Wayne W Westhoff
Biographic Data
| ID | 7124013 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Wayne W Westhoff |
| GIVEN NAMES | Wayne W |
| FAMILY NAME | Westhoff |
| SIGNATURE | WESTHOFF W W |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of South Florida |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1993 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Estimating Maternal Mortality in Monseñor Nouel Province, Dominican Republic
An Academic Paradox
The centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) administered its 75-item 1991 Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance survey to a nationwide random sample of 12,248 high school students. In a secondary analysis of their data, one item on students' perceived class standing, was compared with selected health risk-taking practices. The 7.7% of students who indicated that they were "below the middle" in comparison with their classmates reported more pa…
Acquisition of High-Risk Behavior by African-American, Latino, and Caucasian Middle-School Students
The purpose of this study was to measure the stages of acquisition of selected high-risk health behaviors in 768 randomly selected 7th- and 8th-graders in a Florida school district. Specific high-risk health behaviors included use of alcohol, tobacco, and drugs, fighting and weapon carrying, and suicide ideation. Analysis indicated few behaviors that were significantly different when African-American and Latino students were compared with Caucasi…
A Psychosocial Study of Albinism in a Predominately Mulatto Caribbean Community
Psychosocial data collected from 12 albinos in rural and isolated parts of the Dominican Republic suggest a stigma is associated with the absence of skin color. The general population living in the area has a skin pigmentation of dark brown. The purpose of the investigation was to assess whether there were psychosocial problems for albinos with white skin and hair. Prior studies imply albinism is a negative social characteristic associated with p…
A Psychosocial Study of Albinism in a Predominately Mulatto Caribbean Community
Psychosocial data collected from 12 albinos in rural and isolated parts of the Dominican Republic suggest a stigma is associated with the absence of skin color. The general population living in the area has a skin pigmentation of dark brown. The purpose of the investigation was to assess whether there were psychosocial problems for albinos with white skin and hair. Prior studies imply albinism is a negative social characteristic associated with p…
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A Psychosocial Study of Albinism in a Predominately Mulatto Caribbean Community
Psychosocial data collected from 12 albinos in rural and isolated parts of the Dominican Republic suggest a stigma is associated with the absence of skin color. The general population living in the area has a skin pigmentation of dark brown. The purpose of the investigation was to assess whether there were psychosocial problems for albinos with white skin and hair. Prior studies imply albinism is a negative social characteristic associated with p…
A Psychosocial Study of Albinism in a Predominately Mulatto Caribbean Community
Psychosocial data collected from 12 albinos in rural and isolated parts of the Dominican Republic suggest a stigma is associated with the absence of skin color. The general population living in the area has a skin pigmentation of dark brown. The purpose of the investigation was to assess whether there were psychosocial problems for albinos with white skin and hair. Prior studies imply albinism is a negative social characteristic associated with p…
Acquisition of High-Risk Behavior by African-American, Latino, and Caucasian Middle-School Students
The purpose of this study was to measure the stages of acquisition of selected high-risk health behaviors in 768 randomly selected 7th- and 8th-graders in a Florida school district. Specific high-risk health behaviors included use of alcohol, tobacco, and drugs, fighting and weapon carrying, and suicide ideation. Analysis indicated few behaviors that were significantly different when African-American and Latino students were compared with Caucasi…
An Academic Paradox
The centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) administered its 75-item 1991 Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance survey to a nationwide random sample of 12,248 high school students. In a secondary analysis of their data, one item on students' perceived class standing, was compared with selected health risk-taking practices. The 7.7% of students who indicated that they were "below the middle" in comparison with their classmates reported more pa…
Estimating Maternal Mortality in Monseñor Nouel Province, Dominican Republic
Medicine (5 works) · Environmental health (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Developmental psychology (3 works) · Population (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works) · Albinism (2 works) · Biology (2 works) · Clinical Psychology (2 works)