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COVID‐19 and Contraceptive Use in Two African Countries: Examining Conflicting Pressures on Women
Yu J, Grace K, Boyle E, Mikal J, Gunther M, Kristiansen D. COVID‐19 and Contraceptive Use in Two African Countries: Examining Conflicting Pressures on Women. Population And Development Review 2024, 50: 395-419. PMID: 39309043, PMCID: PMC11412435, DOI: 10.1111/padr.12606.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchContraceptive useMultilevel logistic regression resultsLogistic regression resultsReproductive health servicesDelay pregnancyAfrican countriesContraceptive uptakeAccess contraceptionMultilevel perspectiveAbstract WomenContraceptionConflicting pressuresVirus exposureHealth servicesLongitudinal dataInterpersonal trustRegression resultsPublic health crisisBurkina FasoWomenMobility restrictionsCOVID-19COVID-19 precautionsPublic health officialsHealth crisis
2021
Driving Cessation in Old Age: Gender Influences on Mortality
Yu J, Kahana E, Kahana B, Zhang Y. Driving Cessation in Old Age: Gender Influences on Mortality. Journal Of Aging And Health 2021, 33: 447-457. PMID: 33522849, DOI: 10.1177/0898264321991254.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOlder womenOlder menCox proportional hazards regression modelProportional hazards regression modelsCommunity-dwelling older adultsHazards regression modelsRelative riskMortality riskHealth statusOlder ageMortalityCognitive healthOlder adultsPhysical healthProspective panel surveyCessationOverall sampleSocial supportWomenAssociationRegression modelsHealthMenGender differencesRisk
2020
Gender Differences in Mortality Risk After Driving Cessation Among Older Men and Women: a Mediation Analysis
Yu J, Kahana E, Kahana B, Zhang Y. Gender Differences in Mortality Risk After Driving Cessation Among Older Men and Women: a Mediation Analysis. Innovation In Aging 2020, 4: 298-299. PMCID: PMC7740530, DOI: 10.1093/geroni/igaa057.956.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMortality riskOlder womenOlder menOlder adultsHealth statusHigher relative mortality riskCommunity-dwelling older menCox proportional hazards modelPredictors of mortalityRelative mortality riskHigher mortality riskProportional hazards modelProspective panel studyFunctional statusElevated riskHazards modelMortality rateGender differencesHealth conditionsWomenHealth careCessationAging ProjectSocial isolationMen
2019
Depressive symptoms among elderly men and women who transition to widowhood: comparisons with long term married and long term widowed over a 10-year period
Yu J, Kahana E, Kahana B, Han C. Depressive symptoms among elderly men and women who transition to widowhood: comparisons with long term married and long term widowed over a 10-year period. Journal Of Women & Aging 2019, 33: 231-246. PMID: 31671028, DOI: 10.1080/08952841.2019.1685855.Peer-Reviewed Original Research