Abstract

This is a pilot study for a project aimed at developing a culturally- sensitive intervention model for the prevention of adolescent risk behaviors for HIV infection, cancer, and other health problems. The overall research objectives would be to: (l) determine the prevalence of risk behaviors on a population sample of adolescent blacks; (2) determine which of 2 alternative models can be used to explain these behaviors; (3) to compare findings in Atlanta to those from a comparable Canadian city; and (4) to develop an intervention based on these findings. For the pilot study, the objectives would be to (l) validate and improve the measuring instrument; (2) determine the feasibility of collecting information from students in Atlanta public schools in a self-administered format; and (3) collect and analyze preliminary data. In Phase I of the pilot study, we will use focus groups of Atlanta public school students in grades 6-8 to modify an existing questionnaire to make it more comprehensive and to insure its cultural appropriateness. In Phase II, we will administer the questionnaire in at least 2 classrooms. Data will be analyzed using standard epidemiological and biostatistical techniques.

  Funding Agency

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Center for Research Resources (NCRR)
Type
Exploratory Grants (P20)
Project #
5P20RR011104-04
Application #
6123323
Study Section
Project Start
1998-09-01
Project End
1999-08-31
Budget Start
1997-10-01
Budget End
1998-09-30
Support Year
4
Fiscal Year
1998
Total Cost
Indirect Cost

  Institution

Name
Morehouse School of Medicine
Department
Type
DUNS #
City
Atlanta
State
GA
Country
United States
Zip Code
30310

  Publications

Grams, Morgan E; Sang, Yingying; Ballew, Shoshana H et al. (2018) Predicting timing of clinical outcomes in patients with chronic kidney disease and severely decreased glomerular filtration rate. Kidney Int 93:1442-1451
Ofili, Elizabeth O; Pemu, Priscilla E; Quarshie, Alexander et al. (2018) DEMOCRATIZING DISCOVERY HEALTH WITH N=Me. Trans Am Clin Climatol Assoc 129:215-234
Inker, Lesley A; Grams, Morgan E; Levey, Andrew S et al. (2018) Relationship of Estimated GFR and Albuminuria to Concurrent Laboratory Abnormalities: An Individual Participant Data Meta-analysis in a Global Consortium. Am J Kidney Dis :
Juraschek, Stephen P; Miller 3rd, Edgar R; Appel, Lawrence J (2018) Orthostatic Hypotension and Symptoms in the AASK Trial. Am J Hypertens 31:665-671
Chen, Teresa K; Appel, Lawrence J; Grams, Morgan E et al. (2017) APOL1 Risk Variants and Cardiovascular Disease: Results From the AASK (African American Study of Kidney Disease and Hypertension). Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 37:1765-1769
Kelli, Heval M; Hammadah, Muhammad; Ahmed, Hina et al. (2017) Association Between Living in Food Deserts and Cardiovascular Risk. Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes 10:
Juraschek, Stephen P; Appel, Lawrence J; Miller 3rd, Edgar R (2017) Metoprolol Increases Uric Acid and Risk of Gout in African Americans With Chronic Kidney Disease Attributed to Hypertension. Am J Hypertens 30:871-875
Bang, Casper N; Soliman, Elsayed Z; Simpson, Lara M et al. (2017) Electrocardiographic Left Ventricular Hypertrophy Predicts Cardiovascular Morbidity and Mortality in Hypertensive Patients: The ALLHAT Study. Am J Hypertens 30:914-922
Chen, Teresa K; Tin, Adrienne; Peralta, Carmen A et al. (2017) APOL1 Risk Variants, Incident Proteinuria, and Subsequent eGFR Decline in Blacks with Hypertension-Attributed CKD. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 12:1771-1777
Van Dyke, Miriam E; Vaccarino, Viola; Quyyumi, Arshed A et al. (2016) Socioeconomic status discrimination is associated with poor sleep in African-Americans, but not Whites. Soc Sci Med 153:141-7

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