ABSTRACT
Across the world, suicidal behaviors are responsible for more than one million deaths each year. In Haiti, suicidal behaviors were found to be related to intimate partner violence (IPV) against women. This study was conducted after the 2010 earthquake in Haiti and women were asked about IPV before and after that event. A sample of women between 18 and 44 years of age responded to a questionnaire about physical, psychological, or sexual abuse by an intimate or non-intimate partner. The women were divided into two groups: (a) women who were abused by partners (n = 133) and (b) women who were not abused (n = 75). Those who were abused had 2.2 times higher odds for suicidal thoughts and 1.9 times higher odds for suicidal attempts and were significantly more likely to suffer from depression and PTSD. For each 1-unit increase in a measured PTSD score, the odds of being abused increased by 105.7%. For each 1-unit increase in the measured depression score, the odds of being abused increased by 14.9%.
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Earthquakes , Intimate Partner Violence , Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic , Suicide , Cross-Sectional Studies , Depression/epidemiology , Depression/etiology , Female , Haiti/epidemiology , Humans , Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic/epidemiologySubject(s)
Anti-Bacterial Agents/therapeutic use , Branchioma/pathology , Clindamycin/therapeutic use , Head and Neck Neoplasms/pathology , Neck Pain/diagnostic imaging , Thyroglossal Cyst/pathology , Branchioma/diagnostic imaging , Branchioma/drug therapy , Child, Preschool , Diagnosis, Differential , Female , Head and Neck Neoplasms/diagnostic imaging , Head and Neck Neoplasms/drug therapy , Humans , Magnetic Resonance Imaging , Neck Pain/etiology , Thyroglossal Cyst/diagnostic imaging , Thyroglossal Cyst/drug therapy , Tomography, X-Ray Computed , Treatment OutcomeSubject(s)
Anti-Asthmatic Agents/administration & dosage , Asthma/drug therapy , Emergency Service, Hospital , Metered Dose Inhalers/statistics & numerical data , Administration, Inhalation , Adolescent , Asthma/diagnosis , Child , Child, Preschool , Disease Progression , Emergency Treatment , Evidence-Based Medicine , Female , Humans , Male , Patient Safety , Pediatrics , Risk Assessment , Treatment OutcomeABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION: The purpose of this randomized control trial was to evaluate the effects of a computer-assisted instructional (CAI) game on asthma symptoms (eg, coughing, wheezing, shortness of breath, and nighttime awakenings) in 7- to 12-year-old inner-city children over 12 weeks. METHOD: A CAI that focused on reducing environmental irritants/allergens and the correct use of prescribed medications to prevent asthma symptoms was used with 101 children (56 in the intervention group and 45 in the control group). The primary outcome evaluated a change in children's asthma symptoms as measured by responses to nine symptom questions in Juniper's Pediatric Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire (PAQOL) and measurements of lung function. RESULTS: No significant changes in asthma symptoms occurred between the two groups before and after the intervention. No significant changes were noted in PAQOL scores for activities, emotions, and total PAQOL score, lung function measurements, and asthma severity between the two groups. Asthma knowledge of both groups was high before intervention, but there were no significant changes between groups after the intervention. DISCUSSION: Findings indicate that this CAI game was not effective in improving asthma symptoms in this group of children.
