Aletha Y Akers
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 300798 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Aletha Y Akers |
| PRENOMES | Aletha Y |
| SOBRENOME | Akers |
| ASSINATURA | AKERS A Y |
| AFILIAÇÕES | University of Pittsburgh |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1196-7033 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 20 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 42 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 20 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2009 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2023 |
| ÍNDICE H | 3 |
Development of a clinical questionnaire to support contraception decisions in an adolescent reproductive health clinic in Colorado
Multiple priorities may influence adolescent contraceptive decisions. This clinical questionnaire can elicit these priorities before or during a healthcare encounter. Future studies should assess generalizability of the questionnaire and examine impact on method choice, continuation, satisfaction, and reproductive health outcomes
The Timing of Obesity Matters
Feasibility study of a health coaching intervention to improve contraceptive continuation in adolescent and young adult women in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Health coaching is a new approach for promoting contraceptive continuation in young women. The conceptual framework, program structure, and feasibility findings demonstrate strong support for the program among participants. Subsequent research must explore program effects on contraceptive continuation and prevention of unintended pregnancy
Obesity and Disparities in Human Papillomavirus Vaccination for U.S. Adolescent Girls and Young Women
How Does Pubertal Development Impact Caregiver-Adolescent Communication About Sex in Rural, African American Families? An Examination of Mediation Effects
This study examined the relationship between pubertal development and type of caregiver-adolescent communication about sex (CACS) among 441 African American caregivers participating in an intervention trial in rural North Carolina. We assessed CACS about general sexual health topics and positive aspects of sexuality. Caregivers’ attitudes and self-efficacy for CACS, and open communication style were examined as potential mediators. Caregivers eng…
Predictors of Caregiver Communication About Reproductive and Sexual Health and Sensitive Sex Topics
Numerous studies examining parent-teen communication about sex (PTCS) have focused on reproductive and sexual health information (i.e., pregnancy, physical development, contraception), with significantly fewer addressing communication about sensitive sex topics (i.e., sexual pleasure, masturbation). This study compares predictors of communication about reproductive and sexual health to those of sensitive sex topics with early adolescents. Partici…
Adolescents and parental caregivers as lay health advisers in a community-based risk reduction intervention for youth
The purpose of the current study is to describe the demographic, behavioral, and psychosocial characteristics of adolescent and caregiver lay health advisers (LHAs) participating in an intervention designed to reduce risk behaviors among rural African-American adolescents. Teach One, Reach One integrates constructs from the Theory of Planned Behavior and Social Cognitive Theory. It acknowledges that changing the sexual behaviors of African-Americ…
Objective and Perceived Weight
Both objective and subjective assessments of weight are associated with the clustering of risky sexual behaviors among adolescents, and these behavioral patterns differ by gender
“It just happens”
Race and Reproductive Coercion
Substance use and sexual risk among at-risk adolescents in Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais State, Brazil
We examined the difference in prevalence of substance use and sexual risk behaviors among at-risk youth participants in programs offered by community-based organizations in Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais State, Brazil, by gender and organization type (governmental vs. non-governmental). 388 adolescents were recruited from 25 intervention-based organizations servicing at-risk youth between the ages of 12 and 17 in Juiz de Fora. Participants completed …
A Process Evaluation of an HIV/STI Intervention for Rural African American Youth
We evaluated the fidelity and implementation of an HIV/AIDS and sexually transmitted infections intervention for rural African American youth. Using a community-based evaluation approach, community partners and researchers monitored four core process-evaluation components: reach, fidelity, dose delivered, and dose received. Researchers collected evaluation data through session observations, facilitator debriefing interviews, a youth focus group, …
A Qualitative Study of Rural Black Adolescents’ Perspectives on Primary STD Prevention Strategies
Adolescents try to reduce their STD risk, but do so by using ineffective practices. Promoting primary prevention strategies requires helping adolescents to identify opportunities to successfully employ these strategies
A qualitative exploration of the role of social networks in educating urban African American adolescents about sex
African American adolescents' social networks were described by parents and adolescents as dense, complex, and routinely involved in educating adolescents about sex
Interventions to Improve Parental Communication About Sex
Perceptions of Prominent Neighborhood Individuals Regarding Neighborhood Factors and Intimate Partner Violence
When you got nothing to do, you do somebody
Family Discussions About Contraception And Family Planning
Parent-adolescent communication interventions should improve contraceptive knowledge, help parents understand the harmful effects of gender biases in information dissemination, and provide mothers and fathers with communication skills tailored to enhance the role they play in their adolescents' sexual development
In Their Own Voices
When designing HIV/AIDS prevention interventions, targeting young people, it is important to form academic-community partnerships that ensure young people's perspectives are integral to the intervention development process
In Their Own Voices
BACKGROUND: The HIV epidemic is a major public health problem in the United States, particularly among rural African American adolescents and young adults. OBJECTIVES: We sought to explore young, rural African American’s perspectives about key programmatic components to consider when designing youth-targeted, community-based HIV prevention interventions. METHODS: We report data from four focus groups with adolescents and young adults aged 16 to 2…
When you got nothing to do, you do somebody
Objective and Perceived Weight
Both objective and subjective assessments of weight are associated with the clustering of risky sexual behaviors among adolescents, and these behavioral patterns differ by gender
Perceptions of Prominent Neighborhood Individuals Regarding Neighborhood Factors and Intimate Partner Violence
Family Discussions About Contraception And Family Planning
Parent-adolescent communication interventions should improve contraceptive knowledge, help parents understand the harmful effects of gender biases in information dissemination, and provide mothers and fathers with communication skills tailored to enhance the role they play in their adolescents' sexual development
In Their Own Voices
BACKGROUND: The HIV epidemic is a major public health problem in the United States, particularly among rural African American adolescents and young adults. OBJECTIVES: We sought to explore young, rural African American’s perspectives about key programmatic components to consider when designing youth-targeted, community-based HIV prevention interventions. METHODS: We report data from four focus groups with adolescents and young adults aged 16 to 2…
Predictors of Caregiver Communication About Reproductive and Sexual Health and Sensitive Sex Topics
Numerous studies examining parent-teen communication about sex (PTCS) have focused on reproductive and sexual health information (i.e., pregnancy, physical development, contraception), with significantly fewer addressing communication about sensitive sex topics (i.e., sexual pleasure, masturbation). This study compares predictors of communication about reproductive and sexual health to those of sensitive sex topics with early adolescents. Partici…
A qualitative exploration of the role of social networks in educating urban African American adolescents about sex
African American adolescents' social networks were described by parents and adolescents as dense, complex, and routinely involved in educating adolescents about sex
In Their Own Voices
When designing HIV/AIDS prevention interventions, targeting young people, it is important to form academic-community partnerships that ensure young people's perspectives are integral to the intervention development process
In Their Own Voices
BACKGROUND: The HIV epidemic is a major public health problem in the United States, particularly among rural African American adolescents and young adults. OBJECTIVES: We sought to explore young, rural African American’s perspectives about key programmatic components to consider when designing youth-targeted, community-based HIV prevention interventions. METHODS: We report data from four focus groups with adolescents and young adults aged 16 to 2…
Family Discussions About Contraception And Family Planning
Parent-adolescent communication interventions should improve contraceptive knowledge, help parents understand the harmful effects of gender biases in information dissemination, and provide mothers and fathers with communication skills tailored to enhance the role they play in their adolescents' sexual development
Interventions to Improve Parental Communication About Sex
Perceptions of Prominent Neighborhood Individuals Regarding Neighborhood Factors and Intimate Partner Violence
When you got nothing to do, you do somebody
A Qualitative Study of Rural Black Adolescents’ Perspectives on Primary STD Prevention Strategies
Adolescents try to reduce their STD risk, but do so by using ineffective practices. Promoting primary prevention strategies requires helping adolescents to identify opportunities to successfully employ these strategies
A qualitative exploration of the role of social networks in educating urban African American adolescents about sex
African American adolescents' social networks were described by parents and adolescents as dense, complex, and routinely involved in educating adolescents about sex
Substance use and sexual risk among at-risk adolescents in Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais State, Brazil
We examined the difference in prevalence of substance use and sexual risk behaviors among at-risk youth participants in programs offered by community-based organizations in Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais State, Brazil, by gender and organization type (governmental vs. non-governmental). 388 adolescents were recruited from 25 intervention-based organizations servicing at-risk youth between the ages of 12 and 17 in Juiz de Fora. Participants completed …
A Process Evaluation of an HIV/STI Intervention for Rural African American Youth
We evaluated the fidelity and implementation of an HIV/AIDS and sexually transmitted infections intervention for rural African American youth. Using a community-based evaluation approach, community partners and researchers monitored four core process-evaluation components: reach, fidelity, dose delivered, and dose received. Researchers collected evaluation data through session observations, facilitator debriefing interviews, a youth focus group, …
“It just happens”
Race and Reproductive Coercion
Adolescents and parental caregivers as lay health advisers in a community-based risk reduction intervention for youth
The purpose of the current study is to describe the demographic, behavioral, and psychosocial characteristics of adolescent and caregiver lay health advisers (LHAs) participating in an intervention designed to reduce risk behaviors among rural African-American adolescents. Teach One, Reach One integrates constructs from the Theory of Planned Behavior and Social Cognitive Theory. It acknowledges that changing the sexual behaviors of African-Americ…
Objective and Perceived Weight
Both objective and subjective assessments of weight are associated with the clustering of risky sexual behaviors among adolescents, and these behavioral patterns differ by gender
Obesity and Disparities in Human Papillomavirus Vaccination for U.S. Adolescent Girls and Young Women
How Does Pubertal Development Impact Caregiver-Adolescent Communication About Sex in Rural, African American Families? An Examination of Mediation Effects
This study examined the relationship between pubertal development and type of caregiver-adolescent communication about sex (CACS) among 441 African American caregivers participating in an intervention trial in rural North Carolina. We assessed CACS about general sexual health topics and positive aspects of sexuality. Caregivers’ attitudes and self-efficacy for CACS, and open communication style were examined as potential mediators. Caregivers eng…
Predictors of Caregiver Communication About Reproductive and Sexual Health and Sensitive Sex Topics
Numerous studies examining parent-teen communication about sex (PTCS) have focused on reproductive and sexual health information (i.e., pregnancy, physical development, contraception), with significantly fewer addressing communication about sensitive sex topics (i.e., sexual pleasure, masturbation). This study compares predictors of communication about reproductive and sexual health to those of sensitive sex topics with early adolescents. Partici…
The Timing of Obesity Matters
Feasibility study of a health coaching intervention to improve contraceptive continuation in adolescent and young adult women in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Health coaching is a new approach for promoting contraceptive continuation in young women. The conceptual framework, program structure, and feasibility findings demonstrate strong support for the program among participants. Subsequent research must explore program effects on contraceptive continuation and prevention of unintended pregnancy
Development of a clinical questionnaire to support contraception decisions in an adolescent reproductive health clinic in Colorado
Multiple priorities may influence adolescent contraceptive decisions. This clinical questionnaire can elicit these priorities before or during a healthcare encounter. Future studies should assess generalizability of the questionnaire and examine impact on method choice, continuation, satisfaction, and reproductive health outcomes
Medicine (19 obras) · Psychology (18 obras) · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (12 obras) · Environmental health (10 obras) · Population (10 obras) · Demography (8 obras) · Developmental psychology (8 obras) · Gerontology (8 obras) · Reproductive health (8 obras) · Sociology (8 obras)