2025
Both neighborhood and individual-level social cohesion are associated with testing for HIV in Southeastern Pennsylvania adult population
Gamble-George J, Hayashi K, Dean L, Villalonga-Olives E, Martinez I, Ransome Y. Both neighborhood and individual-level social cohesion are associated with testing for HIV in Southeastern Pennsylvania adult population. Annals Of Epidemiology 2025, 108: 106-115. PMID: 40578713, DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2025.06.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultBlack or African AmericanFemaleHealth SurveysHispanic or LatinoHIV InfectionsHIV TestingHumansLogistic ModelsMaleMass ScreeningMiddle AgedNeighborhood CharacteristicsPennsylvaniaPhiladelphiaResidence CharacteristicsSocial CapitalSocial SupportSocioeconomic FactorsWhiteYoung AdultConceptsHIV testingCensus tract levelAssociated with testingCensus tractsSoutheastern Pennsylvania Household Health SurveyMultivariable multilevel logistic regressionTract levelIndividual-level social capitalAssociated with lower oddsHousehold Health SurveyNeighborhood social capitalAssociated with higher oddsMultilevel logistic regressionSocial capitalHispanic/Latino adultsSocial capital componentsHealth SurveyIndividual social capitalSocial cohesionIndividual-level varianceLower oddsHigher oddsBlack/African AmericanIndividual-levelLogistic regression
2024
Social Capital, Social Cohesion, and COVID-19
Kawachi I, Ransome Y. Social Capital, Social Cohesion, and COVID-19. 2024, 364-394. DOI: 10.1093/oso/9780197625217.003.0015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSocial capitalPopulation health outcomesPopulation health impactSocial cohesionCohesive societyHealth outcomesCommunity—areMental illnessInformal socializingSocial distancing policiesSocial participationSocial isolationCOVID outcomesHealth impactsCapitalDistancing policiesIllustrative case studyCOVID-19 pandemicHigher RatesCase studyOutcomesMask-wearingPhysical distancePolicyCOVID-19Unveiling disparities: examining differential item functioning’s impact on racial health equity among white and black populations
Villalonga-Olives E, Khademi A, Pan Y, Ransome Y. Unveiling disparities: examining differential item functioning’s impact on racial health equity among white and black populations. Public Health 2024, 231: 80-87. PMID: 38636280, DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2024.03.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDifferential item functioningMulti-group measurement invarianceMeasurement invarianceSocial capital indicatorsWhite respondentsComparing BlackItem response theory methodsCapital indicatorsSocial capitalRacial health equitySocial capital itemsSocial capital levelsSocial capital researchFactor structureStructural equation modelingIRT analysisPsychometric propertiesHealth equityItem functioningCommunity itemsSocial cohesionInvolvement itemsExamining raceCapital researchEquation modeling
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