Angela Bowen
Biographic Data
| ID | 172629 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Angela Bowen |
| GIVEN NAMES | Angela |
| FAMILY NAME | Bowen |
| SIGNATURE | BOWEN A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Saskatchewan |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0363-184X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 16 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 16 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1996 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Jama Health Forum Peer Reviewers in 2022
“At Least Somebody Sees You as a Hero”
Fathers’ mental health and behaviors influence child development and partner well-being, yet paternal stress and well-being are frequently overlooked; especially in non-Western settings. The aim of this mixed-methods study was to quantitatively assess the impact of parenting stress on fathers’ overall well-being in Ghana, West Africa; while qualitatively delving into their lived experiences as fathers. We used a qual/quant mixed-methods approach …
Disparities in severe shigellosis among adults — Foodborne diseases active surveillance network, 2002–2014
Among adults, men 18-49 years old, particularly blacks, have the highest incidence of severe shigellosis. Among adults with shigellosis, severe shigellosis was associated with being male in age group 18-49 years, with infections caused by S. flexneri, and with black race. Future research should assess associations between severe shigellosis and sexual practices, antimicrobial resistance, comorbidities, and access to care
Mood and anxiety problems in perinatal Indigenous women in Australia, New Zealand, Canada, and the United States
We conducted a review of research literature related to anxiety, depression, and mood problems in Indigenous women in Canada, the United States (including Hawaii), Australia, and New Zealand. Quantitative and qualitative research studies published between 1980 and March 2010 were reviewed. The initial search revealed 396 potential documents, and after being checked for relevance by two researchers, data were extracted from 16 quantitative studies…
Understanding the Impact of the Canada Prenatal Nutrition Program
Antenatal depression in socially high-risk women in Canada
BACKGROUND: Antenatal depression is potentially deleterious to the mother and baby. Canadian Aboriginal women have an increased risk for living in poverty, family violence, and substance use; however, little is known about antenatal depression in this group. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and correlates of depression in socially high-risk, mostly Aboriginal pregnant women. METHODS: Women (Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal), in …
An investigation of a personal norm of condom-use responsibility among African American crack cocaine smokers
The purpose of this study was to investigate the unique contribution of a personal norm of condom-use responsibility to the formation of intentions to use male condoms during vaginal sex. Data were collected from 402 male and 157 female heterosexual African American crack cocaine smokers in Houston, Texas, US. Two structural equation models of the intention to use a condom with the last sex partner were estimated. One model included measures of c…
Personal and partner measures in stages of consistent condom use among African–American heterosexual crack cocaine smokers
Participants' personal condom use measures and those of their last sex partner's were examined in five stages of change for consistent condom use among 449 urban sexually active, heterosexual, African-American crack smokers. The measures included participants' personal and their last sex partner's perceived responsibility, personal and perceived negative attitudes, and participants' self-efficacy to use condoms. The relationships between the meas…
Optimizing Maternal Mental Health Within A Primary Health Care Centre
Depression is a common problem that affects approximately 10 to 15% of pregnant and postpartum women. Health care providers often fail to recognize depression in this population, and pregnant and postpartum women may be reluctant to seek help because of the stigma associated with mental illness. This article describes the Maternal Mental Health Program, an innovative, shared care program that brings together previously fragmented services and co-…
Responsibility as a dimension of HIV prevention normative beliefs
The concept of responsibility was derived originally from principles of morality, as part of a network of rights, duties and obligations. HIV risk-related studies have suggested that a sense of responsibility for condom use to protect a partner is a potentially important predictor of condom use in drug-using populations. We created a four-item scale measuring Self responsibility to use condoms and Partner's responsibility to use condoms. Data wer…
The impact of HIV-related interventions on HIV risk behavior in a community sample of African American crack cocaine users
While there are reports of the impact of specific interventions designed to reduce HIV drug and sexual risk behaviors, there are few reports of the impact of HIV interventions in a community-based sample. We report on baseline data from a sample of African American crack smokers who were about to participate in an intervention designed to reduce HIV-related risk behaviors. The majority were male (80%), single (70%) and homeless (52%). Data indica…
Diving into Audre Lorde's ?Blackstudies
"Diving into Audre Lordeis "Blackstudies
The subject matter of Audre Lorde's poetry is wide-ranging, while her poetry is sometimes deceptively simple. Complexity swaddled in a plain covering, it often contains densely packed, overlaid images and oracular pronouncements, her voice persuasively incantatory, as her message enters sideways, coded and indirect, whispering in your ears and echoing in your head. Blackstudies (1974b) is one such poem.1 It speaks on such multivocal and polyphono…
Crack smokers' intention to use condoms with loved partners
Prevalence rates of HIV infection acquired through heterosexual contacts have risen steadily since 1982. Crack cocaine smokers are at particular risk of HIV infection due to heterosexual exposure. HIV risk reduction interventions seeking to increase condom use among drug users have met with minimal success, and there is a need for interventions to be strongly grounded in psychosocial models of behaviour change. This study presents the results of …
Testifying
An assessment of the risks of syphilis and HIV infection among a sample of not-in-treatment drug users in Houston, Texas
The research presented in this paper details the results of an assessment of the risk factors associated with having a positive syphilis or HIV serology. The study was conducted using a sample of not-in-treatment drug users volunteering to participate in an HIV risk reduction intervention. The sample was composed of individuals who had injected drugs within 30 days or smoked crack cocaine 48 hours prior to participation in the study. Study partic…
Antenatal depression in socially high-risk women in Canada
BACKGROUND: Antenatal depression is potentially deleterious to the mother and baby. Canadian Aboriginal women have an increased risk for living in poverty, family violence, and substance use; however, little is known about antenatal depression in this group. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and correlates of depression in socially high-risk, mostly Aboriginal pregnant women. METHODS: Women (Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal), in …
Understanding the Impact of the Canada Prenatal Nutrition Program
An assessment of the risks of syphilis and HIV infection among a sample of not-in-treatment drug users in Houston, Texas
The research presented in this paper details the results of an assessment of the risk factors associated with having a positive syphilis or HIV serology. The study was conducted using a sample of not-in-treatment drug users volunteering to participate in an HIV risk reduction intervention. The sample was composed of individuals who had injected drugs within 30 days or smoked crack cocaine 48 hours prior to participation in the study. Study partic…
Testifying
Crack smokers' intention to use condoms with loved partners
Prevalence rates of HIV infection acquired through heterosexual contacts have risen steadily since 1982. Crack cocaine smokers are at particular risk of HIV infection due to heterosexual exposure. HIV risk reduction interventions seeking to increase condom use among drug users have met with minimal success, and there is a need for interventions to be strongly grounded in psychosocial models of behaviour change. This study presents the results of …
Diving into Audre Lorde's ?Blackstudies
"Diving into Audre Lordeis "Blackstudies
The subject matter of Audre Lorde's poetry is wide-ranging, while her poetry is sometimes deceptively simple. Complexity swaddled in a plain covering, it often contains densely packed, overlaid images and oracular pronouncements, her voice persuasively incantatory, as her message enters sideways, coded and indirect, whispering in your ears and echoing in your head. Blackstudies (1974b) is one such poem.1 It speaks on such multivocal and polyphono…
Responsibility as a dimension of HIV prevention normative beliefs
The concept of responsibility was derived originally from principles of morality, as part of a network of rights, duties and obligations. HIV risk-related studies have suggested that a sense of responsibility for condom use to protect a partner is a potentially important predictor of condom use in drug-using populations. We created a four-item scale measuring Self responsibility to use condoms and Partner's responsibility to use condoms. Data wer…
The impact of HIV-related interventions on HIV risk behavior in a community sample of African American crack cocaine users
While there are reports of the impact of specific interventions designed to reduce HIV drug and sexual risk behaviors, there are few reports of the impact of HIV interventions in a community-based sample. We report on baseline data from a sample of African American crack smokers who were about to participate in an intervention designed to reduce HIV-related risk behaviors. The majority were male (80%), single (70%) and homeless (52%). Data indica…
An investigation of a personal norm of condom-use responsibility among African American crack cocaine smokers
The purpose of this study was to investigate the unique contribution of a personal norm of condom-use responsibility to the formation of intentions to use male condoms during vaginal sex. Data were collected from 402 male and 157 female heterosexual African American crack cocaine smokers in Houston, Texas, US. Two structural equation models of the intention to use a condom with the last sex partner were estimated. One model included measures of c…
Personal and partner measures in stages of consistent condom use among African–American heterosexual crack cocaine smokers
Participants' personal condom use measures and those of their last sex partner's were examined in five stages of change for consistent condom use among 449 urban sexually active, heterosexual, African-American crack smokers. The measures included participants' personal and their last sex partner's perceived responsibility, personal and perceived negative attitudes, and participants' self-efficacy to use condoms. The relationships between the meas…
Optimizing Maternal Mental Health Within A Primary Health Care Centre
Depression is a common problem that affects approximately 10 to 15% of pregnant and postpartum women. Health care providers often fail to recognize depression in this population, and pregnant and postpartum women may be reluctant to seek help because of the stigma associated with mental illness. This article describes the Maternal Mental Health Program, an innovative, shared care program that brings together previously fragmented services and co-…
Antenatal depression in socially high-risk women in Canada
BACKGROUND: Antenatal depression is potentially deleterious to the mother and baby. Canadian Aboriginal women have an increased risk for living in poverty, family violence, and substance use; however, little is known about antenatal depression in this group. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and correlates of depression in socially high-risk, mostly Aboriginal pregnant women. METHODS: Women (Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal), in …
Understanding the Impact of the Canada Prenatal Nutrition Program
Mood and anxiety problems in perinatal Indigenous women in Australia, New Zealand, Canada, and the United States
We conducted a review of research literature related to anxiety, depression, and mood problems in Indigenous women in Canada, the United States (including Hawaii), Australia, and New Zealand. Quantitative and qualitative research studies published between 1980 and March 2010 were reviewed. The initial search revealed 396 potential documents, and after being checked for relevance by two researchers, data were extracted from 16 quantitative studies…
Disparities in severe shigellosis among adults — Foodborne diseases active surveillance network, 2002–2014
Among adults, men 18-49 years old, particularly blacks, have the highest incidence of severe shigellosis. Among adults with shigellosis, severe shigellosis was associated with being male in age group 18-49 years, with infections caused by S. flexneri, and with black race. Future research should assess associations between severe shigellosis and sexual practices, antimicrobial resistance, comorbidities, and access to care
“At Least Somebody Sees You as a Hero”
Fathers’ mental health and behaviors influence child development and partner well-being, yet paternal stress and well-being are frequently overlooked; especially in non-Western settings. The aim of this mixed-methods study was to quantitatively assess the impact of parenting stress on fathers’ overall well-being in Ghana, West Africa; while qualitatively delving into their lived experiences as fathers. We used a qual/quant mixed-methods approach …
Jama Health Forum Peer Reviewers in 2022
Medicine (14 works) · Psychology (8 works) · Psychiatry (7 works) · Clinical Psychology (6 works) · Demography (6 works) · Social Psychology (6 works) · Family medicine (5 works) · Condom (4 works) · Environmental health (4 works) · HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk (4 works)