In their commentary ‘Remedicalizing an epidemic: from HIV treatment as prevention to HIV
treatment is prevention’, Nguyen et al.[1] argue that the strong focus on ‘treatment-as-…

Background Early maternal age at first birth and elevated parity may have long-term
consequences for the health of women as they age. Both are known risk factors for obstetrical …

Medical recordkeeping is essential to assuring quality health care. Records aid in the medical
management of patients while serving epidemiological purposes. Medical recordkeeping …

Purpose Low-quality obstetric care in low- and middle-income countries contributes to high
in-hospital maternal mortality. Criterion-based clinical audits are increasingly used to …

Objective: In women, the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) is higher in the postmenopausal
period. The effect that menopausal type, natural versus surgical, or the age at natural …

Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the association between categories of age
at natural menopause (ANM) and gait speed (slowness) and grip strength (weakness), …

Mobility, the ability to move in one’s environment, is an essential feature of human functioning.
1 Among older adults, mobility disability is more frequent in women than in men and …

OBJECTIVES: Inuit in Canada experience alarming levels of food insecurity, but nutritional
and physiological consequences are poorly documented, especially in school-age children. …

Background Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the principal contributor to the burden of disease
and mortality worldwide. Previous studies observed associations between early age at …

Objective Gout disproportionately affects older Pacific Islander and Black populations relative
to White populations. However, the ethnic-specific determinants remain understudied …