Socioeconomic Distress and Health Status: The Urban-rural Dichotomy of Services Utilization for People With Sickle Cell Disorder in North Carolina

2000 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 43-55 ◽  
Author(s):  
Akhlaque Haque ◽  
Joseph Telfair
Keyword(s):  
North Carolina ◽  
Health Status ◽  
Sickle Cell ◽  
Services Utilization ◽  
Urban Rural ◽  
Cell Disorder

Oral Health Status and Oral Health Services Utilization of Myanmar Residents in Japan

2019 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 81-86
Keyword(s):  
Health Insurance ◽  
Health Status ◽  
Oral Health ◽  
Periodontal Disease ◽  
Health Care Services ◽  
Health Knowledge ◽  
Oral Health Status ◽  
Services Utilization ◽  
Periodontal Index ◽  
The Status

The purpose of this study was to investigate oral health status and oral health care services utilization among Myanmar residents in Japan. A crosssectional epidemiological study was performed among 152 Myanmar residents aged 18 to 67 years in Tokyo, Japan. Clinical oral examinations and questionnaire surveys were conducted from June to July, 2017. Caries prevalence for all participants was 70.4% with mean decayed, missing, and filled teeth (DMFT) of 2.72±2.91. The prevalence of periodontal disease (Community Periodontal Index - CPI code 1) for all participants was 93.4%. A total of 67 participants (44.1%) had the experience of dental visits in Japan. Most participants (84.2%) had Japanese health insurance, and the participants with health insurance had a significantly higher number of filled teeth than those without (p=0.036). DMFT (p=0.020) and the prevalence of periodontal disease (p=0.049) were significantly lower in participants with health insurance than in those without. Further, self-perceived oral health was better in participants with health insurance than those without (p=0.001). The status of health insurance was indicated to influence on oral health status. In order to promote oral health and facilitate on owning health insurance to Myanmar residents in Japan, oral health education also should be provided to enhance their oral health knowledge.

scholarly journals A transgenic mouse model of sickle cell disorder

Nature ◽  
1990 ◽  
Vol 343 (6254) ◽  
pp. 183-185 ◽  
Author(s):  
David R. Greaves ◽  
Peter Fraser ◽  
Miguel A. Vidal ◽  
Michael J. Hedges ◽  
David Ropers ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mouse Model ◽  
Transgenic Mouse ◽  
Sickle Cell ◽  
Transgenic Mouse Model ◽  
Cell Disorder

scholarly journals Voter Registration Among People With HIV in North Carolina

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Asher J Schranz ◽  
Nadya Belenky ◽  
Haley A Moss ◽  
Sonia Napravnik ◽  
David L Rosen
Keyword(s):  
North Carolina ◽  
Health Status ◽  
Vulnerable Population ◽  
Voter Registration ◽  
Public Resources ◽  
Publicly Insured

Abstract Persons with HIV (PWH) represent a socially and medically vulnerable population who often depend on public resources. We examined voter registration among PWH in North Carolina. Sixty-four percent were registered to vote. Registration was lower among PWH who were young, Hispanic, publicly insured or uninsured, and who had poor HIV health status.

Media Awareness Preferences for Information on Sickle Cell Disorder Among University Students in Southwestern Nigeria

2021 ◽  
pp. 59-74
Author(s):  
Cynthia Omoseyitan Ojomo ◽  
Taye Babaleye Babaleye
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
University Students ◽  
Sickle Cell ◽  
Susceptible Genotype ◽  
Southwestern Nigeria ◽  
Blood Disorder ◽  
Social Media Platforms ◽  
Basic Facts ◽  
Cell Disorder ◽  
University Of Ibadan

Sickle cell disorder (SCD) is a defective blood disorder that causes pain associated with blood genotypes of victims who risk dying before their 30th birthday. SCD is best controlled when victims avoid getting married to one another to prevent the spread of susceptible genotype. Many youths lack basic facts of SCD. For long, its awareness was limited to broadcast and print media. But today, social media platforms—Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and WhatsApp—are also used to create awareness on the disease. This study attempts to determine the preferred communication channels for creating awareness on SCD among university students in South-Western Nigeria. Survey research design was adopted. Respondents were 259 students of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, and University of Ibadan, both in South-West Nigeria. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used for data analysis. Social media awareness was 51.6%, and conventional media was 48.4%. Thus, more of the respondents preferred awareness on SCD through social media platforms.

Indigenous Language Media, Communication, and Sickle Cell Disorder

2022 ◽  
pp. 50-69
Author(s):  
Opeyemi Olaoluwa Oredola ◽  
Kehinde Opeyemi Oyesomi ◽  
Ada Sonia Peter
Keyword(s):  
Health Communication ◽  
Sickle Cell ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Group Discussion ◽  
Indigenous Language ◽  
Media Communication ◽  
Indigenous Media ◽  
Communication Techniques ◽  
Cell Disorder

The importance of health communication and information cannot be over emphasized especially with issues related to sickle cell disorder. Sickle cell disorder, common among Africans, has a lot of myths and misconceptions tied to it, so this chapter unearths and explores how indigenous communication can facilitate learning and understanding of the disorder majorly in rural areas and some urban areas where knowledge of the disorder is assessed low using the focus group discussion. It also reveals the importance of incorporating indigenous language and communication techniques in increasing awareness and eradicating stereotypes as regards sickle cell disorder. The findings of this chapter reflect that misinformation occurs due to lack of proper understanding of language used in sickle cell health communication-related issues. Hence, this chapter proposes that health education about the concept of SCD should be executed majorly in indigenous languages and through the indigenous media platforms.

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