scholarly journals Public health significance of four cardiovascular risk factors assessed 25 years ago in a low prevalence country

2011 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 151-160 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Faeh ◽  
Julia Braun ◽  
Silvan Tarnutzer ◽  
Matthias Bopp
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Public Health ◽  
Risk Factors ◽  
Cardiovascular Risk ◽  
Cardiovascular Risk Factors ◽  
Public Health Significance ◽  
Health Significance ◽  
Low Prevalence

Cardiovascular Health Behaviors and Risk Factors Among Argentine and American University Students

2014 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 117
Author(s):  
Gabriella Lynne Smith ◽  
Gina Fitzgerald ◽  
Don Thompson
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Risk Factors ◽  
Cardiovascular Risk ◽  
Cardiovascular Risk Factors ◽  
Cardiovascular Health ◽  
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<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; display: inline !important; float: none;">Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in adults in both the</span><br style="color: #000000; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;" /><span style="color: #000000; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; display: inline !important; float: none;">United States and Argentina. Scientific literature has consistently shown the effects of behaviors and risk factors on cardiovascular health; however, few have investigated cardiovascular behaviors and risk factors in early adulthood. We assessed the associations between main cardiovascular behaviors and cardiovascular risk factors among 594 young adults in a crosscultural analysis between the United States </span><span style="color: #000000; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; display: inline !important; float: none;">and Argentina through a webbased survey and vital statistics measurements. We tested our data through principle component analysis, bivariate correlations, and independent sample T-tests.After thorough analysis we saw that, cross culturally, correlations exist between cardiovascular risk factors and behaviors that are consistent in both populations. Health habit, health knowledge, health history and BMI are all significantly correlated with mean arterial pressure. T-tests showed that population groups with a higher risk factor mean also had lower behavior means, indicating that populations with poor cardiovascular behaviors correlate with an accumulation of cardiovascular risk factors. In conclusion, young adults with low prevalence of cardiovascular health behaviors have low prevalence of cardiovascular health risk factors.</span>

scholarly journals Prevalence and Risk Factors Associated with Faecal Shedding ofCryptosporidiumOocysts in Dogs in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, Nigeria

2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gbemisola Magaret Olabanji ◽  
Beatty Viv Maikai ◽  
Gbeminiyi Richard Otolorin
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Public Health ◽  
Risk Factors ◽  
Prior Knowledge ◽  
Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay ◽  
Statistical Association ◽  
Rural Settlements ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Public Health Significance ◽  
Faecal Samples ◽  
Health Significance

Cryptosporidiumis one of the causes of diarrhoeal illness in man and animals worldwide. The aim of the study was to determine the prevalence and risk factors associated with faecal shedding ofCryptosporidiumoocysts in dogs in FCT Abuja, Nigeria. A total of 276 dog faecal samples were examined using Modified Acid Fast (MAF) technique and Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA). Fifteen (5.4%) and 51 (18.5%) out of the 276 dog faecal samples examined were positive forCryptosporidiumoocysts and coproantigens, respectively. There was a fair agreement (0.371) between the two tests used in this study. The prevalence ofCryptosporidiuminfection was highest in 4 dogs (21.0%) between 3 and 9 months of age. Ten diarrhoeic dogs (30.3%) and 31 dogs from rural settlements were more infected (22.46%) withCryptosporidiumoocysts. There was statistical association between prevalence ofCryptosporidiumand confinement of dogs (OR = 0.41; 95% CI on OR: 0.21 < OR < 0.80). However, there was no statistical association (P>0.05) between prevalence ofCryptosporidiumand age, diarrhoeic status of the dogs, sex, breed, and location. A total of 62.7% respondents did not have prior knowledge about dogs harbouring organisms that can infect humans. The finding of this research is of public health significance.

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