there currently is lack of knowledge about hiv testing practices in iran. the purpose of this pilot study was to evaluate the prevalence of self-reported hiv testing and its associated factors among women.this cross-sectional study was conducted in sanandaj city, located in the west of iran, in 2012. data were collected using self-administered questionnaire including demographics characteristic...

background: p cesarean delivery rates have been increasing throughout the world. parallel to the developments in the world the cesarean rate in turkey has risen to 48.1% in 2013. some of the social factors were related with cesarean births. the purpose of this study was to determine cesarean birth rates and to find out social factors affecting the cesarean birth in primiparous women. methods: t...

vibrio cholerae o1 are classified into two biotypes, classical and el tor based on susceptibility to bacteriophages and some biochemical properties, each encoding a biotype-specific genetic determinants. before 1961, most epidemics had been caused by the classical biotype. however, with the passage of time, the classical biotype missed from the scenario and the el tor emerged as the major bioty...

recently a number of calls have been made to mobilise the arsenal of political science insights to investigate – and point to improvements in – the social determinants of health (sdh), and health equity. recently, in this journal, such a rallying appeal was made for the field of public administration. this commentary argues that, although scholarly potential should justifiably be redirected to ...

background: allergens are mostly composed of glycoprotein structures. it is believed that glycan-specific antibodies may lead to false-positive reactions in immunoassays. in this study we investigated the glycosylation state of grape allergens as well as the presence of antibodies to cross-reactive carbohydrate determinants (anti-ccds) in sera from grape-sensitive individuals. methods: grape ex...

background infant mortality rate is widely used to assessing the health status of population in both developing and developed countries. the aim of this study was to identify the main factors affect infant mortality rate in eco countries for the years 2005 to 2012. methods a panel data model from eco countries from 2005 to 2012 used to identify the some of key explanatory variables (gdp per cap...

BACKGROUND In recent decades, the social determinants of health (SDOH) has gained increasing prominence as a foundational concept for population and public health in academic literature and policy documents, internationally. However, alongside its widespread dissemination, and in light of multiple conceptual models, lists, and frameworks, some dilution and confusion is apparent. This scoping re...

The developmental origins of health and disease (DOHaD) theory and life course theory (LCT) are emerging fields of research that have significant implications for the public health and health promotion professions. Using a DOHaD/LCT perspective, social determinants of health (SDH) take on new critical meaning by which health promotion professionals can implement DOHaD/LCT guided interventions, ...

In 2014 both the Institute of Medicine and the National Quality Forum recommended the inclusion of social determinants of health data in electronic health records (EHRs). Both entities primarily focus on collecting socioeconomic and health behavior data directly from individual patients. The burden of reliably, accurately, and consistently collecting such information is substantial, and it may ...

Relying on time-series and cross-sectional data, this paper investigates the effect of economic forces and cultural norms on fertility variations across and within Arab countries. This is accomplished by reviewing cross-country fertility trends at the aggregate level using a random-effect model applied to panel data covering 11 Arab countries. Estimates of cross-country fertility determin...