The quality of life of Croatian women after mastectomy: a cross-sectional single-center study.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Previous studies have focused on the relationship between employment pathways and health-related outcomes based on cross-sectional or longitudinal approaches. However, little is known about the cumulative effects of employment status mobility on sickness absence (SA) over time. The aim of the present study w...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Hernando-Rodriguez JC,Serra L,Benavides FG,Ubalde-Lopez M

更新日期：2020-08-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Health is a result of influences operating at multiple levels. For example, inadequate housing, poor educational attainment, and reduced access to health care are clustered together, and are all associated with reduced health. Policies which try to change individual people's behaviour have limited effect whe...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Hill RA,Brophy S,Brunt H,Storey M,Thomas NE,Thornton CA,Palmer S,Dunstan F,Paranjothy S,McClure R,Rodgers SE,Lyons RA

更新日期：2010-03-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hearing impairment negatively impacts students' development of academic, language and social skills. Even minimal unilateral hearing loss can hinder educational performance. We investigated the prevalence of ear diseases among secondary school students in the city of Xi'an, China in order to provide a founda...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Chen Y,Li X,Xu Z,Li Z,Zhang P,He Y,Wang F,Qiu J

更新日期：2011-06-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Social participation (SP) is known to have a favourable impact on health. However, studies on this issue have been conducted mainly in advanced countries, and results in China have been mixed. This study examined the impact of SP on health outcomes of middle-aged and elderly adults in China, adjusted for sim...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Ma X,Piao X,Oshio T

更新日期：2020-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Discrimination is an important determinant of health inequalities, and immigrants may be more vulnerable to certain types of discrimination than the native-born. This study analyses the relationship between immigrants' perceived discrimination and various self-reported health indicators. METHODS:A cross-sec...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Agudelo-Suárez AA,Ronda-Pérez E,Gil-González D,Vives-Cases C,García AM,Ruiz-Frutos C,Felt E,Benavides FG

更新日期：2011-08-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recognizing the close relationship between poverty and health, national program managers, policy-makers and donors are increasingly including economic interventions as part of their core strategies to improve population health. However, there is often confusion among stakeholders about the definitions and op...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Khan MS,Guan BY,Audimulam J,Cervero Liceras F,Coker RJ,Yoong J

更新日期：2016-07-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Regular participation in moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) is important to manage obesity. Physical education (PE) is considered to play an important role in promoting lifelong participation in physical activity (PA) because it provides an existing network where cost-effective interventions can b...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Kawabata M,Chua KL,Chatzisarantis NLD

更新日期：2018-04-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hearing impairment at the workplace, and the resulting psychosocial problems are a major health problem with substantial costs for employees, companies, and society. Therefore, it is important to develop interventions to support hearing impaired employees. The objective of this article is to describe the des...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Gussenhoven AH,Anema JR,Goverts ST,Bosmans JE,Festen JM,Kramer SE

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In developed European countries in the last phase of the smoking epidemic, education is a stronger predictor of smoking than income or employment. We examine whether this also applies in economically less developed countries. METHODS:Data from 7218 respondents in the 25-64 age group came from two National H...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Leinsalu M,Kaposvári C,Kunst AE

更新日期：2011-02-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Skin disease is a global public health problem that often has physiological, psychological and social impacts. However, it is not very clear how to adapt to these impacts, especially psychosocial adaptation of patients with skin disease. METHODS:We searched EMBASE, PubMed, CINAHL and PsycINFO from 2009 to 2...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Zhang XJ,Wang AP,Shi TY,Zhang J,Xu H,Wang DQ,Feng L

更新日期：2019-10-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Several studies on the sexual risk behaviors in sub-Saharan Africa have reported that the initiation of antiretroviral therapy leads to safer sexual behaviors. There is however a persistence of risky sexual behavior which is evidenced by a high prevalence of sexually transmitted infections among people livin...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Yaya I,Saka B,Landoh DE,Patchali PM,Makawa MS,Senanou S,Idrissou D,Lamboni B,Pitche P

更新日期：2014-06-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Despite being curable, tuberculosis is still a stigmatized disease. Not only is TB patients' suffering due to its clinical manifestations, but also because of society's prejudice, embarrassing situations, and even self-discrimination. This study aims to investigate psychosocial experiences of patients who ha...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Dias AA,de Oliveira DM,Turato ER,de Figueiredo RM

更新日期：2013-06-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Adolescence is a critical time of development and nutritional status in adolescence influences both current and future adult health outcomes. However, data on adolescent nutritional status is limited in low-resource settings. Mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) has the potential to offer a simple, low-resourc...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Lillie M,Lema I,Kaaya S,Steinberg D,Baumgartner JN

更新日期：2019-11-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:News media are key sources of information regarding tobacco issues, and help set the tobacco control policy agenda. We examined US news coverage of voluntarily smokefree restaurants and bars in locales without mandatory policies to understand how such initiatives are perceived. METHODS:We searched three onl...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： McDaniel PA,Offen N,Yerger V,Forsyth S,Malone RE

更新日期：2015-08-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In the U.S., transgender and gender diverse (TGD) populations face structural, interpersonal, and individual barriers to healthcare. Less is known, however, about the HIV prevention and treatment experiences of TGD youth in the U.S. The current study was developed to fill this research gap. METHODS:This art...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Jadwin-Cakmak L,Reisner SL,Hughto JMW,Salomon L,Martinez M,Popoff E,Rivera BA,Harper GW

更新日期：2019-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The study was conducted at a high TB-HIV burden primary health community clinic in Cape Town, South Africa. We describe the management of children under five years of age in household contact with a smear and/or culture-positive adult TB case. METHODS:This study was a record review of routinely-collected pr...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： van Wyk SS,Reid AJ,Mandalakas AM,Enarson DA,Beyers N,Morrison J,Hesseling AC

更新日期：2011-07-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:According to the latest Tanzanian National AIDS Control Programme (NACP) report a total of 147,271 individuals donated blood during the year 2002. However, blood safety remains an issue of major concern in transfusion medicine in Tanzania where national blood transfusion services and policies, appropriate in...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Matee MI,Magesa PM,Lyamuya EF

更新日期：2006-01-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Studies have shown that terrorist attacks affect the mental and physical health of persons exposed to terrorism. When terror strikes at the workplace where people spend much time, and should feel safe, the health consequences for those affected might be severe. The aim of the study was to determine whether p...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Berthelsen M,Hansen MB,Nissen A,Nielsen MB,Knardahl S,Heir T

更新日期：2020-03-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:COVID-19 poses the greatest challenge for the entire world since the Second World War. Governments are forced to define strict measures to avoid the spreading of the virus, which may further impose psychological burden for the majority of the population. The aim of this study was to evaluate the psychologica...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Traunmüller C,Stefitz R,Gaisbachgrabner K,Schwerdtfeger A

更新日期：2020-09-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Studies have shown diverse strength of evidence for the associations between air pollutants and childhood asthma, but these associations have scarcely been documented in the early life. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the impacts of various air pollutants on the development of asthma phenotypes in ...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Zhou C,Baïz N,Zhang T,Banerjee S,Annesi-Maesano I,EDEN Mother-Child Cohort Study Group.

更新日期：2013-05-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Unhealthy infant feeding practices, such as a combination of formula feeding and early introduction of solids may lead to rapid or excessive weight gain in early infancy. Adolescent mothers' feeding behaviors are most directly related to infant weight gain in the first year of life. Compared to adult mothers...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Horodynski MA,Silk K,Hsieh G,Hoffman A,Robson M

更新日期：2015-01-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Women aged 25-45 years represent a high risk group for weight gain and those with children are at increased risk because of weight gain associated with pregnancy and subsequent lifestyle change. Average self-reported weight gain is approximately 0.60 kg per year, and weight gain is associated with increased ...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Lombard C,Deeks A,Jolley D,Teede HJ

更新日期：2009-01-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Many Community Health Workers (CHWs) experience the same socioeconomic and health needs as their neighbors, given that they are by definition part of their communities. Yet very few studies aim to measure and characterize experiences of deprivation, poverty, and wellbeing among community health workers. This...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Maes K,Closser S,Tesfaye Y,Gilbert Y,Abesha R

更新日期：2018-02-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Influenza vaccination has been shown to reduce morbidity and mortality in the older adult population. In Canada, vaccination rates remain suboptimal. We identified factors predictive of influenza vaccination, in order to determine which segments of the older adult population might be targeted to increase cov...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Andrew MK,McNeil S,Merry H,Rockwood K

更新日期：2004-08-11 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The Table Talk tool is an observational assessment of early care and education teacher (ECET) mealtime practices. The Table Talk Revised (TT-R) tool incorporates new constructs that emerged from qualitative research and teases apart existing categories to improve nuance of data capture. The objective of this ...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Swindle T,Phelps J,McBride NM,Selig JP,Rutledge JM,Manyam S

更新日期：2021-01-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are now the leading causes of mortality in Mongolia, and diabetes, in particular, is a growing public health threat. Mongolia is a nation undergoing rapid and widespread epidemiological transition and urbanisation: a process that is expected to continue in coming decades and ...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Demaio AR,Otgontuya D,de Courten M,Bygbjerg IC,Enkhtuya P,Oyunbileg J,Meyrowitsch DW

更新日期：2013-03-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study aims to explore the use of traditional medicines to cope with climate sensitive diseases in areas vulnerable to climate change. We assessed the extent to which traditional or alternative medicines were used for the treatment of the climate sensitive diseases by villagers as part of their health-co...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Haque MA,Louis VR,Phalkey R,Sauerborn R

更新日期：2014-02-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The introduction of antiretroviral therapy (ART) has sharply decreased morbidity and mortality rates among HIV infected patients. Due to this, more and more people with HIV live longer and healthier lives. Yet if they practice sex without condom, those with high viral load have the potential to infect their ...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Yalew E,Zegeye DT,Meseret S

更新日期：2012-04-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To achieve the WHO End TB Strategy targets, it is necessary to detect and treat more people with active TB early. Scale-up of active case finding (ACF) may be one strategy to achieve that goal. Given human resource constraints in the health systems of most high TB burden countries, volunteer community health...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Vo LNQ,Forse RJ,Codlin AJ,Vu TN,Le GT,Do GC,Van Truong V,Dang HM,Nguyen LH,Nguyen HB,Nguyen NV,Levy J,Squire B,Lonnroth K,Caws M

更新日期：2020-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Diabetes is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in Mexico and understudied among indigenous populations. This study aimed to determine the prevalence and identify correlates of Type 2 diabetes mellitus (Type 2 DM) and metabolic syndrome (MetS) in a rural, indigenous community in Northwestern Mexico. ...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Pacheco LS,Hernández-Ontiveros DA,Iniguez-Stevens E,Brodine S,Garfein RS,Santibañez M,Fraga MA

更新日期：2018-12-20 00:00:00