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Showing 1 to 12 of 12 for “"Military women"”.
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The Lived Experience of Military Women with Chronic Pain: A Phenomenological Study
… conducted to describe the lived experience of military women with chronic pain. This study aims to (a) explore a typical day with chronic pain and (b) examine meaning through the participant’s life experiences.</p> <p><strong>Background: </strong>Chronic pain, a persistent or recurrent pain …
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The culture and practices of military women relating to hygiene in the field environment
Military women must manage toileting, bathing and menses in a variety of deployed and field environments. The act of providing hygiene in austere environments presents problems which can impair the health of the service member and compromise the function of the military organization. The purpose of …
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Military Women A Content Analysis of United States and United Kingdom Newspapers Portrayal During the Iraq War.
… study was to determine how the tone and roles of women serving in the Iraq War were portrayed in newspaper articles. Issues of how women in the military were portrayed in terms of page and story prominence were also of importance.</p><p>A content analysis was conducted in order to determine the …
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Sexual safety of women in the military reserve: Perceptions of threats and support
… study was to explore perceptions reserve military women have about threats to their sexual safety and the support that they perceive is available to them should they choose to report to a sexual assault or harassment. Descriptive phenomenology provided the philosophical underpinning for …
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Postpartum Fatigue in the Active Duty Military Woman
Up to 16,000 military women annually experience the birth of a child. Barring complications, regulations require a return to work 42 days postpartum, making them susceptible to the effects of postpartum fatigue. The purpose of this descriptive, longitudinal study of 109 military women was to …
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Risk Factors for Military Sexual Trauma: Pre-Military Trauma, Psychological Adjustment, Combat Exposure, and Alcohol Use at the Time of the Trauma
<p>Military sexual trauma (MST) is a serious and understudied problem in the military. It may be a particularly important problem for women who have experienced pre-military trauma (i.e., childhood physical or sexual abuse). This study examined the role that premilitary trauma plays in the …
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Rocking the gender boat: resistance to traditional gender norms among Surface Warfare-qualified Navy women
Given that the military is widely recognized as one of the central sites of gender definition and production in society, my dissertation explores the ways in which women who voluntarily enter the military, a traditionally male preserve, may be acting in ways that are subversive to the gender order. …
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GI Jane Versus Sergeant Jane Doe: How Women’s Images In War Movies Contribute To Conflicting Expectations Of Women In Combat
<p>Research on women’s portrayal in media generally suggests that women continue to be sexualized and objectified as war trophies in the classic Hollywood warrior culture film. The age old question of whether life imitates art or vice versa is important to consider when examining the question of …
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Perceptions of Care During the Prenatal Period: An Ethnonursing Study of African American Childbearing Women in the Military Health System
Introduction: The military health system (MHS) offers prenatal care at no-cost, but African-American women eligible for prenatal care still have low/no/late utilization. No studies have sought to understand factors that influence African American women’s use of early and continuous prenatal care or …
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Understanding Women Leaders in a Male-Dominated Profession: A Study of the United States Marine Corps' Women Generals
… into the underutilized half of the population—women. Yet, the efforts to recruit, develop or retain women has been minimal, leading to metaphors such as glass ceiling and labyrinth, which characterize the institutional, social and personal barriers women encounter when seeking high-level …
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Mindfulness as a treatment for military women's chronic pelvic pain: A randomized controlled trial (MoCHI)
… that can successfully assist Active Duty (AD) women with CPP regulate daily perceptions of their body, improve pain management skills whether related to pain, painful coitus, irritable bowel, or voiding pain, which could be detrimental in maintaining their physical and mental health and improve …