Browsing Electronic Theses and Dissertations by Subject "Haiti"

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Factors Associated with Birth Spacing and Contraceptive Use in Leogane, Haiti

Chakhtoura, Nahida (2012)

AbstractAbstractAbstractAbstract AbstractSpacing the inter-pregnancy interval to more than two years reduces maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality. Modern contraceptive use can reduce maternal morbidity ...
The Hidden Epidemic: Violence against Women in Haiti

Kang, Ju Yon (2011-05-04)

Since the January 2010 earthquake in Haiti, violence against women has frequently appeared in the media as one of the gravest consequences due to insecure living situations in settlement camps. This, however, is not newly ...
Prevalence and Genotype Distribution of Human Papillomavirus in Women with Cervical Histopathology in Haiti

Ndirangu, Jacqueline Wanjiku (2010)

The development of HPV vaccines has generated a great deal of hope that the burden of cervical cancer may be eliminated over the next several decades. However, this enthusiasm may be premature if the genotypes associated ...
"So many schemes in agitation": The Haitian State and the Atlantic World

Gaffield, Julia (2012)

This dissertation examines Haiti's crucial role in the re-making of the Atlantic World in the early 19th century. The point of departure for this work is Haiti's Declaration of Independence in 1804 and my research ...