Cara B Safon

Biographic Data

ID7708800
NAMECara B Safon
GIVEN NAMESCara B
FAMILY NAMESafon
SIGNATURESAFON C B
AFFILIATIONSBoston University
ORCID0000-0001-6183-7750
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS12
TOTAL CITATIONS0
AUTHOR COUNT12
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2016
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX0

  • Patient, facility, and community determinants of timely follow up after abnormal screening mammograms in Appalachia

    Open AccessRoger T Anderson, Marianne M Hillemeier et al.ARTICLEThe Journal of Rural Health2026

    PURPOSE: Examine the extent that community and organizational characteristics influence mammogram recall and biopsy rates in Appalachia. METHODS: We collected facility survey and Medicare claims (2016-2018) data on 191 FDA-registered breast imaging organizations serving 2.65 million women in 5 Appalachian states (KY, OH, PA, VA, and WV). Primary outcomes were recall rates and time to recall and biopsy. Generalized linear mixed-effects models (GLM…

  • The Breast‐Imaging Operations, Practices and Systems Inventory

    Open AccessRoger T Anderson, Marianne M Hillemeier et al.ARTICLEThe Journal of Rural Health2024

    PURPOSE: Develop and test a measurement framework of mammogram facility resources, policies, and practices in Appalachia. METHODS: Survey items describing 7 domains of imaging facility qualities were developed and tested in the Appalachian regions of Kentucky, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia. Medicare claims data (2016-2018) were obtained on catchment area mammogram services. Construct validity was examined from associations with …

  • Assessing the impact of a statewide effort to improve breastfeeding rates

    Open AccessAnne Merewood, Laura Burnham et al.ARTICLEMaternal and Child Nutrition2022

    Communities and Hospitals Advancing Maternity Practices (CHAMPS) is a public health initiative, operating in Mississippi since 2014, to improve maternal and child health practices and reduce racial disparities in breastfeeding. Using the Reach, Effectiveness, Adoption, Implementation and Maintenance framework, this study assessed CHAMPS, which used a Quality Improvement intervention at hospitals, and engaged intensively with local community partn…

  • Print media coverage of breastfeeding in Great Britain

    Open AccessRowena Merritt, Tamsyn Eida et al.ARTICLEMaternal and Child Nutrition2022

    Media can be a powerful communication tool to promote breastfeeding, influence mothers' breastfeeding behaviour, create positive social norms and generate support among stakeholders and policymakers for breastfeeding. However, negative stories could deter women from starting or continuing to breastfeed. This study aimed to describe the breadth and focus of the media coverage of breastfeeding and the message frames that are found in three of the m…

  • Racial and ethnic differences in women’s HIV risk and attitudes towards pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) in the context of the substance use, violence, and depression syndemic

    Tiara C Willie, T Kershaw et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2021

    Women with syndemic conditions, i.e., two or more co-occurring epidemics, are at elevated risk for HIV acquisition and are therefore prime candidates for pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP). However, PrEP uptake remains low among women, especially among Black and Hispanic women. This study examined associations of syndemic conditions with PrEP attitudes and HIV risk among women, and the moderating effect of race and ethnicity. In 2017, 271 non-Hispan…

  • Electronic Dissemination of a Web-Based Video Promotes PrEP Contemplation and Conversation Among US Women Engaged in Care at Planned Parenthood

    Open AccessSarah K Calabrese, Susan B Lane et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2021

  • Birth Control Sabotage as a Correlate of Women's Sexual Health Risk

    Open AccessTiara C Willie, Kamila A Alexander et al.ARTICLEWomen s Health Issues2020

  • Factors influencing the implementation of the Becoming Breastfeeding Friendly initiative in Ghana

    Open AccessGrace Carroll, A Tetteh et al.ARTICLEMaternal and Child Nutrition2019

    Becoming Breastfeeding Friendly (BBF) is an initiative designed to help countries assess their readiness to scale-up breastfeeding programs and develop key recommendations to strengthen their breastfeeding environment. In 2016, Ghana was one of two countries to first pilot BBF. In applying BBF, a committee of 15 Ghanaian nutrition, health, and breastfeeding experts implemented the BBF toolbox over 8 months. Following implementation, semistructure…

  • HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Stigma as a Multidimensional Barrier to Uptake Among Women Who Attend Planned Parenthood

    Sarah K Calabrese, John F Dovidio et al.ARTICLEJAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune…2018

    BACKGROUND: Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) uptake has lagged among US women. PrEP stigma is a recognized barrier to uptake among men who have sex with men but remains largely unexplored among women. This study examined the pervasiveness of PrEP stigma among US women and its implications for uptake. SETTING/METHODS: In a 2017 online survey of Planned Parenthood patients drawn from the 3 cities with the highest numbers of new HIV infections in Con…

  • Differences in Medical Mistrust Between Black and White Women

    Open AccessMehrit Tekeste, Shawnika J Hull et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2018

  • Delivery mode and breastfeeding outcomes among new mothers in Nicaragua

    Open AccessSara N Kiani, Katherine M Rich et al.ARTICLEMaternal and Child Nutrition2017

    Breastfeeding has been shown to benefit infants and mothers. Women who have caesarean deliveries (C-sections) are expected to be less likely to initiate and continue breastfeeding than those who have vaginal deliveries. Given the high rate of C-sections in Nicaragua, the importance of breastfeeding, and the centrality of culture in choices about breastfeeding, this study sought to examine if mode of delivery relates with breastfeeding initiation …

  • Determinants of perceived insufficient milk among new mothers in León, Nicaragua

    Open AccessCara Safon, Cara B Safon et al.ARTICLEMaternal and Child Nutrition2016

    Breastfeeding has been shown to improve maternal and child health. In Nicaragua, the primary risk of death and disability-adjusted life years among children under 5 years of age is suboptimal breastfeeding. Although the Nicaraguan Ministry of Health promotes exclusive breastfeeding from within the first half hour through the first 6 months of life, less than a third of children in the country under 6 months of age are exclusively breastfed. As pa…