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Occupational Health and Safety Assessment of the Industries in Bhutan: A Three Years’ Trend Analysis 不丹工业职业健康和安全评估:三年趋势分析

Epidemiology Research International Pub Date : 2018-07-03 DOI: 10.24321/2455.7048.201810

Phuntsho Dendup

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Container survey of Aedes breeding sites in a Rural Health Training Centre campus in South West of Delhi 德里西南部农村卫生培训中心校园伊蚊孳生地的容器调查

Epidemiology Research International Pub Date : 2018-07-03 DOI: 10.24321/2455.7048.201808

Arun Padmanandan

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Prevalence and Determinants of Domestic Violence among Attendees of an Antenatal Clinic in a Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital in Delhi, India 在印度德里一家三级护理教学医院产前诊所，家庭暴力的患病率和决定因素

Epidemiology Research International Pub Date : 2018-07-03 DOI: 10.24321/2455.7048.201809

S. Garg

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Feminization of Ageing - Are we Prepared for Future 老龄化的女性化——我们为未来做好准备了吗

Epidemiology Research International Pub Date : 2018-07-03 DOI: 10.24321/2455.7048.201806

J. Kishore

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引用次数: 1

Changing Profile of Leprosy in a Tertiary Care Hospital 三级医院麻风病的变化概况

Epidemiology Research International Pub Date : 2018-07-03 DOI: 10.24321/2455.7048.201807

Preksha T. Singh

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Mathematical Analysis of Malaria-Schistosomiasis Coinfection Model 疟疾-血吸虫共感染模型的数学分析

Epidemiology Research International Pub Date : 2016-11-23 DOI: 10.1155/2016/3854902

E. A. Bakare, C. Nwozo

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引用次数: 11

Vernal Keratoconjunctivitis in Public Primary School Children in Nigeria: Prevalence and Nomenclature 尼日利亚公立小学儿童春性角膜结膜炎的流行和命名

Epidemiology Research International Pub Date : 2016-07-18 DOI: 10.1155/2016/9854062

R. Duke, F. Odey, S. Smedt

{"title":"Vernal Keratoconjunctivitis in Public Primary School Children in Nigeria: Prevalence and Nomenclature","authors":"R. Duke, F. Odey, S. Smedt","doi":"10.1155/2016/9854062","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1155/2016/9854062","url":null,"abstract":"Objective. This study sought to add to the body of information on the prevalence and pattern of vernal keratoconjunctivitis (VKC) among school aged children in Cross River State, Nigeria. Method. A cross-sectional survey of children in public primary schools in Cross River State, Nigeria, was studied for VKC. Five schools were included, using a multistage sampling technique. Comprehensive eye examinations were conducted in one thousand two hundred and twenty-six (1226) school children. Main Outcome Measures/Results. The mean age of the population of 1226 school attending children was . The prevalence of VKC was 18.1% in this population study. The ratio of males to females is 1.8 : 1. The clinical grading of the 223 children with VKC is as follows: 43 (19.3%) quiescent, 134 (60.1%) mild, 44 (19.7%) moderate, and 2 (0.9%) severe VKC. The clinical types reported are as follows: limbal 67 (30.0%), tarsal 105 (47.1%), and mixed 51 (22.9%). The clinical types were used to describe a modified nomenclature. Conclusions. Vernal keratoconjunctivitis is a commonly occurring chronic condition and an important public health problem. A simple diagnostic nomenclature for describing VKC for primary health care workers is recommended.","PeriodicalId":89674,"journal":{"name":"Epidemiology Research International","volume":"1 1","pages":"1-6"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-07-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"83789068","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 14

WHO European Childhood Obesity Surveillance Initiative: impact of type of clothing worn during anthropometric measurements and timing of the survey on weight and body mass index outcome measures in 6–9-year-old children 世卫组织欧洲儿童肥胖监测行动:6 - 9岁儿童人体测量时穿的衣服类型和调查时间对体重和体重指数结果测量的影响

Epidemiology Research International Pub Date : 2016-04-27 DOI: 10.1155/2016/5130317

T. Wijnhoven, J. M. Raaij, A. Spinelli, A. Yngve, L. Lissner, I. Spiroski, V. Sant’Angelo, N. Pérez-Farinós, É. Martos, M. Heinen, M. Kunesova, A. Rito, Ragnhild Hovengen, G. Starc, V. Duleva, I. Pudule, A. Petrauskiene, Lien Braeckevelt, M. Hassapidou, J. Breda, P. Veer

{"title":"WHO European Childhood Obesity Surveillance Initiative: impact of type of clothing worn during anthropometric measurements and timing of the survey on weight and body mass index outcome measures in 6–9-year-old children","authors":"T. Wijnhoven, J. M. Raaij, A. Spinelli, A. Yngve, L. Lissner, I. Spiroski, V. Sant’Angelo, N. Pérez-Farinós, É. Martos, M. Heinen, M. Kunesova, A. Rito, Ragnhild Hovengen, G. Starc, V. Duleva, I. Pudule, A. Petrauskiene, Lien Braeckevelt, M. Hassapidou, J. Breda, P. Veer","doi":"10.1155/2016/5130317","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1155/2016/5130317","url":null,"abstract":"Background. The World Health Organization European Childhood Obesity Surveillance Initiative (COSI) conducted examinations in 6–9-year-old children from 16 countries in the first two rounds of data collection. Allowing participating countries to adhere to their local legal requirements or adapt to other circumstances required developing a flexible protocol for anthropometric procedures. Objectives. (1) Review intercountry variation in types of clothing worn by children during weight and height measurements, clothes weight adjustments applied, timing of the survey, and duration of data collection; (2) assess the impact of the observed variation in these practices on the children’s weight or body mass index (BMI) outcome measures. Results. The relative difference between countries’ unadjusted and clothes-adjusted prevalence estimates for overweight was 0.3–11.5%; this figure was 1.4–33.3% for BMI-for-age Z-score values. Monthly fluctuations in mean BMI-for-age Z-score values did not show a systematic seasonal effect. The majority of the monthly BMI-for-age Z-score values did not differ statistically within a country; only 1–3 monthly values were statistically different within some countries. Conclusions. The findings of the present study suggest that the built-in flexibility in the COSI protocol concerning the data collection practices addressed in the paper can be kept and thus do not necessitate a revision of the COSI protocol.","PeriodicalId":89674,"journal":{"name":"Epidemiology Research International","volume":"67 1","pages":"1-16"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-04-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"73070465","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 14

Association of Breastfeeding and the Federal Poverty Level: National Survey of Family Growth, 2011–2013 母乳喂养和联邦贫困水平协会:2011-2013年全国家庭增长调查

Epidemiology Research International Pub Date : 2016-03-03 DOI: 10.1155/2016/9783704

R. Wiener, U. Sambamoorthi, Sarah E. Hayes, I. Chertok

引用次数: 4

Epidemiology Research International Pub Date : 2016-02-29 DOI: 10.1155/2016/8970259

C. Orces

{"title":"Hip Fracture-Related Mortality among Older Adults in the United States: Analysis of the CDC WONDER Multiple Cause of Death Data, 1999–2013","authors":"C. Orces","doi":"10.1155/2016/8970259","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1155/2016/8970259","url":null,"abstract":"Objectives. To examine trends in hip fracture-related mortality among older adults in the United States between 1999 and 2013. Material and Methods. The Wide-Ranging Online Data for Epidemiological Research system was used to identify adults aged 65 years and older with a diagnosis of hip fracture reported in their multiple cause of death record. Joinpoint regression analyses were performed to estimate the average annual percent change in hip fracture-related mortality rates by selected characteristics. Results. A total of 204,254 older decedents listed a diagnosis of hip fracture on their death record. After age adjustment, hip fracture mortality rates decreased by −2.3% (95% CI, −2.7%, and −1.8%) in men and −1.5% (95% CI, −1.9%, and −1.1%) in women. Similarly, the proportion of in-hospital hip fracture deaths decreased annually by −2.1% (95% CI, −2.6%, and −1.5%). Of relevance, the proportion of cardiovascular diseases reported as the underlying cause of death decreased on average by −4.8% (95% CI, −5.5%, and −4.1%). Conclusions. Hip fracture-related mortality decreased among older adults in the United States. Downward trends in hip fracture-related mortality were predominantly attributed to decreased deaths among men and during hospitalization. Moreover, improvements in survival of hip fracture patients with greater number of comorbidities may have accounted for the present findings.","PeriodicalId":89674,"journal":{"name":"Epidemiology Research International","volume":"133 1","pages":"1-5"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-02-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"75868134","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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