Self-Reported Selected Zoonotic Diseases among Animal Handlers in Ahmedabad City

Self-reported risk behaviors among offender motorcyclists in Ahvaz City

INTRODUCTION Road traffic accidents are among the most critical public health issues. Many people die on the roads each day and tens of millions sustain nonfatal injuries. The aim of this study is to describe the high-risk behaviors of motorcyclists in which police had to confiscate their motorcycles. METHODS This cross-sectional study was carried out on 240 motorcyclists in Iran from Decembe...

Zoonotic potential of emerging animal diseases.

Self reported respiratory symptoms and diseases among hairdressers.

OBJECTIVES Hairdressers are exposed to many irritative and allergenic substances capable of causing occupational respiratory symptoms and diseases. The self reported prevalence of respiratory symptoms and diseases was studied, and the risks among hairdressers compared with saleswomen was estimated. METHODS A cross sectional prevalence study of respiratory symptoms and diseases was carried out...

surveillance of zoonotic diseases in marvdasht city, fars province

background: complete and fast diagnosis, registry and treatment programs are the main effective strategies for controlling infectious diseases. in addition, an organized and extended infectious disease surveillance system is crucial in designing and monitoring communicable diseases control programs. the quality of the surveillance system can be evaluated by several indices such as timeliness, c...

Racial/ethnic disparities on self-reported hypertension in New York City: examining disparities among Hispanic subgroups.

OBJECTIVES To investigate differences in self-reported hypertension among Hispanic subgroups as they compare to Asian, non-Hispanic Black and non-Hispanic White groups; and whether these differences depend on nativity status in the New York City Community Health Survey 2006-2008. DESIGN Cross-sectional. SETTING New York City. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE Self-reported hypertension. METHODS Log-...