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Showing 1 to 20 of 20 for “"Women's Knowledge"”.
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Women's Knowledge and Attitudes Regarding Hormone Replacement Therapy
<p>A women's life expectancy has increased from 65 years in 1940 to 80 years in 1993 (Health United States, 1996). Despite this, the average age of menopause has remained constant at approximately the age of 50. Most woman can expect to spend a third of their lives in the post menopausal years. An …
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Women's knowledge systems and their potential contribution to leadership and socio-political transformation
… in this thesis explores the potential of women's contributions to epistemology and knowledge for enhanced leadership, organisational performance and sustainable processes of socio-political transformation. The research inquiry is informed by a commitment to promote diversity, equity and …
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Women's knowledge, expectations and experience of induction of labour and the association with maternal anxiety
… in the developed world with one in four women now being induced. The primary purpose of this study was to further develop the understanding of women's knowledge, expectations and experiences of IOL in order to identify whether women's views may be contributing factors to the increasing …
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Reproductive health human rights : women's knowledge, attitude, and practices toward their reproductive health rights in Palestine
… health rights also include the access of women to high quality health care services that help in protecting women during pregnancy and childbearing and providing the couples with the best chances of having healthy. In addition, reproductive health rights might be an important indicator for …
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Are Women Aware? : Factors Related to Women's Knowledge of Risk and Preventive Factors in Breast Cancer
<p><em>Problem</em>. Women have a one-in-eight chance of being diagnosed with breast cancer in their lifetime. In the past decade, there has only been a decrease of less than 1% in breast cancer morbidity and mortality rates. Breast cancer continues to be a feared disease that ravages even its …
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Trends and determinants of contraceptive prevalence in Namibia: from the 90s to the new millenium
… In Namibia, there tend to be a huge gap between women's knowledge of methods of contraception and usage thereof. For instance as per NDHS survey of 2000, 97 percent of married women knew of a contraceptive method, while 38 percent utilised them. This study aims at investigating knowledge and …
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Designing a social website to encourage networking among women students at conferences
The percentage of women participating in computer science has been disturbingly low, and the number of computer and information science degrees earned by women has been on a downward trend. Several conferences have been put in place to address this issue, but networking at these conferences is …
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Breast Health and Mammography Screening in Older Women
… 2006) reported that only about half of older women who are eligible for mammograms through Medicare obtain a mammogram every two years. The literature identifies psychosocial barriers, including a lack of breast cancer knowledge and cancer fatalism, as independent predictors of mammography …
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Skirtingo amžiaus moterų žinių, apie osteoporozės rizikos veiksnius ir prevencijos priemones, vertinimas /
… percent of the Lithuanian‘s population, mostly women. Osteoporosis is a disease that can be avoided by controlling risk factors and by timely taking prevention measures. Therefore, it is significant that women have sufficient knowledge about osteoporosis risk factors and preventive measures. …
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Trial of Labour or Elective Repeat Caesarean Section in Women who have had one previous caesarean section: An assessment of women's attitudes, knowledge and preferences
… over the past three decades, particularly in women who have had one previous CS. Vaginal birth after caesarean section (VBAC) is a safe option and is still strongly recommended by all international authorities with success rates ranging from 60% to 80%. However, women's preference for VBAC vs …
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Southeast Asian Immigrant Women's Perspectives on Domestic Violence
… lived experience of Southeast Asian immigrant women who live in the United States related to domestic violence, including the relationships with their partners, their knowledge of domestic violence, and the existence of domestic violence in the Asian community?" Fourteen Thai women engaged in …
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Ignoring the obvious : women's roles in environmental management in Papua New Guinea
… thesis examines relationships within and between women's issues and environmental management issues in Papua New Guinea. These relationships are social, environmental and economic in nature and are impacted by the dynamics of the development process. The analysis used in the research is based on …
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Epistemic Injustice Toward Women in Engineering
Women are underrepresented in engineering in the United States. To investigate this problem, engineering education research (EER) has examined possible hindrances to women pursuing an engineering degree and being retained in the field. One such hindrance is the barrier for women in the domain of …
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Indigenous women park rangers in the United States: belonging, resistance, and rematriation in colonial park system workplaces
… that limit the full inclusion of Indigenous women and their knowledge. This dissertation explores how Indigenous women park rangers in the United States (U.S.) experience, navigate, and resist these colonial workplace structures. Using a Two-Eyed Seeing methodological approach, guided by …
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COVID-19 pandemijos įtaka šeimos planavimui ir gimstamumui /
… aim of research: to evaluate the experiences of women and men during the COVID-19 pandemic, related to pregnancy planning and childbirth. Tasks: 1. To assess the impact of the COVID-19 disease on family planning. 2. Assess, how the COVID-19 disease has affected health care services related to …
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Women's Rights in a Changing Climate: An Intersectional Analysis of Climate Change and Gender Inequality in Nigeria.
Climate change disproportionately impacts women, particularly in Nigeria where poverty and deep-rooted gender inequalities intersect. This dissertation explores how climate change affects women's socio-economic rights, through an intersectional feminist and human rights lens. This study examines …
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Endocrine disrupting chemicals in personal care products: knowledge, attitudes, and perceptions among pregnant women in South Africa
… However, the extent to which pregnant women are aware of harmful chemicals in their cosmetics and how they perceive their health risks remain unexplored in South Africa. This study investigated knowledge, attitudes, and perceptions regarding EDCs in cosmetics among 102 pregnant women …