scholarly journals Alopecia After Switch to Tenofovir Alafenamide in 6 African American Women

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (7) ◽  
Author(s):  
Said El Zein ◽  
Hussam Tabaja ◽  
Amjad Kanj ◽  
Deborah Richmond ◽  
Jennifer Veltman
Keyword(s):  
Adverse Effect ◽  
African American ◽  
African American Women ◽  
Hair Loss ◽  
Potential Adverse Effect ◽  
African American Female ◽  
American Women ◽  
Female Patients ◽  
Tenofovir Alafenamide

Abstract No cases of tenofovir alafenamide (TAF)–induced alopecia have been reported in the literature. We describe 6 cases of hair loss in African American female patients after switching to TAF and aim to raise awareness about this potential adverse effect of TAF, which could predominate in certain patient populations.

scholarly journals Cultural Identity, Africultural Coping Strategies, and Depression as Predictors of Suicidal Ideations and Attempts Among African American Female College Students

2018 ◽  
Vol 45 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-25 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kara S. Morrison ◽  
Reginald Hopkins
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
African American ◽  
Cultural Identity ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
African American Women ◽  
Health Concern ◽  
Female College Students ◽  
African American Female ◽  
Female College ◽  
American Women

Suicide prevention is a growing health concern in America for many minority groups. Although experts agree suicide is associated with cultural practices and beliefs, there is limited evidence on how African American women cultural values and practices influence their low rates of suicide. This study explores cultural identity, Africultural coping strategies, and depression as predictors of suicidal ideations and attempts among African American female college students. It was hypothesized that suicidal ideations and attempts are negatively related to cultural identity and Africultural coping styles, but positively related to depression. One hundred and thirty-seven African American female students were administered a battery of measures assessing cultural identity, coping strategies, and suicidal ideations and attempts. Results revealed that Africultural coping strategies and depression emerged as significant predictors of suicidal ideation and attempts. Results are discussed in terms of African American culture as a buffer to possible suicidal behavior in African American women.

scholarly journals Association of type 2 diabetes with central-scalp hair loss in a large cohort study of African American women

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 261-266
Author(s):  
Patricia F. Coogan ◽  
Traci N. Bethea ◽  
Yvette C. Cozier ◽  
Kimberly A. Bertrand ◽  
Julie R. Palmer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Type 2 Diabetes ◽  
African American ◽  
Cohort Study ◽  
African American Women ◽  
Hair Loss ◽  
Scalp Hair ◽  
Large Cohort ◽  
American Women ◽  
Large Cohort Study

scholarly journals African-american female stereotyping in The Secret Life of Bees

2013 ◽  
pp. 327
Author(s):  
Carolina Pallín López
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
African American Women ◽  
Business Owner ◽  
African American Female ◽  
Women Directors ◽  
Female Characters ◽  
American Women ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Interdisciplinary Inquiry ◽  
The Way

The film that is being analyzed in this article, The Secret Life of Bees, offers a unique piece to work on. This motion picture is based on Sue Monk Kidd’s novel with the same title published in 2003, and was directed by one of the very few African-American women directors, Gina Prince-Bythewood. This story puts forth an unusual depiction of the way African-American women have traditionally been portrayed. One of the key elements that contributes to this rare representation is the «Magical Negro» character in the movie, which has a tradition of being represented by men.The aim of this article is to analyze the way the «Magical Negro» character (August Boatwright) is introduced in The Secret Life of Bees, together with the other female characters (Lily Owens, Rosaleen Daise, June Boatwright and May Boatwright). I will also analyze how these representations contribute or shatter female African-American stereotypes. This film introduces a wide range of icons that go from the illiterate slave to the independent business owner, offering in this way a great piece to examine. This article will constitute an interdisciplinary inquiry which will take into account Gender Studies, Stereotyping, Cultural Studies and African American Studies.El filme que se analiza en este artículo, The Secret Life of Bees, nos ofrece una obra única para examinar. Dicha película está basada en la novela con el mismo título escrita por Sue Monk Kidd, publicada en 2003, y dirigida por una de las pocas directoras afroamericanas, Gina Prince-Bythewood. Esta historia nos muestra una imagen inusual de la mujer afroamericana si se compara con la forma en que tradicionalmente se ha escenificado dicho colectivo. Uno de los elementos clave que contribuye a tal representación es el personaje «Magical Negro» en la película, el cual tradicionalmente ha sido personificado mediante personajes masculinos. El objetivo de este artículo es analizar la forma en que el personaje «Magical Negro» (August Boatwright) es presentado en The Secret Life of Bees junto con el resto de personajes femeninos (Lily Owens, Rosaleen Daise, June Boatwright, May Boatwright). También analizaré las formas en que tales iconos contribuyen o crean una ruptura con respecto a los estereotipos femeninos afroamericanos. Esta cinta muestra una amplia gama de representaciones que van desde la esclava analfabeta hasta la mujer independiente dueña de su propio negocio, ofreciéndonos de esta forma una obra excepcional con la que trabajar. El presente artículo constituye un estudio interdisciplinar que tendrá en cuenta los estudios afroamericanos, de género, de estereotipia y culturales. 

scholarly journals Surviving the Storm

2011 ◽  
Vol 17 (12) ◽  
pp. 1601-1618 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thema Bryant-Davis ◽  
Sarah E. Ullman ◽  
Yuying Tsong ◽  
Robyn Gobin
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
African American ◽  
Sexual Assault ◽  
African American Women ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
African American Female ◽  
Sexual Assault Survivors ◽  
American Women ◽  
Symptoms Of Depression

African American women are at high risk for sexual assault. In addition, many African American women endorse the use of social support and religiosity to cope with trauma. The current study investigates the relationship between these two coping strategies and posttrauma symptoms in a sample of 413 African American female sexual assault survivors using confirmatory factor analysis and structural equation modeling. Findings indicated that survivors with greater social support were less likely to endorse the symptoms of depression and PTSD. Conversely, increased use of religious coping was related to greater endorsement of depression and PTSD symptoms. Counseling and research implications are explored.

The African American Female Elite: The Early History of African American Women in the Seven Sister Colleges, 1880–1960

1997 ◽  
Vol 67 (4) ◽  
pp. 718-757 ◽  
Author(s):  
Linda Perkins
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
Black Women ◽  
Civil Rights ◽  
African American Women ◽  
White Women ◽  
Turn Of The Century ◽  
African American Female ◽  
American Women ◽  
University Archives ◽  
Successful Women

The Seven Sister colleges are well known for producing some of the nation's most successful women. At the turn of the century, they were recognized as the leading institutions for elite White women. In this article, Linda Perkins outlines the historical experiences of African American women attending the Seven Sister colleges from the institutions' founding to the civil rights era of the 1960s, a period during which approximately five hundred Black women graduated from these institutions. Through an exploration of university archives, alumni bulletins, and oral interviews with alumnae, Perkins shows that the Seven Sister colleges were not a monolithic entity: some admitted African American women as far back as the turn of the century, while others grudgingly, and only under great pressure, admitted them decades later. Perkins illustrates how the Seven Sister colleges mirrored the views of the larger society concerning race, and how issues of discrimination in admissions, housing, and financial aid in these institutions were influenced by, and had an influence on, the overall African American struggle for full participatory citizenship.

scholarly journals The Role of Enculturation, Racial Identity, and Body Mass Index in the Prediction of Body Dissatisfaction in African American Women

2020 ◽  
Vol 46 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-28
Author(s):  
Germine H. Awad ◽  
Susan Kashubeck-West ◽  
Rashanta A. Bledman ◽  
Angela D. Coker ◽  
Rebecca D. Stinson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
African American ◽  
Racial Identity ◽  
Body Dissatisfaction ◽  
African American Women ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Female College Students ◽  
African American Female ◽  
American Women

The purpose of the current study was to examine the role of enculturation and racial identity in the prediction of body dissatisfaction and weight preoccupation in a sample of African American women. Participants consisted of 278 African American female college students enrolled in a large Midwestern university who completed a racial identity measure, an African American enculturation measure, and body dissatisfaction measures. Simultaneous regression results suggested that preencounter self-hatred attitudes were the only racial identity dimension to significantly predict body dissatisfaction. In addition, the level of enculturation significantly predicted body dissatisfaction, suggesting that African American women who were highly enculturated experienced greater body dissatisfaction. Subsequent mediational analyses found that body mass index fully mediated the relationship between enculturation and body dissatisfaction for African American women. Greater enculturation was associated with a higher body mass index, which in turn predicted greater overweight preoccupation. Study implications are discussed.

Psychometric Characteristics of the Depressive Cognition Scale in African American Women

2002 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 83-95 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jaclene A. Zauszniewski ◽  
Sandra J. Fulton Picot ◽  
Sara M. Debanne ◽  
Beverly L. Roberts ◽  
May L. Wykle
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
African American Women ◽  
Psychometric Testing ◽  
Daily Hassles ◽  
African American Female ◽  
American Women ◽  
Depressive Cognition ◽  
Depression Scales ◽  
Depressive Cognitions ◽  
Cognition Scale

Depression in African-American women frequently goes unnoticed and untreated since commonly used depression scales fail to focus on early symptom recognition, do not address contextual factors, and lack adequate psychometric testing in African-American women. This analysis of the Depressive Cognition Scale was conducted with 213 African-American female caregivers and noncaregivers. Alpha coefficients for both groups (α ‘s = .75 and .87) showed internal consistency. Correlations with resourcefulness, depression, and daily hassles scales in the expected directions demonstrated construct validity (R’s = −.36, .26, and .31, respectively). Factor structures for caregivers and noncaregivers differed, suggesting certain depressive cognitions were strongly integrated into the caregiver role. As a reliable and valid measure of depressive cognitions, the DCS would be useful for early detection of depression in African-American women.

Central hair loss in African American women: Incidence and potential risk factors

2011 ◽  
Vol 64 (2) ◽  
pp. 245-252 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elise A. Olsen ◽  
Valerie Callender ◽  
Amy McMichael ◽  
Leonard Sperling ◽  
Kevin J. Anstrom ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
African American ◽  
African American Women ◽  
Hair Loss ◽  
Potential Risk ◽  
American Women ◽  
Potential Risk Factors
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