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Showing 1 to 10 of 10 for “"Birth data"”.
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Identifying Risk Factors Related to Premature Birth Through Binary Logistic and Proportional Odds Ordinal Logistic Regression
<p>Premature birth has been identified as the single greatest cause of death worldwide in children under the age of five. This thesis will implement binary logistic regression and proportional odds ordinal logistic regression to predict different levels of premature birth and identify associated …
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NUTRITIONAL STATUS OF SCHOOLING CHILDREN IN TANZANIA AND UGANDA: RESEARCH AND ACTION
… We dealt with the lack or misreporting of birth data, a widespread phenomenon in sub-Saharan Africa, which affects the possibility to correctly evaluate nutritional status. We have promoted, with Bhalobasa NGO, awareness campaigns and projects, in Africa and in Italy, on the importance of …
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The self-concept and body image of women who had cesarean births compared with women who had vaginal births
… section while 15 women had had a vaginal birth. Data were collected on the postpartum unit on or before the woman’s fifth postpartal day. The instrument used for data collection was the Body-Cathexis/Self Cathexis (BC/SC) Scale, developed by Secord and Jourard (1953). The conclusions of …
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Determinants of Teenage Childbearing in the United States
… a highly detailed North Carolina administrative dataset that links birth certificate data to school administrative records. I show that being born after the school entry cutoff date affects educational success in offsetting ways, with a negative impact on years of education but positive impact on …
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Exploring the Components of Prenatal Anxiety
… sensitivity, fear of pain, depression, and childbirth-related self-efficacy). The project involved a cross-sectional data collection from a heterogeneous community sample of pregnant women (N = 102) who attended the West Virginia University Healthcare---Obstetric and Gynecology Clinic, …
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Birth-to-pregnancy intervals and adverse perinatal outcomes among African-born black women in Washington State.
Background: Short birth-to-pregnancy (BTP) intervals are associated with adverse perinatal outcomes. The number of African-born blacks currently living in the U.S. exceeds 1.6 million. However, little is known about BTP intervals and the risk factors and outcomes related to short BTP intervals …
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Perinatal Depression and Preterm Birth
… the notable 15 year low in overall preterm birth (PTB), a 10% improvement since the 2006 peak with declines for each of the largest race and Hispanic origin groups, the United States has the highest rate of PTB of any industrialized country with estimates of 11.5% or approximately 500,000 …
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Gestational Weight Gain Patterns
… to increased rates of cesarean sections, preterm births, hypertensive disorders, gestational diabetes, large for gestational age newborns, postpartum weight retention, long-term obesity for the woman and her children. Conversely, adverse outcomes resulting from weight gain below recommendation …
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The association of young maternal age and low socioeconomic status with poor birth outcomes in urban British Columbia
… in Canada. Despite the proportional decline in births to women less than 20 years of age in both the United States and Canada, births to young mothers remain of particular interest. Infants born to teenaged mothers have been found to have elevated rates of various poor birth outcomes, which …
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Documenting and explaining birthweight trends in the United States, 1989-2007
Birthweight is one of the most important health indicators for a newborn infant. Birthweight at either the lower or higher end is associated with adverse health outcomes in later life. In recent years, birthweight distribution in the United States has shifted to the lower end. This dissertation …