The influence of dairy consumption, sedentary behaviour and physical activity on bone mass in Flemish children: a cross-sectional study.

abstract：BACKGROUND:The medical tourism industry, which assists patients with accessing non-emergency medical care abroad, has grown rapidly in recent years. A lack of reliable data about medical tourism makes it difficult to create policy, health system, and public health responses to address the associated risks and shortcomi...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Johnston R,Crooks VA,Adams K,Snyder J,Kingsbury P

更新日期：2011-05-31 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The optimal dietary pattern for reducing the extent of metabolic syndrome (MetS) has not been well established yet. The aim of this study was to evaluate dietary patterns and adherence to WHO healthy diet in children and adolescents and their associations with MetS. METHODS:Subjects of this cohort study wer...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Mirmiran P,Ziadlou M,Karimi S,Hosseini-Esfahani F,Azizi F

更新日期：2019-11-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Around 6% of total deaths are related to alcohol consumption worldwide. Mathematical models are important tools to estimate disease burden and to assess the cost-effectiveness of interventions to address this burden. METHODS:We carried out a systematic review on models, searching main health literature data...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Bardach AE,Alcaraz AO,Ciapponi A,Garay OU,Riviere AP,Palacios A,Cremonte M,Augustovski F

更新日期：2019-10-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cervical cancer is the sixth most common cause of cancer among Korean women and is one of the most preventable cancers in the world. This study aimed to investigate the change in cervical cancer screening rates, the level of socioeconomic disparities in cervical cancer screening participation, and whether th...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Lee M,Park EC,Chang HS,Kwon JA,Yoo KB,Kim TH

更新日期：2013-06-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Women aged 25-45 years represent a high risk group for weight gain and those with children are at increased risk because of weight gain associated with pregnancy and subsequent lifestyle change. Average self-reported weight gain is approximately 0.60 kg per year, and weight gain is associated with increased ...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Lombard C,Deeks A,Jolley D,Teede HJ

更新日期：2009-01-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Along with sexual partners of other high-risk groups, men who purchase sex (MWPS) represented 18% of new HIV diagnoses worldwide in 2018. They are therefore an important population for HIV prevention globally. Despite very low HIV testing coverage among MWPS in many countries, the role of HIV self-testing to...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Wulandari LPL,Kaldor J,Guy R

更新日期：2020-05-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Fertility choice is a critical women's right. Although researchers have studied the positive effects of fertility desire, its different components have, unfortunately, been neither established nor implemented for parents. A reliable and valid scale is required to measure this vital aspiration of a couple. Th...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Naghibi SA,Khazaee-Pool M,Moosazadeh M

更新日期：2019-08-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the main cause of morbidity and mortality in Sweden. This study aims to assess the impact of a CVD intervention implemented in 1993 in northern Sweden on the reduction of premature ischemic heart disease (IHD) morbidity and mortality in women and men during the period 1987-201...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： San Sebastián M,Mosquera PA,Gustafsson PE

更新日期：2019-02-15 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:Effective public policies are needed to support appropriate infant and young child feeding (IYCF) to ensure adequate child growth and development, especially in low and middle income countries. The aim of this study was to: (i) capture stakeholder networks in relation to funding and technical support for IYC...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Uddin S,Mahmood H,Senarath U,Zahiruddin Q,Karn S,Rasheed S,Dibley M

更新日期：2017-06-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The two largest needle exchange programs (NEPs) in Hungary were forced to close down in the second half of 2014 due to extreme political attacks and related lack of government funding. The closures occurred against a background of rapid expansion in Hungary of injectable new psychoactive substances, which ar...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Gyarmathy VA,Csák R,Bálint K,Bene E,Varga AE,Varga M,Csiszér N,Vingender I,Rácz J

更新日期：2016-02-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Icelandic Prevention Model (IPM) is a collaborative upstream model that was designed to influence risk and protective factors related to substance use within the community, school, peer and family contexts. By engaging whole communities, the IPM has been found to be effective in reducing youth substance ...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Halsall T,Lachance L,Kristjansson AL

更新日期：2020-08-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A large proportion of European children, adults and older adults do not engage in sufficient physical activity (PA). Understanding individual and contextual factors associated with PA behaviours is essential for the identification and implementation of effective preventative environments, policies, and progr...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Condello G,Ling FC,Bianco A,Chastin S,Cardon G,Ciarapica D,Conte D,Cortis C,De Craemer M,Di Blasio A,Gjaka M,Hansen S,Holdsworth M,Iacoviello L,Izzicupo P,Jaeschke L,Leone L,Manoni L,Menescardi C,Migliaccio S,Naza

更新日期：2016-11-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In the last decade, the attention for health literacy has increased in the European Union. This is due to three main reasons. First, reviews have shown that inadequate health literacy is associated with worse health outcomes, higher health care use and expenditure. Second, in all European countries the popul...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Visscher BB,Steunenberg B,Heijmans M,Hofstede JM,Devillé W,van der Heide I,Rademakers J

更新日期：2018-12-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Continued management of sanitation and hygiene services, post-intervention, is a global challenge, particularly in the school-setting. This situation threatens anticipated impacts of school sanitation and hygiene investments. To improve programming and policies, and increase the effectiveness of limited deve...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Chatterley C,Javernick-Will A,Linden KG,Alam K,Bottinelli L,Venkatesh M

更新日期：2014-01-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Breastfeeding has been shown consistently in observational studies to be protective of overweight and obesity in later life. This study aimed to investigate the association between breastfeeding duration and weight status in a national sample of Australian children and adolescents. METHODS:A secondary analy...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Scott JA,Ng SY,Cobiac L

更新日期：2012-02-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The epidemic of diabetes continues leaving an enormous and growing burden of chronic disease to public health. This study investigates this growing burden of diabetes independent of increasing BMI in a large population based female sample, 2006-2010. METHODS:Serial cross-sectional data using the Behavioral ...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Ibe A,Smith TC

更新日期：2014-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Social capital has lately received much attention in health research. The present study investigated whether two measures of subjective social capital were related to psychosomatic symptoms, musculoskeletal pain, and depression in a large population of Swedish adolescents. METHODS:A total of 7757 13-18 year...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Aslund C,Starrin B,Nilsson KW

更新日期：2010-11-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The UK has one of the highest rates for deaths from fire and flames in children aged 0-14 years compared to other high income countries. Evidence shows that smoke alarms can reduce the risk of fire-related injury but little exists on their cost-effectiveness. We aimed to compare the cost effectiveness of dif...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Saramago P,Cooper NJ,Sutton AJ,Hayes M,Dunn K,Manca A,Kendrick D,Keeping Children Safe at Home study.

更新日期：2014-05-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The high level of premature death due to non-communicable diseases has been associated with unhealthful lifestyles, including poor diet. The effectiveness of public health strategies designed to promote health via messages focusing on food and diets depends largely on the perception of the messages by the pu...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Buckton CH,Lean ME,Combet E

更新日期：2015-06-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:currently road accidents are mostly monitored through mortality and injury rates. This paper reports the methodology and the results of a project set forth by the European Union (EU) and coordinated by the WHO aimed at identifying and evaluating a core set of indicators to monitor the causal chain of road ac...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Farchi S,Molino N,Giorgi Rossi P,Borgia P,Krzyzanowski M,Dalbokova D,Kim R,European Road Accident Indicator Working Group.

更新日期：2006-07-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In the United States, disparities in health literacy parallel disparities in health outcomes. Our research contributes to how diverse indicators of social inequalities (i.e., objective social class, relational social class, and social resources) contribute to understanding disparities in health literacy. ME...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Rikard RV,Thompson MS,McKinney J,Beauchamp A

更新日期：2016-09-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To estimate trends in leisure time physical activity and physical fitness between 1987-2006 in older Spanish people. METHODS:We analyzed data collected from the Spanish National Health Surveys conducted in 1987 (n = 29,647), 1993 (n = 20,707), 1995-1997 (n = 12,800), 2001 (n = 21,058), 2003 (n = 21,650), an...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Palacios-Ceña D,Alonso-Blanco C,Jiménez-Garcia R,Hernández-Barrera V,Carrasco-Garrido P,Pileño-Martinez E,Fernández-de-Las-Peñas C

更新日期：2011-10-13 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: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:The WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control was shown to effectively lower smoking prevalence in in high income countries, however knowledge for low and middle income settings is sparse. The objective of this study was to describe WHO MPOWER policy measures in thirteen West-African countries and to inves...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Winkler V,Lan Y,Becher H

更新日期：2015-12-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Data on Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) among indigenous populations are needed for interventions to improve health care. We conducted a survey in 2013 among rural indigenous Mbororo, Fulbe and other ethnic groups to determine the distribution of risk factors of NCDs in Cameroon. METHODS:We selected seven ...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Kufe NC,Ngufor G,Mbeh G,Mbanya JC

更新日期：2016-11-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In Western Europe, about 50% of newly diagnosed HIV-positive individuals are diagnosed at a late stage disease and enter in care late (i.e. with a CD4 count ≤350 μL/μL). The aim of the present study is to analyze the characteristics and the factors associated with being diagnosed late or at an advanced stage...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Camoni L,Raimondo M,Regine V,Salfa MC,Suligoi B,regional representatives of the HIV Surveillance System.

更新日期：2013-03-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Over sixty percent of adults in the UK are now overweight/obese. Weight management on a national scale requires behavioural and lifestyle solutions that are accessible to large numbers of people. Evidence suggests commercial weight management programmes help people manage their weight but there is little res...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Stubbs RJ,Morris L,Pallister C,Horgan G,Lavin JH

更新日期：2015-09-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Social inequalities in labor force participation are well established, but the causes of these inequalities are not fully understood. The present study aims to investigate the association between educational qualification and labor market marginalization (LMM) among mature-aged working men and to examine to ...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Thern E,Landberg J,Hemmingsson T

更新日期：2020-11-25 00:00:00