Search Results - "DiClemente, Ralph"

Increased alcohol use during the COVID-19 pandemic: The effect of mental health and age in a cross-sectional sample of social media users in the U.S by Capasso, Ariadna, Jones, Abbey M., Ali, Shahmir H., Foreman, Joshua, Tozan, Yesim, DiClemente, Ralph J.

“…The COVID-19 pandemic has triggered a public health crisis of unprecedented scale. Increased alcohol use has been extensively documented during other crises,…”
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Social media as a recruitment platform for a nationwide online survey of COVID-19 knowledge, beliefs, and practices in the United States: methodology and feasibility analysis by Ali, Shahmir H, Foreman, Joshua, Capasso, Ariadna, Jones, Abbey M, Tozan, Yesim, DiClemente, Ralph J

“…The COVID-19 pandemic has evolved into one of the most impactful health crises in modern history, compelling researchers to explore innovative ways to…”
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Impact of COVID-19-related knowledge on protective behaviors: The moderating role of primary sources of information by Kim, Sooyoung, Capasso, Ariadna, Cook, Stephanie H, Ali, Shahmir H, Jones, Abbey M, Foreman, Joshua, DiClemente, Ralph J, Tozan, Yesim

“…This study assessed the modifying role of primary source of COVID-19 information in the association between knowledge and protective behaviors related to…”
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Masculinity and HIV: Dimensions of Masculine Norms that Contribute to Men’s HIV-Related Sexual Behaviors by Fleming, Paul J., DiClemente, Ralph J., Barrington, Clare

“…Numerous studies have documented a relationship between masculine norms and men’s HIV-related sexual behaviors, but intervening upon this relationship requires…”
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Association of Depressive Symptoms and Substance Use With Risky Sexual Behavior and Sexually Transmitted Infections Among African American Female Adolescents Seeking Sexual Health Care by Jackson, Jerrold M, Seth, Puja, DiClemente, Ralph J, Lin, Anne

“…We examined how depression and substance use interacted to predict risky sexual behavior and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among African American…”
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Trends and Predictors of COVID-19 Information Sources and Their Relationship With Knowledge and Beliefs Related to the Pandemic: Nationwide Cross-Sectional Study by Ali, Shahmir H, Foreman, Joshua, Tozan, Yesim, Capasso, Ariadna, Jones, Abbey M, DiClemente, Ralph J

“…During the COVID-19 pandemic, there is a heightened need to understand health information seeking behaviors to address disparities in knowledge and beliefs…”
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Food insecurity among households with children during the COVID-19 pandemic: results from a study among social media users across the United States by Parekh, Niyati, Ali, Shahmir H, O'Connor, Joyce, Tozan, Yesim, Jones, Abbey M, Capasso, Ariadna, Foreman, Joshua, DiClemente, Ralph J

“…Abstract Background In the United States, approximately 11% of households were food insecure prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. The present study aims to describe…”
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The Vaccine Uptake Continuum: Applying Social Science Theory to Shift Vaccine Hesitancy by Piltch-Loeb, Rachael, DiClemente, Ralph

“…Vaccines are the optimal public health strategy to prevent disease, but the growing anti-vaccine movement has focused renewed attention on the need to persuade…”
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Validity of Self-reported Sexual Behavior Among Adolescents: Where Do We Go from Here? by DiClemente, Ralph J.

“…Adolescents have high rates of sexually transmitted infections (STIs). Adolescents consuming alcohol and using drugs have markedly greater HIV/STI risk and are…”
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The ADAPT-ITT Model: A Novel Method of Adapting Evidence-Based HIV Interventions by Wingood, Gina M, DiClemente, Ralph J

“…The Institute of Medicine (IOM) recommends the use of HIV prevention interventions with proven efficacy to avert new infections. Given the time and cost…”
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Explaining racial disparities in HIV incidence in black and white men who have sex with men in Atlanta, GA: a prospective observational cohort study by Sullivan, Patrick S., DVM, PhD, Rosenberg, Eli S., PhD, Sanchez, Travis H., DVM, MPH, Kelley, Colleen F., MD, Luisi, Nicole, MPH, Cooper, Hannah L., ScD, Diclemente, Ralph J., PhD, Wingood, Gina M., PhD, Frew, Paula M., PhD, Salazar, Laura F., PhD, del Rio, Carlos, MD, Mulligan, Mark J., MD, Peterson, John L., PhD

“…Abstract Purpose To describe factors associated with racial disparities in HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) incidence among men who have sex with men (MSM)…”
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Childhood Violence, High School Academic Environment, and Adult Alcohol Use Among Latinas and Black Women: A Structural Equation Modeling Study by Capasso, Ariadna, Tozan, Yesim, DiClemente, Ralph J., Pahl, Kerstin

“…Objective: Young Latinas and Black women drink less than women of other racial/ethnic groups but experience more alcohol-related problems in midlife. This…”
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Pregnancy Coercion as a Risk Factor for HIV and Other Sexually Transmitted Infections Among Young African American Women by Capasso, Ariadna, DiClemente, Ralph J, Wingood, Gina M

“…BACKGROUND:Pregnancy coercion (PC), defined as a restriction of womenʼs reproductive autonomy, may be associated with increased HIV and sexually transmitted…”
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Regional and socioeconomic predictors of perceived ability to access coronavirus testing in the United States: results from a nationwide online COVID-19 survey by Ali, Shahmir H., Tozan, Yesim, Jones, Abbey M., Foreman, Joshua, Capasso, Ariadna, DiClemente, Ralph J.

“…9•Geographic disparities in perceived access to COVID-19 testing were observed across different states, divisions, and regions of the U.S..9•Higher income was…”
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Employment conditions as barriers to the adoption of COVID-19 mitigation measures: how the COVID-19 pandemic may be deepening health disparities among low-income earners and essential workers in the United States by Capasso, Ariadna, Kim, Sooyoung, Ali, Shahmir H, Jones, Abbey M, DiClemente, Ralph J, Tozan, Yesim

“…The COVID-19 pandemic has disproportionately impacted economically-disadvantaged populations in the United States (US). Precarious employment conditions may…”
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What predicts people's belief in COVID-19 misinformation? A retrospective study using a nationwide online survey among adults residing in the United States by Kim, Sooyoung, Capasso, Ariadna, Ali, Shahmir H, Headley, Tyler, DiClemente, Ralph J, Tozan, Yesim

“…Tackling infodemics with flooding misinformation is key to managing the COVID-19 pandemic. Yet only a few studies have attempted to understand the…”
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Family Involvement in Asian American Health Interventions: A Scoping Review and Conceptual Model by Ali, Shahmir H., Mohsin, Farhan M., Rouf, Rejowana, Parekh, Ravi, Dhar, Biswadeep, Kaur, Gurket, Parekh, Niyati, Islam, Nadia S., DiClemente, Ralph J.

“…Family members play a crucial role in the health of Asian American communities, and their involvement in health interventions can be pivotal in optimizing…”
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What Girls Won't Do for Love: Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Sexually Transmitted Infections Risk Among Young African-American Women Driven by a Relationship Imperative by Raiford, Jerris L., Ph.D, Seth, Puja, Ph.D, DiClemente, Ralph J., Ph.D

“…Abstract Purpose Rates of Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs) continue to increase among African-American…”
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‘We know what he likes, even if he doesn’t know’: how the children of South Asian immigrants characterize and influence the diets of their parents by Auer, Sian, Penikalapati, Rushitha, Parekh, Niyati, Merdjanoff, Alexis A, DiClemente, Ralph J, Ali, Shahmir H

“…Abstract Foreign-born (first-generation) South Asians face a growing diet-related chronic disease burden. Little is known about whether the adult US-born…”
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Crush: A Randomized Trial to Evaluate the Impact of a Mobile Health App on Adolescent Sexual Health by Martínez-García, Genevieve, Ewing, Alexander C., Olugbade, Yewande, DiClemente, Ralph J., Kourtis, Athena P.

“…Mobile technology allows delivery of sexual and reproductive health (SRH) information directly to youth. We tested the efficacy of Crush, a mobile application…”
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