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Mental health and well-being trends among children and young people in the UK, 1995–2014: analysis of repeated cross-sectional national health surveys

Psychological Medicine, 2018
Background There is a growing concern about the mental health of children and young people (CYP) in the UK, with increasing demand for counselling services, admissions for self-harm and referrals to mental health services.
J. Pitchforth, Katie Fahy, T. Ford, M. Wolpert, R. Viner, D. Hargreaves   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

A Quality Improvement Initiative to Standardize Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia Prophylaxis in Pediatric Patients With Solid Tumors

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Pediatric patients with extracranial solid tumors (ST) receiving chemotherapy are at an increased risk for Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PJP). However, evidence guiding prophylaxis practices in this population is limited. A PJP‐related fatality at our institution highlighted inconsistent prescribing approaches and concerns about
Kriti Kumar, Denise M. Connolly, Ellen Kellington, Elyse Zelunka, Karla Kerrigan, Furqan Shaikh, Paul C. Nathan, Meredith S. Irwin, Sarah Cohen‐Gogo   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Trends, determinants, and newborn mortality related to thermal care and umbilical cord care practices in South Asia

BMC Pediatrics, 2019
Background Although child mortality has decreased over the last several decades, neonatal mortality has declined less substantially. In South Asia, neonatal deaths account for the majority of all under-five deaths, calling for further study on newborn ...
Lindsay Mallick, Jennifer Yourkavitch, Courtney Allen   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Prevalence of tobacco use in adults; 2016 nationally representative household survey in Iran

International Journal of Preventive Medicine, 2022
Background: Tobacco use is an established preventable risk factor for many noncommunicable diseases and is considered as an important indicator for monitoring progress towards Universal Health Coverage (UHC) and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This
Sahand Riazi-Isfahani, Zhaleh Abdi, Ali Sheidaei, Elham Ahmadnezhad   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Using the SF-36 with older adults: a cross-sectional community-based survey [PDF]

, 2001
OBJECTIVES: To assess the practicality and validity of using the SF-36 in a community-dwelling population over 65 years old, and obtain population scores in this age group.
Brazier, J.E., Munro, J.F., Walters, S.J.   +2 more
core   +1 more source

rdhs: an R package to interact with The Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) Program datasets

Wellcome Open Research, 2019
Since 1985, the Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) Program has conducted more than 400 surveys in over 90 countries. These surveys provide decision markers with key measures of population demographics, health and nutrition, which allow informed policy ...
O. Watson, R. FitzJohn, J. Eaton
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Sickle Cell Disease Is an Inherent Risk for Asthma in a Sibling Comparison Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Sickle cell disease (SCD) and asthma share a complex relationship. Although estimates vary, asthma prevalence in children with SCD is believed to be comparable to or higher than the general population. Determining whether SCD confers an increased risk for asthma remains challenging due to overlapping symptoms and the ...
Suhei C. Zuleta De Bernardis, Okeleji Olayinka, Mariam Z. Quraishi, Lakshmi V. Srivaths, Deborah L. Brown, Neethu M. Menon, Ricardo A. Mosquera, Ashwin P. Patel, James M. Stark, Aravind Yadav   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Sarcopenic obesity is associated with long-term trajectories of physical activity and sedentary behavior

Experimental Gerontology
Background: Sarcopenia is characterized by decreased muscle mass and strength, and when combined with obesity, it is called sarcopenic obesity (SO).
Aarón Salinas-Rodríguez, Ana Rivera-Almaraz, Betty Manrique-Espinoza   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Estimating the changing burden of disease attributable to unsafe water and lack of sanitation and hygiene in South Africa for 2000, 2006 and 2012

South African Medical Journal, 2022
Background. The incidence of diarrhoeal disease is closely linked to socioeconomic and environmental factors, household practices and access to health services.
N Nannan, I Neethling, A Cois, R Laubscher, E B Turawa, R Pacella, D Bradshaw, V Pillay-van Wyk   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Trends and inequalities in insecticide-treated net use among children under five in Ghana, 2003-2022: analysis of Demographic and Health Surveys using the WHO Health Equity Assessment Toolkit (HEAT). [PDF]

Trop Med Health
Alhassan A, Doe PF, Amoadu M, Osborne A.
europepmc   +2 more sources