An Investigation of the Health Beliefs and Health Behaviors of Recent Soviet Jewish Immigrants

The study was undertaken to identify the health beliefs and health behaviors of recent Soviet Jewish immigrants to Chicago in order to respond to the health education needs of this population. The Health Belief Model provided the conceptual framework for the study. The four major areas investigated by this study were: (1) an examination of the Soviet health care system; (2) the identification of specific health beliefs held by the Soviet Jewish immigrants; (3) the identification of specific preventive health behaviors performed by Soviet immigrants; and (4) the relationship between the differing health beliefs and health behaviors of the Soviet Jewish immigrants and sociodemographic characteristics.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Health and Safety Education

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2014

Author dc:creator

• Loewenthal, Martha Weiner

• Sociology, Ethnic and Racial Studies
• Education, Health

Identifier

(UMI)AAI8422122

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/71062