2024
Brief Parent-Child Substance Use Education Intervention for Black Families in Urban Cities in New Jersey: Protocol for a Formative Study Design
Opara I, Pierre K, Cayo S, Aneni K, Mwai C, Hogue A, Becker S. Brief Parent-Child Substance Use Education Intervention for Black Families in Urban Cities in New Jersey: Protocol for a Formative Study Design. JMIR Research Protocols 2024, 13: e55470. PMID: 38722676, PMCID: PMC11117129, DOI: 10.2196/55470.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsINTERNATIONAL REGISTERED REPORT IDENTIFIERBlack youthBlack familiesSubstance useUrban communitiesPrevention programsCulturally tailored interventionsAdvisory boardCommunity advisory boardFamily advisory boardEvidence-based interventionsEnvironment-level factorsInfluence substance useDelay substance useSubstance use educationPrevention education programUrban citiesProtective factorsPublic health issueParent-child dyadsADAPT-ITTTheater testingNew JerseyTailored interventionsEducational intervention
2018
Project THANKS: Examining HIV/AIDS-Related Barriers and Facilitators to Care in African American Women: A Community Perspective
Amutah-Onukagha N, Mahadevan M, Opara I, Rodriguez M, Trusdell M, Kelly J. Project THANKS: Examining HIV/AIDS-Related Barriers and Facilitators to Care in African American Women: A Community Perspective. AIDS Patient Care And STDs 2018, 32: 119-128. PMID: 29630851, PMCID: PMC5972771, DOI: 10.1089/apc.2017.0215.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultBlack or African AmericanCommunicationCommunity-Based Participatory ResearchComorbidityDrug UsersFemaleFocus GroupsHealth Services AccessibilityHIV InfectionsHumansNew JerseyPerceptionPhysician-Patient RelationsQualitative ResearchSocial StigmaSocial SupportSubstance-Related DisordersTrustConceptsAfrican American womenHIV/AIDSHealth centersAmerican womenHIV treatment regimenMental health referralsSubstance abuse disordersMental health symptomsFemale substance abusersMental health needsGroup sessionsEvidence-based interventionsPhysician-patient trustCommunity-based participatoryFocus group sessionsTreatment regimenSocial support needsHealth referralsChronic diseasesAbuse disordersHealth educationHealthcare providersHIVHealth symptomsHealth needs