Nancy Yang

ORCID: 0000-0003-3208-3050
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Research Areas
  • HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
  • HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk
  • Health disparities and outcomes
  • Climate Change and Health Impacts
  • Neonatal Respiratory Health Research
  • Syphilis Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
  • Hepatitis B Virus Studies
  • Migration, Health and Trauma
  • Family Support in Illness
  • Resilience and Mental Health
  • Hepatitis C virus research
  • HIV Research and Treatment
  • Global Health Workforce Issues
  • Respiratory viral infections research
  • Global Health Care Issues
  • Emergency and Acute Care Studies
  • Pelvic floor disorders treatments
  • Health, psychology, and well-being
  • Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Gut microbiota and health
  • Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
  • Child and Adolescent Health
  • Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare
  • Air Quality and Health Impacts

University of California, San Francisco
2024

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
2022-2024

Duke University Health System
2024

University of Pennsylvania
2023

University of Minnesota
2019-2021

Southern Medical University
2020-2021

Guangzhou University
2020-2021

Twin Cities Orthopedics
2019-2021

Hangzhou Normal University
2021

Zhejiang Center for Disease Control and Prevention
2021

Social media and secondary distribution (distributing self-testing kits by indexes through their networks) both show strong promise to improve human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) uptake. We assessed an implementation program in Zhuhai, China, which focused on the of HIV/syphilis self-test among men who have sex with (MSM) via social media.

10.1093/cid/ciaa825 article EN Clinical Infectious Diseases 2020-06-17

This study aims to examine the role of parental migration status and parent communication in psychological related behavioral left-behind children their resilience. A cross-sectional survey was conducted Anhui Province China, a questionnaire with 1992 teens using Chinese version Parent-Adolescent Communication Scale (PACS), Connor-Davidson Resilience (CD-RISC), Strength Difficulties Questionnaires (SDQ). Compared never group, left behind had relatively lower PACS, CD-RISC SDQ scores. Absence...

10.3390/ijerph18105123 article EN International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2021-05-12

Background Social network–based strategies can expand HIV/syphilis self-tests among men who have sex with (MSM). Sexual health influencers are individuals particularly capable of spreading information about HIV and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs) within their social networks. However, it remains unknown whether a sexual influencer encourage peers to self-test for HIV/syphilis. Objective The aims this study were examine the impact MSM on improving uptake networks compared that...

10.2196/24303 article EN cc-by Journal of Medical Internet Research 2021-04-14

Abstract Stigma against people with hepatitis B virus (HBV) is a barrier to prevention, diagnosis and treatment of HBV in China. Our study examined an innovative intervention reduce stigma among men who have sex (MSM) We extracted data from randomized controlled trial conducted May 2018, where the consisted crowdsourced images videos promote viral testing stigma. was assessed using 20‐item scale at baseline four weeks post‐enrolment. Participants were divided into three groups based on their...

10.1111/jvh.13213 article EN Journal of Viral Hepatitis 2019-10-01

Abstract Background As HIV cure research advances, there is an increasing need for community engagement in health research, especially low- and middle-income countries with ongoing clinical trials. Crowdsourcing contests provide innovative bottom-up way to solicit feedback on trials order enhance engagement. The objective of this study was identify facilitators barriers participating crowdsourcing about a city Methods We conducted in-depth interviews evaluate Guangzhou, China. Contests...

10.1186/s12889-020-8185-z article EN cc-by BMC Public Health 2020-01-15

Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a growing public health problem with large disease burden worldwide. In China many people living HCV are unaware of their hepatitis status and not connected to care treatment. Crowdsourcing technique that invites the create promotion materials has been found increase HIV testing uptake, including in China. This trial aims evaluate crowdsourcing as strategy improve awareness, linkage-to-care A randomized controlled, two-armed (RCT) being conducted Shenzhen 1006...

10.1186/s12889-020-09152-z article EN cc-by BMC Public Health 2020-07-02

Abstract Background: Rapid urbanization has caused left-behind children to become a social problem in China. Psychological resilience is an important mediating/intermediate variable. This study aims examine the role of parental migration status and parent communication on psychological related behavioral through resilience. Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted Anhui Province China, questionnaire with 1992 teens using Chinese version Parent-Adolescent Communication Scale,...

10.21203/rs.3.rs-344035/v1 preprint EN cc-by Research Square (Research Square) 2021-03-23

Abstract Preterm birth (PTB) remains a key public health issue that disproportionately affects Black individuals. Since spontaneous PTB (sPTB) and medically indicated (mPTB) may have different causes interventions, we quantified racial disparities for sPTB mPTB, characterized the geographic patterning of these phenotypes, overall according to race/ethnicity. We examined pregnancy cohort 83,952 singleton births at 2 Philadelphia hospitals from 2008–2020, classified each as or mPTB. used...

10.1093/aje/kwad207 article EN American Journal of Epidemiology 2023-11-03

Asthma, pneumonia, and bronchiolitis are the top causes of childhood hospitalization in United States, leading to over 350,000 hospitalizations ≈$2 billion costs annually. The majority these occur general/community hospitals. Poor guideline adoption by clinicians contributes poor health outcomes for children hospitalized with illnesses, including longer recovery time/hospital stay, higher rates intensive care unit transfer, increased risk hospital readmission. A prior single-center study at...

10.1002/jhm.13482 article EN Journal of Hospital Medicine 2024-08-14

Abstract Preterm birth rates among Black individuals continue to be inequitably high in the USA. immigrants appear have a preterm advantage over US-born counterparts. This national cross-sectional study of singleton non-Hispanic USA from 2011 2018 aimed investigate if immigrant varied geographically and how this associated with county-level social drivers health. Generalized linear mixed models explored odds (< 37 weeks) by birthing person’s nativity, defined as US- versus foreign-born....

10.1007/s40615-024-02198-4 article EN cc-by Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities 2024-10-08

Infants born preterm are at risk of neonatal morbidity and mortality. Preterm birth (PTB) can be categorized as either spontaneous (sPTB) or medically indicated (mPTB), resulting from distinct pathophysiologic processes such labor preeclampsia, respectively. A growing body literature has demonstrated the impacts nitrogen dioxide (NO2) benzene exposure on PTB, though few studies have investigated how these associations may differ by PTB subtype. We NO2 with sPTB mPTB among 18,616 singleton...

10.3390/ijerph191610365 article EN International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2022-08-19

<sec> <title>BACKGROUND</title> Social network–based strategies can expand HIV/syphilis self-tests among men who have sex with (MSM). Sexual health influencers are individuals particularly capable of spreading information about HIV and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs) within their social networks. However, it remains unknown whether a sexual influencer encourage peers to self-test for HIV/syphilis. </sec> <title>OBJECTIVE</title> The aims this study were examine the impact MSM on...

10.2196/preprints.24303 preprint EN 2020-09-14
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