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Thesis/Dissertation Information
- Degree Disciplines:
- Nursing
Notes
- Abstract:
- Palm Beach County's impoverished, pregnant, minority adolescents demonstrate extremely high childbearing rates. As a function of their geographic and demographic characteristics these vulnerable adolescents experience differential health trajectories (Cornerstone, 2001a). The purpose of this quantitative, correlational investigation was to predict what distinguished infant birth weight and childbearing adolescents in high and low birth rate zip code areas in Palm Beach County, Florida for the year 1999. Predictive discriminant analysis was used to test the ability and strength of the predictor variables: maternal age, education, race/ethnicity, prenatal care, and tobacco use in their contribution to classification in the criterion variables of high and low infant birth weight and childbearing adolescents in high and low birth rate zip code areas. The results of this investigation demonstrated that childbearing youth within Palm Beach County's high birth rate zip code areas were more likely to live in disadvantaged environments, be Black, Mexican, Central or South American Hispanic, have fewer prenatal visits, less years of education and have their infant be of less than average birth weight. A discussion of culturally competent nursing health care delivery options for at-risk populations and recommendations for nursing policy, practice and research are provided.
- Thesis:
- Thesis (Ph.D.)--Barry University, 2001.
- Bibliography:
- Includes bibliographical references (leaves 91-103).
Record Information
- Source Institution:
- Barry University
- Holding Location:
- Barry University Archives and Special Collections
- Rights Management:
- Copyright Beverly Ann David. Permission granted to Barry University to digitize, archive and distribute this item for non-profit research and educational purposes. Any reuse of this item in excess of fair use or other copyright exemptions requires permission of the copyright holder.
- Resource Identifier:
- HQ759.4.D38 2001_DavidBeverly ( BU-Local )
- Classification:
- HQ759.4.D38 2001 ( lcc )
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