Publications by authors named "Jennifer Bissram"
Objectives: To eliminate vertical transmission of HIV, global institutions recommend using a risk-guided approach for HIV prevention services in antenatal and postnatal settings. Identifying predictors of maternal HIV acquisition can inform the development of risk-guided approaches, but individual studies of predictors can have limited power and generalizability.
Methods: We conducted a systematic review and narrative synthesis to identify common predictors of maternal HIV acquisition in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA).
Introduction: This review investigates the impacts of banning the sale of menthol cigarettes at stores.
Methods: A systematic search of studies published in English up to November 2022 was conducted. The following databases were searched: PubMed/Medline, CINAHL, PsycINFO, Web of Science, and Embase, as well as a non-indexed journal.
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- Deep learning (DL) has been explored for detecting breast cancer in ultrasound images, with a systematic review comparing its accuracy to human readers.
- The review analyzed 16 studies and found mixed results regarding DL's performance, with some studies indicating lower sensitivity than human readers while others showed comparable results.
- Overall, there is insufficient evidence to claim that DL is better than human readers for breast ultrasound diagnosis, highlighting the need for standardized research methods to improve outcomes.
Importance: Prosocial interventions encourage voluntary actions that benefit others. Community solidarity in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, expanding mutual aid programs, and health workforce issues have accelerated prosocial health interventions.
Objective: To investigate the association of prosocial interventions with health outcomes in clinical trials and observational studies.
Background: Many people who have a positive hepatitis C virus (HCV) antibody (Ab) test never receive a confirmatory HCV RNA viral load (VL) test. Reflex VL testing may help address this problem. We undertook a systematic review to evaluate the effectiveness of reflex VL testing compared with standard nonreflex approaches on outcomes across the HCV care cascade.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Patients with hepatic encephalopathy (HE) suffer from significant symptoms and impaired quality of life. Improved understanding on the potential benefits of first-line HE therapies may aid patient-provider discussions regarding expected benefits of HE treatments. We aimed to perform a systematic review to assess the effects of lactulose and rifaximin on patient-reported outcomes (PROs).
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- Cancer diagnosis and treatment significantly impact women's sexual health and intimacy, particularly among women of color (WOC), affecting their quality of life in survivorship.
- A systematic review analyzed contemporary literature from the last 15 years, focusing on the sexual wellbeing experiences of WOC who have undergone cancer treatment, employing thematic content analysis.
- Eighteen studies highlighted four key themes: the effects of treatment on sexual health and body image, the journey of acceptance and overcoming challenges, the importance of supportive partners, and existing barriers in clinical sexual health care for these women.
Background: Less than 5% of eligible adult cancer survivors participate in cancer clinical trials. Survivors identifying as Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) are less likely to participate in clinical trials compared to those identifying as non-Hispanic White. Common barriers to BIPOC participation are lack of knowledge, lack of access, and mistrust.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFUnderstanding of the alignment of key concepts in both evidence-based dentistry and information literacy could lead to greater collaboration between librarians and dental faculty. To identify these areas of partnership, a group of dental librarians from across North America created a rubric aligning information literacy concepts with competencies from dental education groups in the United States and Canada. The process included identifying relevant competencies, determining information literacy concepts for each competency, and adding learning outcomes scaled by Bloom's Taxonomy.
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