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Objectives: Many studies draw attention to the negative consequences of the pandemic or lockdown on the well-being and lifestyle of different population groups. This study analyzes whether some changes occurred in physical activity during three periods – before the pandemic, during the lockdown, and at present in Slovak older adults. We also investigated whether individual weight changed after the pandemic. Methods: The study has a cross-sectional design. We collected 436 questionnaires from older adults (60+) liv...

Teenage pregnancy is one of the most important social and public health problems all over the world. Pregnancy during adolescence is often associated with less favorable outcomes for both mother and child. In this study, we aimed to determine the effect of adolescent age on neonatal outcomes and also observed the lifestyle of pregnant teenage girls. We conducted a study of 2434 mothers aged =19 years (n=294) or 20–34 years (n=2140) who gave birth in 2019–2020 at Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics of Louis Pa...

Introduction: The SES status belongs to the most important health determinants in developed countries. Individual susceptibility for acute respiratory diseases is influenced by many factors: age, nutrition, presence of disease, genetic determination, global health status. Children are a focus points in the health protection considering possibilities of early organs and functions impairment. Material and methods. Cross-sectional study of respiratory health included parents questionnaires collected data about socio-...

Introduction: Adverse factors in occupational exposure of healthcare workers are bringing risk and health threats in mental and somatic symptoms of health care workers, including the burnout syndrome. The aim of the paper is to evaluate psychological risk, focusing on the stress and psychological burden of health care workers. Material and methods. Cross-sectional study was based on the form of structured anonymous questionnaires evaluating the amount of psychological burden of healthcare staff, according to the c...

Roma communities around Europe create estimated amount of 8 – 12 millions of Roma people living prevalently in Eastern and Central Europe. Identifying Roma as an ethnic group brings the problem due the national policy in former CEE countries where nationality is voluntary in the census and the person can conceive a nationality as a personal feeling. This topic brings the problem to Roma ethnicity assessment. Roma themselves do not like to be called Roma or Gypsies, most of identification is coming from external ob...

Submitted scientific paper deals with the influence of selected factors on the systolic and diastolic blood pressure and also with impact of anthropometric parameters on blood pressure. The aim of this work was to define the significant differences between boys and girls in health status parameters, to evaluate the impact of socio-economic, environmental and medical history factors on blood pressure. In the practical part is analyzed the sample group of school children from eastern Slovakia (770 children, 385 boys...