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Developing A Lifestyle Modification Tool To Prevent And Manage Elevated Blood Pressure Among African Americans, Magdalene Oziwo Jan 2021

Developing A Lifestyle Modification Tool To Prevent And Manage Elevated Blood Pressure Among African Americans, Magdalene Oziwo

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Hypertension is a national medical problem that has been predominantly seen amongst African Americans. Within this community, hypertension has been associated with obesity, a sedentary lifestyle, and poor nutrition. It is for this reason that lifestyle modifications can be used as applied tools in the field of nursing in the prevention and management of hypertension among African American patients. This doctoral project was conducted to address the gap in nursing practice that currently exists for the African American population with regards to hypertension. The project focused on a nursing staff education program with 10 participants to promote the implementation of …

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The Association Between Teen Pregnancy And Academic Performance Among Schoolgirls In The Ivory Coast, Moussokoura Ouattara Epse Assoumou Jan 2021

The Association Between Teen Pregnancy And Academic Performance Among Schoolgirls In The Ivory Coast, Moussokoura Ouattara Epse Assoumou

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

AbstractTeen pregnancy (TP) is a social and public health problem around the world. In developed nations, approximately 16 million girls from aged 15 to 19 years become pregnant each year, presenting health problems for the mother and fetus in addition to economic and social consequences for the communities in which they live. The purpose of this quantitative causal-comparative study, based on the theory of planned behavior, was to explore the association of academic performance and self-efficacy with TP. The research questions examined the association between the TP and the academic performance and self-efficacy while controlling for two covariates (socioeconomic status …

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Increasing Nurse Manager Knowledge Of Authentic Leadership, Patricia Ann Stone Jan 2021

Increasing Nurse Manager Knowledge Of Authentic Leadership, Patricia Ann Stone

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

AbstractResearch has demonstrated a positive correlation between authentic leadership and positive patient and organizational outcomes. Given that nurses can be educated in authentic leadership, providing nurse leaders with training opportunities will help them develop authentic leadership skills which will benefit patients and the organization. At the project site, there is little opportunity for leadership development among nurse leaders. Thus, the purpose of this DNP project was to determine if an educational intervention focused on authentic leadership increase knowledge and awareness among nurse managers. Authentic leadership theory grounded the DNP project. Twenty-three nurse managers were invited to participate in an educational …

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Staff Education Program For Chlamydia And Gonorrhea Self-Collected Vaginal Swabbing, Cheryl Marie Tugman Jan 2021

Staff Education Program For Chlamydia And Gonorrhea Self-Collected Vaginal Swabbing, Cheryl Marie Tugman

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Girls and women carry the burden of negative consequences of untreated sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), such as chlamydia and gonorrhea. Screening for chlamydia and gonorrhea by increasing self-collected vaginal swabbing (SCVS) can improve access of care and prevent delayed treatment. Nurses may support their patients if they receive training in how to teach screening for sexual self-healthcare. The purpose of this project was to develop and conduct a staff education program in an urban primary care clinic. The project addressed whether the education program would increase nurses’ knowledge of SCVS. The goal is to ultimately increase female patients’ access to …

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Using Social Cognitive Theory To Explain Cannabidiol Usage For Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Margaret Wenzel Jan 2021

Using Social Cognitive Theory To Explain Cannabidiol Usage For Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Margaret Wenzel

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

AbstractIn the United States, over 40 million adults suffer from a generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), with a 67% increase in overdose-related deaths. Research substantiates the efficacy and safety of cannabidiol (CBD) for GAD. Findings show that CBD, sourced from industrial hemp, may reduce anxiety symptoms. However, a problem exists for individuals deciding to subscribe to CBD’s oral administration because of the inability to remain compliant with the regimen. The measured steps that occur when a medication is prescribed are lacking when an individual accesses CBD independently. This quantitative cross-sectional study was designed to examine whether social cognitive theory explained the …

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Emotional Reactions In First-Time African American Fathers During The Postnatal Period, Aisha Wilkins Jan 2021

Emotional Reactions In First-Time African American Fathers During The Postnatal Period, Aisha Wilkins

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

AbstractIndividuals who have recently become first-time parents can find the experience to be both rewarding and challenging. While research has mainly focused on the challenging experiences of first-time mothers after giving birth, recent studies have begun to find that first-time fathers may have just as difficult a time adjusting to their new role. Most research studies conducted in this area have primarily focused on the experience of European American and Asian American first-time fathers and not specifically on African American fathers. Social exchange theory was used in this interpretive phenomenological analysis study to explore how first-time African American fathers handled …

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Experiences In An Online Learning Community, Michelle Potthoff Wylie Jan 2021

Experiences In An Online Learning Community, Michelle Potthoff Wylie

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Master of public health online programs have been experiencing issues with retention and problems related to inconsistent implementation of online learning communities. This basic qualitative study aimed to understand the efficacy of online programs and the perceived impact of the implantation of online learning communities. The conceptual framework for this study is Siemens’s connectivism theory supporting different types of learning in the online environment. Two research questions guided the study: (a) How do graduate students in an online Master of Public Health program perceive the efficacy of online learning communities and (b) Which components of online learning communities do graduate …

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A Quality Improvement Evaluation Of A Hospitalist Telemedicine Program, Kelly Marie Awes Jan 2021

A Quality Improvement Evaluation Of A Hospitalist Telemedicine Program, Kelly Marie Awes

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Critical access hospitals (CAHs) encounter unique challenges in terms of providingquality resources to their community, often lacking quality measures and continuity comparable to larger regional and tertiary hospitals. One CAH in rural Minnesota implemented an overnight hospitalist telemedicine service to address concerns with provider resources and quality practice. An evaluation of quality improvement implementation was completed to address data regarding ER transfers and inpatient length of stay (LOS). Following the triple aim framework to improve patient care, population health, and decrease costs, Donabedian’s model of quality improvement was utilized. Three months of pre and postimplementation data were collected one year …

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Analysis Of Malaria-Induced Anemia And Gender Differences Among Children In Nigeria, Temitope Bamgbose Jan 2021

Analysis Of Malaria-Induced Anemia And Gender Differences Among Children In Nigeria, Temitope Bamgbose

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Malaria is one of the leading causes of death among children under 5 years old in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Also, public health efforts on malaria prevention have been successful in many regions but remains an issue in SSA. Malaria-induced anemia (MA) is associated with health complications among children. The impact of several sociodemographic factors (age, gender, residential type, and parent’s educational level) and malaria preventive/intervention measures such as mosquito net use and malaria medication use among children under 5 years old in Nigeria were assessed to inform malaria best practices and strategies, prioritize resource allocation, and support existing literature on …

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Nurse Perspectives Of Trauma-Informed Care, Lee Ann Blazejewski Jan 2021

Nurse Perspectives Of Trauma-Informed Care, Lee Ann Blazejewski

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

There is growing interest in trauma-informed nursing methods to better respond to the needs of patients with histories of adverse childhood experiences and other traumatic events. Recent advances in the understanding of how trauma can negatively affect long-term health outcomes have fostered a shift towards trauma-informed care as a method to decrease patient retraumatization in nursing practice. With the implementation of trauma-informed care in many areas of healthcare and public health, several challenges have been exposed. The purpose of this study was to examine nurses’ lived experience of implementing trauma-informed care into nursing practice for the care of patients with …

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Staff Education And Depression Screening In Pulmonology And Sleep Medicine, Christina Boyle Jan 2021

Staff Education And Depression Screening In Pulmonology And Sleep Medicine, Christina Boyle

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

AbstractDespite recommendations that all adults be screened for depression, providers at the project site struggled to consistently assess for depression. Identification of depression is an essential step in depression management, which is a concern for patients with sleep disorders and other pulmonary disease served at the site. The purpose of this project was to develop an education training program for clinicians regarding depression screening. The theory of cognitive development using the Iowa model of evidence-based practice (EBP) guided the project, which sought to determine if an EBP education program regarding depression screening would be an effective means for staff education, …

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The Impact Of Self-Esteem And Body Dissatisfaction On Internalized Stigma In Obese, Hispanic Women, Dorothy M. Burns Jan 2021

The Impact Of Self-Esteem And Body Dissatisfaction On Internalized Stigma In Obese, Hispanic Women, Dorothy M. Burns

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

AbstractThe current literature on self-esteem (SE), body dissatisfaction (BD) and internalized weight stigma (IWS) was limited, albeit evolving. The variables were well established across multiple domains of study: IWS was consistently noted to be a contributing factor for the development of obesity, but no studies explored the relationship between SE and BD on IWS. Therefore, the purpose of this correlational study was to explore the relationship between SE and BD and their effect on IWS in 30–44-year-old, obese, Hispanic women who are 20% more likely to be overweight or obese than non-Hispanic women. The study was guided by symbolic interactionism …

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Antenatal And Postnatal Care Services And Maternal Mortality In Nigeria, Lucy Evans Jan 2021

Antenatal And Postnatal Care Services And Maternal Mortality In Nigeria, Lucy Evans

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Nigeria has had a high maternal mortality rate per 100,000 live births since the 1990s. A possible contributing factor is that many Nigerian women are not aware of prenatal and postpartum pregnancy care-related services. The purpose of this study was to investigate the association between pregnancy-related care (access to antenatal services, maternal health education, and knowledge of prenatal and postpartum care) and maternal mortality in Nigeria. The theory of planned behavior forms the basis of this study. A cross-sectional quantitative study design was used to determine whether maternal mortality is influenced by pregnancy-related care. Secondary data collected by the Demographic …

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Leadership Empowerment Behavior And Psychiatric Nurses Intent To Leave, Temitope Kikelomo Gold Jan 2021

Leadership Empowerment Behavior And Psychiatric Nurses Intent To Leave, Temitope Kikelomo Gold

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

There is a shortage of registered nurses (RNs) who work in the specialty of psychiatric nursing. Attrition among psychiatric RNs is partly due to lack of leadership empowerment which includes autonomy and access to professional development opportunities. The purposes of this study, guided by Kanter’s theory of structural empowerment, were to determine (a) if there was a relationship between leadership empowerment behavior and psychiatric RNs’ intent to leave within the first 2 years of practice in inpatient psychiatric settings and (b) if there was a relationship between leadership empowerment behavior and intent to leave among psychiatric registered nurses who are …

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Exploring Cultural Experiences Of African American Recipients Of Healthcare, Christopher Steven Hairfield Jan 2021

Exploring Cultural Experiences Of African American Recipients Of Healthcare, Christopher Steven Hairfield

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Culturally competent care is widely accepted as a strategy to address healthcare disparities based on the perceptions of the individual provider, yet this approach lacks the voice of the African American (AA) communities intended to benefit from the strategy. Individuals in AA communities have been shown to suffer higher incidence of disease, disproportionately poorer health outcomes, and inequitable healthcare treatment. Framed by Leininger’s culture care theory, the purpose of this interpretive phenomenological study was to explore the lived cultural experiences of AA recipients of care when interacting with the healthcare system in an effort to contribute evidence to improve the …

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Developing Nurse Managers Through An Evidence-Based Education Program, Theresa Ann Hannu Jan 2021

Developing Nurse Managers Through An Evidence-Based Education Program, Theresa Ann Hannu

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

AbstractThis study explored the lack of formalized managerial education and training for nurses new to leadership. This quantitative study specifically explored the knowledge gap of beginner nurse managers based on a lack of formalized education, a universal approach is supported by the research. Currently, there is no standard or formal nurse manager education program through the Department of Nursing or the Department of Learning and Development. The focus of the evidence-based project was to evaluate pre- and post-data assessing the impact of instituting a formal education program for beginner level nurse managers in collaboration with the human resources department of …

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Social Determinants Of Maternal And Neonatal Birth Outcomes Among Syrian Refugees In Lebanon, Mona Charbel Kiwan Jan 2021

Social Determinants Of Maternal And Neonatal Birth Outcomes Among Syrian Refugees In Lebanon, Mona Charbel Kiwan

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Neonatal and maternal health indicators have been impacted due to Syrian refugees’ displacement in Lebanon and an increase in child marriage rates from 13% in pre-conflict Syria to 41%. Using the causal continuum framework, the retrospective cross-sectional study’s purpose was to examine whether there is a statistically significant association between adverse maternal and birth health outcomes among Syrian refugees in Lebanon and social determinants of health. The sample size drawn from UNHCR database included 48,083 maternal and 4,288 neonatal refugees admitted to the secondary health care in 2018. Pearson chi-square and binomial logistic regression results showed that employed, newcomers mothers …

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Evaluation Of A Telehealth Program For Heart Failure Patients, Virginia Elizabeth Lucas Jan 2021

Evaluation Of A Telehealth Program For Heart Failure Patients, Virginia Elizabeth Lucas

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

AbstractHeart failure (HF) is a progressive and life -threatening disease that places a large burden on the health care systems worldwide with increased rates of re-hospitalization, readmissions, and outpatient visits. With the use of telehealth monitoring and support from nursing case managers, HF patients are able to manage this disease at home. The focus of this project was to evaluate a home health agency (HHA) telehealth program, exploring if there was an improvement in 30-day readmission rates, and patient satisfaction scores for the HHA telehealth program one year after revising the program incorporating nursing virtual case managers. This project used …

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Sociodemographic Factors Associated With Childhood Vaccination Status In Sokoto State, Nigeria, Dauda Milgwe Madubu Jan 2021

Sociodemographic Factors Associated With Childhood Vaccination Status In Sokoto State, Nigeria, Dauda Milgwe Madubu

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Immunization remains one of the most successful and cost-effective public health interventions worldwide. Despite the critical role of vaccines in improving childhood and maternal health, Sokoto state recorded the lowest childhood vaccination completion rate among the 37 states in Nigeria with only 5% of children aged 12-23 months having had full childhood vaccination based on data from the 2018 demographic and health survey. The factors associated with the state’s low childhood vaccination status have not been explored. The study examined the relationship between the sociodemographic factors including parents’ socioeconomic and ethnoreligious factors, place of residence, and children’s biological characteristics and …

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Clinical Practice Guideline On Childhood Obesity, Catherine Nanyongo Manga Jan 2021

Clinical Practice Guideline On Childhood Obesity, Catherine Nanyongo Manga

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

AbstractFamily care practitioners (FCPs) are important players in the treatment of childhood obesity. However, the evidence-based literature shows that practitioners lack both knowledge of how to diagnose the condition as well as the confidence and education to care for patients with obesity. The primary care setting for this project has a 77% obesity rate among the clinic pediatric population compared to a national average of 19%; the FCPs at the target clinic lacked sufficient knowledge on the diagnosis and treatment of obesity, limiting their ability and confidence to counsel families on weight control measures. Following the Walden University Clinical Practice …

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Factors Associated With Help-Seeking Behaviors Among Persons With Serious Psychological Distress, Minn A. Oh Jan 2021

Factors Associated With Help-Seeking Behaviors Among Persons With Serious Psychological Distress, Minn A. Oh

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Serious psychological distress (SPD) is an important individual and public health concern, but inconsistent results exist in the literature in terms of help-seeking behaviors and health-related outcomes among persons with SPD. The purpose of this study was to address this issue and understand clinical factors, access and quality of care factors, and sociodemographic factors associated with help-seeking behaviors among adults with SPD using the California Health Interview Survey (CHIS). CHIS data were collected in 2015 as a part of a two-year cycle (2015-2016) and surveyed 42,089 adults. For multivariable analyses, logistic regression analyses were performed. Participants with chronic health conditions …

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Association Of Surgical Site Infections With Hospital Size And Urban And Rural Locations In California, Jim Edjerore Omaraye Jan 2021

Association Of Surgical Site Infections With Hospital Size And Urban And Rural Locations In California, Jim Edjerore Omaraye

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Approximately 20% of health care-associated infections (HAIs) result from surgical site infections (SSIs), increasing health costs, morbidity, and mortality. The mandates of public reporting of HAIs through the Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services can have consequential effects on hospitals’ reimbursement, a significant concern to health care administrators. The primary purpose of this quantitative study was to determine if urban and rural locations and the size of hospitals affect the rate of SSIs in California. The two research questions addressed whether there is an association between the rate of SSIs in urban and rural locations and the size of hospitals …

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An Educational Program For Nurses To Improve Culturally-Appropriate Mental Health Assessment For Nigerian Immigrant Youth In Central Florida, Blessing Anyaiwe Onyekachi Jan 2021

An Educational Program For Nurses To Improve Culturally-Appropriate Mental Health Assessment For Nigerian Immigrant Youth In Central Florida, Blessing Anyaiwe Onyekachi

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

AbstractNigerians, like other immigrants, face many health issues with rising waves of conflict and political instability that contribute to high migration rates. As a result, when they arrive in other countries, these immigrants not only have to deal with the trauma they left behind but face issues such as cultural stereotypes, stigma, lack of insurance, cultural and language barriers, poor communication, social discrimination, and low socioeconomic status. The question that this project addressed was whether an educational program for nurses would improve knowledge on culturally-appropriate mental health assessment for Nigerian immigrant youth in Central Florida. This was a nursing staff …

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Teaching Guidelines For Screening Prostate Cancer In African American Men, Joain Sophie Silvera Jan 2021

Teaching Guidelines For Screening Prostate Cancer In African American Men, Joain Sophie Silvera

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

AbstractAfrican American (AA) men have the highest incidence of prostate cancer (PCa) compared to their White and Hispanic counterparts and a higher mortality rate than any other ethnicity. While biological and socioeconomic factors are to be blamed, many AA men are not aware of the opportunities for screening or the prognoses for the condition. There is an obvious need for increased awareness in AA men concerning preventative screening for PCa. Following the Walden University Clinical Practice Guideline Manual and guided by the Appraisal of Guidelines for Research & Evaluation (AGREE II) model to guide and validate the newly developed clinical …

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Employee Retention Strategies In The Fast Food Industry, Patrick C. Umezurike Jan 2021

Employee Retention Strategies In The Fast Food Industry, Patrick C. Umezurike

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

AbstractThe annual employee turnover rate in the fast-food industry is 73%, resulting in significant financial losses to the fast-food industry across the United States. The fast-food managers who lack strategies to improve employee retention; risk reduced organizational performance and effectiveness. Grounded in the eight motivational forces of voluntary employee turnover, the purpose of this qualitative multiple case study was to identify strategies managers in the fast-food industry used to improve employee retention. The participants were five senior fast-food managers in Baltimore, Maryland, who successfully improved restaurant employee retention. Data were collected through semistructured interviews; and documents (e.g., employee handbook, training …

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Social Support Experiences Of Stably Housed Emancipated Foster Youth, Camron L. Whitacre Jan 2021

Social Support Experiences Of Stably Housed Emancipated Foster Youth, Camron L. Whitacre

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Youth emancipating from foster care are at increased risk of housing instability and homelessness and have reduced access to needed social supports to aid in the difficult transition to independent living. The purpose of this hermeneutic phenomenological study was to understand the lived formal social support experiences of stably housed emancipated foster youth. Purposive sampling techniques and inclusion criteria guided the recruitment of nine study participants from a state-administered postemancipation services program to take part in semistructured interviews. A conceptual framework, including social convoy and attachment theories, informed inquiry, and interpretation of findings. Participant lived experiences illuminated the importance of …

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Impact Of Case Management On Childhood Lead Exposure In Marion County, Indiana, Maliki Yacouba Jan 2021

Impact Of Case Management On Childhood Lead Exposure In Marion County, Indiana, Maliki Yacouba

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently declared that no amount of childhood blood lead level (BLL) is safe. The purpose of this quantitative study with a retrospective cohort design was to evaluate the effectiveness of case management intervention on children diagnosed with elevated BLL (EBLL; ≥ 5 μg/dL) in Marion, County, Indiana. The health belief model was used as the theoretical foundation for the study. A data set of 160 lead exposure case management records was analyzed to find whether: (a) BLL at post-case-management time significantly differ from BLL at baseline (b) BLL at post-case-management time is affected …

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Relationship Between Cultural And Religious Practices And Ebola Virus In Freetown, Sierra Leone, Richmond Samuel Kpange Jan 2021

Relationship Between Cultural And Religious Practices And Ebola Virus In Freetown, Sierra Leone, Richmond Samuel Kpange

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

The 2014 Ebola virus epidemic in the West Coast of Africa was a historically unprecedented epidemic with a sustained spread in multiple West African nations, including Sierra Leone. The World Health Organization (WHO) classified Sierra Leone as a high Ebola-affected country as it reported the highest number of deaths (14,124) during the last Ebola outbreak compared to other Ebola-affected countries. Public health experts have given little attention to the impact of sociocultural factors on infectious diseases, especially Ebola. The purpose of this study was to ascertain whether there is a relationship between the spread of EVD and a patient’s gender, …

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Use Of Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines In Obesity Management In Women, Chizimako Margaret Eze Jan 2021

Use Of Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines In Obesity Management In Women, Chizimako Margaret Eze

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Obesity is one of the Healthy People 2020 high-priority public health issue. Obesity is of importance due to the troubling higher prevalence in women because of the close link that exists between body weight and reproductive health in females from menarche to menopause and beyond. The identification of guidelines to improve or manage the care of female patients can alleviate the burden and complications from being overweight or obese. This project guided by the ADDIE (analyze, design, develop, implement, and evaluate) model was conducted in a family primary care clinic to address a gap in practice, the lack of knowledge …

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Women’S Perception Of Preeclampsia And Antenatal Care Attendance In Northwestern Nigeria, Aisha Nana Adamu Jan 2021

Women’S Perception Of Preeclampsia And Antenatal Care Attendance In Northwestern Nigeria, Aisha Nana Adamu

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Researchers have demonstrated a significant relationship between antenatal care (ANC) attendance and pregnant women’s sociodemographic characteristics. What has not been clearly studied is the relationship between ANC attendance and pregnant women’s perceptions about conditions such as preeclampsia (PE) that could affect their pregnancies. ANC could facilitate the timely management of these conditions, ultimately improving the outcomes for PE affected women. In this study the relationship between pregnant women’s perceptions about PE and their ANC attendance was examined. Guided by the health belief model (HBM), the research questions were used to explore the associations between four HBM constructs (perceived susceptibility, severity, …

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