2025
Racism-related stress, health outcomes, substance use, and PrEP attitudes among Asian sexual minority men
Chin L, Kershaw T, Hernandez-Ramirez R, Ramos S. Racism-related stress, health outcomes, substance use, and PrEP attitudes among Asian sexual minority men. Scientific Reports 2025, 15: 6994. PMID: 40016341, PMCID: PMC11868514, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-025-91794-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAsian American Racism-Related Stress InventoryRacism-related stressSexual minority menHealth outcomesIncreased substance useMinority menSubstance useBehavioral Risk Factor Surveillance SystemRisk Factor Surveillance SystemSexual minority identitySecondary analysis of dataHIV self-testingNational Survey on Drug Use and HealthDecreased psychological well-beingDrug Use and HealthPsychological well-beingMinority identityPrEP attitudesRacial inequalityIntersecting factorsPhysical healthSocietal discriminationPolitical climateStress InventoryRacial discriminationTrauma-informed HIV prevention for forcibly displaced adolescents and young adults
Chantre C, Kershaw T, Lowe S, Davis J, Suleman A, Vermund S, Mootz J. Trauma-informed HIV prevention for forcibly displaced adolescents and young adults. The Lancet HIV 2025, 12: e234-e238. PMID: 39884299, DOI: 10.1016/s2352-3018(24)00313-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentFemaleHIV InfectionsHumansMaleMental HealthRefugeesVulnerable PopulationsYoung AdultConceptsBurden of mental ill healthMental ill-healthHIV preventionIll healthYoung adultsConflict-affected populationsHIV careHIV interventionsMental healthPoor engagementHIV acquisitionHIV epidemicHIV riskTrauma exposureVulnerable populationsLevel of vulnerabilityHIVHealthSocioenvironmental contextAdolescent girlsDevelopmental periodMigration stressAdultsDocumented associationAdolescents
2024
A 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 ResearchAgenciesPrEP initiation and adherence among Black cisgender women in Mississippi: The role of HIV and PrEP stigma and social support
Knight D, Monger M, Phillips K, Antar A, Baral S, Stockman J, Nunn A, Chan P, Mayer K, Mena L, Kershaw T, Willie T. PrEP initiation and adherence among Black cisgender women in Mississippi: The role of HIV and PrEP stigma and social support. Women's Health 2024, 20: 17455057241296905. PMID: 39566475, PMCID: PMC11693850, DOI: 10.1177/17455057241296905.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBlack cisgender womenCisgender Black womenPrEP initiationSemi-structured interviewsSocial supportFocus groupsBlack womenHIV stigmaPrEP stigmaHIV preventionBarriers to HIV preventionCisgender womenLack of social supportLevels of social supportHIV pre-exposure prophylaxisImprove social supportAnticipated PrEP stigmaInductive thematic analysisSexual health clinicsAnalyzing focus groupsDecrease HIV transmissionWomen at-riskPre-exposure prophylaxisSocial support rolesPrEP indications
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 relationshipDeterminants of HIV/AIDS Risk Behaviors in Expectant Fathers in Haiti
Magee EM, Small M, Frederic R, Joseph G, Kershaw T. Determinants of HIV/AIDS Risk Behaviors in Expectant Fathers in Haiti. Journal Of Urban Health 2006, 83: 625-636. PMID: 16845497, PMCID: PMC2430479, DOI: 10.1007/s11524-006-9063-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultCross-Sectional StudiesFathersFemaleHaitiHIV InfectionsHumansInterviews as TopicMaleMiddle AgedUnsafe SexConceptsHIV/AIDS risk behaviorsAIDS risk behaviorsRisk behaviorsExpectant fathersLow HIV knowledgeHIV prevention programsMultiple sex partnersHIV/AIDS epidemicHIV infectionHIV transmissionHIV knowledgeHIV epidemicMale community membersHigher sexual communicationRelationship power imbalancesSex partnersPrevention programsPsychosocial variablesAIDS epidemicHigh stigmaYoung menHIVPersonal riskMenSaharan AfricaThe Influence of Power on HIV Risk Among Pregnant Women in Rural Haiti
Kershaw TS, Small M, Joseph G, Theodore M, Bateau R, Frederic R. The Influence of Power on HIV Risk Among Pregnant Women in Rural Haiti. AIDS And Behavior 2006, 10: 309-318. PMID: 16482404, DOI: 10.1007/s10461-006-9072-z.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2003
Misperceived Risk Among Female Adolescents: Social and Psychological Factors Associated With Sexual Risk Accuracy
Kershaw TS, Ethier KA, Niccolai LM, Lewis JB, Ickovics JR. Misperceived Risk Among Female Adolescents: Social and Psychological Factors Associated With Sexual Risk Accuracy. Health Psychology 2003, 22: 523-532. PMID: 14570536, DOI: 10.1037/0278-6133.22.5.523.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFemale adolescentsRisk perceptionUrban female adolescentsPsychological factorsSexual risk perceptionsMaintenance variablesPerceiversSexual behaviorActual sexual behaviorContext variablesRisk knowledgeSexual risk behaviorsAdolescentsRisk behaviorsPerceptionSexual riskParticipantsRisk accuracyUnprotected sexBehaviorVariablesDifferent levelsPartnership durationKnowledge
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