A prospective cohort study to assess the acceptability of Sayana Press among 18-49-year-old women in Nepal.

Objective: We compared acceptability and continuation of Sayana Press, a subcutaneous formulation of depot-medroxyprogesteone acetate (DMPA) in a Uniject injection system, to intramuscular (IM) DMPA, among both current users of DMPA-IM and new users in Nepal.

Study Design: We recruited women seeking injectable contraception at 14 public health facilities in Nepal selected for geographic diversity. We enrolled women who self-selected either Sayana Press or DMPA-IM and used structured interviews to obtain baseline demographics and assess satisfaction and continuation rates at 1, 3, and 6 months.

Complex multifault rupture during the 2016 7.8 Kaikōura earthquake, New Zealand.

On 14 November 2016, northeastern South Island of New Zealand was struck by a major moment magnitude () 7.8 earthquake. Field observations, in conjunction with interferometric synthetic aperture radar, Global Positioning System, and seismology data, reveal this to be one of the most complex earthquakes ever recorded.

High and low exercisers among 14- and 15-year-old children.

To investigate ways in which young people's attitudes about, and motivation for, exercise vary with the levels of exercise they take, a self-completed questionnaire was given to 382 children aged 14-15 in two secondary schools in Devon. It was found that the high exercisers (defined by those in the highest quartile) had attitudes to exercise which were more favourable, received more encouragement to exercise and encouraged others to exercise more. The majority of low exercisers had positive beliefs about the value of exercise although approximately half in boys and one-third in girls were satisfied with the amount and kind of exercise they undertook.

Serum lipids and blood pressure in relation to age and sexual maturity.

This study was designed to examine serum lipid profile and blood pressure in relation to age and sexual maturity. Written informed consent to participate was obtained from 42% of the eligible population of two Devon communities. The blood pressure of 343 boys and 336 girls, aged 11-16 years, was recorded and sufficient blood for analysis was obtained from 320 boys and 301 girls.

Cardiopulmonary Fitness, Physical Activity Patterns, and Selected Coronary Risk Factor Variables in 11- to 16-Year-Olds.

The peak oxygen uptake (VO) of 199 boys and 164 girls (mean age 13.2±1.3 yrs) was examined in relation to their body fatness, blood pressure, and serum cholesterol level.

The peak oxygen uptake of British children with reference to age, sex and sexual maturity.

The purposes of this study were to provide baseline data on the peak oxygen consumption (VO2) of British children, aged 11-16 years and to examine the peak VO2 of children in relation to their pubertal stage of development. The peak VO2 of 226 boys and 194 girls was determined during either treadmill running or cycle ergometry. The sexual maturity of 320 of the children was estimated using Tanner's indices.

Peak Oxygen Uptake and Physical Activity in 11- to 16-Year-Olds.

The present study examined the relationship between peak V̇O₂ and habitual physical activity in 11- to 16-year-old students. The peak V̇O₂ of 111 girls and 85 boys was determined using treadmill or cycle ergometry. Habitual physical activity was estimated from minute-by-minute heart rate monitoring over three 12-hr periods during normal school days.

Patterns of physical activity among 11 to 16 year old British children.

Objective: To examine the patterns of physical activity among British schoolchildren aged 11 to 16 and to assess whether the children experience the intensity and duration of physical activity that are believed to stress the cardiopulmonary system appropriately.

Design: Cross sectional study of a sample of children drawn from a larger survey of coronary risk factors in children. Continuous monitoring of heart rate for 12 hour periods on three school days and one Saturday.

Estimation of coronary risk factors in British schoolchildren: a preliminary report.

Surveys from several countries have identified the presence of risk factors known to be associated with coronary heart disease in children. Data on the distribution of coronary risk factor variables in British children are scarce. This study was therefore designed to test the feasibility of collecting coronary risk factor data from British children and to conduct a preliminary examination of the problem.

Health behavior as goal-directed action.

The perceived relationship of different health-related activities to a number of goals, including that of staying healthy, was examined by means of a postal questionnaire completed by 403 members of the general public. Other questions concerned subjects' own health behavior, intentions for behavior change, and vulnerability to specific conditions. The results showed that the extent to which subjects would value and engage in different behaviors (smoking, drinking, exercising, eating, and relaxing) was related to how far such behaviors were seen to facilitate the attainment of different goals.

Controlled trial of an open-access physiotherapy service.

A randomized controlled trial of outpatient open-access physiotherapy was carried out at West Cornwall Hospital during 1979/80. The referral rate to consultant outpatient clinics for those patients offered open-access physiotherapy was considerably lower than for the control group (17 per cent and 56 per cent respectively). Patients using the service received physiotherapy promptly although this did not result in shorter treatments.

Revenue allocation in the reorganized Health Service.

This paper recommends that the secrecy long associated with the allocation of Health Service revenue should be replaced by an objective formula applied to areas and districts. In this way the allocations should be "fairer" and the different tiers of management within the reorganized N.H.