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Adolescent Medicine Publications

Below are recent publications by faculty members in the Division of Adolescent Medicine in the Department of Pediatrics at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.

Recent PubMed Publications

  1. Johnson AK, Smith CS, Hunt B, Jacobs J, Roesch P  Chicago's Citywide COVID-19 Vaccine Equity Program: Protect Chicago Plus.  Public Health Rep  2023;138(2):218-222. doi:10.1177/00333549221143093
  2. Schnall R, Liu J, Kuhns LM, Pearson C, Scott Batey D, Bruce J, Radix A, Belkind U, Hidalgo MA, Hirshfield S  et al.  A feasibility study of the use of HIV self-tests in young men who have sex with men.  AIDS Care  2023 Jan 06;:1-6. doi:10.1080/09540121.2022.2160864
  3. Jain K, Nikolajuk K, Tully J, Britten J, DeClemente TK, Johnson AK  Title IX Experiences of Pregnant and Parenting Youth in Chicago: A Qualitative Study.  J Sch Health  2023 Apr;93(4):289-296. doi:10.1111/josh.13272
  4. Crooks N, Singer RB, Smith A, Ott E, Donenberg G, Matthews AK, Patil CL, Haider S, Johnson AK  Barriers to PrEP uptake among Black female adolescents and emerging adults.  Prev Med Rep  2023 Feb;31:102062. pii:102062
  5. Haider S, Friedman EE, Ott E, Moore A, Pandiani A, Desmarais C, Johnson AK  Knowledgeable, aware / interested: Young black women's perceptions of pre-exposure prophylaxis.  Front Reprod Health  2022;4:671009. pii:671009
  6. Johnson AK, Enaholo O, Stranix-Chibanda L, Partridge SR  Editorial: mHealth Interventions for Improving Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health.  Front Reprod Health  2022;4:945455. pii:945455
  7. Johnson AK, Bhaumik R, Nandi D, Roy A, Mehta SD  Sexually Transmitted Disease-Related Reddit Posts During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Latent Dirichlet Allocation Analysis.  J Med Internet Res  2022 Oct 31;24(10):e37258. pii:e37258
  8. Schnall R, Kuhns LM, Pearson C, Batey DS, Bruce J, Hidalgo MA, Hirshfield S, Janulis P, Jia H, Radix A  et al.  Efficacy of MyPEEPS Mobile, an HIV Prevention Intervention Using Mobile Technology, on Reducing Sexual Risk Among Same-Sex Attracted Adolescent Males: A Randomized Clinical Trial.  JAMA Netw Open  2022 Sep 01;5(9):e2231853. pii:e2231853
  9. Nelson LE, Ogunbajo A, Abu-Ba'are GR, Conserve DF, Wilton L, Ndenkeh JJ, Braitstein P, Dow D, Arrington-Sanders R, Appiah P  et al.  Correction to: Using the Implementation Research Logic Model as a Lens to View Experiences of Implementing HIV Prevention and Care Interventions with Adolescent Sexual Minority Men-A Global Perspective.  AIDS Behav  2022 Sep 13;. doi:10.1007/s10461-022-03823-1
  10. Nelson LE, Ogunbajo A, Abu-Ba'are GR, Conserve DF, Wilton L, Ndenkeh JJ, Braitstein P, Dow D, Arrington-Sanders R, Appiah P  et al.  Using the Implementation Research Logic Model as a Lens to View Experiences of Implementing HIV Prevention and Care Interventions with Adolescent Sexual Minority Men-A Global Perspective.  AIDS Behav  2022 Aug 10;. doi:10.1007/s10461-022-03776-5
  11. Johnson AK, Haider S, Nikolajuk K, Kuhns LM, Ott E, Motley D, Hill B, Hirschhorn L  An mHealth Intervention to Improve Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Knowledge Among Young Black Women in Family Planning Clinics: Development and Usability Study.  JMIR Form Res  2022 Jul 28;6(7):e37738. pii:e37738
  12. DiVirgilio L, Boshara A, Hunt BR, Jacobs J, Just K, Johnson AK  A Community-Informed Approach to COVID-19 Vaccine Roll-Out in Under-served Areas in Chicago.  Front Public Health  2022;10:863125. pii:863125
  13. Johnson AK, Pyra M, Devlin S, Uvin AZ, Irby S, Blum C, Stewart E, Masinter L, Haider S, Hirschhorn LR  et al.  Provider Perspectives on Factors Affecting the PrEP Care Continuum Among Black Cisgender Women in the Midwest United States: Applying the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research.  J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr  2022 Jul 01;90(S1):S141-S148. doi:10.1097/QAI.0000000000002974
  14. Hill BJ, Motley DN, Rosentel K, VandeVusse A, Fuller C, Bowers SME, Williams M, Kipke M, Kuhns L, Pashka N  et al.  Employment as HIV Prevention: An Employment Support Intervention for Adolescent Men Who Have Sex With Men and Adolescent Transgender Women of Color.  J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr  2022 Sep 01;91(1):31-38. doi:10.1097/QAI.0000000000003020
  15. Rahmandar MH, Gribben V  E-cigarette disparities: Who are the targets?  Curr Probl Pediatr Adolesc Health Care  2022 Jun;52(6):101201. doi:10.1016/j.cppeds.2022.101201
  16. Garofalo R, Adetunji A, Kuhns LM, Omigbodun O, Johnson AK, Kuti K, Awolude OA, Berzins B, Janulis P, Okonkwor O  et al.  Evaluation of the iCARE Nigeria Pilot Intervention Using Social Media and Peer Navigation to Promote HIV Testing and Linkage to Care Among High-Risk Young Men: A Nonrandomized Controlled Trial.  JAMA Netw Open  2022 Feb 01;5(2):e220148. pii:e220148
  17. Boshara AI, Patton ME, Hunt BR, Glick N, Johnson AK  Supporting Retention in HIV Care: Comparing In-Person and Telehealth Visits in a Chicago-Based Infectious Disease Clinic.  AIDS Behav  2022 Aug;26(8):2581-2587. doi:10.1007/s10461-022-03604-w
  18. Taiwo BO, Kuti KM, Kuhns LM, Omigbodun O, Awolude O, Adetunji A, Berzins B, Janulis P, Johnson AK, Okonkwor O  et al.  Effect of Text Messaging Plus Peer Navigation on Viral Suppression Among Youth With HIV in the iCARE Nigeria Pilot Study.  J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr  2021 Aug 01;87(4):1086-1092. doi:10.1097/QAI.0000000000002694
  19. Voss RV, Simons L  Supporting the Health of Transgender and Gender-Diverse Youth in Primary Care Settings.  Prim Care  2021 Jun;48(2):259-270. doi:10.1016/j.pop.2021.02.003
  20. McQuillan MT, Kuhns LM, Miller AA, McDade T, Garofalo R  Gender Minority Stress, Support, and Inflammation in Transgender and Gender-Nonconforming Youth.  Transgend Health  2021 Apr;6(2):91-100. doi:10.1089/trgh.2020.0019
  21. Rahmandar MH, Williams FS, Kuhns LM  Understanding Risk Factors for Persistent Opioid Use Among Youths.  JAMA Netw Open  2021 Apr 01;4(4):e214904. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.4904
  22. Johnson AK, Buenrostro R, Soberanis G, McCarn B, Magner B, Maiorana A  Salud y Orgullo Mexicano: Development of a Culturally Specific Transnational Linkage and Retention in Care Intervention for Mexican Men Who Have Sex with Men Living with HIV in Chicago.  J Immigr Minor Health  2021 Apr 16;. doi:10.1007/s10903-021-01185-9
  23. Ybarra M, Nyemara N, Mugisha F, Garofalo R  Opportunities to Harness Technology to Deliver HIV Prevention / Healthy Sexuality Programming to Sexual and Gender Minority Adults Living in East Africa.  AIDS Behav  2021 Apr;25(4):1120-1128. doi:10.1007/s10461-020-03059-x
  24. Kuhns LM, Hotton AL, Perloff J, Paul J, Parker C, Muldoon AL, Johnson AK, Garofalo R  Evaluation of Translife Care: An Intervention to Address Social Determinants of Engagement in HIV Care Among Transgender Women of Color.  AIDS Behav  2021 Jul;25(Suppl 1):13-19. doi:10.1007/s10461-019-02548-y

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