Rena C Patel
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 6764952 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Rena C Patel |
| NOMBRES | Rena C |
| APELLIDO | Patel |
| FIRMA | PATEL R C |
| AFILIACIONES | University of Washington |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9893-5856 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 19 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 0 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 19 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2009 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 0 |
A conceptual framework for measuring AI health equity
BACKGROUND: Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly embedded in health systems globally and has the potential to improve efficiency, diagnostic accuracy, and decision support. However, its benefits remain unevenly distributed, particularly in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Models developed using datasets from specific populations may perform poorly in other settings, reinforcing structural inequities rather than correcting them. O…
A Community-Based, Multidisciplinary Training Program to Improve HIV Services for US-Based African Immigrants
African immigrants in the U.S. face disproportionately high rates of HIV, yet existing services often lack alignment with their cultural and linguistic needs. Healthcare providers are rarely trained to address these gaps, contributing to persistent disparities in HIV prevention and care. Traditional in-house trainings for providers often have limited applicability. Collaborative, community-engaged approaches offer an opportunity to build cultural…
Harambee! 3.0
Harambee! 3.0
Building relationships between academic researchers, community organizations, and faith-based organizations can improve the acceptability of and access to HIV testing among African immigrant communities by addressing perceived barriers to HIV testing
Manifestations and Lived Experiences of Structural Racism for Racial and Ethnic Minority Communities Affected by HIV Across the United States
Objective: To elucidate some of the manifestations of structural racism as a root cause of racialized inequities in HIV in the context of COVID-19, centered through the lens of community members with lived experiences. Methods: We partnered with eight community-based organizations to conduct focus group discussions structured around COVID-19 and HIV-related experiences. We utilized inductive coding and thematic analysis. Results: We conducted 10 …
Development and Validation of a Novel Risk Calculator to Predict Sub-optimal HIV Outcomes Among Pregnant and Postpartum Women with HIV in Kenya
No tool currently exists to predict the cumulative risk of suboptimal clinical outcomes among pregnant and postpartum women with HIV (PPWH). This study sought to develop and validate a parsimonious risk calculator capable of predicting disengagement from care and HIV treatment failure among PPWH. We created the risk calculator using data from 1,331 PPWH from Southwestern Kenya (Homabay, Migori, and Kisumu Counties) in the Mother Infant Visit Adhe…
Real-world performance of point-of-care vs. standard-of-care HIV viral load testing in western Kenya
Routine HIV viral load testing is important for evaluating HIV treatment outcomes, but conventional viral load testing has many barriers including expensive laboratory equipment and lengthy results return times to patients. A point-of-care viral load testing technology, such as GeneXpert HIV-1 quantification assay, could reduce these barriers by decreasing cost and turnaround time, however real-world performance is limited. We conducted a seconda…
No One Needs to be Forced”
Associations of County-Level Social Determinants of Health with Covid-19 Related Hospitalization Among People with HIV
Individually, the COVID-19 and HIV pandemics have differentially impacted minoritized groups due to the role of social determinants of health (SDoH) in the U.S. Little is known how the collision of these two pandemics may have exacerbated adverse health outcomes. We evaluated county-level SDoH and associations with hospitalization after a COVID-19 diagnosis among people with (PWH) and without HIV (PWOH) by racial/ethnic groups. We used the U.S. N…
The Intersections of Covid-19, HIV, and Race/Ethnicity
Using queueing models as a decision support tool in allocating point-of-care HIV viral load testing machines in Kisumu County, Kenya
Point-of-care (POC) technologies—including HIV viral load (VL) monitoring—are expanding globally, including in resource-limited settings. Modelling could allow decision-makers to consider the optimal strategy(ies) to maximize coverage and access, minimize turnaround time (TAT) and minimize cost with limited machines. Informed by formative qualitative focus group discussions with stakeholders focused on model inputs, outputs and format, we created…
Impact of HIV on Covid-19 Outcomes
Interferon-based agents for current and future viral respiratory infections
The interferon (IFN) system is a potent line of defense against viral infections. IFN-based agents already tested may be of use in COVID-19 or future viral respiratory outbreaks. Here we review the comparative efficacy, safety/tolerability, and future potential of IFN-based therapeutics. We reviewed human studies in which IFN or IFN pathway-interacting agents were used for viral respiratory infections. We identified 977 articles, of which 194 wer…
Harambee! 2.0
They Wait until the Disease Has Taking over You and the Doctors Cannot Do Anything about It”
African immigrants make up a large subgroup of Black/African-Americans in the US. However, because African immigrant groups are typically categorized as "Black," little is known about their preventative healthcare needs. Differences in culture, life and healthcare experiences between African immigrant populations and US-born people may influence preventive health care uptake. Thus, policymakers and healthcare providers lack information needed to …
Assessing HIV Care Outcomes Among African-Born People Living with HIV in Seattle
What motivates serodiscordant couples to prevent HIV transmission within their relationships
With the planned scale-up of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV prevention among serodiscordant couples in resource-limited settings, gaining an understanding of what motivates serodiscordant couples to prevent HIV is critical. We conducted 44 semi-structured, in-depth individual or couple interviews with 63 participants (33 HIV-infected and 30 HIV-uninfected participants) enrolled in a prospective implementation study of oral antiretroviral…
HIV disclosure patterns, predictors, and psychosocial correlates among HIV positive women in Zimbabwe
Disclosure of positive HIV status in Sub-Saharan Africa has been associated with safer sexual practices and better antiretroviral therapy (ART) adherence, but associations with psychosocial function are unclear. We examined patterns and psychosocial correlates of disclosure in a Zimbabwean community. Two hundred HIV positive women at different stages of initiating ART participated in a cross-sectional study examining actual disclosures, disclosur…
Quality of life, psychosocial health, and antiretroviral therapy among HIV-positive women in Zimbabwe
Little is known about the psychosocial impact of antiretroviral therapy (ART) among women in sub-Saharan Africa. Therefore, we conducted a cross-sectional study in Zimbabwe to assess the impact of ART on HIV-positive women's health-related quality of life, using the Medical Outcomes Study-HIV Quality of Life (QOL) questionnaire. Additionally, we assessed socio-demographics, reproductive and sexual health, HIV-related history, disclosure, social s…
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Quality of life, psychosocial health, and antiretroviral therapy among HIV-positive women in Zimbabwe
Little is known about the psychosocial impact of antiretroviral therapy (ART) among women in sub-Saharan Africa. Therefore, we conducted a cross-sectional study in Zimbabwe to assess the impact of ART on HIV-positive women's health-related quality of life, using the Medical Outcomes Study-HIV Quality of Life (QOL) questionnaire. Additionally, we assessed socio-demographics, reproductive and sexual health, HIV-related history, disclosure, social s…
HIV disclosure patterns, predictors, and psychosocial correlates among HIV positive women in Zimbabwe
Disclosure of positive HIV status in Sub-Saharan Africa has been associated with safer sexual practices and better antiretroviral therapy (ART) adherence, but associations with psychosocial function are unclear. We examined patterns and psychosocial correlates of disclosure in a Zimbabwean community. Two hundred HIV positive women at different stages of initiating ART participated in a cross-sectional study examining actual disclosures, disclosur…
What motivates serodiscordant couples to prevent HIV transmission within their relationships
With the planned scale-up of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV prevention among serodiscordant couples in resource-limited settings, gaining an understanding of what motivates serodiscordant couples to prevent HIV is critical. We conducted 44 semi-structured, in-depth individual or couple interviews with 63 participants (33 HIV-infected and 30 HIV-uninfected participants) enrolled in a prospective implementation study of oral antiretroviral…
Assessing HIV Care Outcomes Among African-Born People Living with HIV in Seattle
Harambee! 2.0
They Wait until the Disease Has Taking over You and the Doctors Cannot Do Anything about It”
African immigrants make up a large subgroup of Black/African-Americans in the US. However, because African immigrant groups are typically categorized as "Black," little is known about their preventative healthcare needs. Differences in culture, life and healthcare experiences between African immigrant populations and US-born people may influence preventive health care uptake. Thus, policymakers and healthcare providers lack information needed to …
Interferon-based agents for current and future viral respiratory infections
The interferon (IFN) system is a potent line of defense against viral infections. IFN-based agents already tested may be of use in COVID-19 or future viral respiratory outbreaks. Here we review the comparative efficacy, safety/tolerability, and future potential of IFN-based therapeutics. We reviewed human studies in which IFN or IFN pathway-interacting agents were used for viral respiratory infections. We identified 977 articles, of which 194 wer…
Impact of HIV on Covid-19 Outcomes
Real-world performance of point-of-care vs. standard-of-care HIV viral load testing in western Kenya
Routine HIV viral load testing is important for evaluating HIV treatment outcomes, but conventional viral load testing has many barriers including expensive laboratory equipment and lengthy results return times to patients. A point-of-care viral load testing technology, such as GeneXpert HIV-1 quantification assay, could reduce these barriers by decreasing cost and turnaround time, however real-world performance is limited. We conducted a seconda…
No One Needs to be Forced”
Associations of County-Level Social Determinants of Health with Covid-19 Related Hospitalization Among People with HIV
Individually, the COVID-19 and HIV pandemics have differentially impacted minoritized groups due to the role of social determinants of health (SDoH) in the U.S. Little is known how the collision of these two pandemics may have exacerbated adverse health outcomes. We evaluated county-level SDoH and associations with hospitalization after a COVID-19 diagnosis among people with (PWH) and without HIV (PWOH) by racial/ethnic groups. We used the U.S. N…
The Intersections of Covid-19, HIV, and Race/Ethnicity
Using queueing models as a decision support tool in allocating point-of-care HIV viral load testing machines in Kisumu County, Kenya
Point-of-care (POC) technologies—including HIV viral load (VL) monitoring—are expanding globally, including in resource-limited settings. Modelling could allow decision-makers to consider the optimal strategy(ies) to maximize coverage and access, minimize turnaround time (TAT) and minimize cost with limited machines. Informed by formative qualitative focus group discussions with stakeholders focused on model inputs, outputs and format, we created…
Manifestations and Lived Experiences of Structural Racism for Racial and Ethnic Minority Communities Affected by HIV Across the United States
Objective: To elucidate some of the manifestations of structural racism as a root cause of racialized inequities in HIV in the context of COVID-19, centered through the lens of community members with lived experiences. Methods: We partnered with eight community-based organizations to conduct focus group discussions structured around COVID-19 and HIV-related experiences. We utilized inductive coding and thematic analysis. Results: We conducted 10 …
Development and Validation of a Novel Risk Calculator to Predict Sub-optimal HIV Outcomes Among Pregnant and Postpartum Women with HIV in Kenya
No tool currently exists to predict the cumulative risk of suboptimal clinical outcomes among pregnant and postpartum women with HIV (PPWH). This study sought to develop and validate a parsimonious risk calculator capable of predicting disengagement from care and HIV treatment failure among PPWH. We created the risk calculator using data from 1,331 PPWH from Southwestern Kenya (Homabay, Migori, and Kisumu Counties) in the Mother Infant Visit Adhe…
A conceptual framework for measuring AI health equity
BACKGROUND: Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly embedded in health systems globally and has the potential to improve efficiency, diagnostic accuracy, and decision support. However, its benefits remain unevenly distributed, particularly in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Models developed using datasets from specific populations may perform poorly in other settings, reinforcing structural inequities rather than correcting them. O…
A Community-Based, Multidisciplinary Training Program to Improve HIV Services for US-Based African Immigrants
African immigrants in the U.S. face disproportionately high rates of HIV, yet existing services often lack alignment with their cultural and linguistic needs. Healthcare providers are rarely trained to address these gaps, contributing to persistent disparities in HIV prevention and care. Traditional in-house trainings for providers often have limited applicability. Collaborative, community-engaged approaches offer an opportunity to build cultural…
Harambee! 3.0
Harambee! 3.0
Building relationships between academic researchers, community organizations, and faith-based organizations can improve the acceptability of and access to HIV testing among African immigrant communities by addressing perceived barriers to HIV testing
HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (14 obras) · Medicine (14 obras) · Demography (7 obras) · Family medicine (7 obras) · Internal Medicine (7 obras) · Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV (6 obras) · HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk (5 obras) · Nursing (5 obras) · Psychology (5 obras) · Public health (5 obras)