Hispanic Representation in the Health Care Professions: A Study of Ninth Grade Interest

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dc.contributor.advisorUrrutia-Rojas, Ximena
dc.creatorSeng, Suzette
dc.date.accessioned2019-08-22T21:36:57Z
dc.date.available2019-08-22T21:36:57Z
dc.date.issued2004-12-01
dc.date.submitted2014-04-02T07:30:04-07:00
dc.description.abstractSeng, Suzette, Hispanic Representation in the Health Professions: A Study of Ninth Grade Interest. Masters of Public Health (Community Health), December 2004, 47 pp., 4 tables, references, 24 titles. Across the nation there remains a disparity in the number of Hispanics entering the health care professions. Project Participation and Training in Health was a school-based intervention that used the Salud para su Corazon heart health initiative to deliver a culturally competent health promotion program. This study examines the program’s goal to motivate Hispanic students to be interested in entering the health professions. The sample included 488 Hispanic ninth graders from two inner-city Dallas high schools. Specific health professions studied were dentist, nurse, optometrist, pharmacist, physician, and podiatrist. Statistical analyses included repeated measures ANOVA, chi square, and logistic regression. Results show a significant difference health profession interest between the intervention and control participants. Students in the intervention school expressed interest in a greater number of the health professions and interest for each individual profession was higher among the intervention participants for all 6 professions studied.
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dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12503/29461
dc.language.isoen
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dc.subjectMedicine and Health Sciences
dc.subjectPublic Health
dc.subjectHispanic community
dc.subjectyoung adults
dc.subject9th grade
dc.subjectninth grade
dc.subjecthispanic students
dc.subjecthealth care
dc.subjectHealth Professionals
dc.titleHispanic Representation in the Health Care Professions: A Study of Ninth Grade Interest
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dc.type.materialtext
thesis.degree.departmentSchool of Public Health
thesis.degree.disciplineCommunity Health
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Public Health

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