Aletha Y Akers

Summary

Affiliation: University of Pittsburgh
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Factors associated with lack of interest in HIV testing in older at-risk women
    Aletha Akers
    Division of Gynecologic Specialties, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, USA
    J Womens Health (Larchmt) 16:842-58. 2007
  2. ncbi Exploring the relationship among weight, race, and sexual behaviors among girls
    Aletha Yvette Akers
    Department of Obstetrics, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
    Pediatrics 124:e913-20. 2009
  3. ncbi A qualitative study of rural black adolescents' perspectives on primary STD prevention strategies
    Aletha Y Akers
    Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, The University of Pittsburgh, USA
    Perspect Sex Reprod Health 44:92-9. 2012
  4. ncbi Examining the relationship between positive mid-gestational fetal fibronectin assays and histological evidence of acute placental inflammation
    Aletha Akers
    Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, Magee Womens Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, USA
    J Perinat Med 35:36-42. 2007
  5. ncbi Interventions to improve parental communication about sex: a systematic review
    Aletha Y Akers
    Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, Magee Womens Hospital, 300 Halket St, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
    Pediatrics 127:494-510. 2011
  6. ncbi Variation in sexual behaviors in a cohort of adolescent females: the role of personal, perceived peer, and perceived family attitudes
    Aletha Y Akers
    Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, 300 Halket Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
    J Adolesc Health 48:87-93. 2011
  7. ncbi "When you got nothing to do, you do somebody": A community's perceptions of neighborhood effects on adolescent sexual behaviors
    Aletha Y Akers
    University of Pittsburgh, Ob Gyn, 300 Halket Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
    Soc Sci Med 72:91-9. 2011
  8. ncbi "Do you want somebody treating your sister like that?": qualitative exploration of how African American families discuss and promote healthy teen dating relationships
    Aletha Y Akers
    Division of Gynecologic Specialties, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, Magee Womens Hospital, 300 Halket Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
    J Interpers Violence 26:2165-85. 2011
  9. ncbi Family discussions about contraception and family planning: a qualitative exploration of black parent and adolescent perspectives
    Aletha Y Akers
    Magee Womens Hospital, Magee Womens Research Institute and Foundation, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
    Perspect Sex Reprod Health 42:160-7. 2010
  10. ncbi Providers' perspectives on challenges to contraceptive counseling in primary care settings
    Aletha Y Akers
    Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 300 Halket Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15213 3180, USA
    J Womens Health (Larchmt) 19:1163-70. 2010

Detail Information

Publications18

  1. ncbi Factors associated with lack of interest in HIV testing in older at-risk women
    Aletha Akers
    Division of Gynecologic Specialties, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, USA
    J Womens Health (Larchmt) 16:842-58. 2007
    ..To determine the factors and reasons associated with lack of interest in HIV testing among older women from a high prevalence community...
  2. ncbi Exploring the relationship among weight, race, and sexual behaviors among girls
    Aletha Yvette Akers
    Department of Obstetrics, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
    Pediatrics 124:e913-20. 2009
    ..The relationship between weight and sexual behavior among adolescents is poorly understood. We examined this relationship in a nationally representative sample of high school girls...
  3. ncbi A qualitative study of rural black adolescents' perspectives on primary STD prevention strategies
    Aletha Y Akers
    Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, The University of Pittsburgh, USA
    Perspect Sex Reprod Health 44:92-9. 2012
    ..Few studies have examined all of these strategies simultaneously, and few have focused on rural black adolescents, whose rates of early sexual initiation and STDs are among the highest in the nation...
  4. ncbi Examining the relationship between positive mid-gestational fetal fibronectin assays and histological evidence of acute placental inflammation
    Aletha Akers
    Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, Magee Womens Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, USA
    J Perinat Med 35:36-42. 2007
    ....
  5. ncbi Interventions to improve parental communication about sex: a systematic review
    Aletha Y Akers
    Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, Magee Womens Hospital, 300 Halket St, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
    Pediatrics 127:494-510. 2011
    ..The relative effectiveness of interventions to improve parental communication with adolescents about sex is not known...
  6. ncbi Variation in sexual behaviors in a cohort of adolescent females: the role of personal, perceived peer, and perceived family attitudes
    Aletha Y Akers
    Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, 300 Halket Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
    J Adolesc Health 48:87-93. 2011
    ..We sought to describe how personal, perceived peer, and perceived family attitudes toward adolescent sexual activity influence sexual behaviors of adolescent females' over time...
  7. ncbi "When you got nothing to do, you do somebody": A community's perceptions of neighborhood effects on adolescent sexual behaviors
    Aletha Y Akers
    University of Pittsburgh, Ob Gyn, 300 Halket Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
    Soc Sci Med 72:91-9. 2011
    ....
  8. ncbi "Do you want somebody treating your sister like that?": qualitative exploration of how African American families discuss and promote healthy teen dating relationships
    Aletha Y Akers
    Division of Gynecologic Specialties, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, Magee Womens Hospital, 300 Halket Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
    J Interpers Violence 26:2165-85. 2011
    ..Mothers and fathers approach this process differently. Family-focused interventions to prevent unhealthy relationships can build on parent's efforts...
  9. ncbi Family discussions about contraception and family planning: a qualitative exploration of black parent and adolescent perspectives
    Aletha Y Akers
    Magee Womens Hospital, Magee Womens Research Institute and Foundation, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
    Perspect Sex Reprod Health 42:160-7. 2010
    ..Examining communication in black families is particularly important, given the high pregnancy rate among black adolescents...
  10. ncbi Providers' perspectives on challenges to contraceptive counseling in primary care settings
    Aletha Y Akers
    Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 300 Halket Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15213 3180, USA
    J Womens Health (Larchmt) 19:1163-70. 2010
    ..We sought to explore providers' perspectives on the challenges to contraceptive counseling in primary care clinics to develop strategies to improve counseling services...
  11. ncbi Older women and HIV testing: examining the relationship between HIV testing history, age, and lifetime HIV risk behaviors
    Aletha Y Akers
    Division of Gynecologic Specialties, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, USA
    Sex Transm Dis 35:420-3. 2008
  12. ncbi Perspectives of primary care clinicians on teratogenic risk counseling
    Eleanor Bimla Schwarz
    Center for Research on Health Care, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
    Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol 85:858-63. 2009
    ..Women of childbearing age are commonly prescribed medications by primary care providers (PCPs) that may cause birth defects if used during pregnancy...
  13. ncbi Perceptions of prominent neighborhood individuals regarding neighborhood factors and intimate partner violence
    Michael Yonas
    University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
    J Urban Health 88:214-24. 2011
    ..These results contribute to a deeper understanding of contextual influences upon IPV, the development of tailored quantitative research and to the design of local multi-level public health IPV intervention and prevention efforts...
  14. ncbi The impact of contraceptive counseling in primary care on contraceptive use
    Jessica K Lee
    University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
    J Gen Intern Med 26:731-6. 2011
    ..Whether contraceptive counseling improves contraceptive use is unknown...
  15. ncbi Women's perspectives on counseling about risks for medication-induced birth defects
    Aimee K Santucci
    Center for Research on Health Care, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
    Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol 88:64-9. 2010
    ....
  16. ncbi Views of young, rural African Americans of the role of community social institutions in HIV prevention
    Aletha Y Akers
    Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Science at Magee Womens Hospital in Pittsburgh, USA
    J Health Care Poor Underserved 21:1-12. 2010
    ..We explored rural African American youths' perceptions about the role of community social institutions in addressing HIV...
  17. ncbi A qualitative exploration of the role of social networks in educating urban African American adolescents about sex
    Anne E George
    a National Center for Juvenile Justice, Pittsburgh, PA, 15203, USA
    Ethn Health 18:168-89. 2013
    ..Conclusions. African American adolescents' social networks were described by parents and adolescents as dense, complex, and routinely involved in educating adolescents about sex...
  18. ncbi Unintended pregnancy influences racial disparity in tubal sterilization rates
    Sonya Borrero
    Divison of General Internal Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 230 McKee Place, Suite 600, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
    J Gen Intern Med 25:122-8. 2010
    ..Disparities in rates of unintended pregnancy may help explain observed racial/ethnic differences in sterilization, but this association has not been investigated...