conclusions comprehensive programs on hiv/aids education and counseling are needed to improve kap apropos hiv risk factors and reduce risk behavior among prison inmates, especially women. results the mean score of hiv/aids knowledge in the male and female inmates was 23.84 ± 4.70 and 21.35 ± 6.28, respectively (p < 0.001). the mean score of hiv/aids attitude among the men and women was 26.6 ± 5...

Previous research indicates that communities can be engaged at various levels in research to reduce youth violence. In this paper, we argue that the method of power sharing among partners is a central factor distinguishing different levels of engagement. Using cases from the Nashville Urban Partnership Academic Center of Excellence, we identify community initiation and community collaboration a...

INTRODUCTION Prevention programs have not achieved the expected results in preventing mortality from breast and cervical cancer in Mexico. Therefore, we propose a complementary strategy. METHODOLOGY An educational strategy for high school students in Mexico (2011-2013) was designed (longitudinal design, two measurements and a single intervention). The postintervention assessment included: 1) ...

Over 60% of falls experienced by older people result from multiple aetiological factors. Preventing falls in individual patients requires the identification and treatment of these interacting factors. Multifactorial interventions have been successful in some, but not all, fall prevention trials. Preventing falls in populations requires selection of the population most likely to benefit, and sel...

In March 2001, the National Drug Research Institute (NDRI), in collaboration with the World Health Organization, Geneva began a six-month collaborative project to examine “what works” in the prevention of substance use-related harm, with an emphasis on developing countries. The review of the literature was international in scope, but given the short time frame for the project, was selective rat...

BACKGROUND Genetic variants have been associated with the risk of coronary heart disease. In this study, we tested whether or not a composite of these variants could ascertain the risk of both incident and recurrent coronary heart disease events and identify those individuals who derive greater clinical benefit from statin therapy. METHODS A community-based cohort study (the Malmo Diet and Ca...

Cervical cancer remains one of the major cancer burdens worldwide particularly in under-developed and developing countries. Cervical cancer continues to have a major impact on women not only physically but also socially and sexually. Cervical cancer affecting one of the most important reproductive organ and many of these patients were from the reproductive age group. Cervical cancer is the seco...

Booklets from several countries on various aspects of cardiovascular disease, intended for distribution to the public and to patients, could be classified into three categories dealing with primary prevention, secondary prevention, and management. Much material was duplicated, whereas some diseases were completely ignored. Only two types of booklets should be available. One would deal with prev...

Using content analysis, this study evaluated the aging content and context in 11 nutrition sub-specialty textbooks: community nutrition (n = 3), diet therapy (n = 4), and nutrition and aging (n = 4). Pages with paragraphs on aging were identified in community nutrition and diet therapy textbooks, and 10% random samples of pages were evaluated in nutrition and aging textbooks. Paragraphs were as...

The clinical pharmacology of antiplatelet drugs has been reviewed previously by the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Task force and by the 8th American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP) Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines. Moreover, information on the efficacy and safety of antiplatelet drugs in the treatment and prevention of atherothrombosis is provided by collaborative meta-anal...