Browsing SPH Scholarly Articles by Keyword "Gender"
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Age and Gender Moderate the Impact of Early Palliative Care in Metastatic Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
(AlphaMed Press, 2016)Background. Studies demonstrate that early palliative care (EPC) improves advanced cancer patients’ quality of life (QOL) and mood. However, it remains unclear whether the role of palliative care differs based upon patients’ ... -
An assessment of attitudes toward gender inequitable sexual and reproductive health norms in South Sudan: a community-based participatory research approach
(BioMed Central, 2013)Background: Communities in South Sudan have endured decades of conflict. Protracted conflict exacerbated reproductive health disparities and gender inequities. This study, conducted prior to the country’s 2011 independence, ... -
A cross-sectional study on tobacco use and dependence among women: Does menthol matter?
(BioMed Central, 2012)Background: The question of whether mentholation of cigarettes enhances tobacco dependence has generated conflicting findings. Potential mediating factors in a putative relationship between menthol use and tobacco dependence ... -
An epigenetic clock analysis of race/ethnicity, sex, and coronary heart disease
(BioMed Central, 2016)Background: Epigenetic biomarkers of aging (the “epigenetic clock”) have the potential to address puzzling findings surrounding mortality rates and incidence of cardio-metabolic disease such as: (1) women consistently ... -
Sex differences in circumstances and consequences of outdoor and indoor falls in older adults in the MOBILIZE Boston cohort study
(BioMed Central, 2013)Background: Despite extensive research on risk factors associated with falling in older adults, and current fall prevention interventions focusing on modifiable risk factors, there is a lack of detailed accounts of sex ... -
Sierra Leone's Child Soldiers: War Exposures and Mental Health Problems by Gender
(Elsevier BV, 2011)Purpose: To examine associations between war experiences, mental health, and gender in a sample of male and female Sierra Leonean former child soldiers. Methods: A total of 273 former child soldiers (29% females) were ...