Karen Ryder
Biographic Data
| ID | 323888 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Karen Ryder |
| GIVEN NAMES | Karen |
| FAMILY NAME | Ryder |
| SIGNATURE | RYDER K |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Toronto |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2004 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Accounts of HIV Seroconversion Among Substance-Using Gay and Bisexual Men
Statistical associations between substance use and seroconversion among gay and bisexual men abound. However, these associations often ignore men's own interpretations of their seroconversion. Using in-depth interviews with gay and bisexual men who reported using drugs or alcohol at the time of their seroconversion, we identify how these men explain the events that led to HIV transmission. Whereas a small minority of respondents reported substanc…
Impact on HIV test providers of giving a positive test result
The provision of a positive HIV antibody test result and the direction and support given to the test recipient are critical components of care and prevention. There has been little research that describes what happens in such interactions between recipient and provider. The impact on the test provider of delivering the HIV test result is an important issue to consider. The discomfort experienced by some health providers in giving a positive test …
Psychosocial Impact of Repeat HIV-Negative Testing
Gay and bisexual men's experiences of bathhouse culture and sex
The aim of this study was to describe gay and bisexual men's experiences of bathhouses and their perceptions of HIV risk associated with sex in this context. Face-to-face, semi-structured interviews were conducted with a purposive sample of gay and bisexual men-14 HIV-positive and 9 HIV-negative-who reported ever frequenting a bathhouse. The sample was selected from the Polaris HIV Seroconversion Study, a longitudinal open cohort study of documen…
Accounts of HIV Seroconversion Among Substance-Using Gay and Bisexual Men
Statistical associations between substance use and seroconversion among gay and bisexual men abound. However, these associations often ignore men's own interpretations of their seroconversion. Using in-depth interviews with gay and bisexual men who reported using drugs or alcohol at the time of their seroconversion, we identify how these men explain the events that led to HIV transmission. Whereas a small minority of respondents reported substanc…
Gay and bisexual men's experiences of bathhouse culture and sex
The aim of this study was to describe gay and bisexual men's experiences of bathhouses and their perceptions of HIV risk associated with sex in this context. Face-to-face, semi-structured interviews were conducted with a purposive sample of gay and bisexual men-14 HIV-positive and 9 HIV-negative-who reported ever frequenting a bathhouse. The sample was selected from the Polaris HIV Seroconversion Study, a longitudinal open cohort study of documen…
Psychosocial Impact of Repeat HIV-Negative Testing
Impact on HIV test providers of giving a positive test result
The provision of a positive HIV antibody test result and the direction and support given to the test recipient are critical components of care and prevention. There has been little research that describes what happens in such interactions between recipient and provider. The impact on the test provider of delivering the HIV test result is an important issue to consider. The discomfort experienced by some health providers in giving a positive test …
Accounts of HIV Seroconversion Among Substance-Using Gay and Bisexual Men
Statistical associations between substance use and seroconversion among gay and bisexual men abound. However, these associations often ignore men's own interpretations of their seroconversion. Using in-depth interviews with gay and bisexual men who reported using drugs or alcohol at the time of their seroconversion, we identify how these men explain the events that led to HIV transmission. Whereas a small minority of respondents reported substanc…
Family medicine (3 works) · HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk (3 works) · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (3 works) · Medicine (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Clinical Psychology (2 works) · Men who have sex with men (2 works) · Seroconversion (2 works) · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (1 work) · Art (1 work)