2022
“Police shootings, now that seems to be the main issue” – Black pregnant women’s anticipation of police brutality towards their children
Mehra R, Alspaugh A, Franck LS, McLemore MR, Kershaw TS, Ickovics JR, Keene DE, Sewell AA. “Police shootings, now that seems to be the main issue” – Black pregnant women’s anticipation of police brutality towards their children. BMC Public Health 2022, 22: 146. PMID: 35057776, PMCID: PMC8781435, DOI: 10.1186/s12889-022-12557-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPolice brutalitySources of stressBlack pregnant womenSemi-structured interviewsHealth outcomesPositive experiencesInterview questionsSocietal levelPolice shootingsNeighborhood factorsChildrenBlack peopleBrutalityPoliceStressorsMethodsThis qualitative studyWomen’s anticipationAnticipationQualitative studySparse literatureSocioeconomic statusPeopleExperienceDisproportionate numberFear
2021
The Impact of a Pediatric Medical-Legal Partnership on Pediatric Providers: A Qualitative Study
Murillo SN, Rosenthal A, Fenick AM, Keene D. The Impact of a Pediatric Medical-Legal Partnership on Pediatric Providers: A Qualitative Study. Academic Pediatrics 2021, 22: 447-453. PMID: 34271085, DOI: 10.1016/j.acap.2021.06.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth-harming legal needsChild healthPediatric providersPatient's familyHealth care providersProvider relationshipAcademic medical centerMedical-legal partnershipsParents/guardiansProvider awarenessProvider interviewsMedical CenterCare providersClinical practiceProvider-family relationshipProviders' perceptionsProvider efficacySocial determinantsProvider behaviorLegal PartnershipsPatientsSDOHPopulation healthHealthLegal care
2020
Black Pregnant Women “Get the Most Judgment”: A Qualitative Study of the Experiences of Black Women at the Intersection of Race, Gender, and Pregnancy
Mehra R, Boyd LM, Magriples U, Kershaw TS, Ickovics JR, Keene DE. Black Pregnant Women “Get the Most Judgment”: A Qualitative Study of the Experiences of Black Women at the Intersection of Race, Gender, and Pregnancy. Women's Health Issues 2020, 30: 484-492. PMID: 32900575, PMCID: PMC7704604, DOI: 10.1016/j.whi.2020.08.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPoor psychological healthAnti-bias trainingEvidence-based coping strategiesSources of stressPsychological healthCoping strategiesBlack pregnant womenBroader societal discoursesMost judgmentsBiopsychosocial modelSocial supportForm of stereotypesBlack pregnanciesMultiple childrenSocial service providersSupport groupsStigmaSocietal discoursesBlack childrenStereotypesQualitative studyExperienceAdverse consequencesChildrenIntersectionality framework
2018
Transfer is not a transition – voices of Jamaican adolescents with HIV and their health care providers
DeSouza F, Paintsil E, Brown T, Pierre R, Keene D, Kim N, Christie C. Transfer is not a transition – voices of Jamaican adolescents with HIV and their health care providers. AIDS Care 2018, 31: 293-297. PMID: 30345791, PMCID: PMC7224964, DOI: 10.1080/09540121.2018.1533226.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth care providersResource-limited settingsPediatric clinicCare providersAdult-centered servicesInductive content analytic approachAntiretroviral therapyAdult careBetter outcomesHIVContent analytic approachClinicJamaican adolescentsAdolescentsSemi-structured interviewsProvidersTherapyCareTemporal and spatial associations between influenza and asthma hospitalisations in New York City from 2002 to 2012: a longitudinal ecological study
Trinh P, Jung TH, Keene D, Demmer RT, Perzanowski M, Lovasi G. Temporal and spatial associations between influenza and asthma hospitalisations in New York City from 2002 to 2012: a longitudinal ecological study. BMJ Open 2018, 8: e020362. PMID: 30269061, PMCID: PMC6169763, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-020362.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInfluenza hospitalisationsAsthma hospitalisationsExcess riskLongitudinal ecological studyAge groupsClinical Modification diagnosis codesSignificant positive correlationInfluenza prevention strategiesSignificant correlationDifferent age groupsNinth RevisionDiagnosis codesPrimary diagnosisAdults 18HospitalisationStatewide PlanningPositive correlationInternational ClassificationIndividuals 18Prevention strategiesRisk percentageAdult populationOverall populationAsthmaInfluenza