Effects of Maternal Carbohydrate and Fat Intake on Fetal Telomere Length.

Objectives: Telomere length can be affected by dietary factors in adults. We investigated the association between maternal carbohydrate and fat intake during pregnancy and telomere length in neonatal cord blood leukocytes. We hypothesized that high fat consumption and high carbohydrate consumption would be associated with shortened fetal telomere length.

Florida Populations Most at Risk of Not Being Up to Date With Colorectal Cancer Screening.

Introduction: The purpose of this study was to examine the characteristics of populations at risk of not being up to date on colorectal cancer screening in Florida.

Methods: We used Exhaustive Chi-squared Automatic Interaction Detection, a classification tree analysis, to identify subgroups not up to date with colorectal cancer screening using the 2013 Florida Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System. The data set was restricted to adults aged 50 to 75 years (n = 14,756).

Health insurance coverage and access to skilled birth attendance in Togo.

Objective: To examine the effect of the newly introduced national health insurance plan on access to skilled birth attendance (SBA).

Methods: The present secondary analysis used data from the 2014 Togo Demographic and Health Survey. The study sample comprised women aged 15-49 years who had at least one delivery in the 5 years preceding the survey.

Trends in reproductive health indicators in Nigeria using demographic and health surveys (1990-2013).

There is an urgent need to improve reproductive health (RH) in Nigeria - the most populous country in Africa. In 2015, Nigeria had the highest number of maternal deaths in the world. This study assessed the trends in select RH indicators in Nigeria over two decades.

Factors associated with married women's support of male circumcision for HIV prevention in Uganda: a population based cross-sectional study.

Background: Despite the protective effect of male circumcision (MC) against HIV in men, the acceptance of voluntary MC in priority countries for MC scale-up such as Uganda remains limited. This study examined the role of women's sociodemographic characteristics, knowledge of HIV and sexual bargaining power as determinants of women's support of male circumcision (MC).

Methods: Data from the Uganda AIDS Indicator Survey, 2011 were analyzed (n = 4,874).

Community-based fortified dietary intervention improved health outcomes among low-income African-American women.

Poor dietary exposure disproportionately affects African-Americans and contributes to the persistence of disparities in health outcomes. In this study, we hypothesized that fortified dietary intervention (FDI) will improve measured dietary and related health outcomes and will be acceptable among low-income African-American women living in Tampa, FL. These objectives were tested using a prospective experimental study using pretest and posttest design with a control group, using a community-based participatory research approach.

Effectiveness of a federal Healthy Start Program on HIV/AIDS risk reduction among women in Hillsborough County, Florida.

Objectives: To examine the impact of the Central Hillsborough Healthy Start Project (CHHS) on human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) diagnosis rates in women in Hillsborough County, Florida.

Methods: Project records were linked to hospital discharge data and vital statistics (Florida, 1998-2007; N = 1,696,221). The χ(2) test was used to compare rates for HIV/AIDS and pregnancy-related complications for mothers within the CHHS service area with mothers in Hillsborough County and the rest of Florida.