Browsing Theses and Dissertations (MU) by Thesis Department "Social Work (MU)"
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Exploring perceptions, barriers, and facilitators of access to primary health services among African immigrant women in the U.S. : a study of Ethiopian immigrant women
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2023)Access to healthcare services remains a top public health concern in the United States and immigrants are disproportionately affected by low rates of health insurance coverage and poor access to healthcare services. It is ... -
Exploring volunteerism : understanding motivations, satisfaction, and longevity among Court Appointed Special Advocate volunteers
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2023)Volunteerism is extensively studied in literature, with a specific focus on what motivates individuals to volunteer, what satisfies volunteers, and why individuals choose to volunteer for a prolonged period. Court Appointed ... -
A holistic view on a targeted intervention on exclusionary discipline using generalized additive models for location, scale, and shape
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2023)The use of Generalized Linear Models (GLMs) to analyze count data has become a common practice in social work research. However, most applications of GLMs to count data fail to test for various distributions, which can ... -
The role of social support on caregiving experiences among dementia caregivers: a latent class analysis
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)Dementia is one of the major causes of disability and dependency among older adults and the care provided to people with dementia is wide-ranging and all-encompassing. Many dementia care recipients reply heavily upon their ...