2022
What happens when we ask? A phenomenological focus group on HIV prevention and sexual health education among emancipated foster care youth
Opara I, Lizarraga A, Lardier D, Herrera A, Garcia-Reid P, Reid R. What happens when we ask? A phenomenological focus group on HIV prevention and sexual health education among emancipated foster care youth. Children And Youth Services Review 2022, 140: 106583. PMID: 35910532, PMCID: PMC9337728, DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2022.106583.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHIV/STI preventionPoor sexual health outcomesHealth promotion activitiesKnowledge of HIVSexual health outcomesSexual health educationFocus groupsFoster care youthSTI preventionHIV preventionHealth outcomesHealth educationSafer sexPromotion activitiesPreventionHIVVulnerable groupsGroupParticipatory action research methodsMajor themesFoster careCareA Systematic Review on Sexual Health and Drug Use Prevention Interventions for Black Girls
Opara I, Pierre K, Assan M, Scheinfeld L, Alves C, Cross K, Lizarraga A, Brawner B. A Systematic Review on Sexual Health and Drug Use Prevention Interventions for Black Girls. International Journal Of Environmental Research And Public Health 2022, 19: 3176. PMID: 35328864, PMCID: PMC8950684, DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19063176.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPoor sexual health outcomesSexual health outcomesHealth outcomesDrug useSexual healthSystematic reviewEarly pregnancySearch criteriaPrevention interventionsUnwanted pregnancyBlack girlsAdolescent femalesAdolescent girlsInterventionOutcomesHIVPregnancyHigh ratePrevention researchersGirlsBlack adolescent femalesReviewHealthInfectionLarge sample
2017
The Effects of School-Based Discrimination on Adolescents of Color Sexual Health Outcomes: A Social Determinants Approach
Respress B, Amutah-Onukagha N, Opara I. The Effects of School-Based Discrimination on Adolescents of Color Sexual Health Outcomes: A Social Determinants Approach. Social Work In Public Health 2017, 33: 1-16. PMID: 29199912, DOI: 10.1080/19371918.2017.1378953.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSexual risk behaviorsSexual health outcomesHealth outcomesRisk behaviorsFuture prevention workSocial determinants approachSexual risky behaviorAdolescent sexual risk behaviorInfection diagnosisSignificant predictorsSexual behaviorAfrican AmericansAdolescentsRisky behaviorsRepresentative sampleOutcomesPrevention workAdolescents of colorSchool performanceClear disparityHigh school-aged studentsEffects of schoolDisparitiesFindingsDiagnosis