ADOLESCENT PREGNANCIES AMONG SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS. A STUDY FROM TANGA-TANZANIA. By: Nyakubega Peter (MD 5‚ MUHAS-2008/2009) ABSTRACT Objective To assess the factors associated with adolescent pregnancies among secondary students at Tanga municipality. Methodology A cross sectional descriptive analytical study which targeted all girls in secondary schools at Tanga municipality‚ Results Low socioeconomic status was found to be an important cause for adolescent pregnancies as 57.1% of
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Abstract Hypothyroidism during pregnancy is very dangerous for both mother and unborn child. There are several complications that the fetus can develop if left untreated. Many times hypothyroidism goes undiagnosed due to its symptoms similarity to pregnancy. Thyroid hormones play a crucial role in pregnancy for fetus brain and developmental growth as well as the mother’s health. With the right medical management hypothyroidism during pregnancy can prevent fetal birth defects by mandated
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comprehensive cultural assessment when talking to a Hispanic patient. Communication is one of those key components. Hispanics are often multicultural in a language with their main language as Spanish and English is their second language (Gonzalez & Morrison 2016). Communication can also depend on the person’s education level and what gender they are since some cultures have women as second-class citizens and sometimes men talk for them. Hispanics are often flexible with time. They would rather spend
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Beliefs concerning dietary practices during pregnancy and lactation. A qualitative study among Iranian women residing in Sweden. Ahlqvist M‚ Wirfält E. Source Maternity Welfare Internal Contract‚ Southwest Health Care Region‚ County Council of Stockholm‚ Sweden. margary.ahlqvist@telia.com Abstract Growing multiculturalism in Sweden challenges health professionals to provide safe and culturally meaningful care. Differences between the health--disease explanatory models of lay persons and health
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Teens making decisions Week 3 assignment In most states‚ a minor who is over the age of 13 can make his or her own decisions regarding health care. I strongly disagree because minors do not make the right decisions about treatment‚ properly protecting themselves‚ and understanding what the doctor is saying about certain things. So they need their parents help understanding what’s going on. First‚ adolescents may think they’re immune from getting sick. As adolescents
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The word Hispanic brings up various thoughts in different people. Some might think of uneducated‚ loud‚ incompetent people. To others it might bring up words like devoted‚ hardworking‚ and loving. Being Hispanic to me means to know how to work hard and that you caring about family and friends. It also means that you are a strong person that can handle tough situations and make the best of things. My parents were not born in this country; my mother is from El Salvador. She had to flee a violent
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Whether you choose to refer to our immigrants from the south as Hispanics‚ Latino ’s or their actual ethnicity‚ we cannot deny that they are growing in numbers at a accelerated rate in the U.S. Education‚ television‚ politics‚ to the local supermarket are starting to cater more and more to the Hispanic market. If your one of the few still with basic television services‚ you will notice that there are only about seven channels. Out of that seven‚ there are at least three Spanish channels; even HBO
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5005/jp-journals-10006-1177 Judith Angelitta Noronha et al NURSING PRACTICE Anemia in Pregnancy—Consequences and Challenges: A Review of Literature Judith Angelitta Noronha‚ Esra Al Khasawneh‚ Vidya Seshan‚ Shanthi Ramasubramaniam‚ Savithri Raman ABSTRACT Anemia during pregnancy is a global public health challenge facing the world today‚ especially in the developing countries. Anemia in pregnancy is an important contributor to maternal mortality/morbidity as well as to the low birth weight
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HisRepresenting nearly 63% Mexican Americans are the largest group of all the Hispanic Americans in the United States (US Census Bureau‚ 2011). Originally encouraged to settle into what is now Texas to boost Mexico’s economy. As the number of settlers increased‚ so did their want of autonomy – resulting in a battle over land and rights in the Mexican American War in 1846. According to “The U.S.-Mexican War‚ The Aftermath (2006)” by war’s end “approximately 80‚000 Mexicans resided in the territory
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“The Pregnancy Project” Reaction Paper “There are always going to be some people in life who disappoint you and don’t believe in you like you hoped they would‚ and you have to find the strength to rise about it and realize that they’re wrong. You’re still a worthy person whether they thing so or not. If there’s no one else to tell it to you‚ then tell it to yourself.” This is one of the things that Gaby Rodriguez says in the movie ‘The Pregnancy Project’. These are words that everybody can relate
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