The prevalence of diabetes-related complications and multimorbidity in the population with type 2 diabetes mellitus in the Basque Country.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Previous studies have shown that there may be gender disparities in the prevalence of hypertension; however, these studies do not address the spatial information contained in the sample which may limit the analytical results. Our study extends the existing Shared Component Model (SCM) and compares its utilit...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Xu L,Lai D,Fang Y

更新日期：2016-05-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Dental caries is a major public health problem in many countries. Since the last territority-wide dental survey of Hong Kong preschool children was conducted in 2001, a survey to update the information is necessary. This study aimed to describe the dental caries experience of preschool children in Hong Kong ...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Chu CH,Ho PL,Lo EC

更新日期：2012-09-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To efficiently plan appropriate public health interventions during possible epidemics, governments must take into consideration the following factors about the general population: their knowledge of epidemics, their fears of and psychological responses to them, their level of compliance with government measu...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Saadatian-Elahi M,Facy F,Del Signore C,Vanhems P

更新日期：2010-04-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Despite the existence of efficacious vaccines, the burden of vaccine-preventable diseases remains high and the potential health benefits of paediatric, adolescent and adult vaccination are not being achieved due to suboptimal vaccine coverage rates. Based on emerging evidence that pharmacy-based vaccine inte...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Ecarnot F,Crepaldi G,Juvin P,Grabenstein J,Del Giudice G,Tan L,O'Dwyer S,Esposito S,Bosch X,Gavazzi G,Papastergiou J,Gaillat J,Johnson R,Fonzo M,Rossanese A,Suitner C,Barratt J,di Pasquale A,Maggi S,Michel JP

更新日期：2019-12-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Little is known about patterns in the transition from healthy weight to overweight or obesity during the elementary school years. This study examined whether there were distinct body mass index (BMI) trajectory groups among elementary school children, and predictors of trajectory group membership. METHODS:T...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Chen TA,Baranowski T,Moreno JP,O'Connor TM,Hughes SO,Baranowski J,Woehler D,Kimbro RT,Johnston CA

更新日期：2016-07-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:With the increase of overall life expectancy in Japan, effective and beneficial lifestyle approaches and practices are crucial for individuals to have a long, productive and healthy life. Although previous studies suggest that exercise or sports, especially when performed with others, from midlife level have...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Monma T,Takeda F,Noguchi H,Takahashi H,Watanabe T,Tamiya N

更新日期：2019-09-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is growing evidence that men who have sex with men (MSM) are currently a group at high risk of HIV infection in China. Our study aims to know the factors affecting consistent condom use among MSM recruited through the internet in Huzhou city. METHODS:An anonymous cross-sectional study was conducted by...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Jin M,Yang Z,Dong Z,Han J

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recent surveillance data from Bangladesh indicate rising HIV infection among intravenous drug users (IDU) in the country. We suggest a likely association between HIV risk factors in this group and other groups, such as males who have sex with males (MSM). METHODS:Data on MSM in Bangladesh was collected and ...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Chan PA,Khan OA

更新日期：2007-07-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In the Netherlands no formal recommendations exist concerning preconceptional or antenatal testing for carriership of hereditary haemoglobinopathies. Those at highest risk may be unaware of the possibility of carrier screening. While universal newborn screening has recently been introduced, neither preconcep...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Weinreich SS,de Lange-de Klerk ES,Rijmen F,Cornel MC,de Kinderen M,Plass AM

更新日期：2009-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Since economic inequality is often accompanied by health inequalities, health care inequalities are increasingly becoming a hot issue on a global scale. As a developing country, China is still facing the same problems as other countries in the world. Especially in underdeveloped regions, owing to the relativ...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Xian W,Xu X,Li J,Sun J,Fu H,Wu S,Liu H

更新日期：2019-10-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) has frequently been compared between both healthy and obese children and healthy and chronically ill children; however, there is glaring lack of evidence regarding comparison of HRQoL in obese children with their counterparts with chronic diseases. Therefore, this study...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Jalali-Farahani S,Shojaei FA,Parvin P,Amiri P

更新日期：2018-12-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Little is known regarding the patterning and socio-demographic distribution of multiple sedentary behaviours in children. The aims of this study were to: 1) describe the leisure-time sedentary behaviour of 9-10 year old British children, and 2) establish associations with objectively-measured sedentary time....

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Klitsie T,Corder K,Visscher TL,Atkin AJ,Jones AP,van Sluijs EM

更新日期：2013-11-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Poultry farmers are at high-risk from avian influenza A/H7N9 infection due to sustained occupational exposures to live poultry. This study examined factors associated with poultry farmers' adoption of personal protective behaviours (PPBs) based on Protection Motivation Theory (PMT). METHODS:Totally, 297 pou...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Cui B,Liao Q,Lam WWT,Liu ZP,Fielding R

更新日期：2017-05-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In response to increases in methamphatemine-associated sexually transmitted diseases, the San Francisco Department of Public Health implemented a contingency management (CM) field program called the Positive Reinforcement Opportunity Project (PROP). METHODS:Methamphetamine-using men who have sex with men (M...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Shoptaw S,Klausner JD,Reback CJ,Tierney S,Stansell J,Hare CB,Gibson S,Siever M,King WD,Kao U,Dang J

更新日期：2006-08-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Despite increased prevention efforts, HIV remains the leading cause of death among adolescent girls and young women in South Africa. Although research indicates important determinants of HIV acquisition at the individual and interpersonal levels, structural-level stigma and discrimination continue to be crit...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Wechsberg WM,Browne FA,Ndirangu J,Bonner CP,Minnis AM,Nyblade L,Speizer IS,Howard BN,Myers B,Ahmed K

更新日期：2020-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Prolonged sitting time has been identified as a health risk factor. Sit-stand workstations allow desk workers to alternate between sitting and standing throughout the working day, but not much is known about their acceptability and feasibility. Hence, the aim of this study was to qualitatively evaluate the a...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Chau JY,Daley M,Srinivasan A,Dunn S,Bauman AE,van der Ploeg HP

更新日期：2014-07-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The future of notifiable condition reporting in the United States is undergoing a transformation with the increasing development of Health Information Exchanges which support electronic data-sharing and -transfer networks and the wider adoption of electronic laboratory reporting. Communicable disease report ...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Revere D,Hills RH,Dixon BE,Gibson PJ,Grannis SJ

更新日期：2017-03-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Access to washroom facilities and a place to dispose of menstrual waste are prerequisites for optimal menstrual hygiene management in schools. Like other low- and middle-income countries, Bangladeshi schools lack facilities for girls to change and dispose of their menstrual absorbents. We explored existing s...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Jahan F,Nuruzzaman M,Sultana F,Mahfuz MT,Rahman M,Akhand F,Luby SP,Unicomb L,Winch PJ

更新日期：2020-09-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Atherosclerotic cardiovascular diseases (ASCVD) are on the rise in low and middle-income countries attributed to modern sedentary lifestyle and dietary habits. This has led to the need of assessment of the burden of at-risk population so that prevention measures can be developed. The objective of this study ...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Ashraf T,Mengal MN,Muhammad AS,Tareen AK,Khan MN,Kazmi KA,Nadeem A,Sarwar S,Bashir Z,Qamar N,Karim M

更新日期：2020-03-27 00:00:00

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:The Moti-4 intervention was developed to prevent addiction and other health problems among vulnerable adolescent cannabis users. The aims of Moti-4 are to reduce the use of cannabis among adolescents and to encourage their motivation to change their behavior. METHODS:Intervention Mapping, a systematic appro...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Dupont HB,Lemmens P,Adriana G,van de Mheen D,de Vries NK

更新日期：2015-05-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children experience some of the highest rates of otitis media in the world. Key risk factors for otitis media in Aboriginal children in Australia are largely social and environmental factors such as overcrowded housing, poverty and limited access to services. Despite thi...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： DeLacy J,Dune T,Macdonald JJ

更新日期：2020-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Parental support interventions have shown some effectiveness in improving children's dietary and physical activity habits and preventing overweight and obesity. To date, there is limited research on barriers and facilitators of school-based parental support interventions targeting overweight and obesity. Thi...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Norman Å,Nyberg G,Elinder LS,Berlin A

更新日期：2016-01-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Lower extremity (LE) peripheral artery disease (PAD), which is associated with a reduced quality of life and increased mortality from atherosclerotic cardio-/cerebro-vascular occlusion, is a significant public health problem, especial for an aging society such as that of Taiwan. METHODS:Specific datasets of...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Chang NT,Chan CL,Lu YT,Hsu JC,Hsu YN,Chu D,Yang NP

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To describe the identification, adaptation, and testing of an evidence-based pediatric weight management program for a health disparate community. METHODS:A community advisory board (CAB) of decision-makers and staff from local health care, public health, and recreation organizations engaged with academic p...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Hill JL,Zoellner JM,You W,Brock DJ,Price B,Alexander RC,Frisard M,Brito F,Hou X,Estabrooks PA

更新日期：2019-01-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Doctors and patients hold varying beliefs concerning illness and treatment. Patients' and families' explanatory models (EMs) vary according to personality and sociocultural factors. In a multi-ethnic society, it is becoming increasingly significant that doctors understand the different beliefs of their patie...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： van Dellen QM,van Aalderen WM,Bindels PJ,Ory FG,Bruil J,Stronks K,PEACE study group.

更新日期：2008-11-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Important unanswered questions remain on the impact of international sporting events on the sex industry. Speculation about increased demand and supply of sex work often generates significant attention, but also additional funding for HIV programmes. This study assessed whether changes occurred in the demand...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Richter M,Luchters S,Ndlovu D,Temmerman M,Chersich MF

更新日期：2012-09-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Despite the importance of adequate, un-crowded housing as a prerequisite for good health, few large cohort studies have explored the health effects of housing conditions. The Social Housing Outcomes Worth (SHOW) Study was established to assess the relationship between housing conditions and health, particula...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Baker MG,Zhang J,Blakely T,Crane J,Saville-Smith K,Howden-Chapman P

更新日期：2016-02-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A "diet high in sodium" is the second most important dietary risk factor for health loss identified in the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013. We therefore aimed to model health gains and costs (savings) of salt reduction interventions related to salt substitution and maximum levels in bread, including by e...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Nghiem N,Blakely T,Cobiac LJ,Cleghorn CL,Wilson N

更新日期：2016-05-23 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