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Higher dietary diversity score is associated with obesity: a case –control study
The present study was carried out to compare dietary diversity score (DDS) among overweight, obese, and normal-weight adults. (Source: Public Health)
Source: Public Health - March 5, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: R. Karimbeiki, M. Pourmasoumi, A. Feizi, B. Abbasi, A. Hadi, N. Rafie, S.M. Safavi Tags: Original Research Source Type: research

Re: Letter to the Editor of Public Health in response to ‘Physical functioning and risk for sleep disorders in US adults: results from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2005–2014’
Thank you for the opportunity to respond to the letter regarding my group's Public Health publication ‘Physical functioning and risk for sleep disorders in US adults: results from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2005–2014’ (Gao, 2018).1 We are pleased that the authors in the letter to the editor read our article with great excitement and in addition provided critical insig ht to further expand the interpretation of our findings. We feel that our primary findings from a 10-year analysis of the relationship between limitations of physical function bring awareness to health professionals to expand t...
Source: Public Health - March 5, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: J.E. Herrick Tags: Authors' response Source Type: research

Inequality in utilization of cesarean delivery in Bangladesh: a decomposition analysis using nationally representative data
This study examined the inequality in cesarean section (CS) utilization and its socio-economic contributors. (Source: Public Health)
Source: Public Health - March 5, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: M.N. Khan, M.M. Islam, M.M. Rahman Tags: Original Research Source Type: research

Re: ‘Physical functioning and risk for sleep disorders in US adults: results from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2005–2014’
We read with great interest the article by Puri et al.1 They provided important evidence that adults with self-reported limitations of physical function (PF) had significantly higher odds of having a doctor diagnosed sleep disorder (SD) compared with those without PF limitation. They also found that ‘participants having cognitive problems and ca rdiovascular and pulmonary disorders as secondary conditions that cause difficulty in PF have 145% and 28% higher odds of having a SD’. When defining ‘cognitive problems’, the authors only considered depression, anxiety, and emotional problems, whereas they failed to take...
Source: Public Health - March 5, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: S. Gao Tags: Letter to the Editor Source Type: research

Re: Human papillomavirus vaccine initiation in Asian Indians and Asian subpopulations: a case for examining disaggregated data in public health research
The recently published article by Budhwani and De1 entitled ‘Human papillomavirus vaccine initiation in Asian Indians and Asian subpopulations: a case for examining disaggregated data in public health research’ is of interest given the dearth of publications that have examined human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination outcomes among Asian-American subpopula tions due to small sample sizes in many data sources. In their report, the authors conclude that Asian Indians had lower HPV vaccine initiation rates than other Asian subgroups and, therefore, recommend that future large-scale studies should disaggregate racial/ethnic ...
Source: Public Health - March 3, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: J.Z. Shing, C.R. Harris, P.C. Hull Tags: Letter to the Editor Source Type: research

Spectacles need and ownership among multiethnic students in rural China
The aim of this study is to describe the prevalence and associated factors of spectacles need and ownership among multiethnic school students in rural China. (Source: Public Health)
Source: Public Health - March 1, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: D.-J. Qian, H. Zhong, Q. Nie, J. Li, Y. Yuan, C.-W. Pan Tags: Original Research Source Type: research

Determinants of adolescent maternal healthcare utilization in Bangladesh
To identify the factors associated with adolescent maternal healthcare utilization in Bangladesh. (Source: Public Health)
Source: Public Health - March 1, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: A.R. Sarker, N. Sheikh, R.A. Mahumud, M. Sultana Tags: Original Research Source Type: research

Sociocultural barriers to maternity services delivery: a qualitative meta-synthesis of the literature
Maternal and neonatal healthcare outcomes in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) remain poor despite decades of different health service delivery interventions and stakeholder investments. Qualitative studies have attributed these results, at least in part, to sociocultural beliefs and practices. Thus there is a need to understand, from an overarching perspective, how these sociocultural beliefs affect maternal and neonatal health (MNH) outcomes. (Source: Public Health)
Source: Public Health - March 1, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: J. Sumankuuro, J. Crockett, S. Wang Tags: Review Paper Source Type: research

The ‘6W’ multidimensional model of care trajectories for patients with chronic ambulatory care sensitive conditions and hospital readmissions
To synthesize concepts and approaches related to the analysis of patterns or processes of care and patient's outcomes into a comprehensive model of care trajectories, focusing on hospital readmissions for patients with chronic ambulatory care sensitive conditions (ACSCs). (Source: Public Health)
Source: Public Health - February 27, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: A. Vanasse, M. Courteau, J.-F. Ethier Tags: Review Paper Source Type: research