Objectives: In 2021, Tennessee high school youth reported a cigarette smoking rate of 4.9% and an electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) use rate of 19%, surpassing national averages of 2.3% and 11.3%, respectively. In 2019, 15.5% of 8th- and 9th-grade youth in northeast Tennessee reported current e-cigarette use. Primary care providers (PCPs)…
Objectives: This study describes the changes in prevalence odds ratios (PORs) for Alzheimer disease (AD) in the northeast Tennessee region (NTR) during a 3-year period, describes the statistical assessment process, and critically assesses the database from which the statistical association was derived. The article also examines several beliefs pertinent to…
Background Evidence suggests that sexually transmitted disease (STD) screening during pregnancy is not optimal. No published studies have systematically examined barriers that hinder routine STD screening. This study examines prenatal care providers’ perceptions about barriers to routine STD screening of pregnant women. Methods Using a conceptual framework, four a priori…
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