How to develop a theory-driven evaluation design? Lessons learned from an adolescent sexual and reproductive health programme in West Africa.

abstract：BACKGROUND:It is globally agreed that a well-designed health system deliver timely and convenient access to health services for all patients. Many interventions aiming to reduce waiting times have been implemented in Chinese public tertiary hospitals to improve patients' satisfaction. However, few were well-documented,...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Sun J,Lin Q,Zhao P,Zhang Q,Xu K,Chen H,Hu CJ,Stuntz M,Li H,Liu Y

更新日期：2017-08-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Survival from breast cancer remains lower in Estonia than in most other European countries. More advanced stage and larger tumors that have impact on survival may be a result of delay in seeking help for breast cancer symptoms. The aim of this study was to identify determinants of delayed presentation among ...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Innos K,Padrik P,Valvere V,Eelma E,Kütner R,Lehtsaar J,Tekkel M

更新日期：2013-10-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Achievement of the UNAIDS 90-90-90 targets in Sub-Sahara Africa is challenged by a weak care-cascade with poor linkage to care and retention in care. Community-based HIV testing and counselling (HTC) is widely used in African countries. However, rates of linkage to care and initiation of antiretroviral thera...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Labhardt ND,Ringera I,Lejone TI,Masethothi P,Thaanyane T,Kamele M,Gupta RS,Thin K,Cerutti B,Klimkait T,Fritz C,Glass TR

更新日期：2016-04-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study assessed clustering of three health-compromising behaviours and explored the association of neighbourhood and individual social capital with simultaneous health-compromising behaviours and patterns of those behaviours in women in the first trimester of pregnancy (baseline) and during the second an...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Tofani AA,Lamarca Gde A,Sheiham A,Vettore MV

更新日期：2015-09-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Several observational studies have shown that exercise reduces the risk of cognitive decline; however, evidences from long-term, well-conducted, randomized controlled trials are scanty. The principal aim of this study is to verify whether a long-term program of multimodal supervised exercise improves the cog...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Iuliano E,di Cagno A,Cristofano A,Angiolillo A,D'Aversa R,Ciccotelli S,Corbi G,Fiorilli G,Calcagno G,Di Costanzo A,EPD Study Group.

更新日期：2019-05-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The relationship between social capital and self-rated health has been documented in many developed compared to developing countries. Because social capital and health play important roles in development, it may be valuable to study their relationship in the context of a developing country with poorer health...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Lau YK,Ataguba JE

更新日期：2015-03-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Gestational diabetes increases risk for type 2 diabetes seven-fold, creating a large public health burden in a young population. In the US, there are no large registries for tracking postpartum diabetes screening among women in under-resourced communities who face challenges with access to care after pregnan...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Herrick CJ,Keller MR,Trolard AM,Cooper BP,Olsen MA,Colditz GA

更新日期：2019-02-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Physical inactivity, overweight, and work-related stress are major concerns today. Psychological stress causes physiological responses such as reduced heart rate variability (HRV), owing to attenuated parasympathetic and/or increased sympathetic activity in cardiac autonomic control. This study's purpose was...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Föhr T,Pietilä J,Helander E,Myllymäki T,Lindholm H,Rusko H,Kujala UM

更新日期：2016-08-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Music is ever present in our daily lives, establishing a link between humans and the arts through the senses and pleasure. Sound technicians are the link between musicians and audiences or consumers. Recently, general concern has arisen regarding occurrences of hearing loss induced by noise from excessively ...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： El Dib RP,Silva EM,Morais JF,Trevisani VF

更新日期：2008-05-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Epidemiological studies suggest that only some distressed individuals seek help from primary care and that pathways to mental health care appear to be ethnically patterned. However few research studies examine how people with common mental disorder manage their mental distress, which help-seeking strategies ...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Rüdell K,Bhui K,Priebe S

更新日期：2008-06-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Longitudinal studies assessing the long-term association between alcohol intake and depression are scarce. The type of beverage may also be important. Therefore we aimed to prospectively evaluate the influence of alcohol intake on incident depression in a Mediterranean cohort. METHODS:We assessed 13,619 uni...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Gea A,Martinez-Gonzalez MA,Toledo E,Sanchez-Villegas A,Bes-Rastrollo M,Nuñez-Cordoba JM,Sayon-Orea C,Beunza JJ

更新日期：2012-11-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Strategies to improve infant and young child nutrition in low- and middle- income countries need to be implemented at scale. We contextualised and packaged successful strategies into a feasible intervention for implementation in rural Tanzania. Opportunities that can optimise delivery of the intervention and...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Kulwa KB,Verstraeten R,Bouckaert KP,Mamiro PS,Kolsteren PW,Lachat C

更新日期：2014-10-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Due to the large mortality from inactivity-related non-communicable diseases in low- and middle- income countries, accurate assessment of physical activity is important for surveillance, monitoring and understanding of physical (in)activity epidemiology in many of these countries. Research on relative perfor...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Oyeyemi AL,Moss SJ,Monyeki MA,Kruger HS

更新日期：2016-09-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:By 2050, sub-Saharan Africa's (SSA) urban population is expected to grow from 414 million to over 1.2 billion. This growth will likely increase challenges to municipalities attempting to provide access to water supply and sanitation (WS&S). This study aims to characterize trends in access to WS&S in SSA citi...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Hopewell MR,Graham JP

更新日期：2014-02-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The double burden of malnutrition is the co-occurrence of undernutrition (e.g. underweight, stunting, and micronutrient deficiencies) and over-nutrition (e.g. obesity, type 2 diabetes, and cardiovascular disease) at the population, household, or individual level. The objectives of this study were to determin...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Little M,Humphries S,Dodd W,Patel K,Dewey C

更新日期：2020-05-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Lipid-reduction pharmacotherapy is often employed to reduce morbidity and mortality risk for patients with dyslipidemia or established cardiovascular disease. Associations between socioeconomic factors and the prescribing and use of lipid-lowering agents have been reported in several developed countries. ME...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Kitzmiller JP,Foraker RE,Rose KM

更新日期：2013-05-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although childhood vaccination programs have been very successful, vaccination coverage in minority groups may be considerably lower than in the general population. In order to increase vaccination coverage in such minority groups involvement of faith-based organizations and religious leaders has been advoca...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Ruijs WL,Hautvast JL,Kerrar S,van der Velden K,Hulscher ME

更新日期：2013-05-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hypertension is an important public health issue in China, but there are few studies examining hypertension in ethnic groups in Yunnan, China. This study, Yunnan Minority Eye Study (YMES), was initially designed to determine the prevalence and impact of eye diseases, including hypertension and diabetes melli...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Chen L,Zong Y,Wei T,Sheng X,Shen W,Li J,Niu Z,Zhou H,Zhang Y,Yuan Y,Chen Q,Zhong H

更新日期：2015-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In recent years, computer simulation models have supported development of pandemic influenza preparedness policies. However, U.S. policymakers have raised several concerns about the practical use of these models. In this review paper, we examine the extent to which the current literature already addresses th...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Prieto DM,Das TK,Savachkin AA,Uribe A,Izurieta R,Malavade S

更新日期：2012-03-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Doctors and patients hold varying beliefs concerning illness and treatment. Patients' and families' explanatory models (EMs) vary according to personality and sociocultural factors. In a multi-ethnic society, it is becoming increasingly significant that doctors understand the different beliefs of their patie...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： van Dellen QM,van Aalderen WM,Bindels PJ,Ory FG,Bruil J,Stronks K,PEACE study group.

更新日期：2008-11-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Little is known about patterns in the transition from healthy weight to overweight or obesity during the elementary school years. This study examined whether there were distinct body mass index (BMI) trajectory groups among elementary school children, and predictors of trajectory group membership. METHODS:T...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Chen TA,Baranowski T,Moreno JP,O'Connor TM,Hughes SO,Baranowski J,Woehler D,Kimbro RT,Johnston CA

更新日期：2016-07-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:At-risk male youth in Cambodia who purchase sex are at greater risk for HIV compared to the general population. Factors associated with paying for sex among youth are poorly studied, both globally and in Cambodia. This study aimed to identify specific factors associated with transactional sex with women amon...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Dizechi S,Brody C,Tuot S,Chhea C,Saphonn V,Yung K,Kim S,Yi S

更新日期：2018-01-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In early 2016, we implemented a community-based maternal, newborn, and child health (MNCH) surveillance using mobile phones to collect, analyze, and use data by village health volunteers (VHV) in Kenge Health Zone (KHZ), in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The objective of this study was to determine ...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Diese M,Kalonji A,Izale B,Villeneuve S,Kintaudi NM,Clarysse G,Ngongo N,Ntambue AM

更新日期：2018-03-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Data of the German population-based cohort SHIP (Study of Health in Pomerania) were analysed to examine treatment rates, antihypertensive substances prescribed, and the proportion of hypertensive study participants reaching target values for blood pressure as well as determinants. METHODS:The study populati...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： van den Berg N,Meinke-Franze C,Fiss T,Baumeister SE,Hoffmann W

更新日期：2013-06-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Achieving universal coverage as an objective needs to confront the reality of multiple mechanisms, with healthcare financing and provision occurring in both public and private settings. South Africa has both large and mature public and private health systems offering useful insights into how they can be effe...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： van den Heever AM

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a common and growing health problem that requires adequate Knowledge by health care providers to reduce the progress of the disease. Thus, this study aimed to assess the care provider's Knowledge, attitude, and practices toward CKD. METHOD:A cross-sectional study conducted am...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Wolide AD,Kumela K,Kerga F,Debalke S,Seboka M,Edilu B,Gashe F,Bobassa EM

更新日期：2020-07-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Non-communicable diseases (NCDs), malaria and tuberculosis dominate the disease pattern in Myanmar. Due to urbanization, westernized lifestyle and economic development, it is likely that NCDs such as cerebrovascular disease and ischemic heart disease are on a rise. The leading behavioral- and metabolic NCDs ...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Bjertness MB,Htet AS,Meyer HE,Htike MM,Zaw KK,Oo WM,Latt TS,Sherpa LY,Bjertness E

更新日期：2016-07-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Few data are available on prescriber adherence to tuberculosis (TB) treatment guidelines. In particular, excessively long treatment carries a risk of avoidable adverse effects and represents a waste of healthcare resources. We examined factors potentially associated with excessively long treatment. METHODS:...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Valin N,Hejblum G,Borget I,Mallet HP,Antoun F,Che D,Chouaid C

更新日期：2010-08-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:East and South Africa contributes 59% of all pediatric HIV infections globally. In Uganda, HIV prevalence among HIV exposed infants was estimated at 5.3% in 2014. Understanding the remaining bottlenecks to elimination of mother-to-child transmission (eMTCT) is critical to accelerating efforts towards eMTCT. ...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Kahungu MM,Kiwanuka J,Kaharuza F,Wanyenze RK

更新日期：2018-01-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is cumulating evidence that health is compromised through adverse socioeconomic conditions negatively affecting how people think, feel, and behave. Low control beliefs might be a key mechanism. The reversed possibility that low control beliefs might set people on a pathway towards adverse socioeconomic...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Bosma H,Theunissen MJ,Verdonk P,Feron F

更新日期：2014-11-28 00:00:00