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Author(s): D. P. Kennedy, J. S. Tucker, Green, D. Golinelli, B. Ewing
Publication Date: 2012
This project investigates the multiple levels of influence on unprotected sex among homeless youth, including social network, individual, and partner level influences (Authors).
Author(s): D. P. Kennedy, S. L. Wenzel, J. S. Tucker, H. D. Jr Green, D. Golinelli, G. W. Ryan, R. Beckman, Annie Zhou
Publication Date: 2009
This research uses multi-level modeling to investigate the context of unprotected sex of homeless women. Based on interviews with 429 randomly selected women living in temporary shelter settings in Los Angeles, this project investigates multiple levels of influence on unprotected sex with particular partners. Previous studies have investigated condom use of homeless women primarily at the individual level. This project investigates unprotected se...
Physical Violence Against Impoverished Women: a Longitudinal Analysis of Risk and Protective Factors
Author(s): S. L. Wenzel, J. S. Tucker, M. N. Elliott, G. N. Marshall, S. L. Williamson
Publication Date: 2004
Violence represents a significant threat to the health of impoverished women. Few studies have examined what characteristics might be associated with increased risk of violence or protection from physical violence directed at such women, although this information is important in informing violence prevention and intervention efforts. This is the first study to our knowledge that has prospectively examined, in representative probability samples of...