Carrie Kovarik
Biographic Data
| ID | 1259359 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Carrie Kovarik |
| GIVEN NAMES | Carrie |
| FAMILY NAME | Kovarik |
| SIGNATURE | KOVARIK C |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Pennsylvania |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3258-3605 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Mental Health and Substance Use Amongst Trans Women in India
Trans women in India, especially those engaged in sex work, face significant mental health challenges. As a part of a larger study on trans health needs, we aimed to assess the prevalence of alcohol abuse among trans women attending the Mitr Clinic in Hyderabad, India, and determine if there is an association between sex work and poor mental health. A cross-sectional study surveyed 300 trans women at the Mitr Clinic. Mental health was assessed us…
A Multi-Site Cross-Sectional Study of Anxiety Symptoms and the Associated Factors Among Chinese Drug Users Undergoing Compulsory Detoxification Treatment
Compulsory drug detoxification treatment (CDT) is currently the major drug rehabilitation modality in China, and drug users often suffer from extraordinary levels of stress during CDT, leading to a high prevalence of anxiety symptoms. This study assesses anxiety symptoms of the drug users undergoing CDT and explores the associated factors. A cross-sectional study with cluster sampling was conducted in three cities in Liaoning Province of Northeas…
Successful Use of Multidisciplinary Palliative Care in the Outpatient Treatment of Disseminated Histoplasmosis in an HIV Positive Child
Histoplasmosis is an uncommon opportunistic infection in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) positive children. The most common form is primary disseminated histoplasmosis, characterized by persistent fever and failure to thrive. A 10-year-old HIV positive girl presented to the Baylor College of Medicine Children's Foundation-Tanzania Mbeya Center of Excellence (COE) with ulcerated skin lesions and a violaceous facial rash. She also had persistent…
Telemedicine Use in International Relief Efforts
Physician shortages and ever-increasing patient volume are longstanding problems in medicine. The problem is particularly acute in specialties such as dermatology and dermatopathology: dermatologists account for only 1 percent of US physicians and are underrepresented in resource-constrained areas [1, 2]. In developing countries, rural and displaced communities, and regions affected by war, natural disasters, epidemics, and influxes of immigrants…
Feasibility of a clearing house for improved cooperation between telemedicine networks delivering humanitarian services: Acceptability to network coordinators
BACKGROUND: Telemedicine networks, which deliver humanitarian services, sometimes need to share expertise to find particular experts in other networks. It has been suggested that a mechanism for sharing expertise between networks (a 'clearing house') might be useful. OBJECTIVE: To propose a mechanism for implementing the clearing house concept for sharing expertise, and to confirm its feasibility in terms of acceptability to the relevant networks…
The WHO Clinical Staging System for HIV/Aids
Virtual Mentor is a monthly bioethics journal published by the American Medical Association
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The WHO Clinical Staging System for HIV/Aids
Virtual Mentor is a monthly bioethics journal published by the American Medical Association
Feasibility of a clearing house for improved cooperation between telemedicine networks delivering humanitarian services: Acceptability to network coordinators
BACKGROUND: Telemedicine networks, which deliver humanitarian services, sometimes need to share expertise to find particular experts in other networks. It has been suggested that a mechanism for sharing expertise between networks (a 'clearing house') might be useful. OBJECTIVE: To propose a mechanism for implementing the clearing house concept for sharing expertise, and to confirm its feasibility in terms of acceptability to the relevant networks…
Telemedicine Use in International Relief Efforts
Physician shortages and ever-increasing patient volume are longstanding problems in medicine. The problem is particularly acute in specialties such as dermatology and dermatopathology: dermatologists account for only 1 percent of US physicians and are underrepresented in resource-constrained areas [1, 2]. In developing countries, rural and displaced communities, and regions affected by war, natural disasters, epidemics, and influxes of immigrants…
A Multi-Site Cross-Sectional Study of Anxiety Symptoms and the Associated Factors Among Chinese Drug Users Undergoing Compulsory Detoxification Treatment
Compulsory drug detoxification treatment (CDT) is currently the major drug rehabilitation modality in China, and drug users often suffer from extraordinary levels of stress during CDT, leading to a high prevalence of anxiety symptoms. This study assesses anxiety symptoms of the drug users undergoing CDT and explores the associated factors. A cross-sectional study with cluster sampling was conducted in three cities in Liaoning Province of Northeas…
Successful Use of Multidisciplinary Palliative Care in the Outpatient Treatment of Disseminated Histoplasmosis in an HIV Positive Child
Histoplasmosis is an uncommon opportunistic infection in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) positive children. The most common form is primary disseminated histoplasmosis, characterized by persistent fever and failure to thrive. A 10-year-old HIV positive girl presented to the Baylor College of Medicine Children's Foundation-Tanzania Mbeya Center of Excellence (COE) with ulcerated skin lesions and a violaceous facial rash. She also had persistent…
Mental Health and Substance Use Amongst Trans Women in India
Trans women in India, especially those engaged in sex work, face significant mental health challenges. As a part of a larger study on trans health needs, we aimed to assess the prevalence of alcohol abuse among trans women attending the Mitr Clinic in Hyderabad, India, and determine if there is an association between sex work and poor mental health. A cross-sectional study surveyed 300 trans women at the Mitr Clinic. Mental health was assessed us…
Medicine (4 works) · Environmental health (2 works) · Health care (2 works) · Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV (2 works) · Intensive care medicine (2 works) · Psychiatry (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Telemedicine (2 works) · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (1 works) · African Sexualities and LGBTQ+ Issues (1 works)