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Yohansa Fernandez

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Articles 8
Citations 10
Followers 0
Related Specialties
Infectious Diseases
Social Sciences
Public Health
Top 10 Co-Authors
Don Operario
Jaclyn M W Hughto
Haley Adrian
Patrick J A Kelly
Alexandra B Collins
Victoria Briody
Hill L Wolfe
David G Zelaya
Pauline Garcia-Reid
Jorge Santana Bagur
Published In
Health Educ Behav
AIDS Patient Care STDS
J Contextual Behav Sci
J Int Assoc Provid AIDS Care
Soc Sci Med
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Recent Articles
1.
The Utilization of Syndemic Theory in Transgender Literature: A Structured Literature Review
Fernandez Y, Tapper A, Lodge W, Operario D
Transgend Health . 2024 Dec; 9(6):522-532. PMID: 39735375
Purpose: Trans and gender diverse (TGD) people are one of the world's most marginalized populations. Current evidence indicates that ostracism faced by these communities leads to multiple adverse conditions. The...
2.
Minority Stress, Mental Health, and Mindfulness and Self-Compassion as Moderators among Young Sexual Minority Men: A Moderated Structural Equation Analysis
Sun S, Guy A, Murphy M, Zelaya D, Fernandez Y, Operario D
J Contextual Behav Sci . 2024 Oct; 33. PMID: 39430428
Young adult sexual minority men are at heightened risk for psychological distress (i.e., depression and anxiety). Mounting evidence suggests the adverse consequences of distal stigma, and existing frameworks (the Minority...
3.
A qualitative study of reasons to use substances and substance use treatment experiences among transgender and gender diverse adults in Rhode Island
Kelly P, Myers-Matthews P, Collins A, Wolfe H, Miller-Jacobs C, Davis M, et al.
SSM Qual Res Health . 2024 Jun; 5. PMID: 38854803
No abstract available.
4.
Understanding the delivery of substance use treatment services to transgender and gender-diverse people: Findings from a mixed-methods study of healthcare professionals
Hughto J, Wolfe H, Adrian H, Operario D, Hughes L, Fernandez Y, et al.
Soc Sci Med . 2024 Jan; 343:116591. PMID: 38277762
Background: Transgender and gender diverse (TGD) people who use drugs report barriers to accessing substance use treatment, including provider mistreatment. Little research has explored the multilevel factors that shape the...
5.
High Awareness But Low Uptake of Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis in a Community Sample of Trans Masculine Adults in Massachusetts
Hughto J, Fernandez Y, Restar A, Klasko-Foster L, Deutsch M, Peitzmeier S, et al.
AIDS Patient Care STDS . 2022 Jun; 36(7):249-253. PMID: 35727649
No abstract available.
6.
Intrapersonal psychological empowerment profiles on ethnic identity, social support, and lifetime drug use among Hispanic adolescent girls
Opara I, Lardier Jr D, Fernandez Y, Garcia-Reid P, Reid R
J Ethn Subst Abuse . 2020 Aug; 21(3):886-913. PMID: 32787746
The abbreviated Sociopolitical Control Scale for Youth (SPCS-Y) factor structure, used to measure intrapersonal psychological empowerment, was tested among a sample of Hispanic adolescent girls ( = 490). Confirmatory factor...
7.
Evaluating HIV Educational Materials for Older People
Conner L, Fernandez Y, Junious E, Piper C, Rowan D
J Int Assoc Provid AIDS Care . 2019 May; 18:2325958219849054. PMID: 31131670
Objective: To address the gap in knowledge about HIV risk reduction materials that target older adults. This review offered a comprehensive and rigorous examination of HIV risk reduction education materials...
8.
When "the Cure" Is the Risk: Understanding How Substance Use Affects HIV and HCV in a Layered Risk Environment in San Juan, Puerto Rico
Hernandez D, Castellon P, Fernandez Y, Torres-Cardona F, Parish C, Gorshein D, et al.
Health Educ Behav . 2017 Sep; 44(5):748-757. PMID: 28891344
Background: Substance use, particularly injection drug use, continues to fuel the HIV/HCV (hepatitis C virus) epidemics in San Juan, Puerto Rico (PR). Aim: This article examines individual and sociostructural factors...