Use of television, videogames, and computer among children and adolescents in Italy.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Poor mental health predicts sexual risk behaviours in high-income countries, but little is known about this association in low-income settings in sub-Saharan Africa where HIV is prevalent. This study investigated whether depression, psychological distress and alcohol use are associated with sexual risk behav...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Lundberg P,Rukundo G,Ashaba S,Thorson A,Allebeck P,Ostergren PO,Cantor-Graae E

更新日期：2011-02-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Lone parents and their children experience higher than average levels of adverse health and social outcomes, much of which are explained by high rates of poverty. Many high income countries have attempted to address high poverty rates by introducing employment requirements for lone parents in receipt of welf...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Campbell M,Thomson H,Fenton C,Gibson M

更新日期：2016-02-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The metabolic syndrome has a high prevalence in many countries and has been associated with socioeconomic status (SES). This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of the metabolic syndrome and its components among Jamaican young adults and evaluate its association with parental SES. METHODS:A subset of the...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Ferguson TS,Tulloch-Reid MK,Younger NO,Knight-Madden JM,Samms-Vaughan M,Ashley D,Van den Broeck J,Wilks RJ

更新日期：2010-06-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In the context of an ageing population and an increase in the appearance of chronic diseases, the commitment of caregivers makes it possible for people confronted with disease to remain at home. Over time, they need support to overcome their difficulties. They also show a need for recognition for their parti...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Leocadie MC,Lefebvre H,Rothan-Tondeur M

更新日期：2019-06-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Obese individuals are encouraged to participate in physical activity. However, few qualitative studies have explored obese individuals' motivations for and experiences with physical activity. METHODS:The physical activity experiences of self-identified obese or formerly obese persons (n = 15) were explored ...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Bombak AE

更新日期：2015-11-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Despite the existence of efficacious vaccines, the burden of vaccine-preventable diseases remains high and the potential health benefits of paediatric, adolescent and adult vaccination are not being achieved due to suboptimal vaccine coverage rates. Based on emerging evidence that pharmacy-based vaccine inte...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Ecarnot F,Crepaldi G,Juvin P,Grabenstein J,Del Giudice G,Tan L,O'Dwyer S,Esposito S,Bosch X,Gavazzi G,Papastergiou J,Gaillat J,Johnson R,Fonzo M,Rossanese A,Suitner C,Barratt J,di Pasquale A,Maggi S,Michel JP

更新日期：2019-12-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Overweight and obesity have become a global epidemic. The prevalence of overweight and obesity among U.S. adolescents has almost tripled in the last 30 years. Results from recent systematic reviews demonstrate that no single, particular intervention or strategy successfully assists overweight or obese adoles...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Yost J,Krainovich-Miller B,Budin W,Norman R

更新日期：2010-08-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Existing studies reporting on the levels of physical fitness among college students used relatively few fitness tests as a reflection of physical fitness, which could not comprehensively evaluate the levels of physical fitness. Thus, the current study aimed to investigate the cross-sectional relationship bet...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Chen X,Cui J,Zhang Y,Peng W

更新日期：2020-04-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In France, 2-15% of the population is affected annually by influenza, which causes significant socioeconomic disruption. Nevertheless, despite its importance for policy makers, few published studies have evaluated the impact of influenza B. Therefore, we assessed the costs associated with influenza B during ...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Silva ML,Perrier L,Späth HM,Grog I,Mosnier A,Havet N,Cohen JM,IBGP team.

更新日期：2014-01-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In the Northeast Indian states of Manipur and Nagaland there has been an ongoing HIV epidemic among injecting drug users (IDUs) since the mid-1990s. Project ORCHID is an Avahan-funded HIV prevention project that has been working in selected districts of Manipur and Nagaland since 2004. It supports local part...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Armstrong G,Humtsoe C,Kermode M

更新日期：2011-12-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Internet search patterns have emerged as a novel data source for monitoring infectious disease trends. We propose that these data can also be used more broadly to study the impact of health policies across different regions in a more efficient and timely manner. METHODS:As a test use case, we studied the re...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Reis BY,Brownstein JS

更新日期：2010-08-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Sedentary behaviour in general and sitting time in particular is an emerging global health concern. The aim of this study was to provide data on the prevalence of sitting time in German adults and to examine socio-demographic and environmental correlates of sitting time. METHODS:A representative sample of G...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Wallmann-Sperlich B,Bucksch J,Hansen S,Schantz P,Froboese I

更新日期：2013-03-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Mefloquine is a clinically important antimalaria drug, which is often not well tolerated. We critically reviewed 516 published case reports of mefloquine adverse effects, to clarify the phenomenology of the harms associated with mefloquine, and to make recommendations for safer prescribing. PRESENTATION:We ...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Croft AM,Herxheimer A

更新日期：2002-03-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The implementation of road safety interventions in many developing countries usually focuses on the behavior of users. In order to draw more attention on the role of road infrastructure and physical environment in road safety interventions, this study aims to analyze the environmental and road factors associ...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Glèlè-Ahanhanzo Y,Kpozèhouen A,Sossa-Jerôme C,Sopoh GE,Tedji H,Yete K,Levêque A

更新日期：2021-01-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:According to the latest Tanzanian National AIDS Control Programme (NACP) report a total of 147,271 individuals donated blood during the year 2002. However, blood safety remains an issue of major concern in transfusion medicine in Tanzania where national blood transfusion services and policies, appropriate in...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Matee MI,Magesa PM,Lyamuya EF

更新日期：2006-01-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Burden of disease is a joint measure of mortality and morbidity which makes it easier to compare health problems in which these two components enjoy different degrees of relative importance. The objective of this study is ascertaining the burden of disease due to cancer in Spain via the calculation of disabi...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Fernández de Larrea-Baz N,Alvarez-Martín E,Morant-Ginestar C,Gènova-Maleras R,Gil A,Pérez-Gómez B,López-Abente G

更新日期：2009-01-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The sexual and reproductive health (SRH) status of female sex workers is influenced by a wide range of demographic, behavioural and structural factors. These factors vary considerably across and even within settings. Adopting an overly standardised approach to sex worker programmes may compromise its impact ...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Slabbert M,Venter F,Gay C,Roelofsen C,Lalla-Edward S,Rees H

更新日期：2017-07-04 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:Despite substantial improvements in accessibility of Anti-Retroviral Treatment (ART), death of children on ART remains a prevailing challenge in sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries. However, the pooled magnitude of mortality at different ART follow-up periods remains unknown for the region. We estimated the ...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Ahmed I,Lemma S

更新日期：2019-02-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:As the world's largest developing country, China has entered into the epidemiological phase characterized by high life expectancy and high morbidity and mortality from chronic diseases. Cardiovascular diseases, chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases, and malignant tumors have become the leading causes of dea...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Jiang C,Ma J,Zhang X,Luo W

更新日期：2012-11-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This article will review qualitative data from intervention-based counselling sessions to explore barriers to partner notification (PN) for South African men and women who have contracted sexually transmitted infections (STIs). This qualitative study took place in a township where there is high STI and HIV p...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Wood JM,Harries J,Kalichman M,Kalichman S,Nkoko K,Mathews C

更新日期：2018-08-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Children and adolescents are important target groups for prevention of overweight and obesity as overweight is often developed early in life and tracks into adulthood. Research into behaviors related to overweight (energy balance-related behaviors) and the personal and environmental determinants of these beh...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： van der Horst K,Oenema A,van de Looij-Jansen P,Brug J

更新日期：2008-04-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In Austria, mortality from diseases of the circulatory system and malignant neoplasms is high and varies among the federal states. Lower mortality in some states indicates a preventive potential in those states with higher mortality. METHODS:We computed the number of premature deaths, for women and men sepa...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Rásky É,Stolz E,Burkert NT,Großschädl F

更新日期：2015-11-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Laboratory is one of the core capacities that countries must develop for the implementation of the International Health Regulations (IHR[2005]) since laboratory services play a major role in all the key processes of detection, assessment, response, notification, and monitoring of events. While developed countries easi...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Masanza MM,Nqobile N,Mukanga D,Gitta SN

更新日期：2010-12-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of mortality among Haitians, having surpassed HIV in the last decade. Understanding the natural history of CVD in Haitians, including the age of onset, prevalence, incidence, and role of major risk factors and social determinants, is urgently needed to develo...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Lookens J,Tymejczyk O,Rouzier V,Smith C,Preval F,Joseph I,Baptiste RJ,Victor J,Severe P,Apollon S,Dumont E,Forestal G,St Preux S,Rivera V,Seo G,Charles B,Ariste W,Kingery J,Devieux J,Koenig S,Nash D,Fitzgerald D

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Since it was first defined in 1995, Public Health Informatics (PHI) has become a recognized discipline, with a research agenda, defined domain-specific competencies and a specialized corpus of technical knowledge. Information systems form a cornerstone of PHI research and implementation, representing signifi...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Reeder B,Hills RA,Demiris G,Revere D,Pina J

更新日期：2011-02-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Seasonal migrant and permanent laborers who are working in big mechanized agricultural farms in Metema - Humera lowlands are not included in Ethiopia Malaria Elimination Program. The aim of this research was to show the high confirmed and treated malaria cases in these laborers. METHODS:A retrospective anal...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Lemma W

更新日期：2020-03-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In late January, a worldwide crisis known as COVID-19 was declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern by the WHO. Within only a few weeks, the outbreak took on pandemic proportions, affecting over 100 countries. It was a significant issue to prevent and control COVID-19 on both national and g...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Yoo JY,Dutra SVO,Fanfan D,Sniffen S,Wang H,Siddiqui J,Song HS,Bang SH,Kim DE,Kim S,Groer M

更新日期：2020-12-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Osteoporosis is a serious health problem that worsens the quality of life and the survival rate of individuals with this disease on account the osteoporotic fractures. Studies have long focused on women, and its presence in men has been underestimated. While many studies conducted in different countries main...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Zwart M,Azagra R,Encabo G,Aguye A,Roca G,Güell S,Puchol N,Gene E,López-Expósito F,Solà S,Ortiz S,Sancho P,Abado L,Iglesias M,Pujol-Salud J,Diez-Perez A

更新日期：2011-10-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To date, research on men who have sex with men (MSM) has largely focused on their sexual health needs and on men recruited from gay-orientated venues. National probability survey data provide a rare opportunity to examine the broader sociodemographic, behavioural, and health profiles of MSM, defined as men w...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Mercer CH,Prah P,Field N,Tanton C,Macdowall W,Clifton S,Hughes G,Nardone A,Wellings K,Johnson AM,Sonnenberg P

更新日期：2016-07-07 00:00:00