Search PubMed⌕ Search

SEARCH · Search PubMed

Results for “Suburbanization”

Search indexed PubMed citations on genomics, clinical trials, systematic reviews and public health. Explore titles, authors and supplied subject terms, then open the PubMed record.

Quote a phrase for an exact phrase match. Source license links do not imply unrestricted reuse.

At least 397 records · Page 22Linked to original sources
PubMed2000

Prevalence of skin diseases in suburban Sri Lanka.

BACKGROUND: In Sri Lanka the only available measures of disease frequency related to skin disorders are from hospital-based clinic studies. They reflect only the patterns of clinic attendance, and the actual prevalence of skin diseases in the community is unknown. The main objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of skin diseases in a selected area. METHODS: A household survey based on health interviews and clinical examination was conducted over a period of 4 months. 418 households were selected for modified cluster sampling from predetermined areas in Piliyandala. RESULTS: There were 1806 people residing in the 418 households surveyed. 894 cases were identified, of which 34 people could not be traced for clinical examination. 33 households did not have anyone with a skin lesion. The prevalence of skin disease was 47.6%. Fungal infections, followed by dermatitis, were found to be the commonest problems. There was only one case of leprosy. Psoriasis was found to be of low prevalence. CONCLUSIONS: The overall prevalence of skin disease was high in the community that we surveyed. There were marked differences between community prevalence and hospital dermatology clinic attendance data for a number of skin diseases.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1981

Early progress report of practical experience with lifestyle programmes in a suburban population.

Lifestyle of individuals and families is now postulated to be one of the major determinants of morbidity and mortality in the Australian community. Experimental (lifestyle) programmes using techniques of physical screening of volunteers, group and individual counselling, and mass-media health promotion have been tried and evaluated during the past five years. The results have shown that it is possible to encourage and achieve behavioural and attitudinal changes in the short term for a range of lifestyle problems. Behaviour in relation to cigarette smoking and alcohol consumption has proved very difficult to alter. Physical screening was found to be much more expensive and no more effective than much simpler education and group-involvement programmes. The programmes have been reorganized to take account of these results, with new emphases being given to parents and children and the role of the doctor, as well as various adult programmes. The aims of these programmes are to prevent the establishment of harmful lifestyles as well as to change the behaviour of those who have already established poor lifestyles.

Adolescent↗
PubMed2005

Breaking away from the medical model: perceptions of health and health care in suburban Sydney youth.

OBJECTIVES: To identify perceptions of health, health concerns, and health service needs among young people in a suburb of Sydney, New South Wales. DESIGN: Qualitative study using focus groups. SETTING: Berowra, a geographically isolated suburb on the outskirts of Sydney, between December 2002 and April 2003. PARTICIPANTS: 40 Berowra residents aged 14-24 years, recruited from two local government high schools (two groups), a local youth drop-in centre (one group), and the community, through advertising at the youth centre, local schools and church groups (one group). RESULTS: Focus group findings were classified into four broad themes. 1: Personal safety is a primary health concern. Berowra needs more recreational facilities to prevent drug and alcohol use related to boredom. 2: Health is more about quality of life than disease and illness. 3: Most health information comes from sources other than health providers. Health education must enable young people to make wise choices for the future. 4: Access to health services is of concern. More education is required on how Medicare works. Young people need to trust their service provider and will only see a doctor if they perceive themselves to be severely ill. Young people value meeting general practitioners in the school and community setting and not just in the doctor's consulting room. CONCLUSIONS: Young people desire a whole lifestyle approach to health rather than the traditional model based on diagnosis and disease. Health information needs to be accessible anonymously, and healthy lifestyles need to be promoted throughout the whole community, using youth workers and sporting leaders as role models.

Adolescent↗