Foster Amey
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 108451 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Foster Amey |
| NOMBRES | Foster |
| APELLIDO | Amey |
| FIRMA | AMEY F |
| AFILIACIONES | Middle Tennessee State University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6016-9153 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 8 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 6 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 8 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2002 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2022 |
| ÍNDICE H | 2 |
Uptake of HIV testing among aging adults in Agincourt, South Africa
This cross-sectional study examined the impact of perception of community, social network and individual variables on the likelihood of voluntary HIV testing of people 40 years and older living in Agincourt, South Africa. The data came from Health and Aging in Africa: A Longitudinal Study of an INDEPTH Community in SA (HAALSI) Cohort from Agincourt. We applied three logistic regression models. Results showed that voluntary uptake of HIV testing w…
Trusting Sources of Information on Quality of Physician Care
Reporting healthcare quality has become an important factor in healthcare delivery. Prior research has shown that patient-consumers do not frequently use information on websites reporting physician quality to guide their choice of physicians. Our aim is to understand the contextual and personal characteristics that influence patient-consumers' decisions to trust or ignore information sources about healthcare quality. We use data from Finding Qual…
Correlates of intentional weight loss among American adults
Obesity has become a global epidemic. Intentional weight loss has significant health benefits for people who are overweight and obese. This study used the 2009 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) data to examine influences on intentional weight loss among American adults based on an adapted version of the Social Determinants of Health framework of the World Health Organization (WHO). Binary logistic regression analyses indicated th…
Personal social networks and health among aging adults in Agincourt, South Africa
Sexual responses to living with HIV/Aids in Lomé, Togo
A qualitative study of sexual behaviour among 88 people living with HIV was conducted in Lomé, Togo. Data were collected by means of open-ended interviews. Three separate sexual-behaviour patterns were identified: people who reported not having sex at all; people who reported using condoms consistently; and people who reported not using condoms at all or using them inconsistently. Reasons given to explain these behaviours were analysed. Findings …
To disclose or not to disclose
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the patterns of self‐disclosure of HIV/AIDS infection and reasons respondents did not disclose their serostatus to their children. Design/methodology/approach Convenience sample of 151 people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) in Lomé, Togo, was used. Semi‐structured interviews were administered. Findings Unlike studies conducted in the USA, it was found that although all of the respondents had disclosed …
Stress, social support and depression in informal caregivers to people with HIV/Aids in Lomé, Togo
Purpose This study examined factors associated with depression in 125 informal caregivers to adults living with HIV/AIDS in Lomé, Togo. Methodology Each caregiver completed a questionnaire that assessed primary and secondary stressors, social support and depression. Most of the participants were women (78 per cent), married (53 per cent), and had been giving care to nuclear family members (63 per cent) for about 11 months. OLS regression was used…
Polygyny and child survival in West Africa
This study examines the relationship between polygyny and child survival in light of conflicting findings reported in a number of studies. Using data from the Demographic and Health Surveys from six West African countries, the risks of neonatal, postneonatal, and overall infant mortality are estimated. Controlling for a set of social and bio-demographic factors, it is found that substantial risks of mortality are associated with polygyny. A separ…
Correlates of intentional weight loss among American adults
Obesity has become a global epidemic. Intentional weight loss has significant health benefits for people who are overweight and obese. This study used the 2009 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) data to examine influences on intentional weight loss among American adults based on an adapted version of the Social Determinants of Health framework of the World Health Organization (WHO). Binary logistic regression analyses indicated th…
To disclose or not to disclose
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the patterns of self‐disclosure of HIV/AIDS infection and reasons respondents did not disclose their serostatus to their children. Design/methodology/approach Convenience sample of 151 people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) in Lomé, Togo, was used. Semi‐structured interviews were administered. Findings Unlike studies conducted in the USA, it was found that although all of the respondents had disclosed …
Stress, social support and depression in informal caregivers to people with HIV/Aids in Lomé, Togo
Purpose This study examined factors associated with depression in 125 informal caregivers to adults living with HIV/AIDS in Lomé, Togo. Methodology Each caregiver completed a questionnaire that assessed primary and secondary stressors, social support and depression. Most of the participants were women (78 per cent), married (53 per cent), and had been giving care to nuclear family members (63 per cent) for about 11 months. OLS regression was used…
Polygyny and child survival in West Africa
This study examines the relationship between polygyny and child survival in light of conflicting findings reported in a number of studies. Using data from the Demographic and Health Surveys from six West African countries, the risks of neonatal, postneonatal, and overall infant mortality are estimated. Controlling for a set of social and bio-demographic factors, it is found that substantial risks of mortality are associated with polygyny. A separ…
Stress, social support and depression in informal caregivers to people with HIV/Aids in Lomé, Togo
Purpose This study examined factors associated with depression in 125 informal caregivers to adults living with HIV/AIDS in Lomé, Togo. Methodology Each caregiver completed a questionnaire that assessed primary and secondary stressors, social support and depression. Most of the participants were women (78 per cent), married (53 per cent), and had been giving care to nuclear family members (63 per cent) for about 11 months. OLS regression was used…
Sexual responses to living with HIV/Aids in Lomé, Togo
A qualitative study of sexual behaviour among 88 people living with HIV was conducted in Lomé, Togo. Data were collected by means of open-ended interviews. Three separate sexual-behaviour patterns were identified: people who reported not having sex at all; people who reported using condoms consistently; and people who reported not using condoms at all or using them inconsistently. Reasons given to explain these behaviours were analysed. Findings …
To disclose or not to disclose
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the patterns of self‐disclosure of HIV/AIDS infection and reasons respondents did not disclose their serostatus to their children. Design/methodology/approach Convenience sample of 151 people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) in Lomé, Togo, was used. Semi‐structured interviews were administered. Findings Unlike studies conducted in the USA, it was found that although all of the respondents had disclosed …
Personal social networks and health among aging adults in Agincourt, South Africa
Trusting Sources of Information on Quality of Physician Care
Reporting healthcare quality has become an important factor in healthcare delivery. Prior research has shown that patient-consumers do not frequently use information on websites reporting physician quality to guide their choice of physicians. Our aim is to understand the contextual and personal characteristics that influence patient-consumers' decisions to trust or ignore information sources about healthcare quality. We use data from Finding Qual…
Correlates of intentional weight loss among American adults
Obesity has become a global epidemic. Intentional weight loss has significant health benefits for people who are overweight and obese. This study used the 2009 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) data to examine influences on intentional weight loss among American adults based on an adapted version of the Social Determinants of Health framework of the World Health Organization (WHO). Binary logistic regression analyses indicated th…
Uptake of HIV testing among aging adults in Agincourt, South Africa
This cross-sectional study examined the impact of perception of community, social network and individual variables on the likelihood of voluntary HIV testing of people 40 years and older living in Agincourt, South Africa. The data came from Health and Aging in Africa: A Longitudinal Study of an INDEPTH Community in SA (HAALSI) Cohort from Agincourt. We applied three logistic regression models. Results showed that voluntary uptake of HIV testing w…
Psychology (7 obras) · Medicine (5 obras) · Sociology (5 obras) · Environmental health (4 obras) · Gerontology (4 obras) · Population (4 obras) · Demography (3 obras) · Demography (3 obras) · Social Psychology (3 obras) · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (2 obras)