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American Public Health Association
133rd Annual Meeting & Exposition
December 10-14, 2005
Philadelphia, PA
APHA 2005
 
Session: Impact of Cultural Beliefs and Traditions on Health
5017.0: Wednesday, December 14, 2005: 8:30 AM-9:30 AM
Poster
Impact of Cultural Beliefs and Traditions on Health
Learning Objectives: Refer to the individual abstracts for learning objectives
Board 1Cultural Factors in Maternal Choice of Cesarean Delivery in Taiwan: A five-year Population-based Study
Sudha Xirasagar, PhD, Herng-Ching Lin, PhD
Board 2Promoting gender sensitivity among boys in Egypt
Cynthia Green, PhD, Mona Selim, MS, MPH, Amel Gamal, Ola Mandil
Board 3How traditional beliefs about pregnancy and childbirth in Bali may affect infant mortality
Mellissa H. Withers, MHS, Denise Abe, MD, MPH
Board 4Female genital circumcision and marriage in Côte d’Ivoire: A question of "marriageability"
Susan E. Bergson, Dominique Meekers, PhD
Board 5Using Public Health Issues to Unify Religious Communities: The Case of The Interfaith HIV/AIDS Coalition of Nigeria
Evatt Mugarura, Pernessa Seele, Joyce Moon - Haward, Dr, V. AnnDenise Brown, Dr, Camille Parara, MPH, Sharon Priestley, MS
Board 6Role of Latin American Indigenous Organizations in Developing and Implementing Intercultural Health Systems
Javier Mignone, PhD, Judith Bartlett, MD, MSc, John O'Neil, Phd
Board 7How effective are Buddhist nuns and wat grannies in improving breastfeeding practices in Cambodia?
Ketsana Chan, MD, Theary Chan, CNM, Kirk Dearden, DrPH, MPH, David D. Stoker, Benjamin Crookston, BS
Board 8Religious Educates Cambodian Women on Breastfeeding: The Nuns and Wat Grannies Program
Ketsana Chan, MD, Sophirum Ing, MD
See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information.
Organized by:International Health
Endorsed by:APHA-Committee on Women's Rights; Alternative and Complementary Health Practices; Caucus on Refugee and Immigrant Health; Maternal and Child Health; Public Health Education and Health Promotion; Public Health Nursing; Socialist Caucus

The 133rd Annual Meeting & Exposition (December 10-14, 2005) of APHA