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| Michele R DeckerSummaryAffiliation: Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Country: USA Publications
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Estimating the impact of reducing violence against female sex workers on HIV epidemics in Kenya and Ukraine: a policy modeling exerciseMichele R Decker
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 615 N Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
Am J Reprod Immunol 69:122-32. 2013..Female sex workers (FSWs) worldwide suffer disproportionate burdens of HIV and gender-based violence. Despite evidence linking these threats, little is known about the potential HIV epidemic impact of reducing abuse...- Transforming the healthcare response to intimate partner violence and taking best practices to scaleMichele R Decker
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Department of Population Family and Reproductive Health Women s and Children s Health Policy Center, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, USA
J Womens Health (Larchmt) 21:1222-9. 2012..These policy developments require that effective clinic-based interventions be identified, easily implemented, and taken to scale... 
Induced abortion, contraceptive use, and dual protection among female sex workers in Moscow, RussiaMichele R Decker
Department of Population, Family and Reproductive Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, USA
Int J Gynaecol Obstet 120:27-31. 2013..To describe abortion history and current contraceptive use among female sex workers (FSWs) in Moscow, Russia...- Injection drug use, sexual risk, violence and STI/HIV among Moscow female sex workersMichele R Decker
Department of Population, Family and Reproductive Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 615 N Wolfe St, E4142, Baltimore, MD 21212, USA
Sex Transm Infect 88:278-83. 2012..The authors evaluated the prevalence of STI/HIV among Moscow-based FSWs and potential risk factors including IDU, sexual risks and violence victimisation... - Intimate partner violence and partner notification of sexually transmitted infections among adolescent and young adult family planning clinic patientsM R Decker
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA
Int J STD AIDS 22:345-7. 2011..Clinical practices and policies to support effective partner notification should include IPV assessment, and provide mechanisms to address related fears concerning partner notification... - Sex trafficking, sexual risk, sexually transmitted infection and reproductive health among female sex workers in ThailandMichele R Decker
Department of Society, Human Development and Health, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
J Epidemiol Community Health 65:334-9. 2011..To date, little research has compared sexual risk or health outcomes among female sex workers (FSWs) on the basis of experiences of sex trafficking... - Coercive forms of sexual risk and associated violence perpetrated by male partners of female adolescentsJay G Silverman
Department of Society, Human Development and Health, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, USA
Perspect Sex Reprod Health 43:60-5. 2011..Sexually coercive and deceptive behaviors of male partners that increase female STD risk may be factors in this relationship... - Social and environmental contexts of adolescent and young adult male perpetrators of intimate partner violence: a qualitative studyElizabeth Reed
Department for Society, Human Development, and Health, Harvard University School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Am J Mens Health 2:260-71. 2008..Efforts to support young males regarding a broad array of concerns should be included in programming to reduce IPV perpetration... - Intimate partner violence functions as both a risk marker and risk factor for women's HIV infection: findings from Indian husband-wife dyadsMichele R Decker
Department of Society, Human Development and Health, Harvard Injury Control Research Center, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02115, USA
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 51:593-600. 2009.... - Violence victimisation, sexual risk and sexually transmitted infection symptoms among female sex workers in ThailandMichele R Decker
Department of Society, Human Development and Health, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Sex Transm Infect 86:236-40. 2010..This study sought to compare sexual risk and STI symptoms among FSW based on recent violence exposure... - Indian men's use of commercial sex workers: prevalence, condom use, and related gender attitudesMichele R Decker
Department of Society, Human Development, and Health, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02115, USA
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 53:240-6. 2010..The current study assesses the prevalence of past year CSW contact, condom nonuse therein, and associations with demographic characteristics and gendered attitudes among a national sample of Indian men... - Gender-based disparities in infant and child mortality based on maternal exposure to spousal violence: the heavy burden borne by Indian girlsJay G Silverman
Department of Human Development and Health, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02115, USA
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 165:22-7. 2011..To examine associations between intimate partner violence (IPV) against Indian women and risk of death among their infants and children, as well as related gender-based disparities... - Urban teens and young adults describe drama, disrespect, dating violence and help-seeking preferencesCaitlin Eileen Martin
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, 733 N Broadway, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
Matern Child Health J 16:957-66. 2012..These data highlight the value of formative research in understanding terminology and help-seeking priorities so as to develop and refine dating violence prevention and intervention efforts for those most affected... - Male perpetration of intimate partner violence and involvement in abortions and abortion-related conflictJay G Silverman
Department of Society, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02115, USA
Am J Public Health 100:1415-7. 2010.... - Sex trade among young women attending family-planning clinics in Northern CaliforniaMichele R Decker
Department of Population, Family and Reproductive Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
Int J Gynaecol Obstet 117:173-7. 2012..To describe the prevalence and nature of sex trade in a clinic-based sample of young women and to evaluate associations with sexual and reproductive health... 
Immigration-based disparities in adolescent girls' vulnerability to dating violenceJay G Silverman
Harvard School of Public Health, Department of Society, Human Development and Health, 677 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA, 02115, USA
Matern Child Health J 11:37-43. 2007..The present study assessed disparities in experiences of physical and sexual dating violence based on immigrant status and language spoken at home among a large representative sample of adolescent girls...- HIV prevalence and predictors of infection in sex-trafficked Nepalese girls and womenJay G Silverman
Department of Society, Human Development and Health, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
JAMA 298:536-42. 2007..Inadequate empirical data exist to characterize this phenomenon and its related health consequences, such as human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection... - Social norms and beliefs regarding sexual risk and pregnancy involvement among adolescent males treated for dating violence perpetrationJay G Silverman
Harvard School of Public Health, Department of Society, Human Development and Health, 677 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, USA
J Urban Health 83:723-35. 2006..Further research focused on the context of male sexual risk and abusive relationship behaviors is needed to inform intervention with young men to promote sexual health and prevent rape, dating violence, and adolescent pregnancy... - Multi-person sex among a sample of adolescent female urban health clinic patientsEmily F Rothman
Department of Community Health Sciences, Boston University School of Public Health, 801 Massachusetts Ave, 3rd Floor, Boston, MA 02118, USA
J Urban Health 89:129-37. 2012..68-11.69), childhood sexual abuse victimization (APR, 4.30; 95% CI, 1.83-10.07) and past-month pornography exposure (APR, 4.79; 95% CI, 1.91-11.98). Additional study of the perpetration and prevention of adolescent MPS is urgently needed... - Violence against wives, sexual risk and sexually transmitted infection among Bangladeshi menJay G Silverman
Department of Society, Human Development and Health, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02115, USA
Sex Transm Infect 83:211-5. 2007..To assess the relationship between men's reported violence against wives and their sexual risk behaviours and sexual health. Design,.. - The effect of maternal child marriage on morbidity and mortality of children under 5 in India: cross sectional study of a nationally representative sampleAnita Raj
Boston University of Public Health, Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Boston, MA 02118, USA
BMJ 340:b4258. 2010..Further research should examine how early marriage affects food distribution and access for children in India... - Abuse from in-laws during pregnancy and post-partum: qualitative and quantitative findings from low-income mothers of infants in Mumbai, IndiaAnita Raj
Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Boston University School of Public Health, 801 Mass Ave, Crosstown Building 3rd Floor, Boston, MA 02118, USA
Matern Child Health J 15:700-12. 2011..Programs and interventions that screen and address IPV in pregnant and post-partum populations in India should be developed to include consideration of in-laws... - Maternal experiences of intimate partner violence and child morbidity in Bangladesh: evidence from a national Bangladeshi sampleJay G Silverman
Harvard School of Public Health, 677 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA 02115, USA
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 163:700-5. 2009..To provide an estimate of the risk of recent acute respiratory tract infection (ARI) and diarrhea among children 5 years and younger based on recent violence against their mothers... - Intimate partner violence and HIV infection among married Indian womenJay G Silverman
Department of Society, Human Development and Health, Harvard School of Public Health, 677 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA 02115, USA
JAMA 300:703-10. 2008..Intimate partner violence (IPV) has been described as being associated with heterosexual transmission of HIV to women in India and elsewhere... - Sexual violence against adolescent girls: influences of immigration and acculturationMichele R Decker
Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
Violence Against Women 13:498-513. 2007..Immigrant status conferred risk among adolescent girls aged 15 and younger, Black adolescent girls, and sexually active Hispanic girls. No differences were detected in sexual assault victimization based on acculturation... - School bullying perpetration and other childhood risk factors as predictors of adult intimate partner violence perpetrationKathryn L Falb
Department of Society, Human Development, and Health, Harvard School of Public Health, 677 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA 02115, USA
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 165:890-4. 2011..School bullying perpetration and intimate partner violence perpetration are both thought to stem from desire for power and control over others... - Sex purchasing and associations with HIV/STI among a clinic-based sample of US menMichele R Decker
Department of Society, Human Development and Health, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 48:355-9. 2008.... - Tuberculosis and HIV: a global menace exacerbated via sex traffickingAshwin S Dharmadhikari
Brigham and Women s Hospital, FXB Building, 7th Floor, 651 Huntington Avenue, and Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02115, USA
Int J Infect Dis 13:543-6. 2009..We sought to examine the prevalence of TB among repatriated sex trafficked Nepalese girls and women in whom a high HIV prevalence was previously reported... - Masculine gender roles associated with increased sexual risk and intimate partner violence perpetration among young adult menM Christina Santana
Boston University School of Public Health, 715 Albany St, T2W, Boston, MA 02118, USA
J Urban Health 83:575-85. 2006.... - Burden of HIV among female sex workers in low-income and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysisStefan Baral
Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
Lancet Infect Dis 12:538-49. 2012..However, three decades into the HIV pandemic, understanding of the burden of HIV among these women remains limited. We aimed to assess the burden of HIV in this population compared with that of other women of reproductive age... - HIV prevalence and predictors among rescued sex-trafficked women and girls in Mumbai, IndiaJay G Silverman
Department of Society, Human Development, and Health, Harvard School of Public Health, 677 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, USA
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 43:588-93. 2006..The present study examines the prevalence and predictors of HIV infection among sex-trafficked women and girls rescued from brothels in Mumbai, India... - E-mail Use among a sample of intimate partner violence shelter residentsEmily F Rothman
Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
Violence Against Women 15:736-44. 2009..Additional research assessing the feasibility (i.e., safety, acceptability, and cost benefit) of remaining in contact with shelter residents via the Internet would be beneficial... - Prevalence and patterns of sexual assault across the life span among incarcerated womenAnita Raj
Boston University, Boston, MA, USA
Violence Against Women 14:528-41. 2008..These findings suggest that the lifetime sexual victimization pattern of incarcerated women differs from that seen in the general population... - Intimate partner violence around the time of pregnancy: association with breastfeeding behaviorJay G Silverman
Department of Society, Human Development and Health, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
J Womens Health (Larchmt) 15:934-40. 2006..To assess associations of experiences of intimate partner violence (IPV) and breastfeeding behaviors among a large, population-based sample of U.S. women... - Dating violence and sexually transmitted disease/HIV testing and diagnosis among adolescent femalesMichele R Decker
Health and Division of Public Health Practice, Department of Society, Human Development, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
Pediatrics 116:e272-6. 2005..The present study assesses associations between dating violence and STD/HIV testing and diagnosis among a representative sample of sexually active adolescent girls... - Intimate partner violence victimization prior to and during pregnancy among women residing in 26 U.S. states: associations with maternal and neonatal healthJay G Silverman
Department of Society, Human Development, and Health, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02115, USA
Am J Obstet Gynecol 195:140-8. 2006..To conduct a population-based assessment of associations of intimate partner violence in the year prior to and during pregnancy with maternal and neonatal morbidity... - Witness of intimate partner violence in childhood and perpetration of intimate partner violence in adulthoodAndrea L Roberts
Department of Society, Human Development, and Health, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02115, USA
Epidemiology 21:809-18. 2010..Witnessing such violence in childhood has been proposed as a principal cause of adulthood perpetration, yet it remains unknown whether the association between witnessing intimate partner violence and adulthood perpetration is causal... - The CARE Communities project: an academic, practitioner, and federal public health agency collaboration to improve intimate partner violence services for underserved communitiesJay G Silverman
Division od Public Health Practice, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
Public Health Rep 119:590-3. 2004