Publications by authors named "Jennifer Kovarik"
Pregnant Women's Experiences of Seeking Treatment for Opioid Use.
MCN Am J Matern Child Nurs
June 2024
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to describe women's experiences seeking treatment for opioid use disorder during pregnancy.
Study Design And Methods: This was an exploratory multi-method study to understand women's experiences seeking treatment for opioid use disorder during pregnancy using surveys and interviews. Women pregnant within the past 5 years while using opioids were recruited from a private Facebook group for mothers on medication for opioid use disorder.
Article Synopsis
- This study investigates SARS-CoV-2 transmission within communities, focusing on groups in shared settings, and aims to identify conditions that increase the spread of the virus.
- Researchers will use a non-invasive face mask sampling method to detect SARS-CoV-2 in both symptomatic and asymptomatic individuals, while also tracking transmission clusters and risk factors related to the virus.
- Approved by ethical boards, the study will analyze data to develop better interventions for controlling outbreaks in congregate settings, ultimately helping to keep these essential spaces open.
Background: The coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic spread to >200 countries in <6 months. To understand coronavirus spread, determining transmission rate and defining factors that increase transmission risk are essential. Most cases are asymptomatic, but people with asymptomatic infection have viral loads indistinguishable from those in symptomatic people, and they do transmit severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).
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