BACKGROUND The attendance rate in Estonian cervical cancer screening programme is too low therefore the programme is hardly effective. A cross-sectional population based survey was performed to identify awareness of cervical cancer risk factors, reasons why women do not want to participate in cervical screening programme and wishes for better organisation of the programme. METHOD An anonymous...

BACKGROUND In The Netherlands, a national chlamydia screening program started in 2008, but the participation was low and the screening was not cost-effective. This study aimed to explore unconscious and conscious associations with chlamydia screening (16-29 year-olds). In addition, we examined whether information presented in chlamydia screening invitation letters had an effect on the evaluatio...

Introduction. Male involvement in antenatal care (ANC) has been associated with improved prevention of mother-to-child transmission outcomes in Sub-Saharan Africa; yet it remains uncommon. We assess acceptability of male involvement from the male and female perspectives and potential incentives for men to attend ANC. Methods. Adult pregnant women and men attending primary healthcare at Witkoppe...

Although there are already several significant works on the Parsi Zoroastrian diaspora in panorama of historical research, many communities, stories, and aspects still remain unknown or little studied. In 1898, Delphine Menant mentioned two Parsis, partners London-based company Dadabhoy & C., Madagascar. The information given by French scholar, however, has not been followed up more recent ...

Recently, we identified the 100 mostcited papers of all time, 1 and indicated which of them were the subjects of Citation C[a~~i~~’”2 ~omment~ries. we now plan to publish a series of essays listing the most-cited articles from several leading multidisciplinary or multispeciaky journals. Publication of these lists constitutes an open invitation to the authors of these Citation Classics to submit...

BACKGROUND Screening colonoscopy effectiveness is hampered by limited adherence by the general population. The present prospective study was performed to evaluate whether adding capsule colonoscopy to the endoscopic screening options increases uptake. METHODS Invitation letters were sent to 2150 persons above the age of 55 insured with a German medical insurance company in the area of Rinteln...

Background The purpose of mammography screening is to decrease breast cancer mortality. To achieve this a high coverage by examination is needed. Within an organized screening programme, we examined the impact of changes in the invitation schedule on the interplay between coverage and participation. Method We studied nine cohorts aged 50-51 when first targeted by mammography screening in Copenh...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate an innovative invitation designed to facilitate informed choices for undergoing screening for type 2 diabetes. METHODS Four hundred and seventeen people aged 40-69 years (sex: F 53%/M 47%), without known diabetes, recruited from street locations. Participants were randomised to receive one of two hypothetical invitations for screening for type 2 diabetes; one based on Ge...

Jeff Moss took the audience on a behind-the-scenes look at cybersecurity policy and practice, starting from the origins of DEFCON, and continuing on to present day Washington, DC policy-making as ICANN’s chief security officer. Two decades ago, when the first DEFCON was taking shape, part of the goal was to get as many computer security-focused individuals in one place in order to encourage the...