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"I'm a Mom too!" - Stigma, Support & Contested Identities among Adolescent Mothers in the United States

Creator:: Everson, Courtney L.
Abstract:: This dissertation aims to provide a comprehensive portrayal of doula care in the lives of pregnant and parenting adolescent mothers. The purpose of this research was to examine the relationships between psychosocial stress, social support, institutionalized constraints, and their impacts on health and well-being among adolescent mothers in the Northwestern...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: encouragement you have provided me through the years. To Dr. Melissa Cheyney, my major advisor: words cannot

Quest for a Cure: Persistent Residual Incontinence Post-obstetric Fistula Repair in Uganda

Creator:: Ruder, Bonnie J.
Abstract:: Obstetric fistula is estimated to affect 1–2 million women worldwide, predominantly in low-resource countries in sub-Saharan Africa and southeast Asia. The primary intervention for obstetric fistula is surgery, which is described as a relatively simple surgical procedure with an extremely high psychosocial and economic benefit relative to cost. Research addressing...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . Abstract approved: ______________________________________________________ Melissa J. Cheyney

Conceiving A Colony: A Multi-Level Biocultural Analysis of the Maternal Stress-Preterm Birth Nexus in Puerto Rico

Creator:: Horan, Holly L.
Abstract:: This dissertation aims to elicit how a neo-colonial context shapes maternal and infant heath (MIH) outcomes by describing how they are socially, politically, historically, and culturally produced. Using a multi-level critical biocultural, medical anthropological research approach, the purpose of this research was to investigate maternal stress in the United States...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: inspiring each other as I move forward in my professional career. To Dr. Melissa Cheyney, my major advisor

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:: Dolcini, Dr. Ellen Smit, Dr. Melissa Cheyney, and Dr. Kim Hannigan-Downs), thank you for your advice

A Corpus Linguistic Analysis of Tabletop Role-Playing Game Blogging

Creator:: James, R. Paul
Abstract:: Tabletop role-playing games (TRPG) such as Dungeons & Dragons™ are widely known and enjoyed by diverse individuals across the world. However, TRPGs and their players historically have experienced significant stigmatization due to the misconception by some that fantasy role play leads to psychological dysfunction. While a large body of research...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: /edition_details.aspx?id=12626 Behnke, M., Chwiłkowska, P., & Kaczmarek, L. D. (2021). What makes male gamers angry

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:: comments and suggestions. Dr. Jangho Yoon provided guidance with statistical analysis. Dr. Melissa

Young Adults’ Personal Goal Appraisals over the Great Recession Years : A Case Study of Germany

Creator:: Recksiedler, Claudia
Abstract:: In 2008, the “Great Recession” gained its momentum and quickly grew into a global crisis that led to massive gross domestic product declines and job losses in countries around the world. Relative to prior economic downturns, young adults were greatly affected by the Great Recession. This likely placed a premium...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Assessing Community Preferences for Healthcare Priority Setting in Taiwan : An Integrated Citizens Jury and Discrete Choice Experiment

Creator:: Schoon, Rebecca L.
Abstract:: Background: All health systems struggle with unlimited needs for health care, yet limited resources with which to address them. Under national health insurance systems, policymakers must make explicit and potentially contested decisions around resource allocation. Policymakers have recognized the need to include public values in decisions of how to distributing...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: community governance more generally. 8 1.6 References Buxton, M. J. & Chambers, J. S

Factors associated with school teachers' attitudes toward HIV prevention education in Lusaka, Zambia

Creator:: Henning, Margaret Jo
Abstract:: In Zambia, there are approximately 920,000 people living with HIV/AIDS. Children are often referred to as a "window of hope" due to a low HIV/AIDS prevalence rate (UNAIDS/WHO, 2006). With growing numbers of infections and an increased strain on the social and economic structure due to HIV/AIDS there is a...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: findings. Dr. Melissa Cheyney, and Dr. Margaret M. Dolcini, provided editorial comments and

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
Full Text:: feedback during various stages of the study’s progress. Thanks to Dr. Melissa Cheyney for her valuable

ScholarsArchive@OSU

"I'm a Mom too!" - Stigma, Support & Contested Identities among Adolescent Mothers in the United States

Quest for a Cure: Persistent Residual Incontinence Post-obstetric Fistula Repair in Uganda

Conceiving A Colony: A Multi-Level Biocultural Analysis of the Maternal Stress-Preterm Birth Nexus in Puerto Rico

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

A Corpus Linguistic Analysis of Tabletop Role-Playing Game Blogging

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

Young Adults’ Personal Goal Appraisals over the Great Recession Years : A Case Study of Germany

Assessing Community Preferences for Healthcare Priority Setting in Taiwan : An Integrated Citizens Jury and Discrete Choice Experiment

Factors associated with school teachers' attitudes toward HIV prevention education in Lusaka, Zambia

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

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