2010
The Skinny on Sexual Risk: The Effects of BMI on STI Incidence and Risk
Kershaw TS, Arnold A, Lewis JB, Magriples U, Ickovics JR. The Skinny on Sexual Risk: The Effects of BMI on STI Incidence and Risk. AIDS And Behavior 2010, 15: 1527-1538. PMID: 20976536, PMCID: PMC3158959, DOI: 10.1007/s10461-010-9842-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody mass indexNormal-weight womenSTI incidenceMonths postpartumWeight womenSexual riskEffect of BMISexual risk behaviorsSexual risk preventionObese womenOverweight womenBMI groupsMass indexRisky partnersRisk behaviorsPostpartumIncidenceWeight lossYoung mothersWomenRisky sexRiskSTIsPrevention
2005
Knowledge of sex partner treatment for past bacterial STI and risk of current STI
Niccolai LM, Ickovics JR, Zeller K, Kershaw TS, Milan S, Lewis JB, Ethier KA. Knowledge of sex partner treatment for past bacterial STI and risk of current STI. Sexually Transmitted Infections 2005, 81: 271. PMID: 15923301, PMCID: PMC1744984, DOI: 10.1136/sti.2004.012872.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPartner treatmentCurrent infectionLigase chain reaction testingSex partner treatmentCross-sectional analysisPast STIBacterial STIsCurrent STIRepeat infectionsPast infectionHealth clinicsIndex patientsPast diagnosisReaction testingSex partnersYounger ageInfectionYoung womenAdolescent femalesSex partnershipsVulnerable populationsSTIsPatientsPartner managementTreatment