Guoyu Tao

Biographic Data

ID6059624
NAMEGuoyu Tao
GIVEN NAMESGuoyu
FAMILY NAMETao
SIGNATURETAO G
AFFILIATIONSNational Center for HIV/AIDS Viral Hepatitis STD and TB Prevention
ORCID0000-0001-8491-3015
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS10
TOTAL CITATIONS9
AUTHOR COUNT10
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1999
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2022
H-INDEX2

  • Access to Healthcare and the Utilization of Sexually Transmitted Infections Among Homeless Medicaid Patients 15 to 44 Years of Age

    Open AccessChirag G Patel, Samantha P Williams et al.ARTICLEJournal of Community Health2022

  • Willingness to Use Health Insurance at a Sexually Transmitted Disease Clinic

    William S Pearson, Ryan Cramer et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Public Health2016References: 10

    Objectives. To survey patients of publicly funded sexually transmitted disease (STD) clinics across the United States about their willingness to use health insurance for their visit. Methods. In 2013, we identified STD clinics in 21 US metropolitan statistical areas with the highest rates of chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention surveillance reports. Patients attending the identified STD clinic…

  • Continuing Need for Sexually Transmitted Disease Clinics After the Affordable Care Act

    Karen W Hoover, Bradley W Parsell et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Public Health2015Cited by: 2References: 17

    Objectives. We assessed the characteristics of sexually transmitted disease (STD) clinic patients, their reasons for seeking health services in STD clinics, and their access to health care in other venues. Methods. In 2013, we surveyed persons who used publicly funded STD clinics in 21 US cities with the highest STD morbidity. Results. Of the 4364 STD clinic patients we surveyed, 58.5% were younger than 30 years, 72.5% were non-White, and 49.9% w…

  • Higher Yet Suboptimal Chlamydia Testing Rates at Community Health Centers and Outpatient Clinics Compared With Physician Offices

    Jeffrey M Eugene, Karen W Hoover et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Public Health2012References: 10

    To assess chlamydia testing in women in community health centers, we analyzed data from national surveys of ambulatory health care. Women with chlamydial symptoms were tested at 16% of visits, and 65% of symptomatic women were tested if another reproductive health care service (pelvic examination, Papanicolaou test, or urinalysis) was performed. Community health centers serve populations with high sexually transmitted disease rates and fill gaps …

  • Sexual Orientation and Related Viral Sexually Transmitted Disease Rates Among US Women Aged 15 to 44 Years

    Guoyu TaoARTICLEAmerican Journal of Public Health2008Cited by: 4References: 2

    I used data from the 2002 National Survey of Family Growth to measure sexual orientation and viral sexually transmitted disease (STD) rates among US women aged 15 to 44 years. Sexual behavior and sexual identity data indicated that 1.3% to 1.9% of the women were lesbians and 3.1% to 4.8% were bisexual. Self-reported viral STD rates were significantly higher among bisexual women (15.0% to 17.2%) than among lesbians (2.3% to 6.7%). These findings s…

  • Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Prenatal Syphilis Screening among Women with Medicaid-covered Deliveries in Florida

    Open AccessChristina Fowler, Christina I Fowler et al.ARTICLEMaternal and Child Health Journal2007

  • The Estimated Direct Medical Cost of Sexually Transmitted Diseases Among American Youth, 2000

    Open AccessHarrell W Chesson, John M Blandford et al.ARTICLEPerspectives on Sexual and…2004

    CONTEXT: Each year, millions of U.S. youth acquire sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). Estimates of the economic burden of STDs can help to quantify the impact of STDs on the nation's youth and on the payers of the cost of their medical care. METHODS: We synthesized the existing literature on STD costs to estimate the lifetime medical cost per case of eight major STDs–HIV, human papillomavirus (HPV), genital herpes simplex virus type 2, hepatit…

  • The Estimated Direct Medical Cost of Sexually Transmitted Diseases Among American Youth, 2000

    Open AccessHarrell W Chesson, John M Blandford et al.ARTICLEPerspectives on Sexual and…2004

  • Provision of Sexual Health Services to Adolescent Enrollees in Medicaid Managed Care

    William E Lafferty, Lois Downey et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Public Health2002Cited by: 1References: 6

    Objectives. This Seattle project measured sexual health services provided to 1112 Medicaid managed care enrollees aged 14 to 18 years. Methods. Three health maintenance organizations (HMOs) that provide Medicaid services for a capitated rate agreed to participate. These included a non-profit staff-model HMO, a for-profit independent practice association (IPA), and a non-profit alliance of community clinics. Analyses used health maintenance organi…

  • Prevalence of and factors associated with hormone replacement therapy counseling

    P Zhang, Guoyu Tao et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Public Health1999Cited by: 2References: 18

    OBJECTIVES: This study estimated the prevalence of and the factors associated with hormone replacement therapy (HRT) counseling. METHODS: We analyzed the responses of 3170 women, aged 40 to 60 years, from the 1994 National Health Interview Survey. RESULTS: The prevalence of HRT counseling was 43.6%. Women were more likely to report having received HRT counseling if they were White, older, more educated, had had a hysterectomy, had experienced men…