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Analyzing the Relationship Between Women's Decisions to Use Contraception and Their Partners' Perceptions of Preventative BehaviorGayle-Campbell, Kayla 01 August 2015 (has links)
A majority of adolescents and young adults report inconsistent use of safe sexual behaviors and contraception methods due to a variety of influencing factors. These practices can lead to limited future reproductive choices and can spread communicable disease in the population. The purpose of this study was to determine if a woman's decision to use a specific type of contraceptive method is influenced by her partner's attitude toward preventive sexual health practices. A secondary purpose was to analyze women's attitudes towards safe sex and contraceptive practices as independent entities of disease and pregnancy in the reproductive cycle. A literature review was conducted from the following databases: CINAHL, ERIC, Medline, and PsycInfo. Initial search criteria terms included contraception, male partner, influence, decision-making, intimacy, and relationship. Results were limited to scholarly journals/peer reviewed articles published no earlier than 1996. Overall, findings were inconclusive if a relationship exists between women's choice of contraceptive method and their partner's attitude towards safe sex and preventative health practices. In conclusion, further research analyzing intimate partner relationships and their influence on sexual health practices can provide insight into creating a plan of preventative care tailored to each individual.
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Physiotherapy in Women's HealthBrook, G., Brooks, T., Coldron, Y., Hawkes, R., Lee, J., Vits, K., Whitney, Elizabeth J. January 2013 (has links)
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The Effects of Planned Parenthood Clinics on Women's Health and Economic DevelopmentPritchard, Olivia 01 January 2019 (has links)
Women’s health is measured by many standards and is governed by countless laws. Abortion is one of the most highly-contested medical practices and is also crucial to women’s health and economic development. Planned Parenthood is criticized for providing abortions and as a result is often overlooked for the many other medical services it provides. This paper aims to study the effect Planned Parenthood clinics have on women’s health and economic development at the county level. Data was collected for an overview of all fifty states and for the two most populous counties per state. Planned Parenthood centers tend to be located in areas with a higher percentage of women who are uninsured and need public funding assistance. Statistically significant results from two linear regressions also show that the percentage of clients using publicly funded clinics that are Planned Parenthood clinics is negatively correlated with teen birth rates and positively correlated with the percentage of females over 25 years of age with a bachelor’s degree. It is critical that lawmakers understand the importance and effects of clinics like Planned Parenthood on women’s health and productivity.
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A gender specific model for providing comprehensive health care to the lesbian community a report submitted in partial fulfillment ... for the degree of Master of Science, Community Health Nursing ... /Miskell, Whitney. January 1996 (has links)
Thesis (M.S.)--University of Michigan, 1996. / Includes bibliographical references.
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Unhealthy transitions : young women, health and work in the 1980sDaykin, Norma January 1989 (has links)
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Gender differences in household approaches to adult illness in rural PhilippinesHeinonen, Tuula Inkeri January 1994 (has links)
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The politics of breast cancer screeningHann, A. P. January 1995 (has links)
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Midlife experience : voices from the city women of Bangkok /Manee Arpanantikul. January 2002 (has links)
Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Washington, 2002. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 173-191).
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Mechanisms underlying the effect of infection and inflammation on ovarian healthPrice, Jennifer Claire January 2013 (has links)
Bacterial contamination of the female genital tract after parturition is common and subsequent infections are associated with infertility. Infections of the uterus or mammary gland in cattle perturb ovarian function, with decreased dominant follicle growth rate and delayed ovulation. Granulosa cells that line ovarian follicles express the molecular machinery necessary to respond to common bacterial pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs), suggesting that granulosa cells may play a role in ovarian innate immunity. In the present thesis, the effect of bacterial PAMPs on ovarian follicle cells was examined during follicular growth, from emergence through dominance, and the early stages of embryogenesis. Granulosa cells from emerged or dominant bovine follicles increased production of inflammatory mediators, such as IL-6 and IL-8, through Toll-like receptor (TLR)-dependent pathways in response to the PAMPs lipopolysaccharide and the synthetic triacylated lipopeptide Pam3CSK4. The requirement for TLR2 and TLR4 was confirmed by using siRNA, showing activation of MAPK intracellular pathways and inhibiting key signals (p38, MEK or NFkB) in TLR pathways. The endocrine function of granulosa cells was perturbed by PAMPs, with decreased oestradiol and progesterone output. In addition, the endocrine environment affected granulosa cellular responses, with high EGF increasing the cellular response to PAMPs. Bacterial PAMPs also perturbed the oocyte, with increased cumulus expansion and parthenote cleavage rate, as well as changes in key genes involved in oocyte maturation. Finally, a human granulosa cell line was used to examine if PAMPs perturb human as well as bovine ovarian health. Indeed, human cells also expressed TLRs and mounted a cellular response to PAMPs at the mRNA level. This thesis provides a molecular mechanism for the perturbation of ovarian function by an infection at a site distal to the ovary.
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Coffee and Tea Consumption and the Risk of Lung Cancer in a Population of Postmenopausal WomenSantos, Abigail 29 August 2014 (has links) (PDF)
Lung cancer has been the leading cause of cancer death in women forthe past three decades. Although smoking is the most important riskfactor for lung cancer, not all lung cancer deaths in American womenare attributed to smoking and the role of dietary exposures remainunclear.In particular, the effect of coffee consumption and teaconsumption on lung cancer risk remains inconclusive. Therefore weassessed these associations prospectively in 83,777 women between theages of 50-79 who did not have a previous history of cancer. Dailycoffee and tea consumption (cups/d) were assessed via a baselinequestionnaire while the 1,038 lung cancer cases included in analysiswere self-reported and verified by outcome assessors. Cox proportionalhazard models, adjusted for important lung cancer risk factors, wereused to model the associations. 71% of women reported drinking coffeedaily while only 26% of participants drank tea. Preliminary resultssuggested a significant increase in lung cancer risk for caffeinated(HR=1.47, 95% CI 1.21-1.79), decaffeinated (HR=1.56, 95% CI 1.17-2.07)and total coffee (HR= 1.58, 95% CI 1.29-1.93) when comparing those inthe highest consumption categories to non-drinkers, but no significantresults were observed in these consumption groups in an analysisconducted with only non-smokers. Daily tea consumption wassignificantly associated with a reduction of risk (HR= 0.82, 95% CI0.71-0.96). Our data suggests that there is no association betweencoffee consumption and lung cancer risk or tea consumption and lungcancer risk.
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