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Climate Change: A Public Health Priority
(Source: Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health)
Source: Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health - April 2, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Low, W.-Y., Binns, C. Tags: Editorial Source Type: research

Changes in Under-5 Mortality Rate and Major Childhood Diseases: A Country-Level Analysis
This study identified priority interventions for child survival in the post-2015 period. (Source: Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health)
Source: Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health - April 2, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Cha, S., Cho, Y. Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research

Childhood Immunization and Access to Health Care: Evidence From Nepal
This article examines the effect of access to health care center, in terms of travel time, on childhood immunization in Nepal using the 2004 and 2011 waves of the Nepal Living Standards Measurement Surveys. We employ probit and instrumental variable probit estimation methods to estimate the causal effect of travel time on the probability of immunization. Results indicate that travel time to the nearest health center displays a significant negative association with the probability of immunization (coefficient = –0.015, P < .05). Furthermore, the effect of travel time tends to be stronger in rural and distant areas ...
Source: Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health - April 2, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Devkota, S., Panda, B. Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research

Social Activities, Socioeconomic Factors, and Overweight Status Among Middle-Aged and Older Korean Adults: A Cross-Sectional Study
This study aims to investigate the relationship between social activities and overweight among middle-aged and older adults. This study used data from the 2008 Korean Longitudinal Study of Aging which included a total of 8157 adults. We divided body mass index into 2 groups: normal weight and overweight. Multivariable logistic regression analysis was used to identify the association between social activities and overweight. For males, frequency of meetings with neighbors (1-3 times a week) was associated with being less overweight. Middle-aged adults who met with neighbors 1 to 3 times a week were less likely being overwei...
Source: Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health - April 2, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Noh, J.-W., Kim, H.-J., Lee, C., Oh, I.-H., Kwon, Y. D. Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research

Gender Differences in the Impact of Obesity on Health-Related Quality of Life
This study investigated the association between health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and obesity stratified by sex in 34 935 Korean adults. We used data from the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, a cross-sectional, nationwide, population-based survey, from 2007 to 2012. Individuals with higher than average health value scores using the EQ-5D-3L to measure HRQoL were classified as being in good health. Multiple logistic regressions were used to determine the association between obesity and good health. Of the 34 935 adults, 28.0% (9767) were classified as obese, 3.8% (1326) as severely obese, and 23....
Source: Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health - April 2, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Song, H. J., Lee, E.-K., Kwon, J.-W. Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research

Gender Inequalities in Noncommunicable Disease Risk Factors Among Indonesian Urban Population
Gender is an important determinant of health. We conducted a study to examine hypertension, obesity, hypercholesterolemia, and smoking behavior among adults aged >15 years in urban Indonesia. We compared the prevalence, predicted socioeconomic factors, the gender inequalities, and the contributing factors to the inequalities. Women had a higher risk of obesity and hypercholesterolemia and raised blood pressure in later life (P < .001). In contrast, men had a higher risk of being a current smoker and raised blood pressure at younger age (P < .001). The gender inequalities in hypertension, obesity, and hypercholeste...
Source: Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health - April 2, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Christiani, Y., Byles, J. E., Tavener, M., Dugdale, P. Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research

Korean Immigrant Womens Health Care Utilization in the United States: A Systematic Review of Literature
A systematic literature review was performed to review empirical evidence, published between 1946 and 2015, regarding Korean immigrant women’s health care utilization and factors affecting their health care utilization in the United States. Andersen’s behavioral model of health services utilization was used as a framework and was expanded to analyze the pattern of health services utilization and to identify characteristics of access to health care. A total of 32 reports were included. Variables were categorized into 1 of 5 individual determinants: cultural, enabling, predisposing, need, and reinforcing factor. ...
Source: Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health - April 2, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Seo, J. Y., Bae, S.-H., Dickerson, S. S. Tags: Review Source Type: research

Gender Issues and Public Health
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Source: Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health - April 2, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Low, W. Y., Binns, C. Tags: Editorial Source Type: research

Award 2
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Source: Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health - January 28, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Award 2 Source Type: research

Award 1
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Source: Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health - January 28, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Award 1 Source Type: research

Declaration
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Source: Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health - January 28, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Declaration Source Type: research

Development and Validation of a Measure of Quality of Life for the Young Elderly in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka has one of the fastest aging populations in the world. Measurement of quality of life (QoL) in the elderly needs instruments developed that encompass the sociocultural settings. An instrument was developed to measure QoL in the young elderly in Sri Lanka (QLI-YES), using accepted methods to generate and reduce items. The measure was validated using a community sample. Construct, criterion and predictive validity and reliability were tested. A first-order model of 24 items with 6 domains was found to have good fit indices (CMIN/df = 1.567, RMR = 0.05, CFI = 0.95, and RMSEA = 0.053). Both criterion and predictive v...
Source: Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health - January 20, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Authors: de Silva, S. H. P., Jayasuriya, A. R., Rajapaksa, L. C., de Silva, A. P., Barraclough, S. Tags: Increasing Public Health Research Capacity in South Asian Countries Source Type: research

Addressing the Challenge of Noncommunicable Diseases: Some Key Issues and a Country Case Study
(Source: Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health)
Source: Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health - January 20, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Mehta, F. R. Tags: Increasing Public Health Research Capacity in South Asian Countries Source Type: research

Community-Based Study on Family-Related Contributory Factors for Childhood Unintentional Injuries in an Urban Setting of Sri Lanka
A community-based descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out among children aged 1 to 4 years residing in an urban setting of Sri Lanka to assess the incidence and associated family-related factors of unintentional injuries. A total of 458 children were recruited using simple random sampling technique, giving a response rate of 91.6%. The incidence of unintentional injuries that needed medical attention during the study period of 3 months was 28.1 per 100 children (95% CI = 19.46-36.74). The factors that were significantly associated with the occurrence of unintentional injuries among children are low monthly income...
Source: Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health - January 20, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Punyadasa, D., Samarakkody, D. Tags: Increasing Public Health Research Capacity in South Asian Countries Source Type: research

Prevalence and Correlates of Prehypertension Among Adults in Urban South India
Prehypertension is one of the most common conditions affecting human beings worldwide. It is associated with several complications including hypertension. The blood pressure between normal and hypertension is prehypertension as per the Seventh Report Joint National Committee (JNC-7) classification. The current study was done to measure the magnitude of prehypertension and to study their sociodemographic correlates in the urban field practice area of Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore, India, among 624 people aged ≥20 years. The measurements of blood pressure were done (JNC 7 criteria) with the anthropometric measuremen...
Source: Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health - January 20, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Parthaje, P. M., Unnikrishnan, B., Thankappan, K. R., Thapar, R., Fatt, Q. K., Oldenburg, B. Tags: Increasing Public Health Research Capacity in South Asian Countries Source Type: research