Joseph D Tucker
Biographic Data
| ID | 327689 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Joseph D Tucker |
| GIVEN NAMES | Joseph D |
| FAMILY NAME | Tucker |
| SIGNATURE | TUCKER J D |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-2804-1181 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 114 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 30 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 114 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2005 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Utilization of community engagement in social innovation health projects in low-and-middle income countries
Social innovation in health provides solutions to address healthcare delivery gaps using community engagement as a strategy. This study aimed to assess and understand the extent to which social innovation in health projects in LMICs use community engagement approaches in their processes, and how these shape and influence the outcomes of these health projects. We used a sequential mixed methods approach. Semi-structured interviews with social inno…
Uptake of HIV Self-testing Among Adolescents and Young Adults in Nigeria
“A sense of joy and responsibility”
Citizen science approaches, which engage the public in scientific research tasks, can empower adolescents and young adults (AYA) to generate ideas that solve problems in their communities. However, little is known about why AYA choose to partner on HIV citizen science studies, their experiences, or the impact of engagement. This study assessed AYA partners' engagement as Youth Research Collaborators (YRC) on a citizen science HIV stigma reduction…
It’s Not Secret—It’s Not Advertised” – Content, Format, and Platform Preferences to Promote PrEP Use in the Southern United States
Gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (GBM) in the Southern United States (US) experience high HIV incidence yet have relatively lower HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) uptake, especially among GBM of color. Despite awareness, PrEP use remains insufficient to meaningfully impact the HIV epidemic in the Southern US. PrEP promotions largely focus on PrEP messaging, especially product awareness. Theory-based health promotion research …
A Content Analysis of Digital Crowdsourced Messages to Reduce HIV Stigma and Promote Testing Among Adolescents and Young Adults in Kazakhstan
Building capacity for HIV and implementation science among students in the United States
Background: Expanding HIV research capacity among the global majority (individuals identifying as Black/African American, American Indian and Alaska Native, Asian, Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, Multiracial, and Hispanic/Latino) is important. However, achieving national goals to increase the pool of implementation science and HIV early-stage investigators from underrepresented backgrounds remains elusive, largely due to limited inves…
Stimulating training and access to HIV research experiences (STAR program)
Background: HIV is more common among underrepresented minority adolescents and young adults (AYA, 13-24 years old) in the United States. Low uptake of HIV prevention services suggests a missed opportunity for implementing evidence-based interventions such as pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and sexually transmitted infection testing among this important population. Most research institutions in the United States also have limited opportunities for…
Intersectional stigma and resilience in the uptake of cervical cancer prevention services in Nigeria
BACKGROUND: Cervical cancer is one of the leading causes of death among women in Africa, but stigma often delays cervical cancer prevention. We explore the perceptions, enablers and nurturers through the lens of intersectional stigma in the uptake of cervical cancer prevention services in Nigeria. METHOD: Indepth interviews and focus group discussions were conducted among women aged 30-65 years and girls aged 9-26 years in Lagos, Nigeria. Data we…
Integrating point-of-care screening for curable sexually transmitted infections with HIV, syphilis and hepatitis B screening in antenatal care services in Zimbabwe
Introduction Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in pregnancy are associated with adverse birth outcomes. We investigated the uptake and yield of point-of-care screening for Chlamydia trachomatis , Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Trichomonas vaginalis , integrated with HIV, syphilis and hepatitis B virus (HBV) screening in antenatal care (ANC) in Zimbabwe, and conducted a mixed-methods process evaluation of the strategy. Methods A prospective interv…
Improving training on hepatitis B research in Nigeria
We organized an Innovation Bootcamp for young people in Nigeria to develop strategies promoting the uptake of the hepatitis B birth dose vaccine among newborns, which remains low, with an estimated coverage of 52%. This event was a collaborative, cross-disciplinary capacity-building platform to generate creative solutions addressing barriers to Hepatitis B vaccine uptake. The purpose of this study was to describe the bootcamp activities that addr…
Sexual and reproductive health service delivery innovations and adaptations during Covid-19
This paper sought to identify and describe the innovations and adaptations implemented to ensure delivery of Sexual and Reproductive Health services during the COVID-19 pandemic and the potential for enhancing SRH services in other settings or in future emergencies. We searched five databases including PubMed, EMBASE, Scopus, Cochrane Library, and CINAHL. The review was registered on Prospero (CRD42022329411). The open call was launched and promo…
Association between frailty and low sexual function among sexually active older adults living with HIV in China
The expanding ageing population increases the importance of understanding frailty and related impacts on health. Our objectives were to examine the sexual function and its association with frailty among sexually active older adults aged 50+ living with HIV (OALHIV). A multi-centre cross-sectional study was conducted between September 2021 and July 2022. We enrolled OALHIV from specialized infectious disease hospitals providing HIV care in four ci…
Music as a strategy to improve hypertension and stroke management
The designathon produced various music genres, including afrobeats, rap, and R&B, with lyrics deemed feasible and socio-culturally appropriate. This suggests that music interventions tailored to Nigeria could enhance public awareness of hypertension and stroke prevention if scaled up
Strengthening implementation science research to improve adolescent and young adult HIV-prevention and care in Sub-Saharan Africa
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Impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on regional and national uptake of HIV testing services in Sierra Leone
Our study shows that HIV testing was significantly disrupted during the COVID-19 pandemic but recovered quickly after the pandemic. These findings highlight that lessons learned from previous epidemics may influence adaptive strategies to maintain essential health services during public health emergencies
Impact of Peer Referral on Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Adherence and Persistence Among Men Who Have Sex with Men
Sexual Health Behaviors and Outcomes Among Middle‐Aged and Older Disabled Adults in Britain
Middle-aged and older disabled adults in Britain are less likely to be sexually active, yet more likely to experience negative sexual health outcomes. The increased health-seeking behaviors and their vulnerability highlight the necessity for tailored sexual health services, extending into middle age and older adulthood
Sexually Transmitted Infection Cases During Covid-19
Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, sexual health care providers recognized that the global public health emergency would likely have an impact on sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in complex and conflicting ways. As hundreds of millions stayed at home and social activities were suspended, sexual behaviors fundamentally changed. People across the globe reported having less casual sex, presumptively lowering their risk for acquiring and transmitt…
Condomless Sex and Correlates Among Africans in China
Social innovation in health training to engage researchers in resource-limited settings
Research on social innovations in health has increased in recent years. However, little training is geared toward enhancing social innovation research capacity. Most health training for low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) is developed by individuals in high-income countries, disregarding LMIC researchers’ wisdom and insights and the communities’ needs. Our team organized a multi-phase investigation involving a series of surveys and co-creati…
Sexual attitudes and utilization of sexual and reproductive health services among older women in southern China
Objective: Sexual health plays a vital role in healthy aging. However, little is known about the sexual attitudes of and the utilization of sexual and reproductive health services by older women in China. This article is based on a qualitative study of older Chinese women in suburban areas to examine their attitudes toward sexuality and their utilization of sexual and reproductive health services. Methods: Face-to-face semi-structured interviews …
An innovation bootcamp model for developing youth-led HIV self-testing delivery strategies in Nigeria
Introduction: Many designathons, hackathons, and similar participatory events suffer from minimal training and support after the events. Responding to this need, we organized a health innovation bootcamp: an intensive, team-based apprenticeship training with research and entrepreneurial rigor among young people in Nigeria to develop HIV self-testing (HIVST) delivery strategies for Nigerian youth. The purpose of this paper was to describe an innov…
Designathons in health research
INTRODUCTION: A designathon is a three-stage participatory activity informed by design thinking. There is a growing literature on designathons in health. This study synthesised designathons' effectiveness and implementation-related factors to address health challenges. METHODS: We searched Cochrane Library, Embase, PubMed, Scopus and the ClinicalTrials.gov registry for articles containing primary data on designathons for health from their dates o…
Health research mentorship in low-income and middle-income countries
INTRODUCTION: Research mentorship is critical for advancing science, but there are few practical strategies for cultivating mentorship in health research resource-limited settings. WHO/TDR Global commissioned a group to develop a practical guide on research mentorship. This global qualitative evidence synthesis included data from a crowdsourcing open call and scoping review to identify and propose strategies to enhance research mentorship in low/…
Mechanisms explaining a pay-it-forward approach
Pay-it-forward is when an individual receives a gift and is offered the opportunity to donate a gift to another person. This prosocial behavior has been used to develop health interventions, including strategies to increase sexually transmitted disease (STD) testing among men who have sex with men (MSM). Although pay-it-forward has improved service uptake across several settings, the underlying mechanism is unclear. This study aims to assess the …
Health Care Experiences and Perceived Barriers to Health Care Access
Incarcerated sex workers and HIV prevention in China
Improving health services for African migrants in China
Global health has become an increasingly prominent component of foreign policy in the last decade. The term health diplomacy has been used to describe this growing interface between foreign policy and global health, and it encompasses both the concept of using health to further foreign policy objectives as well as the idea that diplomatic tools can be helpful for attaining public health goals. The Chinese presence in Africa has grown in the last …
Overcoming barriers to health-care access
Guangzhou is China's third most populous city, and the region's burgeoning manufacturing economy has attracted many young African businessmen and entrepreneurs to the city. The aims of this study were to examine strategies that African migrants in Guangzhou have adopted in response to health-care barriers, and explore their perceptions of how to address their needs. Twenty-five semi-structured interviews and two focus groups were conducted among …
Overcoming HIV Stigma? A Qualitative Analysis of HIV Cure Research and Stigma Among Men Who Have Sex with Men Living with HIV
Online Focus Group Discussions to Engage Stigmatized Populations in Qualitative Health Research
Community participation in research involving stigmatized populations has been sub-optimal, and digital tools could potentially increase participation in qualitative research. This study aims to describe the implementation of an online chat-based FGD (Focus Group Discussion) with men who have sex with men (MSM) in China as part of formative research for the PIONEER project, determine the advantages and limitations associated with the approach, an…
Perceptions of Equipoise, Risk–Benefit Ratios, and “Otherwise Healthy Volunteers” in the Context of Early-Phase HIV Cure Research in the United States
Early-phase HIV cure research is conducted against a background of highly effective antiretroviral therapy, and involves risky interventions in individuals who enjoy an almost normal life expectancy. To explore perceptions of three ethical topics in the context of HIV cure research-(a) equipoise, (b) risk-benefit ratios, and (c) "otherwise healthy volunteers"-we conducted 36 in-depth interviews (IDIs) with three groups of purposively selected key…
Surplus men, sex work, and the spread of HIV in China
While 70% of HIV positive individuals live in sub-Saharan Africa, it is widely believed that the future of the epidemic depends on the magnitude of HIV spread in India and China, the world's most populous countries. China's 1.3 billion people are in the midst of significant social transformation, which will impact future sexual disease transmission. Soon approximately 8.5 million 'surplus men', unmarried and disproportionately poor and migrant, w…
Health demonstration projects
There has been criticism of systematic reviews and meta-analyses that have shown little evidence of effect of interventions to improve teenage sexual health. Moreover, there is considerable controversy surrounding the validity of outcomes and rigour of design in evaluation methods for community-based programmes. In this climate, Scotland launched Healthy Respect, one of four community-based national Demonstration Projects, to address teenage sexu…
The catch 22 of condoms in US correctional facilities
Public health and corrections officials must work together to ensure that condoms and broader sexual disease prevention programs are integrated into US jail and prison health systems
Gender policy and HIV in China
Primary syphilis cases in Guangdong Province 1995-2008
Syphilis cases have risen in many parts of China, with developed regions reporting the greatest share of cases. Since syphilis increases in these areas are likely driven by both increased screening and changes in sexual behaviours, distinguishing between these two factors is important. Examining municipal-level primary syphilis cases with spatial analysis allows a more direct understanding of changing sexual behaviours at a more policy-relevant l…
Incarcerated sex workers and HIV prevention in China
Passage to manhood
Passage to manhood: Youth migration, heroin and AIDS in Southwest China, by Shao-hua Liu, Palo Alto, Stanford University Press, 2010, 248 pp., US$22.95 (paperback), ISBN 978-0-8047-7025-5. E-book U
Peer-based behavioral health program for drug users in China
This study shows that rehabilitation centers may be a useful location for providing behavioral HIV/STI prevention services and referral of individuals to community-based programs upon release. More research is needed on behalf of detained drug users in China who have complex social, medical, and legal needs
Expanding provider-initiated HIV testing at STI clinics in China
Despite expanding sexually transmitted epidemics in South China, the majority of patients presenting to sexually transmitted infection (STI) clinics are not routinely screened for HIV infection. Identifying barriers to offering HIV testing among STI care providers is an important public health priority. The aim of this study was to investigate the frequency of offering HIV testing among STI care providers in South China and reported physician bar…
Unsafe Sex and STI Prevalence Among HIV-Infected Adults in Guangzhou, China
HIV and hepatitis C virus test uptake at methadone clinics in Southern China
Methadone clinics provide an opportunity for routine integrated HIV and HCV screening among drug users in China. Increased test uptake in young drug users and increased health care personnel at clinics may further improve screening
Suboptimal antiretroviral therapy adherence among HIV-infected adults in Guangzhou, China
Despite China's free antiretroviral therapy (ART) program, there are high rates of treatment failure, large sociodemographic disparities in care outcomes and emerging medication resistance. Understanding patient medication adherence behaviors and challenges could inform adherence interventions to maximize the individual and prevention benefits of ART. This study assessed recent nonadherence and treatment interruption among 813 HIV-infected adult …
Improving health services for African migrants in China
Global health has become an increasingly prominent component of foreign policy in the last decade. The term health diplomacy has been used to describe this growing interface between foreign policy and global health, and it encompasses both the concept of using health to further foreign policy objectives as well as the idea that diplomatic tools can be helpful for attaining public health goals. The Chinese presence in Africa has grown in the last …
Health Care Experiences and Perceived Barriers to Health Care Access
Truth-telling to the patient, family, and the sexual partner
Patients' rights are central in today's legislation and social policies related to health care, including HIV care, in not only Western countries but around the world. However, given obvious socio-cultural differences it is often asked how or to what extent patients' rights should be respected in non-Western societies such as China. In this paper, it is argued that the patients' rights framework is compatible with Chinese culture, and that from t…
Gay Apps for Seeking Sex Partners in China
Overcoming barriers to health-care access
Guangzhou is China's third most populous city, and the region's burgeoning manufacturing economy has attracted many young African businessmen and entrepreneurs to the city. The aims of this study were to examine strategies that African migrants in Guangzhou have adopted in response to health-care barriers, and explore their perceptions of how to address their needs. Twenty-five semi-structured interviews and two focus groups were conducted among …
HIV test uptake among MSM in China
Despite global efforts to increase HIV test uptake among men who have sex with men (MSM), social stigma and negative attitudes toward homosexuality hinder the effectiveness of traditional test promotion campaigns. Increasing HIV test uptake requires greater understanding of the conditions that facilitate decisions to get tested. We conducted an online survey hosted by two of the most highly frequented MSM web portals in China. A generalised order…
Barriers to health service access among female migrant Ugandan sex workers in Guangzhou, China
Ugandan sex workers in China faced substantial structural barriers that limited health service access. Policy changes and the development of new programs are urgently needed to ensure these women have improved access to health services
Barriers and Facilitators to Interventions Improving Retention in HIV Care
Interventions to reduce childhood antibiotic prescribing for upper respiratory infections
Antibiotic prescribing for upper respiratory infections among children in rural China
BACKGROUND: Overuse of antibiotics contributes to the development of antimicrobial resistance. OBJECTIVE: This study aims to assess the condition of antibiotic use at health facilities at county, township and village levels in rural Guangxi, China. METHODS: We conducted a cross-sectional study of outpatient antibiotic prescriptions in 2014 for children aged 2-14 years with upper respiratory infections (URI). Twenty health facilities were randomly…
Condom use peer norms and self-efficacy as mediators between community engagement and condom use among Chinese men who have sex with men
The study suggests that condom use peer norms and self-efficacy may be mediators in the pathway between community engagement and condom use, and suggests the importance of peer-based interventions to improve condom use
Stages of syphilis in South China – a multilevel analysis of early diagnosis
To enhance early diagnosis of syphilis, city-specific syphilis screening strategies with a mix of passive and client/provider-initiated testing might be a useful approach
Innovation contests to promote sexual health in china
The results of this study suggest that innovation contests may be a useful tool for public health promotion by enhancing community engagement and re-orienting health campaigns to make them more patient-centered
Medicine (91 works) · Public health (71 works) · Family medicine (60 works) · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (54 works) · Nursing (49 works) · HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk (44 works) · Environmental health (43 works) · Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV (40 works) · Demography (38 works) · Psychology (35 works)