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Master of Public Health Program Student Publications

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2014

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Adverse Health Effects Of Intestinal Parasitic Infections In Rural Peruvian Clinic Patients, Jonathan M. Stofer Apr 2014

Adverse Health Effects Of Intestinal Parasitic Infections In Rural Peruvian Clinic Patients, Jonathan M. Stofer

Master of Public Health Program Student Publications

Intestinal Parasitic Infections (IPIs) pose a significant global health concern. IPIs annually contribute to 3.5 billion infections and 450 million illnesses worldwide. In hyperendemic countries, IPIs pose a significant economic and health burden, especially in rural areas. IPIs have many routes of transmission and cause a wide range of symptoms associated largely with poor health, impeded growth, and worsening of secondary infections. Such diseases are widespread in poor communities living in the Peruvian Amazon. This study aims to describe common chief complaints, diagnoses, treatments, as well as behaviors and practices associated with IPIs presenting in clinic patients. As part of …


Is Public Health - Dayton & Montgomery County's Level One Food Safety Certification Training Effective?, Matthew M. Tyler Jan 2014

Is Public Health - Dayton & Montgomery County's Level One Food Safety Certification Training Effective?, Matthew M. Tyler

Master of Public Health Program Student Publications

The objective of the culminating experience was to evaluate the effectiveness of Public Health – Dayton & Montgomery County’s (PHDMC) Level One Food Safety Certification class. Pre-training and post-training quiz score data from approximately 692 participants were examined. Paired t-tests were used to evaluate change in scores, overall, on individual questions, and by job responsibility. There was significant improvements in quiz scores both aggregately (20.6%) and also by individual questions, except for question one which assessed how people could become ill from improper food safety. The temperature related questions were answered incorrectly the most but also showed the most improvement. …