Nicole E Johns
Biographic Data
| ID | 197599 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Nicole E Johns |
| GIVEN NAMES | Nicole E |
| FAMILY NAME | Johns |
| SIGNATURE | JOHNS N E |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of California San Diego |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4513-4582 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 19 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 10 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 19 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Traditional or Modern Contraception? Association Between Health Worker Contact and Contraceptive Choice in India
Despite greater availability and affordability of modern contraception, the use of traditional contraception is rising in India. We examined the relationship between Indian women's contact with a community health worker (CHW) and discussion of family planning (FP) with their contraceptive use. We analyzed data from 306,037 nonpregnant, non‐sterilized married women in the 2019–2021 National Family Health Survey (NFHS). Multinomial regression model…
Women’s self-help group participation and discussion of reproductive coercion
Reproductive coercion (RC) and intimate partner violence (IPV) are prevalent in Kenya and undermine women’s reproductive agency; community-based women’s groups may offer an opportunity to address these issues. We quantitatively examined women’s participation in women-only self-help groups, described discussions of RC within these groups, and assessed differences based on prior experiences of RC and IPV among a clinic-based sample of Kenyan women …
Is Honor Culture Linked With Depression
A large body of evidence indicates that U.S. honor states exhibit higher suicide rates than do dignity states. Research into one potential precipitating factor, depression, has yielded conflicting evidence, with support for an honor–depression association observed by some researchers but not by others. The present research (a) reassessed this association using more robust measures, (b) extended prior work by also examining suicidal ideation, and …
Intimate partner violence and firearm purchasing
Findings indicate those experiencing and perpetrating IPV are significantly more likely to report firearm ownership and recent purchase of a firearm
Effect of a Gender-Synchronized Family Planning Intervention on Inequitable Gender Norms in a Cluster Randomized Control Trial Among Husbands of Married Adolescent Girls in Dosso, Niger
Gender inequitable norms have severe consequences for safety and health globally. Using data from a four-arm cluster randomized control trial of the Reaching Married Adolescents in Niger (RMA) intervention (2016-2019), this study assesses effects on gender norms among husbands of married adolescent girls ( n = 1,055). Using an adjusted hierarchical difference-in-differences model, we found assignment to the RMA small groups intervention to be ass…
Assessing the impact of CHARM2, a family planning program on gender attitudes, intimate partner violence, reproductive coercion, and marital quality in India
Using a two-armed cluster randomised controlled trial, CHARM2 (Counselling Husbands to Achieve Reproductive health and Marital equity), a 5-session gender equity and family planning intervention for couples in rural India, showed an impact on family planning outcomes in primary trial analyses. This study examines its effects on gender-equitable attitudes, intimate partner violence, reproductive coercion, and marital quality. We used multilevel mi…
Association of traditional marital practices with contraceptive decision-making, couple communication, and method use among couples in rural Maharashtra, India
In India, traditional social practices around marriage, such as non-involvement of prospective brides in choice of partner and timing of marriage, child/early marriage, dowry and purdah , compromise women's agency at the time of marriage and may also affect contraceptive practices in marriage. This paper examines the associations between traditional marital practices and contraceptive behaviours, including women's control over contraceptive decis…
Validation of the Fertility Norms Scale and Association with Fertility Intention and Contraceptive Use in India
Social norms related to fertility may be driving pregnancy desire, timing and contraceptive use, but measurement has lagged. We validated a 10‐item injunctive Fertility Norms Scale (FNS) and examined its associations with family planning outcomes among 1021 women and 1020 men in India. FNS captured expectations around pronatalism, childbearing early in marriage and community pressure. We assessed reliability and construct validity through Cronbac…
The associations of everyday and major discrimination exposure with violence and poor mental health outcomes during the Covid-19 pandemic
Characterizing Nigerien men's social networks and their influence on family planning-related attitudes and behaviors
This work uses data from a family planning (FP) program evaluation and social network study among men married to adolescent girls (ages 13-19) in Dosso, Niger to explore who influences their FP and through which social mechanisms. We asked men (N = 237) to nominate and describe their perceptions of key social contacts (alters). We sought to interview the most influential alter (N = 157 interviewed alters), asking them about their own FP-related a…
Examining the Longitudinal Relationship between Intimate Partner Violence and Couples’ Marital Quality in Rural India
Associations between Contraceptive Decision‐Making and Marital Contraceptive Communication and use in Rural Maharashtra, India
Women's contraceptive decision‐making control is crucial for reproductive autonomy, but research largely relies on the Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) measure which asks who is involved with decision‐making. In India, this typically assesses joint decision‐making or male engagement. Newer measures emphasize female agency. We examined three measures of contraceptive decision‐making, the DHS and two agency‐focused measures, to assess their asso…
Covid-19-Related Financial Hardship, Job Loss, and Mental Health Symptoms
Several countries, including India, imposed mandatory social distancing, quarantine, and lockdowns to stop the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Although these measures were effective in curbing the spread of the virus, prolonged social distancing, quarantine, and the resultant economic disruption led to an increase in financial stress and mental health concerns. Prior studies established a link between the first lockdown and an increase in mental …
Sociodemographic Characteristics of Women Able to Obtain Medication Abortion Before and After Ohio's Law Requiring Use of the Food and Drug Administration Protocol
Purpose: In 2011, a law went into effect in Ohio that regulates how abortion care providers can offer medication abortion to their patients. We sought to evaluate changes in sociodemographic characteristics of Ohio medication abortion patients before and after the implementation of this law. Methods: We used a retrospective cohort design, comparing characteristics of women obtaining a medication abortion at four abortion facilities before and aft…
Clocks Moving at Different Speeds
OBJECTIVE: To explore racial/ethnic differences in satisfaction with wait time of scheduled office visits by comparing electronic health record (EHR)-based, patient-reported, and patient satisfaction with wait time STUDY SETTING: : A large multispecialty ambulatory care organization in Northern California. Patient experience surveys were collected between 2010 and 2014. Surveys were mailed after randomly selected nonurgent visits. Returned survey…
A systematic analysis of global anemia burden from 1990 to 2010
Key Points Anemia accounted for 8.8% of the total disability from all conditions in 2010. Children
Global burden of disease attributable to illicit drug use and dependence
Global burden of disease attributable to mental and substance use disorders
Global and regional mortality from 235 causes of death for 20 age groups in 1990 and 2010
Associations between Contraceptive Decision‐Making and Marital Contraceptive Communication and use in Rural Maharashtra, India
Women's contraceptive decision‐making control is crucial for reproductive autonomy, but research largely relies on the Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) measure which asks who is involved with decision‐making. In India, this typically assesses joint decision‐making or male engagement. Newer measures emphasize female agency. We examined three measures of contraceptive decision‐making, the DHS and two agency‐focused measures, to assess their asso…
Validation of the Fertility Norms Scale and Association with Fertility Intention and Contraceptive Use in India
Social norms related to fertility may be driving pregnancy desire, timing and contraceptive use, but measurement has lagged. We validated a 10‐item injunctive Fertility Norms Scale (FNS) and examined its associations with family planning outcomes among 1021 women and 1020 men in India. FNS captured expectations around pronatalism, childbearing early in marriage and community pressure. We assessed reliability and construct validity through Cronbac…
The associations of everyday and major discrimination exposure with violence and poor mental health outcomes during the Covid-19 pandemic
Global and regional mortality from 235 causes of death for 20 age groups in 1990 and 2010
Global burden of disease attributable to illicit drug use and dependence
Global burden of disease attributable to mental and substance use disorders
A systematic analysis of global anemia burden from 1990 to 2010
Key Points Anemia accounted for 8.8% of the total disability from all conditions in 2010. Children
Clocks Moving at Different Speeds
OBJECTIVE: To explore racial/ethnic differences in satisfaction with wait time of scheduled office visits by comparing electronic health record (EHR)-based, patient-reported, and patient satisfaction with wait time STUDY SETTING: : A large multispecialty ambulatory care organization in Northern California. Patient experience surveys were collected between 2010 and 2014. Surveys were mailed after randomly selected nonurgent visits. Returned survey…
Sociodemographic Characteristics of Women Able to Obtain Medication Abortion Before and After Ohio's Law Requiring Use of the Food and Drug Administration Protocol
Purpose: In 2011, a law went into effect in Ohio that regulates how abortion care providers can offer medication abortion to their patients. We sought to evaluate changes in sociodemographic characteristics of Ohio medication abortion patients before and after the implementation of this law. Methods: We used a retrospective cohort design, comparing characteristics of women obtaining a medication abortion at four abortion facilities before and aft…
Covid-19-Related Financial Hardship, Job Loss, and Mental Health Symptoms
Several countries, including India, imposed mandatory social distancing, quarantine, and lockdowns to stop the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Although these measures were effective in curbing the spread of the virus, prolonged social distancing, quarantine, and the resultant economic disruption led to an increase in financial stress and mental health concerns. Prior studies established a link between the first lockdown and an increase in mental …
Characterizing Nigerien men's social networks and their influence on family planning-related attitudes and behaviors
This work uses data from a family planning (FP) program evaluation and social network study among men married to adolescent girls (ages 13-19) in Dosso, Niger to explore who influences their FP and through which social mechanisms. We asked men (N = 237) to nominate and describe their perceptions of key social contacts (alters). We sought to interview the most influential alter (N = 157 interviewed alters), asking them about their own FP-related a…
Examining the Longitudinal Relationship between Intimate Partner Violence and Couples’ Marital Quality in Rural India
Associations between Contraceptive Decision‐Making and Marital Contraceptive Communication and use in Rural Maharashtra, India
Women's contraceptive decision‐making control is crucial for reproductive autonomy, but research largely relies on the Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) measure which asks who is involved with decision‐making. In India, this typically assesses joint decision‐making or male engagement. Newer measures emphasize female agency. We examined three measures of contraceptive decision‐making, the DHS and two agency‐focused measures, to assess their asso…
Association of traditional marital practices with contraceptive decision-making, couple communication, and method use among couples in rural Maharashtra, India
In India, traditional social practices around marriage, such as non-involvement of prospective brides in choice of partner and timing of marriage, child/early marriage, dowry and purdah , compromise women's agency at the time of marriage and may also affect contraceptive practices in marriage. This paper examines the associations between traditional marital practices and contraceptive behaviours, including women's control over contraceptive decis…
Validation of the Fertility Norms Scale and Association with Fertility Intention and Contraceptive Use in India
Social norms related to fertility may be driving pregnancy desire, timing and contraceptive use, but measurement has lagged. We validated a 10‐item injunctive Fertility Norms Scale (FNS) and examined its associations with family planning outcomes among 1021 women and 1020 men in India. FNS captured expectations around pronatalism, childbearing early in marriage and community pressure. We assessed reliability and construct validity through Cronbac…
The associations of everyday and major discrimination exposure with violence and poor mental health outcomes during the Covid-19 pandemic
Assessing the impact of CHARM2, a family planning program on gender attitudes, intimate partner violence, reproductive coercion, and marital quality in India
Using a two-armed cluster randomised controlled trial, CHARM2 (Counselling Husbands to Achieve Reproductive health and Marital equity), a 5-session gender equity and family planning intervention for couples in rural India, showed an impact on family planning outcomes in primary trial analyses. This study examines its effects on gender-equitable attitudes, intimate partner violence, reproductive coercion, and marital quality. We used multilevel mi…
Women’s self-help group participation and discussion of reproductive coercion
Reproductive coercion (RC) and intimate partner violence (IPV) are prevalent in Kenya and undermine women’s reproductive agency; community-based women’s groups may offer an opportunity to address these issues. We quantitatively examined women’s participation in women-only self-help groups, described discussions of RC within these groups, and assessed differences based on prior experiences of RC and IPV among a clinic-based sample of Kenyan women …
Is Honor Culture Linked With Depression
A large body of evidence indicates that U.S. honor states exhibit higher suicide rates than do dignity states. Research into one potential precipitating factor, depression, has yielded conflicting evidence, with support for an honor–depression association observed by some researchers but not by others. The present research (a) reassessed this association using more robust measures, (b) extended prior work by also examining suicidal ideation, and …
Intimate partner violence and firearm purchasing
Findings indicate those experiencing and perpetrating IPV are significantly more likely to report firearm ownership and recent purchase of a firearm
Effect of a Gender-Synchronized Family Planning Intervention on Inequitable Gender Norms in a Cluster Randomized Control Trial Among Husbands of Married Adolescent Girls in Dosso, Niger
Gender inequitable norms have severe consequences for safety and health globally. Using data from a four-arm cluster randomized control trial of the Reaching Married Adolescents in Niger (RMA) intervention (2016-2019), this study assesses effects on gender norms among husbands of married adolescent girls ( n = 1,055). Using an adjusted hierarchical difference-in-differences model, we found assignment to the RMA small groups intervention to be ass…
Traditional or Modern Contraception? Association Between Health Worker Contact and Contraceptive Choice in India
Despite greater availability and affordability of modern contraception, the use of traditional contraception is rising in India. We examined the relationship between Indian women's contact with a community health worker (CHW) and discussion of family planning (FP) with their contraceptive use. We analyzed data from 306,037 nonpregnant, non‐sterilized married women in the 2019–2021 National Family Health Survey (NFHS). Multinomial regression model…
Medicine (15 works) · Demography (9 works) · Environmental health (9 works) · Psychology (9 works) · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (8 works) · Global Maternal and Child Health (8 works) · Poison control (7 works) · Population (7 works) · Psychiatry (6 works) · Demography (5 works)