Obesity: seize the day, fight the fat
Obesity is the global epidemic of the 21st century: about 1.5 billion adults worldwide are overweight, and among them, about 200 million men and 300 million women are obese [1]. In some countries, the prevalence of obesity has exceeded 50%, as in Tonga (men), and in Kuwait, Kiribati, Micronesia, Libya, Qatar, Tonga and Samoa (women) [2]. The prevalence of overweight and obesity are also increasing in children and adolescents in developed (about 25%) and in developing countries (about 13%) [2]. Obesity has been associated with many comorbidities, including type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (N...
Source: Metabolism - Clinical and Experimental - January 6, 2019 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Stergios A. Polyzos, Christos S. Mantzoros Source Type: research
Unraveling the blue paradox: Incomplete analysis yields incorrect conclusions about Phoenix Islands Protected Area closure [Social Sciences]
In PNAS, McDermott et al. (1) analyze a 2014–2016 central Pacific fishing surge, focusing on the Phoenix Islands Protected Area (PIPA) inside the Kiribati exclusive economic zone (EEZ). The authors incorrectly attribute the surge to the anticipated industrial fishing closure of PIPA and describe the phenomenon as a blue paradox... (Source: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences)
Source: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - December 26, 2018 Category: Science Authors: Quentin Hanich, Randi Rotjan, Transform Aqorau, Megan Bailey, Brooke Campbell, Noella Gray, Rebecca Gruby, John Hampton, Yoshitaka Ota, Hannah Parris, Chris Reid, U. Rashid Sumaila, Wilf Swartz Tags: Letters Source Type: research
Emergency care in Kiribati: A combined medical and nursing model for development
ConclusionsA multifaceted development strategy has proven essential for progression in emergency care. Nurse education is an essential component of this, and the existing model has potential for other similar nations. (Source: Emergency Medicine Australasia)
Source: Emergency Medicine Australasia - November 24, 2018 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Brady Tassicker,
Tanebu Tong,
Teitinana Ribanti,
Angie Gittus,
Bronwen Griffiths Tags: International Emergency Medicine Source Type: research
Traditional Kiribati beliefs about environmental issues and its impacts on rural and urban communities
Disaster Prevention and Management: An International Journal, Ahead of Print. Purpose The purpose of this paper is to report how the encouragement of collaboration between local stakeholders, communities and the government helps slow the great impact of disaster risks and the impacts of climate change on livelihoods and lives. It also describes how promoting the acceptance and contributions of traditional knowledge in this effort owing to their accessibility and affordability and their cultural compatibility with the community contributes to addressing the challenges in Kiribati faces. Design/methodology/approach Drawing...
Source: Disaster Prevention and Management - October 2, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Expenditures on vaccine-preventable disease surveillance: Analysis and evaluation of comprehensive multi-year plans (cMYPs) for immunization.
Abstract
Despite the importance of vaccine-preventable disease (VPD) surveillance, little is known about the costs of monitoring disease. We used Comprehensive Multi-Year Plans for Immunization (cMYPs) - developed by countries following guidelines from the World Health Organization and United Nations Children's Fund - to estimate expenditures on VPD surveillance at the country level in 2015 US Dollars (USD) in 63 low- and middle-income countries. To evaluate the reliability of cMYP estimates, we also compared cMYP data with findings from previous research studies and assessed whether countries explicitly b...
Source: Vaccine - September 17, 2018 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Hossain A, Politi C, Mandalia N, Cohen AL Tags: Vaccine Source Type: research
Food offerings on board and dietary intake of European and Kiribati seafarers - cross-sectional data from the seafarer nutrition study -
Overweight and cardiovascular risk factors are a common phenomenon in seafarers. According to internal observation particularly crew members from the Pacific Island State of Kiribati are exposed to a high risk... (Source: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology)
Source: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology - February 27, 2018 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Birgit-Christiane Zyriax, Robert von Katzler, Bettina Jagemann, Joachim Westenhoefer, Hans-Joachim Jensen, Volker Harth and Marcus Oldenburg Tags: Research Source Type: research
Cultural differences in food and shape related attitudes and eating behavior are associated with differences of Body Mass Index in the same food environment: cross-sectional results from the Seafarer Nutrition Study of Kiribati and European seafarers on merchant ships
ConclusionsFor Kiribati seafarers the nutrition situation on board represents a highly tempting westernized food environment. Their tendency to disinhibited eating facilitates overconsumption and weight gain, and self-evaluation of their shapes as being thinner than comparable Europeans may hamper appropriate weight control behavior. (Source: BMC Obesity)
Source: BMC Obesity - January 24, 2018 Category: Eating Disorders & Weight Management Source Type: research
IJERPH, Vol. 14, Pages 1427: Physical Fighting and Associated Factors among Adolescents Aged 13 –15 Years in Six Western Pacific Countries
IJERPH, Vol. 14, Pages 1427: Physical Fighting and Associated Factors among Adolescents Aged 13–15 Years in Six Western Pacific Countries
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph14111427
Authors:
Lili Yang
Yuanyuan Zhang
Bo Xi
Pascal Bovet
Youth violence is an important public health challenge around the world, yet the literature on this problem in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) has been limited. The present study aims to examine the prevalence of adolescent physical fighting (defined as having been involved in at least one physical fight during the pas...
Source: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health - November 21, 2017 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Lili Yang Yuanyuan Zhang Bo Xi Pascal Bovet Tags: Article Source Type: research
IJERPH, Vol. 14, Pages 1237: Housing and Health of Kiribati Migrants Living in New Zealand
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Settlement is a complex process of adjustment for migrants and refugees. Drawing on recent research on the settlement experiences of Kiribati migrants and their families living in New Zealand, this article examines the role of housing as an influencer of the settlement and health of Kiribati migrants. Using qualitative methodology, in-depth interviews were conducted with fourteen Kiribati migrants (eight women and six men) representing 91 family members about the key issues and events that shaped their settlement in New Zealand. The stories told by participants affirm the association between housing and health. The s...
Source: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health - October 17, 2017 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Mary Teariki Tags: Article Source Type: research
Prevalence of signs of trachoma, ocular < i > Chlamydia trachomatis < /i > infection and antibodies to Pgp3 in residents of Kiritimati Island, Kiribati
by Anaseini Cama, Andreas M üller, Raebwebwe Taoaba, Robert M. R. Butcher, Iakoba Itibita, Stephanie J. Migchelsen, Tokoriri Kiauea, Harry Pickering, Rebecca Willis, Chrissy H. Roberts, Ana Bakhtiari, Richard T. Le Mesurier, Neal D. E. Alexander, Diana L. Martin, Rabebe Tekeraoi, Anthony W. Solomon, for the Global Trachoma Ma pping Project
ObjectiveIn some Pacific Island countries, such as Solomon Islands and Fiji, active trachoma is common, but ocularChlamydia trachomatis (Ct) infection and trachomatous trichiasis (TT) are rare. On Tarawa, the most populous Kiribati island, both the active trachoma sign “trachomatous i...
Source: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases - September 12, 2017 Category: Tropical Medicine Authors: Anaseini Cama Source Type: research
IJERPH, Vol. 14, Pages 791: Loneliness, Insomnia and Suicidal Behavior among School-Going Adolescents in Western Pacific Island Countries: Role of Violence and Injury
This study aimed to examine whether being bullied, fighting, and injury, regarded in terms of frequency and nature, were significantly associated with psychological distress and suicidal behavior, independent of substance abuse and parental support in adolescents. Secondary analysis of data from the Global School-based Student Health Survey from Kiribati, the Solomon Islands, and Vanuatu was conducted. Binomial logistic regression analysis was used to examine the association of being bullied, fighting and injury with psychological health outcomes (loneliness, insomnia, suicidal ideation and suicide attempt) at a 5% level o...
Source: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health - July 15, 2017 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Bimala Sharma Tae Lee Eun Nam Tags: Article Source Type: research
Taxonomic assignment of the benthic toxigenic dinoflagellate Gambierdiscus sp. type 6 as Gambierdiscus balechii (Dinophyceae), including its distribution and ciguatoxicity
Publication date: July 2017 Source:Harmful Algae, Volume 67 Author(s): Xinfeng Dai, Yim Ling Mak, Chung-Kuang Lu, Hua-Hsuan Mei, Jia Jun Wu, Wai Hin Lee, Leo Lai Chan, Po Teen Lim, Nurin Izzati Mustapa, Hong Chang Lim, Matthias Wolf, Dongrong Li, Zhaohe Luo, Haifeng Gu, Chui Pin Leaw, Douding Lu Recent molecular phylogenetic studies of Gambierdiscus species flagged several new species and genotypes, thus leading to revitalizing its systematics. The inter-relationships of clades revealed by the primary sequence information of nuclear ribosomal genes (rDNA), however, can sometimes be equivocal, and therefor...
Source: Harmful Algae - July 12, 2017 Category: Environmental Health Source Type: research
Improving hepatitis B birth dose coverage through village health volunteer training and pregnant women education.
Abstract
Hepatitis B is highly endemic in the Republic of Kiribati, while the coverage of timely birth dose vaccination, the primary method shown to prevent mother-to-child transmission of hepatitis B virus, was only 66% in 2014. Children born at home are especially at high risk, as they have limited access to timely birth dose (i.e. within 24 h) vaccination. To improve birth dose coverage, a project to improve linkages between village health volunteers and health workers and educate pregnant women on hepatitis B vaccination was carried out in 16 communities with low birth dose coverage in Kiribati from No...
Source: Vaccine - July 5, 2017 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Li X, Heffelfinger J, Wiesen E, Diorditsa S, Valiakolleri J, Nikuata AB, Nukuro E, Tabwaia B, Woodring J Tags: Vaccine Source Type: research
Bridging the ocean: Kiribati Australia alliance in mental health.
CONCLUSION: The international exchange was a positive experience for both the Kiribati participants and their Australian colleagues. Knowledge transfer was achieved in a short time, and service development appropriate and realistic for the Kiribati environment was planned.
PMID: 28658967 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Australasian Psychiatry)
Source: Australasian Psychiatry - June 1, 2017 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Ryan B, Viane M, Timmins F, Smith A, Anstey C Tags: Australas Psychiatry Source Type: research
