Daiga Grinberga

Biographic Data

ID6165531
NAMEDaiga Grinberga
GIVEN NAMESDaiga
FAMILY NAMEGrinberga
SIGNATUREGRINBERGA D
AFFILIATIONSRiga Technical College
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS6
TOTAL CITATIONS15
WORKS AS AUTHOR6
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1999
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2023
H-INDEX2

  • Self-reported suicidal behaviours and associated factors in the general population of Latvia (2010–2018)

    Open AccessKrista Mieze, Anda Ķīvīte‐Urtāne et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of Social…2023

    BACKGROUND: Latvia has the second highest suicide rate in the European Union - with a total population age-standardized suicide rate of 16.1 per 100,000 inhabitants. AIMS: We aimed to assess the prevalence of different types of self-reported suicidal behaviours in Latvia and determine the associated sociodemographic and health-related factors. METHODS: = 16,084). Respondents were asked to report the occurrence of life weariness, death wishes, sui…

  • Food security in the Baltic Republics

    Open AccessJoceline Pomerleau, Martin Mckee et al.ARTICLEPublic Health Nutrition2002

    Objectives: Food insecurity has become an important issue in many countries of the former Soviet Union following the transition to a market economy. This study examined three aspects of food security in the Baltic Republics: reasons for choosing foods; level of dependence on home-grown or raised foods; and use of home-grown vegetables. Design: Cross-sectional surveys. Setting: Data from surveys conducted in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania in the su…

  • Dietary beliefs in the Baltic republics

    Open AccessJoceline Pomerleau, Martin Mckee et al.ARTICLEPublic Health Nutrition2001

    Objectives As beliefs and knowledge about the possible effects of foods on health can influence food behaviours, this study examined selected dietary beliefs in the Baltic countries and the association of beliefs related to salt intake and to types of fat with food behaviours. Design A cross-sectional study. Setting Data from three surveys conducted in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania in the summer of 1997 were used to describe the prevalence of die…

  • Patterns of body weight in the Baltic Republics

    Open AccessJoceline Pomerleau, Iveta Pudule et al.ARTICLEPublic Health Nutrition2000

    Objective Previously recorded rates of obesity in the Baltic Republics have been among the highest in the world although little is known about how they vary within the population. This study investigates the distribution of body mass index (BMI) and obesity in these countries. Design Three cross-sectional surveys conducted in the summer of 1997. Setting Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. Subjects Representative national samples of adults with measure…

  • Alcohol consumption in the Baltic Republics

    Martin Mckee, Joceline Pomerleau et al.ARTICLEJournal of Epidemiology and…2000Cited by: 9References: 7

    METHODS Between country differences in the frequency of alcohol intake were estimated. The odds of consuming alcohol weekly according to socioeconomic characteristics (age, ethnicity, rural/urban area, education, income) were calculated using multiple logistic regression analyses, adjusting for all variables simultaneously

  • Patterns of smoking in the Baltic Republics

    Open AccessIveta Pudule, Daiga Grinberga et al.ARTICLEJournal of Epidemiology and…1999Cited by: 6References: 4

    BACKGROUND: Tobacco is a leading cause of avoidable death in the Baltic Republics but there is, as yet, relatively little information in the public domain on who is smoking and how this is changing. This information is important for those seeking to develop effective policies to tackle this issue. OBJECTIVE: To determine the pattern of smoking in Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. METHODS: Analysis of data on patterns of tobacco consumption from rep…