Delia L Lang
Biographic Data
| ID | 6061603 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Delia L Lang |
| GIVEN NAMES | Delia L |
| FAMILY NAME | Lang |
| SIGNATURE | LANG D L |
| AFFILIATIONS | Emory University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5898-7245 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 17 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 24 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 17 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1998 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Toward an Office of Evidence-Based Learning in Public Health
Toward an Office of Evidence-Based Learning in Public Health: Formal Support, Pedagogical Scholarship, and Effective Teaching Elizabeth Reisinger WalkerPhD, MPH, MAT, Dawn L. ComeauPhD, Colleen M. McBridePhD, MA, Delia L. LangPhD, MPH Affiliation The authors are with the Department of Behavioral, Social, and Health Education Sciences, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA. Elizabeth Reisinger Walker and Delia L. Lang are …
Integrating Structural Determinants Into MPH Training of Health Promotion Professionals
AffiliationsAll of the authors are with the Department of Behavioral Sciences and Health Education, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA. Kelli A. Komro is also with the Department of Epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Health. Delia L. Lang and Elizabeth Reisinger Walker are also with the Office of Evidence Based Learning, Rollins School of Public Health
Gender Based Violence as a Risk Factor for HIV-Associated Risk Behaviors Among Female Sex Workers in Armenia
Transactional Sexual Relationships, Sexually Transmitted Infection Risk, and Condom Use among Young Black Women in Peri-Urban Areas of the Western Cape Province of South Africa
Multi-level Factors Associated with Pregnancy among Urban Adolescent Women Seeking Psychological Services
Application of Condoms on Male Clients by Female Sex Workers in Yerevan, Armenia
This study sought to assess the prevalence of consistent condom application on male clients by female sex workers (FSWs) in Armenia and its association with demographic, psychosocial and behavioural factors. In this cross-sectional study, 120 street-based FSWs aged 20–52 completed an interviewer-administered questionnaire. The primary outcome measure was consistent application of condoms by FSWs on their male clients. A total of 21.7% of particip…
Efficacy of a Health Educator–Delivered HIV Prevention Intervention for Latina Women
Objectives. We developed and assessed AMIGAS (Amigas, Mujeres Latinas, Inform andonos, Gui andonos, y Apoy andonos contra el SIDA [friends, Latina women, informing each other, guiding each other, and supporting each other against AIDS]), a culturally congruent HIV prevention intervention for Latina women adapted from SiSTA (Sistas Informing Sistas about Topics on AIDS), an intervention for African American women. Methods. We recruited 252 Latina …
A Randomized Controlled Trial of an HIV Prevention Intervention for Street-Based Female Sex Workers in Yerevan, Armenia
Neighborhood Environment, Sexual Risk Behaviors and Acquisition of Sexually Transmitted Infections Among Adolescents Diagnosed with Psychological Disorders
The association between neighborhood environment and prevalence of STIs, sexual partner variables and condom use among adolescents with psychological disorders was examined. Cross‐sectional data in three urban areas of the US (Southeast, Northeast and Midwest) were obtained from 384 sexually active male and female participants who provided urine samples for laboratory‐confirmed testing of Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Chlamydia trachomatis and Trichomon…
Frequency of sex after an intervention to decrease sexual risk‐taking among African‐American adolescent girls
Many controversies surround sex education in the United States. One particular issue of contention is whether comprehensive sexuality education increases frequency of sexual intercourse among program participants. The current investigation examined frequency of vaginal sexual intercourse in a sample of 522 sexually experienced African‐American adolescent females between the ages of 14 and 18 (mean = 16.0 years, standard deviation = 1.22). Partici…
Sista South Africa
Although new HIV treatments continue to offer hope for individuals living with HIV, behavioural interventions shown to reduce HIV risk behaviour remain one of the most powerful tools in curbing the HIV epidemic. Unfortunately, the development of evidence based HIV interventions is a resource-intensive process that has not progressed as quickly as the epidemiology of the disease. As the epidemic continues to evolve, there is a need to expedite the…
Sexual behaviors and their correlates among young people in Mauritius
BACKGROUND: Little is known about the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the Indian Ocean region, including Mauritius. National records suggest a prevalence of HIV in Mauritius of < 1% in the general population, which is one of the lowest prevalence rates in southern Africa. However, HIV-positive cases have been increasing recently in Mauritius. We conducted a cross-sectional survey in January 2003 to assess the prevalence of HIVrelated sexual behaviors and th…
Efficacy of an HIV Prevention Program Among Female Adolescents Experiencing Gender-Based Violence
Objectives. We examined the efficacy of an HIV prevention intervention among African American female adolescents reporting a history of gender-based violence. Methods. In this analysis of a subgroup of participants involved in a randomized controlled trial, consistent condom use, psychosocial mediators associated with HIV-preventive behaviors, and presence of sexually transmitted diseases were assessed at 6- and 12-month follow-ups. The intervent…
Efficacy of an HIV Prevention Intervention for African American Adolescent Girls
ContextAfrican American adolescent girls are at high risk for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, but interventions specifically designed for this population have not reduced HIV risk behaviors.ObjectiveTo evaluate the efficacy of an intervention to reduce sexual risk behaviors, sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), and pregnancy and enhance mediators of HIV-preventive behaviors.Design, Setting, and ParticipantsRandomized controlled tri…
A Randomized Controlled Trial to Reduce HIV Transmission Risk Behaviors and Sexually Transmitted Diseases Among Women Living With HIV
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the efficacy of an intervention to reduce HIV transmission risk behaviors and sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) and enhance HIV-preventive psychosocial and structural factors among women living with HIV. DESIGN: A randomized controlled trial of 366 women living with HIV in Alabama and Georgia. INTERVENTION: The intervention emphasized gender pride, maintaining current and identifying new network members, HIV transmission…
Value of Consistent Condom Use
A recent report suggested that evidence was insufficient to evaluate the degree of benefit provided by condoms against most sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). However in vitro evidence suggests that transmission of the largest STD pathogens (i.e. bacterial and protozoans) can be prevented by condom use. This study prospectively determined the association between African American adolescent females’ condom use and their acquisition of biologica…
Development and Validation of an Employee Absenteeism Scale
Given the staggering costs of absenteeism in the workplace, a better understanding of its causes and consequences is needed. Therefore, items from an interview by Nicholson and Payne (1987) were incorporated into an absenteeism survey administered to 118 working students. A factor analysis of 13 potential causes of absenteeism yielded two interpretable factors which were Involuntary and Voluntary. Scores on the Voluntary factor were marginally co…
Neighborhood Environment, Sexual Risk Behaviors and Acquisition of Sexually Transmitted Infections Among Adolescents Diagnosed with Psychological Disorders
The association between neighborhood environment and prevalence of STIs, sexual partner variables and condom use among adolescents with psychological disorders was examined. Cross‐sectional data in three urban areas of the US (Southeast, Northeast and Midwest) were obtained from 384 sexually active male and female participants who provided urine samples for laboratory‐confirmed testing of Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Chlamydia trachomatis and Trichomon…
Efficacy of a Health Educator–Delivered HIV Prevention Intervention for Latina Women
Objectives. We developed and assessed AMIGAS (Amigas, Mujeres Latinas, Inform andonos, Gui andonos, y Apoy andonos contra el SIDA [friends, Latina women, informing each other, guiding each other, and supporting each other against AIDS]), a culturally congruent HIV prevention intervention for Latina women adapted from SiSTA (Sistas Informing Sistas about Topics on AIDS), an intervention for African American women. Methods. We recruited 252 Latina …
Efficacy of an HIV Prevention Program Among Female Adolescents Experiencing Gender-Based Violence
Objectives. We examined the efficacy of an HIV prevention intervention among African American female adolescents reporting a history of gender-based violence. Methods. In this analysis of a subgroup of participants involved in a randomized controlled trial, consistent condom use, psychosocial mediators associated with HIV-preventive behaviors, and presence of sexually transmitted diseases were assessed at 6- and 12-month follow-ups. The intervent…
Integrating Structural Determinants Into MPH Training of Health Promotion Professionals
AffiliationsAll of the authors are with the Department of Behavioral Sciences and Health Education, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA. Kelli A. Komro is also with the Department of Epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Health. Delia L. Lang and Elizabeth Reisinger Walker are also with the Office of Evidence Based Learning, Rollins School of Public Health
Sista South Africa
Although new HIV treatments continue to offer hope for individuals living with HIV, behavioural interventions shown to reduce HIV risk behaviour remain one of the most powerful tools in curbing the HIV epidemic. Unfortunately, the development of evidence based HIV interventions is a resource-intensive process that has not progressed as quickly as the epidemiology of the disease. As the epidemic continues to evolve, there is a need to expedite the…
Multi-level Factors Associated with Pregnancy among Urban Adolescent Women Seeking Psychological Services
Value of Consistent Condom Use
A recent report suggested that evidence was insufficient to evaluate the degree of benefit provided by condoms against most sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). However in vitro evidence suggests that transmission of the largest STD pathogens (i.e. bacterial and protozoans) can be prevented by condom use. This study prospectively determined the association between African American adolescent females’ condom use and their acquisition of biologica…
Development and Validation of an Employee Absenteeism Scale
Given the staggering costs of absenteeism in the workplace, a better understanding of its causes and consequences is needed. Therefore, items from an interview by Nicholson and Payne (1987) were incorporated into an absenteeism survey administered to 118 working students. A factor analysis of 13 potential causes of absenteeism yielded two interpretable factors which were Involuntary and Voluntary. Scores on the Voluntary factor were marginally co…
Value of Consistent Condom Use
A recent report suggested that evidence was insufficient to evaluate the degree of benefit provided by condoms against most sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). However in vitro evidence suggests that transmission of the largest STD pathogens (i.e. bacterial and protozoans) can be prevented by condom use. This study prospectively determined the association between African American adolescent females’ condom use and their acquisition of biologica…
Efficacy of an HIV Prevention Intervention for African American Adolescent Girls
ContextAfrican American adolescent girls are at high risk for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, but interventions specifically designed for this population have not reduced HIV risk behaviors.ObjectiveTo evaluate the efficacy of an intervention to reduce sexual risk behaviors, sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), and pregnancy and enhance mediators of HIV-preventive behaviors.Design, Setting, and ParticipantsRandomized controlled tri…
A Randomized Controlled Trial to Reduce HIV Transmission Risk Behaviors and Sexually Transmitted Diseases Among Women Living With HIV
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the efficacy of an intervention to reduce HIV transmission risk behaviors and sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) and enhance HIV-preventive psychosocial and structural factors among women living with HIV. DESIGN: A randomized controlled trial of 366 women living with HIV in Alabama and Georgia. INTERVENTION: The intervention emphasized gender pride, maintaining current and identifying new network members, HIV transmission…
Efficacy of an HIV Prevention Program Among Female Adolescents Experiencing Gender-Based Violence
Objectives. We examined the efficacy of an HIV prevention intervention among African American female adolescents reporting a history of gender-based violence. Methods. In this analysis of a subgroup of participants involved in a randomized controlled trial, consistent condom use, psychosocial mediators associated with HIV-preventive behaviors, and presence of sexually transmitted diseases were assessed at 6- and 12-month follow-ups. The intervent…
Sexual behaviors and their correlates among young people in Mauritius
BACKGROUND: Little is known about the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the Indian Ocean region, including Mauritius. National records suggest a prevalence of HIV in Mauritius of < 1% in the general population, which is one of the lowest prevalence rates in southern Africa. However, HIV-positive cases have been increasing recently in Mauritius. We conducted a cross-sectional survey in January 2003 to assess the prevalence of HIVrelated sexual behaviors and th…
Frequency of sex after an intervention to decrease sexual risk‐taking among African‐American adolescent girls
Many controversies surround sex education in the United States. One particular issue of contention is whether comprehensive sexuality education increases frequency of sexual intercourse among program participants. The current investigation examined frequency of vaginal sexual intercourse in a sample of 522 sexually experienced African‐American adolescent females between the ages of 14 and 18 (mean = 16.0 years, standard deviation = 1.22). Partici…
Sista South Africa
Although new HIV treatments continue to offer hope for individuals living with HIV, behavioural interventions shown to reduce HIV risk behaviour remain one of the most powerful tools in curbing the HIV epidemic. Unfortunately, the development of evidence based HIV interventions is a resource-intensive process that has not progressed as quickly as the epidemiology of the disease. As the epidemic continues to evolve, there is a need to expedite the…
A Randomized Controlled Trial of an HIV Prevention Intervention for Street-Based Female Sex Workers in Yerevan, Armenia
Neighborhood Environment, Sexual Risk Behaviors and Acquisition of Sexually Transmitted Infections Among Adolescents Diagnosed with Psychological Disorders
The association between neighborhood environment and prevalence of STIs, sexual partner variables and condom use among adolescents with psychological disorders was examined. Cross‐sectional data in three urban areas of the US (Southeast, Northeast and Midwest) were obtained from 384 sexually active male and female participants who provided urine samples for laboratory‐confirmed testing of Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Chlamydia trachomatis and Trichomon…
Application of Condoms on Male Clients by Female Sex Workers in Yerevan, Armenia
This study sought to assess the prevalence of consistent condom application on male clients by female sex workers (FSWs) in Armenia and its association with demographic, psychosocial and behavioural factors. In this cross-sectional study, 120 street-based FSWs aged 20–52 completed an interviewer-administered questionnaire. The primary outcome measure was consistent application of condoms by FSWs on their male clients. A total of 21.7% of particip…
Efficacy of a Health Educator–Delivered HIV Prevention Intervention for Latina Women
Objectives. We developed and assessed AMIGAS (Amigas, Mujeres Latinas, Inform andonos, Gui andonos, y Apoy andonos contra el SIDA [friends, Latina women, informing each other, guiding each other, and supporting each other against AIDS]), a culturally congruent HIV prevention intervention for Latina women adapted from SiSTA (Sistas Informing Sistas about Topics on AIDS), an intervention for African American women. Methods. We recruited 252 Latina …
Gender Based Violence as a Risk Factor for HIV-Associated Risk Behaviors Among Female Sex Workers in Armenia
Transactional Sexual Relationships, Sexually Transmitted Infection Risk, and Condom Use among Young Black Women in Peri-Urban Areas of the Western Cape Province of South Africa
Multi-level Factors Associated with Pregnancy among Urban Adolescent Women Seeking Psychological Services
Integrating Structural Determinants Into MPH Training of Health Promotion Professionals
AffiliationsAll of the authors are with the Department of Behavioral Sciences and Health Education, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA. Kelli A. Komro is also with the Department of Epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Health. Delia L. Lang and Elizabeth Reisinger Walker are also with the Office of Evidence Based Learning, Rollins School of Public Health
Toward an Office of Evidence-Based Learning in Public Health
Toward an Office of Evidence-Based Learning in Public Health: Formal Support, Pedagogical Scholarship, and Effective Teaching Elizabeth Reisinger WalkerPhD, MPH, MAT, Dawn L. ComeauPhD, Colleen M. McBridePhD, MA, Delia L. LangPhD, MPH Affiliation The authors are with the Department of Behavioral, Social, and Health Education Sciences, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA. Elizabeth Reisinger Walker and Delia L. Lang are …
Medicine (15 works) · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (14 works) · Family medicine (13 works) · Condom (12 works) · Demography (10 works) · Psychiatry (10 works) · Environmental health (9 works) · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (8 works) · Population (8 works) · Syphilis (8 works)