Christina Aivadyan, PhD
Associate Research Scientist in Public Health (Social and Behavioral Sciences)Cards
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Research
Publications
2025
Adolescent Perceptions of HIV Testing Access and Utilization Across Two States with Varying Laws Regulating Minors’ Access to Confidential Sexual Health Services: A Qualitative Study in Connecticut and New Jersey
Aivadyan C, Takenaka B, Rutledge J, Kershaw T. Adolescent Perceptions of HIV Testing Access and Utilization Across Two States with Varying Laws Regulating Minors’ Access to Confidential Sexual Health Services: A Qualitative Study in Connecticut and New Jersey. AIDS And Behavior 2025, 29: 2816-2830. PMID: 40272738, PMCID: PMC12648570, DOI: 10.1007/s10461-025-04738-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSexual health servicesHealth servicesHealth informationAndersen's Behavioral Model of Health Services UseBehavioral Model of Health Services UseSexually active adolescentsModel of Health Services UseQualitative studyConfidentiality concernsDiscussion of sexual health issuesHIV testing uptakeHealth service useHealth service utilizationPrivacy of health informationAndersen's Behavioral ModelActive adolescentsSexual health issuesSexual health informationSemi-structured interviewsTesting uptakeDedoose softwareService useService utilizationHealthcare providersConfidential careConfidentiality-promoting state laws and sex differences in HIV testing among sexually experienced U.S. high school students
Aivadyan C, El-Bassel N, Chang M, Philbin M, Wu E. Confidentiality-promoting state laws and sex differences in HIV testing among sexually experienced U.S. high school students. AIDS Care 2025, 37: 901-913. PMID: 40047278, PMCID: PMC12167680, DOI: 10.1080/09540121.2025.2473945.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsState lawsConfidentiality protectionReport HIV testingYouth Risk Behavior Surveillance SystemHIV testingU.S. high school studentsAdolescent HIV testingParental notificationBehavior Surveillance SystemLawHigh school studentsMale adolescentsLifetime HIV testingConfidentialityConfidentiality concernsFemale high school studentsProtectionSchool studentsSexual health servicesHIVHealth servicesStatePotential impactInsured dependentsAdolescents
2024
Predictors of HIV and STI testing among sexually active Black adolescents: Results from YRBSS 2019–2021
Weerakoon S, Srikanth N, Aivadyan C, Takenaka B, Rose R, Rutledge J, Sissoko G, Opara I. Predictors of HIV and STI testing among sexually active Black adolescents: Results from YRBSS 2019–2021. Journal Of HIV/AIDS & Social Services 2024, 23: 185-200. PMID: 41059105, PMCID: PMC12499896, DOI: 10.1080/15381501.2024.2435882.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSexually transmitted infection testingSexually transmitted infectionsPredictors of HIVE-cigarettesOdds of testingE-cigarette useYouth Risk Behavior Surveillance SystemBehavior Surveillance SystemBlack adolescentsCurrent substance usersCondom useHIVSexual partnersTesting behaviorInfluence testing behaviourPreventive health measuresSubstance usersSubstance useAdolescentsOddsPredictorsRegression modelsAgeSexMaleAssociations Between State Laws Regulating Minors’ Access to Confidential Sexual Health Services and Lifetime HIV Testing Among U.S. Male High School Students
Aivadyan C, El-Bassel N, Chang M, Santelli J, Philbin M, Wu E. Associations Between State Laws Regulating Minors’ Access to Confidential Sexual Health Services and Lifetime HIV Testing Among U.S. Male High School Students. AIDS And Behavior 2024, 29: 906-918. PMID: 39673585, PMCID: PMC11830526, DOI: 10.1007/s10461-024-04574-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLifetime HIV testingSexual health servicesHIV testingState lawsHealth servicesMale high school studentsMinors' accessMultilevel logistic regressionYouth Risk Behavior Surveillance SystemBehavior Surveillance SystemState-level characteristicsYoung menParental notificationSexually active male adolescentsConfidentiality protectionLawConfidentiality concernsLogistic regressionSexual behaviorHigh school studentsSurveillance systemYMSMInsured dependentsMale adolescentsConfidentialityA Nationally Representative Analysis of Substance Use and Sexual Health Correlates Associated with HIV and STI Testing among Adolescents
Weerakoon S, Srikanth N, Aivadyan C, Takenaka B, Rose R, Rutledge J, Wan X, Opara I. A Nationally Representative Analysis of Substance Use and Sexual Health Correlates Associated with HIV and STI Testing among Adolescents. AIDS And Behavior 2024, 29: 919-932. PMID: 39661294, PMCID: PMC13005279, DOI: 10.1007/s10461-024-04575-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOdds of HIVSTI testingYouth Risk Behavior Surveillance SystemIncreased odds of HIVSexual healthIncreased oddsCDC's Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance SystemOdds of HIV testingStepwise multivariate logistic regression modelsSubstance use behaviorsLifetime cocaine useSubstance useMultivariate logistic regression modelNationally representative analysisBehavior Surveillance SystemLogistic regression modelsPrescription drug misuseHIV/STI testingTailored HIVHIV testingSex of sexual partnersUnited StatesCocaine useHealth correlatesTesting services
2021
Inclusive State Legislation and Reduced Risk of Past-Year Suicide Attempts Among Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Questioning Adolescents in the United States
Aivadyan C, Slavin M, Wu E. Inclusive State Legislation and Reduced Risk of Past-Year Suicide Attempts Among Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Questioning Adolescents in the United States. Archives Of Suicide Research 2021, 27: 63-79. PMID: 34427167, PMCID: PMC8866533, DOI: 10.1080/13811118.2021.1967237.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSexual minority identityPast-year suicide attemptSexual minoritiesMinority identityState legislatorsOdds of past-year suicide attemptSexual minority subgroupsSexual minority youthMultilevel logistic regressionUnited StatesHeterosexual youthQuestioning adolescentsLGBQ adolescentsMinority youthBisexual malesYouth Risk Behavior Surveillance SystemSuicide attemptsMinority subgroupsState lawsLGBQYouthBehavior Surveillance SystemLegislationPast-yearEqualitySubstance Use and Sexual Risk Behavior Among Black Men Who Have Sex With Men in New York City: Evidence for Increased Risk During Young Adulthood.
Aivadyan C, Lee Y, El-Bassel N, Wu E. Substance Use and Sexual Risk Behavior Among Black Men Who Have Sex With Men in New York City: Evidence for Increased Risk During Young Adulthood. AIDS Education And Prevention 2021, 33: 73-87. PMID: 33617320, PMCID: PMC7905783, DOI: 10.1521/aeap.2021.33.1.73.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSexual risk behaviorsSubstance useCondomless anal sexRisk behaviorsYoung adulthoodHierarchical linear regressionSexual partnersCocaine useParty drug useMale sexual partnersMultiple sex partnersFunction of ageBinge drinkingYoung adultsHIV prevention interventionsDrug useCocainePreventive interventionsAnal sexSex partnersAdulthoodNew York CityPositive associationHIVAdults
2020
Smartphone Application Plus Brief Motivational Intervention Reduces Substance Use and Sexual Risk Behaviors Among Homeless Young Adults: Results From a Randomized Controlled Trial
Thompson R, Aivadyan C, Stohl M, Aharonovich E, Hasin D. Smartphone Application Plus Brief Motivational Intervention Reduces Substance Use and Sexual Risk Behaviors Among Homeless Young Adults: Results From a Randomized Controlled Trial. Psychology Of Addictive Behaviors 2020, 34: 641-649. PMID: 32175752, PMCID: PMC9997652, DOI: 10.1037/adb0000570.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHomeless young adultsSexual risk behaviorsSubstance useRisk behaviorsSexual riskUnprotected sexYoung adultsLevels of substance useBaseline levelsBaseline levels of substance useReduction of substance useReduce substance usePreliminary effectivenessCrisis sheltersFollow-up assessmentMotivational interventionPostintervention follow-up assessmentsRandomized Controlled TrialsKruskal-Wallis testAbused substancesRandomized Controlled Pilot TrialLogistic regression modelsAlcohol useRandomized trialsControlled Trials
2019
Book Review: Invisible women: Data bias in a world designed for men
Aivadyan C. Book Review: Invisible women: Data bias in a world designed for men. Affilia 2019, 36: 260-261. DOI: 10.1177/0886109919882321.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDopesick: Dealers, Doctors, and the Drug Company that Addicted America Beth Macy. New York, NY: Little, Brown and Company, 2018 IBSN 978–0316551243
Aivadyan C. Dopesick: Dealers, Doctors, and the Drug Company that Addicted America Beth Macy. New York, NY: Little, Brown and Company, 2018 IBSN 978–0316551243. Addiction 2019, 114: 1708-1708. DOI: 10.1111/add.14654.Peer-Reviewed Original Research