Deborah A Gust
Biographic Data
| ID | 173676 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Deborah A Gust |
| GIVEN NAMES | Deborah A |
| FAMILY NAME | Gust |
| SIGNATURE | GUST D A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Emory University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4483-0746 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 25 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 13 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 25 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1986 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Evaluation of online videos to engage viewers and support decision-making for Covid-19 vaccination: How narratives and race/ethnicity enhance viewer experiences
Background Vaccine hesitancy has hampered the control of COVID-19 and other vaccine-preventable diseases. Methods We conducted a national internet-based, quasi-experimental study to evaluate COVID-19 vaccine informational videos. Participants received an informational animated video paired with the randomized assignment of (1) a credible source (differing race/ethnicity) and (2) sequencing of a personal narrative before or after the video address…
Healthcare-related stigma among men who have sex with men and transgender women in sub-Saharan Africa participating in HIV Prevention Trials Network (HPTN) 075 study
The inability to access health services when needed is a critical barrier to HIV prevention, treatment and care among men who have sex with men (MSM) and transgender women (TGW). Using data collected in HPTN 075, we explored factors associated with any experienced healthcare-related stigma. HPTN 075 was a cohort study to assess the feasibility of recruiting and retaining MSM and TGW in clinical trials in sub-Saharan Africa. Of 401 MSM and TGW enr…
Community perceptions and personal accounts of HIV discordance in rural western Kenya
Among HIV-discordant couples, the literature is sparse regarding issues related to stigma, relationships and coping. Objectives were to explore: 1) perceptions about discordant HIV status; 2) understanding of HIV discordancy; 3) effects of discordancy on couples; and 4) adaptation and coping strategies for discordant HIV status. A survey was administered to 202 members of heterosexual discordant couples in rural western Kenya. In addition, to und…
Teen pregnancy in rural western Kenya: A public health issue
Rates of teenage pregnancy remain high in sub-Saharan Africa. The KEMRI Health and Demographic Surveillance System provided the sampling frame for a survey. Analysis focused on 1,952 girls aged 13–19 years. Over a third (37.2%; n = 727) were sexually active and 23.3% (n = 454) had ever been pregnant. Adjusted odds of reporting a history of pregnancy were greater for older compared to younger teens, teens who were ever married or cohabiting compar…
Men Who Have Sex With Men in Kisumu, Kenya: Comfort in Accessing Health Services and Willingness to Participate in HIV Prevention Studies
Men who have sex with men (MSM) are a crucial and marginalized at risk population for HIV in Africa but are poorly studied. Like other areas of Africa, homosexuality is illegal in Kenya. We assessed MSM comfort in accessing health services and willingness to participate in HIV prevention research in Kisumu, Kenya-an area of high HIV prevalence. We conducted a two-phase formative study with individual interviews (n = 15) and a structured survey (n…
Men who have sex with men in Kisumu, Kenya: Support group membership and knowledge of HIV-risk factors
Men who have sex with men are an important yet marginalised population for HIV prevention in Africa. We conducted a two-phase study (individual qualitative interviews and a survey) of men who have sex with men, aged 18-34 years of age and living in Kisumu, Kenya. Approximately half (27/51) of survey respondents reported belonging to a support group. The odds of belonging to support groups were greater for older men (aged 24-34 versus 18-23 years …
Effect of Gender of the Recorded Voice on Responses to Sensitive Sexual Behavior Questions: Use of Audio Computer-Assisted Self-Interview (Acasi) in Kisumu, Kenya
Audio computer-assisted self-interview (ACASI) has been shown to reduce interviewer and social desirability bias related to sensitive questions, which can be especially important for studies of sexual behavior and HIV risk. Baseline demographic and HIV risk data were collected using ACASI for 849 adults aged 18–34 (423 males and 426 females) of unknown or HIV-negative status as part of an HIV-incidence cohort study in Kisumu, Kenya. ACASI questio…
A Qualitative Analysis of Vaccine Safety Perceptions and Concerns Among Caretakers in Uganda
Parents Questioning Immunization: Evaluation of an Intervention
A science-based educational intervention for parents considering a vaccine exemption may help improve parents' opinions of childhood vaccines
Immunization Attitudes and Beliefs Among Parents: Beyond a Dichotomous Perspective
Although only a small percentage of parents are seriously concerned, other parents who are generally supportive of immunizations for their child are also affected by immunization safety issues
Peer-rearing influences subsequent maternal behavior and infant survival in a newly formed herpes B-virus negative rhesus macaque group
Paternity in Sooty Mangabeys
Male dominance rank and offspring-initiated affiliative behaviors were not predictors of paternity in a captive group of pigtail macaques (Macaca nemestrina)
Group formation of female pigtail macaques (Macaca nemestrina)
Human epidemiological studies have suggested that social variables can modulate the effects of stress on the immune system, and this concept has been gaining increasing attention with positive results emerging from empirical studies using nonhuman primates over the last two decades. Results from a previous study in rhesus monkeys suggested that receiving grooming positively affected recovery of T-helper and T-suppressor cells following the initia…
A brief report on the social behavior of the crested mangabey (Cercocebus galeritus galeritus) with a comparison to the sooty mangabey (C. torquatus atys)
Alpha-male sooty mangabeys differentiate between females’ fertile and their postconception maximal swellings
Return of juvenile rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta) to the natal social group following an 18 week separation
Return of 6 juvenile rhesus monkeys to their natal social group following an absence of 18 weeks resulted in changes in cortisol levels and absolute numbers of lymphocyte subsets 24 hours later which were related to behaviors received during the 2 hours immediately following the return. Baseline blood samples were collected 1 week prier to the return and then at 24 hours, 1 week, and 4 weeks thereafter and hermonal and immune measurements were ma…
Female rank instability in newly formed groups of familiar sooty mangabeys (Cercocebus torquatus atys)
Hormones and sexual behavior associated with postconception perineal swelling in the sooty mangabey (Cercocebus torquatus atys)
Reproductive parameters in the sooty mangabey ( Cercocebus torquatus atys )
Data obtained over a 7.5 year period from a captive group of sooty mangabeys were analyzed to examine the relationship between demographic variables and reproductive events. Perineal swelling and reproductive data collected from 67 females contributed to the analyses. Sexual maturation, as marked by the onset of swelling cycles, was recorded at an average age of 36.4 ± 1.1 (mean ± SEM) months and first parturition at 56.5 ± 1.8 months, indicating…
A longitudinal investigation of gestural communication in young chimpanzees
Uncertain availability of a preferred food affects choice in a captive group of chimpanzees ( Pan troglodytes )
Food‐choice was investigated in a social group of 16 chimpanzees ( Pan troglodytes ) maintained in a large outdoor compound. Three feeding stations located along the periphery of the compound were considered analogous to food patches. Color‐coded aluminum panels temporarily covered each feeding apparatus, with one color corresponding to nonpreferred food (commercial biscuits) available at two locations and other colors corresponding to the certai…
An apparatus and procedure for studying the choice component of foraging in a captive group of chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes)
Social factors influencing choice of food source in a captive group of chimpanzees ( Pan troglodytes )
The influence of social factors, including social relationship, kinship, estrous cycle stage and hierarchical rank, on choice of a food source was studied in a group of 16 chimpanzees ( Pan troglodytes ) maintained in a large, outdoor compound. The subjects chose among three feeding stations that were spatially separated and located along the periphery of the compound. One feeding station was associated with a preferred food (orange), and two sta…
Effect of solar eclipse on the behavior of a captive group of chimpanzees ( Pan troglodytes )
A captive group of chimpanzees, housed in an outdoor compound at the Yerkes Regional Primate Research Center, was observed during the annular solar eclipse of May 30, 1984. The behavior of each animal was recorded using an instantaneous scan‐sampling technique (Altmann: Behaviour 49:227–265, 1974). Beginning 2 days prior to the eclipse and continuing through the day following the eclipse, data were collected from 1100 to 1300 hours daily. At 1214…
Hormones and sexual behavior associated with postconception perineal swelling in the sooty mangabey (Cercocebus torquatus atys)
Paternity in Sooty Mangabeys
Effect of Gender of the Recorded Voice on Responses to Sensitive Sexual Behavior Questions: Use of Audio Computer-Assisted Self-Interview (Acasi) in Kisumu, Kenya
Audio computer-assisted self-interview (ACASI) has been shown to reduce interviewer and social desirability bias related to sensitive questions, which can be especially important for studies of sexual behavior and HIV risk. Baseline demographic and HIV risk data were collected using ACASI for 849 adults aged 18–34 (423 males and 426 females) of unknown or HIV-negative status as part of an HIV-incidence cohort study in Kisumu, Kenya. ACASI questio…
Alpha-male sooty mangabeys differentiate between females’ fertile and their postconception maximal swellings
Effect of solar eclipse on the behavior of a captive group of chimpanzees ( Pan troglodytes )
A captive group of chimpanzees, housed in an outdoor compound at the Yerkes Regional Primate Research Center, was observed during the annular solar eclipse of May 30, 1984. The behavior of each animal was recorded using an instantaneous scan‐sampling technique (Altmann: Behaviour 49:227–265, 1974). Beginning 2 days prior to the eclipse and continuing through the day following the eclipse, data were collected from 1100 to 1300 hours daily. At 1214…
An apparatus and procedure for studying the choice component of foraging in a captive group of chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes)
Social factors influencing choice of food source in a captive group of chimpanzees ( Pan troglodytes )
The influence of social factors, including social relationship, kinship, estrous cycle stage and hierarchical rank, on choice of a food source was studied in a group of 16 chimpanzees ( Pan troglodytes ) maintained in a large, outdoor compound. The subjects chose among three feeding stations that were spatially separated and located along the periphery of the compound. One feeding station was associated with a preferred food (orange), and two sta…
A longitudinal investigation of gestural communication in young chimpanzees
Uncertain availability of a preferred food affects choice in a captive group of chimpanzees ( Pan troglodytes )
Food‐choice was investigated in a social group of 16 chimpanzees ( Pan troglodytes ) maintained in a large outdoor compound. Three feeding stations located along the periphery of the compound were considered analogous to food patches. Color‐coded aluminum panels temporarily covered each feeding apparatus, with one color corresponding to nonpreferred food (commercial biscuits) available at two locations and other colors corresponding to the certai…
Reproductive parameters in the sooty mangabey ( Cercocebus torquatus atys )
Data obtained over a 7.5 year period from a captive group of sooty mangabeys were analyzed to examine the relationship between demographic variables and reproductive events. Perineal swelling and reproductive data collected from 67 females contributed to the analyses. Sexual maturation, as marked by the onset of swelling cycles, was recorded at an average age of 36.4 ± 1.1 (mean ± SEM) months and first parturition at 56.5 ± 1.8 months, indicating…
Female rank instability in newly formed groups of familiar sooty mangabeys (Cercocebus torquatus atys)
Hormones and sexual behavior associated with postconception perineal swelling in the sooty mangabey (Cercocebus torquatus atys)
Return of juvenile rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta) to the natal social group following an 18 week separation
Return of 6 juvenile rhesus monkeys to their natal social group following an absence of 18 weeks resulted in changes in cortisol levels and absolute numbers of lymphocyte subsets 24 hours later which were related to behaviors received during the 2 hours immediately following the return. Baseline blood samples were collected 1 week prier to the return and then at 24 hours, 1 week, and 4 weeks thereafter and hermonal and immune measurements were ma…
A brief report on the social behavior of the crested mangabey (Cercocebus galeritus galeritus) with a comparison to the sooty mangabey (C. torquatus atys)
Alpha-male sooty mangabeys differentiate between females’ fertile and their postconception maximal swellings
Male dominance rank and offspring-initiated affiliative behaviors were not predictors of paternity in a captive group of pigtail macaques (Macaca nemestrina)
Group formation of female pigtail macaques (Macaca nemestrina)
Human epidemiological studies have suggested that social variables can modulate the effects of stress on the immune system, and this concept has been gaining increasing attention with positive results emerging from empirical studies using nonhuman primates over the last two decades. Results from a previous study in rhesus monkeys suggested that receiving grooming positively affected recovery of T-helper and T-suppressor cells following the initia…
Peer-rearing influences subsequent maternal behavior and infant survival in a newly formed herpes B-virus negative rhesus macaque group
Paternity in Sooty Mangabeys
Immunization Attitudes and Beliefs Among Parents: Beyond a Dichotomous Perspective
Although only a small percentage of parents are seriously concerned, other parents who are generally supportive of immunizations for their child are also affected by immunization safety issues
Parents Questioning Immunization: Evaluation of an Intervention
A science-based educational intervention for parents considering a vaccine exemption may help improve parents' opinions of childhood vaccines
A Qualitative Analysis of Vaccine Safety Perceptions and Concerns Among Caretakers in Uganda
Effect of Gender of the Recorded Voice on Responses to Sensitive Sexual Behavior Questions: Use of Audio Computer-Assisted Self-Interview (Acasi) in Kisumu, Kenya
Audio computer-assisted self-interview (ACASI) has been shown to reduce interviewer and social desirability bias related to sensitive questions, which can be especially important for studies of sexual behavior and HIV risk. Baseline demographic and HIV risk data were collected using ACASI for 849 adults aged 18–34 (423 males and 426 females) of unknown or HIV-negative status as part of an HIV-incidence cohort study in Kisumu, Kenya. ACASI questio…
Men who have sex with men in Kisumu, Kenya: Support group membership and knowledge of HIV-risk factors
Men who have sex with men are an important yet marginalised population for HIV prevention in Africa. We conducted a two-phase study (individual qualitative interviews and a survey) of men who have sex with men, aged 18-34 years of age and living in Kisumu, Kenya. Approximately half (27/51) of survey respondents reported belonging to a support group. The odds of belonging to support groups were greater for older men (aged 24-34 versus 18-23 years …
Men Who Have Sex With Men in Kisumu, Kenya: Comfort in Accessing Health Services and Willingness to Participate in HIV Prevention Studies
Men who have sex with men (MSM) are a crucial and marginalized at risk population for HIV in Africa but are poorly studied. Like other areas of Africa, homosexuality is illegal in Kenya. We assessed MSM comfort in accessing health services and willingness to participate in HIV prevention research in Kisumu, Kenya-an area of high HIV prevalence. We conducted a two-phase formative study with individual interviews (n = 15) and a structured survey (n…
Teen pregnancy in rural western Kenya: A public health issue
Rates of teenage pregnancy remain high in sub-Saharan Africa. The KEMRI Health and Demographic Surveillance System provided the sampling frame for a survey. Analysis focused on 1,952 girls aged 13–19 years. Over a third (37.2%; n = 727) were sexually active and 23.3% (n = 454) had ever been pregnant. Adjusted odds of reporting a history of pregnancy were greater for older compared to younger teens, teens who were ever married or cohabiting compar…
Community perceptions and personal accounts of HIV discordance in rural western Kenya
Among HIV-discordant couples, the literature is sparse regarding issues related to stigma, relationships and coping. Objectives were to explore: 1) perceptions about discordant HIV status; 2) understanding of HIV discordancy; 3) effects of discordancy on couples; and 4) adaptation and coping strategies for discordant HIV status. A survey was administered to 202 members of heterosexual discordant couples in rural western Kenya. In addition, to und…
Healthcare-related stigma among men who have sex with men and transgender women in sub-Saharan Africa participating in HIV Prevention Trials Network (HPTN) 075 study
The inability to access health services when needed is a critical barrier to HIV prevention, treatment and care among men who have sex with men (MSM) and transgender women (TGW). Using data collected in HPTN 075, we explored factors associated with any experienced healthcare-related stigma. HPTN 075 was a cohort study to assess the feasibility of recruiting and retaining MSM and TGW in clinical trials in sub-Saharan Africa. Of 401 MSM and TGW enr…
Evaluation of online videos to engage viewers and support decision-making for Covid-19 vaccination: How narratives and race/ethnicity enhance viewer experiences
Background Vaccine hesitancy has hampered the control of COVID-19 and other vaccine-preventable diseases. Methods We conducted a national internet-based, quasi-experimental study to evaluate COVID-19 vaccine informational videos. Participants received an informational animated video paired with the randomized assignment of (1) a credible source (differing race/ethnicity) and (2) sequencing of a personal narrative before or after the video address…
Biology (15 works) · Medicine (15 works) · Psychology (15 works) · Primate Behavior and Ecology (12 works) · Zoology (8 works) · Animal ecology (7 works) · Demography (7 works) · Family medicine (7 works) · Animal Behavior and Reproduction (6 works) · Ecology (6 works)