Dietary patterns and risk of colorectal cancer in Tehran Province: a case-control study.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Well-functioning surveillance systems are crucial for effective disease control programs. The Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response (IDSR) strategy was developed and adopted in 1998 for Africa as a comprehensive public health approach and subsequently, Ghana adopted the IDSR technical guidelines in 20...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Adokiya MN,Awoonor-Williams JK,Barau IY,Beiersmann C,Mueller O

更新日期：2015-02-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The overuse of antibiotics is becoming an increasing concern. Antibiotic resistance, which increases both the burden of disease, and the cost of health services, is perhaps the most profound impact of antibiotics overuse. Attempts have been made to develop instruments to measure the psychosocial constructs u...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Alumran A,Hou XY,Sun J,Yousef AA,Hurst C

更新日期：2014-01-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Lymphatic Filariasis (LF), a parasitic nematode infection, poses a huge economic burden to affected countries. LF endemicity is localized and its prevalence is spatially heterogeneous. In Ghana, there exists differences in LF prevalence and multiplicity of symptoms in the country's northern and southern part...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Kwarteng EVS,Andam-Akorful SA,Kwarteng A,Asare DB,Quaye-Ballard JA,Osei FB,Duker AA

更新日期：2021-01-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Few population-based studies of Arab American health behaviors and outcomes exist outside of Michigan. We aimed to provide prevalence estimates of health behaviors and outcomes for Arab Americans and compare them to non-Hispanic Whites in California. METHODS:We used data from the 2003-2016 California Health...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Abuelezam NN,El-Sayed AM,Galea S

更新日期：2019-07-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Much of the food available from takeaways, pubs and restaurants particularly that sold by independent outlets, is unhealthy and its consumption is increasing. These food outlets are therefore important potential targets for interventions to improve diet and thus prevent diet related chronic diseases. Local a...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Goffe L,Penn L,Adams J,Araujo-Soares V,Summerbell CD,Abraham C,White M,Adamson A,Lake AA

更新日期：2018-01-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Parenting programs integrating general parenting and health behaviour messaging may be an effective childhood obesity prevention strategy. The current study explored workplaces as an alternate setting to deliver parenting programs. METHODS:This study involved two phases. The objective of the first phase was...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Wilson L,Lero D,Smofsky A,Gross D,Haines J

更新日期：2016-11-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The synanthropic house fly, Musca domestica (Diptera: Muscidae), is a mechanical vector of pathogens (bacteria, fungi, viruses, and parasites), some of which cause serious diseases in humans and domestic animals. In the present study, a systematic review was done on the types and prevalence of human pathogen...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Khamesipour F,Lankarani KB,Honarvar B,Kwenti TE

更新日期：2018-08-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The coexistence of overweight/obesity and undernutrition is often referred to as the double burden of malnutrition (DB). DB was shown to exist in many developing countries, especially in urban areas. Much less is known about DB in rural areas of developing countries. Also, the exact definition of DB varies b...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Fongar A,Gödecke T,Qaim M

更新日期：2019-11-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Diabetes is the most prevalent disease resulted from metabolic disorders. This study aimed to investigate the effect of training based on health belief model (HBM) on oral hygiene-related behaviors in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. METHODS:This study was conducted as an educational randomized contr...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Malekmahmoodi M,Shamsi M,Roozbahani N,Moradzadeh R

更新日期：2020-03-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:People want to be well informed and ask for more information regarding their health. The public can use different sources (i.e. the Internet, health care providers, friends, family, television, radio, and newspapers) to access information about their health. Insight into the types and sources of vaccine rela...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Harmsen IA,Doorman GG,Mollema L,Ruiter RA,Kok G,de Melker HE

更新日期：2013-12-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Follow-up of HIV-exposed children for the delivery of prevention of mother-to-child transmission services and for early diagnosis and treatment of HIV infection is critical to their survival. Despite efforts, uptake of postnatal care for these children remains low in many sub-Saharan African countries. METH...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： De Schacht C,Lucas C,Mboa C,Gill M,Macasse E,Dimande SA,Bobrow EA,Guay L

更新日期：2014-12-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:WHO estimates suggest that age-specific death rates from non-communicable diseases are higher in sub-Saharan Africa than in high-income countries. The objectives of this study were to examine, in Burkina Faso, the prevalence of non-communicable disease symptoms by age, gender, socioeconomic group and setting...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Miszkurka M,Haddad S,Langlois ÉV,Freeman EE,Kouanda S,Zunzunegui MV

更新日期：2012-01-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Smoking prevalence varies over time and place due to various social, environmental and policy influences. However, its spatio-temporal patterns at small-area level are poorly understood. This paper attempts to describe spatio-temporal patterns of adult (age > 18) and youth (age 12-18) smoking prevalence at t...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Meng G,Brown KS,Thompson ME

更新日期：2015-02-25 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

abstract：BACKGROUND:Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a significant global public health issue. The consistent evidence that alcohol use by one or both partners contributes to the risk and severity of IPV suggests that interventions that reduce alcohol consumption may also reduce IPV. This study sought to review the evidence f...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Wilson IM,Graham K,Taft A

更新日期：2014-08-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Influenza is one of the most common vaccine-preventable diseases in travellers. By performing two cross-sectional questionnaire surveys during winter 2009 and winter 2010 among European travellers to resource-limited destinations, we aimed to investigate knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) regarding sea...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Pfeil A,Mütsch M,Hatz C,Szucs TD

更新日期：2010-07-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cardiovascular disease and cancer are leading causes of mortality for people with a history of alcohol or other substance use disorders. These chronic diseases share the same four primary behavioural risk factors i.e. excessive alcohol use, smoking, low intake of fruit and vegetables and physical inactivity....

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Kelly PJ,Baker AL,Deane FP,Callister R,Collins CE,Oldmeadow C,Attia JR,Townsend CJ,Ingram I,Byrne G,Keane CA

更新日期：2015-05-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The triple epidemic of silicosis, tuberculosis and HIV infection among migrant miners from South Africa and neighbouring countries who have worked in the South African mining industry is currently the target of regional and international control efforts. These initiatives are hampered by a lack of informatio...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Ehrlich R,Montgomery A,Akugizibwe P,Gonsalves G

更新日期：2017-08-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Childhood obesity is influenced by myriad individual, societal and environmental factors that are not typically reflected in current interventions. Socio-ecological conditions evolve and require ongoing monitoring in terms of assessing their influence on child health. The aim of this study was to identify an...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： O'Donnell S,Doyle G,O'Malley G,Browne S,O'Connor J,Mars M,Kechadi MM

更新日期：2020-11-17 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: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:Common mental disorders are frequent psychiatric comorbid conditions among people with HIV/AIDS. The presence of such psychiatric disorders negatively affects the treatment adherence, viral load suppression, quality of life, treatment outcomes and functionality of people with HIV/AIDS. However, available stu...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Belayneh Z,Mekuriaw B,Mehare T,Shumye S,Tsehay M

更新日期：2020-05-14 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:Men who have sex with men (MSM) are much more likely to be infected with HIV than the general population. China has a sizable population of MSM, including gay, bisexual men, money boys and some rural workers. So reducing HIV infection in this population is an important component of the national HIV/AIDS prev...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Lou J,Wu J,Chen L,Ruan Y,Shao Y

更新日期：2009-11-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Previous studies of public perceptions of obesity interventions have been quantitative and based on general population surveys. This study aims to explore the opinions and attitudes of obese individuals towards population and individual interventions for obesity in Australia. METHODS:Qualitative methods usi...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Thomas SL,Lewis S,Hyde J,Castle D,Komesaroff P

更新日期：2010-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Type 2 diabetes (T2D) is on the rise among young adults (aged 20-39 years). A challenge for health risk communication is that young adults may not be aware or lack acknowledgement of their personal risk of developing T2D. To date, no knowledge is available on potential relationships between personality trait...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Skøt L,Nielsen JB,Leppin A

更新日期：2018-08-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Public housing residents face significant social, economic, and physical barriers to the practice of health behaviors for prevention of chronic disease. Research shows that public housing residents are more likely to report higher rates of obesity, current smoking, disability, and insufficient physical activ...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Bowen DJ,Quintiliani LM,Bhosrekar SG,Goodman R,Smith E

更新日期：2018-07-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Female sex workers (FSWs) are often considered as the vector, if not reservoir, of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections. Building upon the existing evidence on the role of psychological health in sexual health, the aim of this protocol is to describe a trial investigating the effectiveness of the Pe...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Yuen WW,Wong WC,Tang CS,Holroyd E,Tiwari AF,Fong DY,Chin WY

更新日期：2013-07-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Sharing drug injecting paraphernalia other than needles and syringes (N/S) has been implicated in the transmission of Hepatitis C virus (HCV) among injecting drug users (IDU). We aimed to determine whether the provision of sterile non-N/S injecting paraphernalia reduces injecting risk behaviours or HCV trans...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Gillies M,Palmateer N,Hutchinson S,Ahmed S,Taylor A,Goldberg D

更新日期：2010-11-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Research has shown that sexual minorities (SMs) (e.g. lesbian, gay, and bisexual individuals), compared to their heterosexual counterparts, may engage in riskier health behaviors, are at higher risk of some adverse health outcomes, and are more likely to experience reduced health care access and utilization....

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Trinh MH,Agénor M,Austin SB,Jackson CL

更新日期：2017-12-19 00:00:00