Predictors of healthcare seeking delays among children with chronic musculoskeletal disorders in NepalJournal of Epidemiology and Global Health - Tập 7 - Trang 299-304 - 2017
Drake G. LeBrun, Divya Talwar, Tuyetnhi A. Pham, Bibek Banskota, David A. Spiegel
Healthcare seeking behaviors among children with musculoskeletal disorders are poorly understood. We sought to analyze healthcare seeking delays among children with chronic musculoskeletal conditions in Nepal and identify predictors of clinically significant delays. A cross-sectional study was conducted at a large pediatric musculoskeletal rehabilitation center in Nepal. Baseline sociodemographic ...... hiện toàn bộ
Cardiovascular risk factors in semi-urban communities in southwest Nigeria: Patterns and prevalenceJournal of Epidemiology and Global Health - Tập 5 - Trang 167-174 - 2014
Rotimi Oluyombo, Michael A. Olamoyegun, Oluwasegun Olaifa, Sandra O. Iwuala, Oluwole A. Babatunde
Over 80% of cardiovascular deaths take place in low- and middle-income countries; most of these deaths are due to modifiable risk factors. The study aimed at estimating the prevalence and pattern of major cardiovascular risk factors in both men and women older than 18 years. This is a cross-sectional study of cardiovascular risk factors among semi-urban dwellers in Ekiti State, south-western, Nige...... hiện toàn bộ
Democracy predicts sport and recreation membership: Insights from 52 countriesJournal of Epidemiology and Global Health - Tập 7 - Trang 21-28 - 2016
Shea M. Balish
Although evidence suggests sport and recreation are powerful contributors to worldwide public health, sizable gender differences persist. It is unknown whether country characteristics moderate gender differences across countries. The primary purpose of this study was to examine if countries’ levels of democracy and/or gender inequality moderate gender differences in sport and recreation membership...... hiện toàn bộ
Learning from the Epidemiological Response to the 2014/15 Ebola Virus Disease OutbreakJournal of Epidemiology and Global Health - Tập 9 - Trang 169-175 - 2019
Maya Holding, Chikwe Ihekweazu, James MacNaughton Stuart, Isabel Oliver
A large international response was needed to bring the 2014/15 West African Ebola virus disease outbreak under control. This study sought to learn lessons from this epidemic to strengthen the response to future outbreaks of international significance by identifying priorities for future epidemiology training and response. Epidemiologists who were deployed to West Africa were recruited through a sn...... hiện toàn bộ