Publications from the last 2 years.

For a full bibliography, please see here.

Image-based surgical site infection algorithms to support home-based post-cesarean monitoring: Lessons from Rwanda. Alayande BT, Prasad S, Abimpaye M, Bakorimana L, Niyigena A, Nkurunziza J, Cubaka VK, Kateera F, Fletcher R, Hedt-Gauthier B. PLOS Glob Public Health. 2023 Feb 13;3(2):e0001584.

Safe recovery after cesarean in rural Africa: Technical consensus guidelines for post-discharge care. Kateera F, Hedt-Gauthier B, Luo A, Niyigena A, Galvin G, Hakizimana S, Molina RL, Boatin AA, Kasonde P, Musabeyezu J, Ngonzi J, Riviello R, Semrau K, Sayinzoga F. Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2023 Jan;160(1):12-21.

Practical strategies for operationalizing optimal allocation in stratified cluster-based outcome-dependent sampling designs. Sauer S, Hedt-Gauthier B, Haneuse S. Stat Med. 2023 Mar 30;42(7):917-935.

The Cascade of Care for Hepatitis C Treatment in Rwanda: A Retrospective Cohort Study of the 2017-2019 Mass Screening and Treatment Campaign. Nisingizwe MP, Makuza JD, Janjua NZ, Bansback N, Hedt-Gauthier B, Serumondo J, Remera E, Law MR. Viruses. 2023 Feb 28;15(3):661.

Multicenter Analysis of Attrition from the Pediatric Tuberculosis Infection Care Cascade in Boston. Campbell JI, Tabatneck M, Sun M, He W, Musinguzi N, Hedt-Gauthier B, Lamb GS, Domond K, Goldmann D, Sabharwal V, Sandora TJ, Haberer JE. J Pediatr. 2023 Feb;253:181-188.e5.

COVID-19 vaccine acceptance in three rural communes in Haiti: A cross-sectional study. Chery MJ, Dubique K, Higgins JM, Faure PA, Phillips R, Morris S, Clisbee M, Conserve DF, Ricthwood T, Lefruit RM, Hedt-Gauthier BL; , on behalf of the Cross-Site COVID-19 Cohort Technical Group. Hum Vaccin Immunother. 2023 Dec 31;19(1):2204048.

Oxygen saturation targets for adults with acute hypoxemia in low and lower-middle income countries: a scoping review with analysis of contextual factors. Herbst A, Goel S, Beane A, Brotherton BJ, Dula D, Ely EW, Gordon SB, Haniffa R, Hedt-Gauthier B, Limbani F, Lipnick MS, Lyon S, Njoki C, Oduor P, Otieno G, Pisani L, Rylance J, Shrime MG, Uwamahoro DL, Vanderburg S, Waweru-Siika W, Twagirumugabe T, Riviello E. Front Med (Lausanne). 2023 Apr 17;10:1148334.

The impact of COVID-19 and national pandemic responses on health service utilisation in seven low- and middle-income countries. Fejfar D, Andom AT, Msuya M, Jeune MA, Lambert W, Varney PF, Aron MB, Connolly E, Juárez A, Aranda Z, Niyigena A, Cubaka VK, Boima F, Reed V, Law MR, Grépin KA, Mugunga JC, Hedt-Gauthier B, Fulcher I. Glob Health Action. 2023 Dec 31;16(1):2178604.

Gender equity in health research publishing in Africa. Baobeid A, Faghani-Hamadani T, Sauer S, Boum Y 2nd, Hedt-Gauthier BL, Neufeld N, Odhiambo J, Volmink J, Shuchman M, Di Ruggiero E, Condo JU. BMJ Glob Health. 2022 Jul;7(7):e008821.

Disruptions in maternal health service use during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020: experiences from 37 health facilities in low-income and middle-income countries. Aranda Z, Binde T, Tashman K, Tadikonda A, Mawindo B, Maweu D, Boley EJ, Mphande I, Dumbuya I, Montaño M, Clisbee M, Mvula MG, Ndayizigiye M, Casella Jean-Baptiste M, Varney PF, Anyango S, Grépin KA, Law MR, Mugunga JC, Hedt-Gauthier B, Fulcher IR; Cross-site COVID-19 Syndromic Surveillance Working Group. BMJ Glob Health. 2022 Jan;7(1):e007247.

Understanding Repeat Positive HIV Testing in South Africa Under Changing Treatment Guidelines. Nardell MF, Hedt-Gauthier B, Earnshaw VA, Bogart LM, Dietrich JJ, Courtney I, Tshabalala G, Bor J, Orrell C, Gray G, Bangsberg DR, Katz IT. AIDS Behav. 2022 May;26(5):1366-1376.              

Childhood immunization during the COVID-19 pandemic: experiences in Haiti, Lesotho, Liberia and Malawi. Connolly E, Boley EJ, Fejfar DL, Varney PF, Aron MB, Fulcher IR, Lambert W, Ndayizigiye M, Law MR, Mugunga JC, Hedt-Gauthier B; Cross-site COVID-19 Syndromic Surveillance Working Group. Bull World Health Organ. 2022 Feb 1;100(2):115-126C.

Telemedicine for Surgical Site Infection Diagnosis in Rural Rwanda: Concordance and Accuracy of Image Reviews. Hedt-Gauthier B, Miranda E, Nkurunziza T, Hughes O, Boatin AA, Gaju E, Matousek A, Cherian T, Riviello R, Kateera F. World J Surg. 2022 Sep;46(9):2094-2101.

Increasing Use Of Interferon Gamma Release Assays Among Children ≥2 Years of Age in a Setting With Low Tuberculosis Prevalence. Campbell JI, Tabatneck M, Sun M, He W, Musinguzi N, Hedt-Gauthier B, Lamb GS, Goldmann D, Sabharwal V, Sandora TJ, Haberer JE. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2022 Dec 1;41(12):e534-e537.

Small-sample inference for cluster-based outcome-dependent sampling schemes in resource-limited settings: Investigating low birthweight in Rwanda. Sauer S, Hedt-Gauthier B, Rivera-Rodriguez C, Haneuse S. Biometrics. 2022 Jun;78(2):701-715.

STI prevalence, incidence, and partner notification among women in a periconception HIV prevention program in Uganda. Chitneni P, Muyindike W, Bwana MB, Owembabazi M, O'Neil K, Kalyebara PK, Hedt-Gauthier B, Bangsberg DR, Marrazzo JM, Kaida A, Haberer JE, Matthews LT. Int J STD AIDS. 2022 Aug;33(9):856-863.            

Adapting Lot Quality Assurance Sampling to accommodate imperfect diagnostic tests: application to COVID-19 serosurveillance in Haiti. Fulcher IR, Clisbee M, Lambert W, Leandre FR, Hedt-Gauthier B. BMC Public Health. 2022 Nov 29;22(1):2221.

Discharge instructions given to women following delivery by cesarean section in Sub-Saharan Africa: A scoping review. Musabeyezu J, Santos J, Niyigena A, Uwimana A, Hedt-Gauthier B, Boatin AA. PLOS Glob Public Health. 2022 Apr 22;2(4):e0000318.

Machine learning for maternal health: Predicting delivery location in a community health worker program in Zanzibar. Fredriksson A, Fulcher IR, Russell AL, Li T, Tsai YT, Seif SS, Mpembeni RN, Hedt-Gauthier B. Front Digit Health. 2022 Aug 17;4:855236.

How to estimate health service coverage in 58 districts of Benin with no survey data: Using hybrid estimation to fill the gaps. Ocampo A, Valadez JJ, Hedt-Gauthier B, Pagano M. PLOS Glob Public Health. 2022 May 25;2(5):e0000178.

Enablers and barriers to post-discharge follow-up among women who have undergone a caesarean section: experiences from a prospective cohort in rural Rwanda. Nkurunziza T, Riviello R, Kateera F, Nihiwacu E, Nkurunziza J, Gruendl M, Klug SJ, Hedt-Gauthier B. BMC Health Serv Res. 2022 Jun 2;22(1):733.

The true costs of cesarean delivery for patients in rural Rwanda: Accounting for post-discharge expenses in estimated health expenditures. Niyigena A, Alayande B, Bikorimana L, Miranda E, Rudolfson N, Ndagijimana D, Kateera F, Riviello R, Hedt-Gauthier B. Int J Equity Health. 2022 May 8;21(1):62.

Rediscovering life after being diagnosed with HIV: A qualitative analysis of lived experiences of youth living with HIV in rural Rwanda. Uwamariya J, Nshunguyabahizi M, Nshimyumuremyi JN, Mukesharurema G, Ndayishimiye E, Kamali I, Ndahimana JD, Hedt-Gauthier B, Cubaka VK, Barnhart DA. Front Reprod Health. 2022 Nov 4;4:993916.

mHealth-community health worker telemedicine intervention for surgical site infection diagnosis: a prospective study among women delivering via caesarean section in rural Rwanda. Nkurunziza T, Williams W, Kateera F, Riviello R, Niyigena A, Miranda E, Bikorimana L, Nkurunziza J, Velin L, Goodman AS, Matousek A, Klug SJ, Gaju E, Hedt-Gauthier BL. BMJ Glob Health. 2022 Jul;7(7):e009365.

Caregiver parenting practices, dietary diversity knowledge, and association with early childhood development outcomes among children aged 18-29 months in Zanzibar, Tanzania: a cross-sectional survey. Russell AL, Hentschel E, Fulcher I, Ravà MS, Abdulkarim G, Abdalla O, Said S, Khamis H, Hedt-Gauthier B, Wilson K. BMC Public Health. 2022 Apr 15;22(1):762.

Identifying Programmatic Factors that Increase Likelihood of Health Facility Delivery: Results from a Community Health Worker Program in Zanzibar. Hentschel E, Russell AL, Said S, Tibaijuka J, Hedt-Gauthier B, Fulcher IR. Matern Child Health J. 2022 Sep;26(9):1840-1853.

The Effect and Feasibility of mHealth-Supported Surgical Site Infection Diagnosis by Community Health Workers After Cesarean Section in Rural Rwanda: Randomized Controlled Trial. Kateera F, Riviello R, Goodman A, Nkurunziza T, Cherian T, Bikorimana L, Nkurunziza J, Nahimana E, Habiyakare C, Ntakiyiruta G, Matousek A, Gaju E, Gruendl M, Powell B, Sonderman K, Koch R, Hedt-Gauthier B. JMIR Mhealth Uhealth. 2022 Jun 8;10(6):e35155.     

Receipt of a combined economic and peer support intervention and clinical outcomes among HIV-positive youth in rural Rwanda: A retrospective cohort. Barnhart DA, Uwamariya J, Nshimyumuremyi JN, Mukesharurema G, Anderson T, Ndahimana JD, Cubaka VK, Hedt-Gauthier B. PLOS Glob Public Health. 2022 Jun 28;2(6):e0000492.

Does community-based health insurance protect women from financial catastrophe after cesarean section? A prospective study from a rural hospital in Rwanda. Koch R, Nkurunziza T, Rudolfson N, Nkurunziza J, Bakorimana L, Irasubiza H, Sonderman K, Riviello R, Hedt-Gauthier BL, Shrime M, Kateera F. BMC Health Serv Res. 2022 May 31;22(1):717.

Feasibility and effectiveness of self-monitoring of blood glucose among insulin-dependent patients with type 2 diabetes: open randomized control trial in three rural districts in Rwanda. Ng'ang'a L, Ngoga G, Dusabeyezu S, Hedt-Gauthier BL, Harerimana E, Niyonsenga SP, Bavuma CM, Bukhman G, Adler AJ, Kateera F, Park PH. BMC Endocr Disord. 2022 Oct 8;22(1):244.

Point-of-care urine tenofovir testing to predict HIV drug resistance among individuals with virologic failure. McCluskey SM, Govender K, Adamson J, Gandhi M, Spinelli MA, Moosa MY, Muyindike W, Moodley P, Pillay M, Masette G, Sunpath H, Pillay S, Chen G, Hedt-Gauthier B, Marconi VC, Siedner MJ. AIDS. 2023 Jun 1;37(7):1109-1113.        

Impact of COVID-19 on access to cancer care in Rwanda: a retrospective time-series study using electronic medical records data. Habinshuti P, Nshimyiryo A, Fejfar DL, Niyigena A, Cubaka VK, Karema N, Bigirimana JB, Shyirambere C, Barnhart DA, Kateera F, Fulcher I; Cross-Site COVID-19 Cohort Technical Working Group. BMJ Open. 2022 Dec 19;12(12):e065398.

Disruptions in maternal health service use during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020: experiences from 37 health facilities in low-income and middle-income countries. Aranda Z, Binde T, Tashman K, Tadikonda A, Mawindo B, Maweu D, Boley EJ, Mphande I, Dumbuya I, Montaño M, Clisbee M, Mvula MG, Ndayizigiye M, Casella Jean-Baptiste M, Varney PF, Anyango S, Grépin KA, Law MR, Mugunga JC, Hedt-Gauthier B, Fulcher IR; Cross-site COVID-19 Syndromic Surveillance Working Group. BMJ Glob Health. 2022 Jan;7(1):e007247. doi: 10.1136/bmjgh-2021-007247. PMID: 35012970 Free PMC article. Review.

Stillbirth rate by maternal HIV serostatus and antiretroviral use in pregnancy in South Africa: An audit. Maswime S, Pule C, Bebell LM, Hedt-Gauthier B, Chandiwana N, Haberer JE, Pattinson R. S Afr Med J. 2021 Sep 2;111(9):822-823. PMID: 34949244 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

The Use of Mobile Thermal Imaging and Deep Learning for Prediction of Surgical Site Infection. Fletcher RR, Schneider G, Bikorimana L, Rukundo G, Niyigena A, Miranda E, Riviello R, Kateera F, Hedt-Gauthier B. Annu Int Conf IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. 2021 Nov;2021:5059-5062. doi: 10.1109/EMBC46164.2021.9630094. PMID: 34892344

Use of Convolutional Neural Nets and Transfer Learning for Prediction of Surgical Site Infection from Color Images. Fletcher RR, Schneider G, Hedt-Gauthier B, Nkurunziza T, Alayande B, Riviello R, Kateera F. Annu Int Conf IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. 2021 Nov;2021:5047-5050. doi: 10.1109/EMBC46164.2021.9630430. PMID: 34892341

Understanding Repeat Positive HIV Testing in South Africa Under Changing Treatment Guidelines. Nardell MF, Hedt-Gauthier B, Earnshaw VA, Bogart LM, Dietrich JJ, Courtney I, Tshabalala G, Bor J, Orrell C, Gray G, Bangsberg DR, Katz IT. AIDS Behav. 2021 Oct 27. doi: 10.1007/s10461-021-03493-5. Online ahead of print. PMID: 34705150

Strengthening Antimicrobial Resistance Diagnostic Capacity in Rural Rwanda: A Feasibility Assessment. Umutesi G, Velin L, Muwanguzi M, Faktor K, Mugabo C, Rukundo G, Rucogoza A, Yankurije M, Mazimpaka C, de Dieu Gatete J, Shyirambere C, Hedt-Gauthier B, Riviello R, Mpunga T, Mwikarago EI, Kateera F. Ann Glob Health. 2021 Aug 6;87(1):78. doi: 10.5334/aogh.3416. eCollection 2021. PMID: 34430228 Free PMC article.

Surgical Site Infections and Antimicrobial Resistance After Cesarean Section Delivery in Rural Rwanda. Velin L, Umutesi G, Riviello R, Muwanguzi M, Bebell LM, Yankurije M, Faktor K, Nkurunziza T, Rukundo G, de Dieu Gatete J, Emil I, Hedt-Gauthier BL, Kateera F. Ann Glob Health. 2021 Aug 6;87(1):77. doi: 10.5334/aogh.3413. eCollection 2021. PMID: 34430227 Free PMC article.

Knowledge among patients with Hepatitis C initiating on direct-acting antiviral treatment in rural Rwanda: A prospective cohort study. Barnhart DA, Kamali I, Nyirahabihirwe F, Mugabo C, Gakuru JP, Uwase M, Nizeyumuremyi E, Musafiri T, Gatete JD, Makuza JD, Kateera F, Hedt-Gauthier B, Ndahimana JD. Glob Health Action. 2021 Jan 1;14(1):1953250. doi: 10.1080/16549716.2021.1953250. PMID: 34347569 Free PMC article.

COVID-19 and maternal and perinatal outcomes. Aranda Z, Fulcher IR, Hedt-Gauthier B, Mugunga JC, Binde T. Lancet Glob Health. 2021 Aug;9(8):e1065. doi: 10.1016/S2214-109X(21)00297-7. PMID: 34297959 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

Optimal allocation in stratified cluster-based outcome-dependent sampling designs. Sauer S, Hedt-Gauthier B, Haneuse S. Stat Med. 2021 Aug 15;40(18):4090-4107. doi: 10.1002/sim.9016. Epub 2021 Jun 2. PMID: 34076912

Syndromic surveillance using monthly aggregate health systems information data: methods with application to COVID-19 in Liberia. Fulcher IR, Boley EJ, Gopaluni A, Varney PF, Barnhart DA, Kulikowski N, Mugunga JC, Murray M, Law MR, Hedt-Gauthier B; Cross-site COVID-19 Syndromic Surveillance Working Group. Int J Epidemiol. 2021 Aug 30;50(4):1091-1102. doi: 10.1093/ije/dyab094. PMID: 34058004 Free PMC article.

Association between obesity and combination antiretroviral therapy (cART) adherence among persons with early-stage HIV infection initiating cART. Musinguzi N, Stanford FC, Boatin AA, Orrell C, Asiimwe S, Siedner M, Haberer JE; META team. Int J Obes (Lond). 2021 Aug;45(8):1855-1859. doi: 10.1038/s41366-021-00837-y. Epub 2021 May 18. PMID: 34007011 Free PMC article.

Mixed Methods Lot Quality Assurance Sampling: A novel, rapid methodology to inform equity focused maternal health programming in rural Rajasthan, India. Brar AS, Hedt-Gauthier BL, Hirschhorn LR. PLoS One. 2021 Apr 29;16(4):e0250154. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0250154. eCollection 2021. PMID: 33914763 Free PMC article.

How Do We Decolonize Global Health in Medical Education? Garba DL, Stankey MC, Jayaram A, Hedt-Gauthier BL. Ann Glob Health. 2021 Mar 24;87(1):29. doi: 10.5334/aogh.3220. PMID: 33816134 Free PMC article.

Using the COVID-19 pandemic to reimagine global health teaching in high-income countries. Atkins S, Banerjee AT, Bachynski K, Daftary A, Desai G, Gross A, Hedt-Gauthier B, Mendenhall E, Meier BM, Nixon SA, Nolan A, Palermo TM, Phelan A, Pyzik O, Roach P, Sangaramoorthy T, Standley CJ, Yamey G, Abimbola S, Pai M. BMJ Glob Health. 2021 Apr;6(4):e005649. doi: 10.1136/bmjgh-2021-005649. PMID: 33811100 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

One hundred thirty-three observed COVID-19 deaths in 10 months: unpacking lower than predicted mortality in Rwanda. Musanabaganwa C, Cubaka V, Mpabuka E, Semakula M, Nahayo E, Hedt-Gauthier BL, Ng KCS, Murray MB, Kateera F, Mutesa L, Nsanzimana S. BMJ Glob Health. 2021 Feb;6(2):e004547. doi: 10.1136/bmjgh-2020-004547. PMID: 33627363 Free PMC article. Review.

A combination sampling approach for epidemiologic research in humanitarian settings: a case analysis of a study of depressive disorder prevalence among refugees in Greece. Poole DN, Raymond NA, Berens J, Latonero M, Ricard J, Hedt-Gauthier B. BMC Public Health. 2021 Feb 2;21(1):272. doi: 10.1186/s12889-021-10342-6. PMID: 33530961 Free PMC article.

SARS-CoV-2 serosurveys in low-income and middle-income countries. Mugunga JC, Tyagi K, Bernal-Serrano D, Correa N, Iberico M, Kateera F, Leandre F, Murray M, Suffrin JCD, Hedt-Gauthier B. Lancet. 2021 Jan 30;397(10272):353-355. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(21)00188-4. PMID: 33516323 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

Small-sample inference for cluster-based outcome-dependent sampling schemes in resource-limited settings: Investigating low birthweight in Rwanda. Sauer S, Hedt-Gauthier B, Rivera-Rodriguez C, Haneuse S. Biometrics. 2021 Jan 14:10.1111/biom.13423. doi: 10.1111/biom.13423. Online ahead of print. PMID: 33444459

Improving health facility delivery rates in Zanzibar, Tanzania through a large-scale digital community health volunteer programme: a process evaluation. Fulcher IR, Nelson AR, Tibaijuka JI, Seif SS, Lilienfeld S, Abdalla OA, Beckmann N, Layer EH, Hedt-Gauthier B, Hofmann RL. Health Policy Plan. 2021 Feb 16;35(10):1-11. doi: 10.1093/heapol/czaa068. PMID: 33263749