The COVID-19 pandemic has brought about significant changes in all areas of human life: the way we live, communicate, train, work, etc. The rapid spread of the virus in combination with the significant and unpleasant consequences for human health has been the trigger for a unique [....] » Read More
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), Iodine Deficiency in foetal life and early childhood remains the single most important and preventable cause of mental retardation, globally. Even mild iodine deficiency can prevent children from attaining their full intellectual [....] » Read More
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is one of the most severe public health problems worldwide. Pervasive and context aware computing create a new opportunity to redesign the traditional pattern of medical system. While many pervasive healthcare systems are currently fou [....] » Read More
In combating the negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Swedish approach was far more relaxed than the approach commonly adopted by its neighboring countries. There has been ongoing controversy about the effectiveness of the Swedish approach relative to the common approach [....] » Read More
Background and purpose: In combating the negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Swedish approach was far more relaxed than the approach commonly adopted by its neighboring countries, Norway, Finland and Denmark. Notably, the two approaches differed remarkably during the in [....] » Read More
The adolescence period is an intense anabolic period when the requirements for all nutrients increases. The adolescents are more vulnerable to the malnutrition. The food habits and lack of nutritional awareness are considered to be the main factors in determining nutritional stat [....] » Read More
Leisure experiences can be a valuable tool for maintaining physical and psychological well-being. Studies show that experiencing leisure in free time is associated with better quality of mental and physical health. In the last five years, there has been an increase in the number [....] » Read More
Objectives: In this article, we assess the resources, strategies, laboratory testing, awareness campaigns, and different treatment plans initiated by the government of Pakistan. Methods: A comprehensive literature search was performed using Medline/PubMed, Embase, We [....] » Read More
We applied the method used by epidemiologists to control diseases of unknown nature to a social problem: violence in Cali. The method requires precise definition, identification of risk factors, hypotheses formulation, design and evaluation of interventionsi Violence was defined [....] » Read More
Abstract: In the drive towards carbon neutrality, E-scooter UK-wide trials have been introduced by the Department of Transport, including a 12-month trial in Bristol from October 2020. The increasing usage of E-scooters has resulted in a surge of traumatic injuries associated wit [....] » Read More
Objective: Mediation analysis identifies causal pathways by testing the relationships between the NCR, the OS, and an intermediate variable that mediates the relationship between the Nimotuzumabcisplatin-radiation (NCR) and OS. Introduction: In randomized controlled trials, the p [....] » Read More
The University of Applied Sciences (HS Gesundheit) in Bochum is a state university in Germany that specializes in a range of courses in health professions. The Department of Community Health's (DoCH) bachelor's and master's degree programs provide special knowledge an [....] » Read More
According to estimates by the World Health Organization (WHO), noncommunicable chronic diseases (NCDs) are currently seven of the top 10 causes of death in the world. The data refer to the period 2000 to 2019. In 2019, all NCDs gathered accounted for 74% of deaths worldwide. Give [....] » Read More
Understanding disease burden and transmission dynamics in resource-limited, developing countries like Nepal is often challenging due to a lack of adequate surveillance systems. These issues are exacerbated by limited access to diagnostic and research facilities throughout the cou [....] » Read More
• Big Data for E-health Industry and Technological Trends was described • Framework and Tools for Big data and Machine learning analytics is developed • Security regulations, big data confidentiality is discussed • An overview for Machine learning typ [....] » Read More
The prolific spread of COVID-19 in the U.S. has overburdened our clinical healthcare system and magnified significant gaps in the delivery of care. In a matter of months, stark disparities in COVID-19 morbidity and mortality rates emerged in communities of color, evoking a patter [....] » Read More
Statement of the Problem: Dehydration is a highly prevalent issue which many a time goes undetected causing delayed recovery, and an increased risk of hospitalization and mortality. Specific to non-diarrheal dehydration, very few international guidelines provide recommendations o [....] » Read More
Objective: To find out the cause of local positive cases at Ruili port several times from September 12th, 2020, to July 7th, 2021 to provide effective reference for the prevention and control of COVID-19 outbreak in the future. Method: Analyse the local positive cases in terms of [....] » Read More
In the United States, there is an emerging trend to move public child welfare service efforts upstream in the fight against maltreatment. By addressing community level conditions and barriers that keep families from functioning in a healthy and thriving manner, service systems ca [....] » Read More
Polypharmacy, commonly described as the use of five or more prescribed medications, is a prevalent health issue among seniors because of the potential adverse side effects due to medication interactions. The main purpose of this study was to investigate the association between di [....] » Read More
Introduction: In recent decades, hookah use has been considered a common method of smoking. Since hookah use is one of the factors exacerbating COVID-19 disease, the present study aimed to identify the determinants of hookah use based on the protection motivation theory (PMT) dur [....] » Read More
Background Dengue caused by four different types of viruses is a major public health problem worldwide. With the rise in global temperatures viz. projected to rise by ≥2 °C by the end of the century, the incidence of dengue is also expected to increase. The epidemiologi [....] » Read More
Aims: we aimed to provide a contemporary update on the trends of symptomatic gallbladder-associated hospital admissions and cholecystectomy in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand (NZ). Methods: national healthcare registries were used to obtain data on all episodes of cho [....] » Read More
On March 23, 2010 President Barak Obama signed the health insurance reforms adopted in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), and the subsequent reconciliation bill, which are to be phased-in over the next 10 years. Most provisions will not take effect until Jan. [....] » Read More
The arrival and the rapid spread of COVID-19 pandemic has reinforced the importance of mental Health and the critical need to create a mentally healthy workplace for the healthcare workforce. Healthcare providers and mangers in the healthcare industry cannot ignore the mental str [....] » Read More
Background: The rising burden of Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) in low and middle-income countries are attributable to increased life expectancy where antiretroviral therapy (ART) and HIV viral suppression have led to increased life longevity. Comorbidities including diabetes m [....] » Read More
There is an imbalance in the public health research agenda, which disproportionately focuses on the most prevalent diseases in the Global North, leaving other global health research priorities in the background. Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) affect more than one billion peop [....] » Read More
Child death and mothers who suffer from child death are a public health concern in Sub-Saharan Africa. The location and associated factors of child death and mothers who suffer child death were not identified. To monitor and prioritize effective interventions, it is important to [....] » Read More
The issue of urban heat islands (UHI) to the sustainability of urban areas has remained a matter of serious concern. A few recent studies revealed that the intensity of UHI is also growing rapidly in medium-class cities due to the rapid degradation of natural vegetation covers. I [....] » Read More
Background the Palestinian health system in Gaza Strip has become undermined due to ongoing blockade, conflicts and COVID-19 pandemic, these situations lead to shortages in health care delivery. Aim the study aimed to assess the impact of COVID-19 crisis on delivery of essenti [....] » Read More
Iron deficiency is one of world’s largest nutritional challenge causing 40% of maternal deaths in the world (World Bank) malnutrition weakens over all the immune systems. A recent report by World Vision, it is estimated that an additional 5 million children will suffer from [....] » Read More
Introduction: Effect size is, an important consideration in the sample size estimation while designing randomized controlled trials using a frequentist approach. This study aims to systematically review the RCTs published during 2018-2020 in leading oncology and medical journals [....] » Read More
In this presentation, the role of computer vision in healthcare sector will be presented. Computer Vision (CV) simply means: what a computer perceives looking at the image. Visualization is crucial in disease diagnosis; a poor diagnosis may be resulted due to poor visualization f [....] » Read More
Noise Induced Hearing Loss (NIHL) is one of the most leading occupational disease which contributes to social isolation and leads to degraded quality of life. Worldwide 16% of the disabling Hearing loss (HL) in adult is due to excessive exposure to noise in the workplace. Noise e [....] » Read More
Introduction: Hypertension is an important public health challenge in both developing and developed countries. Studies have shown that tribal populations in India are also experiencing this transition. The prevalence of hypertension in adults increased over the past 25 years from [....] » Read More
From a long period of time, the entire world is endeavoring for the advancement of public health. Nevertheless, premature deaths on account of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) have turned out to be the prime cause of terrible angst globally. Sustainable Development Goals-2015 has [....] » Read More
Background: Despite the commonness and its relationship with poor outcomes among Human Immunodeficiency Virusinfected adults, depression remains widely unrecognized, untreated, or undertreated in antiretroviral therapy clinic care. This study aimed to assess the prevalence and as [....] » Read More
Title : Does Pandemic Triage Undermine Trust in the Medical System How Lay People and Medical Practitioners View COVID19 Sacrificial Decisions
Paul Conway, University of Portsmouth, United Kingdom
19 dilemmas. Crucially, this pattern emerged for both COVID-19 and classic dilemmas. Next, we surveyed practicing healthcare providers (N = 614) and comparison samples of students (N = 604) and online workers (N = 1402). Participants considered each COVID-19 dil [....] » Read More
Title : The Impact of Covid 19 Isolation Practices on Persons Experiencing Homelessness with Concurrent Disorders A View from Service Providers in British Columbia, Canada
Michael G Young , Royal Roads University, Canada
This research examines the impact of the COVID-19 virus on the delivery of services to persons experiencing homeless with concurrent disorders (PEHCD). The research involves two stages, a pilot study in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada and a subsequent larger study involving si [....] » Read More
Title : Democratizing data for public health
Sanjib Basu, University of Illinois Chicago, United States
The Population Health Analytics, Metric and Evaluation (PHAME) center integrates novel technology with academic expertise to provide community-level data analysis, evaluation and visualization of public health data. The Center advances health equity through data-driven public hea [....] » Read More
Title : Addressing COVID-19 disparities through an HIV framework
Sonjia Kenya, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, United States
The prolific spread of COVID-19 in the U.S. has overburdened our clinical healthcare system and magnified significant gaps in the delivery of care. In a matter of months, stark disparities in COVID-19 morbidity and mortality rates emerged in communities of color, evoking a patter [....] » Read More
Title : Social Emotional Support and Health Related Quality of Life in US Cancer Survivors
Godfredo Antwi, SUNY Brockport State University, United States
Objective: Individuals with a history of cancer diagnosis (cancer survivor) are likely to experience poor health-related quality of life (HRQoL). The aim of this study was to examine the cross-sectional association between perceived social-emotional support and HRQoL in a nationa [....] » Read More
Title : Factors affecting body fat control behavior
Chi Chung Chen, National Sun Yat-sen University, Taiwan
Introduction: Overweight is one of the increasing global public health problems. Overweight may lead to many disease occurrences. How to control overweight becomes important research question. Body fat significantly affects overweight condition. The purpose of this study is to un [....] » Read More
Title : Economic Burden of Foodborne Botulism Outbreak in Vietnam
Tristan Learoyd, Emergent BioSolutions UK Ltd, United Kingdom
Objectives: Botulism is a rare bacterial infectious disease caused by Clostridium botulinum. The neurotoxin produced by the spore leads to serious paralytic illness and even death. There are seven forms of botulinum toxin, type A to G. Patients exposed to botulinum toxin can be t [....] » Read More
Title : Assessing and modifying newborn genetic and hearing screening program in Nantong city, China
MuTing Li, Nantong University School of Public Health, China
Background:Hearing loss (HL) is the commonest congenital sensory disorder, affecting 0.3-15.0 per 1,000 infants, with a median of 1.70. Approximately 60% of HL infants have an identifiable genetic etiology. MT-RNR1 variants and some variants of SLC26A4 have been associated with e [....] » Read More
Title : Effectiveness of Specific Self Static Stretching Exercise on improving leg movement among market vendors in Bangkok
Salila Cetthakrikul, Walailak University, Thailand
Background: Prolonged sitting and standing can cause injury at back and leg muscle. It results in muscle discomfort, muscle fatigue and muscle pain that relate to back, legs and feet. The market-vendors must sit or stand at their shops for a long time for selling their products w [....] » Read More
Title : Healthy Eating and Balanced in not Expensive but it Requires Effective Planning and Strong Community Participation Evidences from Gujarat and Punjab India
Pragya Pranjali, Smile Foundation, India
Community engagement as the first step in preventive health intervention focuses on developing, empowering and building the capacity of the community to create interactions between the community members and the ecology that are health promoting rather than unhealthy. Public healt [....] » Read More
Title : Support in the home care of people with dementia through an accompanied personalized humanrobot interaction RUBYDemenz
Renate Schramek, University of Applied Sciences, Germany
Due to their prevalence, dementias are an ever-greater challenge for society as well as for the elderly. In Germany around 1,6 million people are affected by dementia today. This figure will rise to 2,8 million in 2050 (Alzheimer Europe, 2019). Therefore, the development of techn [....] » Read More
Title : COVID 19 in the inner EU border regions challenges and lessons learned
Brigitte van der Zanden, Eu Prevent, Netherlands
In Europe around 37% of the citizens live in a border region. The population living in the border regions encountered tremendous challenges during the pandemic as their life was regulated by different national policies at different sides of the borders, whereas they might live an [....] » Read More
Title : The evolution of socioeconomic and geographical inequalities in Woman and Child Health in Mozambique between 2014 2019
Chanvo Daca, Epidemiology and gobal health, Mozambique
over the last years, Mozambique has implemented many initiatives such as health sector plans and strategies to ensure equitable access to health care services. While there have been some achievements in terms of coverage, the effects of these plans and strategies on socioeconomic [....] » Read More
Title : Prevalence Blood Pressure among Chewers khat in Sana'a -Yemen
Abdullah A gafar, Al Razi university, Yemen
Background: Hypertension is a growing public health problem, with remarkable contribution to cardiovasculardiseases morbidity. Worldwide, an estimated one billion individuals have hypertension, and approximately 7.1 million deaths per year are attributable to hypertension. Cl [....] » Read More
Title : Challenges & Experiences from Multicentre Clinical Studies during COVID-19 pandemic
Gunjan Kumar, Indian Council of Medical Research, New Delhi, India
Paucity of information regarding newly emerging diseases pose public health challenges against their containment. Generating evidence appears pivotal in such scenario. COVID-19 pandemic is one such example where the conventional ways of conducting clinical research could not be p [....] » Read More
Title : Transition and factors associated with the level of physical activity combined with sedentary behavior of the elderly
Lilane Maria Alves Silva, Federal University of Triangulo Mineiro, Brazil
During the presentation, health aspects related to the level of physical activity combined with the behavior of the elderly will be discussed. Physical activity and sedentary behavior are emerging issues in public health, especially in developing countries. A research was conduct [....] » Read More