Women Health

Self-esteem fluctuations and cardiac vagal control in everyday life. Reported, January 11, 2012 It has been proposed that self-esteem buffers threat-responding. The same effect is ascribed to the vagus nerve, which is a primary nerve of the parasympathetic nervous system. Consequently, it has been suggested that self-esteem … [Read more...]

Effect of Red Clover Isoflavones over Skin, Appendages, and Mucosal Status in Postmenopausal Austrian Women Reported, January 11, 2012 Evaluate in postmenopausal women the effect of red clover extract (RCE) isoflavones over subjective status of skin, appendages, and several mucosal sites. Method. Postmenopausal women (n = 109) … [Read more...]

Armenia is a landlocked, mountainous country located in the southern part of the Caucasus region. The smallest republic of the former USSR, Armenia covers an area of 29,800 km2 and has a population of 3.7 million, over 96 percent of which is ethnic Armenian. Armenia shares a border with Turkey to the west, Georgia to the north, Azerbaijan to the east and southeast, and Iran to … [Read more...]

Armenia Women Health Information Reported, January 11, 2012 In Armenia the lifetime average number of children per women is 1 compared with 2 in the UK. 53.1% of women of reproductive age report using (or a partner using) a contraceptive method compared with 82% in the UK. No data are available on mammography screening … [Read more...]

Austria Women Health Information Reported, January 11, 2012 Only recently did one third of the members of the European Parliament sign a declaration regarding, among other things, the necessity of education on endometriosis and increased research on the development of this disease. The European Parliament also only recently … [Read more...]

PAP TESTING AMONG VIETNAMESE WOMEN Reported, January 10, 2012 Cervical cancer occurs more frequently among Vietnamese Americans than women of any other race/ethnicity. In addition, previous studies in California have documented low Papanicolaou (Pap) testing rates in Vietnamese communities. This study focused on health care … [Read more...]

Vietnam Women Health Information Reported, January 10, 2012 In Vietnam the lifetime average number of children per women is 2 compared with 2 in the UK. 78.5% of women of reproductive age report using (or a partner using) a contraceptive method compared with 82% in the UK. 2% of women aged 50–69 years have undergone a breast … [Read more...]

Study of Armenian Women Shows Increased Breast Cancer Risk for Those Who Have Aborted Reported, January 11, 2012 This study on Armenia, finds a nearly three-fold increased breast cancer risk for women who have undergone one induced abortion and the usual suspects say it’s all hooey. But what’s “new” is that the studies keep … [Read more...]

Predictors of condom errors among sex workers in Armenia. Reported, January 11, 2012 Lang DL, Salazar LF, Diclemente RJ, Markosyan K, Darbinyan N. Source Emory University, Rollins School of Public Health, Atlanta, GA, USA. Abstract This cross-sectional study identified the prevalence and correlates of condom-use errors … [Read more...]

Application of condoms on male clients by female sex workers in Yerevan, Armenia: prevalence and correlates. Reported, January 11, 2012 This study sought to assess the prevalence of consistent condom application on male clients by female sex workers (FSWs) in Armenia and its association with demographic, psychosocial and … [Read more...]

Azerbaijan Women Health Information Reported, January 11, 2012 In Azerbaijan the lifetime average number of children per women is 2 compared with 2 in the UK. 55.4% of women of reproductive age report using (or a partner using) a contraceptive method compared with 82% in the UK. 76% of women aged 50–69 years have undergone … [Read more...]

A randomized breast-feeding promotion intervention did not reduce child obesity in Belarus.  Reported, January 12, 2012 The evidence that breast-feeding protects against obesity is based on observational studies, with potential for confounding and selection bias. This article summarizes a previously published study in which we … [Read more...]

Women's Health in Azerbaijan  Reported, January 12, 2012 Health is universally valued, and women's health assumes ever greater importance in the context of society's appreciation for its future. In Azerbaijan traditional methods of medicinal treatment, using various herbs and other natural means, have long existed. These methods in … [Read more...]

Sexually transmitted infections and reproductive health in Azerbaijan  Reported, January 12, 2012 BACKGROUND: Little is known about the prevalence of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and about sexual and reproductive health in Central and Eastern Europe. However, it is clear that major epidemics of STIs currently exist. GOAL: … [Read more...]

Azerbaijan’s women fertility holds steady and abortion level are falling  Reported, January 12, 2012 The fertility rate is holding steady in Azerbaijan at about 2 children per woman, according to a new national health survey. The State Statistical Committee released the final report for the 2006 Azerbaijan Demographic and Health … [Read more...]

Belarus Women Health Information  Reported, January 12, 2012 In Belarus the lifetime average number of children per women is 1 compared with 2 in the UK. No data are available on contraceptive use in this country. 1% of women aged 50–69 years have undergone a breast examination or mammography compared to 75% in the UK and 0% of … [Read more...]

Belgium Women Health Information  Reported, January 12, 2012 In Belgium women a relatively high incidence of breast cancer (48/100,000), with the figures for cervical cancer the lowest of the eight countries reviewed. In relation to young people and sexually transmitted infections, Belgium was third lowest of the countries reviewed … [Read more...]

Pregnant women's fear of childbirth in midwife- and obstetrician-led care in Belgium and the Netherlands: test of the medicalization hypothesis.  Reported, January 12, 2012 Fear of childbirth has gained importance in the context of increasing medicalization of childbirth. Belgian and Dutch societies are very similar but differ with regard … [Read more...]

Women’s Health Problems in Belarus  Reported, January 12, 2012 After adoption of the National Programme of Demographic Security for the period 2007-2010, there were numerous articles and appearances on radio and TV about the attention paid to health care of a mother and a child and health care of pregnant women in Belarus. The State … [Read more...]

Reproductive Health Situation in Belarus  Reported, January 12, 2012 Over the past years, the maternal mortality ratio in Belarus has declined substantially to 3 cases per 100,000 live births in 2008, as compared to 21 in 2000. At the same time deterioration of women and maternal health is observed: maternal morbidity level is 74 per … [Read more...]

Vitamin D inadequacy in Belgian postmenopausal osteoporotic women  Reported, January 12, 2012 Inadequate serum vitamin D [25(OH)D] concentrations are associated with secondary hyperparathyroidism, increased bone turnover and bone loss, which increase fracture risk. The objective of this study is to assess the prevalence of inadequate … [Read more...]

Belgium says 674 PIP breast implants fitted  Reported, January 12, 2012 Women in Belgium have been fitted with a total of at least 674 potentially faulty breast implants made by the now defunct French firm PIP, the health ministry said Monday. About 300,000 women in 65 countries are estimated to have received implants made by PIP, … [Read more...]

Bosnia & Herzegovina Women Health Information  Reported, January 12, 2012 In Bosnia and Herzegovina the lifetime average number of children per women is 1 compared with 2 in the UK. 47.5% of women of reproductive age report using (or a partner using) a contraceptive method compared with 82% in the UK. 11% of women aged 50–69 … [Read more...]

Health Expectancy in Belgium  Reported, January 12, 2012 What is health expectancy? Health expectancies were first developed to address whether or not longer life is being accompanied by an increase in the time lived in good health (the compression of morbidity scenario) or in bad health (expansion of morbidity). So health … [Read more...]

Consequences of Domestic Violence on Women's Mental Health in Bosnia and Herzegovina  Reported, January 12, 2012 To assess psychological consequences of domestic violence, and determine the frequency and forms of domestic violence against women in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Methods The study was carried out in the Tuzla Canton region … [Read more...]

Trafficking In Women In Bosnia And Herzegovin (Bih)  Reported, January 12, 2012 I . Situation in BIH During the war in BiH, thousands of women and girls were exposed to rape and other forms of sexual violence. The violence did not stop with the end of the war in 1995. Slavery and other forms of sexual violence continued in the … [Read more...]

Weekly Iron-Folic Acid Supplementation with Regular Deworming Is Cost-Effective in Preventing Anaemia in Women of Reproductive Age in Vietnam Reported, January 11, 2012 To estimate the cost and cost-effectiveness of a project administering de-worming and weekly iron-folic acid supplementation to control anaemia in women of … [Read more...]

Cardiovascular risk factors in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.  Reported, January 12, 2012 Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (FBiH) has high cardiovascular disease mortality as other countries in Eastern Europe and situation has even deteriorated in the post war period. Reliable information on risk factor levels and … [Read more...]

Sexual and Reproductive Health Strategies and Policies  Reported, January 12, 2012 UNFPA Office in Bosnia and Herzegovina in close cooperation with Health Department of BiH Ministry of Civil Affairs, Ministry of Health and Social Welfare Republic of Srpska, Federal Ministry of Health and Health Department of District Brcko is working … [Read more...]

Prevalence of urinary incontinence in Andorra women Reported, January 11, 2012 Urinary incontinence (UI) is a frequent public health problem with negative social consequences, particularly for women. Female susceptibility is the result of anatomical, social, economic and cultural factors. The main objectives of this study are … [Read more...]