BACKGROUND Stunting is a major public health problem in Africa and is associated with poor child survival and development. We investigate factors associated to child stunting in three Tanzanian regions. METHODS A cross-sectional two-stage cluster sampling survey was conducted among children aged 6-59 months. The sample included 1360 children aged 6-23 months and 1904 children aged 24-59 month...

Little is known about motivation for treatment and readiness for change during an acute medical event. We present data from a cohort of 353 actively substance abusing adults assessed at baseline and every three days during their hospital admission for readiness to change substance use behaviors (URICA), self-reported motivations for substance abuse treatment, and pain and withdrawal symptoms. F...

BACKGROUND Abortion has been legal in Nepal since 2002 and the country has made striking progress in rolling out induced abortion services. It led to well-known changes in reproductive behavior, however knowledge about legislation and abortion experience by female youth has been least investigated. This paper is an attempt to examine knowledge about legislation of abortion and abortion experien...

INTRODUCTION Female sex workers (FSWs) are at highest risk for contracting HIV and facilitating the current heterosexual HIV epidemic in Guangxi, China, yet little is known of the impact of recent harm reduction campaigns in the province. We analyzed sentinel surveillance data collected between 2010 and 2012 in Guangxi to explore correlations between the prevalence of HIV, hepatitis C (HCV), an...

BACKGROUND Limited data are available on the use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) and factors associated with use among the pediatric population in the United States. METHODS Using the 2007 National Health Interview Survey data among individuals <18 years of age (n = 9417), we compared CAM users (excluding those using vitamins and minerals) and non-CAM users. Using bivariable a...

Background: Anaemia in pregnancy remains a severe public health problem sub-Saharan African countries including Nigeria.&#x0D; Objectives: To assess factors associated with anaemia among Nigerian women.&#x0D; Methods: A secondary analysis of the 2018 Nigeria demographic survey was conducted to determine predictors pregnant women (N=1522). SAS 9.4 used for analysis.&#x0D; Results: The prevalence...

BACKGROUND Rhinoconjunctivitis is a global health problem and one of the most common chronic conditions in children. Development of rhinoconjunctivitis depends on both genetic and environmental factors. Many studies have investigated rhinoconjunctivitis, but only few studies have evaluated the risk factors for non-allergic rhinoconjunctivitis in children finding family history of atopic disease...

This study was conducted to estimate the prevalence and associated factors of subjective halitosis in adolescents. In total, 359,263 participants were selected from the Korea Youth Risk Behavior Web-based Survey (KYRBWS) from 2009 through 2013. Demographic data including age, sex, obesity and residency; psychosocial factors such as subjective health, stress, and economic levels; and dietary fac...

Results: Patients given a single dose of I of 600 MBq (16 mCi) (N = 485) had a higher cure rate (84.1%) compared with those receiving either 370 MBq (10 mCi) (74.9%, P < 0.001) or those given 185 MBq (5 mCi) (63%, P < 0.001). An increased incidence of hypothyroidism by 1 year was evident with higher doses (600 MBq: 60.4%; 370 MBq: 49.2%, P = 0.001; 185 MBq: 38.1%, P < 0.001). Binary logistic re...

BACKGROUND Ectopic pregnancy (EP) is the leading cause of maternal death during the first trimester of pregnancy. A better understanding of EP risk can help prevent its occurrence. We carried out a multi-center, large-sample, case-control study to evaluate the risk factors for EP in Shanghai, China. METHODS Women who were diagnosed with EP (n = 2411) and women with intrauterine pregnancies (n...