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Exploring The Nigerian Health System's Response To Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting, Otibho Obianwu

Reproductive Health

Although Nigeria has shown a steady long-term decline in female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) prevalence, the practice remains widespread. This study brief outlines the Population Council’s Evidence to End FGM/C research program, which, in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Health, will conduct a diagnostic assessment in order to: 1) examine how the healthcare sector supports the prevention of FGM/C; 2) determine the role of the healthcare sector in the management of FGM/C-related complications and the quality of care offered to clients; and 3) identify possible solutions for strengthening the healthcare system’s capacity to manage and prevent FGM/C. Findings are intended …

Fgm/C Decision-Making Process And The Role Of Gender Power Relations In Sudan, Ahmed Gamal Eldin, Suad Babiker, Majdi Sabahelzain, Muna Eltayeb

Reproductive Health

This study by the Population Council, Nairobi and partners aimed to contribute to a better understanding of female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) in Sudan and the way different families perceive the practice and make FGM/C-related decisions. The ultimate goal was to inform interventions aimed at accelerating the pace of positive behavioral and social norm change and eventually promote the abandonment of all forms of FGM/C in Sudan. The findings indicate that although parents often make the final decision to cut or not cut their daughters, they do not act in isolation but are influenced by dominant social norms and by other …

Findings From Post-Intervention Analysis Of Pre-Eclampsia/Eclampsia In Cross River State, Salisu Mohammed Ishaku

Reproductive Health

Maternal and newborn deaths due to pre-eclampsia and eclampsia (PE/E) are preventable, yet in Nigeria this is the most significant direct cause of maternal mortality. Following a landscape analysis to better understand the enormity of this problem across seven states in Nigeria, a cross-cutting intervention was implemented in Cross River, Ebonyi, and Kogi states. Researchers worked with primary healthcare (PHC) providers, policymakers, women’s groups, and community members to increase uptake of underutilized interventions and commodities for the prevention and treatment of PE/E in rural Nigeria. This brief presents study findings from Cross River State on post-intervention landscape changes in: programmatic …

Findings From Post-Intervention Analysis Of Pre-Eclampsia/Eclampsia In Ebonyi State, Salisu Mohammed Ishaku

Reproductive Health

Maternal and newborn deaths due to pre-eclampsia and eclampsia (PE/E) are preventable, yet in Nigeria this is the most significant direct cause of maternal mortality. Following a landscape analysis to better understand the enormity of this problem across seven states in Nigeria, a cross-cutting intervention was implemented in Cross River, Ebonyi, and Kogi states. Researchers worked with primary healthcare (PHC) providers, policymakers, women’s groups, and community members to increase uptake of underutilized interventions and commodities for the prevention and treatment of PE/E in rural Nigeria. This brief presents study findings from Ebonyi State on post-intervention landscape changes in: programmatic and …

Findings From Post-Intervention Analysis Of Pre-Eclampsia/Eclampsia In Kogi State, Salisu Mohammed Ishaku

Reproductive Health

Maternal and newborn deaths due to pre-eclampsia and eclampsia (PE/E) are preventable, yet in Nigeria this is the most significant direct cause of maternal mortality. Following a landscape analysis to better understand the enormity of this problem across seven states in Nigeria, a cross-cutting intervention was implemented in Cross River, Ebonyi, and Kogi states. Researchers worked with primary healthcare (PHC) providers, policymakers, women’s groups, and community members to increase uptake of underutilized interventions and commodities for the prevention and treatment of PE/E in rural Nigeria. This brief presents study findings from Kogi state on post-intervention landscape changes in: programmatic and …

Medicalisation Of Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting In Sudan: Shift In Types And Providers, Nafisa Bedri, Huda Sherfi, Ghada Rudwan, Sara Elhadi, Wafa Elamin

Reproductive Health

This study by the Population Council and the Gender and Reproductive Health and Rights Resource and Advocacy Center aimed to inform the development of future interventions by generating evidence on the drivers of the shifts in the practice of female genital cutting/mutilation (FGM/C) in Sudan. Researchers conducted a community-based cross-sectional, comparative, mixed-methods study that examined shifts in the type of cut, its level and significance, as well as the supply and demand factors associated with medicalization. They also explored interventions and alternative approaches that may prevent medicalization and the sustenance of the practice of FGM/C, including re-infibulation. The study finds …

Shifts In Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting In Kenya: Perspectives Of Families And Health Care Providers, Samuel Kimani, Caroline W. Kabiru

Reproductive Health

Despite compelling reasons and efforts to eradicate female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) in Kenya, the practice has persisted, albeit with some changes. This study sought to understand the shifts in FGM/C among families and healthcare providers from selected Kenyan communities that practice FGM/C. Our findings highlight similarities and differences across three distinct Kenyan communities. FGM/C appears to persist through two models: first, shifts (changes) in the practice, notably cutting at a younger age, lesser cutting; and second, through stability and consistency with minimal change. The two diverse models appear to rely on and sustain social norms that support FGM/C in these …

Strengthening The Integration Of Family Planning And Hiv Services At The Community Level In Kenya, Wilson Liambila, Sara Chace Dwyer, Brian Mdawida, Charlotte E. Warren, Melsa Lutomia, Jane Koech, Elizabeth Washika, Aparna Jain

Reproductive Health

Study findings reveal that many Kenyan women living with HIV are comfortable receiving family planning (FP) services from community health volunteers and with proper training and support, community health volunteers have the potential to provide integrated FP/HIV services. Community-based integrated FP/HIV services could help connect women living with HIV who want to prevent or postpone a pregnancy to contraceptive services, which can reduce unintended pregnancies and in turn maternal mortality and vertical transmission of HIV. This implementation research study offers evidence of the feasibility, quality of care, and acceptability of using community health volunteers to integrate family planning into HIV/AIDS …

The Perspectives Of Men In Mexico City About Vasectomy, Isabel Vieitez Martínez, Adriana Ramos

Reproductive Health

As part of World Vasectomy Day, the Population Council Mexico conducted an exploratory study about the reasons and concerns that led men to seek a no-scalpel vasectomy (NSV) during the 24-hour “Vasectomy-athon” in Mexico City in 2017. This study was intended as the first part of a longer cohort study that would follow up with the men, and their partners, to learn about their experiences with the procedure and its effects, if any, on their relationships. Based on the findings, the report recommends that the Mexican Ministry of Health (SSA) continue integrating NSV information, counseling, and services within the National …

The Perspectives Of Men In Mexico City About Vasectomy—Brief, Isabel Vieitez Martínez, Adriana Ramos

Reproductive Health

On November 17, 2017, Mexico City took part in the global World Vasectomy Day campaign promoting men’s participation in family planning, especially through no-scalpel vasectomy (NSV). During the event the Population Council Mexico conducted an exploratory study to better understand the reasons men chose NSV, as well as their concerns before and after the procedure. The study found that the principal reason for seeking NSV among men surveyed was their achievement of a desired family size, for themselves and their partners. The study further reveals the need to disseminate information through mass media, social networks, and all levels of the …

The Rationale And Relevance Of Existing Cadres Of Frontline Health Workers And Potential For New Mid-Level Cadres, Oladimeji Oladepo, Ekechi Okereke, Akinwumi Akinola

Reproductive Health

Front-line health workers (FLHWs) are expected to perform necessary maternal, newborn, and child (MNCH) services appropriately and effectively; however, few studies have investigated the extent to which FLHWs perform requisite primary health care (PHC) services. This study seeks to better understand not only FLHWs’ knowledge and performance of MNCH services, but the factors promoting and inhibiting their services in selected rural local government areas of Nigeria’s Bauchi and Cross River states. It also investigates the potential for a new PHC worker cadre, soliciting stakeholders’ perceptions about its feasibility for addressing maternal and newborn disease burdens in rural communities. The study’s …

Tracing Change In Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting: Shifting Norms And Practices Among Communities In Narok And Kisii Counties, Kenya, Dennis Matanda, Chantalle Okondo, Caroline W. Kabiru, Bettina Shell-Duncan

Reproductive Health

In Kenya, there has been a steady and marked decline in the prevalence of female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) but there is great variance in the prevalence of FGM/C across the country, with prevalence remaining high among certain ethnic groups such as Somali, Samburu, Kisii, and the Maasai. The objectives of this study were: 1) to explore whether and how unprogrammed factors or programmed FGM/C interventions (alternative rites of passage, legal and policy measures, religious-oriented approaches, promotion of girls’ education, intergenerational dialogues, use of rescue centers, and other undocumented approaches) influence community values deliberation in Narok and Kisii counties; 2) to …

Trends In Medicalisation Of Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting: What Do The Data Reveal?, Bettina Shell-Duncan, Carolyne Njue, Zhuzhi Moore

Reproductive Health

Despite the emergence of international consensus that female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) is a violation of human rights, a focus on medicalization remains salient because of concerns that FGM/C is increasingly being performed by healthcare professionals and may be impeding progress toward abandonment of FGM/C. To investigate these claims, this study draws on nationally representative survey data from 26 countries, and addresses the following three questions: 1) What are the major patterns and trends in medicalisation? 2) Is there an association between medicalization and rates of change in prevalence of FGM/C? and 3) Is there an association between medicalization and support …

Understanding Medicalisation Of Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (Fgm/C): A Qualitative Study Of Parents And Health Workers In Nigeria, Otibho Obianwu, Adetayo Adetunji, Osasuyi Dirisu

Reproductive Health

This community-based, cross-sectional qualitative study was conducted in four communities in Nigeria’s Delta, and was conceptualized to address gaps in our understanding of medicalization of female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) and to provide critical evidence needed to effectively design abandonment interventions. The study findings reveal that the social norms driving FGM/C practice remain entrenched despite a shift to medicalization. They also reflect the tendency of parents and health workers to view FGM/C, whether traditional or medicalized, as a minor procedure with few complications and significant benefits that would positively impact a daughter’s future status as a wife and mother. Findings reveal …

Understanding The Key Elements For Designing And Implementing Social Marketing Campaigns To Inform The Development Of Creative Approaches For Fgm/C Abandonment In Sudan, Widad Ali A/Rahman, Samia Al Nagar, Randa H. Gindeel, Arwa Salah

Reproductive Health

Social marketing campaigns (SMCs) have gained prominence in female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) abandonment efforts, but there is a dearth of information on how these programs are designed and implemented, and their perceived impact. Understanding the implementation process and the effectiveness of these campaigns is critical for drawing lessons to improve existing programs and inform the design and scale up of SMCs in other regions/countries. This mixed-method study sought to address this gap by assessing the design and implementation of existing SMC programs in Sudan. While the study findings demonstrate several strengths of existing programs, including strong partnerships and extensive needs …

Financial Socialization Of College Students: Domain-General And Domain-Specific Perspectives, Ji Hyun Kim, Julia C. Torquati

Department of Child, Youth, and Family Studies: Faculty Publications

This study investigated the association of domain-general and domain-specific parenting practices with college students’ financial attitudes and behaviors. Data came from a survey of college students (n = 585, 156 males) aged 19–32 attending a Midwestern University. Parents’ financial behaviors significantly predicted college students’ financial attitudes. Path analysis indicated that college students’ financial attitudes mediated the association between their perceptions of parents’ financial behaviors and their own financial behaviors. Parental avoidance of financial conversation was inversely associated with college students’ financial attitudes, and parental disclosure of financial information was positively associated with college students’ financial attitudes. Family communication pattern significantly …

A Qualitative Evaluation To Improve The Co-Parenting For Successful Kids Program, Jeong-Kyun Choi, Holly Hatton-Bowers, Anna Burton, Gail L. Brand, Linda Reddish, Lisa M. Poppe

Department of Child, Youth, and Family Studies: Faculty Publications

Programs aiming to help parents are often challenged in analyzing open-ended survey questions from large samples. This article presents qualitative findings collected from 1,287 participants with a child 5 years of age or younger who completed the program evaluation for the Co-Parenting for Successful Kids online program, a 4-hour education course developed by the University of Nebraska Extension. Qualitative content analysis revealed that participants found the program useful for improving their co-parenting communication skills. Participants suggested areas for improvement such as additional information for helping children cope, conflict resolution strategies, handling legal issues, and understanding how divorce impacts children based …

Men, Masculinity And Perceptions Of Higher Education Sexual Violence Programming: A Qualitative Analysis, Merry M. Snyder

Departmental Honors Projects

Research suggests that sexual assault on college campuses is very prevalent. Although institutions are taking measures towards prevention, social norms have left the role of men in addressing sexual violence under-examined. Through my two-part research, I examined the relationship between men and these systems. I first conducted interviews with Higher Education Professionals in the Upper Midwest to explore how the dominant forms of masculinity have played a role in campus programming. This research was concerned with how schools are engaging men on campus and addressing harmful forms of masculinity. The themes that emerged through these interviews provided the basis for …

Gettin’ It Right: Rethinking Policy, Revitalizing Schools, And Reforming The Experience For Young Men Of Color In Chicago’S Public Schools, Brian Cabral

Honors Papers

This study begins by locating the development of Social Justice High School (SOJO) in Chicago and examining the educational experiences of young Mexican and Mexican American men. Through scholarship by education policy and reform scholars that talk about issues of neoliberal practices and school policies in the Chicago Public School (CPS) network, an analysis of the implementation efforts of policies that focus on standardized testing and discipline at SOJO are examined. This research analyzes the student experience and development of these young men using the conceptual framework of socialization and social control. The top-down implementation of standardized testing and discipline …

Fp-18-25 Average Age At First Birth, 1970 & 2017, Karen Benjamin Guzzo, Krista K. Payne

National Center for Family and Marriage Research Family Profiles

No abstract provided.

Fp-18-11 Job Satisfaction And Interference With Family Life Among Mothers And Fathers, Colette A. Allred

National Center for Family and Marriage Research Family Profiles

No abstract provided.

Fostering Accountability And Repairing Harm: A Program Evaluation Of Restorative Justice At The University Of Denver, Ryan Smith

Higher Education: Doctoral Research Projects

Restorative Justice is a practice that incorporates harmed parties and the greater community in resolving harm or conflict, the ultimate goal of restorative justice being to make things right. This practice has been used increasingly in student conduct processes on college campuses across the United States. This doctoral research paper serves to evaluate the restorative justice program housed at the University of Denver, which has been using this process since 2012. Utilizing a responsive evaluation framework, the evaluation process consisted of interviews with program stakeholders, university staff and faculty members with a long term interest in the success of the …

Residential Solar In Washington State, Sam Pfeifer

All Master's Theses

Electricity generated through residential solar provides a low carbon source of electricity. However, diffusion of residential solar remains low across the United States. Growing this diffusion takes an understanding of localized uptake trends, which can focus policy and business efforts to help increase residential solar market penetration. This is the first research to investigate residential solar uptake in Washington State and to examine environmental education as a potential driver of residential solar uptake. Through a snapshot analysis which considers environmental, economic, education, and cultural variables the present research fills this gap. Triangulated results include mapping of variables, ordinary-least squares multiple …

Comparing Mothers’ And Fathers’ Helicopter Parenting As Predictors Of Self-Efficacy Among Emerging Adults In College, Jineui Kim

All Master's Theses

This study examined the association between helicopter parenting and self-efficacy among emerging adults in college. While some existing research revealed that emerging adults could benefit from helicopter parenting, previous studies identified a wide range of negative outcomes of helicopter parenting on emerging adult’s psychological well-being. Also, previous research has shown that mothers and fathers play different roles in parenting. This study adds to understanding of this phenomenon by comparing the salience of mothers’ and fathers’ helicopter parenting as a predictor of self-efficacy among emerging adults in college. Data were collected from 175 participants between the ages of 18-24 by using …

Disability Crossover: Is There A Hispanic Immigrant Health Advantage That Reverses From Working To Old Age?, Mara Getz Sheftel, Frank W. Heiland

Publications and Research

BACKGROUND Hispanic immigrants have been found to be more likely to have a disability than US-born populations. Studies have primarily focused on populations aged 60 and older; little is known about immigrant disability at younger ages.

OBJECTIVE Taking a broader perspective, we investigate whether Hispanic immigrants have lower disability rates in midlife; if so, at what ages this health advantage reverses; and the correlates of this pattern.

METHODS Using American Community Survey 2010–2014 data, we estimate age-specific disability prevalence rates by gender, nativity, education, and migration age from age 40 to 80. We also present estimates by six types of …

Retrospective Cohort Study: Clinical Presentation And Outcomes Of Pre-Eclampsia And Eclampsia At Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya, Charity Ndwiga, Alfred Osoti, Pooja Sripad, George Odwe, Omondi Ogutu, Charlotte E. Warren

Reproductive Health

Pre-eclampsia has two distinct subtypes: early onset pre-eclampsia, which occurs before 34 weeks of gestation, and late onset pre-eclampsia, which occurs after 34 weeks. Few studies examine and compare early and late onset pre-eclampsia in a low- and middle-income country setting. This study’s goal was to establish a profile of patients with hypertensive disorders in pregnancy, especially pre-eclampsia and eclampsia, over a two-year period. At Kenya’s national referral hospital, clinical presentation at admission was examined, as was management of complications, along with maternal and newborn health outcomes in the hospital’s maternity unit, to ascertain any differences in health outcomes for …

ความรุนแรงในสถานที่ทำงาน: ศึกษากรณีเจ้าหน้าที่และบุคลากรของโรงพยาบาลตำรวจ, รมิดา แสงสวัสดิ์

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

งานวิจัยเรื่อง "ความรุนแรงในสถานที่ทำงาน: ศึกษากรณีเจ้าหน้าที่และบุคลากรของโรงพยาบาลตำรวจ" มีวัตถุประสงค์เพื่อศึกษาผลกระทบและรูปแบบของความรุนแรงในสถานที่ทำงาน สาเหตุของความรุนแรงในสถานที่ทำงาน และเพื่อแสวงหาแนวทางในการป้องกันและการแก้ไขความรุนแรงในสถานที่ทำงานของเจ้าหน้าที่และบุคลากรในโรงพยาบาลตำรวจ ระเบียบวิธีวิจัย คือ วิธีการวิจัยแบบผสมผสาน โดยกลุ่มตัวอย่างและผู้ให้ข้อมูลสำคัญ คือเจ้าหน้าที่และบุคลากรของโรงพยาบาลตำรวจ รวมทั้งสิ้น 204 ราย เครื่องมือที่ใช้ในการวิจัยเป็นแบบสอบถามแบบออนไลน์และแบบกรอกข้อมูลลงกระดาษสำหรับการวิจัยเชิงปริมาณ และเป็นแบบสัมภาษณ์แบบกึ่งโครงสร้างสำหรับการวิจัยเชิงคุณภาพ สถิติที่ใช้ คือ หาค่าร้อยละ หาค่าเฉลี่ยเลขคณิต หาค่าส่วนเบี่ยงเบนมาตรฐาน และหาค่าวิเคราะห์ความแปรปรวนแบบจำแนกทางเดียว จากผลการวิจัย พบว่า ด้านผลกระทบและรูปแบบของความรุนแรงในสถานที่ทำงานกลุ่มตัวอย่างส่วนใหญ่พบเจอกับความรุนแรงทางวาจามากที่สุด ในลักษณะของการใช้น้ำเสียงตะคอก และการกล่าวตำหนิ/กล่าวโทษ ผู้กระทำความรุนแรงทั้งทางวาจาและร่างกายที่พบในสถานที่ทำงานมากที่สุด คือ ผู้ร่วมงานภายในหน่วยงานเดียวกัน ผลกระทบที่ได้รับจากเหตุการณ์ความรุนแรงที่เกิดขึ้นส่วนใหญ่ไม่ได้รับบาดเจ็บใดๆ และยังคงทำงานปกติ แต่ในบางรายกระทบต่อความรู้สึก จิตใจ และเลือกที่จะหยุดงาน ย้ายหน่วยงานหรือลาออก ด้านการจัดการกับความรุนแรง กลุ่มตัวอย่างส่วนใหญ่ใช้วิธีพูดคุยหรือบอกเล่าให้บุคคลอื่นรับฟัง และในกรณีที่ไม่บอกเล่าเหตุการณ์ต่อบุคคลอื่น พบว่าเห็นเป็นเรื่องไม่สำคัญและกลัวถูกมองในแง่ลบ ด้านสาเหตุของความรุนแรง กลุ่มตัวอย่างส่วนใหญ่เห็นว่า ปัจจัยที่เป็นผลมาจากสภาพแวดล้อมทางสังคมมีโอกาสส่งผลให้เกิดความรุนแรงได้มากที่สุด ซึ่งประกอบด้วย ความกดดันจากสภาวะเร่งรีบในการปฏิบัติงาน สภาวะแวดล้อมในการทำงานที่มีความเครียด และความกดดันที่เกิดจากความผิดพลาด ในขณะที่กลุ่มตัวอย่างเห็นว่าความแตกต่างทางศาสนาและความเชื่อส่งผลต่อความรุนแรงในสถานที่ทำงานน้อยที่สุด แนวทางในการป้องกันและแก้ไขปัญหาดังกล่าวจึงควรยึดความแตกต่างเฉพาะบุคคล รูปแบบหรือลักษณะของความรุนแรงที่เกิดขึ้น และมีการนำเทคโนโลยีสำหรับการป้องกันความปลอดภัยมาใช้ นอกจากนี้ผู้บริหารขององค์กรสามารถนำผลการวิจัยมาใช้ในการจัดตั้งโครงการอบรมเพื่อเป็นการสร้างความตระหนักรู้ถึงภัยและผลกระทบของปัญหา และยังเป็นส่วนช่วยในการเตรียมความพร้อมสำหรับการจัดการ หรือการรับมือกับปัญหาความรุนแรงในสถานที่ทำงาน

Clmv Male Migrant Sex Workers In Bangkok : Livelihoods And Social Protection, Ob-Orm Utthasit

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

Due to the lucrative business of sex industry in Thailand, it welcomes not only Thai sex workers to engage in sex industry, but also migrant sex workers from neighboring countries including Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, and Vietnam. The high incomes of sex industry convince not only the female migrants, but also male migrants either heterosexual or homosexual identified to engage in sexual services. These migrant sex workers are experiencing more barriers that the local due to their migrants' legal status. Because sex work is not considered a legitimate form of employment, these migrant sex workers are unable to exercise their …

Particulate Matter 2.5 : A Case Study Of Measures And Risks In Bangkok During Early 2019, Thanabodee Lekprayura

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

สถานการณ์ฝุ่นละอองขนาดเล็กมีที่มาจากหลายปัจจัย อาทิ การพัฒนาทางเศรษฐกิจ ปัญหาสิ่งแวดล้อม รวมถึงความไม่เท่าเทียมกันในสังคม ในช่วงไตรมาสแรกของปี ค.ศ. 2019 กรุงเทพมหานครถูกปกคลุมโดยฝุ่นละอองขนาดเล็กเป็นจำนวนมากหรือที่รู้จักกันในชื่อฝุ่นละอองขนาดเล็กไม่เกิน 2.5 ไมครอน ผู้ที่อยู่อาศัยในเขตตัวเมืองต่างได้รับผลกระทบจากฝุ่นละออง โดยเฉพาะปัญหาสุขภาพและการลดลงของรายได้ แม้ว่าทางรัฐบาลไทยได้มีการประกาศใช้มาตรการต่าง ๆ ในการรับมือกับปัญหาฝุ่นละอองขนาดเล็ก ประชากรกลุ่มเสี่ยงที่ซึ่งได้รับผลกระทบเป็นส่วนใหญ่กลับถูกจัดให้อยู่ในกลุ่มคนที่ไม่ได้รับความสำคัญ ในบริบทนี้ การบังคับใช้มาตรการที่ดีนั้นไม่ควรมุ่งเน้นที่การลดจำนวนฝุ่นละอองขนาดเล็กเพียงอย่างเดียว หากแต่ต้องคำนึงถึงผลกระทบที่กลุ่มประชากรอาจได้รับจากมาตรการเหล่านั้นด้วย การศึกษาครั้งนี้มีวัตถุประสงค์เพื่อศึกษาความสัมพันธ์ระหว่างมาตรการของรัฐในการควบคุมปริมาณฝุ่นละอองขนาดเล็กและความเสี่ยงต่าง ๆที่ส่งผลกระทบต่อประชากรกลุ่มเสี่ยงในเขตพื้นที่กรุงเทพมหานคร ในการทำความเข้าใจความซับซ้อนของปัญหานั้น ผู้จัดทำได้ใช้วิธีการศึกษาแบบข้ามสาขาวิชา ผ่านทฤษฎี "สังคมแห่งความเสี่ยง" และทฤษฎี "ความเหลื่อมล้ำทางสิ่งแวดล้อม" โดยใช้วิธีการสังเกตแบบไม่มีส่วนร่วม การสัมภาษณ์แบบเชิงลึกกับกลุ่มตัวอย่างที่หลากหลาย และการสืบค้นข้อมูลจากเอกสารในการรวบรวมองค์ความรู้เพื่อหาข้อสรุป จากการศึกษาพบว่าสถานการณ์ของฝุ่นละอองขนาดเล็กไม่เกิน 2.5 ไมครอนในพื้นที่กรุงเทพมหานครมีสาเหตุการเกิดหลักจากการคมนาคม มาตรการการป้องกันและการลดฝุ่นละอองขนาดเล็กไม่เกิน 2.5 ไมครอนที่บังคับใช้โดยรัฐ โดยมากแล้วเป็นการป้องกันปัญหาระยะสั้น ซึ่งมุ่งเน้นไปที่การลดกิจกรรมในภาคอุตสาหกรรมและการก่อสร้างมากกว่าการให้ความสำคัญกับการป้องกันระยะยาว เช่น การปรับปรุงคุณภาพของเครื่องยนต์และเชื้อเพลิง เป็นต้น นอกจากนี้จากการศึกษากลุ่มประชากรตัวอย่างพบว่าปัจจัยที่ส่งผลต่อความไม่เท่าเทียมในการเผชิญกับผลกระทบจากฝุ่นละอองขนาดเล็ก ประกอบไปด้วย ภาระทางการเงิน มาตรการของรัฐที่อิงกับสภาพเศรษฐกิจและสังคม ราคาของอุปกรณ์ป้องกันฝุ่นละออง การเข้าถึงแหล่งที่อยู่อาศัยที่ปลอดภัยและความสามารถในการเข้าถึงการบริการของภาครัฐ รวมถึงแหล่งข้อมูลที่จำเป็น

Agnosia Interferes With Daily Hygiene In Patients With Dementia, Ronald C. Hamdy, Amber Kinser, Jennifer E. Culp, Tracey Kendall-Wilson, Audrey Depelteau, Rebecca Copeland, Kathleen Whalen

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Patients with dementia, particularly Alzheimer’s disease, may not recognize that their clothes are dirty. They may see the food stains and discoloration of the clothes and yet because of their agnosia are unable to integrate these observations and deduce that their clothes are dirty and need to be changed. They will, therefore, resist attempts to get them to change clothes, especially if these clothes happen to be their favorite ones. This often causes caregivers to become frustrated, especially, if it represents a change in the patient’s previous habits of only wearing clean clothes. In this case study, we present a …