Academic Articles & Research Papers

The geographic concentration of US adult obesity prevalence and associated social, economic, and environmental factors.

Prevalence and associated factors of suicidal ideation, suicide plans, and suicide attempts among nurses: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Prevalence and associated factors of vitamin B12 deficiency among Vietnamese patients with type 2 diabetes receiving metformin therapy: a cross-sectional study.

Association between infertility prevalence and exposure to heat stress: an ecological study based on the Universal Thermal Climate Index.

Predictors, prevalence and economic burden of depression and anxiety in Vietnam and comparable lower-middle-income countries in Southeast Asia: protocol for an integrative review.

Socioeconomic gradients in diabetes prevalence across Israeli municipalities: the role of population density.

The Two Cultures of Prevalence Mapping: Small Area Estimation and Model-Based Geostatistics.

Asymptomatic Tuberculosis in the Namibia National Tuberculosis Prevalence Survey: Occurrence Under Various Case Definitions.

Prevalence of vitamin B12 deficiency in type 2 Diabetes Patients Treated with Metformin in the Georgian population.

Prevalence and quantification of viable Campylobacter species in retail chicken: a comparative study using viability digital polymerase chain reaction and conventional culture methods.

Estimation of ZIKV and DENV seroprevalence rates in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 2018.

Sero-prevalence and sero-monitoring of Peste des petits ruminants (PPR) disease in small ruminants in Oromia Region, Ethiopia.

Statewide administrative autism spectrum disorder prevalence estimates: Evidence from a new Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring (ADDM) Network site.

Effect of a solar-powered spatial emanator on malaria prevalence in Uganda (Mossie-GO trial): A double-blinded, cluster-randomised, and placebo-controlled trial.

Genetics of Obesity

Genetics of Human Obesities: Introductory Notes (C. Bouchard). Etiology and Prevalence of Obesity (G.A. Bray). Nongenetic Determinants of Obesity and Body Fat Topography (J.O. Hill, M.J. Pagliassotti, and J.C. Peters). Overview of the Adopt...

The Alberta Congenital Anomalies Surveillance System: a 40-year review with prevalence and trends for selected congenital anomalies, 1997–2019

IntroductionCurrent published long-term provincial or territorial congenital anomaly data are lacking for Canada. We report on prevalence (per 1000 total births) and trends in 1997–2019, in Alberta, Canada, for selected congenital anomalies...

Molecular detection of antibiotic resistance genes in Staphylococcus aureus isolated from poultry farms of Kathmandu Valley, Nepal

Abstract Background Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has emerged as a critical global health challenge and is currently addressed through a “One Health” approach that investigates its occurrence in humans, animals, and the environment, as wel...

Becoming a tobacco-free campus: A survey of student attitudes, opinions and behaviors

Introduction The effectiveness of tobacco-free campus policies in preventing and mitigating tobacco use relies on students’ perceptions, opinions, and adherence to clean-air restrictions. The purpose of this study was to gather data regardi...

The importance and challenge of comparing stroke care, utilization and outcomes in Medicare Advantage and Fee-for-Service Medicare: a narrative review and vision for the future

Stroke prevalence is highest in adults ≥65 years, the majority of whom are Medicare beneficiaries. Feefor- Service Medicare (FFS) incentivizes utilization by paying for each service. Medicare Advantage (MA) uses capitated payments to redu...

Trends in adult cardiovascular disease risk factors and their socio-economic patterning in the Scottish population 1995–2008: cross-sectional surveys

Objectives To examine secular and socio-economic changes in cardiovascular disease risk factor prevalences in the Scottish population. This could contribute to a better understanding of why the decline in coronary heart disease mortality in...