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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...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Experiences and Correlates of Healthcare Discrimination Among Saudis in the United States

Creator:: Sinky, Tassnym Hussein
Abstract:: Healthcare discrimination is associated with various health-related attitudes, behaviors, intentions, and outcomes including provider avoidance, underutilization or increased use of healthcare services, use of alternative means of healthcare, delays in medical care, less satisfaction with care, poor health behaviors, and poorer health outcomes. Since 2001, Muslims and Arabs in the...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: followers of the religion of Islam, therefore denoting religious affiliation. Arabs, on the other hand

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:: disciplining their wives for transgressions (Glick et al., 2002). Further, Islam, the predominant 17

Prenatal and Early-life Metals Exposure and Immune Function in Children

Creator:: Welch, Barrett M.
Abstract:: Immune system development during prenatal and early-life periods are essential for healthy development. Environmental and nutritional factors during these periods have strong influences on immune development and can have impacts on disease susceptibility for an individual throughout adulthood. Globally, hundreds of millions of people experience elevated environmental exposure to arsenic,...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: for varicella zoster virus, the virus responsible for chickenpox 62. Islam et al (2007) observed

Disaggregating Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Health Data: Cardiovascular Health, Neighborhood Factors, and Socioeconomic Disadvantage Among Older Adults

Creator:: Đoàn, Lan N.
Abstract:: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of mortality in the United States (US) and research suggests that CVD morbidity and mortality disproportionately impacts Asian American and Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (NHPI) older adults. However, the prevalence on CVD and underlying mechanisms for CVD disparities among disaggregated Asian American...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Refugee Camp Pregnancy-Related and Child Health: Community Health Workers Performance and Refugee Health-promoting and Service Utilization Behaviors

Creator:: Amantia, Rebecca L.
Abstract:: In 2017, the Rohingya refugee crisis became recognized as the fastest growing and among the densest concentration of refugees in the world. The Rohingya have no legal citizenship in any country and are considered a stateless population. Pregnant persons and children are often more vulnerable to the effects of humanitarian...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . Thank you to Dhaka Community Hospital Trust staff (Dr. Quazi Quamruzzaman, Md. Golam Mostofa, Dr

Environmental Metal Exposures and Effects on Maternal and Child Health in Bangladesh

Creator:: Andrews, Faye V.
Abstract:: Bangladesh is a developing country with burdens of environmental pollution and disparities in maternal and child health. Arsenic, manganese, and lead are pervasive environmental contaminants throughout Bangladesh with major exposures through drinking water and ambient pollution. Chronic exposures to arsenic, manganese, and lead in sensitive populations such as pregnant women,...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

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:: together. Most Iranians are Muslims; 95% belong to the Shi'a branch of Islam, the official state religion

Perceived Discrimination and Hypertension: Contextual and Mediating Factors

Creator:: Sims, Kendra D.
Abstract:: Marginalized groups in the United States are often diagnosed with hypertension at younger ages, contributing to their excess burden of cardiovascular disease. These disparities in blood pressure control do not appear to be fully accounted for by individual risk factors, such as health behaviors or genetic differences. Experiences of discrimination...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Environmental and Community Exposures and Children’s Infectious Diseases in Bangladesh

Creator:: Ahmed, Sharia M.
Abstract:: Under-5 mortality has decreased globally, but millions of children still die every year. In Bangladesh, respiratory infection and diarrheal disease remain leading causes of morbidity and mortality for children under-5, despite incredible progress in the past three decades. Immune system development begins in utero and continues into adulthood. Toxic environmental...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

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

Experiences and Correlates of Healthcare Discrimination Among Saudis in the United States

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

Prenatal and Early-life Metals Exposure and Immune Function in Children

Disaggregating Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Health Data: Cardiovascular Health, Neighborhood Factors, and Socioeconomic Disadvantage Among Older Adults

Refugee Camp Pregnancy-Related and Child Health: Community Health Workers Performance and Refugee Health-promoting and Service Utilization Behaviors

Environmental Metal Exposures and Effects on Maternal and Child Health in Bangladesh

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

Perceived Discrimination and Hypertension: Contextual and Mediating Factors

Environmental and Community Exposures and Children’s Infectious Diseases in Bangladesh

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