Victoria Orrego Dunleavy

Biographic Data

ID1322596
NAMEVictoria Orrego Dunleavy
GIVEN NAMESVictoria Orrego
FAMILY NAMEDunleavy
SIGNATUREDUNLEAVY V O
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of Miami
ORCID0000-0002-7106-9449
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS6
TOTAL CITATIONS0
AUTHOR COUNT6
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2012
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2025
H-INDEX0

  • Discourses of care, wellbeing and women’s rights

    Open AccessCarolina Oliveira Matos, Victoria Orrego Dunleavy et al.ARTICLEHealth Care For Women International2025

    The pushback on women's health rights, particularly when it comes to more vulnerable groups like indigenous women, has necessitated new approaches for targeted communication strategies by health NGOs on sexuality and reproductive health rights (SRHR). To assess indigenous women's understanding of health communications on SRHR, the researchers conducted focus groups with the comadronas of Saving Mothers in Guatemala to explore their reception to t…

  • Addressing Covid-19 Misinformation and Resiliency Among Latinos Living With HIV

    Open AccessVictoria Orrego Dunleavy, Regina Ahn et al.ARTICLEAmerican Behavioral Scientist2025References: 33

    Besides the risk of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) itself, the indirect and unprecedented effects of mitigation strategies including shelter-in-place orders and social distancing combined with the widespread COVID "infodemic" disseminated by media interacted synergistically to worsen already compromised mental health outcomes of Latino people living with HIV (PLWH). This funded project directly addresses the sources of health disparity in Mi…

  • Factors influencing neonatal male circumcision uptake among expecting couples in Zambia

    Oliver Mweemba, Violeta J Rodríguez et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2024

    Male circumcision is a protective HIV prevention strategy. However, uncircumcised Zambian men are reluctant to undergo voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC). Tailored interventions are necessary to stimulate the uptake of early infant male circumcision (EIMC) and VMMC in Zambia. This feasibility study presents the formative process of utilising the PRECEDE framework in the development of a family-centred EIMC/VMMC intervention, Like Father L…

  • Engaging the capacity of comadronas as HIV prevention providers in rural Guatemala

    Victoria Orrego DunleavyARTICLEHealth Care For Women International2019

    In this study the author address rural Guatemala's poor maternal health and HIV status by integrating an effective evidence-based HIV intervention (SEPA), with local implementing health partners to extend the capacity of comadronas (traditional Mayan birth attendants) to encompass HIV prevention. I employed a multi-method design consisting of a focus group, an interview, and participant observation to identify important factors surrounding comadr…

  • Applying the PEN-3 Cultural Model to Address HIV/Aids Prevention in Rural Guatemala

    Victoria Orrego Dunleavy, Elena V Chudnovskaya et al.ARTICLEJournal of Intercultural…2018

    Guatemala has an accelerating HIV rate, where prevalence is three times higher among indigenous than nonindigenous, comprising 21% of all cases. Vulnerability is exacerbated by high poverty, low literacy, and poor access to testing and treatment options. This study develops a community-engaged HIV prevention campaign plan for the Mayan town of Santiago Atitlán. The PEN-3 model of cultural sensitivity frames this formative research project. Assess…

  • A Culturally Competent Approach to Exploring Barriers in Organ Donation Consent Among Haitian Immigrants

    Open AccessVictoria Orrego DunleavyARTICLEJournal of Immigrant and Minority…2012