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PubMed1993

Effects of sex, religion, and amount of alcohol consumption on self-reported drinking-related problem behaviors.

The effect of sex, religion, and amount of alcohol consumed on the number of self-reported alcohol-related problem behaviors was examined for 331 students who were approached on three Eastern United States campuses and asked to complete anonymously a questionnaire reporting the number of drinking-related problem behaviors. It was hypothesized that Catholics, men, and people who drank more would report more problem behaviors. A 2 x 3 x 4 factorial analysis of variance with unequal ns showed all three hypotheses were confirmed, but no significant interactions were found. Given the enormity of the problem of alcohol abuse in the United States, further research examining alcohol use and the associated problem behaviors is essential.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1988

Association of race, sex, religion, family size, and desired number of children on college students' preferred methods of dealing with unplanned pregnancy.

College students (N = 704) from two southeastern universities--one predominantly white and the other predominantly black--were surveyed by questionnaire to assess their order of preference of five methods for dealing with an out-of-wedlock, unplanned pregnancy: a) marriage, b) abortion, c) adoption, d) raising the child as a single parent, and e) having grandparents raise the child. Although, there has been a liberalization of society's attitudes toward options available to young people facing an unplanned pregnancy, results indicate that the majority of these students would prefer to marry, if possible. Abortion was their second preference. Of the remaining options, raising a child as a single parent was preferable to allowing a third party to raise the child, either through adoption or extended family. Race, sex, religiosity, religious preference, number of siblings, and number of desired children were significantly associated with these students' preferences of the five methods for dealing with unplanned pregnancy.

Abortion, Spontaneous↗
PubMed2002

Age, sex, education, religion, and perception of tattoos.

Tattooing has become more acceptable in the mainstream American culture in recent years. Based on a survey with face-to-face interviews of 335 nontattooed adults randomly selected from a city with a population of 444,000, this study explored the relationship of individuals' demographic variables, attitudes toward religion, and their perceptions of tattoos. The hierarchical multiple regression analysis showed that age and attitude toward religion were associated with individuals' perception of tattoos.

Adult↗
PubMed1978

Cysticercosis in Surabaya, Indonesia.

Six new cases of cysticercosis and three previously reported cases in Surabaya have been examined in order to determine the age, sex, religion, sites of location and size of cyst. The host response was also discussed. A comparative study was also conducted with other centres in Indonesia. The relative high prevalence of cysticercosis in Bali and the probable influencing factors was also presented.

Adult↗
PubMed2006

Teachers' attitude is not an impediment to adolescent sexuality education in Enugu, Nigeria.

Studies have shown that adolescents in Nigeria have poor knowledge of reproductive health issues and that there was a need to provide them with correct broad-based information on reproductive health as part of a nationally-approved school curriculum. However, the non-application of the curriculum on sexuality education in many secondary schools in Nigeria has been blamed on a negative attitude of teachers. This study was undertaken to determine the attitude of secondary school teachers in Enugu, South-eastern Nigeria, to adolescent sexuality education and to determine whether this depends on their socio-demographic characteristics. A cross-sectional study of the attitude of teachers to adolescent sexuality education was done. A total of 249 teachers were studied. Their mean age was 38.7 years +/- 8.08 SD. Two hundred and ten teachers (84%) were females. Two hundred and twenty-four teachers (90%) were married and 168 (67.5%) were of Roman Catholic faith. The awareness of reproductive health activities was high. There was a high proportion of respondents who approved of sexuality education for adolescents (77.5%) and an equally high proportion who believed that it was important (89%). One hundred and ninety-eight (79%) of the respondents were willing to teach sexuality education. The attitude to sexuality education was independent of religion, sex or marital status (p>0.05). It was concluded that secondary school teachers in Enugu urban were willing to offer sexuality education to adolescents under their care irrespective of their religion, sex or marital status. It is, therefore, recommended that teachers in Enugu be given the necessary special training in the teaching of sexuality education now and that sexuality education be officially incorporated into the school curriculum in Enugu, preferably as part of moral studies.

Adolescent↗
PubMed2003

Iodine concentration in salt at household and retail shop levels in Shebe town, south west Ethiopia.

OBJECTIVES: To determine the level of iodine in the salt at the retail shop and consumption levels and assess the knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) of food caterers and shopkeepers about iodized salt and iodine deficiency disorders (IDD). DESIGN: Cross-sectional community based. SETTING: Retail shops and households in Shebe town-Jimma zone, southwest Oromiya region. SUBJECTS: Thirty three shopkeepers and 299 food caterers of households in Shebe town. RESULTS: The iodine content of household salt samples ranged, from 0-75 PPM and that of the shop samples ranged from 0.1-75 PPM. Eighty one per cent of household salt samples and 82% of shop salt samples have iodine levels below the minimum standard set by the Quality and Standard Authority of Ethiopia. Knowledge about iodized salt was fairly lower for food caterers (21%) than shopkeepers (57.6%). More (80%) of shopkeepers have favourable attitude than household food caterers (50.6%). Improper practices of food caterers related to iodized salt were found to be associated with female sex (P<0.01), Amhara ethnicity (P<0.001), Orthodox religion (P=0.008), literacy status (P=0.04) and occupation (P=0.01). Good knowledge, about iodized salt was significantly associated with favourable attitude among food caterers (P<0.001). CONCLUSION: This study demonstrated that high proportions of residents in Shebe town were consuming inadequately iodized salt. There is a marked loss of iodine from salt by the time it reaches to consumption level in that some households were found to use salt with zero iodine content, whereas, all salt samples collected from the shops have at least some iodine. Poor awareness about iodized salt among food caterers and even in shopkeepers was also disclosed in this study. Socio-demographic factors such as ethnicity, religion, sex, lower educational level of food caterers might have an influence on poor, household practices like exposure of salt to sunlight. Information, education and communication on the importance consuming iodized salt and its proper handling in the house and regular monitoring of the salt iodine level at consumer level is essential for elimination of IDD.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1997

Sero-epidemiological study of hepatitis B virus infection in a village.

A cross-sectional study was conducted in a randomly selected village of Rangpur district from June '94 to May '95. Serum from 1000 human subjects irrespective of age and sex were screened for hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg). Among the respondents 661 were male and 339 female. The overall seroprevalence of HBsAg was 6.4%. It was 6.66% in male and 5.89% in female. Age, sex, religion, income, occupation, education and marital status did not show any relationship with HBsAg status. Among 64 sero-positive cases, 16 (25%) had no history of exposure to known risk factors and 48 (75%) had one or more exposure to known risk factors (p < 0.05). This study did not depict the national scenario. Well designed studies with more sensitive serological methods are recommended to get the epidemiological information of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection in our community.

Adult↗
PubMed1990

[Immigrants in the labor market].

This is an analysis by occupation of foreigners working in Italy. "A relationship can frequently be observed between country of origin, religion, sex, and employment. Then, those who immigrate into Italy from Islamic countries are largely single males; most of them work as hawkers. At the opposite end, women, still prevalently employed in domestic service, come from Catholic countries, or from Catholic minorities within countries with different predominant religions. Besides these two categories, more traditional and majoritarian, there are the employed in agriculture, services, and, only recently, industry. The article points to the highly intense dynamics of immigration and to the ever-changing relative weight of different nationalities, main settlements, and prevalent activities themselves in the various regions." (SUMMARY IN ENG)

Demography↗
PubMed1986

Demographic and socio-economic patterns of hospitalization for infectious diseases in Israel.

Hospitalization rates in Israel for five common enteric communicable diseases were computed according to age, sex, religion, origin and place of residence. Higher rates were found for non-Jews of both sexes and males of all origins. Higher rates were also found for settlements inhabited by new immigrants of low socio-economic classes. These findings suggest that more emphasis should be placed upon sanitary improvements and education for better health, rather than on merely improving the health delivery system.

Dysentery, Amebic↗
PubMed1988

Rules on employment discrimination, 4 October 1988.

On 4 October 1988, the House of Representatives of the US Congress enacted rules governing the operations of the House that prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, handicap, and age.

Age Factors↗
PubMed1999

Communication and sexuality in a Nigerian community.

The traditional lack of interest in discussing sexuality creates a problem in doctor-patient communication, and this can affect patient management adversely. The dearth, ease or comfort in discussing sex was examined by a self-administered questionnaire to respondents, mainly medical students, nurses and paramedics, 20-70 years of age, who were not seeking treatment for sexual problems. The respondents were mainly of Igbo extraction from Eastern Nigeria. Factors considered include age, sex, religion, marital status, and education. The results show that 71.9% of all the respondents indicated that they would like to be able to discuss freely whereas 28.1% never really bothered; 40.9% of all the respondents could discuss sex with anybody whereas 59.1% could not; 75% in the married group discussed sex freely with their spouses or friends and 25% were unable to do so. Education showed a very significant influence on the ability to discuss sex freely. It is suggested that a systematic approach to education, especially sexual health education, may be a major way to combat the prevailing cultural inhibition.

Adult↗