2019
Associations between intimate partner violence profiles and mental health among low-income, urban pregnant adolescents
Thomas JL, Lewis JB, Martinez I, Cunningham SD, Siddique M, Tobin JN, Ickovics JR. Associations between intimate partner violence profiles and mental health among low-income, urban pregnant adolescents. BMC Pregnancy And Childbirth 2019, 19: 120. PMID: 31023259, PMCID: PMC6485079, DOI: 10.1186/s12884-019-2256-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental health outcomesAdverse mental health outcomesPregnant adolescentsHealth outcomesThird trimesterHigher oddsMental healthBackgroundIntimate partner violenceCommunity health centersRisk of depressionChild health outcomesLikelihood of anxietyMultivariable regression modelsPoor mental healthCommunity prevention effortsResultsThirty-eight percentAdverse MaternalPrenatal depressionHealth centersPrenatal distressPsychological morbidityMethodsSurvey dataPregnancyLow-income adolescentsDetrimental association
2018
Factors associated with pregnant adolescents’ access to sexual and reproductive health services in New York City
Flanagan KF, Cunningham SD, Lewis JB, Tobin JN, Ickovics JR. Factors associated with pregnant adolescents’ access to sexual and reproductive health services in New York City. Sexual & Reproductive Healthcare 2018, 19: 50-55. PMID: 30928135, DOI: 10.1016/j.srhc.2018.12.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAge FactorsContraception BehaviorContraceptive AgentsEmigrants and ImmigrantsFemaleFood SupplyHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHealth Services AccessibilityHIV InfectionsHumansLongitudinal StudiesNew York CityPerinatal CarePregnancyPregnancy in AdolescenceReproductive Health ServicesSexual HealthSurveys and QuestionnairesYoung AdultConceptsReproductive health servicesSexual health knowledgeHealth servicesHealth knowledgePregnant adolescentsPerinatal careContraception useAdequate perinatal careComprehensive perinatal careLower likelihoodMedical record abstractionMultivariable logistic regressionWorld Health OrganizationHIV testNew York CityRecord abstractionThird trimesterHigher oddsLower oddsReproductive healthLogistic regressionHealth practicesHealth OrganizationVulnerable populationsYork City
2016
Between Synergy and Travesty: A Sexual Risk Syndemic Among Pregnant Latina Immigrant and Non-immigrant Adolescents
Martinez I, Kershaw TS, Lewis JB, Stasko EC, Tobin JN, Ickovics JR. Between Synergy and Travesty: A Sexual Risk Syndemic Among Pregnant Latina Immigrant and Non-immigrant Adolescents. AIDS And Behavior 2016, 21: 858-869. PMID: 27338951, DOI: 10.1007/s10461-016-1461-3.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2014
Discrimination and Sexual Risk Among Young Urban Pregnant Women of Color
Rosenthal L, Earnshaw VA, Lewis JB, Lewis TT, Reid AE, Stasko EC, Tobin JN, Ickovics JR. Discrimination and Sexual Risk Among Young Urban Pregnant Women of Color. Health Psychology 2014, 33: 3-10. PMID: 24417689, PMCID: PMC3951106, DOI: 10.1037/a0032502.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSTI diagnosisRisky sexual partnersSexual riskThird trimesterPregnant womenCondom useSelf-reported STI diagnosisRisk behaviorsSexual partnersUrban pregnant womenBlack pregnant womenNegative health outcomesSocioeconomic health disparitiesSecond trimesterPrenatal careHealth centersGreater oddsHealth outcomesHealth disparitiesTrimesterHIVDiagnosisPotential mechanismsWomenPregnancy
2006
Avoidance, Anxiety, and Sex: The Influence of Romantic Attachment on HIV-Risk among Pregnant Women
Kershaw TS, Milan S, Westdahl C, Lewis J, Rising SS, Fletcher R, Ickovics J. Avoidance, Anxiety, and Sex: The Influence of Romantic Attachment on HIV-Risk among Pregnant Women. AIDS And Behavior 2006, 11: 299-311. PMID: 16865541, DOI: 10.1007/s10461-006-9153-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSexual beliefsAttachment anxietyRelational factorsAttachment avoidanceAttachment orientationsRomantic attachmentAttachment theoryAnxietyWorking modelDemographic variablesUnprotected sexCurrent relationshipBeliefsSexual riskSexual behaviorAvoidanceUrban prenatal clinicRisky partnersRelationshipCondom useAttachmentBehaviorPartnersMultiple partnersClose relationship