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| Nancy S PadianSummaryAffiliation: University of California Country: USA Publications
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Predictors of incident herpes simplex virus type 2 infections in young women at risk for unintended pregnancy in San FranciscoNicholas J Moss
STD Prevention and Control Services Dept, Public Health, San Francisco, California, USA
BMC Infect Dis 7:113. 2007..Young women receiving family planning services are at risk for both unintended pregnancy and herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) infection...- Diaphragm and lubricant gel for prevention of HIV acquisition in southern African women: a randomised controlled trialNancy S Padian
University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
Lancet 370:251-61. 2007..We assessed the effect of provision of latex diaphragm, lubricant gel, and condoms (intervention), compared with condoms alone (control) on HIV seroincidence in women in South Africa and Zimbabwe... - Acceptability and use of the diaphragm and Replens lubricant gel for HIV prevention in Southern AfricaElizabeth T Montgomery
Women s Global Health Imperative, RTI International, San Francisco Project Office, 114 Sansome Street, Suite 500, San Francisco, CA 94104, USA
AIDS Behav 14:629-38. 2010..Despite being female-initiated, disclosure of use to male partners and his perceived approval of the products were factors significantly associated with their consistent use... 
Biomarker validation of reports of recent sexual activity: results of a randomized controlled study in ZimbabweAlexandra M Minnis
Women s Global Health Imperative, RTI International, San Francisco, CA 94104, USA
Am J Epidemiol 170:918-24. 2009..Self-report was a poor predictor of recent sexual activity and condom use in this study, regardless of interview mode, providing evidence that such data should be interpreted cautiously...- A comparison of four condom-use measures in predicting pregnancy, cervical STI and HIV incidence among Zimbabwean womenAlexandra M Minnis
Women s Global Health Imperative, RTI International, San Francisco, California, USA
Sex Transm Infect 86:231-5. 2010..To determine which condom-use measures best predict biological outcomes in STI/HIV-prevention research... - An intergenerational women's empowerment intervention to mitigate domestic violence: results of a pilot study in Bengaluru, IndiaSuneeta Krishnan
Women s Global Health Imperative, RTI International, San Francisco, CA 94104, USA
Violence Against Women 18:346-70. 2012.... - Findings from SHAZ!: a feasibility study of a microcredit and life-skills HIV prevention intervention to reduce risk among adolescent female orphans in ZimbabweMegan S Dunbar
Women s Global Health Imperative, RTI International, San Francisco, California, USA
J Prev Interv Community 38:147-61. 2010..The results suggest that microcredit is not the best livelihood option to reduce risk among adolescent girls in this context... - Predictive ability and stability of adolescents' pregnancy intentions in a predominantly Latino communityCorinne H Rocca
Bixby Center for Global Reproductive Health, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, 3333 California Street, Suite 335, UCSF Box 0744, San Francisco, CA 94143 0744, USA
Stud Fam Plann 41:179-92. 2010.... 
Predictors of diaphragm use as a potential sexually transmitted disease/HIV prevention method in ZimbabweAriane van der Straten
Center for Reproductive Health Research and Policy, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of California, 74 New Montgomery Street, Suite 400, San Francisco, CA 94105, USA
Sex Transm Dis 32:64-71. 2005..Women who are the most vulnerable to sexually transmitted diseases/HIV are often unable to consistently use condoms. One potential alternative method currently under investigation is the diaphragm...- Pregnancy intentions and teenage pregnancy among Latinas: a mediation analysisCorinne H Rocca
Bixby Center for Global Reproductive Health, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
Perspect Sex Reprod Health 42:186-96. 2010..The role of intentions may be particularly important among Latina teenagers, whose attitudes toward pregnancy are more favorable than those of other groups and whose pregnancy rates are high... - Audio computer-assisted self-interviewing in reproductive health research: reliability assessment among women in Harare, ZimbabweAlexandra M Minnis
Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, Women s Global Health Imperative and Center for Reproductive Health Research and Policy, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94105, USA
Contraception 75:59-65. 2007..This paper examines how audio computer-assisted self-interviewing (ACASI) influenced reports of hormonal contraceptive use and pregnancy among Zimbabwean women... - HIV prevention transformed: the new prevention research agendaNancy S Padian
Division of Epidemiology, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94704, USA
Lancet 378:269-78. 2011.... - A trajectory analysis of alcohol and marijuana use among Latino adolescents in San Francisco, CaliforniaSandra I McCoy
Institute of Business and Economic Research, University of California, Berkeley, California, USA
J Adolesc Health 47:564-74. 2010..We examined alcohol and marijuana use trajectories among Latino adolescents in the San Francisco Bay Area... - Behavior change interventions to prevent HIV infection among women living in low and middle income countries: a systematic reviewSandra I McCoy
Women s Global Health Imperative, RTI International, 114 Sansome Street, Suite 500, San Francisco, CA 94104, USA
AIDS Behav 14:469-82. 2010..Ongoing research is needed to determine whether behavior change interventions can be incorporated as independent efficacious components in HIV prevention packages for women or simply as complements to biomedical prevention strategies... - Early age of first sex: a risk factor for HIV infection among women in ZimbabweAudrey E Pettifor
Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA
AIDS 18:1435-42. 2004..HIV prevention strategies should include delaying the age of first coitus and should address the barriers that may prevent young women from so doing... - Determinants of contraceptive method among young women at risk for unintended pregnancy and sexually transmitted infectionsTina Raine
Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, Center for Reproductive Health Research and Policy, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94110, USA
Contraception 68:19-25. 2003..Women appear to act in a rational fashion within their own social context and may use no methods at all or use methods that are less effective for pregnancy prevention but offer more protection from sexually transmitted infections... - Sexual partners and use of emergency contraceptionCynthia C Harper
Center for Reproductive Health Research and Policy, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of California, San Francisco 94118, USA
Am J Obstet Gynecol 189:1093-9. 2003..This study investigates the role of male sexual partners and relationships in determining whether women seek emergency contraception (EC) when needed... - Barrier contraceptive method acceptability and choice are not reliable indicators of useAlexandra M Minnis
Center for Reproductive Health Research and Policy, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, University of California, San Francisco 94105, USA
Sex Transm Dis 30:556-61. 2003..The degree to which measures of acceptability correlate with actual barrier method use remains unexamined... - Biomedical interventions to prevent HIV infection: evidence, challenges, and way forwardNancy S Padian
Women s Global Health Imperative, RTI International, San Francisco, CA, USA
Lancet 372:585-99. 2008..Assessment of such multicomponent approaches with moderate effects is difficult. Issues to be considered include the nature of control groups and the effect of adherence on the true effectiveness of the intervention... - Poverty, gender inequities, and women's risk of human immunodeficiency virus/AIDSSuneeta Krishnan
Women s Global Health Imperative, Research Triangle Institute International, 114 Sansome St, Suite 500, San Francisco, CA 94104, USA
Ann N Y Acad Sci 1136:101-10. 2008..In conclusion, we identify challenges in developing and evaluating strategies to address these structural pathways... - Do changes in spousal employment status lead to domestic violence? Insights from a prospective study in Bangalore, IndiaSuneeta Krishnan
Women s Global Health Imperative, RTI International, San Francisco, CA 94104, USA
Soc Sci Med 70:136-43. 2010..It points to the complex challenges of violence prevention, including the need for interventions among men and gender-transformative approaches to promote gender-equitable attitudes, practices and norms among men and women... - The association between cervical human papillomavirus infection and HIV acquisition among women in ZimbabweSarah H Averbach
University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine, San Francisco, California, USA
AIDS 24:1035-42. 2010..The prevalence of human papillomavirus (HPV) is higher among HIV-positive women, but the prevalence of HPV prior to HIV acquisition has not been carefully evaluated... - Determinants and consequences of sexual networks as they affect the spread of sexually transmitted infectionsIrene A Doherty
Center for Reproductive Health Research and Policy, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
J Infect Dis 191:S42-54. 2005.... - Acceptability of heat treating breast milk to prevent mother-to-child transmission of human immunodeficiency virus in Zimbabwe: a qualitative studyKiersten A Israel-Ballard
Division of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley 94720-7360, USA
J Hum Lact 22:48-60. 2006..These findings merit further investigation so that appropriate behavioral strategies can be designed... - Incidence of acute urinary tract infection in young women and use of male condoms with and without nonoxynol-9 spermicidesMargaret Anne Handley
Division of Public Health Biology and Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA
Epidemiology 13:431-6. 2002..Acute urinary tract infection is one of the most common infections seen in primary care... - Effectiveness of HIV prevention strategies in resource-poor countries: tailoring the intervention to the contextJeny Wegbreit
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of California-San Francisco, 50 Beale Street, San Francisco, CA 94105, USA
AIDS 20:1217-35. 2006 - Weighing the gold in the gold standard: challenges in HIV prevention researchNancy S Padian
School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, California, USA
AIDS 24:621-35. 2010..We examined design, implementation, and contextual considerations that may limit detection of a positive or adverse effect in HIV prevention trials... - Vaginal microbicides for HIV/STI prevention in Zimbabwe: what key informants sayMartha W Moon
Department of Integrative Systems, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Nursing, USA
J Transcult Nurs 13:19-23. 2002..Several products may be acceptable in this culture but must be introduced within the existing gender power structure. This study provides a model for involving community leaders in the design of culturally appropriate clinical trials... - Incident and prevalent herpes simplex virus type 2 infection increases risk of HIV acquisition among women in Uganda and ZimbabweJoelle M Brown
Department of Epidemiology, University of California at Los Angeles, 10880 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
AIDS 21:1515-23. 2007..An association has been demonstrated between herpes simplex type 2 (HSV-2) and HIV infection among men, but prospective studies in women have yielded mixed results... - Nonoxynol-9 100 mg gel: multi-site safety study from sub-Saharan AfricaIrving F Hoffman
Division of Infectious Diseases, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
AIDS 18:2191-5. 2004..To evaluate the safety of 100 mg nonoxynol-9 (N-9) gel, a vaginal microbicide, on the genital mucosa of women from Malawi and Zimbabwe in preparation for a phase III efficacy study... - Sexual power and HIV risk, South AfricaAudrey E Pettifor
University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
Emerg Infect Dis 10:1996-2004. 2004..77 times more likely to use condoms inconsistently (95% CI 1.86-17.91). Inconsistent condom use was, in turn, significantly associated with HIV infection (adjusted odds ratio 1.58, 95% CI 1.10-2.27)... - Advances in multilevel approaches to understanding the epidemiology and prevention of sexually transmitted infections and HIV: an overviewSevgi O Aral
Division of STD Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
J Infect Dis 191:S1-6. 2005 - Concurrent partnerships among adolescents in a Latino community: the Mission District of San Francisco, CaliforniaIrene A Doherty
School of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, USA
Sex Transm Dis 34:437-43. 2007..Latino adolescents in the United States are disproportionately affected by sexually transmitted infections, yet knowledge of their sexual networks, particularly concurrent sex partners, is limited... - Young people's sexual health in South Africa: HIV prevalence and sexual behaviors from a nationally representative household surveyAudrey E Pettifor
Reproductive Health Research Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
AIDS 19:1525-34. 2005..To determine the prevalence of HIV infection, HIV risk factors, and exposure to national HIV prevention programs, and to identify factors associated with HIV infection among South African youth, aged 15-24 years... - A community-based study to examine the effect of a youth HIV prevention intervention on young people aged 15-24 in South Africa: results of the baseline surveyAudrey E Pettifor
Reproductive Health Research Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gyneacology, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa
Trop Med Int Health 10:971-80. 2005.... - Consistent condom use in married Zimbabwean women after a condom interventionLisa Callegari
Department of Obstretrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, School of Medicine, University of San Francisco, California, USA
Sex Transm Dis 35:624-30. 2008..Condom use to prevent HIV in Africa has increased in nonmarital sexual encounters but remains low within marriage. Married women of reproductive age, however, are at high risk of HIV... - Male circumcision and women's risk of incident chlamydial, gonococcal, and trichomonal infectionsAbigail Norris Turner
Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, McGavran Greenberg Hall, Campus Box 7435, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 7435, USA
Sex Transm Dis 35:689-95. 2008..We explored associations between MC of the primary sex partner and women's risk of acquisition of chlamydial (Ct), gonococcal (GC), or trichomonal (Tv) infections... - Men's circumcision status and women's risk of HIV acquisition in Zimbabwe and UgandaAbigail Norris Turner
Department of Epidemiology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
AIDS 21:1779-89. 2007..To assess whether male circumcision of the primary sex partner is associated with women's risk of HIV... - Impact of sexual networks on risk for gonorrhea and chlamydia among low-income urban African American adolescentsJonathan M Ellen
Division of General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, 600 North Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
J Pediatr 146:518-22. 2005..To determine whether African American adolescents, whose recent sex partners reported having another sex partner, are at increased risk for exposure to genital chlamydial infection or gonorrhea... - Sexual bridging socially and over time: a simulation model exploring the relative effects of mixing and concurrency on viral sexually transmitted infection transmissionIrene A Doherty
School of Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 27599 7030, USA
Sex Transm Dis 33:368-73. 2006..e., bridging) occur through dissortative mixing and concurrent partnerships, yet the relative effects of these network patterns on population STI spread are poorly understood... - Evidence-based prevention: increasing the efficiency of HIV intervention trialsNancy S Padian
J Infect Dis 190:663-5. 2004 - Discordance at human leukocyte antigen-DRB3 and protection from human immunodeficiency virus type 1 transmissionShannon L Hader
Division of HIV AIDS Prevention, National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, MS E 45, 1600 Clifton Road NE, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
J Infect Dis 185:1729-35. 2002..027). Further investigation of the roles of class II HLAs in HIV-1 transmission and as possible components of HIV-1 vaccines should be pursued...