LaRon Nelson
PhD, RN, FAAN
Independence Foundation Professor of Nursing; Associate Professor , Social & Behavioral Health
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- “For my safety and wellbeing, I always travel to seek health care in a distant facility”—the role of place and stigma in HIV testing decisions among GBMSM – BSGH 002Zigah E, Abu-Ba'are G, Shamrock O, Dakpui H, Apreku A, Boyd D, Nelson L, Torpey K. “For my safety and wellbeing, I always travel to seek health care in a distant facility”—the role of place and stigma in HIV testing decisions among GBMSM – BSGH 002. Health & Place 2023, 83: 103076. PMID: 37423093, DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2023.103076.
- The Promise of Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis – Examining Awareness, Knowledge, and Willingness to use Different Modalities Among US-Based African ImmigrantsAidoo-Frimpong G, Agbemenu K, Adzrago D, Akyirem S, Boateng S, Nelson L. The Promise of Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis – Examining Awareness, Knowledge, and Willingness to use Different Modalities Among US-Based African Immigrants. Journal Of Immigrant And Minority Health 2023, 25: 1331-1338. PMID: 37378713, DOI: 10.1007/s10903-023-01515-z.
- Type 2 diabetes stigma and its association with clinical, psychological, and behavioral outcomes: A systematic review and meta-analysisAkyirem S, Ekpor E, Namumbejja Abwoye D, Batten J, Nelson L. Type 2 diabetes stigma and its association with clinical, psychological, and behavioral outcomes: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Diabetes Research And Clinical Practice 2023, 202: 110774. PMID: 37307898, DOI: 10.1016/j.diabres.2023.110774.
- WhatsApp-propriate? Exploring “WhatsApp” as a Tool for Research Among Ghanaian Immigrants in the United StatesAidoo-Frimpong G, Turner D, Collins R, Ajiboye W, Agbemenu K, Nelson L. WhatsApp-propriate? Exploring “WhatsApp” as a Tool for Research Among Ghanaian Immigrants in the United States. Journal Of Racial And Ethnic Health Disparities 2023, 1-8. PMID: 37285049, PMCID: PMC10246539, DOI: 10.1007/s40615-023-01664-9.
- Integrative Antiracism and the Salience of Intersectional Assets for Black and Latinx LGBTQ YouthNelson L, Reeves J, Lopez D. Integrative Antiracism and the Salience of Intersectional Assets for Black and Latinx LGBTQ Youth. Journal Of Adolescent Health 2023, 72: 647-648. PMID: 37062570, DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2023.02.003.
- Structural violence and the uncertainty of viral undetectability for African, Caribbean and Black people living with HIV in Canada: an institutional ethnographyOdhiambo A, O’Campo P, Nelson L, Forman L, Grace D. Structural violence and the uncertainty of viral undetectability for African, Caribbean and Black people living with HIV in Canada: an institutional ethnography. International Journal For Equity In Health 2023, 22: 33. PMID: 36797746, PMCID: PMC9935247, DOI: 10.1186/s12939-022-01792-4.
- Investigating the impact of stigma, accessibility and confidentiality on STI/STD/HIV self-testing among college students in the USA: protocol for a scoping reviewReeves J, Zigah E, Shamrock O, Aidoo-Frimpong G, Dada D, Batten J, Abu-Ba’are G, Nelson L, Djiadeu P. Investigating the impact of stigma, accessibility and confidentiality on STI/STD/HIV self-testing among college students in the USA: protocol for a scoping review. BMJ Open 2023, 13: e069574. PMID: 36792328, PMCID: PMC9933744, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-069574.
- Online interviews for qualitative health research in Africa: a scoping reviewAkyirem S, Ekpor E, Aidoo-Frimpong G, Salifu Y, Nelson L. Online interviews for qualitative health research in Africa: a scoping review. International Health 2023, 16: 4-13. PMID: 36786169, PMCID: PMC10759291, DOI: 10.1093/inthealth/ihad010.
- Autonomy-supportive sexual health communication and sexual health behaviors for black and Latino MSM in the House Ball Community: Protocol for a social network analysis and exploratory structural equation modelSmith M, Leblanc N, Nelson L, McMahon J. Autonomy-supportive sexual health communication and sexual health behaviors for black and Latino MSM in the House Ball Community: Protocol for a social network analysis and exploratory structural equation model. PLOS ONE 2023, 18: e0276350. PMID: 36735668, PMCID: PMC9897560, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0276350.
- Multi-level manifestations of sexual stigma among men with same-gender sexual experience in GhanaSaalim K, Amu-Adu P, Amoh-Otu R, Akrong R, Abu-Ba’are G, Stockton M, Vormawor R, Torpey K, Nyblade L, Nelson L. Multi-level manifestations of sexual stigma among men with same-gender sexual experience in Ghana. BMC Public Health 2023, 23: 166. PMID: 36694150, PMCID: PMC9872747, DOI: 10.1186/s12889-023-15087-y.
- Examining the Role of Autonomy Support, Goal Setting, and Care Coordination Quality on HIV PrEP Adherence in Black Men Who Have Sex with Men: HPTN 073Boyd D, Nelson L, Hill M, Whitfield D, Ramos S, Akyirem S, Emel L, Wilton L, Hightow-Weidman L, Shoptaw S, Magnus M, Mayer K, Piwowar-Manning E, Wallace S, Fields S, Wheeler D. Examining the Role of Autonomy Support, Goal Setting, and Care Coordination Quality on HIV PrEP Adherence in Black Men Who Have Sex with Men: HPTN 073. AIDS Patient Care And STDs 2023, 37: 22-30. PMID: 36626154, PMCID: PMC10024067, DOI: 10.1089/apc.2022.0139.
- An Innovative Adaptation of an HIV Status-Neutral, Community-Informed, Socioemotional Asset-Building Intervention With the House Ball CommunityHirshfield S, Birnbaum J, Turner D, Roberson M, Bailey M, Smith M, Nelson L. An Innovative Adaptation of an HIV Status-Neutral, Community-Informed, Socioemotional Asset-Building Intervention With the House Ball Community. Health Promotion Practice 2022, 24: 398-400. PMID: 36524579, DOI: 10.1177/15248399221140794.
- COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy Among Medicare Beneficiaries with and Without Cancer History: A US Population-based StudyPoghosyan H, Ni Z, Vlahov D, Nelson L, Nam S. COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy Among Medicare Beneficiaries with and Without Cancer History: A US Population-based Study. Journal Of Community Health 2022, 48: 315-324. PMID: 36427111, PMCID: PMC9702715, DOI: 10.1007/s10900-022-01174-5.
- A cross-sectional investigation of HIV prevalence and risk factors among African, Caribbean and Black people in Ontario: The A/C Study.Mbuagbaw L, Husbands W, Baidoobonso S, Lawson D, Aden M, Etowa J, Nelson L, Tharao W. A cross-sectional investigation of HIV prevalence and risk factors among African, Caribbean and Black people in Ontario: The A/C Study. Relevé Des Maladies Transmissibles Au Canada 2022, 48: 429-437. PMID: 38125394, PMCID: PMC10730175, DOI: 10.14745/ccdr.v48i10a03.
- Enquête transversale sur la prévalence des facteurs de risque et du VIH chez les Africains, les Caribéens et les Noirs en Ontario : l’étude A/CMbuagbaw L, Husbands W, Baidoobonso S, Lawson D, Aden M, Etowa J, Nelson L, Tharao W. Enquête transversale sur la prévalence des facteurs de risque et du VIH chez les Africains, les Caribéens et les Noirs en Ontario : l’étude A/C. Relevé Des Maladies Transmissibles Au Canada 2022, 48: 474-483. DOI: 10.14745/ccdr.v48i10a03f.
- Unmasking legislative constraints: An institutional ethnography of linkage and engagement in HIV healthcare for African, Caribbean, and Black people in Ontario, CanadaOdhiambo A, Forman L, Nelson L, O’Campo P, Grace D. Unmasking legislative constraints: An institutional ethnography of linkage and engagement in HIV healthcare for African, Caribbean, and Black people in Ontario, Canada. PLOS Global Public Health 2022, 2: e0000714. PMID: 36962554, PMCID: PMC10021522, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0000714.
- Client-Centered Care Coordination (C4™) for HIV/STI Prevention: a Theoretical, Conceptual, and Methodological Overview—HIV Prevention Trials Network (HPTN) 073Nelson L, Wilton L, Whitfield D, Williams G, Mayer K, Komárek A, Boyd D, Beauchamp G, Fields S, Wheeler D. Client-Centered Care Coordination (C4™) for HIV/STI Prevention: a Theoretical, Conceptual, and Methodological Overview—HIV Prevention Trials Network (HPTN) 073. Sexuality Research And Social Policy 2022, 19: 1365-1382. DOI: 10.1007/s13178-022-00687-x.
- Advancing Healthcare for COVID-19 by Strengthening Providers’ Capacity for Best Practices in African, Caribbean and Black Community Service Provision in Ontario: A Multisite Mixed-Method Study ProtocolEtowa J, Nelson L, Etowa E, Abrha G, Kemei J, Lalonde M, Nur J, Ajiboye W, Hyman I, Yaya S, Loemba H, Taylor R, Kohoun B, Kirunga K, Nnorom O, Dube S, Tharao W, Ubangha L, Ghose B. Advancing Healthcare for COVID-19 by Strengthening Providers’ Capacity for Best Practices in African, Caribbean and Black Community Service Provision in Ontario: A Multisite Mixed-Method Study Protocol. Global Journal Of Health Science 2021, 14: 75. DOI: 10.5539/gjhs.v14n1p75.
- Barriers and facilitators to providing human immunodeficiency virus pre-exposure prophylaxis decision support to black patients in Canada: a cross-sectional studyGuillaume G, Ramos S, M'Rabiu Abubakari G, Turner D, Ajiboye W, Yusuf A, Djiadeu P, Odhiambo A, Pedersen C, Lofters A, Williams G, Nelson L. Barriers and facilitators to providing human immunodeficiency virus pre-exposure prophylaxis decision support to black patients in Canada: a cross-sectional study. International Health Trends And Perspectives 2021, 1: 345-367. DOI: 10.32920/ihtp.v1i3.1457.
- Abstract 11105: Real Time Racial Microaggression and Physiological Stress Responses Among Young and Middle Aged Black AdultsNam S, Jeon S, Ordway M, Nelson L, Vlahov D. Abstract 11105: Real Time Racial Microaggression and Physiological Stress Responses Among Young and Middle Aged Black Adults. Circulation 2021, 144: a11105-a11105. DOI: 10.1161/circ.144.suppl_1.11105.
- An application of the ADAPT-ITT model to an evidence-based behavioral HIV prevention intervention for men who have sex with men in GhanaAbubakari G, Turner D, Nelson L, Odhiambo A, Boakye F, Manu A, Torpey K, Wilton L. An application of the ADAPT-ITT model to an evidence-based behavioral HIV prevention intervention for men who have sex with men in Ghana. International Health Trends And Perspectives 2021, 1: 1-16. DOI: 10.32920/ihtp.v1i1.1412.
- Understanding COVID-19 Risks and Vulnerabilities Among Black Communities in AmericaPoteat T, Millett G, Nelson L, Beyrer C. Understanding COVID-19 Risks and Vulnerabilities Among Black Communities in America. 2020, 202-208. DOI: 10.4324/9781003141402-21.
- Latent Profile Analysis of a Syndemic of Vulnerability Factors on Incident Sexually Transmitted Infection in a Cohort of Black Men Who Have Sex With Men Only and Black Men Who Have Sex With Men and Women in the HIV Prevention Trials Network 061 Study.Dyer TV, Turpin RE, Stall R, Khan MR, Nelson L, Brewer R, Friedman MR, Mimiaga MJ, Cook RL, O'Cleirigh C, Mayer KH. Latent Profile Analysis of a Syndemic of Vulnerability Factors on Incident Sexually Transmitted Infection in a Cohort of Black Men Who Have Sex With Men Only and Black Men Who Have Sex With Men and Women in the HIV Prevention Trials Network 061 Study. Sexually Transmitted Diseases 2020, 47: 571-579. PMID: 32496390, PMCID: PMC7442627, DOI: 10.1097/olq.0000000000001208.
- A scoping review of the prevalence of use of substance among African, Caribbean, and Black (ACB) people in CanadaDjiometio J, Buzuayew A, Nelson L, Maina G, Njoroge I, Kahan M, Wong J. A scoping review of the prevalence of use of substance among African, Caribbean, and Black (ACB) people in Canada. Journal Of Substance Use 2020, 25: 575-590. DOI: 10.1080/14659891.2020.1760378.
- P264 Community perspectives on bacterial STI testing for gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men in toronto, canadaGesink D, Burchell A, Logie C, Nelson L, Rana J, Wang S, Lisk R. P264 Community perspectives on bacterial STI testing for gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men in toronto, canada. Sexually Transmitted Infections 2019, 95: a155. DOI: 10.1136/sextrans-2019-sti.392.
- A recipe for increasing racial and gender disparities in HIV infection: A critical analysis of the Canadian guideline on pre-exposure prophylaxis and non-occupational post-exposure prophylaxis’ responsiveness to the HIV epidemics among women and Black communitiesNelson L, James L, Coleman T, Etowa J, Husbands W, Lofters A, Mitchell M, Nguemo J, Nnorom O, Oraka C, Rana J, Siddiqi A, Wilson C. A recipe for increasing racial and gender disparities in HIV infection: A critical analysis of the Canadian guideline on pre-exposure prophylaxis and non-occupational post-exposure prophylaxis’ responsiveness to the HIV epidemics among women and Black communities. The Canadian Journal Of Human Sexuality 2019, 28: 1-4. DOI: 10.3138/cjhs.2018-0043.
- Stigma in health facilities: why it matters and how we can change itNyblade L, Stockton M, Giger K, Bond V, Ekstrand M, Lean R, Mitchell E, Nelson L, Sapag J, Siraprapasiri T, Turan J, Wouters E. Stigma in health facilities: why it matters and how we can change it. BMC Medicine 2019, 17: 25. PMID: 30764806, PMCID: PMC6376713, DOI: 10.1186/s12916-019-1256-2.
- Coparenting Breastfeeding Support and Exclusive Breastfeeding: A Randomized Controlled TrialAbbass-Dick J, Stern S, Nelson L, Watson W, Dennis C. Coparenting Breastfeeding Support and Exclusive Breastfeeding: A Randomized Controlled Trial. 2018, 63-71. DOI: 10.1542/9781610022873-coparenting.
- Comprehensive Primary Health Care for HIV Positive Gay MenNelson L, Malebranche D. Comprehensive Primary Health Care for HIV Positive Gay Men. 2017, 27-50. DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4419-0203-0_2.
- TACKLING BIG PROBLEMS WITH SMALL PARTICLES: NANO-BASED RAPID BIOSENSORS FOR DETECTING SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICANelson L, Thach C, Pathak Y, Adu-Sarkodie Y. TACKLING BIG PROBLEMS WITH SMALL PARTICLES: NANO-BASED RAPID BIOSENSORS FOR DETECTING SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA. Technology & Innovation 2014, 16: 249-257. DOI: 10.3727/194982414x14138187301731.
- Gender equity predicts condom use among adolescent and young adult parents in Toronto, CanadaNelson L, Thach C, Zhang N. Gender equity predicts condom use among adolescent and young adult parents in Toronto, Canada. The Canadian Journal Of Human Sexuality 2014, 23: 19-26. DOI: 10.3138/cjhs.2451.
- 96. Associations Between Co-Parenting, Gender Equity Attitudes and Sexual Risk Among Adolescent Mothers and the Biological Fathers of Their ChildrenNelson L, McCready L, Gesink D, Asnaran K, Morrison-Beedy D, Boakye-Yiadom N. 96. Associations Between Co-Parenting, Gender Equity Attitudes and Sexual Risk Among Adolescent Mothers and the Biological Fathers of Their Children. Journal Of Adolescent Health 2013, 52: s68. DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2012.10.157.
- 2. A Study of Vernacular Partner Terms: Possible Cultural Cues to Condom useEyre S, Nelson L, dal Santo T, Tran D. 2. A Study of Vernacular Partner Terms: Possible Cultural Cues to Condom use. Journal Of Adolescent Health 2012, 50: s7. DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2011.10.033.
- A Review of “Couples, Gender, and Power: Creating Change in Intimate Relationships”Nelson L. A Review of “Couples, Gender, and Power: Creating Change in Intimate Relationships”. Journal Of Sex & Marital Therapy 2011, 37: 327-328. DOI: 10.1080/0092623x.2011.584060.
- Always, Sometimes, or Never: Categorical and Conditional Condom Use Decision Making Among Black Adolescent Mothers in the U.S.Nelson L, Morrison-Beedy D, Kearney M, Dozier A. Always, Sometimes, or Never: Categorical and Conditional Condom Use Decision Making Among Black Adolescent Mothers in the U.S. Journal Of Adolescent Health 2010, 46: s30. DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2009.11.072.
- The Rules of Engagement: Exploring Use of a Sexual Partner-Type Taxonomy by Black Adolescent Mothers in the U.S.Nelson L, Morrison-Beedy D, Kearney M, Dozier A. The Rules of Engagement: Exploring Use of a Sexual Partner-Type Taxonomy by Black Adolescent Mothers in the U.S. Journal Of Adolescent Health 2010, 46: s5-s6. DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2009.11.013.
- Sex Partner Type and Condom Use in African American Adolescent Mothers: A Literature ReviewNelson L, Morrison‐Beedy D. Sex Partner Type and Condom Use in African American Adolescent Mothers: A Literature Review. Journal Of Child And Adolescent Psychiatric Nursing 2008, 21: 213-219. DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-6171.2008.00140.x.