Shimrit Keddem

Biographic Data

ID1724670
NAMEShimrit Keddem
GIVEN NAMESShimrit
FAMILY NAMEKeddem
SIGNATUREKEDDEM S
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of Pennsylvania
ORCID0000-0003-2063-9357
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS9
TOTAL CITATIONS52
AUTHOR COUNT9
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2012
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX2

  • Technology use and PrEP awareness among PrEP-eligible cisgender women

    Open AccessSu Kyung Kim, Shimrit Keddem et al.ARTICLECritical Public Health2026

    Introduction Although pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is safe and effective for preventing HIV, uptake has been low among cisgender women in the United States. Many PrEP-eligible, cisgender women are unaware of PrEP, suggesting missed opportunities.Methods This research explored factors related to PrEP awareness and technology among PrEP-eligible cisgender women living in New York and Philadelphia, recruited through convenience sampling. Data wer…

  • Speaking One’s Truth

    Open AccessShimrit Keddem, Dawn P Edwards et al.ARTICLEHealth Equity2025

    Health care in the United States is complex and inequitable, with prominent disparities by race, gender, and culture recently laid bare by the COVID-19 pandemic. These injustices in medicine have become challenging to discuss and address in the current sociopolitical climate. One approach to fostering healthier scientific discourse is to improve transparency, rigor, and authenticity in the methods used to address health disparities. In this comme…

  • Integrating HIV prevention into routine health obstetric and gynecologic care

    Sneha Thatipelli, Megan Grabill et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2025

    There is low uptake of PrEP for women. This study aims to understand the barriers and facilitators to improving PrEP uptake and integrating PrEP care into obstetric and gynecologic (OBGYN) care. We used the consolidated framework for implementation research (CFIR 2.0) to guide our approach. We conducted semi-structured interviews with OBGYN professionals, medical directors, and PrEP navigators. Participants were recruited via emails and purposefu…

  • I Wasn't Expecting That Question”

    Open AccessPriyanka Anand, Licia Bravo et al.ARTICLEWomen s Health Issues2024

  • The Moderating Effects of HIV Relevant Factors on the Relationship Between Intimate Partner Violence and Intention to Start HIV Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Among Cisgender Women

    Open AccessShimrit Keddem, Victoria Frye et al.ARTICLEArchives of Sexual Behavior2024References: 30

  • Improving Patient-centered Care

    Aneeza Z Agha, E De Robertis et al.ARTICLEMedical Care2018References: 13

    Participants understood the patient centered approach, despite experiencing a lack of resources and training and could push through solutions to patient engagement barriers while working within the limits of their settings

  • Creating a Toolkit to Reduce Disparities in Patient Engagement

    Shimrit Keddem, Aneeza Agha et al.ARTICLEMedical Care2017References: 36

    BACKGROUND: Patient engagement has become a major focus of health care improvement efforts nationally. Although evidence suggests patient engagement can be beneficial to patients, it has not been consistently defined, operationalized, or translated into practice. OBJECTIVES: Our objective was to develop a toolkit to help providers increase patient engagement and reduce disparities in patient engagement. RESEARCH DESIGN: We used qualitative interv…

  • Mapping the urban asthma experience

    Open AccessShimrit Keddem, F K Barg et al.ARTICLESocial Science & Medicine2015Cited by: 7References: 40

  • More Than Just An Eyesore

    Open AccessEugenia C Garvin, Eugenia Garvin et al.ARTICLEJournal of Urban Health2012Cited by: 45References: 12