Comparison of clinical and cost-effectiveness of two strategies using mobile digital x-ray to detect pulmonary tuberculosis in rural India.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Previous studies show large variations in physical activity (PA) levels among adolescents. However, the number of studies is limited and even fewer studies have assessed PA in adolescents by accelerometer devices. This study aimed to describe accelerometer-measured PA levels in adolescents in a population-ba...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Beldo SK,Morseth B,Christoffersen T,Halvorsen PA,Hansen BH,Furberg AS,Ekelund U,Horsch A

更新日期：2020-07-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) is a great concern, considering all the potential health implications. Use of health care services related to FGM/C by women who have been subjected to FGM/C in Norway remains to be understood. This study aims to explore the health care-seeking patterns for FGM/C-rel...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Mbanya VN,Gele AA,Diaz E,Kumar B

更新日期：2018-04-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Colorectal cancer is the second most common cancer and cancer-killer in Hong Kong with an alarming increasing incidence in recent years. The latest World Cancer Research Fund report concluded that foods low in fibre, and high in red and processed meat cause colorectal cancer whereas physical activity protect...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Ho JW,Lee AM,Macfarlane DJ,Fong DY,Leung S,Cerin E,Chan WY,Leung IP,Lam SH,Taylor AJ,Cheng KK

更新日期：2013-05-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Zimbabwe is a Southern African country with a high HIV-TB burden and is ranked 19th among the 22 Tuberculosis high burden countries worldwide. Recurrent TB is an important problem for TB control, yet there is limited information about treatment outcomes in relation to HIV status. This study was therefore con...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Takarinda KC,Harries AD,Srinath S,Mutasa-Apollo T,Sandy C,Mugurungi O

更新日期：2012-02-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death in the world. With effective intervention and control of cardiovascular risk factors, mortality rates may be reduced. The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of modifiable risk factors across five municipalities in Yazd city. METHODS...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Mirzaei M,Mirzaei M,Sarsangi AR,Bagheri N

更新日期：2020-01-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) including maltreatment and exposure to household stressors can impact the health of children. Community factors that provide support, friendship and opportunities for development may build children's resilience and protect them against some harmful impacts of ACEs. We exa...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Bellis MA,Hughes K,Ford K,Hardcastle KA,Sharp CA,Wood S,Homolova L,Davies A

更新日期：2018-06-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Public health strategies that focus on legislative and policy change involving chronic disease risk factors such as unhealthy diet and physical inactivity have the potential to prevent chronic diseases and improve quality of life as a whole. However, many public health policies introduced as part of public h...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Kothari A,Gore D,MacDonald M,Bursey G,Allan D,Scarr J,Renewal of Public Health Systems Research Team.

更新日期：2013-10-08 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:Household decision-makers decide about service use based largely on the costs and perceived benefits of health interventions. Very often this leads to different decisions than those imagined by health planners, resulting in under-utilisation of public services like immunisation. In the case of Lasbela distri...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Andersson N,Cockcroft A,Ansari N,Omer K,Losos J,Ledogar RJ,Tugwell P,Shea B

更新日期：2005-06-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Lower extremity (LE) peripheral artery disease (PAD), which is associated with a reduced quality of life and increased mortality from atherosclerotic cardio-/cerebro-vascular occlusion, is a significant public health problem, especial for an aging society such as that of Taiwan. METHODS:Specific datasets of...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Chang NT,Chan CL,Lu YT,Hsu JC,Hsu YN,Chu D,Yang NP

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although various HIV prevention programs targeting men who have sex with men (MSM) are operating in China, whether and how these programs are being utilized is unclear. This study explores participation of HIV prevention programs and influencing factors among MSM in two cities in China. METHODS:This is a mi...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Ma W,Raymond HF,Wilson EC,McFarland W,Lu H,Ding X,Lu R,Ma X,Xia D,Xu J,He X,Feng L,Fan S,Li X,Sun J,Jia Y,Shao Y,Ruan Y,Xiao Y

更新日期：2012-10-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Combined lifestyle interventions (CLIs) have proved to be effective in changing and maintaining behavioural lifestyle changes and reducing overweight and obesity, in clinical and real-world settings. In this CLI, lifestyle coaches are expected to promote lifestyle changes of participants regarding physical a...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： van Rinsum CE,Gerards SMPL,Rutten GM,van de Goor IAM,Kremers SPJ

更新日期：2018-01-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:China had 236 million internal migrants in 2012 and the majority of them migrated from rural to urban areas. The research based on medical and epidemical records found that the migrants had worse health than the urban residents, but the household and working place investigations reported better health status...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Zhang L,Liu S,Zhang G,Wu S

更新日期：2015-07-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Physical activity is effective for the prevention and treatment of chronic disease, yet insufficient evidence is available to make comparisons regarding adherence to aerobic physical activity interventions among chronic disease populations, or across different settings. The purpose of this review is to inves...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Bullard T,Ji M,An R,Trinh L,Mackenzie M,Mullen SP

更新日期：2019-05-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Social understandings of sexually transmitted infections and associated symptoms and care-seeking behaviour continue to lag behind advancements in biomedical diagnostics and treatment, perpetuating the burden of disease. There is a lack of research linking perceptions, experiences and care-seeking for sexual...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Mapp F,Hickson F,Mercer CH,Wellings K

更新日期：2016-07-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The implementation of an integrated molecular surveillance (IMS) of tuberculosis (TB) is of high priority for TB control. IMS is defined as the systematic inclusion of molecular typing results in the national TB surveillance system. Although not standardized, an IMS of TB is already implemented in several lo...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Sanchini A,Andrés M,Fiebig L,Albrecht S,Hauer B,Haas W

更新日期：2019-03-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The NHS Health Check (NHSHC) is a national programme for the prevention of non-communicable diseases. Patients aged 40-74 without an existing cardiovascular-related condition should be invited quinquennially. Uptake is lower than anticipated. We assessed the impact on uptake of two new behaviourally-enhanced...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Gold N,Durlik C,Sanders JG,Thompson K,Chadborn T

更新日期：2019-11-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study aimed to investigate the validity of the Active Australia Survey across different subgroups and its responsiveness to change, as few previous studies have examined this. METHODS:The Active Australia Survey was validated against the ActiGraph as an objective measure of physical activity. Participa...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Vandelanotte C,Duncan MJ,Stanton R,Rosenkranz RR,Caperchione CM,Rebar AL,Savage TN,Mummery WK,Kolt GS

更新日期：2019-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Physical inactivity levels are rising in many countries with major implications for the prevalence of non-communicable diseases and the general health of the population worldwide. We conducted this study to examine leisure-time physical activity levels among African adults in an urban setting. METHODS:We co...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Akarolo-Anthony SN,Adebamowo CA

更新日期：2014-05-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Energy drink (ED) consumption is increasing all over the world. We sought to describe the consumption of EDs among adolescents in Norway, and to explore the determinants of daily and high consumption. METHODS:Population-based cross-sectional data were collected from a sample of 31,091 secondary school stude...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Degirmenci N,Fossum IN,Strand TA,Vaktskjold A,Holten-Andersen MN

更新日期：2018-12-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Despite the importance of adequate, un-crowded housing as a prerequisite for good health, few large cohort studies have explored the health effects of housing conditions. The Social Housing Outcomes Worth (SHOW) Study was established to assess the relationship between housing conditions and health, particula...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Baker MG,Zhang J,Blakely T,Crane J,Saville-Smith K,Howden-Chapman P

更新日期：2016-02-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although several studies have reported findings concerning the association between smoking and emotional/behavioural problems, little research has investigated this association after controlling for confounding factors which have been found to be significantly correlated with both cigarette smoking and emoti...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Giannakopoulos G,Tzavara C,Dimitrakaki C,Kolaitis G,Rotsika V,Tountas Y

更新日期：2010-02-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Physical activity is likely to be determined as a complex interplay between personal, interpersonal, and environmental factors. Studying the built environment involves expanding the focus from the individual perspective to a public health one. Therefore, the objetive of this study was to examine the associat...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： da Silva ICM,Hino AA,Lopes A,Ekelund U,Brage S,Gonçalves H,Menezes AB,Reis RS,Hallal PC

更新日期：2017-07-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The commitment to promoting equity in health is derived from the notion that all human beings have the right to the best attainable health. However, disparities in health care are well-documented. The objectives were to explore disparities in diabetes prevalence, care and control among diabetic patients. The...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Wilf-Miron R,Peled R,Yaari E,Shem-Tov O,Weinner VA,Porath A,Kokia E

更新日期：2010-11-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hand hygiene is a simple and low-cost measure to reduce healthcare associated infection yet it has always been a concern in low as well as high resource settings across the globe. Poor hand hygiene during intra-partum and newborn care may result in sepsis, which is a major cause of death among newborns and p...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Tyagi M,Hanson C,Schellenberg J,Chamarty S,Singh S

更新日期：2018-11-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Data on outbreaks of infectious gastroenteritis in care homes have been collected using an internet-based surveillance system in North West England since 2012. We analysed the burden and characteristics of care home outbreaks to inform future public health decision-making. METHODS:We described characteristi...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Inns T,Keenan A,Huyton R,Harris J,Iturriza-Gomara M,O'Brien SJ,Vivancos R

更新日期：2018-04-12 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:Males employed in the construction industry have high rates of suicide. Although reasons underpinning this risk are multifaceted, poor help-seeking and stigma are represent major contributors. Males in the construction industry are also exposed to other risk factors for mental ill health and suicide, includi...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Milner A,Witt K,Burnside L,Wilson C,LaMontagne AD

更新日期：2015-10-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Physical inactivity is a widespread problem with a great need for innovative intervention concepts to overcome it. Epidemiological studies have identified working women in high-income Western countries to be at greater risk for physical inactivity. The current study included working mothers and examined with...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Kanning M,Do B,Mason TB,Belcher BR,Yang CH,Dunton GF

更新日期：2020-05-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of this study was to examine the relationships between demographic and socioeconomic characteristics and engaging in multiple risk behaviours among adolescents in Republic of Serbia. METHODS:This study presents a cross sectional study of 683 adolescents aged 15 to 19 attending high school. The datab...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Boričić K,Simić S,Erić JM

更新日期：2015-02-19 00:00:00