Catherine M Pirkle
Biographic Data
| ID | 379062 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Catherine M Pirkle |
| GIVEN NAMES | Catherine M |
| FAMILY NAME | Pirkle |
| SIGNATURE | PIRKLE C M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1528-5438 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 19 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 7 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 19 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Culturally relevant physical activity in Hawai‘i
Outrigger canoe paddling (“paddling”) is a culturally and regionally relevant physical activity (PA) in Hawai‘i and the Pacific with potential for public health promotion and disease prevention, yet paddling remains understudied from a public health perspective. This study explored the meaning of paddling across levels of the social–ecological model (SEM) using qualitative methods. The study goal was to develop a research base and inform scholars…
The contributions of fertility during adolescence to disability across the life-course
Context Robust associations have been identified between fertility during adolescence and the disablement process, including pathologies, impairments, functional limitations and disability. Limited theoretical or empirical research considers how and why such relationships exist generally or with the individual associated components of disablement.Objective To consolidate and critically evaluate literature to describe testable, theory-based hypoth…
Total Hemoglobin Trajectories from Pregnancy to Postpartum in Rural Northeast Brazil
This study examines total hemoglobin (THB) trajectories during pregnancy and postpartum and associated factors among adolescents and adults from a low-income community. This is an observational, longitudinal study, part of the Adolescence and Motherhood Research (AMOR) project, performed between 2017 and 2019 in the Trairi region of Rio Grande do Norte state, Brazil. The THB levels of 100 primigravida adolescents and adults were monitored up to 1…
Evaluating Health Literacy among Adolescent and Young Adult Pregnant Women from a Low-Income Area of Northeast Brazil
Adequate health literacy is important for strong health outcomes during pregnancy, particularly among mothers with high risk of adverse outcomes related to pregnancy and childbirth. Understanding the health literacy of young pregnant women in low-income settings could support strategies to reduce adverse outcomes in this population. This exploratory study assessed the health literacy of young pregnant adolescents and young adults from a rural are…
The Healthy Hawai‘i Initiative
This evidence can provide critical insights for other communities at earlier stages of implementing broad, diverse, multifaceted system change and fills a key evidence gap around building a culture of health from a mature program in a notably multicultural state
Identifying best practices in adoption, implementation and enforcement of flavoured tobacco product restrictions and bans
Flavoured tobacco policies have successfully limited sales, withstood legal challenges and become more comprehensive over time, providing useful lessons to inform ongoing and future legislative and programmatic efforts. Identifying and sharing best practices can improve passage, implementation, efficacy and evaluation of flavoured tobacco policies
Perspectives and Experiences of Obstetricians Who Provide Labor and Delivery Care for Micronesian Women in Hawai'i
Access to cesarean delivery is vital for quality obstetrical care, but the procedure can increase maternal mortality, morbidity, and complications in subsequent deliveries. The objective of this study was to describe obstetrician-gynecologists' (OB-GYNs) perspectives on labor and delivery care for Micronesian women in Hawai'i and possible factors contributing to higher cesarean delivery rates among that racial/ethnic group. The Framework Method g…
Strengthening health research capacity to address adolescent fertility in Northeast Brazil
Association of Parenthood With Incident Heart Disease in United States’ Older Men and Women
Objective: To examine the association of number of children birthed/fathered with incident heart disease, accounting for socioeconomic and lifestyle characteristics. Methods: We analyzed data from 24,923 adults 50 and older (55% women) in the Health and Retirement Study. Participants self-reported number of children and doctor-diagnosed incident heart disease. Cox proportional hazards models estimated heart disease risk. Results: Compared to wome…
Urinary Incontinence Is Associated With Physical Performance Decline in Community-Dwelling Older Women
Objective: The objective of this study is to evaluate the influence of urinary incontinence (UI) on physical performance. Method: In prospective analyses from the International Mobility in Aging Study (IMIAS), 915 women (65-74 years) from Canada, Colombia, Albania, and Brazil were evaluated in relation to self-reported UI (past week) and physical performance (Short Physical Performance Battery [SPPB]), with reevaluation after 2 years. Linear mixe…
Age at First Birth, Parity and History of Hysterectomy Are Associated to Frailty Status
Economic Adversity Transitions From Childhood to Older Adulthood Are Differentially Associated With Later-Life Physical Performance Measures in Men and Women in Middle and High-Income Sites
Objective: This study examines the relationship between economic adversity transitions from childhood to older adulthood and older adulthood physical performance among 1,998 community-dwelling older adults from five demographically diverse sites from middle and high-income countries. Method: The principal exposure variable was economic adversity transition. No adversity encompassed not experiencing poverty in both childhood and older adulthood, i…
Prevention of mother-to-child HIV-1 transmission in Burkina Faso
BACKGROUND: Vertical human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) transmission is a public health problem in Burkina Faso. The main objective of this study on the prevention of mother-to-child HIV-1 transmission was to determine the residual risk of HIV transmission in infants born to mothers receiving highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART). Moreover, we detect HIV antiretroviral (ARV) drug resistance among mother-infant pairs and identify subtypes a…
Early maternal age at first birth is associated with chronic diseases and poor physical performance in older age
This study provides evidence that adolescent childbirth may increase the risk of developing chronic diseases and physical limitations in older age. Results likely reflect both the biological and social consequences of early childbearing and if the observed relationship is causal, it reinforces the importance of providing contraception and sex education to young women, as the consequences of early pregnancy may be life-long
Food insecurity and nutritional biomarkers in relation to stature in Inuit children from Nunavik
NGO-provided free HIV treatment and services in Burkina Faso
Until 2010, Burkina Faso was an exception to the international trend of abolishing user fees for antiretroviral treatment (ART). Patients were still expected to pay 1,500F CFA (2 Euros) per month for ART. Nevertheless, many non-governmental organizations (NGOs) exempted patients from payment. The objective of this study was to investigate how NGOs selected the beneficiaries of payment exemptions for government-provided ART and rationed out comple…
Remedicalizing an epidemic
Bold claims of a ‘paradigm shift’ at the recent World AIDS Conference signal a striking remedicalization of our approach to the HIV epidemic and a return to the early 1980s view of the epidemic as a medical problem best addressed by purely technical, biomedical solutions whose management should be left to biomedical professionals and scientists [1]. This is reflected in the assertion by the outgoing President of the International AIDS Society tha…
Socio-demographic correlates of late treatment initiation in a cohort of patients starting antiretroviral treatment in Mali, West Africa
The objective of this study was to investigate factors correlated with late treatment initiation in a cohort of patients starting treatment in Mali, West Africa, while focusing on the role of sex/gender. This study consisted of a cross-sectional analysis of baseline data from a prospective, observational cohort of patients initiating antiretroviral treatment in Mali. Patient data were analyzed with a gender perspective to examine factors correlat…
Emergency Obstetrical Complications in a Rural African Setting (Kayes, Mali)
Perspectives and Experiences of Obstetricians Who Provide Labor and Delivery Care for Micronesian Women in Hawai'i
Access to cesarean delivery is vital for quality obstetrical care, but the procedure can increase maternal mortality, morbidity, and complications in subsequent deliveries. The objective of this study was to describe obstetrician-gynecologists' (OB-GYNs) perspectives on labor and delivery care for Micronesian women in Hawai'i and possible factors contributing to higher cesarean delivery rates among that racial/ethnic group. The Framework Method g…
Food insecurity and nutritional biomarkers in relation to stature in Inuit children from Nunavik
Economic Adversity Transitions From Childhood to Older Adulthood Are Differentially Associated With Later-Life Physical Performance Measures in Men and Women in Middle and High-Income Sites
Objective: This study examines the relationship between economic adversity transitions from childhood to older adulthood and older adulthood physical performance among 1,998 community-dwelling older adults from five demographically diverse sites from middle and high-income countries. Method: The principal exposure variable was economic adversity transition. No adversity encompassed not experiencing poverty in both childhood and older adulthood, i…
Emergency Obstetrical Complications in a Rural African Setting (Kayes, Mali)
Remedicalizing an epidemic
Bold claims of a ‘paradigm shift’ at the recent World AIDS Conference signal a striking remedicalization of our approach to the HIV epidemic and a return to the early 1980s view of the epidemic as a medical problem best addressed by purely technical, biomedical solutions whose management should be left to biomedical professionals and scientists [1]. This is reflected in the assertion by the outgoing President of the International AIDS Society tha…
Socio-demographic correlates of late treatment initiation in a cohort of patients starting antiretroviral treatment in Mali, West Africa
The objective of this study was to investigate factors correlated with late treatment initiation in a cohort of patients starting treatment in Mali, West Africa, while focusing on the role of sex/gender. This study consisted of a cross-sectional analysis of baseline data from a prospective, observational cohort of patients initiating antiretroviral treatment in Mali. Patient data were analyzed with a gender perspective to examine factors correlat…
NGO-provided free HIV treatment and services in Burkina Faso
Until 2010, Burkina Faso was an exception to the international trend of abolishing user fees for antiretroviral treatment (ART). Patients were still expected to pay 1,500F CFA (2 Euros) per month for ART. Nevertheless, many non-governmental organizations (NGOs) exempted patients from payment. The objective of this study was to investigate how NGOs selected the beneficiaries of payment exemptions for government-provided ART and rationed out comple…
Early maternal age at first birth is associated with chronic diseases and poor physical performance in older age
This study provides evidence that adolescent childbirth may increase the risk of developing chronic diseases and physical limitations in older age. Results likely reflect both the biological and social consequences of early childbearing and if the observed relationship is causal, it reinforces the importance of providing contraception and sex education to young women, as the consequences of early pregnancy may be life-long
Food insecurity and nutritional biomarkers in relation to stature in Inuit children from Nunavik
Prevention of mother-to-child HIV-1 transmission in Burkina Faso
BACKGROUND: Vertical human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) transmission is a public health problem in Burkina Faso. The main objective of this study on the prevention of mother-to-child HIV-1 transmission was to determine the residual risk of HIV transmission in infants born to mothers receiving highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART). Moreover, we detect HIV antiretroviral (ARV) drug resistance among mother-infant pairs and identify subtypes a…
Economic Adversity Transitions From Childhood to Older Adulthood Are Differentially Associated With Later-Life Physical Performance Measures in Men and Women in Middle and High-Income Sites
Objective: This study examines the relationship between economic adversity transitions from childhood to older adulthood and older adulthood physical performance among 1,998 community-dwelling older adults from five demographically diverse sites from middle and high-income countries. Method: The principal exposure variable was economic adversity transition. No adversity encompassed not experiencing poverty in both childhood and older adulthood, i…
Urinary Incontinence Is Associated With Physical Performance Decline in Community-Dwelling Older Women
Objective: The objective of this study is to evaluate the influence of urinary incontinence (UI) on physical performance. Method: In prospective analyses from the International Mobility in Aging Study (IMIAS), 915 women (65-74 years) from Canada, Colombia, Albania, and Brazil were evaluated in relation to self-reported UI (past week) and physical performance (Short Physical Performance Battery [SPPB]), with reevaluation after 2 years. Linear mixe…
Age at First Birth, Parity and History of Hysterectomy Are Associated to Frailty Status
Strengthening health research capacity to address adolescent fertility in Northeast Brazil
Association of Parenthood With Incident Heart Disease in United States’ Older Men and Women
Objective: To examine the association of number of children birthed/fathered with incident heart disease, accounting for socioeconomic and lifestyle characteristics. Methods: We analyzed data from 24,923 adults 50 and older (55% women) in the Health and Retirement Study. Participants self-reported number of children and doctor-diagnosed incident heart disease. Cox proportional hazards models estimated heart disease risk. Results: Compared to wome…
Evaluating Health Literacy among Adolescent and Young Adult Pregnant Women from a Low-Income Area of Northeast Brazil
Adequate health literacy is important for strong health outcomes during pregnancy, particularly among mothers with high risk of adverse outcomes related to pregnancy and childbirth. Understanding the health literacy of young pregnant women in low-income settings could support strategies to reduce adverse outcomes in this population. This exploratory study assessed the health literacy of young pregnant adolescents and young adults from a rural are…
The Healthy Hawai‘i Initiative
This evidence can provide critical insights for other communities at earlier stages of implementing broad, diverse, multifaceted system change and fills a key evidence gap around building a culture of health from a mature program in a notably multicultural state
Identifying best practices in adoption, implementation and enforcement of flavoured tobacco product restrictions and bans
Flavoured tobacco policies have successfully limited sales, withstood legal challenges and become more comprehensive over time, providing useful lessons to inform ongoing and future legislative and programmatic efforts. Identifying and sharing best practices can improve passage, implementation, efficacy and evaluation of flavoured tobacco policies
Perspectives and Experiences of Obstetricians Who Provide Labor and Delivery Care for Micronesian Women in Hawai'i
Access to cesarean delivery is vital for quality obstetrical care, but the procedure can increase maternal mortality, morbidity, and complications in subsequent deliveries. The objective of this study was to describe obstetrician-gynecologists' (OB-GYNs) perspectives on labor and delivery care for Micronesian women in Hawai'i and possible factors contributing to higher cesarean delivery rates among that racial/ethnic group. The Framework Method g…
Total Hemoglobin Trajectories from Pregnancy to Postpartum in Rural Northeast Brazil
This study examines total hemoglobin (THB) trajectories during pregnancy and postpartum and associated factors among adolescents and adults from a low-income community. This is an observational, longitudinal study, part of the Adolescence and Motherhood Research (AMOR) project, performed between 2017 and 2019 in the Trairi region of Rio Grande do Norte state, Brazil. The THB levels of 100 primigravida adolescents and adults were monitored up to 1…
The contributions of fertility during adolescence to disability across the life-course
Context Robust associations have been identified between fertility during adolescence and the disablement process, including pathologies, impairments, functional limitations and disability. Limited theoretical or empirical research considers how and why such relationships exist generally or with the individual associated components of disablement.Objective To consolidate and critically evaluate literature to describe testable, theory-based hypoth…
Culturally relevant physical activity in Hawai‘i
Outrigger canoe paddling (“paddling”) is a culturally and regionally relevant physical activity (PA) in Hawai‘i and the Pacific with potential for public health promotion and disease prevention, yet paddling remains understudied from a public health perspective. This study explored the meaning of paddling across levels of the social–ecological model (SEM) using qualitative methods. The study goal was to develop a research base and inform scholars…
Medicine (17 works) · Environmental health (11 works) · Demography (10 works) · Gerontology (9 works) · Population (9 works) · Demography (7 works) · Political science (5 works) · Pregnancy (5 works) · Psychology (5 works) · Family medicine (4 works)