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Acute respiratory symptoms and its associated factors among mothers who have under five-years-old children in northwest, Ethiopia
ConclusionRespiratory symptoms were common among mothers who have under five-years-old children. Air quality improvement, fuel selection, and residential planning will help to reduce respiratory symptoms. (Source: Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine)
Source: Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine - June 14, 2020 Category: Environmental Health Source Type: research

Changes in smoking behavior among victims after the great East Japan earthquake and tsunami
ConclusionsSmoking prevalence and the level of nicotine dependence of tsunami victims were still high even 3  years after the disaster. It is important to emphasize measures for smoking control in the disaster areas for an extended time period. (Source: Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine)
Source: Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine - June 10, 2020 Category: Environmental Health Source Type: research

Influence of increased physical activity without body weight loss on hepatic inflammation in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
ConclusionsIn the present study, hepatic inflammation improvement was accompanied by increased PA but not decreased body weight. Increasing PA may be effective for the improvement of hepatic inflammation even without body weight loss. Our results indicate the effectiveness of PA monitoring for the management of NAFLD.Trial registrationUMIN-CTR,UMIN000038530 (Source: Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine)
Source: Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine - June 9, 2020 Category: Environmental Health Source Type: research

Reduction in inequalities in health insurance coverage and healthcare utilization among older adults in the Philippines after mandatory national health insurance coverage: trend analysis for 2003 –2017
ConclusionThe passage of mandatory NHIP coverage for older Filipino adults in 2014 was followed by a reduction in inequality in NHIP coverage and healthcare utilization according to wealth. (Source: Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine)
Source: Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine - June 8, 2020 Category: Environmental Health Source Type: research

Multidisciplinary approach to assess the toxicities of arsenic and barium in drinking water
AbstractWell water could be a stable source of drinking water. Recently, the use of well water as drinking water has been encouraged in developing countries. However, many kinds of disorders caused by toxic elements in well drinking water have been reported. It is our urgent task to resolve the global issue of element-originating diseases. In this review article, our multidisciplinary approaches focusing on oncogenic toxicities and disturbances of sensory organs (skin and ear) induced by arsenic and barium are introduced. First, our environmental monitoring in developing countries in Asia showed elevated concentrations of ...
Source: Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine - May 26, 2020 Category: Environmental Health Source Type: research

Relationship of living arrangement with the decline in functional capacity in elderly people by gender: a longitudinal observational study
ConclusionsThese results suggested that living with child and spouse of a child was associated with the future decline in women ’s functional capacity. (Source: Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine)
Source: Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine - May 19, 2020 Category: Environmental Health Source Type: research

Facilitators and barriers to improved cookstove adoption: a community-based cross-sectional study in Northwest Ethiopia
ConclusionsExtremely lower improved cookstove adoption was observed due to household- and setting-related, cookstove technology-related, user knowledge- and perception-related, and financial- and market development-related factors. Therefore, to gain successful adoption, implementers and policymakers should consider those important factors in the implementation of clean cooking solutions to the community. (Source: Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine)
Source: Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine - May 14, 2020 Category: Environmental Health Source Type: research

The incidence of diabetes among the non-diabetic residents in Kawauchi village, Fukushima, who experienced evacuation after the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant disaster
ConclusionsThe current results confirmed that diabetes incidence was increased 6  years after the Daiichi nuclear power plant disaster in Kawauchi. We also found changes in lifestyle habits, suggesting that diabetes prevention with promotion of healthy lifestyle behaviors is an urgent priority. (Source: Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine)
Source: Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine - May 7, 2020 Category: Environmental Health Source Type: research

Development and psychometric evaluation of waste separation beliefs and behaviors scale among female students of medical sciences university based on the extended parallel process model
ConclusionAccording to the results of the study, the final 64-item questionnaire could be used by various researchers to assess waste separation beliefs and behaviors considering suitable psychometric features. (Source: Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine)
Source: Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine - April 15, 2020 Category: Environmental Health Source Type: research

Knowledge and associated factors towards cytotoxic drug handling among University of Gondar Comprehensive Specialized Hospital health professionals, institutional-based cross-sectional study
ConclusionAbove half of the study participants scored higher than the median of the cytotoxic drug handling knowledge questions. Sex, age, information about cytotoxic drug handling, training, taking courses related to cytotoxic drugs, and good practice were significantly associated with knowledge towards cytotoxic drugs handling. (Source: Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine)
Source: Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine - April 12, 2020 Category: Environmental Health Source Type: research

Lifestyle interventions in the maritime settings: a systematic review
ConclusionResults of this systematic review show that a limited number of studies of lifestyle interventions in the maritime setting exist and that the quality of them is generally modest. Also, most of the interventions identified have failed to demonstrate substantial health benefits for seafarers.Systematic review registration number in PROSPERO: CRD42019134533 (Source: Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine)
Source: Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine - March 30, 2020 Category: Environmental Health Source Type: research

Quality and safety of municipal drinking water in Addis Ababa City, Ethiopia
ConclusionThis study reflects that there were positive for bacterial, total coliforms, and fecal coliforms during the study period. It needs continuous screening and treating water sources to utmost important for prevention and control waterborne disease. (Source: Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine)
Source: Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine - March 8, 2020 Category: Environmental Health Source Type: research

Association between Asian dust exposure and respiratory function in children with bronchial asthma in Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan
ConclusionsExposure to AD was associated with reduced PEFR, although the effects were not large enough to induce clinically apparent symptoms, in clinically well-controlled asthmatic children. (Source: Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine)
Source: Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine - March 3, 2020 Category: Environmental Health Source Type: research

Anti-thyroid peroxidase antibody and thyroid cysts among the general Japanese population: a cross-sectional study
ConclusionTPO-Ab titer revealed to be inversely associated with thyroid cysts among Japanese with normal thyroid function. The presence of a thyroid cyst could indicate a lower risk of having TPO-Ab among the general population with normal thyroid function. (Source: Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine)
Source: Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine - February 20, 2020 Category: Environmental Health Source Type: research

The relationship between metabolic syndrome and the incidence of colorectal cancer
ConclusionsWe found that MetS is a risk factor for CRC in this study. Therefore, the prevention and active management of MetS would contribute to the prevention of CRC. (Source: Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine)
Source: Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine - February 18, 2020 Category: Environmental Health Source Type: research