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Theory Based Health Interventions applying Health Belief Model and Theory of Planned Behavior/Reasoned Action to the prevention of HIV and STDs HED 525: Health Behavior and Health Education 11/17/2014 Theories: As a health educator, developing theory-based health behavior change interventions is an integral part of promoting health in the community. The theories chosen for this topic have been frequently applied to the prevention of HIV and STDs in various countries and various target

Decision situation Cervical cancer is the third leading cancer and fourth cause of cancer-related mortality in women (Jeronimo, Bansil, Lim, Peck, Paul, Amador, & Asthana, 2014). Eighty five percent of cervical cancer incidences occur in developing countries that do not have adequate cervical cancer screening or treatment programs (Jeronimo et al, 2014) Cervical cancer is a preventable disease caused by the oncogenic strains of human papillomavirus (HPV) infection (Boggan, Walmer, Henderson, Chaktoura

Rick Perry’s Decision on the HPV Vaccine Abstract A very significant portion of a well-functioning democratic society is obtaining individuals who will be obligated by moral decision making regarding political and personal policies. This paper is going to discuss Rick Perry’s decision to mandate that all girls eleven years and older receive the HPV vaccine before entering the six grade which has caused some controversy among the people of Texas. Positive and negative features of the decision will

vaccination has about a 70% protection against cervical cancers linked to HPV. More CDC recommends routine vaccination for 11-12-year-old girls. It also recommends 13-26-year-old girls who did not have the opportunity for the vaccinations when they were younger. This three-dose vaccination costs about $375, making this vaccination one of the most expensive. In 2007

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks Research Paper for Principles of Epidemiology Written by: Jayme L Lohr Abstract This research paper is based on the findings from the book “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks”. What you will read and come to know is nonfiction. I wish I could put the pictures of what I have seen and read together here for you to perhaps get a better understanding. A story based on not Henrietta’s life being that of immortality, but rather cancer cells removed from her

Currently in our nation there is a nationwide epidemic of sexualy transmitted diseases(STD) caused by a lack of carefulness and overall disregard for general health and sexual standards. Americans have been engaging in premarital sex at an increasing rate since 2004 with 94% of the interviewed population stating they have had sex before marriage. This has increase in “pleasure sex” has exposed much of America to STD’s and the resulting outbreak has been catastrophic. With an average of one out of

In Cytology the majority of the samples received are part of the NHS (National Health Service) cervical screening programme. This programme facilitates the screening of cervical smears slides, looking for abnormal cells in a woman’s cervix, that may go on to form cervical cancer. 99.7 % of cervical cancers are caused by a sexually transmitted infection called Human Papilloma Virus (HPV). There are over a hundred different types of the HPV virus and certain ones are counted as more ‘high risk’. 80%

Somewhere at this very moment someone is arguing and complaining about the unfair and unequal society. One of those unfair situations is the salaries among professional athletes and how their bank accounts are filling up with enormous paychecks. Athletes are active workers just like others, they go to work and they perform. What happens if they do not perform? They will get fired. So just because athletes work with what they are meant to do does not give the right to complain about how unfair life

Introduction This case study is about nursing a female patient, 31 years old, Madam X with a condition of cervical incompetence. General An incompetent cervix is a condition that occurs when weak cervical tissue contributes to premature birth or miscarriage. The cervix is the lowest part of the uterus, which is normally closed. As pregnancy progresses and women prepare to give birth, the cervix gradually softens, decreases in length and opens. In the case of incompetence cervix, cervix might open

Sexually transmitted infections, commonly known as STIs, are being spread all over the globe.Most people could have an STI and not be aware of it. The cause being that the symptoms vary from one individual to another. Yet, the most common symptoms are vaginal or urethral discharge for women and burning for men (Whoint, 2016). In the past years, the cases of STIs have been increasing tremendously even though they are preventable. In Canada, in 2008, it was found that 70% of all cases reported for