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Kristjana Hrönn Ásbjörnsdóttir - Associate Professor

Kristjana Hrönn Ásbjörnsdóttir

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School of Health Sciences

Kristjana Hrönn ÁsbjörnsdóttirHún/Hennar

Associate Professor

Epidemiology and global health

Location
Árnagarður
Phone
5954942
Email
kha [at] hi.is

Unit
Public Health Sciences

Published works

2025

Feasibility of interrupting the transmission of soil-transmitted helminthsThe Lancet

2024

Post-trial experiences in sustainment of a scaled model of the Systems Analysis and Improvement Approach (SAIA-SCALE) in the absence of external funding in Manica Province, MozambiqueJournal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes
Scaling-up and scaling-out the Systems Analysis and Improvement Approach to optimize the hypertension diagnosis and care cascade for HIV infected individuals (SCALE SAIA-HTN)Implementation science communications
Mental illness and COVID-19 vaccinationNature Communications
Depressive symptom trajectories among general population during the COVID-19 pandemic in Iceland: a prospective cohort study (2020–2023)BMJ Public Health
Soil surveillance for monitoring soil-transmitted helminthsPLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Coverage of community-wide mass drug administration platforms for soil-transmitted helminths in Benin, India, and MalawiInfectious Diseases of Poverty

2023

The Systems Analysis and Improvement Approach: specifying core components of an implementation strategy to optimize care cascades in public healthImplementation science communications
Overestimation of school-based deworming coverage resulting from school-based reportingPLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Assessing drivers of implementing “Scaling-up the Systems Analysis and Improvement Approach” for Prevention of Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission in Mozambique (SAIA-SCALE) over implementation wavesImplementation Science Communications
Adverse childhood experiences and psychological functioning among women with schizophrenia or bipolar disorderBritish journal of psychiatry : the journal of mental science
Correction: The Systems Analysis and Improvement Approach: specifying core components of an implementation strategy to optimize care cascades in public healthImplementation Science Communications
Plasma proteomic signatures of enteric permeability among hospitalized and community children in Kenya and PakistaniScience
Assessing drivers of implementing “Scaling-up the Systems Analysis and Improvement Approach” for Prevention of Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission in Mozambique (SAIA-SCALE) over implementation wavesImplementation Science Communications
Self-reported condom use among Washington State residents prior to and during the COVID-19 pandemicBMJ Open
Trends of perceived disruption in healthcare services during the pandemicEuropean Journal of Public Health

2022

Enteric permeability, systemic inflammation and post-discharge growth among a cohort of hospitalized children in Kenya and Pakistan.Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition
The neglected epidemic—Risk factors associated with road traffic injuries in Mozambique: Results of the 2016 INCOMAS studyPLOS Global Public Health
Association between service readiness and PMTCT cascade effectivenessBMC Health Services Research
The Systems Analysis and Improvement Approach (SAIA): Specifying core components of an implementation strategy to optimize care cascades in public health
Assessing the Reach, Adoption, Implementation, and Maintenance of the Systems Analysis and Improvement Approach for prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV in Manica Province, Mozambique 2018-2021 (the SAIA-SCALE Program)
Enteric Permeability, Systemic Inflammation, and Post-Discharge Growth among a Cohort of Hospitalized Children in Kenya and PakistanJournal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition
Cost of community-based human papillomavirus self-sampling in PeruThe Lancet Regional Health - Americas
Evaluation of Women's Empowerment in a Community-Based Human Papillomavirus Self-Sampling Social Entrepreneurship Program (Hope Project) in PeruFrontiers in Public Health

2021

Use of a Community Center Primary Care Clinic and Subsequent Emergency Department Visits among Unhoused WomenJAMA network open
Factors associated with soil-transmitted helminths infection in BeninPLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Cervical cytomegalovirus reactivation, cytokines and spontaneous preterm birth in Kenyan womenClinical and Experimental Immunology
Forecasting the effectiveness of the DeWorm3 trial in interrupting the transmission of soil-transmitted helminths in three study sites in Benin, India and MalawiParasites and Vectors
Epidemiology of soil transmitted helminths and risk analysis of hookworm infections in the communityPLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Epidemiology of soil-transmitted helminths following sustained implementation of routine preventive chemotherapyPLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

2020

What does soil-transmitted helminth elimination look like? Results from a targeted molecular detection survey in JapanParasites and Vectors
The prevalence of hypertension and its distribution by sociodemographic factors in Central Mozambique: a cross sectional study.BMC Public Health
Systems analysis and improvement approach to optimize the hypertension diagnosis and care cascade for PLHIV individuals (SAIA-HTN): a hybrid type III cluster randomized trial.Implementation science : IS
Correction toBMC Public Health
Usability and Feasibility of an Innovative mLearning Approach for Nurses Providing Option B+ Services in Manica and Sofala Provinces, MozambiqueJournal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care
ErratumImplementation Science
Correction to: The prevalence of hypertension and its distribution by sociodemographic factors in Central Mozambique: a cross sectional study.BMC Public Health
Systems analysis and improvement approach to optimize the hypertension diagnosis and case cascade for PLHIV individuals (SAIA-HTN)Implementation Science
Baseline patterns of infection in regions of Benin, Malawi and India seeking to interrupt transmission of soil transmitted helminths (STH) in the DeWorm3 trialPLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Development and application of an electronic treatment registerGlobal Health Action

2019

Scaling-up the Systems Analysis and Improvement Approach for prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission in Mozambique (SAIA-SCALE)Implementation Science
Making Smarter Decisions FasterCurrent HIV/AIDS Reports
Cascade Analysis: An Adaptable Implementation Strategy Across HIV and Non-HIV Delivery PlatformsJournal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999)
Depressive symptoms, suicidal ideation, and mental health care-seeking in central MozambiqueSocial Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology
Geographic distribution and determinants of mental health stigma in central MozambiqueSocial Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology

2018

Developing a representative community health survey sampling frame using open-source remote satellite imagery in MozambiqueInternational Journal of Health Geographics
Defining stopping criteria for ending randomized clinical trials that investigate the interruption of transmission of soil-transmitted helminths employing mass drug administrationPLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
A comparative analysis of preservation techniques for the optimal molecular detection of hookworm DNA in a human fecal specimenPLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Testing for soil-transmitted helminth transmission eliminationPLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Strategies to improve treatment coverage in community-based public health programsPLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Small area estimation of under-5 mortality in Bangladesh, Cameroon, Chad, Mozambique, Uganda, and Zambia using spatially misaligned dataPopulation Health Metrics
Assessing the feasibility of interrupting the transmission of soil-transmitted helminths through mass drug administrationPLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

2017

Maternal highly active antiretroviral therapy reduces vertical cytomegalovirus transmission but does not reduce breast milk cytomegalovirus levelsAIDS Research and Human Retroviruses
Identifying optimal threshold statistics for elimination of hookworm using a stochastic simulation modelParasites and Vectors
Assisted partner services for HIV in KenyaThe Lancet HIV
Prospects for elimination of soil-transmitted helminthsCurrent Opinion in Infectious Diseases

2016

Vertical Cytomegalovirus Transmission From HIV-Infected Women Randomized to Formula-Feed or Breastfeed Their InfantsJournal of Infectious Diseases
Changes in vaginal microbiota and immune mediators in HIV-1-seronegative Kenyan women initiating depot medroxyprogesterone acetateJournal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes
Differences in virologic and immunologic response to antiretroviral therapy among HIV-1-infected infants and childrenAIDS
Sustaining Progress towards NTD EliminationPLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Breastfeeding Is Associated with Decreased Risk of Hospitalization among HIV-Exposed, Uninfected Kenyan InfantsJournal of Human Lactation

2014

Maternal valacyclovir and infant cytomegalovirus acquisitionPLoS ONE
Compartmentalized cytomegalovirus replication and transmission in the setting of maternal HIV-1 infectionClinical Infectious Diseases

2013

Breastfeeding is associated with decreased pneumonia incidence among HIV-exposed, uninfected Kenyan infantsAIDS
Compartmentalized cytomegalovirus replication and transmission in the setting of maternal HIV-1 infection.Clinical Infectious Diseases

2012

Validation of the proteasome as a therapeutic target in Plasmodium using an epoxyketone inhibitor with parasite-specific toxicityChemistry and Biology

Keywords for Specialisation:

Infectious disease

Maternal and child health

Health systems research

Implementation science

Infectious disease epidemiology