2021
Electronic Dissemination of a Web-Based Video Promotes PrEP Contemplation and Conversation Among US Women Engaged in Care at Planned Parenthood
Calabrese SK, Lane SB, Caldwell A, Kaplan C, Dovidio JF, Galvao RW, Ogburn DF, Safon CB, Tekeste M, Taggart T, Modrakovic D, Wilbourn BC, Blackstock O, Kershaw TS. Electronic Dissemination of a Web-Based Video Promotes PrEP Contemplation and Conversation Among US Women Engaged in Care at Planned Parenthood. AIDS And Behavior 2021, 25: 2483-2500. PMID: 33704618, PMCID: PMC7947376, DOI: 10.1007/s10461-021-03210-2.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2020
Birth Control Sabotage as a Correlate of Women's Sexual Health Risk: An Exploratory Study
Willie TC, Alexander KA, Caplon A, Kershaw TS, Safon CB, Galvao RW, Kaplan C, Caldwell A, Calabrese SK. Birth Control Sabotage as a Correlate of Women's Sexual Health Risk: An Exploratory Study. Women's Health Issues 2020, 31: 157-163. PMID: 33218751, PMCID: PMC8005431, DOI: 10.1016/j.whi.2020.10.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBirth control sabotageSexual health risksWomen's sexual riskSexual riskMultivariable logistic regression modelPlanned Parenthood centersMultiple sexual partnersCross-sectional online surveyLogistic regression modelsHealth centersGreater oddsSexual partnersExchange sexReproductive coercionWomenRiskHealth risksRegression modelsAssociationOnline surveyInfectionSociodemographicsMonthsThe changing perception and knowledge of obstetric fistula: a qualitative study
Chen C, Jiao J, Mbabazi G, Long A, Galvao R, Rwabizi D, Dushimiyimana B, Ngoga E. The changing perception and knowledge of obstetric fistula: a qualitative study. International Urogynecology Journal 2020, 31: 2419-2425. PMID: 32789811, DOI: 10.1007/s00192-020-04448-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGroup of womenObstetric fistulaHealth workersStigmatizing beliefsCesarean sectionGenitourinary complaintsUrinary incontinenceVaginal deliveryGenitourinary conditionsUnaffected womenUrban hospitalWomen's knowledgeWomenAxial techniqueFistulaConstant comparative methodAwareness campaignsFocus groupsQualitative studyGroupSemi-structured interviewsPrior studiesParticipantsIncontinenceHypothesisToRacial and ethnic differences in women’s HIV risk and attitudes towards pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) in the context of the substance use, violence, and depression syndemic
Willie TC, Kershaw TS, Blackstock O, Galvao RW, Safon CB, Tekeste M, Ogburn DF, Wilbourn B, Modrakovic D, Taggart T, Kaplan C, Caldwell A, Calabrese SK. Racial and ethnic differences in women’s HIV risk and attitudes towards pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) in the context of the substance use, violence, and depression syndemic. AIDS Care 2020, 33: 219-228. PMID: 32408837, PMCID: PMC7666028, DOI: 10.1080/09540121.2020.1762067.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPre-exposure prophylaxisSyndemic conditionsPrEP attitudesNon-Hispanic blacksHIV riskHispanic womenMultiple male sexual partnersEffect of racePrEP-eligible womenMale sexual partnersHIV sexual riskMore syndemic conditionsWomen's HIV riskNon-Hispanic whitesCo-occurring epidemicsHIV acquisitionPrEP uptakeHigher oddsElevated riskSexual partnersSexual riskWhite womenSubstance useWomenEthnic differencesContraception as a Potential Gateway to Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis: US Women's Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Modality Preferences Align with Their Birth Control Practices
Calabrese SK, Galvao RW, Dovidio JF, Willie TC, Safon CB, Kaplan C, Caldwell A, Blackstock O, Phillips NJ, Kershaw TS. Contraception as a Potential Gateway to Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis: US Women's Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Modality Preferences Align with Their Birth Control Practices. AIDS Patient Care And STDs 2020, 34: 132-146. PMID: 32202930, PMCID: PMC7087409, DOI: 10.1089/apc.2019.0242.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrEP modalitiesDaily pillContraception practicesHIV pre-exposure prophylaxisPre-exposure prophylaxisLow uptakePlanned Parenthood centersWomen ages 18Non-Hispanic blacksWomen's preferencesExposure prophylaxisPrEP acceptabilityPrEP uptakeHIV incidenceBirth control practicesActive womenVaginal ringHigher oddsCommon reasonSexual healthReproductive healthSociodemographic characteristicsAge 18WomenPills
2018
HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Stigma as a Multidimensional Barrier to Uptake Among Women Who Attend Planned Parenthood
Calabrese SK, Dovidio JF, Tekeste M, Taggart T, Galvao RW, Safon CB, Willie TC, Caldwell A, Kaplan C, Kershaw TS. HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Stigma as a Multidimensional Barrier to Uptake Among Women Who Attend Planned Parenthood. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2018, 79: 46-53. PMID: 29847480, PMCID: PMC6092222, DOI: 10.1097/qai.0000000000001762.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrEP stigmaUS womenPre-exposure prophylaxis uptakePotential PrEP usersNew HIV infectionsLess comfortMultidimensional barriersSocial networksPrEP acceptancePrEP interestPositive messagingPrEP uptakeHIV infectionHIV-positivePrEP usePrEP usersStereotypesSex partnersStigmaDisapprovalBackground characteristicsPrEPWomenExploratory moderation analysesPlanned Parenthood