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Showing 1 to 20 of 72 for “"Barriers to access"”.
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Disability grant utilization and barriers to access for patients with personality pathology: A mixed methods study
… (PD) patients suffer the misnomer of “difficult to treat”. Difficulties in interpersonal style attendant with this diagnosis can impact on clinician attitude. This suggests that negotiating access to government health and social services, including the disability grant, might be a process with …
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Barriers to Access Palliative Care for Ethnic Minorities, Particularly South Asians in the UK: A Systematic review
… largest ethnic minority in the UK; however, access to personal computer (PC) services remains a matter of concern. Thus, this dissertation seeks to identify the barriers to accessing palliative care in ethnic minorities, focusing on SA in the UK. Methods: A systematic literature review was …
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An agentic approach to investigating barriers to access and participation on the pathways of mature adult students in Namibia
… landscape of Namibia have made educational access and participation, particularly for mature adult students aiming to enter the teaching profession, difficult. While research on this phenomenon in Namibia is limited, the purpose of the current study is to investigate the barriers to access …
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Barriers to access to mental health care services in the Cape Metropole, faced by refugee and asylum seeker women who have been exposed to trauma
… design, this qualitative study investigated barriers to accessing mental health care by female refugees living in the Cape Metropole who have mental health problems as a result of exposure to trauma. A high number of female refugees in the Cape Metropole have been exposed to trauma. This …
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Barriers To Access And Success For Rural Community College Students At Rural Community And Technical College: Understanding The Effect Of A Mandatory First-Year Experience Course On Retention And Persistence
<p>This study examined the effect of a mandatory first-year experience course on retention and persistence. More specifically, this study examined the effect of a mandatory first-year experience course on in-semester retention and semester-to-semester persistence rates for rural community and …
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An Examination of Racial and Ethnic Differences in Internalized Mental Health Stigma and Perceived Mental Health Barriers Due to Stigma Among Women Veterans
… treatment. Veterans may avoid seeking care due to stigma-related negative beliefs about one’s self or others. Research suggests that the stigma of mental illness can adversely impact service utilization. Although studies have shown that racial and ethnic minoritized individuals are more likely …
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Young males’ perceptions and use of reproductive health services in Lusaka, Zambia
The aim of this study was to describe the health seeking behaviours, knowledge about the available services, as well as experiences, and barriers to access and utilization of the reproductive health services among male adolescents in Lusaka. A descriptive, qualitative study was conducted among male …
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Perceptions and behaviors of cervical cancer screening in refugee women
… cervical cancer screening. This disparity leads to a higher burden of preventable morbidity and mortality. For refugee populations, numerous barriers to access have been identified including language, financial, and cultural barriers. Previous studies have identified that refugee women may have …
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Transforming domestic violence organizations : collaborating with 2SLGBTQI+ communities
… inquiry question: How might FearIsNotLove create accessible domestic violence services for Two-Spirit, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, and additional sexually and gender diverse (2SLGBTQI+) communities? Leaders of antiviolence organizations and self-identified 2SLGBTQI+ …
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Life with HIV in a suburban community: an exploration of experiences pertaining to health and social care service access
… (PLWH) in a suburban, Ontario, Canada community access health and social care services. Using hermeneutic phenomenology associated with Martin Heidegger, in-depth interviews with PLWH were conducted to understand their experience of accessing care. Thirteen co-participants were interviewed and …
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Phenomenological Experiences of First-Generation Working-Class Students Entering University: Motivational Factors and Teacher Influences
… of the first-generation working-class trying to access and successfully navigate post-secondary studies. In addition, they may face several additional challenges that include lack of proper academic foundation, minimal support from family, friends and teachers, and financial hardships …
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The Surprise of a Knight: Excavating Material Legacies through Early Queer Film
… information, and with both implicit and explicit barriers to access within the archival space, how can we hypothesize—or critically fabulate—queer material legacies? The first—or earliest extant—American film to explicitly depict “queer” sex is The Surprise of a Knight (1929). By synthesizing …
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SUM: an exploration of Shared User Models and Interface Adaptations to Improve Accessibility of Mobile Touchscreen Interactions
Touchscreens are ever-present in technologies today. The large featureless sensors are rapidly replacing the physical keys and buttons on a wide array of digital technologies; the most common is the mobile device. Gaining popularity across all demographics and endorsed for superior interface …
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Invisible helping hands : how can capital markets access the poor and promote entrepreneurial spirits? : an analysis of international microfinance investment potential and a proposal for securitization in a microfinance global pool
… by many microfinance institutions (MFIs) to support their operations. However, such grants and loans, already of limited size and availability, are becoming harder to access as the pool of global MFIs grows. Another option for MFIs is tapping international capital markets, international …
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Perceptions of the Role of the Oral Healthcare Providers in HPV-related Oral Cancer Education and Advocacy for the HPV Vaccine
… overall health. If the United States continues to exclude oral healthcare from overall healthcare, negative consequences will persist in individuals, families, and communities. The increasing prevalence of human papillomavirus (HPV) infections and subsequent HPV-related oral cancers has …
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The Futures of Financing African Small Businesses
… and innovation across Africa. However, they lack access to financing which is called the credit-getting gap. This thesis identifies plausible futures for financing African small businesses to close this credit-getting gap to strengthen both economic and job growth across Africa. This thesis maps …
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Stigma in the Post Crisis Age: External Barriers to Accessing HIV Treatment, Internalized Trauma, and Strategies of Support in Orlando, Florida
… with an undetectable viral load was unable to transmit the HIV virus. While treatment and prevention options are advancing, this advancement may not translate directly into reduced stigma, which is produced and reproduced by external barriers to accessing healthcare, and internalized by HIV …
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Supporting and maximizing communication between individuals with intellectual disabilities and health care providers
The goal of the present study was to examine the barriers to access in health services faced by individuals with intellectual disabilities (ID), as well as the nature of communication between people with ID and those who are directly involved in supporting their health and well being. The study …
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Improving the Pipeline for Students of Color at 1862 Colleges of Agriculture: A Qualitative Study That Examines Administrators’ Perceptions of Diversity, Barriers, and Strategies for Success
Due to an impending STEM shortage facing the United States, it is critically important that students of color are recruited to scientific disciplines. This STEM shortage affects agricultural fields, as many agricultural disciplines are scientifically based. There is currently a lack of students of …
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A narrative inquiry into the experience of a practical nursing graduate with private tutoring
… therapy), as well as the use of professional tutors as an educational support among this population, is under researched. Throughout my practice as a professional health sciences tutor, I have wondered how this population of students experiences both one to one tutoring over time and educational …
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