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The Association Between Identity and Illness: An Examination of Eosinophilic Esophagitis in Adults with an Emphasis on Assigned Sex and Social Factors through Survey Development
Description
With an ever-increasing diagnosis rate and no universal cure, eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) lacks conclusive data regarding the onset of its autoimmune response and its preferred relation to assigned sex males. This thesis seeks to analyze the effects that assigned sex and determinants of health have on EoE diagnosis through previous research and survey development. Upon constructing a Qualtrics survey to collect data patterns and trends of subjects diagnosed with this autoimmune disorder, COVID-19 created a halt in its distribution and data collection. This unexpected event led to the collection and compilation of pre-existing research to be implemented into this thesis as a substitute. The key results of this thesis revealed that in twenty research studies regarding sex differences in EoE, at least 70% of patients diagnosed with EoE were male (Liacouras, 2005). With inconclusive results as to why males are diagnosed at a higher rate, results have not confirmed if this percentage ratio is due to social or genetic factors. To conclude, males are predominately diagnosed with EoE in comparison to the female and intersex population, however, with no data currently available on the effects that EoE has on intersex humans, it cannot be determined what factors create this recurring pattern.
Date Created
2020-12
Contributors
- Holmes, Katherine Elizabeth (Co-author)
- Serrano, Osvin (Co-author)
- Borah, Priyah (Co-author)
- Spackman, Christy (Thesis director)
- Schroeder, Shauna (Committee member)
- School of Human Evolution & Social Change (Contributor)
- School of Life Sciences (Contributor)
- Barrett, The Honors College (Contributor)
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Extent
42 pages
Language
eng
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In Copyright
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Academic Year 2020-2021
Handle
https://hdl.handle.net/2286/R.I.62468
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minimal
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- 2021-08-11 04:09:57
- 3 years 2 months ago
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