Kara Riehman
Biographic Data
| ID | 6652723 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kara Riehman |
| GIVEN NAMES | Kara |
| FAMILY NAME | Riehman |
| SIGNATURE | RIEHMAN K |
| AFFILIATIONS | RTI International |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1999 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
To Text or Not to Text? Technology-based Cessation Communication Preferences among Urban, Socioeconomically Disadvantaged Smokers
In this sample of socioeconomically disadvantaged smokers, emails were preferred over text messages for smoking cessation assistance. Although both email and text message strategies may be acceptable to socioeconomically disadvantaged smokers generally, issues such as access and intended use should be considered to inform specific disparity-reducing intervention approaches
Evaluating the effects of community-based organization engagement on HIV and Aids-related risk behavior in Kenya
International donors have increasingly shifted AIDS funding directly to community-based organizations (CBOs) with the assumption that responding to the epidemic is best achieved at the community level. The World Bank, ICF Macro, and the National Council for Population and Development in Kenya, conducted a study to evaluate the community response in Kenya. The study used a quasi-experimental design comparing seven study communities and seven compa…
Substance Use Patterns and Mental Health Diagnosis Among Youth in Mental Health Treatment: A Latent Class Analysis
This study examines patterns of substance use among youth served in systems of care, and how these patterns relate to diagnosis and other youth characteristics using latent class analysis. Results indicated a four-class solution with the four groups differing in their probabilities of reporting the use of 10 different substances. Class 1 was defined by high probabilities of all drug use. Class 2 had high probabilities of alcohol, tobacco, marijua…
Stimulant Use and Sexual Risk Behaviors for HIV in Rural North Carolina
Context: While literature exists on sexual risks for HIV among rural populations, the specific role of stimulants in increasing these risks has primarily been studied in the context of a single drug and/or racial group. Purpose: This study explores the use of multiple stimulants and sexual risk behaviors among individuals of different races and sexual identities in rural North Carolina. Methods: In‐depth interviews were conducted with 41 individu…
Perspectives on Therapeutic Treamnent from Adolescent Probationers
Little is known about youths' experiences in residential adolescent treatment programs. To better understand the experiences of youth in such programs, the authors conducted a longitudinal qualitative study of 10 juvenile probationers in an adolescent therapeutic community (TC) treatment setting. Seven boys and three girls were recruited into the study upon their entry into the TC. Ages ranged from 14 to 17 years old; six youths were Hispanic, th…
Sexual Relationships, Secondary Syringe Exchange, and Gender Differences in HIV Risk Among Drug Injectors
Relationship Dynamics, Ethnicity and Condom Use among Low-Income Women
CONTEXT: Women's protection against HIV and sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) depends upon their ability to negotiate safer sex. It is important to know how cultural norms and gender roles, which vary by ethnicity, may either constrain or encourage negotiation of condom use. METHODS: Questionnaires were completed by 393 low-income non-Hispanic black, Hispanic and non-Hispanic white women who were sexually active and attending family planning a…
Substance use, multiple substance use, sexual risk taking and condom use among low income women
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Substance use, multiple substance use, sexual risk taking and condom use among low income women
Relationship Dynamics, Ethnicity and Condom Use among Low-Income Women
CONTEXT: Women's protection against HIV and sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) depends upon their ability to negotiate safer sex. It is important to know how cultural norms and gender roles, which vary by ethnicity, may either constrain or encourage negotiation of condom use. METHODS: Questionnaires were completed by 393 low-income non-Hispanic black, Hispanic and non-Hispanic white women who were sexually active and attending family planning a…
Sexual Relationships, Secondary Syringe Exchange, and Gender Differences in HIV Risk Among Drug Injectors
Perspectives on Therapeutic Treamnent from Adolescent Probationers
Little is known about youths' experiences in residential adolescent treatment programs. To better understand the experiences of youth in such programs, the authors conducted a longitudinal qualitative study of 10 juvenile probationers in an adolescent therapeutic community (TC) treatment setting. Seven boys and three girls were recruited into the study upon their entry into the TC. Ages ranged from 14 to 17 years old; six youths were Hispanic, th…
Stimulant Use and Sexual Risk Behaviors for HIV in Rural North Carolina
Context: While literature exists on sexual risks for HIV among rural populations, the specific role of stimulants in increasing these risks has primarily been studied in the context of a single drug and/or racial group. Purpose: This study explores the use of multiple stimulants and sexual risk behaviors among individuals of different races and sexual identities in rural North Carolina. Methods: In‐depth interviews were conducted with 41 individu…
Substance Use Patterns and Mental Health Diagnosis Among Youth in Mental Health Treatment: A Latent Class Analysis
This study examines patterns of substance use among youth served in systems of care, and how these patterns relate to diagnosis and other youth characteristics using latent class analysis. Results indicated a four-class solution with the four groups differing in their probabilities of reporting the use of 10 different substances. Class 1 was defined by high probabilities of all drug use. Class 2 had high probabilities of alcohol, tobacco, marijua…
Evaluating the effects of community-based organization engagement on HIV and Aids-related risk behavior in Kenya
International donors have increasingly shifted AIDS funding directly to community-based organizations (CBOs) with the assumption that responding to the epidemic is best achieved at the community level. The World Bank, ICF Macro, and the National Council for Population and Development in Kenya, conducted a study to evaluate the community response in Kenya. The study used a quasi-experimental design comparing seven study communities and seven compa…
To Text or Not to Text? Technology-based Cessation Communication Preferences among Urban, Socioeconomically Disadvantaged Smokers
In this sample of socioeconomically disadvantaged smokers, emails were preferred over text messages for smoking cessation assistance. Although both email and text message strategies may be acceptable to socioeconomically disadvantaged smokers generally, issues such as access and intended use should be considered to inform specific disparity-reducing intervention approaches
Medicine (8 works) · Psychology (6 works) · Condom (4 works) · Demography (4 works) · Family medicine (4 works) · Population (4 works) · Psychiatry (4 works) · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (3 works) · Clinical Psychology (3 works) · Environmental health (3 works)