Welcome to CDC stacks |
Stacks Logo
Advanced Search
Select up to three search categories and corresponding keywords using the fields to the right. Refer to the Help section for more detailed instructions.
 
 
Help
Clear All Simple Search
Advanced Search
Survey of public knowledge about digestive health and diseases: implications for health education.
  • Published Date:
    1987 May-Jun
  • Source:
    Public Health Rep. 102(3):270-277
  • Language:
    English
Filetype[PDF-1.41 MB]


Details:
  • Alternative Title:
    Public Health Rep
  • Personal Author:
  • Description:
    Increasing emphasis in recent years has been placed on health promotion, prevention, and the self-management of health care. These strategies presume the public has sufficient levels of relevant health information, as well as necessary attitudes and skills for the effective use of this information in the management of their own health care. This study tests this assumption as it relates to the level of public knowledge of digestive health and disease, a major health concern affecting an estimated 1 in 10 Americans. This paper reports results of a telephone survey of a representative national sample administered to 1,250 Americans in May 1983 that was designed to assess their level of information about digestive health and disease, comfort in communicating about digestive problems, and preference for health information sources. The results indicate that the American public is largely uninformed and misinformed about digestive health and disease, and they underscore the need for disseminating relevant health information about digestive health and disease to the public to facilitate prevention of digestive health problems and self-management of digestive health care. Health information dissemination is severely complicated by the widespread stigma associated with digestive topics, manifested in the American public's general discomfort in communicating with others about digestive health. These factors necessitate development of sensitive and pervasive digestive health promotion and education programs in the United States.

  • Subject:
  • Pubmed ID:
    3108942
  • Pubmed Central ID:
    PMCnull
  • Document Type:
    Journal Article
  • Collection(s):
    Public Health Reports
  • Main Document Checksum:
  • Supporting Files:
    No Additional Files
    1. A survey of pediatricians' attitudes and practices about maternal employment.
      Personal Author:
      Finkelstein, J W; Coreil, J;
      Published Date:
      1987 May-Jun
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 102(3):302-307
      Description:
      A survey of 281 members (31 percent) of the Texas Pediatric Society was performed in 1981 to assess members' knowledge of, attitudes toward, and practices regarding mothers who work outside the home. Only 15 percent correctly answered two of three kn...
      File Type:
      Filetype[PDF - 1.02 MB]
    2. Ethnic differences in growth and nutritional status: a study of poor schoolchildren in southern New Jersey.
      Personal Author:
      Scholl, T O; Karp, R J; Theophano, J; Decker, E;
      Published Date:
      1987 May-Jun
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 102(3):278-283
      Description:
      The growth and nutritional status of 2,056 schoolchildren from a poor community in southern New Jersey were assessed. Age-adjusted differences in growth among black, white, and Hispanic children were examined. Black youths were 2.5 centimeters (cm) t...
      File Type:
      Filetype[PDF - 1.76 MB]
    3. Users of reproductive health clinic services in a school pregnancy prevention program.
      Personal Author:
      Hirsch, M B; Zabin, L S; Streett, R F; Hardy, J B;
      Published Date:
      1987 May-Jun
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 102(3):307-316
      Description:
      Although the potential of school-based programs in the prevention of adolescent pregnancy is well recognized, few have been evaluated. This paper describes the use of a reproductive health care clinic associated with a school pregnancy prevention pro...
      File Type:
      Filetype[PDF - 1.79 MB]
    4. A television format for national health promotion: Finland's "Keys to Health".
      Personal Author:
      Puska, P; McAlister, A; Niemensivu, H; Piha, T; Wiio, J; Koskela, K;
      Published Date:
      1987 May-Jun
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 102(3):263-269
      File Type:
      Filetype[PDF - 1.80 MB]
    5. Use of antiepileptic drugs in the elderly population.
      Personal Author:
      Oles, K S; Gal, P; Penry, J K; Tapscott, W K;
      Published Date:
      1987 May-Jun
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 102(3):335-337
      Description:
      Medical records for 572 patients in two extended care facilities were reviewed to study seizure disorders and antiepileptic drug use. Seventy patients (12.2 percent) were receiving antiepileptic drugs. Of this group, 43 patients (61.4 percent) had a ...
      File Type:
      Filetype[PDF - 482.73 KB]
    6. Recency of Pap smear screening: a multivariate model.
      Personal Author:
      Howe, H L; Bzduch, H;
      Published Date:
      1987 May-Jun
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 102(3):295-301
      Description:
      Most descriptive reports of women who have not received recent Pap smear screening have been limited to bivariate descriptions. The purpose of this study was to develop a multivariate model to predict the recency of Pap smear screening. A systematic ...
      File Type:
      Filetype[PDF - 1.17 MB]
    7. The association of smoking with clinical indicators of altered sex steroids--a study of 50,145 women.
      Personal Author:
      Hartz, A J; Kelber, S; Borkowf, H; Wild, R; Gillis, B L; Rimm, A A;
      Published Date:
      1987 May-Jun
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 102(3):254-259
      Description:
      This study was designed to test the association of smoking with four clinically apparent conditions that may be related to altered sex steroids: natural and induced menopause, infertility, oligomenorrhea, and hirsutism. Data were obtained from the pe...
      File Type:
      Filetype[PDF - 1.54 MB]
    8. Multiple cause-of-death analysis of hypertension-related mortality in New York State.
      Personal Author:
      Tu, E J
      Published Date:
      1987 May-Jun
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 102(3):329-335
      Description:
      Multiple cause-of-death data--that is, records of all medical conditions listed on death certificates--are used to study hypertension mortality in New York State during 1968-82. Mortality rates based on underlying causes for ischemic heart disease (I...
      File Type:
      Filetype[PDF - 1.57 MB]
    9. Importance of WHO and the World Health Assembly to U.S. Public Health and Medicine: a Food and Drug Administration perspective.
      Personal Author:
      Nightingale, S L; Petricciani, J C; Young, F E;
      Published Date:
      1987 May-Jun
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 102(3):260-263
      File Type:
      Filetype[PDF - 680.25 KB]
    10. The Preventive Health and Health Services Block Grant: the Massachusetts experience.
      Personal Author:
      Havas, S; Blik, C;
      Published Date:
      1987 May-Jun
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 102(3):284-289
      Description:
      The Preventive Health and Health Services Block Grant funds a variety of disparate programs in health promotion and disease prevention. Many of these programs were funded by categorical grants to the States prior to the creation of this block grant i...
      File Type:
      Filetype[PDF - 1.33 MB]
    11. The Massachusetts program for reducing the risk of formaldehyde exposure.
      Personal Author:
      Walker, B; Fox, P; Li, V; Parker, G;
      Published Date:
      1987 May-Jun
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 102(3):290-294
      Description:
      Urea formaldehyde foam insulation in homes has caused increasing concerns about the adverse health effects associated with residential exposure to formaldehyde emissions. These health effects cover a broad spectrum of symptoms, including neurophysiol...
      File Type:
      Filetype[PDF - 1012.68 KB]
    12. NATIONAL CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS: DATA LINE
      Published Date:
      May 1987
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 102(3):338-339
      File Type:
      Filetype[PDF - 424.56 KB]
    13. Public Health Rep ; v. 102, no. 3 : table of contents
      Published Date:
      May-Jun 1987
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 102(3)
      File Type:
      Filetype[PDF - 394.71 KB]
    14. Public Health Rep ; v. 102, no. 3 : Masthead
      Published Date:
      May-Jun 1987
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 102(3)
      File Type:
      Filetype[PDF - 1.48 MB]
    15. Adult immunization should be routine, too.
      Personal Author:
      Windom, R E
      Published Date:
      1987 May-Jun
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 102(3):245-247
      File Type:
      Filetype[PDF - 470.35 KB]
    16. Effects of community characteristics on young physicians' decisions regarding rural practice.
      Personal Author:
      Langwell, K M; Drabek, J; Nelson, S L; Lenk, E;
      Published Date:
      1987 May-Jun
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 102(3):317-328
      Description:
      The supply of physicians has increased rapidly during the past decade. To examine the impact of this expanding supply on the geographic distribution of physicians in rural areas, we examined the location patterns of 1974-78 medical school graduates p...
      File Type:
      Filetype[PDF - 1.83 MB]
    17. Knowledge and attitudes of AIDS health care providers before and after education programs.
      Personal Author:
      Wertz, D C; Sorenson, J R; Liebling, L; Kessler, L; Heeren, T C;
      Published Date:
      1987 May-Jun
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 102(3):248-254
      Description:
      Analysis of the responses of 1,247 health care providers to questionnaires immediately before and after educational programs on acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) revealed significant (P less than .05) improvements in accuracy of knowledge abo...
      File Type:
      Filetype[PDF - 1.28 MB]
    18. Public Health Reports ; v. 102 , no. 3 : cover
      Published Date:
      May-Jun 1987
      Source:
      Public Health Rep 102 (3)
      File Type:
      Filetype[PDF - 664.78 KB]
    19. Injury prevention for Indians: was the assessment too early?
      Personal Author:
      Maetz, H M
      Published Date:
      1987 May-Jun
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 102(3):247
      File Type:
      Filetype[PDF - 135.38 KB]
You May Also Like:
  1. Public Health Rep ; v. 102, no. 6 : Masthead
    Published Date:
    Nov-Dec 1987
    Source:
    Public Health Rep. 102(6)
    File Type:
    Filetype[PDF - 5.38 MB]
  2. Public Health Reports ; v. 102 , no. 3 : cover
    Published Date:
    May-Jun 1987
    Source:
    Public Health Rep 102 (3)
    File Type:
    Filetype[PDF - 664.78 KB]
  3. Public Health Rep ; v. 105, no. 6 : Masthead
    Published Date:
    Nov-Dec 1990
    Source:
    Public Health Rep. 105(6)
    File Type:
    Filetype[PDF - 2.63 MB]
  4. Public Health Rep ; v. 102, no. 3 : table of contents
    Published Date:
    May-Jun 1987
    Source:
    Public Health Rep. 102(3)
    File Type:
    Filetype[PDF - 394.71 KB]
  5. Attitudes and acceptance of First Person Authorization: A national comparison of donor and nondonor families
    Personal Author:
    Traino, Heather M.; Siminoff, Laura A.;
    Published Date:
    Jan 2013
    Source:
    J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2012; 74(1):294-300.
    Description:
    BACKGROUNDFirst Person Authorization (i.e., donor designation) legislation makes indicating one’s intent to be a posthumous organ donor legally binding, much like a living will or advance directive. Such legislation is the most recent in a long his...
    File Type:
    Filetype[PDF - 328.54 KB]