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Prevalence and determinants of heavy episodic drinking among adults in Kenya: analysis of the STEPwise survey, 2015

BMC Public Health, 2018
Background Globally, alcohol consumption contributes to 3.3 million deaths and 5.1% of Disability Adjusted Life Years (DALYs), and its use is linked with more than 200 disease and injury conditions.
Anne Kendagor, Gladwell Gathecha, Melau W Ntakuka, Philip Nyakundi, Samuel Gathere, Dorcas Kiptui, Hussein Abubakar, Oren Ombiro, Pamela Juma, Christine Ngaruiya   +9 more
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Youth Manifesto on Non-Communicable Diseases

Global Heart, 2011
Sandeep P. Kishore , Karen R. Siegel , Aria Ahmad , Amina A. Aitsi-Selmi k, Mohammed K. Ali , Phillip Baker , Sanjay Basu , Asaf Bitton , Gerald S. Bloomfield , Gene Bukhman , Eleanor Emery , Andrea B. Feigl , Karen Grepin , Mark D. Huffman , Kiti Kajana , Shweta Khandelwal , Kavitha Kolappa , Chenhui Liu , Naaznin Lokhandwala , Vishal Marwah kk, Modi ...
Kishore, Sandeep P., Siegel, Karen R., Ahmad, Aria, Aitsi-Selmi, Amina A., Ali, Mohammed K., Baker, Phillip, Basu, Sanjay, Bitton, Asaf, Bloomfield, Gerald S., Bukhman, Gene, Emery, Eleanor, Feigl, Andrea B., Grepin, Karen, Huffman, Mark D., Kajana, Kiti, Khandelwal, Shweta, Kolappa, Kavitha, Liu, Chenhui, Lokhandwala, Naaznin, Marwah, Vishal, Mwatsama, Modi, Novak, Nicole, Nundy, Shantanu, Park, Paul H., Perez, Cristina Parsons, Price, Matthew R., Rapkin, Nikka, Rice, Hester, Seligman, Ben, Shah, Sumit, Silva, Joao da, Sridhar, Devi, Stuckler, David, Vedanthan, Rajesh, Zaman, Justin, Chronic Disease Network, The Young Professionals’   +35 more
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Tobacco related morbidity among patients hospitalized at Kenyatta National Referral Hospitals Kenya

Tobacco Induced Diseases, 2018
Background Tobacco use and exposure has been demonstrated to affect nearly all organs of the body. The Kenya Global Adult Tobacco Survey estimates that fifteen percent of men aged 15 and above and less than one percent of women currently smoke tobacco ...
Gladwell Gathecha, Dorcas Kiptui, Ann Kendagor, Joseph Kibachio, Samuel Amwayi   +4 more
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The association of inflammatory markers in early pregnancy with the development of gestational diabetes: Qazvin maternal and neonatal metabolic study (QMNS)

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
Background This study investigates the association of blood cell components and blood cell-derived inflammatory indices in early pregnancy with the development of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM).
Sima Hashemipour, Seyedeh Sareh Kalantarian, Hamidreza Panahi, Sara Esmaeili Kelishomi, Amirabbas Ghasemi, Sarah Mirzaeei Chopani, Sepideh Kolaji, Milad Badri, Arefeh Ghobadi, Seyyed Mohammad Reza Hadizadeh Khairkhahan, Fatemeh Lalooha, Farideh Movahed, Mahnaz Abbasi, Khadijeh Elmizadeh   +13 more
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The yield of early-pregnancy homeostasis of model assessment -insulin resistance (HOMA-IR) for predicting gestational diabetes mellitus in different body mass index and age groups

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2023
Background Early prediction of gestational diabetes mellitus(GDM) can be beneficial for lifestyle modifications to prevent GDM. The aim of this study was to investigate the predictive values of Homeostasis of Model Assessment -Insulin Resistance (HOMA-IR)
Sima Hashemipour, Mahnaz Zohal, Leila Modarresnia, Sepideh Kolaji, Hamidreza Panahi, Milad Badri, Sarah Mirzaeei Chopani, Sara Esmaeili Kelishomi, Amirabbas Ghasemi, Seyyed Hamidreza Ghafelehbashi   +9 more
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The association of self-rated health with physical activity and demographic factors: a study in primary care from Northwest of Iran

BMC Primary Care
Background Self-rated health (SRH) is an international measure and indicator of mortality and morbidity that can be used as a mortality predictor in adulthood.
Hanieh Moradi, Abouzar Raeisvandi, Mahdie Bahrami, Mohammad Amerzadeh, Mozhgan Abbasi, Zahra Hosseinkhani, Mehdi Osooli   +6 more
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Prevalence and predictors of injuries in Kenya: findings from the national STEPs survey

BMC Public Health, 2018
Background Injuries are becoming an increasingly important public health challenge globally, and are responsible for 9% of deaths. Beyond their impact on health and well-being, fatal and non-fatal injuries also affect social and economic development for ...
Gladwell Koku Gathecha, Christine Ngaruiya, Wilfred Mwai, Ann Kendagor, Scholastica Owondo, Loise Nyanjau, Duncan Kibogong, Wilson Odero, Joseph Kibachio   +8 more
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The comparison of plasma fibronectin in term and preterm delivery: A cross-sectional, descriptive-analytical study

International Journal of Reproductive BioMedicine, 2020
Background: Preterm delivery is one of the main causes of infant death. Therefore, prediction of preterm delivery may eliminate a large number of prenatal complications.
Zahra Moradi, Parvin Moradi, Mohamad Hassan Meshkibaf, Mehrnoosh Aleosfoor, Mehdi Sharafi, Saeedeh Jafarzadeh   +5 more
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Cohort profile of a longitudinal study on non-communicable diseases in employees in northwest Iran

Discover Public Health
Background The burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) is rising in Iran, contributing to many years of quality of life lost and premature deaths. Monitroing NCDs and related risk factors are crucial for prevention and resource allocation.
Manoochehr Mahram, Elahe Jafari, Amin Yazdani, Soudabeh Alatab, Atefeh Khoshkchali, Mohammad Amerzadeh, Abouzar Raeisvandi, Mehdi Osooli, Zahra Hosseinkhani   +8 more
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Temporal patterns in pre-hospital emergency medical services responses in Qazvin, Iran

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Background Pre-hospital care plays a crucial role in the management and control of emergency patients and medical emergencies. The faster and more accurate the performance of medical emergency bases in terms of time and response, the lower the mortality ...
Fariba Naseri, Omid Khosravizadeh, Yousof Akbari Shahrestanaki, Bahman Ahadinezhad, Mohammad Amerzadeh   +4 more
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