Objective: To explore the prevalence of prostate cancer screening among Ghanaian men and interrogate why some individuals screen for the disease and others do not.
Design: A cross-sectional questionnaire survey based on the Health Belief Model was used to collect data from 356 men aged 40 years and above...
Contexte et objectifs : La césarienne est une intervention de plus en plus pratiquée en obstétrique pour sauver les vies. Les objectifs de cette étude étaient d’identifier les facteurs associés à la décision de césarienne en salle de travail et de déterminer les conduites thérapeutiques et o...
Background: The jobs of teachers involve high demand and low control, which predisposes them to psychological distress. Differences in the basic infrastructure in rural and urban areas may influence the psychological health status of teachers. Objectives: We assessed the prevalence of psychological distr...
Background: Work-related low back pain (LBP) has received growing attention, especially regarding the effect it has on work productivity and activities of daily living (ADL). Supermarket cashiers are at high risk of LBP due to maintaining awkward postures for prolonged periods. Objectives: To investigate...
To analyse the association between socio-economic status (SES) and HIV in Manhiça, a district of Southern Mozambique with one of the highest HIV prevalences in the world.
Methods: Data were gathered from two cross-sectional surveys performed in 2010 and 2012 among 1511 adults and from the household cen...
