Tami L Thomas

Biographic Data

ID237696
NAMETami L Thomas
GIVEN NAMESTami L
FAMILY NAMEThomas
SIGNATURETHOMAS T L
AFFILIATIONSEmory University, Atlanta, GA, USA
ORCID0000-0002-3907-1899
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS7
TOTAL CITATIONS10
WORKS AS AUTHOR7
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2012
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2018
H-INDEX2

  • Sexual Risk Behaviors of African American Adolescent Females

    Open AccessSafiya George Dalmida, Natasha Aduloju-Ajijola et al.ARTICLEJournal of Transcultural Nursing2018

    Introduction: African American (AA) high school-age girls are more likely to have had sex before age 13 years and have higher rates of all sexually transmitted infections. Cognition and religion/spirituality are associated with adolescent sexuality, therefore, the purpose of this study was to identify cognitive and religious substrates of AA girls’ risky sexual behaviors. Method: A descriptive study was conducted with 65 AA girls aged 15 to 20 ye…

  • Examination of the Role of Religious and Psychosocial Factors in HIV Medication Adherence Rates

    Open AccessSafiya George Dalmida, Katryna Mccoy et al.ARTICLEJournal of Religion and Health2017

  • Mothers, Fathers, Sons, and Human Papillomavirus Immunization Practices

    Tami L Thomas, Ora L Strickland et al.ARTICLEFamily & Community Health2017

    Despite the fact that human papillomavirus (HPV) infection and HPV-related cancers are on the rise in men, male HPV vaccine series completion is less than 10% in many areas. This study examined parental knowledge of the HPV vaccine and intent to vaccinate their sons. A cross-sectional study of 341 parents of boys was conducted in school settings in rural southeastern Georgia. Mothers were 2.07 times more likely than fathers to vaccinate their son…

  • Young Hispanic Men and Human Papillomavirus Vaccination Choices

    Open AccessTami L Thomas, D Stephens et al.ARTICLEJournal of Transcultural Nursing2016

    This exploratory descriptive study examined perceived vulnerabilities to human papillomavirus (HPV) and the correlation to factors influencing vaccine beliefs and vaccine decision making in young Hispanic males attending a large public urban university. Only 24% of participants believed that the HPV vaccine could prevent future problems, and 53% said they would not be vaccinated. The best predictors of HPV vaccination in young Hispanic men were a…

  • Cross-Cultural Differences and Sexual Risk Behavior of Emerging Adults

    Open AccessTami L Thomas, Hossein Yarandi et al.ARTICLEJournal of Transcultural Nursing2015

    Purpose: The authors examined population-specific risk factors that increase emerging adults’ risk of acquiring sexually transmitted infections (STIs), including the human papillomavirus (HPV). Design and Method: A cross-sectional sample of 335 diverse, emerging adults ages 18 to 24 years was recruited from a health center at a large university in the Southeastern United States. The mean age was 20.6 ± 1.9 years, majority were females (74.0%), an…

  • Cultural Values Influencing Immigrant Haitian Mothers' Attitudes Toward Human Papillomavirus Vaccination for Daughters

    Open AccessD Stephens, Dionne P Stephens et al.ARTICLEJournal of Black Psychology2013Cited by: 4References: 14

    Although research has shown that mothers significantly influence daughters' willingness to be vaccinated against the human papillomavirus (HPV), cultural factors influencing immigrant Haitian mothers' willingness to have adolescent daughters to be vaccinated are unknown. This is of concern as this population experiences disproportionately higher rates of HPV infection and related cervical cancers. This study identifies cultural beliefs influencin…

  • The Influence of Skin Color on Heterosexual Black College Women's Dating Beliefs

    D Stephens, Tami L ThomasARTICLEJournal of Feminist Family Therapy2012Cited by: 6References: 19

    Black women's skin color perceptions were identified utilized qualitative methods. The primary goal was to identify the relevance of these perceptions on their understandings about dating preferences and related beliefs about appropriate scripts using a Black feminist thought framework. Twenty- eight self- identified Black women attending a large university in the southeastern United States were interviewed for this study. Lighter- skin was perce…