Evaluating the effectiveness of a smartphone app to reduce excessive alcohol consumption: protocol for a factorial randomised control trial.

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is cumulating evidence that health is compromised through adverse socioeconomic conditions negatively affecting how people think, feel, and behave. Low control beliefs might be a key mechanism. The reversed possibility that low control beliefs might set people on a pathway towards adverse socioeconomic...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Bosma H,Theunissen MJ,Verdonk P,Feron F

更新日期：2014-11-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Zimbabwe is a Southern African country with a high HIV-TB burden and is ranked 19th among the 22 Tuberculosis high burden countries worldwide. Recurrent TB is an important problem for TB control, yet there is limited information about treatment outcomes in relation to HIV status. This study was therefore con...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Takarinda KC,Harries AD,Srinath S,Mutasa-Apollo T,Sandy C,Mugurungi O

更新日期：2012-02-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although the number of studies examining the relationships between sedentary behaviors (SB) and anxiety is growing, an overarching evidence, taking into account children, adolescents, and adults as well as different types of SB and different categories of anxiety outcomes, is still missing. Thus, this system...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Stanczykiewicz B,Banik A,Knoll N,Keller J,Hohl DH,Rosińczuk J,Luszczynska A

更新日期：2019-04-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In 2006 the World Health Organization described the status of prevention of mother to child transmission (PMTCT) service implementation as unacceptable, with an urgent need for a renewed public health approach to improve access. For PMTCT to be effective it needs to be accessible, acceptable and affordable; ...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： O'Gorman DA,Nyirenda LJ,Theobald SJ

更新日期：2010-06-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Heterosexual couples account for 44% of new HIV infections in Kenya and there's low awareness of self and partner HIV status. Different strategies have been employed to promote couple HIV testing and counselling (CHTC). Despite this, HIV incidence among couples continues to rise. This study sought to assess ...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Kababu M,Sakwa E,Karuga R,Ikahu A,Njeri I,Kyongo J,Khamali C,Mukoma W

更新日期：2018-05-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:It has been shown that gender equity has a positive impact on the everyday activities of people (decision making, income allocation, application and observance of norms/rules) which affect their health. Gender equity is also a crucial determinant of health inequalities at national level; thus, monitoring is ...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Fernández-Sáez J,Ruiz-Cantero MT,Guijarro-Garví M,Carrasco-Portiño M,Roca-Pérez V,Chilet-Rosell E,Álvarez-Dardet C

更新日期：2013-07-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:As with many Indigenous peoples, smoking rates among Aboriginal Australians are considerably higher than those of the non-Indigenous population. Approximately 50% of Indigenous women smoke during pregnancy, a time when women are more motivated to quit. Antenatal care providers are potentially important chang...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Passey ME,D'Este CA,Sanson-Fisher RW

更新日期：2012-03-07 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 aim of this study was to examine the relationships between demographic and socioeconomic characteristics and engaging in multiple risk behaviours among adolescents in Republic of Serbia. METHODS:This study presents a cross sectional study of 683 adolescents aged 15 to 19 attending high school. The datab...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Boričić K,Simić S,Erić JM

更新日期：2015-02-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:One strategy available to public health officials during a pandemic is physician recommendations for isolation of infected individuals. This study was undertaken during the height of the Australian pandemic (H1N1) 2009 outbreak to measure self-reported willingness to comply with physician recommendations to ...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Brown LH,Aitken P,Leggat PA,Speare R

更新日期：2010-03-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients with type 2 diabetes can have an important role in discussing health risk within families. This study aimed to establish the acceptability to first degree relatives towards their relative with type 2 diabetes intervening as health promoters in their own families, using the Health Belief Model as a t...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Whitford DL,McGee H,O'Sullivan B

更新日期：2009-12-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Current smoking prevalence in Thailand decreased from 1991 to 2004 and since that time the prevalence has remained flat. It has been suggested that one of the reasons that the prevalence of current smoking in Thailand has stopped decreasing is due to the use of RYO cigarettes. The aim of this study was to ex...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Benjakul S,Termsirikulchai L,Hsia J,Kengganpanich M,Puckcharern H,Touchchai C,Lohtongmongkol A,Andes L,Asma S

更新日期：2013-03-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Across Sub-Saharan Africa, young women who sell sex (YSW) face institutional barriers in accessing sexual health and HIV prevention programs designed for female sex workers. In 2018, Kenya developed a national framework to guide service provision for YSW aged 14-24 years. To help inform the implementation of...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Roberts E,Ma H,Bhattacharjee P,Musyoki HK,Gichangi P,Avery L,Musimbi J,Tsang J,Kaosa S,Kioko J,Becker ML,Mishra S,Transitions Study Team.

更新日期：2020-05-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In India, indigenous populations, known as Adivasi or Scheduled Tribes (STs), are among the poorest and most marginalized groups. 'Deprived' ST groups tend to display high levels of resignation and to lack the capacity to aspire; consequently their health perceptions often do not adequately correspond to the...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Mohindra K,Narayana D,Harikrishnadas C,Anushreedha S,Haddad S

更新日期：2010-03-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Increasing rates of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in men-who-have-sex-with-men (MSM) in England is a pressing public health concern. Interventions targeting MSM, including information provision that effectively promotes sexual health, are needed. To support such intervention development, it is neces...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Kesten JM,Dias K,Burns F,Crook P,Howarth A,Mercer CH,Rodger A,Simms I,Oliver I,Hickman M,Hughes G,Weatherburn P

更新日期：2019-09-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Measuring the quality of life (QoL) of women with breast cancer is an important aspect of measuring treatment success. In Croatia, no QoL studies have been carried out with a focus on patients after mastectomy. The aim of this study was to examine QoL 1 month and 1 year after mastectomy. METHODS:This cross-...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Pačarić S,Kristek J,Mirat J,Kondža G,Turk T,Farčić N,Orkić Ž,Nemčić A

更新日期：2018-08-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, many have flagged racial and ethnic differences in health outcomes in western countries as an urgent global public health priority. Kuwait has a unique demographic profile with two-thirds of the population consisting of non-nationals, most of which are migrant workers. We a...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Hamadah H,Alahmad B,Behbehani M,Al-Youha S,Almazeedi S,Al-Haddad M,Jamal MH,Al-Sabah S

更新日期：2020-09-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Common enteric pathogens that cause gastrointestinal illness are transmitted to humans through food, water or direct contact. This poses a significant concern to public health as enteric pathogens can cause disease in a large number of people, and cost a substantial amount to treat and prevent. In order to g...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Harding SA,Parmley EJ,Morrison KE

更新日期：2014-04-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Human papillomavirus (HPV) is associated with a significant public health burden, yet few studies have been conducted in Asia, especially on noncervical cancers. We estimated the incidence and cost of oropharyngeal and noncervical anogenital (anal, vulvar, vaginal, penile) cancer in Korea. METHODS:We conduc...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Choi I,Lee D,Son KB,Bae S

更新日期：2020-06-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Three billion people use solid cooking fuels, and 4 million people die from household air pollution annually. Shifting households to clean fuels, like liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), may protect health only if stoves are consistently used. Few studies have used an implementation science framework to systemati...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Thompson LM,Diaz-Artiga A,Weinstein JR,Handley MA

更新日期：2018-02-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Developing effective prevention and intervention programs for the formative preschool years is seen as an essential step in combating the obesity epidemic across the lifespan. The overall goal of the current project is to measure the effectiveness of a healthy eating and childhood obesity prevention interven...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Skouteris H,McCabe M,Swinburn B,Hill B

更新日期：2010-04-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Existing studies are divided as to whether social inequalities in health widen or converge as people age. In part this is due to reliance on cross-sectional data, but also among longitudinal studies to differences in the measurement of both socioeconomic status (SES) and health and in the treatment of surviv...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Benzeval M,Green MJ,Leyland AH

更新日期：2011-12-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Smoking prevention programs have been taught in schools to reduce the high smoking prevalence and its related problems among adolescent populations. Although short-term benefits have been observed, the long-term effectiveness of such programs appear to be inconsistent. This study aims at investigating the lo...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Tahlil T,Woodman RJ,Coveney J,Ward PR

更新日期：2015-10-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There has been growing global concern about air pollution due to its great risk to public health. In Japan, although industrial- and traffic-related air pollution has been decreasing, concerns about particulate matter air pollution has been growing in recent years. In this study, we examined the effects of a...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Nakao M,Yamauchi K,Mitsuma S,Omori H,Ishihara Y

更新日期：2019-05-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Long-term multicentre studies are subject to numerous factors that may affect the integrity of their conclusions. Quality control and standardization of data collection are crucial to minimise the biases induced by these factors. Nevertheless, tools implemented to manage biases are rarely described in public...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Ruiz F,Goldberg M,Lemonnier S,Ozguler A,Boos E,Brigand A,Giraud V,Perez T,Roche N,Zins M

更新日期：2016-08-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Getting it Right study determined the validity, sensitivity, specificity and acceptability of the culturally adapted 9-item Patient Health Questionnaire (aPHQ-9) as a screening tool for depression in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (hereafter referred to as Indigenous) people. In this process evalu...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Farnbach S,Gee G,Eades AM,Evans JR,Fernando J,Hammond B,Simms M,DeMasi K,Glozier N,Brown A,Hackett ML,Getting it Right Investigators.

更新日期：2019-09-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Greek-Cypriot (G/C) and Turkish-Cypriot (T/C) communities have lived apart since 1974, with the former presumably adopting a more westernized way of life. We estimated the prevalence of asthma and allergies among children in the two communities and investigated differences in socio-demographic and lifest...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Lamnisos D,Moustaki M,Kolokotroni O,Koksoy H,Faiz M,Arifoglu K,Milton DK,Middleton N,Yiallouros PK

更新日期：2013-06-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To date, research on men who have sex with men (MSM) has largely focused on their sexual health needs and on men recruited from gay-orientated venues. National probability survey data provide a rare opportunity to examine the broader sociodemographic, behavioural, and health profiles of MSM, defined as men w...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Mercer CH,Prah P,Field N,Tanton C,Macdowall W,Clifton S,Hughes G,Nardone A,Wellings K,Johnson AM,Sonnenberg P

更新日期：2016-07-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Physical activity (PA) surveillance is an important component of non-communicable disease risk factor monitoring, and occurs through national and international surveillance systems. This review identifies population PA estimates for adults in the Asia-Pacific region, and examines variation in trends and prev...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Macniven R,Bauman A,Abouzeid M

更新日期：2012-01-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The spread of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) strains has become a challenge to the global TB control and prevention program. In Ethiopia, particularly in rural areas, information on drug-resistant TB is very limited. In this study, we determined the drug resistance patterns of Mycobacterium tuberc...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Adane K,Ameni G,Bekele S,Abebe M,Aseffa A

更新日期：2015-06-20 00:00:00