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Analyzing the Effect of Financial Barriers as a Social Determinant to Human Papilomavirus Vaccine Uptake in Adolescents
(Georgetown University, 2022)
Recent studies have revealed that HPV vaccine uptake in the U.S. is lower than desired. This low coverage can predispose adolescents to high incidence of genital warts, and various cancers, including cervical, anal, vaginal, ...
Analysis of Sociodemographic and Disease Factors Associated with Psychological Distress among Newly Diagnosed Cancer Patients
(Georgetown University, 2022)
Cancer is the second leading cause of death in the United States, but it is estimated that there were 16.9 million cancer survivors in 2019, making it important to understand the negative impacts of cancer on physical and ...
Stigma, Barriers to Care, and Other Factors Associated with Hepatitis C Viral Infection in Black Residents of Washington, DC
(Georgetown University, 2022)
Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) is a virus impacting the liver that is spread through blood contact and most transmitted through injection drug use (IDU) and sexual contact. HCV incidence in the US is 1.3 per 100,000, with highest ...
The Effect of Race and Ethnicity on the Associations Between Metabolic Syndrome, Nativity, and Diet Quality in Adults: An Analysis of the National Health and Nutrition Examination 2013-2018
(Georgetown University, 2022)
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: The aim of this thesis is to investigate the potential effects race/ethnicity may have on the relationship between nativity, diet quality, and metabolic syndrome (MetS). Existing literature reports ...