2022
Menstrual Health and Hygiene among Adolescents in the United States
Trant AA, Vash-Margita A, Camenga D, Braverman P, Wagner D, Espinal M, Kisanga EP, Lundsberg L, Sheth SS, Fan L. Menstrual Health and Hygiene among Adolescents in the United States. Journal Of Pediatric And Adolescent Gynecology 2022, 35: 277-287. PMID: 34999229, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpag.2021.12.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMenstrual health educationHealth educationSurvey response rateHealth careResponse rateMenstrual healthTertiary academic centerAdolescent medicine clinicMedicine clinicPatient interviewsPatient surveyGynecology practiceProvider surveyAcademic centersPatientsThematic saturationProvider perspectivesThematic content analysisProvider rolesAnonymous surveyCarePediatric facultyDescriptive statisticsMenstrual productsHealth
2015
The Impact of Health Education Counseling on Rate of Recurrent Sexually Transmitted Infections in Adolescents
In-iw S, Braverman P, Bates J, Biro F. The Impact of Health Education Counseling on Rate of Recurrent Sexually Transmitted Infections in Adolescents. Journal Of Pediatric And Adolescent Gynecology 2015, 28: 481-485. PMID: 26220351, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpag.2015.02.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth education counselingInitial diagnosisIntervention groupEducation counselingRecurrent STIsRetrospective chart reviewRate of recurrentUrban adolescent clinicSignificant protective factorAdolescent medicine clinicActive adolescent girlsInfection interventionIncident infectionsUsual careChart reviewCT infectionPartner notificationMedian timeRecurrent infectionsMedicine clinicTrichomonas infectionAdolescent clinicControl groupSurvival analysisCondom use
2005
HIV/STD Risk Reduction Interventions for African American and Latino Adolescent Girls at an Adolescent Medicine Clinic: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Jemmott J, Jemmott L, Braverman P, Fong G. HIV/STD Risk Reduction Interventions for African American and Latino Adolescent Girls at an Adolescent Medicine Clinic: A Randomized Controlled Trial. JAMA Pediatrics 2005, 159: 440-449. PMID: 15867118, DOI: 10.1001/archpedi.159.5.440.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLatino adolescent girlsHIV/STD interventionHIV/STD risk-reduction interventionUnprotected sexual intercourseAdolescent girlsAdolescent medicine clinicHuman immunodeficiency virusRisk reduction interventionsCognitive-behavioral theoryLow-income inner-city communitiesSTD interventionsSexual intercourseMedicine clinicCondom use knowledgeControl interventionsSexual partnersSelf-reported frequencySafer sexPrimary outcome measureRates of STDsMediator variableSexual risk behaviorsElicitation researchSecondary outcomesControlled Trials
2003
The role of mother–daughter sexual risk communication in reducing sexual risk behaviors among urban adolescent females: a prospective study
Hutchinson M, Jemmott J, Jemmott L, Braverman P, Fong G. The role of mother–daughter sexual risk communication in reducing sexual risk behaviors among urban adolescent females: a prospective study. Journal Of Adolescent Health 2003, 33: 98-107. PMID: 12890601, DOI: 10.1016/s1054-139x(03)00183-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSexual risk behaviorsSexual risk communicationNumber of episodesMale sexual partnersUnprotected intercourseRisk behaviorsProspective studyAdolescent femalesPoisson regressionSexual partnersSelf-reported sexual risk behaviorInner-city adolescent femalesSexual intercourseYears of ageSexual behaviorAdolescent medicine clinicControl group participants