OBJECTIVE To study the influence of state health care system characteristics on time to nursing home admission (NHA) for persons with Alzheimer's disease (AD). METHOD Up to nine years of Consortium to Establish a Registry for Alzheimer's Disease (CERAD) data on 639 non-Latino White individuals were merged with longitudinal data from the 28 states in which the CERAD participants resided. The s...

BACKGROUND Representing approximately 0.5% of the population, transgender (trans) persons in Canada depend on family physicians for both general and transition-related care. However, physicians receive little to no training on this patient population, and trans patients are often profoundly uncomfortable and may avoid health care. This study examined factors associated with patient discomfort d...

Back ground and objective: Myocardial infarction is sudden blockage of coronary artery, result in damage to the surrounding heart muscle. Quality life it’s a situation with wide variety, which influenced Physical wellbeing, psychological condition, nuanced way, personal beliefs, social relations other persons environment. The aim study was assess quality domains patients Infarction. Method: A l...

While significant declines in cigarette smoking have occurred among U.S. adults during the past 5 decades, the use of emerging tobacco products* has increased in recent years (1-3). To estimate tobacco use among U.S. adults aged ≥18 years, CDC and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) analyzed data from the 2013-2014 National Adult Tobacco Survey (NATS). During 2013-2014, 21.3% of U.S. adults ...

This study focuses on factors that predispose young persons aged 15-24 years in Zimbabwe to infection from HIV. Using the Mosley and Chen framework, multivariate modelling was used to assess the effect of demographic, socio-economic and behavioural factors on the risk of HIV infection among this target group. The study utilised data from the Zimbabwe Demographic and Health Survey (ZDHS) conduct...

Introduction Natural caregivers of patients with schizophrenia constitute a main source care as they have to shoulder multitude caregiving responsibilities and are then confronted considerable difficulties while providing care. As result, natural caregivers, often described “the hidden patients” usually suffer from psychological consequences such anxiety depression. Objectives This study aimed ...

The study examines the economic analysis of tomato marketing in Ondo State, Nigeria. Primary data were used through a well-designed questionnaire. A multistage sampling was to select 120 marketers area. Descriptive statistics, budgetary techniques, and multiple regression for analysis. results revealed that married females dominate with an average age 40 years. About 55.0% them had household si...

BACKGROUND Physical inactivity levels are rising in many countries with major implications for the prevalence of non-communicable diseases and the general health of the population worldwide. We conducted this study to examine leisure-time physical activity levels among African adults in an urban setting. METHODS We conducted a cross-sectional study among a random sample of 1,058 adults at a g...