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Belief systems of Jamaican mothers regarding bottle supplementation of breastfed infants

Creator:: Taylor, Christine G.
Abstract:: International health literature clearly describes the importance of breastfeeding for children''s health. The risks of bottle feeding in impoverished and unhygenic environments are also widely documented. Gastroenteritis, one of the most common problems associated with bottle feeding in the Third World, is the leading cause of death for Jamaican children...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
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The emergency department as a provider of nonemergent care

Creator:: Stiles, Catherine M.
Abstract:: Emergency departments (ED) provide access to care for large numbers of patients who have nonemergent medical needs. More than half of the patients presenting to the ED at Salem Hospital in Salem, Oregon, were found to be seeking care for nonemergent medical needs. In an effort to provide an alternative...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: only a increase in outpatient visits (Padgett and Brodsky, 1992). In 1966, The Journal of the Ame,ican

Perceptions of mental health and mental illness among the Wanniya-laeto of Sri Lanka

Creator:: Priest, Jill Amy
Abstract:: The Wanniya-laeto, often referred to as Veddas, are the indigenous people of Sri Lanka. They live primarily in governmental designated areas in the forest with a few Vedda villages on the eastern coastal region. In-depth, semi-structured interviews as well as participant observation were the methods used to access the perceptions...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: of access to such treatment. I conducted semi-structured, in-depth interviews using the

Young adults' beliefs about and use of herbal supplements in relation to their dietary attitudes and behaviors

Creator:: Koorndyk, Tamberly
Abstract:: Today in the United States, herbal supplements are growing increasingly popular, however, little is known about the safety and efficacy of these products. This study contributes to the growing body of information about the prevalence of herbal supplement use among young adults (18 to 24 years) and the beliefs young...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: prevention, and treatment of serious diseases (39,43). In the national survey conducted in 1990 by

The grassroots response to HIV/AIDS in Nyanza Province, Kenya : an analysis of the community-based approach for combating the multisectoral impact of an epidemic

Creator:: Johnson, Becky A.
Abstract:: From July to September, 2002 I spent ten weeks in Kenya conducting full-time research on the macroeconomic impact of HIV/AIDS and community action towards combating the epidemic in locations dominated by members of the Luo tribe in Nyanza Province, Kenya. Gathering data from both the Ministry of Health and non-governmental...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Ministry of Health in rural Nyando District, assisted with a free medical treatment campaign sponsored by

Sexuality education in Montana public high schools with a focus on implementation

Creator:: Wagner, Bonnie S.
Abstract:: The primary purpose of this study was to determine whether the 1981 recommendation by the Montana State Board of Public Education had in fluenced actual implementation of sexuality education in that state. The study also sought to describe sexuality education in Montana and to assess perceptions of Montana public high...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Approval of Questionnaires 27 Testing the Questionnaires 29 Data Collection 29 Treatment of Data 29 Summary

Red light ladies : settlement patterns and material culture on the frontier

Creator:: Simmons-Rogers, Alexandra L.
Abstract:: Red Light Ladies presents a perspective on prostitution in North America, within the context of the western mining frontier. A biographical profile of the frontier prostitutor is presented, along with an archaeological model of settlement patterns and material culture. Settlement patterns and demographic changes in the prostitutor population are hypothetically...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Disease 73 Alcoholism and Drug Abuse 75 Other Hazards of the Profession 78 COMMUNITY ROLE AND INTEGRATION

Preferred customers? : barriers for Hispanics in Oregon's managed care Medicaid program

Creator:: Keys, Robert T. III
Abstract:: From February to September of 2001, a significant body of qualitive data was collected to investigate barriers for Hispanic participation in Oregon's managed care Medicaid program. As a means to investigate this topic, comments were solicited from physicians, hospital administrators, social service agencies, and low-income Hispanics through semi-structured focus groups...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: preference, it is well documented that physicians often give preferential treatment in terms of 20

Using stable-isotope analysis to obtain dietary profiles from old hair

Creator:: Roy, Diana Milantia
Abstract:: Stable isotope analysis of human tissue can provide information about diet independent of artifactual remains. Food is broken down and used in the synthesis of body tissue, so the isotopic composition of hair keratin reflects the isotopic composition of foods consumed. Therefore, the analysis of hair can provide a window...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: ratios to serve as signatures of the origins ofa substance. Carbon and oxygen stable-isotope ratios have

Environmental Magnetism as a Proxy for Heavy Metal Concentrations at Formosa Mine Superfund Site

Creator:: Upton, Tullia L.
Abstract:: Environmental magnetic techniques have been used to discriminate sources of sediments from a variety of natural and anthropogenic sources. In many studies, magnetic properties such as susceptibility, have served as a proxy for heavy metal concentrations. In these cases, there tends to be enhancement of magnetic minerals. The study presented...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: between 1993 and 1994, however they did not result in effective treatment or storage of waste rock and

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Belief systems of Jamaican mothers regarding bottle supplementation of breastfed infants

The emergency department as a provider of nonemergent care

Perceptions of mental health and mental illness among the Wanniya-laeto of Sri Lanka

Young adults' beliefs about and use of herbal supplements in relation to their dietary attitudes and behaviors

The grassroots response to HIV/AIDS in Nyanza Province, Kenya : an analysis of the community-based approach for combating the multisectoral impact of an epidemic

Sexuality education in Montana public high schools with a focus on implementation

Red light ladies : settlement patterns and material culture on the frontier

Preferred customers? : barriers for Hispanics in Oregon's managed care Medicaid program

Using stable-isotope analysis to obtain dietary profiles from old hair

Environmental Magnetism as a Proxy for Heavy Metal Concentrations at Formosa Mine Superfund Site

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