This study examined the behaviors relating to the utilization
of prescription and over-the-counter medications in a small group
of elderly subjects in the 65 years and over age range. This group
was attending an Elderhostel at Western Oregon State College
during the summer of 1991, when the information was obtained....
This study examined lifestyle changes as related to the risk of coronary heart disease (CHD) in Chinese students at Oregon State University (OSU). The study population included male students or scholars from the People's Republic of China who were attending OSU during spring term 1992. Fifty subjects were interviewed using...
The purpose of this study was three fold: 1) to determine if false consensus
effects would be found for estimates of sexual behaviors, 2) to determine the directional
accuracy of consensus estimates for subscribers and nonsubscribers and 3) to determine if
the degree of accuracy of those estimates was influenced...
This study measured knowledge and attitudes about genital herpes
and human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
(HIV/AIDS) in a sample of future teachers from the College of Education at
Oregon State University. The objectives of the study were 1) to determine if
students possess accurate knowledge about the two diseases; 2)...
The literature asserts that both the medical and educational
communities have forecast a potential for an AIDS
epidemic on college and university campuses. The experts
warn that without either a cure or a vaccine for AIDS, it
is only through education of "risk behaviors" that
devastation can be avoided.
A...
The death toll from AIDS continues to rise in the United States. As
of May 1, 1995, 441,528 cases of AIDS had been recorded in the U. S. One of
the most powerful ways to control the spread of this disease is prevention
education.
In 1988, Oregon passed OAR 581-22-412...
This study compared the parental attitudes of mothers under 35 years
of age, who are having their first child, called primigravidas, with the
parental attitudes of mothers 35 years old and older, called mature primigravidas, who are having their first child.
Historically, most women in America had to choose between...
The purposes of the study were to: 1) evaluate health knowledge competencies,
2) assess health skills, and 3) determine interrelationships among health knowledge,
health skills, and self-reported behavioral demographic variables for Oregon
entry-level college freshmen who had graduated from Oregon schools. An instrument,
the "Health Education Survey," was developed with...