Maryann Abbott
Biographic Data
| ID | 3886813 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Maryann Abbott |
| GIVEN NAMES | Maryann |
| FAMILY NAME | Abbott |
| SIGNATURE | ABBOTT M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Institute for Community Research, Hartford, Connecticut |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 16 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2005 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Managing the risk of intimacy
It is well known that concerns about sexual risk tend to decline among people in intimate relationships where there is established commitment and trust. In the context of relationships at increased risk for HIV transmission, interactions involving disclosure and partner responsiveness are key to maintaining intimacy and physical safety. This paper explores concepts of risk and sexual intimacy articulated by a community sample of 30 people living …
Using Participatory System Dynamics Modeling to Examine the Local HIV Test and Treatment Care Continuum in Order to Reduce Community Viral Load
Highlights Participatory system dynamics modeling helps improve the HIV service system to reduce the epidemic. We engaged local stakeholders to critique their HIV service system using system dynamics modeling. Participants showed enhanced communication and consensus about systems understanding and solutions
Female Condom Use and Adoption Among Men and Women in a General Low-Income Urban U.S. Population
Opportunities for Woman-Initiated HIV Prevention Methods among Female Sex Workers in Southern China
Rapid changes in China over the past two decades have led to significant problems associated with population migration and changing social attitudes, including a growing sex industry and concurrent increases in STIs and HIV. This article reports results of an exploratory study of microbicide acceptability and readiness and current HIV prevention efforts among female sex workers in two rural and one urban town in Hainan and Guangxi Provinces in so…
If I Didn't Have HIV, I'd Be Dead Now
The purpose of this study is to illuminate the experiences of lower income, urban, HIV-positive drug users. The authors asked 60 participants about HIV risk behaviors, the impact of HIV on their lives, religious beliefs, life plans, relationships, and work-related issues both prior to and since diagnosis. They developed a theoretical framework based on illness narratives and ambiguous loss theories. Themes pertaining to both physical and emotiona…
If I Didn't Have HIV, I'd Be Dead Now
The purpose of this study is to illuminate the experiences of lower income, urban, HIV-positive drug users. The authors asked 60 participants about HIV risk behaviors, the impact of HIV on their lives, religious beliefs, life plans, relationships, and work-related issues both prior to and since diagnosis. They developed a theoretical framework based on illness narratives and ambiguous loss theories. Themes pertaining to both physical and emotiona…
Using Participatory System Dynamics Modeling to Examine the Local HIV Test and Treatment Care Continuum in Order to Reduce Community Viral Load
Highlights Participatory system dynamics modeling helps improve the HIV service system to reduce the epidemic. We engaged local stakeholders to critique their HIV service system using system dynamics modeling. Participants showed enhanced communication and consensus about systems understanding and solutions
Opportunities for Woman-Initiated HIV Prevention Methods among Female Sex Workers in Southern China
Rapid changes in China over the past two decades have led to significant problems associated with population migration and changing social attitudes, including a growing sex industry and concurrent increases in STIs and HIV. This article reports results of an exploratory study of microbicide acceptability and readiness and current HIV prevention efforts among female sex workers in two rural and one urban town in Hainan and Guangxi Provinces in so…
If I Didn't Have HIV, I'd Be Dead Now
The purpose of this study is to illuminate the experiences of lower income, urban, HIV-positive drug users. The authors asked 60 participants about HIV risk behaviors, the impact of HIV on their lives, religious beliefs, life plans, relationships, and work-related issues both prior to and since diagnosis. They developed a theoretical framework based on illness narratives and ambiguous loss theories. Themes pertaining to both physical and emotiona…
Opportunities for Woman-Initiated HIV Prevention Methods among Female Sex Workers in Southern China
Rapid changes in China over the past two decades have led to significant problems associated with population migration and changing social attitudes, including a growing sex industry and concurrent increases in STIs and HIV. This article reports results of an exploratory study of microbicide acceptability and readiness and current HIV prevention efforts among female sex workers in two rural and one urban town in Hainan and Guangxi Provinces in so…
Female Condom Use and Adoption Among Men and Women in a General Low-Income Urban U.S. Population
Using Participatory System Dynamics Modeling to Examine the Local HIV Test and Treatment Care Continuum in Order to Reduce Community Viral Load
Highlights Participatory system dynamics modeling helps improve the HIV service system to reduce the epidemic. We engaged local stakeholders to critique their HIV service system using system dynamics modeling. Participants showed enhanced communication and consensus about systems understanding and solutions
Managing the risk of intimacy
It is well known that concerns about sexual risk tend to decline among people in intimate relationships where there is established commitment and trust. In the context of relationships at increased risk for HIV transmission, interactions involving disclosure and partner responsiveness are key to maintaining intimacy and physical safety. This paper explores concepts of risk and sexual intimacy articulated by a community sample of 30 people living …
Medicine (5 works) · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (3 works) · Family medicine (3 works) · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (3 works) · Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Sex work and related issues (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Condom (2 works) · Environmental health (2 works)