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Showing 1 to 20 of 209 for “"socioeconomic factors"”.
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Socioeconomic Factors and Mass Shootings, 1982-2016
… and investigation of the relationship between socioeconomic factors and mass shootings. The objective of this paper was to see if economic policy making could be an effective tool for reducing the level of mass gun violence that America has been experiencing. This paper highlights the known …
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Socioeconomic factors and hypertension in Al-Ain, UAE
… of the relationship between hypertension and socioeconomic factors such as income and demographic factors including education and occupation in the UAE population have been undertaken. Since each community has its own common and unique socioeconomic determinants for cardiovascular diseases, …
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Residential segregation of blacks in Virginia cities: assessing socioeconomic factors
… Population and Housing, the relationship between socioeconomic status and residential distribution was examined for the black population in four Virginia cities, Lynchburg, Roanoke, Norfolk, and Richmond. Three indexes were employed to measure degrees of segregation at the census tract level. …
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Socioeconomic Factors Related to the Morale of Adults in an Economically Disadvantaged Rural Area
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Toothbrushing, Flossing, and Preventive Dental Visits by Richmond-Area Residents in Relation to Demographic and Socioeconomic Factors
Purpose. This study was conducted to identify factors that influence preventive dental behaviors and, from the results, target groups for intervention.Methods. Data were collected using the 1997 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) resulting in a probability sample of 399 dentate …
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Impact of Personal, Familial, and Socioeconomic Factors On The Return of Remotely Collected Samples For Genetic Testing
… personal and familial health, demographic, and socioeconomic information on 326 individuals who consented to hereditary cancer genetic testing and were sent a saliva collection kit for remote sample collection. The overall rate of saliva kit return was 84.3%. Non-White patients were less likely …
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Exploring Culture of Poverty and Life Options Perspectives: The Relationship of Neighborhood, Family, and Individual Socioeconomic Factors to Teen Childbearing
… of neighborhood, family and individual socioeconomic factors (including work, assets and educational characteristics) to teenage childbearing. Using data from Wilson's (1987) Urban Poverty and Family Life Study, the dissertation explores two theoretical orientations (culture of poverty …
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The role of molecular, clinical and socioeconomic factors in the long-term survival of axillary node negative breast cancer patients
… objective of this study was to investigate factors associated with long-term survival in axillary node negative (ANN) breast cancer patients. Clinical and biological factors included stage, histopathologic grade, p53 mutation, Her-2/neu amplification, estrogen receptor status (ER), …
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Essays on the impact of housing insecurity and other socioeconomic factors on health-related outcomes among Medicare beneficiaries during the Great Recession
… and predisposing, need-based and enabling factors within Andersen’s healthcare utilization model explained the Black-White racial difference. Findings indicated statistically significant associations between race and foregone medication that were explained with the addition of non-housing …
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The role of clinical, biological, and socioeconomic factors on the development of resilience in women with autorimmune rheumatic diseases : a cross-sectional study
… process, long-term stressors and psychosocial factors are thought to be crucial for resilience development, especially in those patients with chronic inflammatory systemic diseases. However, the role of clinical, biological and socioeconomic characteristics in autoimmune rheumatic diseases …
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Analysis of Socioeconomic Factors That Affect Small Scale Farmers of Fresh Fruits and Vegetables’ Access To External Markets: A Case of Arusha Region
This study was undertaken to analyze socioeconomic factors that affect small scale farmers of fresh fruits and vegetables access to external markets. Specifically the study examined the effect of business skills; effect capital; effect of advocacy and intervention on performance of fresh fruits and …
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Geographical health data maps for Carle Foundation Hospital and the assessment of rural cancer rates in Illinois
… the causes of cancers, many genomic cancer risk factors have been confirmed, e.g. the importance of HER2 gene in breast cancer growth. However, how the environmental factors and socioeconomic status influence the cancer development remains unclear. To understand more about how the environmental …
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Socioeconomic Determinants of Health and Well-Being in a Low Resource Setting: A Case of Older Adults Living in a Rural Setting in Northwestern Cambodia
… dissertation examines the associations between socioeconomic factors, and physical and psychological well-being among older adults in Cambodia. Focusing on subjective and objective socioeconomic status (SES) and the mediating roles of social and welfare support, this dissertation consists of …
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Mosquito Communities and Insect-Specific Viruses in a Heterogenous, Urban Landscape in Puerto Rico
… <em>Aedes aegptyi</em> populations, and socioeconomic factors (SEF) in an urban setting and to characterize the virome of <em>Ae. aegypti</em> in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Mosquitoes were collected in three periods during late 2018 and early 2019 and were identified to the species level. …
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New transfer partners : California community colleges and private for-profit four-year institutions
… characteristics, academic experiences, and socioeconomic factors of California community college students who transfer to private for-profit four-year institutions with those who transfer to public or non-profit higher education institutions. Using logistic regression analysis, this study …
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Quantifying and stratifying the spatial patterns of residential clusters : a socioeconomic and geographic comparisons of metropolitan areas
… complicated. The emergence of sub-centers and socioeconomically distinct clusters within the metropolitan areas weaken the assumptions on which the urban economic models are based. Also, there are increasing needs of the people and space interaction models at the micro level, or neighborhood …
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Economic impacts of extension integrated pest management programs in the United States
… IPM, and to assess the relative importance of socioeconomic factors in affecting the adoption of IPM in the states of Indiana, Virginia, Georgia, New York, North Carolina, Texas, Massachusetts, Mississippi and the Northwest region. Budgeting and hypothesis testing procedures are used to conduct …
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Exploring the Value of Group and Traditional Obstetrical Appointments to Reduce Health Disparity
<p>Disparity in health outcomes is influenced by socioeconomic factors that may include access to important healthcare information in a culturally sensitive way. Can a group appointment model like the CenteringPregnancy model provide a more effective means for engaging Spanish-speaking pregnant …
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Population Level Burden and Inequities in Maternal Health in Zambia
… the influence of gender, household and socioeconomic factors is crucial for addressing these inequities and improving maternal and child health outcomes. This study focuses on highlighting the population-level burden of morbidity among reproductive-age women and investigating the …
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