2022
Menstrual Health and Hygiene among Adolescents in the United States
Trant AA, Vash-Margita A, Camenga D, Braverman P, Wagner D, Espinal M, Kisanga EP, Lundsberg L, Sheth SS, Fan L. Menstrual Health and Hygiene among Adolescents in the United States. Journal Of Pediatric And Adolescent Gynecology 2022, 35: 277-287. PMID: 34999229, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpag.2021.12.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMenstrual health educationHealth educationSurvey response rateHealth careResponse rateMenstrual healthTertiary academic centerAdolescent medicine clinicMedicine clinicPatient interviewsPatient surveyGynecology practiceProvider surveyAcademic centersPatientsThematic saturationProvider perspectivesThematic content analysisProvider rolesAnonymous surveyCarePediatric facultyDescriptive statisticsMenstrual productsHealth
2008
Menstrual Symptoms in Adolescent Girls: Association with Smoking, Depressive Symptoms, and Anxiety
Dorn L, Negriff S, Huang B, Pabst S, Hillman J, Braverman P, Susman E. Menstrual Symptoms in Adolescent Girls: Association with Smoking, Depressive Symptoms, and Anxiety. Journal Of Adolescent Health 2008, 44: 237-243. PMID: 19237109, PMCID: PMC2667342, DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2008.07.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMenstrual symptomsSmoking statusDepressive symptomsMenstrual Symptom QuestionnaireDepression InventoryEffect of smokingQuality of lifeState-Trait Anxiety InventoryGirls ages 11Children's Depression InventoryGynecological ageMenstrual cycleSymptom questionnaireSmokingSmoking behaviorSymptomsDysmenorrheaMSQ scoresPostmenarcheal girlsAdolescent girlsAnxiety InventorySmokersAge 11Longitudinal analysisAnxiety
2006
Body art: piercing, tattooing, and scarification.
Braverman P. Body art: piercing, tattooing, and scarification. Adolescent Medicine Clinics 2006, 17: 505-19; abstract ix. PMID: 17030277, DOI: 10.1016/j.admecli.2006.06.007.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus Statements
2005
HIV/STD Risk Reduction Interventions for African American and Latino Adolescent Girls at an Adolescent Medicine Clinic: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Jemmott J, Jemmott L, Braverman P, Fong G. HIV/STD Risk Reduction Interventions for African American and Latino Adolescent Girls at an Adolescent Medicine Clinic: A Randomized Controlled Trial. JAMA Pediatrics 2005, 159: 440-449. PMID: 15867118, DOI: 10.1001/archpedi.159.5.440.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLatino adolescent girlsHIV/STD interventionHIV/STD risk-reduction interventionUnprotected sexual intercourseAdolescent girlsAdolescent medicine clinicHuman immunodeficiency virusRisk reduction interventionsCognitive-behavioral theoryLow-income inner-city communitiesSTD interventionsSexual intercourseMedicine clinicCondom use knowledgeControl interventionsSexual partnersSelf-reported frequencySafer sexPrimary outcome measureRates of STDsMediator variableSexual risk behaviorsElicitation researchSecondary outcomesControlled Trials
2002
Use of Ligase Chain Reaction for Laboratory Identification of Chlamydia Trachomatis and Neisseria Gonorrhoeae in Adolescent Women
Braverman P, Schwarz D, Mph, Deforest A, Hodinka R, McGowan K, Mortensen J. Use of Ligase Chain Reaction for Laboratory Identification of Chlamydia Trachomatis and Neisseria Gonorrhoeae in Adolescent Women. Journal Of Pediatric And Adolescent Gynecology 2002, 15: 37-41. PMID: 11888808, DOI: 10.1016/s1083-3188(01)00137-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDirect fluorescent antibodyChlamydia trachomatisLigase chain reactionAdolescent womenCervical specimensLCR testingHospital-based adolescent clinicNeisseria gonorrhoeaeChain reactionLCR resultsCT infectionGC infectionProspective studyPelvic examinationAdolescent clinicTrue positivesGC culturesTransport of specimensCT cultureDisease screeningRapid testSingle swabWomenFluorescent antibodyLaboratory identification
1994
Sudden Death in Childhood Due to Right Ventricular Dysplasia: Report of Two Cases
Pawel B, De Chadarévian J, Wolk J, Donner R, Vogel R, Braverman P. Sudden Death in Childhood Due to Right Ventricular Dysplasia: Report of Two Cases. Fetal And Pediatric Pathology 1994, 14: 987-995. PMID: 7855018, DOI: 10.3109/15513819409037695.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesSexually Transmitted Diseases
Braverman P, Strasburger V. Sexually Transmitted Diseases. Clinical Pediatrics 1994, 33: 26-37. PMID: 8156724, DOI: 10.1177/000992289403300105.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsPelvic inflammatory diseaseActive age groupMethods of diagnosisMajor STDsReiter's syndromeMajor sequelaeClinical presentationGonorrhea infectionTreatment modalitiesInflammatory diseasesTransmitted DiseasesAge groupsDiseaseSyndromeHigh rateSTDsAdolescentsSequelaePerihepatitisSocial factorsInfectionEpidemiologyDiagnosis
1993
Adolescent Sexual Activity
Braverman P, Strasburger V. Adolescent Sexual Activity. Clinical Pediatrics 1993, 32: 658-668. PMID: 8299296, DOI: 10.1177/000992289303201104.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus Statements