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Trends in socioeconomic inequalities in behavioural non-communicable disease risk factors: analysis of repeated cross-sectional health surveys in England between 2003 and 2019

BMC Public Health, 2023
Background Previous studies have shown that those in lower socioeconomic positions (SEPs) generally have higher levels of behavioural non-communicable disease (NCD) risk factors. However, there are limited studies examining recent trends in inequalities.
Fatai Ogunlayi, Paul C. Coleman, Linda Ng Fat, Jennifer S. Mindell, Oyinlola Oyebode   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

2018 International Consensus Statement on Golf and Health to guide action by people, policymakers and the golf industry [PDF]

, 2018
Scientific and public interest relating to golf and health has increased recently. Players, potential players, the golf industry and facilities, and decision makers will benefit from a better understanding of how to realise potential health benefits and ...
Archibald, Daryll, Barker, Kevin, Foster, Charlie, Grant, Liz, Hawkes, Roger A., Kelly, Paul, Murray, Andrew D., Murray, Iain Robert, Mutrie, Nanette   +8 more
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Early childhood suspected developmental delay in 63 low- and middle-income countries: Large within- and between-country inequalities documented using national health surveys

Journal of Global Health, 2020
2Postgraduate Program in Epidemiology, Federal University of Pelotas, Pelotas, Brazil Background The Sustainable Development Goals call for inclusive, equitable and quality learning opportunities for all.
J. Gil, Fernanda Ewerling, L. Ferreira, A. Barros   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Construction and pilot test of a set of indicators to assess the implementation and effectiveness of the who safe childbirth checklist

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2018
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, María Fernández-Elorriaga, Ismael Martínez-Nicolás, Ofelia Poblano-Verástegui   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Out-of-Pocket Healthcare Expenditures in Dependent Older Adults: Results From an Economic Evaluation Study in Mexico

Frontiers in Public Health, 2020
Background: Dependence is a significant health-related condition for older adults (OA) and implies that self-care is transferred to other people, the community or institutions.
Aarón Salinas-Rodríguez, Betty Manrique-Espinoza, Irina Torres Mussot, Julio Cesar Montañez-Hernández   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Trauma and PTSD in the WHO World Mental Health Surveys

European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 2017
Background: Although post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) onset-persistence is thought to vary significantly by trauma type, most epidemiological surveys are incapable of assessing this because they evaluate lifetime PTSD only for traumas nominated by ...
R. Kessler, S. Aguilar-Gaxiola, J. Alonso, C. Benjet, E. Bromet, G. Cardoso, L. Degenhardt, G. de Girolamo, R. Dinolova, F. Ferry, S. Florescu, O. Gureje, J. Haro, Yueqin Huang, E. Karam, N. Kawakami, Sing Lee, J. Lépine, D. Levinson, F. Navarro-Mateu, B. Pennell, M. Piazza, J. Posada-Villa, K. Scott, Dan J Stein, M. ten Have, Y. Torres, M. Viana, M. Petukhova, N. Sampson, A. Zaslavsky, K. Koenen   +31 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Trends in and determinants of visiting private health facilities for maternal and child health care in Nepal: comparison of three Nepal demographic health surveys, 2006, 2011, and 2016

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2020
Background Maternal and child health care services are available in both public and private facilities in Nepal. Studies have not yet looked at trends in maternal and child health service use over time in Nepal.
R. Adhikari, M. Shrestha, Emily N. Satinsky, Nawaraj Upadhaya   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The added value of food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) information to estimate the usual food intake based on repeated 24-hour recalls

Archives of Public Health, 2017
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, Karin A. A. De Ridder, Jean Tafforeau, Herman Van Oyen   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Accounting for recent trends in the prevalence of diarrhoea in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) : results from consecutive cross-sectional surveys [PDF]

, 2012
Objectives: To analyse trends in diarrhoea prevalence by maternal education, access to clean water and improved sanitation, household wealth index; to identify the sources of variation and assess contribution of changes in socioeconomic characteristics ...
Emina Be-Ofuriyua, Jacques, Kandala, Ngianga-Bakwin   +1 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]

, 2013
<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., Gorman, E., Gray, L., Gray, L., Katikireddi, S. V., Katikireddi, S. V., Leyland, A. H., Leyland, A. H., McCartney, G., McCartney, G., Rutherford, L., Rutherford, L., White, I. R., White, I. R.   +13 more
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