Table of Contents
Preface
Chapter 1. Developmental issues of non-communicable diseases risk factors in lower income countries
Joav Merrick¹-⁴, MD, MMedSci, DMSc
¹National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Jerusalem, Israel
²Department of Pediatrics, Mt Scopus Campus, Hadassah Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel
³Kentucky Children’s Hospital, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, United States
⁴Center for Healthy Development, School of Public Health, Georgia State University, Atlanta, USA
Chapter 2. Predisposing, enabling and need factors for cervical cancer screening among a national sample of women in Bangladesh
Chao Zhang¹, MD and Karl Peltzer²,³,*, PhD
¹Department of Bone and Soft Tissue Tumors, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Therapy, Tianjin’s Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Tianjin, China
²Department of Psychology, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa
³Department of Psychology, College of Medical and Health Science, Asia University, Taichung, Taiwan
Chapter 3. Perceived oral health status among adultsin Mongolia: Prevalence and correlates of a national survey in 2019
Karl Peltzer, PhD
Department of Psychology, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa Department of Psychology, College of Medical and Health Science, Asia University, Taichung, Taiwan
Chapter 4. Prevalence and correlates of intention to quit smoking among Jordanians and Syrians in Jordan: Results of a national STEPS survey in 2019
Supa Pengpid, DrPH
Department of Health Education and Behavioral Sciences, Faculty of Public Health, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand; Department of Public Health, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, Pretoria, South Africa
Chapter 5. Prevalence and correlates of non-communicable disease risk factors among Jordanian and Syrian adults in Jordan
Karl Peltzer, PhD
Department of Psychology, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa Department of Psychology, College of Medical and Health Science, Asia University, Taichung, Taiwan
Chapter 6. Yoga practice and non-communicable disease risk factors among middle-aged and older adults in India
Karl Peltzer, PhD
Department of Psychology, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa Department of Psychology, College of Medical and Health Science, Asia University, Taichung, Taiwan
Chapter 7. Trends in low physical activity among adults in Bhutan: Prevalence and correlates of national cross-sectional surveys in 2007, 2014, and 2019
Supa Pengpid, DrPH
Department of Health Education and Behavioral Sciences, Faculty of Public Health, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand; Department of Public Health, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, Pretoria, South Africa
Chapter 8. Dental service utilisation in the general adult population in Eswatini: Results of a national STEPS survey
Busisiwe Ntuli, DrPH¹ and Supa Pengpid, DrPH¹,²
¹Department of Public Health, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, Pretoria, South Africa
²Department of Health Education and Behavioral Sciences, Faculty of Public Health, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
Chapter 9. Enabling, disabling and need factors for cervical cancer screening among women in Bhutan in 2019
Chao Zhang¹, MD and Karl Peltzer²,³, PhD
¹Department of Bone and Soft Tissue Tumors, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Therapy, Tianjin’s Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Tianjin, China
²Department of Psychology, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa
³Department of Psychology, College of Medical and Health Science, Asia University, Taichung, Taiwan
Chapter 10.. High prevalence of dyslipidemia and associated factors among adults in a national survey in Myanmar
Supa Pengpid, DrPH
Department of Health Education and Behavioral Sciences, Faculty of Public Health, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand; Department of Public Health, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, Pretoria, South Africa
Chapter 11. Prevalence and correlates of sedentary behaviour among adults in Tonga: Trends of national cross-sectional surveys in 2004, 2011, and 2017
Supa Pengpid, DrPH
Department of Health Education and Behavioral Sciences, Faculty of Public Health, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand; Department of Public Health, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, Pretoria, South Africa
Chapter 12. The association between soft drink consumption and health risk behaviors among school-going adolescents in Bolivia
Zuchi Lkhamsuren¹, MSc, Karl Peltzer¹,², PhD, Passakorn Suanrueang³, PhD, and Lyen Krenz Yap¹, RPm, MSc
¹Department of Psychology, College of Medical and Health Science, Asia University, Taiwan
²Department of Psychology, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa
³Department of Healthcare Administration Specialty in Psychology, College of Medical and Health Science, Asia University, Taiwan
Chapter 13. Non-communicable disease risk factors and non-work participation among older adults in India
Karl Peltzer, PhD
Department of Psychology, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa Department of Psychology, College of Medical and Health Science, Asia University, Taichung, Taiwan
Chapter 14. National cross-sectional data on undiagnosed type 2 diabetes among adults in Ecuador
Supa Pengpid, DrPH
Department of Health Education and Behavioral Sciences, Faculty of Public Health, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand; Department of Public Health, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, Pretoria, South Africa
Chapter 15. Predictors of undiagnosed, diagnosed and total hypertension among adults in Afghanistan
Ahmad Siyar Noormal¹, MD, MSc, PhD and Karl Peltzer²,³, PhD
¹Heidelberg Institute of Global Health, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany
²Department of Psychology, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa
³Department of Psychology, College of Medical and Health Science, Asia University, Taichung, Taiwan
Chapter 16. Suicide attempt among school-based adolescents in Bolivia: Risk factors and gender differences
Lyen Krenz Yap¹, RPm, MSc, Karl Peltzer¹,², PhD, Zuchi Lkhamsuren¹, MSc, and Passakorn Suanrueang³, PhD
¹Department of Psychology, College of Medical and Health Science, Asia University, Taiwan
²Department of Psychology, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa
³Department of Healthcare Administration Specialty in Psychology, College of Medical and Health Science, Asia University, Taiwan
About the Editor
About the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development in Israel
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