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Remapping the Margins: Women's Narratives and Perspectives about Health and Access on the State of Amazonas

Creator:: Lenzi Miori, Maria Cristina
Abstract:: According to the Girls’ Opportunity Index formulated by Lenhardt, et al, (2016), Brazil is the least favorable country in South America to succeed being born a woman, ranking the 102nd position out of 144 analyzed countries. This macro-level statistic speaks to the present landscape of gender inequality, shaped since the...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: about Health and Access on the State of Amazonas AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Maria Cristina

Exploring resilience in the lives of women leaders in early childhood health, human services, and education

Creator:: Turner, Susan Diane
Abstract:: Women leaders in early childhood health, human services, and education face tremendous challenges in their efforts to cultivate resilience amidst a myriad of risk factors including incessant stress, low wages, and limited professional support. Women who foster mental health in young children and high-risk families are vulnerable to secondary traumatic...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Childhood Health, Human Services, and Education Abstract approved: LeoNora Cohen

Factors impacting intimate partner violence and access to services among women in the occupied Palestinian territories

Creator:: Fitzgerald, Meghan R.
Abstract:: A study which analyzes the impact of husband's exposure to political violence on intimate partner violence perpetration and identifies factors associated with help-seeking among women in Gaza and the West Bank. Further, a qualitative component examines Gazan women's narratives regarding IPV and help-seeking and barriers faced.
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: accessing formal services for IPV due to increased stigma, social consequences, and negative perceptions

Seeking Wholeness Within Conditions of Possibility: Trans People's Intersectional Experiences Resisting the Pressure to Conform to the Gender Binary

Creator:: Blodgett, Jey A. H.
Abstract:: As a targeted attack is unfolding against LGBTQ+ people across the U.S. right now, the unique experiences of queer and trans people deserve more attention. Transgender people are subjected to unique forms of discrimination and marginalization through cisnormativity (i.e., the assumption that everyone is and should be cisgender) and transnormativity...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: result, trans people are suffering from poor physical and mental health outcomes related to their

Breast cancer screening behaviors among immigrant Iranian women in the United States

Creator:: Shirazi, Mehra A.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to describe Iranian immigrant women's knowledge, beliefs and attitudes towards breast cancer, and their breast cancer screening behaviors. Specifically, this research examined the predictors of age-specific breast cancer screening participation among this population. The participants in this study consisted (n=34 1) of self-identified first...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: current study were higher than levels set in the year 2010 Health Objectives and those reported for women

Water Usage and Human Health: A Preliminary Study in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Creator:: Alamri, Ashwaq S.
Abstract:: Saudi Arabia is one of the most arid countries worldwide with limited surface water sources. In most areas of the country, there are no natural rivers or lakes and precipitation is unpredictable and low. The entire region is susceptible to climate change, especially considering that the country is experiencing unprecedented...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: : Water Usage and Human Health: A Preliminary Study in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Abstract approved

Taking a broader approach : longitudinal effects of personality on the physical health of spouse caregivers in two disease groups

Creator:: Hall, Brandi June
Abstract:: Caregiving circumstances frequently evoke high levels of stress for caregivers and have consistently been linked to adverse psychological and physical health consequences. Within the caregiving literature, researchers have sought to answer questions about why some individuals seem to be particularly vulnerable to the well-established deleterious consequences of caregiving stress. Several...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: linked to adverse psychological and physical health consequences. Within the caregiving literature

Barriers to exercise: Kuwaiti individuals with and without physical disabilities

Creator:: Arab, Maryam
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to investigate the stages of exercise change, the levels of physical activity, and barriers to exercise among Kuwaiti individuals with and without disabilities. This study was conducted on 100 participants (50 males and 50 females) aged from 18 to 55 years. Stage of exercise...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Health and Human Services [USDHHS], 1996). Several scientific studies showed that even a moderate

The impact of relationship wellness checkups on LGBTQ couples

Creator:: Minten, Mary J.
Abstract:: Relationship health has many benefits, from physical and emotional health of the partners to their children’s wellbeing. Early intervention programs protect relationships from decline. These programs represent growing public health initiatives. However, most studies on wellness or early intervention overlook lesbian and gay male couples. Research that assumes lesbian and...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: : ____________________________________________________________ Cass Dykeman Relationship health has many benefits, from physical and emotional health

Parents’ Reflections on their Gender Socialization Practices with their Adolescent Daughters and Sons

Creator:: Blodgett, Jennifer A. H.
Abstract:: Parents shape their adolescents’ gender role attitudes through the process of gender role socialization. How parents socialize their adolescent’s gender role attitudes has long-lasting impacts on how youth navigate social relationships, envision work and family roles, and enforce or reject gender stereotypes. Adolescence is a period in which romantic interests,...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: of Social and Behavioral Health Sciences Dean of the Graduate School

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Remapping the Margins: Women's Narratives and Perspectives about Health and Access on the State of Amazonas

Exploring resilience in the lives of women leaders in early childhood health, human services, and education

Factors impacting intimate partner violence and access to services among women in the occupied Palestinian territories

Seeking Wholeness Within Conditions of Possibility: Trans People's Intersectional Experiences Resisting the Pressure to Conform to the Gender Binary

Breast cancer screening behaviors among immigrant Iranian women in the United States

Water Usage and Human Health: A Preliminary Study in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Taking a broader approach : longitudinal effects of personality on the physical health of spouse caregivers in two disease groups

Barriers to exercise: Kuwaiti individuals with and without physical disabilities

The impact of relationship wellness checkups on LGBTQ couples

Parents’ Reflections on their Gender Socialization Practices with their Adolescent Daughters and Sons

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