2025
Characterisation of a syndemic of STI symptoms, substance use and violence among incarcerated Peruvian women
Cyrus E, Turpin R, Dyer T, Hashemi E, Ali S, Bazo A, Morgan-Lopez A, Scheidell J, Leon S, Sciaudone M, Altice F. Characterisation of a syndemic of STI symptoms, substance use and violence among incarcerated Peruvian women. Sexually Transmitted Infections 2025, sextrans-2024-056371. PMID: 40081910, DOI: 10.1136/sextrans-2024-056371.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSexually transmitted infection symptomsSexually transmitted infectionsIncarcerated womenSubstance usePopulation of incarcerated womenRisk of violenceSTI symptomsLatent profile analysisIncarceration ratesHigh school degreeSubstance misusePrisonSyndemic theoryViolenceYears of ageCross-sectional studyDeleterious health outcomesMedian ageSchool degreeSexual behaviorAt-risk populationsHealth outcomesGlobal trendsPeruvian womenEpidemiological data
2020
Perceived Stress Mediates the Association between Deployment Sexual Trauma and Nicotine Dependence in Women Veterans
Gross GM, Colon R, Bastian LA, Hoff R. Perceived Stress Mediates the Association between Deployment Sexual Trauma and Nicotine Dependence in Women Veterans. Women's Health Issues 2020, 30: 214-220. PMID: 32317136, DOI: 10.1016/j.whi.2020.03.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNicotine dependenceWomen veteransSexual traumaBaseline interview dataRates of smokingCross-sectional associationsRelated health consequencesDeleterious health outcomesPerceived stressMilitary sexual traumaRisk factorsTobacco useHayes mediation modelHealth outcomesClinical targetsHealth consequencesTraumaVeteran sampleSmokingVeteransAssociationPresent studySurvey of experiencesCivilian counterpartsSignificant mediator
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