Alan M Sear

Biographic Data

ID5545813
NAMEAlan M Sear
GIVEN NAMESAlan M
FAMILY NAMESear
SIGNATURESEAR A M
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of South Carolina
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS7
TOTAL CITATIONS9
AUTHOR COUNT7
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1969
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR1982
H-INDEX2

  • The relationship between income, education and hypertension

    Open AccessAlan M Sear, Martin Weinrich et al.ARTICLEJournal of Biosocial Science1982

    A sample survey was conducted in South Carolina to determine how income and education relate to hypertension, independently of age, race and sex. The results indicated that there was a significant inverse relationship between income and hypertension for Whites ( P P P

  • Effects of Cost-Sharing on Users of a State??s Health Service Program

    Jay Wolfson, Asha S Kapadia et al.ARTICLEMedical Care1982

    This study analyzed some of the effects of the introduction of cost-sharing on users of the state's health service program. The study population had previously received services at no charge and consisted of people with provider-determined medical need, and included, but was not limited to people in financial need. The study sample was selected from 3 years of program service records (1977-1980). Sampling was random and stratified by key variable…

  • Cost-Sharing Effects???Response to Myers

    Jay Wolfson, Alan M Sear et al.ARTICLEMedical Care1982

    Wolfson, Jay Dr. P.H.; Sear, Alan M. Ph.D.; Kapadia, Asha S. Ph.D.; Decker, Michael Ph.D.; Roht, Lewis M.D. Author Information

  • Contraceptive method continuation according to type of provider

    Rhonda F Einhorn, Alan M Sear et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Public Health1977Cited by: 2References: 9

    A study was undertaken at the main PROFAMILIA clinic in Bogota, Colombia to compare the effectiveness of nurses and physicians in the delivery of family planning services. Contraceptive method continuation was the major outcome variable in this analysis. Clients were randomly assigned to physicians or nurses on their first visit and for the duration of care. On all revisits, data were collected pertaining to method prescribed, side effects, pregn…

  • Predictors of Contraceptive Practice for Low-Income Women in Cali, Colombia

    Open AccessAlan M SearARTICLEJournal of Biosocial Science1975

    An attempt has been made to determine which of several social, demographic and economic variables best account for the variance in contraceptive use in a low-income, urban Colombian population. The results indicated that of the independent variables included, occurrence or non-occurrence of intercourse in the past month, education, employment status, marital status and age were the best predictors, in that order. Altogether these factors accounte…

  • Premarital pregnancy

    Alan M SearARTICLESocial Biology1973Cited by: 1References: 1

    A linked record analysis was performed on the parent populations of all marriages and births in Indiana for the years 1962-1967. Lake County was selected for study reducing the parent marriage population to 19325. The birth population was 14275. 6359 marriage-birth linkages were found therefore first births were found for 32.9% of all marriages (45.2% for 1962 marriages alone). The statistical analysis is discussed and formulas and definitions ar…

  • Questionnaire Response Rate

    D J Champion, Alan M SearARTICLESocial Forces1969Cited by: 6References: 7

    Journal Article Questionnaire Response Rate: A Methodological Analysis Get access Dean J. Champion, Dean J. Champion University of Tennessee Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Alan M. Sear Alan M. Sear Purdue University Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Social Forces, Volume 47, Issue 3, March 1969, Pages 335–339, https://doi.org/10.2307/2575033 Published: 01 March 1969