PURPOSE The aims of the study were to evaluate the incidences, types of urinary incontinence (UI) and its risk factors among middle-aged and older (> 40 years) men and women visiting a general practitioner (GP). MATERIALS AND METHODS This is a descriptive and cross-sectional comparative study using a questionnaire-based survey included 172 male and female patients who consecutively visited a ...

The purpose of this paper was to evaluate the association between ideal number of children (INC) and female sterilization. A nested case-control study was performed through a secondary analysis of data from a cohort study on the reproductive health of women in Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil. A total of 3,878 women were included, 1,012 being sterilized (cases). The relationship between INC and numb...

Background and Objectives: Women comprise a small yet rising prison population whose health needs have been disregarded in most communities. Spiritual health represents a health aspect and therefore should be studied. The aim of the current study was to compare spiritual health between female prisoners and nonprisoners. Methods: This descriptive-analytical study was conducted on 300 women (150...

The present study examined perceptions of interpersonal injustice as a mediator of the relationship between observed incivility toward women at work and employees' occupational well-being. We also examined gender of the observer as a moderator of these mediational relationships. Using online survey data from 1702 (51% women; 92% White) employees, results showed that perceptions of injustice par...

BACKGROUND Disparities in cervical cancer screening are known to exist in Ontario, Canada for foreign-born women. The relative importance of various barriers to screening may vary across ethnic groups. This study aimed to determine how predictors of low cervical cancer screening, reflective of sociodemographics, the health care system, and migration, varied by region of origin for Ontario's imm...

background: in vitro maturation (ivm) is a promising treatment option for certain infertile women. nowadays, with the aid of polscope, it has become possible to evaluate zona pellucida (zp) characteristics as a parameter of oocyte quality. moreover, quality of oocytes can be influenced by many factors, such as patient’s age. the polscope system is a non-invasive technique to assess birefringent...

OBJECTIVES To simultaneously examine associations of bacterial vaginosis (BV) with potential risk factors in both the female and her male partner. STUDY DESIGN We recruited women 18-45 years of age and their male partners from clinics in Nairobi, Kenya. All underwent face-to-face standardized interview physical examination, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-1 and syphilis serologic testing, ...

OBJECTIVE To describe Finnish university students' childbearing histories, desires concerning childbearing, and awareness regarding the impact of age on female fertility. METHODS A national survey of Finnish university students in 2008. A questionnaire was sent to 9,967 Finnish undergraduate university students aged less than 35 years. Altogether, the questionnaire was answered by 1,864 men a...

Disclaimer The opinions expressed in this working paper are the responsibility of the author alone. Female retail managers participating in this survey occupy more senior positions than female managers in the general UK labour market. Over one third of the women responding to the survey (36%) describe themselves as middle managers, while one quarter (25%) describe themselves as senior managers....

background: smoking is a well‑known public health problem in women as well as men. in many countries including iran, there is an increase in tobacco use among women. exploring the experience of smoking by educated women in order to develop effective tobacco prevention programs in these women is necessary. this study aimed to explore the experiences of smoking among iranian educated women. metho...