Health care-seeking patterns for female genital mutilation/cutting among young Somalis in Norway.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Harmful practices in the management of childhood diarrhea are associated with negative health outcomes, and conflict with WHO treatment guidelines. These practices include restriction of fluids, breast milk and/or food intake during diarrhea episodes, and incorrect use of modern medicines. We conducted a sys...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Carter E,Bryce J,Perin J,Newby H

更新日期：2015-08-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Under-five malnutrition is a major public health issue contributing to mortality and morbidity, especially in developing countries like Ghana where the rates remain unacceptably high. Identification of critical risk factors of under-five malnutrition using appropriate and advanced statistical methods can hel...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Aheto JMK

更新日期：2020-05-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Studies have shown that couple HIV counseling and testing (CHCT) increased rates of sero-status disclosure and adoption of safer sexual behaviors with better linkage to treatment and care. However, current evidence suggests that new HIV infections are occurring among heterosexual couples in stable relationsh...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Muhindo R,Nakalega A,Nankumbi J

更新日期：2015-11-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Macau has recently experienced expansive socioeconomic growth, leading to lifestyle changes that could have contributed to the development of certain diseases. Little information exists on the prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MetS) and associated risk factors. This information is important, since the manage...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Sobko T,Trindade D,Lao QX,Wong M,Io TK,Wa CK,Gu K

更新日期：2014-10-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Individuals' stress in responding to the current COVID-19 pandemic may be exacerbated by information uncertainty driven by inconsistent, unverified, and conflicting news from various sources. The current study aims to test if information uncertainty during the COVID-19 outbreak was related to acute stress di...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Lin D,Friedman DB,Qiao S,Tam CC,Li X,Li X

更新日期：2020-12-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Mental health problems are a growing cause of sickness absence. There are programmes in many countries to facilitate return to work (RTW) after sickness absence. In Norway, there has been some controversy about patients on sick-leave being prioritized over other patient groups, such as those with more severe...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Victor M,Lau B,Ruud T

更新日期：2016-08-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study aimed to estimate the prevalence and to identify some risk factors of adult asthma in male leather tannery workers in Karachi, Pakistan. METHODS:A cross sectional study was conducted from August 2003 to March 2004 on leather tannery workers of Karachi, Pakistan. Data were collected from 641 worke...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Shahzad K,Akhtar S,Mahmud S

更新日期：2006-12-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:With several new vaccine recommendations specifically targeting adolescents, improving adolescent vaccination rates has become a major health priority. Vaccination attitudes are an important, modifiable target for new interventions. Prior research has examined primarily the attitudes and beliefs of adolescen...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Gowda C,Schaffer SE,Dombkowski KJ,Dempsey AF

更新日期：2012-07-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Failure to promote early detection and better management of hypertension will contribute to the increasing burden of cardiovascular diseases. This study aims to assess the gender differences in the prevalence, awareness, treatment and control of hypertension, together with its associated factors, in China an...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Santosa A,Zhang Y,Weinehall L,Zhao G,Wang N,Zhao Q,Wang W,Ng N

更新日期：2020-11-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Assuming a higher risk of latent tuberculosis (TB) infection in the population of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in October of 1998 the TB Control Program of Clementino Fraga Filho Hospital (CFFH) routinely started to recommend a two-step tuberculin skin test (TST) in contacts of pulmonary TB cases in order to dist...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Salles CG,Ruffino-Netto A,Lapa-e-Silva JR,Kritski AL,Cailleaux-Cesar M,Queiroz-Mello FC,Conde MB

更新日期：2007-03-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This paper presents drinking patterns in a prospective study of a population-based cohort of 1570 pregnant women using a combination of dose and timing to give best estimates of prenatal alcohol exposure (PAE). Novel assessments include women's special occasion drinking and alcohol use prior to pregnancy rec...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Muggli E,O'Leary C,Donath S,Orsini F,Forster D,Anderson PJ,Lewis S,Nagle C,Craig JM,Elliott E,Halliday J

更新日期：2016-08-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Female circumcision (FC) has lifelong adverse social and health consequences for women, and its abolition will not only enhance the health of children and women, but also promote gender equality. Like many other Western countries, Norway hosts a large proportion of immigrants from FC-practicing countries, th...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Gele AA,Johansen EB,Sundby J

更新日期：2012-08-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The concept of social capital has received increasing attention as a determinant of population survival, but its significance is uncertain. We examined the importance of social capital on survival in a population study while focusing on gender differences. METHODS:We used data from a Danish regional health ...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Ejlskov L,Mortensen RN,Overgaard C,Christensen LR,Vardinghus-Nielsen H,Kræmer SR,Wissenberg M,Hansen SM,Torp-Pedersen C,Hansen CD

更新日期：2014-10-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Interventions for curing most diseases and save lives of pregnant and delivering women exist, yet the power of health systems to deliver them to those in most need is not sufficient. The aims of this study were to design a participatory antenatal care (ANC) strengthening intervention and assess the implement...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Villadsen SF,Negussie D,GebreMariam A,Tilahun A,Friis H,Rasch V

更新日期：2015-04-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Congenital syphilis is a major public health concern, even after the implementation of intervention protocols in several countries. This study aimed to analyze the prevalence and socio-demographic, behavioral and institutional factors associated with syphilis in parturient women attending public maternity ho...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Araújo MA,de Freitas SC,de Moura HJ,Gondim AP,da Silva RM

更新日期：2013-03-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Along with physical benefits, community-based sport provides opportunities to enhance connectedness, an important protective factor of social and emotional health. However, young Australians participating in sport have been found to drink alcohol at higher levels than their non-sporting peers, and many clubs...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Burns S,Evans M,Jancey J,Portsmouth L,Maycock B

更新日期：2020-05-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:During the past two decades, several scientific publications from different countries have shown how oral health in the population varies with social determinants. The aim of the present study was to explore the relationship between self-reported oral and general health in relation to different measures of s...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Hakeberg M,Wide Boman U

更新日期：2017-07-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The neighbourhood environment may play an important role in diet quality. Most previous research has examined the associations between neighbourhood food environment and diet quality, and neighbourhood socioeconomic status and diet quality separately. This study investigated the independent and joint effects...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： McInerney M,Csizmadi I,Friedenreich CM,Uribe FA,Nettel-Aguirre A,McLaren L,Potestio M,Sandalack B,McCormack GR

更新日期：2016-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although it is well known that employment conditions exert considerable effects on health and health equity, the association between employment conditions and the use of preventative health services has rarely been studied. We explored whether inequities in the use of preventative services were associated wi...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Shim HY,Jun JK,Shin JY

更新日期：2019-05-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cycling is an increasingly important mode of transport for environmental and health reasons. Cycling fatalities in London were previously investigated in 1994 using routinely collected data. Since then, there have been shifts in the modes of transport used, and in transport policies. We sought to replicate t...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Morgan AS,Dale HB,Lee WE,Edwards PJ

更新日期：2010-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In 2014, the Ethiopian government passed a new smoking legislation that banned smoking in public and workplaces including health care facilities. However, data's on level of non-compliance and associated factors with non-compliance towards smoke-free legislation in hospital settings of the country has not be...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Tadesse T,Zawdie B

更新日期：2019-01-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Universal childhood vaccination programmes form a core component of child health policies in most countries, including the UK. Achieving high coverage rates of vaccines is critical for establishing 'herd immunity' and preventing disease outbreaks. Evidence from the UK has identified several groups of childre...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Emerson E,Robertson J,Baines S,Hatton C

更新日期：2019-06-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:With the increased vulnerability during pregnancy, domestic violence (DV) is a serious threat to the physical and mental health of pregnant women, making it a significant issue in public health initiatives. In China, family is of great significance to pregnant women, but few scholars have focused specificall...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Zheng B,Zhu X,Hu Z,Zhou W,Yu Y,Yin S,Xu H

更新日期：2020-05-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We investigated the associations between education and leisure-time, occupational, sedentary and total physical-activity levels based on data from the German National Health Interview and Examination Survey 1998 (GNHIES98). The roles of income level, occupational status and other mediating variables for thes...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Finger JD,Tylleskär T,Lampert T,Mensink GB

更新日期：2012-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In developed countries, regular breakfast consumption is inversely associated with excess weight and directly associated with better dietary and improved physical activity behaviors. Our objective was to describe the frequency of breakfast consumption among school-going adolescents in Delhi and evaluate its ...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Arora M,Nazar GP,Gupta VK,Perry CL,Reddy KS,Stigler MH

更新日期：2012-10-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Data on Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) among indigenous populations are needed for interventions to improve health care. We conducted a survey in 2013 among rural indigenous Mbororo, Fulbe and other ethnic groups to determine the distribution of risk factors of NCDs in Cameroon. METHODS:We selected seven ...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Kufe NC,Ngufor G,Mbeh G,Mbanya JC

更新日期：2016-11-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Over the last decade, patient involvement in treatment-related decision-making has been widely advocated in Japan, where patient-physician encounters are still under the influence of the long-standing tradition of paternalism. Despite this profound change in clinical practice, studies investigating the actua...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Watanabe Y,Takahashi M,Kai I

更新日期：2008-02-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Falls are a significant source of morbidity in people aged 65 and over, affecting one in three people in this age group. The scientific evidence indicates that physical activity is the most effective method for preventing falls among seniors. Although public health professionals often use social marketing to...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Goethals L,Barth N,Hupin D,Mulvey MS,Roche F,Gallopel-Morvan K,Bongue B

更新日期：2020-08-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Previous studies have reported on adverse neonatal outcomes associated with parity and maternal age. Many of these studies have relied on cross-sectional data, from which drawing causal inference is complex. We explore the associations between parity/maternal age and adverse neonatal outcomes using data from...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Kozuki N,Lee AC,Silveira MF,Sania A,Vogel JP,Adair L,Barros F,Caulfield LE,Christian P,Fawzi W,Humphrey J,Huybregts L,Mongkolchati A,Ntozini R,Osrin D,Roberfroid D,Tielsch J,Vaidya A,Black RE,Katz J,Child Health E

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The evidence surrounding the value of workplace health promotion in positively influencing employees' health and wellbeing via changes to their health behaviours is growing. The aim of the study was to explore employers' views on the promotion of workplace health and wellbeing and the factors affecting these...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Pescud M,Teal R,Shilton T,Slevin T,Ledger M,Waterworth P,Rosenberg M

更新日期：2015-07-11 00:00:00