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The Lancet Public Health

Background Globally, transport and unintentional injuries persist as leading preventable causes o... more Background Globally, transport and unintentional injuries persist as leading preventable causes of mortality and morbidity for adolescents. We sought to report comprehensive trends in injury-related mortality and morbidity for adolescents aged 10-24 years during the past three decades. Methods Using the Global Burden of Disease, Injuries, and Risk Factors 2019 Study, we analysed mortality and disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) attributed to transport and unintentional injuries for adolescents in 204 countries. Burden is reported in absolute numbers and age-standardised rates per 100 000 population by sex, age group (10-14, 15-19, and 20-24 years), and sociodemographic index (SDI) with 95% uncertainty intervals (UIs). We report percentage changes in deaths and DALYs between 1990 and 2019. Findings In 2019, 369 061 deaths (of which 214 337 [58%] were transport related) and 31•1 million DALYs (of which 16•2 million [52%] were transport related) among adolescents aged 10-24 years were caused by transport and unintentional injuries combined. If compared with other causes, transport and unintentional injuries combined accounted for 25% of deaths and 14% of DALYs in 2019, and showed little improvement from 1990 when such injuries accounted for 26% of adolescent deaths and 17% of adolescent DALYs. Throughout adolescence, transport and unintentional injury fatality rates increased by age group. The unintentional injury burden was higher among males than females for all injury types, except for injuries related to fire, heat, and hot substances, or to adverse effects of medical treatment. From 1990 to 2019, global mortality rates declined by 34•4% (from 17•5 to 11•5 per 100 000) for transport injuries, and by 47•7% (from 15•9 to 8•3 per 100 000) for unintentional injuries. However, in low-SDI nations the absolute number of deaths increased (by 80•5% to 42 774 for transport injuries and by 39•4% to 31 961 for unintentional injuries). In the high-SDI quintile in 2010-19, the rate per 100 000 of transport injury DALYs was reduced by 16•7%, from 838 in 2010 to 699 in 2019. This was a substantially slower pace of reduction compared with the 48•5% reduction between 1990 and 2010, from 1626 per 100 000 in 1990 to 838 per 100 000 in 2010. Between 2010 and 2019, the rate of unintentional injury DALYs per 100 000 also remained largely unchanged in high-SDI countries (555 in 2010 vs 554 in 2019; 0•2% reduction). The number and rate of adolescent deaths and DALYs owing to environmental heat and cold exposure increased for the high-SDI quintile during 2010-19. Interpretation As other causes of mortality are addressed, inadequate progress in reducing transport and unintentional injury mortality as a proportion of adolescent deaths becomes apparent. The relative shift in the burden of injury from high-SDI countries to low and low-middle-SDI countries necessitates focused action, including global donor, government, and industry investment in injury prevention. The persisting burden of DALYs related to transport and unintentional injuries indicates a need to prioritise innovative measures for the primary prevention of adolescent injury. Funding Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy, 2020

India enforced one of the world's largest lockdowns in the last quarter of March 2020 to minimize... more India enforced one of the world's largest lockdowns in the last quarter of March 2020 to minimize the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. This commentary focuses on the mental health implications of the ongoing pandemic as well as the lockdown that lasted for more than two months and is still in place in certain areas. Whereas loneliness, stress, anxiety, and depression have been widespread, vulnerable sections of the population, including daily wage workers, migrant laborers, religious minorities, women and children, and the elderly, have been facing various forms of economic, sociopolitical, and familial stigma, racism, and violence. By and large, the COVID-19 pandemic has widened all forms of societal disparities in India.

Journal of Interpersonal Violence

There is limited, if any, prior research exploring the potential link between adolescents’ safety... more There is limited, if any, prior research exploring the potential link between adolescents’ safety concerns and their predisposition to possess weapons has been limited. This study aimed to examine the relationship between high school students’ perceived lack of safety and their weapons carrying behavior in a multiyear nationally representative sample of high school students. Information on self-reported weapons carrying in past month and gun carrying in past year, perceived lack of safety at school or during commute, being bullied and/or threatened, involvement in physical fights, and demographic characteristics were retrieved from Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance Survey data for 1991-2017. Generalized linear mixed models were used to address data clustering by survey year. Sampling design and sample weights were accounted for. Of a total number of 195,280 respondents with valid responses during 1991-2017, 18%, 7%, and 5%, respectively, carried weapon(s) in general, weapon(s) to sch...

BMC Psychiatry

Background: Despite a relatively young average age and no routine screening, prostate cancer is o... more Background: Despite a relatively young average age and no routine screening, prostate cancer is one of the most common cancers in men who worked at the World Trade Center (WTC) following the 9/11/2001 disaster. This study evaluated whether re-experiencing stressful memories of a traumatic event was associated with prostate cancer incidence. Methods: Participants were males from one clinical center that monitors the health of first-responders (N = 6857). Monitoring began in July 2002 and occurs annually but does not include prostate cancer screening. Severity of physical exposures and of re-experiencing memories and stress responses were measured at study enrollment using standardized and validated methods in all participants. The outcome was incidence of diagnosed prostate cancer after enrollment (n = 68). Bivariate analyses provided age-adjusted incidence rates (aIR). Cox proportional hazards modeling was used to calculate incidence; hazards ratios (HR) were reported.

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Background: This study sought to examine whether handgrip strength (HGS), a measure of muscle str... more Background: This study sought to examine whether handgrip strength (HGS), a measure of muscle strength and a biomarker of aging, was associated with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in a cohort of World Trade Center (WTC) responders at midlife. Methods: HGS was assessed utilizing a computer-assisted hand dynamometer administered to a consecutive sample of men and women (n = 2016) who participated in rescue and recovery efforts following the World Trade Center (WTC) attacks and subsequently attended monitoring appointments in Long Island, NY. PTSD symptom severity and depressive symptoms were assessed using the PTSD specific-trauma checklist (PCL-S) and the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9). General linear models were used to examine the association of WTC-related PTSD with HGS after adjusting for confounders. Results: The sample was at midlife (mean age = 53.3) when assessed, and 91.3% were men. Nearly 10% of the sample had probable PTSD (PCL ≥ 44) with concomitant depressio...

Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment & Trauma

Alzheimer's & dementia (New York, N. Y.), 2017

This study examined whether World Trade Center (WTC)-related exposures and posttraumatic stress d... more This study examined whether World Trade Center (WTC)-related exposures and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) were associated with cognitive function and whether WTC responders' cognition differed from normative data. A computer-assisted neuropsychological battery was administered to a prospective cohort study of 1193 WTC responders with no history of stroke or WTC-related head injuries. Data were linked to information collected prospectively since 2002. Sample averages were compared to published norms. Approximately 14.8% of sampled responders had cognitive dysfunction. WTC responders had worse cognitive function compared to normative data. PTSD symptom severity and working >5 weeks on-site was associated with lower cognition. Results from this sample highlight the potential for WTC responders to be experiencing an increased burden of cognitive dysfunction and linked lowered cognitive functioning to physical exposures and to PTSD. Future research is warranted to understand...

Journal of women's health (2002), Jan 22, 2016

Approximately 10%-20% of women suffer from postpartum depression (PPD), important predictors of w... more Approximately 10%-20% of women suffer from postpartum depression (PPD), important predictors of which are antenatal stressful life event (SLE) experiences. The association between women's state-level socioeconomic status (SES) and PPD has not been explored. This study aimed to examine whether the association between antenatal SLE and PPD symptoms was moderated by women's state-level SES. Data from the 2009-2011 Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS) were used. State-level women's employment/earnings and social/economic autonomy indices were computed from indicators published by the Institute of Women's Policy Research (IWPR). Multilevel multivariable logistic regression analyses were performed. Among 91,253 women with valid responses, 11.3% had PPD symptoms, prevalence ranging from 7.1% in Illinois to 17.1% in Arkansas. Women who experienced all four stressor categories, including partner related, traumatic, emotional, and financial, had the highest odds...

Women's Health Issues, 2016

Nearly 65% to 70% of pregnant women in the United States experience one or more stressful life ev... more Nearly 65% to 70% of pregnant women in the United States experience one or more stressful life events (SLEs), which can lead to adverse maternal and/or fetal outcomes. This study aimed to identify groups of women with similar patterns of antenatal SLE experiences, and to examine their sociodemographic correlates. Data from the 2009 to 2011 Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System were used and latent class analysis performed (N = 115,704) to identify unobserved class membership. The relative likelihood of membership in each latent class was explored using multinomial logistic regression. A three-class model was the most appropriate, with the majority (64%) in the low-stress class. The illness/death related-stress class (13%) had a high prevalence of illness (77%) and death (63%) of someone close or a family member, whereas those in the multiple stressors (22%) class endorsed most other SLEs. Unmarried and lowest poverty women were, respectively, more (adjusted odds ratio, 2.36; 95% confidence interval, 2.12-2.62) and less likely (adjusted odds ratio, 0.09; 95% confidence interval, 0.07-0.11) to be in the multiple stressors class. The highest prevalence of severe pregnancy-associated nausea/vomiting, preterm labor, and postpartum depression was in the multiple stress class, followed by illness/death, and low-stress classes. That one out of every five and one out of every eight women were in the multiple stressors and illness/death related-stress classes, respectively, suggests that antenatal SLEs are common. The greater likelihood of adverse maternal health outcomes in both the illness/death stress and the multiple stressors classes suggests the importance of screening for these SLEs and providing support to pregnant women.

Background: Women empowerment is important and necessary for its own sake; besides it is likely t... more Background: Women empowerment is important and necessary for its own sake; besides it is likely to impact overall development of the family and society. Still, there is little evidence of any standard criteria to measure empowerment, or any study to explore its effects on health and family welfare. Objectives: To assess the empowerment status of women in a rural community. To find out its associations with certain pertinent variables affecting health. Materials and Methods: Study Type: Cross-sectional, observational and community based study. All ever-married women in 50% of the households of a village (Deshapara, Hooghly) were interviewed by a predesigned and pretested schedule. Records like immunization cards were analyzed. A suitable operational scoring system was developed to measure empowerment, which was arbitrary with value judgement. Statistical Analysis: Statistical Software, Program for Epidemiologist (PEPI) Windows compatible Version 4.0 were used. Z and t tests of association were applied. Results: Contraceptive use was found to be significantly higher among the husbands of the more empowered women than the less empowered; while school dropout rate, marriage before the age of 18 years and dowry exchange during marriage were significantly lower among the children of more empowered women. Regarding all the other health related variables, there was no significant association with the empowerment level. Conclusion: Similar studies should be done in the field of women empowerment to look for its outcomes related to health and development with validation of measurement instrument.

Objectives More than 10 % of pregnant women in the United States (U.S.) suffer from depression, w... more Objectives More than 10 % of pregnant women in the United States (U.S.) suffer from depression, which has far-reaching consequences on maternal and fetal well-being. There is conflicting evidence regarding the prevalence of antenatal depression among different race and ethnic groups. This systematic review aimed to summarize the existing literature concerning racial/ethnic disparities in the prevalence and correlates of antenatal depression in the U.S. Methods PubMed, CINAHL and PsycINFO databases were searched online for research studies published in English in peer-reviewed journals until March 2015, using a pre-designed search strategy. Eligibility was determined using pre-specified criteria; and quality was assessed. Results Forty-one (41) articles met the criteria; 13 were cross-sectional, and 21 were longitudinal studies. Overall, the prevalence of antenatal depression was 10-30 %; it was higher among non-Hispanic blacks (NHBs) and Hispanics, compared to non-Hispanic whites (NHWs). Few studies looked at the correlates of depression by race/ethnicity. Among employed women, higher depression scores were observed among NHBs, compared to NHWs; while there was no racial difference among unemployed women. Racial difference and race-employment interaction disappeared once discrimination was accounted for. In another study, higher parity, higher stress, and lower self-esteem were significant correlates of depression among NHBs, while less satisfaction with social support, and higher stress predicted higher depression scores among NHWs and Hispanics respectively. Conclusions The findings of our review suggest that not only is antenatal depression a major public health issue that needs to be addressed, but different racial/ethnic groups seem to differ in their vulnerability and risk factors.

Educational Gerontology, Nov 1, 2013

American journal of preventive medicine, Jan 26, 2016

Some parents believe human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination increases the chance of risky sexual ... more Some parents believe human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination increases the chance of risky sexual behaviors among adolescents. This review summarizes the evidence available on adolescent girls and women engaging in risky sexual activity following HPV vaccination. Systematic review using the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines was conducted in 2014 and updated in 2015. Literature was searched for articles published between 2004 and 2015 in MEDLINE, PsycInfo, CINAHL, Cochrane Database, Web of Science, and EMBASE without language limits. Studies were screened according to predefined inclusion and exclusion criteria. Methodologic quality of the included articles was assessed. The search resulted in 21 articles to be included in the review, with 527,475 participants. Included studies were conducted in 12 different countries using experimental and observational study designs. The review included data on girls aged as young as 11 years to women aged...

Maternal and child health journal, Jan 25, 2016

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BACKGROUND: The mental health effects of tobacco and alcohol use have been evaluated far less fre... more BACKGROUND: The mental health effects of tobacco and alcohol use have been evaluated far less frequently compared to their effects on physical health. This study explores the relationship of using these substances and having poor mental health. METHODS: This study used the entire 2011 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) dataset collected from adults aged 18 years or more in United States. Chi-Square tests, univariate and multivariable logistic regressions were done to look at the associations. RESULTS: 155,865(30.9%) of the 504408 adults reported that their mental health was not good for 1 or more days in the previous month. For 26974 (5.35% of the sample)adults,it was not good the entire month. Current everyday smokers (Adjusted Odds Ratio[AOR]: 1.43; 95% Confidence Intervals [CI] : 1.31, 1.57), occasional smokers (AOR:1.30; 95% CI: 1.15, 1.48), binge drinkers (AOR: 1.14; 95% CI: 1.07, 1.23), those who lived with a problem drinker (AOR: 1.53, 95% CI: 1.44, 1.63) or a...