The Jackson Heart Study (JHS) is a prospective, population-based cohort study designed to investigate risk factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD) in African-American men and women. An aim of the JHS is the elucidation of the role that sociocultural factors play in the excess CVD risk and mortality in African Americans. Considerable evidence is available to document the influence of social, cu...

BACKGROUND Rural women in West Bengal have been found to have low rates of formal education, poor health knowledge, high rates of malnutrition and anemia, and low levels of empowerment. Despite these difficult circumstances, some women have positive health outcomes compared to women with similarly disadvantaged backgrounds. The purpose of this study is to identify factors associated with positi...

This study investigates the lasting health effects of leaving school in a bad economy. Three empirical patterns motivate this study: Leaving school in a bad economy has persistent and negative career effects, career and health outcomes are correlated, and fluctuations in contemporaneous economic conditions affect health in the short-run. I draw data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Yout...

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ureaplasma urealyticum can colonize women genital tract and be isolated from the amniotic fluid of women with adverse pregnancy outcomes. the association of u. urealyticum with spontaneous abortion remains controversial. the aim of this study was to evaluate the frequency of u. urealyticum infection among pregnant women and its association with spontaneous abortion.in this case-control study we...

background recently, global nursing experts have been aggressively encouraging nurses to pursue creativity and innovation in nursing to improve nursing outcomes. nurses’ creativity plays a significant role in health and well-being. in most health systems across the world, nurses provide up to 80% of the primary health care; therefore, they are critically positioned to provide creative solutions...

introduction sleepiness refers to drowsiness, feelings or strong will to sleep, and decreased functional outcomes. this study was conducted to determine the relationship between sleepiness, physical activity, and functional outcomes of sleep in iranian patients with type ii diabetes. materials and methods in this cross-sectional study 220 outpatients with type ii diabetes were selected through ...

hepatocellular carcinoma (hcc) represents one of the most common neoplasms worldwide.  liver trasnplantation (lt) is the treatment of choice for selected group of patients with hcc. lt is actually a consolidated therapeutic option for hcc because it cures both tumor and underlying cirrhosis. in 1996, the publication of a pivotal prospective study on less than 50 patients, transplanted for hcc u...

the purpose of this study was to shed light on the identification of themes and sub-themes of the quality of life (qol) in iranian veterans with spinal cord injury (sci). studies have reported decreased qol in sci patients which encompass all aspects of their life. little is known about qol in sci veterans from iran. the aim of this qualitative study was to identify related aspects of such pati...