Epidemiology of infections by HIV, Syphilis, Gonorrhea and Lymphogranuloma Venereum in Barcelona City: a population-based incidence study.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recent improvements in life expectancy in many countries stem from reduced mortality from cardiovascular disease and cancer above the age of 60. This is the combined result of decreased incidence and improved survival among those with disease. The latter has led to a higher proportion in the population of pe...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Ebeling M,Meyer AC,Modig K

更新日期：2020-10-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Population and environmental health research illustrate a positive relationship between access to greenspace or natural environments and peoples' perceived health, mental health, resilience, and overall well-being. This relationship is also particularly strong among Canadian Indigenous populations and social...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Hatala AR,Njeze C,Morton D,Pearl T,Bird-Naytowhow K

更新日期：2020-04-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The relationship between socioeconomic position and obesity has been clearly established, however, the extent to which specific behavioural factors mediate this relationship is less clear. This study aimed to ascertain the contribution of specific dietary elements and leisure-time physical activity (LTPA) to...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Gearon E,Backholer K,Hodge A,Peeters A

更新日期：2013-12-21 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:Previous research has shown that Common Mental Disorders (CMD) are unequally distributed between population subgroups, but we know less about how labour outcomes following such disorders are distributed. Our aim is to investigate how the labour outcomes following a CMD diagnosis differ over sex, age, schooli...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Jarl J,Linder A,Busch H,Nyberg A,Gerdtham UG

更新日期：2020-08-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Diarrhea prevalence increases from around the time that complementary foods are introduced. Improving caregiver's hand hygiene during food preparation could reduce complementary food contamination and enteric pathogen transmission. Washing hands with soap is more common when water and soap are together at a ...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Biswas D,Nizame FA,Sanghvi T,Roy S,Luby SP,Unicomb LE

更新日期：2017-05-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Schistosomiasis mansoni constitutes a significant public health problem in Rwanda. The nationwide prevalence mapping conducted in 2007-2008 revealed that prevalence per district ranges from 0 to 69.5% among school children. In response, mass drug administration campaigns were initiated. However, a few years ...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Nyandwi E,Veldkamp A,Amer S,Karema C,Umulisa I

更新日期：2017-10-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:While the risk of severe complications of Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) and its determinants have been explored in previous studies, a systematic analysis of published articles with different designs and populations has yet to be conducted. The present study aimed to systematically review the risk ...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Matsuyama R,Nishiura H,Kutsuna S,Hayakawa K,Ohmagari N

更新日期：2016-11-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To assess the association of socioeconomic position (SEP), measured by family financial situation and housing tenure in childhood and adulthood, with mental health conditions in adulthood. METHODS:Representative cross-sectional population data were collected using a risk factor surveillance system in South ...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Dal Grande E,Chittleborough CR,Wu J,Shi Z,Goldney RD,Taylor AW

更新日期：2015-07-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recent terrorist attacks and natural disasters have led to an increased awareness of the importance of emergency planning. However, the extent to which emergency planners can access or use evidence remains unclear. The aim of this study was to identify, analyse and assess the location, source and quality of ...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Challen K,Lee AC,Booth A,Gardois P,Woods HB,Goodacre SW

更新日期：2012-07-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Social norms and self-efficacy play important roles in promoting consistent condom use among men who have sex with men (MSM). Few studies have investigated the association between social norms, self-efficacy and consistent condom use with different kinds of male partners among MSM. We conducted an online sur...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Wang C,Tucker JD,Liu C,Zheng H,Tang W,Ling L

更新日期：2018-10-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Data of the German population-based cohort SHIP (Study of Health in Pomerania) were analysed to examine treatment rates, antihypertensive substances prescribed, and the proportion of hypertensive study participants reaching target values for blood pressure as well as determinants. METHODS:The study populati...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： van den Berg N,Meinke-Franze C,Fiss T,Baumeister SE,Hoffmann W

更新日期：2013-06-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Too few young people engage in behaviours that reduce the risk of morbidity and premature mortality, such as eating healthily, being physically active, drinking sensibly and not smoking. This study sought to assess the efficacy and cost-effectiveness of a theory-based online health behaviour intervention (ba...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Epton T,Norman P,Dadzie AS,Harris PR,Webb TL,Sheeran P,Julious SA,Ciravegna F,Brennan A,Meier PS,Naughton D,Petroczi A,Kruger J,Shah I

更新日期：2014-06-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In recent years, there has been an increasing interest in implementing road safety policy by different low income countries. However; the evidence is scarce on its success in the reduction of crashes, injuries and deaths. This study was conducted to assess whether road crashes, injuries and fatalities was re...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Abegaz T,Berhane Y,Worku A,Assrat A

更新日期：2014-05-31 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Primary care-based behavior change obesity treatment has long featured the Calorie restriction (CC), portion control approach. By contrast, the MyPlate-based obesity treatment approach encourages eating more high-satiety/high-satiation foods and requires no calorie-counting. This report describes study metho...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Gelberg L,Rico MW,Herman DR,Belin TR,Chandler M,Ramirez E,Love S,McCarthy WJ

更新日期：2019-07-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Prior to the 2009 H1N1 Influenza pandemic, public health authorities in Canada and elsewhere prepared for the future outbreak, partly guided by an ethical framework developed within the Canadian Program of Research on Ethics in a Pandemic (CanPREP). We developed a telephone-based survey based on that framewo...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Ritvo P,Perez DF,Wilson K,Gibson JL,Guglietti CL,Tracy CS,Bensimon CM,Upshur RE,University of Toronto Joint Centre for Bioethics - Pandemic Ethics Working Group.

更新日期：2013-03-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of this study was to examine the effectiveness of delivering an individual Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) for smoking cessation among a Chinese population. METHODS:Participants were recruited from six primary health care centers. A total of 144 were eligible to take part in the study and ag...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Mak YW,Leung DYP,Loke AY

更新日期：2020-11-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In Pakistan, 16% of the women aged 15-19 years are married. Many get married shortly after they attain menarche. This study explores the preparedness for and actual experiences of married life (inter-spousal relationship, sexual activity and pregnancy) among adolescent women. METHODS:Among married adolescen...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Hamid S,Johansson E,Rubenson B

更新日期：2009-07-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Systematic household contact investigation (SHCI) is recommended as an active-case-finding (ACF) strategy to identify individuals at high risk of tuberculosis (TB) infection, in order to enable early detection and treatment. Reluctance to implement SHCI in sub-Saharan African and South African high-burden co...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Kigozi NG,Heunis JC,Engelbrecht MC

更新日期：2019-07-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Falls in older people continue to be a major public health issue in industrialized countries. Extensive research into falls prevention has identified exercise as a proven fall prevention strategy. However, despite over a decade of promoting physical activity, hospitalisation rates due to falls injuries in ol...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Voukelatos A,Merom D,Rissel C,Sherrington C,Watson W,Waller K

更新日期：2011-11-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Sexual compulsivity (SC) and its relationship with unprotected intercourse (UI) have long been an intriguing topic, but its existential meaning in the management of public health or, more precisely, sexually transmitted infections (STIs) has rarely been studied to date. This study examines whether SC plays a...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Ni Y,Liu H,Gong R,Shi M,Zhang S,Wang S,Cai Y

更新日期：2021-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Serious injuries have been stated as a public health priority in the UK. However, there appears to be a lack of information on population-based rates of serious injury (as defined by a recognised taxonomy of injury severity) at national level from either official statistics or research papers. We aim to addr...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Alexandrescu R,O'Brien SJ,Lecky FE

更新日期：2009-07-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In Vietnam, socially marginalized groups such as ethnic minorities in mountainous areas are often difficult to engage in HIV research and prevention programs. This intervention study aimed to estimate the effect of participatory community communication (PCC) on changing HIV preventive ideation and behavior a...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Nguyen HV,Le GM,Nguyen SM,Tran MN,Ha NM

更新日期：2012-03-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Epidemiological studies show wide variability in the occurrence of cannabis smoking and related disorders across countries. This study aims to estimate cross-national variation in cannabis users' experience of clinically significant cannabis-related problems in three countries of the Americas, with a focus o...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Fiestas F,Radovanovic M,Martins SS,Medina-Mora ME,Posada-Villa J,Anthony JC

更新日期：2010-03-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Co-morbid major depressive disorder (MDD) and cardiovascular disease (CVD) is associated with poor clinical and psychological outcomes. However, the full extent of the burden of, and interaction between, this co-morbidity on important vocational outcomes remains less clear, particularly at the population lev...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： O'Neil A,Williams ED,Stevenson CE,Oldenburg B,Sanderson K

更新日期：2012-01-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recent years have seen a number of attempts to reduce the stigma related to mental illness; the media can play a significant role in perpetuating this stigma. This paper analyses trends in newspaper coverage of mental illness in the UK between 1992-2008 across a range of psychiatric diagnoses. METHODS:A con...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Goulden R,Corker E,Evans-Lacko S,Rose D,Thornicroft G,Henderson C

更新日期：2011-10-12 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: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:International data on child maltreatment are largely derived from child protection agencies, and predominantly report only substantiated cases of child maltreatment. This approach underestimates the incidence of maltreatment and makes inter-jurisdictional comparisons difficult. There has been a growing recog...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： McKenzie K,Scott DA

更新日期：2011-01-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The 2003 heat wave had a high impact on mortality in Europe, which made necessary to develop heat health watch warning systems. In Spain this was carried-out by the Ministry of Health in 2004, being based on exceeding of city-specific simultaneous thresholds of minimum and maximum daily temperatures. The aim...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Tobias A,Armstrong B,Zuza I,Gasparrini A,Linares C,Diaz J

更新日期：2012-02-17 00:00:00