INTRODUCTION In spite of the staggering population of over 120 million people in Nigeria, the current total fertility rate of 5.7 ranks among the highest in the world. The complex relationship between fertility and HIV/AIDS threatens the preventive strategies against the HIV (Generic Retrovir treating HIV infection) epidemic in countries like Nigeria, where the fertility rate [...]

INTRODUCTION Intentional, inner-city violence is a recognized public health problem that has been studied extensively in recent years. Among the factors known to increase a child’s risk of becoming a victim of intentional violence are: male gender, low-income household, access to firearms, and residence in certain neighborhoods.

This study suggests that young African-American adults may have perceptions of overweight that differ from those of the medical community. As seen in other studies, males are more likely than females to inaccurately classify their weight. The data presented here support earlier research showing that women’s definitions of overweight, ideal weight and healthy weight are [...]

In this study, we were interested in the association between body size awareness and body size satisfaction with the perceived risk of disease due to weight. Unadjusted analysis of perceived risk for any disease by body awareness and body satisfaction for male and female respondents revealed the following associations. For both male and female respondents, [...]