2016
Discrimination and excessive weight gain during pregnancy among Black and Latina young women
Reid AE, Rosenthal L, Earnshaw VA, Lewis TT, Lewis JB, Stasko EC, Tobin JN, Ickovics JR. Discrimination and excessive weight gain during pregnancy among Black and Latina young women. Social Science & Medicine 2016, 156: 134-141. PMID: 27038321, PMCID: PMC4847945, DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2016.03.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExcessive weight gainDepressive symptomsWeight gainRace/ethnicityWeight-related health disparitiesYoung womenLatina womenLater life obesityYoung pregnant womenPregnant young womenThird trimesterLife obesitySecond trimesterPregnant womenMedical recordsMedicine recommendationsLatina young womenHealth outcomesHealth disparitiesSymptomsPsychosocial determinantsPregnancyInfluence of discriminationWomenEnvironmental Affordances Model
2015
Prenatal Depressive Symptoms and Postpartum Sexual Risk Among Young Urban Women of Color
Cunningham SD, Smith A, Kershaw T, Lewis JB, Cassells A, Tobin JN, Ickovics JR. Prenatal Depressive Symptoms and Postpartum Sexual Risk Among Young Urban Women of Color. Journal Of Pediatric And Adolescent Gynecology 2015, 29: 11-17. PMID: 26165914, PMCID: PMC5536107, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpag.2015.04.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentBlack or African AmericanContraception BehaviorDepressionDepression, PostpartumFemaleHispanic or LatinoHumansIncidenceLogistic ModelsNew York CityOdds RatioPostpartum PeriodPregnancyPregnancy ComplicationsPregnancy Trimester, SecondRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsSexual BehaviorSexual PartnersSexually Transmitted DiseasesSurveys and QuestionnairesUnsafe SexYoung AdultConceptsPrenatal depressive symptomsDepressive symptomsSex partnersSexual riskCondom useHigh-risk sex partnersUrban womenEpidemiologic Studies Depression ScaleCommunity health centersMain outcome measuresPostpartum sexual activityBaseline outcome variablesHigh-risk partnersAntenatal depressionSecond trimesterYear postpartumHealth centersOutcome measuresSomatic itemsSymptomsYoung urban womenYoung womenPregnancyPregnant teensOutcome variables
2014
Housing Instability and Birth Weight among Young Urban Mothers
Carrion BV, Earnshaw VA, Kershaw T, Lewis JB, Stasko EC, Tobin JN, Ickovics JR. Housing Instability and Birth Weight among Young Urban Mothers. Journal Of Urban Health 2014, 92: 1-9. PMID: 25344356, PMCID: PMC4338127, DOI: 10.1007/s11524-014-9913-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHousing instabilityLow birth weightBirth weightPregnant teensHousing stabilitySocial conditionsWomen ages 14Second trimesterInfant healthCommunity hospitalHealth centersNew York CityFinancial supportPregnancySingle-family homesUrban mothersYoung womenFuture interventionsYoung mothersDelivery logsSevere stressorsSignificant predictorsWomenYork CityAge 14Postpartum Intimate Partner Violence and Health Risks Among Young Mothers in the United States: A Prospective Study
Agrawal A, Ickovics J, Lewis JB, Magriples U, Kershaw TS. Postpartum Intimate Partner Violence and Health Risks Among Young Mothers in the United States: A Prospective Study. Maternal And Child Health Journal 2014, 18: 1985-1992. PMID: 24562504, PMCID: PMC4142118, DOI: 10.1007/s10995-014-1444-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAnalysis of VarianceBlack or African AmericanCondomsConnecticutDepressionFemaleGeorgiaHumansInterpersonal RelationsInterviews as TopicMaternal-Child Health CentersMothersParent-Child RelationsPostpartum PeriodPregnancyPregnancy in AdolescenceProspective StudiesRisk FactorsSexual PartnersSpouse AbuseStress, PsychologicalUnited StatesYoung AdultConceptsMonths postpartumYoung mothersIntimate partner violenceCondom useHealth risksCondom negotiationInfant sleeping problemsGynecology clinicProspective studyPostpartum periodPartner violenceIPV screeningPostpartumPrevention programsSleeping problemsYoung womenTime pointsMeasures analysisMothersParental stressDepressionRiskMonths
2010
Adolescent Pregnancy Desire and Pregnancy Incidence
Sipsma HL, Ickovics JR, Lewis JB, Ethier KA, Kershaw TS. Adolescent Pregnancy Desire and Pregnancy Incidence. Women's Health Issues 2010, 21: 110-116. PMID: 21177123, PMCID: PMC3052996, DOI: 10.1016/j.whi.2010.09.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPregnancy desirePregnancy incidencePotential confoundersAdolescent femalesAdolescent pregnancy desirePregnancy risk behaviorCross-sectional study designActive adolescent femalesPercent of participantsPregnancy prevention effortsProspective studyBaseline interviewPregnancyNonpregnant adolescentsRisk behaviorsOlder ageLogistic regressionYoung womenStudy designPrevention effortsPsychosocial correlatesIncidenceMonthsRegression analysisConfounders
2007
CAREGIVING HISTORY AND PRENATAL DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMS IN LOW‐INCOME ADOLESCENT AND YOUNG ADULT WOMEN: MODERATING AND MEDIATING EFFECTS
Milan S, Kershaw T, Lewis J, Westdahl C, Rising S, Patrikios M, Ickovics J. CAREGIVING HISTORY AND PRENATAL DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMS IN LOW‐INCOME ADOLESCENT AND YOUNG ADULT WOMEN: MODERATING AND MEDIATING EFFECTS. Psychology Of Women Quarterly 2007, 31: 241-251. DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-6402.2007.00367.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPrenatal depressive symptomsDepressive symptomsYoung womenMental health interventionsPregnant young womenYoung adult womenIndependent associationLow-income adolescentsPregnant adolescentsHealth interventionsSymptomsAdult womenLatina womenMaternal inconsistencyYoung adultsPrenatal supportMaternal unavailabilityWomenDevelopmental differencesAdolescentsAssociationNegative outcomesBurden of Recurrent Chlamydia trachomatis Infections in Young Women: Further Uncovering the “Hidden Epidemic”
Niccolai LM, Hochberg AL, Ethier KA, Lewis JB, Ickovics JR. Burden of Recurrent Chlamydia trachomatis Infections in Young Women: Further Uncovering the “Hidden Epidemic”. JAMA Pediatrics 2007, 161: 246-251. PMID: 17339505, DOI: 10.1001/archpedi.161.3.246.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsC trachomatis infectionRecurrent Chlamydia trachomatis infectionsChlamydia trachomatis infectionTrachomatis infectionRecurrent infectionsYoung womenCommunity-based health centersPrior chlamydia infectionUrine-based screeningMedical record reviewSubstantial health burdenState health departmentsReproductive health careExposure of interestTime of recruitmentCohort studyProspective followCommon bacterialMedian timeRecord reviewChlamydia infectionClinician referralHuman immunodeficiencyHealth burdenHealth centers
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 managementTreatmentThe influence of pregnancy, sexually transmitted diseases, and human immunodeficiency virus perceived susceptibility patterns on sexual risk reduction for adolescent females
Kershaw T, Ethier K, Milan S, Lewis J, Niccolai L, Meade C, Ickovics J. The influence of pregnancy, sexually transmitted diseases, and human immunodeficiency virus perceived susceptibility patterns on sexual risk reduction for adolescent females. Journal Of Community Psychology 2005, 33: 313-331. DOI: 10.1002/jcop.20056.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHuman immunodeficiency virusSexual risk behaviorsSubsequent STDSexual riskRisk behaviorsCurrent sexual risk behaviorSexual behaviorHigh sexual riskLow sexual riskRisky sexual behaviorImmunodeficiency virusSTD acquisitionYoung womenAdolescent femalesSexual historyPregnancyRiskSTDsSignificant changesSubgroupsMultiple outcomesHigher numberDiseaseRisk perceptionWomen