Puerto Rican-Born Women in the United States: Contextual Approach to Immigration Challenges.

This study focused on how acculturative stress and psychological distress affect Puerto Rican-born women residing in the United States. Mediation path analysis was used to estimate relationships between contextual factors, acculturative stress, and psychological distress. The fit of the data to the final model was adequate as estimated using chi-square analysis, comparative fit index, Tucker-Lewis Index, and root-mean-square error of approximation.

Trafficking of children in Albania: patterns of recruitment and reintegration.

Problem: Many children in Albania and other countries of Eastern Europe are being trafficked as part of the global business of human trafficking.

Objectives: The study sought to identify the patterns of child trafficking involving Albanian children, and especially children's views of the role of family issues and the nature of the trafficking experience.

Method: The study included verbally administered questionnaires, semi-structured interviews, focus groups, and use of already existing reports.

Risk behavior, perceptions of HIV risk, and risk-reduction behavior among a small group of rural African American women who use drugs.

HIV/AIDS is a health crisis for African Americans. African American women are exposed to HIV primarily through sexual behavior, which is an increased risk for women who use drugs. The study design was a mixed method consisting of an ethnography with ongoing participant observation and in-depth interviews and a questionnaire.

Psychosocial issues within primary health care settings: challenges and opportunities for social work practice.

Given the important role of primary health care and the impact of psychosocial issues on health care, the records of individuals referred to social workers in two urban health care clinics serving low-income individuals were analyzed. Major psychosocial issues included family problems, depression, anxiety, substance abuse, sexual abuse, and violence. Women were more likely to have suffered violence while many of the men had problems dealing with their own aggression toward others.