Eberechukwu Onukwugha

Biographic Data

ID5540575
NAMEEberechukwu Onukwugha
GIVEN NAMESEberechukwu
FAMILY NAMEOnukwugha
SIGNATUREONUKWUGHA E
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of Maryland, Baltimore
ORCID0000-0001-8547-1810
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS11
TOTAL CITATIONS0
WORKS AS AUTHOR11
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2011
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX0

  • Structures and Processes Associated with Integrating Pharmacy Claims Data into Antiretroviral Adherence Support Programs

    Open AccessEberechukwu Onukwugha, Abree Johnson et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2026

  • Impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic on Contraceptive Utilization and Costs in the United States

    Open AccessChia-Yun Hsu, Diana N Carvajal et al.ARTICLEWomen s Health Issues2026

    The immediate decrease in utilization of long-acting reversible contraception following the onset of the pandemic suggests barriers to access. The increase in the unit price of oral EC suggests that individuals with limited financial resources might face greater barriers to access

  • Early Stage Investigators

    Sandra E Echeverria, Sandra Echeverria et al.ARTICLEEthnicity & Disease2021

    Ethn Dis. 2021;31(2):165-166;doi:10.18865/ed.31.2.165

  • Early Stage Investigators

    Sandra E Echeverria, Sandra Echeverria et al.ARTICLEEthnicity & Disease2020

    Ethn Dis. 2020;30(4):517-518; doi:10.18865/ed.30.4.517

  • Cost-Related Non-Utilization of Health Services and Self-Perceived Reactions to Race

    Eberechukwu Onukwugha, Jacquelyn McRae et al.ARTICLEEthnicity & Disease2020

    Negative perceptions of reactions to race during the time of health services utilization is positively associated with CRNU, ie, foregoing physician visits and prescription fills due to cost

  • Continuity of Care and Mental Health Service Use Among Medicaid-enrolled Youths

    Dinci Pennap, Julie M Zito et al.ARTICLEMedical Care2020References: 40

    BACKGROUND: Recent reports of increased national estimates of pediatric psychiatric emergency department (ED) visits and psychiatric hospitalizations emphasize the need to research these utilization patterns. OBJECTIVES: To assess the patient-provider continuity of care (CoC) and compare the risk of psychiatric ED visits or hospitalization according to the CoC level. RESEARCH DESIGN: A cohort design was applied to Medicaid administrative claims d…

  • Utilization of Screening Mammograms in the Medicare Population Before and After the Affordable Care Act Implementation

    Open AccessLaura M Bozzi, Bruce Stuart et al.ARTICLEJournal of Aging and Health2018

    Objective: This study examined screening mammograms in women aged 65 to 74 years and 75+ years before and after the Affordable Care Act (ACA) implementation. Method: This repeated cross-sectional study of community-dwelling women age 65+ years without a history of breast cancer or mastectomy utilized the Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey and Medicare fee-for-service claims data from 2001 to 2013. We used covariate-adjusted logistic regression w…

  • Algorithm for Identifying Chemotherapy/Biological Regimens for Metastatic Colon Cancer in Seer-Medicare

    Kaloyan A Bikov, C Daniel Mullins et al.ARTICLEMedical Care2015References: 1

    BACKGROUND: Metastatic colon cancer (mCC) patients often receive multiple lines of chemotherapy/biological treatment (TX), yet subsequent TX lines have not been sufficiently examined using SEER-Medicare data. We developed an algorithm that identifies the number and type of TX lines received by mCC patients. METHODS: The algorithm rules for detecting TX lines were developed a priori and applied to SEER-Medicare data for 7951 elderly mCC patients, …

  • Discriminatory power of a 25-item distress screening tool

    Open AccessM F Miller, C Daniel Mullins et al.ARTICLEQuality of Life Research2014

  • Eligibility and Take-up of the Medicare Part D Low-Income Subsidy

    Open AccessJ Samantha Shoemaker, Amy J Davidoff et al.ARTICLEINQUIRY The Journal of Health…2012

    There is concern about poor take-up of the Medicare Part D Low-Income Subsidy (LIS), but uncertainty in published estimates. The Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey (MCBS), which contains Medicare LIS enrollment records and extensive survey data on individual beneficiary characteristics, would appear an ideal resource for evaluating LIS take-up. However, use of the MCBS to identify eligible beneficiaries is limited due to underreporting of income…

  • Readmissions After Unauthorized Discharges in the Cardiovascular Setting

    Eberechukwu Onukwugha, C Daniel Mullins et al.ARTICLEMedical Care2011References: 18

    BACKGROUND: Patients who left against medical advice (AMA) may be at higher risk for a hospital readmission if the unauthorized discharge was premature. The objective of this study is to examine the relationship between discharges AMA from nonfederal acute care hospitals and cardiovascular disease (CVD) hospital readmissions while addressing bias due to potential confounding, selection, and hospital-level clustering. METHODS: This cross-sectional…