Search Results - "Koo, Helen P"

Postpartum Contraceptive Use Among Adolescent Mothers in Seven States by Wilson, Ellen K., Ph.D, Fowler, Christina I., Ph.D, Koo, Helen P., Dr.P.H

“…Abstract Purpose To describe postpartum contraceptive use among adolescent mothers and assess the hypothesis that receipt of prenatal contraceptive counseling…”
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Mothers, fathers, sons, and daughters: gender differences in factors associated with parent-child communication about sexual topics by Wilson, Ellen K, Koo, Helen P

“…In the United States, nearly half of high school students are sexually active, and adolescents experience high rates of unintended pregnancy and sexually…”
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Factors influencing women's decisions about pregnancy spacing: Findings from a focus group discussion study by Wilson, Ellen K., Koo, Helen P., Minnis, Alexandra M.

“…Very short interpregnancy intervals are associated with negative health outcomes for mothers and children, and pregnancies with very short interpregnancy…”
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U.S. Women's Knowledge of Reproductive Biology by Fowler, Christina I., Koo, Helen P., Richmond, Alicia D., Creel, Darryl, Asman, Kat

“…Having accurate knowledge of reproductive biology can help women to improve their general, sexual, and reproductive health and assert their sexual and…”
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Parents' Perspectives on Talking to Preteenage Children About Sex by Wilson, Ellen K., Dalberth, Barbara T., Koo, Helen P., Gard, Jennifer C.

“…CONTEXT: Although parent-child communication about sex can significantly affect children's sexual behavior, many parents do not talk to their children about…”
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A Computerized Family Planning Counseling Aid: A Pilot Study Evaluation of Smart Choices by Koo, Helen P., Wilson, Ellen K., Minnis, Alexandra M.

“…CONTEXT Resource constraints may make it challenging for family planning clinics to provide comprehensive contraceptive counseling; technological tools that…”
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A Computerized Family Planning Counseling Aid: APilotStudy Evaluation of Smart Choices by Koo, Helen P, Wilson, Ellen K, Minnis, Alexandra M

“…CONTEXT Resource constraints may make it challenging for family planning clinics to provide comprehensive contraceptive counseling; technological tools that…”
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Adolescent Mothers' Postpartum Contraceptive Use: A Qualitative Study by Wilson, Ellen K., Samandari, Ghazaleh, Koo, Helen P., Tucker, Christine

“…CONTEXT: Effective contraceptive use among first-time adolescent mothers can reduce the risk of a rapid repeat pregnancy and associated negative maternal and…”
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"We're the Heroes!": Fathers' Perspectives on Their Role In Protecting Their Preteenage Children from Sexual Risk by Wilson, Ellen K., Dalberth, Barbara T., Koo, Helen P.

“…CONTEXT: Parents can be an important influence on their children's sexual behavior. However, relatively little research has focused on fathers' roles in…”
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Feasibility and acceptability of a computer-based tool to improve contraceptive counseling by Wilson, Ellen K, Krieger, Kathleen E, Koo, Helen P, Minnis, Alexandra M, Treiman, Katherine

“…Abstract Objective The objective was to test the feasibility and acceptability of a computerized tool, Smart Choices , designed to enhance the quality of…”
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Relationships of Pubertal Development Among Early Adolescents to Sexual and Nonsexual Risk Behaviors and Caregivers’ Parenting Behaviors by Koo, Helen P., Rose, Allison, Bhaskar, Brinda, Walker, Leslie R.

“…Using a school-based sample of fifth graders (mean age = 10.38, SD = 0.66) and their parents (N = 408) from Washington, D.C., the authors examine associations…”
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The influence of primary caregivers on the sexual behavior of early adolescents by ROSE, Allison, KOO, Helen P, BHASKAR, Brinda, ANDERSON, Karen, WHITE, Gregory, JENKINS, Renee R

“…To describe rates of sexual intercourse initiation, anticipated level of sexual activity in the next 12 months, and other risk behaviors among fifth graders…”
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Associations Between Low-Income Women's Relationship Characteristics and Their Contraceptive Use by Wilson, Ellen K., Koo, Helen P.

“…CONTEXT: Women's relationship context likely influences both their ability and their motivation to use contraceptives. No recent studies, however, have…”
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The Relationship Context: Its Effects on Low-Income Women's Desire for a Baby by Wilson, Ellen K., Koo, Helen P.

“…Little is known about the influence of relationship characteristics on a woman s desire for a baby with her partner. This study addresses that gap, using data…”
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Attitudes, Experience, and Anticipation of Sex Among 5th Graders in an Urban Setting: Does Gender Matter? by Anderson, Karen M., Koo, Helen P., Jenkins, Renée R., Walker, Leslie R., Davis, Maurice, Yao, Qing, Nabil El-Khorazaty, M.

“…To identify gender differences in correlates of anticipation and initiation of sexual activity in the baseline survey of 562 African-American 5th grade…”
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Context of Acceptability of Topical Microbicides: Sexual Relationships by Koo, Helen P., Woodsong, Cynthia, Dalberth, Barbara T., Viswanathan, Meera, Simons-Rudolph, Ashley

“…Domains central to the effects of sexual relationships on the acceptability of a vaginal protection method were explored in 14 focus groups and 38 in‐depth…”
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The Multistate Life Table Method: An Application to Contraceptive Switching Behavior by Kuo, Tzy-Mey, Suchindran, C. M., Koo, Helen P.

“…In many demographic behaviors (e.g., those relating to marriage, contraception, migration, and health), people change among multiple statuses through time,…”
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Parents' views on sexual debut among pre-teen children in Washington, DC by Walker, Leslie R., Rose, Allison, Squire, Claudia, Koo, Helen P.

“…Objective: Present US parents' perceptions about factors leading to early intercourse and strategies for overcoming them. Methods: Conducted analysis of eight…”
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Evaluation of a randomized intervention to delay sexual initiation among fifth-graders followed through the sixth grade by Koo, Helen P., Rose, Allison, El-Khorazaty, M. Nabil, Yao, Qing, Jenkins, Renee R., Anderson, Karen M., Davis, Maurice, Walker, Leslie R.

“…US adolescents initiate sex at increasingly younger ages, yet few pregnancy prevention interventions for children as young as 10-12 years old have been…”
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Two good reasons: women's and men's perspectives on dual contraceptive use by Woodsong, Cynthia, Koo, Helen P

“…In the US, continued high rates of unintended pregnancy, combined with increases in heterosexual transmission of HIV to women, have sharply magnified concern…”
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