Mary A Ott
Biographic Data
| ID | 326106 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Mary A Ott |
| GIVEN NAMES | Mary A |
| FAMILY NAME | Ott |
| SIGNATURE | OTT M A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1347-2480 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 23 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 44 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 23 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2002 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Living the work
Perception of Procedural Justice Amongst Previously Incarcerated Youth
Violence among incarcerated youths is a serious public health issue and an area of marked health disparities. Procedural Justice is an ethical framework to guide policy approaches in the criminal justice system. The purpose of our study was to evaluate youth perception of neutrality, respect, trust, and voice while incarcerated. Young people ages 14 to 21 previously incarcerated in a juvenile detention facility were interviewed regarding their pe…
Factors associated with early sexual onset and delaying sex in rural middle school youth
PURPOSE: Early sexual onset contributes to poor health outcomes through the life course. We use the social behavioral model to examine the behaviors and attitudes associated with early sexual onset and the intention to delay sex in middle school youth. METHODS: Youth in rural communities with high rates of hepatitis C and HIV filled out a survey prior to implementation of an evidence-based sex education program. Participants were asked if they ha…
Evaluating the Quality of a Public Deliberation Through the Use of Enhanced Qualitative Analysis
Public deliberations engage a diverse group of stakeholders to discuss and deliberate on issues that are value-based or contentious. Evaluating the quality of deliberations is critical because outcomes can inform public policy decisions. Quality evaluations often include a qualitative analysis of verbatim transcripts of deliberation sessions to determine if deliberation goals are met, but the analytic methods that are often used are often not wel…
A scoping review of substance use brief interventions in Africa
Background The burden of substance use in Africa is substantial. Brief interventions (BIs) are a recommended public health strategy for the prevention and early intervention for substance use problems. The objective of this scoping review was to map the literature on substance use BIs in Africa, identify gaps, and provide directions for future research. Methods The scoping review was guided by the Arksey O’Malley Framework and the PRISMA-Scoping …
Adapting a substance use screening and brief intervention for peer-delivery and for youth in Kenya
Background: Substance use is a major problem among youth in sub-Saharan Africa, yet interventions that address this problem are scarce within the region. Screening and brief intervention is a cost-effective, efficacious, and easy to scale public health approach to addressing substance use problems. We conducted a pilot study to evaluate the feasibility of implementing a peer delivered screening and brief intervention program for youth in Kenya. T…
Feasibility and acceptability of a peer provider delivered substance use screening and brief intervention program for youth in Kenya
Background Youth in sub-Saharan Africa are at high risk of substance use yet lack access to substance use interventions. The goal of this project was to evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of a peer-delivered, single-session substance use screening and brief intervention program for youth in Kenya. Methods This was a convergent parallel mixed methods study utilizing both quantitative and qualitative approaches. Two trained peer providers a…
Tapping into Community Resiliency in Rural Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention
Although rural youth experience marked inequities in adolescent pregnancy, there is little guidance for implementing evidence-based programs (EBPs) in rural settings. When implementation occurs in rural communities, it frequently focuses on deficits, rather than strengths or capacity for growth. Using the consolidated framework for implementation research (CFIR), we describe a resiliency-focused implementation of two middle school EBPs in rural M…
Clinician Perspectives on Ethics and Covid ‐19
In the United States, policies and practices enacted in response to the COVID-19 pandemic—such as social distancing, sheltering in place, shifting to telemedicine and limiting care to “essential” procedures—are widening gaps in sexual and reproductive health (SRH) outcomes and access to services. As obstetrician-gynecologists, pediatricians and adolescent medicine specialists who are frontline providers of SRH services, we are seeing firsthand th…
Abstinence-Only-Until-Marriage
Adolescence is marked by the emergence of human sexuality, sexual identity, and the initiation of intimate relations; within this context, abstinence from sexual intercourse can be a healthy choice. However, programs that promote abstinence-only-until-marriage (AOUM) or sexual risk avoidance are scientifically and ethically problematic and-as such-have been widely rejected by medical and public health professionals. Although abstinence is theoret…
Sexual Health Research With Young Black Men Who Have Sex With Men
The Influence of Age, Health Literacy, and Affluence on Adolescents’ Capacity to Consent to Research
While adults are assumed to have the capacity to consent to medical research, and young children to have no capacity, adolescents' capacity to consent is not well described. Adapting the MacArthur Competence Assessment Tool for Clinical Research (MacCAT-CR), we describe adolescents' capacity to consent to medical research and factors influencing that capacity. Our pilot study included a community-based sample of 30 adolescents, 14 to 21 years of …
Teen Pregnancy and Confidentiality
Case Jennifer, 15, is a sophomore at Middlefield High School who has made an office appointment with Dr. Wilson, an ob-gyn, for the first time. During the new patient history, Dr. Wilson asks, “Are you sexually active now, or do you plan to be?” Jennifer hesitates to answer. Instead, she tells Dr. Wilson that the visit will be charged to her parents’ insurance and asks whether what she says will be confidential
Connection to mental health care upon community reentry for detained youth
Utilizing mental health care services can be a daunting process, particularly for youth upon community reentry from detention. The current study illustrates that individual, family-specific and systemic issues interact to facilitate or impair mental health care utilization. As such, in order to aid youth in accessing mental health care at detention release, systemic coordination efforts are necessary. The systematic coordination among caregivers,…
Adolescent boys' experiences of first sex
There are limited contextual data regarding first sexual experiences of younger adolescent men. Yet these data that are needed to inform sexually-transmitted-infection and early-fatherhood-prevention efforts, particularly in lower-income communities. Using qualitative methods, 14 adolescent men (ages 14-16, all low-income, most African American) from a mid-sized US city were asked about relationships and sexual experiences in a one-hour face-to-f…
Community-Level Successes and Challenges to Implementing Adolescent Sex Education Programs
Parental Permission and Perceived Research Benefits in Adolescent STI Research
An understanding of why parents provide consent for adolescent participation in research on sensitive topics can inform and improve the ethical conduct and review of such research. As part of a longitudinal study of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in lower-income adolescents, we asked 134 parents why they permitted their daughter to participate, analyzing responses using qualitative methods. Over half described participation benefits, prov…
Characteristics Associated with Sex After Periods Of Abstinence Among Sexually Experienced Young Women
To provide targeted and timely sexual health counseling, clinicians may want to ask adolescents not only whether they are sexually active but also when they last had sex
The Influence of Hormonal Contraception on Mood and Sexual Interest among Adolescents
Abstinence and abstinence-only education
Greater Expectations
Adolescents view intimacy, sexual pleasure and social status as important goals in a relationship. Many have strong positive expectations that sex would satisfy these goals. Prevention programs and providers should address the risks of sex in the context of expected benefits
Greater Expectations
CONTEXT: Effective STD and pregnancy prevention efforts should benefit from knowledge of what motivates adolescents to have sex. Positive motivations, and how they differ by gender and sexual experience, are poorly understood. METHODS: A sample of 637 ninth graders were asked about their relationship goals, expectations of the degree to which sex would satisfy these goals and sexual experience. Three scales measured adolescents' goals for intimac…
The Trade-Off between Hormonal Contraceptives and Condoms among Adolescents
Adolescents trade off between hormonal contraceptives and condoms according to partner type and perceived risks. Adolescents' dual-method use may improve if providers tailor counseling to adolescents' perceived risk of STDs and pregnancy, and if they address prevention of both as a related decision
The Trade-Off between Hormonal Contraceptives and Condoms among Adolescents
Adolescents trade off between hormonal contraceptives and condoms according to partner type and perceived risks. Adolescents' dual-method use may improve if providers tailor counseling to adolescents' perceived risk of STDs and pregnancy, and if they address prevention of both as a related decision
Greater Expectations
Adolescents view intimacy, sexual pleasure and social status as important goals in a relationship. Many have strong positive expectations that sex would satisfy these goals. Prevention programs and providers should address the risks of sex in the context of expected benefits
Parental Permission and Perceived Research Benefits in Adolescent STI Research
An understanding of why parents provide consent for adolescent participation in research on sensitive topics can inform and improve the ethical conduct and review of such research. As part of a longitudinal study of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in lower-income adolescents, we asked 134 parents why they permitted their daughter to participate, analyzing responses using qualitative methods. Over half described participation benefits, prov…
Characteristics Associated with Sex After Periods Of Abstinence Among Sexually Experienced Young Women
To provide targeted and timely sexual health counseling, clinicians may want to ask adolescents not only whether they are sexually active but also when they last had sex
Clinician Perspectives on Ethics and Covid ‐19
In the United States, policies and practices enacted in response to the COVID-19 pandemic—such as social distancing, sheltering in place, shifting to telemedicine and limiting care to “essential” procedures—are widening gaps in sexual and reproductive health (SRH) outcomes and access to services. As obstetrician-gynecologists, pediatricians and adolescent medicine specialists who are frontline providers of SRH services, we are seeing firsthand th…
Sexual Health Research With Young Black Men Who Have Sex With Men
The Influence of Age, Health Literacy, and Affluence on Adolescents’ Capacity to Consent to Research
While adults are assumed to have the capacity to consent to medical research, and young children to have no capacity, adolescents' capacity to consent is not well described. Adapting the MacArthur Competence Assessment Tool for Clinical Research (MacCAT-CR), we describe adolescents' capacity to consent to medical research and factors influencing that capacity. Our pilot study included a community-based sample of 30 adolescents, 14 to 21 years of …
The Influence of Hormonal Contraception on Mood and Sexual Interest among Adolescents
The Trade-Off between Hormonal Contraceptives and Condoms among Adolescents
Adolescents trade off between hormonal contraceptives and condoms according to partner type and perceived risks. Adolescents' dual-method use may improve if providers tailor counseling to adolescents' perceived risk of STDs and pregnancy, and if they address prevention of both as a related decision
Abstinence and abstinence-only education
Greater Expectations
Adolescents view intimacy, sexual pleasure and social status as important goals in a relationship. Many have strong positive expectations that sex would satisfy these goals. Prevention programs and providers should address the risks of sex in the context of expected benefits
Greater Expectations
CONTEXT: Effective STD and pregnancy prevention efforts should benefit from knowledge of what motivates adolescents to have sex. Positive motivations, and how they differ by gender and sexual experience, are poorly understood. METHODS: A sample of 637 ninth graders were asked about their relationship goals, expectations of the degree to which sex would satisfy these goals and sexual experience. Three scales measured adolescents' goals for intimac…
The Influence of Hormonal Contraception on Mood and Sexual Interest among Adolescents
Community-Level Successes and Challenges to Implementing Adolescent Sex Education Programs
Parental Permission and Perceived Research Benefits in Adolescent STI Research
An understanding of why parents provide consent for adolescent participation in research on sensitive topics can inform and improve the ethical conduct and review of such research. As part of a longitudinal study of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in lower-income adolescents, we asked 134 parents why they permitted their daughter to participate, analyzing responses using qualitative methods. Over half described participation benefits, prov…
Characteristics Associated with Sex After Periods Of Abstinence Among Sexually Experienced Young Women
To provide targeted and timely sexual health counseling, clinicians may want to ask adolescents not only whether they are sexually active but also when they last had sex
Adolescent boys' experiences of first sex
There are limited contextual data regarding first sexual experiences of younger adolescent men. Yet these data that are needed to inform sexually-transmitted-infection and early-fatherhood-prevention efforts, particularly in lower-income communities. Using qualitative methods, 14 adolescent men (ages 14-16, all low-income, most African American) from a mid-sized US city were asked about relationships and sexual experiences in a one-hour face-to-f…
Teen Pregnancy and Confidentiality
Case Jennifer, 15, is a sophomore at Middlefield High School who has made an office appointment with Dr. Wilson, an ob-gyn, for the first time. During the new patient history, Dr. Wilson asks, “Are you sexually active now, or do you plan to be?” Jennifer hesitates to answer. Instead, she tells Dr. Wilson that the visit will be charged to her parents’ insurance and asks whether what she says will be confidential
Connection to mental health care upon community reentry for detained youth
Utilizing mental health care services can be a daunting process, particularly for youth upon community reentry from detention. The current study illustrates that individual, family-specific and systemic issues interact to facilitate or impair mental health care utilization. As such, in order to aid youth in accessing mental health care at detention release, systemic coordination efforts are necessary. The systematic coordination among caregivers,…
The Influence of Age, Health Literacy, and Affluence on Adolescents’ Capacity to Consent to Research
While adults are assumed to have the capacity to consent to medical research, and young children to have no capacity, adolescents' capacity to consent is not well described. Adapting the MacArthur Competence Assessment Tool for Clinical Research (MacCAT-CR), we describe adolescents' capacity to consent to medical research and factors influencing that capacity. Our pilot study included a community-based sample of 30 adolescents, 14 to 21 years of …
Abstinence-Only-Until-Marriage
Adolescence is marked by the emergence of human sexuality, sexual identity, and the initiation of intimate relations; within this context, abstinence from sexual intercourse can be a healthy choice. However, programs that promote abstinence-only-until-marriage (AOUM) or sexual risk avoidance are scientifically and ethically problematic and-as such-have been widely rejected by medical and public health professionals. Although abstinence is theoret…
Sexual Health Research With Young Black Men Who Have Sex With Men
Tapping into Community Resiliency in Rural Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention
Although rural youth experience marked inequities in adolescent pregnancy, there is little guidance for implementing evidence-based programs (EBPs) in rural settings. When implementation occurs in rural communities, it frequently focuses on deficits, rather than strengths or capacity for growth. Using the consolidated framework for implementation research (CFIR), we describe a resiliency-focused implementation of two middle school EBPs in rural M…
Clinician Perspectives on Ethics and Covid ‐19
In the United States, policies and practices enacted in response to the COVID-19 pandemic—such as social distancing, sheltering in place, shifting to telemedicine and limiting care to “essential” procedures—are widening gaps in sexual and reproductive health (SRH) outcomes and access to services. As obstetrician-gynecologists, pediatricians and adolescent medicine specialists who are frontline providers of SRH services, we are seeing firsthand th…
Adapting a substance use screening and brief intervention for peer-delivery and for youth in Kenya
Background: Substance use is a major problem among youth in sub-Saharan Africa, yet interventions that address this problem are scarce within the region. Screening and brief intervention is a cost-effective, efficacious, and easy to scale public health approach to addressing substance use problems. We conducted a pilot study to evaluate the feasibility of implementing a peer delivered screening and brief intervention program for youth in Kenya. T…
Feasibility and acceptability of a peer provider delivered substance use screening and brief intervention program for youth in Kenya
Background Youth in sub-Saharan Africa are at high risk of substance use yet lack access to substance use interventions. The goal of this project was to evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of a peer-delivered, single-session substance use screening and brief intervention program for youth in Kenya. Methods This was a convergent parallel mixed methods study utilizing both quantitative and qualitative approaches. Two trained peer providers a…
A scoping review of substance use brief interventions in Africa
Background The burden of substance use in Africa is substantial. Brief interventions (BIs) are a recommended public health strategy for the prevention and early intervention for substance use problems. The objective of this scoping review was to map the literature on substance use BIs in Africa, identify gaps, and provide directions for future research. Methods The scoping review was guided by the Arksey O’Malley Framework and the PRISMA-Scoping …
Perception of Procedural Justice Amongst Previously Incarcerated Youth
Violence among incarcerated youths is a serious public health issue and an area of marked health disparities. Procedural Justice is an ethical framework to guide policy approaches in the criminal justice system. The purpose of our study was to evaluate youth perception of neutrality, respect, trust, and voice while incarcerated. Young people ages 14 to 21 previously incarcerated in a juvenile detention facility were interviewed regarding their pe…
Factors associated with early sexual onset and delaying sex in rural middle school youth
PURPOSE: Early sexual onset contributes to poor health outcomes through the life course. We use the social behavioral model to examine the behaviors and attitudes associated with early sexual onset and the intention to delay sex in middle school youth. METHODS: Youth in rural communities with high rates of hepatitis C and HIV filled out a survey prior to implementation of an evidence-based sex education program. Participants were asked if they ha…
Evaluating the Quality of a Public Deliberation Through the Use of Enhanced Qualitative Analysis
Public deliberations engage a diverse group of stakeholders to discuss and deliberate on issues that are value-based or contentious. Evaluating the quality of deliberations is critical because outcomes can inform public policy decisions. Quality evaluations often include a qualitative analysis of verbatim transcripts of deliberation sessions to determine if deliberation goals are met, but the analytic methods that are often used are often not wel…
Living the work
Psychology (19 works) · Medicine (17 works) · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (12 works) · Political science (10 works) · Social Psychology (10 works) · Environmental health (8 works) · Population (8 works) · Developmental psychology (7 works) · Psychiatry (7 works) · Social Psychology (7 works)