Effect of the PakCat program on nutrition status, dietary pattern and nutrition knowledge and skills of Pakistani women living in Catalonia evaluated by a mixed-method randomized control trial (RCT).

Background: Pakistani women are among the most affected groups by obesity and heart failure in Catalonia. Due to cultural and linguistic barriers, their participation in standard health promotion programs is limited. To address this issue, we implemented a culturally and linguistically appropriate food education program called the PakCat Program.

Effects of Prenatal Nicotine Exposure on Infant Language Development: A Cohort Follow Up Study.

Objectives To study the longitudinal effects of prenatal nicotine exposure on cognitive development, taking into consideration prenatal and postnatal second-hand smoke exposure. Methods A cohort follow up study was carried out. One hundred and fifty-eight pregnant women and their infants were followed during pregnancy and infant development (at 6, 12, 30 months).

[Moroccan population perception of the Catalonian health system. Beliefs on health and disease].

Objective: To describe the perception that the Moroccan population have of the Catalonian Health System.

Design: A cross-sectional, descriptive epidemiological study.

Setting: Social Institutions and the general Moroccan population in the city of Reus, Spain.