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Lesley Hirsch
Researcher at AED
Publications - 2
Citations - 237
Lesley Hirsch is an academic researcher from AED. The author has contributed to research in topics: Psychosocial & Sexual abstinence. The author has an hindex of 2, co-authored 2 publications receiving 231 citations.
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Initiation of sexual intercourse among middle school adolescents: the influence of psychosocial factors
TL;DR: Psychosocial factors, particularly norms about having sex, influence initiation of sexual intercourse among middle-school, inner-city youth, and data suggest that programs to delay initiation ofSexual intercourse should reinforce norms about refraining from sex.
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Strategies to Maximize Retention of a Sample of Young Adolescents in a Longitudinal Evaluation of Healthy & Alive!
TL;DR: The authors implemented strategies to maximize cohort retention to avert loss of statistical power and minimize bias in a longitudinal evaluation of a middle school HIV/STD prevention intervention, which confirmed the need to implement retention strategies early and to maintain them throughout data collection.