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COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in underserved communities of North Carolina by Doherty, Irene A, Pilkington, William, Brown, Laurin, Billings, Victoria, Hoffler, Undi, Paulin, Lisa, Kimbro, K Sean, Baker, Brittany, Zhang, Tianduo, Locklear, Tracie, Robinson, Seronda, Kumar, Deepak

“…In the United States, underserved communities including Blacks and Latinx are disproportionately affected by COVID-19. This study sought to estimate the…”
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Guaranteed Financial Incentives for COVID-19 Vaccination: A Pilot Program in North Carolina by Wong, Charlene A, Pilkington, William, Doherty, Irene A, Zhu, Ziliang, Gawande, Hattie, Kumar, Deepak, Brewer, Noel T

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Concurrent Sexual Partnerships Among Men in the United States by Adimora, Adaora A, Schoenbach, Victor J, Doherty, Irene A

“…We sought to determine the prevalence, distribution, and correlates of US men's involvement in concurrent sexual partnerships, a sexual network pattern that…”
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The male factor: Outcomes from a cluster randomized field experiment with a couples-based HIV prevention intervention in a South African township by Wechsberg, Wendee M, Zule, William A, El-Bassel, Nabila, Doherty, Irene A, Minnis, Alexandra M, Novak, Scott D, Myers, Bronwyn, Carney, Tara

“…Highlights • Men in the couples arm were less likely to report heavy drinking at 6-months. • Men in the couples arm were more likely to report past-month…”
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Determinants and Consequences of Sexual Networks as They Affect the Spread of Sexually Transmitted Infections by Doherty, Irene A., Padian, Nancy S., Marlow, Cameron, Aral, Sevgi O.

“…Because pathogens spread only within the unique context of a sexual union between people when one person is infectious, the other is susceptible to new…”
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HIV and African Americans in the Southern United States: Sexual Networks and Social Context by ADIMORA, ADAORA A., SCHOENBACH, VICTOR J., DOHERTY, IRENE A.

“…Background: Heterosexual HIV transmission among African Americans in the rural southern United States has climbed in recent years. Concurrent partnerships and…”
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Leveraging Phylogenetics to Understand HIV Transmission and Partner Notification Networks by Pasquale, Dana K, Doherty, Irene A, Sampson, Lynne A, Hué, Stephane, Leone, Peter A, Sebastian, Joseph, Ledford, Sue L, Eron, Joseph J, Miller, William C, Dennis, Ann M

“…BACKGROUND:Partner notification is an important component of public health test and treat interventions. To enhance this essential function, we assessed the…”
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Factors Associated With Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infections Linked in Genetic Clusters But Disconnected in Partner Tracing by Pasquale, Dana K., Doherty, Irene A., Miller, William C., Leone, Peter A., Sampson, Lynne A., Ledford, Sue Lynn, Sebastian, Joseph, Dennis, Ann M.

“…Successful partner notification can improve community-level outcomes by increasing the proportion of persons living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) who…”
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Mapping Health Data: Improved Privacy Protection With Donut Method Geomasking by Hampton, Kristen H., Fitch, Molly K., Allshouse, William B., Doherty, Irene A., Gesink, Dionne C., Leone, Peter A., Serre, Marc L., Miller, William C.

“…A major challenge in mapping health data is protecting patient privacy while maintaining the spatial resolution necessary for spatial surveillance and outbreak…”
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COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in underserved communities of North Carolina by Irene A Doherty, William Pilkington, Laurin Brown, Victoria Billings, Undi Hoffler, Lisa Paulin, K Sean Kimbro, Brittany Baker, Tianduo Zhang, Tracie Locklear, Seronda Robinson, Deepak Kumar

“…BackgroundIn the United States, underserved communities including Blacks and Latinx are disproportionately affected by COVID-19. This study sought to estimate…”
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Sexual Mixing Patterns and Heterosexual HIV Transmission Among African Americans in the Southeastern United States by Doherty, Irene A, Schoenbach, Victor J, Adimora, Adaora A

“…OBJECTIVES:Heterosexually transmitted HIV infection rates are disproportionately high among African Americans. HIV transmission is influenced by sexual network…”
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Perceived need for substance use treatment among young women from disadvantaged communities in Cape Town, South Africa by Myers, Bronwyn, Kline, Tracy L, Doherty, Irene A, Carney, Tara, Wechsberg, Wendee M

“…Initiation of treatment for substance use disorders is low among young women from disadvantaged communities in Cape Town, South Africa. Yet little is known…”
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Sexual networks and sexually transmitted infections: innovations and findings by Doherty, Irene A

“…PURPOSE OF REVIEWWith increasing recognition of the importance of sexual networks in the dissemination of sexually transmitted infections (STIs), research is…”
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The 5Ws of Racial Equity in Research: A Framework for Applying a Racial Equity Lens Throughout the Research Process by Bentley-Edwards, Keisha L, Jordan Fleming, Patrice, Doherty, Irene A, Whicker, Dane R, Mervin-Blake, Sabrena, Barrett, Nadine J

“…Ensuring equity in research is a critical step in advancing health equity. In this perspective, the authors introduce a guiding framework for advancing racial…”
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Incarceration and High-Risk Sex Partnerships among Men in the United States by Khan, Maria R., Doherty, Irene A., Schoenbach, Victor J., Taylor, Eboni M., Epperson, Matthew W., Adimora, Adaora A.

“…Incarceration is associated with multiple and concurrent partnerships, which are determinants of sexually transmitted infections (STI), including HIV. The…”
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Seek, Test and Disclose: knowledge of HIV testing and serostatus among high-risk couples in a South African township by Doherty, Irene A, Myers, Bronwyn, Zule, William A, Minnis, Alexandra M, Kline, Tracy L, Parry, Charles D, El-Bassel, Nabila, Wechsberg, Wendee M

“…HIV testing and disclosure of results to partners is an important strategy in HIV prevention but is under-researched within heterosexual partnerships. To…”
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Relationship power, communication, and violence among couples: results of a cluster-randomized HIV prevention study in a South African township by Minnis, Alexandra M, Doherty, Irene A, Kline, Tracy L, Zule, William A, Myers, Bronwyn, Carney, Tara, Wechsberg, Wendee M

“…Inequitable gender-based power in relationships and intimate partner violence contribute to persistently high rates of HIV infection among South African women…”
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The biobehavioral Women's Health CoOp in Pretoria, South Africa: study protocol for a cluster-randomized design by Wechsberg, Wendee M, Zule, William A, Ndirangu, Jacqueline, Kline, Tracy L, Rodman, Nathaniel F, Doherty, Irene A, Novak, Scott P, van der Horst, Charles M

“…South Africa has 6.4 million adults over the age of 15 living with HIV. Gender inequality issues continue to drive the HIV epidemic in South Africa, where…”
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Seek, test, treat: substance-using women in the HIV treatment cascade in South Africa by Wechsberg, Wendee M, van der Horst, Charles, Ndirangu, Jacqueline, Doherty, Irene A, Kline, Tracy, Browne, Felicia A, Belus, Jennifer M, Nance, Robin, Zule, William A

“…Women in South Africa who use alcohol and other drugs face multiple barriers to HIV care. These barriers make it difficult for women to progress through each…”
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Think Inside the Box: the Heterogeneity of “in Risk” Among “at Risk” Female African American Adolescents in North Carolina by Doherty, Irene A., Browne, F. A., Wechsberg, W. M.

“…Introduction An abundance of research investigates the health of often referred to as “at risk” or “high risk” youth from underserved communities and usually…”
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