Amanda Gabster
Biographic Data
| ID | 1730357 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Amanda Gabster |
| GIVEN NAMES | Amanda |
| FAMILY NAME | Gabster |
| SIGNATURE | GABSTER A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Florida State University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7712-0444 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 11 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Depression and anxiety symptoms and their psychosocial and functional correlates among people living with HIV attending two urban clinics in Panama
Depression and anxiety disorder (GAD) symptoms are common among people living with HIV (PLHIV). In Panama, despite a growing epidemic and 20 antiretroviral clinics, only eight have integrated institutional mental healthcare. This study examined depression and GAD symptom levels and psychosocial correlates among PLHIV who attended two urban clinics. From August–November 2024, participants self-administered a questionnaire with PHQ-9 and GAD−2 inst…
Healthcare Acceptability and Delayed Care Among Older People Living with HIV in the All of Us Program
Timely engagement in healthcare is crucial for effective management of HIV, comorbidities, and disease prevention among older people living with HIV (PLHIV). Healthcare acceptability may be especially important for older PLHIV who have experienced long-standing stigma, medical mistrust, and culturally insensitive care. This study examined healthcare acceptability and its association with delayed care among older (≥ 50 years) PLHIV and assessed wh…
A multilevel analysis of LGBT-relevant laws and sexual and gender minority mental health
Sexual and gender minority (SGM) individuals experience elevated rates of depression and anxiety, largely attributed to chronic exposure to stigma, discrimination, and social exclusion. Less is known about whether state-level policy climates may buffer the mental health impacts of stress among SGM populations. We used data from the All of Us Research Program (2020–2022) to examine whether state-level LGBTQ policy climates; measured using the Move…
Mental health and quality of life of migrants in transit through the Darién gap
This study provides the first systematic, evidence-based, clinically and culturally appropriate quantitative assessment of mental health outcomes among a diverse population of migrants assessed immediately after transiting the Darién Gap. • We found a high prevalence of diagnosable and subclinical mental health conditions, with women and youth identified as particularly at-risk groups. • Findings support the integration of mental health and psych…
Embodied Borders
The Darién Province separating Panama and Colombia has experienced unprecedented movement of people across its border since the easing of COVID-19 border restrictions in 2021. Panama established the "controlled flow" migration strategy in 2016 to manage "irregular" migration within its national borders as this flow rapidly increased in Darién Province. This policy provided basic services while containing people in reception centers after their jo…
The "controlled flow" migration strategy and regimes of humanitarian care for people "in transit" through Darién, Panama
Contribuciones antropológicas y de género al estudio del embarazo adolescente en América Latina
El embarazo adolescente, como fenómeno social presente en el contexto panameño, constituye una preocupación generalizada. A pesar de ello, hasta ahora son pocos los estudios con enfoque clínico, epidemiológico y social que han realizado aportes para una comprensión profunda del tema en el país. Destaca la ausencia de estudios cualitativos que permitan abordar el fenómeno desde las perspectivas de las propias adolescentes. Este artículo tiene como…
Nosotras no somos una cifra
Introducción. Estudios cualitativos o etnográficos sobre el embarazo adolescente realizados en las últimas dos décadas en América Latina, centrados en las experiencias y el sentido dado a las mismas por las propias adolescentes, han realizado aportes relevantes a la comprensión del tema. La investigación de la que surge este texto se ubica en ese tipo de estudios y abordaje novedoso en Panamá. En ella indagamos en las causas y consecuencias de es…
Sexual and reproductive health education and learning among Indigenous youth of the Comarca Ngäbe-Buglé, Panama
Indigenous adolescents and young people in Panama are at high-risk for sexually transmitted infections, due in part to limited access to condoms and comprehensive sexual and reproductive health (SRH) education. There is a paucity of evidence on how to develop sexual and reproductive health education programmes that incorporate different sources of learning. We used Bronfenbrenner’s Ecological Theory to understand two key sources of learning: nonc…
Gender norms and sexual behaviours among Indigenous youth of the Comarca Ngäbe-Buglé, Panama
The Comarca Ngäbe-Buglé, an administratively autonomous Indigenous region in western Panama, is home to a significant population rural Indigenous people of Ngäbe and Buglé ethnicity. HIV prevalence in the Comarca is two times higher than the national average, and the great majority of cases are concentrated in young men. Yet, there is little data regarding socio-cultural and sexual behaviour factors that may drive this high prevalence. Understand…
Distribution of Spotted Fever Group Rickettsiae in Hard Ticks (Ixodida
Nosotras no somos una cifra
Introducción. Estudios cualitativos o etnográficos sobre el embarazo adolescente realizados en las últimas dos décadas en América Latina, centrados en las experiencias y el sentido dado a las mismas por las propias adolescentes, han realizado aportes relevantes a la comprensión del tema. La investigación de la que surge este texto se ubica en ese tipo de estudios y abordaje novedoso en Panamá. En ella indagamos en las causas y consecuencias de es…
Distribution of Spotted Fever Group Rickettsiae in Hard Ticks (Ixodida
Gender norms and sexual behaviours among Indigenous youth of the Comarca Ngäbe-Buglé, Panama
The Comarca Ngäbe-Buglé, an administratively autonomous Indigenous region in western Panama, is home to a significant population rural Indigenous people of Ngäbe and Buglé ethnicity. HIV prevalence in the Comarca is two times higher than the national average, and the great majority of cases are concentrated in young men. Yet, there is little data regarding socio-cultural and sexual behaviour factors that may drive this high prevalence. Understand…
Sexual and reproductive health education and learning among Indigenous youth of the Comarca Ngäbe-Buglé, Panama
Indigenous adolescents and young people in Panama are at high-risk for sexually transmitted infections, due in part to limited access to condoms and comprehensive sexual and reproductive health (SRH) education. There is a paucity of evidence on how to develop sexual and reproductive health education programmes that incorporate different sources of learning. We used Bronfenbrenner’s Ecological Theory to understand two key sources of learning: nonc…
Contribuciones antropológicas y de género al estudio del embarazo adolescente en América Latina
El embarazo adolescente, como fenómeno social presente en el contexto panameño, constituye una preocupación generalizada. A pesar de ello, hasta ahora son pocos los estudios con enfoque clínico, epidemiológico y social que han realizado aportes para una comprensión profunda del tema en el país. Destaca la ausencia de estudios cualitativos que permitan abordar el fenómeno desde las perspectivas de las propias adolescentes. Este artículo tiene como…
Nosotras no somos una cifra
Introducción. Estudios cualitativos o etnográficos sobre el embarazo adolescente realizados en las últimas dos décadas en América Latina, centrados en las experiencias y el sentido dado a las mismas por las propias adolescentes, han realizado aportes relevantes a la comprensión del tema. La investigación de la que surge este texto se ubica en ese tipo de estudios y abordaje novedoso en Panamá. En ella indagamos en las causas y consecuencias de es…
Embodied Borders
The Darién Province separating Panama and Colombia has experienced unprecedented movement of people across its border since the easing of COVID-19 border restrictions in 2021. Panama established the "controlled flow" migration strategy in 2016 to manage "irregular" migration within its national borders as this flow rapidly increased in Darién Province. This policy provided basic services while containing people in reception centers after their jo…
The "controlled flow" migration strategy and regimes of humanitarian care for people "in transit" through Darién, Panama
Depression and anxiety symptoms and their psychosocial and functional correlates among people living with HIV attending two urban clinics in Panama
Depression and anxiety disorder (GAD) symptoms are common among people living with HIV (PLHIV). In Panama, despite a growing epidemic and 20 antiretroviral clinics, only eight have integrated institutional mental healthcare. This study examined depression and GAD symptom levels and psychosocial correlates among PLHIV who attended two urban clinics. From August–November 2024, participants self-administered a questionnaire with PHQ-9 and GAD−2 inst…
Healthcare Acceptability and Delayed Care Among Older People Living with HIV in the All of Us Program
Timely engagement in healthcare is crucial for effective management of HIV, comorbidities, and disease prevention among older people living with HIV (PLHIV). Healthcare acceptability may be especially important for older PLHIV who have experienced long-standing stigma, medical mistrust, and culturally insensitive care. This study examined healthcare acceptability and its association with delayed care among older (≥ 50 years) PLHIV and assessed wh…
A multilevel analysis of LGBT-relevant laws and sexual and gender minority mental health
Sexual and gender minority (SGM) individuals experience elevated rates of depression and anxiety, largely attributed to chronic exposure to stigma, discrimination, and social exclusion. Less is known about whether state-level policy climates may buffer the mental health impacts of stress among SGM populations. We used data from the All of Us Research Program (2020–2022) to examine whether state-level LGBTQ policy climates; measured using the Move…
Mental health and quality of life of migrants in transit through the Darién gap
This study provides the first systematic, evidence-based, clinically and culturally appropriate quantitative assessment of mental health outcomes among a diverse population of migrants assessed immediately after transiting the Darién Gap. • We found a high prevalence of diagnosable and subclinical mental health conditions, with women and youth identified as particularly at-risk groups. • Findings support the integration of mental health and psych…
HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (5 works) · Mental health (3 works) · Panama (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (2 works) · Demography (2 works) · Gender Studies (2 works) · Gender, Violence, Rights in Latin America (2 works) · Indigenous (2 works) · Logistic regression (2 works)