IJERPH, Vol. 17, Pages 198: “There’s Not Really Much Consideration Given to the Effect of the Climate on NCDs”—Exploration of Knowledge and Attitudes of Health Professionals on a Climate Change-NCD Connection in Barbados
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Despite widespread awareness of the rise of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and the growing threat of climate change, little research has explored future health outcomes that will occur at the intersection of these challenges. Ten Barbadian health professionals were interviewed to assess their knowledge of health risks of climate change as it relates to NCDs in Barbados as a case study of a small island state at risk. There is widespread concern among health professionals about the current and future prevalence of non-communicable diseases among Barbadians. There is less concern about the future burden of NCDs in ...
Source: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health - December 26, 2019 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Roxanne A. Springer Susan J. Elliott Tags: Article Source Type: research
Egocentric Health Networks and Cardiovascular Risk Factors in the ECHORN Cohort Study
ConclusionsHealth networks may be useful to intervention efforts for CVD risk factor reduction. More studies are needed to examine health networks in Caribbean contexts and explore associations with other CVD risk factors. (Source: Journal of General Internal Medicine)
Source: Journal of General Internal Medicine - December 9, 2019 Category: Internal Medicine Source Type: research
New | phs001143.v3.p1 | NHLBI TOPMed: The Genetics and Epidemiology of Asthma in Barbados
NHLBI TOPMed: The Genetics and Epidemiology of Asthma in Barbados (study page |release notes) (Source: dbGaP, the database of Genotypes and Phenotypes)
Source: dbGaP, the database of Genotypes and Phenotypes - November 20, 2019 Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Tags: StudyRelease Source Type: research
Co-developing climate services for public health: Stakeholder needs and perceptions for the prevention and control of Aedes-transmitted diseases in the Caribbean
ConclusionsThese findings support the creation of interdisciplinary and intersectoral ‘communities of practice’ and the co-design of climate services for the Caribbean public health sector. By fostering the effective use of climate information within health policy, research and practice, nations will have greater capacity to adapt to a changing climate. (Source: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases)
Source: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases - October 27, 2019 Category: Tropical Medicine Authors: Anna M. Stewart-Ibarra Source Type: research
Phenotypes of Hypertensive Ambulatory Blood Pressure Patterns: Design and Rationale of the ECHORN Hypertension Study.
Conclusions: Assessment of ABPM, and the contextual factors influencing ABPM, can identify unique phenotypes of HTN, which can then be used to develop more precision-based approaches to the prevention, detection and treatment of HTN in high-risk populations.
PMID: 31641320 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Ethnicity and Disease)
Source: Ethnicity and Disease - October 24, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Ethn Dis Source Type: research
A different view on fine-scale population structure in Western African populations
AbstractDue to its long genetic evolutionary history, Africans exhibit more genetic variation than any other population in the world. Their genetic diversity further lends itself to subdivisions of Africans into groups of individuals with a genetic similarity of varying degrees of granularity. It remains challenging to detect fine-scale structure in a computationally efficient and meaningful way. In this paper, we present a proof-of-concept of a novel fine-scale population structure detection tool with Western African samples. These samples consist of 1396 individuals from 25 ethnic groups (two groups are African American ...
Source: Human Genetics - October 18, 2019 Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Source Type: research
Is sense of belonging at school associated with cannabis use among secondary school students in Barbados?
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Source: Psychology, Health and Medicine - October 9, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Sarah N Oshi Wendel D Abel Kimone Brown Kayan Campbell-Williams Patrice Whitehorne-Smith Chinwendu F Agu Alana Griffith Daniel C Oshi Source Type: research
Viruses, Vol. 11, Pages 838: Serum LPS Associated with Hantavirus and Dengue Disease Severity in Barbados
This study adds further support to the role of endotoxin in both hantavirus and dengue virus infection and disease severity and its role as a possible therapeutic target for viral haemorrhagic fevers (VHFs). (Source: Viruses)
Source: Viruses - September 8, 2019 Category: Virology Authors: Kirk Douglas Thelma Samuels Marquita Gittens-St. Hilaire Tags: Communication Source Type: research
Viruses, Vol. 11, Pages 838: Serum LPS Associated with Hantavirus and Dengue Disease Severity in Barbados
This study adds further support to the role of endotoxin in both hantavirus and dengue virus infection and disease severity and its role as a possible therapeutic target for viral haemorrhagic fevers (VHFs). (Source: Viruses)
Source: Viruses - September 8, 2019 Category: Virology Authors: Kirk Osmond Douglas Thelma Alafia Samuels Marquita Gittens-St. Hilaire Tags: Communication Source Type: research
Recent Global Patterns in Prostate Cancer Incidence and Mortality Rates
ConclusionsAs evident from available data, prostate cancer incidence and mortality rates have been on the decline or have stabilized recently in many countries, with decreases more pronounced in high-income countries. These trends may reflect a decline in prostate-specific antigen testing (incidence) and improvements in treatment (mortality).Patient summaryWe examined recent trends in prostate cancer incidence and mortality rates in 44 and 76 countries, respectively, and found that rates in most countries stabilized or decreased. (Source: European Urology)
Source: European Urology - September 5, 2019 Category: Urology & Nephrology Source Type: research
Hazardous drinking and its correlates among university students in barbados
Conclusion: further research using a representative sample should be conducted to determine if the findings hold true for the wider student population. Nevertheless, the study highlights the presence of problematic drinking among the students and therefore initiatives should be implemented to reduce and eliminate its occurrence.RESUMO Objetivo: este estudo investiga a rela ção entre o uso problemático de bebidas, sexo, idade, consumo de maconha, dirigir sob a influência de álcool e andar com motorista alcoolizado entre estudantes universitários em Barbados. Método: utilizou-se um levantamento transversal para c...
Source: Texto e Contexto - Enfermagem - August 27, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
The None in Three Victim Responsiveness Assessment (Ni3: VRA): a new outcome measure for intimate partner violence (IPV) prevention programs
Journal of Children's Services, Ahead of Print. Purpose The purpose of this paper is to develop and validate the None in Three Victim Responsiveness Assessment (Ni3: VRA) examining affective and cognitive responsiveness toward victims of intimate partner violence. Design/methodology/approach Data were collected at two time points in a sample of 359 young people from Barbados and Grenada (56.27 percent female; M age=12.73 years). Findings Confirmatory factor analysis results indicated that the Ni3: VRA scores are best captured by a two-factor solution, including affective and cognitive dimensions. A test-retest correlati...
Source: Journal of Children's Services - June 27, 2019 Category: Child Development Source Type: research
Kinorhyncha from the Caribbean, with the description of two new species from Puerto Rico and Barbados
Publication date: Available online 5 June 2019Source: Zoologischer AnzeigerAuthor(s): Diego Cepeda, Fernando Pardos, Nuria SánchezAbstractTwo new kinorhynch species from Puerto Rico (Greater Antilles) and Barbados (Lesser Antilles) are described herein from Dr R. P. Higgins unexamined Caribbean meiofaunal samples, which have been stored in the Smithsonian Institution collections. The species from Puerto Rico, Cristaphyes cornifrons sp. nov., belongs to the class Allomalorhagida, whereas the species from Barbados, Echinoderes barbadensis sp. nov., belongs to the class Cyclorhagida. Cristaphyes cornifrons sp. nov. is easily...
Source: A Journal of Comparative Zoology - June 6, 2019 Category: Zoology Source Type: research
