BACKGROUND Although factors associated with the utilisation of bone density measurement (BDM) and osteoporosis treatment have been regularly assessed in the US and Canada, they have not been effectively analysed in European countries. This study assessed factors associated with the utilisation of BDM and osteoporosis medication (OM) in Switzerland. METHODS The Swiss Health Survey 2007 data in...

Background and objective Unhealthy lifestyle behaviours are important risk factors of morbidity and mortality. This study aimed to explore the sociodemographic predictors of multiple non-communicable disease (NCD) risk factors experienced by elderly South Africans. Methods We conducted a national population-based cross-sectional survey with a sample of 3,840 individuals aged 50 years or above i...

OBJECTIVE To examine the influence of patient-level sociodemographic factors on the incidence of hospital readmission within 30 days among medical patients in a large Canadian metropolitan city. DESIGN Prospective cohort study. SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS Patients admitted to the General Internal Medicine service of an urban teaching hospital in Toronto, Canada participated in a survey of soci...

Cognitive functioning is essential for handling both job and daily life. However, a cognitive failure characterised by self-perceived issues with focus, memory, decision-making, clear thinking, prevalent in the general population working can be accompanied decreased well-being competence. Given significance of people’s health, this study investigated connection between sociodemographic factors ...

Background Children are the age group most vulnerable to burn injuries. Socioeconomic factors and living environment, including poor conditions faced by refugees, may contribute occurrence of burns.
 Objectives To compare socioeconomic status potentially contributing injury, characteristics, access medical treatment, integrated preventive measures between children Turkish families Syrian r...

OBJECTIVES To identify the sociodemographic factors associated with variation in area-based breastfeeding in England; to calculate the predicted breastfeeding rates adjusted for sociodemographic variations. DESIGN Ecological analysis of routine data using random effects logistic regression. SETTING All 151 primary care trusts (PCTs) in England 2010-2011. OUTCOME MEASURES PCT level data on...

OBJECTIVE To assess the relative effects and the impact of perinatal and sociodemographic risk factors on long-term morbidity within a total birth population in Florida. METHODS School records for 339 171 children entering kindergarten in Florida public schools in the 1992-1993, 1993-1994, or 1994-1995 academic years were matched with Florida birth records from 1985 to 1990. Effects on long-t...