Jovana Todorović
Biographic Data
| ID | 6579475 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jovana Todorović |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jovana |
| FAMILY NAME | Todorović |
| SIGNATURE | TODOROVIĆ J |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Belgrade |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9741-6317 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 17 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 17 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Examination of mental health, sociodemographic and behavioral factors associated with vigorous physical activity among medical students
Introduction Although physical activity (PA) is a multidimensional behavior, most research has focused on total PA volume, meeting PA recommendations, or absolute vigorous physical activity (VPA), rather than on how VPA is distributed within total PA. Therefore, the proportion of VPA within total PA remains an underexplored feature of activity patterns. This exploratory analysis examined whether depressive symptoms and selected sociodemographic, …
Occupational risk factors for sleep quality among Serbian airline pilots
Introduction: The ability of airline pilots to maintain a good level of sleep goes a long way in ensuring operational effectiveness with regard to safety as well as personal health. The study assesses the risk factors for sleep quality of airline pilots in Serbia with the objective of determining those factors, both occupational and lifestyle that are paramount in assisting with sleep health. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted on a to…
Dose-response relationship between physical activity and anxiety symptoms in medical students from Serbia
Introduction Despite growing evidence supporting the mental health benefits of physical activity (PA), the nature of its relationship with anxiety symptoms remains uncertain in student populations. This study aimed to investigate differences in mean scores on the Zung Anxiety Scale among groups of students with different levels of PA and to determine whether there is a dose-response relationship between PA and anxiety symptoms, taking into accoun…
Factors associated with low birth weight in low-income populations in the Western Balkans: Insights from the multiple indicator cluster survey
Introduction: Low birth weight, defined as a birth weight below 2,500 g, represents a significant public health concern with a multifactorial risk dimension. Socio-demographic factors and individual characteristics of women and their social environment could influence low birth weight. This study aimed to analyze the association between the socio-demographic and reproductive characteristics of women living in low-income households and low birth w…
Psychological Distress in the Republic of Serbia, the Association of Social Characteristics and Substance Use on a National Representative Sample of Serbia
This study examined the association between social characteristics, substance use, and psychological distress in a national representative sample of adults in Serbia. It was a secondary analysis of the National Survey on Lifestyles in Serbia: Substance Abuse and Gambling 2018. The study included a total of 2000 participants aged 18 to 65 from the general population in Serbia. Psychological distress was examined using the Kessler 6 questionnaire. …
Population-level risks of alcohol consumption by amount, geography, age, sex, and year: A systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2020
BACKGROUND: The health risks associated with moderate alcohol consumption continue to be debated. Small amounts of alcohol might lower the risk of some health outcomes but increase the risk of others, suggesting that the overall risk depends, in part, on background disease rates, which vary by region, age, sex, and year. METHODS: For this analysis, we constructed burden-weighted dose-response relative risk curves across 22 health outcomes to esti…
The Association between Participation in Fights and Bullying and the Perception of School, Teachers, and Peers among School-Age Children in Serbia
Participating in physical fighting and bullying can be a cause of severe injury and death among school-age children. Research evidence can support school and health actors’ efforts to improve school-age children’s development and health capacity for life. The study aims to assess the prevalence of school-age children’s participation in fights and bullying in Serbia, and to examine the relevance of students’ socio-demographic characteristics and p…
Financial Burden of Medical Care, Dental Care, and Medicines among Older-Aged Population in Slovenia, Serbia, and Croatia
The aim was to explore the factors associated with the financial burden (FB) of medical care, dental care, and medicines among older-aged people in Slovenia, Serbia, and Croatia using EU-SILC 2017. The highest frequency of FB of medical care and medicines was in Croatia (50% and 69.1%, respectively) and of dental care in Slovenia (48.5%). The multivariate logistic regression analysis with FB as an outcome variable showed that the FB of medical ca…
Participation in Bullying and Associated Health Characteristics, Risk Factors and Leisure Activities: A Profile of School-Age Children in Serbia
The aim of this study was to examine the prevalence and association of school-age children's participation in bullying, focusing on their health characteristics, risk factors, and leisure activities. We performed a secondary analysis of the original data of the 2017 HBSC study to examine participation in bullying once and multiple times among school-age children in Serbia. For this purpose, a nationally representative sample of 3267 children from…
Maternal and Fetal Outcomes among Pregnant Women with Diabetes
The aim of this study was to examine the differences in pregnancy complications, delivery characteristics, and neonatal outcomes between women with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM), type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), and gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). This study included all pregnant women with diabetes in pregnancy in Belgrade, Serbia, between 2010 and 2020. The total sample consisted of 6737 patients. In total, 1318 (19.6%) patients had T1DM…
Trends of the Prevalence of Pre-gestational Diabetes in 2030 and 2050 in Belgrade Cohort
The aim of this study was to analyze the trends in diabetes in pregnancy in Belgrade, Serbia for the period of the past decade and forecast the number of women with pre-gestational diabetes for the years 2030 and 2050. The study included the data on all pregnant women with diabetes from the registry of the deliveries in Belgrade, by the City Institute of Public Health of Belgrade, Serbia for the period between 2010 and 2020 and the published data…
La recepción de la literatura latinoamericana en las revistas literarias serbias Polja y Delo durante la Guerra Fría
Este artículo es un análisis histórico-literario de la recepción de la literatura latinoamericana en las revistas literarias Polja y Delo durante la Guerra Fría. Estas publicaciones tuvieron un lugar importante en la vida literaria de la antigua Yugoslavia y se publicaron en el territorio de Serbia. El objetivo del trabajo es mostrar cómo la literatura latinoamericana se insertó en estas revistas yugoslavas, revisando de este modo qué escritores …
The Validity and Reliability of the Copenhagen Burnout Inventory for Examination of Burnout among Preschool Teachers in Serbia
Our study showed that the three-factor Serbian version of the Copenhagen burnout inventory can be used for the assessment of burnout syndrome among teachers
The Relationship between Individual and Family Characteristics and Cyberbullying Exposure in a Nationally Representative Sample of School-Aged Children Living in Serbia
The study provides evidence on the individual and family factors as potential predictors (odds ratio—OR and 95% CI) of cyber-violence among school-aged children (11–17 years old) from 64 schools participating in the 2017 Serbian Study on health behavior in school-age children (HBSC). The standardized international HBSC research protocol was used. The study population was the nationally representative sample of 3267 students of V and VII grades of…
Factors Associated with the Leisure-Time Physical Activity (LTPA) during the First Trimester of the Pregnancy: The Cross-Sectional Study among Pregnant Women in Serbia
Background : The benefits of physical activity during pregnancy include lower maternal weight gain, a lower likelihood of gestational diabetes, low back pain, preeclampsia, preterm delivery, caesarian delivery, and macrosomia. This study aimed to examine the factors associated with insufficient leisure-time physical activity (LTPA) during the first trimester. Methods : A cross-sectional study was conducted at the Clinic for Obstetrics and Gynecol…
Prevalence and Predictors of Violence Victimization and Violent Behavior among Youths: A Population-Based Study in Serbia
The study identifies the prevalence of violence victimization and the perpetration among youths, and explores the determinants and predictors using a socio-ecological model. The data of 36 variables from a representative sample of 1722 persons, ages 15-24 years, from the National Health Survey of Serbia in 2013, were analyzed by a multivariate logistic regression modeling. The study shows that 13.4% of youths experienced multi-victimization, whil…
The needs of patients with rare disease in Serbia. Why do we need National Strategy for rare disease
The patients with rare diseases in Serbia face the difficulties in procurement of medications as the Health insurance fund does not cover reimbursement for some medications, they face difficulties in receiving proper diagnosis which makes their position specific and complex. In an attempt to provide more support for the patients with rare diseases, their families and caregivers the helpline for rare diseases was established in October 2015. The a…
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Prevalence and Predictors of Violence Victimization and Violent Behavior among Youths: A Population-Based Study in Serbia
The study identifies the prevalence of violence victimization and the perpetration among youths, and explores the determinants and predictors using a socio-ecological model. The data of 36 variables from a representative sample of 1722 persons, ages 15-24 years, from the National Health Survey of Serbia in 2013, were analyzed by a multivariate logistic regression modeling. The study shows that 13.4% of youths experienced multi-victimization, whil…
The needs of patients with rare disease in Serbia. Why do we need National Strategy for rare disease
The patients with rare diseases in Serbia face the difficulties in procurement of medications as the Health insurance fund does not cover reimbursement for some medications, they face difficulties in receiving proper diagnosis which makes their position specific and complex. In an attempt to provide more support for the patients with rare diseases, their families and caregivers the helpline for rare diseases was established in October 2015. The a…
Factors Associated with the Leisure-Time Physical Activity (LTPA) during the First Trimester of the Pregnancy: The Cross-Sectional Study among Pregnant Women in Serbia
Background : The benefits of physical activity during pregnancy include lower maternal weight gain, a lower likelihood of gestational diabetes, low back pain, preeclampsia, preterm delivery, caesarian delivery, and macrosomia. This study aimed to examine the factors associated with insufficient leisure-time physical activity (LTPA) during the first trimester. Methods : A cross-sectional study was conducted at the Clinic for Obstetrics and Gynecol…
La recepción de la literatura latinoamericana en las revistas literarias serbias Polja y Delo durante la Guerra Fría
Este artículo es un análisis histórico-literario de la recepción de la literatura latinoamericana en las revistas literarias Polja y Delo durante la Guerra Fría. Estas publicaciones tuvieron un lugar importante en la vida literaria de la antigua Yugoslavia y se publicaron en el territorio de Serbia. El objetivo del trabajo es mostrar cómo la literatura latinoamericana se insertó en estas revistas yugoslavas, revisando de este modo qué escritores …
The Validity and Reliability of the Copenhagen Burnout Inventory for Examination of Burnout among Preschool Teachers in Serbia
Our study showed that the three-factor Serbian version of the Copenhagen burnout inventory can be used for the assessment of burnout syndrome among teachers
The Relationship between Individual and Family Characteristics and Cyberbullying Exposure in a Nationally Representative Sample of School-Aged Children Living in Serbia
The study provides evidence on the individual and family factors as potential predictors (odds ratio—OR and 95% CI) of cyber-violence among school-aged children (11–17 years old) from 64 schools participating in the 2017 Serbian Study on health behavior in school-age children (HBSC). The standardized international HBSC research protocol was used. The study population was the nationally representative sample of 3267 students of V and VII grades of…
Population-level risks of alcohol consumption by amount, geography, age, sex, and year: A systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2020
BACKGROUND: The health risks associated with moderate alcohol consumption continue to be debated. Small amounts of alcohol might lower the risk of some health outcomes but increase the risk of others, suggesting that the overall risk depends, in part, on background disease rates, which vary by region, age, sex, and year. METHODS: For this analysis, we constructed burden-weighted dose-response relative risk curves across 22 health outcomes to esti…
The Association between Participation in Fights and Bullying and the Perception of School, Teachers, and Peers among School-Age Children in Serbia
Participating in physical fighting and bullying can be a cause of severe injury and death among school-age children. Research evidence can support school and health actors’ efforts to improve school-age children’s development and health capacity for life. The study aims to assess the prevalence of school-age children’s participation in fights and bullying in Serbia, and to examine the relevance of students’ socio-demographic characteristics and p…
Financial Burden of Medical Care, Dental Care, and Medicines among Older-Aged Population in Slovenia, Serbia, and Croatia
The aim was to explore the factors associated with the financial burden (FB) of medical care, dental care, and medicines among older-aged people in Slovenia, Serbia, and Croatia using EU-SILC 2017. The highest frequency of FB of medical care and medicines was in Croatia (50% and 69.1%, respectively) and of dental care in Slovenia (48.5%). The multivariate logistic regression analysis with FB as an outcome variable showed that the FB of medical ca…
Participation in Bullying and Associated Health Characteristics, Risk Factors and Leisure Activities: A Profile of School-Age Children in Serbia
The aim of this study was to examine the prevalence and association of school-age children's participation in bullying, focusing on their health characteristics, risk factors, and leisure activities. We performed a secondary analysis of the original data of the 2017 HBSC study to examine participation in bullying once and multiple times among school-age children in Serbia. For this purpose, a nationally representative sample of 3267 children from…
Maternal and Fetal Outcomes among Pregnant Women with Diabetes
The aim of this study was to examine the differences in pregnancy complications, delivery characteristics, and neonatal outcomes between women with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM), type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), and gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). This study included all pregnant women with diabetes in pregnancy in Belgrade, Serbia, between 2010 and 2020. The total sample consisted of 6737 patients. In total, 1318 (19.6%) patients had T1DM…
Trends of the Prevalence of Pre-gestational Diabetes in 2030 and 2050 in Belgrade Cohort
The aim of this study was to analyze the trends in diabetes in pregnancy in Belgrade, Serbia for the period of the past decade and forecast the number of women with pre-gestational diabetes for the years 2030 and 2050. The study included the data on all pregnant women with diabetes from the registry of the deliveries in Belgrade, by the City Institute of Public Health of Belgrade, Serbia for the period between 2010 and 2020 and the published data…
Psychological Distress in the Republic of Serbia, the Association of Social Characteristics and Substance Use on a National Representative Sample of Serbia
This study examined the association between social characteristics, substance use, and psychological distress in a national representative sample of adults in Serbia. It was a secondary analysis of the National Survey on Lifestyles in Serbia: Substance Abuse and Gambling 2018. The study included a total of 2000 participants aged 18 to 65 from the general population in Serbia. Psychological distress was examined using the Kessler 6 questionnaire. …
Factors associated with low birth weight in low-income populations in the Western Balkans: Insights from the multiple indicator cluster survey
Introduction: Low birth weight, defined as a birth weight below 2,500 g, represents a significant public health concern with a multifactorial risk dimension. Socio-demographic factors and individual characteristics of women and their social environment could influence low birth weight. This study aimed to analyze the association between the socio-demographic and reproductive characteristics of women living in low-income households and low birth w…
Occupational risk factors for sleep quality among Serbian airline pilots
Introduction: The ability of airline pilots to maintain a good level of sleep goes a long way in ensuring operational effectiveness with regard to safety as well as personal health. The study assesses the risk factors for sleep quality of airline pilots in Serbia with the objective of determining those factors, both occupational and lifestyle that are paramount in assisting with sleep health. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted on a to…
Dose-response relationship between physical activity and anxiety symptoms in medical students from Serbia
Introduction Despite growing evidence supporting the mental health benefits of physical activity (PA), the nature of its relationship with anxiety symptoms remains uncertain in student populations. This study aimed to investigate differences in mean scores on the Zung Anxiety Scale among groups of students with different levels of PA and to determine whether there is a dose-response relationship between PA and anxiety symptoms, taking into accoun…
Examination of mental health, sociodemographic and behavioral factors associated with vigorous physical activity among medical students
Introduction Although physical activity (PA) is a multidimensional behavior, most research has focused on total PA volume, meeting PA recommendations, or absolute vigorous physical activity (VPA), rather than on how VPA is distributed within total PA. Therefore, the proportion of VPA within total PA remains an underexplored feature of activity patterns. This exploratory analysis examined whether depressive symptoms and selected sociodemographic, …
Medicine (14 works) · Environmental health (10 works) · Demography (8 works) · Psychology (8 works) · Logistic regression (7 works) · Demography (6 works) · Gestational Diabetes Research and Management (4 works) · Multivariate analysis (4 works) · Poison control (4 works) · Population (4 works)