Demographic characteristics and health behaviours of consenters to medical examination. Results from the Welsh Heart Health Survey.

Abstract Background: In 2019, around 5 million and 10 million people were affected by hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) respectively in Pakistan. On World Hepatitis Day 2019, Pakistan’s Government announced the Prime Minister’s Plan to eliminate HBV and HCV from the country by 2030. In order to achieve this goal, adequate knowledge about HBV and HCV regarding mode of transmission, symptoms of the disease, and awareness about available treatments and vaccines is imperative. The present study aims to investigate the determinants related to overall knowledge about and behaviour in relation to HBV and HCV amongst married women in Pakistan.Methods: Secondary data analysis was carried out using the Pakistan Demographic and Health Survey (PDHS) 2017–18. A series of questions regarding women’s knowledge about how to avoid HBV and HVC and their health behaviour in relation to HBV and HCV were posed to 12,364 ever-married women of reproductive age (15–49 years). Bivariate and multivariable logistic regression was applied to examine the effects of socio-demographic characteristics and covariates on women’s overall knowledge and health behaviour regarding HBV and HCV.Results: The findings highlight that the majority of women (88.3%) have heard of HBV and HCV. Nonetheless, only 34.8% had comprehensive knowledge about how to avoid HBV and HCV. Few women (11.3%) had been tested for HBV or HCV during the year preceding the survey. Furthermore, the results indicated that women from Sindh, living in urban areas, aged 35 years and over, having more than 10 years of schooling, belonging to the richest wealth quintile and working as professionals or in clerical/sales & service jobs reported better knowledge and health behaviours regarding HBV and HCV.Conclusion: This study provides evidence that women’s socio-demographic characteristics create differences in their overall knowledge about and attitudes towards HBV and HCV. This research emphasized that there is a need to create awareness about the causes and prevention of HBV and HCV in order to achieve the goal of eliminating these diseases in Pakistan by 2030.

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Comparison of Demographic Characteristics, Health and Quality of Life between General Adults and Adults Living with Dementia Patients : The 2016 Community Health Survey

Society of Occupational Therapy for the Aged and Dementia ◽

10.34263/jsotad.2018.12.2.57 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 12 (2) ◽

pp. 57-65 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Jong-Hoon Moon ◽

Ye-Soon Kim

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Community Health ◽

Health Survey ◽

Demographic Characteristics ◽

Dementia Patients ◽

Community Health Survey

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Patterns of sexual mixing with respect to social, health and sexual characteristics among heterosexual couples in England: analyses of probability sample survey data

Epidemiology and Infection ◽

10.1017/s0950268814002155 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 143 (7) ◽

pp. 1500-1510 ◽

Cited By ~ 15

Author(s):

P. PRAH ◽

A. J. COPAS ◽

C. H. MERCER ◽

A. NARDONE ◽

A. M. JOHNSON

Keyword(s):

General Health ◽

Health Behaviours ◽

Demographic Characteristics ◽

Sample Survey ◽

Heterosexual Couples ◽

Men And Women ◽

Positive Correlation ◽

Probability Sample ◽

Living Together ◽

Sexual Characteristics

SUMMARYPatterns of sexual mixing are major determinants of sexually transmitted infection (STI) transmission, in particular the extent to which high-risk populations mix with low-risk populations. However, patterns of mixing in the general population are poorly understood. We analysed data from a national probability sample survey of households, the Health Survey for England 2010. A total of 943 heterosexual couples living together, where at least one partner was aged between 16–44 years, were included. We used correlation coefficients to measure the strength of similarities between partners with respect to demographic characteristics, general health, health behaviours and sexual history. Males were on average 2 years older than their female partners, although this age difference ranged from a median of 0 years in men aged 16–24 years to a median of 2 years in men aged 35–44 years. A positive correlation between partners was found for all demographic characteristics. With respect to general health and health behaviours, a strongly positive correlation was found between men and women in reporting alcohol consumption at ⩾3 days a week and smoking. Men typically reported greater numbers of sexual partners than their female partner, although men and women with more partners were more likely to mix with each other. We have been able to elucidate the patterns of sexual mixing between men and women living together in England. Mixing based on demographic characteristics was more assortative than sexual characteristics. These data can better inform mathematical models of STI transmission.

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