2022
Association Between Rental Assistance Programs and Hemoglobin A1c Levels Among US Adults
Fenelon A, Lipska KJ, Denary W, Blankenship KM, Schlesinger P, Esserman D, Keene DE. Association Between Rental Assistance Programs and Hemoglobin A1c Levels Among US Adults. JAMA Network Open 2022, 5: e2222385. PMID: 35857325, PMCID: PMC9301513, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.22385.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUS adultsWaitlist groupCohort studyUncontrolled diabetesDiabetes outcomesMean blood glucose levelHemoglobin A1c levelsNutrition Examination SurveyImproved diabetes outcomesBlood glucose levelsOlder US adultsA1c levelsPrimary outcomeDiabetes controlExamination SurveyGlycated hemoglobinBlood glucoseNational HealthGlucose levelsMAIN OUTCOMEHealth StatisticsLogistic regressionCut pointsAdultsOutcomesEviction, intimate partner violence and HIV: Expanding concepts and assessing the pathways through which sexual partnership dynamics impact health
Groves AK, Smith PD, Gebrekristos LT, Keene DE, Rosenberg A, Blankenship KM. Eviction, intimate partner violence and HIV: Expanding concepts and assessing the pathways through which sexual partnership dynamics impact health. Social Science & Medicine 2022, 305: 115030. PMID: 35594760, PMCID: PMC9332133, DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2022.115030.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV sexual riskSexual partnership dynamicsHIV riskSexual riskLongitudinal cohort studySexual risk factorsIPV victimizationCohort studyNegative health effectsRisk factorsViolence screeningPartnership dynamicsHealth effectsDisproportionate riskPotential mediatorsPolicy-level solutionsIntimate partner violenceIPV perpetrationRiskPartner violence victimizationTwo-thirdsIntimate partner violence (IPV) victimizationBaselineOne-fifthPartner violence
2021
Does rental assistance improve mental health? Insights from a longitudinal cohort study
Denary W, Fenelon A, Schlesinger P, Purtle J, Blankenship KM, Keene DE. Does rental assistance improve mental health? Insights from a longitudinal cohort study. Social Science & Medicine 2021, 282: 114100. PMID: 34144434, PMCID: PMC8299474, DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2021.114100.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRental assistanceUnited StatesHousing costsLow-income individualsUrban developmentMental healthEligible householdsBudgetary constraintsAssistanceFixed-effects analysisPsychological distressHouseholdsFinancial strainLongitudinal dataLongitudinal cohort studyLow-income adultsNew HavenNon-significant decreaseCross-sectional analysisRentersHousingU.S. DepartmentCohort study
2019
“You Never Know What Could Happen”: Women’s Perspectives of Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis in the Context of Recent Intimate Partner Violence
Willie TC, Keene DE, Kershaw TS, Stockman JK. “You Never Know What Could Happen”: Women’s Perspectives of Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis in the Context of Recent Intimate Partner Violence. Women's Health Issues 2019, 30: 41-48. PMID: 31537431, PMCID: PMC6919558, DOI: 10.1016/j.whi.2019.08.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infectionPrEP care continuumImmunodeficiency virus infectionIntimate partner violenceCare continuumVirus infectionSexual risk reduction strategiesPre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) usersSignificant public health issueMale partner reactionsSeasons of riskPre-exposure prophylaxisProspective cohort studyPublic health issueWomen's decisionsRecent intimate partner violenceSexual intimate partner violencePrEP careCohort studyPartner violenceRisk reduction strategiesHealth issuesWomenPrEPPartner reactionsSocial Networks and Its Impact on Women's Awareness, Interest, and Uptake of HIV Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP)
Willie TC, Stockman JK, Keene DE, Calabrese SK, Alexander KA, Kershaw TS. Social Networks and Its Impact on Women's Awareness, Interest, and Uptake of HIV Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP). JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2019, 80: 386-393. PMID: 30570528, PMCID: PMC6408934, DOI: 10.1097/qai.0000000000001935.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPotential PrEP usePrEP awarenessPrEP intentionsPrEP useCare engagementIntimate partner violenceHIV pre-exposure prophylaxisPre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) usersAppropriate PrEP candidatesCare continuum outcomesPrEP-eligible womenPre-exposure prophylaxisProspective cohort studyPrEP candidatesPrEP careCohort studyContinuum outcomesIPV experiencesPrEP attitudesUS womenSocial network interventionWomen's awarenessFavorable opinionWomenMore altersIntimate Partner Violence Influences Women’s Engagement in the Early Stages of the HIV Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Care Continuum: Using Doubly Robust Estimation
Willie TC, Keene DE, Stockman JK, Alexander KA, Calabrese SK, Kershaw TS. Intimate Partner Violence Influences Women’s Engagement in the Early Stages of the HIV Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Care Continuum: Using Doubly Robust Estimation. AIDS And Behavior 2019, 24: 560-567. PMID: 30915581, PMCID: PMC6763353, DOI: 10.1007/s10461-019-02469-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrEP care continuumCare continuumIntimate partner violenceUS womenPre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) acceptabilityHIV pre-exposure prophylaxisPre-exposure prophylaxisPrEP interestPrEP modalitiesCohort studyHIVWomenEarly stagesTrauma-informed approachPrEPIPV experiencesPartner violenceProphylaxisMonths