Chisina Kapungu
Biographic Data
| ID | 4370582 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Chisina Kapungu |
| GIVEN NAMES | Chisina |
| FAMILY NAME | Kapungu |
| SIGNATURE | KAPUNGU C |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Illinois Chicago |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2585-9538 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 12 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2006 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Do Gender-Based Pathways Influence Mental Health? Examining the Linkages Between Early Child Marriage, Intimate Partner Violence, and Psychological Well-being among Young Ethiopian Women (18-24 years …
Limited emphasis is placed on understanding the gendered pathways that influence mental health, especially long-term cumulative impacts of gender-based inequalities. Exposure to early child marriage (marriage by age 15) may exaggerate exposure to gender-based mental health risk-factors, providing an opportunity to understand the multi-layered gendered pathways that impact mental health overtime. We used nationally representative cross-sectional d…
Barriers to Intrauterine Device Uptake in a Rural Setting in Ghana
Long-acting reversible contraception is an underutilized method in low-resource areas. Our study aims to: (a) assess knowledge and attitudes around contraception; (b) identify barriers to intrauterine device (IUD) uptake; and (c) develop interventions to address this gap in contraceptive care. We conducted focus group discussions with pregnant, postpartum, and reproductive-aged women, males, and health care workers in rural Ghana. Lack of IUD-spe…
Internalizing symptoms and safe sex intentions among adolescents in mental health treatment
Beyond the “Birds and the Bees”
To read this article's abstract in both Spanish and Mandarin Chinese, please visit the article's full‐text page on Wiley InterScience ( http://interscience.wiley.com/journal/famp ). The current study examined gender differences in communication about sex‐related topics in a community sample of urban, African‐American mothers and adolescents living in impoverished neighborhoods with high HIV rates. One hundred and sixty‐two mother–adolescent dyads…
Parental Monitoring as a Moderator of the Effect of Family Sexual Communication on Sexual Risk Behavior Among Adolescents in Psychiatric Care
Longitudinal Association Between Parenting Practices and Early Sexual Risk Behaviors among Urban African American Adolescents
Longitudinal Association Between Parenting Practices and Early Sexual Risk Behaviors among Urban African American Adolescents
Parental Monitoring as a Moderator of the Effect of Family Sexual Communication on Sexual Risk Behavior Among Adolescents in Psychiatric Care
Beyond the “Birds and the Bees”
To read this article's abstract in both Spanish and Mandarin Chinese, please visit the article's full‐text page on Wiley InterScience ( http://interscience.wiley.com/journal/famp ). The current study examined gender differences in communication about sex‐related topics in a community sample of urban, African‐American mothers and adolescents living in impoverished neighborhoods with high HIV rates. One hundred and sixty‐two mother–adolescent dyads…
Barriers to Intrauterine Device Uptake in a Rural Setting in Ghana
Long-acting reversible contraception is an underutilized method in low-resource areas. Our study aims to: (a) assess knowledge and attitudes around contraception; (b) identify barriers to intrauterine device (IUD) uptake; and (c) develop interventions to address this gap in contraceptive care. We conducted focus group discussions with pregnant, postpartum, and reproductive-aged women, males, and health care workers in rural Ghana. Lack of IUD-spe…
Internalizing symptoms and safe sex intentions among adolescents in mental health treatment
Do Gender-Based Pathways Influence Mental Health? Examining the Linkages Between Early Child Marriage, Intimate Partner Violence, and Psychological Well-being among Young Ethiopian Women (18-24 years …
Limited emphasis is placed on understanding the gendered pathways that influence mental health, especially long-term cumulative impacts of gender-based inequalities. Exposure to early child marriage (marriage by age 15) may exaggerate exposure to gender-based mental health risk-factors, providing an opportunity to understand the multi-layered gendered pathways that impact mental health overtime. We used nationally representative cross-sectional d…
Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (6 works) · Medicine (6 works) · Psychology (5 works) · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (4 works) · Developmental psychology (4 works) · Clinical Psychology (3 works) · Clinical Psychology (3 works) · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (3 works) · Psychiatry (3 works) · Sexual behavior (3 works)