2025
“I’m Trusting You with My Body”: A Qualitative Examination of the Role of Trust in Safer Sexual Decision-Making Among Black Women
Abrams J, Pollock A, Tillett E, Ashcroft L, Levine M, Rutledge J, Chandler C. “I’m Trusting You with My Body”: A Qualitative Examination of the Role of Trust in Safer Sexual Decision-Making Among Black Women. Archives Of Sexual Behavior 2025, 54: 1723-1735. PMID: 40301193, DOI: 10.1007/s10508-025-03133-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSexual healthBlack womenHeterosexual sexRate of white womenHealth of Black womenSexual decision-makingHealth decision-makingSexual health decision-makingHIV/STI preventionSafer-sex behaviorsFocus groupsHIV transmissionDecision-makingWhite womenInfluence sexual behaviorMy bodyHealthWomenCommunication anxietySex behaviorSexual behaviorHIVSexQualitative analysisConcept of trustA Qualitative Exploration of Minority Stress, Mental Health, and Sexual Health Among Arab Immigrant Sexual Minority Men in the United States
Abboud S, Chaudhry A, Pachankis J. A Qualitative Exploration of Minority Stress, Mental Health, and Sexual Health Among Arab Immigrant Sexual Minority Men in the United States. Cultural Diversity & Ethnic Minority Psychology 2025, 31: 375-385. PMID: 38300597, PMCID: PMC11748201, DOI: 10.1037/cdp0000645.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSexual minority menMental healthSexual healthCoping strategiesDevelopment of mental health interventionsSexual minority stressorsExperiences of immigrantsMental health interventionsUnited States objectivesCommunity-based organizationsAdaptive coping strategiesUnited StatesIntersectional identitiesMinority stressMinority stressorsCisgender menHealth interventionsMinority menSocial supportThematic analysisInterview transcriptsState objectivesSalient themesU.S. statesQualitative exploration
2024
A Nationally Representative Analysis of Substance Use and Sexual Health Correlates Associated with HIV and STI Testing among Adolescents
Weerakoon S, Srikanth N, Aivadyan C, Takenaka B, Rose R, Rutledge J, Wan X, Opara I. A Nationally Representative Analysis of Substance Use and Sexual Health Correlates Associated with HIV and STI Testing among Adolescents. AIDS And Behavior 2024, 29: 919-932. PMID: 39661294, DOI: 10.1007/s10461-024-04575-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOdds of HIVSTI testingYouth Risk Behavior Surveillance SystemIncreased odds of HIVSexual healthIncreased oddsCDC's Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance SystemOdds of HIV testingStepwise multivariate logistic regression modelsSubstance use behaviorsLifetime cocaine useSubstance useMultivariate logistic regression modelNationally representative analysisBehavior Surveillance SystemLogistic regression modelsPrescription drug misuseHIV/STI testingTailored HIVHIV testingSex of sexual partnersUnited StatesCocaine useHealth correlatesTesting servicesNCCN Guidelines® Insights: Survivorship, Version 2.2024.
Sanft T, Day A, Goldman M, Ansbaugh S, Armenian S, Baker K, Ballinger T, Demark-Wahnefried W, Fairman N, Feliciano J, Flores T, Friedman D, Gabel N, Hill-Kayser C, Koura D, Lee K, Lee N, McDonough A, Melisko M, Mooney K, Moore H, Moryl N, Neuman H, Overholser L, Patel C, Peterson L, Pirl W, Porpiglia A, Schapira L, Schwartz A, Smith S, Tevaarwerk A, Von Ah D, Wake R, Yang E, Zee P, McMillian N, Freedman-Cass D. NCCN Guidelines® Insights: Survivorship, Version 2.2024. Journal Of The National Comprehensive Cancer Network 2024, 22: 648-658. PMID: 39689426, DOI: 10.6004/jnccn.2024.0062.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTop Ten Tips Palliative Care Clinicians Should Know About Addressing Patient Sexuality and Intimacy in Serious Illness
Chammas D, Shindel A, Rowen T, Schanche K, Wittmann D, Shalev D, D’Addario J, Wisniewski R, Scheel T, Nelson C, Ratner E, Rosa W, Rabow M. Top Ten Tips Palliative Care Clinicians Should Know About Addressing Patient Sexuality and Intimacy in Serious Illness. Journal Of Palliative Medicine 2024 PMID: 39588705, DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2024.0451.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPalliative careQuality of lifePatients' sexualityDimensions of quality of lifePalliative care cliniciansEvidence-based tipsImprove quality of lifeCare cliniciansBiopsychosocial modelSerious illnessSexual healthOpen discussionSocial workIllnessCliniciansNursesCareIntimacySexualityHealthInterventionPatientsOncologyPsychiatryGynecologyPublic perspectives on increased data sharing in health research in the context of the 2023 National Institutes of Health Data Sharing Policy
de Rivera S, Creber R, Zhao Y, Eslami S, Mangal S, Dugdale L, Turchioe M. Public perspectives on increased data sharing in health research in the context of the 2023 National Institutes of Health Data Sharing Policy. PLOS ONE 2024, 19: e0309161. PMID: 39197051, PMCID: PMC11357082, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0309161.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNational Institutes of HealthHealthcare providersEnglish-speaking US adultsNational Institutes of Health policyNational InstitutePatient perspectivePotential unintended consequencesInstitutes of HealthUS adultsHealth researchPatient autonomyBlack participantsPatients' willingnessSexual healthParticipants' perspectivesParticipants' preferencesAfrican AmericansResearch fundersHealthRacial differencesOnline surveyParticipantsHealthcareEffective JanuaryHealth technology companiesExploring the Role of Social Media Content on Sexual Health Behaviors and Decision-Making Among Young Black Females
Dorsey M, Adams V, Howard T, Rutledge J, King D, Craddock J, Jaffery A. Exploring the Role of Social Media Content on Sexual Health Behaviors and Decision-Making Among Young Black Females. Journal Of Adolescent Research 2024 DOI: 10.1177/07435584241268524.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPerceived discrimination, mental health help-seeking attitudes, and suicide ideation, planning, and attempts among black young adults
Boyd D, Quinn C, Durkee M, Williams E, Constant A, Washington D, Butler-Barnes S, Ewing A. Perceived discrimination, mental health help-seeking attitudes, and suicide ideation, planning, and attempts among black young adults. BMC Public Health 2024, 24: 2019. PMID: 39075376, PMCID: PMC11285399, DOI: 10.1186/s12889-024-19519-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental health help-seeking attitudesHelp-Seeking AttitudesBlack young adultsExperiences of discriminationEveryday discriminationMental health help-seeking behaviorYoung adultsHealth help-seeking behaviorSuicidal ideationExperiences of everyday discriminationMental health servicesMental health supportLong-term health consequencesHelp-seeking behaviorSuicide prevention effortsFeelings of isolationSuicidal behaviorImpact of discriminationHealth servicesHealth supportLogistic regression analysisSexual healthPrevention effortsStudy participantsRisk of suicidal behaviorQualitative description of interpersonal HIV stigma and motivations for HIV testing among gays, bisexuals, and men who have sex with men in Ghana’s slums—BSGH-005
Abu-Ba’are G, Shamrock O, Zigah E, Ogunbajo A, Dakpui H, Agbemedu G, Boyd D, Ezechi O, Nelson L, Torpey K. Qualitative description of interpersonal HIV stigma and motivations for HIV testing among gays, bisexuals, and men who have sex with men in Ghana’s slums—BSGH-005. PLOS ONE 2024, 19: e0289905. PMID: 38837972, PMCID: PMC11152275, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0289905.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV testingHIV stigmaHIV testing servicesLevel of stigmaFace-to-face interviewsHIV education interventionsHIV knowledge levelsSummative content analysisGBMSM livingEducational interventionHIV preventionHealthcare servicesHIV prevalenceCommunity partnersHIV responseTesting servicesHIV statusHIV vulnerabilityGBMSMSexual healthStigmaKnowledge levelContent analysisHIVSlumsLong-Term Considerations for Young Breast Cancer Patients: Fertility, Sexual Health, and Quality of Life
Proussaloglou E, Lustberg M. Long-Term Considerations for Young Breast Cancer Patients: Fertility, Sexual Health, and Quality of Life. Current Breast Cancer Reports 2024, 16: 227-236. DOI: 10.1007/s12609-024-00548-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchYoung breast cancer patientsSurvivorship careBreast cancer patientsEffectiveness of cancer careFamily planning concernsPost-partum careUnique survivorship needsQuality-of-life issuesBreast cancerQuality of lifeCancer patientsSurvivorship needsGenitourinary syndrome of menopauseCancer careDisease-free recurrenceAnti-estrogen therapyUnique group of patientsSexual healthGroup of patientsCareVaginal estrogenEndocrine therapyOverall survivalSummaryAdditional researchIatrogenic menopause
2023
Sperm Selection in the Laboratory
Sakkas D, Vaughan D. Sperm Selection in the Laboratory. 2023, 197-203. DOI: 10.1017/9781009197533.026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSexual Health and Drug Use Prevention for Black Girls (The Dreamer Girls Project): Protocol for an Intervention Development
Opara I, Gabriel C, Duran-Becerra B, Bond K, Hill A, Hussett-Richardson S, Alves C, Kershaw T. Sexual Health and Drug Use Prevention for Black Girls (The Dreamer Girls Project): Protocol for an Intervention Development. JMIR Research Protocols 2023, 12: e45007. PMID: 37556188, PMCID: PMC10448282, DOI: 10.2196/45007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchINTERNATIONAL REGISTERED REPORT IDENTIFIERSexual risk behaviorsSexual healthDrug useAim 1Protective factorsAim 3Risk behaviorsAim 2HIV/STI preventionSubstance useIntervention developmentTarget sample sizeWorse health outcomesDrug use preventionADAPT-ITT frameworkYouth advisory boardMisuse drugsSTI preventionInfection diagnosisHealth outcomesUse preventionBlack girlsEducation interventionAdvisory BoardUnique clinical challenges for the teenager with congenital heart disease
Pastor T, Elder R. Unique clinical challenges for the teenager with congenital heart disease. Current Opinion In Pediatrics 2023, 35: 553-560. PMID: 37700620, DOI: 10.1097/mop.0000000000001281.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCongenital heart diseaseHeart diseaseHeart-healthy behaviorsUnderlying medical conditionsAdult-oriented careCareful history takingImportance of exerciseUnique clinical challengesImportant long-term benefitsMental health concernsOutpatient cardiologistCHD riskCHD patientsLong-term benefitsPotential complicationsWeight managementAppropriate screeningClinical challengeMedical conditionsHistory takingClinical practiceSexual healthCHD adolescentsHealth concernMotivational interviewingWhat Do We Know About Interventions to Reduce Intersectional Stigma and Discrimination in the Context of HIV? A Systematic Review
Stangl A, Atkins K, Leddy A, Sievwright K, Sevelius J, Lippman S, Veras M, Zamudio-Haas S, Smith M, Pachankis J, Logie C, Rao D, Weiser S, Nyblade L. What Do We Know About Interventions to Reduce Intersectional Stigma and Discrimination in the Context of HIV? A Systematic Review. Stigma And Health 2023, 8: 393-408. DOI: 10.1037/sah0000414.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchContext of HIVIntersectional stigmaSystematic reviewHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) stigmaMeta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelinesPoor health outcomesPreferred Reporting ItemsStigma reduction interventionsPositive intervention effectsStigma domainsReporting ItemsHealth outcomesHIVSexual healthReduction interventionsAspects of stigmaMajority of studiesMost interventionsIntervention effectsStigma measuresInterventionOutcomesStigma outcomesStructural interventionsStigmaThe mediation effects of sexual self-efficacy in the relationship between psychosocial wellbeing and depressive symptoms among female migrant workers in Vietnam
Ha T, Shi H, Su T, Shrestha R, Baumann S, Nguyen T, Nguyen N, Giang L, Schensul S. The mediation effects of sexual self-efficacy in the relationship between psychosocial wellbeing and depressive symptoms among female migrant workers in Vietnam. International Journal Of Social Psychiatry 2023, 69: 2068-2078. PMID: 37477252, PMCID: PMC11200049, DOI: 10.1177/00207640231188033.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDepressive symptomsPsychosocial wellbeingCommon mental disordersCross-sectional studyMental health concernsMiddle-income countriesPsychological wellbeingGlobal burdenSexual healthMental disordersSymptomsFinal mediation modelHealth concernInterview questionnaireDemographic characteristicsOverall psychological wellbeingFemale migrant workersMediation analysisStudy findingsWellbeingHigh levelsMediation effectWorkersDiseaseWomenAddressing Gendered Racism Against Black Girls Using a Strengths-Based Empowerment-Intersectional Framework for Sexual Health and Substance Use Prevention Programming
Opara I, Martin R, Hill A, Calhoun A. Addressing Gendered Racism Against Black Girls Using a Strengths-Based Empowerment-Intersectional Framework for Sexual Health and Substance Use Prevention Programming. Health Promotion Practice 2023, 24: 617-622. PMID: 37166152, PMCID: PMC11161910, DOI: 10.1177/15248399231171145.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth outcomesSexual healthSubstance use prevention programmingSubstance useHealth promotion effortsWorse health outcomesSexual risk behaviorsPrevention programmingQuality health careTreatment optionsHealth promotionRisk behaviorsBlack girlsProtective factorsCritical mediatorHealth carePromotion efforts
2022
Brachytherapy impacts on sexual function: An integrative review of the literature focusing on cervical cancer
Chin C, Damast S. Brachytherapy impacts on sexual function: An integrative review of the literature focusing on cervical cancer. Brachytherapy 2022, 22: 30-46. PMID: 36567175, DOI: 10.1016/j.brachy.2022.10.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSexual morbidityCervical cancerSexual sequelaeImage-guided adaptive brachytherapyQuality of lifeSecondary preventionCurative treatmentDosimetric factorsCommon symptomsVaginal doseCancer patientsClose surveillanceSexual functionIndirect sequelaeSexual symptomsVaginal morbidityVaginal toxicitySexual dysfunctionAdaptive brachytherapySexual healthClinical interventionsMorbidityCritical organsSequelaeEffect relationshipSexuality Transmitted Infection in the COVID-19 Pandemic and Non-Pandemic Time
Rezaeian A, Pishkuhi M, Reis L, Aghamir S. Sexuality Transmitted Infection in the COVID-19 Pandemic and Non-Pandemic Time. American Journal Of Men's Health 2022, 16: 15579883221134900. PMID: 36412243, PMCID: PMC9692181, DOI: 10.1177/15579883221134900.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSexually transmitted infectionsUrethritis patientsPatient's clinical diagnosisSARS-CoV-2 infectionUrology officeSexual healthCOVID-19 pandemicUrologist's officeUrethritisClinical diagnosisCross-sectional surveyWorld Health OrganizationPatientsSARS-CoV-2InfectionNon-pandemicTreatment characterizationContainment measuresPeople's sexual healthIncidenceSexual behaviorPolicy-makersNon-pandemic timesOfficeHealth OrganizationPrevalence of erectile dysfunction in men with cancer: a systematic review and meta‐analysis
Xiao T, Pizzol D, Grabovac I, Ilie P, Yang L, Barnett Y, Parris C, McDermott D, Veronese N, Kronbichler A, Trott M, Soysal P, Jacob L, Koyanagi A, Shin J, Smith L. Prevalence of erectile dysfunction in men with cancer: a systematic review and meta‐analysis. Trends In Urology & Men's Health 2022, 13: 20-26. DOI: 10.1002/tre.878.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSexual Health Assessment Is Vital to Whole Health Models of Care
Uzdavines A, Helmer D, Spelman J, Mattocks K, Johnson A, Chardos J, Lynch K, Kauth M. Sexual Health Assessment Is Vital to Whole Health Models of Care. JMIRx Med 2022, 3: e36266. PMID: 37725523, PMCID: PMC10414374, DOI: 10.2196/36266.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSexual health assessmentVeterans Health AdministrationWhole Health modelHealth care systemElectronic health recordsSexual healthWhole healthOverall healthCare systemHealth modelHealth assessmentSexual concernsWhole Health approachEducational interventionPrimary care clinicsHealth education interventionHealth care providersPatients' sexual orientationAbsence of diseaseRoutine careCare clinicsPreventive careCare providersCare needsClinical practice
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