Changes in risk perceptions during the 2014 Ebola virus disease epidemic: results of two consecutive surveys among the general population in Lower Saxony, Germany.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Governments use law to constrain aspects of private activities for purposes of protecting health and social wellbeing. Policymakers have a range of perceptions and beliefs about what is public or private. An understanding of the possible drivers of policymaker decisions about where government can or should i...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Rouch G,Thomson G,Wilson N,Hudson S,Edwards R,Gifford H,Lanumata T

更新日期：2010-12-31 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The prevalence of hypertension is rising worldwide with an estimated one billion people now affected globally and is of near epidemic proportions in many parts of South Asia. Recent turmoil has until recently precluded estimates in Afghanistan so we sought, therefore, to establish both prevalence predictors ...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Saeed KM,Rasooly MH,Brown NJ

更新日期：2014-04-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is a major preventable and treatable cause of morbidity and mortality. The ability to link population based centralized laboratory HCV testing data with administrative databases provided a unique opportunity to compare mortality between HCV seronegative and seropositive indi...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Yu A,Spinelli JJ,Cook DA,Buxton JA,Krajden M

更新日期：2013-04-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Childhood intelligence predicts mortality throughout most of the life span. However, it is unknown whether its effect persists into advanced old age. METHODS:The Aberdeen Birth Cohort born in 1921 (n = 354) and that had an IQ test as part of the national Scottish Mental Survey of 1932 were seen in 1997 at a...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Starr JM,Deary IJ,Whalley LJ

更新日期：2008-09-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) is among the leading causes of developmental and intellectual disabilities in individuals. Although efforts are being made toward the prevention and management of FASD in South Africa, the prevalence remains high. The sustained high prevalence could be attributed to sev...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Adebiyi BO,Mukumbang FC,Cloete LG,Beytell AM

更新日期：2018-11-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Evidence on the differential impacts of the global food crisis as it translates into chronic food insecurity locally is essential to design food security interventions targeting the most vulnerable population groups. There are no studies on the extent of chronic food insecurity or its predictors among adoles...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Belachew T,Lindstrom D,Gebremariam A,Jira C,Hattori MK,Lachat C,Huybregts L,Kolsteren P

更新日期：2012-08-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Health literacy concerns the knowledge and competences of persons to meet the complex demands of health in modern society. Although its importance is increasingly recognised, there is no consensus about the definition of health literacy or about its conceptual dimensions, which limits the possibilities for m...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Sørensen K,Van den Broucke S,Fullam J,Doyle G,Pelikan J,Slonska Z,Brand H,(HLS-EU) Consortium Health Literacy Project European.

更新日期：2012-01-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cardiovascular disease and cancer are leading causes of mortality for people with a history of alcohol or other substance use disorders. These chronic diseases share the same four primary behavioural risk factors i.e. excessive alcohol use, smoking, low intake of fruit and vegetables and physical inactivity....

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Kelly PJ,Baker AL,Deane FP,Callister R,Collins CE,Oldmeadow C,Attia JR,Townsend CJ,Ingram I,Byrne G,Keane CA

更新日期：2015-05-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Diabetes is the sixth leading cause of death and results in significant morbidity. The purpose of this study is to determine what demographic, health status, treatment, access/quality of care, and behavioral factors are associated with poor glycemic control in a Type 2 diabetic, low-income, minority, San Die...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Benoit SR,Fleming R,Philis-Tsimikas A,Ji M

更新日期：2005-04-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Studies throughout North America and Europe have documented adverse perinatal outcomes for racial/ethnic minorities. Nonetheless, the contrast in newborn characteristics between indigenous and non-indigenous populations in Latin America has been poorly characterized. This is due to many challenges, including...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Amigo H,Bustos P,Kaufman JS

更新日期：2010-07-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Adolescents in South Africa are at high risk of acquiring HIV. The HIV vaccination of adolescents could reduce HIV incidence and mortality. The potential impact and cost-effectiveness of a national school-based HIV vaccination program among adolescents was determined. METHOD:The national HIV disease and cos...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Moodley N,Gray G,Bertram M

更新日期：2016-04-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Leisure time activities and culture participation may have health effects and be important in pulic health promotion. More knowledge on how cultural activity participation may influence self-perceived health, life-satisfaction, self-esteem and mental health is needed. METHODS:This article use data from the ...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Hansen E,Sund E,Skjei Knudtsen M,Krokstad S,Holmen TL

更新日期：2015-06-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Self-harm in adolescents is of growing concern internationally but limited evidence exists on the prevalence of self-harm in those living with HIV, who may be at higher risk of poor mental health outcomes. Therefore our aim was to determine the prevalence and predictors of self-harm among young people with p...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Copelyn J,Thompson LC,Le Prevost M,Castro H,Sturgeon K,Rowson K,Brice S,Foster C,Gibb DM,Judd A,Adolescents and Adults Living with Perinatal HIV (AALPHI) Steering Committee.

更新日期：2019-08-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Primary care-based behavior change obesity treatment has long featured the Calorie restriction (CC), portion control approach. By contrast, the MyPlate-based obesity treatment approach encourages eating more high-satiety/high-satiation foods and requires no calorie-counting. This report describes study metho...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Gelberg L,Rico MW,Herman DR,Belin TR,Chandler M,Ramirez E,Love S,McCarthy WJ

更新日期：2019-07-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Breast cancer is the commonest cancer in women worldwide. Although programmes promoting breast cancer awareness are being carried out throughout Sri Lanka, few have targeted school students. We conducted this study to assess the knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding breast cancer with reference to scr...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Ranasinghe HM,Ranasinghe N,Rodrigo C,Seneviratne Rde A,Rajapakse S

更新日期：2013-12-20 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:The Provincial Alcohol Index (PAI) is one of the efforts to develop a composite measurement to operationalize the situation of alcohol consumption and related risk behaviors. The index offers a means for national and subnational alcohol control committees to address alcohol-related problems in their responsi...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Chaiyasong S,Thamarangsi T

更新日期：2016-07-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Frequent handwashing can prevent infections, but non-compliance to hand hygiene is pervasive. Few theory- and evidence-based interventions to improve regular handwashing are available. Therefore, two intervention modules, a motivational and a self-regulatory one, were designed and evaluated. METHODS:In a lo...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Lhakhang P,Lippke S,Knoll N,Schwarzer R

更新日期：2015-02-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Thailand has joined the World Health Organization effort to prepare against a threat of an influenza pandemic. Regular monitoring on preparedness of health facilities and assessment on perception of the front-line responsible health personnel has never been done. This study aimed to document the patterns of ...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Prateepko T,Chongsuvivatwong V

更新日期：2009-05-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Despite the recognition of stigma as a hindrance to public health treatment and prevention there are gaps in evidence on the relationship between HIV stigma and VCT services utilization in Nigeria. The purpose of this study was to examine a community's perceptions, feelings and attitudes towards people livin...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Odimegwu C,Adedini SA,Ononokpono DN

更新日期：2013-05-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recent years have seen a number of attempts to reduce the stigma related to mental illness; the media can play a significant role in perpetuating this stigma. This paper analyses trends in newspaper coverage of mental illness in the UK between 1992-2008 across a range of psychiatric diagnoses. METHODS:A con...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Goulden R,Corker E,Evans-Lacko S,Rose D,Thornicroft G,Henderson C

更新日期：2011-10-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Health inequality has been recognized as a problem all over the world. In China, the poor usually have less access to healthcare than the better-off, despite having higher levels of need. Since the proportion of the Chinese population living in urban areas increased tremendously with the urbanization movemen...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Yang W,Kanavos P

更新日期：2012-09-18 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:The practice of using medical service claims in epidemiologic research on hypertension is becoming increasingly common, and several published studies have attempted to validate the diagnostic data contained therein. However, very few of those studies have had the benefit of using actual measured blood pressu...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Tessier-Sherman B,Galusha D,Taiwo OA,Cantley L,Slade MD,Kirsche SR,Cullen MR

更新日期：2013-01-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Injection overuse and unsafe injection practices facilitate transmission of bloodborne pathogens such as hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV), and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Anecdotal reports of unsafe and unnecessary therapeutic injections and the high prevalence of HBV (8.0%), HCV (6.5...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Vong S,Perz JF,Sok S,Som S,Goldstein S,Hutin Y,Tulloch J

更新日期：2005-06-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) market has grown rapidly in recent years. However, causes of e-cigarette related symptoms among users and their impact on health remain uncertain. This research aims to mine the potential relationships between symptoms and e-liquid components, such as propylene glycol (...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Li Q,Zhan Y,Wang L,Leischow SJ,Zeng DD

更新日期：2016-07-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Epidemiological studies show wide variability in the occurrence of cannabis smoking and related disorders across countries. This study aims to estimate cross-national variation in cannabis users' experience of clinically significant cannabis-related problems in three countries of the Americas, with a focus o...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Fiestas F,Radovanovic M,Martins SS,Medina-Mora ME,Posada-Villa J,Anthony JC

更新日期：2010-03-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Despite the known health and healthcare costs of untreated chlamydia infection and the efforts of the National Chlamydia Screening Programme (NCSP) to control chlamydia through early detection and treatment of asymptomatic infection, the rates of screening are well below the 2010-2011 target rate of 35%. Gen...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Hogan AH,Howell-Jones RS,Pottinger E,Wallace LM,McNulty CA

更新日期：2010-10-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Considering the lack of studies that examine built environmental factors associated with life satisfaction among old people in developing countries, particularly those focused on Brazil, the aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of life satisfaction among old adults residents in a Brazilian urban ...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Teixeira Vaz C,de Souza Andrade AC,Proietti FA,Coelho Xavier C,de Lima Friche AA,Teixeira Caiaffa W

更新日期：2019-07-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Immunization is an effective public health intervention to reduce morbidity and mortality among children and it will become more effective if the child can receive the full course of recommended immunization doses. The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of childhood immunization defaulte...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Krishna D,Mohd Zulkefli NA,Md Said S,Mahmud A

更新日期：2019-09-18 00:00:00