Relationship between reproductive exposures and age-related cataract in women.

abstract：:The objective of this study was to conduct an incremental cost-effectiveness analysis from the payer's perspective in Singapore of 3 gestational diabetes mellitus screening strategies: universal, targeted, or no screening. A decision tree model assessed the primary outcome: incremental cost per quality-adjusted life y...

journal_title：Asia-Pacific journal of public health

authors： Chen PY,Finkelstein EA,Ng MJ,Yap F,Yeo GS,Rajadurai VS,Chong YS,Gluckman PD,Saw SM,Kwek KY,Tan KH

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rural-urban differences in the prevalence of chronic diseases in the adult population of northeast China are examined. The Jilin Provincial Chronic Disease Survey used personal interviews and physical measures to research the presence of a range of chronic diseases among a large sample of rural and urban provincial re...

journal_title：Asia-Pacific journal of public health

authors： Wang S,Kou C,Liu Y,Li B,Tao Y,D'Arcy C,Shi J,Wu Y,Liu J,Zhu Y,Yu Y

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transitioning to tertiary education is a significant life course event that has the potential to influence lifelong eating patterns. This study used a theoretic model developed from a life course perspective to examine factors influencing the change of food choices among 31 young adults in Hong Kong after they moved o...

journal_title：Asia-Pacific journal of public health

authors： Kwok ST,Capra S,Leveritt M

更新日期：2016-05-01 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：: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 aim of this study was to explore association between caries prevalence and nutritional status among first-grade primary school children. A cross-sectional study of 212 students was conducted. All students were weighed and measured and then the body mass index (BMI) was calculated. Each student underwent dental exa...

journal_title：Asia-Pacific journal of public health

authors： Ngoenwiwatkul Y,Leela-adisorn N

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article presents results of research undertaken to identify factors that affect the vulnerability of rural Mongolian herders to climate change. Findings suggest that models of market development instituted since 1990 have failed to recognize and support key elements of the pastoralist adaptive strategy. A retreat...

journal_title：Asia-Pacific journal of public health

authors： Janes CR

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aimed to compare factors related to changes in perceived health status of Han Chinese (traditional Chinese) and Korean-Chinese (Chinese nationals of Korean descent) women after immigration to Korea. During summer 2013, a survey was conducted with 151 Han and 158 Korean-Chinese women married to Korean men. M...

journal_title：Asia-Pacific journal of public health

authors： Asano K,Ryu SH,Chin M,Yoon J

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A review of global epidemiological studies of traumatic spinal cord injury (TSCI) within 2 decades was undertaken to compare the incidence, mortality rate, patients' age, gender, causes, and severity of injury between developed countries and developing countries. The incidence rates varied greatly, and there was also ...

journal_title：Asia-Pacific journal of public health

authors： Chiu WT,Lin HC,Lam C,Chu SF,Chiang YH,Tsai SH

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study investigated the relationship between intention of undergoing cancer screening and information, motivation, and behavioral skills using an information-motivation-behavioral skills model. The authors performed a telephone survey of a random sample of 2030 residents aged 30 to 69 years from 6 counties of Gang...

journal_title：Asia-Pacific journal of public health

authors： Kim BK,Jo HS,Lee HJ

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aimed to examine the control of cardiovascular risk factors among the ethnic groups with type 2 diabetes in Malaysia. The authors analyzed the data of 70 092 adults from the Malaysian diabetes registry database. Malays had the worst achievement of target for most of the risk factors. Indians had poor achiev...

journal_title：Asia-Pacific journal of public health

authors： Lee PY,Cheong AT,Zaiton A,Mastura I,Chew BH,Sazlina SG,Adam BM,Syed Alwi SA,Jamaiyah H,Sriwahyu T

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Health needs assessment (HNA) targets health resources to needs yet is rarely used in low-resource contexts such as the Indian villages. METHODS:The authors combined rapid participatory appraisal (RPA) and HNA tools into 4 steps: (a) define HNA parameters, objectives, and community; (b) describe community...

journal_title：Asia-Pacific journal of public health

authors： Mathias KR,Mathias JM,Hill PC

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with hepatitis B face uncertainty at diagnosis. Information and support they receive at the early stage of the disease determine their adherence to follow up and treatment. This study aimed to explore the experiences and needs of patients with hepatitis B at diagnosis. A qualitative methodology was used. Nine...

journal_title：Asia-Pacific journal of public health

authors： Ng CJ,Low WY,Wong LP,Sudin MR,Mohamed R

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Korean National Health Insurance Service provided the Health Screening Cohort Database. To investigate the cumulative effect of statins on cancer development, we defined statin users as those who used statins during 2002 to 2003 at baseline. Statin users were divided into high and low users. Statin nonusers were d...

journal_title：Asia-Pacific journal of public health

authors： Kim J,You NY,Lee JW,Kim Y,Kim YW,Kang HT

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the level of and factors involved in influenza virus subtype H1N1 (H1N1)-related preventive behaviors and mental distress among university students in Guangzhou. PARTICIPANTS:Self-administered questionnaires were used to collect data for 825 students from 2 universities. RESULTS:A total of 49...

journal_title：Asia-Pacific journal of public health

authors： Gu J,Zhong Y,Hao Y,Zhou D,Tsui H,Hao C,Gao Q,Ling W,Lau JT

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the Philippines, diabetes is rapidly becoming a major public health issue, as in other low- and middle-income countries. Availability and affordability of care and medicines are crucial to control diabetes. This study describes the situations of diabetes patients and identifies possible barriers to diabetes care an...

journal_title：Asia-Pacific journal of public health

authors： Higuchi M

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this cross-sectional study was to determine the factors associated with the attitudes toward premarital sexual activities among school-going adolescents in Kelantan, Malaysia. It was conducted among 1032 secondary school students using a self-administered validated questionnaire. Multiple logistic reg...

journal_title：Asia-Pacific journal of public health

authors： Rahman AA,Rahman RA,Ismail SB,Ibrahim MI,Ali SH,Salleh H,Wan Muda WA

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Young adults aged 18 to 32 years were randomly selected from a household probability sample participating in Project Accept in the remote areas of Chiang Mai province in northern Thailand in 2005. Among 2989 respondents, 44.4% had never heard of antiretroviral treatment (ART). Lack of awareness of ART was independentl...

journal_title：Asia-Pacific journal of public health

authors： Srithanaviboonchai K,Celentano DD,Visaruratana S,Kawichai S,Wichajarn M,Genberg B,Chariyalertsak C,Kulich M,Chariyalertsak S

更新日期：2010-04-01 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：:The school plays a very important role in health education and promotion at the crucial stage of childhood and adolescence. It develops personal character, skills, attitude and physique, in addition to imparting knowledge. To sustain the concerted effort to address inter-wined social, educational, psychological and he...

journal_title：Asia-Pacific journal of public health

authors： Lee A,Tsang KK,Lee SH

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study describes the development and reproducibility of a 128-item quantitative food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) to measure usual food consumption for women in southeast China. The FFQ was pre-tested using 51 Chinese women who recently migrated to Australia. Cronbach's alpha coefficient was 0.81 for internal con...

journal_title：Asia-Pacific journal of public health

authors： Zhang M,Binns CW,Lee AH

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Physical inactivity is increasing in Australia and active forms of transportation may be one way to increase the working population's daily physical activity. We used travel-to-work data from employed persons aged 15 years and over participating in the 1996 (n = 7,636,319) and 2001 (n = 8,298,606) Australian censuses ...

journal_title：Asia-Pacific journal of public health

authors： Bell AC,Garrard J,Swinburn BA

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purposes of this study were to derive empirical types of social support networks in a sample of 1000 community-dwelling, older Koreans 65 years of age or older and examine which types of social support network are associated with a lower risk of depressive symptoms. Depressive symptom was assessed using the Korean...

journal_title：Asia-Pacific journal of public health

authors： Kim YB,Lee SH

更新日期：2019-05-01 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：: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 aims of this study were to examine the frequency and correlates of problem behaviors among Hong Kong adolescents. It is a cross-sectional survey targeting secondary forms 1 to 3 (equivalent to grades 7-9 in the United States) students (N = 1029). A self-administered questionnaire was used as the measurement tool. ...

journal_title：Asia-Pacific journal of public health

authors： Lau M,Kan MY

更新日期：2010-07-01 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：:Good nutrition in the first "1000 days," including breastfeeding and appropriate complementary foods, prepares for a healthy childhood and adult life, also contributes to the prevention of the double burden of malnutrition. Exclusive breastfeeding provides all required nutrients until an infant is around 6 months of a...

journal_title：Asia-Pacific journal of public health

authors： Binns C,Lee MK,Yun Low W,Baker P,Bulgiba A,Dahlui M,Thuy Duong DT,Guldan G,Hairi N,Hokama T,Kagawa M,Karunathilake I,Abdul Majid H,Maycock B,Nanishi K,Qiu L,Raheem RA,Scott J,Tang L

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As every year 5 million children die in developing countries because of infectious diseases, the government of Thailand in 1976 initiated an expanded program for immunization. Although vaccine coverage of the under 1 year of age population with BCG, diphtheria, pertussis, and tetanus is over 80%, the dropout rates ar...

journal_title：Asia-Pacific journal of public health

authors： Limtragool P,Panichacheewakul P,Stoeckel J,Charoenchai A

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article is based on plenary address given before the International Symposium on the Girl Child in Asia, a Neglected Majority. The author answers the question of how do the efforts in child survival relate to the real welfare of children. The statistics are grim. 40,000 children 5 years died today. 1 child die...

journal_title：Asia-Pacific journal of public health

authors： Shrestha MP

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00