Shelley A Francis
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1.
Leser K, Francis S
Afr J Reprod Health
. 2014 May;
18(1):123-6.
PMID: 24796176
Parent-child communication about sexual health is considered an effective strategy for encouraging safe sexual practices among youth. This study used a brief survey to examine mother-child communication among 86 antenatal...
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Respress B, Small E, Francis S, Cordova D
J Ethn Subst Abuse
. 2013 Nov;
12(4):279-99.
PMID: 24215222
Although Black adolescents have reported a lower prevalence of substance use relative to non-Hispanic Whites, Black youth are disproportionately affected by adverse social outcomes. Social scientists have highlighted that using...
3.
Francis S, Leser K, Esmont E, Griffith F
Afr J Reprod Health
. 2013 Sep;
17(1):158-68.
PMID: 24069745
Cervical cancer is the leading cause of cancer related deaths among women. Each year there are approximately 250,000 deaths; most of which occurred in Sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia, and Latin...
4.
Respress B, Morris D, Gary F, Lewin L, Francis S
Issues Ment Health Nurs
. 2013 Jul;
34(7):539-49.
PMID: 23875556
Conventional behavior theories that assert adolescent risk behaviors are determined by peer and parental relationships are being challenged as research begins to consider broader socioenvironmental factors. This study, using data...
5.
Francis S, Katz M
Matern Child Health J
. 2012 Aug;
17(7):1222-9.
PMID: 22930347
Worldwide, cervical cancer is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality among women. Even though women in developing countries account for approximately 85 % of the cervical cancer...
6.
Francis S, Battle-Fisher M, Liverpool J, Hipple L, Mosavel M, Soogun S, et al.
Vaccine
. 2011 Aug;
29(47):8760-5.
PMID: 21855591
In South Africa, cervical cancer is the second leading cause of death among women. Black South Africa women are disproportionately affected by cervical cancer and have one of the highest...
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Nelson J, Francis S, Liverpool J, Soogun S, Mofammere N
Sex Reprod Healthc
. 2010 Dec;
1(4):195-6.
PMID: 21122621
Twelve Sangomas or traditional healers participated in a focus group exploring their understanding of cervical cancer and human papilloma virus (HPV), their role informing women about cervical cancer prevention and...
8.
Francis S, Nelson J, Liverpool J, Soogun S, Mofammere N, Thorpe Jr R
Vaccine
. 2010 Oct;
28(50):8026-32.
PMID: 20887829
Developing countries account for 85% of the nearly 500,000 yearly cases of cervical cancer worldwide with approximately 250,000 deaths occurring in Sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia, and Latin America. In South...
9.
Francis S, Thorpe R
Subst Use Misuse
. 2010 Apr;
45(13):2113-29.
PMID: 20392168
Using the Primary Socialization Theory (PST), we examined substance use and sexual risk-taking behaviors between Black (N = 1,464) and White (N = 3,946) adolescents in the National Longitudinal Study...
10.
Francis S, Lam W, Cance J, Hogan V
J Relig Health
. 2009 May;
48(2):164-77.
PMID: 19421867
This study examines African American faith based leaders' attitudes and beliefs about providing HIV prevention education and services to adolescents. Using a convenience sample, we identified priority adolescent health issues,...