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Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Department of Pediatrics

Adolescent Medicine Publications

Below are recent publications by faculty members in the Division of Adolescent Medicine in the Department of Pediatrics at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.

Recent PubMed Publications

  1. Schnall R, Duncan DT, Kuhns LM, Janulis PF, Almodovar M, Wood OR, Xiao F, Veihman PR, Garofalo R  Three limited interaction approaches to understanding the epidemiology of HIV among YMSM in the US.  BMC Public Health  2024 Dec 18;24(1):3450. pii:3450
  2. Schnall R, Kempf MC, Phillips G, Dionne JA, Wingood G, Long DM, Klitzman R, Hughes TL, Liu J, Nassel AF  et al.  Protocol: the American Women: Assessing Risk Epidemiologically (AWARE) cohort study.  BMC Public Health  2024 Dec 18;24(1):3422. doi:10.1186/s12889-024-20810-4
  3. Schnall R, Scherr TF, Kuhns LM, Janulis P, Jia H, Wood OR, Almodovar M, Garofalo R  Efficacy of the mLab App: a randomized clinical trial for increasing HIV testing uptake using mobile technology.  J Am Med Inform Assoc  2024 Nov 19;. pii:ocae261
  4. Johnson AK, Devlin SA, Pyra M, Etshokin E, Ducheny K, Friedman EE, Hirschhorn LR, Haider S, Ridgway JP  Mapping Implementation Strategies to Address Barriers to Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Use Among Women Through POWER Up (Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Optimization Among Women to Enhance Retention and Uptake): Content Analysis.  JMIR Form Res  2024 Nov 15;8:e59800. pii:e59800
  5. Liegeon G, Devlin SA, Manda V, Castaneda J, Marsh C, Ridgway JP, Johnson AK  Knowledge, Attitudes, and Perspectives of Women Who Have Migrated from Sub-Saharan Africa to France Toward HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis in a Family Planning Center.  AIDS Patient Care STDS  2024 Nov;38(11):507-516. doi:10.1089/apc.2024.0190
  6. Summersett Williams F, Zaniletti I, Masonbrink AR, Garofalo R, Rahmandar M, Karnik NS, Donenberg G, Kuhns L  Substance Use Emergency Department Visits Among Youths With Chronic Conditions During COVID-19.  JAMA Netw Open  2024 Oct 01;7(10):e2435059. pii:e2435059
  7. Williams FS, Garofalo R, Karnik NS, Donenberg G, Centola H, Becker S, Welch S, Kuhns L  Universal substance use care for adolescents with chronic medical conditions: a protocol to examine equitable implementation determinants and strategies for SBIRT at a pediatric hospital.  Addict Sci Clin Pract  2024 Sep 11;19(1):67. pii:67
  8. Johnson AK, Devlin SA, Hill M, Ott E, Friedman EE, Haider S  Supporting Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Uptake: Exploring Social Network Characteristics among Black Women and Acceptability of Social Network Strategies.  Healthcare (Basel)  2024 Sep 04;12(17). pii:1769
  9. Adewale CA, Heffernan ME, Bendelow A, Rahmandar MH  What Parents Are Missing: Parental Knowledge of Adult-Use Cannabis Legislation and Health Effects, and Communication with Adolescents.  Subst Use Misuse  2024;59(1):154-157. doi:10.1080/10826084.2023.2267092
  10. Devlin SA, Ridgway JP, Dawdani A, Enaholo OE, Liegeon G, Kasal N, Pyra M, Hirschhorn LR, Simon J, Haider S  et al.  Adapting Provider Training and Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Advertising to Increase Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Awareness and Uptake Among Black Cisgender Women.  AIDS Patient Care STDS  2023 Dec;37(12):574-582. doi:10.1089/apc.2023.0188
  11. Johnson AK, Devlin S, Haider S, Oehler C, Rivera J, Alvarez I, Ridgway J  Evaluation of multiple data sources for predicting increased need for HIV prevention among cisgender women: understanding missed opportunities for Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP).  BMC Infect Dis  2023 Nov 09;23(1):781. pii:781
  12. Hirschhorn LR, Adetunji A, Ahonkhai AA, Oladeji B, Awolude OA, Kuhns LM, Onumabor J, Kuti KM, Omigbodun O, Johnson AK  et al.  Mixed methods implementation research to understand success of intensive combination approach to roll back the epidemic in Nigerian adolescents) (iCARE Nigeria) HIV testing uptake and linkage to care among young men focusing on young men who have sex with men in Ibadan.  AIDS Res Ther  2023 Oct 30;20(1):75. pii:75
  13. Pyra M, Kline J, Taylor O, Rusie L, Schafer T, Motley D, Johnson AK  Changes in HIV Prevention and Sexual Experiences During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Mixed-Methods Study.  J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr  2023 Oct 01;94(2):143-150. doi:10.1097/QAI.0000000000003229
  14. Schnall R, Liu J, Kuhns LM, Pearson C, Scott Batey D, Bruce J, Radix A, Belkind U, Hidalgo MA, Hirshfield S  et al.  A feasibility study of the use of HIV self-tests in young men who have sex with men.  AIDS Care  2023 Sep;35(9):1279-1284. doi:10.1080/09540121.2022.2160864
  15. Garofalo R  Editor's Statement: Using Misinformation to Harm LGBTQ People Is Not New.  Transgend Health  2023 Aug;8(4):300-301. doi:10.1089/trgh.2023.29001.editorial
  16. Taiwo BO, Kuhns LM, Omigbodun O, Awolude O, Kuti KM, Adetunji A, Berzins B, Janulis P, Akanmu S, Agbaji O  et al.  A randomized stepped wedge trial of an intensive combination approach to roll back the HIV epidemic in Nigerian adolescents: iCARE Nigeria treatment support protocol.  PLoS One  2023;18(7):e0274031. pii:e0274031
  17. Ridgway JP, Devlin SA, Friedman EE, Enaholo OE, Pyra M, Hirschhorn LR, Haider S, Ducheny K, Johnson AK  POWER Up-Improving pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) uptake among Black cisgender women in the Southern United States: Protocol for a stepped-wedge cluster randomized trial (SW-CRT).  PLoS One  2023;18(5):e0285858. pii:e0285858
  18. Nelson LE, Ogunbajo A, Abu-Ba'are GR, Conserve DF, Wilton L, Ndenkeh JJ, Braitstein P, Dow D, Arrington-Sanders R, Appiah P  et al.  Correction to: Using the Implementation Research Logic Model as a Lens to View Experiences of Implementing HIV Prevention and Care Interventions with Adolescent Sexual Minority Men-A Global Perspective.  AIDS Behav  2023 May;27(Suppl 1):144. doi:10.1007/s10461-022-03823-1
  19. Nelson LE, Ogunbajo A, Abu-Ba'are GR, Conserve DF, Wilton L, Ndenkeh JJ, Braitstein P, Dow D, Arrington-Sanders R, Appiah P  et al.  Using the Implementation Research Logic Model as a Lens to View Experiences of Implementing HIV Prevention and Care Interventions with Adolescent Sexual Minority Men-A Global Perspective.  AIDS Behav  2023 May;27(Suppl 1):128-143. doi:10.1007/s10461-022-03776-5
  20. Jain K, Nikolajuk K, Tully J, Britten J, DeClemente TK, Johnson AK  Title IX Experiences of Pregnant and Parenting Youth in Chicago: A Qualitative Study.  J Sch Health  2023 Apr;93(4):289-296. doi:10.1111/josh.13272
  21. Johnson AK, Smith CS, Hunt B, Jacobs J, Roesch P  Chicago's Citywide COVID-19 Vaccine Equity Program: Protect Chicago Plus.  Public Health Rep  2023;138(2):218-222. doi:10.1177/00333549221143093
  22. Crooks N, Singer RB, Smith A, Ott E, Donenberg G, Matthews AK, Patil CL, Haider S, Johnson AK  Barriers to PrEP uptake among Black female adolescents and emerging adults.  Prev Med Rep  2023 Feb;31:102062. pii:102062
  23. Johnson AK, Bhaumik R, Nandi D, Roy A, Mehta SD  Sexually Transmitted Disease-Related Reddit Posts During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Latent Dirichlet Allocation Analysis.  J Med Internet Res  2022 Oct 31;24(10):e37258. pii:e37258
  24. Haider S, Friedman EE, Ott E, Moore A, Pandiani A, Desmarais C, Johnson AK  Knowledgeable, aware / interested: Young black women's perceptions of pre-exposure prophylaxis.  Front Reprod Health  2022;4:671009. pii:671009
  25. Schnall R, Kuhns LM, Pearson C, Batey DS, Bruce J, Hidalgo MA, Hirshfield S, Janulis P, Jia H, Radix A  et al.  Efficacy of MyPEEPS Mobile, an HIV Prevention Intervention Using Mobile Technology, on Reducing Sexual Risk Among Same-Sex Attracted Adolescent Males: A Randomized Clinical Trial.  JAMA Netw Open  2022 Sep 01;5(9):e2231853. pii:e2231853
  26. Hill BJ, Motley DN, Rosentel K, VandeVusse A, Fuller C, Bowers SME, Williams M, Kipke M, Kuhns L, Pashka N  et al.  Employment as HIV Prevention: An Employment Support Intervention for Adolescent Men Who Have Sex With Men and Adolescent Transgender Women of Color.  J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr  2022 Sep 01;91(1):31-38. doi:10.1097/QAI.0000000000003020
  27. Boshara AI, Patton ME, Hunt BR, Glick N, Johnson AK  Supporting Retention in HIV Care: Comparing In-Person and Telehealth Visits in a Chicago-Based Infectious Disease Clinic.  AIDS Behav  2022 Aug;26(8):2581-2587. doi:10.1007/s10461-022-03604-w
  28. Johnson AK, Haider S, Nikolajuk K, Kuhns LM, Ott E, Motley D, Hill B, Hirschhorn L  An mHealth Intervention to Improve Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Knowledge Among Young Black Women in Family Planning Clinics: Development and Usability Study.  JMIR Form Res  2022 Jul 28;6(7):e37738. pii:e37738
  29. Johnson AK, Enaholo O, Stranix-Chibanda L, Partridge SR  Editorial: mHealth Interventions for Improving Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health.  Front Reprod Health  2022;4:945455. pii:945455
  30. Johnson AK, Pyra M, Devlin S, Uvin AZ, Irby S, Blum C, Stewart E, Masinter L, Haider S, Hirschhorn LR  et al.  Provider Perspectives on Factors Affecting the PrEP Care Continuum Among Black Cisgender Women in the Midwest United States: Applying the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research.  J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr  2022 Jul 01;90(S1):S141-S148. doi:10.1097/QAI.0000000000002974
  31. DiVirgilio L, Boshara A, Hunt BR, Jacobs J, Just K, Johnson AK  A Community-Informed Approach to COVID-19 Vaccine Roll-Out in Under-served Areas in Chicago.  Front Public Health  2022;10:863125. pii:863125
  32. Rahmandar MH, Gribben V  E-cigarette disparities: Who are the targets?  Curr Probl Pediatr Adolesc Health Care  2022 Jun;52(6):101201. doi:10.1016/j.cppeds.2022.101201
  33. Garofalo R, Adetunji A, Kuhns LM, Omigbodun O, Johnson AK, Kuti K, Awolude OA, Berzins B, Janulis P, Okonkwor O  et al.  Evaluation of the iCARE Nigeria Pilot Intervention Using Social Media and Peer Navigation to Promote HIV Testing and Linkage to Care Among High-Risk Young Men: A Nonrandomized Controlled Trial.  JAMA Netw Open  2022 Feb 01;5(2):e220148. pii:e220148

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