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Stephanie L Marhefka, PhD

Professor (Nursing, Public Health, Medicine), USF
Verified email at usf.edu
Cited by 2275

The state of the union: Sexual health disparities in a national sample of US college students

ER Buhi, SL Marhefka, MT Hoban - Journal of American College …, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
Objective: To examine sexual health disparities between blacks and whites in a national
sample of US college students. Participants and Method Summary: Analyses utilized …

Historical antecedents of breastfeeding for African American women: from the pre-colonial period to the mid-twentieth century

AF Louis-Jacques, SL Marhefka, J Brumley… - Journal of racial and …, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Introduction African American women have much lower breastfeeding rates than
other racial and ethnic groups in the USA. While researchers are beginning to explore …

Psychosocial implications of HIV serostatus disclosure to youth with perinatally acquired HIV

EK Santamaria, C Dolezal, SL Marhefka… - AIDS patient care and …, 2011 - liebertpub.com
Recommendations suggest that older children and adolescents perinatally infected with HIV
(PHIV+) be informed of their HIV diagnosis; however, delayed disclosure is commonly …

“When is health care actually going to be care?” The lived experience of family planning care among young black women

RG Logan, EM Daley, CA Vamos… - Qualitative Health …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
While family planning care (FPC) visits may serve as opportunities to address gaps in
knowledge and access to limited resources, young Black women may also face structural …

Family experiences with pediatric antiretroviral therapy: responsibilities, barriers, and strategies for remembering medications

SL Marhefka, LJ Koenig, S Allison… - AIDS Patient Care …, 2008 - liebertpub.com
This study examines the relationship between adherence to pediatric HIV regimens and
three family experience factors:(1) regimen responsibility;(2) barriers to adherence; and (3) …

The United States National Cancer Institute's coordinated research effort on tobacco use as a major cause of morbidity and mortality among people with HIV

RL Ashare, SL Bernstein, R Schnoll… - Nicotine and …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
The use of antiretroviral therapy for people with HIV (PWH) has improved life expectancy.
However, PWH now lose more life-years to tobacco use than to HIV infection. Unfortunately …

A comparison of audio computer-assisted self-interviews to face-to-face interviews of sexual behavior among perinatally HIV-exposed youth

C Dolezal, SL Marhefka, EK Santamaria… - Archives of sexual …, 2012 - Springer
Computer-assisted interview methods are increasingly popular in the assessment of
sensitive behaviors (eg, substance abuse and sexual behaviors). It has been suggested that …

Caregiver psychosocial characteristics and children's adherence to antiretroviral therapy

SL Marhefka, VJ Tepper, JL Brown… - AIDS Patient Care & …, 2006 - liebertpub.com
Although parents and caregivers may have primary responsibility for their children's
medication-taking, surprisingly few studies have examined caregiver psychosocial …

Social determinants of potential eHealth engagement among people living with HIV receiving Ryan white case management: health equity implications from project …

SL Marhefka, E Lockhart, DA Turner, W Wang… - AIDS and Behavior, 2020 - Springer
Objectives Evaluate the relationships between social characteristics of Floridian persons
living with HIV (PLWH) and both use of digital technologies and willingness to use eHealth …

[HTML][HTML] Post-earthquake self-reported depressive symptoms and post-traumatic stress disorder and their correlates among college-youths in Kathmandu, Nepal

V Sharma, BL Levin, GJ Rahill, JA Baldwin, A Luitel… - Psychiatric …, 2021 - Springer
Exposure to earthquake has previously been associated with adverse mental health
outcomes, however, evidence is limited among youth in resource-limited settings. This study …