2025
HIV Trends in Metropolitan US Cities From 2014 to 2021: Baseline Data for the Ending the HIV Epidemic Initiative.
Gupta R, Vermund S. HIV Trends in Metropolitan US Cities From 2014 to 2021: Baseline Data for the Ending the HIV Epidemic Initiative. American Journal Of Public Health 2025, 115: 217-220. PMID: 39778137, PMCID: PMC11715565, DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2024.307890.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDifference-in-differences analysisMetropolitan statistical areasHIV Epidemic initiativeMetropolitan US cityReduce HIV incidenceHIV diagnosisHIV incidenceHIV trendsEpidemic initiativeHIV casesHIV epidemicProgrammatic evaluationIncident infectionsProgrammatic effectivenessHIVStatistical areasDiagnostic rateUS citiesBaseline trendsRate trendsBaselineEHEBaseline datasUnited StatesIncidence
2024
Associations of Minority Stressors, Alcohol Use Disorder, Resilience, and HIV Testing Self-Efficacy Among Community-Based Black Men Who Have Sex with Men in a Southern U.S. City: A Causal Mediation and Moderation Analysis
Liu Y, Mitchell J, Brown L, Chandler C, Zhang C. Associations of Minority Stressors, Alcohol Use Disorder, Resilience, and HIV Testing Self-Efficacy Among Community-Based Black Men Who Have Sex with Men in a Southern U.S. City: A Causal Mediation and Moderation Analysis. Substance Use & Misuse 2024, 60: 120-129. PMID: 39358912, DOI: 10.1080/10826084.2024.2409770.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTesting self-efficacyPerceived HIV StigmaAlcohol use disorder riskMinority stressorsHIV stigmaAlcohol use disorderInternalized homonegativitySelf-EfficacyEffects of minority stressHIV testing uptakeHIV testing outcomesSouthern U.S. citySouthern US cityUse disorderMinority stressModeration analysisTesting uptakeCross-sectional dataHIV testingU.S. citiesBlack menHomonegativityHomophobiaUS citiesBMSMEthnic identity and social support as mediators between childhood sexual abuse and depression among black men who have sex with men
Boyd D, Jones K, Quinn C, Hill M, Nelson L, Beauchamp G, Emel L, Hightow-Weidman L, Shoptaw S, Magnus M, Piwowar-Manning E, Mayer K, Fields S, Wheeler D, Dyer T, Wilton L. Ethnic identity and social support as mediators between childhood sexual abuse and depression among black men who have sex with men. Child Abuse & Neglect 2024, 157: 107064. PMID: 39303435, DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2024.107064.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChildhood sexual abuseEthnic identityBlack MSMSexual abuseEarly sexual debutSexual debutIndirect effects of childhood sexual abuseSocial supportDepressive symptomsEffects of childhood sexual abuseHistory of incarcerationSurvivors of childhood sexual abuseMental health effectsMediation of depressive symptomsAdverse mental health effectsLife trajectoriesIncarcerationNegatively associated with depressive symptomsUS citiesBlack menCSA experiencesAbuseMSMPreexposure prophylaxisIdentity
2020
Quantifying the Restrictiveness of Local Housing Authority Policies Toward People With Criminal Justice Histories: United States, 2009–2018
Purtle J, Gebrekristos LT, Keene D, Schlesinger P, Niccolai L, Blankenship KM. Quantifying the Restrictiveness of Local Housing Authority Policies Toward People With Criminal Justice Histories: United States, 2009–2018. American Journal Of Public Health 2020, 110: s137-s144. PMID: 31967881, PMCID: PMC6987923, DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2019.305437.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCriminal justice historyPolicy provisionsAuthority policiesNeighborhood segregationEthnic diversityCity-level measuresEviction of peopleHousing scarcityPublic housingHousing authoritiesPolicy documentsHealth inequitiesUS citiesPolicyContent analysisProvisionPeopleRestrictivenessIdeologyCircumstancesSame stateHousingEvictionSystematic processInequities
2016
‘The big ole gay express’: sexual minority stigma, mobility and health in the small city
Keene DE, Eldahan AI, Hughto J, Pachankis JE. ‘The big ole gay express’: sexual minority stigma, mobility and health in the small city. Culture Health & Sexuality 2016, 19: 381-394. PMID: 27604293, PMCID: PMC5300938, DOI: 10.1080/13691058.2016.1226386.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSexual minority stigmaSmall citiesBisexual menBisexual men's experiencesForms of mobilitySmall US citiesSexual health risksContext of stigmaSemi-structured interviewsPoint of departureGay enclavesGay lifeMen's experiencesDistinct experiencesUS citiesGeographic contextUnderstudied settingCityHIV preventionStigmaRelated health consequencesIdentityContextImportant siteNew Haven
2010
Prevalence and predictors of transitions to and away from syringe exchange use over time in 3 US cities with varied syringe dispensing policies
Green TC, Bluthenthal RN, Singer M, Beletsky L, Grau LE, Marshall P, Heimer R. Prevalence and predictors of transitions to and away from syringe exchange use over time in 3 US cities with varied syringe dispensing policies. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2010, 111: 74-81. PMID: 20537814, PMCID: PMC3087197, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2010.03.022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSyringe exchange programsSEP usersSEP useThree-City cohort studyPolicy change analysisSyringe exchange usePredictors of transitionSecondary syringe exchangePolice contactCohort studyFemale sexHIV riskSyringe availabilityExchange useSyringe exchangeDrug usersDrug paraphernaliaHealth interventionsUS citiesLatino ethnicityIDUsPolicyContextual factorsMultinomial regressionTypology
2003
Prevalence of Child Welfare Services Involvement among Homeless and Low-Income Mothers: A Five-year Birth Cohort Study
Culhane J, Webb D, Grim S, Metraux S, Culhane D. Prevalence of Child Welfare Services Involvement among Homeless and Low-Income Mothers: A Five-year Birth Cohort Study. The Journal Of Sociology & Social Welfare 2003, 30 DOI: 10.15453/0191-5096.2918.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChild welfare services involvementChild welfare servicesFoster care placementWelfare servicesService involvementFoster careLow-income mothersCare placementHomeless episodesLow-income residentsNumber of childrenLarge US citiesEpisodes of homelessnessLow-income neighborhoodsShelter systemUS citiesHousing statusHousing categoriesHomelessnessGroup of womenMultivariate logistic regression analysisServicesPopulation-based cohortBirth cohort studyFive-year prevalence
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