Praise Iyiewuare
Biographic Data
| ID | 352960 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Praise Iyiewuare |
| GIVEN NAMES | Praise |
| FAMILY NAME | Iyiewuare |
| SIGNATURE | IYIEWUARE P |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Kentucky |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8619-9820 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 10 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
You shoot it up your vagina and that’s supposed to heal it?’: Black women’s perceptions of vaginal steaming in the USA
Vaginal steaming, a practice rooted in traditional medicine and popularised in wellness culture, has gained both biomedical concern and social interest. Although often framed as medically risky or scientifically unfounded, little is known about how Black women in the USA, whose reproductive health experiences are shaped by systemic neglect, commodification, and historical trauma, perceive this practice. Guided by a Black feminist lens, this quali…
“Make Sure You Wash Your Monkey”: Multigenerational Vaginal Hygiene Messages from Black Women
In the United States, the messages Black women receive about vaginal hygiene are often rooted in misogynoir. As a result, Black women across multiple generations may engage in extensive vaginal hygiene practices that are harmful to their health as a means of decreasing the potential for dehumanization or confirming racist stereotypes. The purpose of the current qualitative study is to explore the messages four generations of Black women (n = 12) …
It was the Best Sex of My Life”: A Qualitative Analysis of Black Women’s Most Pleasurable Sexual Experiences
Sexual pleasure is an integral component of sexual health, human rights, and overall wellbeing and can be a helpful lens for understanding the agency and freedom present at the individual, relational, and community level. Further, one's most pleasurable sexual experience can be a pivotal moment that allows for expanded understandings of pleasure and can change how one structures future sexual experiences. It is particularly important to study sex…
I Know That It Exists, But Will I Ever Achieve Pleasure?” Black Women’s Perceptions of Sexual Pleasure after Experiencing Sexual Pain
An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis of Black Women’s Meaning and Experiences of Sexual Anxiety
Sexual anxiety can activate the stress response cycle during sex, compromising a woman's ability to experience sexual pleasure. Black women face additional cultural and contextual factors, such as hypersexualization, partner scarcity, and higher rates of sexual trauma that may increase the magnitude, frequency, and odds of experiencing sexual anxiety. However, limited research has explored this phenomenon among Black women. Thus, we sought to qua…
Why Would I Talk To Them About Sex: Exploring Patient-Provider Communication Among Black Women Experiencing Sexual Pain
Ineffective patient-provider communication poses a potential health risk to Black women if medical providers are not addressing their needs or concerns. Additionally, less than half of OBGYNs report asking their patients about sexual difficulties, which limits women's opportunities to disclose their experiences of sexual pain. The purpose of this qualitative study is to explore Black women's experiences of patient-provider communication about sex…
A qualitative study of perceptions of risk and protective factors for suicide among Bhutanese refugees
Over 100,000 ethnically Nepalese, "Lhotshampa," people experienced systematic oppression, disenfranchisement, and violence during the latter part of the 20 th century. The Lhotshampa people were forced to flee their homes in southern Bhutan and enter refugee camps in Nepal for over 20 years. As of this writing, most Bhutanese refugees have been resettled in other countries (primarily the United States, Canada, and Australia). As the two remaining…
Why Would I Talk To Them About Sex: Exploring Patient-Provider Communication Among Black Women Experiencing Sexual Pain
Ineffective patient-provider communication poses a potential health risk to Black women if medical providers are not addressing their needs or concerns. Additionally, less than half of OBGYNs report asking their patients about sexual difficulties, which limits women's opportunities to disclose their experiences of sexual pain. The purpose of this qualitative study is to explore Black women's experiences of patient-provider communication about sex…
An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis of Black Women’s Meaning and Experiences of Sexual Anxiety
Sexual anxiety can activate the stress response cycle during sex, compromising a woman's ability to experience sexual pleasure. Black women face additional cultural and contextual factors, such as hypersexualization, partner scarcity, and higher rates of sexual trauma that may increase the magnitude, frequency, and odds of experiencing sexual anxiety. However, limited research has explored this phenomenon among Black women. Thus, we sought to qua…
It was the Best Sex of My Life”: A Qualitative Analysis of Black Women’s Most Pleasurable Sexual Experiences
Sexual pleasure is an integral component of sexual health, human rights, and overall wellbeing and can be a helpful lens for understanding the agency and freedom present at the individual, relational, and community level. Further, one's most pleasurable sexual experience can be a pivotal moment that allows for expanded understandings of pleasure and can change how one structures future sexual experiences. It is particularly important to study sex…
A qualitative study of perceptions of risk and protective factors for suicide among Bhutanese refugees
Over 100,000 ethnically Nepalese, "Lhotshampa," people experienced systematic oppression, disenfranchisement, and violence during the latter part of the 20 th century. The Lhotshampa people were forced to flee their homes in southern Bhutan and enter refugee camps in Nepal for over 20 years. As of this writing, most Bhutanese refugees have been resettled in other countries (primarily the United States, Canada, and Australia). As the two remaining…
An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis of Black Women’s Meaning and Experiences of Sexual Anxiety
Sexual anxiety can activate the stress response cycle during sex, compromising a woman's ability to experience sexual pleasure. Black women face additional cultural and contextual factors, such as hypersexualization, partner scarcity, and higher rates of sexual trauma that may increase the magnitude, frequency, and odds of experiencing sexual anxiety. However, limited research has explored this phenomenon among Black women. Thus, we sought to qua…
Why Would I Talk To Them About Sex: Exploring Patient-Provider Communication Among Black Women Experiencing Sexual Pain
Ineffective patient-provider communication poses a potential health risk to Black women if medical providers are not addressing their needs or concerns. Additionally, less than half of OBGYNs report asking their patients about sexual difficulties, which limits women's opportunities to disclose their experiences of sexual pain. The purpose of this qualitative study is to explore Black women's experiences of patient-provider communication about sex…
“Make Sure You Wash Your Monkey”: Multigenerational Vaginal Hygiene Messages from Black Women
In the United States, the messages Black women receive about vaginal hygiene are often rooted in misogynoir. As a result, Black women across multiple generations may engage in extensive vaginal hygiene practices that are harmful to their health as a means of decreasing the potential for dehumanization or confirming racist stereotypes. The purpose of the current qualitative study is to explore the messages four generations of Black women (n = 12) …
It was the Best Sex of My Life”: A Qualitative Analysis of Black Women’s Most Pleasurable Sexual Experiences
Sexual pleasure is an integral component of sexual health, human rights, and overall wellbeing and can be a helpful lens for understanding the agency and freedom present at the individual, relational, and community level. Further, one's most pleasurable sexual experience can be a pivotal moment that allows for expanded understandings of pleasure and can change how one structures future sexual experiences. It is particularly important to study sex…
I Know That It Exists, But Will I Ever Achieve Pleasure?” Black Women’s Perceptions of Sexual Pleasure after Experiencing Sexual Pain
You shoot it up your vagina and that’s supposed to heal it?’: Black women’s perceptions of vaginal steaming in the USA
Vaginal steaming, a practice rooted in traditional medicine and popularised in wellness culture, has gained both biomedical concern and social interest. Although often framed as medically risky or scientifically unfounded, little is known about how Black women in the USA, whose reproductive health experiences are shaped by systemic neglect, commodification, and historical trauma, perceive this practice. Guided by a Black feminist lens, this quali…
Qualitative research (6 works) · Psychology (5 works) · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (4 works) · Human sexuality (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Clinical Psychology (3 works) · Medicine (3 works) · Reproductive health (3 works) · Sexual function and dysfunction studies (3 works) · Clinical Psychology (2 works)