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Filtering by: Subject Mexican American women -- United States -- Psychology Degree Field Public Health

Depression, acculturation, and relationship power in Mexican immigrant women: an exploratory study

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Helfgott, Gabriela I.

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One of the largely undetected and untreated health conditions affecting the Latino population in the United States is depression. Although the onset of depression can be influenced by a variety of factors that differ among individuals, Latinos in the United States are subject to certain cultural-specific social and environmental stresses...

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Masters Thesis

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and women in the United States become more acculturated into the dominant American culture, their
Breast cancer screening behaviors among immigrant Iranian women in the United States

Creator:

Shirazi, Mehra A.

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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...

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Dissertation

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: Breast Cancer Screening Behaviors of Immigrant Iranian Women in the United States. Donna A. Champ-au
What's romance got to do with it? Sexual health outcomes of relationship dynamics among urban African American adolescents

Creator:

Towner, Senna Lee

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Urban African American adolescents exhibit high levels of risk behavior, disproportionately high rates of sexually transmitted infections (STIs), and are at risk for acquiring Human Immunodefiency Virus (HIV). To date, interventions that address the high rates of STIs in this population demonstrate only moderate efficacy. As researchers strive to develop...

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Dissertation

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African American Youth The current state of sexual health of youth in the United States demands further