Background: Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a chronic disease characterized by hyperglycemia due to lack of insulin or its ineffective utilization by body. Diabetes is considered as a leading cause of premature death and ...

Nowadays, globally population is facing the aging phenomenon, which means that the share of people aged 65 and over is growing faster than the share of people in any other age category resulting in demographic transition. ...

Objective: Anemia and hypertension are the most common disorders among women delivering at Yerevan maternities. Their role as potential risk factors for preterm delivery was assessed. Design and Methods: A matched case-control ...

The estimated prevalence of stress ranges from 13% to 45%, among adolescents in India. There is a strong association between stress and mental health. Globally, 20% of children and adolescent suffer from disabling mental ...

Davidashen is one of the districts of Yerevan, located in a suburban area. The population is about 50,000 people. It is a newly built district with population of people with different backgrounds. Diabetes continues growing ...

Coronary Heart Disease (CHD) is the leading cause of deaths and disability in most industrialized countries, and its importance as a major public health problem is increasing in developing countries. CHD is the leading ...

Stress at work place is one of the growing public health threats worldwide. WRS is negatively associated with individual and organizational level outcomes. Major risk factors of WRS described in the literature are: work ...

Tuberculosis (TB) is a major public health issue and according to the World Health Organization (WHO) is one of the top 10 causes of death. In 2016, 10.4 million people had active TB, of which 1.7 million died. Special ...

Objectives. The objectives of this study were to investigate the association between health risk knowledge/perception and risk behaviors among medical students and residents in Yerevan, to reveal the determinants of risk ...

Background: Diarrhea is one of the major causes of morbidity and mortality among children in the developing countries. Each year 1.6 million children under 5 years old die as a result of diarrheal diseases. Based on the ...