A5059636818- Smoking Behavior and Cessation
- School Health and Nursing Education
- Child Abuse and Trauma
- Intimate Partner and Family Violence
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- COVID-19 Digital Contact Tracing
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
- Human Mobility and Location-Based Analysis
- Injury Epidemiology and Prevention
- COVID-19 epidemiological studies
- Racial and Ethnic Identity Research
- Survey Methodology and Nonresponse
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Respiratory viral infections research
- Global Health Care Issues
- Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
- Pediatric health and respiratory diseases
- Public Health and Nutrition
- Travel-related health issues
- Air Quality and Health Impacts
- Health and Lifestyle Studies
- Coffee research and impacts
- Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2008-2025
Center for Global Health
2017-2025
National Center for Injury Prevention and Control
2015-2016
World Health Organization - Pakistan
2011
Tobacco use is the leading preventable cause of death and disease in world; yet little known about levels or patterns youth tobacco on a global basis. The purpose this paper to focus change using data from 100 sites that have conducted repeat Global Youth Surveys (GYTS). GYTS school-based survey collects students aged 13-15 years standardized methodology for constructing sample frame, selecting schools classes, processing data. school classes self-administered anonymous collection. produces...
GHPSS is a school-based survey that collects self-administered data from students in regular classroom settings. produces representative at the national or city level each country. This study aims to investigate prevalence of tobacco use, exposure secondhand smoke, and cessation counseling among medical using data. The Global Health Professions Student Survey (GHPSS) was conducted 3rd year 47 countries Gaza Strip/West Bank 2005-2008 determine use amount formal training counseling. In 26 48...
Tobacco use is one of the leading preventable causes morbidity and mortality worldwide. Given that country-specific international data on tobacco were limited or nonexistent, in 1998, World Health Organization (WHO), Centers for Disease Control Prevention (CDC), Canadian Public Association (CPHA) initiated Global Surveillance System (GTSS) to assist countries establishing control surveillance monitoring programs. GTSS includes collection through three school-based surveys: Youth Survey...
Abstract The use of mobile phone surveys (MPS) for regionally or nationally representative data allows quick, efficient, and affordable collection monitoring trends generating results to guide action. By digitizing this process, flows can be expanded include metadata paradata that allow survey administrators evaluate improve processes parameters. Between 2017 early 2022, the Centers Disease Control Prevention provided technical support country partners implement MPS gathering indicators on...
The Nursing Global Health Professions Student Survey (GHPSS) has been conducted in schools 39 countries and the Gaza Strip/West Bank (identified as "sites" for remainder of this paper). In half sites, over 20% students currently smoked cigarettes, with males having higher rates than females 22 sites. Over 60% reported exposed to secondhand smoke public places 23 majority recognized that they are role models society, believed should receive training on counseling patients quit using tobacco,...
The Global Health Professions Student Survey (GHPSS) has been conducted among third-year dental students in schools forty-four countries, the Gaza Strip/West Bank, and three cities (Baghdad, Rio de Janeiro, Havana) (all called "sites" this article). In more than half sites, over 20 percent of currently smoked cigarettes, with males having higher rates females thirty sites. Over 60 reported exposed to secondhand smoke public places thirty-seven forty-eight majority recognized that they are...
Globally, little evidence exists on sexual violence against boys. We sought to produce the first internationally comparable estimates of magnitude, characteristics, risk factors, and consequences boys in 3 diverse countries.We conducted nationally representative, multistage cluster Violence Against Children Surveys Haiti, Kenya, Cambodia among males aged 13 24 years. Differences between countries for experiencing (including touching, attempted sex, forced/coerced sex) before age 18 years...
Effective and rapid decision making during a pandemic requires data not only about infections, but also human behavior. Mobile phone surveys (MPS) offer the opportunity to collect real-time on behavior, exposure, knowledge, perception, as well care treatment inform making. The aimed coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) related information in Ecuador Sri Lanka using mobile phones. In Ecuador, Knowledge, Attitudes Practices (KAP) survey was conducted. Lanka, an evaluation of novel medicine...
Background: In 1996, Turkey made tobacco control a health priority. The effort was extended in July 2009 with the expansion of smoke-free law to include all enclosed workplaces and public places and, January 2010, 20% increase Special Consumption Tax on Tobacco. Methods: Sales data were averaged, by month, for period 2005 through June establish an 'expected' monthly sales pattern. This when no new measures implemented. overall average then calculated same period. expected pattern graphed...
Objectives: The Noncommunicable Disease (NCD) Mobile Phone Survey, a component of the Bloomberg Philanthropies Data for Health Initiative, determines prevalence NCDs and their associated risk factors demonstrates use mobile phone administered surveys to supplement periodic national household surveys. NCD Survey uses Surveda administer survey; is an open source, multi-modal software specifically developed project. objective paper describe Surveda, review data collection methods used in...
The purpose of this paper is to use data from the Global Youth Tobacco Survey (GYTS) conducted in Turkey 2003 and 2009 examine changes tobacco important control measures.
Background. The Czech Republic is a member of the European Union (EU) and World Health Organization (WHO). EU has made tobacco use prevention primary health issue WHO Region adopted Strategy for Tobacco Control. aim current study to evaluate status among adolescents in relate these findings control programme efforts supported by WHO.Methods. Global Youth Survey (GYTS) data were collected from representative samples students grades associated with ages 13-15 2002 2007.Results. Current...
ABSTRACT Background: In 2003, the International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) adopted a policy stating pharmacists have an important role to play in tobacco control. 2005, World Health Organization (WHO) and US Centers for Disease Control Prevention (CDC) developed Global Professions Student Survey (GHPSS) collect information on student use training received patient cessation counseling while school. This study includes data from GHPSS conducted among 3rd year pharmacy students 44...
The COVID-19 pandemic has generated a demand for timely data, resulting in surge of mobile phone surveys tracking the impacts and responses to pandemic. Mobile have become preferred mode data collection across low- middle-income countries.