Women

“No Alcohol Is Recommended, but . . .”: Health Care Students’ Attitudes about Alcohol Consumption during Pregnancy

Scientific article

15 May 2017

Abstract Canadian findings suggest that health care providers require further training and education to support their work preventing fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD). However, the knowledge and training of health care students in...

Health Care Students’ Attitudes about Alcohol Consumption during Pregnancy

Scientific article

14 November 2017

Abstract This article explores medical, midwifery, and nurse practitioner students’ attitudes about women who may consume alcohol throughout their pregnancies. Twenty-one health care students responded to a scenario-based vignette...

Gender Differences in Substance Use and Psychiatric Distress among Medical Students

Scientific article

12 July 2017

ABSTRACT Background: Medical student wellness has emerged as an important issue in medical education. The purpose of the present study was to obtain a comprehensive assessment of substance use, psychological distress, and help-seeking among...

Gender and Age Effects on the Trajectory of Depression in Opioid Users during Methadone Maintenance Treatment

Scientific article

13 December 2017

Introduction: Both heroin use and depression are significant health problems. Methadone maintenance treatment (MMT) can be of great benefit to heroin users. However, changes in the level of depression in heroin users during MMT are not...

Contribution of Smoking to Socioeconomic Inequalities in Mortality

Scientific article

19 April 2017

Abstract Background: Smoking contributes to socioeconomic inequalities in mortality, but the extent to which this contribution has changed over time and driven widening or narrowing inequalities in total mortality remains unknown. We...

The Administration of Web-Based Questionnaires in UK Biobank, a Prospective Cohort Study of 500,000 UK Adults

Scientific article

Jo Holliday , Thomas Littlejohns, Naomi Allen, Nicola Doherty, Cathie Sudlow Introduction: In an increasingly digital environment, web-based questionnaires are a convenient and cost-effective way of collecting data from participants in...

Is Young Adolescents’ Self-Esteem Predicted by Peer Acceptance? A Gender Perspective

Scientific article

Olivier Gaudet , Justin Vollet, Marie-Helene Veronneau, Thomas Kindermann, Cécile Mathys Introduction: Self-esteem influences youth’s mental and physical health (Tzesniewski et al., 2006) and is central to adolescent development. During...

Predictors of Violence against Women in Costa Rica

Scientific article

Derby Munoz-Rojas , Warner Cavero, Mary Solano-Rivera Introduction: Violence against women (VAW) is a worldwide public health problem that affects women regardless their age, ethnicity, religion, or sexual orientation. VAW is a complex...

Gender Differences in Risk Factors for Adolescent Binge Drinking & Implications for Interventions

Scientific article

22 December 2017

Alcohol use, particularly binge drinking (BD), is a major public health concern among adolescents. Recent national data show that the gender gap in alcohol use is lessening, and BD among girls is rising. Considering the increase in BD among...

Drug Use in Adolescence: Association with Gender, Parenting Practices, Self-Efficacy and Future Time Perspective

Scientific article

Luis G. A. Vinha , Nayara D M A A Khouri, Sheila Giardini Murta The use of both illegal and legal drugs among adolescents poses a serious problem to societies worldwide. In this sense, it is fundamental to determine the risk and protective...