Low awareness of influenza vaccination among pregnant women and their obstetricians: a population-based survey in Beijing, China

Objectives: To measure the prevalence and risk factors associated with iron supplementation among pregnant women in the municipality of Rio Grande, Southern Brazil. Methods: All mothers living in this municipality who had children in 2007 were surveyed for demographic, socioeconomic and health care received during pregnancy and childbirth. The statistical analysis consisted of Poisson regression with robust adjustment of variance, and the measure of effect was prevalence ratio (PR). Results: Among the 2,557 mothers interviewed (99% of total), 59% were supplemented with iron during pregnancy period. After adjusting for various confounding factors, a higher PR to iron supplementation was observed among teenagers, women with black skin color, primigravidae, who had six or more antenatal visits, who performed prenatal care in public sector and received vitamin during pregnancy. Conclusion: There is a clear need to increase the iron supplementation coverage of all pregnant women, especially among those currently considered with low gestational risk.

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Differences in spatial distributions of iron supplementation use among pregnant women and associated factors in Ethiopia: evidence from the 2011 national population based survey

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth ◽

10.1186/s12884-016-1210-7 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 17 (1) ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Demewoz Haile ◽

Lianna Tabar ◽

Yihunie Lakew

Keyword(s):

Pregnant Women ◽

Associated Factors ◽

Iron Supplementation ◽

Population Based ◽

Spatial Distributions ◽

National Population ◽

Population Based Survey

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Hygiene Behaviors Associated with Influenza-Like Illness among Adults in Beijing, China: A Large, Population-Based Survey

PLoS ONE ◽

10.1371/journal.pone.0148448 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 11 (2) ◽

pp. e0148448 ◽

Cited By ~ 11

Author(s):

Shuangsheng Wu ◽

Chunna Ma ◽

Zuyao Yang ◽

Peng Yang ◽

Yanhui Chu ◽

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Keyword(s):

Large Population ◽

Population Based ◽

Influenza Like Illness ◽

Beijing China ◽

Population Based Survey

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The Epidemiology of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Syphilis in Ghana: A Five-Year Single Urban Site Parallel Population-Based Analysis vis-à-vis the Sentinel Survey

Journal of Tropical Medicine ◽

10.1155/2018/6574731 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 2018 ◽

pp. 1-7 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

James Osei-Yeboah ◽

Sylvester Yao Lokpo ◽

Francis Abeku Ussher ◽

Verner Ndudiri Orish ◽

Abdul-Wahab Mawuko Hamid ◽

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Keyword(s):

Human Immunodeficiency Virus ◽

General Population ◽

Pregnant Women ◽

Blood Donors ◽

Population Based ◽

Urban Site ◽

Sentinel Site ◽

Immunodeficiency Virus ◽

Cumulative Prevalence ◽

Population Based Survey

The study was aimed at comparing the estimation of the burden and trends (2012–2016) of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Syphilis infections by the national Sentinel Survey vis-à-vis the use of population-based studies at a single urban site (Municipal Hospital) in Ho, the Volta Region of Ghana. Using blood donors as a proxy of the asymptomatic adult population, a retrospective analysis of secondary data on HIV and Syphilis testing was conducted using Ho Municipal Hospital’s archives comprising 4,180 prospective blood donors. Published reports from the National Sentinel Survey for the Ho Sentinel Site comprising 2,452 pregnant women from 2012 to 2016 were used. The cumulative prevalence of HIV and Syphilis infections in the population-based survey was 4.78% and 2.58% while the epidemiology was estimated at 2.75% and 0.24% by the Sentinel Survey for the five-year under review. The new HIV and Syphilis infections were 3.78% and 2.46% in the population-based survey compared to 2.64% and 0.23% in the Sentinel Survey. Gender cumulative prevalence and the yearly trend was found to be higher in the general population compared to the pregnant women. The use of pregnant women to estimate the HIV and Syphilis epidemiology might not be representative of the general population.

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Alcohol use and its associated factors during pregnancy in Ethiopia: a population-based survey

10.21203/rs.3.rs-52915/v1 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Nitsu Addis ◽

Muluken Azage ◽

Dabere Nigatu ◽

Kristen Kirksey

Keyword(s):

Alcohol Use ◽

Pregnant Women ◽

Associated Factors ◽

Population Based ◽

Cluster Sampling ◽

Cross Sectional Survey ◽

Multivariable Logistic Regression Model ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Factors Associated ◽

Population Based Survey

Abstract Background: Alcohol use during pregnancy is a modifiable health behavior that causes a range of health problems in infants, including impaired growth, stillbirth, and fetal alcohol spectrum disorder. However, there is lack of comprehensive information on alcohol use and associated factors during pregnancy using a population-based dataset in Ethiopia. Therefore, this study aimed to assess the prevalence of alcohol use during pregnancy and associated factors using a national, population-based survey.Methods: The study utilized data from the 2011 and 2016 Ethiopian Demographic and Health Survey, a cross-sectional survey conducted on a nationally representative sample. The survey employed a multistage cluster sampling method to generate representative national and sub-national health and health related indicators. A total of 2,341 pregnant women were included in the analysis. Factors associated with alcohol use were identified using multivariable logistic regression model. Adjusted odds ratios (AOR) with 95% confidence interval (CI) were computed to quantify the degree of association between independent variables and alcohol use.Results: In Ethiopia, the prevalence of alcohol use among pregnant women was 30.2% (95% CI: 28.4%-32.2%). The study identified that being employed (AOR: 2.07; 95%CI: 1.55-2.77), ever attempted termination of pregnancy (AOR: 2.21; 95% CI: 1.60-3.05), having two (AOR: 2.56; 95% CI: 1.76-3.72), or three (AOR: 2.98; 95% CI: 1.40-6.35) sexual partners in lifetime and chat chewing (AOR: 8.91; 95% CI: 4.61-17.23) had increased the odds of alcohol use during pregnancy.Conclusion: In this study, the prevalence of alcohol use during pregnancy among Ethiopian mothers was high. Working status, ever used something to terminate the pregnancy, more than one lifetime partner, and chat chewing were factors associated with alcohol use during pregnancy. Thus, prevention interventions and strategies can draw on the identified modifiable health behaviors.

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