Melissa Welch-Lazoritz
Biographic Data
| ID | 5422944 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Melissa Welch-Lazoritz |
| GIVEN NAMES | Melissa |
| FAMILY NAME | Welch-Lazoritz |
| SIGNATURE | WELCH-LAZORITZ M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Nebraska–Lincoln |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Rural and urban injection drug use in Puerto Rico: Network implications for human immunodeficiency virus and hepatitis C virus infection
Understanding the short- and long-term transmission dynamics of blood-borne illnesses in network contexts represents an important public health priority for people who inject drugs and the general population that surrounds them. The purpose of this article is to compare the risk networks of urban and rural people who inject drugs in Puerto Rico. In the current study, network characteristics are drawn from the sampling "trees" used to recruit part…
It Ruined My Life”: The effects of the War on Drugs on people who inject drugs (PWID) in rural Puerto Rico
The Relationship between Survival Sex and Borderline Personality Disorder Symptoms in a High Risk Female Population
Engaging in survival sex and mental illness are overrepresented within homeless populations. This article assesses the relationship between symptoms of borderline personality disorder (BPD) and engaging in survival sex among homeless women. One hundred and fifty-eight homeless women completed surveys on self-reported BPD symptomology and sexual history. Bivariate and multivariate analyses conducted in this study provided insights into the associa…
Differential access to syringe exchange and other prevention activities among people who inject drugs in rural and urban areas of Puerto Rico
Characteristics of Mothers Caring for Children During Episodes of Homelessness
Characteristics of Mothers Caring for Children During Episodes of Homelessness
The Relationship between Survival Sex and Borderline Personality Disorder Symptoms in a High Risk Female Population
Engaging in survival sex and mental illness are overrepresented within homeless populations. This article assesses the relationship between symptoms of borderline personality disorder (BPD) and engaging in survival sex among homeless women. One hundred and fifty-eight homeless women completed surveys on self-reported BPD symptomology and sexual history. Bivariate and multivariate analyses conducted in this study provided insights into the associa…
Differential access to syringe exchange and other prevention activities among people who inject drugs in rural and urban areas of Puerto Rico
Rural and urban injection drug use in Puerto Rico: Network implications for human immunodeficiency virus and hepatitis C virus infection
Understanding the short- and long-term transmission dynamics of blood-borne illnesses in network contexts represents an important public health priority for people who inject drugs and the general population that surrounds them. The purpose of this article is to compare the risk networks of urban and rural people who inject drugs in Puerto Rico. In the current study, network characteristics are drawn from the sampling "trees" used to recruit part…
It Ruined My Life”: The effects of the War on Drugs on people who inject drugs (PWID) in rural Puerto Rico
Medicine (5 works) · Psychiatry (4 works) · Environmental health (3 works) · HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk (3 works) · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (3 works) · Clinical Psychology (2 works) · Clinical Psychology (2 works) · Demography (2 works) · Demography (2 works) · Family medicine (2 works)