"I don't eat a hamburger and large chips every day!" A qualitative study of the impact of public health messages about obesity on obese adults.

abstract：BACKGROUND:According to the gateway hypothesis, tobacco use is a gateway of cannabis use. However, there is increasing evidence that cannabis use also predicts the progression of tobacco use (reverse gateway hypothesis). Unfortunately, the importance of cannabis use compared to other predictors of tobacco use is less c...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Becker J,Schaub MP,Gmel G,Haug S

更新日期：2015-09-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In the last thirty years, major shifts in immigrant policy at national and state levels has heightened boundaries among citizens, permanent residents, and those with other statuses. While there is mounting evidence that citizenship influences immigrant health care inequities, there has been less focus on how...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Young MT,Beltrán-Sánchez H,Wallace SP

更新日期：2020-10-15 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:Schools are an important setting for health promotion. In England, around one third of publicly funded schools have become independent of local authorities since 2000 and are now academies, run by an academy trust. The aim of this research was to examine attitudes towards health promotion held by academy tru...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Jessiman PE,Campbell R,Jago R,Van Sluijs EMF,Newbury-Birch D

更新日期：2019-08-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To provide data on overweight, obesity and hypertension among adolescent girls in Norway and Argentina. METHODS:Data was obtained from two population-based, cross-sectional and descriptive studies containing anthropometric and blood pressure measurements of 15 to 18 year old girls. The study included 2,156 ...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Stray-Pedersen M,Helsing RM,Gibbons L,Cormick G,Holmen TL,Vik T,Belizán JM

更新日期：2009-10-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The concept of 'avoidable' mortality (AM) has been proposed as a performance measure of health care systems. In this study we examined mortality in five geographic regions of Canada from 1975 to 1999 for previously defined avoidable disease groups that are amenable to medical care and public health. These tr...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： James PD,Manuel DG,Mao Y

更新日期：2006-05-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Syndromic surveillance provides public health intelligence to aid in early warning and monitoring of public health impacts (e.g. seasonal influenza), or reassurance when an impact has not occurred. Using information collected during routine patient care, syndromic surveillance can be based on signs/symptoms/...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Hughes HE,Edeghere O,O'Brien SJ,Vivancos R,Elliot AJ

更新日期：2020-12-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Political violence and war are push factors for migration and social determinants of health among migrants. Somali migration to Sweden has increased threefold since 2004, and now comprises refugees with more than 20 years of war experiences. Health is influenced by earlier life experiences with adverse sexua...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Byrskog U,Olsson P,Essén B,Allvin MK

更新日期：2014-08-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Five percent of the Swiss population attribute symptoms to electromagnetic fields (EMF). General practitioners (GPs) might play a key role in recognising an emerging health risk, since they are the first to observe and follow up persons who attribute symptoms to EMF. It is unclear to what extent EMFs have be...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Huss A,Röösli M

更新日期：2006-10-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is increasing pressure to develop services to enhance the health of the workforce on the periphery of the labour market. Health promotion among unemployed people may improve their health but also to increase their employability. We tested whether re-employment can be enhanced with a health care interve...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Romppainen K,Saloniemi A,Kinnunen U,Liukkonen V,Virtanen P

更新日期：2014-11-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Iraqi Kurdistan region is one of the areas where female genital mutilation is reportedly widely practiced but inadequately studied. The aim of this study was to determine (i) the prevalence of female genital mutilation among Muslim Kurdish women in Erbil city, (ii) the patterns and types of female genital mu...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Yasin BA,Al-Tawil NG,Shabila NP,Al-Hadithi TS

更新日期：2013-09-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:High rates of mental health disorders have been reported in veterans returning from deployment to Afghanistan (Operation Enduring Freedom: OEF) and Iraq (Operation Iraqi Freedom: OIF); however, less is known about physical health functioning and its temporal course post-deployment. Therefore, our goal is to ...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Falvo MJ,Serrador JM,McAndrew LM,Chandler HK,Lu SE,Quigley KS

更新日期：2012-12-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In the aftermath of the global financial crisis, millions of households have been left with debts that they are unable to manage. Indebtedness may impair the wellbeing of those affected by it for years to come. This systematic review focuses on the long-term consequences of indebtedness on health. METHODS:T...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Turunen E,Hiilamo H

更新日期：2014-05-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Financial reform aims to overcome the problems of financial barriers and utilization of health services. However, it is unclear whether financial reforms or health insurance can reduce delays and/or barriers or if there are still other important obstacles for preventing pregnant women accessing delivery care...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Liabsuetrakul T,Oumudee N

更新日期：2011-06-28 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: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:Recent evidence shows that men and women have inadequate fertility knowledge which may negatively affect their childbearing decisions in future. Given the fact that decision making for fertility needs accurate information, targeted educational interventions especially through media are needed to improve know...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Gharacheh M,Khalajabadi Farahani F,Mirghafourvand M,Janani L,Ranjbar F

更新日期：2020-12-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Despite the recent increase in HIV infections among adolescents, little is known about their HIV knowledge and perceptions. This study, therefore, sought to examine the factors associated with comprehensive HIV knowledge, stigma, and HIV risk perceptions among young adolescents aged 10-14 years in Akwa Ibom ...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Badru T,Mwaisaka J,Khamofu H,Agbakwuru C,Adedokun O,Pandey SR,Essiet P,James E,Chen-Carrington A,Mastro TD,Aliyu SH,Torpey K

更新日期：2020-01-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:China is experiencing a sizeable rural-urban flow, which may influence the health of internal migrant youth deeply. Disadvantages in the city are highly likely to contribute to health issues among the young internal migrant population. The current qualitative study is to explore how internal migrant young pe...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Yu C,Lou C,Cheng Y,Cui Y,Lian Q,Wang Z,Gao E,Wang L

更新日期：2019-03-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In recent years, there has been an increasing interest in implementing road safety policy by different low income countries. However; the evidence is scarce on its success in the reduction of crashes, injuries and deaths. This study was conducted to assess whether road crashes, injuries and fatalities was re...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Abegaz T,Berhane Y,Worku A,Assrat A

更新日期：2014-05-31 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Malaysia has been at the forefront of the development and scale up of One-Stop Crisis Centres (OSCC) - an integrated health sector model that provides comprehensive care to women and children experiencing physical, emotional and sexual abuse. This study explored the strengths and challenges faced during the ...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Colombini M,Mayhew SH,Ali SH,Shuib R,Watts C

更新日期：2012-07-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Obesity is a global public health issue. Having a BMI of 30 kg/m2 or more (classifying a person as obese) at the start of pregnancy is a significant risk factor for maternal and fetal morbidity. There is a dearth of evidence to inform suitable interventions to support pregnant women with a BMI of 30 kg/m2 or...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Smith DM,Whitworth M,Sibley C,Taylor W,Gething J,Chmiel C,Lavender T

更新日期：2010-05-27 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:The commonly accepted gold standard diagnostic method for detecting malaria is a microscopic reading of Giemsa-stained blood films. However, symptomatic diagnosis remains the basis of therapeutic care for the majority of febrile patients in malaria endemic areas. This study aims to compare the discrepancy in...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Choge JK,Magak NG,Akhwale W,Koech J,Ngeiywa MM,Oyoo-Okoth E,Esamai F,Osano O,Khayeka-Wandabwa C,Kweka EJ

更新日期：2014-04-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The evidence for a "diabesity" epidemic is accumulating worldwide but population-based data are still scarce in the African region. We assessed the prevalence, awareness and control of diabetes (DM) in the Seychelles, a rapidly developing country in the African region. We also examined the relationship betwe...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Faeh D,William J,Tappy L,Ravussin E,Bovet P

更新日期：2007-07-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Over the past decade, about one-third of all births nationwide in Taiwan were delivered by cesarean section (CS). Previous studies in the US and Europe have documented the need for risk adjustment for fairer comparisons among providers. In this study, we set out to determine the impact that adjustment for pa...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Tang CH,Wang HI,Hsu CS,Su HW,Chen MJ,Lin HC

更新日期：2006-10-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A number of studies have shown a range of negative psychological symptoms (e.g. depression) after exposure to natural disasters. The aim of this study was to determine risk factors for depression in both children and adults who have survived natural disasters. METHODS:Four electronic databases (PubMed, Emba...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Tang B,Liu X,Liu Y,Xue C,Zhang L

更新日期：2014-06-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Increases in the number of salmonellosis cases due to Salmonella Enteritidis (SE) in 2010 and 2011 prompted a public health investigation in Ontario, Canada. In this report, we describe the current epidemiology of travel-related (TR) SE, compare demographics, symptoms and phage types (PTs) of TR and domestic...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Tighe MK,Savage R,Vrbova L,Toolan M,Whitfield Y,Varga C,Lee B,Allen V,Maki A,Walton R,Johnson C,Dhar B,Ahmed R,Crowcroft NS,Middleton D

更新日期：2012-05-18 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：OBJECTIVES:The aim of this study is to 1) investigate the pain situation among working adults in China; 2) explore the self-initiate pain reliving strategies applied by working adults; and 3) collect people's interests and suggestions to the topics of the online pain education program. METHODS:This is an exploratory s...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Li Y,Tse MMY

更新日期：2019-08-22 00:00:00