Limited impact of testicular self-examination promotion.

abstract：:In 2000, the government of Vietnam conducted the first assessment of its national peer education program for HIV prevention. Twenty (32%) of Vietnam's 61 provinces and urban areas had functioning peer education programs, and program coordinators of all 20 were interviewed regarding their programs. In addition, on-site...

journal_title：Journal of community health

authors： Khoat DV,West GR,Valdiserri RO,Phan NT

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To better understand and promote physical activity on a newly constructed trail, the present study examined the demographic characteristics and physical activity behaviors of trail users; the demographic characteristics of trail users compared to the demographic profile Greenville County, South Carolina residents; tra...

journal_title：Journal of community health

authors： Price AE,Reed JA,Muthukrishnan S

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Regular physical activity produces various health benefits; however, relatively few adults in the United States (US) get enough physical activity. Little is known about physical activity behaviors, and barriers and facilitators to physical activity among Cambodian-Americans. Cambodian Americans were recruited from com...

journal_title：Journal of community health

authors： Coronado GD,Sos C,Talbot J,Do HH,Taylor VM

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Virtually all large employers engage in corporate philanthropy, but little is known about the extent to which it is directed toward improving community health. We conducted in-depth interviews with leaders of corporate philanthropy from 13 of the largest manufacturing companies in the US to understand how giving decis...

journal_title：Journal of community health

authors： McHugh M,Farley D,Maechling CR,Dunlop DD,French DD,Holl JL

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Arthritis and other rheumatic conditions comprise the leading cause of disability in the United States. In 1990, an estimated 16.7% of Missourians had arthritis. By 2020, an estimated 20% of Missourians will have this condition. We examined Missouri's prevalence of self-reported physician-diagnosed arthritis, chronic ...

journal_title：Journal of community health

authors： Vradenburg JA,Simoes EJ,Jackson-Thompson J,Murayi T

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) is the leading cause of death in youth athletes. Survival from out- of-hospital SCA depends on prompt initiation of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and use of an automated external defibrillator (AED). This study evaluated parental knowledge, experience, and attitudes related to cardiov...

journal_title：Journal of community health

authors： Wagener MA,Diamond AB,Karpinos AR

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated social disparities in breast cancer (BC) mortality, leveraging data from the California Breast Cancer Survivorship Consortium. The associations of race/ethnicity, education, and neighborhood SES (nSES) with all-cause and BC-specific mortality were assessed among 9372 women with BC (diagnosed 1993-2007 ...

journal_title：Journal of community health

authors： Shariff-Marco S,Yang J,John EM,Kurian AW,Cheng I,Leung R,Koo J,Monroe KR,Henderson BE,Bernstein L,Lu Y,Kwan ML,Sposto R,Vigen CL,Wu AH,Keegan TH,Gomez SL

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Data from Wave 1 of the National Survey of Personal Health Practices and Consequences were used to examine the association between perceived control over future health and 13 health behavior indices. Analyses were conducted within three strata of health status, defined by a cross-tabulation of subjective and functiona...

journal_title：Journal of community health

authors： Rakowski W

更新日期：1986-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pregnancy and the events surrounding it are generally viewed as feminine issues exclusively for women. In sub-Saharan Africa, believing that pregnancy and the events that follow are guided by nature, a lot of superstition is attributed in the event of complications, which result in poor maternal outcomes. Maternal mor...

journal_title：Journal of community health

authors： Nwakwuo GC,Oshonwoh FE

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since the implementation of the Papanicolaou test, there has been a significant decline in the incidence of cervical cancer over the last 50 years. Despite this reduction, each year there are approximately 11,000 women in the United States diagnosed with cervical cancer, the second most common type of cancer in women ...

journal_title：Journal of community health

authors： Rogers NM,Cantu AG

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was designed to test the hypothesis that follow-up rates for women with abnormal breast screening results would vary by age, ethnicity and initial screening results in California's Breast Cervical Cancer Control Program. The sample was composed of women in this screening program who had received abnormal cl...

journal_title：Journal of community health

authors： Webber PA,Fox P,Zhang X,Pond M

更新日期：1996-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Accurate knowledge about human Papillomavirus (HPV) and its link to cervical cancer is essential for women to understand and make use of cervical cancer prevention and detection opportunities. This study was the first to survey awareness and knowledge of HPV in a population of Canadian Inuit. The objectives of this st...

journal_title：Journal of community health

authors： Cerigo H,Macdonald ME,Franco EL,Brassard P

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In Uganda malaria causes more morbidity and mortality than any other disease and children below 5 years contribute the biggest percentage of malaria related mortality. Insecticide treated nets (ITNs) are currently one of the most cost effective option for reducing malaria-related morbidity and mortality, however the f...

journal_title：Journal of community health

authors： Nankinga Z,Muliira JK,Kalyango J,Nankabirwa J,Kiwuwa S,Njama-Meya D,Karamagi C

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:More than 58 million nonsmokers in the U.S. encounter secondhand smoke that leads to tobacco-related diseases and deaths every year, making voluntary household smoking bans an important public health goal. American Indians/Alaska Natives are rarely included in research related to household smoking bans. Further, most ...

journal_title：Journal of community health

authors： Comiford A,Garroutte E,Barbosa-Leiker C,Chen S,McDonell M

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Free clinics across the country provide free or reduced fee healthcare to individuals who lack access to primary care and are socio-economically disadvantaged. This study examined perceived health status among diabetic and non-diabetic free clinic patients and family members of the patients. Diabetes self-efficacy amo...

journal_title：Journal of community health

authors： Kamimura A,Christensen N,Myers K,Nourian MM,Ashby J,Greenwood JL,Reel JJ

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Compared to white adults, blacks are less likely to be aware of their cardiovascular risk factors and are less likely to respond appropriately to signs and symptoms of a myocardial infarction or stroke. This fact highlights the need for better dissemination of health information about cardiovascular disease among comm...

journal_title：Journal of community health

authors： Boutin-Foster C,George KS,Samuel T,Fraser-White M,Brown H

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A specific type of casual relationship known as "Friends with Benefits" (FWB) is becoming increasingly popular among youth. However, current research has often examined the dating practices of urban college students, resulting in a limited understanding of rural youth. Potential risk factors associated with FWB includ...

journal_title：Journal of community health

authors： Letcher A,Carmona J

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study is to investigate the association between two food-related hardships-food insecurity and living in a food desert-on waist-to-height ratio (WHtR). Data on participants from waves I and IV of the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health (Add Health) were analyzed. The associati...

journal_title：Journal of community health

authors： Testa A,Jackson DB

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Decreasing health disparities must increase access to care, improve health education and ease navigating the health care system. Community Health Workers (CHW) take on these tasks in professional and culturally competent manners. The Healthy Families Brooklyn (HFB) Program serves residents in two public housing develo...

journal_title：Journal of community health

authors： Brown N,Vaughn NA,Lin AJ,Browne R,White M,Smith P

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent developments in the courts have indicated an increased vulnerability of the tobacco industry to civil lawsuits brought because of tobacco-related illness. Much of the recent public discussion has dealt with how to attack the public health problem of childhood smoking, and the judicial system may also be of help...

journal_title：Journal of community health

authors： Nusbaum NJ

更新日期：1998-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During the past 20 years, suicide rates in the United States have risen consistently. The upward trend has been particularly pronounced for adolescents and males. The availability of a complete data set on all suicides that occurred between 1925 and 1979 in Sacramento County, California, allowed us to compare trends i...

journal_title：Journal of community health

authors： Bourque LB,Cosand BJ,Kraus JF

更新日期：1983-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although it was presumed that moderate exercise is a healthy practice but long term high intensity exercise is not, studies observed a life expectancy benefit for both high-intensity endurance and fast power sports athlets, but the data for contact sports are conflicting. Therefore, the author aimed to investigate the...

journal_title：Journal of community health

authors： Keller K

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study evaluated a multidisciplinary care center, the Pike Market Clinic (PMC), whose physicians provide and coordinate inpatient and outpatient care for downtown low-income elderly in Seattle. We interviewed users of PMC and their near-neighbors with a 206 item questionnaire to compare their medical and social se...

journal_title：Journal of community health

authors： Baldwin LM,Inui TS,Stenkamp S

更新日期：1993-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:HIV counselling and testing was provided to 4267 individuals between September 1987 and June 1992 at a multi-site program, including community clinics, drug treatment programs, and a men's prison in central Massachusetts. Half of those tested reported the risk behaviors targeted by the programs: injection drug use (38...

journal_title：Journal of community health

authors： McCusker J,Willis G,McDonald M,Sereti SM,Lewis BF,Sullivan JL

更新日期：1996-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The paper examines the controversy surrounding legislative proposals in New York State that would require amending the public health law's stringent confidentiality provisions; the legislation calls for "unblinding" the results of a 7-year old statewide HIV seroprevalence study that tests newborns for HIV antibodies i...

journal_title：Journal of community health

authors： Dumois AO

更新日期：1995-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study examined disparities in lung cancer mortality rates among US men and women in metropolitan and non-metropolitan areas from 1950 through 2007. Annual age-adjusted mortality rates were calculated for men and women in metropolitan and non-metropolitan areas, and differences in mortality rates were tested for s...

journal_title：Journal of community health

authors： Singh GK,Siahpush M,Williams SD

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper discusses the results from the field test of a multimedia health education intervention, designed to provide breast cancer education for low income Latinas. The purpose of the field test was to ascertain whether the intervention produced significant changes in breast cancer knowledge and attitude, and scree...

journal_title：Journal of community health

authors： Valdez A,Banerjee K,Ackerson L,Fernandez M

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Men who have sex with men (MSM) continue to be at higher risk for negative health outcomes including HIV, STIs, depression, substance use, suicidality, and anxiety. Associative relationships between homonegativity (internal and external) and these outcomes are used to explain the observed disproportionate impact. The ...

journal_title：Journal of community health

authors： Parker RD,Lõhmus L,Mangine C,Rüütel K

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Research indicates a high prevalence of oral disease among Albanians. There is a lack of evidence regarding oral health beliefs and practices among Albanian immigrants in the United States and abroad. This research seeks to better understand the oral health beliefs, attitudes, and practices among Albanian immigrants l...

journal_title：Journal of community health

authors： Xhihani B,Rainchuso L,Smallidge D,Dominick C

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Food insecurity (FI) affects more than one in five American children and is increasingly addressed during pediatric primary care. Its relevance during subspecialty care, including in the treatment of chronic conditions like epilepsy, is largely unknown. This study sought to determine the FI prevalence among children w...

journal_title：Journal of community health

authors： O'Malley JA,Klett BM,Klein MD,Inman N,Beck AF

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00