Lila Sheira, PhD, MPH

High mortality among fishermen along the beaches of lake Victoria: secondary analysis of evidence from a randomized control trial to promote HIV testing and services uptake in Siaya County, Kenya.

BMC public health

Agot K, Ayieko BO, Sheira LA, Camlin CS, Kulzer J, Thirumurthy H, Olugo P, Charlebois ED, Kwena Z

Effect of improving food security on parenting practices and caregiver-adolescent relationships: qualitative findings of an income-generating agricultural intervention in rural Kenya - CORRIGENDUM.

BJPsych open

Onono MA, Sheira L, Frongilio EA, Odhiambo G, Wekesa P, Conroy A, Bukusi EA, Cohen CR, Weiser SD

Comparing PrEP adherence via objective and self-reported measures among fishermen working on Lake Victoria, Kenya.

AIDS care

Adede DO, Sheira LA, Gutin SA, Ochung A, Ayieko B, Olugo P, Lewis-Kulzer J, Charlebois ED, Camlin CS, Thirumurthy H, Agot K, Kwena Z, Gandhi M

The effect of a social network-based intervention to promote HIV testing and linkage to HIV services among fishermen in Kenya: a cluster-randomised trial.

The Lancet. Global health

Camlin CS, Sheira LA, Kwena ZA, Charlebois ED, Agot K, Moody J, Ayieko B, Gutin SA, Ochung A, Olugo P, Lewis-Kulzer J, Nishimura H, Gandhi M, Bukusi EA, Thirumurthy H

Food is Medicine for HIV: Improved health and hospitalizations in the Changing Health through Food Support (CHEFS-HIV) pragmatic randomized trial.

The Journal of infectious diseases

Palar K, Sheira LA, Frongillo EA, O'Donnell AA, Nápoles TM, Ryle M, Pitchford S, Madsen K, Phillips B, Riley ED, Weiser SD

The effect of a social network-based intervention on adherence to HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis and HIV viral suppression among Kenyan fishermen.

AIDS (London, England)

Sheira LA, Kwena ZA, Ayieko B, Charlebois ED, Agot K, Gutin SA, Lewis-Kulzer J, Olugo P, Gandhi M, Bukusi EA, Thirumurthy H, Adede D, Moody J, Camlin CS

Brief Report: Internalized Poverty-Related Stigma and Interpersonal Violence Among Women Living With HIV in the United States.

Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999)

Maya S, Sheira LA, Frongillo EA, Pala AN, Kempf MC, Konkle-Parker D, Wilson TE, Tien PC, Wingood G, Topper EF, Neilands TB, Johnson MO, Logie CH, Weiser SD, Turan JM, Turan B

Effect of improving food security on parenting practices and caregiver-adolescent relationships: qualitative findings of an income-generating agricultural intervention in rural Kenya.

BJPsych open

Onono MA, Sheira L, Frongilio EA, Odhiambo G, Wekesa P, Conroy A, Bukusi EA, Cohen CR, Weiser SD

Changes in HIV Internalized and Experienced Stigmas and Social Support After an Urban Gardens and Peer Nutritional Counseling Intervention Among People With HIV and Food Insecurity in the Dominican Republic.

Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999)

Derose KP, Palar K, Then-Paulino A, Han B, Armenta G, Celeste-Villalvir A, Sheira LA, Jimenez-Paulino G, Acevedo R, Donastorg Y, Farías H, Wagner GJ

Supporting young women's health through girl-friendly drug vendors in Lake Zone, Tanzania: protocol for the AmbassADDOrs for Health cluster-randomised controlled trial.

BMJ open

Mnyippembe A, Sheira LA, McCoy SI, Njau PF, Packel LJ, Hassan K, Solorzano-Barrera C, Maokola W, Kang Dufour MS, Sabasaba A, Liu J

The Impact of Financial Incentives on Mental Health among Adults in HIV Care in Lake Zone, Tanzania: A Two-Arm Randomized Controlled Trial.

AIDS (London, England)

Chitle P, Sheira LA, Katabaro E, Winters S, Njau PF, Sabasaba A, Mccoy SI

An agricultural livelihood intervention is associated with reduced HIV stigma among people living with HIV.

AIDS (London, England)

Weiser SD, Sheira LA, Weke E, Zakaras JM, Wekesa P, Frongillo EA, Burger RL, Mocello AR, Thirumurthy H, Dworkin SL, Tsai AC, Kahn JG, Butler L, Bukusi EA, Cohen CR

Association of Higher Intake of Plant-Based Foods and Protein With Slower Kidney Function Decline in Women With HIV.

Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999)

Banerjee T, Frongillo EA, Turan JM, Sheira LA, Adedimeji A, Wilson T, Merenstein D, Cohen M, Adimora AA, Ofotokun I, Metsch L, D'Souza G, Fischl MA, Fisher MC, Tien PC, Weiser SD

Links between household-level income-generating agricultural intervention and the psychological wellbeing of adolescent girls in HIV-affected households in southwestern Kenya: A qualitative inquiry.

The Journal of nutrition

Onono MA, Frongillo EA, Sheira L, Odhiambo G, Wekesa P, Conroy A, Cohen CR, Bukusi EA, Weiser SD

Food Insecurity and Engagement in Transactional Sex Among Female Secondary Students in Rwanda.

AIDS and behavior

Sheira LA, Izudi J, Gatare E, Packel L, Kayitesi L, Sayinzoga F, Hope R, McCoy SI

Impact of a livelihood intervention on gender roles and relationship power among people living with HIV.

AIDS (London, England)

Sheira LA, Wekesa P, Cohen CR, Weke E, Frongillo EA, Mocello R, Dworkin SL, Burger RL, Weiser SD, Bukusi EA

The impact of cash incentives on mental health among adults initiating antiretroviral therapy in Tanzania.

AIDS care

Sheira LA, Ryan KP, Fahey CA, Katabaro ED, Sabasaba AN, Njau PF, McCoy SI

Longitudinal Relationship Between Food Insecurity, Engagement in Care, and ART Adherence Among US Women Living with HIV.

AIDS and behavior

Palar K, Sheira LA, Frongillo EA, Kushel M, Wilson TE, Conroy AA, Adedimeji A, Merenstein D, Cohen MH, Wentz EL, Adimora AA, Ofotokun I, Metsch LR, Turan JM, Tien PC, Weiser SD

Depression, anxiety, and burnout among hospital workers during the COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-sectional study.

PloS one

Pala AN, Chuang JC, Chien A, Krauth DM, Leitner SA, Okoye NM, Costello SC, Rodriguez RM, Sheira LA, Solomon G, Weiser SD

Effect of 6-month vs. 8-month regimen on retreatment success for pulmonary TB.

The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease : the official journal of the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Izudi J, Sheira LA, Bajunirwe F, McCoy SI, Cattamanchi A

Effect of a Multisectoral Agricultural Intervention on HIV Health Outcomes Among Adults in Kenya: A Cluster Randomized Clinical Trial.

JAMA network open

Cohen CR, Weke E, Frongillo EA, Sheira LA, Burger R, Mocello AR, Wekesa P, Fisher M, Scow K, Thirumurthy H, Dworkin SL, Shade SB, Butler LM, Bukusi EA, Weiser SD

Preliminary Effects of an Urban Gardens and Peer Nutritional Counseling Intervention on HIV Treatment Adherence and Detectable Viral Load Among People with HIV and Food Insecurity: Evidence from a Pilot Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial in the Dominican

AIDS and behavior

Derose KP, Then-Paulino A, Han B, Armenta G, Palar K, Jimenez-Paulino G, Sheira LA, Acevedo R, Fulcar MA, Lugo Bernard C, Veloz Camacho I, Donastorg Y, Wagner GJ

Mechanisms linking gender-based violence to worse HIV treatment and care outcomes among women in the United States.

AIDS (London, England)

Jain JP, Sheira LA, Frongillo EA, Neilands TB, Cohen MH, Wilson TE, Chandran A, Adimora AA, Kassaye SG, Sheth AN, Fischl MA, Adedimeji AA, Turan JM, Tien PC, Weiser SD, Conroy AA

Testing a social network approach to promote HIV self-testing and linkage to care among fishermen at Lake Victoria: study protocol for the Owete cluster randomized controlled trial.

Trials

Sheira LA, Kwena ZA, Charlebois ED, Agot K, Ayieko B, Gandhi M, Bukusi EA, Thirumurthy H, Camlin CS

Mental Health Mediates the Association Between Gender-Based Violence and HIV Treatment Engagement in US Women.

Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999)

Conroy AA, Jain JP, Sheira L, Frongillo EA, Neilands TB, Cohen MH, Wilson TE, Chandran A, Adimora AA, Kassaye S, Sheth AN, Fischl MA, Adedimeji A, Turan JM, Tien PC, Weiser SD

Menopause Is Associated With Immune Activation in Women With HIV.

The Journal of infectious diseases

Peters BA, Xue X, Sheira LA, Qi Q, Sharma A, Santoro N, Alcaide ML, Ofotokun I, Adimora AA, McKay HS, Tien PC, Michel KG, Gustafson D, Turan B, Landay AL, Kaplan RC, Weiser SD

The role of food security in increasing adolescent girls' agency towards sexual risk taking: qualitative findings from an income generating agricultural intervention in southwestern Kenya.

BMC public health

Onono MA, Odhiambo G, Sheira L, Conroy A, Neilands TB, Bukusi EA, Weiser SD

Exploring antiretroviral therapy adherence, competing needs, and viral suppression among people living with HIV and food insecurity in the Dominican Republic.

AIDS care

Derose KP, Han B, Armenta G, Palar K, Then-Paulino A, Jimenez-Paulino G, Sheira LA, Acevedo R, Lugo C, Veloz I, Donastorg Y, Wagner G

Relationship between food insecurity and smoking status among women living with and at risk for HIV in the USA: a cohort study.

BMJ open

Sheira LA, Frongillo EA, Hahn J, Palar K, Riley ED, Wilson TE, Adedimeji A, Merenstein D, Cohen M, Wentz EL, Adimora AA, Ofotokun I, Metsch L, Turan JM, Tien PC, Weiser SD

Water Insecurity is Associated with Lack of Viral Suppression and Greater Odds of AIDS-Defining Illnesses Among Adults with HIV in Western Kenya.

AIDS and behavior

Nagata JM, Miller JD, Cohen CR, Frongillo EA, Weke E, Burger R, Wekesa P, Sheira LA, Mocello AR, Otieno P, Butler LM, Bukusi EA, Weiser SD, Young SL

Dietary intake is associated with neuropsychological impairment in women with HIV.

The American journal of clinical nutrition

Rubin LH, Gustafson DR, Warrior L, Sheira L, Fitzgerald KC, Dastgheyb R, Weber KM, Tien PC, French A, Spence AB, Sharma A, Williams DW, White CJ, Seaberg EC, Frongillo EA, Weiser SD

Food insecurity and frailty among women with and without HIV in the United States: a cross-sectional analysis.

Journal of the International AIDS Society

Tan JY, Sheira LA, Frongillo EA, Gustafson D, Sharma A, Merenstein D, Cohen MH, Golub E, Edmonds A, Ofotokun I, Fischl M, Konkle-Parker D, Neilands T, Tien P, Weiser SD

Household Water and Food Insecurity Are Positively Associated with Poor Mental and Physical Health among Adults Living with HIV in Western Kenya.

The Journal of nutrition

Miller JD, Frongillo EA, Weke E, Burger R, Wekesa P, Sheira LA, Mocello AR, Bukusi EA, Otieno P, Cohen CR, Weiser SD, Young SL

Food Insecurity and T-cell Dysregulation in Women Living With Human Immunodeficiency Virus on Antiretroviral Therapy.

Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America

Peters BA, Sheira LA, Hanna DB, Qi Q, Sharma A, Adedimeji A, Wilson T, Merenstein D, Tien PC, Cohen M, Wentz EL, Kinslow J, Landay AL, Weiser SD

Food Insecurity and Intimate Partner Violence Among HIV-Positive Individuals in Rural Kenya.

American journal of preventive medicine

Hatcher AM, Weiser SD, Cohen CR, Hagey J, Weke E, Burger R, Wekesa P, Sheira L, Frongillo EA, Bukusi EA

Persistent Food Insecurity, but not HIV, is Associated with Depressive Symptoms Among Perinatal Women in Kenya: A Longitudinal Perspective.

AIDS and behavior

Tuthill EL, Maltby A, Conteh J, Sheira LA, Miller JD, Onono M, Weiser SD, Young SL

Mechanisms from Food Insecurity to Worse HIV Treatment Outcomes in US Women Living with HIV.

AIDS patient care and STDs

Weiser SD, Sheira LA, Palar K, Kushel M, Wilson TE, Adedimeji A, Merenstein D, Cohen M, Turan JM, Metsch L, Adimora AA, Ofotokun I, Wentz E, Tien PC, Frongillo EA

Food Insecurity Is Associated With Lower Levels of Antiretroviral Drug Concentrations in Hair Among a Cohort of Women Living With Human Immunodeficiency Virus in the United States.

Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America

Leddy AM, Sheira LA, Tamraz B, Sykes C, Kashuba ADM, Wilson TE, Adedimeji A, Merenstein D, Cohen MH, Wentz EL, Adimora AA, Ofotokun I, Metsch LR, Turan JM, Bacchetti P, Weiser SD

Associations between food insecurity and psychotropic medication use among women living with HIV in the United States.

Epidemiology and psychiatric sciences

Whittle HJ, Wolfe WR, Sheira LA, Frongillo EA, Palar K, Merenstein D, Wilson TE, Adedimeji A, Cohen MH, Wentz EL, Tien PC, Weiser SD

"When I Eat Well, I Will Be Healthy, and the Child Will Also Be Healthy": Maternal Nutrition among HIV-Infected Women Enrolled in a Livelihood Intervention in Western Kenya.

Current developments in nutrition

McDonough A, Weiser SD, Daniel A, Weke E, Wekesa P, Burger R, Sheira L, Bukusi EA, Cohen CR

Food Insecurity May Be an Independent Risk Factor Associated with Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease among Low-Income Adults in the United States.

The Journal of nutrition

Golovaty I, Tien PC, Price JC, Sheira L, Seligman H, Weiser SD

Food insecurity is associated with anxiety, stress, and symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder in a cohort of women with or at risk of HIV in the United States.

The Journal of nutrition

Whittle HJ, Sheira LA, Wolfe WR, Frongillo EA, Palar K, Merenstein D, Wilson TE, Adedimeji A, Weber KM, Adimora AA, Ofotokun I, Metsch L, Turan JM, Wentz EL, Tien PC, Weiser SD

The Stigma of Being a Young Parent: Development of a Measurement Tool and Predictors.

Journal of Child and Family Studies

Whitney S. Rice, Lila A. Sheira, Elizabeth Greenblatt, Madeline Blodgett, Kate Cockrill

Persistent Food Insecurity Is Associated with Adverse Mental Health among Women Living with or at Risk of HIV in the United States.

The Journal of nutrition

Tuthill EL, Sheira LA, Palar K, Frongillo EA, Wilson TE, Adedimeji A, Merenstein D, Cohen MH, Wentz EL, Adimora AA, Ofotokun I, Metsch L, Kushel M, Turan JM, Konkle-Parker D, Tien PC, Weiser SD

Food Insecurity Is Associated With Inflammation Among Women Living With HIV.

The Journal of infectious diseases

Leddy AM, Roque A, Sheira LA, Frongillo EA, Landay AL, Adedimeji AA, Wilson TE, Merenstein D, Wentz E, Adimora AA, Ofotokun I, Metsch LR, Cohen MH, Tien PC, Turan JM, Turan B, Weiser SD

Food Insecurity, Internalized Stigma, and Depressive Symptoms Among Women Living with HIV in the United States.

AIDS and behavior

Palar K, Frongillo EA, Escobar J, Sheira LA, Wilson TE, Adedimeji A, Merenstein D, Cohen MH, Wentz EL, Adimora AA, Ofotokun I, Metsch L, Tien PC, Turan JM, Weiser SD

Longitudinal associations between food insecurity and substance use in a cohort of women with or at risk for HIV in the United States.

Addiction (Abingdon, England)

Whittle HJ, Sheira LA, Frongillo EA, Palar K, Cohen J, Merenstein D, Wilson TE, Adedimeji A, Cohen MH, Adimora AA, Ofotokun I, Metsch L, Turan JM, Wentz EL, Tien PC, Weiser SD

Food Insecurity is Associated with Poor HIV Outcomes Among Women in the United States.

AIDS and behavior

Spinelli MA, Frongillo EA, Sheira LA, Palar K, Tien PC, Wilson T, Merenstein D, Cohen M, Adedimeji A, Wentz E, Adimora AA, Metsch LR, Turan JM, Kushel MB, Weiser SD

Higher Body Mass Index Is Associated With Greater Proportions of Effector CD8+ T Cells Expressing CD57 in Women Living With HIV.

Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999)

Reid MJA, Baxi SM, Sheira LA, Landay AL, Frongillo EA, Adedimeji A, Cohen MH, Wentz E, Gustafson DR, Merenstein D, Hunt PW, Tien PC, Weiser SD, Women's Interagency HIV Study (WIHS)

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