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Title: A mixed-methods approach for vector-borne disease surveillance in Colombia
Author: Desjardins, Michael
Date Created: 2020
Subjects--Topical: Geography, Public health, Epidemiology
Description: Vector-borne diseases (VBDs) affect more than 1 billion people a year worldwide, cause over 1 million deaths, and result in hundreds of billions of dollars in societal costs. Dengue fever (DENF), chikungunya (CHIK), and Zika are three emerging VBD...

Title: Association Between Patient-Level Predictors and Gynecologic Cancer Among Women with Autoimmune Diseases
Author: Bahrani_Mostafavi, Zahra
Date Created: 2019
Subjects--Topical: Public health, Epidemiology, Medical sciences
Description: Cancer and autoimmunity are two major chronic diseases among women. Based on previous studies that cancer and autoimmune diseases (AD) are both the accumulative effect of genetics and environmental exposures, it was imperative to recognize the pro...

Title: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in U.S. Veterans: Comorbidity, Ocular Pathology, and Cost of Care
Author: Davis Jr., Charles
Date Created: 2023
Subjects--Topical: Public health, Health services administration, Epidemiology
Description: ABSTRACTCHARLES N. DAVIS JR. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in U.S. Veterans: Comorbidity, Ocular Pathology, and Cost of Care (Under the direction of DR. WILLIAM BRANDON)Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a leading cause of mor...

Title: FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH POOR HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY (HAART) MEDICATION ADHERENCE AMONG OLDER ADULTS LIVING WITH HIV IN THE U.S.
Author: Witt, Brian
Date Created: 2016
Subjects--Topical: Public health, Epidemiology, Medical sciences
Description: Background: In the U.S., the number of individuals living with HIV aged 50 years and older has been consistently increasing. Using Centers for Disease Control and Prevention epidemiological data, researchers estimated that in 2015, more than half ...

Title: Factors associated with high-risk sexual behavior among Kenyans: Implications for public health strategies and policy in combating HIV/AIDS
Author: Onsomu, Elijah
Date Created: 2010
Subjects--Topical: Public health, Government policy, Epidemiology
Description: BACKGROUND: Sub-Saharan Africa, representing only 12% of the world population is home to nearly 23 million people, approximately 70% of all HIV positives worldwide. HIV/AIDS epidemic in Kenya is characterized by high-risk sexual behavior (HRSB) su...

Title: THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN MILK CONSUMPTION DURING CHILDHOOD AND PRECOCIOUS MENARCHE
Author: Choi, Younjung
Date Created: 2018
Subjects--Topical: Public health, Epidemiology, Nutrition
Description: Menarche, the last stage of the normal pubertal development in girls, is one of the most significant events in a woman’s life as it signifies that a girl is capable of becoming pregnant from then on. Furthermore, menarche also means that a girl ha...

Title: Upstream Factors: The Association Between County Intergenerational Deprivation, State Income Inequality, State Minimum Wage and Hypertension Among Young Adults
Author: Mbugua, Anne
Date Created: 2023
Subjects--Topical: Epidemiology, Public health
Description: While hypertension is largely preventable, its rates have been increasing in young adults. Hypertension is associated with substantial costs to the US health care system and therefore a public health burden. In recent times, there has been a shift...

Title: WHEN LIFE DEALS ACES: THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES (ACES) AND REPRODUCTIVE, PRENATAL, AND PERINATAL HEALTH OUTCOMES AMONG WOMEN
Author: Gill, Tasha
Date Created: 2023
Subjects--Topical: Public health, Epidemiology
Description: Nearly 65% of adults report experiencing at least one adverse childhood experience (ACEs). Women are more likely to report experiencing 4 or more ACEs. While the association between ACEs and adverse physical and mental health outcomes in adulthood...