Population Characteristics Suggest Modifications to Proposed Pediatric Asthma Intervention Program

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dc.contributor.advisorRamirez, Gilbert
dc.contributor.committeeMemberUrrutia-Rojas, Ximena
dc.contributor.committeeMemberCoggin, Claudia
dc.creatorDeMoss, Margaret W.
dc.date.accessioned2019-08-22T20:34:28Z
dc.date.available2019-08-22T20:34:28Z
dc.date.issued1998-08-01
dc.date.submitted2013-12-13T10:07:53-08:00
dc.description.abstractDeMoss, Margaret W., Population Characteristics Suggest Modifications to Proposed Pediatric Asthma Intervention Program. Master of Public Health, August, 1998, 57 pp., 4 tables, 1 illustration, 2 appendices, reference list, 46 titles. Asthma is the most common chronic childhood disease affecting almost 5 million children in this country. The children most as risk for developing asthma come from low income, minority, and urban families. This studies examines a proposed pediatric asthma intervention program targeting Tarrant County area Medicaid clients. The purpose of this study is to define different subgroups and preferences among those clients and to recommend modifications that are likely to improve program outcomes. Recommendations were based on information gathered from interviews with 70 families, all having at least one child with asthma. Specific interests in learning more about asthma as well as learning preferences are tested for association with a variety of family characteristics. Although no statistically significant results were determined for subgroups, descriptive findings reveal that a large minority of respondents are interested in more information about asthma, but not necessarily by the means proposed. The study also suggests special needs for families with very young children, for those with adult asthma, and for Hispanics.
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dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12503/28535
dc.language.isoen
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dc.subjectCommunity Health and Preventive Medicine
dc.subjectDiseases
dc.subjectInequality and Stratification
dc.subjectMaternal and Child Health
dc.subjectMedicine and Health Sciences
dc.subjectOther Public Health
dc.subjectPublic Health
dc.subjectPublic Health Education and Promotion
dc.subjectRespiratory System
dc.subjectRespiratory Tract Diseases
dc.subjectPopulation characteristics
dc.subjectpediatric asthma
dc.subjectintervention
dc.subjectprogram
dc.subjectchildhood disease
dc.subjectTarrant County
dc.subjectMedicaid
dc.subjectlow income
dc.subjectminority
dc.subjecturban
dc.subjectHispanic
dc.titlePopulation Characteristics Suggest Modifications to Proposed Pediatric Asthma Intervention Program
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dc.type.materialtext
thesis.degree.departmentSchool of Public Health
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Public Health

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