Sexual & Reproductive Health

Health Sciences Thesis (M.Sc.)--University of Lethbridge, 2006.

Looks at how labor practices used by Indian Health Services in New Mexico should be implemented in American health facilities to possibly lower cesarean delivery rates for other populations.

Concludes that persistence and an extensive research period gradually grew the trust of a community.

Goal of study was to identify factors related to risky behaviours and provide strategies to promote healthy lifestyles.

Presents Navajo traditions associated with giving birth.

Author challenges the assumption that population growth among Indigenous people during the early reservation period was an indicator of the success of the reservation health care system. Argues that maternal/infant health is a better indicator and considers the Northern Cheyenne people as an ethnohistorical example.

Focuses on public health research projects being conducted at two tribal colleges in North Dakota, including the development of a grade K-12 diabetes based science curriculum and looking at genetic research on toxemia.

Results of literature review and selected stakeholder consultations produced list of 15 components including physical environment, continuity of care/carer, staff attitudes, Indigenous workforce, and cultural education programs.

Comparative study conducted with mothers of Aboriginal children diagnosed FAS between 1981 and 1993 and mothers whose children had no symptoms of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS).

Looks at the demographics of HIV-positive patients across the prairie provinces.

An interview that describes some boyhood memories. The interviewee also describes two dances, the Give Away and Wolf Feast ceremonies.

Explores intricacies of making a report as well as implications for policy and practice.

Reports on the elevated risks stemming from abuse cases and factors such as larger youth populations among Indigenous peoples.

Looks at tribal area cases and other area cases to determine if there are any differences. Reports cases are similar in most respects but did find some statistically significant variances.

Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--University of Arizona, 1973.

Reviews the historical, anthropological and biomedical literature on Inuit childbirth, with the goal being to determine future research paths.

Focused search on historical, anthropological and biomedical literature, with the aim of suggesting directions for further research.

Nursing Thesis (M.N.)--Dalhousie University, 2006.

Interviewers asked 24 women about positive and negative aspects of evacuation to southern hospitals, how the situation could be improved, and their preference of delivery locations.

Psychology Thesis (Ph.D.)--Kent State University, 2001.

Looks at use of health care facilities for children ages 0-10 in the Ivaaq (The Greenland Child Cohort) and CLEAR (climate changes, environmental contaminants and reproductive health cohort) in Nuuk .

Findings suggest that physicians in the Yukon were more likely to test for chlamydia, resulting in higher rates compared to the rest of Canada.

High incidence of the sexually transmitted disease suggests desirability of screening during pregnancy due possible adverse effects on the child.

Analysis of sexual and social networks to help control sexually transmitted disease.

Surveyed 187 women. Key issues included high rates of stressful life events during pregnancy, low levels of choice in place of birth and model of care, and limited options to carry out cultural practices. High levels of confidence in ability to parent were also reported.

Describes two curricula based on Indigenous models of learning and behavior change, as well as the development of a computer based version of intervention aimed at sexual risk prevention.

Study assesses impact of intervention project by looking at pre-intervention patterns of sexual activity in youth ages 11 - 15.

Brief historical discussion on Aboriginal Australian circumcision customs.

Database covers wide range of health conditions and search results may be narrowed by geographic region, peoples, publication types, etc.

Statistical data from Health Transitions in Arctic Populations used to compile statistical tables on all circumpolar countries and their northern regions outlining health status, determinants and healthcare.

Differences in findings among countries studied may be partially accounted for by regional dietary preferences.

Reports that environmental factors are responsible for a large number of global child deaths and efforts should be made to reduce the risk for the next generation.

Looks at the development of a multi-layered education program as a successful alternative to keeping pregnant Inuit women at home for maternity care.

Provides a historical and materialistic critique of coercive sterilization to serve the political and economic interests of Canada.

Study found that those who reported having sex at a later age and who scored higher on a measure of assertive communication reported higher levels of self-efficacy to use condoms.

Concludes that the sexual health of young people living on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland is an issue to more than one group of health care professionals.

Describes aspects of the historical roots of exploitation including capitalism, the church, the state, and the military.

Discusses colonialization and the way it affects the lives of pregnant Dogrib women.

Literature review of colonization in Canada's North establishes the position that colonization is a determinant of health.

Study findings from 12 females aged 15-19 revealed access to care issues and alcohol consumption were factors that influenced sexual health.

Discusses high fertility and infant mortality rates for American Indian women compared to other groups and the need for preconception health.

Covers different types of violence, best practices, and culturally relevant resources to help Aboriginal women.

Discusses the disparity in Native Hawaiian breastfeeding rates and aims to describe the perceptions influencing the reduced breastfeeding rate.

Overview of a sexual health mentorship program that is culturally relevant and appropriate for Aboriginal youth.

Biomedical Sciences Thesis (M.A.)--University of Montreal, 2009.

Determines there is a need for more effective perinatal and infant care programs in remote First Nations communities to reduce mortality rates.

American Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--The University of New Mexico, 2001.

Article chronicles diagnosis and treatment options for various types of sexually transmitted diseases.

An exposure assessment found that concentrations in the 89 people tested were relatively low.