Background: This systematic review aimed to summarize and evaluate the prevalence of
physical activity (PA) counseling in primary care. Methods: Five databases (CINAHL …

The Jamaican population is experiencing both a demographic and epidemiological
transition. This 2012 study of 2943 community dwelling persons over sixty years of age …

Aim: This paper describes morbidity patterns among older people, relevant health‐care
resources in a localised population in a developing country (Jamaica) and implications for …

Objectives: To investigate the epidemiology of prostate cancer (PCa) in western Jamaica
and describe the health-seeking behaviour of at-risk men. Methods: This study contained …

Objective: To report the level of utilization of clinical preventive services by older adults in
Jamaica and to identify independent factors associated with utilization. Method: A nationally …

Policy research has been recognized as being able to provide decision-makers with
recommendations and possible actions for solving issues. As such, issues around social …

Background: Chronic non-communicable diseases pose the greatest challenge for the
Caribbean and Jamaica in particular. Of importance is that hypertension and related …

Population ageing is one of the most significant demographic events of the second half of
the twentieth century, and it is going to continue well into the twenty-first century. It is …