Althea E Bailey

Biographic Data

ID7561128
NAMEAlthea E Bailey
GIVEN NAMESAlthea E
FAMILY NAMEBailey
SIGNATUREBAILEY A E
AFFILIATIONSDepartment of Community Health and Psychiatry, University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS2
TOTAL CITATIONS0
WORKS AS AUTHOR2
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2018
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2019
H-INDEX0

  • Use of a public park for physical activity in the Caribbean

    Open AccessColette Cunningham‐Myrie, Tamika Y N Royal-Thomas et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2019

    This is the first study to describe the usage of a public park for PA in Jamaica. The study elicited aspects of park use for PA in a major urban park in Jamaica from different vantage points by using direct systematic observation augmented with a qualitative approach. It revealed important differential park use for PA by sex, age group and EE levels, and provided insights into factors that motivate and hinder park usage for PA. This can be used b…

  • Agency, lapse in condom use and relationship intimacy among female sex workers in Jamaica

    Althea Bailey, Althea E Bailey et al.ARTICLECulture Health & Sexuality2018

    This paper explores barriers to consistent condom use among female sex workers in Jamaica in a qualitative study using grounded theory. Multiple perspectives were sought through 44 in-depth interviews conducted with female sex workers, clients, the partners of sex workers and facilitators of sex work. Poverty and lack of education or skills, severely limited support systems as well as childhood abuse served to push the majority of participants in…