Monthly Archives: September 2013

Logistic Regression: New course from the SSPH+ !

The Swiss School of Public Health+ has just announced a new course for the upcoming Spring: this will be a 3 day course on statistical modeling with emphasis on logistic regression. The course is based on the book “Applied Logistic Regression” and will be facilitated by Professor Stanley Lemeshow (College of Public Health, Ohio State… Read more »

Health-promoting behaviors and social support in Iranian women

In a recently published study at the International Journal of Public Health, the authors aimed to investigate health-promoting behaviours and their determinants, including social support and sociodemographic characteristics in Iranian women. In addition, womens’ experience of health promoting behaviour was explored. This study was conducted in two phases, as outlined below: – The first phase… Read more »

Metabolic syndrome and socioeconomic status in France

A newly published study at the International Journal of Public Health sought to investigate the prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome in France and its association with socioeconomic position. Data was taken from the French National Nutrition and Health Survey from 1,856 participants aged between 18 and 74 years. The prevalence of metabolic syndrome varied between 14.6%… Read more »

New course on Systematic Reviews and Meta-analysis!

We are happy to announce a course on Systematic Reviews and Meta-analysis offered by the Swiss School of Public Health + (SSPH+) . This 3 day course aims to enable PhD students to conduct Systematic Reviews and Meta-analysis, something often required for their PhD. Apart from addressing the principles of systematic reviews, this course will… Read more »