Tamra B Loeb
Biographic Data
| ID | 5508789 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Tamra B Loeb |
| GIVEN NAMES | Tamra B |
| FAMILY NAME | Loeb |
| SIGNATURE | LOEB T B |
| AFFILIATIONS | Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles, California, USA |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Strengths and challenges among Black and Latinx people living with HIV during Covid-19
30) were interviewed by telephone and completed demographic, mental health, alcohol and substance use, health literacy, and clinical measures in October and November 2020 in Los Angeles County. Rapid qualitative analysis, descriptive statistics, and mixed-methods merging were used to analyze the data. Qualitative results demonstrated that participants found HIV self-management strategies translated to aspects of the COVID-19 pandemic including hy…
Women-Centered Program for Women of Color (WC4WC)
The Women-Centered Program for Women of Color, a culturally congruent sexual health intervention, was implemented in 2018 in Los Angeles County, California, according to the principles of community-based participatory research: enhancing community capacity, establishing sustainable programs, and translating research findings to community settings. Participants exhibited significantly increased knowledge of and interest in preexposure prophylaxis …
Barriers to Testing for Sexually Transmitted Infections among HIV-Serodiscordant Couples
It is often women who are the gatekeepers for health seeking in families and the same may be for these couples. Experiences of discrimination may impede STI testing, and heighten several health risks, particularly among HIV-positive African American women in HIV-serodiscordant relationships. Addressing the impact of discrimination experiences may be important for STI prevention and treatment efforts in interventions promoting health care utilizat…
Impact of Sexual and Interpersonal Violence and Trauma on Women
Women experience disproportionate rates of both sexual assault and intimate partner violence (CDC, 2018). This article describes the physical, sexual, and mental health impact of these traumas for women and the parallels between feminist theory and SAMSHA's six principles for trauma-informed care that include 1. Safety; 2. Trustworthiness and Transparency; 3. Peer Support; 4. Collaboration and Mutuality; 5. Empowerment, Voice and Choice; and 6. C…
Racial/ethnic discrimination
500). Factor analyses revealed 4 dimensions: Social Rejection, Stereotyping, Direct Threats/Attacks, and Police Mistreatment. In multivariate analyses, full regression models were significantly related to PTS and depression symptoms. Among the individual predictors, Social Rejection and ethnicity (Latinx) uniquely contributed to PTS symptoms in men, whereas Stereotyping and Direct Threat/Attack were associated with PTS symptoms for women. In rega…
Cumulative burden of lifetime adversities
This study examined the utility of a lifetime cumulative adversities and trauma model in predicting the severity of mental health symptoms of depression, anxiety, and posttraumatic stress disorder. We also tested whether ethnicity and gender moderate the effects of this stress exposure construct on mental health using multigroup structural equation modeling. A sample of 500 low-socioeconomic status African American and Latino men and women with h…
Violence Prevention among HIV-Positive Women with Histories of Violence
Impact of Sexual and Interpersonal Violence and Trauma on Women
Women experience disproportionate rates of both sexual assault and intimate partner violence (CDC, 2018). This article describes the physical, sexual, and mental health impact of these traumas for women and the parallels between feminist theory and SAMSHA's six principles for trauma-informed care that include 1. Safety; 2. Trustworthiness and Transparency; 3. Peer Support; 4. Collaboration and Mutuality; 5. Empowerment, Voice and Choice; and 6. C…
Violence Prevention among HIV-Positive Women with Histories of Violence
Cumulative burden of lifetime adversities
This study examined the utility of a lifetime cumulative adversities and trauma model in predicting the severity of mental health symptoms of depression, anxiety, and posttraumatic stress disorder. We also tested whether ethnicity and gender moderate the effects of this stress exposure construct on mental health using multigroup structural equation modeling. A sample of 500 low-socioeconomic status African American and Latino men and women with h…
Barriers to Testing for Sexually Transmitted Infections among HIV-Serodiscordant Couples
It is often women who are the gatekeepers for health seeking in families and the same may be for these couples. Experiences of discrimination may impede STI testing, and heighten several health risks, particularly among HIV-positive African American women in HIV-serodiscordant relationships. Addressing the impact of discrimination experiences may be important for STI prevention and treatment efforts in interventions promoting health care utilizat…
Impact of Sexual and Interpersonal Violence and Trauma on Women
Women experience disproportionate rates of both sexual assault and intimate partner violence (CDC, 2018). This article describes the physical, sexual, and mental health impact of these traumas for women and the parallels between feminist theory and SAMSHA's six principles for trauma-informed care that include 1. Safety; 2. Trustworthiness and Transparency; 3. Peer Support; 4. Collaboration and Mutuality; 5. Empowerment, Voice and Choice; and 6. C…
Racial/ethnic discrimination
500). Factor analyses revealed 4 dimensions: Social Rejection, Stereotyping, Direct Threats/Attacks, and Police Mistreatment. In multivariate analyses, full regression models were significantly related to PTS and depression symptoms. Among the individual predictors, Social Rejection and ethnicity (Latinx) uniquely contributed to PTS symptoms in men, whereas Stereotyping and Direct Threat/Attack were associated with PTS symptoms for women. In rega…
Women-Centered Program for Women of Color (WC4WC)
The Women-Centered Program for Women of Color, a culturally congruent sexual health intervention, was implemented in 2018 in Los Angeles County, California, according to the principles of community-based participatory research: enhancing community capacity, establishing sustainable programs, and translating research findings to community settings. Participants exhibited significantly increased knowledge of and interest in preexposure prophylaxis …
Strengths and challenges among Black and Latinx people living with HIV during Covid-19
30) were interviewed by telephone and completed demographic, mental health, alcohol and substance use, health literacy, and clinical measures in October and November 2020 in Los Angeles County. Rapid qualitative analysis, descriptive statistics, and mixed-methods merging were used to analyze the data. Qualitative results demonstrated that participants found HIV self-management strategies translated to aspects of the COVID-19 pandemic including hy…
Medicine (7 works) · Psychology (6 works) · Psychiatry (5 works) · Environmental health (4 works) · Gerontology (4 works) · Psychological intervention (4 works) · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (3 works) · Ethnic group (3 works) · Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations (3 works) · Gerontology (3 works)