Sexual timetables for oral-genital, vaginal, and anal intercourse: sociodemographic comparisons in a nationally representative sample of adolescents.

abstract：:There is a high prevalence of oral disease in the Alaska Native population, much of which goes untreated, creating a large discrepancy between the level of their oral health and that of the general population. The causes of this discrepancy are multiple--a major cause being the lack of access to care, especially in re...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Sekiguchi E,Guay AH,Brown LJ,Spangler TJ Jr

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We examined the joint associations of marital status and duration of cohabitation on self-reported intimate partner violence, substance use, and postpartum depression among childbearing women. METHODS:We analyzed data from the 2006-2007 Canadian Maternity Experiences Survey, a cross-sectional nationwide sam...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Urquia ML,O'Campo PJ,Ray JG

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:This study sought to clarify the possible associations between blood lead level and serum cholesterol and lipoprotein levels in subjects occupationally exposed to lead. METHODS:Levels of blood lead, serum total cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, and...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Kristal-Boneh E,Coller D,Froom P,Harari G,Ribak J

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We sought to examine relationships between sociodemographic indicators of risk and depression symptoms within the Black and White populations. METHODS:In a national probability sample, differences in sex, age, marital status, religion, social class, employment status, urbanicity, and region were evaluated a...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Jones-Webb RJ,Snowden LR

更新日期：1993-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We evaluated a law enforcement initiative to screen respondents to domestic violence restraining orders for firearm ownership or possession and recover their firearms. METHODS:The initiative was implemented in San Mateo and Butte counties in California from 2007 through 2010. We used descriptive methods to ...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Wintemute GJ,Frattaroli S,Claire BE,Vittes KA,Webster DW

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twenty-eight states have laws that limit payments in malpractice cases, and several studies indicate that these laws reduce the frequency and severity of malpractice claims and lower premiums. Moreover, proponents believe that such laws reduce health care expenditures by reducing the practice of defensive medicine. Ho...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Hellinger FJ,Encinosa WE

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:From mid-June through early August 1980, an outbreak of gastrointestinal illness in Red Lodge, Montana affected approximately 780 persons, as estimated from attack rates of 33 per cent and 15 per cent in urban and rural residents, respectively. Giardia lamblia was identified in stool specimens from 51 per cent of 47 p...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Weniger BG,Blaser MJ,Gedrose J,Lippy EC,Juranek DD

更新日期：1983-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We investigated sociodemographic disparities in alcohol environments and their relationship with adolescent drinking. METHODS:We geocoded and mapped alcohol license data with ArcMap to construct circular buffers centered at 14 595 households with children that participated in the California Health Interview...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Truong KD,Sturm R

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During the summer of 1987, a common source waterborne outbreak of leptospirosis occurred on the island of Kauai in the state of Hawaii. Eight leptospirosis cases were identified using the microscopic agglutination test. Methodologic weaknesses in this technique were responsible for the initial missed diagnosis on six ...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Katz AR,Manea SJ,Sasaki DM

更新日期：1991-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) continue to be overlooked as a resource to address health care workforce shortages and growing needs for a diverse health workforce, despite our commitment as a nation to health equity and eliminating health disparities. Health workforce graduation rates help illum...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Noonan A,Lindong I,Jaitley VN

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We assessed whether an intervention based on acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) and mindfulness was successful in promoting positive mental health by enhancing psychological flexibility. METHODS:Participants were 93 adults with mild to moderate psychological distress. They were randomly assigned to the...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Fledderus M,Bohlmeijer ET,Smit F,Westerhof GJ

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To describe changes in infant mortality rates, including birthweight-specific rates and rates by age at death and cause. METHODS:We analyzed US linked birth/infant-death data for 1989-1991 and 1998-2000 for American Indians/Alaska Native (AIAN) and White singleton infants at > or =20 weeks' gestation born t...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Tomashek KM,Qin C,Hsia J,Iyasu S,Barfield WD,Flowers LM

更新日期：2006-12-01 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

authors： Rowland J,Rivara F,Salzberg P,Soderberg R,Maier R,Koepsell T

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined associations of different levels of same-ethnicity neighborhood concordance with health care access and utilization among all Asian American, Chinese, Filipino, and Vietnamese adults (aged 18-64 years) using the 2005, 2007, and 2009 California Health Interview Survey and the 2010 US Census. Although associ...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Chang E,Chan KS

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We estimated annual mortality, years of potential life lost, and associated economic costs attributable to regular cigar smoking among US adults aged 35 years or older. METHODS:We estimated cigar-attributable mortality for the United States in 2010 using the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Smok...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Nonnemaker J,Rostron B,Hall P,MacMonegle A,Apelberg B

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We examined the knowledge and prevalence of mouth and throat cancer examinations in a sample drawn from rural populations in north Florida. METHODS:Telephone interviews were conducted across rural census tracts throughout north Florida in 2009 and 2010, in a survey that had been adapted for cultural appropr...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Riley JL 3rd,Dodd VJ,Muller KE,Guo Y,Logan HL

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (OSHAct) declared that every worker is entitled to safe and healthful working conditions, and that employers are responsible for work being free from all recognized hazards. Thirty-eight years after these assurances, however, it is difficult to find anyone who believes th...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Silverstein M

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An increased incidence of obvious live-birth neural tube defects (i.e., spina bifida cystica and encephalocele) occurred in Jamaica 11 to 18 months after Hurricane Gilbert. The conceptions of the affected babies coincided with a rise in megaloblastic change in sickle cell patients, suggesting a wide-spread drop in die...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Duff EM,Cooper ES

更新日期：1994-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe a community-based pilot study to boost HIV testing in a minority community through social network recruitment and a noninvasive HIV testing methodology. Over an 11-month period, the number of test takers at the intervention site increased by 71.7%, and the proportions of test takers with risk factors simil...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Vargo S,Agronick G,O'Donnell L,Stueve A

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We estimated the annual cost of bike and pedestrian trails in Lincoln, Neb, using construction and maintenance costs provided by the Department of Parks and Recreation of Nebraska. We obtained the number of users of 5 trails from a 1998 census report. The annual construction cost of each trail was calculated by using ...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Wang G,Macera CA,Scudder-Soucie B,Schmid T,Pratt M,Buchner D,Heath G

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated enforcement of mental health benefits provided by California Medicaid's Early Periodic Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment (EPSDT) program. Enforcement, compelled by a consumer-driven lawsuit, resulted in an almost 4-fold funding increase over a 5-year period. We evaluated the impact of enforcement on ...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Snowden LR,Masland MC,Wallace NT,Evans-Cuellar A

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We assessed state and local public health workforce characteristics by occupational category from 2010 to 2013. We also examined health department characteristics to determine whether workforce size and composition varied across these domains. METHODS:We analyzed Association of State and Territorial Health ...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Beck AJ,Boulton ML

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We compared estimates for children with and without special health care needs (SHCN) at 2 time periods for national health objectives related to the Healthy People 2010 leading health indicators (LHIs). METHODS:Data were from the 2003 and 2007 National Surveys of Children's Health. Seven survey items were r...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Ghandour RM,Grason HA,Schempf AH,Strickland BB,Kogan MD,Jones JR,Nichols D

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Public health experts recommend that health insurance include coverage for smoking cessation treatment as an evidence-based strategy to reduce smoking. As employers, states can implement this policy for more than 5 million individuals nationwide. This study identified the extent to which states require smoking cessati...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Burns ME,Bosworth TW,Fiore MC

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper describes the all-cause mortality experience, following a fracture of the hip, of 712,027 persons covered by the Medicare program from 1984 through 1987. White women experienced the lowest mortality rate (17.2 per 1000 person-months), followed by Black women (22.9 per 1000 person-months), Black men (33.5 pe...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Jacobsen SJ,Goldberg J,Miles TP,Brody JA,Stiers W,Rimm AA

更新日期：1992-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To estimate the seroprevalence and investigate risk behaviors for HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) infection in intravenous drug users in Los Angeles County, a stratified, random sample of 790 clients, enrolled in either methadone maintenance or detoxification programs, were studied. Thirteen study participants (1.8...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Mascola L,Lieb L,Iwakoshi KA,McAllister D,Siminowski T,Giles M,Run G,Fannin SL,Strantz IH

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:This study determined the validity of self-reported data on selected health insurance characteristics. METHODS:We obtained telephone survey data on the presence of health insurance, source of insurance, length of time insured, and type of insurance (managed care or fee-for-service) from a random sample of 3...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Nelson DE,Thompson BL,Davenport NJ,Penaloza LJ

更新日期：2000-06-01 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 systematically reviewed the effects of alcohol taxes and prices on alcohol-related morbidity and mortality to assess their public health impact. METHODS:We searched 12 databases, along with articles' reference lists, for studies providing estimates of the relationship between alcohol taxes and prices and...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Wagenaar AC,Tobler AL,Komro KA

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 1978, 345 persons were killed in the United States in jumps and falls from non-crashing motor vehicles: 64 per cent fell; 15 per cent jumped; and it was not known whether the other 21 per cent jumped or fell. Two hundred and one people had been traveling on the exterior of vehicles, especially truck beds, and almos...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Williams AF,Goins SE

更新日期：1981-03-01 00:00:00