Perceived awareness and caring, or beliefs about how much parents and peers know and care about students' behavior, was assessed in relation to students' drinking patterns. Prior to and at the end of the first semester at college, participants completed Web-based surveys assessing alcohol use, family and social motives, and perceived awareness and caring from parents and peers. Family motives m...

In 2009, a quadrivalent HPV vaccine was approved and "permissively" recommended for US males aged 9 to 26 y to protect against genital warts. The purpose of this study was to examine parental awareness and HPV vaccine uptake among 9-17 y old males during the first year following this recommendation. Data from the 2010 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) were obtained to assess vaccination s...

Objectives: To understand public awareness of newborn screening and public views on criteria needed for a disorder to be included in universal newborn screening. Methods: Adults in waiting rooms of internal medicine and pediatric clinics completed a survey. Results: 55% of participants (n=213) were unaware that all newborns are screened at birth for certain disorders. Nearly 60% supported scree...

BACKGROUND This study is aimed to assess the prevalence of awareness, treatment and control of high blood pressure (HBP) and associated factors in a Swiss city. DESIGN Population-based cross-sectional study of 6182 participants (52.5% women) aged 35-75 years living in Lausanne, Switzerland. METHODS HBP was defined as blood pressure >/=140/90 mmHg or current antihypertensive medication. RE...

Parental reports suggest that difficulties related to child-feeding and children‘s eating behaviour are extremely common. While ̳fussy eating‘ does not pose an immediate threat to health, over the long-term, consumption of a poor diet can contribute to the development of a range of otherwise preventable diseases. In addition, the stress and anxiety that can surround difficult mealtimes can have...