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Structural Health Outcomes in the Appalachian Region
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| 자료유형 | 학위논문 |
|---|---|
| 서명/저자사항 | Structural Health Outcomes in the Appalachian Region. |
| 개인저자 | Annie, Frank Harrison. |
| 단체저자명 | The Florida State University. Geography. |
| 발행사항 | [S.l.]: The Florida State University., 2019. |
| 발행사항 | Ann Arbor: ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 2019. |
| 형태사항 | 141 p. |
| 기본자료 저록 | Dissertations Abstracts International 81-03B. Dissertation Abstract International |
| ISBN | 9781085790451 |
| 학위논문주기 | Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 2019. |
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Source: Dissertations Abstracts International, Volume: 81-03, Section: B.
Advisor: Uejio, Chris K. |
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| 요약 | This dissertation investigates the overall impact of chemical exposure, health care disparities, and current health care issues facing the Appalachian Region of the United States while adding to the research of human disease ecology and essential health care delivery. Moreover, it is structured as a three-paper model with a thorough exploration of theoretical frameworks connected to existing Geography texts. The research sections discuss illicit drug use and its effect on sepsis cases, the impact of dioxins and other chemicals on low birth weight, and cancer patient survival based on insurance status. This dissertation, thus, explores themes of access to health care and toxin exposure.Chapter 2 concerns illicit drug use and the resulting complications, such as sepsis, which have been increasing in the Appalachian Region for the last 15 years. Illicit drug-related sepsis is commonly caused by using contaminated syringes and improper injection techniques that can also lead to multiple other health concerns. Untreated infections, for instance, may increase the risk of premature mortality. Drug-related sepsis cases at the Charleston Area Medical Center in Charleston, West Virginia, have risen from 50 cases in 2007 to 252 cases in 2015. This section was published in the Cureus Journal of Medical Science.Chapter 3 analyzes dioxins, a group of chemical compounds with deleterious health effects, in the same study region. "Dioxin" refers to a chemical by-product generated by the manufacture of multiple products such as rubber and synthetic plastic (Gibbs, 1997). In the study area, the chemical's production peaked during the 1950s and ended in the early 1970s. The goal of this study is to establish whether dioxin or 2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzodioxin (TCDDS) affected low birth weight in the county containing the factory during times of high production and potential exposure. The study therefore analyzes birth weight data from Kanawha County, West Virginia, from 1955 to 1970. This study found a suggestive relationship between an increase of dioxin from the production of Agent Orange (2,4,5-T) (see Appendix) and an acute increase of low birth weight in Kanawha County, West Virginia (P = 0.042).The final Chapter 4, also published in the Cureus Journal of Medical Science, studies potential health care disparities in at-risk populations, which are poorly understood in the Appalachian Region of the United States. The goal of this study is to examine how different types of insurance coverage (i.e., private insurance, Medicare under age 65, Medicare age 65 or over, Medicaid, and self-pay) may modify cancer survival over time. This study separately analyzes colon cancer, bladder cancer, and anal, rectal, and esophageal cancers. Overall this study suggests that insurance category did not modify colon cancer survival after controlling for other risk factors.In many ways, this dissertation expands the knowledge of health care within the Appalachian Region over an extended time frame and thus seeks to explore differing challenges using the tools and theoretical frameworks found within the field of Geography. |
| 일반주제명 | Geography. Public health. Geographic information science. |
| 언어 | 영어 |
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