Analysis of stakeholders networks of infant and young child nutrition programmes in Sri Lanka, India, Nepal, Bangladesh and Pakistan.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Little is known about the characteristics of boys who become fathers at young age. Some studies have suggested that antisocial adolescents are more likely to be young fathers. The aim of this study was to examine the associations of psychosocial factors in childhood with becoming a young father, and to asses...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Lehti V,Sourander A,Sillanmäki L,Helenius H,Tamminen T,Kumpulainen K,Almqvist F

更新日期：2012-07-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) including maltreatment and exposure to household stressors can impact the health of children. Community factors that provide support, friendship and opportunities for development may build children's resilience and protect them against some harmful impacts of ACEs. We exa...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Bellis MA,Hughes K,Ford K,Hardcastle KA,Sharp CA,Wood S,Homolova L,Davies A

更新日期：2018-06-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Evidence from randomized control trials suggest that coupled with smoking cessation interventions, CVD events can be reduced significantly if hypertension and diabetes patients are properly managed, raising practical what-if questions at the population level. This research aims to develop a dynamic simulatio...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Ansah JP,Inn RLH,Ahmad S

更新日期：2019-08-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is robust evidence that regular physical activity (PA) has positive health effects. However, the best PA methods and the most important correlates for promoting PA remain unclear. Physical activity on prescription (PAP) aims to increase the patient's motivation for and level of PA. This study investiga...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Lundqvist S,Börjesson M,Larsson MEH,Cider Å,Hagberg L

更新日期：2019-05-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of global disease burden. Although stroke was thought to be more prevalent than coronary heart disease (CHD) in Chinese, the epidemic pattern might have been changed in some rural areas nowadays. This study was to estimate up-to-date prevalence of CVD and its...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： He L,Tang X,Song Y,Li N,Li J,Zhang Z,Liu J,Yu L,Xu H,Zhang J,Hu Y

更新日期：2012-01-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:High out-of-pocket-expenditure (OOPE) deters families from seeking skilled/institutional care. 'Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY), a conditional cash transfer programme launched in 2005 to mitigate OOPE and to promote institutional deliveries among the poor, is part of Government of India's efforts to achieve Mil...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Modugu HR,Kumar M,Kumar A,Millett C

更新日期：2012-12-05 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:Although China's modern education for public health was developing over the past 60 years, there is a lack of authoritative statistics and analyses on the nation's development of education for public health at higher education institutions (HEIs). Few quantitative studies on this topic have been published in...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Hou J,Wang Z,Liu X,Luo Y,Sabharwal S,Wang N,Meng Q

更新日期：2018-05-31 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Physical and biological risk factors for vitamin D inadequacy are known; however, cultural- and population-specific behaviours and attitudes that influence these risk factors, particularly among Asian people, are less well documented. To understand more about prevailing attitudes and behaviour toward sunligh...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Kung AW,Lee KK

更新日期：2006-09-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Nutritional status of pre adolescent children is not widely studied in Sri Lanka. The purpose of this study was to determine the nutritional status among pre-adolescent school children in a rural province of Sri Lanka. METHODS:A school based cross sectional study was carried out in North Central Province in...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Naotunna NP,Dayarathna M,Maheshi H,Amarasinghe GS,Kithmini VS,Rathnayaka M,Premachandra L,Premarathna N,Rajasinghe PC,Wijewardana G,Agampodi TC,Agampodi SB

更新日期：2017-01-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Overweight and obesity have become a global epidemic. The prevalence of overweight and obesity among U.S. adolescents has almost tripled in the last 30 years. Results from recent systematic reviews demonstrate that no single, particular intervention or strategy successfully assists overweight or obese adoles...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Yost J,Krainovich-Miller B,Budin W,Norman R

更新日期：2010-08-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Socioeconomic status is likely an independent risk factor for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), but little research has been done in China to study this association in a nationwide sample. METHODS:We used data from the 2007 China Chronic Disease Risk Factor Surveillance of 49,363 Chinese men and...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Yin P,Zhang M,Li Y,Jiang Y,Zhao W

更新日期：2011-07-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Obesity is a global public health problem. There are a range of treatments available with varying short and long term success rates. One option is the use of anti-obesity medication the prescription of which has increased dramatically in recent years. Despite this, little is known about the individual and GP...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Patterson L,Kee F,Hughes C,O'Reilly D

更新日期：2014-01-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Despite international guidelines describing psychotherapy as first choice for people with personality disorders (PDs), well-designed research on the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of psychotherapy for PD is scarce. Schema therapy (ST) is a specific form of psychological treatment that proved to be effe...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Bamelis LL,Evers SM,Arntz A

更新日期：2012-01-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Viral hepatitis is a serious public health problem affecting billions of people globally. Limited information is available on this issue in Morocco. This cross-sectional study was undertaken with the aim of determining the seroprevalence and risk factors of hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV)...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Baha W,Foullous A,Dersi N,They-they TP,El alaoui K,Nourichafi N,Oukkache B,Lazar F,Benjelloun S,Ennaji MM,Elmalki A,Mifdal H,Bennani A

更新日期：2013-01-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Smoking and consuming alcohol are both related to increased mortality risk. Their combined effects on cause-specific mortality were investigated in a prospective cohort study. METHODS:Participants were 5771 men aged 35-64, recruited during 1970-73 from various workplaces in Scotland. Data were obtained from...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Hart CL,Davey Smith G,Gruer L,Watt GC

更新日期：2010-12-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a common and growing health problem that requires adequate Knowledge by health care providers to reduce the progress of the disease. Thus, this study aimed to assess the care provider's Knowledge, attitude, and practices toward CKD. METHOD:A cross-sectional study conducted am...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Wolide AD,Kumela K,Kerga F,Debalke S,Seboka M,Edilu B,Gashe F,Bobassa EM

更新日期：2020-07-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In persons 15 years and above in South Africa the prevalence of pre-diabetes and diabetes has been estimated at 9.1% and 9.6%, respectively, and the prevalence of systolic prehypertension and hypertension, 38.2% and 24.6%, respectively. Elevated blood glucose and elevated blood pressure are prototype of prev...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Pengpid S,Peltzer K,Skaal L

更新日期：2014-06-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:More than 20% of US children ages 2-5 yrs are classified as overweight or obese. Parents greatly influence the behaviors their children adopt, including those which impact weight (e.g., diet and physical activity). Unfortunately, parents often fail to recognize the risk for excess weight gain in young childr...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Ward DS,Vaughn AE,Bangdiwala KI,Campbell M,Jones DJ,Panter AT,Stevens J

更新日期：2011-06-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The central aim was to examine the accuracy of the full range of daily activities recorded in self-report time-use diaries against data from two objective passive data collection devices (wearable camera and accelerometer) serving as criterion reference instruments. This enabled systematic checks and compari...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Harms T,Gershuny J,Doherty A,Thomas E,Milton K,Foster C

更新日期：2019-06-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In response to the high burden of disease among sex workers and their position as a population heavily affected by the HIV epidemic, there has been a growing body of literature investigating the prevalence and risk factors associated with HIV risk among sex workers. To contextualize and summarize the existin...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Muldoon KA

更新日期：2015-12-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:As more people reach older age, there is a growing interest in improving old person's health, activity, independence and social participation, thereby adding quality to the extended years. Preventive home visits (PHV) programs for old people have received much attention in recent decades. A large body of res...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Behm L,Ivanoff SD,Zidén L

更新日期：2013-04-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:For some adolescents feeling lonely can be a protracted and painful experience. It has been suggested that engaging in health risk behaviours such as substance use and sexual behaviour may be a way of coping with the distress arising from loneliness during adolescence. However, the association between loneli...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Stickley A,Koyanagi A,Koposov R,Schwab-Stone M,Ruchkin V

更新日期：2014-04-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Drug consumption during pregnancy is a matter of concern, especially regarding drugs known or suspected to be teratogens. Little is known about drug use in pregnant women in Italy. The present study is aimed at examining the prevalence, and to detect potential inappropriateness of drug prescribing among preg...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Ventura M,Maraschini A,D'Aloja P,Kirchmayer U,Lega I,Davoli M,Donati S

更新日期：2018-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Diabetes is a leading cause of death and disability in the United States, and its precursor, pre-diabetes, is estimated to occur in one-third of American adults. Understanding the geographic disparities in the distribution of these conditions and identifying high-prevalence areas is critical to guiding contr...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Lord J,Roberson S,Odoi A

更新日期：2020-08-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:One potential promising strategy for increasing smoking cessation for Māori (Indigenous New Zealanders) and New Zealand resident Pacific Island people is Quit and Win competitions. The current uncontrolled pre and post study, WERO (WERO in Māori language means challenge), differs from previous studies in tha...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Glover M,Kira A,Gentles D,Cowie N,Paton C,Moetara W

更新日期：2014-06-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Walking for exercise remains the most frequently reported leisure-time activity, likely because it is simple, inexpensive, and easily incorporated into most people's lifestyle. Pedometers are simple, convenient, and economical tools that can be used to quantify step-determined physical activity. Few studies ...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Thomson JL,Landry AS,Zoellner JM,Tudor-Locke C,Webster M,Connell C,Yadrick K

更新日期：2012-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In the context of an ageing population and an increase in the appearance of chronic diseases, the commitment of caregivers makes it possible for people confronted with disease to remain at home. Over time, they need support to overcome their difficulties. They also show a need for recognition for their parti...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Leocadie MC,Lefebvre H,Rothan-Tondeur M

更新日期：2019-06-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A number of different models have been used in order to explain the links between unemployment and ill-health. The objective of this study was to test different proposed models in an empirical setting. METHODS:A cohort of school-leavers consisting of more than 1000 persons was followed for 14 years up to th...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Janlert U,Hammarström A

更新日期：2009-07-14 00:00:00

abstract：:The Chemical Events Working Group of the Global Health Security Initiative has developed a flexible screening tool for chemicals that present a risk when accidentally or deliberately released into the atmosphere. The tool is generic, semi-quantitative, independent of site, situation and scenario, encompasses all chemi...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Blakey DH,Lafontaine M,Lavigne J,Sokolowski D,Philippe JM,Sapori JM,Biederbick W,Horre R,Marzi WB,Kondo H,Kuroki Y,Namera A,Okumura T,Yamamoto M,Yashiki M,Blain PG,Russell DR,Cibulsky SM,Jett DA,Global Health Securi

更新日期：2013-03-21 00:00:00