Considering treatment of male genital schistosomiasis as a tool for future HIV prevention: a systematic reviewInternational Journal of Public Health - Tập 60 - Trang 839-848 - 2015
Chalotte Willemann Stecher, Per Kallestrup, Eyrun Floerecke Kjetland, Birgitte Vennervald, Eskild Petersen
Male genital schistosomiasis (MGS) is a neglected manifestation of Schistosoma haematobium infection with ignored implications on reproductive health and a differential diagnosis to sexually transmitted infections in endemic regions. MGS may have associations with HIV transmission and acquisition, and treatment could be a neglected chance of HIV prevention. This review summarizes current knowledge...... hiện toàn bộ
Intersectoral action for health at a municipal level in CubaInternational Journal of Public Health - Tập 57 - Trang 15-23 - 2011
Jerry Spiegel, Milagros Alegret, Veronic Clair, Nino Pagliccia, Barbara Martinez, Mariano Bonet, Annalee Yassi
To consider how Cuba’s acknowledged achievement of excellent health outcomes may relate to how health determinants are addressed intersectorally. Our team of Canadian and Cuban researchers and health policy practitioners undertook a study to consider the organization and practices involved in addressing health determinants in 2 municipalities (1 urban and 1 rural). The study included a questionnai...... hiện toàn bộ
Socioeconomic inequalities in current daily smoking in five Turkish regionsInternational Journal of Public Health - Tập 59 - Trang 251-260 - 2013
Hur Hassoy, Isil Ergin, Anton E. Kunst
To assess whether socioeconomic inequalities in smoking in five regions across in Turkey have the same pattern as observed in southern Europe. Cross-sectional data of the World Health Survey 2002 from Turkey were analyzed (5,951 women and 4,456 men) to evaluate the association of smoking with wealth and education. Age-standardized prevalence rates and odds ratios were calculated separately by sex,...... hiện toàn bộ
Socioeconomic disparities in self-reported arthritis for Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians aged 18–64International Journal of Public Health - Tập 56 - Trang 295-304 - 2011
Joan Cunningham
To examine socioeconomic disparities in arthritis among non-remote Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australian adults aged 18–64. Weighted data on self-reported arthritis and several socioeconomic measures from two nationally representative surveys conducted in 2004–2005 were analysed using logistic regression. Current diagnosed arthritis was more commonly reported by Indigenous than non-Indigenous p...... hiện toàn bộ
Metropolitan and micropolitan statistical area estimates of depression and anxiety using the Patient Health Questionnaire-8 in the 2006 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance SystemInternational Journal of Public Health - - 2009
Tara W. Strine, Satvinder S. Dhingra, Kurt Kroenke, Mohamed Qayad, James L. Ribble, Catherine A. Okoro, Lina S. Balluz, Shanta R. Dube, James Lando, Ali H. Mokdad
To examine the prevalence of depression and anxiety in the United States by state and MMSA. The 2006 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System collected depression and anxiety data on 74 metropolitan and micropolitan statistical areas (MMSAs) and 41 states/territories (n = 217 379). The national prevalence of current depression, lifetime diagnosis of depression, and lifetime diagnosis of anxiety ...... hiện toàn bộ
Commercial determinants of health: an ethical explorationInternational Journal of Public Health - Tập 65 - Trang 1123-1132 - 2020
Paul Ndebele, Hina Shaikh, Nino Paichadze, Imran Bari, David Michaels, Carlos Santos Burgoa, Adnan A. Hyder
This paper seeks to contribute toward a better understanding of commercial determinants of health by proposing a set of ethical principles that can be used by researchers and other health actors in understanding and addressing Commercial Determinants of Health (CDoH). The paper is mainly based on a systematic review and qualitative analysis of the existing literature on CDoH and public health ethi...... hiện toàn bộ