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Calvin Chiu, PhD

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Title(s)Assistant Professor, Institute for Health & Aging
SchoolSchool of Nursing
Address490 Illinois Street, #001
San Francisco CA 94158
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    University of California BerkeleyPhD12/2023Health Economics
    Boston UniversityMA05/2014Economics
    Boston UniversityBA05/2014Economics and International Relations

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    Calvin Chiu is an Assistant Professor at the Institute for Health & Aging, University of California San Francisco. His research is at the intersection of behavioral, development and health economics, focusing on innovative ways to increase uptake of healthcare services in low- and middle-income countries. Previously, he worked for Innovations for Poverty Action in Zambia and the Health Economics and Epidemiology Research Office in South Africa on research in maternal and child health and HIV respectively. He holds a PhD in Health Policy (Health Economics) from the University of California, Berkeley and an MA in Economics from Boston University.
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    1. Evaluation of the SKILLZ intervention to promote HIV testing and contraception uptake in adolescent girls in Lusaka, Zambia: A cluster-randomized trial. PLOS Glob Public Health. 2025; 5(10):e0005375. Chiu C, Mulubwa C, Mkandawire B, Musonda M, Katota N, Chipungu J, Boettiger D, Padian N, Moore CB, Liu JX. PMID: 41160627; PMCID: PMC12571267.
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    2. Pharmacy-based non-communicable diseases screening has high potential for reach: lessons from Rwanda. Front Public Health. 2025; 13:1684688. Chiu C, Omaya M, Uwinkindi F, Tang D, Mwubahamana S, Miller F, Ruxin J, Rehrig M, Mazarati JB, de Cordier IA, Liu JX, Zapol D. PMID: 41194998; PMCID: PMC12583163.
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    3. Introduction to the special supplement, unlocking the potential of self-injectable contraception: evidence from coordinated investments. BMC Womens Health. 2025 Sep 19; 25(Suppl 1):430. Sedlander E, OlaOlorun FM, Chiu C, Cover J. PMID: 40973950; PMCID: PMC12447591.
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    4. Boosting health provider performance with non-financial incentives: A cluster-randomized controlled trial in Tanzania. PLoS One. 2025; 20(9):e0330989. Chiu C, Mnyippembe A, Sheira LA, Packel L, Katabaro E, Maokola W, Liu JX. PMID: 40934247; PMCID: PMC12425186.
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    5. Quality of counseling for self-administering injectable contraception: field evidence from mystery client interactions in Lagos, Nigeria. BMC Womens Health. 2025 Aug 21; 25(Suppl 1):399. Challa S, Chiu C, Jegede A, Idiodi I, Aliyu M, Okoli C, Dimowo S, Tijani A, Nmadu AG, Diallo R, Liu J, Omoluabi E. PMID: 40841908; PMCID: PMC12369023.
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    6. The impact of the SKILLZ intervention on sexual and reproductive health empowerment among Zambian adolescent girls and young women: results of a cluster randomized controlled trial. Reprod Health. 2025 Jun 05; 22(1):95. Sheira LA, Mulubwa C, Chiu C, Chipungu J, Coakley C, Smith H, Upadhyay UD, Chilambe C, Chibwe B, Pry JM, Mkandawire B, Musonda M, Moore CB, Liu J. PMID: 40474217; PMCID: PMC12142864.
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    7. How do pro-social tendencies and provider biases affect service delivery? Evidence from the rollout of self-injection of DMPA-SC in Nigeria. BMC Womens Health. 2025 Mar 04; 25(Suppl 1):97. Chiu C, Tijani A, Griffith M, Himes E, Challa S, Okoli C, Dimowo S, Jegede A, Liu JX. PMID: 40038661; PMCID: PMC11877756.
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    8. Community case management to accelerate access to healthcare in Mali: a realist process evaluation nested within a cluster randomized trial. Health Policy Plan. 2024 Sep 10; 39(8):864-877. Whidden C, Cissé AB, Cole F, Doumbia S, Guindo A, Karambé Y, Treleaven E, Liu J, Tolo O, Guindo L, Togola B, Chiu C, Tembely A, Keita Y, Greenwood B, Chandramohan D, Johnson A, Kayentao K, Webster J. PMID: 39058651; PMCID: PMC11384120.
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    9. Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on sales of sexual and reproductive health products: an ecological study of pharmacies in Kenya. BMJ Open. 2023 06 29; 13(6):e068222. Chiu C, Wong A, Melvin O, Vernon J, Liu JX, McCoy SI, Packel LJ. PMID: 37385741; PMCID: PMC10314534.
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    10. Effect of community health worker home visits on antenatal care and institutional delivery: an analysis of secondary outcomes from a cluster randomised trial in Mali. BMJ Glob Health. 2023 03; 8(3). Kayentao K, Ghosh R, Guindo L, Whidden C, Treleaven E, Chiu C, Lassala D, Traoré MB, Beckerman J, Diakité D, Tembely A, Idriss BM, Berthé M, Liu JX, Johnson A. PMID: 36948531; PMCID: PMC10040070.
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    11. Designing for two: How enhancing human-centered design with behavioral nudges unlocked breakthroughs to promote young women's psychological safety and access to reproductive care in Tanzania. Soc Sci Med. 2023 03; 320:115683. Liu JX, Vallin J, Chiu C, Cabrera FA, Hunter LA, Rao A, Njau P, McCoy SI. PMID: 36709692; PMCID: PMC10798268.
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    12. Sales and pricing decisions for HIV self-test kits among local drug shops in Tanzania: a prospective cohort study. BMC Health Serv Res. 2021 May 06; 21(1):434. Chiu C, Hunter LA, McCoy SI, Mfaume R, Njau P, Liu JX. PMID: 33957903; PMCID: PMC8101213.
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    13. Household saving during pregnancy and facility delivery in Zambia: a cross-sectional study. Health Policy Plan. 2019 Mar 01; 34(2):102-109. Chiu C, Scott NA, Kaiser JL, Ngoma T, Lori JR, Boyd CJ, Rockers PC. PMID: 30768183; PMCID: PMC6481286.
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    14. The per-patient costs of HIV services in South Africa: Systematic review and application in the South African HIV Investment Case. PLoS One. 2019; 14(2):e0210497. Meyer-Rath G, van Rensburg C, Chiu C, Leuner R, Jamieson L, Cohen S. PMID: 30807573; PMCID: PMC6391029.
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    15. Failure to initiate HIV treatment in patients with high CD4 counts: evidence from demographic surveillance in rural South Africa. Trop Med Int Health. 2018 02; 23(2):206-220. Bor J, Chiu C, Ahmed S, Katz I, Fox MP, Rosen S, Yapa M, Tanser F, Pillay D, Bärnighausen T. PMID: 29160949; PMCID: PMC5829292.
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    16. Designing an optimal HIV programme for South Africa: Does the optimal package change when diminishing returns are considered? BMC Public Health. 2017 01 31; 17(1):143. Chiu C, Johnson LF, Jamieson L, Larson BA, Meyer-Rath G. PMID: 28143525; PMCID: PMC5282636.
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    17. Prospects for HIV control in South Africa: a model-based analysis. Glob Health Action. 2016; 9:30314. Johnson LF, Chiu C, Myer L, Davies MA, Dorrington RE, Bekker LG, Boulle A, Meyer-Rath G. PMID: 27282146; PMCID: PMC4901512.
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