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- Title
- CORRELATES OF PARENT-CHILD CONCORDANCE IN SEXUAL ATTITUDES: DOES PARTICIPATION IN THE PARENTS MATTER! PROGRAM IMPROVE THIS AGREEMENT?
- Author
- Bridger, Colleen
- Date Created
- 2009
- Subjects--Topical
- Public health, Health education, Families--Study and teaching
- Description
- The sexual health of America's teens is a critical public health issue. Parents are ill-prepared and ill-equipped to fill the sexuality education gap facing today's teens. Understanding the most effective and efficient way to teach parents how to ...
- Title
- COVID-19 pandemic severity, lockdown regimes, and people’s mobility : early evidence from 88 countries
- Author
- Thill, Jean-Claude, Rahman, Md. Mokhlesur, Paul, Kamal Chandra
- Subjects--Topical
- Public health, COVID-19 (Disease), Social distancing (Public health)
- Description
- This study empirically investigates the complex interplay between the severity of the coronavirus pandemic, mobility changes in retail and recreation, transit stations, workplaces, and residential areas, and lockdown measures in 88 countries aroun...
- Title
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in U.S. Veterans: Comorbidity, Ocular Pathology, and Cost of Care
- Author
- Davis Jr., Charles
- Date Created
- 2023
- Subjects--Topical
- Public health, Health services administration, Epidemiology
- Description
- ABSTRACTCHARLES N. DAVIS JR. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in U.S. Veterans: Comorbidity, Ocular Pathology, and Cost of Care (Under the direction of DR. WILLIAM BRANDON)Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a leading cause of mor...
- Title
- Collegiate Recovery Programs: A Comparison of Historically Black Colleges and Predominantly White Institutions
- Author
- Appiah, Josephine
- Date Created
- 2021
- Subjects--Topical
- Public health, Medical sciences
- Description
- Culturally diverse college students often have high rates of addictive disorders, yet tend to have lower rates of treatment participation and completion. Much of this is due to the lack of culturally relevant practices and treatment. Collegiate Re...
- Title
- Communicative Needs of Patients who Experience Miscarriage: Understanding Healthcare Communication and Reproductive Self-efficacy
- Author
- Lacci-Reilly, Kandice
- Date Created
- 2022
- Subjects--Topical
- Public health, Communication, Health services administration
- Description
- Miscarriage, defined as pregnancy loss in the first 20 weeks of gestation, is a profound and individualized experience. It is estimated to occur in up to one in four pregnancies, resulting in approximately one million miscarriages annually in the ...
- Title
- Comparative phylogenetic studies on Schistosoma japonicum and its snail intermediate host Oncomelania hupensis : origins, dispersal and coevolution
- Author
- Attwood, Stephen W., Ibaraki, Motomu, Saitoh, Yasuhide, Janies, Daniel
- Subjects--Topical
- Parasites, Coevolution, Public health
- Description
- Schistosoma japonicum causes major public health problems in China and the Philippines; this parasite, which is transmitted by freshwater snails of the species Oncomelania hupen- sis, causes the disease intestinal schistosomiasis in humans and cat...
- Title
- Comprehensive Health Assessment: Decreasing Preventive Care Gaps in Older Adults
- Author
- Wright, Georgetta
- Date Created
- 2023
- Subjects--Topical
- Nursing, Gerontology, Public health
- Description
- Less than 50% of adults aged 65 and older complete annual recommended preventive care. Preventive care is important since a major risk factor for cancer is aging. Colon cancer occurs in more than 70% of people aged 65 and older. The most common ca...
- Title
- Conceptual Refinement of the Phenomenon of Adverse Childhood Experiences
- Author
- Krinner, Lisa Maria
- Date Created
- 2021
- Subjects--Topical
- Public health
- Description
- Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are stressful and/or traumatic events that happen during the first 18 years of a person’s life. Researchers estimate that at least 50% of the U.S. adult population have experienced at least one ACE. Consequence...
- Title
- DEMOGRAPHICS, SIDE EFFECTS, AND HEALTH CARE BELIEFS OF PROHORMONE USERS
- Author
- Noone, Joshua
- Date Created
- 2014
- Subjects--Topical
- Public health, Social sciences, Pharmacology
- Description
- Prohormones are a type of nutritional supplement similar to Anabolic-Androgenic Steroids (AAS). As AAS are illegal without a medical prescription prohormones are sometimes used as a legal alternative. It is thoughts that prohormones carry the same...
- Title
- DISPARITIES IN WOMEN’S REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH IN WEST AND CENTRAL AFRICA: EXPLORING CONTEXTUAL DETERMINANTS OF ACCESS, USE AND QUALITY OF CARE
- Author
- Olorunsaiye, Comfort
- Date Created
- 2015
- Subjects--Topical
- Public health, Health services administration, Area studies
- Description
- Background: The West and Central African region bears the highest burden of maternal mortality globally. Objectives: The aims of this study were to: examine the association between women’s perception of domestic violence (DV) and choice of contrac...
- Title
- Depression, Anxiety, and Perceived Stress During a Pandemic: An Understanding of the Psychological Impact of COVID-19 on a University Community
- Author
- Bello-Ogunu, Faustina
- Date Created
- 2022
- Subjects--Topical
- Public health, Mental health, Education, Higher
- Description
- COVID-19 is a viral infectious disease that first occurred in Wuhan, China in December 2019 and by March 2020, it was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization. Mental health – especially as it relates to physical distancing, loneliness...
- Title
- Development of a Patient Navigator Training Protocol to Promote Timely Approval for Pregnant African American Women Seeking Pregnancy Medicaid Coverage Prior to 14 Weeks Gestation
- Author
- Foh DNP, FNP-BC, Mariama
- Date Created
- 2016
- Subjects--Topical
- Public health
- Description
- ABSTRACTMARIAMA T. FOH. Development of a patient navigator training protocol to promote timely approval for pregnant African American women seeking pregnancy Medicaid coverage prior to 14 weeks’ gestation. (Under the direction of Dr. DEE BALDWIN)P...
- Title
- EFFECTS OF FEMININITY IDEOLOGIES AND SEXUAL SELF-CONCEPT ON HPV VACCINATION INTENTIONS: AN EXPLORATORY EXTENSION OF EXISTING HEALTH BEHAVIOR CHANGE MODELS
- Author
- Roof, Katherine
- Date Created
- 2015
- Subjects--Topical
- Women's studies, Public health, Psychology
- Description
- Human Papillomaviruses (HPVs) are a group of over 100 different types of related viruses currently infecting 79 million Americans, making it the most pervasive sexually transmitted infection in the United States (American Cancer Society [ACS], 201...
- Title
- EXAMINING MENTAL HEALTH FACTORS AND DELINQUENT BEHAVIORS ASSOCIATED WITH CYBERBULLYING AND OTHER FORMS OF ADOLESCENT VICTIMIZATION
- Author
- Tolbert, Elliott
- Date Created
- 2014
- Subjects--Topical
- Public health, Medical sciences, Social service
- Description
- Objective: To update the current state of knowledge by examining the individual effects multiple types of adolescent victimization (e.g., being threatened or injured by a weapon; being a victim of partner violence; face-to-face bullying; and cyber...
- Title
- Effects of Medical Home Among Children With Special Health Care Needs
- Author
- Willits, Kathryn
- Date Created
- 2011
- Subjects--Topical
- Public health, Health services administration
- Description
- The purpose of this study was to examine the influence of having access to a medical home on the use of the emergency department, primary care office visits and the number of missed school days among children with special health care needs.Analysi...
- Title
- Effects of hydrocephalus on hospital use, associated costs, and access to care among children with spina bifida
- Author
- Radcliff, Elizabeth
- Date Created
- 2014
- Subjects--Topical
- Public health, Health services administration
- Description
- Objectives: This study examined hospital resource use, timeliness of surgical repair of spina bifida (SB), and geographical access to hospital care for infants and children with SB. Methods: This was a retrospective, statewide, population-based st...
- Title
- Evaluation of an Online Educational Intervention to Increase Knowledge and Self-Efficacy in Disaster Responders and Critical Care Transporters Caring for Individuals with Developmental Disability
- Author
- Edinger, Zachariah
- Date Created
- 2018
- Subjects--Topical
- Nursing, Public health, Educational evaluation
- Description
- Individuals with developmental disabilities experience more negative outcomes due to natural and manmade disasters and emergencies than do people without disabilities. Considering the large number of individuals in the United States with a disabil...
- Title
- Examining Predictors of Reduction in Drinking Risk Level Among Severe-Risk Trauma Patients Following a Brief Counseling Intervention
- Author
- Moro, Regina
- Date Created
- 2013
- Subjects--Topical
- Counseling psychology, Public health, Psychology
- Description
- The purpose of this study was to identify potential predictors of alcohol screening and brief intervention outcomes for severe-risk drinkers. Specifically, age, gender, race, blood alcohol level, counseling intervention type, type of injury, hazar...
- Title
- Examining the Reliability and Validity of the Second Version of the Vulnerability Index-Service Prioritization Decision Tool (VISPDAT) for Single Adults
- Author
- Salim, Khalil
- Date Created
- 2020
- Subjects--Topical
- Public health, Psychology
- Description
- Many communities use the Vulnerability Index-Service Prioritization Decision Tool (VI-SPDAT) to determine which individuals and/or households experiencing homelessness are most vulnerable and therefore prioritized for the limited housing resources...
- Title
- Exercise Is Medicine-On Campus® and Contemporary Physical Activity Measurement in College Students
- Author
- McAvoy, Cayla
- Date Created
- 2023
- Subjects--Topical
- Public health, Kinesiology
- Description
- The benefits of regular physical activity (PA) for lifelong health are abundant. However, college students are at risk for a decline in PA levels during a transformational life-course period, where long-lasting health behaviors often form. One evi...