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1 to 4 of 4 Research Studies DisplayedTabaac AR, Charlton BM, Tan ASL
Differences in tobacco product use by sexual orientation and violence factors among United States youth.
The goal of this study was to assess differences in the relationship between violence factor exposure and tobacco product pattern use (exclusive and poly). The investigators hypothesized that compared with heterosexuals, sexual minority youth would be more likely to report exclusive-tobacco and poly-tobacco use patterns and controlling for violence factors would attenuate these associations. The investigators concluded that sexual minority girls have greater exclusive- and poly-tobacco use compared with heterosexual girls.
AHRQ-funded; HS026120.
Citation: Tabaac AR, Charlton BM, Tan ASL .
Differences in tobacco product use by sexual orientation and violence factors among United States youth.
J Pediatr 2021 Jun;233:241-48. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2021.02.011..
Keywords: Children/Adolescents, Tobacco Use, Domestic Violence, Vulnerable Populations
Ragavan MI, Query LA, Bair-Merritt M
Expert perspectives on intimate partner violence power and control in pediatric healthcare settings.
Childhood exposure to intimate partner violence (IPV) is a pervasive public health epidemic with profound impact on child health. In this study, the investigators explored the perspectives of pediatric IPV experts about 1) behaviors used by abusive partners to control IPV survivors in pediatric healthcare settings; 2) how controlling behaviors impact healthcare access and quality; and 3) recommendations for the pediatric healthcare team.
AHRQ-funded; HS022242.
Citation: Ragavan MI, Query LA, Bair-Merritt M .
Expert perspectives on intimate partner violence power and control in pediatric healthcare settings.
Acad Pediatr 2021 Apr 1;21(3):548-56. doi: 10.1016/j.acap.2020.02.021..
Keywords: Children/Adolescents, Domestic Violence
Ragavan M, Syed-Swift Y, Elwy AR
The influence of culture on healthy relationship formation and teen dating violence: a qualitative analysis of South Asian female youth residing in the United States.
Teen dating violence (TDV) has well-documented detrimental health effects. Scant research has examined the perspectives of ethnically diverse youth about the impact of culture on TDV. In this study, the investigators sought to explore the intersection between culture and TDV specifically for South Asian youth residing in the United States by conducting semi-structured interviews with South Asian youth aged 16 to 21 years.
AHRQ-funded; HS022242.
Citation: Ragavan M, Syed-Swift Y, Elwy AR .
The influence of culture on healthy relationship formation and teen dating violence: a qualitative analysis of South Asian female youth residing in the United States.
J Interpers Violence 2021 Apr;36(7-8):Np4336-np62. doi: 10.1177/0886260518787815..
Keywords: Children/Adolescents, Domestic Violence, Racial and Ethnic Minorities
Ni Y, Barzman D, Bachtel A
Finding warning markers: Leveraging natural language processing and machine learning technologies to detect risk of school violence.
In their earlier research, the authors developed a risk assessment program to interview subjects, identify risk and protective factors, and evaluate risk for school violence; their current study focused on developing natural language processing (NLP) and machine learning technologies to automate the risk assessment process. They found that, by analyzing the content from subject interviews, the NLP and machine learning algorithms showed good capacity for detecting risk of school violence. The feature selection uncovered multiple warning markers that could deliver useful clinical insights to assist personalizing intervention. Consequently, the developed approach offered the promise of an accurate and scalable computerized screening service for preventing school violence.
AHRQ-funded; HS024983.
Citation: Ni Y, Barzman D, Bachtel A .
Finding warning markers: Leveraging natural language processing and machine learning technologies to detect risk of school violence.
Int J Med Inform 2020 Jul;139:104137. doi: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2020.104137..
Keywords: Children/Adolescents, Domestic Violence, Risk