Assistant Professor, Ob/Gyn and Reproductive Science, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Dr. Aletha Y. Akers, MD
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Aletha Akers practices Obstetrics & Gynecology. She studied medicine at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine is a top medical college. Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine is ranked 3/29 in Research/PrimaryCare. She has 1 awards "Fellow (FACOG)". Doctor Aletha Y. Akers, MD is a published doctor. She published 36 publications, including: 'If You Do Not Ask, They Will Not Tell: Evaluating Pregnancy Risk in Young Women in Pediatric Hospitals.'
Publications
- If You Do Not Ask, They Will Not Tell: Evaluating Pregnancy Risk in Young Women in Pediatric Hospitals.
- Racial and/or Ethnic Differences in Formal Sex Education and Sex Education by Parents among Young Women in the United States.
- Adolescents and parental caregivers as lay health advisers in a community-based risk reduction intervention for youth: baseline data from Teach One, Reach One.
- Teaching Trainees to Deliver Adolescent Reproductive Health Services.
- Racial and Ethnic Differences in Young Men's Sex and Contraceptive Education.
- Race and Reproductive Coercion: A Qualitative Assessment.
- "It just happens": a qualitative study exploring low-income women's perspectives on Pregnancy intention and planning.
- Intimate Partner Violence Victims as Mothers: Their Messages and Strategies for Communicating With Children to Break the Cycle of Violence.
- A Process Evaluation of an HIV/STI Intervention for Rural African American Youth.
- Parental report of receipt of adolescent preventive health counseling services from pediatric providers.
- Racial Disparities in Human Papillomavirus Vaccination: Does Access Matter?
- A Sex Risk Reduction Text-Message Program for Young Adult Females Discharged From the Emergency Department.
- Does a History of Unintended Pregnancy Lessen the Likelihood of Desire for Sterilization Reversal?
- Translational research applications for the study of adolescent sexual decision making.
- A qualitative exploration of the role of social networks in educating urban African American adolescents about sex.
- Perceptions of prominent neighborhood individuals regarding neighborhood factors and intimate partner violence.
- Erratum to: Perceptions of Prominent Neighborhood Individuals Regarding Neighborhood Factors and Intimate Partner Violence.
- Interventions to improve parental communication about sex: a systematic review.
- Erratum to: The Impact of Contraceptive Counseling in Primary Care on Contraceptive Use.
- Understanding Social Capital and HIV Risk in Rural African American Communities.
- The Impact of Contraceptive Counseling in Primary Care on Contraceptive Use.
- Variation in sexual behaviors in a cohort of adolescent females: the role of personal, perceived peer, and perceived family attitudes.
- "Do you Want Somebody Treating Your Sister Like That?": Qualitative Exploration of How African American Families Discuss and Promote Healthy Teen Dating Rela...
- Family discussions about contraception and family planning: a qualitative exploration of black parent and adolescent perspectives.
- Providers' perspectives on challenges to contraceptive counseling in primary care settings.
- Views of young, rural African Americans of the role of community social institutions in HIV prevention.
- Women's perspectives on counseling about risks for medication-induced birth defects.
- Exploring the relationship among weight, race, and sexual behaviors among girls.
- Perspectives of primary care clinicians on teratogenic risk counseling.
- In their own voices: rural African-American youth speak out about community-based HIV prevention interventions.
- In their own voices: rural African American youth speak out about community-based HIV prevention interventions.
- Older women and HIV testing: examining the relationship between HIV testing history, age, and lifetime HIV risk behaviors.
- Factors underlying disparities in cervical cancer incidence, screening, and treatment in the United States.
- Perceptions and acceptance of immunization during Pregnancy.
- Multicenter Study of Human Papillomavirus and the Human Papillomavirus Vaccine: Knowledge and Attitudes among People of African Descent.
Schools
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Procedures Preformed
- Colposcopy
- Contraceptive Management
- Destruction or Excision of Lesion of Cervix (incl. LEEP)
- Gynecologic Cancer Screening
Conditions Treated
- Encounters for Normal Pregnancies
- Hematologic Abnormalities Associated With Pregnancy
- Hypertension
- Intrauterine Growth Restriction
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Doctors Specialties
- Obstetrics
- Gynecology
Accepted Insurances
Awards
- Fellow (FACOG)
Education
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University of Michigan Hospitals and Health Centers -
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
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