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Application of an ecological model to dairy product consumption behavior among eighth graders in Taipei, Taiwan

Creator:

Lai, I-Ju

Abstract:

Calcium is important to bone health as well as related to a number of health problems such as osteoporosis, hypertension, cardiovascular disease, and some cancers. Calcium intake level was far below the Dietary Reference Intake and dairy product consumption was inconsistent with the Daily Dietary Guidelines among adolescents in Taiwan...

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Dissertation
Factors affecting contraceptive use among women of reproductive age in northern Jordan : a framework for health policy action

Creator:

Hijazi, Heba Hesham

Abstract:

Jordan has a higher fertility rate (3.8) than the averages of countries similar in income to Jordan (2.2) and compared to the Middle East and North Africa region as a whole (2.8) (WHO, WB, UNICEF, & DHS, 2011). The findings of the 2009 Jordanian Population and Family Health Survey demonstrated...

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Dissertation

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behavior and intention for future contraceptive use. Research questions were developed in a comprehensive