Barbara DiCicco-Bloom | Author | SciTechnol

Barbara DiCicco-Bloom Author

BarbaradiCicco-bloom@gmail.com 718.982.3826

Subjects of specialization
Nursing Theory, Hospice Care, Home Care Services, Primary Care Nursing, Public Health Nursing

Affiliation
Department of Nursing, Marcus Hall, Building 5S, Rm 107College of Staten Island City University of New York, New York, USA

Biography

As a clinical nurse for 17 years, my professional background is in primary care, home care, and hospice. My research employs qualitative and mixed methodologies and focuses on relationships among health care professionals. I am concerned with locating the organizational elements and interactional dynamics that facilitate or interfere with safe and effective patient care. At present I am conducting an ethnographic study of a hospice setting located in a large medical center that is in its fourth year. My current focus is on the relationships and interactions among the members of the hospice team.

Publications

Research Article Open Access

Beyond Knowledge and Agency: HIV Risk for Women of Color in HIV-Dense Neighborhoods

Author(s):

Carol F Roye and Barbara DiCicco-Bloom

The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) poses a formidable risk to the health of women, who made up almost 20% of new HIV infections in 2014 in the U.S. (the most recent year for which data are available). Women represent 25% of those infected with HIV. Sixty-two percent of infected women are African American; Latina and White women each represent 17% of cases in women. The CDC reports that heterosexual transmission accounts for 87% of HIV cases in women. However, it is not clear why some women in HIV-dense neighborhoods become infected, and others do not.

DOI: 10.4172/2325-9795.1000264

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