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This study aims to find the effect of district health spending on disease rates namely dengue fever, diarrhea, and tuberculosis in 130 districts in Sumatra Island in 2016. A quantitative approach with 3 multiple linear regression (MLR) methods that employ... see more

BACKGROUND: Chronic kidney disease is a condition of chronic kidney damage with abnormal structure and function of the kidneys that lasts more than 3 months, accompanied or not by a decrease in glomerular filtration rate. Organic kidney disease leaves acc... see more

Cardiovascular disease is the highest cause of death in HIV patients compared to the general population. The number of HIV patients suffering from cardiovascular disease is almost twice as high as patients who are not HIV-positive.The purpose of this stud... see more

The clinical parameters, indices of external respiration function (ERF) and heart rate variability (HRV) in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) against a background of the basic therapy were investigated. The study involved 105 pati... see more

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a reduced glomerular filtration rate and/or increased urinary albumin excretion. The worldwide prevalence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) ranges from 8 to 16 %, and the prevalence of CKD is rising.The aim: To study the asso... see more

Salud funcional y enfermedades generales asociadas en ancianos / Functional health and general diseases associated with the agedSalud funcional y enfermedades generales asociadas en ancianos / Functional health and general diseases associated with the agedSe realizó un estudio observacional, descriptivo y transversal, con el objetivo de caracterizar la salud funcional de los ancianos residentes en el área del Consultorio 10 del Policlínico "Pedro Borrás Astorga" de la ciudad dePinar del Río, así como su relación con las enfermedades generales seleccionadas en los meses de enero a julio de 2008. Se aplicó una encuesta voluntaria y anónima a 180 ancianos, que recogió las variables sexo, enfermedades generales asociadas: hipertensión arterial, diabetes mellitus, cardiopatía isquémica y osteoartritis. Para caracterizar su salud funcional se aplicaron los índices de Katzde independencia en las actividades básicas de la vida diaria y de Lawton-Brody de independencia en las actividades instrumentadas de la vida diaria. Existió un predominio de ancianos del sexo femenino. No hubo asociación entre el sexo y la clasificación en dependencia e independencia. Las enfermedades generales estudiadas en la población general de ancianos mostraron una elevada prevalencia de la hipertensión arterial, sobre todo en los discapacitados. La prevalencia de osteoartritis prácticamente se cuadruplicó en ancianos dependientes. En el análisis de todas las enfermedades en los dos grupos de ancianos teniendo el sexo como variable de confusión, se encontró que sólo en la osteoartritis actuaba como el tipo de variable analizada. Se recomendó incrementar las acciones preventivas, educativas y de control en busca de cambios favorables en hábitos y estilos de vida en los ancianos estudiados, dada la alta frecuencia de hipertensión arterial. Palabras clave: ANCIANO, DIABETES MELLITUS, ESTILO DE VIDA, HIPERTENSIÓN, OSTEOARTRITIS. ABSTRACT An observation, descriptive and cross-sectional research was conducted from January to July 2008 aimed at characterizing functional health and its association with certain general diseases of the aged living in the area of No-10 Medical Office belonging to "Pedro Borras Astorga" teaching outpatient clinic in Pinar del Rio city. A volunteer and anonymous survey was applied to 108 aged, collecting the variable of sex and associated general diseases: hypertension, diabetes mellitus, ischemic heart disease and osteoarthritis. To characterize functional health the rates of Katz and Lawton-Brody concerning the independence of instrumented everyday activities were used. Female sex prevailed. Disabled and able aged that presented Hypertension and osteoarthritis exceeded four times in disabled. Increasing preventive, educative and control measures to achieve favorable lifestyle changes in patients that participated in the study, due to the high frequency of hypertension. Key words:AGED, DIABETES MELLITUS, LIFE STYLE, HYPERTENSION, OSTEOARTHRITIS.

ABSTRACT An observation, descriptive and cross-sectional research was conducted from January to July 2008 aimed at characterizing functional health and its association with certain general diseases of the aged living in the area of No-10 Medical Office... see more

Asian sea bass is one of economically important commodities in aquaculture. However, its culture often challenged by vibriosis infection which resulted in lower production. The study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of the ambon banana plant powder app... see more

The burden of cardiovascular disease in developed countries has shown dramatic improvements over the last 50 years, largely due the identification and control of major risk factors including, smoking hypertension and high cholesterol.   However,... see more

Pelvic inflammatory diseases (PID) is comprehensive term that includes infectious-inflammatory lesions of the endometrium, fallopian tubes and ovaries. PID is one of the main causes of treatment of reproductive aged women by gynecologists, and the cause o... see more

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