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Examining the Health Literacy of Rural Latina Immigrant Mothers and Their Use of the Internet to Seek Health Information
(Cambio Center, 2014)
This study examined the health literacy of 98 Latina immigrant mothers in a rural area of a Midwestern state, their use of the Internet to seek health information, and the relationship between mothers' use of the Internet to seek health information...
Rural and urban breast cancer patients: differential relationships between coping responses and psychological adjustment
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
and survivors. Some of the findings derived from the studies of urban women may generalize to their rural counterparts; yet rural breast cancer patients are likely to have distinct experiences that influence their physical and psychological well...
Insights for rural health care provider retention : a quantitative survey analysis
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
Due to rural health disparities and an uneven distribution of health providers across the rural urban continuum, retaining the existing rural health care provider workforce may be an important strategy to maintain existing rural health care...
Developing Social Capitals Latino Immigrants in Three Rural Missouri Communities
(Cambio Center, 2010)
The current study employs the sustainable livelihoods strategies model to examine the integration process in three rural communities in Missouri. Community development specialists and rural economists have widely used SLSM, which has evolved since...
Missouri's Watersheds: Opportunities and Challenges for Tomorrow
(University of Missouri Extension, 2006)
This OSEDA presentation discusses Missouri, one of the most economically, geographically and culturally diverse states in the U.S. Topics include agricultural and farm indicators,the economy of small towns and regionalization.
“Now there's a good woman”: how rural life course events shape the response to cognitive decline in older women
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2012-05-22)
Aims: This dissertation aimed to: (1) analyze the life-course experiences of rural, older women and the impact of those experiences on their values, health-illness behaviors and decision-making, particularly surrounding cognitive decline; (2...
Perceptions of Community Climate Among Latino Immigrants in Three Rural Communities in the Midwest
(Cambio Center, 2010)
on the context of reception experienced by these newcomers in the communities where they settled. Participants were Latino adults (n = 50; 24 men, 26 women) who resided in one of three rural communities in different areas of the state. Focus groups interviews...
Gaze on belonging : investigating rural preservice teachers' experiences at a flagship university
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
This qualitative study examined rural undergraduate students' process of developing a sense of belonging in a teacher preparation program at a large Midwestern public university. Eleven undergraduates, each having completed at least one semester...
The impact of Wal-Mart on the rural retail wage
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
This study uses panel data to test the impact of Wal-Mart on the rural retail wage. There are observations from 2,986 counties in the contiguous United States from 1990-2005. Previous studies have reported mixed findings of the impact of Wal...
Understanding how violence impacts rural mexico: a cross sectional analysis
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
Violence has negative impacts on the wellbeing of civilians, but it specifically has a stronger impact on the rural poor. In Mexico, the rural poor are often ignored in academic research and in policies that address violence, even though they have...
Social Capital in Rural Southwest Kansas
(Cambio Center, 2013)
connectedness of minorities has come from secondary sources. The goal of this study was to understandhow Hispanics/Latinos compare to Anglo, families in rural Kansas, to different levels of social capital. This comparison also looked into the differences...
Examining contraceptive use and perceived side effects among teen girls in rural Missouri
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
. The theory of planned behavior (Ajzen, 1991) and the health belief model (Kirscht, 1974) provide a theoretical framework for the current study. This study aimed to better understand teen girls' contraceptive use in rural Missouri specifically, how attid side...
The importance of social networks on Latino Immigrants' Well-being in Rural Missouri
(Cambio Center, 2010)
Latino immigrants have been changing their settlement and migration patterns. Recent immigration has seen a different breed of immigrants headed to rural areas, composed of both genders and settled longer in receiving communities. This recent wave...
Queer expectations : an empirical critique of rural LGBT+ narratives. Sexualities
(2021)
, consisting of secondary analysis of the Pew 2013 Study of LGBT Persons (N=1,197) and in-depth interviews (35 gay men, 2 trans-identifying individuals, 1 heterosexual woman, and 2 lesbians), we found that rural LGBT+ residents engaged in both short...
A quantitative analysis of teacher gender, race, and educational attainment on teacher retention in rural northwest Missouri public schools
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
The purpose of the study is to analyze disaggregate rural public teacher retention data to determine significant differences in retention by race, gender, and educational attainment. Missouri public schools in Northwest Missouri, who are considered...
Health Literacy Provider Training and Patient Satisfaction
(2017)
Ninety million Americans lack the health literacy skills required to adequately manage their
health while healthcare professionals lack the formal training to appropriately address the needs
of low health literate ...
"It's all country boys" : rural young male perceptions of risk and protective factors for dating violence and technology-based interventions as an acceptable response
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
undersampled and understudied, particularly rural young males. The Health-e BROs! Study (Better & Healthy Relationship Outcomes) was designed to begin to address this gap. An understudied aspect of dating violence prevention is young people's perception...
Impact of a mobile hypertension program in four rural Dominican bateyes
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
. The Dominican Republic is home to a large population of Haitian migrant workers who are living in poverty in sugar cane villages called bateyes. Like other rural impoverished communities, batey residents often lack access to basic health and education services...
Because they care : rural community college instructors' beliefs and practices
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
Community college instructors are influential in the lives of rural students, and they have key insights on the education of those students. Studies are needed to identify ways to support these rural students, who represent an important source...
Perceptions of Facebook and Twitter as sources of health information among African-American women
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)
selfidentified as Black and female. Participants were recruited from both urban and rural cities. Data collected during each 60-minute or less focus group session was analyzed and grouped into key themes. Results: Among the Black women who participated...