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Health literacy in five districts in Sri Lanka: a baseline assessment of health literacy levels among 18-49-year-olds and associated factors

BMC Public Health
Background Despite Sri Lanka’s high general literacy rate, disparities persist in health literacy (HL), which is a critical determinant of healthcare outcomes.
Millawage Supun Dilara Wijesinghe, Nathasha Hithaishi Obeyesekera, Balangoda Muhamdiramlage Indika Gunawardana, Weerasinghe Mudiyanselage Prasad Chathuranga Weerasinghe, Upeksha Gayani Karawita, Nissanka Achchi Kankanamalage Ayoma Iroshanee Nissanka, Vithanage Chandima Nayani Vithana, Singappuli Arachchilage Sanjeewanie Champika Karunaratne, Praveen Nagendran, Gayani Sandeepika Dissanayake, Ranjith Batuwanthudawe, MAAP Alagiyawanna, Palitha Karunapema   +12 more
doaj   +1 more source

Situated Health Promotion

Journal of Primary Care & Community Health, 2010
Handing down health knowledge and behavior patterns is a main objective of health promotion. Often, interventions do not bring about the intended change of behavior.
Andrea Pieter, Michael Fröhlich, Eike Emrich, Robin Stark   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Efficacy and Safety Analysis of Roxarestat in Regulating Renal Anemia in Patients on Maintenance Hemodialysis

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To compare the efficacy and safety of roxarestat versus recombinant human erythropoietin (rhEPO) in the management of renal anemia in patients undergoing maintenance hemodialysis. Methods This was a prospective, open‐label, randomized controlled trial.
Lingling Chen, Junjie Zhu, Qiaonan Ge
wiley   +1 more source

Friday Facts, August 9, 2013, Vol. 181 [PDF]

, 2013
Bureau of Nutrition and Health Promotion part of the Iowa Department of Public Health produces of weekly newsletter about the Iowa WIC Program for the State of Iowa ...

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Nurses as role models in health promotion: a concept analysis [PDF]

, 2017
There are national and international expectations that nurses are healthy role models but there is a lack of clarity about what this concept means. This study used concept analysis methodology to provide theoretical clarity for the concept of role models
Baillie, Lesley, Darch, Joy, Gillison, Fiona   +2 more
core   +3 more sources

Community-based interventions to improve child nutrition knowledge, attitudes and practices: a pilot study in three nutritionally vulnerable Sri Lankan districts

BMC Research Notes
Objective Child malnutrition remains a critical public health challenge in Sri Lanka and is exacerbated by socioeconomic disparities and gaps in community-based educational interventions.
Millawage Supun Dilara Wijesinghe, Nissanka Achchi Kankanamalage Ayoma Iroshanee Nissanka, Gayani Sandeepika Dissanayake, Upeksha Gayani Karawita, Balangoda Muhamdiramlage Indika Gunawardana, Weerasinghe Mudiyanselage Prasad Chathuranga Weerasinghe, Rathnayaka Mudiyanselage Madushani Shiyamala Rathnayaka, Kanchana Lanka Kumari Mahagamage, Rajapaksha Pathirage Manjula Sandamali, Rajan Thavaseelan, Ranjith Batuwanthudawe, A. M. A. A. P. Alagiyawanna   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of neuromuscular exercise and back care counseling in female healthcare workers with recurrent non-specific low back pain: a blinded four-arm randomized controlled trial

BMC Public Health, 2018
Background Registered healthcare workers worldwide have a high prevalence of work-related musculoskeletal disorders, particularly of the back. Multidisciplinary interventions among these workers have improved fear avoidance beliefs, but not low back pain
Jaana Helena Suni, Päivi Kolu, Kari Tokola, Jani Raitanen, Marjo Rinne, Annika Taulaniemi, Jari Parkkari, Markku Kankaanpää   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Dietary Protein Intake and Peritoneal Protein Losses in Peritoneal Dialysis Patients

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients lose protein in their waste dialysate, potentially increasing their risk for malnutrition. We wished to determine whether there was any association between losses and dietary protein intake (DPI). Methods DPI was assessed from 24‐h dietary recall using Nutrics software.
Haalah Shaaker, Andrew Davenport
wiley   +1 more source

Friday Facts, August 5, 2011, Vol. 111 [PDF]

, 2011
Bureau of Nutrition and Health Promotion part of the Iowa Department of Public Health produces of weekly newsletter about the Iowa WIC Program for the State of Iowa ...

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Influence of Socioeconomic Factors, Gender and Indigenous Status on Smoking in Taiwan. [PDF]

, 2016
The indigenous Austronesian minority of Taiwan is heavily affected by health disparities which may include suffering from a greater burden of the tobacco epidemic.
Hwang, Chiou-Wei, Keller, Joseph Jordan, Lin, Ching-Feng, Lo, Feng-En, Lo, Wen-Min, Lyu, Shu-Yu, Morisky, Donald E, Tsai, Liang-Ting, Yang, Chih-Chien   +8 more
core   +3 more sources