Background The World Health Organization (WHO) launched the “Safe Childbirth Checklist (SCC) Collaboration” in 2012. The SCC is designed to contribute to quality care by providing reminders of evidence-based practices for the prevention and management of
Pedro J. Saturno-Hernández+3 more
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Development of lifetime comorbidity in the world health organization world mental health surveys [PDF]
CONTEXT: Although numerous studies have examined the role of latent variables in the structure of comorbidity among mental disorders, none has examined their role in the development of comorbidity.
Aguilar-Gaxiola, Sergio+26 more
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Background Statistical methods to model the usual dietary intake of foods in a population generally ignore the additional information on the never-consumers. The objective of this study is to determine the added value of Food Frequency Questionnaire (FFQ)
Cloë Ost+3 more
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Multimorbidity patterns: obesity as the main modifiable risk factor in adult women in Southern Brazil [PDF]
Objective: To identify multimorbidity patterns in women in southern Brazil, and its relationship with sociodemographic, lifestyle characteristics, and nutritional status, as well as to explore the main independent risk factor for the identified patterns.
Débora Luiza Franken+5 more
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Prevalence of Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior among Chinese Children and Adolescents: Variations, Gaps, and Recommendations [PDF]
Physical-activity (PA) and sedentary-behavior (SB) assessment is of particular importance in the promotion of health in young people. However, there is no comprehensive overview of PA and SB from national surveys among Chinese children and adolescents ...
Chen, Si-Tong+6 more
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Background The adequacy of micronutrient intake is a public health concern, as both insufficient and excessive intake levels may result in adverse health effects.
Isabelle Moyersoen+5 more
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Estimates of prevalence, demographic characteristics and social factors among people with disabilities in the USA: a cross-survey comparison [PDF]
Objective: A national priority for disability research in the USA is the standardised identification of people with disabilities in surveillance efforts.
Houtenville, Andrew J., Lauer, Eric A.
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Life Satisfaction among People in Reproductive Age: A Survey on Marvdasht City in 2016 [PDF]
Background: Life satisfaction is a comprehensive concept reflecting the general feeling of people about the society in which they live. Previous research has found that health status is associated with life satisfaction.
Masoumeh Sadat Mousavi+5 more
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Use of record-linkage to handle non-response and improve alcohol consumption estimates in health survey data: a study protocol [PDF]
<p>Introduction: Reliable estimates of health-related behaviours, such as levels of alcohol consumption in the population, are required to formulate and evaluate policies.
Gorman, E.+13 more
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Validity in Mental Health Surveys [PDF]
In recent years a method of conducting mental health surveys has been developed which relies mainly on interviewing individuals according to a questionnaire. Subjects for the surveys are chosen by statistical techniques so that they will be representative of designated populations regardless of whether or not they have ever had psychiatric treatment ...
Dorothea C. Leighton+2 more
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