No Ke Ola Pono o Nā Kāne: A Culturally Grounded Approach to Promote Health Improvement in Native Hawaiian Men

In Hawai’i, Native Hawaiian men (kāne) have the highest death rate from colon cancer among all ethnic groups. While screening can prevent 90% of these cancers, data show that >58% of kāne over age 50 have never been screened. Prior research has demonstrated that community-based social networks may help kāne adopt healthy behaviors such as cancer screening, however, few studies have activated such an approach. A cross-sectional study entitled No Ke Ola Pono o Nā Kāne (for the good health of men) was conducted statewide in Hawai’i from 2014 to 2018. The study strived to perpetuate the Native Hawaiian traditional practice of “hale mua” (men’s house) to promote healthy behaviors among kāne including the adoption of colon cancer prevention strategies such as fecal immunochemical testing (FIT). The study applied a peer-led intervention model using kāne volunteers to deliver the program’s educational components, including standardized materials to help the volunteers confidently conduct the sessions. Of the 378 kāne who were recruited into the study, 232 participated in the colorectal session of which 64% ( n = 149) were over age 50. Survey data from the 149 kāne indicated that 31% had not discussed colon health or screening with their doctors but 92% had improved their knowledge about colon health from the session. In addition, 76% ( n = 113) agreed to complete a FIT. Session evaluations indicated that >91% of kāne liked the hale mua approach and benefited from talking with other kāne about their health.

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Status Kesehatan Pasar Ditinjau Dari Aspek Sanitasi Dan Perilaku Hidup Bersih Sehat (PHBS) Pada Pasar Ciputat dan Pasar Modern BSD Kota Tangerang Selatan

Jurnal Kesehatan Indonesia ◽

10.33657/jurkessia.v9i3.179 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 9 (3) ◽

pp. 122

Author(s):

Rusman Efendi ◽

Jihan Nada Alya Syifa

Keyword(s):

Health Status ◽

Good Health ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Market Environment ◽

Educational Approach ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Indirect Contact ◽

Building Conditions ◽

Healthy Behaviors ◽

Good Market

ABSTRACT The less market seen from the aspect of good sanitation and health behaviour of traders, managers and visitors can be a source of perkembangbiakkan and the spread of the disease. This can occur as a result of the Junk pile and all types of shit that has decayed, the absence of sewer/drainage and inadequate building conditions, conditions that are less healthy can be a flow of transmission of diseases from one person keorang another either through direct or indirect contact. One way to break the direct or indirect contacts that can occur in a market environment that is need for the implementation of a good market environment sanitation in accordance with the guidelines of the healthy market Kepmenkes Number 519/Menkes/SK/VI/2008. The purpose of this research is to know the health status of the market in terms of Sanitation and market aspects of Ciputat and markets Modern BSD. This research was conducted in may 2018. This research is the kind of research kuantitif with a descriptive observational approach by using a cross sectional study design, which is based on checklist No. 519 Kemenkes the year 2008 about the market Healthy. Health status of Ciputat Market aspects of sanitation categorized less with a score of 1484 or 51.5%, yet in the aspect of PHBS Ciputat Market categorized less well with a score of 1400 or 46.7% while Modern market's Health Status in terms of BSD sanitary aspects categorized both by a score of 2500 or 86.8% but in the aspect of Modern market PHBS BSD categorized both by a score of 2350 or 78.3%. The good health status of the Modern market and Ciputat Market BSD assessed aspects of sanitation and clean living and healthy behaviors (PHBS), on the assessment of the two aspects of the modern market of sanitary aspects and PHBS, market manager for Advice to undertakings leasehold improvements to market better, and need to be held or the educational approach to health promotion in the form of a media poster about the importance of clean living and healthy behavior in the market environment and sanitation hygiene training for traders and workers to improve public health degrees

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A cross-sectional study of owner-reported health in Canadian and American cats fed meat- and plant-based diets

BMC Veterinary Research ◽

10.1186/s12917-021-02754-8 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 17 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Sarah A. S. Dodd ◽

Cate Dewey ◽

Deep Khosa ◽

Adronie Verbrugghe

Keyword(s):

Good Health ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Animal Origin ◽

Exclusion Criterion ◽

Health And Wellness ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Adverse Health Outcomes ◽

Nutrient Imbalances ◽

Ideal Body ◽

Diet Type

Abstract Background Cats, being obligate carnivores, have unique dietary requirements for nutrients most commonly found in dietary ingredients of animal origin. As such, feeding a diet devoid of animal-derived ingredients has been postulated as a possible cause of nutrient imbalances and adverse health outcomes. A small proportion of cat owners feed strictly plant-based diets to the cats in their care, yet the health and wellness of cats fed these diets has not been well documented. Results A total of 1325 questionnaires were complete enough for inclusion. The only exclusion criterion was failure to answer all questions. Most cats, 65% (667/1026), represented in the survey were fed a meat-based diet and 18.2% (187/1026) were fed a plant-based diet, with the rest fed either a combination of plant-based with meat-based (69/1026, 6.7%) or indeterminable (103/1026, 10%). Cat age ranged from 4 months to 23 years, with a median of 7 years, and was not associated with diet type. No differences in reported lifespan were detected between diet types. Fewer cats fed plant-based diets reported to have gastrointestinal and hepatic disorders. Cats fed plant-based diets were reported to have more ideal body condition scores than cats fed a meat-based diet. More owners of cats fed plant-based diets reported their cat to be in very good health. Conclusions Cat owner perception of the health and wellness of cats does not appear to be adversely affected by being fed a plant-based diet. Contrary to expectations, owners perceived no body system or disorder to be at particular risk when feeding a plant-based diet to cats. This study collected information from cat owners and is subject to bias, as well as methodological limitations. Further research is warranted to determine if these results are replicable in a prospective investigation.

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Association of Health Literacy with the Implementation of Exercise during the Declaration of COVID-19 State of Emergency among Japanese Community-Dwelling Old-Old Adults

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph18042100 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 18 (4) ◽

pp. 2100

Author(s):

Daijo Shiratsuchi ◽

Hyuma Makizako ◽

Yuki Nakai ◽

Yoshiaki Taniguchi ◽

Tomomi Akanuma ◽

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Keyword(s):

Health Literacy ◽

Mail Survey ◽

Good Health ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Exercise Group ◽

Community Dwelling ◽

Multivariate Logistic Regression Model ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

State Of Emergency ◽

Old Adults

Health literacy is important for promoting and maintaining good health in old-old adults. It may influence the implementation of exercise in the coronavirus disease epidemic. The present cross-sectional study investigated the association of each dimension of health literacy with the implementation of exercise during the declaration of a state of emergency due to coronavirus disease in community-dwelling old-old adults. We collected data from 483 community-dwelling old-old adults (52.8% women) aged between 77 and 99 years who participated in a mail survey. Participants were divided into exercise or nonexercise groups based on the implementation of exercise during the declaration of a state of emergency. Health literacy was assessed using a 14-item health literacy scale. There were 327 (67.7%) participants in the exercise group and 156 (32.3%) in the nonexercise group. A significantly higher score of health literacy was observed in the exercise group than in the nonexercise group (communicative health literacy score = 14.0 ± 3.6 vs. 12.7 ± 3.8, p = 0.001). In a multivariate logistic regression model adjusted for potential confounders, high communicative health literacy scores were significantly associated with the implementation of exercise during the declaration of a state of emergency (odds ratio = 1.88, 95% confidence interval = 1.20–2.93). Approximately two-thirds of community-dwelling old-old adults implement exercise during the declaration of a state of emergency. High communicative health literacy was associated with the implementation of exercise during this period.

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Patient satisfaction and associated factors among psychiatry outpatients of St Paulo’s Hospital, Ethiopia

General Psychiatry ◽

10.1136/gpsych-2019-100120 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 33 (1) ◽

pp. e100120

Author(s):

Kebebew Wogi Goben ◽

Endalamaw Salelew Abegaz ◽

Samuel Tolesa Abdi

Keyword(s):

Patient Satisfaction ◽

Associated Factors ◽

Addis Ababa ◽

Mental Healthcare ◽

Sampling Technique ◽

Good Health ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

P Value ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Male Sex

BackgroundPatient satisfaction with mental healthcare service is recognised as an important integral part of measuring the outcomes and performance of clinical service delivery. It is not well studied in Ethiopia. Therefore, it is essential to improve service in the future.AimsTo assess patient satisfaction and associated factors among psychiatry outpatients at St. Paulo’s Hospital Millennium Medical College, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.MethodsAn institutional-based cross-sectional study was conducted with consecutive sampling technique from May to June 2018. Data were collected using a Client Satisfaction Questionnaire (CSQ-8). Both bivariate and multivariate ordinal logistic regression analyses were used. Variables with p value <0.05 at multivariate analysis were considered statistically significant.ResultsA total of 589 participants were enrolled with a response rate of 98.2%. In regard to the magnitude of patient satisfaction, 50.3% (95% CI 46.0 to 54.2) were highly satisfied, 31.0% (95% CI 27.2 to 34.8) were satisfied, and 18.7% (95% CI 15.4 to 22.1) were dissatisfied. Male sex (adjusted OR (AOR) 2.30, 95% CI 1.57 to 3.36), inability to read and write (AOR 2.23, 95% CI 1.10 to 4.66), being unemployed (AOR 1.69, 95% CI 1.15 to 2.47), obtaining services for free (AOR 1.57, 95% CI 1.11 to 2.22), and availability of medication (AOR 1.62, 95% CI 1.13 to 2.23) were significantly associated with patient satisfaction.ConclusionsThe study showed that further improvements in patient satisfaction are required. Male sex, inability to read and write, being unemployed, obtaining services free of charge, and availability of medication were significantly associated with patient satisfaction. More than half of the participants were dissatisfied with the waiting time to receive services. The provision of services within a reasonable timeframe and meeting patient expectations are helpful for good health outcomes.

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Healthy behaviors are associated with positive outcomes for cancer survivors with ostomies: a cross-sectional study

Journal of Cancer Survivorship ◽

10.1007/s11764-020-00940-5 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Julia Mo ◽

Cynthia A. Thomson ◽

Virginia Sun ◽

Christopher S. Wendel ◽

Mark C. Hornbrook ◽

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Keyword(s):

Cancer Survivors ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Positive Outcomes ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Healthy Behaviors

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Health and nutritional status of school children from a rural area of Andhra Pradesh

International Journal of Contemporary Pediatrics ◽

10.18203/2349-3291.ijcp20203645 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 7 (9) ◽

pp. 1869

Author(s):

Nanditha G. ◽

Chandrakala R. Iyer ◽

Chandrashekar M. A. ◽

Poojitha Kancherla ◽

Raghuveer Golluri ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Health Status ◽

Nutritional Status ◽

School Children ◽

Respiratory Infections ◽

Good Health ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Health Problems ◽

Healthy Children ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Health Programmes

Background: Healthy children build a wealthy nation. Good health of children is of paramount importance to the nation’s growth. Health and nutritional status of school children is highly variable from one region to another due to different environmental, socioeconomic and cultural factors. Hence health status of school children from each area should be assessed periodically so that relevant health programmes can be applied to prevent common morbidities such as malnutrition, infections and infestations. Methods: A cross sectional study of 500 rural school children from 5 to 15 years was conducted to assess the nutritional status by anthropometry and health status by clinical examination.Results: Out of the 500 school children 46.8% girls, 71.4% were 5 to 10 years old, 70.2% studying in 1st to 5th class. 33.4% were stunted. 25.6% and 27% were underweight according to weight and Body mass index criteria respectively. Common health problems among school children in this study were anemia (31%), dental caries (27.2%), upper respiratory infections (13.4%), skin infections and scabies (12.6%), head lice infestation (6.8%), refractive errors (6%) and ear discharge (5.2%).Conclusions: Though the pattern of nutritional and health problems were same in different studies, the severity of them varied from region to region. Hence periodic screening of school children to identify them and to apply relevant health programmes goes a long way in reducing such morbidities.

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Dietary preferences and traditional practices according to the desired gender of the baby among pregnant women in South Eastern Turkey

International Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health ◽

10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20210786 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 8 (3) ◽

pp. 1091

Author(s):

Semra Akkoz Cevik ◽

Emine Karacan ◽

Aysegul Kılıçlı

Keyword(s):

Pregnant Women ◽

Large Family ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Family Type ◽

Traditional Practices ◽

Traditional Practice ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Dietary Preferences ◽

Before And After

Background: Superstition and traditional practices regarding pregnancy exist in various cultures around the world and are passed down from generation to generation. As a result of the literature review, it was observed that there weren't prospective and cross-sectional studies involving traditional practices and dietary preferences of pregnant women before and after determining the gender according to the gender of the baby they want. The purpose of this study was to determine dietary preferences, superstitions and traditional practices before and after determining the gender of the baby according to the desired gender of the baby among pregnant women.Methods: The research was a descriptive cross-sectional study and adopted the pretest-posttest research design. As the data collection tool, both investigators-designed questionnaire forms and the non-functional beliefs and practices scale (NFBPS) related to pregnancy to the same pregnant women were applied before and after the determination of baby gender in the first and second trimesters respectively.Results: The study found that 85% of the pregnant women thought that dietary preferences during pregnancy have an impact on the gender of the true baby. The results showed that superstitions and traditional practices were known and practiced by pregnant women at a young age, uneducated, living in the province and having a large family type (p<0.05).Conclusions: Health professionals, should pay attention to less educated, younger pregnant women to reinforce positive cultural health practices, discourage to them from using harmful ones superstition and traditional practice by providing non-critical scientific explanations.

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Factors related to street food consumer preferences of Gadjah Mada University students

Jurnal Gizi dan Dietetik Indonesia (Indonesian Journal of Nutrition and Dietetics) ◽

10.21927/ijnd.2016.4(2).63-70 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 4 (2) ◽

pp. 63

Author(s):

Winda Irwanti ◽

Yhona Paratmanitya

Keyword(s):

Test Score ◽

Consumer Preferences ◽

School Attendance ◽

Good Health ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Breakfast Consumption ◽

Health And Wellbeing ◽

Skipping Breakfast

ABSTRACTBackground: Breakfast plays an important role in ensuring the good health and wellbeing of an individual, especially children. Evidence suggests that breakfast consumption may improve cognitive function related to memory, exam test score and the level of school attendance.Objectives: To determine the breakfast habits and its risk factors in elementary school children in Bantul.Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted in four elementary schools in the District Sedayu, Bantul with 126 children as subjects. Breakfast habits investigated by interviews to the children.Results: This study showed that there were 33% of children had no breakfast daily, or had skipped breakfast at least once in a week. The major reasons of children skipping breakfast were not having enough time (38.1%), not hungry (30.9%) and no food available in the morning at home (16.7%). A total of 15.9% mothers and 23% fathers were not breakfast daily according to their children. Breakfast habits of children significantly associated with the children’s perception towards parent’s breakfast habits.Conclusions: Breakfast habits of children significantly associated with the children’s perception towards parent’s breakfast habits.KEYWORDS: breakfast habit, children perception, parent’s breakfast habitABSTRAKLatar belakang: Sarapan memiliki peran dalam menjaga kesehatan dan kebahagiaan seseorang, termasuk anak. Penelitian terdahulu membuktikan bahwa sarapan mampu meningkatkan fungsi kognitif yang berhubungan dengan kemampuan mengingat, nilai ujian, dan tingkat kehadiran di sekolah.Tujuan: Untuk mengetahui kebiasaan sarapan anak sekolah dasar di Kabupaten Bantul, dan faktor-faktor yang mempengaruhinya.Metode: Studi cross-sectional ini dilaksanakan di 4 sekolah dasar di Wilayah Kecamatan Sedayu, Kabupaten Bantul, dengan jumlah subjek sebanyak 126 anak. Kebiasaan sarapan diketahui dari wawancara dengan anak.Hasil: Hasil menunjukkan bahwa sebesar 33% anak sarapan tidak setiap hari, atau dalam seminggu paling tidak 1x melewatkan sarapan. Alasan utama anak melewatkan sarapan adalah tidak punya cukup waktu (38,1%), tidak lapar (30,9%), dan tidak tersedianya sarapan di rumah pada pagi hari (16,7%). Sebanyak 15,9% ibu, dan 23% ayah juga sarapan tidak setiap hari menurut persepsi anak. Kebiasaan sarapan anak berhubungan secara signifikan dengan persepsi anak terhadap kebiasaan sarapan orang tuanya.Kesimpulan: Kebiasaan sarapan anak berhubungan secara signifikan dengan persepsi anak terhadap kebiasaan sarapan orang tuanya.KATA KUNCI: kebiasaan sarapan, persepsi anak, kebiasaan sarapan orang tua

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Health at the ballot box: disease threat does not predict attractiveness preference in British politicians

Royal Society Open Science ◽

10.1098/rsos.160049 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 3 (3) ◽

pp. 160049

Author(s):

Gustav Nilsonne ◽

Adam Renberg ◽

Sandra Tamm ◽

Mats Lekander

Keyword(s):

Infant Mortality ◽

Life Expectancy ◽

Good Health ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Self Rated Health ◽

Members Of Parliament ◽

The Usa ◽

Adaptive Behaviours ◽

The Uk

According to disease avoidance theory, selective pressures have shaped adaptive behaviours to avoid people who might transmit infections. Such behavioural immune defence strategies may have social and societal consequences. Attractiveness is perceived as a heuristic cue of good health, and the relative importance of attractiveness is predicted to increase during high disease threat. Here, we investigated whether politicians' attractiveness is more important for electoral success when disease threat is high, in an effort to replicate earlier findings from the USA. We performed a cross-sectional study of 484 members of the House of Commons from England and Wales. Publicly available sexiness ratings (median 5883 ratings/politician) were regressed on measures of disease burden, operationalized as infant mortality, life expectancy and self-rated health. Infant mortality in parliamentary constituencies did not significantly predict sexiness of elected members of parliament ( p = 0.08), nor did life expectancy ( p = 0.06), nor self-rated health ( p = 0.55). Subsample analyses failed to provide further support for the hypothesis. In conclusion, an attractive leader effect was not amplified by disease threat in the UK and these results did not replicate those of earlier studies from the USA concerning the relationship between attractiveness, disease threat and voting preference.

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Knowledge, Attitude and Practice Regarding Modifiable Risk Factors of Cardiovascular Diseases Among Adults in Rural Community, Lahore

International Journal of Social Sciences and Management ◽

10.3126/ijssm.v5i3.19902 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 5 (3) ◽

pp. 76-82 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Sumaira Ejaz ◽

Muhammad Afzal ◽

Muhammad Hussain ◽

Hajra Sarwar ◽

Syed Amir Gilani

Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

Cardiovascular Diseases ◽

Rural Community ◽

Good Health ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Modifiable Risk Factors ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Attitude And Practice ◽

Community People ◽

Knowledge Attitude And Practice

Background: Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are group of disorders of heart, blood and vessels. Major risk factors are hypertension, cigarette smoking, high fat, diabetes, obesity and physically inactive. In Pakistan, prevalence data for the Cardiovascular disease is sparse, and literature indicates that there is 30-40% of all deaths in Pakistan due to cardiovascular diseases. Objective: To assess the knowledge, attitude and practice regarding modifiable risk factors of cardiovascular diseases among adults in rural community, Lahore. Methods: This was descriptive cross-sectional study. Convenient sampling was used. Data were collected from adults of rural community Lahore. The sample size was 110. KAP questionnaire was used to collect the data. Ethical permission was obtained and data was analyzed by SPSS version 21. Results: The findings of the research were good knowledge with (67%) high response of correct answer of “Smoking is risk factor of CVD”. The attitudes were negative, (28%) high correct response for “Do exercise for good health”. The practices were very poor regarding the risk-factors of cardiovascular diseases.Conclusion: The knowledge of participants towards the risk factors of cardiovascular diseases was somehow better. The attitude was comparatively negative and practices were poor. No one was following regular exercises, dietary modifications, manage stress and smoking. Rural community people should modify their lifestyle to improve their practices. There is need for health education campaign in the rural community to minimize the risk factors of cardiovascular diseases.Int. J. Soc. Sc. Manage. Vol. 5, Issue-3: 76-82

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