Miguel A Carrasco
Biographic Data
| ID | 197849 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Miguel A Carrasco |
| GIVEN NAMES | Miguel A |
| FAMILY NAME | Carrasco |
| SIGNATURE | CARRASCO M A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Johns Hopkins University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7053-2462 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 17 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 15 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 17 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Community Mobilization is Associated with HIV Testing Behaviors and Their Psychosocial Antecedents Among Zambian Adults
Job Crafting and Work Engagement
One of the most widely researched personal resources is job crafting, for which several studies have confirmed the existence of a positive relationship with engagement. Some authors suggest that it would be necessary to go deeper into the mechanisms that can help us explain this relationship. Therefore, the aim of this study is to ascertain the possible influence of the meaning of work on the relationship between job crafting and engagement. The …
Barriers, benefits, and behaviour
Reaching ambitious voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) coverage targets requires a deeper understanding of the multifaceted processes shaping men's willingness to access VMMC. Guided by the Ideation Model for Health Communication, this population-based study identifies correlates of Zambian men's future VMMC intentions. Multistage cluster sampling was used to identify households with adult men in 14 districts. Multivariable Poisson regress…
The HIV Pandemic Prevention Efforts Can Inform the Covid-19 Pandemic Response in the United States
The HIV Pandemic Prevention Efforts Can Inform the COVID-19 Pandemic Response in the United States Maria A. Carrasco MPP, MPH, PhD, Kaitlyn Atkins MPH, Ruth Young MSc, Joseph G. Rosen MSPH, Suzanne M. Grieb PhD, MSPH, Vincent J. Wong MSc, and Paul J. Fleming PhD, MPH Affiliation Maria A. Carrasco is with the Office of Population and Reproductive Health at the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Washington, DC. Kaitlyn Atki…
Left behind
Male clients of female sex workers (CFSWs) are a key-affected group within the HIV epidemic. However, few studies have quantified HIV/STI burdens among CFSWs. This study used nationally representative data from the 2013–14 Zambia Demographic and Health Survey to estimate proxies for HIV and STI prevalence among sexually active men aged 15–59 paying for sex recently (past 12 months) [5%, n = 679] or in their lifetime [15%, n = 1,887]. Chi-square t…
Medically, Traditionally, and Dually Circumcised Men in Lesotho
Shedding light on a HIV blind spot
Men's relatively low rates of HIV testing has been termed the 'HIV blind spot' and recently declared by UNAIDS as a top priority. This study uses data from five nationally representative Demographic and Health Surveys in Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, and Zimbabwe to explore factors associated with men's lifetime HIV testing. Between 29.3% and 34.9% of men ages 15-49 in these countries had never tested for HIV and men who held accepting attit…
Toward 90-90-90
To reach HIV epidemic control it is important to ensure that those who have never been tested access HIV testing and counseling (HTC) particularly in the context of a generalized HIV epidemic. Using data from the 2014 Lesotho Demographic Health Survey bivariate and multivariate logistic regressions were conducted to determine the associations between never tested for HIV and key socio-cognitive characteristics by sex. Marginal probabilities at th…
Systematic review of the effect of economic compensation and incentives on uptake of voluntary medical male circumcision among men in sub-Saharan Africa
HIV Stigma Mediates the Association Between Social Cohesion and Consistent Condom Use Among Female Sex Workers Living with HIV in the Dominican Republic
The multidimensional nature of HIV stigma
HIV stigma continues to be a major challenge to addressing HIV/AIDS in various countries in sub-Saharan Africa, including Mozambique. This paper explores the multidimensional nature of HIV stigma through the thematic analysis of five qualitative studies conducted in high HIV prevalence provinces in Mozambique between 2009 and 2012. These studies included 23 interviews with people living with HIV (PLHIV) (10 women and 13 men); 6 focus groups with …
We talk, we do not have shame’
This study explores social cohesion as a strategy used by female sex workers to address layered HIV and sex work-related stigma. Data derive from a thematic analysis of 23 in-depth interviews and 2 focus groups with female sex workers living with HIV enrolled in a multi-level HIV/STI prevention, treatment and care intervention in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Drawing on Foucault's conceptualisation of modern power, discipline and resistance,…
Low Uptake of Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision Among High Risk Men in Malawi
Are subversion and conflict component parts of social cohesion
A sign of the times
Using social and behavior change communication to increase HIV testing and condom use
While overall HIV prevalence in Malawi has decreased, it is still high in the southern region of the country. Behavioral prevention activities are crucial to continue the reduction in HIV prevalence. Behavior change is influenced by many factors. Previous work indicates knowledge about HIV transmission, self-efficacy to protect oneself from exposure, and accurate risk perception of one's susceptibility all impact sexual behavior. The current stud…
Adam Smith
In this paper, I argue that, in his Theory of Moral Sentiments, Adam Smith conflates two different meanings of ‘self-command’, which is particularly puzzling because of the central role of this virtue in his theory. The first is the matrix of rational action, the one described in Part III of the TMS and learned in ‘the great school of self-command’. The second is the particular moral virtue of self-command. Distinguishing between these two meanin…
A sign of the times
HIV Stigma Mediates the Association Between Social Cohesion and Consistent Condom Use Among Female Sex Workers Living with HIV in the Dominican Republic
The HIV Pandemic Prevention Efforts Can Inform the Covid-19 Pandemic Response in the United States
The HIV Pandemic Prevention Efforts Can Inform the COVID-19 Pandemic Response in the United States Maria A. Carrasco MPP, MPH, PhD, Kaitlyn Atkins MPH, Ruth Young MSc, Joseph G. Rosen MSPH, Suzanne M. Grieb PhD, MSPH, Vincent J. Wong MSc, and Paul J. Fleming PhD, MPH Affiliation Maria A. Carrasco is with the Office of Population and Reproductive Health at the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Washington, DC. Kaitlyn Atki…
Adam Smith
In this paper, I argue that, in his Theory of Moral Sentiments, Adam Smith conflates two different meanings of ‘self-command’, which is particularly puzzling because of the central role of this virtue in his theory. The first is the matrix of rational action, the one described in Part III of the TMS and learned in ‘the great school of self-command’. The second is the particular moral virtue of self-command. Distinguishing between these two meanin…
Adam Smith
In this paper, I argue that, in his Theory of Moral Sentiments, Adam Smith conflates two different meanings of ‘self-command’, which is particularly puzzling because of the central role of this virtue in his theory. The first is the matrix of rational action, the one described in Part III of the TMS and learned in ‘the great school of self-command’. The second is the particular moral virtue of self-command. Distinguishing between these two meanin…
Using social and behavior change communication to increase HIV testing and condom use
While overall HIV prevalence in Malawi has decreased, it is still high in the southern region of the country. Behavioral prevention activities are crucial to continue the reduction in HIV prevalence. Behavior change is influenced by many factors. Previous work indicates knowledge about HIV transmission, self-efficacy to protect oneself from exposure, and accurate risk perception of one's susceptibility all impact sexual behavior. The current stud…
Low Uptake of Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision Among High Risk Men in Malawi
Are subversion and conflict component parts of social cohesion
A sign of the times
The multidimensional nature of HIV stigma
HIV stigma continues to be a major challenge to addressing HIV/AIDS in various countries in sub-Saharan Africa, including Mozambique. This paper explores the multidimensional nature of HIV stigma through the thematic analysis of five qualitative studies conducted in high HIV prevalence provinces in Mozambique between 2009 and 2012. These studies included 23 interviews with people living with HIV (PLHIV) (10 women and 13 men); 6 focus groups with …
We talk, we do not have shame’
This study explores social cohesion as a strategy used by female sex workers to address layered HIV and sex work-related stigma. Data derive from a thematic analysis of 23 in-depth interviews and 2 focus groups with female sex workers living with HIV enrolled in a multi-level HIV/STI prevention, treatment and care intervention in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Drawing on Foucault's conceptualisation of modern power, discipline and resistance,…
Toward 90-90-90
To reach HIV epidemic control it is important to ensure that those who have never been tested access HIV testing and counseling (HTC) particularly in the context of a generalized HIV epidemic. Using data from the 2014 Lesotho Demographic Health Survey bivariate and multivariate logistic regressions were conducted to determine the associations between never tested for HIV and key socio-cognitive characteristics by sex. Marginal probabilities at th…
Systematic review of the effect of economic compensation and incentives on uptake of voluntary medical male circumcision among men in sub-Saharan Africa
HIV Stigma Mediates the Association Between Social Cohesion and Consistent Condom Use Among Female Sex Workers Living with HIV in the Dominican Republic
Shedding light on a HIV blind spot
Men's relatively low rates of HIV testing has been termed the 'HIV blind spot' and recently declared by UNAIDS as a top priority. This study uses data from five nationally representative Demographic and Health Surveys in Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, and Zimbabwe to explore factors associated with men's lifetime HIV testing. Between 29.3% and 34.9% of men ages 15-49 in these countries had never tested for HIV and men who held accepting attit…
Left behind
Male clients of female sex workers (CFSWs) are a key-affected group within the HIV epidemic. However, few studies have quantified HIV/STI burdens among CFSWs. This study used nationally representative data from the 2013–14 Zambia Demographic and Health Survey to estimate proxies for HIV and STI prevalence among sexually active men aged 15–59 paying for sex recently (past 12 months) [5%, n = 679] or in their lifetime [15%, n = 1,887]. Chi-square t…
Medically, Traditionally, and Dually Circumcised Men in Lesotho
Job Crafting and Work Engagement
One of the most widely researched personal resources is job crafting, for which several studies have confirmed the existence of a positive relationship with engagement. Some authors suggest that it would be necessary to go deeper into the mechanisms that can help us explain this relationship. Therefore, the aim of this study is to ascertain the possible influence of the meaning of work on the relationship between job crafting and engagement. The …
Barriers, benefits, and behaviour
Reaching ambitious voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) coverage targets requires a deeper understanding of the multifaceted processes shaping men's willingness to access VMMC. Guided by the Ideation Model for Health Communication, this population-based study identifies correlates of Zambian men's future VMMC intentions. Multistage cluster sampling was used to identify households with adult men in 14 districts. Multivariable Poisson regress…
The HIV Pandemic Prevention Efforts Can Inform the Covid-19 Pandemic Response in the United States
The HIV Pandemic Prevention Efforts Can Inform the COVID-19 Pandemic Response in the United States Maria A. Carrasco MPP, MPH, PhD, Kaitlyn Atkins MPH, Ruth Young MSc, Joseph G. Rosen MSPH, Suzanne M. Grieb PhD, MSPH, Vincent J. Wong MSc, and Paul J. Fleming PhD, MPH Affiliation Maria A. Carrasco is with the Office of Population and Reproductive Health at the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Washington, DC. Kaitlyn Atki…
Community Mobilization is Associated with HIV Testing Behaviors and Their Psychosocial Antecedents Among Zambian Adults
Medicine (13 works) · Demography (10 works) · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (9 works) · Population (9 works) · Sociology (9 works) · Environmental health (8 works) · Gerontology (8 works) · Psychology (7 works) · Family medicine (6 works) · HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk (6 works)