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Showing 1 to 12 of 12 for “"Community based study"”.
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A Community Based Study of Married Women's Naming Practices: Norms and Traditions, Individual Identity, and Meaning
… findings. First, while all participants in the study changed their names in form, there was resistance to the predetermined meaning of the practice of patronymy across all categories of analysis---norms and traditions; individual identity; and meaning. The second main finding presented an …
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Investigating the relationship between modifiable environmental risk factors and incidence of colorectal cancer: a community based study
… cancer in Ontario. The purpose of this study is to identify the dominant non-nutritional modifiable environmental risk factors in the region of Timiskaming compared to the region of Peel that may be associated with diverging colorectal cancer incidence rates. The three objectives of the …
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Tuberculosis treatment delay in adults and household transmission to children: a community-based study in a setting with high burden of tuberculosis and HIV
… load, likely increasing TB transmission. This study investigated the effect of treatment delay in adult TB patients on the risk of TB infection and disease in child household contacts. Methodology: Secondary analysis was performed using data from a community-based household contact …
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The influence of the childhood experiences of women in Bangalore, India, upon their aspirations for their children: socio-cultural and academic perspectives. A community-based study
… communities within India, such as the Devanga community which is the focus of this research. A small weaving community that has its roots spread across several states in India, the Devanga community practices stereotypes and patriarchal rules that have ensured male dominance in all aspects of …
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Tuberculosis-associated obstructive pulmonary disease: a clinical, radiological and pathophysiological study of the contribution of previous pulmonary tuberculosis in a community-based study of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
… recoil from coexistent emphysema. The present study investigated the structure and function of the lung in subjects with tuberculosis-associated obstructive pulmonary disease (TOPD) identified in BOLD 2005, and aspects of its natural history and response to treatment. It also examined the …
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Curriculum development in community education : a theoretical study
This study was primarily designed to develop principles and evaluation criteria of curriculum in community education. Before these could be developed, it was necessary to reassess commonly well-known and accepted works of community education theorists in order to deduce generic features and, …
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Formal education and traditional ecological knowledge transmission in Samburu, Kenya: research and revitalization
… To investigate these concerns a participatory, community-based study was launched in the Waso Ward to characterize the threat of TEK erosion by comparing the ethnobotanical knowledge of students with their moran (non-student) counterparts. Through statistical analysis we determined that moran …
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When Urban Education Meets Community Activism: A Case of Student Empowerment in New Orleans
This is an ethnographic study of urban education and community development in the city of New Orleans. In New Orleans, as in all American cities, the public schools are at the center of local politics and the policies that affect community life. Institutions of public education have come under fire …
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Siksikaitsitapi Parenting of Children with Disabilities
… parents who demonstrate resilient strength-based approaches to parenting. This Indigenous community-based study explored the parental stories of Siksika (Blackfoot) parents to comprehend how they parent a child with a disability within their community. An Indigenous framework informed by …
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Development Of Human Brain Network Architecture Underlying Executive Function
… Neurodevelopmental Cohort (PNC), a large community-based study of brain development. First, diffusion tractography methods were applied to characterize how the development of structural brain network topology supports domain-specific improvements in cognitive ability (n=882, ages 8-22 …
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Systematic review: Availability, effectiveness and safety of assisted reproductive techniques in Sub-Saharan Africa
STUDY QUESTION: What is the evidence pertaining to availability, effectiveness and safety of assisted reproductive technology (ART) in sub-Saharan Africa? SUMMARY ANSWER: According to overall limited and heterogeneous evidence, availability and utilization of ART are very low, clinical pregnancy …
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Community Assessment of Cardiovascular Health and Risk Among People of Mexican Descent in Berwyn, Illinois
… in the United States, notably in the community of Berwyn, a suburb of Chicago, IL where according to the U.S. 2010 census 60% of the community is now of Mexican descent. The factors that contribute to CVD risk in persons of Mexican decent within this community must be understood before …