Prevalence

Childhood apraxia of speech (CAS) CAS is a pediatric neurological speech sound disorder. This disorder impairs the precision and consistency of the movements that underlie speech. However neuromuscular deficits are absent. It may be the result of a known neurological impairment, and include complex neurobehavioral disorders with known or unknown origins. It may also occur as an idiopathic neurogenic speech sound disorder. The main impairment in planning and/or programming spatiotemporal…

TITLE: Prevalence of hepatitis A & E among sporadic cases of acute hepatitis in a tertiary care hospital of western India ABSTRACT Background: Hepatitis A & E are highly endemic & are significant contributors of morbidity & mortality in India. Retrospective analysis of the data was carried out to find the prevalence of hepatitis A & E virus ( HAV & HEV ) among the acute sporadic hepatitis patients & the coinfection of HAV & HEV among these patients. Aim: To find the prevalence of hepatitis A &…

Now, I am going to go into talking about the article title, “Auditory Processing disorders: Acquisition and treatment”, which discusses the treatment and tools for children diagnosed with auditory-processing disorder. Another definition of ADP is “A disorder in the recognition, discrimination, ordering, grouping, and localization of sounds, with both organizations emphasizing the processing of non-speech sounds” (Moore, 2007, p. 295-304). There are studies shown that there are similarities in…

1.0 Introduction This assessment will explore the condition and prevalence of autism in Australia and Singapore. Preventions and treatments of autism will be discussed after the prevalence in the two countries. Lastly, there be an overview about autism. 2.0 Definition “Autism is a lifelong developmental condition that affects, among other things, the way an individual relates to his or her environment and their interaction with other people.” There are fluctuating degrees of autism where some…

Much like the virus itself, the geographically specific prevalence as well as perceptions of the Ebola virus within certain societies have evolved between the years 1990 and 2015. The current number of cases as well as social views and beliefs about Ebola are society specific and therefore geographically specific. Economic, cultural and lifestyle differences serve as determinants of these contrasting perceptions of Ebola between 1st and 3rd world countries. The ‘perception–behavior link’…

syndrome (AHA 2007). The prevalence of syndrome rises with age as revealed by and analysis of data from the studies by Ford et al (2002, 2005). The studies showed that metabolic syndrome prevalence is highly correlated with age, increasing from 6.7% in individuals aged 20-29 years to over 40% in individuals aged ≥ 60 years (Ford 2002). Another study showed that metabolic syndrome reaches its peak levels in the 60s for men and 70s for women (Park 2003) (78). Metabolic syndrome prevalence varies…

 Question 1. Can you think of some diseases that are of public health importance? There are many public health concerns, including but not limited to tuberculosis, heart disease, HIV, cancer, and diabetes. Perhaps some mental health disorders could be included, since they are a big problem in today’s society such as anxiety, depression and bipolar disorder.  Question 2. Can you think of some risk factors that are of public health importance? Risk factors of public health importance are obesity…

worldwide. Most of the people currently living with HBV infection are persons that were born before hepatitis B vaccination. The Prevalence of HBV in Iran is around 2% in general populations except Sistan and Baluchestan (3.38%-5%) and Golestan (5%-7%) Provinces that is higher than other parts of Iran. It seems that with the measures of the Ministry of Health, Prevalence of HBV in our country is changing from intermediate to low endemicity. In a study that is performed in 2009 on approximately…

inactivity contribute significantly to being overweight and obese. During the past 20 years, there has been a dramatic increase in obesity rates in the U.S. In 2014, no state had a prevalence of obesity less than 21%. Forty-five states had a prevalence of 25% or more; Texas was one of those states, with a prevalence of 31.9%. In LSCC’s service area, approximately two-thirds of the adult population is considered overweight or obese; of this population, Hispanics and African Americans are at…

Dedication You know how it is. You pick up a book or a research, flip to the dedication, and find that, once again, the author has dedicated his research to someone else and not to you. Not this time. Because this time it is dedicated to you for taking a time to read this research. To my parents: thank you for your unconditional support with my studies I am honored to have you as my parents Thank you for giving me a chance to prove and improve myself through all my life please don 't ever…