University of the West Indies

Exploring the Likelihood of Healthcare Students to Advise Patients on the Health Benefits of Predominantly Plant-Based Diets

The aim of this study was to survey select healthcare students in the Americas about their likelihood to advise on health benefits of predominantly plant-based diets to noncommunicable disease patients; and to identify possible demographic, academic, and psychographic association...

We don’t talk about it (Except when we do): Elite Barbadian adolescent athletes’ conversations on performance-enhancement and doping

Introduction Doping prevention increasingly emphasizes early intervention with education directed toward youth, parents, and coaches. Although adolescent athletes are a central focus of prevention efforts, little is known about how they learn about performance-enhancing drugs (PE...

Prevalence of meeting aerobic physical activity and resistance training guidelines in advanced prostate cancer: a descriptive study of racial and regional disparities in the IRONMAN registry

Abstract Purpose To estimate guideline-based aerobic physical activity and resistance training participation in an international population of people with newly diagnosed metastatic hormone-sensitive or castration-resistant prostate cancer, and to assess racial and regional diffe...

Democratic governance, public service satisfaction, and health equity in Africa: a multivariate statistical analysis

Abstract This study examines the political determinants of health access in Africa by analyzing how democratic demand, democratic supply, and perceptions of government health performance shape reported difficulty in accessing health care. We conducted a cross-sectional, multi-cou...

Human papillomavirus vaccine acceptability in Cameroon: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Abstract Background Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination is a key strategy for cervical cancer elimination. In Cameroon, HPV vaccine was introduced into the expanded program on immunization in 2020. However, synthesized evidence on vaccine acceptability is needed to guide polic...