2024
Chronic Illness Perceptions and Cardiovascular Disease Risk Behaviors in Black and Latinx Sexual Minority Men with HIV: A Cross-Sectional Analysis
Ramos S, Kang B, Jeon S, Fraser M, Kershaw T, Boutjdir M. Chronic Illness Perceptions and Cardiovascular Disease Risk Behaviors in Black and Latinx Sexual Minority Men with HIV: A Cross-Sectional Analysis. Nursing Reports 2024, 14: 1922-1936. PMID: 39189273, PMCID: PMC11348044, DOI: 10.3390/nursrep14030143.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIllness Perception Questionnaire-RevisedLatinx sexual minority menE-cigarette useSexual minority menChronic illnessPhysical activityIllness perceptionsE-cigarettesMinority menBehavioral Risk Factor Surveillance SystemInternational Physical Activity QuestionnaireCardiovascular diseaseCardiovascular disease risk behavioursImpact CVD risk factorsRisk Factor Surveillance SystemBehavioral risksRisk behaviorsPhysical Activity QuestionnaireAssessed physical activityModifiable behavioral risksMental health disparitiesMental health conditionsCVD risk factorsAssociated with fatigueCross-sectional analysis
2006
Determinants 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 ResearchConceptsHIV/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 Africa
2004
Sexual Risk Following a Sexually Transmitted Disease Diagnosis: The More Things Change the More They Stay the Same
Kershaw TS, Ickovics JR, Lewis JB, Niccolai LM, Milan S, Ethier KA. Sexual Risk Following a Sexually Transmitted Disease Diagnosis: The More Things Change the More They Stay the Same. Journal Of Behavioral Medicine 2004, 27: 445-461. PMID: 15675634, DOI: 10.1023/b:jobm.0000047609.75395.62.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