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2006

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Full-Text Articles in Nursing

Internet Chat Rooms: Connecting With A New Generation Of Young Men Of Color At Risk For Hiv Infection Who Have Sex With Other Men., Sheldon Fields Oct 2006

Internet Chat Rooms: Connecting With A New Generation Of Young Men Of Color At Risk For Hiv Infection Who Have Sex With Other Men., Sheldon Fields

Sheldon D. Fields

The purpose of this study was to explore the use of gay-related Internet chat rooms by young men who have sex with other men of color (YMSMC) in a specific catchment area. Participants were 104 YMSMC age 18 to 24 (M = 21.56) who were encountered in two gay-related Internet chat rooms during April 2005. Participants were mainly African American (53.7%, n = 56), HIV-negative (57.6%, n = 60), and online looking for some type of sexual encounter (80.7%, n = 84). The results of this study support the need to develop specific culturally appropriate HIV prevention Internet outreach protocols …

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Psychosocial And Spiritual Factors Associated With Smoking And Substance Use During Pregnancy In African-American And Caucasian Low-Income Women, Darlene Elizabeth Jesse Sep 2006

Psychosocial And Spiritual Factors Associated With Smoking And Substance Use During Pregnancy In African-American And Caucasian Low-Income Women, Darlene Elizabeth Jesse

D. Elizabeth Jesse

No abstract provided.

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Amsn Board Votes To Support The Coalition For Patient's Rights, Noel M. Kerr Phd, Rn, Cmsrn Jun 2006

Amsn Board Votes To Support The Coalition For Patient's Rights, Noel M. Kerr Phd, Rn, Cmsrn

Noël M Kerr PhD, RN, CMSRN

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Relationship Between Mechanisms And Activities At The Time Of Pedestrian Injury And Activity Limitation Among School Adolescents In Kathmandu, Nepal, Kalpana Poudel-Tandukar, Shinji Nakahara, Masao Ichikawa, Krishna Poudel, Susumu Wakai May 2006

Relationship Between Mechanisms And Activities At The Time Of Pedestrian Injury And Activity Limitation Among School Adolescents In Kathmandu, Nepal, Kalpana Poudel-Tandukar, Shinji Nakahara, Masao Ichikawa, Krishna Poudel, Susumu Wakai

Kalpana Poudel-Tandukar

This study assessed the relationship between pedestrian activity at the time of injury, the type of vehicle involved and resulting activity limitation among school adolescents in the Kathmandu and Lalitpur districts of Nepal. A cross-sectional study of 1557 students in grades 6–8 across 14 schools was conducted using a self-administered questionnaire from August to September 2003. Twenty-three percent of adolescents reported pedestrian injuries, 38% were from urban and 21% from semi-urban areas. Adolescents were commonly injured by motorcycles and motor vehicles while crossing the road; however, while walking and playing, they were commonly injured by bicycles and motorcycles. Bicycles and …

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Reaching Hard-To-Reach Migrants By Letters: An Hiv/Aids Awareness Programme In Nepal, Krishna C. Poudel, Masamine Jimba, Kalpana Poudel-Tandukar, Susume Wakai Jan 2006

Reaching Hard-To-Reach Migrants By Letters: An Hiv/Aids Awareness Programme In Nepal, Krishna C. Poudel, Masamine Jimba, Kalpana Poudel-Tandukar, Susume Wakai

Kalpana Poudel-Tandukar

We assessed the impact of an HIV/AIDS programme for Nepalese migrants to India that involved writing letters. The programme created opportunities for sending HIV/AIDS-related messages to the migrants in India, and encouraging them practicing safer sex. Initially, they received the messages only from the programme, but later from their colleagues, spouses or other family members. They discussed the messages in groups, disseminated them, and sought more knowledge in their destinations. These findings indicated that using letters could be an effective way to reach inaccessible migrants at their destinations, and help them to improve their HIV/AIDS-related knowledge, and safer sex practices.

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Reaching Hard-To-Reach Migrants By Letters: An Hiv/Aids Awareness Programme In Nepal, Krishna C. Poudel, Masamine Jimba, Kalpana Poudel-Tandukar, Susume Wakai Jan 2006

Reaching Hard-To-Reach Migrants By Letters: An Hiv/Aids Awareness Programme In Nepal, Krishna C. Poudel, Masamine Jimba, Kalpana Poudel-Tandukar, Susume Wakai

Krishna C. Poudel

We assessed the impact of an HIV/AIDS programme for Nepalese migrants to India that involved writing letters. The programme created opportunities for sending HIV/AIDS-related messages to the migrants in India, and encouraging them practicing safer sex. Initially, they received the messages only from the programme, but later from their colleagues, spouses or other family members. They discussed the messages in groups, disseminated them, and sought more knowledge in their destinations. These findings indicated that using letters could be an effective way to reach inaccessible migrants at their destinations, and help them to improve their HIV/AIDS-related knowledge, and safer sex practices.

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Availability Of Childcare Support And Nutritional Status Of Children Of Non-Working And Working Mothers In Urban Nepal, Shinji Nakahara, Krishna C. Poudel, Milan Lopchan, Masao Ichikawa, Kalpana Poudel-Tandukar, Masamine Jimba, Susumu Wakai Dec 2005

Availability Of Childcare Support And Nutritional Status Of Children Of Non-Working And Working Mothers In Urban Nepal, Shinji Nakahara, Krishna C. Poudel, Milan Lopchan, Masao Ichikawa, Kalpana Poudel-Tandukar, Masamine Jimba, Susumu Wakai

Kalpana Poudel-Tandukar

In many developing countries, poor women have multiple roles, and often their time constraints are so severe that their participation in income-generating activities results in reduced childcare time, which in turn affects child health. Previous studies have tended to
investigate how childcare support influences nutrition of children with working mothers’ based on comparisons with non-working mothers. However, non-working mothers are not a homogeneous group, and we therefore need to distinguish between those who need not work and those who wish to but cannot, for example, due to a lack of substitute caregivers. We examined the association between availability of childcare …

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“She Took The Time To Make Sure She Understood:” Mental Health Patients’ Experiences Of Being Understood, Mona Shattell, Sara Mcallister, Beverly Hogan, Sandra Thomas Dec 2005

“She Took The Time To Make Sure She Understood:” Mental Health Patients’ Experiences Of Being Understood, Mona Shattell, Sara Mcallister, Beverly Hogan, Sandra Thomas

Mona Shattell

The foundation of psychiatric/mental health nursing is the relationship between nurse and patient. Caring for persons with mental illness within the context of this relationship requires knowledge of the individual. To gain this knowledge, understanding the patient’s perceptions and concerns is essential. Research suggests that this understanding does not always occur. The study reported here examined what it means to individuals with mental illness to be understood. In-depth phenomenological interviews revealed three predominant themes: “I was important,” “It really made us connect,” and “They got on my level.” Nurses can use these findings to improve the care of those with …

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