2017
A qualitative analysis of multi-level barriers to HIV testing among women in Lebanon
Clark KA, Keene DE, Pachankis JE, Fattal O, Rizk N, Khoshnood K. A qualitative analysis of multi-level barriers to HIV testing among women in Lebanon. Culture Health & Sexuality 2017, 19: 996-1010. PMID: 28276925, DOI: 10.1080/13691058.2017.1282045.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-governmental organizationsCulture of sexNorth Africa (MENA) regionSocial ecological modelSemi-structured interviewsSexual health educationMulti-level barriersKey informantsMiddle EastSexual healthcare providersSexual health interventionsAfrica regionLebanonQualitative analysisFinancial barriersProvider attitudesHigh-risk populationInsurance policiesTheory frameworkMultiple levelsWomenPrimary findingsHIV testingHIV casesPolicy
2015
Cultural reflexivity in health research and practice.
Aronowitz R, Deener A, Keene D, Schnittker J, Tach L. Cultural reflexivity in health research and practice. American Journal Of Public Health 2015, 105 Suppl 3: s403-8. PMID: 25905833, PMCID: PMC4455490, DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2015.302551.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCultural reflexivityOwn social practicesUnequal power dynamicsCultural misrecognitionPublic health movementHealth researchSocial practicesPower dynamicsCultural discoursesCultural changeSocial conditionsHealth movementMisrecognitionHealth inequalitiesReflexivityHealth disparitiesHighlight instancesObjective knowledgeMultiple disciplinesPracticePotential consequencesDiscourseResearchAuthoritiesInequality