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The Paradox of Risk: Historically Black College/University Students and Sexual Health by Younge, Sinead N., Corneille, Maya A., Lyde, Miriam, Cannady, Jessica

“…Objective: This literature review provides an analysis of the current state of the empirical research on sexual health among students attending historically…”
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Risk Revisited: The Perception of HIV Risk in a Community Sample of Low-Income African American Women by Younge, Sinead N., Salem, Deborah, Bybee, Deborah

“…Despite the high rate of HIV infection among low-income African American women, research suggests that perceptions of HIV risk among this population are not…”
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Applying ecological perspectives to adolescent sexual health in the United States: rhetoric or reality? by Salazar, Laura F., Bradley, Erin L. P., Younge, Sinead N., Daluga, Nichole A., Crosby, Richard A., Lang, Delia L., DiClemente, Ralph J.

“…This study sought to determine the perspective taken toward understanding adolescent sexual risk behaviors and related biological outcomes (i.e. pregnancy,…”
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The Associations of Multiple Dimensions of Discrimination and Abdominal Fat in African American Adults: The Jackson Heart Study by Hickson, DeMarc A., Lewis, Tené T., Liu, Jiankang, Mount, David L., Younge, Sinead N., Jenkins, William C., Sarpong, Daniel F., Williams, David R.

“…Background Discrimination may be adversely associated with abdominal obesity, but few studies have examined associations with abdominal fat. Purpose The…”
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A qualitative analysis of emerging adult black men's sexual decision-making behavior and substance use by Pass, Kenneth M., Younge, Sinead N., Geter, Angelica, Al-Bayan, Maliyhah, Wade, Bruce H.

“…Emerging adult Black men and substance users may have an increased risk for compromised sexual health. This study qualitatively investigated how substance use…”
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Brief report: Sexual sensation seeking and its relationship to risky sexual behaviour among African-American adolescent females by Spitalnick, Joshua S, DiClemente, Ralph J, Wingood, Gina M, Crosby, Richard A, Milhausen, Robin R, Sales, Jessica M, McCarty, Frances, Rose, Eve, Younge, Sinead N

“…Abstract The relationship between sexual sensation seeking and sexual risk taking has been investigated among adult populations. There are limited data,…”
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Development of the Sexual Sensation-Seeking Scale for African American Adolescent Women by DiClemente, Ralph, Milhausen, Robin R., Salazar, Laura F., Spitalnick, Joshua, McDermott Sales, Jessica, Crosby, Richard A., Younge, Sinead N., Wingood, Gina M.

“…We used data derived from two independent studies to examine the psychometric properties of a new scale to measure adolescents' willingness to engage in sexual…”
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Condom Use at Last Sex as a Proxy for Other Measures of Condom Use: Is It Good Enough? by Younge, Sinead N, Salazar, Laura F, Crosby, Richard F, DiClemente, Ralph J, Wingood, Gina M, Rose, Eve

“…Condom use at last sex is a widely used indicator in sexual behavior research; however, there is little empirical research validating this indicator. This…”
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The role of historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) in cultivating the next generation of social justice and public service‐oriented moral leaders during the racial reckoning and COVID‐19 pandemics by Franklin, Robert, Younge, Sinead, Jensen, Kipton

“…In the United States, college has often served as an incubator for social change agents in the form of student activism and participation in broader social…”
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Emotional Victimization and Sexual Risk-Taking Behaviors Among Adolescent African American Women by Younge, Sinead N., Salazar, Laura F., Sales, Jessica M., DiClemente, Ralph J., Wingood, Gina M., Rose, Eve

“…Previous research has demonstrated that a history of gender-based victimization is associated with higher rates of sexual risk-taking behaviors among…”
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Moving Beyond the Experiment to See Chemists Like Me: Cultural Relevance in the Organic Chemistry Laboratory by Younge, Sinead, Dickens, Danielle, Winfield, Leyte, Sanders Johnson, Shanina

“…Culturally relevant pedagogy and critical race feminism can be utilized to challenge the inequality and masculine nature of chemistry. Such an approach is…”
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Condom Attitudes and Condom Use Among First Year College Men Attending A Historically Black Institution by Younge, Sinead N., Wade, Bruce H., Geter, Angelica, Holliday, Rhonda C., Trawick, Cynthia

“…The increased sexually transmitted infection incidence rate for people aged 25 and younger dis-proportionately high, particularly among young African…”
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Condom use among HIV-positive sexually active adults and partner's HIV status in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania by Conserve, Donaldson, Sevilla, Luis, Younge, Sinead, Mbwambo, Jessie, King, Gary

“…Consistent and proper use of condoms has been found to be effective in preventing HIV transmission and other sexually transmitted diseases. We examined the…”
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Use of coping resources among African American and Latino parents of children with special needs: implication for interventions by McAdoo, Harriette P., Younge, Sinead N., Hughes, Hester M., Hanshaw, Charnessa W., Murray, Maresa

“…African American and Mexican American children are disproportionately overrepresented among children with learning disabilities. Once identified as learning…”
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CONDOM ATTITUDES AND CONDOM USE AMONG FIRST YEAR COLLEGE MEN ATTENDING A HISTORICALLY BLACK INSTITUTION by Younge, Sinead N, Wade, Bruce H, Geter, Angelica, Holliday, Rhonda C, Trawick, Cynthia

“…The increased sexually transmitted infection incidence rate for people aged 25 and younger disproportionately high, particularly among young African Americans…”
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Human Papillomavirus Vaccine Intention Among College Men: What's Oral Sex Got to Do With It? by Crosby, Richard A., DiClemente, Ralph J., Salazar, Laura F., Nash, Rachel, Younge, Sinead, Head, Sara

“…Objective: To identify associations between engaging in oral sex and perceived risk of oral cancer among college men. Also, to identify associations, and their…”
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Exploring User Acceptance of a Text-Message Based Health Intervention by Corneille, Maya, Carter, Lemuria, Hall-Byers, Naomi M., Clark, Trenette, Younge, Sinead

“…Information technology has been used in diverse ways. It has been utilized to reduce costs in the public sector and increase consumer satisfaction in the…”
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The Racial Framing of the Barack Obama Presidency: A Mixed Methods Analysis of HBCU Student Perceptions by Wade, Bruce H., Younge, Sinead

“…Abstract Purpose The purpose of the chapter is to explore perceptions of the Obama presidency among a purposive sample of students attending Historically Black…”
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A comprehensive examination of the health knowledge, attitudes and behaviors of students attending historically black colleges and universities by Hayes, Brenda D, Holliday, Rhonda Conerly, Wade, Bruce H, Trawick, Cynthia, Hodge, Michael, Caplan, Lee, Younge, Sinead, Quarshie, Alexander, Satcher, David

“…There is limited information about African American students attending Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) in the areas of health behavior,…”
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Grief report: Sexual sensation seeking and its relationship to risky sexual behaviour among African-American adolescent females by Spitalnick, Joshua S, DiClemente, Ralph J, Wingood, Gina M, Crosby, Richard A, Milhausen, Robin R, Sales, Jessica M, McCarty, Frances, Rose, Eve, Younge, Sinead N

“…The relationship between sexual sensation seeking and sexual risk taking has been investigated among adult populations. There are limited data, however,…”
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