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Molebatsi K, Iyer HS, Kohler RE, Gabegwe K, Nkele I, Rabasha B, Botebele K, Barak T, Balosang S, Tapela NM, et al. Improving identification of symptomatic cancer at primary care clinics: A predictive modeling analysis in Botswana. International Journal of Cancer. Forthcoming. Publisher's Version
2022
Fadelu T, Nadella P, Iyer HS, Uwikindi F, Shyirambere C, Manirakiza A, Triedman SA, Rebbeck TR, Shulman LN. Toward Equitable Access to Tertiary Care in Rwanda: A Geospatial Analysis. JCO Global Oncology. 2022;8 :e2100395. Publisher's Version
Bhangdia KP, Iyer HS, Joseph JP, Dorne RL, Mukherjee J, Fadelu T. Comparing absolute and relative distance and time travel measures of geographic access to healthcare facilities in rural Haiti. BMJ Open. 2022;12 :e056123. Publisher's Version
Ohurira T, Iyer HS, Wagman JA, Hahn JA, Bajunirwe F. Proximity to Alcohol Sellers and Dose Response Relationship Between Alcohol Consumption With Intimate Partner Violence in Rural Southwestern Uganda. Journal of Interpersonal Violence. 2022 :1-20.
Iyer HS, Hart JE, James P, Elliott EG, DeVille NV, Holmes MD, de Vivo I, Mucci LA, Laden F, Rebbeck TR. Impact of neighborhood socioeconomic status, income segregation, and greenness on blood biomarkers of inflammation . Environment International. 2022;162 :107164. Publisher's Version
2021
Fleming KA, Horton S, Wilson ML, Atun R, DeStigter K, Flanigan J, Sayed S, Adam P, Aguilar B, Andronikou S, et al. The Lancet Commission on diagnostics: transforming access to diagnostics. Lancet. 2021;Commissions. Publisher's Version
Chipidza FE, Mushonga M, Kanda C, Chibonda S, Iyer HS, Dykstra MP, Ndlovu N, Nyakabau AM, Bellon JR, Elmore SN. Utilization and predictors of postmastectomy radiation receipt in an Oncology Center in Zimbabwe. Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2021;189 :701-709. Publisher's Version
Mushonga M, Nyakabau AM, Ndlovu N, Iyer HS, Bellon JR, Kanda C, Ndarukwa-Jambwa S, Chipidza F, Makunike-Mutasa R, Muchuweti D, et al. Patterns of Palliative Radiotherapy Utilization for Patients With Metastatic Breast Cancer in Harare, Zimbabwe. JCO Global Oncology. 2021;7 (July 2021) :1212-1219. Publisher's Version
Liu L, Li H, Iyer H, Liu AJ, Zeng Y, Ji JS. Apolipoprotein E Induced Cognitive Dysfunction: Mediation Analysis of Lipids and Glucose Biomarkers in an Elderly Cohort Study. Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience. 2021;13 :727289.
Iyer HS, Wolf NG, Flanigan JS, Castro MC, Schroeder LF, Fleming K, Vuhahula E, Massambu C. Evaluating urban–rural access to pathology and laboratory medicine services in Tanzania. Health Policy and Planning. 2021;36 (7) :116-1128. Publisher's Version
Iyer HS, DeVille NV, Stoddard O, Cole J, Myers SS, Li H, Elliott EG, Jimenez MP, James P, Golden CD. Sustaining planetary health through systems thinking: Public health's critical role. SSM - Population Health. 2021;15 (100844). Publisher's Version
Cole AP, Herzog P, Iyer HS, Marchese M, Mahal BA, Lipsitz SR, Nyambose J, Gershman ST, Kennedy M, Merriam G, et al. Racial differences in the treatment and outcomes for prostate cancer in Massachusetts. Cancer. 2021;127 (15) :2714-2723. Publisher's Version
Elmore SNC, Mushonga M, Iyer HS, Kanda C, Chibonda S, Chipidza F, Mutasa RM, Muchuweti D, Muguti EG, Maunganidze A, et al. Breast cancer in Zimbabwe: patterns of care and correlates of adherence in a national referral hospital radiotherapy center cohort from 2014 to 2018. Cancer Medicine. 2021;10 (11) :3489-3498. Publisher's Version
Iyer HS, Gomez SL, Chen JT, Trinh Q-D, Rebbeck TR. Trends in mortality among Black and White men with prostate cancer in Massachusetts and Pennsylvania: Race and neighborhood socioeconomic position. Cancer. 2021;127 (14) :2525-2534. Publisher's Version
Abdelmenan S, Andersen CT, Getnet F, Iyer HS, Molebatsi K, Passarelli S, Sauer SM, Semakula M. The Global Cohort of Doctoral Students: Building Shared Global Health Research Capacity in High-Income and Low- and Middle-Income Countries. Annals of Global Health. 2021;87 (1) :1-7. Publisher's Version
Iyer HS, James P, Valeri L, Bajunirwe F, Nankya-Mutyoba J, Njelekela M, Chiwanga F, Sewram V, Ajayi IO, Adebamowo C, et al. Neighborhood Greenness and Burden of Non-communicable Diseases in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Multi-country Cross-sectional Study. Environmental Research. 2021 :110397. Publisher's VersionAbstract
Population growth, demographic transitions and urbanization in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) will increase non-communicable disease (NCD) burden. We studied the association between neighborhood greenness and NCDs in a multi-country cross-sectional study. Among 1178 participants, in adjusted models, a 0.11 unit NDVI increase was associated with lower BMI (β: -1.01, 95% CI: -1.35, -0.67), and lower odds of overweight/obesity (aOR: 0.73, 95% CI: 0.62, 0.85), diabetes (aOR: 0.77, 95% CI: 0.62, 0.96), and having ≥3 allostatic load components compared to none (aOR: 0.66, 95% CI: 0.52, 0.85). Except for diabetes, these remained statistically significant after Bonferroni correction. We observed no association between NDVI and hypertension or cholesterol. Our findings are consistent with health benefits of neighborhood greenness reported in other countries, suggesting greening strategies could be considered as part of broader public health interventions for NCDs.
2020
Iyer HS, Flanigan J, Wolf NG, Schroeder LF, Horton S, Castro MC, Rebbeck TR. Geospatial evaluation of trade-offs between equity in physical access to healthcare and health systems efficiency. BMJ Global Health. 2020;5 :e003493. Publisher's Version
Magge H, Nahimana E, Mugunga JC, Nkikabahizi F, Tadiri E, Sayinzoga F, Manzi A, Nyishime M, Biziyaremye F, Iyer H, et al. The All Babies Count Initiative: Impact of a Health System Improvement Approach on Neonatal Care and Outcomes in Rwanda. Global Health: Science and Practice. 2020;8 (3) :506-517. Publisher's Version
Iyer HS, James P, Valeri L, Hart JE, Pernar CH, Mucci LA, Holmes MD, Laden F, Rebbeck TR. The association between neighborhood greenness and incidence of lethal prostate cancer: A prospective cohort study. Environmental Epidemiology. 2020;4 (2) :1. Publisher's Version
Iyer HS, Valeri L, James P, Chen JT, Hart JE, Laden F, Holmes MD, Rebbeck TR. The contribution of residential greenness to mortality among men with prostate cancer: a registry-based cohort study of Black and White men. . Environmental Epidemiology. 2020;4 :e087. Publisher's Version

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