Structural Factors and the National HIV/AIDS Strategy of the USA

2017 ◽  
pp. 173-194 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ronald O. Valdiserri ◽  
Catherine H. Maulsby ◽  
David R. Holtgrave
Keyword(s):  
Structural Factors ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Hiv Aids

‘I Know What Freedom and Responsibility Mean Now’

Young ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 26 (4) ◽  
pp. 348-365 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gowoon Jung
Keyword(s):  
International Students ◽  
Time Of Arrival ◽  
Structural Factors ◽  
State University ◽  
Advanced Degrees ◽  
Broad Perspective ◽  
Individual Agency ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Korean International Students ◽  
Agency And Structure

This article analyses narratives of autonomous adulthood among Korean international students at an American state university. I categorize student narratives in terms of the number of activities associated with achieving adulthood markers and the efficacy of individual agency. A broad perspective considers a wide variety of activities to contribute to autonomous adulthood and valourizes individual agency. A narrow perspective focuses on activities tailored to one’s career, and downplays individual agency compared to larger institutional-structural factors. I examine these narratives among three groups of international students, depending on their time of arrival: pre-college migrants who moved to the USA during middle or high school, college-migrants who arrived during the first or second year of undergraduate college and post-college migrants who came for advanced degrees (e.g., MA, PhD). The finding suggests that students negotiate agency and structure differently depending on their past and current experiences in the sending and receiving countries.

scholarly journals The role of cultural and structural factors in the explanation of marginal social position in the USA: Scopes and dilemmas

Sociologija ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 55 (3) ◽  
pp. 395-416
Author(s):  
Stefan Jankovic
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Factors ◽  
Social Position ◽  
Structural Factors ◽  
Historical Account ◽  
Culture Of Poverty ◽  
Behavioural Patterns ◽  
Cultural Grounding ◽  
The Usa ◽  
The Relationship

The paper gives a historical account of the genesis of marginal social position explanations in the USA, with special emphasis on the characteristics, related to the generating of cultural factors in explanation. In this light, the two fundamental and interrelated concepts are being indentified - the culture of poverty and the underclass, whose conceptual genesis, in a causal manner, varies between structural and cultural grounding. Due the translation of perceived minority behavioural patterns into the dimensions used for defining the marginal social position, conceptual validity of the underclass has been heavily disputed. At the same time, dilemmas created by the implementation of cultural factors constructed in that way open up broader issues of the relationship between culture and structure, lines of determination and the possibility of a consistent explanation of marginal social position.

A pilot coping improvement intervention for late middle-aged and older adults living with HIV/AIDS in the USA

AIDS Care ◽  
2001 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 129-139 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. G. Heckman ◽  
A. Kochman ◽  
K. J. Sikkema ◽  
S. C. Kalichman ◽  
J. Masten ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Middle Aged ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Living With Hiv ◽  
Improvement Intervention ◽  
Hiv Aids

scholarly journals Immigrant Women Living with Hiv/Aids: Their Barriers as Experienced by Service Providers

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jane Wangari Karago-Odongo
Keyword(s):  
Hiv Infection ◽  
Religious Beliefs ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Immigrant Women ◽  
Structural Factors ◽  
Immigration Status ◽  
Women Living With Hiv ◽  
Living With Hiv ◽  
Hiv Aids

A review of statistics on HIV infection in Canada shows that the rates of HIV infection are on the rise among immigrants. Like other newcomers in Canada, immigrants living with or affected by HIV/AIDS seek services from various agencies serving immigrants. The purpose of this study is to identify and highlight barriers experienced by service providers when dealing with immigrants and particularly immigrant women who are living with HIV/AIDS. Some of the barriers they experienced include stigma, denial, fear, and discrimination, as well as socio-cultural and religious beliefs, economic and structural factors like immigration status, racism, marginalization and language.

scholarly journals STD Testing and Compliance with CDC and USPSTF HIV Testing Guidelines in a Regional Cohort of Emergency Departments

2014 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Fredric M. Hustey ◽  
Michael P. Phelan ◽  
Sharon O'keefe ◽  
Tracy M. Barbour
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Hiv Testing ◽  
Health Care System ◽  
Emergency Departments ◽  
Hiv Screening ◽  
Std Testing ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Living With Hiv ◽  
Care System ◽  
Hiv Aids

In 2003, the CDC estimated that 1 million people in the USA were living with HIV/AIDS, and  25% were undiagnosed. For many such patients the ED may be the only contact with the health care system. This study assessed compliance with CDC and USPTF guidelines for HIV testing in patients seeking evaluation for STDs in a regional cohort of emergency departments. 13927 patients patients underwent screening for STDs during the study period. Only 397 (2.85%) also received HIV screening while 107 (0.8%) received both HIV and syphyllis screening as per federal recommendations.

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