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Aggressive delinquency among North American Indigenous adolescents: Trajectories and predictors
(Wiley, 2016)Aggressive delinquency is a salient social problem for many North American Indigenous (American Indian, Canadian First Nations) communities, and can have deleterious consequences later in life. Yet there is a paucity of ... -
AIDS-related knowledge and sexual behaviour among married and previously married persons in rural central Mozambique
(Informa UK Limited, 2009-11)HIV prevalence in central Mozambique is the highest in the country with high urban rates impacting on the rural areas. To identify potential factors influencing the spread of HIV in three sparsely populated districts in ... -
Anatrichosoma sp. in the footpads of a cat: Diagnosis and pathology of Namibian case
(Elsevier BV, 2013-01-31)Anatrichosoma species are an unusual group of zoonotic trichuroid nematodes. Due to limited knowledge of their life cycle and diagnostic challenges, anatrichosomiasis has been reported only 3 times in domestic animals. A ... -
Application of the transtheoretical model to sedentary behaviors and its association with physical activity status
(Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2017-04-27)Background: The Transtheoretical Model (TTM) is a successful framework for guiding behavior change programs for several health behaviors, yet its application to reduce of sedentary behavior has been neglected. In addition, ... -
Cadence (steps/min) and intensity during ambulation in 6-20 year olds: The CADENCE-kids study
(Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2018-02-26)Background: Steps/day is widely utilized to estimate the total volume of ambulatory activity, but it does not directly reflect intensity, a central tenet of public health guidelines. Cadence (steps/min) represents an ... -
Caregiving stress among American Indians with Type 2 diabetes: The importance of awareness of connectedness and family support
(SAGE Publications, 2018)American Indian (AI) communities experience a disproportionate rate of Type 2 diabetes (T2D) and cumulative exposure to stress. Although this link is well researched among various populations, it has not been examined among ... -
Central Dissent : Fall 2017
(2017)The Central Dissent: A Journal of Gender and Sexuality is an interdisciplinary academic journal published by New Plains Student Publishing and sponsored by the UCO Women’s Research Center and BGLTQ+ Student Center. The ... -
Central Dissent : Fall 2018
(2018)The Central Dissent: A Journal of Gender and Sexuality is an interdisciplinary academic journal published by New Plains Student Publishing and sponsored by the UCO Women’s Research Center and BGLTQ+ Student Center. The ... -
Central Dissent : Fall 2019
(2019)The Central Dissent: A Journal of Gender and Sexuality is an interdisciplinary academic journal published by New Plains Student Publishing and sponsored by the UCO Women’s Research Center and BGLTQ+ Student Center. The ... -
Central Dissent : Fall 2020
(2020)The Central Dissent: A Journal of Gender and Sexuality is an interdisciplinary academic journal published by New Plains Student Publishing and sponsored by the UCO Women’s Research Center and BGLTQ+ Student Center. The ... -
Choice of home blood pressure monitoring device: the role of device characteristics among Alaska Native and American Indian peoples
(Springer Nature, 2022-12)Background: Home blood pressure monitoring (HBPM) is an effective tool in treatment and long-term management of hypertension. HBPM incorporates more data points to help patients and providers with diagnosis and management. ... -
Conduct disorder and alcohol use disorder trajectories, predictors, and outcomes for Indigenous youth
(Elsevier BV, 2017-02)Objective: The aim of this study was to identify separate and joint trajectories of conduct disorder (CD) and alcohol use disorder (AUD) DSM-IV diagnostic symptoms among American Indian and First Nation (Indigenous) youth ... -
Correlates of bullying behaviors among a sample of North American Indigenous adolescents
(Elsevier BV, 2013)The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between familial, educational, and psychosocial factors and bullying among 702 North American Indigenous adolescents aged 11-14 years. The study used multinomial ... -
COVID-19 related experiences among college students with and without disabilities: Psychosocial impacts, supports, and virtual learning environments
(Frontiers Media SA, 2021-12-10)This cross-sectional analysis estimated differences, based on disability status, in college students' (n = 777) experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic. Data were modeled using t-tests and logistic regression. Most ... -
Cultural efficacy as a novel component of understanding linkages between culture and mental health in Indigenous communities
(Wiley, 2022-09-01)We used a novel measure of cultural efficacy to examine empirical pathways between enculturation, efficacy, and two wellbeing outcomes. Cultural factors are not consistently linked to better wellbeing in the academic ... -
Differences in mosquito communities in six cities in Oklahoma
(Oxford University Press (OUP), 2019-04-05)Vector-borne diseases in the United States have recently increased as a result of the changing nature of vectors, hosts, reservoirs, pathogens, and the ecological and environmental conditions. Current information on vector ... -
Differential use of strategic constructs of the transtheoretical model across accelerometer-determined sedentary time
(JCFCorp SG PTE LTD, 2020-01)Objectives: In this study, we investigated the differences in strategic constructs of the Transtheoretical Model (TTM) across accelerometer-determined sedentary time. Methods: A total of 201 college students participated ... -
Evaluations of validity and reliability of a transtheoretical model for sedentary behavior among college students
(JCFCorp SG PTE LTD, 2015-09)Objective: To evaluate the measurement properties of the Transtheoretical Model (TTM) questionnaire for sedentary behaviors among college students and to examine the validity and reliability of the developed TTM questionnaire. ... -
Exposure and risk factors to Coxiella burnetii, spotted fever group and typhus group rickettsiae, and Bartonella henselae among volunteer blood donors in Namibia
(Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2014-09-26)Background: The role of pathogen-mediated febrile illness in sub-Saharan Africa is receiving more attention, especially in Southern Africa where four countries (including Namibia) are actively working to eliminate malaria. ... -
Factors associated with Indigenous youths' abstinence from drinking
(Elsevier BV, 2017)The proportion of youth who abstain from alcohol use decreases during adolescence but little attention has focused on factors associated with abstinence. No research has examined this question for Indigenous youth, many ...