Disease-specific health literacy, disease knowledge, and adherence behavior among patients with type 2 diabetes in Taiwan.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Malaysia has been at the forefront of the development and scale up of One-Stop Crisis Centres (OSCC) - an integrated health sector model that provides comprehensive care to women and children experiencing physical, emotional and sexual abuse. This study explored the strengths and challenges faced during the ...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Colombini M,Mayhew SH,Ali SH,Shuib R,Watts C

更新日期：2012-07-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although Primary Health Care (PHC) Teams are used to deal with prevention and treatment of sanitary problems in adults with chronic diseases, they usually have a lack of experience in development of psychotherapeutic interventions. However, these interventions are the ones that achieve better results to redu...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Rodríguez-Sánchez E,Mora-Simón S,Porras-Santos N,Patino-Alonso MC,Recio-Rodríguez JI,Becerro-Muñoz C,Pérez-Arechaederra D,Gomez-Marcos MA,Garcia-Ortiz L

更新日期：2010-09-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We examined colorectal, breast, and prostate cancer screening utilization in eligible populations within three data cross-sections, and identified factors potentially modifying cancer screening utilization in Swiss adults. METHODS:The study is based on health insurance claims data of the Helsana Group. The ...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Bähler C,Brüngger B,Ulyte A,Schwenkglenks M,von Wyl V,Dressel H,Gruebner O,Wei W,Blozik E

更新日期：2021-01-05 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: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:Few studies have described heterogeneity in Schistosoma japonicum infection intensity, and none were done in Philippines. The purpose of this report is to describe the village-to-village variation in the prevalence of two levels of infection intensity across 50 villages of Samar Province, the Philippines. M...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Tarafder MR,Balolong E Jr,Carabin H,Bélisle P,Tallo V,Joseph L,Alday P,Gonzales RO,Riley S,Olveda R,McGarvey ST

更新日期：2006-03-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Arts engagement within communities is ubiquitous across cultures globally and previous research has suggested its benefits for mental health and wellbeing. However, it remains unclear whether these benefits are driven by arts engagement itself or by important confounders such as socio-economic status (SES), ...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Wang S,Mak HW,Fancourt D

更新日期：2020-02-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The seroprevalence of human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) infection ranges from 30 to 90 % in developed countries. Reliable estimates of HCMV seroprevalence are not available for Pakistan. This study determined the seroprevalence and sociodemographic factors associated with HCMV infection in adult populations of Ka...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Ibrahim S,Siddiqui AA,Siddiqui AR,Ahmed W,Moss PA,Lalani EM

更新日期：2016-10-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Smoking and metabolic syndrome are known to be related to cardiovascular diseases (CVD) risk. In Asian countries, prevalence of obesity has increased and smoking rate in men is still high. We investigated the attribution of the combination of smoking and metabolic syndrome (or obesity) to excess CVD deaths i...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Takashima N,Miura K,Hozawa A,Kadota A,Okamura T,Nakamura Y,Hayakawa T,Okuda N,Fujiyoshi A,Nagasawa SY,Kadowaki T,Murakami Y,Kita Y,Okayama A,Ueshima H,NIPPON DATA 90 Research Group.

更新日期：2010-06-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:An emerging body of research suggests the trajectory of a family's income affects children's health and development more profoundly than the often-measured income at a single time point. The purpose of this study was to examine the associations between changes in family income status, early-life risk factors...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Demment MM,Haas JD,Olson CM

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Within Canada, many public health leaders have long identified the importance of improving the health of all Canadians especially those who face social and economic disadvantages. Future improvements in population health will be achieved by promoting health equity through action on the social determinants of...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Pauly BB,MacDonald M,Hancock T,Martin W,Perkin K

更新日期：2013-06-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Few studies have investigated how area-level deprivation influences the relationship between individual disadvantage and suicide mortality. The aim of this study was to examine individual measures of material and social disadvantage in relation to suicide mortality in Canada and to determine whether these re...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Burrows S,Auger N,Gamache P,St-Laurent D,Hamel D

更新日期：2011-07-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Bats serve as an important reservoir for emerging infectious diseases. Bat contact and consumption, which persists in Asia, poses risks for the transmission of bat-borne infections. METHODS:An analytical cross-sectional survey for risk factors associated with bat contact and consumption behaviors was conduc...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Suwannarong K,Chanabun S,Kanthawee P,Khiewkhern S,Boonyakawee P,Suwannarong K,Saengkul C,Bubpa N,Amonsin A

更新日期：2020-06-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:As India already missed maternal and child health related millennium development goals, the maternal and child health outcomes are a matter of concern to achieve sustainable development goals (SDGs). This study is focused to assess the gap in coverage and inequality of various reproductive, maternal, neonata...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Panda BK,Kumar G,Awasthi A

更新日期：2020-01-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A number of companies publish corporate social responsibility (CSR) reporting in booklets and other publicly available formats. The purpose of this paper is to clarify the nine-year (2004-2012) trend of occupational safety and health (OSH) activities as described in CSR reporting (by industry sector and comp...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Nagata T,Nakata A,Mori K,Maruyama T,Kawashita F,Nagata M

更新日期：2017-05-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Unintended pregnancy has dire consequences on the health and socioeconomic wellbeing of adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) (aged 15-24 years). While most studies tend to focus on lack of access to contraceptive information and services, and poverty as the main contributing factor to early-unintended pre...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Ajayi AI,Ezegbe HC

更新日期：2020-09-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The 2008 Wenchuan earthquake resulted in extensive loss of life and physical and psychological injuries for survivors. This research examines the relationship between social support and health-related quality of life for the earthquake survivors. METHODS:A multistage cluster sampling strategy was employed t...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Ke X,Liu C,Li N

更新日期：2010-09-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Improving breastfeeding practice is important for reducing child health inequalities and achieving several Sustainable Development Goals. Indonesia has enacted legislation to promote optimal breastfeeding practices in recent years. We examined breastfeeding practices among Indonesian women from 2002 to 2017,...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Saputri NS,Spagnoletti BRM,Morgan A,Wilopo SA,Singh A,McPake B,Atun R,Dewi RK,Lee JT

更新日期：2020-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Co-morbid major depressive disorder (MDD) and cardiovascular disease (CVD) is associated with poor clinical and psychological outcomes. However, the full extent of the burden of, and interaction between, this co-morbidity on important vocational outcomes remains less clear, particularly at the population lev...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： O'Neil A,Williams ED,Stevenson CE,Oldenburg B,Sanderson K

更新日期：2012-01-18 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:Kondo Rural Health Centre recorded 27 malaria patients between the 27th of January 2019 and the 2nd of February 2019 against an epidemic threshold of 19 with the malaria outbreak being confirmed on the 5th of February 2019. Indoor residual spraying as part of integrated vector management control activities h...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Masango TT,Nyadzayo TK,Gombe NT,Juru TP,Shambira G,Chiwanda S,Tshimanga MT

更新日期：2020-11-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Socioeconomic status is likely an independent risk factor for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), but little research has been done in China to study this association in a nationwide sample. METHODS:We used data from the 2007 China Chronic Disease Risk Factor Surveillance of 49,363 Chinese men and...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Yin P,Zhang M,Li Y,Jiang Y,Zhao W

更新日期：2011-07-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Second-hand smoke (SHS) in households remains a serious public health problem in Sri Lanka, partly due to a lack of voluntary prohibitions of tobacco smoking inside houses. Women are especially at risk of being exposed. Effective community based interventions to reduce the SHS in households targeting women i...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Alagiyawanna AMAAP,Rajapaksa-Hewageegana N,Gunawardena N

更新日期：2017-10-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:International trade and investment agreements can have positive outcomes, but also have negative consequences that affect global health and influence fundamental health determinants: poverty, inequality and the environment. This article proposes principles and strategies for designing future international la...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Delany L,Signal L,Thomson G

更新日期：2018-05-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Childhood mortality has remained a major challenge to public health amongst families in Nigeria and other developing countries. The menace of incessant childhood mortality has been a major concern and this calls for studies to generate new scientific evidence to determine its prevalence and explore predispos...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Yaya S,Ekholuenetale M,Tudeme G,Vaibhav S,Bishwajit G,Kadio B

更新日期：2017-05-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The International Physical Actvity Questionnaire (IPAQ) is a validated tool for physical activity assessment used in many countries however no Arabic version of the long-form of this questionnaire exists to this date. Hence, the aim of this study was to cross-culturally adapt and validate an Arabic version o...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Helou K,El Helou N,Mahfouz M,Mahfouz Y,Salameh P,Harmouche-Karaki M

更新日期：2017-07-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is a current paucity of data on the health behaviour of non-selected populations in Central Europe. Data on health behaviour were collected as part of the EMIL study which investigated the prevalence of infection with Echinococcus multilocularis and other medical conditions in an urban German populatio...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Haenle MM,Brockmann SO,Kron M,Bertling U,Mason RA,Steinbach G,Boehm BO,Koenig W,Kern P,Piechotowski I,Kratzer W,EMIL-Study group.

更新日期：2006-09-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Sickness absence is a problem in many Western countries. Physicians have an essential role in sickness certification of patients, which is often recommended in health care but may have side effects. Despite the potentially harming impact of sickness absence, physicians have very limited training in insurance...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Löfgren A,Hagberg J,Alexanderson K

更新日期：2010-02-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Data on trends in malaria prevalence is significant to assist efforts in the control and prevention of the disease. This retrospective study was, therefore, aimed to determine the prevalence of malaria in Woreta town, northwestern Ethiopia over 8 years. METHODS:A retrospective study was conducted in Woreta ...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Alelign A,Tekeste Z,Petros B

更新日期：2018-08-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Compliance with official recommendations can be assessed by evaluating vaccination coverage (VC) in populations. The main objective of our study was to assess VC of adults against diphtheria, tetanus, poliomyelitis and pertussis (dTPaP) according to age. The second objective was to explore if vaccination sta...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Baratin D,Del Signore C,Thierry J,Caulin E,Vanhems P

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00