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High risk sexual behaviours associated with traditional beliefs about gender roles among men interested in medical male circumcision in South Africa
Beliefs about gender roles and high-risk sexual behaviours underlie the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) epidemic in South Africa. Yet, there is limited information on the relationships between beliefs about...
Source: AIDS Research and Therapy - June 22, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Candice M. Chetty-Makkan, Jonathan M. Grund, Evans Muchiri, Matt A. Price, Mary H. Latka and Salome Charalambous Tags: Research Source Type: research

The development and validation of measures to assess cooking skills and food skills
With the increase use of convenience food and eating outside the home environment being linked to the obesity epidemic, the need to assess and monitor individuals cooking and food skills is key to help interve...
Source: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity - September 2, 2017 Category: Nutrition Authors: Fiona Lavelle, Laura McGowan, Lynsey Hollywood, Dawn Surgenor, Amanda McCloat, Elaine Mooney, Martin Caraher, Monique Raats and Moira Dean Tags: Research Source Type: research

New Report Sheds Light on Opioid Industry's Role in Epidemic
WASHINGTON (AP) — Companies selling some of the most lucrative prescription painkillers funneled millions of dollars to advocacy groups that in turn promoted the medications' use, according to a report released Monday by a U.S. senator. The investigation by Missouri's Sen. Claire McCaskill sheds light on the opioid industry's ability to shape public opinion and raises questions about its role in an overdose epidemic that has claimed hundreds of thousands of American lives. Representatives of some of the drugmakers named in the report said they did not set conditions on how the money was to be spent or force the groups to...
Source: JEMS Administration and Leadership - February 12, 2018 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Matthew Perrone and Geoff Mulvihill, Associated Press Tags: News Administration and Leadership Source Type: news

'The cat that kills people:' community beliefs about Ebola origins and implications for disease control in Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Authors: Kasereka MC, Hawkes MT Abstract The current Ebola epidemic in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has surpassed 1 700 deaths. Social resistance, a major barrier to control efforts, invites exploration of community beliefs around Ebola and its origins. We conducted a mixed-methods study, using four focus group discussions (FGDs) involving 20 participants, and a 19-item survey questionnaire, administered to a nonprobability sample of 286 community members throughout the outbreak zone. FGDs and surveys were conducted between 4 and 17 August 2018. FGDs revealed a widespread rumor early in the epidemic o...
Source: Pathogens and Global Health - August 8, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Pathog Glob Health Source Type: research

Discrepancy Between Desired Time in Bed and Desired Total Sleep Time, Insomnia, Depression, and Dysfunctional Beliefs About Sleep Among the General Population
CONCLUSION: Depression, preoccupation with sleep, dysfunctional beliefs about sleep, and DBST influenced the insomnia severity of the general population. We also observed that a persistent preoccupation with sleep partially mediated the influence of dysfunctional beliefs about sleep and the DBST index on insomnia severity.PMID:35500901 | DOI:10.30773/pi.2021.0373
Source: Psychiatry Investigation - May 2, 2022 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Joohee Lee Inn-Kyu Cho Kyumin Kim Changnam Kim C Hyung Keun Park Kikyoung Yi Seockhoon Chung Source Type: research

IJERPH, Vol. 19, Pages 14977: Reliable Knowledge about Obesity Risk, Rather Than Personality, Is Associated with Positive Beliefs towards Obese People: Investigating Attitudes and Beliefs about Obesity, and Validating the Polish Versions of ATOP, BAOP and ORK & ndash;10 Scales
Conclusion: The polish versions of ATOP, BAOP and ORK–10 scales are fully useful measurement tools. The knowledge about obesity risk is associated with beliefs and attitudes about obese people.
Source: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health - November 14, 2022 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Wojciech Styk Ewa Wojtowicz Szymon Zmorzynski Tags: Article Source Type: research

High risk sexual behaviours associated with traditional beliefs about gender roles among men interested in medical male circumcision in South Africa
CONCLUSION: Young men with traditional beliefs on gender roles may be more likely to engage in high-risk sexual behaviour and could be good candidates for HIV prevention programmes. N = 206 (max 350) Trial registration Name of registry: Clinicaltrials.gov; Trial registration number: NCT02352961; Date of registration: 30 January 2015 "Retrospectively registered"; URL of trial registry record: https://www.clinicaltrials.gov/.PMID:34158082 | DOI:10.1186/s12981-021-00359-7
Source: AIDS Research and Therapy - June 23, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Candice M Chetty-Makkan Jonathan M Grund Evans Muchiri Matt A Price Mary H Latka Salome Charalambous Source Type: research

Psychometric properties of the Korean version of questionnaires on adherence to physical distancing and health beliefs about COVID-19 in the general population
ConclusionThe Korean version of the COVID-19 adherence to physical distancing and health beliefs questionnaires showed good reliability and validity in the Korean general population. In addition, the effects of health beliefs, along with viral anxiety and depression, were mainly mediated by personal injunctive norms.
Source: Frontiers in Psychiatry - July 6, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research

HIV-related 'conspiracy beliefs': lived experiences of racism and socio-economic exclusion among people living with HIV in New York City.
Abstract HIV-related 'conspiracy beliefs' include ideas about the genocidal origin of HIV and the nature and purpose of HIV-related medications. These ideas have been widely documented as affecting myriad health behaviours and outcomes, including birth control use and HIV testing. Most HIV-related research has quantitatively explored this phenomenon, and further qualitative research is necessary to better understand the complexity of these beliefs as articulated by those who endorse them. Moreover, public health in general has over-emphasised the role of the Tuskegee Syphilis Study in explaining mistrust, rather t...
Source: Culture, Health and Sexuality - June 8, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Jaiswal J, Singer SN, Siegel K, Lekas HM Tags: Cult Health Sex Source Type: research

Obesity, Genetics, Depression and Weight Loss
This article is simply another opinion about obesity in America. By writing this article, I am not trying to convince anyone of anything; I’m just trying to give you something to think about — perhaps a new idea. The statistics regarding obesity in America are alarming. Currently, 35 percent of American adults are obese (CDC, 2012), and that number is projected to rise to over 50 percent in most states by 2030 (Henry, 2011). We’ve been fighting the so-called “war against obesity” since the 1980s, and yet despite all of our efforts, the problem has only gotten worse. Clearly, what we’ve been doing to try to ...
Source: Psych Central - March 30, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Marina Williams, LMHC Tags: Abuse Addictions Disorders Eating Disorders General Healthy Living Medications Psychology Psychotherapy Self-Esteem Weight Loss 1980s Address American Adults Anecdote Cdc Depression Desperate To Lose Weight Diets Emot Source Type: news

IJERPH, Vol. 18, Pages 10404: Knowledge, Beliefs, and Perceptions of TB and Its Treatment amongst TB Patients in the Limpopo Province, South Africa
aluleke Despite the implementation of global plans to end tuberculosis (TB), this disease remains a major cause of ill-health and is the second leading cause of death. In 2019, globally, an estimated 10.0 million people fell ill and about 1.4 million died of TB. During the same year, South Africa was among the eight countries with the highest tuberculosis burden, contributing to two-thirds of the world’s total. Due to the high burden of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) epidemic, TB in South Africa is a major public health problem. Limpopo is amongst the provinces that are hardest hit by TB and HIV in South Afri...
Source: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health - October 2, 2021 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Hulisani Matakanye Takalani Grace Tshitangano Jabu Tsakani Mabunda Thelmah Xavela Maluleke Tags: Article Source Type: research

9 Myths About Weight Loss
Losing weight is no easy task, and myths persist about how to do it—which end up making it even harder. To cut through the confusion, here are nine common misconceptions about weight loss and dieting, and what the science actually says. Myth #1: It’s impossible to lose weight It’s tough—just ask anyone who’s tried. But it’s not impossible. The National Weight Control Registry began keeping track in 1994 of people who lost at least 30 pounds and kept it off for a year or longer. Today, more than 10,000 Americans are part of the registry—with an average weight loss of 66 pounds, kept...
Source: TIME.com: Top Science and Health Stories - September 14, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Alexandra Sifferlin Tags: Uncategorized best way to lose weight best weight loss calories how to lose weight losing weight weight gain weight loss diet Source Type: news

Commonly Held Beliefs About Myopia That Lack a Robust Evidence Base
Conclusion: There are many hypotheses proposed to explain phenomena in the myopia field. Caution should be exercised in adopting conjecture until a robust evidence base is provided in support.
Source: Eye and Contact Lens: Science and Clinical Practice - June 27, 2019 Category: Opthalmology Tags: Review Article Source Type: research