Athena P Kourtis
Biographic Data
| ID | 5485746 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Athena P Kourtis |
| GIVEN NAMES | Athena P |
| FAMILY NAME | Kourtis |
| SIGNATURE | KOURTIS A P |
| AFFILIATIONS | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1585-1310 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Low HIV Preexposure Prophylaxis Coverage Among Women
Objectives. HIV preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) use has increased since its US Food and Drug Administration approval in 2012. Our objective was to describe trends in PrEP use by US women. Methods. Using national pharmacy and HIV surveillance data, we calculated the PrEP-to-diagnosis ratio (PDR), a measure of PrEP prescriptions each year compared with HIV diagnoses the previous year, for women from 2017 to 2023. We also calculated PDRs in 2023 for …
Women’s perspectives on relationship dynamics with their partners and their role in HIV acquisition, HIV disclosure, hormonal contraceptive uptake, and condom use
Background : Limited information exists about relationship dynamics and their role in HIV acquisition, HIV disclosure, hormonal contraceptive uptake, and condom use among women in Malawi. Methods : Ninety-seven women aged 18-45 years were randomly assigned to initiate the depot medroxyprogesterone acetate injectable or levonorgestrel implant from May 2014 to April 2015 in Lilongwe, Malawi. Women were recruited after randomisation to participate i…
Full-Term Small-for-Gestational-Age Newborns in the U.S
Impact of Health Insurance Type on Trends in Newborn Circumcision, United States, 2000 to 2010
Objectives. We explored how changes in insurance coverage contributed to recent nationwide decreases in newborn circumcision. Methods. Hospital discharge data from the 2000–2010 Nationwide Inpatient Sample were analyzed to assess trends in circumcision incidence among male newborn birth hospitalizations covered by private insurance or Medicaid. We examined the impact of insurance coverage on circumcision incidence. Results. Overall, circumcision …
Socioeconomic Disadvantage as a Social Determinant of Teen Childbearing in the U.S.
OBJECTIVES: We reviewed the literature focused on socioeconomic influences on teen childbearing and suggested directions for future research and practice related to this important indicator of teen sexual health. METHODS: We conducted an electronic search of Medline, ERIC, PsychLit, and Sociological Abstracts databases for articles published from January 1995 to November 2011. Selected articles from peer-reviewed journals included original quanti…
Trends in hospitalizations with psychiatric diagnoses among HIV-infected women in the USA, 1994–2004
Psychiatric illnesses commonly co-occur with HIV infection and such illnesses have been linked to women's poorer medication adherence and suicide. Using hospital discharge data from the 1994-2004 Nationwide Inpatient Sample, we conducted this study to describe hospitalizations with psychiatric diagnoses from 1994 through 2004 and evaluate the association of specific psychiatric disorders among hospitalized HIV-infected women in the USA with their…
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Trends in hospitalizations with psychiatric diagnoses among HIV-infected women in the USA, 1994–2004
Psychiatric illnesses commonly co-occur with HIV infection and such illnesses have been linked to women's poorer medication adherence and suicide. Using hospital discharge data from the 1994-2004 Nationwide Inpatient Sample, we conducted this study to describe hospitalizations with psychiatric diagnoses from 1994 through 2004 and evaluate the association of specific psychiatric disorders among hospitalized HIV-infected women in the USA with their…
Socioeconomic Disadvantage as a Social Determinant of Teen Childbearing in the U.S.
OBJECTIVES: We reviewed the literature focused on socioeconomic influences on teen childbearing and suggested directions for future research and practice related to this important indicator of teen sexual health. METHODS: We conducted an electronic search of Medline, ERIC, PsychLit, and Sociological Abstracts databases for articles published from January 1995 to November 2011. Selected articles from peer-reviewed journals included original quanti…
Impact of Health Insurance Type on Trends in Newborn Circumcision, United States, 2000 to 2010
Objectives. We explored how changes in insurance coverage contributed to recent nationwide decreases in newborn circumcision. Methods. Hospital discharge data from the 2000–2010 Nationwide Inpatient Sample were analyzed to assess trends in circumcision incidence among male newborn birth hospitalizations covered by private insurance or Medicaid. We examined the impact of insurance coverage on circumcision incidence. Results. Overall, circumcision …
Full-Term Small-for-Gestational-Age Newborns in the U.S
Women’s perspectives on relationship dynamics with their partners and their role in HIV acquisition, HIV disclosure, hormonal contraceptive uptake, and condom use
Background : Limited information exists about relationship dynamics and their role in HIV acquisition, HIV disclosure, hormonal contraceptive uptake, and condom use among women in Malawi. Methods : Ninety-seven women aged 18-45 years were randomly assigned to initiate the depot medroxyprogesterone acetate injectable or levonorgestrel implant from May 2014 to April 2015 in Lilongwe, Malawi. Women were recruited after randomisation to participate i…
Low HIV Preexposure Prophylaxis Coverage Among Women
Objectives. HIV preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) use has increased since its US Food and Drug Administration approval in 2012. Our objective was to describe trends in PrEP use by US women. Methods. Using national pharmacy and HIV surveillance data, we calculated the PrEP-to-diagnosis ratio (PDR), a measure of PrEP prescriptions each year compared with HIV diagnoses the previous year, for women from 2017 to 2023. We also calculated PDRs in 2023 for …
Medicine (6 works) · Environmental health (3 works) · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (3 works) · Population (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (2 works) · Demography (2 works) · Family medicine (2 works) · Gerontology (2 works) · HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk (2 works)