Does WIC participation improve breast-feeding practices?

abstract：OBJECTIVES:This study assessed the effectiveness of a family planning intervention with and without husband's participation in reducing pregnancy and abortion rates in Shanghai, China. METHODS:In this 3-arm randomized trial among 1800 nonsterilized married women, educational interventions targeting both spouses and ta...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Wang CC,Vittinghoff E,Hua LS,Yun WH,Rong ZM

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We evaluated the role of poverty in racial/ethnic disparities in HIV prevalence across levels of urbanization. METHODS:Using national HIV surveillance data from the year 2009, we constructed negative binomial models, stratified by urbanization, with an outcome of race-specific, county-level HIV prevalence r...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Vaughan AS,Rosenberg E,Shouse RL,Sullivan PS

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We investigated attitudes toward provider-initiated HIV testing and counseling (PITC) in the suburbs of Harare, Zimbabwe, where late presentation after mother-to-child HIV transmission (MTCT) is a major cause of adolescent mortality. METHODS:Adolescents (10-18 years) attending 2 primary clinics were offered...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Ferrand RA,Trigg C,Bandason T,Ndhlovu CE,Mungofa S,Nathoo K,Gibb DM,Cowan FM,Corbett EL

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:This study reports on Canadian mammography rates between 1990, when mass screening programs were launched, and 1994/95. METHODS:Mammography rates from 2 national surveys were compared according to the presence of a provincial screening program. RESULTS:Mammography rates among women aged 50 to 69 years (the...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： De Grasse CE,O'Connor AM,Boulet J,Edwards N,Bryant H,Breithaupt K

更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Our study tested the effectiveness of network methods for identifying opinion leaders and for constructing groups. METHODS:Three conditions-random, teacher, and network--ere randomly assigned to 84 6th-grade classrooms within 16 schools. Pre- and postcurriculum data on mediators of tobacco use were collecte...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Valente TW,Hoffman BR,Ritt-Olson A,Lichtman K,Johnson CA

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Low income families were interviewed to determine factors related to the number of family food servings per week. A multiple regression model indicated that participation in WIC (supplemental food program for women, infants and children), household size, and number of different income sources were associated with more...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Taren DL,Clark W,Chernesky M,Quirk E

更新日期：1990-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:This report documents the effect of not having had a Papanicolaou (Pap) test on survival with uterine cervical squamous carcinoma. METHODS:Data were derived from Charity Hospital of Louisiana at New Orleans Tumor Registry reports for 1984-1987 and 1996. RESULTS:During the 5 study years, 101 of 213 women (4...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Holmquist ND

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Profound and growing disparities exist in oral health among certain US populations. We sought here to determine the prevalence of oral health complaints among Harlem adults by measures of social class, as well as their access to oral health care. METHODS:A population-based survey of adults in Central Harlem...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Zabos GP,Northridge ME,Ro MJ,Trinh C,Vaughan R,Moon Howard J,Lamster I,Bassett MT,Cohall AT

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We evaluated the association of household-level stressors with depressive symptoms among low-wage nursing home employees. METHODS:Data were collected in 2006 and 2007 from 452 multiethnic primary and nonprimary wage earners in 4 facilities in Massachusetts. We used logistic regression to estimate the associ...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Okechukwu CA,El Ayadi AM,Tamers SL,Sabbath EL,Berkman L

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Salt intake of 978 subjects when compared to 1954 data demonstrated a trend toward the decreased use of table salt. When hypertensives in treatment were excluded, persons reporting low salt use had higher mean systolic and diastolic blood pressures than those reporting high salt use. These findings were the reverse of...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Phillips K,Holm K,Wu AC

更新日期：1985-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The World Bank began operations on June 25, 1946. Although it was established to finance European reconstruction after World War II, the bank today is a considerable force in the health, nutrition, and population (HNP) sector in developing countries. Indeed, it has evolved from having virtually no presence in global h...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Ruger JP

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An epidemic of morbidity and mortality has swept across the United States related to the use of prescription opioids for chronic noncancer pain. More than 100,000 people have died from unintentional overdose, making this one of the worst manmade epidemics in history. Much of health care delivery in the United States i...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Franklin G,Sabel J,Jones CM,Mai J,Baumgartner C,Banta-Green CJ,Neven D,Tauben DJ

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined initiation patterns among different birth cohorts of people who used prescription opioids and heroin because of historical differences in drug use availability. We examined data from a community-based study of persons who inject drugs (n = 483) in California and a general population survey from the Nationa...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Novak SP,Bluthenthal R,Wenger L,Chu D,Kral AH

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We used data from a nationally representative sample to examine the associations among 3 dimensions of sexual orientation (identity, attraction, and behavior), lifetime and past-year mood and anxiety disorders, and sex. METHODS:We analyzed data from wave 2 of the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Bostwick WB,Boyd CJ,Hughes TL,McCabe SE

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:This study was undertaken to determine the prevalence of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) in pregnant women in rural South Africa and to determine the value of using abnormal urogenital symptoms to identify infected women. METHODS:This was a cross-sectional study of 327 patients attending prenatal clini...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Sturm AW,Wilkinson D,Ndovela N,Bowen S,Connolly C

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Overall and cause-specific mortality among persons with diabetes in North Dakota was estimated and compared with estimates from previous population-based studies. METHODS:Data were derived from North Dakota death certificate data, which included unique information on decedents' diabetes status and Behaviora...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Tierney EF,Geiss LS,Engelgau MM,Thompson TJ,Schaubert D,Shireley LA,Vukelic PJ,McDonough SL

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We investigated preterm birth (PTB) in relation to maternal occupational exposure and whether effect measures were modified by Hispanic ethnicity and nativity in a population-based sample with high proportion of Hispanics. METHODS:We used a case-control study (n = 2543) nested within a cohort of 58,316 birt...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： von Ehrenstein OS,Wilhelm M,Wang A,Ritz B

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate racial/ethnic and language differences in the effectiveness of the Massachusetts Childhood Obesity Research Demonstration (MA-CORD) study among children aged 2 to 4 years enrolled in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC). METHODS:We performed a mult...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Nelson CC,Colchamiro R,Perkins M,Taveras EM,Leung-Strle P,Kwass J,Woo Baidal JA

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We evaluated a low-cost strategy for schools to improve the convenience and appeal of drinking water. METHODS:We conducted a group-randomized, controlled trial in 10 Boston, Massachusetts, schools in April through June 2013 to test a cafeteria-based intervention. Signage promoting water and disposable cups ...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Kenney EL,Gortmaker SL,Carter JE,Howe MC,Reiner JF,Cradock AL

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 5-tier pyramid best describes the impact of different types of public health interventions and provides a framework to improve health. At the base of this pyramid, indicating interventions with the greatest potential impact, are efforts to address socioeconomic determinants of health. In ascending order are interven...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Frieden TR

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine whether school or nonschool environments contribute more to childhood overweight, we compared children's gains in body mass index (BMI) when school is in session (during the kindergarten and first-grade school years) with their gains in BMI when school is out (during summer vacation). METHODS:T...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： von Hippel PT,Powell B,Downey DB,Rowland NJ

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The history of consumer protection against household poisons presents a key case study of the uniquely American struggle to balance public health and safety with the interests of business. By the late 19th century, package designs, warning labels, and state statutes had formed an uneven patchwork of protective mechani...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Jones MM,Benrubi ID

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In Oregon, adult foster care (AFC) homes, which are private residences where a live-in manager cares for one to five disabled residents, have been covered by Medicaid since 1981 and seem to offer a mainstream alternative to nursing homes. They house almost 6000 older people, two thirds of which pay privately...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Kane RA,Kane RL,Illston LH,Nyman JA,Finch MD

更新日期：1991-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a matched case-control study of an occupational cohort in East Tennessee, data from the death certificates of 608 cases and controls were abstracted and analyzed in order to investigate possible risk factors associated with the certification on the death certificate of an ill-defined cause of death. There was a ver...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Cragle DL,Fetcher A

更新日期：1992-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Historically, the importance of public health has often been recognized during or as a result of major tragedy. The attacks that occurred in the United States in 2001 are no exception. These events have raised awareness of our vulnerability and the need for emergency preparedness, the need for a flexible and sustainab...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Marmagas SW,King LR,Chuk MG

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:This study sought to estimate the population-based prevalence of environmental hazards in the homes of older persons and to determine whether the prevalence of these hazards differs by housing type or by level of disability in terms of activities of daily living (ADLs). METHODS:An environmental assessment w...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Gill TM,Williams CS,Robison JT,Tinetti ME

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Data from the Western Collaborative Group Study were used to determine the extent to which the inverse association between socioeconomic status (SES) and mortality can be explained by risk factors for major causes of mortality. METHODS:The relation of education and income to subsequent mortality was studied...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Bucher HC,Ragland DR

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Social cohesion is recognized as a fundamental condition for healthy populations, but social cohesion itself arises from political unity. The history of the Berlin Wall provides a unique opportunity to examine the effects of partition on social cohesion and, by inference, on health. METHODS:This ethnographi...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Héon-Klin V,Sieber E,Huebner J,Fullilove MT

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Four years have passed since the institution of the cease-fire in Yugoslavia, and questions remain as to how Kosovar women are faring in the country's postwar reconstruction. Reports, albeit fragmented, suggest that violence against women began to increase in 1998 and 1999. This trend continued through 2001, even whil...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Desai S,Perry MJ

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Data System. The Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS) is an ongoing state-based surveillance system of maternal behaviors, attitudes, and experiences before, during, and shortly after pregnancy. PRAMS is conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Division of Reproductive Health in col...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Shulman HB,D'Angelo DV,Harrison L,Smith RA,Warner L

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00