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Breast and cervical cancer screening : knowledge, attitudes, and practices of Vietnamese Canadian women living in Toronto, Ontario / by Tue Tran Nghi Nguyen.
(2006)Breast cancer is the most common cancer, and cervical cancer is the second most common cancer, among Vietnamese women in North America. This ranking replicates the order of cancer prevalence among women residing in ... -
Cervical cancer screening among aboriginal women and the influence of nurse practitioners in providing screening / by Carienne V. Bowes-Kerber. --
(2005)The primary objectives of the study were to explore Aboriginal women’s current cervical health practices and cervical cancer screening (CCS) utilization, to identify Aboriginal women’s knowledge and risk associated with ... -
Evaluation of a multisite cardiac rehabilitation program delivered via telehealth technology
(2008)Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre (TBRHSC) pilot program servicing Nipigon, Atikokan, Marathon, Manitouwadge -
Evaluation of sexual health program : client survey / by Alexandria Kells.
(2008)Study area : Simco Muskoka District Health Unit (Ontario) service area. -
Evaluation of the "Imagine ... a school without bullying" tool in the region of Waterloo : parent survey
(2005)Bullying behaviour and its adverse health consequences are a major problem in elementary schools in the Region of Waterloo. The purpose of this project was to gather baseline information on the frequency and context of ... -
Female nursing students' knowledge and beliefs about the human papilloma virus, its link to cervical cancer, and the importance of cervical screening
(2005)The purpose of this study was to conduct a comparative analysis of the knowledge and beliefs about human papilloma virus (HPV) infection, its link to cervical cancer, and the importance of cervical screening among a group ... -
Knowledge and practices of women in rural Nkwerre, Nigeria, regarding cervical cancer and cervical cancer screening / by Cynthia Ihekwoaba.
(2007)The International Network of Cancer Treatment and Research (INCTR, 2004) has identified cancer as a major health problem in Nigeria, as in most other African countries. Cervical cancer is the commonest cancer in the ... -
Knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs about HIV/AIDS among males and females aged 15 to 49 in Cameroon, Africa / by Emmanuel Ngwakongnwi.
(2007)Levels of knowledge about AIDS are widely believed to be high in Cameroon, a country with low prevalence rates compared to other countries in Sub-Saharan Africa. However, not much effort has been made to evaluate these ... -
Knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs of individuals attending influenza immunization clinics sponsored by the regional municipality of York / by Lara McLees.
(2008)The knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs about influenza and the influenza vaccine of individuals in the community are not well known. The purpose of this study was to conduct a review of current literature related to influenza ... -
Knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs of Whitefish Bay residents regarding type 2 diabetes / by Ella Goodman.
(2007)The purpose of this study was to explore Whitefish Bay residents’ knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs of Type 2 diabetes. The objectives were to examine current literature related to Type 2 diabetes with an emphasis on the ... -
Knowledge, experience, perceptions and beliefs of women with cardiovascular disease in Northwestern Ontario
(2006)Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the primary killer of men and women. Mortality rates in Northwestern Ontario (NWO) continue to be higher than the provincial average. Current trends suggest that cardiac-related deaths for ... -
Needs assessment : identifying the barriers to admission and supports in long-term care facilities for the mentally ill elderly in the region of London-Middlesex, Ontario
(2007)There are increasing demands for long-term care (LTC) homes to admit elderly persons with mental health illness who are unable to be cared for within the community. This project examined the barriers to admission to LTC ... -
Optimizing the transfer of patient care information among nurses and members of the multidisciplinary team in a regional hospital in Northwestern Ontario / by Karina Gagalo.
(2008)This study was designed to examine the current methods and content of shift report at a hospital in Northwestern Ontario. It also examined the potential of a computer-generated method of shift report to improve communication ... -
Relationship of sedentary behaviour and physical activity patterns to certain aspects of the family food environment with the risk for overweight in 3- to 5- year old children in a rural environment / by Andrea Dawn Schroeder.
(2008)The primary objective of this study was to assess for a relationship between sedentary and physical activity patterns to certain aspects of the family food environment with child body mass index (BMI) in children ages 3 ... -
Reporting and investigating adverse events following immunization campaigns in Afghanistan : creating a tool for follow up
(2005)The purpose of this project was to assist the Afghanistan Ministry of Public Health (MOPH, 2002) in developing guidelines for a tool to conduct follow-up investigations of AEFis. Mass immunization campaigns are currently ... -
Satisfaction with a primary care-based diabetes management program
(2008)Diabetes is the sixth leading cause of death in the United States and affects approximately 7% of the population (Hupke, Camp, Chaufoumier, Langley, & Little, 2004; Piatt et al., 2006). It is an established fact that ...