Susan Ofner

Dados Biográficos

ID1562436
NOMESusan Ofner
PRENOMESSusan
SOBRENOMEOfner
ASSINATURAOFNER S
AFILIAÇÕESIndiana University School of Medicine
ORCID0000-0001-8107-7859
VERIFICADOSim
TOTAL DE OBRAS10
TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES16
TOTAL COMO AUTOR10
TOTAL COMO EDITOR0
PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO2006
ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO2024
ÍNDICE H2

  • Adaptation of the Client Diagnostic Questionnaire for East Africa

    Open AccessEdith Kamaru Kwobah, Suzanne Goodrich et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2024

    Research increasingly involves cross-cultural work with non-English-speaking populations, necessitating translation and cultural validation of research tools. This paper describes the process of translating and criterion validation of the Client Diagnostic Questionnaire (CDQ) for use in a multisite study in Kenya and Uganda. The English CDQ was translated into Swahili, Dholuo (Kenya) and Runyankole/Rukiga (Uganda) by expert translators. The trans…

  • Retention in care and viral suppression in the PMTCT continuum at a large referral facility in western Kenya

    Open AccessJohn Humphrey, Julia Songok et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2022

    Medical records of pregnant and postpartum women living with HIV and their infants attending a large referral facility in Kenya from 2015 to 2019 were analyzed to identify characteristics associated with retention in care and viral suppression. Women were stratified based on the timing of HIV care enrollment: known HIV-positive (KHP; enrolled pre-pregnancy) and newly HIV-positive (NHP; enrolled during pregnancy). Associations with retention at 18…

  • O-Know Opioid Knowledge Test

    Virgil L Gregory, Susan Ofner et al.ARTICLEJournal of Psychoactive Drugs2022

    Given the various sources and consequences of opioid use disorder (OUD) stigma, the mechanisms by which stigma occurs becomes more important. Educational deficits regarding OUD as a disease and treatment influence OUD stigma. The purpose of the study was to develop, pilot test and psychometrically evaluate the Opioid-Knowledge (O-Know) test in a community setting. A social media strategy was used to recruit 294 participants, in 2019, from a midwe…

  • Valuing health for oneself versus one's child or elderly parent

    Open AccessAaron E Carroll, Chandan Saha et al.ARTICLEJournal of Health Psychology2019Referências: 28

    The aim of this study was to determine if adults value health states or are willing to accept risk differently for themselves than for their children or elderly parents. Participants (701) were asked to rate four hypothetical health states for themselves using both the standard gamble and time trade-off methodologies. They then did the same assessments for a real or hypothetical child as well as an elderly parent. Participants were willing to tak…

  • Characteristics Associated with Sex After Periods Of Abstinence Among Sexually Experienced Young Women

    Open AccessMary A Ott, Susan Ofner et al.ARTICLEPerspectives on Sexual and…2010Citada por: 2Referências: 2

    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

  • Dental Providers' Attitudes Regarding the Application of Fluoride Varnish by Pediatric Health Care Providers

    Open AccessNancy L Swigonski, Karen M Yoder et al.ARTICLEJournal of Public Health Dentistry2009

    Half of dental professionals felt that it was appropriate for medical providers to apply fluoride varnish; pediatric dental professionals were less supportive. A few dental practice characteristics were associated with acceptance of the use of fluoride varnish by medical care providers: targeting messages to dental hygienists and those with practices in mixed rural-urban areas may be a useful approach to garner greater support for this medical/de…

  • The Influence of Hormonal Contraception on Mood and Sexual Interest among Adolescents

    Open AccessMary A Ott, Marcia L Shew et al.ARTICLEArchives of Sexual Behavior2008Citada por: 1Referências: 27

  • Knowledge and Use of Fluoride among Indiana Dental Professionals

    Open AccessKaren M Yoder, Gerardo Maupome et al.ARTICLEJournal of Public Health Dentistry2007

    The majority of dental professionals surveyed were unaware of the current understanding of fluoride's predominant posteruptive mode of action through remineralization of incipient carious lesions. Additional research is indicated to assess fluoride knowledge and protocols of dental professionals nationwide. Educational efforts are needed to promote the appropriate use of fluoride

  • Greater Expectations

    Open AccessMary A Ott, Susan G Millstein et al.ARTICLEPerspectives on Sexual and…2006Citada por: 13Referências: 4

    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

    Open AccessMary A Ott, Susan G Millstein et al.ARTICLEPerspectives on Sexual and…2006Referências: 3

    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…