Julia Ryan
Biographic Data
| ID | 3649075 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Julia Ryan |
| GIVEN NAMES | Julia |
| FAMILY NAME | Ryan |
| SIGNATURE | RYAN J |
| AFFILIATIONS | RTI International |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-5752-1630 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 11 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1980 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Belonging
Health care systems are social institutions simulating microcosms of wider societies where unequal distribution of power and resources translate into inequities in health outcomes, experiences and access to services. Growing research on participatory women’s groups positively highlights the influence of group-based care on health and wellbeing for women, their infants, families and wider communities across different countries. With similarities i…
Understanding the role of men in women's use of the vaginal ring and oral PrEP during pregnancy and breastfeeding
We examined men's influence on women's interest in biomedical HIV prevention during pregnancy and breastfeeding through structured questionnaires and focus group discussions with currently or recently pregnant and breastfeeding (P/BF) women ( n = 65), men with P/BF partners ( n = 63) and mothers/mothers-in-law of P/BF women ( n = 68) in eastern and southern Africa. Data were transcribed, coded and summarised into analytical memos. Men were depict…
Religious leaders’ role in pregnant and breastfeeding women’s decision making and willingness to use biomedical HIV prevention strategies
Oral Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) is an established option, and the dapivirine vaginal ring is emerging as a promising strategy for HIV prevention option for women. Because of this, understanding the contextual and cultural factors that will support the increased uptake of these products is crucial. In sub-Saharan Africa, religious leaders may be important stakeholders to involve in product information, education and roll-out. We conducted a s…
Population-Based Teacher-Rated Assessment of Anxiety Among Canadian Kindergarten Children
Despite anxiety being a prevalent mental health problem in children, little data exist on the pervasiveness and levels of anxiety symptoms in kindergarteners. Data from the Early Development Instrument, a teacher-completed, population-level measure of child development, were collected across Canada from 2004 to 2015. The final analytic sample consisted of 974,319 children of whom 2.6% were classified as "highly anxious". Compared to children who …
Sexual Attitudes, Beliefs, Practices, and HIV Risk During Pregnancy and Post-delivery
Women who acquire HIV during the pregnancy and breastfeeding periods have a higher risk of transmitting the virus to their child than women who become infected with HIV before pregnancy. We explore the context of sexual beliefs and practices that may shape both HIV risk and willingness to use HIV prevention products during pregnancy and postpartum in Malawi, South Africa, Uganda and Zimbabwe. Twenty-three single sex focus group discussions and 36…
After their wives have delivered, a lot of men like going out
Female-initiated HIV prevention methods, such as oral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and the vaginal ring, may be important risk reduction strategies for breastfeeding women. Given their novelty, information about the sociocultural context and how it influences perceptions of and support for their use during breastfeeding is lacking. To address this gap, we conducted 23 focus group discussions separately with pregnant and breastfeeding women, ma…
An exploration of the contribution of the community nurse to rehabilitation
Effective hospital and community rehabilitation services are increasingly recognised as a means of meeting the changing pattern of health and social care need. While the district or community nurse has the potential to play a central part in community rehabilitation provision, this role has received relatively scant attention in the literature. This paper describes research findings on community nurses' perceptions of their role and potential con…
Obituary
Testimonial
Nairobi conference
The Black Swan of Trespass. The Emergence of Modernist Painting in Australia to 1944
The Black Swan of Trespass. The Emergence of Modernist Painting in Australia to 1944
Nairobi conference
Testimonial
Obituary
An exploration of the contribution of the community nurse to rehabilitation
Effective hospital and community rehabilitation services are increasingly recognised as a means of meeting the changing pattern of health and social care need. While the district or community nurse has the potential to play a central part in community rehabilitation provision, this role has received relatively scant attention in the literature. This paper describes research findings on community nurses' perceptions of their role and potential con…
After their wives have delivered, a lot of men like going out
Female-initiated HIV prevention methods, such as oral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and the vaginal ring, may be important risk reduction strategies for breastfeeding women. Given their novelty, information about the sociocultural context and how it influences perceptions of and support for their use during breastfeeding is lacking. To address this gap, we conducted 23 focus group discussions separately with pregnant and breastfeeding women, ma…
Sexual Attitudes, Beliefs, Practices, and HIV Risk During Pregnancy and Post-delivery
Women who acquire HIV during the pregnancy and breastfeeding periods have a higher risk of transmitting the virus to their child than women who become infected with HIV before pregnancy. We explore the context of sexual beliefs and practices that may shape both HIV risk and willingness to use HIV prevention products during pregnancy and postpartum in Malawi, South Africa, Uganda and Zimbabwe. Twenty-three single sex focus group discussions and 36…
Understanding the role of men in women's use of the vaginal ring and oral PrEP during pregnancy and breastfeeding
We examined men's influence on women's interest in biomedical HIV prevention during pregnancy and breastfeeding through structured questionnaires and focus group discussions with currently or recently pregnant and breastfeeding (P/BF) women ( n = 65), men with P/BF partners ( n = 63) and mothers/mothers-in-law of P/BF women ( n = 68) in eastern and southern Africa. Data were transcribed, coded and summarised into analytical memos. Men were depict…
Religious leaders’ role in pregnant and breastfeeding women’s decision making and willingness to use biomedical HIV prevention strategies
Oral Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) is an established option, and the dapivirine vaginal ring is emerging as a promising strategy for HIV prevention option for women. Because of this, understanding the contextual and cultural factors that will support the increased uptake of these products is crucial. In sub-Saharan Africa, religious leaders may be important stakeholders to involve in product information, education and roll-out. We conducted a s…
Population-Based Teacher-Rated Assessment of Anxiety Among Canadian Kindergarten Children
Despite anxiety being a prevalent mental health problem in children, little data exist on the pervasiveness and levels of anxiety symptoms in kindergarteners. Data from the Early Development Instrument, a teacher-completed, population-level measure of child development, were collected across Canada from 2004 to 2015. The final analytic sample consisted of 974,319 children of whom 2.6% were classified as "highly anxious". Compared to children who …
Belonging
Health care systems are social institutions simulating microcosms of wider societies where unequal distribution of power and resources translate into inequities in health outcomes, experiences and access to services. Growing research on participatory women’s groups positively highlights the influence of group-based care on health and wellbeing for women, their infants, families and wider communities across different countries. With similarities i…
Sociology (8 works) · Medicine (6 works) · Family medicine (5 works) · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (4 works) · Breastfeeding (4 works) · Focus group (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Environmental health (3 works) · Gender Studies (3 works) · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (3 works)