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Prevalence of Primary Infertility and its Associated Risk Factors in Urban Population of Central India: A Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study

Indian Journal of Community Medicine, 2019
Background: Primary infertility is a serious health issue that has profound socioeconomic and health implications on both the individual and society. Despite the important consequences of infertility, estimation of its prevalence is limited.
Ashwini Katole, A. Saoji
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The less healthy urban population: income-related health inequality in China [PDF]

, 2012
Background Health inequality has been recognized as a problem all over the world. In China, the poor usually have less access to healthcare than the better-off, despite having higher levels of need.
Kanavos, Panos, Kanavos Panos, Yang Wei, Yang, Wei, Yang, Wei; id_orcid, Wei Yang, Panos Kanavos   +6 more
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Association between natural hazards and postnatal care among the neonates in India: a step towards full coverage using geospatial approach

BMC Emergency Medicine, 2023
Background Postnatal care is crucial to prevent the child mortality. Despite the improvement in the PNC coverage for the neonates, it is still far away from the universal health coverage.
Papai Barman, Nawaj Sarif, Amiya Saha
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An analysis of the spatial and temporal variations of human trafficking in India

Cogent Social Sciences
Human trafficking is one of the most rapidly increasing forms of transnational crime. Globally, an estimated 25 million adults and children are subjected to modern slavery or human trafficking.
Tushar Dakua, Margubur Rahaman, K. C. Das   +2 more
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Examining income-related inequality in health literacy and health-information seeking among urban population in China

BMC Public Health, 2019
BackgroundHealth literacy and health-information seeking behaviour (HISB) play vital roles in health outcome improvements. This study examines the extent of income-related inequality in health literacy and health-information seeking as well as the ...
Cheng-Xiang Tang, Xue-Ji Wu, Xiong-Fei Chen, Bingying Pan, Xiaocong Yang   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Spatial analysis of hypertension’s awareness, treatment and control in India: evidence from national family health survey 2019-21

BMC Public Health
Background Being a primary contributor to cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), Hypertension is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Globally, around 4 billion people were estimated to have hypertension in 2019, resulting in 10 million ...
Priti, Rahul Kumar, Kunal Keshri, Ankit Gupta   +3 more
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Impact of the Heart WATCH Program on Patients at Risk of Developing Metabolic Syndrome, Prediabetes or Cardiovascular Disease

Journal of Patient-Centered Research and Reviews, 2015
Purpose: Metabolic syndrome is a set of metabolic risk factors associated with increased risk of developing cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes mellitus.
Jennifer Fink, Kathryn K. Havens, Julia A. Schumacher, Renee E. Walker, George L. Morris, David A. Nelson, Maharaj Singh, Ron A. Cisler, Ron A. Cisler   +8 more
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New Zealand regions, 1986-2001: Population geography [PDF]

, 2005
This paper is primarily concerned with the spatial aspects of population, namely with: (i) patterns of settlement (urban, rural) and attendant population size variations by region, (ii) changes over time between rural and urban areas at a Regional ...
Lindop, J., Pool, Ian, Baxendine, Sandra, Cochrane, William   +3 more
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The Impact of the COVID‐19 Pandemic on Childhood Cancer Survival: A Population‐Based Assessment of Survival Patterns Between 2015 and 2023 in Germany

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Numerous international studies have reported declines in new cancer diagnoses, delayed diagnoses and disruptions in cancer treatment following the implementation of COVID‐19 pandemic public health measures, raising concerns that these effects may ultimately contribute to increased cancer mortality.
Friederike Erdmann, Maike Wellbrock, Javier Louro, Arndt Borkhardt, Martin Schrappe, Claudia Trübenbach, Desiree Grabow, Cécile M. Ronckers, Joachim Schüz   +8 more
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Social support and economic conditions among older migrants in India: do distance, duration, and streams of migration play a role in later life?

BMC Public Health
Background Being older and having a migrant feature might cause a double risk of vulnerability in poor economic, social support, and health status at the place of destination.
Vasim Ahamad, Ram Babu Bhagat, Manisha, Sanjay Kumar Pal   +3 more
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