OBJECTIVE In Morocco, the association between obesity/overweight and socio-demographic and lifestyle factors is poorly understood. The present study aimed to investigate this association in a representative sample of the Moroccan population aged 18 years and above. DESIGN This is a cross-sectional study using a questionnaire including demographic, socio-economic and physical activity items. H...

This study described the self-reported chronic diseases and health status and examined the factors that are associated with effective health service utilization. Descriptive and logistic regression analysis was performed to determine the factors significantly associated with self-rated health, in-patient and out-patient utilization. Self-rated health status was ranked lower among rural resident...

throughout history “family” has undergone changes. among the factors affecting these changes are the increasing participation of women in public areas and entering the world of employment. when women were employed and left homes it transformed the form of traditional family life and power structure between men and women in the family interactions was changed. in this paper the influence of wome...

although there have been reports of trichomonas vaginalis infection in isfahan, no study has been made of the parasite prevalence correlating infection rate. in a period of 2 years vaginal swabs of 769 females, of 15 to 47 years of age, coming to the amin teaching medical center, isfahan university, for various reasons, were studied for the presence of trichomonas vaginalis. of the total examin...

Numerous studies show that married individuals enjoy better health than those who were never married. This representative survey examines whether they also have a healthier body mass index (BMI) and weight-related behaviors, and tests four independent explanations. Face-to-face interviews were conducted with representative samples (N = 4555) from nine European countries (Austria, France, German...

• Objective: To ascertain the level of planning for endof-life medical care in a population of communitydwelling older adults and to determine if there were demographic and health-related differences among those who had taken steps toward completing advance directives. • Design: Random-digit telephone survey. • Patients and setting: 571 nonurban community-dwelling older adults aged 62 years or ...

Consumption patterns and misuse of alcohol were examined in adults sampled from three cities in Mexico (n=1933). The sample was divided into groups of persons who abstained from alcohol, drank but endorsed no misuse, or drank and endorsed at least some misuse of alcohol. Half of the entire sample was categorized as drinkers (12 or more drinks in lifetime). Mexican men drank more per occasion an...