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Estimating Covid-19 Survival Rate And Inferring Case Severity With Respect To Milwaukee County Policy Change Using Logistic Regression, Geoff M. Chappelle

Theses and Dissertations

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a global issue, and it is affecting 170 countries in very different ways. In the United States, a lot of efforts have been made nationally and by individual states to curb the spread and severity of COVID-19. Policy changes and recommendations have been met with variable success across the country. There is a wealth of information on where COVID-19 infection and death are prevalent, and there are several articles discussing disparities in those outcomes among different populations. However, those findings are not necessarily tied to a policy change or, in the weeks that follow a …

Parent-Child Sexual Communication And Sexual Risk: A Meta-Analytic Review, Brittnie Star Peck

Theses and Dissertations

This meta-analysis examines the effect of parent-child sexual communication (PCSC) on sexual risk behaviors and outcomes during adolescence. Results confirm that PCSC increases risk prevention strategies and reduces sexually risky behaviors with corresponding reductions in unplanned pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections (STI). Moderating variables include extent of communication, the content of PCSC interactions, operationalization of risk, timing of the interaction, biological sex of the adolescent, the dyadic composition of the parent-child interaction (e.g., mother-daughter, father-son), and the racial or ethnic makeup of the sample. The frequency, depth, and breadth of PCSC interactions, and inclusion of descriptive/instructional and contraception/risk information are …

Life Course Health Effects Of Early Life Trauma, Jennifer Mei Ping Woo

Theses and Dissertations

The experience of trauma and psychosocial stress over the life course can have lasting impacts on health. Childhood and adolescence may serve as a particularly sensitive period during which trauma may become biologically embedded and affect adult health. Evaluating the pathways through which early life trauma can affect biological mechanisms of disease development provides insight into the early origins and etiology of adverse health outcomes in adulthood and provides potential targets to help mitigate their effects.

Using data from the Sister Study, a large prospective cohort study of women residing in the U.S. or Puerto Rico aged 35 to 74 …