2018
Prisoner health status at three rural Haitian prisons
LaMonaca K, Desai M, May JP, Lyon E, Altice FL. Prisoner health status at three rural Haitian prisons. International Journal Of Prison Health 2018, 14: 197-209. PMID: 30274560, DOI: 10.1108/ijph-02-2017-0010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody mass indexHealth statusPhysical functionSociodemographic characteristicsSelf-reported physical functionBetter overall health statusHigher body mass indexPrisoners' health statusOverall health statusCross-sectional studyPhysical health statusMental health statusPoor health outcomesSelf-rated healthLength of detentionAdequate medical careMass indexFood insecurityHealth outcomesAdequate nutritionMedical carePrisoner healthRegional prisonsLow-income countriesMental health
2014
Sexual Risk Behaviors Among Adolescents in Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Carver JW, Dévieux JG, Gaston SC, Altice FL, Niccolai LM. Sexual Risk Behaviors Among Adolescents in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. AIDS And Behavior 2014, 18: 1595-1603. PMID: 24402691, PMCID: PMC5572216, DOI: 10.1007/s10461-013-0689-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdolescent BehaviorCondomsCross-Sectional StudiesEducational StatusFamily CharacteristicsFemaleHaitiHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHumansMaleRisk FactorsRisk-TakingSexual PartnersSexually Transmitted DiseasesSocial DesirabilitySocial EnvironmentSurveys and QuestionnairesConceptsSexual risk behaviorsRisk behaviorsPresent cross-sectional studyCross-sectional studyHIV prevention effortsIndependent correlatesAdult family membersYear old adolescentsHigh prevalenceLast sexUnprotected sexSexual partnersSexual debutPrevention effortsSexual intercourseProtective influenceSexual activityMultivariate modelingRisky sexSexAge 14Port-auFace interviewsAdolescentsFamily members