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Browsing by Subject "Public health"
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A Congregational Wellness Challenge: The Feasibility of a Holistic Church-Based Health Promotion Program in Durham, North Carolina
(2016)Background: Church-based health promotion programs have been shown to be effective in improving health outcomes, but rarely do they approach wellness from a holistic standpoint. This is a missed opportunity for fuller integration ... -
A Cross-Sectional Study of Pediatric HIV Disclosure in Rural Zimbabwe
(2017)Background: An estimated 2.6 million children under 15 years are living with HIV. Children often begin antiretroviral therapy (ART) without learning why they are sick or the purpose of their medication. The objective of ... -
A Cross-Sectional Study of Small Mammals for Tickborne Pathogen Infection in Northern Mongolia
(2016)Introduction: Extensive studies on tickborne pathogens (TBPs) have been conducted in developed nations, relatively less has been done in developing nations leaving a large gap of knowledge. Mongolia, a country built upon ... -
A Feasibility Assessment of a Traumatic Brain Injury Predictive Modelling Tool at Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Center and Duke University Hospital
(2020)Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is the most common cause of death and disability globally. TBI is a leading cause of resource consumption and disproportionately affects LMICs. Innovative solutions are required to address this ... -
A mixed-methods study to validate a measure of and explore influences on child mental health in Eldoret, Kenya
(2017)Background: In Kenya, approximately 14.5% of children and youth meet criteria for a mental disorder. Despite this high burden, research is very limited related to mental health problems this population. Research is needed ... -
A Multiple Goal Perspective on Eating Behavior
(2016)Although people frequently pursue multiple goals simultaneously, these goals often conflict with each other. For instance, consumers may have both a healthy eating goal and a goal to have an enjoyable eating experience. ... -
A One Health Perspective on Disease Dynamics: Human Monkeypox Transmission in Sankuru District, Democratic Republic of Congo
(2015)Background: Reports from the first monkeypox (MPX) active surveillance program in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in the 1980s determined that the disease was not of epidemic potential, with R0<1. However, during ... -
A One-Health Approach to Understanding the Epidemiology of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis
(2021)American cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is a severely understudied and neglected“disease of poverty” widespread throughout Peru. Transmission dynamics of CL are complex, requiring sandfly vectors and mammalian reservoir hosts ... -
A Pilot Tobacco Intervention Study in Palau, Micronesia
(2018)Tobacco has been recognized as a serious public health issue that threatens people’s health in Palau, Micronesia, especially as young people consume tobacco in multiple ways. The research of this thesis begins with a description ... -
A qualitative analysis of formative research used to develop a pilot digital intervention for improving diet quality and increasing redemption of WIC-approved foods
(2022)Background: The prevalence of childhood obesity in the US is high; this includes young children living in low-income households. Many of these children are served by the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, ... -
A Systems Thinking, Community-Based Exploration of Health Equity and Agency: Women’s Migraine as a Paradigmatic Case
(2017)Background. Creating health equity—“the attainment of the highest level of health for all people”— is a core tenet of public health (American Public Health Association, 2015; United States Department of Health and Human ... -
Achieving value: A case study of the One Family Health care delivery model in the Context of Rwanda’s Vision for Universal Health Coverage
(2021)Background: Healthcare systems such as that of Rwanda face barriers in terms of infrastructural, financial, human, and technical resources. The value-based care framework offers an approach to examining health delivery systems ... -
Adapting a Novel Lateral Flow Immunoassay to Rapidly Detect Burkholderia pseudomallei in Sarawak, Malaysia
(2019)BackgroundMelioidosis is a neglected tropical disease that is highly prevalent in Southeast Asia. Misdiagnoses are common as the presenting symptoms are similar to other diseases including upper respiratory infections. When ... -
Alcohol Use and Violence-Related Injury in Moshi, Tanzania: A Mixed Methods Study
(2019)Background: Harmful alcohol use and violence are both major contributors to global mortality and morbidity rates, despite being both predictable and preventable. This study seeks to quantitatively determine the scope of ... -
An Assessment of Health Outcomes Among Orphans in the Positive Outcomes for Orphans Study in Rural Settings of Kenya and Tanzania
(2011)<bold>Objectives</bold>: To compare measures of health and health quality between Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC) in different living arrangements-- institutional and community care; and to correlate different measures ... -
An Assessment Study to Determine the Feasibility, Appropriateness, and Usability of Mobile Clinics to Provide Neurosurgery and Neurology Care in Uganda
(2023)Neurosurgical and neurological conditions account for a significant disease burden worldwide, with low- and middle-income countries bearing more than 90% of the burden. Uganda is a low-income nation with a high demand for ... -
An Ecological Analysis of Predictors of Hospitalizations for Primary Care Sensitive Conditions under Brazil’s Family Health Strategy
(2017)Background: Primary care sensitive conditions (PCSC), a classification of illnesses that includes noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) and maternal health complications, are considered preventable through appropriate care management ... -
An Exploration of the Implementation and Effects of the North Carolina HIV Control Measures
(2012)Since the beginning of the AIDS epidemic, governmental authorities across the country have attempted to legislate the behavior of HIV-positive individuals. North Carolina's HIV Control Measures--administrative regulations ... -
An Exploratory Search for Novel Coronaviruses in Sarawak, Malaysia
(2017)Background: In recent years, emerging zoonotic microbes are gaining more attention from the public and policy makers. Explosive outbreaks such as those from avian influenza viruses, severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) ... -
An mHealth-Based Medication Reminder Program for Patients with Coronary Heart Disease
(2019)Problem and Purpose: Coronary heart disease (CHD) is the second leading cause of death in China. The treatment of CHD typically involves long-term pharmaceutical therapy. For patients with CHD, cardio-protective medications ...
