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Improving health communication : an anthropological perspective of health literacy among chronic disease patients

Creator:: van Bronkhorst, Kelly Marie
Abstract:: This research examines the relationship between health literacy among End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) patients and its relevance for communication between patients and providers. The study was conducted among dialysis services providers at the Good Samaritan Dialysis Center and dialysis patients receiving care at the Center. Data collection techniques included...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: diabetes, cardiovascular disease (CVD) and hypertension. Other cardiovascular diseases that occur in

Health literacy among end stage renal disease patients

Creator:: Wolfe, RoxiAnn Blanche
Abstract:: This research examines the impact of low health literacy among patients with End Stage Renal Disease. The sample included individuals who participated in a health education class (Pre-Renal Education Program) offered at the Samaritan Dialysis Services in Corvallis, Oregon. Data collection techniques included participant observation, individual interviews, evaluation of the...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Among End Stage Renal Disease Patients. Abstract approved: Sunil Khanna This research examines the

Dust storm transport of pathogenic microbes to Viking Scandinavia : a query into possible environmental vectors or disease pathogenesis in a closed biological and ecological system

Creator:: Boling, David Carter
Abstract:: This thesis is an integrated study that links several disciplines-archaeology, anthropology, geography, atmospheric sciences, and microbiology. It attempts to generate an argument that central to climate change is disequilibrium in human ecologies- in my case, disease ecologies in Iceland during the 15th century. This thesis investigates the environment's effect on...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Pathogenic Microbes to Vikinci Scandinavia A Query into Possible Environmental Vectors for Disease

Immune responses of salmonids : a) Oral immunization against Flexibacter columnaris : b) Effects of combining antigens in parenterally administered polyvalent vaccines

Creator:: Ransom, David Peter
Abstract:: Juvenile coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) were orally immunized against the bacterium Flexibacter columnaris (formerly Chondrococcus columnaris), the causative agent of columnaris disease in fish, with a vaccine-food preparation containing formalin-killed cells. Fish immunized for 1, 2, 3, and 4 months were challenged with selected concentrations of F. columnaris by exposure...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Commission of Oregon izader the project title, Infectious Diseases of Salmonid Fish (project 815). TABLE

Ukimwi ni homa (AIDS is a cold) : HIV vulnerability of Maasai women

Creator:: Hedges, Kristin Naserian
Abstract:: This thesis takes an in-depth look at specific behaviors that are putting Maasai women at risk for HIV/AIDS in Kenya. Methods used include in-depth interviews, focus group discussion, demographic data collection, and nutritional anthropometric measurements. The research took place June September 2004. Analysis reveals a strong connection between poverty and...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: layers were not only those of this new culture I was living in but also those of a terminal disease. My

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:: infectious diseases such as pneumonia, malaria, and typhoid. Due to limited access to anti-retroviral drugs

Helminth parasites of Eopsetta jordani (Lockington)

Creator:: Gregoire, Earl
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Hemiurus emerging from a copepod, presumably an Acartia, in exactly the same manner, In 1923 DolIfus (3

Torymus festivus n. sp.: a parasite of Dasyneura sp., (Hymen:Chalcidoidea Torymidae)

Creator:: Hobbs, Kenneth Rollin
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: , collected in cones rch 26, 19L8, emerging in laboratory on y II, l9LtB; 2 females and 1 male collected in

The parasite complex of the pea aphid, Acyrthosiphon pisum (Harris) on alfalfa in western Oregon

Creator:: Dickie, Alfred Gordon
Abstract:: This study was initiated in the Spring of 1966 for the purpose of determining the present status and effectiveness of imported parasitic wasps of the pea aphid in the Willamette Valley of western Oregon. The pea aphid is a serious pest throughout the pea and alfalfa growing regions of the...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: - sites, and by fungous diseases, pea aphids may increase phenome- nally but they may also fluctuate

I-Kiribati youth perceptions of HIV/AIDS and related risk behaviors

Creator:: Roman, Mike T.
Abstract:: The Republic of Kiribati is one of the last countries to face the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the Pacific. First appearing in the region in 1982, HIV/AIDS was recognized as a national concern during the late 90s. Partnering with the National AIDS Committee, research was conducted using qualitative and quantitative methods...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: .' This thesis will look at disease through emic and historical perspectives to understand the social

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Improving health communication : an anthropological perspective of health literacy among chronic disease patients

Health literacy among end stage renal disease patients

Dust storm transport of pathogenic microbes to Viking Scandinavia : a query into possible environmental vectors or disease pathogenesis in a closed biological and ecological system

Immune responses of salmonids : a) Oral immunization against Flexibacter columnaris : b) Effects of combining antigens in parenterally administered polyvalent vaccines

Ukimwi ni homa (AIDS is a cold) : HIV vulnerability of Maasai women

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

Helminth parasites of Eopsetta jordani (Lockington)

Torymus festivus n. sp.: a parasite of Dasyneura sp., (Hymen:Chalcidoidea Torymidae)

The parasite complex of the pea aphid, Acyrthosiphon pisum (Harris) on alfalfa in western Oregon

I-Kiribati youth perceptions of HIV/AIDS and related risk behaviors

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