Jessica Costeines, PhD
Program Manager, 1Cards
About
Research
Publications
2025
Using interactive SMS support groups to prevent mother-to-child HIV transmission in South Africa: a qualitative analysis of social and psychological benefits
Crusto C, Pittenger S, Costeines J, Amutah-Onukagha N, Kydd A, Visser M, Do T, Dean A, Forsyth B. Using interactive SMS support groups to prevent mother-to-child HIV transmission in South Africa: a qualitative analysis of social and psychological benefits. SAHARA-J Journal Of Social Aspects Of HIV/AIDS 2025, 22: 1989323. PMID: 40844645, PMCID: PMC12377077, DOI: 10.1080/17290376.2021.1989323.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrevention of mother-to-child transmissionSupport groupsSocial supportHealth outcomesNegative psychological outcomesPrevention of mother-to-child transmission programmesPsychological outcomesDisclosure of HIV statusMother-to-child HIV transmissionHIV-positive pregnant womenPositive health outcomesPregnant womenMother-to-child transmissionHIV-positive womenSupport womenHIV diagnosisSpiritual supportMedication adherenceEmotional supportThematic analysisHIV statusHIV transmissionPsychological benefitsSocial barriersMobile technology
2021
Testing the effects of the GLP-1 receptor agonist exenatide on cocaine self-administration and subjective responses in humans with cocaine use disorder
Angarita GA, Matuskey D, Pittman B, Costeines JL, Potenza MN, Jastreboff AM, Schmidt HD, Malison RT. Testing the effects of the GLP-1 receptor agonist exenatide on cocaine self-administration and subjective responses in humans with cocaine use disorder. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2021, 221: 108614. PMID: 33621809, PMCID: PMC8026565, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2021.108614.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCocaine use disorderGLP-1Use disordersGLP-1 receptor agonist exenatideGlucagon-like peptide-1 analogSubjective effectsEfficacy of exenatideLevels of amylinPreclinical rodent studiesPeptide-1 analogVisual analog scaleGLP-1 analoguesSelf-reported euphoriaInfusion of cocaineSelf-administer cocaineAcute pretreatmentSecondary outcomesPrimary outcomeAnalog scaleHormone levelsRodent studiesExenatidePlaceboCocaine infusionsCUD subjects
2019
Longitudinal Trajectories of Parenting Stress among Ethnic Minority Adolescent Mothers
Huang CY, Roberts YH, Costeines J, Kaufman JS. Longitudinal Trajectories of Parenting Stress among Ethnic Minority Adolescent Mothers. Journal Of Child And Family Studies 2019, 28: 1368-1378. PMID: 31213750, PMCID: PMC6581460, DOI: 10.1007/s10826-019-01356-1.Peer-Reviewed Original Research