A qualitative study assessing cardiovascular risk factors: the accumulative stressors influencing societal integration of teenage African immigrants.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Few studies have described heterogeneity in Schistosoma japonicum infection intensity, and none were done in Philippines. The purpose of this report is to describe the village-to-village variation in the prevalence of two levels of infection intensity across 50 villages of Samar Province, the Philippines. M...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Tarafder MR,Balolong E Jr,Carabin H,Bélisle P,Tallo V,Joseph L,Alday P,Gonzales RO,Riley S,Olveda R,McGarvey ST

更新日期：2006-03-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Kondo Rural Health Centre recorded 27 malaria patients between the 27th of January 2019 and the 2nd of February 2019 against an epidemic threshold of 19 with the malaria outbreak being confirmed on the 5th of February 2019. Indoor residual spraying as part of integrated vector management control activities h...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Masango TT,Nyadzayo TK,Gombe NT,Juru TP,Shambira G,Chiwanda S,Tshimanga MT

更新日期：2020-11-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cardio-metabolic risk factors are becoming more prevalent in children and adolescents. A lack of moderate-to-vigorous intensity physical activity (MVPA) is an established determinant of cardio-metabolic risk factors in children and adolescents. Less is known about the relationship between sedentary behavior ...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Carson V,Janssen I

更新日期：2011-05-04 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:Soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections are among the most common type of infections worldwide and are widely distributed in tropical areas. In rural areas of southern Thailand where most land is used for agriculture, children are at risk of acquiring parasites, especially STHs. Assessing the current situ...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Punsawad C,Phasuk N,Bunratsami S,Thongtup K,Viriyavejakul P,Palipoch S,Koomhin P,Nongnaul S

更新日期：2018-09-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Poor socio-economic conditions fuel seasonal migration of adult males from Northwestern Ethiopia, but behavioral and other migration-related changes increase their vulnerability to HIV/AIDS. This study examined risky sexual behaviors and associated factors that may lead to increased HIV infection vulnerabili...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Tiruneh K,Wasie B,Gonzalez H

更新日期：2015-02-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To investigate whether religious service attendance and faith leaders' messages about HIV and same-sex relationships are associated with acceptance of HIV prevention strategies. METHODS:Multivariable Poisson regression assessed whether attending religious services, faith leaders' messages about HIV and same...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Ransome Y,Bogart LM,Nunn AS,Mayer KH,Sadler KR,Ojikutu BO

更新日期：2018-12-19 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:Social connectedness is an important predictor of health outcomes and plays a large role in the physical and mental health of an individual and a community. The presence of a functioning health clinic with a community health worker program may indirectly improve health outcomes by increasing the social conne...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Deitz RL,Hellerstein LH,St George SM,Palazuelos D,Schimek TE

更新日期：2020-06-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Quality physical education (PE) contributes to the development of physical literacy among children, yet little is known about how teacher training relates to this development. We assessed the association between teacher training, and the likelihood that children met recommended achievement levels for compone...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Law B,Bruner B,Scharoun Benson SM,Anderson K,Gregg M,Hall N,Lane K,MacDonald DJ,Saunders TJ,Sheehan D,Stone MR,Woodruff SJ,Belanger K,Barnes JD,Longmuir PE,Tremblay MS

更新日期：2018-10-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Over 50,000 individuals become infected with HIV annually in the U.S., and over a quarter of HIV infected individuals are heterosexuals. Undiagnosed HIV infection, as well as a lack of retention in care among those diagnosed, are both primary factors contributing to ongoing HIV incidence. Further, there are ...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Gwadz M,Cleland CM,Hagan H,Jenness S,Kutnick A,Leonard NR,Applegate E,Ritchie AS,Banfield A,Belkin M,Cross B,Del Olmo M,Ha K,Martinez BY,McCright-Gill T,Swain QL,Perlman DC,Kurth AE,BCAP Collaborative Research Team.

更新日期：2015-05-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Tuberculosis (TB) is a major public health problem that accounts for almost half a million human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) associated deaths. Provision of isoniazid preventive therapy (IPT) is one of the public health interventions for the prevention of TB in HIV infected individuals. However, in Ethiopia...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Assebe LF,Reda HL,Wubeneh AD,Lerebo WT,Lambert SM

更新日期：2015-04-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recent studies have suggested that vaccination with seasonal influenza vaccine resulted in an apparent higher risk of infection with pandemic influenza H1N1 2009. A simple mathematical model incorporating strain competition and a hypothesised temporary strain-transcending immunity is constructed to investiga...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Mercer GN,Barry SI,Kelly H

更新日期：2011-02-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is a current paucity of data on the health behaviour of non-selected populations in Central Europe. Data on health behaviour were collected as part of the EMIL study which investigated the prevalence of infection with Echinococcus multilocularis and other medical conditions in an urban German populatio...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Haenle MM,Brockmann SO,Kron M,Bertling U,Mason RA,Steinbach G,Boehm BO,Koenig W,Kern P,Piechotowski I,Kratzer W,EMIL-Study group.

更新日期：2006-09-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chronic hepatitis B virus infection (HBV) is an important health problem in the Turkish community in the Netherlands, and promotion of screening for HBV in this risk group is necessary. An individually tailored intervention and a culturally tailored intervention have been developed to promote screening in fi...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： van der Veen YJ,de Zwart O,Mackenbach J,Richardus JH

更新日期：2010-11-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:More than 200 students and teachers at a boarding school in Shanghai developed acute gastroenteritis in December, 2012. The transmission mode remained largely unknown. An immediate epidemiological investigation was conducted to identify it. METHODS:Using a retrospective cohort design, we investigated demogr...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Xue C,Fu Y,Zhu W,Fei Y,Zhu L,Zhang H,Pan L,Xu H,Wang Y,Wang W,Sun Q

更新日期：2014-10-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The incidence of Tuberculosis (TB) differs among countries and contributes to morbidity and mortality especially in the developing countries. Trends and seasonal changes in the number of patients presenting with TB have been studied worldwide including sub-Saharan Africa. However, these changes are unknown a...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Aryee G,Kwarteng E,Essuman R,Nkansa Agyei A,Kudzawu S,Djagbletey R,Owusu Darkwa E,Forson A

更新日期：2018-11-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Studies have shown that couple HIV counseling and testing (CHCT) increased rates of sero-status disclosure and adoption of safer sexual behaviors with better linkage to treatment and care. However, current evidence suggests that new HIV infections are occurring among heterosexual couples in stable relationsh...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Muhindo R,Nakalega A,Nankumbi J

更新日期：2015-11-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Coordinated partnerships and collaborations can optimize the efficiency and effectiveness of service and program delivery in organizational networks. However, the extent to which organizations are working together to promote physical activity, and use physical activity policies in Canada, is unknown. This pr...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Loitz CC,Stearns JA,Fraser SN,Storey K,Spence JC

更新日期：2017-08-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Great East Japan Earthquake of magnitude 9.0 that struck on 11 March 2011 resulted in more than 18000 deaths or cases of missing persons. The large-scale tsunami that followed the earthquake devastated many coastal areas of the Tohoku region, including Miyagi Prefecture, and many residents of the tsunami...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Kamigaki T,Seino J,Tohma K,Nukiwa-Soma N,Otani K,Oshitani H

更新日期：2014-01-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Obesity and caries are common conditions in childhood and can have significant implications on children's wellbeing. Evidence into their association remains conflicting. Furthermore, studies examining the ssociation between obesity and caries commonly focus on individual-level determinants. The present study...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Paisi M,Kay E,Kaimi I,Witton R,Nelder R,Potterton R,Lapthorne D

更新日期：2018-02-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The role of water hardness as a risk factor for cardiovascular disease has been widely investigated and evaluated as regards regional differences in cardiovascular disease. This study was performed to evaluate the relation between calcium and magnesium in drinking water and diet and risk factors for cardiova...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Nerbrand C,Agréus L,Lenner RA,Nyberg P,Svärdsudd K

更新日期：2003-06-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Several studies on the sexual risk behaviors in sub-Saharan Africa have reported that the initiation of antiretroviral therapy leads to safer sexual behaviors. There is however a persistence of risky sexual behavior which is evidenced by a high prevalence of sexually transmitted infections among people livin...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Yaya I,Saka B,Landoh DE,Patchali PM,Makawa MS,Senanou S,Idrissou D,Lamboni B,Pitche P

更新日期：2014-06-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Weight misperception is the discordance between an individual's actual weight status and the perception of his/her weight. It is a common problem in the youth population as enumerated by many international studies. However data from Pakistan in this area is deficient. METHODS:A multi-center cross-sectional ...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Saleem MD,Ahmed G,Mulla J,Haider SS,Abbas M

更新日期：2013-08-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Family planning is an integral component of maternal and child health services in Ghana. Although knowledge on contraception is universal and most women attend maternal and child health services, contraceptive use remains low among women after delivery. This study aimed to determine factors influencing curre...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Wuni C,Turpin CA,Dassah ET

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pesticide poisoning is an important health problem among Chinese farm workers, but there is a paucity of pesticide poisoning data from China. Using the WHO standard case definition of a possible acute pesticide poisoning, we investigated the prevalence and risk factors of acute work-related pesticide poisoni...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Zhang X,Zhao W,Jing R,Wheeler K,Smith GA,Stallones L,Xiang H

更新日期：2011-06-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Since 2013, the number of violent crimes and offences by sharp instruments have increased continually, following a previous decrease, with majority of cases occurring among young people and in London. There is limited understanding surrounding the drivers influencing this change in trends, with mostly Americ...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Haylock S,Boshari T,Alexander EC,Kumar A,Manikam L,Pinder R

更新日期：2020-09-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The benefits of physical activity on physical and mental health are well known. The accessibility of sports facilities is reported to have considerable association with the amount of physical activity a person participates in. Therefore, we investigated the association between subjectively assessed accessibi...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Lee SA,Ju YJ,Lee JE,Hyun IS,Nam JY,Han KT,Park EC

更新日期：2016-08-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Previous studies have demonstrated links between cardiovascular disease and physical inactivity and poor air quality, which are both associated with neighborhood greenness. However, no studies have directly investigated neighborhood greenness in relation to coronary heart disease risk. We investigated the ef...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Pereira G,Foster S,Martin K,Christian H,Boruff BJ,Knuiman M,Giles-Corti B

更新日期：2012-06-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Mexican arm of the Camino Verde trial of community mobilisation for dengue prevention covered three coastal regions of Guerrero state: Acapulco, Costa Grande and Costa Chica. A baseline cross-sectional survey provided data for community mobilisation and for adapting the intervention design to concrete co...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Nava-Aguilera E,Morales-Pérez A,Balanzar-Martínez A,Rodríguez-Ramírez O,Jiménez-Alejo A,Flores-Moreno M,Gasga-Salinas D,Legorreta-Soberanis J,Paredes-Solís S,Morales-Nava PA,de Lourdes Soto-Ríos M,Ledogar RJ,Coloma J,Harris E,

更新日期：2017-05-30 00:00:00