Idioms of distress have been employed in psychological anthropology and global mental
health to solicit localized understandings of suffering. The idiom “thinking too much” is …

La prevalencia del ejercicio en los adultos mayores a menudo muestra niveles bajos, y una
parte considerable de este grupo demográfico es físicamente inactivo. Numerosos estudios …

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Objective: To synthesise evidence on body size preferences for females living in Africa and
the factors influencing these. Design: Mixed-methods systematic review including searches …

Poor diets are responsible for a large burden of noncommunicable disease (NCD). The
prevalence of modifiable dietary risk factors is rising in lower-income countries such as Haiti …

Older people's help-seeking behaviors (HSBs) may be limited because of various factors
and are essential in improving healthcare in aging societies. This cross-sectional study …

Objectives Non-communicable diseases account for 70% of global deaths; 80% occur in low-
income and middle-income countries. The rapid increase of obesity in sub-Saharan Africa is …

Objectives To examine the prevalence of hypertension and access to related healthcare
services among rural residents of Mumbwa district in Zambia. Design Cross-sectional study …

Abstract Background Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are the world's growing cause of
preventable illness, disability, morbidity, and mortality which account for 71% of deaths. The …

Overweight in mothers and children in sub‐Saharan Africa is rapidly increasing and may be
related to body size perceptions and preferences. We enrolled 268 mother–child (6–59 …