Correlates of intensive alcohol and drug use in men who have sex with men in Catalonia, Spain.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Risk-taking behaviours such as early initiation of smoking, alcohol drinking and sexual activity often cluster within individuals and could be characteristics of adolescents who in general are risk takers. In the present study, using a large population-based sample of 64 659 women aged 18-45 years in four No...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Olesen TB,Jensen KE,Nygård M,Tryggvadottir L,Sparén P,Hansen BT,Liaw KL,Kjaer SK

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Research suggests that policymakers often use personal contacts to find information and advice. However, the main sources of information for public health policymakers are not known. This study aims to describe policymakers' sources of information. A questionnaire survey of public health policymakers across ...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Oliver KA,de Vocht F,Money A,Everett M

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:European populations are ageing rapidly yet, although, it is widely recognized that some individuals age more successfully than others, an agreed concept of successful ageing remains elusive. We sought to develop a model of successful ageing in a British population, which combines the subjective and objectiv...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Doyle YG,Mc Kee M,Sherriff M

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In this paper, we investigate cross-sectional and prospective relationships between various socioeconomic indicators and different health behaviours among boys and girls at ages 13-21, and whether socioeconomic status (SES) is related to changes in health behaviour over time. METHODS:The study is based on a...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Friestad C,Klepp KI

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We aim to describe levels of awareness and uptake of colorectal, breast, cervical and prostate cancer screening tests and to analyze the association to socio-demographic and health-related variables. METHODS:Population-based cross-sectional study conducted using a home-based personal interview survey on a n...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Carrasco-Garrido P,Hernandez-Barrera V,Lopez de Andres A,Jimenez-Trujillo I,Gallardo Pino C,Jimenez-Garcıa R

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To identify changes in social inequalities for mammograms uptake in Belgium over the period 1997-2008 using multiple indices, and to assess the contribution of the national breast cancer screening programme in these changes. METHODS:Data were obtained from four waves of the Belgian Health Interview Survey. ...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Renard F,Demarest S,Van Oyen H,Tafforeau J

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The international comparability of data from population-based cancer registries depends strongly on the completeness of case ascertainment. Furthermore, Austrian observed incidence rates suggest that the completeness of case ascertainment differs between Austrian federal states. Completeness of case ascertai...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Hackl M,Waldhoer T

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pricing strategies are an important component in the marketing mix and may also be useful in stimulating healthier food choices. However, due to competing interests and feasibility problems, the introduction of pricing strategies is complicated. For successfully introducing food pricing strategies, it is ess...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Waterlander WE,Steenhuis IH,de Vet E,Schuit AJ,Seidell JC

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A number of health outcomes were affected by previous financial crises, e.g. suicides, homicides and transport accident mortality. Aim of this study was to analyse the effects of the current financial crisis on selected health outcomes at population level in Europe. METHODS:A mixed approach of ecologic and ...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Baumbach A,Gulis G

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This paper addresses the extent to which equity of treatment according to need, as defined by self-reported health status, is received by members of ethnic minorities in Swedish health services. METHODS:The study was based on a multivariate analysis of cross-sectional data from the Swedish Survey of Living ...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Hjern A,Haglund B,Persson G,Rosén M

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Health technology assessment and ethical issues have to be dealt with in deciding on national carrier screening for cystic fibrosis (CF)-the most frequent severe autosomal recessive disease in Caucasian populations and several stakeholders need to be involved. A citizens' jury is one way to ask citizens to d...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Mosconi P,Colombo C,Roberto A,Candiani G,Greco MT,Satolli R,Castellani C

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Italian National Institute of Health (Istituto Superiore di Sanità, ISS) considers health inequalities (HI) an important area of activity. As the scientific and technical body of the Ministry of Health and the National Health Service, ISS may play a key role to reduce HI. In order to enable ISS in addres...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Bucciardini R,Ferrelli RM,Giammarioli AM,Bortolin E,Fanales Belasio E,Mattioli B,Donfrancesco C,Sabbatucci M,Pasetto R,Colucci A,Mancinelli R,Palmieri L,De Castro P,Sampaolo L,Gaudi S,Falzano L,Morelli S,Grassi T,Butt

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In this review article, we detail a small but growing literature in the field of health geography that uses longitudinal data to determine a life course component to the neighbourhood effects thesis. For too long, there has been reliance on cross-sectional data to test the hypothesis that where you live has ...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Jivraj S,Murray ET,Norman P,Nicholas O

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to evaluate trends in small-for-gestational age covering the period before and after the Spanish economic crisis, taking into account mother's age, nationality and the autonomous community where she resides. We performed a trend study including children born to fertile women in Spain between ...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Palència L,Puig-Barrachina V,Marí-dell'Olmo M,Gotsens M,Rodríguez-Sanz M,Bartoll X,Pérez G,other IMCRISES members.

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In order to demonstrate the feasibility of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and related risk behaviour surveillance in European prisons, a multicentre pilot study was undertaken. METHODS:A cross-sectional survey was carried out in six European prisons (France, Germany, Italy, The Netherlands, Sc...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Rotily M,Weilandt C,Bird SM,Käll K,Van Haastrecht HJ,Iandolo E,Rousseau S

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Persons with a lower socioeconomic position spend more years with disability, despite their shorter life expectancy, but it is unknown what the important determinants are. This study aimed to quantify the contribution to educational inequalities in years with disability of eight risk factors: father's manual...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Nusselder WJ,Rubio Valverde J,Bopp M,Brønnum-Hansen H,Deboosere P,Kalediene R,Kovács K,Leinsalu M,Martikainen P,Menvielle G,Regidor E,Wojtyniak B,Mackenbach JP

更新日期：2020-11-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Vaccination rates of children in Germany are unsatisfying and regional endemic outbreaks have been reported. Few studies have analysed physicians' attitude towards vaccination. We investigated whether there is an association between physicians' attitude and vaccination coverage on the regional level for Germ...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Weigel M,Weitmann K,Rautmann C,Schmidt J,Bruns R,Hoffmann W

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this short report was to describe the output and citation rates of public health. Data-based publications and literature reviews from the year 2008, and their 5-year citation rates were extracted from 10 randomly selected public health journals. In total, 86.2% of publications were descriptive/epidemiologic...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Wolfenden L,Milat AJ,Lecathelinais C,Sanson-Fisher RW,Carey ML,Bryant J,Waller A,Wiggers J,Clinton-McHarg T,Lin Yoong S

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The numbers of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) deaths per million people differ widely across countries. Often, the causal effects of interventions taken by authorities are unjustifiably concluded based on the comparison of pure mortalities in countries where interventions consisting different strategies...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Hradsky O,Komarek A

更新日期：2021-01-22 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Worldwide, refugees show a poorer mental and physical health than the populations among which they resettle. Little is known about the factors influencing health after resettlement. We examined the development of mental and physical health of refugees. As experienced living difficulties might decrease with...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Lamkaddem M,Essink-Bot ML,Devillé W,Gerritsen A,Stronks K

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The objective of this study is to analyse gender inequalities in the combination of job and family life and their effect on health status and use of health care services. METHODS:The data come from the Navarra Survey of Working Conditions (Spain, 1997) carried out on a sample of 2185 workers. The analysis w...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Artazcoz L,Artieda L,Borrell C,Cortès I,Benach J,García V

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study examines the effect of past tobacco control policies and projects the effect of future policies on smoking and snus use prevalence and associated premature mortality in Sweden. METHODS:The established SimSmoke model was adapted with population, smoking rates and tobacco control policy data from S...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Near AM,Blackman K,Currie LM,Levy DT

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This article provides an overview of three approaches taken to illuminate the sociological contribution to the field of nutrition and inequalities, in the hope of prompting future researchers to pursue the lines of enquiry suggested. APPROACHES:Under the heading of inequalities in food use, the paper first ...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Murcott A

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The current financial crisis is having a major impact on European economies, especially that of Spain. Past evidence suggests that adverse macro-economic conditions exacerbate mental illness, but evidence from the current crisis is limited. This study analyses the association between the financial crisis and...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Lopez Bernal JA,Gasparrini A,Artundo CM,McKee M

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Social inequalities in substance use have been well-documented; however, the impact of changes in socio-economic position from childhood to adulthood is unclear. We examined the relationship between intergenerational trajectories of social position and tobacco and cannabis use among young adults. METHODS:Da...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Bowes L,Chollet A,Fombonne E,Galéra C,Melchior M

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In Kemerovo region (Siberia), three pre-trial detention centres (SIZO; Ministry of Justice) serve as the gateway to the penitentiary system, comprised of 23 prisons and 30,000 detainees. The follow-up for tuberculosis (TB) patients released into civil society is unreliable. Due to varying detention times and...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Slavuckij A,Sizaire V,Lobera L,Matthys F,Kimerling ME

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Previous studies on changes in working conditions and mental health are few and have typically focused only on psychosocial working conditions. We assessed the impact of changes in both psychosocial and physical working conditions on common mental disorders (CMDs) in a cohort of midlife and older employees. ...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Kouvonen A,Mänty M,Lallukka T,Lahelma E,Rahkonen O

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of migrant density in school on the well-being of pupils with a migrant origin in first as well as second generation. METHODS:Cross-sectional analysis of data from a national classroom survey of 15-year-old Swedish schoolchildren. The study population incl...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Hjern A,Rajmil L,Bergström M,Berlin M,Gustafsson PA,Modin B

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The threat of an influenza pandemic has led to stockpiling of antiviral drugs in order to mitigate a plausible outbreak. If the stockpile would be used in relation to the recent pandemic alert, an investment decision about renewing the stock for a possible subsequent pandemic is essential. The decision shoul...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Lugnér AK,Postma MJ

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A problem common to all health care systems remains the translation of robust evidence into effective practice. Influenza vaccination has been reported to be an effective public health care intervention, but guidelines on coverage and subsequent uptake rates for vaccination across European countries vary substantially...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： McDaid D,Maynard A

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00