Community demonstration programs for cardiovascular disease prevention: the Asia-Pacific experience.

abstract：:Reducing neonatal mortality rates in low- and lower-middle-income countries (LMICs) requires postnatal interventions to be delivered through an appropriately prepared and supported workforce. This review examines health workforce interventions that deliver integrated packages of postnatal care to improve neonatal outc...

journal_title：Asia-Pacific journal of public health

authors： Akter T,Sibbritt D,Dawson A

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In Australia the most important preventable causes of cancer, in order of importance, are tobacco smoking, diet, obesity, sunlight exposure, alcohol consumption and occupational exposure to carcinogens. We review and discuss these causes and their potential preventability and discuss three broad strategies in cancer p...

journal_title：Asia-Pacific journal of public health

authors： Owen N,Hiller J,Woodward A

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The study assessed the present degree of inequity in health care utilization as well as the contributions of the main determinants in the context of expending health insurance coverage in China. Data were obtained from the 2008 National Health Services Survey (NHSS) in China. A concentration index was used to quantify...

journal_title：Asia-Pacific journal of public health

authors： Zhang X,Wu Q,Shao Y,Fu W,Liu G,Coyte PC

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Five hundred and sixty-three university students were interviewed to survey the practice of self-medication which was found to be very prevalent (94.0%). The most commonly used items included remedies for cough and cold, antipyretics and analgesics. Topical preparations and Chinese herbal medicines were also frequentl...

journal_title：Asia-Pacific journal of public health

authors： Lau GS,Lee KK,Luk CT

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To effectively facilitate health information sharing and personal information protection in online health communities (OHCs), it is important to examine the factors influencing people's personal information disclosure behavior in OHCs. Five factors were supposed as the predictors of people's personal information discl...

journal_title：Asia-Pacific journal of public health

authors： Zhou J

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper reports the results of physical examination data of a population aged 19 years and above in the Henan area. The prevalence of Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) in adults in a healthy population and associations with potential risk factors are described. There were 556 cases with albuminuria, a prevalence rate of...

journal_title：Asia-Pacific journal of public health

authors： Liang Y

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Biotechnology has a growing place in the remediation of hazardous waste sites throughout the world, and especially in Asia where population density is high and land and fresh water are scarce. In-situ bioremediation has been demonstrated already to be highly effective for petroleum hydrocarbons (alkanes, aromatics, po...

journal_title：Asia-Pacific journal of public health

authors： Omenn GS

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper reports the results of a "cost-of-illness" study of low back pain (LBP) in Australian adults. It estimates the direct cost of LBP in 2001 to be AU dollars 1.02 billion. Approximately 71% of this amount is for treatment by chiropractors, general practitioners, massage therapists, physiotherapists and acupunc...

journal_title：Asia-Pacific journal of public health

authors： Walker BF,Muller R,Grant WD

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study is to compare the difference in health status between South Koreans and North Koreans and to identify factors responsible for the remarkable improvements in the health status of South Koreans. In order to examine the causes of the difference in health level, the health indices and their deter...

journal_title：Asia-Pacific journal of public health

authors： Kim HJ,Ahn YS,Lee SG

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Agrahara is a mandatory social health insurance scheme providing coverage mostly for inpatient care for the public sector employees in Sri Lanka. For the 20 years of its' existence there is no clear evidence on its' effectiveness in reducing the financial burden due to ill health. We conducted a cross-sectional study ...

journal_title：Asia-Pacific journal of public health

authors： Karunaratna S,Ranasinghe T,Chandraratne N,De Silva A

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the wake of the east Asian economic crisis, the health budget for the public sector in Malaysia was cut by 12%. The Ministry of Health responded swiftly with a series of broad-based and specific strategies. There was a careful examination of the operating expenditure and where possible measures were taken to minimi...

journal_title：Asia-Pacific journal of public health

authors： Suleiman AB,Lye MS,Yon R,Teoh SC,Alias M

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Malnutrition continues to affect a large proportion of children in the developing world. The authors undertook this study to identify biologic, socioeconomic, and health care factors associated with underweight and stunting in young children in an the eastern Tarai (plains) district of Nepal. Data were collected via q...

journal_title：Asia-Pacific journal of public health

authors： Pramod Singh GC,Nair M,Grubesic RB,Connell FA

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Obese insulin resistant individuals often present with a dyslipidemic phenotype characterised by hypertriglyceridemia, low HDL cholesterol levels, essentially normal total- and LDL-cholesterol, but a propensity for smaller, denser LDL particles. We have reported that concentrations of chylomicrons are two to three fol...

journal_title：Asia-Pacific journal of public health

authors： James AP,Slivkoff-Clark K,Mamo JC

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aimed to examine the association between smoking status and quality of life (QOL) in a population-based sample of Iranian adults. The study used data from the Isfahan Healthy Heart Program (IHHP). A total of 5830 participants were included. They were categorized as current, former, or never smokers. QOL was...

journal_title：Asia-Pacific journal of public health

authors： Toghianifar N,Najafian J,Pooya A,Rabiei K,Eshrati B,Anaraki J,Sarrafzadegan N

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is an important public health problem to identify risk factors of health-related quality of life (HRQoL) among the elderly. We recruited subjects from Ansan, Korea, as a subset of the Korean Genome and Epidemiology Study (KoGES), which is an ongoing population study, and followed up their sleep quality for 6 years....

journal_title：Asia-Pacific journal of public health

authors： Kwon AM,Shin C

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fecal specimens collected from 456 school children in Gombak, Malaysia, revealed an overall prevalence rate of 62.9%. The most common parasite found was Trichuris trichiura (47.1%) followed by Giardia intestinalis (14.7%), Entamoeba coli (11.4%), Entamoeba histolytica (9.9%) and Ascaris lumbricoides (7.9%). Infection ...

journal_title：Asia-Pacific journal of public health

authors： Rajeswari B,Sinniah B,Hussein H

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of our study is to investigate the reasons why 21 persons suffered erythema and other skin changes, and conjunctivae infection after staying in a closed room for three hours. A multi-disciplinary case study including interviews, building and ventilation inspections, was performed by a multidisciplinary t...

journal_title：Asia-Pacific journal of public health

authors： Chaiear N,Saejiw N,Dithisawatwet S,Polpila P,Paratako K,Chuntum K

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Breast self-examination (BSE) and medical breast examination practices were studied in a group of 1,103 women without diagnosed breast cancer, randomly sampled to conform in age and social status with breast cancer cases from the population of Brisbane, Australia between 1981 and 1985. Relationships between these prac...

journal_title：Asia-Pacific journal of public health

authors： Yelland MJ,Rice DE,Ward AE,Bain C,Siskind V,Schofield F

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There has been dramatic advancement in health status in the Asia-Pacific region (APR) over the past 50 years. This ever-changing paradigm of public health calls for continuous review and quality improvement of public health education (PHE). Since its founding in 1984, the mission of the Asia-Pacific Academic Consortiu...

journal_title：Asia-Pacific journal of public health

authors： Karunathilake IM,Liyanage CK

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A large number of productive age populations in Indonesia are tagged reliable human resources, assuming they have a good quality of life (QoL). This study aims to examine the determinant factors related to QoL based on the 2014 Indonesia Family Life Survey. This is a population-based cross-sectional study comprising 1...

journal_title：Asia-Pacific journal of public health

authors： Yuniati F,Kamso S

更新日期：2020-09-10 00:00:00

abstract：:The disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant after the Great East Japan Earthquake on March 11, 2011, might have affected the mental health status of children. To assess the mental health status, we measured the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) in 15 274 children (aged 4-15 years). The propo...

journal_title：Asia-Pacific journal of public health

authors： Mashiko H,Yabe H,Maeda M,Itagaki S,Kunii Y,Shiga T,Miura I,Suzuki Y,Yasumura S,Iwasa H,Niwa SI,Ohtsuru A,Abe M

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Glanders is a fatal bacterial infection of equids caused by Burkholderia mallei. The infection can be transmitted to humans through prolonged direct contact with glanderous equids. Recently, reemergence of equine glanders has been reported in many countries. To investigate zoonotic transmission of B mallei infection, ...

journal_title：Asia-Pacific journal of public health

authors： Singha H,Shanmugasundaram K,Saini S,Tripathi BN

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With the increasing prevalence of chronic illnesses and health compromising behaviours, health care expenditure is escalating with the expansion of hospital services. Integrated primary health care would enhance the cost effectiveness of health care delivery. Recent studies on primary care health services research in ...

journal_title：Asia-Pacific journal of public health

authors： Lee A

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This qualitative study aimed to explore the influence of social networks such as family members, friends, peers, and health care providers toward the help-seeking behaviour (HSB) of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus in the public and private primary care settings. In-depth interviews of 12 patients, 9 family memb...

journal_title：Asia-Pacific journal of public health

authors： Low LL,Tong SF,Low WY

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study is done to develop an age and sex-specific BMI standard for Japanese children, and to determine the age and sex specific cut off points for overweight and obesity. A population-based analysis of BMI data from a national survey conducted in the year 2000; 14,113 preschool children, 72,380 children attending ...

journal_title：Asia-Pacific journal of public health

authors： Kato N,Sato K,Takimoto H,Sudo N

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite scientific evidence about the harmful effects of smokeless tobacco (SLT), it is widely used in Bangladesh. This study explored perceptions about health effects of SLT use. Semistructured interviews were conducted with 1812 nonsmoking adults. About 40% of the participants were current SLT users or had used SLT ...

journal_title：Asia-Pacific journal of public health

authors： Rahman MA,Mahmood MA,Spurrier N,Rahman M,Choudhury SR,Leeder S

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antenatal care and child vaccination services are adopted worldwide to reduce the risk of child mortality, maternal mortality, and burden of infectious diseases. This article examines the effect of socioeconomic factors on the utilization of antenatal care and child vaccination services in India. The generalized linea...

journal_title：Asia-Pacific journal of public health

authors： Zuhair M,Roy RB

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection remains a major public health problem in Vietnam. Recent studies have found that prevalence of current HBV infection (HBsAg+) ranges from 10% to 20% in the general population and 20% to 40% among injecting drug users and HIV+ patients. However, HBV prevention and control in Vietnam re...

journal_title：Asia-Pacific journal of public health

authors： Nguyen VT

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Indonesia has been making good progress in reproductive health (RH) outcome. This study aimed to examine the effect of the September 2009 Sumatra earthquake on availability and accessibility of RH services and its possible impact on local Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Twenty-six health facilities in Padang City...

journal_title：Asia-Pacific journal of public health

authors： Djafri D,Chongsuvivatwong V,Geater A

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Stigmatization of mental disorders has detrimental consequences for psychiatric patients. This study examined how perceived stigma and coping orientations of secrecy, withdrawal, and education were related to schizophrenic patients' self-esteem and quality of life (QOL). Coping orientations as mediators of perceived s...

journal_title：Asia-Pacific journal of public health

authors： Ow CY,Lee BO

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00