Demographic and Regional Trends of Smoking among Thai Females from 1986 to 2014
Background: Smoking is a major public health burden causing substantial morbidity and mortality. The aim of the study was to assess the prevalences and demographic trends of smoking among Thai females.
Nirmal Gautam +2 more
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An exploratory spatial analysis of geographical inequalities of birth intervals among young women in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) : a cross-sectional study [PDF]
Background: The length of time between two successive live births (birth interval), is associated with child survival in the developing world. Short birth intervals (
Kandala, Ngianga-Bakwin +4 more
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Prevalence and Determinants of Obesity among Primary School Children in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. [PDF]
Childhood obesity has increased dramatically and has become a public health concern worldwide. Childhood obesity is likely to persist through adulthood and may lead to early onset of NCDs. However, there is paucity of data on obesity among primary school
Kubhoja, Sulende +25 more
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Hepatitis C virus infection epidemiology among people who inject drugs in Europe: a systematic review of data for scaling up treatment and prevention. [PDF]
BACKGROUND: People who inject drugs (PWID) are a key population affected by hepatitis C virus (HCV). Treatment options are improving and may enhance prevention; however access for PWID may be poor.
Mcdonald, B +210 more
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Malaria and Mosquito net Utilisation among Schoolchildren in Villages with or without Healthcare Facilities at Different Altitudes in Iringa District, Tanzania. [PDF]
The endemicity of malaria in Tanzania is heterogenous, mainly associated with physical factors such as topography, climate and socio-economic status. The contributions of these factors in many regions of Tanzania have not been studied in detail.
Kisinza, W.N. +23 more
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Demographic and Regional Trends of Smoking among Thai Females from 1986 to 2014
Background: Smoking is a major public health burden causing substantial morbidity and mortality. The aim of the study was to assess the prevalences and demographic trends of smoking among Thai females.
Nirmal Gautam +2 more
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The impact of endemic and epidemic malaria on the risk of stillbirth in two areas of Tanzania with different malaria transmission patterns. [PDF]
BACKGROUND: The impact of malaria on the risk of stillbirth is still under debate. The aim of the present analysis was to determine comparative changes in stillbirth prevalence between two areas of Tanzania with different malaria transmission patterns in
Brabin Bernard J +14 more
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Variation in chronic radiation exposure does not drive life history divergence among Daphnia populations across the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone [PDF]
Ionizing radiation is a mutagen with known negative impacts on individual fitness. However, much less is known about how these individual fitness effects translate into population‐level variation in natural environments that have experienced varying ...
Gashchak, Sergey +4 more
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SEROPREVALENCE TO RUBELLA VIRUS POST MMR VACCINATION IN BASRAH, SOUTHERN IRAQ [PDF]
A seroepidemiological study was carried out in Basrah from October 2003 to October 2004. The study aimed on determination of the prevalence of rubella IgG antibody among children under 15 years of age and females at childbearing age, rates of vaccination
Hassan J. Hasony, Wijdan Nazar Al-Musawi
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Calving time and foetus growth among wild reindeer in Norway
Mean calving dates among 7 wild reindeer (Rangifer t. tarandus) herds in southern Norway varied between the 6th and the 27th of May. Ln transformed foetus weights relate linearly to ln age in days.
Eigil Reimers
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