Abstract:
:The prevalence of antibody to LAV/HTLV-III among homosexual men attending a community clinic and a sexually transmitted disease clinic in Seattle, Washington in early 1985 was 42 per cent and 32 per cent, respectively. Seropositivity was apparently not related to age or number of sexual partners. The high prevalence of LAV/HTLV-III seropositivity in an area where overt AIDS (acquired immune deficiency syndrome) is still relatively uncommon suggests that public health measures to prevent acquisition and transmission of LAV/HTLV-III should be a high priority even in areas with low incidences of AIDS.
journal_name
Am J Public Healthjournal_title
American journal of public healthauthors
Collier AC,Barnes RC,Handsfield HHdoi
10.2105/ajph.76.5.564subject
Has Abstractpub_date
1986-05-01 00:00:00pages
564-5issue
5eissn
0090-0036issn
1541-0048journal_volume
76pub_type
杂志文章abstract::Using claims data from 443 employee groups in North Carolina, this study examines the acute care hospital utilization rates of hospital employees and their dependents and compares them to employee groups in non-hospital settings. Results show that hospital employee groups account for 28 per cent more hospital days tha...
journal_title:American journal of public health
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.2105/ajph.71.9.1021
更新日期:1981-09-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVES:We examined the association between socioeconomic position (SEP) and HIV diagnosis rates in the United States and whether racial/ethnic disparities in diagnosis rates persist after control for SEP. METHODS:We used cases of HIV infection among persons aged 13 years and older, diagnosed 2005 through 2009 in 3...
journal_title:American journal of public health
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.2105/AJPH.2012.300853
更新日期:2013-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVES:We examined the effects of changes in Rhode Island's Lead Hazard Mitigation Law in 2005 on children's blood lead levels. METHODS:We used 2005 to 2009 data from Rhode Island's Lead Elimination Surveillance System; city tax assessor records in Central Falls, Pawtucket, Providence, and Woonsocket, Rhode Island...
journal_title:American journal of public health
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.2105/AJPH.2014.301908
更新日期:2014-08-01 00:00:00
abstract::The integration of public health practices with federal health care for American Indians and Alaska Natives (AI/ANs) largely derives from three major factors: the sovereign nature of AI/AN tribes, the sociocultural characteristics exhibited by the tribes, and that AI/ANs are distinct populations residing in defined ge...
journal_title:American journal of public health
pub_type: 历史文章,杂志文章
doi:10.2105/AJPH.2013.301767
更新日期:2014-06-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVES:We examined young adult smoking patterns and receptivity to cigarette advertising to assess vulnerability to tobacco marketing strategies. METHODS:We obtained data from a telephone survey of 12,072 Massachusetts adults. RESULTS:Smokers aged 18 to 30 years were more likely than older adults to smoke only oc...
journal_title:American journal of public health
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.2105/ajph.94.2.326
更新日期:2004-02-01 00:00:00
abstract::This paper examines the relative importance of various independent variables for predicting five separate measures of physician utilization in a rural community. The independent variables include socioeconomic, demographic, attitudinal, and health status factors. The results are comparable to those of national studies...
journal_title:American journal of public health
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.2105/ajph.66.9.865
更新日期:1976-09-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVES:The association between carbonated beverage consumption and bone mineral density was examined in a community-based cohort of older White women. METHODS:One thousand women 44 to 98 years of age had bone mineral density measured at four sites and provided medical and behavioral histories, including type and q...
journal_title:American journal of public health
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.2105/ajph.87.2.276
更新日期:1997-02-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVES:We examined agreement of administrative data with self-reported race/ethnicity and identified correlates of agreement. METHODS:We used Veterans Affairs administrative data and VA 1999 Large Health survey race/ethnicity data. RESULTS:Relatively low rates of agreement (approximately 60%) between data sources...
journal_title:American journal of public health
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.2105/ajph.93.10.1734
更新日期:2003-10-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVES:This study explored whether ethnic differences in the impact of advanced maternal age on the risk of Down syndrome might reflect differences in use of prenatal diagnostic technologies. METHODS:Maternal age-specific odds of Down syndrome and amniocentesis use were compared among African Americans, Mexican Am...
journal_title:American journal of public health
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.2105/ajph.90.11.1778
更新日期:2000-11-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVES:The incidence, type, severity, and costs of crash-related injuries requiring hospitalization or resulting in death were compared for helmeted and unhelmeted motorcyclists. METHODS:This was a retrospective cohort study of injured motorcyclists in Washington State in 1989. Motorcycle crash data were linked to...
journal_title:American journal of public health
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.2105/ajph.86.1.41
更新日期:1996-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::The World Health Organization's determination of the Ebola virus disease outbreak as a public health event of international concern prompted nonaffected countries to implement measures to prevent, detect, and manage the introduction of the virus in their territories. The outbreak provided an opportunity to assess the ...
journal_title:American journal of public health
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.2105/AJPH.2015.302969
更新日期:2016-02-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVES:To identify determinants of receipt of annual oral health examinations and self-rated oral health among diverse Asian American subgroups. METHODS:We used data from the Community Health Resources and Needs Assessment, a community-based survey of Asian American immigrant adults conducted in the New York City ...
journal_title:American journal of public health
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.2105/AJPH.2017.303661
更新日期:2017-05-01 00:00:00
abstract::A mail survey of 1,650 elderly consumers evaluated prescription drug leaflets for antihypertensives, tranquilizers, and arthritis medicines. Of those who said they received the leaflet, 95 per cent read it, 76 per cent kept it, and 56 per cent discussed it with another person. Respondents taking antihypertensive medic...
journal_title:American journal of public health
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.2105/ajph.74.2.157
更新日期:1984-02-01 00:00:00
abstract::For both clinical and economic reasons, the increasing number of persons living with chronic conditions represents a public health issue of growing importance. Emphasizing patient responsibility, and acting in concert with the provider community, self-management represents a promising strategy for treating chronic con...
journal_title:American journal of public health
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.2105/AJPH.2014.302041
更新日期:2014-08-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVES:We assessed the independent effect of homeless and doubled-up episodes on physical and mental health, cognitive development, and health care use among children. METHODS:We used data from 4 waves of the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study, involving a sample of 2631 low-income children in 20 large US ...
journal_title:American journal of public health
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.2105/AJPH.2010.300098
更新日期:2011-12-01 00:00:00
abstract::Food fortification is an effective public health tool for addressing micronutrient deficiencies. The mandatory fortification of enriched cereal grains (e.g., wheat flour) with folic acid, which began in the United States in 1998, is an example of a successful intervention that significantly reduced the rate of neural ...
journal_title:American journal of public health
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.2105/AJPH.2011.300135
更新日期:2011-08-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVES:We combined social-network analysis and molecular epidemiology to investigate Staphylococcus aureus among drug users. METHODS:From 2003 through 2005, we recruited adult drug users in Brooklyn, New York. Of 501 individuals recruited, 485 participated. Participants were screened for HIV infection and S. aureu...
journal_title:American journal of public health
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.2105/AJPH.2010.300028
更新日期:2011-07-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVES:This study evaluated the efficacy of radiographic screening for tuberculosis in correctional facilities. METHODS:Inmates at an admission facility in New York, NY, were screened for tuberculosis by registry cross-match, symptom interviews, tuberculin testing, and chest radiography. RESULTS:Thirty-two cases ...
journal_title:American journal of public health
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.2105/ajph.87.8.1335
更新日期:1997-08-01 00:00:00
abstract::We studied variation in the year of onset of ischemic heart disease mortality decline among regions (n = 39) in the Netherlands. Using loglinear regression methods, a quadratic regression model was fitted to the observed numbers of male deaths in each region in the period 1950-84, controlling for changes in age-struct...
journal_title:American journal of public health
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.2105/ajph.79.12.1621
更新日期:1989-12-01 00:00:00
abstract::Why are men more susceptible to heart disease than women? Traditional risk factors cannot explain the gender gap in coronary heart disease (CHD) or the rapid increase in CHD mortality among middle-aged men in many of the newly independent states of Eastern Europe. However, Eastern European men score higher on stress-r...
journal_title:American journal of public health
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.2105/ajph.93.5.768
更新日期:2003-05-01 00:00:00
abstract::Current theoretical approaches to bioethics and public health ethics propose varied justifications as the basis for health care and public health, yet none captures a fundamental reality: people seek good health and the ability to pursue it. Existing models do not effectively address these twin goals. The approach I e...
journal_title:American journal of public health
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.2105/AJPH.2008.143651
更新日期:2010-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:National surveys indicate that only 15% to 30% of all women in the general population 50 years of age or older have an annual mammogram. METHODS:We studied first-degree female relatives of women with breast cancer, who are at elevated risk of disease, to describe the breast cancer screening practices of the...
journal_title:American journal of public health
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.2105/ajph.81.9.1174
更新日期:1991-09-01 00:00:00
abstract::Objectives. To report trends in sexual violence (SV) emergency department (ED) visits in the United States.Methods. We analyzed monthly changes in SV rates (per 100 000 ED visits) from January 2017 to December 2019 using Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Syndromic Surveillance Program data. We stra...
journal_title:American journal of public health
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.2105/AJPH.2020.306034
更新日期:2021-01-21 00:00:00
abstract::We calculated the long-term risks of death from smoking for individuals of various ages and smoking status in terms of the excess mortality contributed by smoking, over and above the baseline mortality from the same diseases caused by factors other than smoking using standard life table procedures. Since mortality dat...
journal_title:American journal of public health
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.2105/ajph.77.4.425
更新日期:1987-04-01 00:00:00
abstract::The author reviews scientific and societal developments in artificial reproductive technologies during the past year in the U.S., the United Kingdom, and Australia. Successful births resulted from surrogate embryo transfer and from transfer of an embryo following in vivo fertilization. Recommendations on social poli...
journal_title:American journal of public health
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.2105/ajph.74.12.1415
更新日期:1984-12-01 00:00:00
abstract::Public awareness of the risks of drinking during pregnancy was assessed in a Northwestern metropolitan county. Ninety per cent of respondents stated spontaneously that drinking might be harmful, and one-fourth of this group felt pregnant women should customarily abstain from alcohol. The balance of those who considere...
journal_title:American journal of public health
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.2105/ajph.71.3.312
更新日期:1981-03-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVES:This article describes the implementation and impact of the first statewide condom social marketing intervention in the United States. METHODS:A statewide social marketing program made condoms freely available in 93 public health clinics, 39 community mental health centers, 29 substance abuse treatment site...
journal_title:American journal of public health
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.2105/ajph.89.2.204
更新日期:1999-02-01 00:00:00
abstract::Many assertions have been made about the competence of juries in dealing with expert evidence. I review the types of expert evidence that jurors hear and the impact of adversary legal procedure on the form and manner in which evidence is presented. Empirical research indicates that jurors understand the adversary proc...
journal_title:American journal of public health
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.2105/AJPH.2004.044677
更新日期:2005-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:We describe common surgical and medical hospital admission rates for Maryland residents, exploring systematic effects of race and income. METHODS:The data comprise Maryland hospital discharges and population estimates for 1985 to 1987. Patient income is the race-specific median family income of residence zi...
journal_title:American journal of public health
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.2105/ajph.81.11.1435
更新日期:1991-11-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVES:Prenatal care is commonly understood to have a beneficial impact on birthweight. This study describes socioeconomic differences in utilization of prenatal medical care and birthweight in a population with universal health insurance. METHODS:Measures of prenatal care utilization, incidence of pregnancy compl...
journal_title:American journal of public health
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.2105/ajph.84.9.1450
更新日期:1994-09-01 00:00:00