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Association Between Health Literacy And Oral Health Behaviour Among Informal Sector Workers: A Case Study From North- Eastern Thailand, Aungsumalee Pholpark, Charay Vichatha, Orawan Prasitsiriphon, Napaporn Wanitkun, Thirampha Luphomma

Journal of Demography

Health literacy (HL) has been reported to be associated with health behaviour. However, evidence on HL and oral health behaviour is scarce. This cross-sectional pilot study aimed to compare HL across informal occupation groups and to examine the association between HL and oral health behaviour among informal sector workers in a district in Northeastern Thailand. The result of the study suggests that among 110 participants, general labourers had the lowest HL score compared with agricultural labourers and retailers. A regular dental visit was found to be associated with all eight HL domains: knowledge about service entitlements, resources that support health …

ความรอบรู้ทางสุขภาพของผู้สูงอายุในชมรม/ศูนย์เรียนรู้ผู้สูงอายุ ในเขตกรุงเทพมหานคร, จิราพร เกศพิชญวัฒนา, สุวิณี วิวัฒน์วานิช, ชาตินัย หวานวาจา

Journal of Demography

A descriptive correlation design was employed in a cross-sectional study aimed at assessing the level of health literacy of older persons participating in senior clubs/ learning centers in Bangkok Metropolitan Region. The sample population comprised 400 elderly persons recruited by stratified random sampling from seven elderly clubs/learning centers. Data analysis was carried out by using descriptive statistics and multiple regression. The results showed that: (a) the health literacy level of the majority (69.3% ) of the older persons who participated in elderly clubs/learning centers was at a fair level but needed to be improved (17.8%) and only 13 percent were …

คุณภาพชีวิตของผู้สูงอายุ ในเขตเทศบาลนครรังสิต ตำบลประชาธิปัตย์ อำเภอธัญบุรี จังหวัดปทุมธานี, ศรีเมือง พลังฤทธิ์, นติมา ติเยาว์, วดี วงศ์ประดิษฐ์

Journal of Demography

Thailand has become an aging society. Therefore, it is necessary to acquire basic health information about senior citizens. The objective of this study was to analyze the quality of life and health needs of older persons. This study was conducted using a cross-sectional study design. As for the methods used, multi-stage random sampling was used to calculate the sample size and interviews. A total of 847 older persons were interviewed, most of whom (66.9%) were females at an average age of 69.3 years (standard deviation =7.1 years); almost half of them (46.4%) were married and 71 percent were unemployed, although …

วิกฤตวัยกลางคนของวัยแรงงานก่อนเกษียณ: การปรับตัวของลูกจ้างภาคเอกชนอายุ 45 ปีขึ้นไป ที่ออกไปสู่การทำงานภาคนอกระบบ, มนทกานต์ ฉิมมามี, สุรางค์รัตน์ จำเนียรพล, ธนานนท์ บัวทอง, อนรรฆ พิทักษ์ธานิน, ณัฐช์นิชา ตั้งวีรัตน์กร

Journal of Demography

This study attempted to fill a knowledge gap regarding experiences and perspectives of pre-elderly employees in a formal private- sector who underwent the work transition from a formal sector to an informal sector. A case study research method was conducted with 3 0 in- depth interviews of formal private-sector employees who have shifted to work in the informal sector after 45 years of age. The results can be divided into 3 main parts: Firstly, with regard to a change from a formal to an informal sector, home- based workers, domestic workers and agricultural workers are the most vulnerable groups that …

การพัฒนากิจกรรมการส่งเสริมสุขภาวะทางจิตผู้สูงอายุในชุมชน จังหวัดเลย, ภัทรธิรา ผลงาม, ฐานชน จันทร์เรือง, ชัยรันต์ สุทน

Journal of Demography

The objectives of this research were:(a)to study the current situation of mental health promotion for the aging population of Loei Province, (b)to develop activities to promote the mental health of that population using the public participation approach, and (c) to assess the mental health condition of the aging population in that province after the elderly peoples'participation in the proposed health promotion activities. The methodology of participatory action research (PAR) used in the study comprised focus group discussions, a group brainstorming meeting, in-depth interviews and participatory observation. The target group included aging persons in the community who were capable of good …

Migration, Remittances, And Child Growth: Evidence From Cambodia, Vatana Chea, Patcharawalai Wongboonsin

Journal of Demography

Remittances have become a main resource for development in low- and middle-income countries around the world. With impressive growth in remittances over the decades comes interest in their importance to development. Using data from the 2009 Cambodian Socio-Economic Survey with a sample of 2,767 children under 5 years of age, this study investigates the impact of migration and of remittances on children's quality of health, and tests whether or not the so-called permanent income hypothesis holds for remittances relative to other income. Also employed is two-stage least squares analysis to account for potential endogeneity problems. In short, it was found …

Membership In Saving Funds And Preparation For Healthy Retired Life: Evidence From Thailand, Supaporn Kumruangrit, Pataporn Sukontamarn

Journal of Demography

The focus of this study is the relationship between membership in savings funds and preparation for old age in the area of physical health among the Thai population aged 50-59 years. Data were taken from the 2011 Survey of Older Persons in Thailand. The sample size for the study was 18,866, and probit regression was employed for the analysis. In this study, it was discovered that the highest proportion of the sample (76%) did not have any savings. About 11 percent were members of mandatory savings funds alone, and another 11 percent were members of voluntary savings funds alone, while …

"Mawlum" Performance As A Diabetes Health Communication Intervention In Northeastern Thailand: A Concept Paper, Prathurng Hongsrangon, Rachan Huaysai, Vachira Ruttanapet, Monthalee Nooseisai, Samlee Plianbangchang

Journal of Demography

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Influences Of Standard Of Living, Fertility And Health On Saving: Empirical Evidence From Five Asean Countries, Supachet Chansam

Journal of Demography

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Causal Relationship Among Wealth, Health And Fertility In Thailand, Supachet Chansam

Journal of Demography

No abstract provided.

Marital Status And Self-Assessed Health Of Elderly Thais, Wiraporn Pothisiri, Pataporn Sukontamarn, Vipan Prachaubmah

Journal of Demography

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A New Demographic Strategy For Point-Of-Need Medical Testing: Linking Health Resource Scores, Poverty Levels, And Care Paths, Gerald Joseph Kost, Pratheep Katip, Anan Kanokslip, Daniel M. Mecozzi

Journal of Demography

No abstract provided.

Resource And Financial Management For Cities And Health, Kua Wongboonsin, Kaemthong Indaratna

Journal of Demography

No abstract provided.

Planning And Public Health, Adit Laixuthai, Tom Connelly

Journal of Demography

No abstract provided.

Analyzing Environmental Education In Northern Mississippi And Its Impact On Student Outcomes, Vishnu S. Gadepalli

Honors Theses

This thesis examines environmental education in public high schools in northern Mississippi, investigating how educators describe its presence, delivery, and institutional support in communities disproportionately burdened by environmental harm. Seven semi-structured interviews were conducted with high school teachers across four northern Mississippi schools, transcribed verbatim, and analyzed through iterative thematic coding under Institutional Review Board approval. Five themes emerged: opportunistic curricular integration, time and standards as overriding structural constraints, passive institutional support, student receptivity tempered by limited awareness, and significant variation across school contexts with one magnet school as a clear outlier. The study concludes that environmental education in these …

Technology, Power, And Colonial Modernity: The Making Of The Egyptian Railways, Ahmed Mohamed Rahmy

Theses and Dissertations

This thesis examines Egyptian railways as a technology of power through which modern temporal order was gradually formed, reorganized, and contested. Focusing on the period from 1850 to 1920, it argues that railway infrastructure did more than facilitate mobility, economic exchange, and imperial administration: it reorganized the temporal relations through which social life was governed and experienced. Timetables, standardized schedules, fares, penalties, stations, and administrative procedures made punctuality, regularity, and measurable time appear as neutral requirements of life, while positioning existing ecological, agricultural, religious, and communal rhythms as signs of backwardness.

The thesis draws on British official correspondence, parliamentary debates, …

The Smuggled Body: Embodied Experiences Of Sudanese Displacement Along The Sudan–Egypt Corridor, Marielys Padua Soto

Theses and Dissertations

The outbreak of conflict in Sudan in April 2023 triggered one of the world's largest displacement crises, forcing millions of Sudanese civilians to flee toward neighboring countries, particularly Egypt. As legal pathways became increasingly restricted following Egypt's tightening of visa policies, many asylum seekers relied on migrant smuggling networks to reach safety. This thesis examines how restrictive mobility regimes are materially experienced through the body by introducing the concept of the smuggled body, defined as the body through which the physical, emotional, and social consequences of border control, irregular mobility, and forced displacement are lived. Drawing on embodiment theory, border …

Bridging The Gap Between Career Expectations Versus Labor Market Realities, Reinette P. Madrid, Grethel T. Ledesma, Ignatius Aryono Putranto, Jyro B. Triviño

Leadership and Strategy Faculty Publications

Most students lack awareness regarding the labor market outcomes for their chosen college majors. This study aims to answer what factors affect the career expectations of graduating students at Quezon City University and how these expectations align with the prevailing labor market situation. It employed descriptive, causal, and explanatory research using a sample of 108 respondents from fourth-year information technology students for the school year 2021 to 2022. Eight of the nine null hypotheses were rejected by employing multinomial logistic and linear regression. Student fixed effects and other labor market outcomes significantly predicted salary, estimated stability, and estimated skills in …

Self-Reflecting On 30 Years Of Liberational Praxis: A Pluri-Epistemic Journey Embracing The Relational Indigenous Research Paradigm To Expand The Emancipatory Aims Of The Psychology Of Liberation., Adriana Fernand Salazar Ms

Theses and Dissertations (Comprehensive)

This thesis asks how embracing Relational Epistemology, through accountable Pluri-Epistemic Dialogue, expands the Emancipatory aims of the Psychology of Liberation and deepens Liberational Praxis. Grounded in thirty years of Liberational Praxis, it brings the Psychology of Liberation into accountable encounter with Indigenous and Postcolonial Relational Epistemologies, without claiming Indigenous identity, authority, ceremony, or ownership. Within this situated encounter, Pensar Bonito (Tidy Thinking) illuminates movements from Martín-Baró’s Historical Memory toward Territorial and Ancestral Memory, from Freirean Dialogue toward walking the Word, from Fals Borda’s sentipensante toward Body-Nature and Body-Us, and from decolonial critique toward practices of Care and Subversion. Through a …

Shadow Garments: Costume Creation For Integrating Alienated Parts Of The Self, Mega M. Galvin

Art Therapy | Master's Theses

This study explores costume creation as a narrative-based intervention for integrating "shadow" parts, or aspects of the self that are repressed or alienated due to shame, trauma, or social pressure. Grounded in Jungian analytic psychology, narrative therapy, and expressive arts theory, the research addresses the limitations of traditional talk therapy in accessing somatic memory and proposes costume making as a pathway for externalization and re-authorship. Using a qualitative, participatory study inspired by Pat B. Allen’s Open Studio Process, four adult participants engaged in a three-session workshop to design, construct, and wear costumes representing their identified shadow aspects. Data was collected …

Nourishing Births: A Program Evaluation Proposal For Community-Based Nutrition Education, Food Access, And Garden Engagement Among Black Birthing People, Naa Deedei-Vera Hammond

Master's Projects and Capstones

Black birthing people in the United States continue to experience unequal maternal health outcomes, shaped in part by racism and barriers to nutritious food, culturally relevant health education, and supportive community spaces. While prenatal nutrition education and food assistance programs can provide important resources, information alone cannot address the challenges many people face when trying to access healthy and affordable food during pregnancy. The Nourishing Births Initiative is a proposed community-based maternal health program designed to respond to these needs by bringing together prenatal nutrition education, help connecting to food resources, community gardening, and peer support for Black birthing people …

Beyond Symptoms: Examining Perinatal Mental Health Care Among Black, Indigenous And People Of Color With Polyendocrine Metabolic Ovarian Syndrome, Vinaya Thomas

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Perinatal mood and anxiety disorders (PMADs) are as a public health concern in the United States. Individuals from minoritized racial/ethnic groups face a significantly elevated risk of maternal morbidity, mortality, mental health disorders, and associated adverse outcomes. Emerging studies also reveal a higher likelihood of experiencing perinatal mental health concerns in individuals with polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS), currently known as polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome (PMOS). People who identify as Black, Indigenous, or a person of color (BIPOC) face unique healthcare challenges given the added structural and social burdens. This online survey study aimed to 1) understand the relationship between PMOS …

Experiences In Building Social Connectedness And Sense Of Belonging: Voices From African Migrants In Australia, Uchechukwu Levi Osuagwu, Kelechukwu Enyinnaya Ahaiwe, Obed Adonteng-Kissi, Anayochukwu Edward Anyasodor, Kerrie E. Doyle

Research outputs 2022 to 2026

Strategies to address social exclusion often involve promoting social connectedness and a sense of belonging. Drawing from existing literature on social inclusion, social connectedness, and belonging, including the use of primary data, this study explored the experiences of African migrants regarding their sense of connectedness and belonging in Australia. Semi-structured interviews were conducted online with 16 African migrants living in Australia. Using purposive sampling, participants were recruited through community groups across various towns and cities. Interviews were conducted via Teams and Zoom video calls, and subsequently transcribed manually for thematic analysis. Findings highlight the necessity for interventions targeting isolation and …

Assessor Experiences In Cmmc Level 2 Certification Assessments: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis Of Role Expectations, Samuel Heuchert, John Hastings

Research & Publications

The Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program requires that third-party assessments be conducted under a non-consultative model. The model is intended to ensure impartiality for organizations seeking certification. While this structure defines expectations for assessor behavior, assessor experiences and interpretations of these constraints remain underexamined. The study examines the lived experiences of CMMC-Certified Assessors and how they navigate role expectations within the non-consultative model. Using Role Conflict Theory as a guiding framework, the study applied Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) to semi-structured interviews to explore how assessors make sense of their roles. The analysis identified experiential themes that describe how assessors construct …

Editor-In-Chief's Note, Surekha K. Rao

Midwest Social Sciences Journal

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Volume 29, Issue 1 Full Contents

Midwest Social Sciences Journal

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You’Ve Got Junk Mail: Prevalence Of And Factors Related To Sending And Receiving Unsolicited Nudes, Aimee Adam, Brittany Sizemore, Todd Manson

Midwest Social Sciences Journal

Unsolicited nudes are common, but most of the research in this area has focused on the motivations of men sending such images and the reactions of women who receive them. In this online study, we attempted to investigate the prevalence of sending and receiving unsolicited sexual images in a broader population, and variables related to this behavior. In our sample of 357 participants, we found few people (less than 20%) acknowledged ever having sent such images, and no difference in whether people had ever sent unsolicited nudes based on gender identity. However, we found that most people (almost 68%) had …

Social Bonds In Specialized Courts: An Expanded Integrated Model Of Treatment Court Effectiveness, Christopher Salvatore

Midwest Social Sciences Journal

Specialized court programs, which began with drug treatment courts, now include reentry, domestic violence, prostitution, mental health, veterans, and other problem solving courts, have been shown to reduce recidivism and provide improvements in participant outcomes. Over the last thirty years, scholars have provided theoretical explanations for these programs, including therapeutic jurisprudence, life course theory, deterrence, risk-needs-responsivity, and procedural justice. These theoretical paradigms have not fully integrated the central role of relationships and prosocial connections in specialized courts. This article extends the integrated theoretical model presented by Kaiser and Holtfreter by integrating social bond theory as a critical mechanism connecting specialized …

Time And Money: Patterns Of Nonstandard Work Across The First Year Of Covid-19, Ellen M. Whitehead, Alison Winiarski, Emily Wornell, Justin Schupp

Midwest Social Sciences Journal

The COVID-19 pandemic had a well-documented impact on the formal economy, with the extent of these consequences varying across industries and sociodemographic groups. Less attention has been paid to whether the nonstandard economy, including informal and gig work, mirrored this broader economic fallout. We draw on 2019 and 2020 data from the Survey of Household Economics and Decisionmaking to assess participation in, time spent on, and money earned from nonstandard work across the first year of the pandemic. We find evidence of an overall decline in participation in nonstandard work during this time. However, our results indicate heterogeneous experiences across …

Eating Disorders & Meat Consumption: A Meta-Analytic Review, Urska Dobersek, Laurel Standiford-Reyes, Tyler Robinson, Alex Antony Edwin, Sarah Siebers

Midwest Social Sciences Journal

In this meta-analytic review, we examined the current evidence on eating disorders in relation to meat consumption and meat abstention. We systematically searched six online databases in December 2025 for primary research on eating disorder-related variables in meat consumers and meat abstainers. Fifty-one studies with 55,984 participants (n_{meat consumers} = 44,282, n_{meat abstainers} = 9,751) met the inclusion/exclusion criteria. The outcomes were eating disorders and orthorexia nervosa. Meat consumption was associated with lower eating disorder (g = 0.20, 95% CI [0.08, 0.32], p = .001) and orthorexia nervosa symptomology (g = 0.47, 95% CI [0.33, …