2024
Sex-specific associations of environmental exposures with prevalent diabetes and obesity – Results from the KORA Fit study
Niedermayer F, Wolf K, Zhang S, Dallavalle M, Nikolaou N, Schwettmann L, Selsam P, Hoffmann B, Schneider A, Peters A. Sex-specific associations of environmental exposures with prevalent diabetes and obesity – Results from the KORA Fit study. Environmental Research 2024, 252: 118965. PMID: 38642640, DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2024.118965.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAssociations of environmental exposuresAssociated with higher body-mass indexBody-mass indexHigh body-mass indexSex-specific associationsPrevalent diabetesEnvironmental exposuresAssociated with lower obesity prevalenceUrban menRural womenAssociated with diabetes prevalenceEvaluated sex-specific associationsLower obesity prevalenceAir pollutionAnalyzed cross-sectional dataGerman population-based cohortPopulation-based cohortSusceptibility to air pollutionSex-stratified analysesLack of greennessEffects of environmental exposuresFitness studiesSusceptibility to environmental exposuresSurrounding greennessCross-sectional data
2022
The socioeconomic burden of a diagnosis of cervical cancer in women in rural Uganda: findings from a descriptive qualitative study
Germans N, Ellis P, Wilson S, Merriman A, Rabwoni M. The socioeconomic burden of a diagnosis of cervical cancer in women in rural Uganda: findings from a descriptive qualitative study. International Journal Of Palliative Nursing 2022, 28: 322-332. PMID: 35861442, DOI: 10.12968/ijpn.2022.28.7.322.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDiagnosis of cervical cancerSocioeconomic burdenPurposive sample of womenFramework of thematic analysisPurposive samplingOut-of-pocket expenditureImpact of cervical cancerCervical cancerLow socioeconomic statusSample of womenLow-resource countriesReading of transcriptsHospice settingSocioeconomic statusThematic analysisRural UgandaRural womenQualitative studyQualitative enquiryHospiceCentral UgandaWomenQualitative inquiryBurdenLevels of poverty
2020
The Association of Cooking Fuel Use, Dietary Intake, and Blood Pressure among Rural Women in China
Bellows AL, Spiegelman D, Du S, Jaacks LM. The Association of Cooking Fuel Use, Dietary Intake, and Blood Pressure among Rural Women in China. International Journal Of Environmental Research And Public Health 2020, 17: 5516. PMID: 32751678, PMCID: PMC7432946, DOI: 10.3390/ijerph17155516.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBlood pressureHigh blood pressureHousehold air pollutionDietary intakeDiastolic blood pressureSystolic blood pressureRole of dietYears of ageFatty acid-rich foodsNonpregnant womenSolid fuel useLinear mixed effects modelsSolid cooking fuelsAdverse effectsIntakeWomenMixed effects modelsPossible mediationLower ratesCooking fuel useEffects modelRural womenCooking fuelAssociationDiet
2018
I have no peace of mind—psychosocial distress expressed by rural women living with HIV in India as part of a mobile health intervention—a qualitative study
Chandra PS, Parameshwaran S, Satyanarayana VA, Varghese M, Liberti L, Duggal M, Singh P, Jeon S, Reynolds NR. I have no peace of mind—psychosocial distress expressed by rural women living with HIV in India as part of a mobile health intervention—a qualitative study. Archives Of Women's Mental Health 2018, 21: 525-531. PMID: 29550891, DOI: 10.1007/s00737-018-0827-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSelf-care interventionsPsychosocial concernsUsefulness of mHealthPsychosocial vulnerabilityMobile health interventionsPoor social supportMobile phone interventionRural womenMiddle-income countriesPhone interventionClinical depressionMHealth interventionsQualitative studyHealth interventionsHIVNursesWomenInterventionLow literacyIndependent ratersSocial supportTrialsBody imagePsychosocial themesInadvertent disclosure
2016
Diabetes knowledge and self-efficacy among rural women in Gujarat, India
Mehta NV, Trivedi M, Maldonado LE, Saxena D, Humphries DL. Diabetes knowledge and self-efficacy among rural women in Gujarat, India. Rural And Remote Health 2016, 16: 3629. PMID: 26976745, DOI: 10.22605/rrh3629.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMean knowledge scoreDiabetes knowledgeParticipants' mean knowledge scoreEmpowerment Scale-Short FormEducational interventionRural womenAwareness of diabetesCross-sectional studyCause of diabetesMichigan Diabetes ResearchType II diabetesHealth Belief ModelMedian self-efficacy scoresDiabetic womenCase of womenPositive correlationSelf-efficacy scoresDiabetesII diabetesKnowledge scoreScale-Short FormSignificant positive correlationMean percentageDiabetes researchLow levels
2002
Focus Groups on Cardiovascular Health in Rural Women: Implications for Practice
Krummel DA, Humphries D, Tessaro I. Focus Groups on Cardiovascular Health in Rural Women: Implications for Practice. Journal Of Nutrition Education And Behavior 2002, 34: 38-46. PMID: 11917670, DOI: 10.1016/s1499-4046(06)60223-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCardiovascular healthFamily preferencesCultural food patternsHeart-healthy dietPersonal CVD riskCardiovascular disease preventionRural womenFood choicesWomen's food choicesRural women's perceptionHealth Belief ModelCVD preventionCVD riskYears of educationFood patternsDisease preventionDietary changesOlder groupWhite womenWomen's cultural beliefsCultural beliefsBelief ModelWomenDietary choicesWomen's perceptions
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