Prevalence of obesity, central obesity and the associated factors in urban population aged 20?70�years, in the north of Iran: a population-based study and regression approach

2007 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. O. Hajian-Tilaki ◽  
B. Heidari
Keyword(s):  
Urban Population ◽  
Associated Factors ◽  
Central Obesity ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Population Based Study ◽  
The North ◽  
Regression Approach ◽  
North Of Iran ◽  
Prevalence Of Obesity

scholarly journals Prevalence of self-medication in Brazil and associated factors

2016 ◽  
Vol 50 (suppl 2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Paulo Sérgio Dourado Arrais ◽  
Maria Eneida Porto Fernandes ◽  
Tatiane da Silva Dal Pizzol ◽  
Luiz Roberto Ramos ◽  
Sotero Serrate Mengue ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Associated Factors ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Use Of Self ◽  
Self Medication ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Population Based Study ◽  
The North ◽  
Using Data ◽  
Prevalence Ratios ◽  
Use Of Health Services

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To analyze the prevalence and associated factors regarding the use of medicines by self-medication in Brazil. METHODS This cross-sectional population-based study was conducted using data from the PNAUM (National Survey on Access, Use and Promotion of Rational Use of Medicines), collected between September 2013 and February 2014 by interviews at the homes of the respondents. All people who reported using any medicines not prescribed by a doctor or dentist were classified as self-medication practitioners. Crude and adjusted prevalence ratios (Poisson regression) and their respective 95% confidence intervals were calculated in order to investigate the factors associated with the use of self-medication by medicines. The independent variables were: sociodemographic characteristics, health conditions and access to and use of health services. In addition, the most commonly consumed medicines by self-medication were individually identified. RESULTS The self-medication prevalence in Brazil was 16.1% (95%CI 15.0–17.5), with it being highest in the Northeast region (23.8%; 95%CI 21.6–26.2). Following the adjusted analysis, self-medication was observed to be associated with females, inhabitants from the North, Northeast and Midwest regions and individuals that have had one, or two or more chronic diseases. Analgesics and muscle relaxants were the therapeutic groups most used for self-medication, with dipyrone being the most consumed medicines. In general, most of the medicines used for self-medication were classified as non-prescriptive (65.5%). CONCLUSIONS Self-medication is common practice in Brazil and mainly involves the use of non-prescription medicines; therefore, the users of such should be made aware of the possible risks.

scholarly journals Association between socio-demographic factors and diabetes mellitus in the north of Iran: A population-based study

2010 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 154-157 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gholamreza Veghari ◽  
Mehdi Sedaghat ◽  
Hamidreza Joshaghani ◽  
Sed Ahmad Hoseini ◽  
Farhad Niknezad ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Diabetes Mellitus ◽  
Demographic Factors ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Population Based Study ◽  
The North ◽  
North Of Iran ◽  
Socio Demographic Factors

scholarly journals Prevalence of obesity and associated factors in Benue State, Nigeria: A population-based study

2021 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 9
Author(s):  
DamarisAmarachukwu Osunkwo ◽  
PatrickM Nguku ◽  
Amina Mohammed ◽  
ChukwumaDavid Umeokonkwo ◽  
Moreen Kamateeka ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Associated Factors ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Population Based Study ◽  
Prevalence Of Obesity

scholarly journals Colonoscopy and Flexible Sigmoidoscopy Practice Patterns in Ontario: A Population-Based Study

2007 ◽  
Vol 21 (7) ◽  
pp. 431-434 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susan E Schultz ◽  
Chris Vinden ◽  
Linda Rabeneck
Keyword(s):  
Flexible Sigmoidoscopy ◽  
Practice Patterns ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Insurance Plan ◽  
Ontario Health Insurance Plan ◽  
Population Based Study ◽  
The North ◽  
General Surgeons ◽  
Statistics Canada

OBJECTIVE: To conduct a population-based study on the provision of large bowel endoscopic services in Ontario.METHODS: Data from the following databases were analyzed: the Ontario Health Insurance Plan, the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences Physicians Database and Statistics Canada. The flexible sigmoidoscopy and colonoscopy rates per 10,000 persons (50 to 74 years of age) by region between April 1, 2001, and March 31, 2002, were calculated, as well as the numbers and types of physicians who performed each procedure.RESULTS: In 2001/2002, a total of 172,108 colonoscopies and 43,400 flexible sigmoidoscopies were performed in Ontario for all age groups. The colonoscopy rate was approximately five times that of flexible sigmoidoscopy; rates varied from 463.1 colonoscopies per 10,000 people in the north to 286.8 colonoscopies per 10,000 people in the east. Gastroenterologists in all regions tended to perform more procedures per physician, but because of the large number of general surgeons, the total number of procedures performed by each group was almost the same.CONCLUSION: Population-based rates of colonoscopies and flexible sigmoidoscopies are low in Ontario, as are the procedure volumes of approximately one-quarter of physicians.

A model measuring therapeutic inertia and the associated factors among diabetes patients: A nationwide population-based study in Taiwan

2014 ◽  
Vol 55 (1) ◽  
pp. 17-24 ◽  
Author(s):  
Li-Ying Huang ◽  
Wen-Yi Shau ◽  
Hseng-Long Yeh ◽  
Tsung-Tai Chen ◽  
Jun Yi Hsieh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Associated Factors ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Population Based Study ◽  
Therapeutic Inertia ◽  
Diabetes Patients

scholarly journals Incidence of Hidradenitis Suppurativa and Associated Factors: A Population-Based Study of Olmsted County, Minnesota

2013 ◽  
Vol 133 (1) ◽  
pp. 97-103 ◽  
Author(s):  
Benjamin G. Vazquez ◽  
Ali Alikhan ◽  
Amy L. Weaver ◽  
David A. Wetter ◽  
Mark D. Davis
Keyword(s):  
Associated Factors ◽  
Hidradenitis Suppurativa ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Olmsted County ◽  
Population Based Study
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