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Katherine B. Rucinski
Researcher at Johns Hopkins University
Publications - 38
Citations - 362
Katherine B. Rucinski is an academic researcher from Johns Hopkins University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Men who have sex with men & Population. The author has an hindex of 8, co-authored 30 publications receiving 188 citations. Previous affiliations of Katherine B. Rucinski include New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene & University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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Knowledge and use of pre-exposure prophylaxis among an online sample of young men who have sex with men in New York City.
Katherine B. Rucinski,Nana Mensah,Kent A. Sepkowitz,Kent A. Sepkowitz,Blayne Cutler,Monica Sweeney,Julie E. Myers,Julie E. Myers +7 more
TL;DR: Knowledge of PrEP was associated with high educational attainment, gay identity and recent HIV testing, suggesting an uneven dissemination of information about PrEP and missed opportunities for education to avoid disparities in use during scale-up.
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Perceived interruptions to HIV prevention and treatment services associated with COVID-19 for gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men in 20 countries.
Amrita Rao,Katherine B. Rucinski,Brooke A. Jarrett,Benjamin Ackerman,Sara Wallach,Julia L. Marcus,Tyler Adamson,Alex Garner,Glenn-Milo Santos,Chris Beyrer,Sean Howell,Stefan Baral +11 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors assessed the relationship between stringency of COVID-19 control measures and interruptions to HIV prevention and treatment services for MSM, and found that more stringent responses were associated with decreased perceived access to services.
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The Relationship between School Dropout and Pregnancy among Adolescent Girls and Young Women in South Africa: A HPTN 068 Analysis.
Marie C D Stoner,Katherine B. Rucinski,Jessie K. Edwards,Amanda Selin,James P. Hughes,James P. Hughes,Jing Wang,Yaw Agyei,F. Xavier Gómez-Olivé,Catherine MacPhail,Catherine MacPhail,Kathleen Kahn,Kathleen Kahn,Audrey Pettifor,Audrey Pettifor +14 more
TL;DR: Pregnancy is both a cause and a consequence of school dropout, and consideration of school attendance and academic performance could ultimately enhance pregnancy prevention efforts in this population.
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HIV Stigma, Depressive Symptoms, and Substance Use.
Valerie A. Earnshaw,Lisa A. Eaton,Zachary K. Collier,Ryan J. Watson,Jessica L. Maksut,Katherine B. Rucinski,John F. Kelly,Seth C. Kalichman +7 more
TL;DR: The indirect effects between internalized and enacted stigma with indicators of substance use were significant, suggesting that depressive symptoms partially mediated associations between stigma and substance use.
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Vulnerability profiles and prevalence of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections among adolescent girls and young women in Ethiopia: A latent class analysis.
Carly A. Comins,Katherine B. Rucinski,Stefan Baral,Samuele A. Abebe,Andargachew Mulu,Sheree Schwartz +5 more
TL;DR: Characterizing patterns of vulnerability amongAGYW that reflect higher-level social and structural factors can help facilitate early identification of AGYW at the highest risk of HIV/STI acquisition, thus differentiating groups of AGyW who may most benefit from targeted HIV prevention interventions during adolescence and early adulthood.