OBJECTIVES Since the 1980s, older, low-educated White women experienced an unprecedented decrease in life expectancy. We investigated whether a similar phenomenon was evident among younger women for obesity. METHODS Using the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, age-adjusted changes were estimated in the prevalence of overall and abdominal obesity (BMI ≥ 30 kg/m(2) , waist circum...

Increased resources are being committed to the multicultural training of counselors. Despite these gains, training continues to focus almost exclusively on the acquisition of cultural awareness and culture-specific knowledge. Valuable though they are, awareness and knowledge, the authors argue, do not necessarily result in effective multicultural counseling skill. Therefore, it is recommended t...

following a neighborhood-oriented approach, tehran municipality provided citizenship education with the purpose of empowering women. in spite of the large coverage of the project and its high costs, comprehensive studies haven’t been conducted in this area yet. thus, the present study primarily tries to examine the relationship between provided education and the level of empowerment. the resear...

OBJECTIVES Socioeconomic disparities in health have emerged as an important area in public health, but studies from Afro-Caribbean populations are uncommon. In this study, we report on educational health disparities in cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors (hypertension, diabetes mellitus, hypercholesterolemia, and obesity), among Jamaican adults. METHODS We analyzed data from the Jamaica...

BACKGROUND The coverage of breast and cervical cancer screening has only slightly increased in the past decade in Thailand, and these cancers remain leading causes of death among women. This study identified socioeconomic and contextual factors contributing to the variation in screening uptake and coverage. MATERIALS AND METHODS Secondary data from two nationally representative household surv...

BACKGROUND In-depth understanding of cultural and religious factors limiting organ donation of three ethnic populations (Malay, Chinese, and Indian) in Southeast Asia is lacking. Identification of factors limiting organ donation among these three ethnic groups will provide insights into culturally appropriate strategies to promote acceptance of organ donation in a multiethnic Asian community. ...

traditional dairy farms play important role to obtain dairy and rural household income. rural women are managers these units. unfortunately, they haven't educated because of social and cultural problems. milk production contain high microbial count endanger community health and also producers economic in traditional farms. the project has studied educational needs of rural women regarding ...