Lisa J Messersmith
Biographic Data
| ID | 2346279 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Lisa J Messersmith |
| GIVEN NAMES | Lisa J |
| FAMILY NAME | Messersmith |
| SIGNATURE | MESSERSMITH L J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Boston University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4376-7968 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 8 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 12 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2000 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
What went wrong? A qualitative exploration of the determinants of poor adherence to antiretroviral therapy and retention in care among pregnant and postpartum women in the Uganda WiseMama trial
Pregnant and postpartum women living with HIV face several challenges to antiretroviral therapy adherence and retention in care. Our WiseMama trial in Uganda assessed the effectiveness of real-time wireless pill containers that delivered text message reminders when ART doses were missed and provided data-informed counselling for women with low levels of adherence. The trial found overall poor adherence and retention and no differences between int…
Can men’s violence reporting behavior be improved? Evidence from a couples-based cluster randomized controlled trial in Tanzania
Purpose Intimate partner violence (IPV) is challenging to measure due to underreporting by both men and women. The reasons why men fail to disclose their IPV perpetration in societies where such behavior is more socially accepted remain an open question. Men’s lack of awareness of how their behaviors can harm women is a contributing factor. We evaluated the impact of an intervention designed to increase men’s understanding of IPV on their ability…
Providing optimal care in the neonatal care units in India
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…
‘It opened my eyes, my ears, and my heart’
BACKGROUND: Pregnant and parenting women have low engagement and poor retention in substance use disorder (SUD) treatment. The aim of this study was to analyse the implementation of an adapted experience-based codesign (EBCD) process involving SUD treatment staff and pregnant or parenting women with lived experience (WWLE) of SUD to launch a residential treatment service where women could coreside with their children and receive long term compreh…
Real-time Feedback to Improve HIV Treatment Adherence in Pregnant and Postpartum Women in Uganda
We assessed an intervention aimed at improving adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) among pregnant and postpartum women living with HIV (PPWLH). We randomized 133 pregnant women initiating ART in Uganda to receive text reminders generated by real time-enabled electronic monitors and data-informed counseling through 3 months postpartum (PPM3) or standard care. Intention-to-treat analyses found low adherence levels and no intervention impact. …
Retention in HIV Care Among HIV-Seropositive Pregnant and Postpartum Women in Uganda
Together to end violence against women in Tanzania
In Tanzania, women suffer high rates of intimate partner violence (IPV). We conducted a pilot cluster randomised controlled trial to test the feasibility, acceptability and preliminary effectiveness of IPV prevention interventions targeting men and communities in nine villages randomly assigned to one of three study arms ( n = 450 couples). In the Control Group, women participated in savings groups while male partners received no intervention. In…
Prevention and Mitigation of Intimate-Partner Violence
Intimate-partner violence (IPV) is a major public health issue that disproportionately affects women, especially in Tanzania where 40% of women report experiencing IPV. While IPV research has focused on IPV victims and perpetrators, community leaders can provide valuable insight on IPV at the community level. We conducted 50 key informant interviews with community leaders in nine villages in the Karatu district. These leaders identified common th…
Many people know the law, but also many people violate it’
In Vietnam, discrimination against people living with HIV/AIDS (PLHIV) is defined within and prohibited by the 2007 national HIV/AIDS law. Despite the law, PLHIV face discrimination in health care, employment, education and other spheres. This study presents the first national estimates of the levels and types of discrimination that are defined in Vietnamese law and experienced by PLHIV in Vietnam. A nationally representative sample of 1200 PLHIV…
Sectarianism and the problem of overpopulation
The role of confessionalism in the Lebanese healthcare sector, especially since the resolution of the Lebanese civil war (1975-1990), has yet to discussed at length in reproductive health research. Using biopolitical and structural violence models to describe how community leaders in two low-income neighbourhoods in Beirut describe reproductive healthcare - specifically through judgments of perceived sect size vis-à-vis perceived use of birth con…
Women living with HIV in Vietnam
In Vietnam, despite the possibility of living healthy sexual lives and bearing children due to the increasing availability of antiretroviral therapy and prevention of mother-to-child transmission services, HIV programming has given little attention to the sexual and reproductive health of people living with HIV. Our study explored factors influencing sexual and reproductive health decision-making, needs, rights and access to services for women li…
Who's at Risk? Men's STD Experience and Condom Use in Southwest Nigeria
Many STD/HIV‐prevention programs worldwide assume that individuals' risk of acquiring sexually transmitted diseases, including HIV infection, is highest in the context of commercial sex. To address this assumption, research conducted in urban Southwest Nigeria combined qualitative and quantitative methods to examine men's sexual behavior, condom use, and STD experience in different types of sexual relationships (marital, casual, and commercial). …
Who's at Risk? Men's STD Experience and Condom Use in Southwest Nigeria
Many STD/HIV‐prevention programs worldwide assume that individuals' risk of acquiring sexually transmitted diseases, including HIV infection, is highest in the context of commercial sex. To address this assumption, research conducted in urban Southwest Nigeria combined qualitative and quantitative methods to examine men's sexual behavior, condom use, and STD experience in different types of sexual relationships (marital, casual, and commercial). …
Prevention and Mitigation of Intimate-Partner Violence
Intimate-partner violence (IPV) is a major public health issue that disproportionately affects women, especially in Tanzania where 40% of women report experiencing IPV. While IPV research has focused on IPV victims and perpetrators, community leaders can provide valuable insight on IPV at the community level. We conducted 50 key informant interviews with community leaders in nine villages in the Karatu district. These leaders identified common th…
Who's at Risk? Men's STD Experience and Condom Use in Southwest Nigeria
Many STD/HIV‐prevention programs worldwide assume that individuals' risk of acquiring sexually transmitted diseases, including HIV infection, is highest in the context of commercial sex. To address this assumption, research conducted in urban Southwest Nigeria combined qualitative and quantitative methods to examine men's sexual behavior, condom use, and STD experience in different types of sexual relationships (marital, casual, and commercial). …
Many people know the law, but also many people violate it’
In Vietnam, discrimination against people living with HIV/AIDS (PLHIV) is defined within and prohibited by the 2007 national HIV/AIDS law. Despite the law, PLHIV face discrimination in health care, employment, education and other spheres. This study presents the first national estimates of the levels and types of discrimination that are defined in Vietnamese law and experienced by PLHIV in Vietnam. A nationally representative sample of 1200 PLHIV…
Sectarianism and the problem of overpopulation
The role of confessionalism in the Lebanese healthcare sector, especially since the resolution of the Lebanese civil war (1975-1990), has yet to discussed at length in reproductive health research. Using biopolitical and structural violence models to describe how community leaders in two low-income neighbourhoods in Beirut describe reproductive healthcare - specifically through judgments of perceived sect size vis-à-vis perceived use of birth con…
Women living with HIV in Vietnam
In Vietnam, despite the possibility of living healthy sexual lives and bearing children due to the increasing availability of antiretroviral therapy and prevention of mother-to-child transmission services, HIV programming has given little attention to the sexual and reproductive health of people living with HIV. Our study explored factors influencing sexual and reproductive health decision-making, needs, rights and access to services for women li…
Together to end violence against women in Tanzania
In Tanzania, women suffer high rates of intimate partner violence (IPV). We conducted a pilot cluster randomised controlled trial to test the feasibility, acceptability and preliminary effectiveness of IPV prevention interventions targeting men and communities in nine villages randomly assigned to one of three study arms ( n = 450 couples). In the Control Group, women participated in savings groups while male partners received no intervention. In…
Prevention and Mitigation of Intimate-Partner Violence
Intimate-partner violence (IPV) is a major public health issue that disproportionately affects women, especially in Tanzania where 40% of women report experiencing IPV. While IPV research has focused on IPV victims and perpetrators, community leaders can provide valuable insight on IPV at the community level. We conducted 50 key informant interviews with community leaders in nine villages in the Karatu district. These leaders identified common th…
Retention in HIV Care Among HIV-Seropositive Pregnant and Postpartum Women in Uganda
Real-time Feedback to Improve HIV Treatment Adherence in Pregnant and Postpartum Women in Uganda
We assessed an intervention aimed at improving adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) among pregnant and postpartum women living with HIV (PPWLH). We randomized 133 pregnant women initiating ART in Uganda to receive text reminders generated by real time-enabled electronic monitors and data-informed counseling through 3 months postpartum (PPM3) or standard care. Intention-to-treat analyses found low adherence levels and no intervention impact. …
Providing optimal care in the neonatal care units in India
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…
‘It opened my eyes, my ears, and my heart’
BACKGROUND: Pregnant and parenting women have low engagement and poor retention in substance use disorder (SUD) treatment. The aim of this study was to analyse the implementation of an adapted experience-based codesign (EBCD) process involving SUD treatment staff and pregnant or parenting women with lived experience (WWLE) of SUD to launch a residential treatment service where women could coreside with their children and receive long term compreh…
Can men’s violence reporting behavior be improved? Evidence from a couples-based cluster randomized controlled trial in Tanzania
Purpose Intimate partner violence (IPV) is challenging to measure due to underreporting by both men and women. The reasons why men fail to disclose their IPV perpetration in societies where such behavior is more socially accepted remain an open question. Men’s lack of awareness of how their behaviors can harm women is a contributing factor. We evaluated the impact of an intervention designed to increase men’s understanding of IPV on their ability…
What went wrong? A qualitative exploration of the determinants of poor adherence to antiretroviral therapy and retention in care among pregnant and postpartum women in the Uganda WiseMama trial
Pregnant and postpartum women living with HIV face several challenges to antiretroviral therapy adherence and retention in care. Our WiseMama trial in Uganda assessed the effectiveness of real-time wireless pill containers that delivered text message reminders when ART doses were missed and provided data-informed counselling for women with low levels of adherence. The trial found overall poor adherence and retention and no differences between int…
Medicine (9 works) · Environmental health (6 works) · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (6 works) · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (5 works) · Family medicine (5 works) · Nursing (5 works) · Population (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Randomized controlled trial (4 works)