Diarmuid O'Donovan

Dados Biográficos

ID4567923
NOMEDiarmuid O'Donovan
PRENOMESDiarmuid
SOBRENOMEO'Donovan
ASSINATURADONOVAN D O
VERIFICADONão
TOTAL DE OBRAS5
TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES0
TOTAL COMO AUTOR5
TOTAL COMO EDITOR0
PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO2007
ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO2024
ÍNDICE H0

  • Countering social exclusion through inclusive homecare provision

    Open AccessKieran Walsh, Bill Carroll et al.ARTICLESocial Science & Medicine2024Referências: 27

    Homecare models can be effective mechanisms in securing wellbeing and ageing-in-place goals prevalent in health policy agendas. However, the relevance and utility of these models for those living in socially and environmentally insecure conditions has rarely been considered. This is marked by an assumption of in-situ care delivery in private dwellings, and the absence of such groups from homecare development processes. This study aims to harnesse…

  • Why don't young women go for Chlamydia testing? A qualitative study employing Goffman's stigma framework

    Myles Balfe, Ruairi Brugha et al.ARTICLEHealth Risk & Society2010

    Many women who might be at risk of having the sexually transmitted infection (STI) Chlamydia trachomatis either delay going, or do not go, for testing. We aimed to examine the factors that either prevent or discourage Irish young women from going for Chlamydia testing. We conducted in-depth interviews with 35 women in the Republic of Ireland who were between 18 and 29 years of age. Accounts were analysed using Goffman’s stigma framework. Study re…

  • Young women's decisions to accept chlamydia screening

    Open AccessMyles Balfe, Ruairi Brugha et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2010

    If an effort is not put into reducing young women's stigma-related concerns the population coverage of Chlamydia screening might be reduced

  • Chlamydia trachomatis infection and sexual behaviour among female students attending higher education in the Republic of Ireland

    Open AccessEmer O’Connell, Emer O'Connell et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2009

    There are no prevalence data on Chlamydia trachomatis relating to female students attending higher education available for the Republic of Ireland. This information is required to guide on the necessity for Chlamydia screening programmes in higher education settings. This research aimed to determine the prevalence of and predictive risk factors for Chlamydia trachomatis genital infection among female higher education students in Ireland. All fema…

  • Before and after study of bar workers' perceptions of the impact of smoke-free workplace legislation in the Republic of Ireland

    Open AccessLisa Pursell, Shane Allwright et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2007

    Smoke-free legislation had the support of three-quarters of a large sample of bar workers in the ROI. However, this group holds complex sets of both positive and negative perspectives on the legislation. Of particular importance is that negative economic perceptions did not diminish the widely held perception that the ban is needed to protect workers' health