2023
Sexual Health and Drug Use Prevention for Black Girls (The Dreamer Girls Project): Protocol for an Intervention Development
Opara I, Gabriel C, Duran-Becerra B, Bond K, Hill A, Hussett-Richardson S, Alves C, Kershaw T. Sexual Health and Drug Use Prevention for Black Girls (The Dreamer Girls Project): Protocol for an Intervention Development. JMIR Research Protocols 2023, 12: e45007. PMID: 37556188, PMCID: PMC10448282, DOI: 10.2196/45007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchINTERNATIONAL REGISTERED REPORT IDENTIFIERSexual risk behaviorsSexual healthDrug useAim 1Protective factorsAim 3Risk behaviorsAim 2HIV/STI preventionSubstance useIntervention developmentTarget sample sizeWorse health outcomesDrug use preventionADAPT-ITT frameworkYouth advisory boardMisuse drugsSTI preventionInfection diagnosisHealth outcomesUse preventionBlack girlsEducation interventionAdvisory Board
2021
Increasing HIV/AIDS knowledge among urban ethnic minority youth: Findings from a community-based prevention intervention program
Lardier D, Opara I, Reid R, Garcia-Reid P, Herrera A, Cantu I. Increasing HIV/AIDS knowledge among urban ethnic minority youth: Findings from a community-based prevention intervention program. Journal Of HIV/AIDS & Social Services 2021, 20: 76-96. PMID: 34177389, PMCID: PMC8225251, DOI: 10.1080/15381501.2021.1910097.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHIV/AIDS knowledgeAIDS knowledgeHIV/AIDS knowledge scoresNew HIV infectionsPrevention intervention programsMultivariate regression analysisHIV/AIDSNortheastern urban communityAIDS knowledge scoresSexual negotiation skillsHIV infectionHIV knowledgeNew infectionsKnowledge scoreSubstance abuseEducation interventionBaseline surveyChange scoresIntervention programsEthnic minority youthRegression analysisInfectionPreliminary findingsPreventionLow-income communities
2019
Increasing Viral Hepatitis Knowledge Among Urban Ethnic Minority Youth: Findings from a Community Based Prevention Intervention
Opara I, Lardier D, Herrera A, Garcia-Reid P, Reid R. Increasing Viral Hepatitis Knowledge Among Urban Ethnic Minority Youth: Findings from a Community Based Prevention Intervention. Journal Of Community Health 2019, 45: 269-277. PMID: 31515664, PMCID: PMC7065932, DOI: 10.1007/s10900-019-00740-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEthnic minority youthMinority youthUrban communitiesUrban ethnic minority youthNortheastern urban communityHepatitis knowledgeViral hepatitis knowledgeLogistic regression analysisHIV/AIDSYouthUnited StatesKnowledge interventionOpioid epidemicPrevention interventionsVH casesSubstance abuseEducation interventionBaseline surveyCommunityInterventionU.S.Significant increaseRegression analysisInfectionInnovative approach