Newspaper coverage of mental illness in the UK, 1992-2008.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Neighborhood safety may be an important social environmental determinant of overweight. We examined the relationship between perceived neighborhood safety and overweight status, and assessed the validity of reported neighborhood safety among a representative community sample of urban adolescents (who were ra...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Duncan DT,Johnson RM,Molnar BE,Azrael D

更新日期：2009-08-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Q fever is a neglected zoonosis caused by the bacterium Coxiella burnetii. The knowledge of the epidemiology of Q fever in Kenya is limited with no attention to control and prevention programs. The purpose of this review is to understand the situation of Q fever in human and animal populations in Kenya in th...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Njeru J,Henning K,Pletz MW,Heller R,Neubauer H

更新日期：2016-04-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:When communicating risks to the general population, the format of the epidemiological results may affect individual reactions. In environmental epidemiology, no study has compared the use of different statistical formats in communicating results to the population. The aim of this paper is to investigate whet...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Baccini M,Ghirardi L,Farinella D,Biggeri A

更新日期：2019-06-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Contact investigation is important in finding contacts of people who have Tuberculosis (TB) disease so that they can be given treatment and stop further transmission. The main objective of this study was to assess the contribution of community health volunteers (CHVs) to the number of TB patients notified to...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Abongo T,Ulo B,Karanja S

更新日期：2020-07-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Binge drinking (BD) seems to be related to health and social complications among adolescents. Considering that knowledge about BD in developing countries is limited and that in Brazil high socioeconomic status is a risk factor for alcohol abuse, this study sheds light about this phenomenon among adolescents ...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Sanchez ZM,Martins SS,Opaleye ES,Moura YG,Locatelli DP,Noto AR

更新日期：2011-03-31 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Osteoporosis is a debilitating disease. Adequate calcium consumption and physical activity are the two major modifiable risk factors. This paper describes the major outcomes and efficacy of a workplace-based targeted behaviour change intervention to improve the dietary and physical activity behaviours of wor...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Tan AM,LaMontagne AD,English DR,Howard P

更新日期：2016-08-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Each year almost one million newborns die from infections, mostly in low-income countries. Timely case management would save many lives but the relative mortality effect of varying strategies is unknown. We have estimated the effect of providing oral, or injectable antibiotics at home or in first-level facil...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Zaidi AK,Ganatra HA,Syed S,Cousens S,Lee AC,Black R,Bhutta ZA,Lawn JE

更新日期：2011-04-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In China, there is increasing concern because of the rapid increase in HIV infection recorded over recent years. Migrant workers are recognized as one of the groups most affected. In this study, HIV/AIDS-related knowledge, attitudes, and behavior among unmarried migrant workers in Shanghai are investigated, ...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Wang KW,Wu JQ,Zhao HX,Li YY,Zhao R,Zhou Y,Ji HL

更新日期：2013-12-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Heterosexual couples account for 44% of new HIV infections in Kenya and there's low awareness of self and partner HIV status. Different strategies have been employed to promote couple HIV testing and counselling (CHTC). Despite this, HIV incidence among couples continues to rise. This study sought to assess ...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Kababu M,Sakwa E,Karuga R,Ikahu A,Njeri I,Kyongo J,Khamali C,Mukoma W

更新日期：2018-05-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Some governments have recently shown a willingness to introduce taxes on unhealthy foods and drinks. In 2011, the Irish Minister for Health proposed a 10% tax on sugar sweetened beverages (SSBs) as a measure to combat childhood obesity. Whilst this proposed tax received considerable support, the Irish Depart...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Briggs AD,Mytton OT,Madden D,O'Shea D,Rayner M,Scarborough P

更新日期：2013-09-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Plague remains a public health problem in specific areas located in Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador and Peru. Its prevention and control encompasses adequate clinical management and timely laboratory diagnosis. However, understanding communities' interaction with its surrounding ecosystem as well as the differences...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Rivière-Cinnamond A,Santandreu A,Luján A,Mertens F,Espinoza JO,Carpio Y,Bravo J,Gabastou JM

更新日期：2018-02-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:An increase in suicide mortality is often observed in economic recessions. The objective of this study was to analyse trends in socioeconomic inequalities in suicide mortality before and during the economic recession in two geographical settings in Spain. METHODS:This study analyses inequalities in mortalit...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Borrell C,Marí-Dell'Olmo M,Gotsens M,Calvo M,Rodríguez-Sanz M,Bartoll X,Esnaola S

更新日期：2017-10-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Public Health policies related to social distancing efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic helped slow the infection rate. However, individual-level factors associated with social distancing are largely unknown. We sought to examine social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic in Michigan, an infection "hots...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Cassidy-Bushrow AE,Baseer M,Kippen K,Levin AM,Li J,Loveless I,Poisson LM,Schultz L,Wegienka G,Zhou Y,Johnson CC

更新日期：2021-01-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Overweight and obesity are considered a serious health problem. There are little data on the prevalence of overweight and obesity among the Yi ethnic group in China. This study aimed to investigate the epidemiologic features of overweight/obesity among Chinese Yi nationality. METHODS:A cross-sectional study...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Gao Y,Ran XW,Xie XH,Lu HL,Chen T,Ren Y,Long Y,Tian HM

更新日期：2011-12-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The commitment to promoting equity in health is derived from the notion that all human beings have the right to the best attainable health. However, disparities in health care are well-documented. The objectives were to explore disparities in diabetes prevalence, care and control among diabetic patients. The...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Wilf-Miron R,Peled R,Yaari E,Shem-Tov O,Weinner VA,Porath A,Kokia E

更新日期：2010-11-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Non-adherence to tuberculosis (TB) treatment threatens the success of treatment, increases the risk of TB spread, and leads to the development of drug resistance. The present study assessed non-adherence to anti-TB treatment among internal migrants with pulmonary TB living in Shenzhen, China, and examined ri...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Tang Y,Zhao M,Wang Y,Gong Y,Yin X,Zhao A,Zheng J,Liu Z,Jian X,Wang W,Wu C,Lu Z

更新日期：2015-05-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hai Phong, located in northern Vietnam, has become a high HIV prevalence province among Injecting Drug Users (IDUs) since the infection shifted from the southern to the northern region of the country. Previous research indicates high levels of drug and sex related risk behaviour especially among younger IDUs...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Ahmed T,Long TN,Huong PT,Stewart DE

更新日期：2015-01-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Knowledge and awareness concerning sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) has become the burning issue of the day. Although STDs pose serious risks to health security, there is very little literature quantifying the knowledge and awareness of these diseases and their principal socioeconomic determinants. The a...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Hossain M,Mani KK,Sidik SM,Shahar HK,Islam R

更新日期：2014-07-31 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Failure to promote early detection and better management of hypertension will contribute to the increasing burden of cardiovascular diseases. This study aims to assess the gender differences in the prevalence, awareness, treatment and control of hypertension, together with its associated factors, in China an...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Santosa A,Zhang Y,Weinehall L,Zhao G,Wang N,Zhao Q,Wang W,Ng N

更新日期：2020-11-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of the present study was to estimate the benchmark doses (BMD) for renal effects for health risk assessment of residents living in Cd-polluted and non-polluted areas in a Thai population. METHODS:The study participants consisted of inhabitants aged 40 years or older who lived in a non-polluted area ...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Nishijo M,Suwazono Y,Ruangyuttikarn W,Nambunmee K,Swaddiwudhipong W,Nogawa K,Nakagawa H

更新日期：2014-07-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The disclosure of widespread sexual abuse committed by professional educators and clergymen in institutions in Germany ignited a national political debate, in which special attention was paid to church-run institutions. We wanted to find out whether the nature of the abuse and its effect on victims differed ...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Spröber N,Schneider T,Rassenhofer M,Seitz A,Liebhardt H,König L,Fegert JM

更新日期：2014-03-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In many low and middle income countries (LMICs), the distribution of adulthood nutritional imbalance is shifting from a predominance of undernutrition to overnutrition. This complex problem poses a huge challenge to governments, non-state actors, and individuals desirous of addressing the problem of malnutri...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Ofori-Asenso R,Agyeman AA,Laar A,Boateng D

更新日期：2016-12-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This survey determined the practices about television (video inclusive), videogames, and computer use in children and adolescents in Italy. METHODS:A self-administered anonymous questionnaire covered socio-demographics; behaviour about television, videogames, computer, and sports; parental control over tele...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Patriarca A,Di Giuseppe G,Albano L,Marinelli P,Angelillo IF

更新日期：2009-05-13 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:Traditionally, women have been the main respondents for most of knowledge, attitude and practice survey related to family planning and fertility intention. However it is not well known how responses of women about husbands reflect the husband's attitude and practices. Thus this study is conducted to examine ...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Diro CW,Afework MF

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Many children are reported to have insufficient physical activity (PA) placing them at greater risk of poor health outcomes. Participating in sedentary activities such as playing electronic games is widely believed to contribute to less PA. However there is no experimental evidence that playing electronic ga...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Straker LM,Abbott RA,Piek JP,Pollock CM,Davies PS,Smith AJ

更新日期：2009-06-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A policy for couple HIV counseling and testing was introduced in 2006 in Uganda, urging pregnant women and their spouses to be HIV tested together during antenatal care (ANC). The policy aims to identify HIV-infected pregnant women to prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV through prophylactic antiretro...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Larsson EC,Thorson A,Nsabagasani X,Namusoko S,Popenoe R,Ekström AM

更新日期：2010-12-17 00:00:00

abstract：:The scale-up of antiretroviral therapy (ART) in Malawi was based on a public health approach adapted to its resource-poor setting, with principles and practices borrowed from the successful tuberculosis control framework. From 2004 to 2015, the number of new patients started on ART increased from about 3000 to over 82...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Harries AD,Ford N,Jahn A,Schouten EJ,Libamba E,Chimbwandira F,Maher D

更新日期：2016-09-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Several studies have demonstrated an association between the exposure to indoor air pollution (IAP) and childhood asthma. Evidence is suggesting that several air pollutants may contribute to both exacerbation and development of asthma, but some uncertainty remains concerning the specific causative role of IA...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Sousa SI,Ferraz C,Alvim-Ferraz MC,Vaz LG,Marques AJ,Martins FG

更新日期：2012-06-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Antibiotics have played an essential role in decreasing morbidity and mortality from infectious diseases. However, indiscriminate use and unrestricted access is contributing to the emergence of bacterial resistance. This paper reports on a situational analysis of antimicrobial use and resistance in Ghana, wi...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Yevutsey SK,Buabeng KO,Aikins M,Anto BP,Biritwum RB,Frimodt-Møller N,Gyansa-Lutterodt M

更新日期：2017-11-23 00:00:00