Sexual surveillance and control in a community-based intellectual disability service

Adults with an intellectual disability have significantly lower levels of fitness compared with the general population. This study examined the effects of a 13-week theoretically guided, community-based, multicomponent resistance training intervention, resistance training for empowerment, on muscular strength and independent functional performance in 24 adults with an intellectual disability, aged 18–44 years. Twelve participants were randomly allocated to an experimental group and 12 to an active control group. An analysis of covariance revealed that the experimental group had significantly greater increases (p < .05) on the chest press and leg press one-repetition maximum tests and the 6-min walk test from the baseline to postintervention compared with the control group. The experimental group correctly and independently performed a significantly greater number of steps of resistance training exercise tasks than the control group. Marginal significance and large effect sizes were found for the prone plank test and the stair climb test. The resistance training for empowerment was effective in promoting muscular strength and independent functional performance among adults with an intellectual disability.

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Community Health Education in Rural Ghana: The Danfa Project—An Assessment of Accomplishments

International Quarterly of Community Health Education ◽

10.2190/v152-4248-2384-8440 ◽

2005 ◽

Vol 25 (1) ◽

pp. 37-48 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

William B. Ward ◽

Alfred K. Neumann ◽

Matilda E. Pappoe

Keyword(s):

Family Planning ◽

Health Education ◽

Study Data ◽

Health Practices ◽

Community Health Education ◽

Community Based ◽

Planning Project ◽

Planning Methods ◽

And Control

The Danfa Comprehensive Rural Health and Family Planning Project was a joint effort of the Ghana Medical School, the Ministry of Health, UCLA, and USAID. A health education component was developed as an integral part of program inputs during the initial conceptual phase of the project. As a result non-equivalent experimental and control areas were designated permitting an assessment of program impact during a five-year period (1972–1977) for which baseline and follow-up study data were available. A new cadre of community-based workers (Health Education Assistants) was developed from existing health personnel in the country, and trained in health education and multipurpose health work. Although the HEAs were found to have difficulty in bringing about changes in health practices when other support services were not available, they did have measurable impact on villagers' adoption of family planning methods and a number of specific health practices.

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Minnesota Studies on Community-based Approaches to Weight Loss and Control

Annals of Internal Medicine ◽

10.7326/0003-4819-119-7_part_2-199310011-00018 ◽

1993 ◽

Vol 119 (7_Part_2) ◽

pp. 719 ◽

Cited By ~ 15

Author(s):

Robert W. Jeffery

Keyword(s):

Weight Loss ◽

Community Based ◽

And Control

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Gangguan Hutan di KPH Kuningan Divisi Regional Jawa Barat dan Banten

Journal of Tropical Silviculture ◽

10.29244/j-siltrop.10.3.159-165 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 10 (3) ◽

pp. 159-165

Author(s):

Ati Dwi Nurhayati ◽

Liana Arhami

Keyword(s):

Forest Fires ◽

Forest Disturbance ◽

Forest Products ◽

Forest Disturbances ◽

Community Based ◽

Forest Protection ◽

Pests And Diseases ◽

Legal Remedies ◽

Preventive Actions ◽

And Control

Forest protection is an effort to prevent and control the destruction of forests, forest areas, and forest products caused by human actions, livestock, fires, pests and diseases. The aims of this research are to identify the types of forest disturbance especially those caused by humans and physically, analyze the factors causing forest disturbance, and analyze efforts to control forest disturbance at KPH Kuningan. Forest disturbances that occurred in the KPH Kuningan during 2010-2014 included: timber theft, forest fires, forest encroachment, and natural disasters. The background of forest disturbance in the Kuningan KPH is mainly due to the socio-economic conditions of the community around the forest that are still low. Strategic actions taken to prevent forest disturbance at the KPH Kuningan are to take pre-emptive actions in the form of counseling and establish good relations between officers and the community through social communication and Community Based Forest Management (PHBM), preventive actions in the form of patrols and safeguards against forest potential, and repressive actions in the form of legal remedies against the perpetrators. Key words: cause of forest disturbance, type of forest disturbance, forest disturbance control

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Effect of a Community-Based Hepatitis B Virus Infection Detection Combined with Vaccination Program in China

Vaccines ◽

10.3390/vaccines10010019 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 10 (1) ◽

pp. 19

Author(s):

Xinyao Liu ◽

Wuqi Qiu ◽

Yan Liang ◽

Wei Zhang ◽

Qian Qiu ◽

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Keyword(s):

Hepatitis B Virus ◽

Hepatitis B ◽

Vaccination Rate ◽

Hepatitis B Vaccine ◽

Hepatitis B Vaccination ◽

Control Groups ◽

Community Based ◽

B Virus ◽

Series Completion ◽

And Control

Evidence on the effectiveness of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection screening and vaccination programs remains rare in China. We used a quasi-experimental method, propensity score matching, to evaluate the effects of a community-based HBV infection detection combined with vaccination (HBVIDV) program in a pilot. Data were retrieved from the HBVIDV program implemented between July 2019 and June 2020. Outcomes were the difference between the treatment and control groups in hepatitis B vaccination (≥1 dose), hepatitis B vaccine series completion (≥3 doses), and serologic evidence of vaccine-mediated immunity. Altogether, 26,180 individuals were included, where 6160 (23.5%) individuals were assigned to the treatment group, and 20,020 (76.5%) individuals were assigned to the control group. After propensity score matching, 5793 individuals were matched. The rates of hepatitis B vaccination, hepatitis B vaccine series completion, and prevalence of vaccine-mediated immunity in the treatment and control groups were 29.0% vs. 17.8%, 22.1% vs. 13.1%, and 38.2% vs. 27.6%, respectively. The HBVIDV program was significantly associated with increased hepatitis B vaccination rate (OR, 1.884, 95% CI 1.725–2.057), hepatitis B vaccine series completion rate (OR, 1.872, 95% CI 1.696–2.065), and prevalence of vaccine-mediated immunity (OR, 1.623, 95% CI 1.501–1.755). The greater magnitude of association between HBVIDV program and outcomes was observed among adults aged 35–54 years and adults who live in rural areas. The HBVIDV program was effective in increasing the hepatitis B vaccination rate, hepatitis B vaccine series completion rate, and prevalence of vaccine-mediated immunity among adults in the pilot. Further focusing the program on special populations and regions may produce more effective results.

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