Theory of Planned Behavior

This research study examines the reactions to and perceptions of childless men and women to determine if the stigma of remaining a voluntarily childless woman is persistent across generations in a unique and diverse community when compared to the needs of a global niche communit…

African American (AA) women are at greater risk for cervical cancer incidence and mortality compared to white women, primarily due to lack of screening and follow up. Up to 90% of cervical cancers are caused by persistent Human Papillomavirus (HPV) infections and the National In…

Background

Traditional communications media has been transformed and reshaped with the introduction of the Internet and its technologies. The Internet has massively evolved over time, and the World Wide Web or otherwise referred to as Web 1.0 has developed to what is so called Web 2.0. The…

There is growing interest in trauma-informed nursing methods to better respond to the needs of patients with histories of adverse childhood experiences and other traumatic events. Recent advances in the understanding of how trauma can negatively affect long-term health outcomes …

Objectives. Despite a child restraint system (CRS) law in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (K.S.A.), compliance has been minimal. We explored the salient behavioral, normative and control beliefs, which may predict intentions of CRS use in K.S.A; identified which of them independentl…

Background. Previous studies have shown that fewer than 45% of African American women participate in recommended levels of physical activity (PA). Physical activity begins to decline during adolescence and continues to decrease through young adulthood (to age 29). One way to est…

This dissertation reports the results of a longitudinal, randomized control trial that examines the impact of a 40-hour youth entrepreneurship education program (EEP), above and beyond a market economics control group, for English speaking-youths aged 18-35 living in Khujand, Ta…

Many U.S. states have legalized medical and recreational marijuana and have decriminalized its use, and recent trends show that many more people are in favor of legalization. Therefore, there is an increase in the opportunity to invest in the marijuana industry despite marijuana…

Halal tourism as an alternative to mass tourism for Muslim tourists has grown significantly in the last decade. The increased interest has led researchers to begin to focus their research on Halal tourism. Halal tourism is a tourism activity by Muslims that originate from Islami…