Background Health literacy is considered a social health determinant that influences
improvement in health, patient empowerment and reduction in inequalities. There is a lack of …

We evaluated the prevalence, awareness, treatment, and control of hypertension (defined as
a systolic blood pressure [BP])≥ 140 mm Hg, diastolic BP≥ 90 mm Hg, or a self-reported …

Gastrointestinal illnesses cause physical, emotional and social impact on patients. Patient
reported outcome measures (PROMs) are increasingly used in clinical decision-making …

OBJECTIVE: to describe the validation process of an educational booklet for healthy eating
in pregnancy using local and regional food. METHODS: methodological study, developed in …

Objetivo: descrever processo de validação de cartilha educativa para alimentação saudável
na gravidez com alimentos regionais. Método: estudo metodológico, desenvolvido em três …

Background The alarming rise in the prevalence of chronic kidney disease of uncertain
etiology (CKDu) among the low socioeconomic farming community in the North Central …

ABSTRAK Latar belakang: Diabetes Melitus tipe 2 merupakan diabetes melitus yang paling
sering dijumpai dan merupakan penyakit yang tidak dapat disembuhkan. Tingginya angka …

Objectives Europe is a destination for many migrants, a group whose proportion of the
overall population will increase over the next decades. The cardiovascular (CV) risk …

Why do we need health literacy? Through a health promotion and social justice lens, Laurie
Hoffman-Goetz, Lorie Donelle, and Rukhsana Ahmed describe health literacy as an …

Increased blood pressure is a leading risk for premature death and disability. The causes of
increased blood pressure are intuitive and well known. However, the fundamental basis and …