Leland K Ackerson
Biographic Data
| ID | 5537652 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Leland K Ackerson |
| GIVEN NAMES | Leland K |
| FAMILY NAME | Ackerson |
| SIGNATURE | ACKERSON L K |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Massachusetts Lowell |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0984-0757 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 43 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 10 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Predicting fatal opioid-involved overdoses
Adequacy of Lymph Node Examination in Colorectal Surgery
BACKGROUND: Examination of at least 12 lymph nodes (LNs) in the staging of colon cancer (CC) was recommended by the National Comprehensive Cancer Network in 2000; however, rates of an adequate examination remain low. This study compares the impact of the hospital contextual variance against that of the operating surgeon on delivery of an adequate LN examination. STUDY DESIGN: Retrospective analysis of California Cancer Registry data for all CC op…
Social Disparities, Communication Inequalities, and HIV/Aids-Related Knowledge and Attitudes in India
Negative Freedom and Death in the United States
Personal freedoms have been characterized as “positive” (freedom to pursue opportunities) and “negative” (freedom from external constraints on decision making). An ecological analysis of US data revealed a strong positive association (r = 0.41; P = .003) between state-level negative personal freedom (defined in terms of regulation of personal behavior) and state-level age-adjusted rates of unintentional injury. A conceptual emphasis on positive f…
Domestic Violence and Chronic Malnutrition among Women and Children in India
Domestic violence has harmful physical and psychological health correlates, but there is little evidence regarding a relation between domestic violence and malnutrition. To investigate this relation, the authors analyzed data from 69,072 women aged 15-49 years and 14,552 children aged 12-35 months in the 1998-1999 Indian National Family Health Survey. Physical domestic violence victimization was self-reported by the women. Aspects of nutritional …
Determinants of termination of breastfeeding within the first 2 years of life in India
The present study assesses socio-demographic and health service determinants of termination of breastfeeding within the first 2 years of life in India by analysing data from the nationally representative National Family Health Survey-2 using Cox regression modelling techniques. While the likelihood of stopping breastfeeding increased with increasing household wealth status, it declined with increasing maternal age at childbirth. The likelihood of…
Geography of underweight and overweight among women in India
State Gender Inequality, Socioeconomic Status and Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) in India
While a growing body of literature has investigated the health impact of intimate partner violence (IPV), less has been written on the social determinants of IPV. The authors use multilevel modeling methods to analyze data from a sample of 83,627 women in India to examine the socioeconomic and demographic patterning of the state‐ and neighborhood‐level variation in, and the state‐ and/or neighborhood‐level characteristics related to, IPV. This st…
Effects of Individual and Proximate Educational Context on Intimate Partner Violence
Objectives. We examined the role of women’s education and proximate educational context on intimate partner violence (IPV). Methods. We examined a sample of 83627 married women aged 15 to 49 years from the 1998 to 1999 Indian National Family Health Survey. We used multilevel multiple logistic regression modeling to estimate the relative effect of women’s and their husband’s levels of education, spousal education differential, and community-level …
Exposure to domestic violence associated with adult smoking in India
Domestic violence is associated with higher odds of smoking and chewing tobacco in India. Efforts to control tobacco use need to consider the larger psychosocial circumstances within which individuals who practise such harmful health behaviours reside
Effects of Individual and Proximate Educational Context on Intimate Partner Violence
Objectives. We examined the role of women’s education and proximate educational context on intimate partner violence (IPV). Methods. We examined a sample of 83627 married women aged 15 to 49 years from the 1998 to 1999 Indian National Family Health Survey. We used multilevel multiple logistic regression modeling to estimate the relative effect of women’s and their husband’s levels of education, spousal education differential, and community-level …
State Gender Inequality, Socioeconomic Status and Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) in India
While a growing body of literature has investigated the health impact of intimate partner violence (IPV), less has been written on the social determinants of IPV. The authors use multilevel modeling methods to analyze data from a sample of 83,627 women in India to examine the socioeconomic and demographic patterning of the state‐ and neighborhood‐level variation in, and the state‐ and/or neighborhood‐level characteristics related to, IPV. This st…
Negative Freedom and Death in the United States
Personal freedoms have been characterized as “positive” (freedom to pursue opportunities) and “negative” (freedom from external constraints on decision making). An ecological analysis of US data revealed a strong positive association (r = 0.41; P = .003) between state-level negative personal freedom (defined in terms of regulation of personal behavior) and state-level age-adjusted rates of unintentional injury. A conceptual emphasis on positive f…
Exposure to domestic violence associated with adult smoking in India
Domestic violence is associated with higher odds of smoking and chewing tobacco in India. Efforts to control tobacco use need to consider the larger psychosocial circumstances within which individuals who practise such harmful health behaviours reside
Domestic Violence and Chronic Malnutrition among Women and Children in India
Domestic violence has harmful physical and psychological health correlates, but there is little evidence regarding a relation between domestic violence and malnutrition. To investigate this relation, the authors analyzed data from 69,072 women aged 15-49 years and 14,552 children aged 12-35 months in the 1998-1999 Indian National Family Health Survey. Physical domestic violence victimization was self-reported by the women. Aspects of nutritional …
Determinants of termination of breastfeeding within the first 2 years of life in India
The present study assesses socio-demographic and health service determinants of termination of breastfeeding within the first 2 years of life in India by analysing data from the nationally representative National Family Health Survey-2 using Cox regression modelling techniques. While the likelihood of stopping breastfeeding increased with increasing household wealth status, it declined with increasing maternal age at childbirth. The likelihood of…
Geography of underweight and overweight among women in India
State Gender Inequality, Socioeconomic Status and Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) in India
While a growing body of literature has investigated the health impact of intimate partner violence (IPV), less has been written on the social determinants of IPV. The authors use multilevel modeling methods to analyze data from a sample of 83,627 women in India to examine the socioeconomic and demographic patterning of the state‐ and neighborhood‐level variation in, and the state‐ and/or neighborhood‐level characteristics related to, IPV. This st…
Effects of Individual and Proximate Educational Context on Intimate Partner Violence
Objectives. We examined the role of women’s education and proximate educational context on intimate partner violence (IPV). Methods. We examined a sample of 83627 married women aged 15 to 49 years from the 1998 to 1999 Indian National Family Health Survey. We used multilevel multiple logistic regression modeling to estimate the relative effect of women’s and their husband’s levels of education, spousal education differential, and community-level …
Negative Freedom and Death in the United States
Personal freedoms have been characterized as “positive” (freedom to pursue opportunities) and “negative” (freedom from external constraints on decision making). An ecological analysis of US data revealed a strong positive association (r = 0.41; P = .003) between state-level negative personal freedom (defined in terms of regulation of personal behavior) and state-level age-adjusted rates of unintentional injury. A conceptual emphasis on positive f…
Social Disparities, Communication Inequalities, and HIV/Aids-Related Knowledge and Attitudes in India
Adequacy of Lymph Node Examination in Colorectal Surgery
BACKGROUND: Examination of at least 12 lymph nodes (LNs) in the staging of colon cancer (CC) was recommended by the National Comprehensive Cancer Network in 2000; however, rates of an adequate examination remain low. This study compares the impact of the hospital contextual variance against that of the operating surgeon on delivery of an adequate LN examination. STUDY DESIGN: Retrospective analysis of California Cancer Registry data for all CC op…
Predicting fatal opioid-involved overdoses
Medicine (10 works) · Environmental health (7 works) · Demography (6 works) · Demography (4 works) · Domestic violence (4 works) · Intimate Partner and Family Violence (4 works) · Poison control (4 works) · Population (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Public health (4 works)