INTRODUCTION Uptake of antenatal services is low in Nigeria; however, indicators in the Christian-dominated South have been better than in the Muslim-dominated North. This study evaluated religious influences on utilization of general and HIV-related maternal health services among women in rural and periurban North-Central Nigeria. MATERIALS AND METHODS Targeted participants were HIV-positive...

Objective: The purpose of this study is to evaluate trends in daily smoking among adult North Carolinians and identify factors that predict quit-smoking attempts among male and female daily smokers. For many smokers, multiple quit-smoking attempts are a precursor to quitting successfully. Methods: Telephone interview data from the NC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) were used ...

Introduction. Male circumcision is a recommended practice in Muslim tradition. It is important to ensure that this procedure is performed as safely as possible in these communities. Methods. Five hundred adult men and women with at least one male child less than 18 years were interviewed in Karachi, Pakistan, regarding details of their child's circumcision. The survey focused on actual and perc...

Little is known on respiratory effects of indoor chemicals in the tropics. We investigated associations between asthma and infections Malaysian students chemical exposure at home school. Moreover, we differences environment three main ethnic groups Malaysia (Malay, Chinese, Indian). Totally, 462 from 8 junior high schools Johor Bahru participated (96% participation rate). The answered a questio...

The study deals with the connection between metabolic syndrome (MS) and smoking habits of 1602 males and 828 females aged 18-97 years from the island of Hvar, Croatia. The age-adjusted prevalence of MS was higher in males (18.1-31.2%) than females (9.7-24.2%) by all five criteria that were defined, except the one by AHA/NHLBI. The overall prevalence of MS reached 12.9% by WHO using body mass in...

background: lipid profile changes are a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease with increasing prevalence in our society due to poor nutritional habits, sedentary, and smoking. owing to lack of epidemiological data in this area, this study was designed to investigate lipid profile and morbidity risk in smokers and non- smokers in babol, north of iran. methods: in this study, 204 young men...

BACKGROUND The Canadian Acute Respiratory Illness and Flu Scale (CARIFS) is a parent-proxy questionnaire that assesses severity of acute respiratory infections in children. The aim was to (a) perform a cross-cultural adaptation and (b) prove that the Malay CARIFS is a reliable tool. FINDINGS The CARIFS underwent forward and backward translations as recommended by international guidelines. A p...

To investigate the presence and/or agenesis of third molar (M3) tooth germs in orthodontics patients in Malaysian Malay and Chinese population and evaluate the relationship between presence and/or agenesis of M3 with different skeletal malocclusion patterns and sagittal maxillomandibular jaw dimensions. Pretreatment records of 300 orthodontic patients (140 males and 160 females, 219 Malaysian M...