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A Descriptive Study Of Educational Background, Contraceptive Knowledge, And Choice Of Agency Among Selected Girls 18 Years Old And Under Seeking An Abortion At The University Of Oregon Medical School, Carol A. Carter, Lititia J. Kirk, Jane F. Ogier Jan 1972

A Descriptive Study Of Educational Background, Contraceptive Knowledge, And Choice Of Agency Among Selected Girls 18 Years Old And Under Seeking An Abortion At The University Of Oregon Medical School, Carol A. Carter, Lititia J. Kirk, Jane F. Ogier

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This study was conducted at the University of Oregon Medical School located in Portland, Oregon. This school has performed many abortions since Oregon liberalized its abortion law in 1969. In Oregon in 1968 before the abortion law was changed there were 238 abortions performed, 35% of these were for women under the age of 19. During 1971 there were 6,997 abortions of these 2,625 were for girls of age 19 and younger.


An Exploratory Study Of Children’S Mental Health Needs In The Pact Target Area Of Southeast Portland, Richard L. Bossardt, Clifford G. Larsen Apr 1971

An Exploratory Study Of Children’S Mental Health Needs In The Pact Target Area Of Southeast Portland, Richard L. Bossardt, Clifford G. Larsen

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The original, and still primary, purpose of this study was to provide a statistical data base for a grant proposal to fund a children's mental health service agency in the PACT target area of Southeast Portland. Since the conception, the plan has been subsumed under the planning auspices of a group whose aim is to work toward expanding and consolidating mental health services in all dimensions for the Southeast Portland area. The geographical focus of this study is on that section of Southeast Portland which has been designated by the Office of Economic Opportunity as a poverty pocket because of …


A Follow-Up Study Of Families With Children Labeled Retarded, Connie Finley, Kay Jernigan, Bonnie Hogan, Effrosini Rotous, Daryle Steffen May 1970

A Follow-Up Study Of Families With Children Labeled Retarded, Connie Finley, Kay Jernigan, Bonnie Hogan, Effrosini Rotous, Daryle Steffen

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The research problem undertaken was to study how effective the University of Oregon Medical School--Crippled Children's Division Clinic is by determining how well patients followed through on Clinic recommendations. Three research hypotheses were posed for testing.

  1. There is a difference between income and the following of Clinic recommendations.
  2. There is a difference between educational levels of fathers and mothers and the following of Clinic recommendations.
  3. There is a difference in the level of I.Q. of patients and the following of Clinic recommendations.

A random sample of 100 cases was selected from the patients who had been through the Clinic prior …