Evaluation of lifestyle of female adolescents through latent class analysis approach.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Survivors of bacterial meningitis and septicaemia can experience a range of after-effects. There is little published research on the needs and provision of aftercare for children surviving bacterial meningitis and septicaemia. METHODS:Mixed methods study employing a survey and follow-up interviews with a sa...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Clark LJ,Glennie L,Audrey S,Hickman M,Trotter CL

更新日期：2013-10-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Enabling women living with HIV to effectively plan whether and when to become pregnant is an essential right; effective prevention of unintended pregnancies is also critical to reduce maternal morbidity and mortality as well as vertical transmission of HIV. The objective of this study is to examine the use o...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Kimani J,Warren C,Abuya T,Mutemwa R,Integra Initiative.,Mayhew S,Askew I

更新日期：2015-09-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:As the world's largest developing country, China has entered into the epidemiological phase characterized by high life expectancy and high morbidity and mortality from chronic diseases. Cardiovascular diseases, chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases, and malignant tumors have become the leading causes of dea...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Jiang C,Ma J,Zhang X,Luo W

更新日期：2012-11-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In Canada, road traffic injuries are the leading cause of death among children and youth ≤19. Across the country, there is variability in road traffic injury prevention policies and legislation. Our objective was to compare pediatric road traffic related injury hospitalization and death rates across Canadian...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Fridman L,Fraser-Thomas JL,Pike I,Macpherson AK

更新日期：2018-12-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Radon is the second risk factor for lung cancer after tobacco consumption and therefore it is necessary to know the burden of disease due to its exposure. The objective of this study is to estimate radon-attributable lung cancer mortality in Galicia, a high emission area located at the Northwest Spain. METH...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Pérez-Ríos M,Barros-Dios JM,Montes-Martínez A,Ruano-Ravina A

更新日期：2010-05-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The research we present here forms part of a two-phase project - one quantitative and the other qualitative - assessing the use of primary health care services. This paper presents the qualitative phase of said research, which is aimed at ascertaining the needs, beliefs, barriers to access and health practic...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Saurina C,Vall-Llosera L,Saez M

更新日期：2010-06-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Early childcare and education (ECE) is a prime setting for obesity prevention and the establishment of healthy behaviors. The objective of this quasi-experimental study was to examine the efficacy of the Active Early guide, which includes evidenced-based approaches, provider resources, and training, to impro...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： LaRowe TL,Tomayko EJ,Meinen AM,Hoiting J,Saxler C,Cullen B,Wisconsin Early Childhood Obesity Prevention Initiative (WECOPI).

更新日期：2016-07-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a significant global public health issue. The consistent evidence that alcohol use by one or both partners contributes to the risk and severity of IPV suggests that interventions that reduce alcohol consumption may also reduce IPV. This study sought to review the evidence f...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Wilson IM,Graham K,Taft A

更新日期：2014-08-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Assuming a higher risk of latent tuberculosis (TB) infection in the population of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in October of 1998 the TB Control Program of Clementino Fraga Filho Hospital (CFFH) routinely started to recommend a two-step tuberculin skin test (TST) in contacts of pulmonary TB cases in order to dist...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Salles CG,Ruffino-Netto A,Lapa-e-Silva JR,Kritski AL,Cailleaux-Cesar M,Queiroz-Mello FC,Conde MB

更新日期：2007-03-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The epidemic of HIV/AIDS and treatments that have emerged to alleviate, have brought about a shift in the burden of disease from death to quality of life/disability. The aim was to determine which factors are associated with improvements in the level of health of male and female patients with HIV/AIDS in And...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Bermudez-Tamayo C,Martin JJ,Ruiz-Pérez I,Lima AO

更新日期：2008-10-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There are arguments for and against the wellbeing effects of internet use, with evidence shifting from negative to positive over time, although the effects are partly dependent upon the population sub-group concerned. There are good grounds for anticipating that the internet could be beneficial to people liv...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Kearns A,Whitley E

更新日期：2019-07-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Previous studies suggest that immigration may influence the experience of pain. OBJECTIVE:This population-based study examines whether immigration status is associated with chronic pain (CP), chronic widespread pain (CWSP), and severe CP at a two-year follow-up. We also tested mediation by mood status (i.e....

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Dragioti E,Tsamakis K,Larsson B,Gerdle B

更新日期：2020-09-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study describes exposure levels of bakery and pastry apprentices to flour dust, a known risk factor of occupational asthma. METHODS:Questionnaires on work activity were completed by 286 students. Among them, 34 performed a series of two personal exposure measurements using a PM2.5 and PM10 personal sam...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Mounier-Geyssant E,Barthélemy JF,Mouchot L,Paris C,Zmirou-Navier D

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Obesity and obesity related conditions, driven by processes such as urbanization and globalization, are contributing to pronounced cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in developing countries. There is limited evidence on the influence of living in an urban environment in early life on obesity and obesity ...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Angkurawaranon C,Wisetborisut A,Rerkasem K,Seubsman SA,Sleigh A,Doyle P,Nitsch D

更新日期：2015-09-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The prevalence of malnutrition among children in developing countries is very high. As a step towards reducing the prevalence of malnutrition, there is a need to identify the important determinants of malnutrition in the specific population so that preventive and control measures can be implemented. The obje...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Ansuya,Nayak BS,Unnikrishnan B,George A,N SY,Mundkur SC,Guddattu V

更新日期：2018-02-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Literature suggests that Americans may have higher levels of perceived threat to Ebola than are warranted. METHODS:We surveyed 1018 U.S. adults from a nationally representative Internet panel about their knowledge, perceived threat, and behavioral intentions during the 2014 Ebola outbreak. RESULTS:Eighty-s...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Kelly B,Squiers L,Bann C,Stine A,Hansen H,Lynch M

更新日期：2015-11-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The impact of socio-environmental factors on suicide has been examined in many studies. Few of them, however, have explored these associations from a spatial perspective, especially in assessing the association between meteorological factors and suicide. This study examined the association of meteorological ...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Qi X,Hu W,Mengersen K,Tong S

更新日期：2014-07-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Current smoking prevalence in Thailand decreased from 1991 to 2004 and since that time the prevalence has remained flat. It has been suggested that one of the reasons that the prevalence of current smoking in Thailand has stopped decreasing is due to the use of RYO cigarettes. The aim of this study was to ex...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Benjakul S,Termsirikulchai L,Hsia J,Kengganpanich M,Puckcharern H,Touchchai C,Lohtongmongkol A,Andes L,Asma S

更新日期：2013-03-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recent years have seen a number of attempts to reduce the stigma related to mental illness; the media can play a significant role in perpetuating this stigma. This paper analyses trends in newspaper coverage of mental illness in the UK between 1992-2008 across a range of psychiatric diagnoses. METHODS:A con...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Goulden R,Corker E,Evans-Lacko S,Rose D,Thornicroft G,Henderson C

更新日期：2011-10-12 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 Olympic Games constitute a first-class opportunity to promote athleticism and health messages. Little is known, however on the impact of Olympic Games on the development of health-promotion programs for the general population. Our objective was to identify and describe the population-based health-promoti...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Soteriades ES,Hadjichristodoulou C,Kremastinou J,Chelvatzoglou FC,Minogiannis PS,Falagas ME

更新日期：2006-02-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Let's Get Moving (LGM) is a systematic approach to integrating physical activity promotion into the primary care setting. LGM combines a number of recommended strategies to support behavior change including brief interventions, goal-setting, written resources, and follow-up support. This study involved a pro...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Bull FC,Milton KE

更新日期：2010-08-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Low childhood physical activity levels are currently one of the most pressing public health concerns. Numerous school-based physical activity interventions have been conducted with varied success. Identifying effective child-based physical activity interventions are warranted. The purpose of this formative s...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Mackintosh KA,Knowles ZR,Ridgers ND,Fairclough SJ

更新日期：2011-10-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:HIV status disclosure is a difficult emotional task for HIV-infected persons and may create the opportunity for both social support and rejection. In this study, we evaluated the proportions, patterns, barriers and outcomes of HIV- 1 status disclosure among a group of women in Uganda. METHODS:An exit interv...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Kiweewa FM,Bakaki PM,McConnell MS,Musisi M,Namirembe C,Nakayiwa F,Kusasira F,Nakintu D,Mubiru MC,Musoke P,Fowler MG

更新日期：2015-09-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Gestational age (GA) is a key determinant of newborn survival and long-term impairment. Accurate estimation of GA facilitates timely provision of essential interventions to improve maternal and newborn outcomes. Menstrual based dating, ultrasound based dating, and neonatal estimates are the primarily used me...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Salam SS,Ali NB,Rahman AE,Tahsina T,Islam MI,Iqbal A,Hoque DME,Saha SK,El Arifeen S

更新日期：2018-12-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Suicide is one of the leading causes of death and Disability Adjusted Life Years (DALYs) worldwide. The economic, emotional and human cost of suicidal behaviour to individuals, families, communities and society makes it a serious public health issue. We aim to determine the prevalence and factors associated ...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Dema T,Tripathy JP,Thinley S,Rani M,Dhendup T,Laxmeshwar C,Tenzin K,Gurung MS,Tshering T,Subba DK,Penjore T,Lhazeen K

更新日期：2019-12-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Despite the known health and healthcare costs of untreated chlamydia infection and the efforts of the National Chlamydia Screening Programme (NCSP) to control chlamydia through early detection and treatment of asymptomatic infection, the rates of screening are well below the 2010-2011 target rate of 35%. Gen...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Hogan AH,Howell-Jones RS,Pottinger E,Wallace LM,McNulty CA

更新日期：2010-10-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In 2010, Rwanda adopted ART for prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV from pregnant women living with HIV during pregnancy and breasfeeding period. This study examines rates of mother-to-child-transmission of HIV at 6-10 weeks postpartum and risk factors for mother-to-child transmission of HIV (M...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Mugwaneza P,Lyambabaje A,Umubyeyi A,Humuza J,Tsague L,Mwanyumba F,Mutabazi V,Nsanzimana S,Ribakare M,Irakoze A,Mutaganzwa E,Lombard C,Jackson D

更新日期：2018-11-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Integration of oral health promotion into general health care has been highly recommended by the World Health Organization. Primary-care physicians can as part of their general health care promote and contribute to improved oral health care. Our aim was to investigate primary-care physicians' knowledge of or...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Rabiei S,Mohebbi SZ,Patja K,Virtanen JI

更新日期：2012-10-09 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