Search Results - "Roofe, Michele"

Influence of Knowledge and Attitudes on Exclusive Breastfeeding Practice Among Rural Jamaican Mothers by Chatman, Leia M., Salihu, Hamisu M., Roofe, Michele E.A., Wheatle, Patrick, Henry, Donnadeen, Jolly, Pauline E.

“…:  Background: A large number of mothers may not be practicing exclusive breastfeeding in rural Jamaica, although no recent systematic study has been…”
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The determinants of sexual intercourse before age 16 years among rural Jamaican adolescents by Ekundayo, Olaniyi J, Dodson-Stallworth, Joana, Roofe, Michele, Aban, Inmaculada B, Bachmann, Laura H, Kempf, Mirjam C, Ehiri, John, Jolly, Pauline E

“…Individual and family factors have been hypothesized to influence adolescent sexual behavior, but the extent to which this is true for adolescents in Jamaica…”
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The Pan American Health Organization-adapted Hanlon method for prioritization of health programs by Choi, Bernard C K, Maza, Rony A, Mujica, Oscar J

“…To document the underlying science of how the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) adapted the Hanlon method, which prioritizes disease control programs, to…”
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Determinants of adequate follow-up of an abnormal Papanicolaou result among Jamaican women in Portland, Jamaica by Jeong, Su Jin, Saroha, Ekta, Knight, Jeremy, Roofe, Michele, Jolly, Pauline E

“…Abstract Background : Among Jamaican women, cervical cancer is the second leading cause of cancer mortality but factors that facilitate follow-up of women…”
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Sociocultural contexts of adolescent sexual behavior in rural Hanover, Jamaica by Smith, Damon, Roofe, Michele, Ehiri, John, Campbell-Forrester, Sheila, Jolly, Curtis, Jolly, Pauline

“…To investigate sexual behavior of adolescents in rural Hanover, Jamaica, and to elucidate the cultural contexts of this behavior Focus group discussion (FGD)…”
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Prevalence and correlates of depressive symptoms among high school students in Hanover, Jamaica by Ekundayo, Olaniyi J, Dodson-Stallworth, Joana, Roofe, Michelle, Aban, Inmaculada B, Kempf, Mirjam C, Ehiri, John E, Jolly, Pauline E

“…The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of depressive symptoms in Jamaican adolescents and examine its association with individual and…”
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Predictors of sexual involvement among adolescents in rural Jamaica by Stallworth, JoAna, Roofe, Michele, Clark, Leslie F, Ehiri, John E, Mukherjee, Snigdha, Person, Sharina, Jolly, Pauline E

“…Early sexual activity of adolescents is associated with increased risk of teenage pregnancy, sexually transmitted infections including HIV, and higher…”
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