2024
Responding to location-based triggers of cravings to return to substance use: A qualitative study
Viera A, Jadovich E, Lauckner C, Muilenburg J, Kershaw T. Responding to location-based triggers of cravings to return to substance use: A qualitative study. Journal Of Substance Use And Addiction Treatment 2024, 209534. PMID: 39426681, DOI: 10.1016/j.josat.2024.209534.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCoping strategiesAssociated with more timeSubstance use disorder recoverySemi-structured in-depth interviewsSubstance useIn-depth interviewsSubstance use treatmentSubstance use disordersThematic analysisParticipants' experiencesScreening instrumentQualitative studyLevels of alcoholRecovery supportContextual factorsIdentifying homesParticipantsOpioid useDisorder recoveryInterviewsCognitive behavioral modelCopingInterventionReturn to substance useHomeMoving towards transformative justice for black women survivors of intimate partner violence: an intersectional qualitative study
Sharpless L, Kershaw T, Knight D, Campbell J, Phillips K, Katague M, Willie T. Moving towards transformative justice for black women survivors of intimate partner violence: an intersectional qualitative study. BMC Public Health 2024, 24: 2730. PMID: 39379927, PMCID: PMC11459893, DOI: 10.1186/s12889-024-20244-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWomen IPV survivorsIPV survivorsJustice responsesJustice preferencesTransformative justicePartner violenceSurvivors of intimate partner violenceWomen survivors of intimate partner violenceIntimate partner violenceCriminal legal systemBackgroundIntimate partner violenceQualitative studyCommunity-based approachCounseling servicesHousing supportInductive analytical techniquesPerpetuate violenceRepairing harmWomen's claimsIntergenerational cycleLegal systemAnticipated discriminationPoliceIPVJusticeA PrEP decision aid for women survivors of intimate partner violence: Task-shifting implementation to domestic violence service settings
Meyer J, Lazarus E, Phillips K, Watts Z, Duroseau B, Carlson C, Price C, Kershaw T, Willie T. A PrEP decision aid for women survivors of intimate partner violence: Task-shifting implementation to domestic violence service settings. PLOS ONE 2024, 19: e0310837. PMID: 39288155, PMCID: PMC11407614, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0310837.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntimate partner violence survivorsIntimate partner violenceAgency staffPartner violenceHIV prevention interventionsService agenciesDomestic violence service agenciesSurvivors of intimate partner violenceWomen survivors of intimate partner violenceDomestic violence agenciesFemale IPV survivorsService delivery mechanismsHIV pre-exposure prophylaxisTrauma responseIPV survivorsPre-exposure prophylaxisPreventive health needsWomen survivorsPreventive interventionsQualitative interviewsStructural barriersAid interventionsHealth needsConsolidated Framework for Implementation ResearchAgenciesRecommendations for Integrating Traditional Birth Attendants to Improve Maternal Health Outcomes in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
Rutledge J, Kiyanda A, Jean-Louis C, Raskin E, Gaillard J, Maxwell M, Smith T, Kershaw T, Abrams J. Recommendations for Integrating Traditional Birth Attendants to Improve Maternal Health Outcomes in Low- and Middle-Income Countries. International Journal Of Maternal And Child Health And AIDS (IJMA) 2024, 13: e019. DOI: 10.25259/ijma_16_2024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTraditional birth attendantsMaternal health outcomesMaternal healthcareHealth outcomesMiddle-income countriesBirth attendantsMaternal healthIntegration of traditional birth attendantsImproving maternal health outcomesAdverse maternal health outcomesRates of maternal mortalityMaternal health needsFacility-based careImproving maternal healthcareReduce medical mistrustHealth facility careImprove health outcomesReducing maternal morbidityDisproportionately affecting low-Global health researchLow-resource settingsPostpartum careFacility careMaternal mortalityMedical mistrustPerceptions of HIV-Related Comorbidities and Usability of a Virtual Environment for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Education in Sexual Minority Men With HIV: Formative Phases of a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial
Ramos S, Reynolds H, Johnson C, Melkus G, Kershaw T, Thayer J, Vorderstrasse A. Perceptions of HIV-Related Comorbidities and Usability of a Virtual Environment for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Education in Sexual Minority Men With HIV: Formative Phases of a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial. Journal Of Medical Internet Research 2024, 26: e57351. PMID: 38924481, PMCID: PMC11377913, DOI: 10.2196/57351.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSexual minority menPrevention educationCardiovascular diseaseMinority menDevelopment of mental health conditionsCardiovascular health equityCardiovascular disease risk factorsLatinx sexual minority menPreventive health screeningMental health conditionsHIV-related comorbiditiesPhase 1Controlled behavioral trialComorbid conditionsRisk factorsHIV-related illnessRisk of cardiovascular diseasePhase 2Health equityHigh blood pressureIncreased risk of cardiovascular diseaseHealth screeningPilot RCTSevere comorbid conditionsHealth conditionsChronic Illness Perceptions and Cardiovascular Disease Risk Behaviors in Black and Latinx Sexual Minority Men with HIV: A Cross-Sectional Analysis
Ramos S, Kang B, Jeon S, Fraser M, Kershaw T, Boutjdir M. Chronic Illness Perceptions and Cardiovascular Disease Risk Behaviors in Black and Latinx Sexual Minority Men with HIV: A Cross-Sectional Analysis. Nursing Reports 2024, 14: 1922-1936. PMID: 39189273, PMCID: PMC11348044, DOI: 10.3390/nursrep14030143.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIllness Perception Questionnaire-RevisedLatinx sexual minority menE-cigarette useSexual minority menChronic illnessPhysical activityIllness perceptionsE-cigarettesMinority menBehavioral Risk Factor Surveillance SystemInternational Physical Activity QuestionnaireCardiovascular diseaseCardiovascular disease risk behavioursImpact CVD risk factorsRisk Factor Surveillance SystemBehavioral risksRisk behaviorsPhysical Activity QuestionnaireAssessed physical activityModifiable behavioral risksMental health disparitiesMental health conditionsCVD risk factorsAssociated with fatigueCross-sectional analysisAntitrans Policy Environment and Depression and Anxiety Symptoms in Transgender and Nonbinary Adults
Restar A, Layland E, Hughes L, Dusic E, Lucas R, Bambilla A, Martin A, Shook A, Karrington B, Schwarz D, Shimkin G, Grandberry V, Xanadu X, Streed C, Operario D, Gamarel K, Kershaw T. Antitrans Policy Environment and Depression and Anxiety Symptoms in Transgender and Nonbinary Adults. JAMA Network Open 2024, 7: e2431306. PMID: 39172447, PMCID: PMC11342136, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.31306.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth care accessMental health outcomesCurrent depressive symptomsAnxiety symptomsCare accessHealth outcomesDepressive symptomsTrans adultsPatient Health Questionnaire-4Worsening mental health outcomesHealth care experiencesOdds of depressionTrans individualsAssociated with depressionNegative mental health consequencesCross-sectional studyPolicy environmentSeries of multivariate regression modelsCross-sectional dataCare experiencesTrans healthMultivariate regression modelMain OutcomesNonbinary adultsPrimary outcome“It’s another gay disease”: an intersectional qualitative approach contextualizing the lived experiences of young gay, bisexual, and other sexual minoritized men in the United States during the mpox outbreak
Takenaka B, Kirklewski S, Griffith F, Gibbs J, Lauckner C, Nicholson E, Tengatenga C, Hansen N, Kershaw T. “It’s another gay disease”: an intersectional qualitative approach contextualizing the lived experiences of young gay, bisexual, and other sexual minoritized men in the United States during the mpox outbreak. BMC Public Health 2024, 24: 1574. PMID: 38862933, PMCID: PMC11167942, DOI: 10.1186/s12889-024-19062-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMpox outbreakSemi-structured qualitative interviewsUnited StatesHomophobic discoursesIntersectional frameworkAnti-LGBTQMainstream social mediaNon-governmentGay diseaseQualitative interviewsHealth equityLived experienceMistrustQualitative approachNews outletsLGTBQGovernmentDiscourseMenPublic health emergencyStigmatizationSouth regionHealthHealth emergencyInterviews“The burden is upon your shoulders to feed and take care of your children, not religion or culture”: qualitative evaluation of participatory community dialogues to promote family planning’s holistic benefits and reshape community norms on family success in rural Uganda
Sileo K, Muhumuza C, Tuhebwe D, Muñoz S, Wanyenze R, Kershaw T, Sekamatte S, Lule H, Kiene S. “The burden is upon your shoulders to feed and take care of your children, not religion or culture”: qualitative evaluation of participatory community dialogues to promote family planning’s holistic benefits and reshape community norms on family success in rural Uganda. Contraception And Reproductive Medicine 2024, 9: 28. PMID: 38835058, PMCID: PMC11149320, DOI: 10.1186/s40834-024-00290-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCommunity dialogue approachFamily planning acceptanceGender equityFamily planningReproductive decision-makingCommunity normsGender inequalityRural UgandaQuasi-experimental controlled trialRelationship healthFamily wealthCommunity dialogueUptake of contraceptive methodsIntervention arm participantsCommunity-based interventionsGender-equitable attitudesWeeks post-interventionHousehold decision-makingPost-intervention dataFamily planning communicationPlanning acceptanceLarger family sizeEffective intervention approachesArm participantsEquitable attitudes“Recovery is about change, so you have to change everything”: Exploring the evolution of recovery capital among women in substance use disorder treatment
Jadovich E, Viera A, Edelman E, Muilenburg J, Kershaw T. “Recovery is about change, so you have to change everything”: Exploring the evolution of recovery capital among women in substance use disorder treatment. SSM - Qualitative Research In Health 2024, 5: 100422. DOI: 10.1016/j.ssmqr.2024.100422.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSubstance use disorder treatmentRecovery capitalSecondary qualitative analysis of dataDisorder treatmentNon-clinical interventionsCommunity capitalSubstance use disordersSecondary qualitative analysisSubstance use disorder recoveryIndirect effects of treatmentExperiences of womenEffects of treatmentSubstance use researchRecovery capital frameworkAddiction researchQualitative analysis of dataStudy time pointsThematic analysisClinical pathwayParticipants' experiencesTreatment programsDisorder recoveryWomen's experiencesCapital frameworkCapital developmentUtilizing social determinants of health to identify most vulnerable neighborhoods–Latent class analysis and GIS map
Jiang Y, Backus K, Camardo M, Morin J, Velazco O, Kershaw T. Utilizing social determinants of health to identify most vulnerable neighborhoods–Latent class analysis and GIS map. Preventive Medicine 2024, 184: 107997. PMID: 38729527, DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2024.107997.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSocial determinants of healthTeen birth ratesLatent class analysisDeterminants of healthSocial determinantsBirth rateClass analysisCensus tractsVulnerable neighborhoodsU.S. American Community SurveyTeen pregnancyRenter-occupied housingAmerican Community SurveyLower socioeconomic characteristicsAt-risk neighborhoodsCensus tract levelMultiple social determinantsPublic health practitionersPublic health strategiesLatent class analysis resultsPoisson regression modelsGEE Poisson regression modelsLower povertyLatent classesTeen pregnancy ratesCombined Motivational Interviewing and Ecological Momentary Intervention to Reduce Hazardous Alcohol Use Among Sexual Minority Cisgender Men and Transgender Individuals: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial
Lauckner C, Takenaka B, Sesenu F, Brown J, Kirklewski S, Nicholson E, Haney K, Adatorwovor R, Boyd D, Fallin-Bennett K, Restar A, Kershaw T. Combined Motivational Interviewing and Ecological Momentary Intervention to Reduce Hazardous Alcohol Use Among Sexual Minority Cisgender Men and Transgender Individuals: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Research Protocols 2024, 13: e55166. PMID: 38578673, PMCID: PMC11031694, DOI: 10.2196/55166.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFactors Associated with Family Functioning During Pregnancy by Adolescent and Young Adult Women
Zhong J, Lanier Y, Lyndon A, Kershaw T. Factors Associated with Family Functioning During Pregnancy by Adolescent and Young Adult Women. Women's Health Reports 2024, 5: 324-333. PMID: 38596480, PMCID: PMC11002326, DOI: 10.1089/whr.2023.0083.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFamily functioningContinuity of maternity careEstimate adjusted odds ratiosModels of careYoung mothersFactors associated with familyHealth care providersFamily function groupAdjusted odds ratiosPerceived social supportHigher family functioningMultivariate logistic regression modelIndividual-level factorsLogistic regression modelsAttend religious servicesFamily-level factorsYoung adult mothersCare experiencesCare providersScore of family functionMaternity careChild healthSocial supportSecondary analysisOdds ratioPerspectives regarding cannabis use: Results from a qualitative study of individuals engaged in substance use treatment in Georgia and Connecticut
Warnock C, Ondrusek A, Edelman E, Kershaw T, Muilenburg J. Perspectives regarding cannabis use: Results from a qualitative study of individuals engaged in substance use treatment in Georgia and Connecticut. Drug And Alcohol Dependence Reports 2024, 11: 100228. PMID: 38585142, PMCID: PMC10997993, DOI: 10.1016/j.dadr.2024.100228.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSubstance use disordersCannabis useQualitative study of individualsSubstance use disorder treatment outcomesTreatment-related consequencesSemi-structured interviewsSubstance use treatmentSubstance use initiationStudy of individualsImprove healthPrescription medicationsQualitative studyHealth challengesMedicine beliefsPerceived cannabisTreatment cliniciansPeer perceptionsEntering treatmentAt-riskCannabisSocial servicesStudy objectiveYoung adulthoodInterviewsHealthA Mixed-Methods Analysis of Coercive Control and COVID-19 Stress Among Black Women Experiencing Intimate Partner Violence During the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Willie T, Sharpless L, Katague M, Kershaw T. A Mixed-Methods Analysis of Coercive Control and COVID-19 Stress Among Black Women Experiencing Intimate Partner Violence During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Public Health Reports 2024, 333549241238895. PMID: 38519862, DOI: 10.1177/00333549241238895.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIntimate partner violenceCoercive controlPartner violenceBlack womenWomen's experiencesExperiences of coercive controlPast-year intimate partner violenceBlack women's engagementBlack women's experiencesInterpretative phenomenological analysisWomen's engagementMixed-methods analysisSemi-structured interviewsRelational contextViolencePublic health effortsPhenomenological analysisCOVID-19-related stressSocioeconomic consequencesCOVID-19Sociodemographic characteristicsHealth effortsWomenCOVID-19 pandemicTraumatic stressEffects of a community‐based, multi‐level family planning intervention on theoretically grounded intermediate outcomes for couples in rural Uganda: Results from a mixed methods pilot evaluation
Sileo K, Muhumuza C, Wanyenze R, Kershaw T, Ellerbe B, Muñoz S, Sekamatte S, Lule H, Kiene S. Effects of a community‐based, multi‐level family planning intervention on theoretically grounded intermediate outcomes for couples in rural Uganda: Results from a mixed methods pilot evaluation. British Journal Of Health Psychology 2024, 29: 551-575. PMID: 38242837, PMCID: PMC11258211, DOI: 10.1111/bjhp.12713.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSocial ecological modelFamily planningIntervention effectsRural UgandaQuasi-experimental controlled trialQualitative findingsQuantitative outcomesPilot evaluationMulti-level interventionsInterviewer-administered questionnaireSocial-ecological levelsFamily planning interventionsGeneralized estimating equationsFamily planning knowledgeFamily wealthFocus group discussionsSemi-structured interviewsAcceptance of family planningInequitable gender attitudesCommunity-basedUnmet needsImprove communicationPlanning interventionsIntermediate outcomesGroup discussionsA Qualitative Exploration of Attitudes Toward Global Positioning System Tracking and Ecological Momentary Assessment Among Individuals in Substance Use Treatment
Viera A, Ondrusek A, Tengatenga C, McBurney E, Lauckner J, Tran E, Muilenburg J, Kershaw T, Lauckner C. A Qualitative Exploration of Attitudes Toward Global Positioning System Tracking and Ecological Momentary Assessment Among Individuals in Substance Use Treatment. Substance Use & Addiction Journal 2024, 45: 260-267. PMID: 38258809, DOI: 10.1177/29767342231218514.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2008
Does armed conflict impact maternal heath? A report from rural Haiti
Small M, Magee E, Colimon I, Frederic R, Williams K, Kershaw T. Does armed conflict impact maternal heath? A report from rural Haiti. Journal Of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine 2008, 1: 105-109. DOI: 10.3233/npm-2008-00015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMaternal mortalityRural HaitiLocal health care systemDeterminants of healthStatus of womenHealth care systemPrimary outcome measureMaternal healthMaternal deathsStudy of dataCare systemHospital closuresPerinatal databaseHospital dataOutcome measuresObstetric outcomesEclampsia rateAcute instabilitySocial status of womenHealthWomenHospitalVulnerable membersBaselineMortality
2007
Using Clinical Classification Trees to Identify Individuals at Risk of STDs During Pregnancy
Kershaw TS, Lewis J, Westdahl C, Wang YF, Rising SS, Massey Z, Ickovics J. Using Clinical Classification Trees to Identify Individuals at Risk of STDs During Pregnancy. Perspectives On Sexual And Reproductive Health 2007, 39: 141-148. PMID: 17845525, PMCID: PMC2276881, DOI: 10.1363/3914107.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk of STDsSTD incidenceHigher STD incidenceRisk factorsPrenatal care settingsHistory of STDSubgroup of womenPercent of womenLogistic regression analysisLogistic regression modelsClassification tree analysisUrban obstetricsWeeks' gestationGynecology clinicThird trimesterIncident STDRisk predictorsBaseline predictorsRisk screeningLower incidenceCare settingsSTD treatmentClinical settingIncidencePregnancy
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 relationship