Aboriginal birth cohort (ABC): a prospective cohort study of early life determinants of adiposity and associated risk factors among Aboriginal people in Canada.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Influenza is a global health threat to older adults, and the influenza vaccine is the most effective approach to prevent influenza infection. However, influenza vaccination coverage among Chinese older adults is far less than in developed countries such as the United States (4.0% vs. 64.9%). This study aims ...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Li P,Hayat K,Jiang M,Pu Z,Yao X,Zou Y,Lambojon K,Huang Y,Hua J,Xiao H,Du F,Shi L,Zhai P,Ji W,Feng Z,Gong Y,Fang Y

更新日期：2021-01-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Sedative, hypnotic, anxiolytic and opioid medicament (SO) use and its relation to tobacco smoking and alcohol risk drinking is largely unknown. Prevalence data for SO intake and its co-occurrence with tobacco smoking and alcohol risk drinking considering age are presented. METHODS:Random general population ...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： John U,Baumeister SE,Völzke H,Meyer C,Ulbricht S,Alte D

更新日期：2007-11-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Nudging interventions have lately been widely adopted by policy makers to increase the welfare of society and to help citizens make better choices. Hence, it has become important to understand the conditions under which they are approved. While most research has looked into whether professionals approve of n...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Evers C,Marchiori DR,Junghans AF,Cremers J,De Ridder DTD

更新日期：2018-10-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Antiretroviral medicines (ARVs) are one of the most costly parts of HIV/AIDS treatment. Many countries are struggling to provide universal access to ARVs for all people living with HIV and AIDS. Although substantial price reductions of ARVs have occurred, especially between 2002 and 2008, achieving sustainab...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Wirtz VJ,Forsythe S,Valencia-Mendoza A,Bautista-Arredondo S

更新日期：2009-11-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The concept of social capital has received increasing attention as a determinant of population survival, but its significance is uncertain. We examined the importance of social capital on survival in a population study while focusing on gender differences. METHODS:We used data from a Danish regional health ...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Ejlskov L,Mortensen RN,Overgaard C,Christensen LR,Vardinghus-Nielsen H,Kræmer SR,Wissenberg M,Hansen SM,Torp-Pedersen C,Hansen CD

更新日期：2014-10-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Sahrawi people fled their homes in 1975 as the conflict in Western Sahara escalated and settled down near Tindouf, Algeria, where they still live. High prevalence of overweight and obesity and type 2 diabetes had been found in this protracted refugee setting. Scaling up national policy efforts to promote...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Andersen E,Kjellså I,Hjellset VT,Henjum S

更新日期：2021-01-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is sufficient evidence supporting a relationship between increased body mass index (BMI) and an increased risk for breast cancer among postmenopausal women. However, most studies have found a decreased risk for premenopausal breast cancer. This study was conducted to find out the different effects of B...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Chen Y,Liu L,Zhou Q,Imam MU,Cai J,Wang Y,Qi M,Sun P,Ping Z,Fu X

更新日期：2017-12-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:With increases in inactive lifestyles and mounting pressure for academic excellence in Chinese younger populations, lack of physical activity and increased prevalence of obesity have become a major public health concern in China. The purpose of this study is to provide updated estimates on the prevalence of ...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Zhu Z,Tang Y,Zhuang J,Liu Y,Wu X,Cai Y,Wang L,Cao ZB,Chen P

更新日期：2019-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The history of governmental responses to the accumulation of scientific evidence about the harms of secondhand smoke (SHS) presents an intriguing case study of incremental public health policy development. Australia has long been considered a world-leader in progressive tobacco control policies, but in the l...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Bryan-Jones K,Chapman S

更新日期：2006-07-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Worksite health promotion programs (WHPPs) offer an attractive opportunity to improve the lifestyle of employees. Nevertheless, broad scale and successful implementation of WHPPs in daily practice often fails. In the present study, called BRAVO@Work, a 7-step implementation strategy was used to develop, impl...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Wierenga D,Engbers LH,van Empelen P,Hildebrandt VH,van Mechelen W

更新日期：2012-08-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Low childhood physical activity levels are currently one of the most pressing public health concerns. Numerous school-based physical activity interventions have been conducted with varied success. Identifying effective child-based physical activity interventions are warranted. The purpose of this formative s...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Mackintosh KA,Knowles ZR,Ridgers ND,Fairclough SJ

更新日期：2011-10-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The eastern and western regions of China are different in many ways such as socioeconomic characteristics and health resource distribution. This study aimed to explore the outpatient health-seeking behavior and compare the influencing factors of residents in Zhejiang and Qinghai Province, which represent the...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Huang M,Zhang H,Gu Y,Wei J,Gu S,Zhen X,Hu X,Sun X,Dong H

更新日期：2019-07-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Weight gain that commonly accompanies smoking cessation can undermine a person's attempt to quit and increase the risk for metabolic disorders. Research indicates that obese smokers have more weight concerns and gain more weight after quitting than non-obese smokers, yet little is known about possible reason...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Bush T,Hsu C,Levine MD,Magnusson B,Miles L

更新日期：2014-11-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is a major preventable and treatable cause of morbidity and mortality. The ability to link population based centralized laboratory HCV testing data with administrative databases provided a unique opportunity to compare mortality between HCV seronegative and seropositive indi...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Yu A,Spinelli JJ,Cook DA,Buxton JA,Krajden M

更新日期：2013-04-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Men of low socioeconomic position (SEP) are less likely than those of higher SEP to consume fruits and vegetables, and more likely to eat processed discretionary foods. Education level is a widely used marker of SEP. Few studies have explored determinants of socioeconomic inequalities in men's eating behavio...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Stephens LD,Crawford D,Thornton L,Olstad DL,Morgan PJ,van Lenthe FJ,Ball K

更新日期：2018-11-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hepatitis C virus infection (HCV) is a communicable disease of increasing global importance with 1.75 million new infections and 400,000 related deaths annually. Until recently, treatment options have had low uptake and most infected people remain untreated. New Direct Acting Antiviral medications can clear ...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Edmunds BL,Miller ER,Tsourtos G

更新日期：2019-05-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Relatively little is known about how total sedentary time is accumulated in different domains and if correlates of sedentary time differ across domains. Time use surveys present a unique opportunity to study sedentary time in more detail. This study aimed to use the 2006 Dutch time use survey to 1) describe ...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Loyen A,Chau JY,Jelsma JGM,van Nassau F,van der Ploeg HP

更新日期：2019-06-03 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:Prior studies on the association between prenatal exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene (DDE) and child motor development have found contradicting results. Using data collected in the INUENDO cohort in Kharkiv (Ukraine), Warsaw (Poland) and Greenland (N = 1,103) be...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Høyer BB,Ramlau-Hansen CH,Pedersen HS,Góralczyk K,Chumak L,Jönsson BA,Bonde JP,Toft G

更新日期：2015-02-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Asset-based approaches have become popular in public health. As yet it is not known to what extent health and welfare professionals are able to identify and mobilise individual and community health assets. Therefore, the aim of this study was to understand professional's perceptions of health and health asse...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Den Broeder L,Uiters E,Hofland A,Wagemakers A,Schuit AJ

更新日期：2017-07-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Refuse collectors are at a high risk for fatal and non-fatal occupational accidents. This is more intensified in developing countries, like Ethiopia, due to physically demanding nature of the job. However, information on occupational injuries and related factors are almost non-existent in Ethiopia. Thus, the...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Eskezia D,Aderaw Z,Ahmed KY,Tadese F

更新日期：2016-08-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Lolland-Falster is a rural area of Denmark, where the life expectancy is presently almost six years lower than in the rich capital suburbs. To determine the origin of this disparity, we analysed changes in mortality during 50 years in Lolland-Falster. METHODS:Annual population number and number of deaths at...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Holmager TLF,Thygesen L,Buur LT,Lynge E

更新日期：2021-01-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Japanese men who have sex with men (MSM), especially those living in large metropolitan areas such as Tokyo and Osaka, are facing a growing HIV/AIDS epidemic. Although the Internet is used as a new venue for meeting sex partners, it can also serve as a useful research tool for investigating the risk behaviou...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Hidaka Y,Ichikawa S,Koyano J,Urao M,Yasuo T,Kimura H,Ono-Kihara M,Kihara M

更新日期：2006-09-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:It is widely believed that corporate actors exert substantial influence on the making of public health policy, including in the alcohol field. However, the industry is far from being monolithic, comprising a range of producers and retailers with varying and diverse interests. With a focus on contemporary deb...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Holden C,Hawkins B,McCambridge J

更新日期：2012-06-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Men who have sex with men (MSM) have become a high-risk group of HIV infection in China. To date, little is known regarding the psychological characteristics in Chinese MSM, especially the prevalence of suicidal ideation and attempts. METHODS:A questionnaire survey was conducted on 2,250 MSM recruited from ...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Chen H,Li Y,Wang L,Zhang B

更新日期：2015-02-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Socioeconomic inequalities in cardiovascular disease are pervasive, yet much remains to be understood about how they originate. The objective of this study was to explore the relations of socioeconomic status to lipid and glucose metabolism as indicators of cardiovascular health in 5-6 year olds. Additionall...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： van den Berg G,van Eijsden M,Vrijkotte TG,Gemke RJ

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Malaysians have become increasingly obese over recent years. The transition from adolescence to early adulthood is recognized as critical for the development of eating and activity habits. However, little obesity-related research focuses on this life stage. Drawing on data from a health and demographic surve...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Pell C,Allotey P,Evans N,Hardon A,Imelda JD,Soyiri I,Reidpath DD,SEACO Team.

更新日期：2016-10-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The eye is well known to be sensitive to clearly high doses (>2 Gy) of ionizing radiation. In recent years, however, cataracts have been observed in populations exposed to lower doses. Interventional cardiologists are repeatedly and acutely exposed to scattered ionizing radiation (X-rays) during the diagnost...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Jacob S,Michel M,Spaulding C,Boveda S,Bar O,Brézin AP,Streho M,Maccia C,Scanff P,Laurier D,Bernier MO

更新日期：2010-09-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Obesity is on the rise worldwide, not sparing developing countries. Both demographic and socio-economic factors play parts in obesity causation. Few surveys have been conducted in Tanzania to determine the magnitude of obesity and its association with these risk factors. This study aimed at determining the p...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Shayo GA,Mugusi FM

更新日期：2011-05-23 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