BACKGROUND The high morbidity and mortality in African Americans associated with behavior-linked chronic diseases are well documented. METHODS We tested the efficacy of an intervention to increase multiple health-related behaviors in African Americans. In a multisite cluster-randomized controlled trial, groups of African American human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-serodiscordant heterosexual ...

background: injuries are the first leading but predictable, avoidable and preventable cause of death among under five-year children worldwide. the present study aimed to identify the factors associated with mothers' beliefs and practices concerning injury prevention in under five-year children . methods: this cross-sectional study was conducted from august to october 2011 in hamadan county, the...

The inability of government, communities and churches to deal with complex HIV and AIDS challenges may foster pathological psychosocial and systemic dysfunctionalities. The reframing of pathological and disempowering pastoral therapeutic and health promotion praxes are sought. The objective was to construct a new pastoral and social therapeutic methodology. It should develop in line with health...

Behavioural surveillance programmes have enabled the description of population patterns of risk behaviours for STI and HIV transmission and aid in the understanding of how epidemics of STI are generated. They have been instrumental in helping to refine public health interventions and inform the targeting of sexual health promotion and disease control strategies. The formalization and coordinati...

OBJECTIVE This study aimed to assess whether participants in an HIV-intensive prevention program and participants in a general women's health promotion program reported greater HIV risk-reduction than participants in a wait-list control group immediately following program participation and at three-month follow-up. METHODS The authors studied 162 Hispanic women ages 18 to 35 years, most of th...

in most countries, educational programs and condom use is recommended as the most important approaches in controlling hiv infection. we examine the role of different approaches in controlling aids epidemics in our region. we find a high failure rate and probably undesirable effects for condom recommendation in epidemiological scale especially considering the low prevalence of hiv infection in o...

Health literacy as a discrete form of literacy is becoming increasingly important for social, economic and health development. The positive and multiplier effects of education and general literacy on population health, particularly women's health, are well known and researched. However, a closer analysis of the current HIV/AIDS epidemics, especially in Africa, indicates a complex interface betw...

In most countries, educational programs and condom use is recommended as the most important approaches in controlling HIV infection. We examine the role of different approaches in controlling AIDS epidemics in our region. We find a high failure rate and probably undesirable effects for condom recommendation in epidemiological scale especially considering the low prevalence of HIV infection ...

When combined with major social inequities, the AIDS epidemic in Brazil becomes much more complex and requires effective and participatory community-based interventions. This article describes the experience of a civil society organisation, the Centre for Health Promotion (CEDAPS), in the slum communities (favelas) of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Using a community-based participatory approach, 55 co...