BACKGROUND Previous studies have documented an elevated frequency of depressive symptoms and disorders in fibromyalgia, but have not examined the association between this comorbidity and occupational status. The purpose of this study was to describe these epidemiological associations using a national probability sample. METHODS Data from iteration 1.1 of the Canadian Community Health Survey (...

BACKGROUND Anemia is one of the most common public health problems globally, and high prevalence has been reported among women of reproductive age, especially in developing countries. This study was conducted to evaluate differentials in the prevalence of anemia among non-pregnant, ever-married women of reproductive age in Bangladesh, and to examine associations with demographic, socioeconomic,...

OBJECTIVE To identify demographic, maternal and community predictors of skilled attendance at delivery among women who attend antenatal clinic at least once during their pregnancy in Ghana. DESIGN A cross-sectional study using the 2008 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) data. We used frequencies for descriptive analysis, χ(2) test for associations and logistic regression to identify si...

BACKGROUND The purpose of this study was to describe the development and evaluation of the image-based Veterans Affairs (VA) Tobacco Tactics program logo and campaign character using principles of social marketing. METHODS Four cross-sectional surveys with open- and closed-ended questions were used to gather participant demographic information, smoking behavior, and feedback on the developmen...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate attitudes of Chinese patients towards day-case surgery. DESIGN Prospective cross-sectional questionnaire survey. SETTING District public hospital, Hong Kong. PATIENTS Two hundred patients attending a preanaesthetic assessment clinic between 1 January and 30 June 2004 were invited to participate. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Demographic profiles, understanding and attitude...

BACKGROUND Personal, interpersonal and organisational factors have been suggested as possible causes of stress, anxiety and depression for veterinarians. We used established psychological scales to measure (1) levels of distress and work-related stress (anxiety and depression) and (2) the demographic and work characteristics of female veterinarians in relation to anxiety, depression and mental ...

Accent bias is a consequence of ethnocentrism. No studies have examined accent bias across educational levels in the U.S., much less across students and professionals in speech language pathology (SLP), a field that requires multicultural sensitivity training. This study examines nonnative accent perception among three groups—high schoolers, SLP students, and SLP professionals. One-hundred-and-...

The aim of the research was to study status challenges in teaching mathematics online during pandemics and factors associated with challenges. based on a cross-sectional survey 442 teachers school level have participated this research. Mann Whitney Kruskal Wallis tests were employed find significant result path analysis used calculate effect socio-demographic characteristics online. results ind...

AIMS   To compare physical activity levels, body mass index, habitual diet, tobacco use and prevalence of non-communicable disease between the two ethnic groups and to identify predictors for differences between groups. BACKGROUND   Tobacco use, poor diet and physical inactivity are major lifestyle risk factors for chronic cardiovascular diseases, certain cancers, diabetes and chronic lung di...