Serious public health problem

Female gynecological cancers represent a serious public health problem, with 1,398,601 new diagnoses and 671,875 deaths per year worldwide. Antipsychotics are often used in psychiatric disorders, including schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and major depression. It is estimated that the prescription of these drugs is linked to 1,800 deaths a year in the United States, but their association with cancer remains controversial.

10p vikoch 27-06-2024 1 1   Download

Pancreatic cancer poses a serious medical problem worldwide. Countries in the Western Pacifc Region are facing public health challenges from cancer. This study assesses the time trends of pancreatic cancer mortality in the Western Pacifc Region from 1990 to 2019 and predicts its trend to 2044.

13p vioracle 29-09-2023 3 2   Download

Night blindness is significant public health problem among pregnant women in Ethiopia and estimated to be more severe in rural areas. However; there is insufficient information about the magnitude of night blindness among pregnant women’s of rural Ethiopia. To assess the prevalence and associated factors of night blindness among pregnant Women’s in Tahtay Koraro District, Tigray region, Northern Ethiopia.

7p viisac 23-09-2023 4 1   Download

The high prevalence of obesity is a serious problem, and sleep is considered to be a factor for obesity. This study aimed to examine the relationship between sleep duration, sleep quality, and weight status among children and adolescents in China and to explore whether the relationship between sleep duration and weight status is independent of sleep quality. Sex and age differences were also explored.

15p viferrari 28-11-2022 26 3   Download

The abuse and neglect of a child is a major public health problem with serious psychosocial, health and economic consequences. The aim of this study was to assess the relationship between various types of childhood trauma, selected long-term diseases and alcohol and nicotine use disorder in Czech and Slovak representative samples.

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Exposure to secondhand smoke (SHS) is a serious global public health problem. Understanding the correlates of SHS exposure could guide the development of evidence based SHS exposure reduction interventions.

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Type 2 diabetes mellitus is a serious public health problem in the world and its treatment is still a major therapy challenge. Thiazolidinediones (TZDs) are a class of antidiabetic drugs that are used widely to increase insulin sensitivity by activating PeroxisomeProliferator-Activated-Receptor-gamma (PPARγ). Activated PPARγ makes critical alterations in the transcription of genes that regulate glucose and lipid metabolism. However, TZDs have side effects, such as weight gain, edema, congestive heart failure, and bone fracture.

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Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica serovar typhimurium is a gram-negative serious contagious pathogen having a broad host range. It has been associated with a wide spectrum of infectious diseases, including typhoid fever and nontyphoidal salmonellosis, which cause public health problems worldwide. Several genes contribute in virulence and determine pathogenicity of this isolate.

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Blood borne diseases is a serious global public health problem, health workers are in danger of infection. 1- Assessment of health workers’ knowledge about blood borne diseases in Al- Basra general hospital. 2- Assessment of health workers’ knowledge precautions to prevent infections. Across sectional institutional study was conducted among health workers the total subjects studied were 50 of health workers.

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Sugarcane is the major crop grown in South Gujarat region contributing to major share o farmer’s income and state economy with highest area and production in Navsari and Surat districts. Since past several years, farmers are burning sugarcane straw at the time of harvesting the crop which is serious problem causing environmental damage and public health issues. Keeping in view this problem it is essential to study the economic aspect of straw burning practices in South Gujarat region.

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Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection continues to be a serious public health problem globally. The study on its prevalence helps in estimating the magnitude of the problem in a community and identifies potential high risk groups. A hospital based study on seroprevalence of Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) gives an indirect estimate of disease burden in the community besides being useful in proper allocation of available resources at the hospital. To estimate seroprevalence of Hepatitis B surface antigen among patients at the study setting.

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Candidemia is a serious public health problem and is associated with high morbidity and mortality rates. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of Candida species isolated from inpatients with candidemia at a teaching hospital in Brazil; characterize patients; correlate the risk factors and investigate the use of antibiotics.

11p nguaconbaynhay4 22-03-2020 18 1   Download

Neonatal mortality remains a serious global public health problem, but Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), in particular, is largely affected. Current evidence on neonatal mortality is essential to inform programs and policies, yet there is a scarcity of information concerning neonatal mortality in our study area.

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Diabetes mellitus is a serious public health problem and remains an important cause of morbidity and mortality. The Indian diabetic population is expected to increase to 57 million by the year 2025 and 87 million by 2030. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) has emerged as a serious and common problem in patients with diabetic foot Infection. Colonization with MRSA may result in prolonged hospital stay and excessive direct economic cost. Until now few studies are available about methicillinresistant S.

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The speeding increase and the high prevalence of childhood obesity is a serious problem for Public Health. Community Based Interventions has been developed to combat against the childhood obesity epidemic. However little is known on the efficacy of these programs.

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Severe acute malnutrition is a serious public health problem, and a challenge to clinicians. Why some children with malnutrition develop oedema (kwashiorkor) is not well understood. The objective of this study was to investigate socio-demographic, dietary and clinical correlates of oedema, in children hospitalised with severe acute malnutrition.

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Anemia is a global public health problem but the burden of anemia is disproportionately borne among children in developing countries. Anemia in early stages of life has serious consequences on the growth and development of the children.

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High blood pressure (BP) is a serious, common and growing global public health problem. The aim of this study was to evaluate the associations between high NC (neck circumference) alone and in combinations with BMI (body mass index), WC (waist circumference), and high BP among Lithuanian children and adolescents aged 12 to 15 years.

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Bacterial infections are a major cause of chronic infections and mortality. Drug resistant microorganisms pose a serious public health problem and strategies for controlling bacterial activity are needed. Nanoparticles have emerged as a novel alternative to overcome bacterial multidrug resistance due to misuse and abuse of antibiotics.

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Premature birth is a growing and serious public health problem affecting more than one of every ten infants worldwide. Bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) is the most common neonatal morbidity associated with prematurity and infants with BPD suffer from increased incidence of respiratory infections, asthma, other forms of chronic lung illness, and death (Day and Ryan, Pediatr Res 81: 210–213, 2017; Isayama et la., JAMA Pediatr 171:271–279, 2017).

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