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Urban Versus Rural Patterns Of Mammography Use: An Analysis Of Two Southeastern States, Valerie Miranda Bycott
Urban Versus Rural Patterns Of Mammography Use: An Analysis Of Two Southeastern States, Valerie Miranda Bycott
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Mammography is widely recognized as the best method to detect breast cancer. This study examined the screening rate differences among women who live in urban and rural counties in Georgia and North Carolina. Data on the mammography screening rates was obtained from the Behavior Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) for 2002 and 2004. To assess the availability of mammography facilities, data was obtained from the Mammography Facility Database provided by the FDA. Multivariate logistic regression showed that having a usual source of care in urban counties was a positive predictor of women 40-59 years of age getting screened in both …
Multiple Sclerosis Disease Distribution And Potential Impact Of Environmental Air Pollutants In Georgia, Anthony Charles Gregory
Multiple Sclerosis Disease Distribution And Potential Impact Of Environmental Air Pollutants In Georgia, Anthony Charles Gregory
Public Health Theses
This study’s purpose is to examine the potential relationships between MS (Multiple Sclerosis) and environmental outdoor air pollutants in GA (Georgia). We used secondary, cross-sectional data received from the member’s list of the National Multiples Sclerosis Society’s GA chapter (NMSS-GA), the U.S. census, and scorecard.org, a database based on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Toxic Release Inventory (to 2002) and National Emissions Inventory (1999) data. The study population was 9,072,576 including 6,247 self-reported MS cases from NMSS-GA. Using stepwise multivariate linear regression of census and EPA data, the best predictive model in GA for female or total prevalence rates …