Journal of community medicine & health education最新文献

{"title":"Covidalism^©®: COVID Restrictions in USA have no Health Benefits at all.","authors":"Jan Charles Biro","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Shortly after the detection of the COVID virus in January 2020 the US Government introduced and enforced a series of restrictions to protect the elderly from a \"deadly virus\" and the \"pandemic of the century\". Persons who disagreed were silenced and punished.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>In the 15th month of COVID epidemic (April 2021), we have access to sufficient statistical data and methods to better understand the nature, origin of the COVID pandemic. It is now possible to reliably evaluate the effectiveness of the restrictions and the human factors/driving forces behind this drastic limitation of our natural freedom in this country.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Publicly available epidemiological and population parameters were collected and analyzed using the 'political score' and 'restriction ranking' of 50 states and evaluated by simple and usual statistical methods, mainly correlation analyses. The Political Score of the States (D/R) is the ratio of the number of citizens who self-identified as democrats (D) or republicans (R). The political scores of the 50 states altogether defined a wide, continuous scale, the political scale, that could be used to measure (and statistically evaluate) the effect of politics of a state on the numerical parameters of that state, including population and epidemiologic parameters.The COVID Restriction Score of the States were created to rank the states from 1-50, there 1 is the lowest number of restrictions and 50 is the highest number of restrictions applied by the States. It was based on 13 different key metrics.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>This study revealed, that 1) restrictions reduced the number of viral infections, but 2) they totally failed to reduce the number of supposedly COVID related deaths, expressed as mortality, 3) they increased (SIC!) the lethality of coronavirus. The grade of restrictions were/are strongly associated to the 4) left/right political ratio of the States, there States with more democrat citizens practiced more restrictions. It was found that race, religion and Medicare/healthcare spending have significant influence on politic as well as on the grade of restriction orders. Factors moving States toward the political left and harder COVID restrictions have 5) larger 'non-white' population, 6) larger number of 'non-protestant' believers, 7) larger Jewish population, and 8) more generous Medicare/healthcare spending. It was not possible to see any influence of the size of the 9) senior (65+) population [i.e. those who are allegedly the most vulnerable and are mostly in need of protective restrictions] neither on the States politic nor on the restrictions.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The degree of restrictions enforced by different states ware not primarily determined by biological or epidemiological factors (like number of elderly, say 65+ in the state) but by social, political influences instead. Political (a), religious (b) et","PeriodicalId":73681,"journal":{"name":"Journal of community medicine & health education","volume":"14 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11563037/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142634136","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Parental Education Differently Boosts Health and Happiness of American Men and Women.","authors":"Shervin Assari,&nbsp;Sharon Cobb,&nbsp;Mohsen Bazargan","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Parental educational attainment is a strong social determinant of health. Parental educational attainment may, however, be differently important for the health and happiness of various demographic groups.</p><p><strong>Aim: </strong>To understand if parental educational attainment is similarly salient for men and women, we tested gender differences in the association between parental educational attainment and health and happiness of American adults.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This cross-sectional study used data of the General Social Survey (1972-2018), a series of nationally representative surveys in the United States. Our analytical sample included 65,814 adults. The main independent variable was parental education attainment. Outcomes were self-rated health and happiness measured using single items. Age, gender, marital status, employment, and year of the study were the covariates. Gender was the moderator.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Overall, individuals with more educated parents reported better self-rated health and happiness. We, however, found significant interactions between gender and parental educational attainment on the outcomes, which suggested that the effect of high parental educational attainment on self-rated health and happiness is larger for women than men.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>In the United States, while parental educational attainment is an important social determinant of health and happiness, this effect may be more pronounced among women than men.</p>","PeriodicalId":73681,"journal":{"name":"Journal of community medicine & health education","volume":"10 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39437089","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"What did the community health worker do that was helpful? Perceptions from patients with type 2 diabetes","authors":"C. Yan, Aida C. Rodríguez, B. Gerber, L. Sharp","doi":"10.21203/rs.2.12372/v1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.2.12372/v1","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 The authors have withdrawn this preprint from Research Square","PeriodicalId":73681,"journal":{"name":"Journal of community medicine & health education","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-08-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49191202","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Psychosocial support by community health workers of children living with chronically ill family members","authors":"Delia Corinne Engle","doi":"10.4172/2161-0711-C6-048","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4172/2161-0711-C6-048","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":73681,"journal":{"name":"Journal of community medicine & health education","volume":"37 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-01-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"70524619","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Accuracy of Body Mass Index in Diagnosing Adiposity Compared to Body Fat Percentage Measured by Bioelectrical Impedance in Adults at Al-Najaf Governorate","authors":"Mohammed Sj, Mohammad Hussein La, Hameed Hg","doi":"10.4172/2161-0711.1000645","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4172/2161-0711.1000645","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":73681,"journal":{"name":"Journal of community medicine & health education","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.4172/2161-0711.1000645","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"70519539","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Addressing Health Disparities and Increasing Cultural Competency of Medical Trainees with Community Engagement","authors":"Liana Gefter, Nancy Morioka-Douglas, Ashini Srivastava, E. Rodriguez","doi":"10.4172/2161-0711.1000647","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4172/2161-0711.1000647","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":73681,"journal":{"name":"Journal of community medicine & health education","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.4172/2161-0711.1000647","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"70519609","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Epidemiology and Risk Factors for Chlamydia trachomatis, Treponema pallidum,Hepatitis B Virus and Hepatitis C Virus in the Maraj? Archipelago, Brazilian Amazon","authors":"F. Gron, Freitas Fb, Queiroz Maf, Li Ss, Vallinoto Acr, de O Guimaraes Ishaka M, Ishak R","doi":"10.4172/2161-0711.1000643","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4172/2161-0711.1000643","url":null,"abstract":"Background: The dynamics of hepatitis B virus, hepatitis C virus, Treponema pallidum and Chlamydia trachomatis infections were investigated in four municipalities of the Marajó Archipelago. Methods: Epidemiological characteristics and detection of specific antibodies were investigated in 1,208 resident persons. Persistence was defined by the presence of HBsAg and viral RNA. Results: Prevalence of antibodies was 30.9% (C. trachomatis), 8.9% (T. pallidum), 12.4% (anti-HBc/IgG) and 1.3% (anti-hepatitis C virus). Vaccination coverage for hepatitis B virus was 19.8%. C. trachomatis infection was significantly associated among women, 28 to 37 years old. T. pallidum was significantly associated with older age (>68 years), being separated or widowed and illiterate persons. hepatitis B virus was significantly associated with males, 48 to 57 years old and those with low educational level. Consumption of alcoholic beverages and use of illicit drugs were more likely to be infected with C. trachomatis. More than one sexual partner and absence of condoms during sexual intercourse were risk factors for T. pallidum infections. Discussion: The transmission of infections will only be interrupted by the consistent application of measures including health education, routine examination, immediate treatment and recognition of risk factors associated with infections. Conclusion: Severe infectious agents circulate in areas far from large urban centers where population have restricted access to healthcare providers.","PeriodicalId":73681,"journal":{"name":"Journal of community medicine & health education","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.4172/2161-0711.1000643","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"70519425","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The Resonance of World Health Days through a Painting Exhibition by Undergraduate Students","authors":"K. Astara, D. Ragias, K. Vatzia, I. Lampropoulos, G. Ki","doi":"10.4172/2161-0711.1000644","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4172/2161-0711.1000644","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":73681,"journal":{"name":"Journal of community medicine & health education","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.4172/2161-0711.1000644","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"70519444","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The Effectiveness of a Curricular-Based Exercise Intervention on Bone Health and Body Composition in Swedish Boys and Girls in an Elementary School Setting","authors":"Lina Bunketorp Kall, D. Sundh","doi":"10.4172/2161-0711.1000648","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4172/2161-0711.1000648","url":null,"abstract":"Objective: To investigate whether curricular-based physical activity intervention was associated with cortical and trabecular bone microstructure, and fitness parameters among elementary school children. Methods: This was a case-controlled quasi-experimental study to which 79 children were recruited (19 girls and 21 boys attending the intervention school, and 23 girls and 16 boys attending the control school). The curricularbased intervention consisted of two extra weekly classes of 30-45 minutes each, besides the ordinary physical education classes. The assessments included cortical and trabecular bone microstructure and body composition using high-resolution peripheral quantitative computed tomography (HR-pQCT) and dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA), respectively. Anthropometrics, Tanner and menarchal stages were evaluated on the same occasions. Self-administered questionnaires were used to assess exercise habits and foreign background. Analyses split by gender were done using unpaired t-test and linear regression, adjusted for age, height, weight and pubertal stage. Results: Girls in the intervention school had significantly higher total volumetric BMD (+15.1%; p˂0.01), cortical thickness (+18.7%; p=0.01) and trabecular bone volume fraction (+11.5%; p=0.01), as compared with girls in the control school. The results remained unchanged in linear regression models adjusted for age, height, weight, and Tanner stage. No convincing effects on bone health were found for the boys. There were no significant differences for DXA bone variables when comparing intervention boys and girls with controls. Conclusion: A curricular-based exercise intervention program providing opportunities for elementary school children to be physically active during the school day appear to be associated with bone health among girls, but not boys.","PeriodicalId":73681,"journal":{"name":"Journal of community medicine & health education","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.4172/2161-0711.1000648","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"70519279","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Electronic Clinical Decision Support (eCDS) Intervention to Increase Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Screening and Linkage to Care among Baby Boomers in Urban Safety-Net Health System","authors":"H. Armstrong, M Gonzalez-Drigo, O. Adeyemi, W. Trick, L. Diep, H. Zhang, Catrambone Jc, D. A. Taussig, G Norels","doi":"10.4172/2161-0711.1000646","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4172/2161-0711.1000646","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":73681,"journal":{"name":"Journal of community medicine & health education","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.4172/2161-0711.1000646","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"70519590","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}