Health and Nutrition of Russia, OH Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Fifty percent of Russia residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 19 times per month. This includes chocolate and other flavored milks, as well as hot cocoa made with milk, and does not count small amounts of milk added to coffee or tea. People living here eat an average of four meals (breakfasts, lunches or dinners) per week that were prepared away from home in places such as restaurants, fast food places, food stands, grocery stores or from vending machines. They get two of these meals from a fast-food or pizza place. People here eat three "ready to eat" foods such as salads, soups, chicken, sandwiches and cooked vegetables per month. They also eat two frozen meals or frozen pizzas on average monthly.

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Oral Health

The average Russia resident last visited a dentist two years ago (including all types of dentists, such as, orthodontists, oral surgeons, and all other dental specialists, as well as dental hygienists). Nine percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Twenty nine percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Russia residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 55 percent. People living here aged 30 years and older, aside from brushing their teeth with toothbrush, use dental floss or any other device that clean between teeth on average four days per week. They also use mouthwash or other dental rinse products to treat dental disease or dental problems an average of three days per week. The average person living here (including children) has 26 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Russia residents 16 years and older is 63 inches. The average weight is 162 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 28. Thirty three percent of people living here are obese. Forty four percent have ever been obese. Forty two percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Forty three percent of Russia residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Twenty two percent of people living here have ever used cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin or methamphetamine. Twenty one percent have ever used any form of cocaine, such as powder, 'crack', 'free base', and coca paste. Two percent have ever used heroin. Nine percent have ever used methamphetamines.

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Diabetes

Nine percent of people living in Russia have ever been told by a doctor or health professional that they have diabetes. Fifty five percent of people had a blood test for high sugar or diabetes within the past three years. Six percent of city residents are currently taking insulin.

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Russia residents 20 years and older on average get up to urinate one time at night (from time they go to bed at night until the time they get up in the morning).

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Taste & Smell

Twelve percent of Russia residents above the age of 40 have problems with their ability to smell, such as not being able to smell things or things not smelling the way they are supposed to. Fifty three percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Eleven percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury. Eleven percent have ever had a broken nose or other serious injury to face or skull. Fifteen percent have had two or more sinus infections.

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Health Insurance

Sixty six percent of people living in Russia are covered by health insurance or some other kind of health care plan.

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Ten percent of people living in Russia have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had hypertension (also called high blood pressure). Fifteen percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Thirty six percent of people in Russia frequently check their blood cholesterol.

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Dermatology

Forty seven percent of people living in Russia use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

Twenty six percent of Russia residents 18 years old and older have usually little interest or pleasure in doing things. Twenty five percent often feel down, depressed, or hopeless. Thirty three percent of people living here have trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleep too much. Fifty one percent of people often feel tired or have little energy. Twenty six percent are bothered by poor appetite or overeating. Nineteen percent often feel badly about themselves, that they are a failure or have let themselves or their families down. Twenty three percent have trouble concentrating on things, such as reading the newspaper or watching TV. Fifteen percent of people living here move or speak so slowly that other people could have noticed, or the opposite - being so fidgety or restless that they have been moving around a lot more than usual. Five percent have thoughts that they would be better off dead or of hurting themselves in some way.

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Prescription Medications

Russia residents on average take one prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Eighty one percent of people living in Russia have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Ten percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. People living here drink alcohol 3.5 days per month on average. They have 3.3 drinks per week. On average people living here have 5 or more drinks on 10 days a year.

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Sexual Behavior

Ninety nine percent of Russia residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Eighty seven percent of males have ever had vaginal sex with a woman. Eighty six percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Fifty eight percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Fifteen percent of males in Russia have ever had any kind of sex with a man, including oral or anal. Ninety nine percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Eighty one percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Fifty three percent have ever had anal sex. Ten percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in Russia were 18 years old on average when they had sex for the first time. The average man in his lifetime had any kind of sex with 34 women. He has vaginal sex with 31 women. People living here were on average 22 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. In their lifetime they performed oral sex on average on five women. Males in their lifetime have anal or oral sex with 7.5 men on average. They have had 1.3 anal sex partners in their lifetime. People in Russia were 21 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. They performed oral sex on average on three men in their lifetime. Fourteen percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in Russia has vaginal or anal sex 69 times a year. Forty three percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Russia 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with seven men on average. They have had seven male vaginal sex partners in their lifetimes. Women here have on average 0.2 female sex partners in their lifetimes. Seventy percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.

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Pesticide Use

Ten percent of households in Russia use chemical products in their homes to control fleas, roaches, ants, termites or other insects. Two percent use chemical products in their lawns or gardens to kill weeds.

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Sleep Disorders

Russia residents 16 years and older usually get seven hours of sleep at night on weekdays or workdays. Eighteen percent of them have trouble sleeping.

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Thirty eight percent of Russia residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Seventeen percent of Russia residents' work involve vigorous-intensity activity that causes large increases in breathing or heart rate, like carrying or lifting heavy loads, digging or construction work for at least 10 minutes continuously. Thirty four percent of people do moderate-intensity activities at work that cause small increases in breathing or heart rate such as brisk walking or carrying light loads for at least 10 minutes continuously. Twenty two percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Twenty eight percent do any vigorous-intensity sports, fitness or recreational activities that cause large increases in breathing or heart rate like running or basketball for at least 10 minutes continuously. Forty six percent do any moderate-intensity sports, fitness or recreational activities that cause a small increase in breathing or heart rate such as brisk walking, bicycling, swimming or golf for at least 10 minutes continuously. People living here spend five hours sitting on a typical day (this includes sitting at work, at home, getting to and from places, or with friends, including time spent sitting at a desk, traveling in a car or bus, reading, playing cards, watching television or using a computer). They usually sit and watch TV or videos for about two hours per day. They use a computer or play computer games (including Playstation, Nintendo DS, or other portable video games) outside of work or school for 1.2 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Five percent of Russia residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. Three percent of people living here has anemia, sometimes called "tired blood" or "low blood". Thirty six percent are overweight. Sixteen percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Four percent have ever been told they had gout. One percent have angina, also called angina pectoris. Three percent have another thyroid problem. One percent of people had any kind of liver condition.

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Reproductive Health

Forty nine percent of births in Russia were vaginal deliveries. Fifty one percent of deliveries were cesarean. 95.1 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Sixty one percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Eighty two percent of women breastfeed their children. Ten percent of women in Russia have ever had a hysterectomy, including a partial hysterectomy (that is, surgery to remove their uterus or womb). Eighty percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Five percent of women are currently taking birth control pills. Twenty percent have ever used Depo-Provera or injectable birth control to prevent pregnancy.

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Current Health Status

People living in Russia report their general health condition on average at 58 percent. Four percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 56 percent of Russia residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Five percent of people living in Russia are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Russia spend $482 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 20 percent of their income. The average family in Russia spends $119 on food at other stores monthly. This is five percent of their income. They spend $230 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is eight percent of their income. They also spend $41 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is two percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Russia report their general condition of hearing on average at 83 percent. Eighty six percent of them can usually hear and understand, without the use of a hearing aid or any other listening devices, what a person says without seeing his or her face if that person whispers to them from across a quiet room. Ninety six percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Eight percent of Russia population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Thirty percent of people living here have ever had a job where they were exposed to loud sounds or noise. Loud means so loud that they must speak in a raised voice to be heard.

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Physical Functioning

Ten percent of Russia residents 20 or older have limitations caused by a long-term physical, mental or emotional problems or illnesses keeping them from working at a job or business. Eleven percent are limited in the kind or amount of work they can do because of physical, mental or emotional problems. Six percent have difficulty walking without using any special equipment. Seven percent are limited in any way because of difficulty remembering or because they experience periods of confusion.

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