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Prevalence and determinants of hypertension in Myanmar - a nationwide cross-sectional study

BMC Public Health, 2016
Background Non-communicable diseases (NCDs), malaria and tuberculosis dominate the disease pattern in Myanmar. Due to urbanization, westernized lifestyle and economic development, it is likely that NCDs such as cerebrovascular disease and ischemic heart ...
Marius B. Bjertness, Aung Soe Htet, Haakon E. Meyer, Maung Maung Than Htike, Ko Ko Zaw, Win Myint Oo, Tint Swe Latt, Lhamo Y. Sherpa, Espen Bjertness   +8 more
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Patients’ and Professionals’ Views on Managing Fibromyalgia

Pain Research and Management, 2013
BACKGROUND: Managing fibromyalgia is a challenge for both health care systems and the professionals caring for these patients, due, in part, to the fact that the etiology of this disease is unknown, its symptoms are not specific and there is no ...
Erica Briones-Vozmediano, Carmen Vives-Cases, Elena Ronda-Pérez, Diana Gil-González   +3 more
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Multimorbidity patterns and the relation to self-rated health among older Japanese people: a nationwide cross-sectional study

BMJ Open, 2022
Objectives Classifying individuals into multimorbidity patterns can be useful to identify the target population with poorer clinical outcomes. Self-rated health (SRH) is one of the core outcomes in multimorbidity patients.
Toshiyuki Ojima, Takuya Aoki, Mieko Nakamura, Yuki Honda   +3 more
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Health Literacy as Communicative Action—A Qualitative Study among Persons at Risk in the Context of Predictive and Preventive Medicine [PDF]

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2020
Predictive and preventive medicine play an increasingly important role in public debates on health, providing cutting-edge technologies with the potential to measure and predict individual risks of getting ill. This leads to an ever-expanding definitional space between being “healthy” and being “ill”, challenging the individual’s everyday life ...
Laura Harzheim, Mariya Lorke, Christiane Woopen, Saskia Jünger   +3 more
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Efficacy of Antimicrobial Catheters for Prevention of Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection in Acute Cerebral Infarction

Journal of Epidemiology, 2018
Background: Catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI) is a common nosocomial infection. However, the effectiveness of antimicrobial catheters in reducing CAUTI in cerebral infarction patients is unknown.
Keiji Muramatsu, Yoshihisa Fujino, Tatsuhiko Kubo, Makoto Otani, Kiyohide Fushimi, Shinya Matsuda   +5 more
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Examining the place of the female condom in India’s family planning program: A qualitative investigation of the attitudes and opinions of key stakeholders in Pune, India

BMC Public Health, 2022
Background With overpopulation contributing to the depletion of planetary resources, the high rates of unintended pregnancies in India are a cause for concern.
Medhavi Weerasinghe, Shubhangi Agawane, Neelima Karandikar, Jane Fisher, Jayagowri Sastry   +4 more
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Epidemiological, life style, and occupational factors associated with lower limb varicose veins: a case control study

Journal of the Egyptian Public Health Association, 2021
Background Few data were documented about risk factors for lower limb varicose veins (LLVV) among Egyptian population. Identifying modifiable risk factors is crucial to plan for prevention.
Shahira Elamrawy, Iman Darwish, Sameh Moustafa, Noha Elshaer, Nesma Ahmed   +4 more
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Population-Based Approaches to Prevent Domestic Violence against Women Using a Systematic Review

Iranian Journal of Psychiatry, 2021
Objective: In this systematic review, we aimed to evaluate the existing strategies and interventions in domestic violence prevention to assess their effectiveness.
Ebrahim Babaee, Arash Tehrani-Banihashemi, Mehran Asadi-Aliabadi, Arghavan Sheykholeslami, Majid Purabdollah, Arezou Ashari, Marzieh Nojomi   +6 more
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Factors affecting the physical activity of healthcare workers of Iran University of Medical Sciences: a qualitative study

Archives of Public Health, 2022
Background Low physical activity in adulthood is a major public health challenge. The majority of adults spend many hours each week at work, and workplace thus becomes a suitable location in which to promote health and implement physical activity ...
Soodabeh Hoveidamanesh, Batool Tayefi, Zahra Rampisheh, Narjes Khalili, Mozhdeh Ramezani   +4 more
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The development and validation of the Ethical Sensitivity Questionnaire for Nursing Students

BMC Medical Education, 2019
Background Recent advances in medicine and an increasingly demanding healthcare environment are causing various complicated ethical problems. Nursing students need to prepare to deal with ethical issues in their future roles. Ethical sensitivity is a key
Taeko Muramatsu, Mieko Nakamura, Eisaku Okada, Harumi Katayama, Toshiyuki Ojima   +4 more
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