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University of the Philippines
Education•Quezon City, Philippines•
About: University of the Philippines is a education organization based out in Quezon City, Philippines. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Population & Health care. The organization has 4589 authors who have published 4437 publications receiving 114846 citations. The organization is also known as: UP.
Topics: Population, Health care, Medicine, Adsorption, Public health
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TL;DR: The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of and risk factors associated with COPD in a rural setting in the Philippines.
Abstract: Background and objective: The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of and risk factors associated with COPD in a rural setting in the Philippines.
Methods: The study was conducted in two municipalities in Nueva Ecija province in the Philippines. Using the Burden of Obstructive Lung Disease (BOLD) protocol and study design, non-hospitalized men or women, aged 40 years or older, were recruited by multi-stage random sampling procedures. Participants completed questionnaires on respiratory symptoms and exposure to potential risk factors for COPD, including smoking, occupation and exposure to burning of biomass fuel. Spirometry was performed according to American Thoracic Society criteria.
Results: Of the 1188 individuals selected for recruitment, 722 had acceptable post-bronchodilator spirometry and were classified according to Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) stage. The overall prevalence of COPD for all stages was 20.8%. The prevalence of COPD at GOLD Stage I or higher was greater in men compared with women (26.5% vs 15.3%), and increased between the ages of 40 to >70 years. Logistic regression analysis showed a significant association between all stages of COPD and farming for >40 years (odds ratio (OR) 2.48, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.43–4.30), use of firewood for cooking for >60 years (OR 3.48, 95% CI: 1.57–7.71), a smoking history of ≥20 pack-years (OR 2.86; 95% CI: 1.78–4.60), and a history of tuberculosis (OR 6.31, 95% CI: 2.67–15.0).
Conclusions: The prevalence COPD in a rural community in Nueva Ecija, Philippines was 20.8% for GOLD Stage I or higher, and 16.7% for GOLD Stage II or higher. In addition to smoking history, the use of firewood for cooking, working on a farm and a history of tuberculosis were significantly associated with fixed airflow obstruction, as assessed by spirometry.
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TL;DR: The authors provides an analysis of definitions and tools of merit systems in Asia compared to the United States and traces the history of meritocracy in Asia and describes real practices in selec...
Abstract: This article provides an analysis of definitions and tools of merit systems in Asia compared to the United States. It traces the history of meritocracy in Asia and describes real practices in selec...
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TL;DR: Family studies suggest that the prevalence of HBsAg and hepatitis B e antigen (HBeAg) among parents of the young children in an "early peak" and a "late peak" village cannot fully account for the difference in the patterns of prevalence of all markers, or theHBsAg marker.
Abstract: Hepatitis B virus markers were studied in 2,842 Philippine rural subjects from four villages in 1979-1982. The prevalence of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) and all markers for hepatitis B virus averaged 12% and 58%, respectively, in these rural populations. It is estimated that five million Filipinos are HBsAg positive. The rural age-specific HBsAg prevalence shows an "early peak" (in persons 3-4-years-old) in two communities and a "late peak" (in persons 30-40-years-old) in the other two communities. Family studies suggest that the prevalence of HBsAg and hepatitis B e antigen (HBeAg) among parents of the young children in an "early peak" and a "late peak" village cannot fully account for the difference in the patterns of prevalence of all markers, or the HBsAg marker. Horizontal intrafamilial and extrafamilial transmission may also be significant. Further research is needed on risk factors for hepatitis B virus infection.
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TL;DR: In the course of characterizing the lactic acid bacteria involved in the fermenting rice-fish mixture, some isolates were found to be capable of hydrolyzing starch and Tentative identification of one of the isolates, L137, showed that this strain possesses very similar characteristics to those of Lactobacillus plantarum and LactOBacillus coryniformis subsp.
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TL;DR: The analyses confirm that rumor involvement decreases the probability of current or future pill use by previous users and by those who have never used it, and correct knowledge about the pill is shown to enhance pill usage as do other determinants such as social support for birth control and the desire for no more children.
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Name | H-index | Papers | Citations |
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Barry M. Popkin | 157 | 751 | 90453 |
Aldo P. Maggioni | 134 | 940 | 90242 |
Michael H. Weisman | 92 | 460 | 39567 |
Johan Ärnlöv | 91 | 386 | 90490 |
Sheila K. West | 89 | 499 | 33719 |
Young Ho Kim | 82 | 2528 | 47681 |
Min Gu | 78 | 729 | 22238 |
Mary L. Marazita | 77 | 436 | 21909 |
Kathleen J. Green | 74 | 193 | 14752 |
Agnes R. Quisumbing | 72 | 311 | 18433 |
Thomas M. Brooks | 71 | 215 | 33724 |
Rigoberto C. Advincula | 65 | 409 | 13632 |
Carl Abelardo T. Antonio | 60 | 106 | 66867 |
Rai S. Kookana | 60 | 281 | 14520 |
J. Kevin Baird | 56 | 185 | 12363 |