The ENDORSE study: research into environmental determinants of obesity related behaviors in Rotterdam schoolchildren.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Colorectal cancer is the third and fourth leading cause of cancer incidence and mortality among men and women, respectively in Iran. However, the role of dietary factors that could contribute to this high cancer incidence remains unclear. The aim of this study was to determine major dietary patterns and its ...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Safari A,Shariff ZM,Kandiah M,Rashidkhani B,Fereidooni F

更新日期：2013-03-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Health inequality has been recognized as a problem all over the world. In China, the poor usually have less access to healthcare than the better-off, despite having higher levels of need. Since the proportion of the Chinese population living in urban areas increased tremendously with the urbanization movemen...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Yang W,Kanavos P

更新日期：2012-09-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:High healthcare expenditures due to population ageing and chronic complex health complaints are a challenge on a global scale. To improve the quality of healthcare, population health, and professionals' work satisfaction and to reduce healthcare costs (Quadruple Aim), the Dutch Ministry of Health, Welfare an...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Grootjans SJM,Stijnen MMN,Kroese MEAL,Vermeer AJM,Ruwaard D,Jansen MWJ

更新日期：2019-02-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Personal problems are known to influence mental health among workers. The current study investigated the most concerning present personal problems which have the greatest impact on psychological distress among working-age Japanese men, rather than issues relating to work tasks or duties. METHODS:We obtained...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Wada K,Eguchi H,Yoneoka D,Okahisa J,Smith DR

更新日期：2015-03-31 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Injection overuse and unsafe injection practices facilitate transmission of bloodborne pathogens such as hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV), and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Anecdotal reports of unsafe and unnecessary therapeutic injections and the high prevalence of HBV (8.0%), HCV (6.5...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Vong S,Perz JF,Sok S,Som S,Goldstein S,Hutin Y,Tulloch J

更新日期：2005-06-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) is a significant public health problem with negative health consequences for women and their pregnancies. While social support has a protective effect against IPV and reduces health consequences of violence, its association with experiencing IPV during pregnancy remain less ex...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Sigalla GN,Rasch V,Gammeltoft T,Meyrowitsch DW,Rogathi J,Manongi R,Mushi D

更新日期：2017-03-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Early diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis (TB) are the mainstay of global and national TB control efforts. However, the gap between expected and reported cases persists for various reasons attributable to the TB services and care-seeking sides of the TB care cascade. Understanding individual and collecti...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Bashorun AO,Linda C,Omoleke S,Kendall L,Donkor SD,Kinteh MA,Danso B,Leigh L,Kandeh S,D'Alessandro U,Adetifa IMO

更新日期：2020-10-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In developed countries, smoking spreads through society like an epidemic in which adults from higher socioeconomic groups are the first to adopt and earlier to quit smoking, and in which exists a lag in adoption of smoking between men and women. The objective of this study was to describe trends in daily and...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Pärna K,Pürjer ML,Ringmets I,Tekkel M

更新日期：2014-07-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Self-reported screen time is associated with elevated health risk in children and youth; however, research examining the relationship between accelerometer-measured sedentary time and health risk has reported mixed findings. The purpose of this study was to examine the association between accelerometer-measu...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Colley RC,Garriguet D,Janssen I,Wong SL,Saunders TJ,Carson V,Tremblay MS

更新日期：2013-03-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Leprosy is a chronic infectious disease that has an impact on the Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQOL) of sufferers as well as their children. To date, no study has investigated the effects of parental leprosy on the well-being of adolescent children. METHODS:A cross-sectional study was conducted in the L...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Yamaguchi N,Poudel KC,Jimba M

更新日期：2013-01-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Previous research has shown that Common Mental Disorders (CMD) are unequally distributed between population subgroups, but we know less about how labour outcomes following such disorders are distributed. Our aim is to investigate how the labour outcomes following a CMD diagnosis differ over sex, age, schooli...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Jarl J,Linder A,Busch H,Nyberg A,Gerdtham UG

更新日期：2020-08-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Provincial Alcohol Index (PAI) is one of the efforts to develop a composite measurement to operationalize the situation of alcohol consumption and related risk behaviors. The index offers a means for national and subnational alcohol control committees to address alcohol-related problems in their responsi...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Chaiyasong S,Thamarangsi T

更新日期：2016-07-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recent studies suggest that lactation has long-term effects on risk for cardiovascular disease in women, but the effects on cardiovascular mortality are less well known. METHOD:In a Norwegian population-based prospective cohort study, we studied the association of lifetime duration of lactation with cardiov...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Natland Fagerhaug T,Forsmo S,Jacobsen GW,Midthjell K,Andersen LF,Ivar Lund Nilsen T

更新日期：2013-11-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Childhood obesity is a public health issue negatively affecting children's physical and psychosocial health. Mothers are children's primary caregivers, thus key players in childhood obesity prevention. Studies have indicated that mothers underestimate their children's weight. If mothers are unaware of their ...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Flores-Peña Y,He M,Sosa ET,Avila-Alpirez H,Trejo-Ortiz PM

更新日期：2018-05-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Developing an effective HIV vaccine is the overriding priority for HIV prevention research. Enrolling and maintaining cohorts of men into HIV vaccine efficacy trials is a necessary prerequisite for the development and licensure of a safe and efficacious vaccine. METHODS:One hundred-fifty consenting HIV-nega...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Chimoyi L,Kamndaya M,Venables E,von Knorring N,Stadler J,MacPhail C,Chersich MF,Rees H,Delany-Moretlwe S

更新日期：2017-07-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Anxiety and depression are the most common psychiatric disorders and are the cause of a large and increasing amount of sick-leave in most developed countries. They are also implicated as an increasing mortality risk in community surveys. In this study we addressed, whether sick leave due to anxiety, depressi...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Wedegaertner F,Arnhold-Kerri S,Sittaro NA,Bleich S,Geyer S,Lee WE

更新日期：2013-02-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Coordinated partnerships and collaborations can optimize the efficiency and effectiveness of service and program delivery in organizational networks. However, the extent to which organizations are working together to promote physical activity, and use physical activity policies in Canada, is unknown. This pr...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Loitz CC,Stearns JA,Fraser SN,Storey K,Spence JC

更新日期：2017-08-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The prevalence of short stature (SS) and underweight in Jordan on a national level is unknown. This study aimed to investigate, on a national level, the prevalence of short stature (SS), underweight, overweight, and obesity among school aged children in Jordan. METHODS:This cross-sectional study was conduct...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Zayed AA,Beano AM,Haddadin FI,Radwan SS,Allauzy SA,Alkhayyat MM,Al-Dahabrah ZA,Al-Hasan YG,Yousef AF

更新日期：2016-10-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is sufficient evidence supporting a relationship between increased body mass index (BMI) and an increased risk for breast cancer among postmenopausal women. However, most studies have found a decreased risk for premenopausal breast cancer. This study was conducted to find out the different effects of B...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Chen Y,Liu L,Zhou Q,Imam MU,Cai J,Wang Y,Qi M,Sun P,Ping Z,Fu X

更新日期：2017-12-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Approximately one billion children experience violence every year. Violence against children is an urgent global public health concern and violation of children's rights. It is also a risk factor for serious negative health and social outcomes and is therefore addressed within the Sustainable Development Goa...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Kyegombe N,Banks LM,Kelly S,Kuper H,Devries KM

更新日期：2019-08-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Respiratory infections are the leading cause of childhood deaths in Bangladesh. Promoting respiratory hygiene may reduce infection transmission. This formative research explored community perceptions about respiratory infections. METHODS:We conducted 34 in-depth interviews and 16 focus group discussions wit...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Nizame FA,Nasreen S,Unicomb L,Southern D,Gurley ES,Arman S,Kadir MA,Azziz-Baumgartner E,Luby SP,Winch PJ

更新日期：2011-12-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Burden of Malaria in pregnancy (MIP) is still high despite availability of proven cost-effective interventions. Considerable progress has been made on improving antenatal attendance, but MIP preventive services utilization remains low. Factors responsible for this include dissatisfaction with the services pr...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Obagha EC,Ajayi I,Abdullahi GA,Umeokonkwo CD

更新日期：2020-11-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Though lead (Pb)-gasoline has been banned for decades in China, Pb continues to be a vital risk factor for various diseases. Traditional studies, without large sample size, were unable to identify explicitly the associations among Pb, its disease profile, and the related medical burden. This study was design...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Song H,Liu J,Cao Z,Luo W,Chen JY

更新日期：2019-08-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The determinants of self-rated health (SRH) have been widely investigated to explain social differences and gender differences in health. This study aimed to investigate the gender differences in predictors of SRH among Brazilian and Chilean older adults. METHODS:We used two samples of older people: 2052 Br...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Campos AC,Albala C,Lera L,Sánchez H,Vargas AM,Ferreira e Ferreira E

更新日期：2015-04-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a significant global public health issue. The consistent evidence that alcohol use by one or both partners contributes to the risk and severity of IPV suggests that interventions that reduce alcohol consumption may also reduce IPV. This study sought to review the evidence f...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Wilson IM,Graham K,Taft A

更新日期：2014-08-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This paper is aimed at critically assessing the extent to which Non-Communicable Disease NCD-related policies introduced in Bangladesh align with the World Health Organization's (WHO) 2013-2020 Action Plan for the Global Strategy for the Prevention and Control of NCDs. METHODS:The authors reviewed all relev...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Biswas T,Pervin S,Tanim MIA,Niessen L,Islam A

更新日期：2017-06-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Parental support interventions have shown some effectiveness in improving children's dietary and physical activity habits and preventing overweight and obesity. To date, there is limited research on barriers and facilitators of school-based parental support interventions targeting overweight and obesity. Thi...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Norman Å,Nyberg G,Elinder LS,Berlin A

更新日期：2016-01-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children experience some of the highest rates of otitis media in the world. Key risk factors for otitis media in Aboriginal children in Australia are largely social and environmental factors such as overcrowded housing, poverty and limited access to services. Despite thi...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： DeLacy J,Dune T,Macdonald JJ

更新日期：2020-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Indigenous Australians are known to be at greater risk of morbidity and mortality from mental health related conditions, but most available data relate to the use of mental health services, and little is known about other aspects of social and emotional wellbeing. Using the first available nationally represe...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Cunningham J,Paradies YC

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Many Community Health Workers (CHWs) experience the same socioeconomic and health needs as their neighbors, given that they are by definition part of their communities. Yet very few studies aim to measure and characterize experiences of deprivation, poverty, and wellbeing among community health workers. This...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Maes K,Closser S,Tesfaye Y,Gilbert Y,Abesha R

更新日期：2018-02-14 00:00:00