Sexual Behavior

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Mar 9, 2015

Making the Invisible, Visible: A Cross-Sectional Study of Late Presentation to HIV/AIDS Services Among Men Who Have Sex with Men from a Large Urban Center of Brazil

Late presentation to testing, treatment and continued care has detrimental impacts on the health of HIV-positive individuals as well as their sexual partners' health.

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Feb 25, 2015

Risk Evaluations and Condom Use Decisions of Homeless Youth: A Multi-Level Qualitative Investigation

Interventions targeting homeless youth should reflect multiple levels of risk behavior and evaluation in order to address the diversity of risk profiles.

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Feb 25, 2015

Emotional Exhaustion in Primary Care During Early Implementation of the VA's Medical Home Transformation: Patient-Aligned Care Team (PACT)

Transformation of primary care to new patient-centered models requires major changes in healthcare organizations, including interprofessional expectations and organizational policies.

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Dec 23, 2014

Engagement in HIV Prevention Advocacy Associated with Increased Consistent Condom Use Among HIV Clients in Uganda

We examined whether engagement in prevention advocacy among HIV clients is associated with their own condom use and HIV care adherence.

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Nov 26, 2014

Understanding Condom Use Decision Making Among Homeless Youth Using Event-Level Data

This is one of the first qualitative event-based studies to understand the various mechanisms through which multiple factors influence condom use decision making among homeless youth.

Journal Article

Nov 21, 2014

Social, Relational and Network Determinants of Unprotected Anal Sex and HIV Testing Among Men Who Have Sex with Men in Beirut, Lebanon

Social, relational and network determinants of condom use and HIV testing were examined among 213 men who have sex with men (MSM) in Beirut.

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Jul 30, 2014

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Successful Schools and Risky Behaviors Among Low-Income Adolescents

Increasing performance of public schools in low-income communities may be a powerful mechanism to decrease very risky health behaviors among low-income adolescents and to decrease health disparities across the life span.

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May 20, 2014

Does Group Cognitive–behavioral Therapy Module Type Moderate Depression Symptom Changes in Substance Abuse Treatment Clients?

In this paper, the authors examine module theme in relationship to depressive symptoms reported during and post-treatment among clients receiving concurrent substance abuse treatment in either a residential or outpatient setting.

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May 1, 2014

Covariance Among Multiple Health Risk Behaviors in Adolescents

In a diverse group of early adolescents, this study explores the co-occurrence of a broad range of health risk behaviors: alcohol, cigarette, and marijuana use; physical inactivity; sedentary computing/gaming; and the consumption of low-nutrient energy-dense food.

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Jan 1, 2014

Correlates of Use of Timed Unprotected Intercourse to Reduce Horizontal Transmission Among Ugandan HIV Clients with Fertility Intentions

We examined the correlates of use of safer conception methods (SCM) in a sample of 400 Ugandan HIV clients (75 % female; 61 % on antiretroviral therapy; 61 % with HIV-negative or unknown status partners) in heterosexual relationships with fertility intentions.

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Jan 1, 2014

The Role of Early-Life Educational Quality and Literacy in Explaining Racial Disparities in Cognition in Late Life

Racial disparities in late-life cognition persist even after accounting for educational attainment. We examined whether early-life educational quality and literacy in later life help explain these disparities.

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Jun 1, 2013

Test-and-treat in Los Angeles: A Mathematical Model of the Effects of Test-And-Treat for the Population of Men Who Have Sex with Men in Los Angeles County

There is evidence to suggest that antiretroviral therapy (ART) and testing for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) reduce the probability of transmission of HIV.

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Making the Invisible, Visible: A Cross-Sectional Study of Late Presentation to HIV/AIDS Services Among Men Who Have Sex with Men from a Large Urban Center of Brazil

Risk Evaluations and Condom Use Decisions of Homeless Youth: A Multi-Level Qualitative Investigation

Emotional Exhaustion in Primary Care During Early Implementation of the VA's Medical Home Transformation: Patient-Aligned Care Team (PACT)

Engagement in HIV Prevention Advocacy Associated with Increased Consistent Condom Use Among HIV Clients in Uganda

Understanding Condom Use Decision Making Among Homeless Youth Using Event-Level Data

Social, Relational and Network Determinants of Unprotected Anal Sex and HIV Testing Among Men Who Have Sex with Men in Beirut, Lebanon

Successful Schools and Risky Behaviors Among Low-Income Adolescents

Does Group Cognitive–behavioral Therapy Module Type Moderate Depression Symptom Changes in Substance Abuse Treatment Clients?

Covariance Among Multiple Health Risk Behaviors in Adolescents

Correlates of Use of Timed Unprotected Intercourse to Reduce Horizontal Transmission Among Ugandan HIV Clients with Fertility Intentions

The Role of Early-Life Educational Quality and Literacy in Explaining Racial Disparities in Cognition in Late Life

Test-and-treat in Los Angeles: A Mathematical Model of the Effects of Test-And-Treat for the Population of Men Who Have Sex with Men in Los Angeles County

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