVE: Cancer screening utilization rates have changed over time and race disparities have persisted. We apply the Peters-Belson (PB) methodology to assess trends in disparities between blacks and whites in breast and colorectal cancer screening rates in the United States from 2000 to 2010. During this time period, the screening environment has changed for these screening modalities. METHODS: Cancer screening data collected in Cancer Control …

  • False discovery rate control is a recommended alternative to Bonferroni-type adjustments in health studies

    Open AccessMark E Glickman, Sowmya R Rao et al.ARTICLEJournal of Clinical Epidemiology2014

  • Retaining Homeless Veterans in Outpatient Care

    D Keith McInnes, Beth Ann Petrakis et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Public Health2014Citada por: 4Referencias: 33

    Objectives. We examined the feasibility of using mobile phone text messaging with homeless veterans to increase their engagement in care and reduce appointment no-shows. Methods. We sent 2 text message reminders to participants (n = 20) before each of their outpatient appointments at an urban Veterans Affairs medical center. Evaluation included pre- and postsurvey questionnaires, open-ended questions, and review of medical records. We estimated c…

  • Healthcare seeking for diarrhoea, malaria and pneumonia among children in four poor rural districts in Sierra Leone in the context of free health care

    Open AccessTheresa Diaz, Asha George et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2013

    We found high healthcare seeking rates soon after the FHCI; however, many children do not receive recommended treatment, and some are given traditional treatment instead of seeking outside care. Facility care needs to be improved and the CCM program should target those few children still not accessing care

  • Personal Health Record Use and Its Association with Antiretroviral Adherence

    Open AccessD Keith McInnes, Stephanie L Shimada et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2013

  • Patient-Provider Secure Messaging in VA

    Stephanie L Shimada, Timothy P Hogan et al.ARTICLEMedical Care2013Referencias: 13

    BACKGROUND: The Veterans Health Administration has implemented patient to clinical team electronic asynchronous secure messaging (SM). This disruptive technology has the potential to support continuous, coordinated quality care, but limited evidence supports this connection. OBJECTIVES: The objective of this paper is to (1) measure SM implementation and identify facility characteristics associated with higher rates of adoption and (2) understand …

  • Immigration, Health Care Access, and Recent Cancer Tests Among Mexican-Americans in California

    Open AccessNancy Breen, Sowmya R Rao et al.ARTICLEJournal of Immigrant and Minority…2008