Changes in screen time activity in Norwegian children from 2001 to 2008: two cross sectional studies.

abstract：BACKGROUND:When an influenza pandemic occurs most of the population is susceptible and attack rates can range as high as 40-50 %. The most important failure in pandemic planning is the lack of standards or guidelines regarding what it means to be 'prepared'. The aim of this study was to assess the preparedness of acute...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Reidy M,Ryan F,Hogan D,Lacey S,Buckley C

更新日期：2015-09-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Physical activity is effective for the prevention and treatment of chronic disease, yet insufficient evidence is available to make comparisons regarding adherence to aerobic physical activity interventions among chronic disease populations, or across different settings. The purpose of this review is to inves...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Bullard T,Ji M,An R,Trinh L,Mackenzie M,Mullen SP

更新日期：2019-05-24 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:Implementing rigorous epidemiologic studies in low-resource settings involves challenges in participant recruitment and follow-up (e.g., mobile populations, distrust), biological sample collection (e.g., cold-chain, laboratory equipment scarcity) and data collection (e.g., literacy, staff training, and infra...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Aceituno AM,Stanhope KK,Rebolledo PA,Burke RM,Revollo R,Iñiguez V,Suchdev PS,Leon JS

更新日期：2017-11-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Effects of dietary factors, such as adherence to Mediterranean diet, multivitamin-multimineral supplements use and alcohol consumption on mammographic breast density, an important biomarker of breast cancer risk, are not sufficiently consistent to elaborate preventive recommendations. This study aims to inve...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Voevodina O,Billich C,Arand B,Nagel G

更新日期：2013-03-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Comprehensive smoke-free legislation has been implemented in many countries. The current study quantitatively examined the reduction in risk of acute myocardial infarction (MI) occurrence following the legislations and the relationship with the corresponding smoking prevalence decrease. METHODS:PubMed, EMBA...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Lin H,Wang H,Wu W,Lang L,Wang Q,Tian L

更新日期：2013-05-31 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Men who have sex with men (MSM) have a disproportionate burden of HIV infection. Mobile phone apps provide a promising means of improving HIV prevention among MSM. But this has received little examination in China. The objective of this study was to explore MSM's preferences for an HIV prevention mobile phon...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Zhang A,Reynolds NR,Farley JE,Wang X,Tan S,Yan J

更新日期：2019-03-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Sexual difficulties (SD) are common among men of all ages and can have considerable impact on quality of life and indications for future health. SD are associated with mental and physical wellbeing and with relationship satisfaction, yet they are rarely discussed with medical professionals who are often ill ...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Schlichthorst M,Sanci LA,Hocking JS

更新日期：2016-10-31 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recognition of loneliness as a health concern among adults stresses the need to understand the factors associated with loneliness. Research into factors of influence in the various phases of the adult life span (19-65 years) is scarce. Therefore, the associations between demographic, social and health-relate...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Franssen T,Stijnen M,Hamers F,Schneider F

更新日期：2020-08-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In December 2016, three cases of serogroup B invasive meningococcal disease, including two children from the same middle school (11 to 15 years old pupils), occurred in the department (administrative district) Côtes-d'Armor (Brittany, France). They were infected by a rare strain (B:P1.7-2,4:F5-9:cc162), cove...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Pivette M,Taha MK,Barret AS,Polard E,Hautier MB,Dufour JB,Faisant M,King LA,Antona D,Levy-Bruhl D,Tillaut H,Scanff A,Morival C,Aranda Grau JH,Guillaumot P,Gagnière B

更新日期：2020-09-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Calls to a telephone health helpline (THHL) have been previously evaluated for the ability to monitor specific syndromes, such as fever and influenza-like-illness or gastrointestinal illness. This method of surveillance has been shown to be highly correlated with traditional surveillance methods, and to have...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： McGolrick D,Belanger P,Richardson H,Moore K,Maier A,Majury A

更新日期：2016-09-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Sugira Muryango is a father-engaged early child development and violence-prevention home-visiting programme delivered by trained lay workers. This cluster-randomised trial evaluates whether families living in extreme poverty (Ubudehe 1, the poorest category in the Government of Rwanda's wealth ranking) who r...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Betancourt TS,Jensen SKG,Barnhart DA,Brennan RT,Murray SM,Yousafzai AK,Farrar J,Godfroid K,Bazubagira SM,Rawlings LB,Wilson B,Sezibera V,Kamurase A

更新日期：2020-05-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:HIV/AIDS remains being a disease of great public health concern worldwide. In regions such as sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) where women are disproportionately infected with HIV, women are reportedly less likely capable of negotiating condom use. However, while knowledge of condom use for HIV prevention is extensi...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Exavery A,Kanté AM,Jackson E,Noronha J,Sikustahili G,Tani K,Mushi HP,Baynes C,Ramsey K,Hingora A,Phillips JF

更新日期：2012-12-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study compared parental smoking with school personnel smoking in relation to adolescents' smoking behaviours, alcohol use, and illicit drug use. METHODS:A cross-sectional survey for 24,379 adolescents was linked to a survey for 1946 school employees in 136 Finnish schools in 2004-2005. Surveys included...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Virtanen M,Pietikäinen M,Kivimäki M,Luopa P,Jokela J,Elovainio M,Vahtera J

更新日期：2009-10-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In 2010, India accounted for 65,500 (47%) of the 139,300 measles-related deaths that occurred globally. Data on the quality of age-appropriate measles vaccination in rural India is sparse. We explored the following issues: (i) What proportion of Indian children were appropriately vaccinated against measles a...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Awofeso N,Rammohan A,Iqbal K

更新日期：2013-04-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Studies have shown diverse strength of evidence for the associations between air pollutants and childhood asthma, but these associations have scarcely been documented in the early life. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the impacts of various air pollutants on the development of asthma phenotypes in ...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Zhou C,Baïz N,Zhang T,Banerjee S,Annesi-Maesano I,EDEN Mother-Child Cohort Study Group.

更新日期：2013-05-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In most endemic parts of the world, onchocerciasis (river blindness) control relies, or will soon rely, exclusively on mass treatment with the microfilaricide ivermectin. Worldwide eradication of the parasite by means of this drug is unlikely. Macrofilaricidal drugs are currently being developed for human us...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Alley WS,van Oortmarssen GJ,Boatin BA,Nagelkerke NJ,Plaisier AP,Remme JH,Lazdins J,Borsboom GJ,Habbema JD

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Since the late nineties, no study has assessed the trends in management and in-hospital outcome of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) in Switzerland. Our objective was to fill this gap. METHODS:Swiss hospital discharge database for years 1998 to 2008. AMI was defined as a primary discharge diagnosis code I21...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Insam C,Paccaud F,Marques-Vidal P

更新日期：2013-03-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Knowledge about important factors in reduction of burnout is needed, but there is a dearth of burnout intervention program studies and their effects among physicians. The present three-year follow-up study aimed to investigate the roles of coping strategies, job stress and personality traits in burnout reduc...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Isaksson Ro KE,Tyssen R,Hoffart A,Sexton H,Aasland OG,Gude T

更新日期：2010-04-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In older adults, sedentary behaviors increase while physical activity decreases over time following the compositional nature of 24-h behaviors. These changes in movement-related behaviors (MRBs) might be associated with unhealthy weight gain and several health comorbidities. However, information is lacking o...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Cuberek R,Pelclová J,Gába A,Pechová J,Svozilová Z,Přidalová M,Štefelová N,Hron K

更新日期：2019-11-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Despite the high burden of disability in Ethiopia, little is known about it, particularly in the study area. Hence, this study aimed to investigate the prevalence and factors associated with disability at Dabat Health and Demographic Surveillance System (HDSS) site, northwest Ethiopia. METHOD:A population-b...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Chala MB,Mekonnen S,Andargie G,Kebede Y,Yitayal M,Alemu K,Awoke T,Wubeshet M,Azmeraw T,Birku M,Tariku A,Gebeyehu A,Shimeka A,Gizaw Z

更新日期：2017-10-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The link between long working hours and health has been extensively studied for decades. Despite global concern regarding metabolic syndrome, however, no studies to date have solely evaluated the relationship between long working hours and that syndrome. We therefore examined the association between long wor...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Kobayashi T,Suzuki E,Takao S,Doi H

更新日期：2012-05-31 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Despite the encroaching of endemic malaria to highland-fringe areas above 2000 meters above sea level in Ethiopia, there is limited information on ownership and use of mosquito nets for malaria prevention. Thus, this study was designed to assess long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLIN) possession and use for ma...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Woyessa A,Deressa W,Ali A,Lindtjørn B

更新日期：2014-01-31 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Parent-child communication about sexual issues can reduce risky sexual behaviour amongst adolescents. Risky sexual behaviour is of concern in sub-Saharan Africa where the prevalence of early pregnancy, unsafe abortion and HIV are high. Parent-child communication about sexual issues presents a feasible approa...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Isaksen KJ,Musonda P,Sandøy IF

更新日期：2020-07-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Diarrhea remains the second leading cause of death in children under 5 years of age in sub-Saharan Africa. Health care seeking behavior for diarrhea varies by context and has important implications for developing appropriate care strategies and estimating burden of disease. The objective of this study was to...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Page AL,Hustache S,Luquero FJ,Djibo A,Manzo ML,Grais RF

更新日期：2011-05-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Screening is the main preventive method for cervical cancer in developing countries, but each type of screening has advantages and disadvantages. To investigate the most suitable method for low-income areas in China, we conducted a health economic analysis comparing three methods: visual inspection with acet...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Xie Y,Tan X,Shao H,Liu Q,Tou J,Zhang Y,Luo Q,Xiang Q

更新日期：2017-01-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:It is well established that smoking rates in people with common mental disorders such as anxiety or depressive disorders are much higher than in people without mental disorders. It is less clear whether people with these mental disorders want to quit smoking, attempt to quit smoking or successfully quit smok...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Lawrence D,Mitrou F,Zubrick SR

更新日期：2011-04-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Tooth loss impairs oral function. The aim of the present review was to evaluate the causal association between smoking and tooth loss on the basis of high-quality studies. METHODS:Relevant literature was searched and screened, and the methodological quality was assessed. Information on the strength of the a...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Hanioka T,Ojima M,Tanaka K,Matsuo K,Sato F,Tanaka H

更新日期：2011-04-08 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:It is recommended that Antenatal Care (ANC) be initiated within the first trimester of pregnancy for essential interventions, such folic acid supplementation, to be effective. In Tanzania, only 24% of mothers attend their first ANC appointment during their first trimester. Studies have shown that women who h...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Frumence G,Goodman M,Chebet JJ,Mosha I,Bishanga D,Chitama D,Winch PJ,Killewo J,Baqui AH

更新日期：2019-07-08 00:00:00