Tania B Basta

Biographic Data

ID4192076
NAMETania B Basta
GIVEN NAMESTania B
FAMILY NAMEBasta
SIGNATUREBASTA T B
AFFILIATIONSOhio University
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS7
TOTAL CITATIONS1
AUTHOR COUNT7
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2008
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2020
H-INDEX1

  • Opposing Discourses Surrounding Type 2 Diabetes in Eastern Appalachian Kentucky

    Lindsay J Della, Mary Z Ashlock et al.ARTICLEFamily & Community Health2020

    Type 2 diabetes disproportionately affects individuals in Appalachia. This study investigated discourse among friends and family with different diabetes risk levels in Central Appalachia. Eighteen semistructured, in-depth interviews were conducted with Appalachian Kentuckians. Thematic analysis revealed 2 dialectic tensions centered on disease management (health as a personal problem vs diabetes management requiring social support) and disclosure…

  • HIV Risk Perception Among College Students at a University in the Midwest

    Open AccessZelalem T Haile, Zelalem Haile et al.ARTICLESexuality & Culture2016Cited by: 1References: 2

  • Food Insecurity Is Associated with Depression among Individuals Living with HIV/Aids in Rural Appalachia

    Abednego Kofi Bansah, David H Holben et al.ARTICLEJournal of Appalachian Studies2014

    Individuals living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) are faced with numerous issues, including access to medications and food, as well as the struggle to pay for day-to-day expenses, such as utilities. This cross-sectional study examines the levels of food security and depression among eighty-two individuals living with HIV/AIDS in rural Appalachia. More than half of the participants (n = forty-five, 54.9 percent) were living in food insecu…

  • Public opinion, local pollution havens, and environmental justice

    Michele Morrone, Tania B BastaARTICLECommunity Development2013References: 34

    The pollution havens hypothesis argues that developed countries will locate polluting industries in developing countries to avoid costs associated with environmental regulations. This study explores the role of community visioning and public opinion in creating a possible pollution haven in a rural area in Appalachian Ohio. Data from a community-based participatory process that included focus groups, key informants interviews, a regional public o…

  • Cross-generational relationships in rural Jamaica

    Kay-Anne Darlington, Tania B Basta et al.ARTICLEVulnerable Children and Youth…2012References: 3

    In keeping with trends in the most affected regions of the world, Jamaican young women are at greater risk of becoming infected with HIV than their male peers. Cross-generational relationships (CGRs), or sexual relationships between younger females and older men, have been reported as contributing to this increased risk. Utilizing a qualitative research design, this study aimed to (1) delineate the context in which CGRs occurred in some rural com…

  • Psychological distress and engagement in HIV-related services among individuals seeking mental health care

    Tania B Basta, Tania Basta et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2008

    In the US, HIV-related mental health care has been funded for its ability to help engage and retain individuals living with HIV into other components of HIV-related care and treatment. However, little is known empirically about the types of HIV prevention and care with which they are, or need to be, connected. To explore this, data were collected from 617 individuals upon their self-enrollment in HIV-related mental health care in a large US city …

  • The Transtheoretical Model and Exercise Among Individuals Living With HIV

    Tania B Basta, Tania BastaARTICLEAmerican Journal of Health Behavior2008