Regional differences of macrovascular disease in Northeast and South Germany: the population-based SHIP-TREND and KORA-F4 studies.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although China's modern education for public health was developing over the past 60 years, there is a lack of authoritative statistics and analyses on the nation's development of education for public health at higher education institutions (HEIs). Few quantitative studies on this topic have been published in...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Hou J,Wang Z,Liu X,Luo Y,Sabharwal S,Wang N,Meng Q

更新日期：2018-05-31 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of the present cross-sectional study was to examine work- and nonwork- related factors and physical and mental health outcomes associated with combined time- and strain-based work-life conflict (WLC) among adult employees living and working in Switzerland as well as possible gender differences in thi...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Hämmig O,Gutzwiller F,Bauer G

更新日期：2009-11-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The ageing workforce has an impact on public health. The aim of this study was to evaluate work-related disorders, work tasks and measures associated with the possibility of working beyond 65 years of age or not. METHOD:The data comprised two sample surveys based on the Swedish population: the Survey of Nat...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Nilsson K

更新日期：2020-05-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Previous studies have suggested that food preference is a good indicator of actual food intake and that sedentary activity preference is a significant predictor of lower physical activity level. But no studies have examined the direct relationship between leisure time physical activity (LTPA) preferences and...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Zhou J,Britigan DH,Rajaram SS,Wang H,Su D

更新日期：2017-05-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Global obesity prevalence is increasing and population health programs are required to support changes to modifiable lifestyle risk factors. Such interventions benefit from mass-communications to promote their use. The Get Healthy Information and Coaching Service ® (GHS) utilised mass-reach media advertising...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： O'Hara BJ,Bauman AE,Phongsavan P

更新日期：2012-09-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Young adults face radical life changes regarding residence, marriage, family and work that may negatively impact their health behaviours. Therefore, we investigated the associations of the number of daily hassles and life events and their subjective appraisal with physical activity and screen time in young a...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Uijtdewilligen L,Singh AS,Chinapaw MJ,Koppes LL,van Mechelen W,Twisk JW

更新日期：2014-10-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Postcode lotteries in health refer to differences in health care between different geographic areas. These have been previously associated with clinical services. However there has been little documentation of postcode lotteries relating to preventative health care services. This paper describes a postcode l...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Graley CE,May KF,McCoy DC

更新日期：2011-09-28 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:The global poverty profile shows that Africa and Asia bear the highest burden of multidimensional child poverty. Child survival and development therefore depend on socioeconomic and environmental factors that surround a child.The aim of this paper is to measure multidimensional child poverty and underpin wha...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Fonta CL,Yameogo TB,Tinto H,van Huysen T,Natama HM,Compaore A,Fonta WM

更新日期：2020-01-31 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The relationship between urbanicity and adolescent health is a critical issue for which little empirical evidence has been reported. Although an association has been suggested, a dichotomous rural versus urban comparison may not succeed in identifying differences between adolescent contexts. This study aims ...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Gutiérrez JP,Atienzo EE

更新日期：2011-11-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Asthma control and monitoring still represents a challenge worldwide. Although the international guidelines suggest the interplay between secondary and primary care services as an effective strategy to control the disease, community pharmacies' are seldom involved in asthma control assessment. The present cr...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Caminati M,Cegolon L,Bacchini M,Segala N,Dama A,Bovo C,Olivieri B,Furci F,Senna G

更新日期：2021-01-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Sarcomas are rare tumors (1-2% of all cancers) of mesenchymal origin that may develop in soft tissues and viscera. Since the International Classification of Disease (ICD) attributes visceral sarcomas (VS) to the organ of origin, the incidence of sarcoma is grossly underestimated. The rarity of the disease an...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Mastrangelo G,Fadda E,Cegolon L,Montesco MC,Ray-Coquard I,Buja A,Fedeli U,Frasson A,Spolaore P,Rossi CR

更新日期：2010-04-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Parenting programs integrating general parenting and health behaviour messaging may be an effective childhood obesity prevention strategy. The current study explored workplaces as an alternate setting to deliver parenting programs. METHODS:This study involved two phases. The objective of the first phase was...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Wilson L,Lero D,Smofsky A,Gross D,Haines J

更新日期：2016-11-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The use of health care services is influenced by various factors, including demographic, social, economic, and health status factors. This study aimed to identify the factors that influence health care use in health insurance subscribers and medical aid beneficiaries in Korea. METHODS:A total of 11,793 subj...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Kong NY,Kim DH

更新日期：2020-07-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Prelacteal feeding compromises the benefits of exclusive breastfeeding, thereby increasing neonatal malnutrition, infection and mortality. About 26% of the Ethiopian neonates are given prelacteal feeds and nearly 48% of whom are attributed to Amhara region. Besides, prior Ethiopian studies have shown signifi...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Bayih WA,Mekonen DK,Kebede SD

更新日期：2020-09-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Given the rapid development during the early years (0-4 years), an understanding of the health implications of physical activity is needed. The purpose of this systematic review was to examine the relationships between objectively and subjectively measured physical activity and health indicators in the early...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Carson V,Lee EY,Hewitt L,Jennings C,Hunter S,Kuzik N,Stearns JA,Unrau SP,Poitras VJ,Gray C,Adamo KB,Janssen I,Okely AD,Spence JC,Timmons BW,Sampson M,Tremblay MS

更新日期：2017-11-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The association between risky sexual behaviours and substance uses among Ghanaian youth were investigated. METHODS:An in-school cross-sectional representative survey was conducted among 12-18-year- old youth in Ghana in 2008 (N = 1195, response rate =90%). Logistic regression analyses were employed to inves...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Doku D

更新日期：2012-07-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recent studies have suggested that vaccination with seasonal influenza vaccine resulted in an apparent higher risk of infection with pandemic influenza H1N1 2009. A simple mathematical model incorporating strain competition and a hypothesised temporary strain-transcending immunity is constructed to investiga...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Mercer GN,Barry SI,Kelly H

更新日期：2011-02-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Smoking during pregnancy is associated with known adverse perinatal and obstetrical outcomes as well as with socio-economic, demographic and other behavioural risk factors that independently influence outcomes. Using a large population-based perinatal registry, we assess the quantity of cigarettes smoked for...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Erickson AC,Arbour LT

更新日期：2012-02-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Laboratory studies suggest that eating more 'attentively' (e.g. attending to food being eaten and recalling eating episodes) can reduce food intake among participants with both healthy weight and overweight. The aim of this trial was to assess whether a smartphone application that encourages a more attentive...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Whitelock V,Kersbergen I,Higgs S,Aveyard P,Halford JCG,Robinson E

更新日期：2019-05-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is conflicting evidence of the healthy migrant effect with respect to mental health. This study aims to determine if there are differences in mental health and service use between Australian-born and foreign-born individuals living in South Australia and to consider the differing role of socio-demograp...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Straiton M,Grant JF,Winefield HR,Taylor A

更新日期：2014-10-28 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: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

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

abstract：BACKGROUND:An earlier attempt to adapt the REALM (Rapid Estimate of Adult Literacy in Medicine) word recognition test to Dutch was not entirely successful due to ceiling effects. In contrast to REALM, the Short Assessment of Health Literacy (SAHL) assesses both word recognition and comprehension in the health domain. T...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Pander Maat H,Essink-Bot ML,Leenaars KE,Fransen MP

更新日期：2014-09-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Pan American Health Organization provides technical cooperation to countries in Latin America and the Caribbean for the scale-up of HIV care and treatment based on the Treatment 2.0 initiative. Fourteen Joint Review Missions (JRMs) were conducted between March 2012 and October 2014. Evaluating the degree...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Perez F,Gomez B,Ravasi G,Ghidinelli M

更新日期：2015-12-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chronic hemodialysis patients are at higher risk for acquiring hepatitis C virus (HCV). The prevalence varies among different countries and hemodialysis centers. Although guidelines for a comprehensive infection control program exist, the nosocomial transmission still accounts for the new cases of infection....

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Engel M,Malta FM,Gomes MM,Mello IM,Pinho JR,Ono-Nita SK,Carrilho FJ

更新日期：2007-04-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Older adults and individuals with underlying chronic diseases are at increased risk of developing influenza-related complications and are target groups for seasonal influenza vaccination in many countries. In Germany, an annual national information campaign is conducted to increase influenza vaccination upta...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Bödeker B,Remschmidt C,Schmich P,Wichmann O

更新日期：2015-07-07 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:Smoking and physical inactivity are major risk factors for heart disease. Linking strategies that promote improvements in fitness and assist quitting smoking has potential to address both these risk factors simultaneously. The objective of this study is to compare the effects of two exercise interventions (h...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Pavey TG,Gartner CE,Coombes JS,Brown WJ

更新日期：2015-12-29 00:00:00