Brief advice and active referral for smoking cessation services among community smokers: a study protocol for randomized controlled trial.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Black men who have sex with men (MSM) are disproportionately burdened by HIV/AIDS. Despite this burden there has been a shortage of research on HIV interventions for black MSM. This article provides a comprehensive review of the literature on interventions for black MSM to identify effective HIV prevention i...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Maulsby C,Millett G,Lindsey K,Kelley R,Johnson K,Montoya D,Holtgrave D

更新日期：2013-07-02 00:00:00

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: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:Adolescence is a critical time of development and nutritional status in adolescence influences both current and future adult health outcomes. However, data on adolescent nutritional status is limited in low-resource settings. Mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) has the potential to offer a simple, low-resourc...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Lillie M,Lema I,Kaaya S,Steinberg D,Baumgartner JN

更新日期：2019-11-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Intimate partner violence (IPV) and sexually transmitted infections (STIs), including HIV, remain important public health problems with devastating health effects for men and women in sub-Saharan Africa. There have been calls to engage men in prevention efforts, however, we lack effective approaches to reach...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Kajula L,Balvanz P,Kilonzo MN,Mwikoko G,Yamanis T,Mulawa M,Kajuna D,Hill L,Conserve D,Reyes HL,Leatherman S,Singh B,Maman S

更新日期：2016-02-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Ghana has not conducted a national tuberculin survey or tuberculosis prevalence survey since the establishment of the National Tuberculosis Control Programme. The primary objective of this study was therefore to determine the prevalence of tuberculin skin sensitivity in Ghanaian school children aged 6-10 yea...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Addo KK,van den Hof S,Mensah GI,Hesse A,Bonsu C,Koram KA,Afutu FK,Bonsu FA

更新日期：2010-01-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Despite substantial improvements in accessibility of Anti-Retroviral Treatment (ART), death of children on ART remains a prevailing challenge in sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries. However, the pooled magnitude of mortality at different ART follow-up periods remains unknown for the region. We estimated the ...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Ahmed I,Lemma S

更新日期：2019-02-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Early breastfeeding is defined as the initiation of breastfeeding within twenty four hours of birth. While the benefits of breastfeeding have been known for decades, only recently has the role of time to initiation of breastfeeding in neonatal mortality and morbidity been assessed. OBJECTIVE:To review the e...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Debes AK,Kohli A,Walker N,Edmond K,Mullany LC

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We assessed the prevalence of risk factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD) in a middle-income country in rapid epidemiological transition and estimated direct costs for treating all individuals at increased cardiovascular risk, i.e. following the so-called "high risk strategy". METHODS:Survey of risk facto...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Bovet P,Shamlaye C,Gabriel A,Riesen W,Paccaud F

更新日期：2006-01-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study aims to investigate the mechanisms through which neighborhood social reciprocity influences older adults' mental health in China. METHODS:This study used data from the 2011-2015 waves of the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study. It estimated the effects of neighborhood social reciprocit...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Wang R,Chen H,Liu Y,Lu Y,Yao Y

更新日期：2019-08-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Charging for tuberculosis (TB) treatment could reduce completion rates, particularly in the poor. We identified and synthesised studies that measure costs of TB treatment, estimates of adherence and the potential impact of charging on treatment completion in China. METHODS:Inclusion criteria were primary re...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Long Q,Smith H,Zhang T,Tang S,Garner P

更新日期：2011-05-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Early sexual maturation has been associated with overweight that may persist after the completion of biological growth and development. We have prospectively examined the influence of early sexual maturation on subsequent overweight in late adolescence and assessed if this association was modified by central...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Bratberg GH,Nilsen TI,Holmen TL,Vatten LJ

更新日期：2007-04-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Skin antisepsis occurs in every healthcare environment. From basic hand hygiene, to antiseptic bathing and pre surgical care with alcohol/chlorhexidine, use of antimicrobial agents to reduce the skin microflora has skyrocketed in the past several years. Although used in hopes of reducing the likelihood of in...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Wiemken TL

更新日期：2019-08-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Vaccination is one of the cost effective strategies reducing childhood morbidity and mortality. Further improvement of immunization coverage would halt about 1.5 million additional deaths globally. Understanding the level of immunization among children is vital to design appropriate interventions. Therefore,...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Tamirat KS,Sisay MM

更新日期：2019-07-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:No study has ever explored the prevalence and correlates of video game playing among children in the Islamic Republic of Iran. This study describes patterns and correlates of excessive video game use in a random sample of middle-school students in Iran. Specifically, we examine the relationship between video...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Allahverdipour H,Bazargan M,Farhadinasab A,Moeini B

更新日期：2010-05-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Leisure-time physical activity and strength training participation levels are low and socioeconomically distributed. Fitness trainers (e.g. gym/group instructors) may have a role in increasing these participation levels. However, it is not known whether the training location and characteristics of Australian...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Bennie JA,Thornton LE,van Uffelen JG,Banting LK,Biddle SJ

更新日期：2016-07-11 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Application of emollients is a widespread traditional newborn care practice in many low and middle-income countries (LMICs) and may have the potential to decrease infection and consequent mortality in preterm neonates. METHODS:We systematically reviewed literature published up to December 2012 to identify...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Salam RA,Das JK,Darmstadt GL,Bhutta ZA

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The course of alcohol consumption and cognitive dimensions of behavior change (readiness to change, importance of changing and confidence in ability to change) in primary care patients are not well described. The objective of the study was to determine changes in readiness, importance and confidence after a ...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Bertholet N,Horton NJ,Saitz R

更新日期：2009-04-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Most projections of type 2 diabetes (T2D) prevalence are simply based on demographic change (i.e. ageing). We developed a model to predict future trends in T2D prevalence in Tunisia, explicitly taking into account trends in major risk factors (obesity and smoking). This could improve assessment of policy opt...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Saidi O,O'Flaherty M,Mansour NB,Aissi W,Lassoued O,Capewell S,Critchley JA,Malouche D,Romdhane HB,EC FP7 funded MEDCHAMPS project.

更新日期：2015-02-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Most pregnancies among adolescent girls and young women aged 15-24 years occur in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), and do so within marriage. The mortality rates and pregnancy-related morbidities are significantly higher among the women of younger age group in many South Asian and Sub-Saharan Africa...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Sarkar A,Chandra-Mouli V,Jain K,Behera J,Mishra SK,Mehra S

更新日期：2015-10-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aims of this study were 1) to clarify the prevalence of sleep problems (insomnia, insufficient sleep, and delayed sleep-wake phase) among Japanese university students; 2) to examine sociodemographic characteristics, lifestyle, and sleep-related symptoms in each sleep problem; and 3) to evaluate the assoc...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Kayaba M,Matsushita T,Enomoto M,Kanai C,Katayama N,Inoue Y,Sasai-Sakuma T

更新日期：2020-03-20 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:We examined how socioeconomic position (SEP) across the lifecourse (three critical periods, social mobility and accumulated over time) is associated with allostatic load (a measure of cumulative physiological burden). METHODS:Data are from the West of Scotland Twenty-07 Study, with respondents aged 35 (n = ...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Robertson T,Popham F,Benzeval M

更新日期：2014-02-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Despite smoking cessation efforts, cigarette smoking remains a serious general and oral health problem. We aimed to investigate the putative benefits of smoking cessation on dentition and to analyse whether the time elapsed since smoking cessation associated positively with the remaining number of teeth. ME...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Similä T,Auvinen J,Timonen M,Virtanen JI

更新日期：2016-08-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:More research on factors associated with physical activity and the decline in participation during adolescence is needed. In this paper, we investigate the levels, change, and stability of physical activity during the late teens among ethnic Norwegians and ethnic minorities, and we examine the associations b...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Sagatun A,Kolle E,Anderssen SA,Thoresen M,Søgaard AJ

更新日期：2008-12-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Awareness of health disparities based on sexual orientation has increased in the past decades, and many official public health agencies throughout Europe call for programs addressing the specific needs of lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) individuals. However, the acceptance of LGB individuals varies significa...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： van der Star A,Bränström R

更新日期：2015-08-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To externally validate the Prediction for ASCVD Risk in China (PAR) risk equation for predicting the 5-year atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) risk in the Uyghur and Kazakh populations from rural areas in northwestern China and compare its performance with those of the pooled cohort equations (PC...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Jiang Y,Ma R,Guo H,Zhang X,Wang X,Wang K,Hu Y,Keerman M,Yan Y,Ma J,Song Y,Zhang J,He J,Guo S

更新日期：2020-09-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Obesity is widespread in the world including developing countries. However malnutrition in poor areas is still a serious problem. Few investigations, especially in a large sample, have been performed in Western area of China. This study aimed to evaluate the nutritional status of school children aged 9-15 ye...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Li P,Yang F,Xiong F,Huo T,Tong Y,Yang S,Mao M

更新日期：2012-08-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In contrast to the considerable body of literature concerning the disabilities of the general population, little information exists pertaining to the disabilities of the farm population. Focusing on the disability issue to the insurants in the Farmers' Health Insurance (FHI) program in Taiwan, this paper exa...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Wang JH,Chang HH

更新日期：2010-10-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Two new sets of stratification indicators--family's material affluence and adolescent's personal social position- were compared with traditional indicators of familial social position based on parental occupation and education for their ability to detect health inequality among adolescents. METHODS:Survey d...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Koivusilta LK,Rimpelä AH,Kautiainen SM

更新日期：2006-04-27 00:00:00