Aisha King

Datos Biográficos

ID3825271
NOMBREAisha King
NOMBRESAisha
APELLIDOKing
FIRMAKING A
AFILIACIONESCity University of New York
ORCID0000-0002-6482-8988
VERIFICADOSí
TOTAL DE OBRAS9
TOTAL DE CITAS0
TOTAL COMO AUTOR9
TOTAL COMO EDITOR0
PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN2003
AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN2026
ÍNDICE H0

  • Prevalence of Mental Disorders and Healthcare Seeking Among Mozambican Adolescents in School

    Open AccessAisha King, Salma Adam et al.ARTICLETranscultural Psychiatry2026

    The objective of this study was to describe the prevalence and demographic correlates of mental disorders and healthcare-seeking behavior of adolescents in Mozambique. Trained assessors administered sociodemographic questionnaires and the Portuguese Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview for Children and Adolescents (MINI-KID) to adolescents in two schools in Maputo City, Mozambique to determine mental disorder diagnoses. Associations betw…

  • “Due to These Restrictions, Girls Think of Themselves as Nothing ”

    Open AccessAisha King, Kathleen J Sikkema et al.ARTICLEJournal of Adolescence2025

    INTRODUCTION: Girls in Tanzania often experience menstrual restrictions (i.e., expectations about behaviors prohibited during menstruation) and menstrual stigma (i.e., negative attitudes toward people who menstruate). A better understanding of sociocultural contexts contributing to menstrual stigma and restrictions is needed. METHODS: In 2018, two conceptually linked quantitative and qualitative studies were conducted to describe menstrual restri…

  • Beyond Political Lines

    Open AccessAndrew Porter, Beck Graefe et al.ARTICLESexuality & Culture2025Referencias: 4

    Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine hesitancy remains a critical public health issue, with political identity and reproductive health beliefs potentially influencing caregivers’ decisions. This study investigated the interplay between birth control attitudes, political identity, and HPV vaccine hesitancy among caregivers of children aged 9–17 years. A cross-sectional survey was administered to 2,086 participants across the Northeastern and Southea…

  • Exploring Physical Activity Among Mexican American Immigrants in New York City Before and During the Covid-19 Pandemic

    Open AccessKathryn P Derose, Neil Hwang et al.ARTICLEJournal of Racial and Ethnic…2024Referencias: 36

    The COVID-19 pandemic was associated with decreases in moderate-to-vigorous physical activity and increases in sedentary time for children and adults, and there is some evidence that Latino populations were particularly affected. This article leverages a two-wave panel, mixed-method social network dataset collected before and during the pandemic with Mexican American immigrants living in New York City to examine social networks and other factors …

  • Adolescent girls’ descriptions of dysmenorrhea and barriers to dysmenorrhea management in Moshi, Tanzania

    Open AccessEmily M Cherenack, Jennifer Rubli et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2023

    Dysmenorrhea (menstrual pain) is common among adolescent girls globally, but many girls in Sub-Saharan Africa do not receive effective treatment. Qualitative interviews were used to describe adolescent girls’ experiences of dysmenorrhea and identify sociocultural barriers to dysmenorrhea management in Moshi, Tanzania. From August to November 2018, in-depth interviews were conducted with 10 adolescent girls and 10 adult experts (e.g., teachers, me…

  • The mediating role of social support between HIV stigma and sexual orientation-based medical mistrust among newly HIV-diagnosed gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men

    Miranda Hill, Natalia Truszczynski et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2023

    HIV-related stigma and medical mistrust are significant challenges to addressing HIV inequities among gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (MSM). HIV-related stigma is associated with high levels of medical mistrust, but there is limited knowledge regarding the mechanisms that link these variables. We examined the potential mediating roles of social support and coping in the relationship between perceived HIV stigma and sexual orien…

  • Covid-19

    Open AccessJohn A Joska, Lene Søndergaard Andersen et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2020

  • It’s only a computer

    Open AccessGale Lucas, Gale M Lucas et al.ARTICLEComputers in Human Behavior2014

  • Ethnic Differences in the Measurement of Academic Self-Concept in a Sample of African American and European American College Students

    Open AccessKevin Cokley, Meera Komarraju et al.ARTICLEEducational and Psychological…2003

    This study examined the validity and reliability of scores on the Academic Self-Concept Scale (ASCS) in a group of 291 European American and 396 African American college students. The study compared the factor structure and scale and subscale internal consistencies for these samples to previously reported findings by Reynolds. The seven-factor solution reported by Reynolds was essentially replicated with the European American sample, whereas an e…