Chitra Ramaswamy
Biographic Data
| ID | 6064526 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Chitra Ramaswamy |
| GIVEN NAMES | Chitra |
| FAMILY NAME | Ramaswamy |
| SIGNATURE | RAMASWAMY C |
| AFFILIATIONS | New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Calculating Age-Standardized Death Rates Among People With HIV Comparable Across Jurisdictions and Over Time
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and local health jurisdictions have been using HIV surveillance data to monitor mortality among people with HIV in the United States with age-standardized death rates, but the principles of age standardization have not been consistently followed, making age standardization lose its purpose—comparison over time, across jurisdictions, or by other characteristics. We review the current practices o…
Overstating Social Networks' Ability to Diagnose New Cases of Hiv
Kimbrough et al.1 describe a peer-driven, network-oriented strategy as highly efficient for HIV case finding. The study found a 5.6% prevalence rate among tested participants, but did not discuss the possibility that some of these positives may be repeat testers. Our experience in New York City shows that partners and network associates with known HIV diagnoses may not always disclose their HIV status to testers. In 2008, New York City's Departme…
Estimation of HIV Prevalence, Risk Factors, and Testing Frequency among Sexually Active Men Who Have Sex with Men, Aged 18–64 Years—New York City, 2002
Estimation of HIV Prevalence, Risk Factors, and Testing Frequency among Sexually Active Men Who Have Sex with Men, Aged 18–64 Years—New York City, 2002
Overstating Social Networks' Ability to Diagnose New Cases of Hiv
Kimbrough et al.1 describe a peer-driven, network-oriented strategy as highly efficient for HIV case finding. The study found a 5.6% prevalence rate among tested participants, but did not discuss the possibility that some of these positives may be repeat testers. Our experience in New York City shows that partners and network associates with known HIV diagnoses may not always disclose their HIV status to testers. In 2008, New York City's Departme…
Calculating Age-Standardized Death Rates Among People With HIV Comparable Across Jurisdictions and Over Time
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and local health jurisdictions have been using HIV surveillance data to monitor mortality among people with HIV in the United States with age-standardized death rates, but the principles of age standardization have not been consistently followed, making age standardization lose its purpose—comparison over time, across jurisdictions, or by other characteristics. We review the current practices o…
Demography (3 works) · Family medicine (3 works) · HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk (3 works) · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (3 works) · Medicine (3 works) · Environmental health (2 works) · Gerontology (2 works) · Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) (2 works) · Men who have sex with men (2 works) · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (1 work)