Retention of HIV exposed infants in care at Arua regional referral hospital, Uganda: a retrospective cohort study.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Lifestyle factors have been associated mostly with individual chronic diseases. We investigated the relationship between lifestyle factors (individual and combined) and the co-occurrence of multiple chronic diseases. METHODS:Cross-sectional analysis of results from the Program of Research on the Evolution o...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Fortin M,Haggerty J,Almirall J,Bouhali T,Sasseville M,Lemieux M

更新日期：2014-07-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Participation in sport and physical activity could minimise the inflated risk of poor physical health outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and adolescents. This review aimed to synthesise existing quantitative and qualitative literature regarding barriers and facilitators to physical a...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： May T,Dudley A,Charles J,Kennedy K,Mantilla A,McGillivray J,Wheeler K,Elston H,Rinehart NJ

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hepatitis B and C (HBV, HCV) infections are associated with high morbidity and mortality. Many countries with traditionally low prevalence (such as UK) are now planning interventions (screening, vaccination, and treatment) of high-risk immigrants from countries with high prevalence. This review aimed to synt...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Owiti JA,Greenhalgh T,Sweeney L,Foster GR,Bhui KS

更新日期：2015-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Self-rated health is a measure expressing the general condition of health of individuals. Self-rated health studies are common in developed countries and in some developing regions. Despite increasing proportion of adult and older population in sub-Saharan Africa and poor population health indicators, there ...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Cau BM,Falcão J,Arnaldo C

更新日期：2016-08-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:People often search for information on influenza A(H1N1)v prevention on the web. The extent to which information found on the Internet is consistent with recommendations issued by the World Health Organization is unknown. METHODS:We conducted a search for "swine flu" accessing 3 of the most popular search e...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Gesualdo F,Romano M,Pandolfi E,Rizzo C,Ravà L,Lucente D,Tozzi AE

更新日期：2010-09-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A clear understanding of the epidemiology of malaria and dengue co-infection is essential for informed decisions on appropriate control strategies for dengue and malaria. This systematic review synthesized evidence on the relationship of malaria and dengue co-infection and related it to alterations in platel...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Kotepui M,Kotepui KU

更新日期：2019-09-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Previous analyses of the listings of trastuzumab on the Australian Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) and HPV vaccine on the National Immunisation Program (NIP) suggest a media influence on policy makers. We examined the timing and content of Australian newspaper reports of medicines in relation to Pharmac...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Robertson J,Walkom EJ,Bevan MD,Newby DA

更新日期：2013-05-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Upper extremity injuries account for a large proportion of attendances to the Emergency Department. The aim of this study was to assess population-based trends in the incidence of upper extremity injuries in the Dutch population between 1986 and 2008, and to give a detailed overview of the associated health ...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Polinder S,Iordens GI,Panneman MJ,Eygendaal D,Patka P,Den Hartog D,Van Lieshout EM

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Studies have shown that couple HIV counseling and testing (CHCT) increased rates of sero-status disclosure and adoption of safer sexual behaviors with better linkage to treatment and care. However, current evidence suggests that new HIV infections are occurring among heterosexual couples in stable relationsh...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Muhindo R,Nakalega A,Nankumbi J

更新日期：2015-11-24 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:Thailand has joined the World Health Organization effort to prepare against a threat of an influenza pandemic. Regular monitoring on preparedness of health facilities and assessment on perception of the front-line responsible health personnel has never been done. This study aimed to document the patterns of ...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Prateepko T,Chongsuvivatwong V

更新日期：2009-05-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Public health interventions can impact a broad number of outcomes, including both health and non-health outcomes (NHOs). However, although it is often acknowledged that it's important to take NHOs into account in economic evaluation studies, in practice these are often neglected. To address this issue, our s...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： van Mastrigt GA,Paulus AT,Aarts MJ,Evers SM,Alayli-Goebbels AF

更新日期：2015-09-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The burden of obesity and obesity-related conditions is not borne equally and disparities in prevalence are well documented for low-income, minority and rural adults in the United States. The current literature on rural versus urban disparities is largely derived from national surveillance data which may not...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Hill JL,You W,Zoellner JM

更新日期：2014-10-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In the Northeast Indian states of Manipur and Nagaland there has been an ongoing HIV epidemic among injecting drug users (IDUs) since the mid-1990s. Project ORCHID is an Avahan-funded HIV prevention project that has been working in selected districts of Manipur and Nagaland since 2004. It supports local part...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Armstrong G,Humtsoe C,Kermode M

更新日期：2011-12-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The 2013-2016 Ebola epidemic in West Africa began in Guinea's Forest region, a region now considered to be at high risk for future epidemics of viral haemorrhagic fevers (VHF). Good knowledge, attitudes and practices towards VHF amongst healthcare workers in such regions are a central pillar of infection pre...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Raab M,Pfadenhauer LM,Millimouno TJ,Hoelscher M,Froeschl G

更新日期：2020-03-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In low and middle-income countries (LMICs), laypersons play a significant role in providing initial care to injured victims of traffic accidents. Post-crash first aid (PFA) training programmes for laypersons have become an important response to addressing knowledge and skills gaps in pre-hospital care. Howev...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Ndile ML,Saveman BI,Outwater AH,Mkoka DA,Backteman-Erlanson S

更新日期：2020-05-24 00:00:00

abstract：:An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via the original article. ...

journal_title：BMC public health

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

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A self-reported life satisfaction question is routinely used as an indicator of societal well-being. Several studies support that mental illness is an important determinant for life satisfaction and improvement of mental healthcare access therefore could have beneficial effects on a population's life satisfa...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Lombardo P,Jones W,Wang L,Shen X,Goldner EM

更新日期：2018-03-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Vitamin D deficiency has been implicated in several chronic, non-communicable diseases independent of its conventional role in bone and calcium homeostasis. In this retrospective study, we determined the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency and its association to several cardiometabolic indices among patients ...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Alfawaz H,Tamim H,Alharbi S,Aljaser S,Tamimi W

更新日期：2014-02-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Screening of pregnant women carrying human T-lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1) has a crucial role in reducing the number of HTLV-1 carriers. A national HTLV-1 screening program for pregnant women was started in 2011 in Japan. The purpose of this study is to report on the implementation of this nationwide sc...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Yonemoto N,Suzuki S,Sekizawa A,Hoshi S,Sagara Y,Itabashi K

更新日期：2020-07-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Little is known about the use of organic food during pregnancy. The aim of this study was to describe characteristics associated with the use of organic food among pregnant women participating in the Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort Study (MoBa). METHODS:The present study includes 63,561 women who during t...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Torjusen H,Brantsæter AL,Haugen M,Lieblein G,Stigum H,Roos G,Holmboe-Ottesen G,Meltzer HM

更新日期：2010-12-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is strong evidence for the beneficial effects of physical activity in diabetes. There has been little research demonstrating a dose-response relationship between physical activity and self-rated health in diabetics. The aim of this study was to explore the dose-response association between leisure time...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Li CL,Lai YC,Tseng CH,Lin JD,Chang HY

更新日期：2010-05-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Research about the relationship between premenstrual syndrome (PMS) and major depression is limited. This study examined the relationship between moderate to severe PMS and major depression in a population-based sample of women of reproductive age. The objectives of the study were to assess the association b...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Forrester-Knauss C,Zemp Stutz E,Weiss C,Tschudin S

更新日期：2011-10-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The increasing gender equality during the 20th century, mainly in the Nordic countries, represents a major social change. A well-established theory is that this may affect the mental health patterns of women and men. This study aimed at examining associations between childhood and adulthood gendered life on ...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Månsdotter A,Nordenmark M,Hammarström A

更新日期：2012-07-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is a need for effective population-based physical activity interventions. The internet provides a good platform to deliver physical activity interventions and reach large numbers of people at low cost. Personalised advice in web-based physical activity interventions has shown to improve engagement and ...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Alley S,Jennings C,Plotnikoff RC,Vandelanotte C

更新日期：2014-07-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Refugees are particularly vulnerable to poor mental health outcomes due to exposure to pre migration trauma and post migration stressors. Research has demonstrated evidence to suggest that the professional help-seeking among refugee groups is low or problematic. This study seeks to examine help-seeking for e...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Slewa-Younan S,Rioseco P,Guajardo MGU,Mond J

更新日期：2019-11-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of this study was to investigate and present some pertinent comments concerning Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) knowledge, attitudes and misconceptions among the general population in a city of west Turkey. This study was deemed important and relevant due to the increasing importance of AID...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Ayranci U

更新日期：2005-09-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Injuries in or around the home are the most important cause of death among children aged 0-4 years old. It is also a major source of morbidity and loss of quality of life. In order to reduce the number of injuries, the Consumer Safety Institute introduced the use of Safety Information Leaflets in the Netherl...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： van Beelen ME,Beirens TM,Struijk MK,den Hertog P,Oenema A,van Beeck EF,Raat H

更新日期：2010-08-09 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:During the 2009 H1N1 influenza epidemic, policy makers debated over whether, when, and how long to close schools. While closing schools could have reduced influenza transmission thereby preventing cases, deaths, and health care costs, it may also have incurred substantial costs from increased childcare needs...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Brown ST,Tai JH,Bailey RR,Cooley PC,Wheaton WD,Potter MA,Voorhees RE,LeJeune M,Grefenstette JJ,Burke DS,McGlone SM,Lee BY

更新日期：2011-05-20 00:00:00