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Showing 1 to 20 of 595 for “"Health concern"”.
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Physical inactivity among high school learners in Belhar - a public health concern
For many decades, the World Health Organisation had highlighted the growing importance of chronic non-communicable diseases in developed and developing countries, with an increase in lifestyle-related diseases. Physical inactivity has been identified as one of the risk factors, in addition to other …
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The Phytoestrogen Genistein Induces Thymic and Immune Changes: A Human Health Concern
Use of soy-based infant formulas has aroused concern due to potential estrogenic effects of the soy isoflavones genistein and daidzein. Here we show that subcutaneous genistein injections in ovariectomized adult mice produced dose-responsive decreases in thymic weight of up to 80%. Genistein's …
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Surveillance for hard ticks of public health concern in Illinois: methods, application, and education
… In 2019, the CDC published guidelines for public health agencies to follow when performing tick surveillance. To determine how effective these guidelines are, a baseline of prior surveillance is needed. Chapter 1 of this dissertation seeks to answer this need through a systematic review of methods …
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Decisional Regret: Investigating the Patient Experience with Shared Decision Making as a Public Health Concern
The general metadata -- e.g., title, author, abstract, subject headings, etc. -- is publicly available, but access to the submitted files is restricted to UT Southwestern campus access and/or authorized UT Southwestern users.
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The Influence of Health Concern on the Relationship between Lifestyle Activities and Cognition in the Elderly
… aim of this study was to examine the effect of health concern on lifestyle activities, such as physical, mental, social activity (PA, MA, or SA), and cognition in the elderly. The subjects were divided into 4 groups. We developed health concern and activity model (HCA) based on the responses to …
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Nursing diagnosis emphasis of National League for Nursing accredited Master's community health nursing programs
… programs that offer specialization in community health nursing. The conceptual framework was researcher developed and combined the concept of the nursing process with the concepts of health concern, client focus, and levels of prevention. Thirty-two National League for Nursing accredited master's …
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URINARY INCONTINENCE AND WOMEN’S QUALITY OF LIFE IN OMAN
<p>Urinary incontinence (UI) is a common public health concern among women worldwide, with adverse effects on their quality of life (QoL). This study aims to explore the prevalence of UI among Omani women aged 18-49 years old, and to explore the impact of UI on women's daily prayers, physical …
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The prevalence of health risk behaviours among high school learners in the city of Maseru, Lesotho
… first of its nature in Lesotho. Engagement in health risk behaviours is a public health concern, due to the consequences thereof. Concurrent engagement in risk behaviours has severe consequences on health and occupational abilities of the youth. The aim of the study was to establish and …
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Predictors of sexual risk behaviour among adolescents from low socioeconomic settings in South Africa
The HIV epidemic continues to be a public health concern with evidence indicating that in South Africa, the epidemic is being driven largely by new infections in adolescents. Behavioural change is key to successful prevention strategies. This study sets out to determine the prevalence and …
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The utilization of health care services by children with Foetal Alcohol Syndrome in the Western Cape, South Africa
Foetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) is a serious public health concern in the Western Cape. However, the burden that this condition places on the health care systems in this region is poorly understood. The research proposed here will evaluate the utilization of health care services by children with FAS …
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An ethical analysis of obesity, weight stigma, and public health
… very identification of obesity as a public health concern. The governments of Western democratic countries such as Australia and the United States of America continually identify obesity as a public health concern in press releases and policies. In this thesis, I argue that this …
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Understanding obesity : psychological cues and antecedents of eating behaviour
Obesity has been described by the World Health Organisation as a global epidemic, and is perceived as a major health concern due to the associated medical, psychosocial, and economic problems. One approach of understanding obesity is directed towards exploring the psychological and social …
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A Constructional Canine Aggression Treatment: Using a Negative Reinforcement Shaping Procedure With Dogs in Home and Community Settings.
Aggression in dogs is a significant public health concern with 7.2 mortality cases per 100 million inhabitants and approximately 4.7 million dog bites annually. Canine aggression is typically viewed as a genetic trait and treated as pathology through the use of medical or respondent behavioral …
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UK prisons and the impact of health and wellbeing of prisoners: A systematic review
… review the title is UK prisons and the impact on health and well-being of prisoners this aims to promote attention to a silenced public health concern that is not recognised as a community that needs the attention of professionals, it also aims to guide the health care sector to see what’s going …
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Tracking and counting motion for monitoring food intake based on depth sensor
Obesity has been a serious health concern among people. Moreover, obesity continues to be a serious public health concern in Malaysia and continuing to rise. Nearly half of Malaysians are overweight. Most of the dietary approaches are not tracking and detecting the right calorie intake for weight …
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Exploring parents’ experiences of living with a young person between the ages of 18–35 who is a substance abuser
… recognised as a serious global public health concern, affecting societies and families in South Africa and around the world. This study delves into the experiences of parents living with a young person, aged 18-35, who is a substance abuser in the rural Kannaland region of Western Cape, …
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Driver Injury Metric and Risk Variability as a Function of Occupant Position in Real World Motor Vehicle Crashes
… vehicle crashes (MVCs) are a worldwide public health concern, resulting in annual totals of approximately 1.24 million deaths and 20-50 million injured occupants. Real world crash reconstructions using finite element (FE) vehicle and human body models (HBMs) have the potential to elucidate …
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Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans serotypes in gingival crevicular fluid of mothers delivering preterm.
… of gestation, is a significant global public health concern. It has a tremendous impact on both the healthcare system and the individual families affected. Low birth weight (LBW), is a direct consequence of PTB or intrauterine growth restriction, and is a major determinant of neonatal infant …
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An assessment of the factors that influence the infant feeding practices of HIV-positive mothers in The Mothers' Programmes : a qualitative study
… Preble & Piwoz, 1998; Smith & Kuhn, 2000; World Health Organization (WHO), 2000; WHO, 2003). However, breast milk is a body fluid, like blood or semen, which can transmit the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) from mother to baby (White, 1999). A woman infected with HIV may pass the virus on to …
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Evaluating exposure to and perceptions of the Woolworths Healthy Tuck Shop Guide in Cape Town, South Africa
… under-nutrition and over-nutrition pose a public health concern, especially for children in South Africa. Several initiatives exist in South Africa in order to promote healthy eating and nutrition at schools. One of them is the Woolworths Making the Difference (MTD) Programme aimed at eliminating …
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