Gloria B Callwood

Biographic Data

ID108361
NAMEGloria B Callwood
GIVEN NAMESGloria B
FAMILY NAMECallwood
SIGNATURECALLWOOD G B
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of the Virgin Islands
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS6
TOTAL CITATIONS3
AUTHOR COUNT6
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1993
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2023
H-INDEX1

  • Development of an HIV/STI and partner violence health promotion intervention for abused US Virgin Islands women

    Open AccessKamila A Alexander, Phyllis Sharps et al.ARTICLEHealth Promotion International2023

    Women in the US Virgin Islands (USVI) experience intimate partner violence (IPV) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) at disproportionate rates compared to women on the US mainland. Women in violent relationships report experiencing controlling behaviours that decrease their ability to negotiate for sex using condoms or to prevent unwanted pregnancies. Though several evidence-based interventions exist to prevent either IPV or HIV, few address t…

  • Some men just don’t want to get hurt’: Perspectives of U.S. Virgin Islands men toward partner violence and HIV risks

    Kamila A Alexander, Noelle M St Vil et al.ARTICLEEthnicity and Health2017Cited by: 1References: 8

    Objectives: Global evidence suggests that individuals who experience intimate partner violence (IPV) can have accelerated risk for HIV transmission. The U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI) has high per capita rates of HIV and IPV that can have devastating effects on women's health. Catalysts for these health disparities may be shaped by cultural and social definitions of conventional masculinity. Thus, understanding USVI men's perceptions about HIV risks …

  • Intimate partner violence among African American and African Caribbean women: Prevalence, risk factors, and the influence of cultural attitudes

    Open AccessJamila K Stockman, Marguerite B Lucea et al.ARTICLEGlobal Health Action2014

    BACKGROUND: Women of African descent are disproportionately affected by intimate partner abuse; yet, limited data exist on whether the prevalence varies for women of African descent in the United States and those in the US territories. OBJECTIVE: In this multisite study, we estimated lifetime and 2-year prevalence of physical, sexual, and psychological intimate partner abuse (IPA) among 1,545 women of African descent in the United States and US V…

  • Intimate partner violence and HIV risk factors among African-American and African-Caribbean women in clinic-based settings

    Jamila K Stockman, Marguerite B Lucea et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2013

    Despite progress against intimate partner violence (IPV) and HIV/AIDS in the past two decades, both epidemics remain major public health problems, particularly among women of color. The objective of this study was to assess the relationship between recent IPV and HIV risk factors (sexual and drug risk behaviors, sexually transmitted infections [STIs], condom use, and negotiation) among women of African descent. We conducted a comparative case-con…

  • Developing an Effective HIV/Aids Response for Women and Girls in the U.S. Virgin Islands

    Open AccessGoulda Downer, Goulda A Downer et al.ARTICLEWomen s Health Issues2011

  • Culturally Relevant Psychiatric Care: The West Indian as a Client

    Open AccessJune Elaine Brent, Gloria B CallwoodARTICLEJournal of Black Psychology1993Cited by: 2References: 6

    Cultural sensitivity is essential to the provision of quality mental health intervention. West Indian culture, including belief systems,familypatterns, child-rearing practices, racial mixtures, and geography, influences the presentation of and perceived causes of symptoms in mentally ill persons, who are natives of the Eastern Caribbean Islands. Parenthood and childbearing beliefs and practices are discussed in relationship to their influences on…