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Association of Hypertension with Well-Being: Results from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) Study
IntroductionIt remains unclear how hypertension affects subjective well-being, especially in light of its potential gender-specific impacts.
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Improving the representativeness of the tribal behavioral risk factor surveillance system through data integration
BackgroundPrevious literature showed significant health disparities between Native American population and other populations such as Non-Hispanic...
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Measuring bereavement prevalence in a complex sampling survey: the 2019 Georgia Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS)
BackgroundThe Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) is an annual survey designed to identify trends in the public’s health. In its 2019...
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Sleepless in inequality: findings from the 2018 behavioral risk factor surveillance system, a cross-sectional study
BackgroundDespite the large body of research on the adverse effects of income inequality, to date, few studies have examined its impact on sleep. The...
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Surveillance Mammography Behaviors in Black and White Breast Cancer Survivors: Behavioral Risk Factors and Surveillance System, 2016
BackgroundSurveillance mammography is recommended annually for early detection of disease relapse among breast cancer survivors; yet Black women have...
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Assessing the relationship between educational attainment and flu vaccination: an examination of the 2019 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
AimIn this study, using the 2019 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), two methods by which knowledge regarding influenza (flu) vaccine...
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Disparities of Delayed Dental Visits and Severe Tooth Loss Among Older Native Hawaiians and Other Pacific Islanders in Hawaiʻi: A Cross-Sectional Study of Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Data from 2012 to 2020
Oral health is a major health concern in the US and globally, particularly among communities of color and low-income/low-education groups. General...
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Self-Reported Medical and Nonmedical Cannabis Use: Results from the 2018 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System in 14 States
As policies legalizing adult cannabis use increase in the United States, understanding and characterizing the proportion of individuals consuming...
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Marijuana use among US adults with cancer: findings from the 2018–2019 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
PurposeThis study aimed to assess the prevalence of current marijuana use and to identify the factors associated with its use among US adults with...
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Health Care Access and Health Indicators in Puerto Rico Pre- and Post- Hurricane Maria: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (2015–2019)
Hurricane Maria is regarded as one of the worst natural disasters in United States history as it devasted Puerto Rico (PR) in September 2017. This...
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Sleep Duration and Chronic Disease Among Older Native Hawaiians or Other Pacific Islanders and Asians: Analysis of the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
ObjectivesOlder adults are particularly vulnerable to unhealthy sleep. This study examines the relationship between sleep duration and chronic...
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The epidemiology of skin cancer by UV index: cross-sectional analysis from the 2019 behavioral risk factor surveillance survey
The extent to which the Ultraviolet (UV) index is associated with the prevalence of melanoma and keratinocyte cancer in the United States is not...
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Who declines to respond to the reactions to race module?: findings from the South Carolina Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2016–2017
BackgroundThe inclusion of self-reported differential treatment by race/ethnicity in population-based public health surveillance and monitoring...
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Self-Reported Diabetes Prevalence in Asian American Subgroups: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2013–2019
BackgroundDiabetes mellitus (DM) is a leading contributor to morbidity and mortality in the United States (US). Prior DM prevalence estimates in...
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Predictors of unhealthy physical and mental days among informal cancer caregivers: results from the 2019 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System survey
BackgroundPatients with cancer and cancer survivors commonly rely upon family members and friends to act as caregivers to help manage cancer...
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Earned Income Tax Credit and Youth Violence: Findings from the Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System
Family- and neighborhood-level poverty are associated with youth violence. Economic policies may address this risk factor by reducing parental stress...
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The association between life satisfaction, emotional support, and perceived health among women who experienced intimate Partner violence (IPV) – 2007 behavioral risk factor surveillance system
BackgroundIntimate partner violence (IPV) is a pressing phenomenon whose consequences are associated with severe physical and mental health outcomes....
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Re-scaling and small area estimation of behavioral risk survey guided by social vulnerability data
BackgroundLocal governments and other public health entities often need population health measures at the county or subcounty level for activities...
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Comprehensive assessment of holding urine as a behavioral risk factor for UTI in women and reasons for delayed voiding
BackgroundWomen of reproductive age group have greater predilection to urinary tract infections (UTI). Various risk factors increase the prevalence...
