Objective: We tested the hypothesis that inadequate self-perception of body weight with or without obesity would be associated with common mental disorders (CMD). Method: We analyzed cross-sectional data from 4,030 university employees participating in the longitudinal Pró-Saúde Study Phase 1 (1999) in Rio de Janeiro. Participants (22-59 years of age) were invited to fill out a questionnaire th...

Objective: We tested the hypothesis that inadequate self-perception of body weight with or without obesity would be associated with common mental disorders (CMD). Method: We analyzed cross-sectional data from 4,030 university employees participating in the longitudinal Pró-Saúde Study Phase 1 (1999) in Rio de Janeiro. Participants (22-59 years of age) were invited to fill out a questionnaire th...

BACKGROUND In Turkish immigrant diabetics, problems with communication and cultural differences may hinder delivery of diabetes care. METHODS In a prospective controlled study, the effect of an ethnic-specific diabetes education programme on glycaemic control and cardiovascular risk factors in Turkish type 2 diabetes patients was assessed, by comparing Turkish diabetics who were offered the e...

Integrating more than 40 years of studies on locus of control (LOC), this meta-analysis investigated whether (a) the magnitude of the relationship between LOC and psychological symptoms differed among cultures with distinct individualist orientations and (b) depression and anxiety symptoms yielded different patterns of cultural findings with LOC. We included studies that examined global self-ra...

The purpose of the present study is to analyse restrictions on freedom religious worship introduced by Polish executive authorities in face spreading COVID-19 epidemic. analysis aims answer questions not only concerning conformity these actions with Constitution Republic Poland and statutory laws, but also pertaining issue level preparation law for an In reference questions, author concludes th...

BACKGROUND Although gender inequality is often cited as a barrier to improving maternal health in sub-saharan Africa, there is lack of empirical data on how women's socio-cultural characteristics may influence use of health services in Nigeria. OBJECTIVE To describe how women's position in the household affects receipt of maternity care services. METHODS Secondary data analysis of 10,052 an...

the traditional fuzzy operators, such as t-norms, t-conorms and averaging operators have been used for soil suitability evaluation to aggregate criteria as an overall suitability index. however, such operators do not account for the degree of compensation common to human aggregation criteria, especially in the presence of conflicting criteria. fuzzy integrals are powerful and flexible aggregati...