... Study (HAS), the oraland dental healthand dental hygiene habits of 364 old elderly, born in 1904, 1909 and 1914 and living in Helsinki, was examined in 1990 and 1991 The main objective of this ... dental health, and dental health behaviour Acta Odontol Scand 2001;59:106 Aromaa A, Koskinen S, ed Healthand functional capacity in Finland Baseline results of the Health 2000 health examination ... events in life This must be kept in mind in the interpretation of interview data 9.2 Loss of natural teeth In Finland, a clear increase in the number of subjects acquiring dentures was seen in the...
... II.1 Links from reproductive and sexual health to HIV/ AIDS II.2 Links from reproductive and sexual behaviors to HIV/ AIDS II.3 HIV prevention policies: Evidence and gaps in knowledge ... health, reproductive and sexual health services (including HIV interventions), and behaviors, both to each other and to HIV/ AIDS A good deal of this section will consider the evidence regarding ... of initially uninfected people who become infected in a year study of poverty, reproductive health, and HIV/ AIDS Instead it reflects, again, the research agendas and approaches of economists and...
... beginning of the study, a specially trained secretary contacted all the families, and authorization was obtained prior to the interviews andoral examinations A structured interview including ... observed in Uganda [5], but executing oral hygiene and smiling was observed to be the main causes of impact in a small town in South Brazil [26] and London [8] The aforementioned studies investigated ... corroborating with another study that showed care-seeking being associated with dental pain, difficulties in sleeping, and difficulties in playing among adolescents [10,11] Dental pain in adolescence...
... and Care of HIVand AIDS: Fact sheet South Africa 2006 13 Healthand Development: Networks & Southern Africa HIVandAIDS Information Dissemination Service: Caring from within: Key findings and ... for the PLHIV in activities of daily life, including maintaining hygiene, eating and dressing The level of care required by the PLHIV can be overwhelming: When it comes to the brother lying on the ... of maintaining privacy in a small, isolated, rural setting As the participant's HIV/ AIDS symptoms progressed, hiding his or her HIV status from the community became increasingly difficult In most...
... accessing HIV/ AIDS care and prevention services among health workers in Swaziland We asked health workers about their views on how HIV affects Swaziland’s health workforce and what barriers and ... [http://www.measuredhs.com/Who-We-Are/NewsRoom/New-national-survey-finds-19-percent-of-the-Swazi-populationage-2 -and- older-has -HIV- Other -health- indicators-showimprovements.cfm] Whitesand A, Whalley A: Reviewing emergencies for Swaziland Swaziland: Health Economics and HIV/ AIDS Research Division ... period in October and November 2007 in nine health facilities located in all four Swaziland regions Purposive sampling was used in the identification of the first eight health facilities choosing...
... between chewing ability and OHRQoL would be informative as to how patients with varying degrees of tooth loss, and therefore varying degrees of chewing ability, perceive their oralhealth as measured ... study, and participated in its design and coordination All authors were involved in the manuscript preparation and approved the final manuscript Appendix OHIP-J14 Have you had trouble pronouncing ... health, which results in treatment demand [18] It was the aim of this study to investigate the correlation between perceived chewing ability andoral healthrelated quality of life in partially dentate...
... both biomedical and conspiracy explanations for the origin and transmission of HIV Elite and healthy civil sector professionals who initially discredit sorcery charges may later invoke these same ... Westerners, andHIV is an engaging discussion of a difficult and complex topic, and as a result, this book is an important contribution to the literature on explanatory models of HIV/ AIDSin Africa ... AIDS Research and Therapy 2007, 4:5 http://www.aidsrestherapy.com/content/4/1/5 ingly irrational beliefs in the context of colonial medical practices during the Spanish Influenza epidemic...
... restoration and the inflammatory milieu: Who are the possible mediators? Most of the subjects with HIV disease attend HIV testing centers in India only after advanced clinical HIV disease (AIDS) sets in ... CD4+0 interactions and by secreting IFN-γ Th1 subsets produce the proinflammatory cytokines, IL-2, IFN-γ, and TNF-α, and Th2 cells, the antiinflammatory cytokines, IL-4, 5, 6, 10, and 13 In addition, ... leading to clinical deterioration and 'paradoxical worsening' of inflammatory responses against both infectious (HIV/ TB) and non-infectious (LPS) microbial antigens This 'paradoxical worsening'...
... the role of TH in the provision of oralhealth care andin the diagnosis and management of the common oral problems including the oral manifestations of HIV/ AIDS Given shrinking health budgets, ... co-operation and collaboration between the formal oralhealth services and TH to bring available resources in the health sector to serve the population for better oralhealthand HIV/ AIDS prevention ... swollen gums andoral candidiasis Considering that oral candidiasis has been reported as the most prevalent oral manifestation of HIV/ AIDSand the fact that almost all TH can recognize oral candidiasis...
... IDU and HIV/ AIDS is limited in Vinnitsya However, since the beginning of the ICOHRTA approximately four years ago, training, research opportunities, and grant funding for treatment of both IDU and ... through training in evidenced-based psycho-social and behavioral treatments, increased use of family support, and ultimately sustaining a raised standard of care at the RND Finally, there is an increase ... assessment, injecting drug use, and public health Lancet 1999, 354(9172):65-68 Ukrainian Centre For AIDS Prevention/ Ministry of Health of Ukraine: The problem of HIV infection, drug addiction, and sexually...
... recognizes three distinct Aboriginal Peoples in Canada: First Nations (Indian), Inuit and Métis Understanding and Improving Aboriginal Health Council of Canada Maternal and Child Healthin Canada A large ... Canada 16 Health Council of Canada Understanding and Improving Aboriginal Maternal and Child Healthin Canada Introduction While there are many organizations involved in exploring the gaps inhealth ... maternal and child health programming is crucial in addressing health disparities, reducing inequities, and improving health outcomes for First Nations, Inuit, and Métis communitiesand individuals...
... the quality and years of healthy life and eliminate racial and ethnic disparities inhealth status n A number of the Healthy People 2010 objectives concern maternal, infant, and child health Among ... Folic Acid 40 Smoking During Pregnancy 42 Alcohol and Other Drug Use 44 Obesity 46 Childhood Immunization 48 Health Insurance Health Insurance and Access to Care 50 Health Insurance Coverage ... of Childbearing Age 52 Health Insurance Coverage for Children 54 Medicaid’s Role in Maternal and Child Health 56 Children’s Health Insurance Program 58 Medicaid and CHIP: Eligibility and Enrollment...
... causes irregular bleeding and pain during intercourse in women, burning during urination in men, and discharge in both men and women If left untreated, chlamydia can lead to pelvic inflammatory disease ... within the country, with high levels on the mainland and lower levels in Zanzibar •• Information gathered from women’s HIV tests in antenatal clinics shows HIV highest in Iringa, Dar es Salaam, and Mbeya ... promote healthand quality of life by preventing and controlling disease, injury, and disability It works throughout the United States and the world monitoring health, investigating health problems,...
... information-sharing and Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 2000, 78 (5) Health sector reform and reproductive healthin Latin America coordination among the different levels of the health system in ... developed by empowering women and involving men in issues related to reproductive health (15) A gender-sensitive reproductive health approach looks beyond the confines of clinical medicine and address ... aspects of health sector reform and reproductive healthin LAC countries and attempts to identify the links between them Strategies of decentralization, changes inhealth services financing, and the...
... getting and keeping girls in school as are desks, books and pencils Linking schools to health services, including reproductive healthand HIV/ AIDS testing, improves the quality of education and ... “cheated into having sex.”9 In some regions, HIV- infected men coerce young girls into having sex with them because they mistakenly believe that having sex with a virgin cures AIDS Powerlessness and inequality ... knowledge and skills to make healthy choices, including protecting themselves from HIV Three strategic priorities support schools in playing an optimal role in protecting girls and mitigating the...
... Jensen (2000) examines investments in child education andhealthin the face of weather shocks to agricultural income in Côte d'Ivoire and finds adverse effects on enrollment and short-run measures ... cocoa-growing regions of western Côte d'Ivoire had long-standing tensions between indigenous ethnic groups and non-Ivorians (mostly of Burkinabe and Malian origin) over property and land rights ... residing in province j and born in year t; j are province fixed effects, t are birth-cohort fixed effects (month-year of birth), jt are province-specific trends in cohort health (province...
... projects in areas of need, with a focus on global health indicators such as maternal and child health, malnutrition, tuberculosis, HIVand AIDS, and new and re-emerging infectious diseases, such as influenza ... government healthcare reaches most mothers and children inand around cities, rural communities, ethnic minorities, and urban migrants are still missing out In China, World Vision administers over 30 health ... lasting and life-threatening malnutrition Common deficiencies include iron, vitamin A and iodine Vaccination Many childhood diseases including measles, polio, diptheria, tetanus and whooping...
... Lay Training Centre (Zomba, Malawi) the last two weeks of March 2004 Training was extensive and was based on standard Demographic andHealth Survey training protocols for conducting an interview, ... reported having heard about HIV/ AIDS Adolescents were aware of ways of reducing HIV transmission with 88% of females and 91% of males citing abstinence, 68% of females and 79% of males citing having ... sexual and reproductive health issues called Protecting the Next Generation: Understanding HIV Risk Among Youth (PNG) The project, which is being carried out in Burkina Faso, Ghana, Malawi and Uganda,...