Impact of today's media on university student's body image in Pakistan: a conservative, developing country's perspective.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Shenzhen's rapid growth and urbanisation has attracted a large, mobile, migrant working population. This article explores health protection through the means of social health insurance between migrants and registrants and their point of access to healthcare. METHODS:A cross-sectional questionnaire survey wa...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Lam KK,Johnston JM

更新日期：2012-10-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Diabetes prevalence is increasing globally, and Sub-Saharan Africa is no exception. With diverse health challenges, health authorities in Sub-Saharan Africa and international donors need robust data on the epidemiology and impact of diabetes in order to plan and prioritise their health programmes. This paper...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Hall V,Thomsen RW,Henriksen O,Lohse N

更新日期：2011-07-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Despite being curable, tuberculosis is still a stigmatized disease. Not only is TB patients' suffering due to its clinical manifestations, but also because of society's prejudice, embarrassing situations, and even self-discrimination. This study aims to investigate psychosocial experiences of patients who ha...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Dias AA,de Oliveira DM,Turato ER,de Figueiredo RM

更新日期：2013-06-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Long-term multicentre studies are subject to numerous factors that may affect the integrity of their conclusions. Quality control and standardization of data collection are crucial to minimise the biases induced by these factors. Nevertheless, tools implemented to manage biases are rarely described in public...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Ruiz F,Goldberg M,Lemonnier S,Ozguler A,Boos E,Brigand A,Giraud V,Perez T,Roche N,Zins M

更新日期：2016-08-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aims of this study were 1) to clarify the prevalence of sleep problems (insomnia, insufficient sleep, and delayed sleep-wake phase) among Japanese university students; 2) to examine sociodemographic characteristics, lifestyle, and sleep-related symptoms in each sleep problem; and 3) to evaluate the assoc...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Kayaba M,Matsushita T,Enomoto M,Kanai C,Katayama N,Inoue Y,Sasai-Sakuma T

更新日期：2020-03-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Obese individuals are encouraged to participate in physical activity. However, few qualitative studies have explored obese individuals' motivations for and experiences with physical activity. METHODS:The physical activity experiences of self-identified obese or formerly obese persons (n = 15) were explored ...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Bombak AE

更新日期：2015-11-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Ageing is a risk factor for both coronary artery disease (CAD) and reduced renal function (RRF), and it is also associated with poor prognosis in patients with CAD or RRF. However, little is known about whether the impact of RRF on clinical outcomes are different in CAD patients at different age groups. This...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Chen F,Zuo ZL,Huang FY,Xia TL,Huang BT,Chai H,Li Q,Pu XB,Gui YY,Peng Y,Chen M,Huang DJ

更新日期：2019-02-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Rates of sepsis/septicemia hospitalization in the US have risen significantly during recent years. Antibiotic resistance and use may contribute to those rates through various mechanisms, including lack of clearance of resistant infections following antibiotic treatment, with some of those infections subseque...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Goldstein E,Olesen SW,Karaca Z,Steiner CA,Viboud C,Lipsitch M

更新日期：2019-08-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Attracted by the expected benefits such as reduced absenteeism and increased productivity, more and more firms decide to implement workplace health promotion programs (WHPPs). However, those programs can only be effective if employees actually participate. This study aims to (1) gain insight into the degree ...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Lier LM,Breuer C,Dallmeyer S

更新日期：2019-03-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Co-morbid major depressive disorder (MDD) and cardiovascular disease (CVD) is associated with poor clinical and psychological outcomes. However, the full extent of the burden of, and interaction between, this co-morbidity on important vocational outcomes remains less clear, particularly at the population lev...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： O'Neil A,Williams ED,Stevenson CE,Oldenburg B,Sanderson K

更新日期：2012-01-18 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: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:Breast cancer incidence within an area is usually proportional to the area's income level. High-income areas have shown the highest incidence rates and since 2003, negative trends. As for mortality, rates are often higher in low-income regions. The purpose of this study was to analyze trends in incidence and...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Lima CA,Rangel MR,Macedo-Lima M,da Silva AM

更新日期：2012-10-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The assessment of real-life, community-based interventions to tackle obesity is an important step in the development of effective policies. Especially multi-level interventions have a high likely effectiveness and potential reach in counteracting the obesity epidemic. Although much can be learned from these ...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Gubbels JS,Mathisen FK,Samdal O,Lobstein T,Kohl LF,Leversen I,Lakerveld J,Kremers SP,van Assema P

更新日期：2015-03-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:More than 20% of US children ages 2-5 yrs are classified as overweight or obese. Parents greatly influence the behaviors their children adopt, including those which impact weight (e.g., diet and physical activity). Unfortunately, parents often fail to recognize the risk for excess weight gain in young childr...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Ward DS,Vaughn AE,Bangdiwala KI,Campbell M,Jones DJ,Panter AT,Stevens J

更新日期：2011-06-05 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:Smoking often starts in early adolescence and addiction can occur rapidly. For effective smoking prevention there is a need to identify at risk groups of preadolescent children and whether gender-specific intervention components are necessary. This study aimed to examine associations between mother, father, ...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： McGee CE,Trigwell J,Fairclough SJ,Murphy RC,Porcellato L,Ussher M,Foweather L

更新日期：2015-03-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim was to investigate the associations between mental disorders and three different measures of labour-market marginalisation, and differences between native Swedes and immigrants. METHODS:The study comprised 1,753,544 individuals, aged 20-35 years, and resident in Sweden 2004. They were followed 2005-...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Helgesson M,Tinghög P,Niederkrotenthaler T,Saboonchi F,Mittendorfer-Rutz E

更新日期：2017-06-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Implementation of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination raised concerns that vaccination could lead to riskier sexual behavior. This study explored how possible differences in sexual behavior and HPV knowledge developed over time between HPV-vaccinated and unvaccinated girls. METHODS:A random sample of 19,...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Donken R,Tami A,Knol MJ,Lubbers K,van der Sande MAB,Nijman HW,Daemen T,Weijmar Schultz WCM,de Melker HE

更新日期：2018-07-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recent advances in the measurement of health literacy allow description of a broad range of personal and social dimensions of the concept. Identifying differences in patterns of health literacy between population sub-groups will increase understanding of how health literacy contributes to health inequities a...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Beauchamp A,Buchbinder R,Dodson S,Batterham RW,Elsworth GR,McPhee C,Sparkes L,Hawkins M,Osborne RH

更新日期：2015-07-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although various HIV prevention programs targeting men who have sex with men (MSM) are operating in China, whether and how these programs are being utilized is unclear. This study explores participation of HIV prevention programs and influencing factors among MSM in two cities in China. METHODS:This is a mi...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Ma W,Raymond HF,Wilson EC,McFarland W,Lu H,Ding X,Lu R,Ma X,Xia D,Xu J,He X,Feng L,Fan S,Li X,Sun J,Jia Y,Shao Y,Ruan Y,Xiao Y

更新日期：2012-10-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Universal health coverage through the removal of financial and other barriers to access, particularly for people who are poor, is a global priority. This viewpoint describes the many pathways to catastrophic health expenditure (CHE) for patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) based on two case studies an...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Daivadanam M

更新日期：2012-04-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Previous research has shown that Common Mental Disorders (CMD) are unequally distributed between population subgroups, but we know less about how labour outcomes following such disorders are distributed. Our aim is to investigate how the labour outcomes following a CMD diagnosis differ over sex, age, schooli...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Jarl J,Linder A,Busch H,Nyberg A,Gerdtham UG

更新日期：2020-08-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Whether the association of alcohol consumption and cardiovascular disease is the product of confounding and the degree to which this concern applies to other behaviors are unclear. METHODS:Using the 2003 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, a population-based telephone survey of adults in the US, we ...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Mukamal KJ,Ding EL,Djoussé L

更新日期：2006-05-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The SCORE (Systematic COronary Risk Evaluation) scale uses conventional risk factors for the prediction of the 10-year risk of fatal atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (CVD). The high-risk version of SCORE is recommended by the European Society of Cardiology for use in the populations of Central and East...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Vikhireva O,Kubinova R,Malyutina S,Pająk A,Simonova G,Bobak M,Pikhart H

更新日期：2014-11-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In recent years some studies have been published supporting the efficacy of light exposure, physical activity, sleep control and a Mediterranean diet pattern on the improvement or prevention of depression. However, to our knowledge, there have been no studies using all these measures together as an adjuvant ...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Garcia-Toro M,Ibarra O,Gili M,Salva J,Monzón S,Vives M,Serrano MJ,Garcia-Campayo J,Roca M

更新日期：2010-07-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccine has undergone successful trials and has recently been approved for use for the primary prevention of cervical cancer. The aim of this study was to determine knowledge and attitudes towards HPV vaccination. METHODS:Semi-structured interview and questionnaire delivered in a...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Walsh CD,Gera A,Shah M,Sharma A,Powell JE,Wilson S

更新日期：2008-10-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Little is known about the characteristics of boys who become fathers at young age. Some studies have suggested that antisocial adolescents are more likely to be young fathers. The aim of this study was to examine the associations of psychosocial factors in childhood with becoming a young father, and to asses...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Lehti V,Sourander A,Sillanmäki L,Helenius H,Tamminen T,Kumpulainen K,Almqvist F

更新日期：2012-07-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Existing instruments for measuring problematic computer and console gaming and internet use are often lengthy and often based on a pathological perspective. The objective was to develop and present a new and short non-clinical measurement tool for perceived problems related to computer use and gaming among a...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Holstein BE,Pedersen TP,Bendtsen P,Madsen KR,Meilstrup CR,Nielsen L,Rasmussen M

更新日期：2014-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Taxes on alcohol and tobacco have long been an important means of raising revenues for public spending in many countries but there is increasing interest in using taxes on these, and other unhealthy products, to achieve public health goals. We present a systematic review of the research on health taxes, and ...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Wright A,Smith KE,Hellowell M

更新日期：2017-06-19 00:00:00