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Lev, Eimi. "Googling While Expecting: Internet Use by Israeli Women during Pregnancy." View abstract, 2009. http://gateway.proquest.com/openurl?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&res_dat=xri:pqdiss&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:dissertation&rft_dat=xri:pqdiss:3371586.
Full textMadden, Louise. "A relational view of women's use of the internet : exploring bodies, space and objects." Thesis, Cardiff University, 2012. http://orca.cf.ac.uk/44655/.
Full textBurman, Ana Beatriz Santana. "Online social support : an exploratory study of breastfeeding women's use of internet and mobile applications to obtain peer support." Thesis, Brunel University, 2012. http://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/7673.
Full textOtway, Lorna. "Was this rape? : exploring women's use of an online rape and sexual assault forum : a qualitative analysis." Thesis, University of Exeter, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10871/24586.
Full textCebulko, Susan. "The experiences of women whose husbands use internet pornography." Click here for text online. The Institute of Clinical Social Work Dissertations website, 2005. http://www.icsw.edu/_dissertations/cebulko_2005.pdf.
Full textA dissertation submitted to the faculty of the Institute of Clinical Social Work in partial fulfillment for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy.
Oshan, Maryam S. "Saudi women and the internet : gender and culture issues." Thesis, Loughborough University, 2007. https://dspace.lboro.ac.uk/2134/7906.
Full textBrandt, Jane E. Sutter Kennedy George. "Searching for satisfaction how 20something women use media to get news and advertising information /." Diss., Columbia, Mo. : University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10355/6580.
Full textSadowska, Noemi Maria. "Women's internet portals : negotiating online design environments within existing gender structures in order to engage the female user." Thesis, Goldsmiths College (University of London), 2006. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.435355.
Full textRichards, Judy. "Behaving disgracefully : the impact of Internet dating site use upon the identities of women in middle age." Thesis, Durham University, 2007. http://etheses.dur.ac.uk/2519/.
Full textLeoschut, Lara Tracy. "The social uses of internet enabled cell-phones among young women in Eersteriver." University of the Western Cape, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/11394/4844.
Full textThe central research question this thesis explores is whether or not the availability of new social media alters the concepts of gendered personhood in working-class neighbourhoods on the Cape Flats. The arguments I will present all speak to my central argument that there is not only a relationship between “good” daughterhood and new social media, but that this relationship consists of young women in Cape Town namely Eersteriver, using their internet enabled cell-phones as a means of exploring the social and virtual realm without putting their title of a “good” or “respectable” girl at risk. I will incorporate comparative arguments from different bodies of academic literature which speak to the key question and arguments presented in this thesis so as to provide a global perspective. A brief socioeconomic history of the area will also be included in this thesis so as to provide some social context for my research. This thesis shows how young women of Eersteriver use the freedom, privacy and anonymity that they believe the internet and social media freely offers, to push the boundaries of good daughterhood and respectability. This thesis further demonstrates how social media have changed young women’s understanding of what social interaction is as well as their “doing” intimacy. I further show that their very interaction via their internet enabled cell-phones is a social form of gift giving. This research is particularly important because it is located at the intersection between gender issues and the study of new social media. This study explores how new gendered subjectivities emerge from performances and representations of personhood in new social media such as WhatsApp and Facebook, and how understandings of “good” daughterhood and respectability are altered and thus crafted into these practices. Literature in this area of research is still on the rise, so I am confident that this study will make a valuable contribution to this growing body of literature which speaks to young women and new ICTs.
Orgad, Shani. "The use of the internet in the lives of women with breast cancer : narrating and storytelling online and offline." Thesis, London School of Economics and Political Science (University of London), 2003. http://etheses.lse.ac.uk/43/.
Full textChaya, Julie. "The Intentions of Mid-Life Women to Search for Sexual Health Information Online." Kent State University / OhioLINK, 2019. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent156349164303003.
Full textOverstreet, Laura Carter. "Splitting Sexuality and Disability: A Content Analysis and Case Study of Internet Pornography featuring a Female Wheelchair User." unrestricted, 2008. http://etd.gsu.edu/theses/available/etd-11152008-193815/.
Full textTitle from file title page. Elisabeth Sheff, committee chair; Dawn Baunach, Wendy Simonds, committee members. Description based on contents viewed Sept. 1, 2009. Includes bibliographical references (p. 54-56).
Anderson, LaKesha Nichole. "Bridging the Gap between Medical Science and Communication: An Interpretive Analysis of Messages Portrayed on Endometriosis Websites." [Johnson City, Tenn. : East Tennessee State University], 2004. http://etd-submit.etsu.edu/etd/theses/available/etd-0329104-223652/unrestricted/AndersonN041204.pdf.
Full textTitle from electronic submission form. ETSU ETD database URN: etd-0329104-223652. Includes bibliographical references. Also available via Internet at the UMI web site.
Dye, Michaelanne M. "La Vida Online: The Parallel Public Sphere of Facebook as Used by Colombian Immigrant Women in Atlanta." Digital Archive @ GSU, 2011. http://digitalarchive.gsu.edu/anthro_theses/52.
Full textZeier, Michele D. "The effect of highly active antiretroviral therapy on Human Papilloma Virus Infection and Cervical Dysplasia in women living with HIV." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/86158.
Full textENGLISH ABSTRACT: Title The Effect of Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy on Human Papilloma Virus Infection and Cervical Cytological Abnormalities in Women Living With HIV Background Human Papillomavirus (HPV) infection causes cervical cancer. The prevalence of HPV-related dysplastic lesions is significantly higher in patients co-infected with the HI virus and thought to be linked to possible more persistent HPV infection. There is, however, conflicting evidence as to whether treatment of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection with antiretroviral agents may influence cervical HPV infection and the behaviour of Squamous Intraepithelial Lesions (SIL). Aims To examine the effect of the initiation of combination antiretroviral therapy (cART) on: 1) the persistence of cervical Low-grade SIL (LSIL); 2) The progression of cervical LSIL to High-Grade SIL (HSIL); 3) The effectiveness of excision treatment of HSIL 4) HPV genotypes detected, in HIVinfected and uninfected women at the Infectious Diseases Clinic and the Colposcopy Clinic, Tygerberg Teaching Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa. Design and Methods We conducted a retrospective cohort analysis of 1720 women with LSIL of the survival of progression-free-time or time-to-clearance. Time to progression or persistence was compared according to HIV status, antiretroviral treatment and CD4 count. In another retrospective cohort analysis, we investigated the effectiveness of excision treatment in 1848 women who underwent LLETZ or CKC biopsy was used. Logistic regression and survival analysis were used to compare excision treatment failure and recurrence-free time between groups according to HIV status, antiretroviral therapy and CD4 count. To investigate the effect of antiretroviral therapy on the cervical HPV infection, 300 HIV-infected women were prospectively enrolled and followed at 6-monthly interval. Cytological testing and cervical HPV sampling were done at each visit. Biopsy of suspicious lesions and excision treatment were done at colposcopy clinic according to standard a protocol. The Roche Linear array HPV genotyping test was used for HPV detection. Generalized Estimating Equation (GEE) multivariate analysis was applied to investigate the effect of cART on the detection of HPV infection, while adjusting for time-dependent covariates such as CD4 count, sexual activity and excision treatment. The effect on each HPV type was then also compared to the effect on HPV16. Results Overall, we found that there was no difference between the progression of LSIL to HSIL by HIV status. However, among HIV-infected patients, those who started ART before first LSIL had a significantly lower risk for progression (HR 0.66, 95% CI 0.54-0.81). CD4 count did not have an impact on the risk for progression. We also found lower persistence of SIL in the HIV uninfected group (HR 0.69, 95% CI 0.57-0.85) and that cART was independently associated with decreased persistence of LSIL. On the other hand, a higher CD4 count at the time of first LSIL was not associated with lower persistence of the lesion. HIV infected women with HSIL experienced much higher excision treatment failure than uninfected women (53.8% vs. 26.9%, p<0.001). Factors that improved outcome were higher CD4 count and complete excision. cART reduced the risk of detection of any HPV type by 47% (OR 0.53, 95% 0.49-0.58, p<001). When adjusted for covariates, time of exposure to cART and CD4 had a stronger effect. Every month of cART exposure reduced the risk detection of any HPV type with 7%. The effect was also significant on HPV16 alone (OR 0.93, 95% CI 0.90-0.95). All non-oncogenic subtypes were influenced similarly or more strongly than HPV16, as well as oncogenic HPV52. Only one oncogenic subtype HPV subtype, HPV39, was influenced marginally less (ratio of OR 0.95, CI 0.90-0.99, p=0.04). There was an increased risk for any HPV detection at CD4 count<200 (OR 1.63, 95% CI:1.50-1.77), but when adjusted, the time of cART exposure again remained the strongest predictor of risk (OR 0.94, 95% CI:0.93-0.95). Conclusion cART impact the outcome of cervical HPV infection by increasing clearance, decreasing progression of LSIL and recurrence after excision treatment. This effect is time dependent and also associated with CD4 count. Specifically, HPV16 detection risk is also reduced by cART, and all HPV types are influenced at least as much as HPV16, except possibly HPV39. It seems that increased cervical HIVproviral load is associated with HPV detection risk, and both are lowered by cART time.
AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Titel Die Effek van Kombinasie Antiretrovirale Terapie op Menslike Papilloomvirusinfeksie en Servikale Sitologiese Abnormaliteite in Menslike Immuniteitsgebrekvirus-geïnfekteerde Vroue Agtergrond Menslike Papilloomvirusinfeksie (MPV) veroorsaak servikale kanker. Die prevalensie van MPVverwante displastiese letsels is betekenisvol hoër in pasiënte wie ook met Menslike Immuniteitsgebrekvirus (MIV) geïnfekteer is en dit word gereken dat dit te wyte is aan meer persisterende MPV infeksie. Daar is egter teenstrydige bewyse oor of die behandeling van MIV infeksie met antiretrovirale (ART) middels die infeksie met MPV en die gedrag van Plaveisel Intraepiletiële letsels (PIL) kan beïnvloed. Doelwitte Om die effek van die inisiasie van kombinasie ART op: 1) die persistering van Laegraadse PIL (LPIL); 2) die progressie van servikale LPIL na hoëgraadse PIL (HPIL) 3) die sukses van eksisiebehandeling van HPIL; 4) MPV genotypies waarneembaar, in MIV-geïnfekteerde vroue by die Infeksiesiektekliniek en die Kolposkopiekliniek,Tygerberghospitaal, Kaapstad, Suid-Afrika, te ondersoek. Studie-ontwerp en Metodes `n Retrospektiewe kohort-analise op 1720 vroue met LPIL van die oorlewing van progressive-vrye tyd en tyd tot opklaring van PIL is gedoen. Tyd tot progressie of opklaring is vergelyk na aanleiding van die pasiënt se MIV status, behandeling met antiretrovirale terapie en CD4-telling. In nog `n retrospektiewe kohort-analise is die effektiwiteit van eksisiebehandeling in 1848 vroue wie LLETZ or Kouemeskonus eksisie ondergaan het, ondersoek. Logistiese regressie en oorlewingsanalise is toegepas om die voorkoms van onsuksesvolle uitkoms en tyd sonder herhaling van letsels tussen groepe te vergelyk na aanleiding van MIV status, ART en CD4-telling. Om die effek van antiretroviral therapie op servikale MPV infeksie te ondersoek, is 300 MIVgeïnfekteerde vroue opgeneem in `n prospektiewe studie en sesmaandeliks opgevolg. Sitologiese en MPV servikale smere is met elke besoek geneem. Biopsies van verdagte letsels en eksisiebehandeling is by die Kolposkopiekliniek gedoen volgens die standaardpraktyk. Die Roche Linear Array HPV Genotyping toets is gebruik vir MPV deteksie. Algemeen-beraamde vergelyking (GEE) meerveranderlike analise is toegepas om die effek van die anti-MIV terapie op die teenwoordigheid van MPV op die serviks te ondersoek. Die aangepaste effek is ook getoets deur die CD4-telling, die seksuele aktiwiteits- en eksisiebehandelingstatus by elke besoek in ag te neem. Die effek op elke MPV genotipe is laastens dan ook vergelyk met die effek op ‘n spesifieke basislyn genotype; in hierdie geval was MPV16 gekies. Resultate Daar was geen statisties beduidende verskil tussen die progressie van LPIL na HPIL na aanleding van HIV status nie, maar pasiënte wie met ART begin het voordat hulle vir die eerste keer met LPIL gediagnoseer was, het ‘n laer risiko gehad vir progressie (HR 0.66, 95% VI 0.54-0.81). Daar is ook gevind dat dit onafhanklik van die CD4 telling was. Die persistering van PIL was laer in die MIV negatiewe groep (HR 0.69, 95% VI 0.57-0.85), maar ook hier was antiretrovirale behandeling geassosieer met verminderde persistering. Weer eens was daar nie ‘n verband met die CD4 telling nie. MIV-geinfekteerde vroue met HPILwas baie meer geneig tot gefaalde eksisiebehandeling (53.8% teenoor 26.9%, p<0.001). Verbeterde uitkoms was geassosieer met ‘n hoër CD4-telling en ‘n eksisie wat as volledig beskryf was. ART wat reeds voor die eksisiebehandeling begin was, het nie die risiko vir onsuskesvolle uitkoms statisties beduidend verminder nie, maar het egter die risiko vir herhaling van letsels na die eksisie sterk verlaag. ART het die kans dat enige MPV tipe waargeneem sou word, met 47% verlaag (OR 0.53, 95% VI 0.49-0.58, p<001). Wanneer aangepas vir ander faktore, was die tyd wat verloop het sedert ART begin was, sowel as vir die CD4 telling, sterker. Vir elke maand sedert ART begin was, het die kans dat enige MPV tipe waargeneem word, met 7% verminder. `n Soortgelyke effek is op HPV16 alleen gevind (OR 0.93, 95%, VI 0.90-0.95). Die effek was net so sterk of sterker op alle subtipes. Slegs een onkogeniese subtipe, MPV39, was gering minder beïnvloed (ratio van OR 0.95, VI 0.90-0.99, p=0.04). Die kans vir waarneming van enige MPV subtype is hoër wanneer die CD4 telling laer as 200 selle/ɥl is (OR 1.63, 95% VI: 1.50-1.77), maar wanneer aangepas, was die tyd van ART weer eens die sterkste voorspeller van MPV infeksie (OR 0.94, 95% VI:0.93-0.95). Gevolgtrekkings ART verbeter die uitkoms van servikale infeksie met MPV deur progressie en persistering van LPIL en herhaling van PIL na eksisie te verminder. Die effek is tydsafhanklik en word ook deur die CD4 telling beïnvloed. Die kanse dat MPV16 spesifiek waargeneem word, word ook deur ART verminder, en all MPV tipes ondervind dieselfde of groter verlaging van waarnemingsrisiko as MPV16, behalwe miskien MPV39. Ons kon aandui dat verhoogde teenwoordigheid van servikale MIV verband hou met die risiko vir die waarneming van MPV infeksie, en beide word verminer deur die tyd waarmee die pasiënt met ARV terapie behandel is.
Van, Rooi Wildo Alvir. "The Weblight-District : a study of how women use the internet to work independently as sex workers, their investments in this kind of work, and the challenges this poses." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/86197.
Full textENGLISH ABSTRACT: One of the characteristics of discourses about people who are marginalised such as sex workers, in many societies, is the way they are rendered through these very discourses as "Other‟ through, for example, forms of generalisation and homogenisation, attributions of immorality and infantilisation, which construct sex workers as bad or as helpless victims with little or no agency. In opposition to these discourses, my research is primarily concerned with advancing the voices of sex workers engaged in particular contemporary forms of sex work made possible by the access to the internet, and exploring with them how they construct and experience sex work: how they present and identify themselves. A qualitative, netnographic methodology influenced by grounded theory was employed, drawing extensively on semi-structured interviews with 15 independent escorts who advertise on a South African escorting website, referred to as Redlace.com. Content analysis of this website provided an additional source of data. The construction of the sex worker as someone who is simply controlled and exploited by others and who has no mind of her or his own, I found, was very much at odds with the manner through which the independent escorts in my study presented themselves. As I started conducting the interviews, I discovered that even the term "sex worker‟, which I had always understood as non-judgmental, was considered inappropriate and pejorative by most of the women in my study. In my discussion, I illustrate how, by soliciting clients via the internet, escorts are able to gain control over their working conditions allowing them to work independently and anonymously, which in turn renders them less publicly visible compared to other sex workers who solicit clients form the street. While I identify various continuities and discontinuities between independent escorting and other forms of sex work, the most profound and unanticipated difference was how some independent escorts whose independence and dissociation from organised forms of sex work in institutions such as brothels or escorts, placed them in a position where they were able to, and wanted to, present the "girlfriend experience‟. Herein the independent escorts performed and/or became like girlfriends offering sex, but sex mediated by "dating‟, and expressions of care and warmth symbolically associated with developing girlfriend/boyfriend relations.
Ben, Harush Orit Rivka. "Communicating friendships : a case study of women in an Australian 'seachange' town." Thesis, Queensland University of Technology, 2011. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/41494/1/Orit_Ben_Harush_Thesis.pdf.
Full textO'Brien, Annamarie L. "Mind over Matter: Expressions of Mind/Body Dualism in Thinspiration." Bowling Green State University / OhioLINK, 2013. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1369057408.
Full text(13299437), Glenda Slingsby. "Women using the internet: Opportunities, barriers and strategies to enhance participation." Thesis, 2022. https://figshare.com/articles/thesis/Women_using_the_internet_Opportunities_barriers_and_strategies_to_enhance_participation/20569752.
Full textInternet use is a necessity for many people, however more than half the world's population has never made a telephone call. The Internet is one of the most significant phenomena in the history of humankind, influencing the future of communication, employment, entertainment and information. Emerging business opportunities and industries will be created while others will change immensely or even cease to exist.
Current debate surrounding Internet use relates to divisions between the information rich and information poor. Many women have not yet ventured on to the Internet for a wide range of reasons and it is these barriers that are the focus of this research. The present research explores the responses, experiences and opinions of 100 women from around the world in relation to perceived barriers to women's Internet use and strategies for increasing women's Internet use. All women volunteered to complete a questionnaire which was posted on two women -only electronic discussion groups on the Internet.
The findings from the data were analysed in relation to a number of areas influencing women's Internet use including the perceived importance of their use, common barriers to their use, social implications for women's Internet use, and strategies for increasing Internet use by women. The main Internet uses identified were for work, information sourcing, communicating with others and networking. The main barriers identified were time, cost and difficulty in understanding the language associated with the medium.
The social implications for women's use and lack of use of the Internet is an extremely important element of this study. It is imperative that the Internet does not serve to promote and compound patriarchal practices and cultures. It is also important that the Internet not serve as a medium to suppress access to information to various socio-cultural groups through enabling greater unequitable access to information by the privileged and 'information elite'.
Berry, Kimberly Dawn. "Motivating and maintaining girls' interest in science through the use of an after school science club /." 2008. http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=1597619761&sid=4&Fmt=2&clientId=10361&RQT=309&VName=PQD.
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