Publications

St. Sauveur R, Sufra R, Pierre MCJean, Inddy J, Jean M, Mourra N, Sundararajan R, McNairy M, Pape JW, Rouzier V et al..  2025.  Stakeholder perspectives on barriers and facilitators to hypertension control in urban Haiti: a qualitative study to inform a community-based hypertension management intervention. BMC Public Health. 25(18)

St Sauveur R, Sufra R, Pierre MChristine, Rouzier V, Preval F, Exantus S, Jean M, Jean J, Forestal GPierre-Lou, Fleurijean O et al..  2024.  Effectiveness of community-based hypertension management on hypertension in the urban slums of Haiti: A mixed methods study.. J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich).

Cordeiro AA, Walsh KF, Sundararajan R, Reif LK, McNairy M, Mathad J, Downs JA, Fahme SA.  2024.  The Female Global Scholars Program: A mixed-methods evaluation of a novel intervention to promote the retention and advancement of women in global health research.. PLOS Glob Public Health. 4(5):e0002974.

Broderick K, Vaidyanathan A, Ponticiello M, Hooda M, Kulkarni V, Chalem A, Chebrolu P, Onawale A, Baumann A, Mathad J et al..  2024.  Generalizing from qualitative data: a case example using critical realist thematic analysis and mechanism mapping to evaluate a community health worker-led screening program in India.. Implement Sci. 19(1):81.

Yap A, Sundararajan R, Milewski A, Keceli M, Alkhafaji M, Kowalsky R.  2024.  "It changed my whole entire thinking": Identifying narrative elements in medical affidavit writing for asylum seekers.. J Forensic Leg Med. 107:102759.

Appel G, Han BH, Re'Em Y, Louka C, Sundararajan R, Tom A, An A, Difede JA, Avery JD, Zaidi SR.  2024.  Omission and Commission in Morally Injurious Experiences Among COVID-19 Health Care Professionals.. Prim Care Companion CNS Disord. 26(1)

Sundararajan R, Hooda M, Lai Y, Nansera D, Audet C, Downs J, Lee MHee, McNairy M, Muyindike W, Mwanga-Amumpaire J.  2024.  Traditional healer support to improve HIV viral suppression in rural Uganda (Omuyambi): study protocol for a cluster randomized hybrid effectiveness-implementation trial.. Trials. 25(1):430.

Sundararajan R, Ponticiello M, Birch G, Nuwagaba G, Alaiku R, Nansera D, Mwanga-Amumpaire J, Muyindike W.  2023.  Adaption and pilot testing of a lay HIV supporter program for traditional healers: a mixed methods study in rural Uganda.. Implement Sci Commun. 4(1):87.

Byansi W, Galvin M, Chiwaye L, Luvuno Z, Kim AW, Sundararajan R, Tsai AC, Moolla A.  2023.  Adverse childhood experiences, traumatic events, and mental health among adults at two outpatient psychiatric facilities in Johannesburg, South Africa: a cross-sectional analysis.. BMC Psychiatry. 23(1):581.

Behan JM, Kabajaasi O, Derksen B, Sendegye G, Brenda, Kugumikiriza, Komugisha C., Sundararajan R., Jacob ST, M. Mugisha W.  2023.  Caregivers and nurses perceptions of the Smart Discharges Program for children with sepsis in Uganda: A descriptive qualitative study. Medrxiv.

Chebrolu P, Chalem A, Ponticiello M, Broderick K, Vaidyanathan A, Lorenc R, Kulkarni V, Onawale A, Mathad JS, Sundararajan R.  2023.  A community health worker-led program to improve access to gestational diabetes screening in urban slums of Pune, India: Results from a mixed methods study.. PLOS Glob Public Health. 3(10):e0001622.

Ponticiello M, Nuwagira E, Tayebwa M, Mugerwa J, Nahabwe H, Nakasita C, Tumuhimbise JBosco, Lam NL, Wiens MO, Vallarino J et al..  2023.  "If you have light, your heart will be at peace": A qualitative study of household lighting and social integration in southwestern Uganda.. J Glob Health. 13:04026.

Kisigo GA, Mgeta F, Mcharo O, Okello E, Wajanga B, Kalokola F, Mtui G, Sundararajan R, Peck RN.  2023.  Peer Counselor Intervention for Reducing Mortality and/or Hospitalization in Adults With Hypertensive Urgency in Tanzania: A Pilot Study.. Am J Hypertens. 36(8):446-454.

Broderick K, Aristide C, Bullington BW, Mwanga-Amumpaire J, Downs JA, Sundararajan R.  2023.  Stigma of infidelity associated with condom use explains low rates of condom uptake: qualitative data from Uganda and Tanzania.. Reprod Health. 20(1):12.

Sundararajan R, Alakiu R, Ponticiello M, Birch G, Kisigo G, Okello E, Peck RN.  2023.  Understanding traditional healer utilisation for hypertension care using the Andersen model: A qualitative study in Mwanza, Tanzania.. Glob Public Health. 18(1):2191687.

Matungwa DJ, Kidola J, Pungu D, Ponticiello M, Latulipe R, Lee MHee, Peck R, Sundararajan R.  2022.  A Cluster-Randomized Trial of Traditional Healer-Delivered Counseling and Rapid HIV Testing in Tanzania.. AIDS Behav. 26(11):3700-3712.

Aristide C, Bullington BW, Kuguru M, Sundararajan R, Nguyen NT, Lambert VJ, Mwakisole AH, Wamoyi J, Downs JA.  2022.  Health providers' perspectives on contraceptive use in rural Northwest Tanzania: A qualitative study.. Contracept X. 4:100086.

Ponticiello M, Mwanga-Amumpaire J, Tushemereirwe P, Nuwagaba G, Nansera D, King R, Muyindike W, Sundararajan R.  2022.  How informal healthcare providers improve uptake of HIV testing: qualitative results from a randomized controlled trial.. AIDS. 36(8):1161-1169.

Sundararajan R, Ponticiello M, Nansera D, Jeremiah K, Muyindike W.  2022.  Interventions to Increase HIV Testing Uptake in Global Settings.. Curr HIV/AIDS Rep. 19(3):184-193.

Chang EL, Kline MD, Sundararajan R, Nguyen MB.  2022.  Medications Without Borders: Themes in Caregiver Administration of Imported Medications in Pediatrics.. Pediatr Emerg Care. 38(10):526-531.

Mesiwala A, Suleman S, Sundararajan R, Kowalsky R, Morton K, Uy V, Platt S, Alfonzo MJ.  2022.  Recognition and Management of Pediatric Sepsis in a Resource-Limited Emergency Department in Mwanza, Tanzania: A Qualitative Study.. Pediatr Emerg Care. 38(2):e900-e905.

Kisigo GA, Mcharo OC, Robert JL, Peck RN, Sundararajan R, Okello ES.  2022.  Understanding barriers and facilitators to clinic attendance and medication adherence among adults with hypertensive urgency in Tanzania.. PLOS Glob Public Health. 2(8):e0000919.

Sundararajan R, Wyatt MA, Muwonge TR, Pisarski EE, Mujugira A, Haberer JE, Ware NC.  2022.  Understanding PrEP Acceptability Among Priority Populations: Results from a Qualitative Study of Potential Users in Central Uganda.. AIDS Behav. 26(8):2676-2685.

Matungwa DJ, Hong R, Kidola J, Pungu D, Ponticiello M, Peck R, Sundararajan R.  2022.  Understanding the role of traditional healers in the HIV care cascade: Findings from a qualitative study among stakeholders in Mwanza, Tanzania.. PLOS Glob Public Health. 2(8):e0000674.

Sundararajan R, D'Couto H, Mugerwa J, Tayebwa M, Lam N, Wallach E, Wiens M, Ponticiello M, Stanistreet D, Tsai AC et al..  2022.  Use, cost-effectiveness, and end user perspectives of a home solar lighting intervention in rural Uganda: a mixed methods, randomized controlled trial.. Environ Res Lett. 17(1)