Regional differences of maternal health care utilization in China.

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：:In 1998, Malaysia opened its first hospital based on the "paperless and filmless" concept. Two are now in operation, with more to follow. Telemedicine is now being used in some hospitals and is slated to be the technology to watch. Future use of technology in health care will centre on the use of centralised patient d...

journal_title：Asia-Pacific journal of public health

authors： Bulgiba AM

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A large body of epidemiological data has demonstrated that diet quality follows a sociodemographic gradient. Little is known, however, about food group intake patterns among Malaysian children. This study aimed to assess consumption pattern of 7 food groups, including cereals/grains, legumes, fruits, vegetables, fish,...

journal_title：Asia-Pacific journal of public health

authors： Koo HC,Poh BK,Lee ST,Chong KH,Bragt MC,Abd Talib R,SEANUTS Malaysia Study Group.

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Global suicide rates are steadily increasing, and suicide completions in Asia outnumber those in Western countries. Young females are especially at risk, with higher rates of completion and lack of suicide support because of familial and cultural stigma and constraints. Lack of infrastructure to systematically record ...

journal_title：Asia-Pacific journal of public health

authors： Armes SE,Somo CM,Khann S,Seponski DM,Lahar CJ,Kao S,Schunert T

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To examine the potential risk factors for work-related fatigue (WRF) among workers in modern industries, the authors analyzed the records of need-for-recovery questionnaires and health checkup results for 1545 employees. Compared with regular daytime workers, and after adjusting for confounders, the workers adapting t...

journal_title：Asia-Pacific journal of public health

authors： Lin YC,Chen YC,Hsieh HI,Chen PC

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic carriers of Salmonella Typhi act as reservoirs for the organism and become the agents of typhoid outbreaks in a community. In this study, chronic carriers in Kelantan, Malaysia were first identified using the culture and polymerase chain reaction method. Then, a novel serological tool, designated Typhidot-C, w...

journal_title：Asia-Pacific journal of public health

authors： Chua AL,Aziah I,Balaram P,Bhuvanendran S,Anthony AA,Mohmad SN,Nasir NM,Hassan H,Naim R,Meran LP,Hussin HM,Ismail A

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of present study was to explore the trajectories of growth of preterm and term infants of low, high, and appropriate birth weight. A total of 2465 infants were recruited from 2005 to 2007. Infants' length and weight were measured at 12 points: birth, 42 days, and monthly from 3 to 12 months. The catch-up g...

journal_title：Asia-Pacific journal of public health

authors： Gong YH,Ji CY,Shan JP

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diagnostic accuracy and optimal cutoff points of risk factors is one of the important issues in medical decisions. In order to reassess the cutoff points of markers, longitudinal and time-to-event data of elderly individuals were collected repeatedly through 3 follow-up stages in the Tehran Lipid and Glucose Study. Ti...

journal_title：Asia-Pacific journal of public health

authors： Shakeri N,Azizi F

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study investigates the relationship between economic status and mortality of Korean men and women who were under and over the average national life expectancy using Cox's proportional hazard model to adjust for health status, past medical history, and age. The study subjects come from local applicants of Korean N...

journal_title：Asia-Pacific journal of public health

authors： Kim JM,Jo YS,Park EC,Cho WH,Choi J,Chang HS

更新日期：2015-03-01 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：BACKGROUND AND AIM:In India, Kerala has the best health indicators, having experienced dramatic shifts in mortality and fertility. However, the mortality pattern in Kerala has not been studied. In this article, the authors analyze and report the pattern of mortality in the PROLIFE cohort (n = 161,942). METHODS:Data on...

journal_title：Asia-Pacific journal of public health

authors： Soman CR,Kutty VR,Safraj S,Vijayakumar K,Rajamohanan K,Ajayan K,PROLIFE Study Group.

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The thyroid function and TSH concentration of villagers in an endemic goiter area in China where iodized salt had been supplied for twenty-five years were surveyed. We found that the serum FT3 and TSH (IRMA) levels of villagers were higher and the FT4 levels was lower than those of the controls, which suggested that t...

journal_title：Asia-Pacific journal of public health

authors： An OY,Su TS,Pang XP,Hershman JM

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Secondhand smoke is harmful to smokers and nonsmokers, and smoke-free legislation worldwide improves health status. Lebanon has one of the weakest tobacco control regulatory environments in the Eastern Mediterranean region. However, several Lebanese workplaces and hospitality venues have chosen to implement ...

journal_title：Asia-Pacific journal of public health

authors： Nakkash RT,Khalil J,Chaaya M,Afifi RA

更新日期：2010-07-01 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：: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：: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：:Over 85% of Mongolia's foreign trade and development aid, which formerly came from the USSR, have abruptly ceased causing shortfalls in almost all sectors. The UNICEF Mongolia Country Program and the East Asia and Pacific Regional Office (UNICEF/EAPRO) realized that Mongolian children are likely to suffer the most as ...

journal_title：Asia-Pacific journal of public health

authors： Kachondham Y,Dhanamitta S,Oyunbileg M,Brown L

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was conducted to identify factors associated with the utilization of treatment and rehabilitation services by drug abusers. Around 14.7% of drug abusers self-reported as having used treatment and rehabilitation services at any point in their lifetime (90.8% male and 9.2% female). The dependent variable of h...

journal_title：Asia-Pacific journal of public health

authors： Sabarinah

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Over the past ten years, concern over the possible health effects of occupational exposure to solvent based paints, as well as more general concerns over the environmental impact of such products, has led to several international workshops. The most recent symposium, convened in Singapore in June 1992, brought togethe...

journal_title：Asia-Pacific journal of public health

authors： Harrington JM,Rose FG,Koh D

更新日期：1994-01-01 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 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：:Numerous factors are known to affect the academic performance of students. These include prenatal conditions, birth conditions, postnatal events, nutritional, socio-economic factors and environmental factors. This paper examines the nutritional status and its relationship with academic performance of 9-10 years old pr...

journal_title：Asia-Pacific journal of public health

authors： Zaini MZ,Lim CT,Low WY,Harun F

更新日期：2005-01-01 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：:Family violence is a serious concern in the era of deinstitutionalization in Japan. Consequently, we aimed to clarify the rate of family violence among patients with schizophrenia, and differences by sex and relationship to the patient. We asked households belonging to a family group association to complete a self-adm...

journal_title：Asia-Pacific journal of public health

authors： Kageyama M,Yokoyama K,Nagata S,Kita S,Nakamura Y,Kobayashi S,Solomon P

更新日期：2015-09-01 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：OBJECTIVE:The authors examined the effects that change in perception about the advantages and disadvantages of smoking and quitting had on quitting outcome among smokers enrolled in a program for smoking cessation. METHODS:A total of 185 smokers from 2 public universities who were interested in quitting received smoki...

journal_title：Asia-Pacific journal of public health

authors： Yasin SM,Masilamani R,Ming MF,Koh D

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A survey of 12,000 women in eight provinces of China was carried out in 1988. One urban and one rural area were selected purposely in each province; data on lifetime and recent pregnancies were collected from married women aged 20-44. Data on abortions included reasons, gestational age, and complications. During the f...

journal_title：Asia-Pacific journal of public health

authors： Wang Y,Becker S,Chow LP,Wang SX

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Achieving treatment targets has been difficult in treating diabetic patients. This cross-sectional study describes the lipid profiles of patients with diabetes mellitus at a public primary health care centre in Sarawak, Malaysia. The targets for lipid control were based on the International Diabetes Federation recomme...

journal_title：Asia-Pacific journal of public health

authors： Wong JS,Tan F,Lee PY

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Poor self-rated health (SRH) correlates strongly with mortality. In developed countries, women generally report worse SRH than males. Few studies have reported on SRH in developing countries. The authors report on SRH in Thailand, a middle-income developing country.The data were derived from a large nationwide cohort ...

journal_title：Asia-Pacific journal of public health

authors： Seubsman SA,Kelly MJ,Yiengprugsawan V,Sleigh AC,Thai Cohort Study Team.

更新日期：2011-09-01 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