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| I B AhluwaliaSummaryAffiliation: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Country: USA Publications
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Multiple lifestyle and psychosocial risks and delivery of small for gestational age infantsI B Ahluwalia
Division of Reproductive Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30341 3717, USA
Obstet Gynecol 97:649-56. 2001..To examine the occurrence of multiple risk behaviors during pregnancy among women who delivered a live birth and to examine the risk of delivering small for gestational age (SGA) infants for women with multiple risks...
Breastfeeding practices: does method of delivery matter?Indu B Ahluwalia
Division of Reproductive Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4770 Buford Highway, NE, Atlanta, GA 30341 3724, USA
Matern Child Health J 16:231-7. 2012....- Maternity care practices and breastfeeding experiences of women in different racial and ethnic groups: Pregnancy Risk Assessment and Monitoring System (PRAMS)Indu B Ahluwalia
Division of Reproductive Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4770 Buford Highway, NE, Mail stop K 22, Atlanta, GA 30341 3724, USA
Matern Child Health J 16:1672-8. 2012..Hospitals may want to examine the implementation of specific practices in relation to the cultural backgrounds of women to promote breastfeeding... - Association between acculturation and breastfeeding among Hispanic women: data from the Pregnancy Risk Assessment and Monitoring SystemIndu B Ahluwalia
Division of Reproductive Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30341 3724, USA
J Hum Lact 28:167-73. 2012..This study examined the association between acculturation and breastfeeding behaviors using population-based data... - Medicaid coverage before pregnancy: Pregnancy Risk Assessment and Monitoring System (PRAMS)Indu B Ahluwalia
Division of Reproductive Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30341 3724, USA
J Womens Health (Larchmt) 18:431-4. 2009..Research also is needed to identify how PRAMS data can be used to guide programs and policies intended to reduce adverse outcomes for mothers and infants... - Lack of health insurance coverage among working-age adults, evidence from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 1993-2006Indu B Ahluwalia
Division of Adult and Community Health, National Centers for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4770 Buford Highway, NE, Mailstop K 66, Atlanta, GA 30341 3717, USA
J Community Health 33:293-6. 2008..Effective approaches to reducing uninsurance and the consequences related to lack of coverage are needed in the face of increasing health disparities in the United States... - Mental and physical distress and high-risk behaviors among reproductive-age womenIndu B Ahluwalia
Division of Adult and Community Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30341 3724, USA
Obstet Gynecol 104:477-83. 2004..To examine the prevalence of mental and physical distress indicators among women of reproductive age and the association of these indicators with cigarette smoking and alcohol use, by pregnancy status... - Acculturation, weight, and weight-related behaviors among Mexican Americans in the United StatesIndu B Ahluwalia
Division of Adult and Community Health, National Centers for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, CA 30341 3717, USA
Ethn Dis 17:643-9. 2007..This analysis explores the association between acculturation and body weight, self-perceptions of weight, and attempt to lose weight among Mexican Americans... - Pregnancy intention and contraceptive use among adult womenIndu B Ahluwalia
Division of Adult and Community Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30341 3724, USA
Matern Child Health J 11:347-51. 2007..We examined pregnancy intention measures and contraceptive use behaviors among reproductive-age women using data from two CDC-based surveillance systems... - Psychosocial factors associated with use of multivitamins by women of childbearing ageIndu B Ahluwalia
Division of Adult and Community Health, National Centers for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4770 Buford Highway, NE Mailstop K 66 Atlanta, GA 30341 3717, USA
J Community Health 32:57-69. 2007..43; 95% CI: 0.36-0.52) or to be regular users (OR = 0.68; 95% CI: 0.50-0.91). Results suggest that certain psychosocial factors as well as advice from a health care provider help women to make decisions about multivitamin use... - Report from the CDC. Changes in selected chronic disease-related risks and health conditions for nonpregnant women 18-44 years old BRFSSIndu B Ahluwalia
Division of Adult and Community Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Atlanta, Georgia 30341 3724, USA
J Womens Health (Larchmt) 14:382-6. 2005..The BRFSS data can be used for monitoring the prevalence of multiple chronic disease-related behaviors and conditions... - Self-reported and clinical measurement of three chronic disease risks among low-income women in West VirginiaIndu B Ahluwalia
Division of Adult and Community Health, National Centers for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30341 3724, USA
J Womens Health (Larchmt) 18:1857-62. 2009..This study assessed the validity of several self-reported cardiovascular risk factors among low-income women aged 40-64 years in West Virginia... - Factors associated with control of hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, and diabetes among low-income women in West VirginiaIndu B Ahluwalia
Division of Adult and Community Health, National Centers for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30341 3724, USA
J Womens Health (Larchmt) 19:417-24. 2010..Low-income women living in rural areas with limited health services may experience special challenges in managing chronic conditions... - An evaluation of a community-based approach to safe motherhood in northwestern TanzaniaI B Ahluwalia
Division of Adult and Community Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA
Int J Gynaecol Obstet 82:231-40. 2003..We present an evaluation of the Community Capacity Building and Empowerment initiative, undertaken by the Community-Based Reproductive Health Project (CBRHP), designed to address high maternal morbidity and mortality... - Sustainability of community-capacity to promote safer motherhood in northwestern Tanzania: what remains?Indu B Ahluwalia
Division of Adult and Community Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30341 3724, USA
Glob Health Promot 17:39-49. 2010..To examine the remains of the Community-Based Reproductive Health Project (CBRHP) implemented by CARE-Tanzania to address high maternal mortality in two rural districts... - Who is breast-feeding? Recent trends from the pregnancy risk assessment and monitoring systemIndu B Ahluwalia
Division of Adult and Community Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30341, USA
J Pediatr 142:486-91. 2003..To examine breast-feeding initiation and continuation among women with recent live births in 10 states... - Health-related quality of life among women of reproductive age: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), 1998-2001Indu B Ahluwalia
Division of Adult and Community Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30341-3724, USA
J Womens Health (Larchmt) 12:5-9. 2003 - Correlates of seasonal influenza vaccine coverage among pregnant women in Georgia and Rhode IslandIndu B Ahluwalia
Applied Sciences Branch, Women s Health and Fertility Branch, Division of Reproductive Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30341 3724, USA
Obstet Gynecol 116:949-55. 2010..To identify facilitators of and barriers to pregnant women being vaccinated against seasonal influenza by identifying factors associated with influenza vaccination during pregnancy among women who had recently given birth to a live infant... - Seasonal influenza vaccine coverage among pregnant women: pregnancy risk assessment monitoring systemIndu B Ahluwalia
Division of Reproductive Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30341 3724, USA
J Womens Health (Larchmt) 20:649-51. 2011.... - Why do women stop breastfeeding? Findings from the Pregnancy Risk Assessment and Monitoring SystemIndu B Ahluwalia
Division of Adult and Community Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Pediatrics 116:1408-12. 2005..We examined breastfeeding behaviors, periods of vulnerability for breastfeeding cessation, reasons for breastfeeding cessation, and the association between predelivery intentions and breastfeeding behaviors... 
The effect of WIC participation on small-for-gestational-age births: Michigan, 1992I B Ahluwalia
National Centers for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Altanta, GA 30341 3724, USA
Am J Public Health 88:1374-7. 1998..This study examined the relationship between enrollment in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for women, Infants, and Children (WIC) and delivery of small-for-gestational-age infants...- Social support and coping behaviors of low-income families experiencing food insufficiency in North CarolinaI B Ahluwalia
Division of Reproductive Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30341 3724, USA
Health Educ Behav 25:599-612. 1998..In conclusion, as the social welfare system becomes constrained, more and more households may experience food insufficiency. Responsive policies are therefore needed to assist low-income families... - Social relationships and cardiovascular disease risk factors: findings from the third national health and nutrition examination surveyE S Ford
Division of Nutrition and Physical Activity, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA
Prev Med 30:83-92. 2000..Conclusions. These results support findings from previous studies and indicate that social relationships have a beneficial effect on several behaviors that directly or indirectly affect the risk of cardiovascular disease... - Georgia's breastfeeding promotion program for low-income womenI B Ahluwalia
Division of Reproductive Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30341 3724, USA
Pediatrics 105:E85. 2000..The objective of our research was to evaluate the impact of breastfeeding promotion strategies on breastfeeding initiation among WIC participants in Georgia... - Correlates of postpartum smoking relapse. Results from the Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS)S L Carmichael
Epidemic Intelligence Service, Epidemiology Program Office, and the Division of Reproductive Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Am J Prev Med 19:193-6. 2000.... - Are women with recent live births aware of the benefits of folic acid?I B Ahluwalia
Division of Reproductive Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, USA
MMWR Recomm Rep 50:3-14. 2001..However, this awareness might be too late for the pregnancy that has occurred, indicating a continued need to educate all reproductive-aged women regarding the need to take folic acid before they become pregnant... - Racial and ethnic disparities in influenza vaccination coverage among adults during the 2004-2005 seasonMichael W Link
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4770 Buford Highway NE, K 66, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA
Am J Epidemiol 163:571-8. 2006..Yearly monitoring of influenza vaccine coverage is important to assess the long-term impact of shortages on overall coverage and gaps in coverage between racial/ethnic groups... - Visceral leishmaniasis: consequences of a neglected disease in a Bangladeshi communityIndu B Ahluwalia
Division of Adult and Community Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30341, USA
Am J Trop Med Hyg 69:624-8. 2003..To decrease the KA burden in endemic areas, community efforts should be supplemented with effective treatment programs to ensure access to appropriate and affordable diagnosis and case management... - State-specific prevalence of selected chronic disease-related characteristics--Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2001Indu B Ahluwalia
Division of Adult and Community Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, USA
MMWR Surveill Summ 52:1-80. 2003..BRFSS data continue to be key sources for assessing progress toward both national Healthy People 2010 objectives and state health objectives... - Observations from the CDC: Monitoring women's health in the United States: selected chronic disease indicators, 1991-2001 BRFSSKarin A Mack
Division of Adult and Community Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4770 Buford Highway NE, K66, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA
J Womens Health (Larchmt) 12:309-14. 2003..This analysis considers factors that underlie the leading causes of death and disability for adult women in the United States and changes in those factors over the previous decade... - Visceral leishmaniasis: consequences to women in a Bangladeshi communityIndu B Ahluwalia
Division of Adult and Community Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA
J Womens Health (Larchmt) 13:360-4. 2004..Future work needs to focus on understanding the implications of KA on women and to develop sustainable strategies for appropriate and timely access to treatment... - Surveillance for certain health behaviors among selected local areas--United States, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2002Lina Balluz
Division of Adult and Community Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, USA
MMWR Surveill Summ 53:1-100. 2004..The data indicate a continued need to develop and implement health promotion programs for targeting specific behaviors and practices and serve as a baseline for future surveillance at the local level in the United States... - Language preference as a predictor of access to and use of healthcare services among Hispanics in the United StatesWilliam S Pearson
Division of Adult and Community Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4770 Buford Highway, NE, MS K66, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA
Ethn Dis 18:93-7. 2008..The objective of this study was to determine if Spanish language preference was significantly associated with barriers to healthcare services among a nationally representative sample of Hispanic persons in the United States... - Health insurance coverage and use of selected preventive services by working-age women, BRFSS, 2006Indu B Ahluwalia
Division of Adult and Community Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30341 3724, USA
J Womens Health (Larchmt) 16:935-40. 2007..Future research and programs need to address the public health issues of unmet healthcare needs and health insurance coverage of U.S. women... - Modifiable characteristics of a healthy lifestyle in U.S. older adults with or without frequent mental distress: 2003 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance SystemLisa C McGuire
Division of Adult and Community Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30341 3724, USA
Am J Geriatr Psychiatry 15:754-61. 2007.... - Risk factors for kala-azar in BangladeshCaryn Bern
Division of Parasitic Diseases, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30341, USA
Emerg Infect Dis 11:655-62. 2005..Our data confirm strong clustering and suggest that insecticide-treated nets could be effective in preventing kala-azar... - Menstrual-related problems and psychological distress among women in the United StatesTara W Strine
Division of Adult and Community Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30341, USA
J Womens Health (Larchmt) 14:316-23. 2005..To examine the associations of menstrual-related problems with mental health and health behaviors in a U.S. population-based study... - Healthy lifestyle behaviors among older U.S. adults with and without disabilities, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2003Lisa C McGuire
Division of Adult and Community Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4770 Buford Highway, NE, Mailstop K 51, Atlanta, GA 30341 3724, USA
Prev Chronic Dis 4:A09. 2007..This study examines the prevalence of selected healthy lifestyle behaviors related to chronic diseases among adults aged 65 years and older with and without disabilities... - The economic impact of visceral leishmaniasis on households in BangladeshD Anoopa Sharma
Emory University Rollins School of Public Health, Atlanta, GA, USA
Trop Med Int Health 11:757-64. 2006..Control strategies for VL should facilitate timely, affordable diagnosis and treatment of patients to decrease the infection reservoir and to alleviate the economic burden of VL on households... - Chronic disease-related behaviors in U.S. older women: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2003Lisa C McGuire
Division of Adult and Community Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30341 3724, USA
J Womens Health (Larchmt) 15:3-7. 2006..To estimate the prevalence of selected behaviors related to chronic diseases among women > or =65 years old using the 2003 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) data...