Background: Evidence on the relationship between maternal depression and exposure to intimate partner violence (IPV) with child physical growth and development is equivocal. Our aim in the current study is to examine these relationships among women and their children in Tanzania.
Methods: The Bayley Scales of Infant Development and anthropometric measures were used to assess children 18 to 36 months of age ( = 1031).
This study used magazine to compare standards of beauty in 1990 with present-day standards.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThis study examines the variability in color identification and perception of skin lesions in the context of background color and room illumination.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Disorders of hyperpigmentation are seen commonly in clinical practice. Despite numerous studies investigating sun-protective habits among healthy persons, little is known about these behaviors within patient populations with hyperpigmentation disorders.
Objective: We sought to examine photo-protective behaviors and their associations in individuals with disorders of hyperpigmentation.
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to review the effectiveness of commonly used program modifications classified under cultural adaptation and program translational strategies for the Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) in terms of risk reduction for type 2 diabetes.
Methods: Authors extracted data about weight, body mass index (BMI), and 5 areas of program modification strategies from 28 interventions and analyzed them in SPSS software. Bivariate analyses examined the odds of achieving a significant reduction in outcomes by each modification of the DPP and by presence of a maintenance component, as well as the mean reduction of weight and BMI by more versus fewer modifications and by the presence of a maintenance component.