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Confronting Structural Racism in the Prevention and Control of Tuberculosis in the United States
Asabor EN, Vermund SH. Confronting Structural Racism in the Prevention and Control of Tuberculosis in the United States. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2020, 73: e3531-e3535. PMID: 33242078, PMCID: PMC8563219, DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciaa1763.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersConceptsStructural racismPeople of colorLow-income workersUnited StatesRacist policiesDisproportionate incarcerationState governmentsVulnerable communitiesMarginalized populationsCrowded prisonsRecent immigrantsHealth servicesEssential health servicesRacismImmigrantsIncarcerationPoor accessAffordable careKey populationsNational averagePreventive health servicesControl of tuberculosisPeopleGovernmentBIPOCGlobal Health Perspectives on Race in Research: Neocolonial Extraction and Local Marginalization
Tankwanchi A, Asabor E, Vermund S. Global Health Perspectives on Race in Research: Neocolonial Extraction and Local Marginalization. International Journal Of Environmental Research And Public Health 2023, 20: 6210. PMID: 37444057, PMCID: PMC10341112, DOI: 10.3390/ijerph20136210.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExtractive practicesCommunity consultationLocal participantsInternational researchIndigenous populationsCritical viewGlobal health perspectiveMiddle-income countriesGlobal researchBest practicesRaceHealth perspectivePracticeRacismMarginalizationAutochthonous communitiesResearchPaternalismLeadershipEngagementCountriesCommunityPerspectiveCenturyVulnerability
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HIV knowledge and protective factors among racial-ethnic minority youth: moderation by ethnic identity and LGBQ+ identity
Lardier D, Opara I, Asabor E, Bell F, Garcia-Reid P, Reid R. HIV knowledge and protective factors among racial-ethnic minority youth: moderation by ethnic identity and LGBQ+ identity. Journal Of LGBT Youth 2023, 21: 526-548. PMID: 39131490, PMCID: PMC11313272, DOI: 10.1080/19361653.2023.2200425.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEthnic identityYouth of colorHIV knowledgeSexual risk perceptionsQueer youthHIV prevention programmingSystemic racismLGBQAfrican American/BlackMinority youthSexual negotiation skillsHispanic/LatinxAmerican/BlackYouthProtective factorsStudy implicationsIdentityPrevention programmingViral hepatitisNegotiation skillsSpecific protective factorsRisk perceptionThree-way interactionSignificant moderating effectRacism