2024
Faith Leaders’ Perspectives on Involvement in HIV Prevention for Urban Black Youth in New Jersey, USA
Opara I, Pierre K, Gabriel C, Cross K, Clark C, Rutledge J. Faith Leaders’ Perspectives on Involvement in HIV Prevention for Urban Black Youth in New Jersey, USA. Religions 2024, 15: 862. DOI: 10.3390/rel15070862.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2023
Learning from community-based HIV prevention to inform control and mitigation of the COVID-19 pandemic
Abrams J, Rutledge J, Opara I. Learning from community-based HIV prevention to inform control and mitigation of the COVID-19 pandemic. Preventive Medicine 2023, 169: 107445. PMID: 36750159, PMCID: PMC9899509, DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2023.107445.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFuture viral pandemicsHIV preventionCommunity-based HIV preventionHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) preventionCOVID-19 pandemicViral pandemicHIV-negative individualsCommunity-based prevention strategiesHIV testing behaviorsPublic health initiativesCommunity-based effortsTertiary prevention effortsHealth communication strategiesMode of transmissionCommunity-based strategiesHIV screeningHIV testingTreatment initiationTreatment adherenceCurrent COVID-19 pandemicPrevention strategiesNegative individualsHealth initiativesCondom useCurrent COVID-19
2022
What happens when we ask? A phenomenological focus group on HIV prevention and sexual health education among emancipated foster care youth
Opara I, Lizarraga A, Lardier D, Herrera A, Garcia-Reid P, Reid R. What happens when we ask? A phenomenological focus group on HIV prevention and sexual health education among emancipated foster care youth. Children And Youth Services Review 2022, 140: 106583. PMID: 35910532, PMCID: PMC9337728, DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2022.106583.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHIV/STI preventionPoor sexual health outcomesHealth promotion activitiesKnowledge of HIVSexual health outcomesSexual health educationFocus groupsFoster care youthSTI preventionHIV preventionHealth outcomesHealth educationSafer sexPromotion activitiesPreventionHIVVulnerable groupsGroupParticipatory action research methodsMajor themesFoster careCare
2018
Missed opportunities for HIV prevention: Results of a qualitative study on mother-daughter communication
Amutah-Onukagha N, Opara I, Hammonds R, Guthrie B. Missed opportunities for HIV prevention: Results of a qualitative study on mother-daughter communication. Journal Of HIV/AIDS & Social Services 2018, 17: 384-401. PMID: 31341425, PMCID: PMC6655433, DOI: 10.1080/15381501.2018.1502708.Peer-Reviewed Original Research