Belgium Women Health Information Reported, January 12, 2012 In Belgium women a relatively high incidence of breast cancer (48/100,000), with the figures for cervical cancer the lowest of the eight countries reviewed. In relation to young people and sexually transmitted infections, Belgium was third lowest of the countries reviewed … [Read more...]
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Bosnia & Herzegovina Women Health Information
Bosnia & Herzegovina Women Health Information Reported, January 12, 2012 In Bosnia and Herzegovina the lifetime average number of children per women is 1 compared with 2 in the UK. 47.5% of women of reproductive age report using (or a partner using) a contraceptive method compared with 82% in the UK. 11% of women aged 5069 … [Read more...]
Health Expectancy in Belgium
Health Expectancy in Belgium Reported, January 12, 2012 What is health expectancy? Health expectancies were first developed to address whether or not longer life is being accompanied by an increase in the time lived in good health (the compression of morbidity scenario) or in bad health (expansion of morbidity). So health … [Read more...]
Vitamin D inadequacy in Belgian postmenopausal osteoporotic women
Vitamin D inadequacy in Belgian postmenopausal osteoporotic women Reported, January 12, 2012 Inadequate serum vitamin D [25(OH)D] concentrations are associated with secondary hyperparathyroidism, increased bone turnover and bone loss, which increase fracture risk. The objective of this study is to assess the prevalence of inadequate … [Read more...]
Belgium says 674 PIP breast implants fitted
Belgium says 674 PIP breast implants fitted Reported, January 12, 2012 Women in Belgium have been fitted with a total of at least 674 potentially faulty breast implants made by the now defunct French firm PIP, the health ministry said Monday. About 300,000 women in 65 countries are estimated to have received implants made by PIP, … [Read more...]
Trafficking In Women In Bosnia And Herzegovin (Bih)
Trafficking In Women In Bosnia And Herzegovin (Bih) Reported, January 12, 2012 I . Situation in BIH During the war in BiH, thousands of women and girls were exposed to rape and other forms of sexual violence. The violence did not stop with the end of the war in 1995. Slavery and other forms of sexual violence continued in the … [Read more...]
Cardiovascular risk factors in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Cardiovascular risk factors in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Reported, January 12, 2012 Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (FBiH) has high cardiovascular disease mortality as other countries in Eastern Europe and situation has even deteriorated in the post war period. Reliable information on risk factor levels and … [Read more...]
Weekly Iron-Folic Acid Supplementation with Regular Deworming Is Cost-Effective in Preventing Anaemia in Women of Reproductive Age in Vietnam
Weekly Iron-Folic Acid Supplementation with Regular Deworming Is Cost-Effective in Preventing Anaemia in Women of Reproductive Age in Vietnam Reported, January 11, 2012 To estimate the cost and cost-effectiveness of a project administering de-worming and weekly iron-folic acid supplementation to control anaemia in women of … [Read more...]
Sexual and Reproductive Health Strategies and Policies
Sexual and Reproductive Health Strategies and Policies Reported, January 12, 2012 UNFPA Office in Bosnia and Herzegovina in close cooperation with Health Department of BiH Ministry of Civil Affairs, Ministry of Health and Social Welfare Republic of Srpska, Federal Ministry of Health and Health Department of District Brcko is working … [Read more...]
Consequences of Domestic Violence on Women’s Mental Health in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Consequences of Domestic Violence on Women's Mental Health in Bosnia and Herzegovina Reported, January 12, 2012 To assess psychological consequences of domestic violence, and determine the frequency and forms of domestic violence against women in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Methods The study was carried out in the Tuzla Canton region … [Read more...]
Prevalence of urinary incontinence in Andorra women
Prevalence of urinary incontinence in Andorra women Reported, January 11, 2012 Urinary incontinence (UI) is a frequent public health problem with negative social consequences, particularly for women. Female susceptibility is the result of anatomical, social, economic and cultural factors. The main objectives of this study are … [Read more...]
Fibrous Histiocytoma-like Spindle-Cell Proliferation in the Nipple After Body-Piercing.
Fibrous Histiocytoma-like Spindle-Cell Proliferation in the Nipple After Body-Piercing. Reported, January 11, 2012 We report the case of a 19-year-old pregnant woman who presented with a nipple tumor. The lesion consisted in a spindle-cell proliferation with histologic features similar to those of fibrous histiocytoma, with a … [Read more...]
Andorra Women Health Information
Andorra Women Health Information Reported, January 11, 2012 The Government of Andorra aims to promote, plan and protect health, understood in its wider sense, as defined by the World Health Organization. The organization of the health system in the Principality of Andorra depends on a social security system with mixed … [Read more...]
Uzbekistan Women Making Big Bucks As Prostitutes
Uzbekistan Women Making Big Bucks As Prostitutes Reported, January 10, 2012 Investigations say that women from other countries are making big bucks in the prostitution trade in Malay, with Uzbekistan women earning RM100,000 monthly.The investigations was revealed by The Malay Criminal Investigations Department. The Criminal … [Read more...]
Constrained Contraceptive Choice: IUD Prevalence in Uzbekistan
Constrained Contraceptive Choice: IUD Prevalence in Uzbekistan Reported, January 10, 2012 CONTEXT: Because individuals' and couples' needs vary, the availability of a variety of contraceptive choices is a key component of successful family planning programs. Most women in Uzbekistan rely on a single contraceptive method (the … [Read more...]
Uzbek women accuse state of mass sterilizations
Uzbek women accuse state of mass sterilizations Reported, January 10, 2012 Saodat Rakhimbayeva says she wishes she had died with her newborn baby. The 24-year-old housewife had a cesarean section in March and gave birth to Ibrohim, a premature boy who died three days later. Then came a further devastating blow: She learned that … [Read more...]
Childhood intussusception in Uzbekistan: Analysis of retrospective surveillance data
Childhood intussusception in Uzbekistan: Analysis of retrospective surveillance data Reported, January 10, 2012 Background Estimates of baseline incidence of childhood intussusception could help safety monitoring after the introduction of rotavirus vaccines. We studied the incidence of intussusception in Uzbekistan, a GAVI-fund … [Read more...]
Uzbekistan Women Health Information
Uzbekistan Women Health Information Reported, January 10, 2012 In Uzbekistan the lifetime average number of children per women is 3 compared with 2 in the UK. 64.9% of women of reproductive age report using (or a partner using) a contraceptive method compared with 82% in the UK. 54% of women aged 5069 years have undergone a … [Read more...]
Body mass index, sexual behaviour, and sexually transmitted infections: an analysis using the NHANES 19992000 data
Body mass index, sexual behaviour, and sexually transmitted infections: an analysis using the NHANES 19992000 data Reported, January 10, 2012 Factors determining human sexual behaviour are not completely understood, but are important in the context of sexually transmitted disease epidemiology and prevention. Being obese is commonly … [Read more...]
Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D is not related to cardiac natriuretic peptide in nulliparous and lactating women
Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D is not related to cardiac natriuretic peptide in nulliparous and lactating women Reported, January 10, 2012 Vitamin D deficiency is associated with heightened risk of cardiovascular disease. Potential mechanisms include involvement of vitamin D in regulation of renin-angiotensin system and manufacture and … [Read more...]
Breast self-examination: knowledge and practice among nurses in United Arab Emirates.
Breast self-examination: knowledge and practice among nurses in United Arab Emirates. Reported, January 10, 2012 Abstract This study was conducted to explore the knowledge and practice of nurses regarding breast self-examination (BSE) in the United Arab Emirates. Nurses working in different hospitals constituted the study … [Read more...]
Prevalences of overweight, obesity, hyperglycaemia, hypertension and dyslipidaemia in the Gulf
Prevalences of overweight, obesity, hyperglycaemia, hypertension and dyslipidaemia in the Gulf Reported, January 10, 2012 The increasing prevalence of diabetes mellitus, particularly type 2 diabetes mellitus, is well documented.Type 2 diabetes is currently estimated to account for over 90% of the global diabetes burden.Together … [Read more...]
United Arab Emirates Women Health Information
United Arab Emirates Women Health Information Reported, January 10, 2012 In United Arab Emirates the lifetime average number of children per women is 2 compared with 2 in the UK. No data are available on contraceptive use in this country. 12% of women aged 5069 years have undergone a breast examination or mammography … [Read more...]
Revised recommendations for iron fortification of wheat flour and an evaluation of the expected impact of current national wheat flour fortification programs
Revised recommendations for iron fortification of wheat flour and an evaluation of the expected impact of current national wheat flour fortification programs Reported, January 10, 2012 Abstract BACKGROUND: Iron fortification of wheat flour is widely used as a strategy to combat iron deficiency. OBJECTIVE: To review recent … [Read more...]
Cataract blindness in Turkmenistan
Cataract blindness in Turkmenistan Reported, January 10, 2012 Age related cataract remains the major cause of visual impairment and blindness in developing countries. A declining birth rate and increased life expectancy resulted in a sharp increase in the number of people of 50 years and older. In many countries this has caused … [Read more...]
The effects of dictatorship on health: the case of Turkmenistan
The effects of dictatorship on health: the case of Turkmenistan Reported, January 10, 2012 Turkmenistan is a country in Central Asia that, initially reluctantly, became independent as a consequence of the collapse of the former Soviet Union in 1991. The energy-rich and largely desert country, covering an area approximately as … [Read more...]
Turkmenistan Women Health Information
Turkmenistan Women Health Information Reported, January 10, 2012 Turkmenistan has seen the resurgence of traditional gender stereotypes since gaining independence in 1991.The economic and social upheaval that followed the breakup of the Soviet Union forced people in Turkmenistan and elsewhere to restructure social and familial … [Read more...]
Improving Contraceptive Use in Timor-Leste
Improving Contraceptive Use in Timor-Leste Reported, January 6, 2012 While Timor-Leste obtained independence almost 10 years ago, it continues to suffer the aftereffects of a decades-long independence struggle against Indonesia and to face many challenges, such as building its health system and lowering its high fertility and … [Read more...]
Women and Child health in Timor-Leste
Women and Child health in Timor-Leste Reported, January 6, 2012 Upon gaining Independence from Indonesia in May 2002 Timor-Leste officially became the worlds newest nation. The countrys health system was completely devastated during the violent events of August 1999. Since that time the new government, assisted by a United … [Read more...]
Gender equality and Social Institutions in Timor-Leste with special reference to women.
Gender equality and Social Institutions in Timor-Leste with special reference to women. Reported, January 6, 2012 The Constitution of the Democratic Republic of East Timor supports freedom from sex-based discrimination. Following 25 years of brutal civil war, both women and men struggle with widespread poverty, unemployment and … [Read more...]
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