The health sector reforms and the efficiency of public hospitals in Turkey: provincial markets.

abstract：Background:: Although studies have described the 'healthy immigrant effect' in adults, far fewer have examined the 'healthy immigrant effect' for adolescents living in immigrant families. Those few studies that did, noted conflicting results, and also differed on whether gender confounds the results. : This cross-secti...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Zlotnick C,Birenbaum-Carmeli D,Goldblatt H,Dishon Y,Taychaw O,Shadmi E

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Data of the national hepatitis C virus (HCV) notification system and the Swiss hepatitis C cohort study have been analysed for birth year distribution. Persons born between 1955 and 1974 are disproportionally affected by HCV, accounting for 61% of all reported infections. Over the course of the reporting period from 1...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Bruggmann P,Richard JL,Swiss Hepatitis C Cohort Study Group.

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A number of studies have suggested that social inequalities in health disappear or are attenuated in early adolescence possibly due to changing risk exposures. The present study examines social equalization in youth in a representative sample of British households with children aged 0-18 years. METHODS:Seco...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Spencer NJ

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

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:This cross-sectional study has been developed within the framework of the Italian project 'We love your heart' ('Ci sta a cuore il tuo cuore') and reports the results of the initial type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) risk assessment carried out in a big network of community pharmacies in Italy and Spain. Metho...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Milovanovic S,Silenzi A,Kheiraoui F,Ventriglia G,Boccia S,Poscia A

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Measuring homophobia at country level is important to guide public health policy as reductions in stigma are associated with improved health outcomes among gay men and other men who have sex with men. Methods: We developed a Homophobic Climate Index incorporating institutional and social components of homoph...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Lamontagne E,d'Elbée M,Ross MW,Carroll A,Plessis AD,Loures L

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Our objective was to analyse the influence of education on the link between functional limitation (FL) and self-rated health (SRH) in two countries, France and the USA. METHODS:The data of the North American NHANES study (n = 9254) and the French National Health Survey (n = 25 559) were used. FL was measure...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Delpierre C,Datta GD,Kelly-Irving M,Lauwers-Cances V,Berkman L,Lang T

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In April 2000, the Council of the Baltic Sea States established the Task Force on Communicable Disease Control in the Baltic Sea region (the Task Force). A successor structure, the Northern Dimension Partnership in Public Health and Social Wellbeing, was established in autumn 2003. This article, a follow-up ...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Rowe L,Rechel B

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Exercise prescribed by the general practitioner may be an important health-improving intervention for inactive individuals with lifestyle diseases. The objective was to analyse changes in physical activity and health-related quality of life among participants in five similar 'Exercise on Prescription' (EoP) ...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Sørensen J,Sørensen JB,Skovgaard T,Bredahl T,Puggaard L

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Out-of-pocket payments for health services constitute a major financial burden for patients in Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries. Individuals who are unable to pay use different coping strategies (e.g. borrowing money or foregoing service utilization), which can have negative consequences on their...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Tambor M,Pavlova M,Rechel B,Golinowska S,Sowada C,Groot W

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The purpose of this study was to analyse the connection between two types of social relations in school (to peers and to teachers) and psychosomatic health complaints among adolescents in school Year 9 in the Swedish compulsory school. In particular, the focus is on the importance of students' academic orien...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Bergh D,Hagquist C,Starrin B

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Partial implementation may explain modest effectiveness of many school-based preventive programmes against substance use. We studied whether specific characteristics of the class could predict the level of implementation of a curriculum delivered by class teachers in schools from some European countries. ME...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Caria MP,Faggiano F,Bellocco R,Galanti MR,EU-Dap Study Group.

更新日期：2013-12-01 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：BACKGROUND:It is a recurrent finding that adolescent girls report psychological symptoms in a higher degree compared with boys. The explanations for this difference vary, but the psychosocial school environment has never been a focus in these explanations. The aim of this study was to analyse whether psychosocial facto...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Gådin KG,Hammarström A

更新日期：2005-08-01 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:Engaging in regular physical activity has a beneficial impact on both physical health and on subjective health indicators. The aims of this study were (i) to assess the association between physical activity levels and self-reported health status in European adolescents and (ii) to identify any differences in...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Granger E,Williams G,Di Nardo F,Harrison A,Verma A

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The way in which patients experience encounters with healthcare professionals seems to affect care outcome, but very little is known about reactions evoked by experiences of negative encounters. AIMS:To examine how patients perceive healthcare encounters, with a special focus on negative encounters and feel...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Wessel M,Helgesson G,Olsson D,Juth N,Alexanderson K,Lynöe N

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Many migrants from rural China seek work in urban areas and leave their children in their home villages to be raised by relatives. These children are often referred to as 'left-behind children'. Parental migration tends to have a profound impact on a child's growth. This study sought to assess the prevalence...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Mo X,Xu L,Luo H,Wang X,Zhang F,Gai Tobe R

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The optimal way to display constituent levels (e.g. tar) on tobacco packaging has not received adequate attention but has important policy implications. Adult smokers and non-smokers (n = 836) were surveyed in France using Computer Assisted Personal Interviewing to assess perceptions of constituent levels displayed nu...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Gallopel-Morvan K,Moodie C,Hammond D,Eker F,Beguinot E,Martinet Y

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Previous research has highlighted excess health morbidity in offender populations. A small number of studies have described health problems within police custody settings. The efficacy of police screening procedures has not been evaluated. METHODS:Prospective clinical interviews with custody detainees in Lo...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： McKinnon IG,Grubin D

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In the Netherlands, municipal health assessments are carried out by 28 Regional Health Services, serving 418 municipalities. In the absence of guidelines, regional public health reports were developed in two pilot regions on the basis of the model and experience of national health reporting. Though they were...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： van Bon-Martens MJ,Achterberg PW,van de Goor IA,van Oers HA

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Socioeconomic inequalities in health and healthcare use in old age have been on the rise during the past two decades. So far, it is unknown whether these inequalities have permeated the nursing home setting. This study aimed to assess whether the socioeconomic position of newly admitted nursing home resident...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Allers K,Calderón-Larrañaga A,Fors S,Morin L

更新日期：2021-01-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Mental problems have been hypothesized to impede social adaptation and vice versa, and discrimination is assumed to interact with both. The available empirical documentation is, however, limited. The objective of this study is to contribute to a more comprehensive understanding of associations and pathways b...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Montgomery E,Foldspang A

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We had a unique opportunity to establish the extent of food insecurity and the potential impact of a large-scale school-based nutritional program, in low-socioeconomic status districts of Greece, during the current economic crisis. METHODS:Around 162 schools with 25 349 students participated during the 2012...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Petralias A,Papadimitriou E,Riza E,Karagas MR,Zagouras AB,Linos A,DIATROFI Program Research Team.

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Through its effects on the immune system, smoking may facilitate influenza virus infection, its severity and its most frequent complications. The objective was to investigate the smoking history as a risk factor for influenza hospitalization and influenza vaccine effectiveness in elderly smokers/ex-smokers a...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Godoy P,Castilla J,Soldevila N,Mayoral JM,Toledo D,Martín V,Astray J,Egurrola M,Morales-Suarez-Varela M,Domínguez A,CIBERESP Cases and Controls in Pandemic Influenza Working Group, Spain*.

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To investigate the attitudes of paediatricians in private practice towards counselling smoking parents of infants on their smoking behaviour. METHODS:Questionnaires were mailed to 188 eligible paediatricians in Mecklenburg-West Pommerania. RESULTS:The response rate to this survey was 62%. With regard to ri...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Hannöver W,Thyrian JR,John U

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of the study was to examine the effects of parental socioeconomic status, own socioeconomic status and social mobility upon the development of smoking from adolescence to adulthood. METHODS:Subjects were the participants of the North Karelia Youth Project study from six schools in Eastern Finland. A...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Paavola M,Vartiainen E,Haukkala A

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Quality indicators for Chinese patients with chronic heart failure (CHF) have been developed. However, little is known about the compliance with quality indicators and the association between process indicators and in-hospital mortality in China. METHODS:Data from 1862 CHF admissions between 1 January 2009 ...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Fu R,Xiang J,Bao H,Wang Z,Wang Y,Chen Y,Zhang H,Liu D,Liu M

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Most knowledge on chronic fatigue (CF) and chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is based on clinical studies, not representative of the general population. This study aimed to assess the prevalence of fatigue in an adult general population and to identify associations with lifestyle factors. METHODS:Total 22,500 ...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： van't Leven M,Zielhuis GA,van der Meer JW,Verbeek AL,Bleijenberg G

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Physical activity among adolescents and its implications for health status is of increasing concern. We examined trends in physical activity and participation in sports clubs among Icelandic adolescents. METHODS:Cross-sectional survey data were used to determine levels of vigorous physical activity and part...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Eithsdóttir ST,Kristjánsson AL,Sigfúsdóttir ID,Allegrante JP

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00