2016
Between Synergy and Travesty: A Sexual Risk Syndemic Among Pregnant Latina Immigrant and Non-immigrant Adolescents
Martinez I, Kershaw TS, Lewis JB, Stasko EC, Tobin JN, Ickovics JR. Between Synergy and Travesty: A Sexual Risk Syndemic Among Pregnant Latina Immigrant and Non-immigrant Adolescents. AIDS And Behavior 2016, 21: 858-869. PMID: 27338951, DOI: 10.1007/s10461-016-1461-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIntimate Partner Victimization and Health Risk Behaviors Among Pregnant Adolescents.
Udo IE, Lewis Lmft JB, Tobin JN, Ickovics JR. Intimate Partner Victimization and Health Risk Behaviors Among Pregnant Adolescents. American Journal Of Public Health 2016, 106: 1457-9. PMID: 27310354, PMCID: PMC4940642, DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2016.303202.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth risk behaviorsPregnant adolescentsRisk behaviorsIntimate partner victimizationInadequate physical activityGroup prenatal careAdverse health consequencesHealth care providersPartner victimizationUnhealthy dietary behaviorsAdolescent morbidityRisky sexual behaviorPrenatal carePhysical activityCare providersDietary behaviorsClinical sitesPrevention programsDisease controlHealth consequencesSubstance useBlack pregnant adolescentsSexual behaviorAdolescentsNew York City
2014
Discrimination and Sexual Risk Among Young Urban Pregnant Women of Color
Rosenthal L, Earnshaw VA, Lewis JB, Lewis TT, Reid AE, Stasko EC, Tobin JN, Ickovics JR. Discrimination and Sexual Risk Among Young Urban Pregnant Women of Color. Health Psychology 2014, 33: 3-10. PMID: 24417689, PMCID: PMC3951106, DOI: 10.1037/a0032502.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSTI diagnosisRisky sexual partnersSexual riskThird trimesterPregnant womenCondom useSelf-reported STI diagnosisRisk behaviorsSexual partnersUrban pregnant womenBlack pregnant womenNegative health outcomesSocioeconomic health disparitiesSecond trimesterPrenatal careHealth centersGreater oddsHealth outcomesHealth disparitiesTrimesterHIVDiagnosisPotential mechanismsWomenPregnancy
2010
Adolescent Pregnancy Desire and Pregnancy Incidence
Sipsma HL, Ickovics JR, Lewis JB, Ethier KA, Kershaw TS. Adolescent Pregnancy Desire and Pregnancy Incidence. Women's Health Issues 2010, 21: 110-116. PMID: 21177123, PMCID: PMC3052996, DOI: 10.1016/j.whi.2010.09.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPregnancy desirePregnancy incidencePotential confoundersAdolescent femalesAdolescent pregnancy desirePregnancy risk behaviorCross-sectional study designActive adolescent femalesPercent of participantsPregnancy prevention effortsProspective studyBaseline interviewPregnancyNonpregnant adolescentsRisk behaviorsOlder ageLogistic regressionYoung womenStudy designPrevention effortsPsychosocial correlatesIncidenceMonthsRegression analysisConfoundersThe Skinny on Sexual Risk: The Effects of BMI on STI Incidence and Risk
Kershaw TS, Arnold A, Lewis JB, Magriples U, Ickovics JR. The Skinny on Sexual Risk: The Effects of BMI on STI Incidence and Risk. AIDS And Behavior 2010, 15: 1527-1538. PMID: 20976536, PMCID: PMC3158959, DOI: 10.1007/s10461-010-9842-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody mass indexNormal-weight womenSTI incidenceMonths postpartumWeight womenSexual riskEffect of BMISexual risk behaviorsSexual risk preventionObese womenOverweight womenBMI groupsMass indexRisky partnersRisk behaviorsPostpartumIncidenceWeight lossYoung mothersWomenRisky sexRiskSTIsPreventionLet’s stay together: relationship dissolution and sexually transmitted diseases among parenting and non-parenting adolescents
Kershaw TS, Ethier KA, Niccolai LM, Lewis JB, Milan S, Meade C, Ickovics JR. Let’s stay together: relationship dissolution and sexually transmitted diseases among parenting and non-parenting adolescents. Journal Of Behavioral Medicine 2010, 33: 454-465. PMID: 20607596, PMCID: PMC3085168, DOI: 10.1007/s10865-010-9276-6.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2006
Avoidance, Anxiety, and Sex: The Influence of Romantic Attachment on HIV-Risk among Pregnant Women
Kershaw TS, Milan S, Westdahl C, Lewis J, Rising SS, Fletcher R, Ickovics J. Avoidance, Anxiety, and Sex: The Influence of Romantic Attachment on HIV-Risk among Pregnant Women. AIDS And Behavior 2006, 11: 299-311. PMID: 16865541, DOI: 10.1007/s10461-006-9153-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSexual beliefsAttachment anxietyRelational factorsAttachment avoidanceAttachment orientationsRomantic attachmentAttachment theoryAnxietyWorking modelDemographic variablesUnprotected sexCurrent relationshipBeliefsSexual riskSexual behaviorAvoidanceUrban prenatal clinicRisky partnersRelationshipCondom useAttachmentBehaviorPartnersMultiple partnersClose relationshipSelf-esteem, emotional distress and sexual behavior among adolescent females: Inter-relationships and temporal effects
Ethier KA, Kershaw TS, Lewis JB, Milan S, Niccolai LM, Ickovics JR. Self-esteem, emotional distress and sexual behavior among adolescent females: Inter-relationships and temporal effects. Journal Of Adolescent Health 2006, 38: 268-274. PMID: 16488825, DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2004.12.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmotional distressAdolescent femalesMore emotional distressSelf-report measuresRosenberg Self-Esteem ScaleBrief Symptom InventorySelf-Esteem ScalePerceived Stress ScaleStructural equation modelingSexual risk behaviorsSexual behaviorRisk behaviorsPsychological factorsStress ScaleSymptom InventoryEquation modelingRisky partnersAdequate fitDistressLongitudinal studyAdolescentsTemporal natureSexual historySexual activityPartners