Adolescent and Young Adult Health
Riley J. Steiner, MPH; Nicole Liddon, PhD; Andrea L. Swartzendruber, PhD, MPH; et al.
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JAMA Pediatr. 2016;170(5):428-434. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2016.0007
This cross-sectional analysis compares condom use among sexually active female US high school students who use long-acting reversible contraception vs moderately effective contraceptive methods.
Adolescent and Young Adult Health
Lonnie Embleton, MPH; Hana Lee, PhD; Jayleen Gunn, PhD; et al.
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JAMA Pediatr. 2016;170(5):435-444. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2016.0156
This systematic review and meta-analysis reports on the self-reported reasons why children and youth around the world become street-involved.
Adolescent and Young Adult Health
Annika M. Hofstetter, MD, PhD, MPH; Danielle C. Ompad, PhD; Melissa S. Stockwell, MD, MPH; et al.
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JAMA Pediatr. 2016;170(5):445-452. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2015.3926
This cohort study examines the effect of human papillomavirus vaccination on the subsequent risk for abnormal cervical cytology results among urban, low-income minority females.
Adolescent and Young Adult Health
Tami H. Skoff, MS; Stacey W. Martin, MSc
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JAMA Pediatr. 2016;170(5):453-458. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2015.4875
This study evaluates the tetanus toxoid, reduced diphtheria toxoid, and acellular pertussis vaccine鈥檚 effect over time among adolescents 11 to 18 years old and accounts for the transition from whole-cell to acellular pertussis vaccines for the childhood primary series.
Haedi DeAngelis, MA; Samuel V. Scarpino, PhD; Meagan C. Fitzpatrick, PhD; et al.
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JAMA Pediatr. 2016;170(5):459-465. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2016.0047
This simulation study using a mathematical model of pertussis transmission assesses whether a priming dose of whole-cell pertussis vaccine is cost-effective at reducing pertussis infection in infants.
Adolescent and Young Adult Health
Markus Juonala, MD, PhD; Laura Pulkki-Råback, PhD; Marko Elovainio, PhD; et al.
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JAMA Pediatr. 2016;170(5):466-472. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2015.4121
This longitudinal study evaluates the association of childhood psychosocial factors with adult coronary artery calcification among participants in the Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns Study.
Adolescent and Young Adult Health
Alison J. Culyba, MD, MPH; Sara F. Jacoby, PhD, MPH; Therese S. Richmond, PhD, CRNP; et al.
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JAMA Pediatr. 2016;170(5):473-480. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2015.4697
This population-based case-control study assesses associations between environmental neighborhood features (such as streets, buildings, and natural surroundings) and adolescent homicide to identify targets for future place-based interventions.
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Sari L. Reisner, ScD; Katie B. Biello, PhD, MPH; Jaclyn M. White Hughto, MPH; et al.
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JAMA Pediatr. 2016;170(5):481-486. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2016.0067
This observational study reports on the prevalence of mental health and psychiatric comorbidities in a community-based sample of young transgender women.
Adolescent and Young Adult Health
Ana Maria De Bernardi Rodrigues, RN, MSc; Cleliani de Cassia da Silva, RD, MSc; Ana Carolina Junqueira Vasques, RD, PhD; et al.
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JAMA Pediatr. 2016;170(5):487-494. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2015.4365
This cross-sectional study compares insulin sensitivity, measured with the hyperglycemic clamp technique, in adolescents with sleep deprivation vs those with adequate sleep.
Gehan Roberts, MPH, PhD; Jon Quach, PhD; Megan Spencer-Smith, PhD; et al.
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JAMA Pediatr. 2016;170(5):e154568. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2015.4568
The randomized clinical trial tests whether a computerized adaptive working memory intervention program improves long-term academic outcomes of children 6 to 7 years of age with low working memory compared with usual classroom teaching.