scholarly journals Mathematical Model for Forecasting the Influence of Atmospheric Pollution on Population Morbidity in Stara Zagora Municipality (Bulgaria)

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (5) ◽  
pp. 934-939
Author(s):  
Magdalena Platikanova ◽  
Petya Hristova ◽  
Hristina Milcheva
Keyword(s):  
Mathematical Model ◽  
Health Problem ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Atmospheric Pollutants ◽  
Residential Areas ◽  
Chronic Health Problem ◽  
Margin Of Error ◽  
The Republic ◽  
Two Age Groups

AIM: This paper aims to create a mathematical model for forecasting the morbidity of the population in the Republic of Bulgaria and the Stara Zagora Municipality in particular as a consequence of the atmospheric pollution.SUBJECTS AND METHODS: This model is based on a formula which determines the correlation between the average annual concentrations of atmospheric pollutants SO2, PM10, Pb aerosols, NO2 and H2S) and the morbidity of the population based on the number of people who visited their GPs in a relation with a chronic health problem or emergency condition and the number of hospitalisations in two age groups (newborn to 17 years olds and 18 and older) as well as for the entire population in the period 2009-2013, making it possible to predict morbidity levels.RESULTS: The expected morbidity level predictions based on the number of people who visited their GPs in Municipality are lower, while hospitalisation level predictions are higher. This model has been created and tested and is applicable in all residential areas.CONCLUSIONS: A new, very sensitive, mathematical model has been created and tested (average margin of error from 0.61% to 2.59%) and is applicable in all residential areas.

scholarly journals Yearly Trends In The Prevalence of Ocular Traumas And The Effects of Covid-19: A Nationwide Population-Based Study of Korean Data

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Woong-Joo Whang ◽  
Jin-woo Kwon
Keyword(s):  
Ocular Trauma ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Population Based ◽  
School Closures ◽  
Population Based Study ◽  
Blowout Fracture ◽  
The Past ◽  
Open Globe ◽  
The Republic ◽  
Open Globe Injuries

Abstract We identify the yearly trends in the prevalence of various ocular traumas in the Republic of Korea, and the effects of Covid-19. We recorded the yearly numbers of patients diagnosed with hyphema and those who underwent open reduction surgery because of orbital blowout fracture (BOF), primary closure of the cornea or sclera (PCCS), or intraocular foreign body (IOFB) removal. The incidence of closed globe injuries has decreased significantly over the past 10 years, while that of open globe injuries has not. The patients aged ≥ 60 years showed a significant increase in BOF surgery. Regarding the trend in PCCS, while other age groups showed significant decreases, the population aged ≥ 60 years did not. In addition, the population aged ≥ 60 years showed a significant increase in the incidence of IOFB. When the 2020 data were compared with those of 2019, hyphema evidenced the largest decrease (27.02%), especially in those aged < 20 years (54.33%). In terms of both BOF and IOFB, those aged < 20 years showed the largest decreases (28.85% and 47.93% respectively). In the Covid-19 era, ocular trauma fell markedly in those aged < 20 years, perhaps because of school closures and reductions in outdoor activities.

scholarly journals Progress toward Elimination of Trachoma as a Public Health Problem in Seven Localities in the Republic of Sudan: Results from Population-Based Surveys

2019 ◽  
Vol 101 (6) ◽  
pp. 1296-1302 ◽  
Author(s):  
Angelia M. Sanders ◽  
Zeinab Abdalla ◽  
Belgesa E. Elshafie ◽  
Mazin Elsanosi ◽  
Andrew W. Nute ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health Problem ◽  
Public Health Problem ◽  
Population Based ◽  
The Republic

scholarly journals Refractive error and visual impairment in Ireland schoolchildren

2018 ◽  
Vol 103 (8) ◽  
pp. 1112-1118 ◽  
Author(s):  
Siofra Christine Harrington ◽  
Jim Stack ◽  
Kathryn Saunders ◽  
Veronica O’Dwyer
Keyword(s):  
Visual Impairment ◽  
Refractive Error ◽  
Minority Groups ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Population Based ◽  
School Type ◽  
Population Based Study ◽  
Spherical Equivalent Refraction ◽  
Urban Rural ◽  
Two Age Groups

AimTo report refractive error prevalence and visual impairment in Republic of Ireland (henceforth 'Ireland') schoolchildren.MethodsThe Ireland Eye Study examined 1626 participants (881 boys, 745 girls) in two age groups, 6–7 years (728) and 12–13 years (898), in Ireland between June 2016 and January 2018. Participating schools were selected by stratified random sampling, representing a mix of school type (primary/postprimary), location (urban/rural) and socioeconomic status (disadvantaged/advantaged). Examination included monocular logarithm of the minimum angle of resolution (logMAR) presenting visual acuity (with spectacles if worn) and cycloplegic autorefraction (1% Cyclopentolate Hydrochloride). Parents completed a questionnaire to ascertain participants’ lifestyle.ResultsThe prevalence of myopia (spherical equivalent refraction (SER): ≤−0.50 D), hyperopia (SER: ≥+2.00 D) and astigmatism (≤−1.00 DC) among participants aged 6–7 years old was 3.3%, 25% and 19.2%, respectively, and among participants aged 12–13 years old was 19.9%, 8.9% and 15.9%, respectively. Astigmatic axes were predominately with-the-rule. The prevalence of ‘better eye’ presenting visual impairment (≥0.3 logMAR, with spectacles, if worn) was 3.7% among younger and 3.4% among older participants. Participants in minority groups (Traveller and non-white) were significantly more likely to present with presenting visual impairment in the ‘better eye’.ConclusionsThe Ireland Eye Study is the first population-based study to report on refractive error prevalence and visual impairment in Ireland. Myopia prevalence is similar to comparable studies of white European children, but the levels of presenting visual impairment are markedly higher than those reported for children living in Northern Ireland, suggesting barriers exist in accessing eye care.

The German Version of the Satisfaction With Life Scale (SWLS)

2011 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 127-132 ◽  
Author(s):  
Heide Glaesmer ◽  
Gesine Grande ◽  
Elmar Braehler ◽  
Marcus Roth
Keyword(s):  
Convergent Validity ◽  
Satisfaction With Life ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Factorial Invariance ◽  
Satisfaction With Life Scale ◽  
Small Samples ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analyses ◽  
Life Scale

The Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS) is the most commonly used measure for life satisfaction. Although there are numerous studies confirming factorial validity, most studies on dimensionality are based on small samples. A controversial debate continues on the factorial invariance across different subgroups. The present study aimed to test psychometric properties, factorial structure, factorial invariance across age and gender, and to deliver population-based norms for the German general population from a large cross-sectional sample of 2519 subjects. Confirmatory factor analyses supported that the scale is one-factorial, even though indications of inhomogeneity of the scale have been detected. Both findings show invariance across the seven age groups and both genders. As indicators of the convergent validity, a positive correlation with social support and negative correlation with depressiveness was shown. Population-based norms are provided to support the application in the context of individual diagnostics.

Concordance of Glucose-Based and of HbA1c-Based Diagnoses of Diabetes in Patients with Peripheral Artery Disease—A Comparison between Two Age Groups

Diabetes ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 67 (Supplement 1) ◽  
pp. 1522-P
Author(s):  
CHRISTOPH H. SAELY ◽  
ALEXANDER VONBANK ◽  
CHRISTINE HEINZLE ◽  
DANIELA ZANOLIN ◽  
BARBARA LARCHER ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Peripheral Artery Disease ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Peripheral Artery ◽  
Artery Disease ◽  
Two Age Groups

Unemployment as an indicator of economic security in the employment sector: A regional dimension

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. 715-729
Author(s):  
T.N. Savina
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
National Development ◽  
Federal District ◽  
Economic Security ◽  
Employment Policy ◽  
Multivariate Statistical ◽  
Band Theory ◽  
The Republic ◽  
The Impact

Subject. To achieve a high level of economic security is a key priority of national development. Employment reveals one of the most important aspects of social development of the individual that is associated with his or her needs satisfaction in the sphere of employment and is boon to economic security. Objectives. The purpose of the study is to show the impact of unemployment on economic security in employment. Methods. I apply such scientific methods as dialectical, historical and logical unity, structural and functional analysis, traditional techniques of economic analysis and synthesis. The methods of multivariate statistical and comparative analysis serve as a methodological basis of the study. To determine the indicator of unemployment, I use the band theory. Results. I underpin the growing role of employment in ensuring economic security. The paper presents a comprehensive assessment of the unemployment status and a comparative analysis of the indicator in the Republic of Mordovia, the Volga Federal District, and the Russian Federation as a whole. I identify trends in the average duration of unemployment, show the distribution of unemployed by level of education and age groups. Conclusions. The average annual unemployment rate in the Republic of Mordovia is lower than in Russia and the Volga Federal District. The findings may be useful for public authorities to substantiate their employment policy at both macro- and meso-levels, for designing programs and strategies for socio-economic development of regions and the social security doctrine, as well as in practical activities of employment services.

IDENTIFICATION AND STRUCTURE OF ALLERGIC RHINITIS IN CHILDREN

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 22-27
Author(s):  
S. Arifov ◽  
◽  
A. Daliyev ◽  
G. Tuychiev
Keyword(s):  
Allergic Rhinitis ◽  
Initial Treatment ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
The Republic

This article reviews the structure and ways to identify AR in children in the Andijan region of the Republic of Uzbekistan. The analysis of the initial treatment of 18024 children of AR to various specialists, the ratio of different variants of the course of AR and the patient circulation among children of different age groups are analyzed.

Foundation for the Prevention and Pathological Aspects of Diseases of the Mucous Membranes of the Oral Cavity (Review)

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (6) ◽  
pp. 8-11
Author(s):  
Bakaev Zh. N.
Keyword(s):  
Oral Cavity ◽  
Rural Women ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Southern China ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Urban Residents ◽  
Volgograd Region ◽  
Mucous Membranes ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
Two Age Groups

According to the authors, the prevalence of SOPR diseases is from 3 to 20%.In a study of 1573 residents of southern China in two age groups who use tobacco and alcohol, the incidence of SOPR was higher among men living in rural areas compared to urban residents. Among women aged 35-44 years, the incidence was higher in urban women, and in the 65-77-year-old group in rural women. In the course of studies in Brazil, among 335 patients older than 60 years, 646 diseases of the SOPR were identified. Similar results were obtained in the analysis of SOPR diseases in the Volgograd region of the Russian Federation

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document