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The role of sociodemographic factors associated with waterpipe smoking among male adolescents in western Iran: A cross-sectional study

Tobacco Induced Diseases, 2018
Introduction Waterpipe smoking (WPS) is an increasingly popular leisure activity among young people in Iran. The purpose of this study was to identify the role of sociodemographic factors associated with WPS among male adolescents in Iran.
Saeed Bashirian, Majid Barati, Hamid Abasi, Manoj Sharma, Manoochehr Karami   +4 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Factors determining access to oral health services among children aged less than 12 years in Peru [version 1; referees: 2 approved, 1 approved with reservations]

F1000Research, 2017
Background: Understanding problems of access to oral health services requires knowledge of factors that determine access. This study aimed to evaluate factors that determine access to oral health services among children aged
Diego Azañedo, Akram Hernández-Vásquez, Mixsi Casas-Bendezú, César Gutiérrez, Andrés A. Agudelo-Suárez, Sandra Cortés   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Community engagement for the rapid elimination of malaria: the case of Kayin State, Myanmar [version 1; referees: 2 approved]

Wellcome Open Research, 2017
Background: Currently, malaria elimination efforts are ongoing in several locations across Southeast Asia,  including in Kayin State (also known as Karen State), Myanmar .
Ladda Kajeechiwa, May Myo Thwin, Suphak Nosten, Saw Win Tun, Daniel Parker, Lorenz von Seidlein, Decha Tangseefa, François Nosten, Phaik Yeong Cheah   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Identification of organic pigments in tattoo inks and permanent make-ups using MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry [version 1; referees: 2 approved]

F1000Research, 2017
Nowadays, about 12% of the European and 20% of the US population are tattooed. Rising concerns regarding consumer safety, led to legal restrictions on tattoo inks and permanent make-up (PMU) inks.
Markus Niederer, Urs Hauri, Lydia Kroll, Christopher Hohl   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Differences in determinants of active aging between older Brazilian and English adults: ELSI-Brazil and ELSA

Cadernos de Saúde Pública, 2023
: This study aimed to investigate differences in determinants of active aging between older Brazilian and English adults and to verify the association of behavioral, personal, and social determinants with physical health.
Janderson Diego Pimenta da Silva, Isadora Viegas Martins, Luciana Helena Reis Braga, Cesar Messias de Oliveira, Maria Fernanda Lima-Costa, Luciana de Souza Braga, Juliana Lustosa Torres   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Household air pollution, chronic respiratory disease and pneumonia in Malawian adults: A case-control study [version 1; referees: 2 approved]

Wellcome Open Research, 2017
Background: Four million people die each year from diseases caused by exposure to household air pollution. There is an association between exposure to household air pollution and pneumonia in children (half a million attributable deaths a year); however,
Hannah R. Jary, Stephen Aston, Antonia Ho, Emanuele Giorgi, Newton Kalata, Mulinda Nyirenda, Jane Mallewa, Ingrid Peterson, Stephen B. Gordon, Kevin Mortimer   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Identification of organic pigments in tattoo inks and permanent make-up using laser desorption ionisation mass spectrometry [version 2; referees: 2 approved]

F1000Research, 2018
Nowadays, about 12% of the European and 20% of the US population are tattooed. Rising concerns regarding consumer safety, led to legal restrictions on tattoo and permanent make-up (PMU) inks. Restrictions also include bans on certain colourants. Both ink
Markus Niederer, Urs Hauri, Lydia Kroll, Christopher Hohl   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Institute of Medicine Measures of Social and Behavioral Determinants of Health: A Feasibility Study [PDF]

American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 2017
Social and behavioral factors are known to affect health but are not routinely assessed in medical practice. To date, no studies have assessed a parsimonious panel of measures of social and behavioral determinants of health (SBDs). This study evaluated the panel of SBD measures recommended by the Institute of Medicine and examined the effect of ...
Giuse, Nunzia B, Koonce, Taneya Y, Kusnoor, Sheila V, Prather, Aric A, Gottlieb, Laura M, Huang, Li-Ching, Phillips, Sharon E, Shyr, Yu, Adler, Nancy E, Stead, William W   +9 more
openaire   +4 more sources

Distribution of demographic, health and behavioral health characteristics by depression symptoms and social determinants (n = 47).

, 2021
Distribution of demographic, health and behavioral health characteristics by depression symptoms and social determinants (n = 47).
Rebecca Jackson (319216), Johanna Burch (11272949), Sylvia Guendelman (760130), Layla Joudeh (11272952), Rebecca Reno (11272946), Jodi Stookey (4753473)   +5 more
core   +1 more source

Relationships between activation level, knowledge, self-efficacy, and self-management behavior in heart failure patients discharged from rural hospitals [v1; ref status: indexed, http://f1000r.es/5fl]

F1000Research, 2015
Non-adherence to self-management guidelines accounted for 50% of hospital readmissions in heart failure patients. Evidence showed that patient activation affects self-management behaviors in populations living with chronic conditions. The purpose of this
Van Do, Lufei Young, Sue Barnason, Hoang Tran   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source