A5087844645- Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
- Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
- Intimate Partner and Family Violence
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
- Child Abuse and Trauma
- Reproductive tract infections research
- Misinformation and Its Impacts
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- COVID-19 epidemiological studies
- Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression
- Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies
- Influenza Virus Research Studies
- Data-Driven Disease Surveillance
- Sex work and related issues
- HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk
- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
- Youth Development and Social Support
- Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
- Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
- Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
- Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
- Gender Roles and Identity Studies
- Reproductive System and Pregnancy
- Gender, Security, and Conflict
National Center for HIV/AIDS Viral Hepatitis STD and TB Prevention
2016-2024
Office of the Director
2024
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2012-2024
The Centers
2015-2021
Computer Emergency Response Team
2021
CDC Foundation
2019
National Association of County and City Health Officials
2017
Pennsylvania State University
2017
Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education
2017
National Center for Injury Prevention and Control
2011
Using data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (Add Health), this study utilized an ecological approach to investigate joint contribution parents and schools on changes in violent behavior over time among a sample 6,397 students (54% female) 125 schools. This examined main interactive effects parent school connectedness as buffers within hierarchical linear model, focusing both unit analysis. Results show that who feel more connected their demonstrate reductions time....
Adolescence is an important period of risk for substance use initiation and use-related adverse outcomes. To examine youth trends patterns, CDC analyzed data from the 2009-2019 Youth Risk Behavior Survey. This report presents estimated prevalence current (i.e., previous 30-days) marijuana use, prescription opioid misuse, alcohol binge drinking lifetime marijuana, synthetic cocaine, methamphetamine, heroin, injection drug misuse among U.S. high school students. Logistic regression Joinpoint...
Approximately 60 million persons in the United States live rural counties, representing almost one fifth (19.3%) of population.* In September 2020, COVID-19 incidence (cases per 100,000 population) counties surpassed that urban (1). Rural communities often have a higher proportion residents who lack health insurance, with comorbidities or disabilities, are aged ≥65 years, and limited access to care facilities intensive capabilities, which places these at increased risk for...
Overall, 34% of adults aged 18–39 years reported having received a COVID-19 vaccine. Adults 18–24 years, as well non-Hispanic Black and those with less education, no health insurance, lower household incomes, had the lowest vaccination coverage intent to get vaccinated. Concerns about vaccine safety effectiveness were commonly cited barriers vaccination.
An ecological developmental model of adolescent suicidality was used to inform a hierarchical logistic regression analysis longitudinal interactions between parent, peer, and school relations suicide attempts. Reanalyzing data from the National Longitudinal Study Adolescent Health, it found that parent were most consistent protective factor, among boys with prior attempts, augmented effects when peer low. Results indicated need understand suicidal behavior as component interactive social...
Objective To examine the longitudinal associations between supportive relationships with friends and parents sexual risk behavior in adolescence based on an ecological–transactional perspective. Methods Analyses were conducted 2,652 sexually active adolescents from first two waves of National Longitudinal Study Adolescent Health (Add Health). Results African-American had lower for behavior. Supportive friendships parent connectedness interacted predicting decreased likelihood Mother–child...
This longitudinal study investigated the effects of witnessing violence on committing among diverse urban middle school students (11–15 years old) over a 1‐year period ( N =1,599). It examined parent support and prosocial cognitions as moderators that might interact with one another in buffering adolescents from violence. The also explored gender ethnicity differences across these protective processes. According to results, both average high levels may offer male who witness protection...
The present study includes externalizing problems, internalizing mother-adolescent relationship quality, and father-adolescent quality in the same structural equation model tests longitudinal reciprocal association among all four variables over a 1-year period. A transactional which adolescents' problems are negatively related to of relationships with their parents is hypothesized. Moderation by gender, ethnicity, parental marital status also investigated. sample consists 246 boys 253 girls...
We examined the infrastructure for US public sexually transmitted disease (STD) clinical services.
Compared with other age groups, older adults (defined here as persons aged ≥65 years) are at higher risk for COVID-19-associated morbidity and mortality have therefore been prioritized COVID-19 vaccination (1,2). Ensuring access to vaccines has a focus of federal, state, local response efforts, CDC monitoring coverage identify address disparities among subpopulations (2). Vaccine administration data submitted were analyzed determine the prevalence initiation years by demographic...
In Brief Background Youth in the United States bear a disproportionate burden of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). Stigma, misconceptions, and access challenges keep many from getting tested or treated. The GYT: Get Yourself Tested campaign was launched 2009 to reduce stigma promote STD communication testing. This evaluation sought assess first 2 years engagement associations with testing among youth. Methods Campaign select GYT on-the-ground events, social media sites, locator tools...
Globally, little evidence exists on sexual violence against boys. We sought to produce the first internationally comparable estimates of magnitude, characteristics, risk factors, and consequences boys in 3 diverse countries.We conducted nationally representative, multistage cluster Violence Against Children Surveys Haiti, Kenya, Cambodia among males aged 13 24 years. Differences between countries for experiencing (including touching, attempted sex, forced/coerced sex) before age 18 years...
In October 2020, the CDC's Vaccinate with Confidence strategy specific to COVID-19 vaccines rollout was published. Adapted from an existing vaccine confidence framework for childhood immunization, aimed improve confidence, demand, and uptake of in US. The objectives were 1. build trust, 2. empower healthcare personnel, 3. engage communities individuals. This implemented through a dedicated unit, Vaccine Demand (VCD) team, which collected behavioral insights; developed disseminated toolkits...
The GYT: Get Yourself Tested campaign promotes sexually transmitted disease (STD) and HIV testing communication with partners providers among youth. We evaluated these behaviors in relation to awareness youth through a national survey.We collected data from 4017 respondents aged 15 25 years an online panel survey designed be representative of the US population. GYT targeted 4 key behaviors: STD testing, talking about testing.Respondents who were aware (24.4%) more likely report engaging each...
National-level data suggest that sexually transmitted infection (STI) testing rates among young adults are low. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the acceptability an STI self-testing program at a university health center. Few evaluations on collegiate programs and their effect uptake have been conducted.To assess (urine self-collected vaginal swab), we conducted brief self-administered survey students accessing large US-based center from January December 2015.In 2015, University...
During a household survey in Tanzania, nationally representative sample of females and males aged 13-24 years reported any experiences sexual violence that occurred before the age 18 years. The authors explore prevalence, circumstances, health outcomes associated with childhood violence. results suggest against children Tanzania is pervasive, roughly three 10 one eight experiencing some form violence, its consequences are severe. Results being used by Tanzanian government to implement...