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29397
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Tuberculosis remains a serious public health problem in North Carolina. Even more perplexing are the high county morbidity rates for tuberculosis in the eastern region of the state. This report summarizes the 1983 morbidity and health care delivery data on tuberculosis, and analyzes the geographic pattern of three-year county tuberculosis case rates.
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29398
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This report presents a complete set of life tables (each year of age) based on 1971-1981 mortality data and the 1980 census. These life tables provide a snapshot of the current statewide average mortality experience in North Carolina, and compares life expectancy by race and sex.
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29399
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The State Center for Health Statistics conducted an analysis of race-specific sociodemographic, natality, mortality, and morbidity data focusing on the relative status of North Carolina’s American Indian residents. Data are provided separately for reservation and non-reservation Indians.
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29400
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This report provides data and information on maternal characteristics that are known risk factors for conditions associated with fetal, neonatal and post-neonatal deaths in North Carolina. A trend analysis made use of three previous publications which covered birth years 1969-1973, 1972-1976, and 1975-1979, as well as an analysis of 1973-1983 data.
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29401
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The pattern of mortality from infectious diseases has declined in North Carolina, but childhood accidental death has emerged as the leading cause of death to children nineteen years of age or younger. This report examines the incidence of nonfatal childhood accidental injury in North Carolina and household conditions that increase the likelihood of such injuries.
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29407
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This article reviews data on alcohol-related morbidity in North Carolina and addresses the question of alcohol-related mortality. The combination of alcohol and cigarettes contributes to the development of cancers, while excessive alcohol use is a major factor leading to accidental injury and death.
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29408
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This report was produced in response to thirty quantifiable national health objectives for which comparable and reliable North Carolina data were available. It is meant to inform health planners, policy makers, and the health community at large of state and national trends and the statistical prospects for meeting each of the thirty objectives, based on trends of the recent past.
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29413
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North Carolina is experiencing major changes in its age structure as life expectancies have increased, birth rates decreased, and population migration occurred. Between 1980 and 2010, the number of North Carolina residents sixty-five and older is expected to dramatically increase. This report examined cause-specific mortality rates for three elderly age groups by race and sex.
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29463
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This study assessed the completeness of the recording of external cause of injury codes (E-codes) on North Carolina hospital discharge records, for those patients with an injury as the primary cause of admission. E-codes are important for public health efforts to identify how many people are hurt or die from injuries, as well as the causes of these injuries.
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29465
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This study examined current differences in North Carolina between African-American and white women in cervical cancer incidence, stage at diagnosis, treatment, and mortality. Results suggest the need for increased preventative cervical cancer screening for African-American women, so that cancer cases can be detected at an earlier stage.
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29466
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Women are encouraged to take a daily multivitamin containing folic acid or consider alternative dietary options in order to decrease pregnancy risks. This study examined the willingness of Latino women living in North Carolina to use these options.
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29468
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Unintended pregnancies are those that are unwanted or occur before a woman intended to become pregnant. This study provides current descriptive data for North Carolina on the prevalence of unintended pregnancy and its correlates, for use by public health programs in the state. The data was obtained from the North Carolina Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS).
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29469
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Survey data from the 2001 North Carolina Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) were used in this study to investigate county and regional differences in selected health indicators before and after age adjustments. Results show that the use of synthetic estimates does not capture the variation across counties in health risks and behaviors, and can be misleading.
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29470
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Smoking is recognized as the number one preventable risk-factor associated with adverse birth outcomes. This study examined the differences in the rate of smoking cessation during pregnancy among mothers in North Carolina who smoked before pregnancy, by selected maternal characteristics. It also examined differences between women who did and did not quit smoking during pregnancy.
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29478
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American Indians in North Carolina have high death rates due to various causes of death, but the state lacks comprehensive information about health risks in this population. This study examined health risks and conditions among adult North Carolina American Indians, and provided baseline data for health indicators among American Indians.
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