Trends and correlates of unhealthy dieting behaviours among adolescents in the United States, 1999-2013.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Longitudinal studies assessing the long-term association between alcohol intake and depression are scarce. The type of beverage may also be important. Therefore we aimed to prospectively evaluate the influence of alcohol intake on incident depression in a Mediterranean cohort. METHODS:We assessed 13,619 uni...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Gea A,Martinez-Gonzalez MA,Toledo E,Sanchez-Villegas A,Bes-Rastrollo M,Nuñez-Cordoba JM,Sayon-Orea C,Beunza JJ

更新日期：2012-11-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Having been overwhelmed by the complexity of the response needed for the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) epidemic, public health professionals in the small island state of Barbados put various measures in place to improve its response in the event of a pandemic METHODS:Data for this study was colle...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Sobers-Grannum N,Springer K,Ferdinand E,St John J

更新日期：2010-12-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The natural history of occupational asthma (OA) is influenced by many determinants. This study aims to assess the combined roles of personal characteristics, including occupational exposure and nutritional habits, on the incidence of OA during the first years at work. METHODS:A nested case-control study was...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Rémen T,Acouetey DS,Paris C,Zmirou-Navier D

更新日期：2012-05-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Astroviruses (AstVs) are enteric viruses that can cause gastroenteritis in children. This study is part of monitoring the circulation of astroviruses in children hospitalized and/or outpatients for acute gastroenteritis at the primary care center of Ouerdanine or at the Pediatric Department of the Unive...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Monastiri A,Aouni M,Guix S,Mechri B,Lopez-Roig M,Abid NBS,Gueddiche N,Hamami S,Boughzala L,Serra-Cobo J

更新日期：2016-01-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Despite the significant investments to control malaria infection rates over the past years, infection rates remain significant in sub-Saharan Africa. This study investigates the association with use of large-scale malaria interventions such as: Indoor Residual Spraying (IRS), Insecticide Treated bed-Nets (IT...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Afoakwah C,Deng X,Onur I

更新日期：2018-04-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Alcohol use is an important risk factor for morbidity, mortality and social harm among adolescents. There is paucity of data on alcohol use among high school students in Ethiopia. This study aimed to determine the prevalence and factors associated with alcohol use among high school students in Ethiopia METH...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Reda AA,Moges A,Wondmagegn BY,Biadgilign S

更新日期：2012-03-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Each year almost one million newborns die from infections, mostly in low-income countries. Timely case management would save many lives but the relative mortality effect of varying strategies is unknown. We have estimated the effect of providing oral, or injectable antibiotics at home or in first-level facil...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Zaidi AK,Ganatra HA,Syed S,Cousens S,Lee AC,Black R,Bhutta ZA,Lawn JE

更新日期：2011-04-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Despite it is costly, slow and non-reproducible process, physician review (PR) is a commonly used method to interpret verbal autopsy data. However, there is a growing interest to adapt a new automated and internally consistent method called InterVA. This study evaluated the level of agreement in determining ...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Weldearegawi B,Melaku YA,Dinant GJ,Spigt M

更新日期：2015-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Binge drinking (BD) seems to be related to health and social complications among adolescents. Considering that knowledge about BD in developing countries is limited and that in Brazil high socioeconomic status is a risk factor for alcohol abuse, this study sheds light about this phenomenon among adolescents ...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Sanchez ZM,Martins SS,Opaleye ES,Moura YG,Locatelli DP,Noto AR

更新日期：2011-03-31 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:The debate on socioeconomic inequalities in health dominates the research and policy agenda of many countries. The prevalence of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) is on the rise in recent years in Botswana. As a prevention and policy effort, the study provided an empirical evidence on socioeconomic inequaliti...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Keetile M,Navaneetham K,Letamo G,Rakgoasi SD

更新日期：2019-08-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Physical activity is associated with better health, but knowledge about health promoting interventions, including physical activity for families in disadvantaged areas and the impact on health-related quality of life (HRQOL) is sparse. The aim of this study was to assess HRQOL in children and their parents a...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Andermo S,Hellénius ML,Lidin M,Hedby U,Nordenfelt A,Nyberg G

更新日期：2020-05-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:While there are increasing data implicating poor recognition of physical inactivity as a potential barrier to healthy behaviour change, the efficacy of feedback to promote physical activity is uncertain. Using a randomised controlled trial nested within a population-based cohort study, we plan to test three ...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Watkinson C,van Sluijs EM,Sutton S,Marteau T,Griffin SJ

更新日期：2010-03-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In the case of a pandemic, individuals may alter their behaviour. A dynamic model incorporating social distancing can provide a mechanism to consider complex scenarios to support decisions regarding antiviral stockpile size while considering uncertainty around behavioural interventions. We have examined the ...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Greer AL

更新日期：2013-07-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The coexistence of overweight/obesity and undernutrition is often referred to as the double burden of malnutrition (DB). DB was shown to exist in many developing countries, especially in urban areas. Much less is known about DB in rural areas of developing countries. Also, the exact definition of DB varies b...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Fongar A,Gödecke T,Qaim M

更新日期：2019-11-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Greater availability of community exercise facilities is recommended to promote physical activity in the large number of people with chronic disease. The Heart Wise Exercise (HWE) program encourages existing community-based exercise facilities to build capacity to serve such patients, by working with interes...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Reed JL,Harris JM,Midence L,Yee EB,Grace SL

更新日期：2016-02-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Many unmarried young people in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC) want to avoid pregnancy but do not use modern methods of contraception-as a result, half of teen births in these countries are unintended. Researchers have identified numerous barriers that prevent youth from using contraception. However,...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Cohen N,Mendy FT,Wesson J,Protti A,Cissé C,Gueye EB,Trupe L,Floreak R,Guichon D,Lorenzana K,Buttenheim A

更新日期：2020-06-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Tuberculosis (TB) surveillance systems have some pitfalls outside of a National Tuberculosis Program and lack of efficient surveillance hampers accurate epidemiological quantification of TB burden.In the present study we assessed the quality of surveillance at the University Hospital in Pisa (UHP), Italy, an...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Melosini L,Vetrano U,Dente FL,Cristofano M,Giraldi M,Gabbrielli L,Novelli F,Aquilini F,Rindi L,Menichetti F,Freer G,Paggiaro PL

更新日期：2012-06-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pneumonia is a leading cause of childhood hospitalisation and child mortality in Africa. This study explores local interpretations of Acute Respiratory Infections (ARIs), focusing on caretakers of children under five in the context of hospital care seeking. METHODS:The study took place in Manhiça, southern ...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Straus L,Munguambe K,Bassat Q,Machevo S,Pell C,Roca A,Pool R

更新日期：2011-07-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Scientific evidence supports decision-making on the use of implantable medical devices (IMDs) in clinical practice, but IMDs are thought to be far less investigated than drugs. In the USA, studies have shown that approval process of high-risk medical devices was often based on insufficiently robust studies, ...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Huot L,Decullier E,Maes-Beny K,Chapuis FR

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Urban Palestinians have a high incidence of coronary heart disease, and alarming prevalences of obesity (particularly among women) and diabetes. An active lifestyle can help prevent these conditions. Little is known about the physical activity (PA) behavior of Palestinians. This study aimed to determine the ...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Merom D,Sinnreich R,Aboudi V,Kark JD,Nassar H

更新日期：2012-01-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Internet search patterns have emerged as a novel data source for monitoring infectious disease trends. We propose that these data can also be used more broadly to study the impact of health policies across different regions in a more efficient and timely manner. METHODS:As a test use case, we studied the re...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Reis BY,Brownstein JS

更新日期：2010-08-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Women whose pregnancy was complicated by gestational diabetes have a 7-fold higher risk of developing diabetes, primarily type 2. Early detection can prevent or delay the onset of late complications, for which follow-up screening is important. This study investigated the extent of participation in follow-up ...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Olesen CR,Nielsen JH,Mortensen RN,Bøggild H,Torp-Pedersen C,Overgaard C

更新日期：2014-08-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Burnout is a syndrome characterized by emotional exhaustion, increased depersonalization, and a diminished sense of personal accomplishment due to chronic emotional stress at work. Burnout impacts job satisfaction, job performance, vulnerability to illnesses, and interpersonal relationships. There is a gap i...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Chemali Z,Ezzeddine FL,Gelaye B,Dossett ML,Salameh J,Bizri M,Dubale B,Fricchione G

更新日期：2019-10-22 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:Gestational diabetes increases risk for type 2 diabetes seven-fold, creating a large public health burden in a young population. In the US, there are no large registries for tracking postpartum diabetes screening among women in under-resourced communities who face challenges with access to care after pregnan...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Herrick CJ,Keller MR,Trolard AM,Cooper BP,Olsen MA,Colditz GA

更新日期：2019-02-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:South Africa's maternal mortality ratio remains high although it has substantially declined in the past few years. Numerous studies undertaken in South Africa on maternal mortality have not paid much attention to how the causes are distributed in different socio-demographic groups. This study assesses and an...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Bomela NJ

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Fruit and vegetable intake has been found to reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease, certain types of cancer and diabetes mellitus. It is possible that antioxidants play a large part in this protective effect. However, which foods account for the variation in antioxidant intake in a population is not very...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Qureshi SA,Lund AC,Veierød MB,Carlsen MH,Blomhoff R,Andersen LF,Ursin G

更新日期：2014-01-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Malaysians have become increasingly obese over recent years. The transition from adolescence to early adulthood is recognized as critical for the development of eating and activity habits. However, little obesity-related research focuses on this life stage. Drawing on data from a health and demographic surve...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Pell C,Allotey P,Evans N,Hardon A,Imelda JD,Soyiri I,Reidpath DD,SEACO Team.

更新日期：2016-10-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Sexual offences are a global public health concern. Recent changes in the law in England and Wales have dramatically altered the legal landscape of sexual offences, but sexual assaults where the victim is voluntarily intoxicated by alcohol continue to have low conviction rates. Worldwide, students are high c...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Gunby C,Carline A,Bellis MA,Beynon C

更新日期：2012-03-20 00:00:00