conclusions our study showed that the persian version of yiat is good and usable on iranian people. the reliability of the instrument was very good. moreover, the validity of the persian translated version of the scale was sufficient. in addition, the reliability and validity of the three extracted factors of yiat were evaluated and were acceptable. results the cronbach’s alpha was 0.917 (ci 95...

BACKGROUND The International Membership Examination (MRCGP[INT]) of the Royal College of General Practitioners UK is a unique collaboration between four South Asian countries with diverse cultures, epidemiology, clinical facilities and resources. In this setting good quality assurance is imperative to achieve acceptable standards of inter rater reliability. This study aims to explore the proces...

OBJECTIVES Knowledge on clinical epidemiology is crucial to practice evidence-based medicine. We describe the development and validation of the Utrecht questionnaire on knowledge on Clinical epidemiology for Evidence-based Practice (U-CEP); an assessment tool to be used in the training of clinicians. STUDY DESIGN AND SETTING The U-CEP was developed in two formats: two sets of 25 questions and...

This paper describes the rationale, development and psychometric properties of the Life Trajectory Interview for Youth (LTI-Y), an instrument designed to assess cognitive models of the life course and life-course achievement. This method was developed over 13 months of pilot research, and applied with a population of 350 participants from the Great Smoky Mountain Study, a longitudinal epidemiol...

OBJECTIVES To assess the reliability of maternally recalled birthweight and size in Entebbe, Uganda. METHODS The study population comprised 404 mothers, who were participants in the Entebbe Mother and Baby Study (EMaBS). Mothers were recruited to EMaBS during antenatal care, maternal characteristics were recorded during pregnancy, and birthweight was recorded at delivery. Four to seven years ...

Cholera is an epidemic disease and a real public health problem throughout the world, particularly in West Africa. This study provides comprehensive overview of pathogenicity, epidemiology Vibrio cholerae strains’s antibiotics resistance A literature review was conducted online English using keywords “Cholera”, “Vibrio cholerae” “West Africa”, “Epidemiology”, “Antibiotic resistance”. These were...

It is a pleasure to comment on the valuable article by Dahm et al. (1) in this issue of the Journal and to provide my perspective on research needs and opportunities for progress in the challenging nutritional epidemiology research area. In doing so, I would like to first offer a tribute to the late Dr Sheila Rodwell (Bingham), senior author of the article by Dahm et al. For some decades, Dr Bi...