A L Coker

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Affiliation: University of South Carolina
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Missed opportunities: intimate partner violence in family practice settings
    Ann L Coker
    Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of South Carolina, Arnold School of Public Health, Columbia, South Carolina, USA
    Prev Med 34:445-54. 2002
  2. ncbi Help-seeking for intimate partner violence and forced sex in South Carolina
    A L Coker
    Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina 29208, USA
    Am J Prev Med 19:316-20. 2000
  3. ncbi Active and passive smoking, high-risk human papillomaviruses and cervical neoplasia
    Ann L Coker
    Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of South Carolina, Columbia, USA
    Cancer Detect Prev 26:121-8. 2002
  4. ncbi Severe dating violence and quality of life among south carolina high school students
    A L Coker
    Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina 29208, USA
    Am J Prev Med 19:220-7. 2000
  5. ncbi Frequency and correlates of intimate partner violence by type: physical, sexual, and psychological battering
    A L Coker
    Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia 29208, USA
    Am J Public Health 90:553-9. 2000
  6. ncbi Physical health consequences of physical and psychological intimate partner violence
    A L Coker
    Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of South Carolina, School of Public Health, Columbia 29208, USA
    Arch Fam Med 9:451-7. 2000
  7. ncbi High-risk HPVs and risk of cervical neoplasia: a nested case-control study
    A L Coker
    Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Medicine, University of South Carolina, Columbia, 29208, USA
    Exp Mol Pathol 70:90-5. 2001
  8. ncbi Adeno-associated virus is associated with a lower risk of high-grade cervical neoplasia
    A L Coker
    Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Medicine, University of South Carolina, Columbia, 29204, USA
    Exp Mol Pathol 70:83-9. 2001
  9. ncbi Physical violence during pregnancy: maternal complications and birth outcomes
    V E Cokkinides
    Institute for Families in Society, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia 29208, USA
    Obstet Gynecol 93:661-6. 1999
  10. ncbi Assessment of clinical partner violence screening tools
    A L Coker
    Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of South Carolina School of Public Health, USA
    J Am Med Womens Assoc 56:19-23. 2001

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Publications43

  1. ncbi Missed opportunities: intimate partner violence in family practice settings
    Ann L Coker
    Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of South Carolina, Arnold School of Public Health, Columbia, South Carolina, USA
    Prev Med 34:445-54. 2002
    ..For women experiencing partner violence, women health care visits represent opportunities for physicians and patients to address intimate partner violence (IPV), a significant health threat for women...
  2. ncbi Help-seeking for intimate partner violence and forced sex in South Carolina
    A L Coker
    Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina 29208, USA
    Am J Prev Med 19:316-20. 2000
    ....
  3. ncbi Active and passive smoking, high-risk human papillomaviruses and cervical neoplasia
    Ann L Coker
    Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of South Carolina, Columbia, USA
    Cancer Detect Prev 26:121-8. 2002
    ..0; 95% CI: (1.2, 7.7)). These data suggest that active and perhaps passive smoke exposure may be important co-factors in HSIL development among HR-HPV positive women...
  4. ncbi Severe dating violence and quality of life among south carolina high school students
    A L Coker
    Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina 29208, USA
    Am J Prev Med 19:220-7. 2000
    ....
  5. ncbi Frequency and correlates of intimate partner violence by type: physical, sexual, and psychological battering
    A L Coker
    Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia 29208, USA
    Am J Public Health 90:553-9. 2000
    ..This study estimated the frequency and correlates of intimate partner violence by type (physical, sexual, battering, or emotional abuse) among women seeking primary health care...
  6. ncbi Physical health consequences of physical and psychological intimate partner violence
    A L Coker
    Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of South Carolina, School of Public Health, Columbia 29208, USA
    Arch Fam Med 9:451-7. 2000
    ..To our knowledge, no epidemiologic research has assessed the physical health consequences of psychological forms of IPV...
  7. ncbi High-risk HPVs and risk of cervical neoplasia: a nested case-control study
    A L Coker
    Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Medicine, University of South Carolina, Columbia, 29208, USA
    Exp Mol Pathol 70:90-5. 2001
    ..2 for HSIL and 2.5 for LSIL development). The decline in HPV-associated SIL risk may be a function of having only one measure of HPV positivity (at baseline)...
  8. ncbi Adeno-associated virus is associated with a lower risk of high-grade cervical neoplasia
    A L Coker
    Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Medicine, University of South Carolina, Columbia, 29204, USA
    Exp Mol Pathol 70:83-9. 2001
    ..These results strongly suggest that AAV may play a protective or inhibitory role in late stage cervical carcinogenesis. This conclusion needs to be verified in additional epidemiologic studies...
  9. ncbi Physical violence during pregnancy: maternal complications and birth outcomes
    V E Cokkinides
    Institute for Families in Society, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia 29208, USA
    Obstet Gynecol 93:661-6. 1999
    ..To assess the association between physical violence during the 12 months before delivery and maternal complications and birth outcomes...
  10. ncbi Assessment of clinical partner violence screening tools
    A L Coker
    Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of South Carolina School of Public Health, USA
    J Am Med Womens Assoc 56:19-23. 2001
    ..The WEB may identify more abused women than tools measuring physical assaults...
  11. ncbi Hormonal and barrier methods of contraception, oncogenic human papillomaviruses, and cervical squamous intraepithelial lesion development
    A L Coker
    Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina 29208, USA
    J Womens Health Gend Based Med 10:441-9. 2001
    ..Among HR-HPV-positive women, longer duration barrier method use was associated with a reduced risk of SIL. This finding has important clinical implications for SIL prevention among HR-HPV-infected women...
  12. ncbi Physical and mental health effects of being stalked for men and women
    Keith E Davis
    Department of Psychology, University of South Carolina, Columbia 29208, USA
    Violence Vict 17:429-43. 2002
    ..Implications for victims, service providers, and the criminal justice system were reviewed...
  13. ncbi Human papillomavirus type 16 E6 and E7 cooperate to increase epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mRNA levels, overcoming mechanisms by which excessive EGFR signaling shortens the life span of normal human keratinocytes
    G S Akerman
    Department of Pathology, University of South Carolina School of Medicine, Columbia 29208, USA
    Cancer Res 61:3837-43. 2001
    ..On the other hand E7, which alone does not acutely increase EGFR mRNA or protein, allows for EGFR overexpression in normal HKC:..
  14. ncbi Intimate partner violence and disabilities among women attending family practice clinics
    Ann L Coker
    Division of Epidemiology, University of Texas Health Science Center, School of Public Health, Houston, Texas 77225, USA
    J Womens Health (Larchmt) 14:829-38. 2005
    ..To estimate the frequency and type of disabilities preventing work among those experiencing intimate partner violence (IPV) compared with those never experiencing IPV...
  15. ncbi Social support protects against the negative effects of partner violence on mental health
    Ann L Coker
    Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of South Carolina, School of Public Health, Columbia, South Carolina 29208, USA
    J Womens Health Gend Based Med 11:465-76. 2002
    ..4, 0.9). CONCLUSIONS: Healthcare providers can be instrumental in identifying IPV and helping women develop skills, resources, and support networks to address IPV. Physicians, family, or friends may provide needed social support...
  16. ncbi Barrier methods of contraception and cervical intraepithelial neoplasia
    A L Coker
    Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of South Carolina, Columbia 29208
    Contraception 45:1-10. 1992
    ..Men and women should carefully consider the range of benefits of barrier method use as a means to reduce their risk of unwanted pregnancies, sexually transmitted diseases, and cervical neoplasia...
  17. ncbi Intimate partner violence incidence and continuation in a primary care screening program
    Ann L Coker
    University of Texas Health Science Center, School of Public Health, Houston, TX 77225, USA
    Am J Epidemiol 165:821-7. 2007
    ..0001). These data suggest that the incidence of IPV over a short follow-up period is relatively low and that the majority of IPV desists over this short follow-up period...
  18. ncbi Adherence to recommendations for follow-up to abnormal Pap tests
    Katherine S Eggleston
    University of Texas Health Science Center, School of Public Health, Houston, Texas 77025, USA
    Obstet Gynecol 109:1332-41. 2007
    ..To evaluate whether timely adherence rates differ by race among women with abnormal Pap tests participating in a cost-free or reduced-cost program...
  19. ncbi Psychosocial stress and prostate cancer: a theoretical model
    G L Ellison
    University of South Carolina, School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Columbia, USA
    Ethn Dis 11:484-95. 2001
    ..Behavioral responses to psychosocial stress are amenable to change. If psychosocial stress is found to negatively impact prostate cancer risk, interventions may be designed to modify reactions to environmental demands...
  20. ncbi Life stressors are an important reason for women discontinuing follow-up care for cervical neoplasia
    Ann L Coker
    School of Public Health, University of Texas Health Science Center, 1200 Herman Pressler, PO Box 20186, Houston, Texas 77225, USA
    Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 15:321-5. 2006
    ..6-2.8), and having an unplanned pregnancy (aRR, 1.5, 95% CI, 1.2-2.1). Life stressors may be important predictors of discontinuation of free follow-up care among women in need of immediate follow-up care to prevent lesion progression...
  21. ncbi What predicts adherence to follow-up recommendations for abnormal Pap tests among older women?
    Ann L Coker
    University of Texas Health Science Center, School of Public Health, 1200 Herman Pressler Dr, Houston, TX 77030, USA
    Gynecol Oncol 105:74-80. 2007
    ..To address socio-demographic factors associated with adherence to follow-up recommendations in a high-risk population of women referred for follow-up care after an abnormal Pap test...
  22. ncbi Primary prevention of intimate partner violence for women's health: a response to Plichta
    Ann L Coker
    University of Texas, School of Public Health, Houston, USA
    J Interpers Violence 19:1324-34. 2004
  23. ncbi Understanding barriers for adherence to follow-up care for abnormal pap tests
    Katherine S Eggleston
    University of Texas Health Science Center, School of Public Health, Houston, Texas 77025, USA
    J Womens Health (Larchmt) 16:311-30. 2007
    ..This paper summarizes the body of literature on adherence to follow-up after an abnormal Pap test in order to facilitate development of interventions to decrease morbidity and mortality due to cervical cancer...
  24. ncbi Partner violence screening in rural health care clinics
    Ann L Coker
    Health Science Center, School of Public Health, University of Texas, Houston, TX 77030, USA
    Am J Public Health 97:1319-25. 2007
    ..We sought to determine the frequency of intimate partner violence by type in a large, clinic-based, nurse-administered screening and services intervention project...
  25. ncbi Chemotherapy and survival for patients with multiple myeloma: findings from a large nationwide and population-based cohort
    Nidhi Rohatgi
    Division of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
    Am J Clin Oncol 30:540-8. 2007
    ..To assess the patterns of chemotherapy use for patients with multiple myeloma and to determine if chemotherapy is effective in prolonging survival outside the clinical trial settings...
  26. ncbi Physical and mental health effects of intimate partner violence for men and women
    Ann L Coker
    Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina, USA
    Am J Prev Med 23:260-8. 2002
    ..This study estimated IPV prevalence by type (physical, sexual, and psychological) and associated physical and mental health consequences among women and men...
  27. ncbi Social and mental health needs assessment of Katrina evacuees
    Ann L Coker
    School of Public Health, University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, Texas, USA
    Disaster Manag Response 4:88-94. 2006
    ..These data suggest that in addition to challenges in finding loved ones, housing, and jobs, many Katrina survivors have experienced significant psychological trauma that may lead to future PTSD...
  28. ncbi Breast cancer screening in women exposed in utero to diethylstilbestrol
    Elizabeth A Camp
    School of Public Health, University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, Texas, USA
    J Womens Health (Larchmt) 18:547-52. 2009
    ..To determine if women exposed in utero to diethylstilbestrol (DES) are more likely than unexposed women to receive recommended or additional breast cancer screening examinations...
  29. ncbi Cervical screening and general physical examination behaviors of women exposed in utero to diethylstilbestrol
    Elizabeth A Camp
    School of Public Health, University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, TX, USA
    J Low Genit Tract Dis 12:111-7. 2008
    ..To estimate whether women exposed in utero to diethylstilbestrol (DES) report receiving more cervical and general physical examinations compared to unexposed women...
  30. ncbi Racial disparity and socioeconomic status in association with survival in older men with local/regional stage prostate carcinoma: findings from a large community-based cohort
    Xianglin L Du
    School of Public Health, University of Texas Health Science Center, 1200 Herman Pressler Drive, RAS E631, Houston, TX 77030, USA
    Cancer 106:1276-85. 2006
    ....
  31. ncbi Social support reduces the impact of partner violence on health: application of structural equation models
    Ann L Coker
    University of Texas Health Science Center, Center for Health Promotion and Prevention Research, School of Public Health, Houston, TX 77225, USA
    Prev Med 37:259-67. 2003
    ..Intimate partner violence (IPV) is associated with poorer health, yet pathways through which IPV affects either mental or physical health are not well characterized...
  32. ncbi A multilevel analysis of socioeconomic status and prostate cancer risk
    Maureen Sanderson
    University of Texas Houston School of Public Health at Brownsville, Houston, TX 78520, USA
    Ann Epidemiol 16:901-7. 2006
    ..We investigated whether prostate cancer was associated with socioeconomic status (SES) at the individual level, area level, or a combination of both levels...
  33. ncbi A case-control study of farming and prostate cancer in African-American and Caucasian men
    Tamra E Meyer
    University of Texas School of Public Health at Houston, Texas, USA
    Occup Environ Med 64:155-60. 2007
    ..To determine the risk of prostate cancer associated with farming by duration, recency and specific activities among African-Americans and Caucasians...
  34. ncbi Stress, coping, social support, and prostate cancer risk among older African American and Caucasian men
    Ann L Coker
    University of Texas Houston School of Public Health at Houston, Division of Epidemiology, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
    Ethn Dis 16:978-87. 2006
    ..The purpose of this analysis was to investigate the association between stress, coping, social support, and risk of prostate cancer among older men (age 65-79 years)...
  35. ncbi Lifestyle and prostate cancer among older African-American and Caucasian men in South Carolina
    Maureen Sanderson
    University of Texas Houston School of Public Health at Brownsville, 80 Fort Brown, 78520, USA
    Cancer Causes Control 15:647-55. 2004
    ..We investigated the association between lifestyle and prostate cancer risk among Caucasian and African-American men, separately...
  36. ncbi Psychosocial stress and cervical neoplasia risk
    Ann L Coker
    Department of Epidemiology, University of Texas School of Public Health, Houston, Texas 77225, USA
    Psychosom Med 65:644-51. 2003
    ..We assessed the association between psychosocial stress and preinvasive cervical neoplasia development controlling for HR-HPV infection...
  37. ncbi Frequency and types of partner violence among Mexican American college women
    Ann L Coker
    Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Kentucky Colleges of Medicine and Public Health, Lexington, KY 40506, USA
    J Am Coll Health 56:665-73. 2008
    ..The authors studied the prevalence of partner violence, by type, among Mexican American college women aged 18 to 35 years (N = 149; response rate = 85%)...
  38. ncbi Women's motives for violent and nonviolent behaviors in conflicts
    Rebecca Weston
    Southern Illinois University, IL 62901, USA
    J Interpers Violence 22:1043-65. 2007
    ....
  39. ncbi Physical aggression, forced sex, and stalking victimization by a dating partner: an analysis of the National Violence Against Women Survey
    Melody J Slashinski
    Indiana University, USA
    Violence Vict 18:595-617. 2003
    ..Implications for parents, survivors, health care, and service providers are discussed...
  40. ncbi Partner violence during pregnancy and risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes
    Ann L Coker
    University of Texas School of Public Health, Houston, TX 77225, USA
    Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol 18:260-9. 2004
    ..4; 95% CI 1.5, 4.0) and term low birthweight (aRR = 1.9; 95% CI 1.0, 3.4). Greater abuse frequency was associated with increased risk. Abuse during pregnancy was associated with perinatal deaths and preterm low birthweight deliveries...
  41. ncbi Physical partner violence and medicaid utilization and expenditures
    Ann L Coker
    University of Texas Health Science Center, School of Public Health, Houston, TX 77030
    Public Health Rep 119:557-67. 2004
    ....
  42. ncbi PTSD symptoms among men and women survivors of intimate partner violence: the role of risk and protective factors
    Ann L Coker
    University of Texas School of Public Health, Houston, TX 77225, USA
    Violence Vict 20:625-43. 2005
    ..Protective factors may be used to boost resiliency of IPV survivors and reduce PTSD symptoms...
  43. ncbi Does physical intimate partner violence affect sexual health? A systematic review
    Ann L Coker
    Division of Epidemiology and Disease Control, School of Public Health University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, Texas, USA
    Trauma Violence Abuse 8:149-77. 2007
    ..A conceptual model was presented to guide further needed research addressing direct and indirect mechanisms by which physical, sexual, and psychological IPV affects sexual health...