Physical activity as a preventive measure against overweight, obesity, infections, allergies and cardiovascular disease risk factors in adolescents: AFINOS Study protocol.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Waterpipe smoking is becoming popular among western students. The aim was to understand the appeal to students of this form of smoking when other forms of smoking are becoming less common. METHODS:Waterpipe smokers were identified by snowball sampling and interviewed following a semi-structured schedule in ...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Roskin J,Aveyard P

更新日期：2009-01-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) testing is a crucial strategy for HIV prevention. HIV testing rates remain low among men who have sex with men (MSM) in China. Digital network-based secondary distribution is considered as an effective model to enhance HIV self-testing (HIVST) among key populations. Digital...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Lu Y,Ni Y,Li X,He X,Huang S,Zhou Y,Dai W,Wu D,Tucker JD,Shen G,Sha Y,Jiang H,Huang L,Tang W

更新日期：2020-06-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Sarcomas are rare tumors (1-2% of all cancers) of mesenchymal origin that may develop in soft tissues and viscera. Since the International Classification of Disease (ICD) attributes visceral sarcomas (VS) to the organ of origin, the incidence of sarcoma is grossly underestimated. The rarity of the disease an...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Mastrangelo G,Fadda E,Cegolon L,Montesco MC,Ray-Coquard I,Buja A,Fedeli U,Frasson A,Spolaore P,Rossi CR

更新日期：2010-04-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In order to begin to address the burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in sub-Saharan Africa, high quality community-based epidemiological studies from the region are urgently needed. Cluster-designed sampling methods may be most efficient, but designing such studies requires assumptions about the clust...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Stanifer JW,Egger JR,Turner EL,Thielman N,Patel UD,Comprehensive Kidney Disease Assessment for Risk factors, epidemiology, Knowledge, and Attitudes (CKD AFRiKA) Study.

更新日期：2016-03-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:While it is known that a variety of factors (biological, behavioural and interventional) play a major role in the health of individuals and populations, the importance of the role of social determinants is less clear. The effect of social inequality on population-based screening for colorectal cancer (CRC) c...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Hurtado JL,Bacigalupe A,Calvo M,Esnaola S,Mendizabal N,Portillo I,Idigoras I,Millán E,Arana-Arri E

更新日期：2015-10-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Public concerns are commonly expressed about widening health gaps. This cohort study examines variations and trends in cancer survival by socio-economic disadvantage, geographical remoteness and country of birth in an Australian population over a 30-year period. METHODS:Data for cases diagnosed in New South...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Tervonen HE,Aranda S,Roder D,You H,Walton R,Morrell S,Baker D,Currow DC

更新日期：2017-09-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Physical activity and sedentary behaviour among children should be measured accurately in order to investigate their relationship with health. Accelerometry provides objective and accurate measurement of body movement, which can be converted to meaningful behavioural outcomes. The aim of this study was to ev...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Yıldırım M,Verloigne M,de Bourdeaudhuij I,Androutsos O,Manios Y,Felso R,Kovács É,Doessegger A,Bringolf-Isler B,te Velde SJ,Brug J,Chinapaw MJ

更新日期：2011-03-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Smoking prevalence is very high among lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered and queer (LGBTQ+) youth and young adults (YYA) compared to non-LGBTQ+ YYA. A knowledge gap exists on culturally appropriate and effective prevention and cessation efforts for members of this diverse community, as limited interventio...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Bruce Baskerville N,Wong K,Shuh A,Abramowicz A,Dash D,Esmail A,Kennedy R

更新日期：2018-01-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Prelacteal feeding compromises the benefits of exclusive breastfeeding, thereby increasing neonatal malnutrition, infection and mortality. About 26% of the Ethiopian neonates are given prelacteal feeds and nearly 48% of whom are attributed to Amhara region. Besides, prior Ethiopian studies have shown signifi...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Bayih WA,Mekonen DK,Kebede SD

更新日期：2020-09-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Victims exposed to serious traumatic experiences may develop post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and suffer this mental health problem for a long time. Different types of trauma displayed a chronicity rate of PTSD within the range of 6.3-68.9 %. As one of the most common and severe natural disasters, the n...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Hu S,Tan H,Cofie R,Zhou J,Yang T,Tang X,Liu A

更新日期：2015-07-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The objetive in this study is to determine the relationship between dietary patterns, BMI, type 2 diabetes mellitus family history (T2DMFH) and some lifestyle variables such as smoking and skipping breakfast in a Mexican adolescent population. METHODS:Cross-sectional, observational, analytical study.Subjetc...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Gutiérrez-Pliego LE,Camarillo-Romero Edel S,Montenegro-Morales LP,Garduño-García Jde J

更新日期：2016-08-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:With several new vaccine recommendations specifically targeting adolescents, improving adolescent vaccination rates has become a major health priority. Vaccination attitudes are an important, modifiable target for new interventions. Prior research has examined primarily the attitudes and beliefs of adolescen...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Gowda C,Schaffer SE,Dombkowski KJ,Dempsey AF

更新日期：2012-07-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Globally, two billion workers are employed informally but there is limited research on the relationship between informal work and health. Existing studies have focused on informality as an employment condition, with little emphasis on the diversity of physical and social contexts in which informal work takes...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Ko Ko T,Dickson-Gomez J,Yasmeen G,Han WW,Quinn K,Beyer K,Glasman L

更新日期：2020-04-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although some studies have reported the association between life negative events and depressive disorders, very limited studies have examined the association between life negative events exposure and depressive symptoms risk among Chinese older adults. METHODS:Data were obtained from the China Longitudinal ...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Wang Z,Yang H,Zheng P,Liu B,Guo Z,Geng S,Hong S

更新日期：2020-06-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Every year, an estimated 19-20 million unsafe abortions take place, almost all in developing countries, leading to 68,000 deaths and millions more injured many permanently. Many women throughout the world, experience more than one abortion in their lifetimes. Repeat abortion is an indicator of the larger pro...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Alemayehu M,Yebyo H,Medhanyie AA,Bayray A,Fantahun M,Goba GK

更新日期：2017-02-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This paper examines the potential for community conversations to strengthen positive responses to HIV in resource-poor environments. Community conversations are an intervention method through which local people work with a facilitator to collectively identify local strengths and challenges and brainstorm pot...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Campbell C,Nhamo M,Scott K,Madanhire C,Nyamukapa C,Skovdal M,Gregson S

更新日期：2013-04-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A key objective of this study was to examine obesity care attitudes and behaviors of people with obesity (PwO) and determine independent factors associated with a self-reported sustained weight loss success outcome. METHODS:An online survey was conducted in 2015 among 3008 U.S. adult PwO (BMI > 30 through s...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Dhurandhar NV,Kyle T,Stevenin B,Tomaszewski K,ACTION Steering Group.

更新日期：2019-10-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Self-harm in adolescents is of growing concern internationally but limited evidence exists on the prevalence of self-harm in those living with HIV, who may be at higher risk of poor mental health outcomes. Therefore our aim was to determine the prevalence and predictors of self-harm among young people with p...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Copelyn J,Thompson LC,Le Prevost M,Castro H,Sturgeon K,Rowson K,Brice S,Foster C,Gibb DM,Judd A,Adolescents and Adults Living with Perinatal HIV (AALPHI) Steering Committee.

更新日期：2019-08-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In most European origin populations measures of socioeconomic position are positively associated with leisure time physical activity (LTPA), this is unclear for active commuting. In addition, these associations have scarcely been studied in ethnic minority groups, who often have a high cardiovascular disease...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： de Munter JS,Agyemang C,Brewster LM,Stronks K,van Valkengoed IG

更新日期：2012-09-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There has been growing global concern about air pollution due to its great risk to public health. In Japan, although industrial- and traffic-related air pollution has been decreasing, concerns about particulate matter air pollution has been growing in recent years. In this study, we examined the effects of a...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Nakao M,Yamauchi K,Mitsuma S,Omori H,Ishihara Y

更新日期：2019-05-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is limited evidence for the effectiveness of social media to promote healthy behaviour among Indigenous Australians, including to reduce smoking. Social media has significant potential to stimulate interpersonal influence to quit, however an important knowledge gap is how and what content people choose...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Hefler M,Kerrigan V,Freeman B,Boot GR,Thomas DP

更新日期：2019-05-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Arts engagement within communities is ubiquitous across cultures globally and previous research has suggested its benefits for mental health and wellbeing. However, it remains unclear whether these benefits are driven by arts engagement itself or by important confounders such as socio-economic status (SES), ...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Wang S,Mak HW,Fancourt D

更新日期：2020-02-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Ethiopia was among the 15 countries that, together accounted for 64% of the world's severe episodes of pneumonia among children below the age of 5 in 2011. To reduce this burden, the 10-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV 10) was introduced into the general childhood national immunization program in E...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Kebede TT,Svensson M,Addissie A,Trollfors B,Andersson R

更新日期：2019-08-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:An effect of increased fruit and vegetable (FV) consumption on facial attractiveness has been proposed and recommended as a strategy to promote FV intakes, but no studies to date demonstrate a causal link between FV consumption and perceived attractiveness. This study investigated perceptions of attractivene...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Appleton KM,McGrath AJ,McKinley MC,Draffin CR,Hamill LL,Young IS,Woodside JV

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Health risk behaviours known to result in poorer outcomes in adulthood are generally established in late childhood and adolescence. These 'risky' behaviours include smoking, alcohol and illicit drug use and sexual risk taking. While the role of social capital in the establishment of health risk behaviours in...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： McPherson KE,Kerr S,Morgan A,McGee E,Cheater FM,McLean J,Egan J

更新日期：2013-10-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Today industrialized countries face a burgeoning aged population. Thus, there is increasing attention on the functioning and disabilities of aged adults as potential determinants of autonomy and independent living. However, there are few representative findings on the prevalence and determinants of disabilit...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Strobl R,Müller M,Emeny R,Peters A,Grill E

更新日期：2013-02-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Heavy alcohol consumption is an established risk factor for non-communicable diseases (NCDs) but few studies have investigated drinking and disease risk in middle income, non-western countries. We report on the relationship between alcohol consumption and NCDs in Thailand. METHODS:A nationwide cross section...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Wakabayashi M,McKetin R,Banwell C,Yiengprugsawan V,Kelly M,Seubsman SA,Iso H,Sleigh A,Thai Cohort Study Team.

更新日期：2015-12-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Falls are a significant source of morbidity in people aged 65 and over, affecting one in three people in this age group. The scientific evidence indicates that physical activity is the most effective method for preventing falls among seniors. Although public health professionals often use social marketing to...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Goethals L,Barth N,Hupin D,Mulvey MS,Roche F,Gallopel-Morvan K,Bongue B

更新日期：2020-08-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Seasonal influenza is a viral disease whose annual epidemics are estimated to cause three to five million cases of severe illness and 250,000 to 500,000 deaths worldwide. Vaccination is the main strategy for primary prevention. METHODS:To assess the status of influenza vaccination in the Americas, influenza...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Ropero-Alvarez AM,Kurtis HJ,Danovaro-Holliday MC,Ruiz-Matus C,Andrus JK

更新日期：2009-09-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is growing interest in school-based interventions which deliver opportunities for additional physical activity time outside of physical education (PE). A practical and cost-effective approach may be school running programmes. Consequently, many school-based running initiatives are currently being imple...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Chalkley AE,Routen AC,Harris JP,Cale LA,Gorely T,Sherar LB

更新日期：2018-10-20 00:00:00