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Comparison of Medicaid financing for birth centers: a nine-state policy analysis Open

Rebecca H. Ofrane, Leslie M. Kantor, Julie Blumenfeld, Slawa Rokicki · 2025

Background The United States continues to face poor maternal health outcomes, and freestanding birth centers are a safe alternative to hospitals, offering midwifery care for low-risk birthing people. Not all birth centers accept Medicaid p…

Financial Barriers to Expanded Birth Center Access in New Jersey: A Qualitative Thematic Analysis Open

Rebecca H. Ofrane, Slawa Rokicki, Leslie M. Kantor, Julie Blumenfeld · 2025

Introduction Birth centers are an underused care setting with potential to improve birth experience and satisfaction. Both hospital‐based and freestanding birth centers operate with the midwifery model of care that focuses on safe, low‐int…

Mothers’ perceptions and attitudes about HPV vaccination initiation among 9- and 10-year-olds Open

Racquel E. Kohler, R. Wagner, Katherine Careaga, Rula Btoush, Kathryn Greene , et al. · 2023

HPV vaccination has potential to prevent 90% of HPV-associated cancers. The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices recommends HPV vaccination for 11- and 12-year-olds, but vaccine initiation can start at age 9. The purpose of this st…

Parents’ Intentions, Concerns and Information Needs about COVID-19 Vaccination in New Jersey: A Qualitative Analysis Open

Racquel E. Kohler, R. Wagner, Katherine Careaga, Jacqueline Vega, Rula Btoush , et al. · 2023

Background: In 2019, the World Health Organization identified vaccine hesitancy as a top ten global health threat, which has been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite local and nationwide public health efforts, adolescent COVID-19…

Keeping the ‘C’ in CBPR: Exploring Community Researchers’ Experiences with Human Subjects Protection Training Requirements Open

Naomi Cruz, Christiana Adams, Constance Akhimien, Fauziyya Allibay Abdulkadir, Cherriece Battle , et al. · 2023

Community-engaged research is increasingly recognized for its potential to advance health equity. The ability to conduct such research in the United States is predicated on the completion of human subjects protection courses; however, prio…

Black Women’s Maternal Health: Insights from Community Based Participatory Research in Newark, New Jersey Open

Leslie M. Kantor, Naomi Cruz, Christiana Adams, Constance Akhimien, Fauziyya Allibay Abdulkadir , et al. · 2023

This study on Black women’s maternal health engaged a group of six community members in a community based participatory research project in a state with one of the largest racial disparities in maternal mortality and severe maternal morbid…

Racial disparities in prevalence, determinants, and impacts of COVID-19 in pregnancy: Protocol for a study using data from New Jersey hospitals Open

Slawa Rokicki, Pauline Nguyen, Alaine Sharpe, Dyese Taylor, Suzanne Spernal , et al. · 2021

Introduction Racial and ethnic disparities in COVID-19 related infections, hospitalizations, and deaths have been well-documented. However, little research has examined racial and ethnic disparities in COVID-19 prevalence, determinants, an…

The Sexual and Reproductive Health of Adolescents and Young Adults During the <span>COVID</span>‐19 Pandemic Open

Laura Lindberg, David L. Bell, Leslie M. Kantor · 2020

The COVID-19 public health crisis is having rapid and profound effects on how people around the world are living their lives. Adolescents and young adults (AYA) aged 12–24 in the United States are at low risk for hospitalization and death …

Abstinence-Only-Until-Marriage: An Updated Review of U.S. Policies and Programs and Their Impact Open

John Santelli, Leslie M. Kantor, Stephanie A. Grilo, Ilene S. Speizer, Laura Lindberg , et al. · 2020

Adolescence is marked by the emergence of human sexuality, sexual identity and the initiation of intimate relations; within this context, abstinence from sexual intercourse can be a healthy choice. However, programs that promote abstinence…

Pleasure and Sex Education: The Need for Broadening Both Content and Measurement Open

Leslie M. Kantor, Laura Lindberg · 2019

Sex education in the United States is limited in both its content and the measures used to collect data on what is taught. The risk-reduction framework that guides the teaching of sex education in the United States focuses almost exclusive…

Support for sex education and teenage pregnancy prevention programmes in the USA: results from a national survey of likely voters Open

Leslie M. Kantor, Nicole Levitz, Amelia Holstrom · 2019

Support for sex education in middle and high school and for the inclusion of a variety of topics in sex education programmes is strong among likely voters in the USA. This survey was conducted with a diverse sample of 965 adults who were i…

Ideology or Evidence? Examining the Population-Level Impact of US Government Funding to Prevent Adolescent Pregnancy Open

John Santelli, Laura Lindberg, Stephanie A. Grilo, Leslie M. Kantor · 2019

"Ideology or Evidence? Examining the Population-Level Impact of US Government Funding to Prevent Adolescent Pregnancy." , 109(3), pp. 356–357

The Influence of Technology Delivery Mode on Intervention Outcomes: Analysis of a Theory-Based Sexual Health Program Open

Nicole Levitz, Erica P. Wood, Leslie M. Kantor · 2018

The Planned Parenthood Chat/Text program was designed as a tool to improve access to sexual and reproductive health care among young people. The mode of intervention delivery was not associated with users' confidence in their ability to ca…

The Influence of Technology Delivery Mode on Intervention Outcomes: Analysis of a Theory-Based Sexual Health Program (Preprint) Open

Nicole Levitz, Erica P. Wood, Leslie M. Kantor · 2018

BACKGROUND There are few studies on the role of technology delivery mode on health intervention outcomes. Furthermore, the opportunity to examine potential mode effects on a program that is theory-based and integrates principles of commun…

Abstinence-Only-Until-Marriage: An Updated Review of U.S. Policies and Programs and Their Impact Open

John Santelli, Leslie M. Kantor, Stephanie A. Grilo, Ilene S. Speizer, Laura Lindberg , et al. · 2017

Parents’ views on sex education in schools: How much do Democrats and Republicans agree? Open

Leslie M. Kantor, Nicole Levitz · 2017

More than 93 percent of parents place high importance on sex education in both middle and high school. Sex education in middle and high school is widely supported by parents regardless of their political affiliation. Using data from a larg…

Meeting the Needs of Sexual and Gender Minority Youth: Formative Research on Potential Digital Health Interventions Open

Jessica Steinke, Meredith Root-Bowman, Sherry Estabrook, Deborah S. Levine, Leslie M. Kantor · 2017

Any digital intervention for SGMY should focus on mental health and well-being holistically rather than solely on risk behaviors, such as preventing HIV. Interventions should include opportunities for interpersonal connection, foster a sen…

Parental Influence on Adolescent Sexual Behavior: A Current Look at the Role of Communication and Monitoring and Supervision Open

Leslie M. Kantor · 2015

Parents are central to adolescents’ lives and extensive research shows that parents can influence adolescent and young adults’ sexual decision-making in positive ways. However, the ability of interventions to help parents influence their c…

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