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Publikováno v:
PLoS ONE, Vol 6, Iss 5, p e19615 (2011)
Respondent driven sampling (RDS) was originally developed to sample and provide peer education to injection drug users at risk for HIV. Based on the premise that drug users' social networks were maintained through sharing rituals, this peer-driven ap
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/0df97f6b416344e6a663746af952a083
Autor:
Kandice C. Jones, Alexis V. Rivera, Natalie D. Crawford, Crystal Fuller Lewis, Abby E. Rudolph, Alezandria K. Turner
Publikováno v:
Journal of Urban Health. 91:957-968
Physical victimization has been linked to high-risk sexual partnerships in women. Although illicit drug-using heterosexual men are at high-risk of physical victimization, the association between violence and high-risk partners in heterosexual men has
Autor:
Ebele O. Benjamin, Natalie D. Crawford, Abby E. Rudolph, Kandice C. Jones, Crystal M. Fuller, Katherine J. Sapra
Publikováno v:
The Journal of Behavioral Health Services & Research. 40:476-487
Depression is more common among drug users (15-63 %) than the general population (5-16 %). Lack of social support network members may be associated with low mental health service (MHS) use rates observed among drug users. We investigated the relation
Autor:
Kandice C. Jones, Kellee White, Abby E. Rudolph, Ebele O. Benjamin, Crystal M. Fuller, Natalie D. Crawford
Publikováno v:
Journal of Drug Issues. 44:197-211
It is plausible that features of the social environment combined with experiences of discrimination may help further explain experiences of depression among illicit drug users. We examined the influence of census tract-level characteristics and multi
Autor:
Natalie D. Crawford, Kandice C. Jones, Carl A. Latkin, Sandro Galea, Chandra L. Ford, Crystal M. Fuller
Publikováno v:
AIDS and Behavior. 17:419-426
Discrimination can influence risk of disease by promoting unhealthy behaviors (e.g., smoking, alcohol use). Whether it influences the formation of high-risk social ties that facilitate HIV transmission is unclear. Using cross-sectional data from a co
Publikováno v:
Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health. 15:758-763
In the United States, annual influenza vaccination rates are suboptimal and are well below the national health objectives. Project VIVA mobilized community members and organizations to implement an influenza vaccination program in Harlem by administe
Publikováno v:
The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse. 38:588-592
Illicit drug users experience various forms of discrimination which may vary by type of drug used, as there are different levels of stigma associated with different types of drugs.This study investigated self-report of perceived discrimination by pri
Publikováno v:
Drug and Alcohol Dependence. 118:437-443
Prior research suggests that both social networks and parent drug use influence individual drug use among adolescents and that peers continue to influence drug use among adults. This analysis aims to determine whether parent drug use during childhood
Autor:
Angela Diaz, Mimi Zieman, Christina Robilotto, Carolyn Westhoff, Sharon Edwards, Kandice C. Jones
Publikováno v:
Journal of Adolescent Health. 43:432-436
Purpose Conventional practice for initiating oral contraceptive (OC) pills involves waiting to start the pills with the next menstrual period. We investigated whether immediate initiation of OCs would lead to improved continuation rates and therefore
Publikováno v:
Journal of community health. 37(2)
Influenza vaccination coverage remains low and disparities persist. In New York City, a community-based participatory research project (Project VIVA) worked to address this issue in Harlem and the South Bronx by supplementing existing vaccination pro