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Description:: The potential association between Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) and the incidence of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) has been a part of academic discourse for three decades. By considering the mixed reports on the association between FGM and HIV so far, this dissertation contributes to the current state of research by...
Keyword:: HIV, Female Genital Mutilation, and Medicalization
Subject:: Women's studies, Health sciences, and Public health
Creator:: Ibrahim Puri, Jessica
Owner:: Scholarly Digital Publishing
Language:: en
Date Uploaded:: 05/31/2023
Date Created:: 2023-01-01
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Alternate Identifier:: http://dissertations.umi.com/northwestern:16540 and etdadmin_upload_984696

Description:: In the U.S., approximately 840,000 Americans die from cardiovascular disease (CVD) each year, and it is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. The prevalence of CVD is on the rise and widespread disparities in CVD exist across economic, racial, and ethnic groups. In order to address the rising...
Keyword:: data science, informatics, machine learning, social determinants of health, and cardiovascular health
Subject:: Health sciences and Public health
Creator:: Zimmerman, Lindsay
Owner:: Scholarly Digital Publishing
Language:: en
Date Uploaded:: 10/07/2021
Date Created:: 2021-01-01
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Alternate Identifier:: http://dissertations.umi.com/northwestern:15739 and etdadmin_upload_844529

Description:: Social factors are a major contributor to deaths in the US. The literature suggests that socioeconomic status and other social and environmental factors influence an individual’s mortality. These factors encompass six domains that comprise factors such as poverty, unemployment, poor access to healthy food, limited access to health care, limited...
Keyword:: Social Determinants of Health, Hospitalization, Mortality, Health Insurance, and Emergency Department
Subject:: Health sciences, Health care management, and Public health
Creator:: Wang, Andrew C
Owner:: Scholarly Digital Publishing
Language:: en
Date Uploaded:: 02/01/2021
Date Created:: 2020-01-01
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Alternate Identifier:: http://dissertations.umi.com/northwestern:15384 and etdadmin_upload_780174

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