Kathleen Ford
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 73966 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Kathleen Ford |
| NOMBRES | Kathleen |
| APELLIDO | Ford |
| FIRMA | FORD K |
| AFILIACIONES | University of Michigan |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0822-6779 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 54 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 199 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 54 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 1975 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 7 |
Parental absence and the development of preschool children in a high migration civil conflict area
Parental migration is widely associated with parent–child separation, yet evidence on how such separation affects children's well-being and development remains mixed and context-dependent. This study tests the hypothesis that parental absence negatively affects child development, taking into account the child’s age and gender, the SRQ score of the primary caregiver, household economic status, and child development activities within the household.…
Mental health among youth in a conflict area
The young adults who have grown up during this civil conflict have experienced many stressors. Awareness of the consequences of these factors on psychiatric symptoms may assist with identifying youth at risk and improving their care
A cross-sectional study on factors influencing adolescent depression in the civil-conflict areas of Thailand
Research on mental health problems among Muslim adolescents living in ongoing long-term civil conflict areas of Thailand is scarce. Thus, this study aims to measure the prevalence of depression and examine its influencing factors among adolescents in this type of area, Thailand’s three southernmost provinces. This study employed 2021 household survey data collected in Thailand’s three southernmost provinces —Yala, Pattani, and Narathiwat. The stu…
Young adult years amidst the unrest in the southernmost Thailand
One of the adolescent challenges which can have long-term consequences for both the individual and society is the issue of NEET (Not in Education, Employment, or Training). This study explores the role of religiosity on being NEET among youth in the three southernmost provinces of Thailand, the home of the majority of the Thai-Malay Muslim population. The analysis employed data from a survey conducted in 2021. The analytical sample includes 419 y…
Parental Absence, Family Environment, and Adolescents' School Performance
The impact of parental absence on children remains inconclusive and needs more contextualized research. This analysis examines the impact of parental absence on adolescents' school performance and whether the impact can be explained by the family environment. The outcome is measured using adolescents' assessment of their school performance compared with their classmates. The parent-adolescent living arrangement is classified as the adolescents li…
An analysis of the resilience process
Psychiatric symptoms among migrants to Malaysia from the southernmost provinces of Thailand
AIM: The objective of this paper is to examine the level of psychiatric symptoms and associated factors among Thai migrants from the southernmost Thai provinces of Pattani, Yala, and Narithiwat who are working in Malaysia. Comparisons will be made with the sending population in the southernmost provinces of Thailand. METHODS: Data are drawn from survey and in-depth interviews with Thai migrants who are working in Malaysia. Comparisons are made wi…
Migration and Unrest in the Deep South Thailand
Although migration of Muslims from the southernmost provinces of Thailand to Malaysia has a long history, research suggests that the intensity of this migration has increased in the past 10 years along with increased unrest in the provinces. This study examines how migration in the three southernmost provinces is affected by the ongoing unrest. Data are drawn from household probability surveys conducted in 2014 and 2016. An individual sample of 3…
Coming of age in a conflict area
OBJECTIVES: Three southern provinces of Thailand - Pattani, Yala and Narathiwat - have been involved in a long period of unrest. Young people in these provinces have lived with this violence for many years. The objectives of this article are to assess the prevalence of psychiatric symptoms of young adults aged 18-24 years and to examine the perceived effects of the conflict on education, employment, social and religious life. METHODS: Data were d…
Mental health in a conflict area
AIM: Three southern provinces of Thailand, Pattani, Yala and Narathiwat, have been involved in a long period of unrest due to differences between the population in the provinces and the Thai government with regard to language, culture and governance. The objectives of this article are to examine the effects of everyday stressors due to the conflict, including economic stress and migration, as well as the effect of religiosity on the reporting of …
How does unrest affect migration? Evidence from the three southernmost provinces of Thailand
Background 1.1 Migration and the unrest in prior research 1.2 The unrest in the three southernmost provinces of Thailand 1.3 Migration and the unrest in the three southernmost provinces of Thailand 1.4 Conceptual framework -hypotheses 2 Data and methods 2.1 Data 2.2 Measurements of key variables 2.2.1 Dependent variable: Migration 2.2.2 Key independent variables 2.2.2.1 Exposure to the unrest 2.2
A workplace intervention program and the increase in HIV knowledge, perceived accessibility and use of condoms among young factory workers in Thailand
Vulnerability to Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection among factory workers is a global problem. This study investigated the effectiveness of an intervention to increase AIDS knowledge, perceived accessibility to condoms and condom use among young factory workers in Thailand. The intervention was a workplace program designed to engage the private sector in HIV prevention. A cross-sectional survey conducted in 2008 to measure program outco…
Memory and the Reporting of Remittance in a Sample of Elderly Persons in Thailand
HIV Testing and Cross Border Migrant Vulnerability
Social Integration, Aids Knowledge and Factors Related to HIV Prevention Among Migrant Workers in Thailand
Midlife Sexuality Among Thai Adults
The Impact of Circular Migration and Remittances on Relative Household Wealth in Kanchanaburi Province, Thailand
The objective of this study was to examine the impact of circular migration and remittances on relative household wealth using data from a longitudinal study conducted in the economically heterogenous Kanchanaburi province of Thailand. We estimated models of the effects of number of return migrants and remittances on four types of household assets in 2004, controlling for assets in 2000, household and village characteristics. Propensity weights w…
Sexual Partners and Condom Use of Migrant Workers in Thailand
HIV testing experience of drug users in Bali, Indonesia
Recently, large increases have been noted in injection drug use and HIV prevalence among drug users in Indonesia. The objective of this study was to examine the experience of drug users with HIV testing in Bali, Indonesia. In-depth interviews were conducted with a sample of 40 drug users who had injected heroin in the Denpasar, Bali area. The users' experience with testing highlighted the importance of pre- and post-test counselling that provides…
Aids mortality and the mobility of children in Kwazulu Natal, South Africa
This paper examines the effect of parental death on the mobility of 39,163 children aged 0–17 in rural KwaZulu Natal, South Africa, in 2000 and 2001. Parental mortality from all causes prior to and during follow-up increased the risk of a child moving by nearly two times after we controlled for the age and gender of the child and household characteristics. However, in the follow-up period, child mobility following maternal deaths from AIDS was lo…
Ethnicity or race, area characteristics, and sexual partner choice among American adolescents
The aim of this paper is to examine the association of individual demographic variables and area characteristics with the characteristics of sexual partners of American adolescents. Data for the study were drawn from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health. The data indicate that the community characteristics of ethnic or racial composition of the population and region were most strongly related to the ethnicity or race of the partne…
Characteristics of Adolescents' Sexual Partners and Their Association with Use of Condoms and Other Contraceptive Methods
CONTEXT: While a number of studies have examined the association between individuals' characteristics and their contraceptive use, few studies have examined the influence of partners' characteristics on individuals' contraceptive use. METHODS: Using nationally representative data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health, multiple logistic analyses were conducted to identify associations between the demographic characteristics of …
Aids and STD knowledge, condom use and HIV/STD infection among female sex workers in Bali, Indonesia
The objectives of this paper were to examine changes in AIDS/STD knowledge and behaviour from 1992-1998, current levels of STD infection and psychosocial and demographic determinants of condom use and STD infection among female sex workers. Data for the study were drawn from cross-sectional surveys of female sex workers conducted in 1992, 1994 and 1997-8. For each survey, women participated in a face-to-face interview in the brothel complexes. Su…
Patterns of Union Formation Among Urban Minority Youth in the United States
Moderating Influence of Peer Norms on Gender Differences in Condom Use
(1998). Moderating Influence of Peer Norms on Gender Differences in Condom Use. Applied Developmental Science: Vol. 2, No. 4, pp. 174-181
Urban Hispanic adolescents and young adults
As Hispanic persons in the U.S. are exposed to U.S. culture, changes may occur in values, attitudes, and behavior. This process of change has been called acculturation. The objectives of this research were to describe the sexual behavior of low income, urban Hispanic youth in Detroit and to evaluate the relationship of acculturation to sexual behavior. Data were drawn from a household probability sample of 711 low income, urban youth. The relatio…
Duration of Residence in the United States and the Fertility of U.S. Immigrants
This paper analyzes census data on the fertility of U.S. immigrants to study trends in fertility after migration. The results showed that immigrant fertility may rise after arrival in the new country perhaps because immigrants are making up for births or marriages that may have been postponed due to the move. After a period of time, the fertility of immigrants may fall and as immigrants become more assimilated to the new country their fertility m…
Nutrition and Fertility in Bangladesh
From 1975 to 1980 a prospective study a nearly 2,500 married, fertile women was conducted in Matlab, Bangladesh at the International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research. Women were interviewed at monthly intervals to collect information on nutritional and reproductive status, in order to study the factors associated with natural fertility. The median duration of amenorrhoea for women with no child deaths was 15.5 months, with older women and t…
Aids mortality and the mobility of children in Kwazulu Natal, South Africa
This paper examines the effect of parental death on the mobility of 39,163 children aged 0–17 in rural KwaZulu Natal, South Africa, in 2000 and 2001. Parental mortality from all causes prior to and during follow-up increased the risk of a child moving by nearly two times after we controlled for the age and gender of the child and household characteristics. However, in the follow-up period, child mobility following maternal deaths from AIDS was lo…
Duration of Residence in the United States and the Fertility of U.S. Immigrants
Psychometrics of a Brief Acculturation Scale for Hispanics in a Probability Sample of Urban Hispanic Adolescents and Young Adults
This article presents data in support of the reliability and validity of afour-item measure of acculturationfor Hispanics. The study has three strengths. First, this brief measure is evaluated with a probability sample of Hispanic adolescents and young adults (ages 15-24 years) living in urban, low-income households. Second, the sample contains both second-and third-generation Puerto Rican and Mexican American adolescents and young adults. Third,…
Distributions of Postpartum Amenorrhea
Breastfeeding and the amenorrhea related to it are important determinants of fertility levels. Breastfeeding practices vary widely across and within countries, and there is evidence of change in the extent of breastfeeding in several areas. It is therefore important in demographic research on fertility to measure precisely the length of amenorrhea. Because of the large costs involved in data collection, most data on amenorrhea have been obtained …
Competition Between Spontaneous and Induced Abortion
Because of their similar timing in pregnancy, spontaneous and induced abortions can be viewed as competing outcomes. Some intended abortion operations are anticipated by earlier miscarriages while some potential miscarriages are forestalled by earlier deliberate interruptions of pregnancy. Previous treatments of this competition are reviewed, and a new analysis is made on the basis of New York data. A simple rule for approximating the reduction i…
Birth-interval dynamics in rural Bangladesh and maternal weight
This article reports on the results of a study conducted in rural Bangladesh on the influence of maternal weight on the components of birth intervals, including gestation and intrauterine mortality, the duration of postpartum amenorrhea, and the duration of waiting time to conception (the menstrual interval). When biological factors (in-cluding maternal age, parity, and supplementation practices) and behavioral variables, including religion, educ…
Migration and Unrest in the Deep South Thailand
Although migration of Muslims from the southernmost provinces of Thailand to Malaysia has a long history, research suggests that the intensity of this migration has increased in the past 10 years along with increased unrest in the provinces. This study examines how migration in the three southernmost provinces is affected by the ongoing unrest. Data are drawn from household probability surveys conducted in 2014 and 2016. An individual sample of 3…
How does unrest affect migration? Evidence from the three southernmost provinces of Thailand
Background 1.1 Migration and the unrest in prior research 1.2 The unrest in the three southernmost provinces of Thailand 1.3 Migration and the unrest in the three southernmost provinces of Thailand 1.4 Conceptual framework -hypotheses 2 Data and methods 2.1 Data 2.2 Measurements of key variables 2.2.1 Dependent variable: Migration 2.2.2 Key independent variables 2.2.2.1 Exposure to the unrest 2.2
Ethnicity or race, area characteristics, and sexual partner choice among American adolescents
The aim of this paper is to examine the association of individual demographic variables and area characteristics with the characteristics of sexual partners of American adolescents. Data for the study were drawn from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health. The data indicate that the community characteristics of ethnic or racial composition of the population and region were most strongly related to the ethnicity or race of the partne…
Methodological considerations for survey research on sexual behavior
The objectives of this paper are to review previous research on methods for data collection and to report experience in collecting data, on the sexual behavior of urban low‐income, African American and Hispanic youth. The results of this review indicate that data on sexual behavior in these populations can be collected in face‐to‐face interviews, and clinical language can be used to ask questions about intercourse. However, anal intercourse may b…
The Impact of Circular Migration and Remittances on Relative Household Wealth in Kanchanaburi Province, Thailand
The objective of this study was to examine the impact of circular migration and remittances on relative household wealth using data from a longitudinal study conducted in the economically heterogenous Kanchanaburi province of Thailand. We estimated models of the effects of number of return migrants and remittances on four types of household assets in 2004, controlling for assets in 2000, household and village characteristics. Propensity weights w…
Aids knowledge and risk behaviors among domestic clients of female sex workers in Bali, Indonesia
Parental Absence, Family Environment, and Adolescents' School Performance
The impact of parental absence on children remains inconclusive and needs more contextualized research. This analysis examines the impact of parental absence on adolescents' school performance and whether the impact can be explained by the family environment. The outcome is measured using adolescents' assessment of their school performance compared with their classmates. The parent-adolescent living arrangement is classified as the adolescents li…
Effects of Interviewer Age on Reporting of Sexual and Reproductive Behavior of Hispanic and African American Youth
The purpose of this article is to evaluate the effects of interviewer age on the reporting of personal behaviors including sexual experience, abortion, live births, and condom use. Data were drawn from a household probability sample of 1,435 urban, low-income, African American and Hispanic youths 15 to 24 years of age conducted in 1991. The results indicate that interviewer age does play a role in the reporting of sensitive behaviors, although th…
Patterns of Union Formation Among Urban Minority Youth in the United States
Contraceptive usage during lactation
Data from the National Survey of Family Growth are analyzed to estimate the prevalence of contraceptive use during lactation. Approximately 20 per cent of lactating women were sexually active and did not use a method in months two through six, postpartum. Among method users, the largest proportion chose barrier methods but 14 per cent used oral contraceptives in the early postpartum period. Between 1973 and 1976 there was an increase in the perce…
Repeat abortion
A reanalysis of the repeat abortion experience of New York City residents during July 1, 1970 to June 30, 1972 is undertaken on the basis of a probability model that generates repeat abortion ratios as a function of assumptions about fecundity, contraceptive efficiency, and exposure lengths. Tested are three hypotheses put forward by Daily et al. in a 1973 analysis: (i) the low repeat abortion ratio of .0245 is attributable in part to underreport…
Competition Between Spontaneous and Induced Abortion
Because of their similar timing in pregnancy, spontaneous and induced abortions can be viewed as competing outcomes. Some intended abortion operations are anticipated by earlier miscarriages while some potential miscarriages are forestalled by earlier deliberate interruptions of pregnancy. Previous treatments of this competition are reviewed, and a new analysis is made on the basis of New York data. A simple rule for approximating the reduction i…
Repeat abortion
A reanalysis of the repeat abortion experience of New York City residents during July 1, 1970 to June 30, 1972 is undertaken on the basis of a probability model that generates repeat abortion ratios as a function of assumptions about fecundity, contraceptive efficiency, and exposure lengths. Tested are three hypotheses put forward by Daily et al. in a 1973 analysis: (i) the low repeat abortion ratio of .0245 is attributable in part to underreport…
Abortion and family building models
This paper demonstrates how family-building models can be used for checking the quality of abortion data. A family-building model, called FERMODA, is presented and used to check whether the available data on abortion for Hungary are consistent with Hungarian data on other aspects of family building. Model cohorts are generated, using in FERMODA the proportions of women married and the birth and abortion rates of two selected Hungarian cohorts. Th…
Repeat Abortion
Sexual behaviour and contraceptive use among socioeconomic groups of young women in the United States
Although much research has been devoted to understanding differences in contraceptive behaviour among socieconomic groups of married women, little is known about group differences among young unmarried women. In this paper, data from a national survey of women 15–19 years of age are used to study the relationship between socioeconomic status, sexual activity, and contraceptive use. The socioeconomic status of the young women is related to age at …
Sex and Pregnancy in Adolescence
Sex and Pregnancy in Adolescence
Contraceptive usage during lactation
Data from the National Survey of Family Growth are analyzed to estimate the prevalence of contraceptive use during lactation. Approximately 20 per cent of lactating women were sexually active and did not use a method in months two through six, postpartum. Among method users, the largest proportion chose barrier methods but 14 per cent used oral contraceptives in the early postpartum period. Between 1973 and 1976 there was an increase in the perce…
Contraceptive usage during lactation in the United States
National Surveys of Family Growth data showed that as of 1982, most lactating women who were sexually active used a contraceptive method; barrier methods were most frequently used. Black women and women of higher parity and lower educational level were more likely to be sexually active and not using a method
Distributions of Postpartum Amenorrhea
Breastfeeding and the amenorrhea related to it are important determinants of fertility levels. Breastfeeding practices vary widely across and within countries, and there is evidence of change in the extent of breastfeeding in several areas. It is therefore important in demographic research on fertility to measure precisely the length of amenorrhea. Because of the large costs involved in data collection, most data on amenorrhea have been obtained …
Nutrition and Fertility in Bangladesh
From 1975 to 1980 a prospective study a nearly 2,500 married, fertile women was conducted in Matlab, Bangladesh at the International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research. Women were interviewed at monthly intervals to collect information on nutritional and reproductive status, in order to study the factors associated with natural fertility. The median duration of amenorrhoea for women with no child deaths was 15.5 months, with older women and t…
Nutrition, infant feeding and post-partum amenorrhoea in rural Bangladesh
The duration of amenorrhoea among a group of chronically malnourished women in a rural area of Bangladesh is examined by application of multivariate hazard models with time-varying covariates, including the influence of maternal nutrition, seasonality and patterns of infant feeding. Both maternal weight at pregnancy termination and the pattern of infant feeding affected the length of post-partum amenorrhoea. Analyses focused on season of birth sh…
Birth-interval dynamics in rural Bangladesh and maternal weight
This article reports on the results of a study conducted in rural Bangladesh on the influence of maternal weight on the components of birth intervals, including gestation and intrauterine mortality, the duration of postpartum amenorrhea, and the duration of waiting time to conception (the menstrual interval). When biological factors (in-cluding maternal age, parity, and supplementation practices) and behavioral variables, including religion, educ…
Birth-interval Dynamics in Rural Bangladesh and Maternal Weight
Duration of Residence in the United States and the Fertility of U.S. Immigrants
This paper analyzes census data on the fertility of U.S. immigrants to study trends in fertility after migration. The results showed that immigrant fertility may rise after arrival in the new country perhaps because immigrants are making up for births or marriages that may have been postponed due to the move. After a period of time, the fertility of immigrants may fall and as immigrants become more assimilated to the new country their fertility m…
Duration of Residence in the United States and the Fertility of U.S. Immigrants
Methodological considerations for survey research on sexual behavior
The objectives of this paper are to review previous research on methods for data collection and to report experience in collecting data, on the sexual behavior of urban low‐income, African American and Hispanic youth. The results of this review indicate that data on sexual behavior in these populations can be collected in face‐to‐face interviews, and clinical language can be used to ask questions about intercourse. However, anal intercourse may b…
Correlation Between Subsequent Lengths of Postpartum Amenorrhoea in a Prospective Study of Breast-Feeding Women in Rural Bangladesh
The relationship between subsequent lengths of lactational amenorrhoea for individual women in a prospective study of breast-feeding women in Bangladesh was studied. The data indicate that previous length of amenorrhoea has significant predictive value for the subsequent length of amenorrhoea. Information on previous experience with lactational amenorrhoea should be therefore incorporated into guidelines for the introduction of family planning du…
Beliefs about Condoms and Accessibility of Condom Intentions in Hispanic and African American Youth
During the sumnerof 1989, 30 Hispanic (15 male, 15female) and34AfricanAmerican (17 male, 17 female) Detroit youth participated in face-to-face interviews designed to identify condom beliefs that may influence condom use in young minority populations. Also of interest was the utility of the construct accessibility model (CAM) in explaining condom use behavior. Results suggest several participants believed condoms protect against AIDS and several b…
Breast-feeding and child health in the United States
This paper evaluates the influence of breast-feeding on infectious and allergic diseases in infants and children through an analysis of data from a large national sample of US children. It controls for a large number of maternal and child health, demographic, and socioeconomic variables which have been shown to affect feeding patterns, and it includes several aspects of the feeding pattern in addition to breast-feeding. The results suggest that b…
Aids and STDs
This study investigated AIDS and STD knowledge, risk behaviour patterns and condom use among three distinct groups of female commercial sex workers (CSWs) in Bali, Indonesia. Individual in-depth interviews were conducted with 71 female CSWs. These CSW groups differ in the prices they charge, their places and modes of employment, educational backgrounds, levels of AIDS and STD knowledge, number of clients served and levels of condom use. Knowledge…
Urban Hispanic adolescents and young adults
As Hispanic persons in the U.S. are exposed to U.S. culture, changes may occur in values, attitudes, and behavior. This process of change has been called acculturation. The objectives of this research were to describe the sexual behavior of low income, urban Hispanic youth in Detroit and to evaluate the relationship of acculturation to sexual behavior. Data were drawn from a household probability sample of 711 low income, urban youth. The relatio…
STD knowledge and behaviours among clients of female sex workers in bali, indonesia
This study investigated knowledge, beliefs, and practices related to STDs and AIDS among clients of low price sex workers in Bali, Indonesia. These men are at high risk of STD and HIV transmission. They have poor knowledge of the basic concepts of STD and HIV transmission and prevention, and they practice a variety of ineffective prevention strategies including partner selection and the prophylactic use of antibiotics. They report a mean of 1.9 p…
Aids knowledge and risk behaviors among domestic clients of female sex workers in Bali, Indonesia
Books
Medicine (40 obras) · Demography (34 obras) · Population (28 obras) · Sociology (25 obras) · Environmental health (23 obras) · Psychology (22 obras) · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (17 obras) · Demography (16 obras) · Condom (13 obras) · Economics (13 obras)