This mixed-method study seeks to discover a framework for rural lay-leadership development at Harvest Chapel Assembly of God, a rural Illinois Assemblies of God church that spans rural and urban communities. Though a thriving church, Pastor Bell, during a church council meeting,…
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The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore the lives of Muslims living in an Islamic village through their own perspectives, experiences, and lives in accordance with Islamic beliefs and customs. This study was important because the Muslim population is growing rapidly…
Efforts by international nongovernmental organizations and the Federal Republic of Nigeria to reduce the impact of HIV virus infection in Nigeria have been less successful than anticipated. The purpose of this study was to examine the relationships between attitudes, religious b…
Problem Statement: Slower declines in neonatal mortality compared to declines in post-neonatal and early child mortality in the last two decades may undermine the progress towards MDG 4 in many developing countries including Bangladesh. In high mortality countries, nearly half o…
This dissertation is an inquiry into the naturalization of war. It examines forms of life in a rural borderland that is also a battlefield through an ethnographic exploration of the intertwining of war and everyday living on Lebanon's southern border with Israel. Life in these p…
Background: Recent efforts in International Health focus on increasing access to health services. These efforts contrast with a situation where resources for health are starting to grow at a slower rate, and more efficient use of existing resources is needed. One potential confl…
This study examines the effect of the policies of the government on peasant land tenure during the mid-nineteenth century. According to the literature on rural Egypt, the government harshly exploited the peasants while paying virtually no attention to their welfare. The result o…
Several factors influence the health status and outcomes of any nation's population. Remarkable disparity also exists between the industrialized nations and the developing countries in terms of the health status and outcomes of their populations. The literature review indicates …
This dissertation examines how rural public health became politically vital at key moments of national transition from the time of the Netherlands Indies colony in the 1930s to the present post-Suharto moment in Indonesia, bringing about complex changes in local forms of knowled…
This dissertation examines the effects of three major development initiatives in rural Bangladesh on marital sorting and female empowerment. The first chapter documents that a family planning and health services program intended to empower women through fertility control led to …
Lack of quality drinking water has been identified as a major health and economic problem in many developing countries for more than two decades. This problem particularly affects the rural communities of these developing countries. To confront this, the World Bank has attempted…
The Ethio-Eritrean conflict which lasted for three decades, 1961–1991, is a prototype of modern warfare that ravages the livelihood of rural communities. In these communities, the household is an economic and social unit. The ecological environment is their capital—source for fo…
The objective of this study was to examine some factors which might influence the effectiveness a training program designed to support the income generation activities of the members of the UPPKA project in Indonesia. The study was conducted in three different villages, namely B…
In this study, I argue that nonformal education (NFE) programs for the development of rural women in Bangladesh should heed the women's own voices and consider the women's own experiences, objectives, and needs (both practical and strategic) in order to be more effective and suc…
Rural households in the West African Sahel have developed livelihood systems that allow them to survive in one of the most challenging social-ecological systems on Earth. These households have experienced environmental shocks including droughts, floods, and extreme heat for hund…
Problem: Maternal mortality in Ethiopia remains high, with 676 women dying per 100,000 live births. Infant mortality (68 deaths per 1,000 live births) is also high. The Ethiopian Government has committed significant resources to improving these outcomes, including training and d…
Background: Reproductive intentions are widely used to predict future contraceptive demand and estimate levels of unintended pregnancy; however limited longitudinal data exist linking intentions and outcomes. Aims: The aims of this research are to (1) explore the relationship be…
This study links rural electrification and the transition to modern energy services with poverty reduction and rural development in Ethiopia. Benefits of rural electrification in reducing poverty and accelerating rural development in low-income developing countries have been ins…