Stigma and intersectionality: a systematic review of systematic reviews across HIV/AIDS, mental illness, and physical disability.

abstract：BACKGROUND:In July 2011, the Malawi national HIV program implemented the integrated antiretroviral therapy (ART) and prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) guidelines. Among the principle goals of the guidelines were increasing ART uptake among TB/HIV co-infected patients and treating TB/HIV patients with a...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Tweya H,Ben-Smith A,Kalulu M,Jahn A,Ng'ambi W,Mkandawire E,Gabriel L,Phiri S

更新日期：2014-02-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Colorectal cancer screening uptake within the South Asian population in England is approximately half that of the general population (33 % vs 61 %), and varies by Muslim (31.9 %), Sikh (34.6 %) and Hindu (43.7 %) faith background. This study sought to explore reasons for low uptake of CRC screening in South ...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Palmer CK,Thomas MC,McGregor LM,von Wagner C,Raine R

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Vitamin D levels may differ between migrant and non-migrant populations, especially among non-western immigrants living in a country with limited sun exposure such as Germany. This study examined serum vitamin D concentration and associated factors among Berliners with and without Turkish background. METHOD...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Krist L,Keller T,Becher H,Jöckel KH,Schlaud M,Willich SN,Keil T

更新日期：2019-01-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Sexual and Reproductive health Services (SRHS) are essential for the prevention and control of SRH problems among young people and the achievement of sustainable development goal 3. These services may be available but certain factors interfere with their access and utilization by the young people. This study...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Odo AN,Ofuebe JI,Anike AI,Samuel ES

更新日期：2021-01-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Overweight and obesity are considered a serious health problem. There are little data on the prevalence of overweight and obesity among the Yi ethnic group in China. This study aimed to investigate the epidemiologic features of overweight/obesity among Chinese Yi nationality. METHODS:A cross-sectional study...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Gao Y,Ran XW,Xie XH,Lu HL,Chen T,Ren Y,Long Y,Tian HM

更新日期：2011-12-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The provision of Anti-Retroviral Therapy (ART) was started in Myanmar in 2005 in collaboration with the National AIDS Program and the private sector. Successful clinical management of HIV-infected patients is subject to optimal adherence. The aim of the study was to determine the prevalence of adherence to A...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Aye WL,Puckpinyo A,Peltzer K

更新日期：2017-05-05 00:00:00

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:Men of low socioeconomic position (SEP) are less likely than those of higher SEP to consume fruits and vegetables, and more likely to eat processed discretionary foods. Education level is a widely used marker of SEP. Few studies have explored determinants of socioeconomic inequalities in men's eating behavio...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Stephens LD,Crawford D,Thornton L,Olstad DL,Morgan PJ,van Lenthe FJ,Ball K

更新日期：2018-11-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Common mental disorders are frequent psychiatric comorbid conditions among people with HIV/AIDS. The presence of such psychiatric disorders negatively affects the treatment adherence, viral load suppression, quality of life, treatment outcomes and functionality of people with HIV/AIDS. However, available stu...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Belayneh Z,Mekuriaw B,Mehare T,Shumye S,Tsehay M

更新日期：2020-05-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The majority of chronic disease is caused by risk factors which are mostly preventable. Effective interventions to reduce these risks are known and proven to be applicable to a variety of settings. Chronic disease is generally developed long before the fatal outcome, meaning that a lot of people spend a numb...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Divajeva D,Marsh T,Logstrup S,Kestens M,Vemer P,Kriaucioniene V,Peresson S,O'Kelly S,Rito A,Webber L

更新日期：2014-05-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Adolescence is characterized by rapid growth and development with a significantly increased need for macro and micronutrients. However, there is little empirical evidence on the burden of anaemia among adolescent girls in developing countries such as Ethiopia. This study aims to address this gap by evaluatin...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Gebreyesus SH,Endris BS,Beyene GT,Farah AM,Elias F,Bekele HN

更新日期：2019-01-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study is the first to examine associations between several area-based socioeconomic factors and human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine uptake among boys in the United States (U.S.). METHODS:Data from the 2012-2013 National Immunization Survey-Teen restricted-use data were analyzed to examine associations o...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Henry KA,Swiecki-Sikora AL,Stroup AM,Warner EL,Kepka D

更新日期：2017-07-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Harmful alcohol use has been linked to the spread of HIV in Kenya. It also adversely affects those on antiretroviral (ARV) treatment through poor compliance. This study using participatory research and action (PRA) methods sought to understand factors related to alcohol abuse and non-adherence and to formula...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Othieno CJ,Obondo A,Mathai M

更新日期：2012-08-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Risk assessment and early warning (RAEW) are essential components of any infectious disease surveillance system. In light of the International Health Regulations (IHR)(2005), this study compares the organisation of RAEW in China and the Netherlands. The respective approaches towards surveillance of arboviral...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Vlieg WL,Fanoy EB,van Asten L,Liu X,Yang J,Pilot E,Bijkerk P,van der Hoek W,Krafft T,van der Sande MA,Liu QY

更新日期：2017-05-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Folic acid (FA) added to foods during fortification is 70-85% bioavailable compared to 50% of folate occurring naturally in foods. Thus, if FA supplements also are taken during pregnancy, both mother and fetus can be exposed to FA exceeding the Institute of Medicine's recommended tolerable upper limit (TUL) ...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Hoyo C,Murtha AP,Schildkraut JM,Forman MR,Calingaert B,Demark-Wahnefried W,Kurtzberg J,Jirtle RL,Murphy SK

更新日期：2011-01-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:During the last decades, global migration has increased and many immigrant groups have a higher prevalence than the native born population of several cardiovascular disease risk factors, including poor dietary habits. However, it is uncertain if dietary habits in immigrant populations reflect dietary habits ...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Koochek A,Mirmiran P,Sundquist K,Hosseini F,Azizi T,Moeini AS,Johansson SE,Karlström B,Azizi F,Sundquist J

更新日期：2011-05-31 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Go-Golborne was a three-year pilot programme to test an innovative, community-based 'whole system' approach to preventing overweight in children in Golborne ward, London. Whilst there is a growing interest in local whole systems approaches to obesity, understandings of what they look like in practice are new...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Gadsby EW,Hotham S,Eida T,Lawrence C,Merritt R

更新日期：2020-11-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Metabolic syndrome refers to a cluster of interrelated disorders which occur together causing an increase in the risk of developing cardiovascular disease and diabetes. The university population is an understudied group despite the increase in the frequency of related disorders and metabolic risk factors e.g...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Mbugua SM,Kimani ST,Munyoki G

更新日期：2017-11-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Understanding people's social lived experiences of chronic illness is fundamental to improving health service delivery and health outcomes, particularly in relation to self-management activity. In explorations of social lived experiences this paper uncovers the ways in which Aboriginal and Torres Strait Isla...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Ward NJ,Jowsey T,Haora PJ,Aspin C,Yen LE

更新日期：2011-09-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Self-reported screen time is associated with elevated health risk in children and youth; however, research examining the relationship between accelerometer-measured sedentary time and health risk has reported mixed findings. The purpose of this study was to examine the association between accelerometer-measu...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Colley RC,Garriguet D,Janssen I,Wong SL,Saunders TJ,Carson V,Tremblay MS

更新日期：2013-03-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In 2007 Australia experienced its first outbreak of highly infectious equine influenza. Government disease control measures were put in place to control, contain, and eradicate the disease; these measures included movement restrictions and quarantining of properties. This study was conducted to assess the ps...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Taylor MR,Agho KE,Stevens GJ,Raphael B

更新日期：2008-10-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Flying foxes (megachiroptera) and insectivorous microbats (microchiroptera) are the known reservoirs for a range of recently emerged, highly pathogenic viruses. In Australia there is public health concern relating to bats' role as reservoirs of Australian Bat Lyssavirus (ABLV), which has clinical features id...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Paterson BJ,Butler MT,Eastwood K,Cashman PM,Jones A,Durrheim DN

更新日期：2014-01-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:According to the gateway hypothesis, tobacco use is a gateway of cannabis use. However, there is increasing evidence that cannabis use also predicts the progression of tobacco use (reverse gateway hypothesis). Unfortunately, the importance of cannabis use compared to other predictors of tobacco use is less c...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Becker J,Schaub MP,Gmel G,Haug S

更新日期：2015-09-02 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:Currently there are very limited empirical data available on the prevalence of pulmonary tuberculosis among residents of marginalized settings in Pakistan. This study assessed the prevalence of pulmonary tuberculosis through active case detection and evaluated predictors of pulmonary tuberculosis among resid...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Akhtar S,White F,Hasan R,Rozi S,Younus M,Ahmed F,Husain S,Khan BS

更新日期：2007-05-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Sexual difficulties (SD) are common among men of all ages and can have considerable impact on quality of life and indications for future health. SD are associated with mental and physical wellbeing and with relationship satisfaction, yet they are rarely discussed with medical professionals who are often ill ...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Schlichthorst M,Sanci LA,Hocking JS

更新日期：2016-10-31 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The association between mental distress and divorce is well established in the literature. Explanations are commonly classified within two different frameworks; social selection (mentally distressed people are selected out of marriage) and social causation (divorce causes mental distress). Despite a relative...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Idstad M,Torvik FA,Borren I,Rognmo K,Røysamb E,Tambs K

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is current controversy about the efficacy of smoking cessation interventions that are based on information obtained by spirometry. The objective of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness in the primary care setting of structured motivational intervention to achieve smoking cessation, compared with...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Martin-Lujan F,Piñol-Moreso JL,Martin-Vergara N,Basora-Gallisa J,Pascual-Palacios I,Sagarra-Alamo R,Llopis EA,Basora-Gallisa MT,Pedret-Llaberia R,ESPITAP Study Group investigators.

更新日期：2011-11-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Traditionally, women have been the main respondents for most of knowledge, attitude and practice survey related to family planning and fertility intention. However it is not well known how responses of women about husbands reflect the husband's attitude and practices. Thus this study is conducted to examine ...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Diro CW,Afework MF

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Smoking prevalence varies over time and place due to various social, environmental and policy influences. However, its spatio-temporal patterns at small-area level are poorly understood. This paper attempts to describe spatio-temporal patterns of adult (age > 18) and youth (age 12-18) smoking prevalence at t...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Meng G,Brown KS,Thompson ME

更新日期：2015-02-25 00:00:00