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Assessment of Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices toward Ticks and Tickborne Disease among Healthcare Professionals Working in Schools in New York and Maryland
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Kristen Howard; Alyssa Beck; Alison Kaufman; Heather Rutz; Jeré Hutson; David Crum; Adam Rowe; Grace Marx; Alison Hinckley; Jennifer White – Journal of School Nursing, 2024
Healthcare Professionals Working in Schools (HPWS) are responsible for providing health services to students and play a role in providing education to prevent illnesses, including tickborne diseases (TBD). Providing TBD education to children has been shown to increase prevention behaviors and knowledge of TBD symptoms, but little is known…
Descriptors: Allied Health Personnel, Knowledge Level, Attitudes, Health Services
Mask Wearing on an HBCU Campus during the COVID-19 Pandemic
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Yuejin Li; Sierra Cary-Brown; Monica Ochapa; Sara Rostampour; Anita Smith Hawkins – Journal of American College Health, 2024
Objective: Young adults of age 18-29 years old account for the most COVID-19 cases in the US, and ethnic groups were affected disproportionately. Correctly wearing a face mask remains a critical intervention for COVID-19 mitigation. The study aimed to examine how well Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) residents adhered to mask…
Descriptors: Black Colleges, COVID-19, Pandemics, Hygiene
Young African American Male-Male Relationships: Experiences, Expectations, and Condom Use
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Taggart, Tamara; Ellen, Jonathan; Arrington-Sanders, Renata – Journal of LGBT Youth, 2017
HIV disproportionately impacts young African American men who have sex with men (MSM). In this study, we sought to understand how previous relationship experiences and expectations for romantic relationships influence condom use among young African American MSM. Twenty African American MSM aged 16 to 24 years completed a semi-structured interview…
Descriptors: Males, Homosexuality, African Americans, Intimacy
Screening for and Prevalence of HIV and Hepatitis C among an Outpatient Urban Sample of People with Serious Mental Illness and Co-Occurring Substance Abuse
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Himelhoch, Seth; Goldberg, Richard; Calmes, Christine; Medoff, Deborah; Slade, Eric; Dixon, Lisa; Gallucci, Gerard; Rosenberg, Stanley – Journal of Community Psychology, 2011
Background: To assess rates of screening and testing of HIV and HCV among those with serious mental illness and co-occurring substance use disorders. Methods: One hundred fifty-three people with serious mental illness and co-occurring substance use disorders completed measures and were screened for HIV and HCV. Results: Six percent were HIV…
Descriptors: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Substance Abuse, Mental Disorders, Drug Use
Culturally Appropriate Photonovel Development and Process Evaluation for Hepatitis B Prevention in Chinese, Korean, and Vietnamese American Communities
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Lee, Sunmin; Yoon, Hyeyeon; Chen, Lu; Juon, Hee-Soon – Health Education & Behavior, 2013
Asian Americans have disproportionately high prevalence of chronic hepatitis B virus infection in the United States and yet have low hepatitis B screening and vaccination rates. We developed three photonovels specifically designed for Chinese, Korean, and Vietnamese Americans and evaluated their cultural relevance and effectiveness in increasing…
Descriptors: Asian Americans, Vietnamese People, Chinese Americans, Korean Americans
Research Note: Are Life-Course-Persistent Offenders at Risk for Adverse Health Outcomes?
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Piquero, Alex R.; Daigle, Leah E.; Gibson, Chris; Piquero, Nicole Leeper; Tibbetts, Stephen G. – Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency, 2007
Moffitt's developmental taxonomy of adolescence-limited and life-course-persistent offenders has received much empirical attention, with researchers focusing on the etiology and trajectory of offending between the two groups. Recently, Moffitt articulated a new hypothesis that has yet to be empirically assessed--that life-course-persistent…
Descriptors: Diseases, Health Behavior, Mental Health, Etiology