Adolescent pregnancy and birth rates in the United States continue to decline, however, approximately four in ten adolescent girls become pregnant before they reach 20 years old (Kirby, 2001). There is a paucity of research ...

This research was a pilot study at improving the medical, psychiatric and addiction care provided to women detainees at the jail. Few studies have been completed with women atjail intake, yet the population is suspected ...

Half of pregnancies in the United States that occur annually are unintended. Half of these pregnancies occur among women using contraceptives; half are electively terminated. Reducing contraceptive discontinuation and ...

Asian Americans (AA) are often portrayed as the model minority but it is also known that both AA and Pacific Islanders (PI) are least likely to seek help for mental disorders. Few studies have focused on AAPI, and even ...

Filipino Americans have a higher prevalence of type 2 diabetes than the national average. Good self-management (SM) of diabetes is required for good outcomes. Uninsured Filipino immigrants face cultural and financial ...

Diabetes is the most common metabolic disease worldwide; one in twenty Americans are affected. This chronic disease can lead to a host of complications including blindness, amputations, stroke, nerve damage, heart disease ...

The increased intensity and complexity of cancer treatment has an impact on the lives of the adolescents undergoing such treatments. Living with cancer is a distinct experience for them which include physical, psychological, ...