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Environmental-Induced Anxiety And Ethnicity As Predictors Of Hypertension Among Black Men, Twan Delast Weaver
Environmental-Induced Anxiety And Ethnicity As Predictors Of Hypertension Among Black Men, Twan Delast Weaver
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Black men in the United States have the highest prevalence rate of hypertension compared to men and women of other ethnicities. Despite numerous health promotion and education programs tailored toward reducing hypertension among Black men, a gap exists in research regarding how environmental-induced anxiety and ethnicity may be associated with the occurrence or presence of hypertension among Black men. Using the reasoned action theory as a theoretical guide, this quantitative cross-sectional study incorporated four research questions to investigate if there was an association between environmental-induced anxiety (community violence, low income), ethnicity, and the risk of hypertension in men when age, …
Association Between Family Structure And Childhood Obesity In Essex County, Nj., Chima Tony Onyeagoro
Association Between Family Structure And Childhood Obesity In Essex County, Nj., Chima Tony Onyeagoro
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Obesity is one of the most prevalent nutritional disorders in children in the United States. There are many factors associated with childhood obesity, but there is limited information about the association between family structure and childhood obesity. This quantitative retrospective cross-sectional study, guided by the Social Ecological Model, was carried out to identify the effect of family structure on childhood obesity. For this study, the 2017 National Survey of Children’s Health (NSCH) of children 6-13 years old residing in the state of New Jersey was analyzed. Binary logistic regression was used to determine the relationship between family structure and obesity, …