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Association among house infestation index, dengue incidence, and sociodemographic indicators: surveillance using geographic information system [PDF]

BMC Public Health, 2015
We identified dengue transmission areas by using the Geographic Information Systems located at local surveillance units of the Itaboraí municipality in state of Rio de Janeiro. We considered the association among the house infestation index, the disease incidence, and sociodemographic indicators during a prominent dengue outbreak in 2007 and 2008.In ...
Vargas, Waldemir Paixão, Kawa, Hélia, Sabroza, Paulo Chagastelles, Soares, Valdenir Bandeira, Honório, Nildimar Alves, de Almeida, Andréa Sobral   +5 more
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Association of Mothers' Perception of Neighborhood Quality and Maternal Resilience with Risk of Preterm Birth. [PDF]

, 2015
We examined the associations of mothers' perception of neighborhood quality and maternal resilience with risk of preterm birth and whether maternal resilience moderated the effect of neighborhood quality perception.
Bhatia, Namrata, Chao, Shin Margaret, Crespi, Catherine M, Higgins, Chandra, Patel, Suvas   +4 more
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Ecological and Sociodemographic Determinants of House Infestation by Triatoma infestans in Indigenous Communities of the Argentine Chaco [PDF]

, 2015
The Gran Chaco ecoregion, a hotspot for Chagas and other neglected tropical diseases, is home to >20 indigenous peoples. Our objective was to identify the main ecological and sociodemographic determinants of house infestation and abundance of Triatoma ...
Cardinal, Marta Victoria, Fernandez, Maria del Pilar, Gaspe, Maria Sol, Gurtler, Ricardo Esteban, Provecho, Yael Mariana   +4 more
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Values of body roundness index according different sociodemographic characteristics and healthy habits in caucasians

Academic Journal of Health Sciences, 2022
[eng] Introduction: Obesity is a chronic disease characterized by an increase in fat mass and consequently by weight gain. The increase in the prevalence of obesity implies an increase in the prevalence of several obesity-related comorbidities. Several indices have been developed to determine obesity. The BRI is a new index to assess obesity.
Shengeliya, Yuri, Shengeliya, Nataliya, Shengeliya, Sofiya, Uchaneyshvilli, Manana, Altisench Jané, Bárbara, Ramírez Manent, José Ignacio   +5 more
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Changes in the global, regional, and national burdens of NAFLD from 1990 to 2019: A systematic analysis of the global burden of disease study 2019

Frontiers in Nutrition, 2022
BackgroundUnderstanding the burdens and trends of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is necessary for developing effective intervention strategies.
Dan Wang, Yanbing Xu, Zizhao Zhu, Yanliang Li, Xiaowen Li, Yike Li, Hui Shen, Wei Wu, Yazhuo Liu, Cheng Han   +9 more
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Diet quality of children in the United States by body mass index and sociodemographic characteristics [PDF]

Obesity Science & Practice, 2019
SummaryObjectiveThe primary objective was to use the Healthy Eating Index‐2015 (HEI‐2015) to describe diet quality by categories of body mass index (BMI) and by sociodemographic characteristics within categories of BMI using a nationally representative sample of US children.MethodsDietary datasets from three cycles of the National Health and Nutrition ...
Jessica L. Thomson, Alicia S. Landry, Lisa M. Tussing‐Humphreys, Melissa H. Goodman   +3 more
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Stages of health behavior change and factors associated with physical activity in patients with intermittent claudication [PDF]

, 2012
OBJECTIVE: To analyze, in people with intermittent claudication, the frequency of individuals who are in each of stages of health behavior change to practice physical activity, and analyze the association of these stages with the walking capacity ...
Barbosa, João Paulo dos Anjos Souza, Chehuen, Marcel da Rocha, Cucato, Gabriel, Dias, Raphael Mendes Ritti, Farah, Breno Quintella, Forjaz, Cláudia Lúcia de Moraes, Oliveira, Jacilene Guedes de, Wolosker, Nelson   +7 more
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A Diet Quality Index for Pregnancy detects variation in diet and differences by sociodemographic factors [PDF]

Public Health Nutrition, 2002
AbstractObjective:Methods currently used to assess nutritional status during pregnancy have limitations if one wishes to examine the overall quality of the diet. A Diet Quality Index for Pregnancy (DQI-P) was developed to reflect current nutritional recommendations for pregnancy and national dietary guidelines.Design:Dietary intake was assessed during ...
Lisa M, Bodnar, Anna Maria, Siega-Riz
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Associations of dietary, body mass index, lifestyle and sociodemographic factors with iron deficiency anemia.

Family Practice and Palliative Care, 2021
Introduction:: Anemia is one of the important public health problems plaguing the world today. Iron deficiency anemia (IDA) constitutes the majority of this anemia population. This study aims to explore the relationship of IDA and socio-demographic, lifestyle, dietary, physical activity, and different body size phenotypes in the adult Turkish ...
Burkay YAKAR, Gamzecan KARAKAYA, Erhan ÖNALAN, Edibe PİRİNÇCİ, Emir DÖNDER   +4 more
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Global burden and trends of firearm violence in 204 countries/territories from 1990 to 2019

Frontiers in Public Health, 2022
BackgroundGaps remained in the updated information of the firearm violence (FV) burden from a global landscape. Understanding the global burden of FV could contribute to decision-making.MethodsData on the FV burden, including physical violence by firearm
Zejin Ou, Yixian Ren, Danping Duan, Shihao Tang, Shaofang Zhu, Kexin Feng, Jinwei Zhang, Jiabin Liang, Yiwei Su, Yuxia Zhang, Jiaxin Cui, Yuquan Chen, Xueqiong Zhou, Chen Mao, Zhi Wang   +14 more
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