Browsing SPH Theses and Dissertations by Title
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Health Assets in the Family and Maintaining Optimal Weight Across the Lifespan
(2016-04-25)Family health research has been dominated by the deficit-based perspective, which focused on studying the detrimental effects of risky family environment. In comparison, the possible health benefits of positive family ... -
Health Behaviors and Behavioral Economics in the Context of HIV, Malaria, and Exercise
(2018-01-19)Although the challenges of population health differ widely between rich and poor countries, fundamental features of health behavior shed light on how individuals make choices about their health. These insights that can cut ... -
Health Behaviors in the Context of Malaria Treatment in Uganda
(2016-05-05)Malaria is a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide, particularly among young children in Sub-Saharan Africa. There exists a very effective treatment for malaria, a class of drugs known as artemisinin-based ... -
Health Effects of PM2.5 and Its Components on Mortality, Blood Pressure, and DNA Methylation
(2016-09-30)Epidemiological studies have examined the association between PM2.5 mass and mortality, but there remains uncertainty about the relative importance of species. PM2.5 contains various species, such as organic carbon, elemental ... -
Healthcare and Commercial Construction: The Role of Inspections Within Health and Safety Interventions in Dynamic Workplaces and Associations With Safety Climate
(2016-04-25)Statement of problem: Dynamic work environments and physically demanding jobs in the healthcare and commercial construction industries present workers with a constantly changing suite of hazards, and hence the changing ... -
Healthier Restaurant Environments as a Child Obesity Prevention Strategy
(2018-04-19)Consumption of restaurant foods, including fast-foods and sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs), has contributed to the rising global prevalence of obesity and related diseases among children and adolescents. The World Health ... -
Healthy Dietary Patterns, Plasma Lipid Metabolites, Cardiovascular Health and Mortality
(2016-05-03)In Chapters 1 and 2, we examined two key components of heathy dietary patterns, specific types of dietary fat and consumption of fruit and vegetables, in relation to total and cause-specific mortality in two prospective ... -
Healthy Workforce, Healthy Baby? Quantitative and Political Analyses of Health Workers in Mexico
(2017-09-13)Each year, almost five million babies die within their first year of life, from largely preventable causes. Insufficient availability of health workers has been identified as one of the most common barriers to delivering ... -
HIV Risk Behavior Among Adolescents and Young Adults in Cape Town, South Africa: the Role of Economic Support and Employment
(2015-09-29)This three-paper dissertation examined the association between social and economic factors and HIV risk behavior among adolescents and young adults in Cape Town, South Africa. Studies in South Africa have demonstrated an ... -
HIV Self-Testing & Female Sex Workers: An Exploration of Delivery Models, Test Performance, and Behavioral Change in Sub-Saharan Africa
(2018-04-10)Female sex workers (FSWs) are a priority population for HIV prevention interventions, yet they face barriers to HIV testing that may be addressed by HIV self-testing. The effectiveness of HIV self-testing among FSWs may ... -
HIV Treatment and Prevention in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: Individual, Couple, and Household Effects of Antiretroviral Therapy
(2016-05-03)In 2015, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced revised guidelines for the treatment of HIV, recommending immediate initiation of antiretroviral therapy (ART) for all HIV-infected individuals worldwide. This ... -
How Does Capacity in Health Financing Impact the Alignment Between Priorities and Expenditures in the Health Sector: A Case Study of Kenya and Mozambique
(2018-04-23)Background: Governments engage in setting health sector priorities among competing interests to maximize health system goals within the available resources. This is important as misalignment between health priorities and ... -
“I Just Try to Keep Her Quiet and Happy” The Role of Caregiver Feeding Practices in Early Childhood Obesity Prevention
(2015-05-01)Children’s diet is a key driver of childhood obesity, and thus understanding the role of caregivers in mediating the frequency and content of foods offered to children is critical to developing population-based interventions ... -
Identification of Factors Associated With Colorectal Cancer Risk and Survival
(2018-04-27)Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States. In this dissertation, we examined several factors possibly associated with CRC risk or survival among participants from the ... -
Identifying Opportunities to Improve the Integration of Sexual and Reproductive Health Services into Primary Care: Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches
(2016-05-07)Objectives: Unintended pregnancy is endemic in the United States. Primary care physicians (PCPs) are optimally positioned within the health care system to improve the prevention and management of unintended pregnancy by ... -
Impact of Multiple Risk Factors and Preventive Interventions on Cardiovascular Diseases and Disparities
(2015-01-16)Major cardiovascular risk factors have changed over the past 3-4 decades throughout the world. While adiposity and diabetes are rising worldwide, blood pressure and cholesterol are declining in high-income and even some ... -
Implementing Preconception Care in Zambia: Addressing Gaps and Leveraging Opportunities
(2023-01-27)Background: The Zambian government's investment in maternal and child health, specifically in life-saving interventions during pregnancy, delivery, postpartum, and for children under five years of age, has resulted in ... -
Improving China’s Aid Effectiveness Through Strengthening Strategic Management of Developmental Public Private Partnerships
(2018-04-24)A prominent feature of China’s evolving aid system has been the involvement of Chinese firms in implementing diversified development cooperation projects. Chinese aid managers face challenges in managing the burgeoning ... -
Improving Health and Safety in Construction: The Intersection of Programs and Policies, Work Organization, and Safety Climate
(2015-04-23)Statement of Problem: Despite significant advancements in occupational health and safety in recent decades, injury rates in commercial construction remain high. New programs that address the complexity of the construction ... -
Improving Health Measures: Evidence From a List Experiment, Cognitive Interviews, and a Vignette Study
(2015-04-27)Measuring health through surveys is challenging. Participants may respond in a socially favorable but untruthful way, and responses across respondents may be difficult to compare. List experiments and anchoring vignette ...