Sentence examples for heightened incidence of from inspiring English sources

The heightened incidence of sexual violence, displacement and reduced access to HIV services that occur in conditions of violence and instability exacerbate the spread of HIV.

The reality about abortion and women of color is that our government has taken a group of women who have little access to health care generally, a heightened incidence of disease and injury, and an increased risk of unintended pregnancy, and then walled off abortion care.

The higher morbidity and mortality in diabetic patients relates in part to the heightened incidence of comorbid conditions including coronary heart disease, hypertension, and renal insufficiency (4, 5), as well as the adverse effects of hyperglycemia in clinical outcome (6– 8).

Climate change is resulting in heightened incidences of plant heat stress episodes.

Compared with young or middle-aged adults, older adults exhibit heightened incidences of infectious disease, particularly influenza, pneumonia, and urinary tract infections (Bender 2003; Falsey and Walsh 2005; High et al 2005; Nichol 2005).

The balance--a matter of 11 votes in the House--may have been tipped when, just a few days before the roll was called, the charge was made that the SST would cause atmospheric changes that might heighten the incidence of skin cancer.

However, the excess of thymoma in the US is not limited to Japanese (National Cancer Institute Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results data, authors' unpublished analyses), and the heightened thymoma incidence in Asians/Pacific Islanders might be due to other genetic or environmental factors.

However, long exposures of the environment to CWD prions may create strong environmental reservoirs of CWD capable of efficient transmission, which could sustain or heighten disease incidence (8 ; S.E. Saunders et al., unpub. data).

Several studies have reported heightened anxiety, depression, and an increased incidence of post-traumatic stress disorder 11 12 13 in earthquake survivors, and these effects can last for several years.

In children, a high incidence of RTI is caused either by: 1) heightened exposure of young children to RTI infectious agents from siblings, friends, and child care; 2) environmental factors; and 3) inherited disorders of the immune system [ 1].

Whether this represents a true increase in incidence, or simply a result of increased child psychiatric services or heightened awareness of mental illnesses leading to increased help-seeking behaviour is not known.