KAZUO KAWAHARA

Biographic Data

ID6182261
NAMEKAZUO KAWAHARA
GIVEN NAMESKAZUO
FAMILY NAMEKAWAHARA
SIGNATUREKAWAHARA K
AFFILIATIONSTokyo Medical and Dental University
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS7
TOTAL CITATIONS2
AUTHOR COUNT7
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2008
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2015
H-INDEX1

  • Values and risks of second opinion in J apan's universal health‐care system

    Open AccessSawako Okamoto, KAZUO KAWAHARA et al.ARTICLEHealth Expectations2015

    BACKGROUND: Second opinion (SO) is widely recognized in Japan, but we do not know how patients view and use SO. OBJECTIVES: To investigate optimum seeking of SO in Japan's universal health-care system. DESIGN, PARTICIPANTS, AND METHODS: Survey of patients at Tokyo Medical and Dental University Hospital. Of 365 responses, 67 had experienced SO with standardized protocol at SO Clinic; 82 had obtained SO elsewhere without instruction; 216 had never …

  • Healthy life expectancy and the correlates of self-rated health in Bangladesh in 1996 and 2002

    Open AccessIsmail Tareque, Yasuhiko Saito et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2015

    This study documented changes in HLE during 1996-2002. Women outlive men, but they have a lower quality of life and are more likely to live a greater part of their remaining life in poor SRH. Life satisfaction as well as other significant factors associated with SRH should be promoted, with special attention given to women, to improve healthy life expectancy and the quality of life of the Bangladeshi people

  • Application of Health Expectancy Research on Working Male Population in Bangladesh

    Ismail Tareque, Y Saito et al.ARTICLEAsian Population Studies2015References: 4

    Lower quality of life and more work-loss days for the workforce are barriers for economic development in Bangladesh. Using nationally representative data—the Bangladesh Demographic and Health Surveys for the 2004–2007 period, we examined the prevalence of diseases (asthma, diabetes, heart problems, high blood pressure, jaundice/hepatitis, malaria/fever, tuberculosis, and other) that prevented ever-married male workers from doing their regular act…

  • Correlates of Intimate Partner Violence Against Women in Bangladesh

    Open AccessTOWFIQUA MAHFUZA ISLAM, Ismail Tareque et al.ARTICLEJournal of Family Violence2015Cited by: 1References: 7

  • Healthy life expectancy and the correlates of self-rated health in an ageing population in Rajshahi district of Bangladesh

    Open AccessIsmail Tareque, Md Ismail Tareque et al.ARTICLEAgeing and Society2015Cited by: 1References: 34

    Ageing is going to be a major problem in Bangladesh given its population size, scarce resources, existing poverty, insufficient health facilities and lack of a social security system. This paper examines how many years older people expect to be in good health, and what are the correlates of self-rated health (SRH). The data used in this study come from 896 older people aged 60 years and above from Rajshahi district in Bangladesh and from United N…

  • Sexual abstinence behavior among never-married youths in a generalized HIV epidemic country

    Open AccessAlain K Koffi, KAZUO KAWAHARAARTICLEBMC Public Health2008

    HIV/AIDS prevention program components could include media campaigns, educational intervention improvement, as well as promoting policies that shape female youth livelihoods. Likewise, youth involvement in initiatives to design appropriate messages, and activities to promote positive behaviors or to change negative perceptions could impact on youths' decision to exert abstinence behavior

  • Trends in the prevalence of anaemia in Japanese adult women, 1989–2003

    Open AccessFumi Hayashi, Nobuo Yoshiike et al.ARTICLEPublic Health Nutrition2008

    Objective There is an increasing concern of anaemia in Japanese women, but no national trend data has existed to date. We analysed long-term national trends of anaemia in adult women. Design Secondary analyses of 15 consecutive cross-sectional nationwide surveys conducted during the period 1989–2003. Analyses were based on 5-year intervals (1989–1993, 1994–1998, 1999–2003). Setting Japan. Subjects The subjects included the National Health and Nut…