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Impact of a Mental Illness Stigma Awareness Intervention on Pharmacy Student Attitudes and Knowledge by Bamgbade, Benita A., Ford, Kentya H., Barner, Jamie C.

“…To determine if exposure to an intervention course impacts pharmacy students’ mental health stigma (MHS) and mental health knowledge (MHK). A one-group…”
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The Role of Physical Activity in the Association Between Smoking Status and Quality of Life by Nduaguba, Sabina O, Ford, Kentya H, Rascati, Karen

“…Nonsmoking status and physical activity have, individually, been shown to be associated with health-related quality of life (HRQoL). The objective of this…”
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Exposure to Celebrity-Endorsed Small Cigar Promotions and Susceptibility to Use among Young Adult Cigarette Smokers by Sterling, Kymberle L., Moore, Roland S., Pitts, Nicole, Duong, Melissa, Ford, Kentya H., Eriksen, Michael P.

“…Small cigar smoking among young adult cigarette smokers may be attributed to their exposure to its advertisements and promotions. We examined the association…”
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Gender and ethnic differences in rates of immune reconstitution, AIDS diagnosis, and survival by Nduaguba, Sabina O., Ford, Kentya H., Wilson, James P., Lawson, Kenneth A.

“…In this work, we use 2011-2013 Texas HIV surveillance data (N=2,175) and apply hierarchical linear and Cox regression modeling to characterize the association…”
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Impact of a psychoeducational intervention on willingness to seek help for depression among African American young adults by Bamgbade, Benita A, Barner, Jamie C, Brown, Carolyn M, Ford, Kentya H, Lawson, William B, Burdine, Kimberly

“…Despite the success of psychoeducational interventions at improving willingness to seek professional help for mental illness, limited research explores the…”
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Association between quality-of-care indicators for HIV infection and healthcare resource utilization and costs by Nduaguba, Sabina O., Barner, Jamie C., Ford, Kentya H., Lawson, Kenneth A., Barnes, James N., Wilson, James P.

“…OBJECTIVES:Multiple care quality indicators for HIV infection exist but few studies examine their impact on health outcomes. This study assessed which HIV care…”
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Evaluating the Impact of an Anti-stigma Intervention on Pharmacy Students’ Willingness to Counsel People Living with Mental Illness by Bamgbade, Benita A., Barner, Jamie C., Ford, Kentya H.

“…Third-year pharmacy students (n = 88) participated in an anti-stigma intervention program consisting of presentations, videos, discussion and active-learning…”
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Little Cigar and Cigarillo Beliefs and Behaviors among African-American Young Adults by Stephens, Maegan, Ogunsanya, Motolani E, Ford, Kentya H, Bamgbade, Benita A, Liang, Ming-Ching

“…To inform the development of future research and culturally-targeted interventions to address little cigar and cigarillo (LCC) use among an at-risk population:…”
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Scales of Smoking-Related Self-Efficacy, Beliefs, and Intention: Assessing Measurement Invariance among Intermittent and Daily High School Smokers by Sterling, Kymberle L., Ford, Kentya H., Park, Haesuk, McAlister, Alfred L.

“…Purpose. To examine the factorial validity and measurement invariance of scales that measure smoking-related self-efficacy, beliefs, and intention between…”
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Comparison of pharmacy students’ self-efficacy to address cessation counseling needs for traditional and electronic cigarette use by Nduaguba, Sabina O., Ford, Kentya H., Bamgbade, Benita A., Ubanyionwu, Ogechi

“…This study assessed pharmacy students’ self-rated ability to provide cessation counseling for e-cigarette use and traditional cigarette smoking. A…”
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Comparison of pharmacy students’ knowledge and self-efficacy to provide cessation counseling for hookah and cigarette use by Nduaguba, Sabina O., Ford, Kentya H., Bamgbade, Benita, Iwuorie, Ogechi

“…Objectives: We aimed to assess pharmacy students’ self-efficacy to provide cessation counseling for commercial cigarette and hookah tobacco use. Methods: A…”
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Willingness to Seek Help for Depression in Young African American Adults: Protocol for a Mixed Methods Study by Bamgbade, Benita A, Barner, Jamie C, d, Kentya H, Brown, Carolyn M, Lawson, William B, Burdine, Kimberly

“…Background: In the United States, among those living with mental illness, 81% of African American (AA) young adults do not seek treatment compared with 66% of…”
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Youth Tobacco Use: A Global Perspective for Child Health Care Clinicians by Prokhorov, Alexander V, Winickoff, Jonathan P, Ahluwalia, Jasjit S, Ossip-Klein, Deborah, Tanski, Susanne, Lando, Harry A, Moolchan, Eric T, Muramoto, Myra, Klein, Jonathan D, Weitzman, Michael, Ford, Kentya H, Tobacco Consortium, American Academy of Pediatrics Center for Child Health Research

“…Tobacco dependence, responsible for approximately 4 million annual deaths worldwide, is considered to be a "pediatric disease." The smoking epidemic is…”
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Trends in Racial/Ethnic Disparities Among Patients Living with HIV in Texas, 1996 to 2013 by Nduaguba, Sabina O., Ford, Kentya H., Wilson, James P., Lawson, Kenneth A.

“…National studies show that Blacks with HIV have higher mortality rates compared to Whites. This study aimed to identify trends in Black racial disparities…”
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Peer Influence on the Psychosocial and Behavioral Health of African American College Students by Ford, Kentya H, Meshack, Angela, Peters, Ronald J., Jr, Lin, Mi-Ting, Yu, Sheila

“…The relationship between psychological and behavioral health and bother from non-college at-tending peers was assessed among 180 African American students…”
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A pilot study assessing the addition of a Quit and Win program to pharmacist-led intensive smoking cessation therapy in a predominantly underserved, minority population by Evoy, Kirk E, Ford, Kentya H, Nduaguba, Sabina, Taylor, Amber, Thomas, Lindsay

“…Quit and Win programs (Q&W) have been shown to improve smoking cessation rates by offering potential rewards to encourage smoking cessation. However, few…”
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Assessing the psychometric properties of smoking-related attitudes, self-efficacy, and intention among a diverse population of middle school students by Ford, Kentya H, Oladapo, Abiola O, Sterling, Kymberle L, Diamond, Pamela M, Kelder, Steven H, McAlister, Alfred

“…Abstract Large-scale surveys frequently assess smoking-related attitudes, self-efficacy and intention to understand differences in smoking behavior. However, a…”
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“Look At Your Health”: Outcomes associated with a computer-assisted smoking cessation counseling intervention for community college students by Prokhorov, Alexander V, Yost, Tracey, Mullin-Jones, Mary, de Moor, Carl, Ford, Kentya H, Marani, Salma, Kilfoy, Briseis A, Hein, Joshua P, Hudmon, Karen Suchanek, Emmons, Karen M

“…Abstract Community college students represent 44% of all students enrolled in U.S. higher education facilities. To our knowledge, no previous smoking cessation…”
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Impact of A Smoking Prevention Interactive Experience (ASPIRE), an interactive, multimedia smoking prevention and cessation curriculum for culturally diverse high–school students by Prokhorov, Alexander V., Kelder, Steven H., Shegog, Ross, Murray, Nancy, Peters, Ronald, Agurcia-Parker, Carolyn, Cinciripini, Paul M., de Moor, Carl, Conroy, Jennifer L., Hudmon, Karen Suchanek, Ford, Kentya H., Marani, Salma

“…Few studies have examined the long-term efficacy of computer-based smoking prevention and cessation programs. We analyzed the long-term impact of A Smoking…”
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Project ASPIRE: An Interactive, Multimedia Smoking Prevention and Cessation Curriculum for Culturally Diverse High School Students by Prokhorov, Alexander V., Kelder, Steven H., Shegog, Ross, Conroy, Jennifer L., Murray, Nancy, Peters, Ronald, Cinciripini, Paul M., De Moor, Carl, Hudmon, Karen S., Ford, Kentya H.

“…A Smoking Prevention Interactive Experience (ASPIRE) is an innovative, computer-based smoking prevention and cessation intervention delivered to a culturally…”
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