Yield of systematic household contact investigation for tuberculosis in a high-burden metropolitan district of South Africa.

abstract：BACKGROUND:It is known that occupational injury rates are higher for immigrant than for native workers, however the effects of the economic cycles on these differences has not been assessed to date. The aim of the paper is to test if the crisis has the same mechanism of selection in the two groups by comparing injury r...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Giraudo M,Bena A,Mosca M,Farina E,Leombruni R,Costa G

更新日期：2019-06-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In 2007 Australia experienced its first outbreak of highly infectious equine influenza. Government disease control measures were put in place to control, contain, and eradicate the disease; these measures included movement restrictions and quarantining of properties. This study was conducted to assess the ps...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Taylor MR,Agho KE,Stevens GJ,Raphael B

更新日期：2008-10-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Despite the high burden of disability in Ethiopia, little is known about it, particularly in the study area. Hence, this study aimed to investigate the prevalence and factors associated with disability at Dabat Health and Demographic Surveillance System (HDSS) site, northwest Ethiopia. METHOD:A population-b...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Chala MB,Mekonnen S,Andargie G,Kebede Y,Yitayal M,Alemu K,Awoke T,Wubeshet M,Azmeraw T,Birku M,Tariku A,Gebeyehu A,Shimeka A,Gizaw Z

更新日期：2017-10-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Few data are available on prescriber adherence to tuberculosis (TB) treatment guidelines. In particular, excessively long treatment carries a risk of avoidable adverse effects and represents a waste of healthcare resources. We examined factors potentially associated with excessively long treatment. METHODS:...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Valin N,Hejblum G,Borget I,Mallet HP,Antoun F,Che D,Chouaid C

更新日期：2010-08-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Dental caries is a major public health problem in many countries. Since the last territority-wide dental survey of Hong Kong preschool children was conducted in 2001, a survey to update the information is necessary. This study aimed to describe the dental caries experience of preschool children in Hong Kong ...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Chu CH,Ho PL,Lo EC

更新日期：2012-09-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The high prevalence of diabetes is associated with body mass index (BMI), and diabetes can cause many complications, such as hip fractures. This study investigated the effects of BMI and diabetes on the risk of hip fractures and related factors. METHODS:We retrospectively reviewed data from 22,048 subjects ...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Huang HL,Pan CC,Hsiao YF,Chen MC,Kung CY,Kung PT,Tsai WC

更新日期：2018-11-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Walking for transport is increasingly considered an important component for meeting physical activity guidelines. This is true for individuals of all ages, and particularly important for seniors, for whom other physical activities may not be recommended. In order to evaluate the potential contributions of wa...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Moniruzzaman M,Páez A,Morency C

更新日期：2014-05-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Each year in the United States, an estimated 40,000 children are born with congenital cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection, causing an estimated 400 deaths and leaving approximately 8000 children with permanent disabilities such as hearing or vision loss, or mental retardation. More children are affected by serio...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Cannon MJ,Davis KF

更新日期：2005-06-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although several studies have reported the direct cost of oral cancer (OC), little research has invested the factors that could influence the costs of OC patient. This study analyzes the epidemiological characteristics and the direct cost of OC. More specifically, the study examines the relationship between ...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Han S,Chen Y,Ge X,Zhang M,Wang J,Zhao Q,He J,Wang Z

更新日期：2010-04-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The present study used insurance claims data to investigate infections associated with short-term water outage because of constructions or pipe breaks. METHODS:The present study used medical claims of one million insured persons for 2004-2006. We estimated incidences of gastroenteritis and eye and skin comp...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Huang LY,Wang YC,Liu CM,Wu TN,Chou CH,Sung FC,Wu CC

更新日期：2011-09-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Risky sexual behaviors of adolescents in Mexico are a public health problem; 33.4 % of adolescent girls and 14.7 % of boys report not having used any protection at their first intercourse. The fertility rate is 77 births/1000 girls aged 15-19 years. The infrequent contact of adolescents with health services ...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Doubova SV,Infante-Castañeda C,Pérez-Cuevas R

更新日期：2016-04-18 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

abstract：BACKGROUND:It has been hypothesised that health conscious individuals tend to take better care of themselves by greater adherence to preventive medications. We examined, whether long-term changes in dietary habits and physical activity were associated with initiation of lipid-lowering and antihypertensive medications. ...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Hempler NF,Krasnik A,Pisinger C,Jørgensen T

更新日期：2012-08-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Smoking causes heart disease, the major cause of death in China and Hong Kong. Stress is one major trigger of smoking and relapse, and understanding stress among smoking cardiac patients can therefore help in designing effective interventions to motivate them to quit. The objective of this study was to exami...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Leung DY,Lam TH,Chan SS

更新日期：2010-08-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Area deprivation is a known determinant of health. It is also known that area deprivation is associated with lower impact health promotion. It is less well known, however, whether deprived areas are less responsive to health promotion, or whether they are less exposed. Using data from a national, school-base...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Chivu CM,Reidpath DD

更新日期：2010-08-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Diabetes is the most prevalent disease resulted from metabolic disorders. This study aimed to investigate the effect of training based on health belief model (HBM) on oral hygiene-related behaviors in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. METHODS:This study was conducted as an educational randomized contr...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Malekmahmoodi M,Shamsi M,Roozbahani N,Moradzadeh R

更新日期：2020-03-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:People want to be well informed and ask for more information regarding their health. The public can use different sources (i.e. the Internet, health care providers, friends, family, television, radio, and newspapers) to access information about their health. Insight into the types and sources of vaccine rela...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Harmsen IA,Doorman GG,Mollema L,Ruiter RA,Kok G,de Melker HE

更新日期：2013-12-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Much of the food available from takeaways, pubs and restaurants particularly that sold by independent outlets, is unhealthy and its consumption is increasing. These food outlets are therefore important potential targets for interventions to improve diet and thus prevent diet related chronic diseases. Local a...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Goffe L,Penn L,Adams J,Araujo-Soares V,Summerbell CD,Abraham C,White M,Adamson A,Lake AA

更新日期：2018-01-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Self-management support interventions can improve health outcomes, but their impact is limited by the numbers of people able or willing to access them. Men's attendance at existing self-management support services appears suboptimal despite their increased risk of developing many of the most serious long ter...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Galdas P,Darwin Z,Kidd L,Blickem C,McPherson K,Hunt K,Bower P,Gilbody S,Richardson G

更新日期：2014-11-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Worldwide, a total of 6.282 million deaths occurred among children aged less than 5 years in 2013. About 47.4 % of those were borne by the 47 Member States of the World Health Organization (WHO) African Region. Sadly, even as we approach the end date for the 2015 Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), only eig...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Kirigia JM,Muthuri RD,Nabyonga-Orem J,Kirigia DG

更新日期：2015-11-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Several studies have shown a markedly higher mortality rate among disability pensioners than among non-retired. Since most disability pensions are granted because of non-fatal diseases the reason for the increased mortality therefore remains largely unknown. The aim of this study was to evaluate potential ex...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Wallman T,Wedel H,Johansson S,Rosengren A,Eriksson H,Welin L,Svärdsudd K

更新日期：2006-04-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Physical activity interventions in schools environment seem to have shown some effectiveness in the control of the current obesity epidemic in children. However the complexity of behaviors and the diversity of influences related to this problem suggest that we urgently need new lines of insight about how to ...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Martínez-Andrés M,García-López U,Gutiérrez-Zornoza M,Rodríguez-Martín B,Pardo-Guijarro MJ,Sánchez-López M,Cortés-Ramírez E,Martínez-Vizcaíno V

更新日期：2012-09-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Syndromic surveillance complements traditional public health surveillance by collecting and analysing health indicators in near real time. The rationale of syndromic surveillance is that it may detect health threats faster than traditional surveillance systems permitting more timely, and hence potentially mo...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Colón-González FJ,Lake IR,Morbey RA,Elliot AJ,Pebody R,Smith GE

更新日期：2018-04-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:As with many Indigenous peoples, smoking rates among Aboriginal Australians are considerably higher than those of the non-Indigenous population. Approximately 50% of Indigenous women smoke during pregnancy, a time when women are more motivated to quit. Antenatal care providers are potentially important chang...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Passey ME,D'Este CA,Sanson-Fisher RW

更新日期：2012-03-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:currently road accidents are mostly monitored through mortality and injury rates. This paper reports the methodology and the results of a project set forth by the European Union (EU) and coordinated by the WHO aimed at identifying and evaluating a core set of indicators to monitor the causal chain of road ac...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Farchi S,Molino N,Giorgi Rossi P,Borgia P,Krzyzanowski M,Dalbokova D,Kim R,European Road Accident Indicator Working Group.

更新日期：2006-07-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Primary care-based behavior change obesity treatment has long featured the Calorie restriction (CC), portion control approach. By contrast, the MyPlate-based obesity treatment approach encourages eating more high-satiety/high-satiation foods and requires no calorie-counting. This report describes study metho...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Gelberg L,Rico MW,Herman DR,Belin TR,Chandler M,Ramirez E,Love S,McCarthy WJ

更新日期：2019-07-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:While there are increasing data implicating poor recognition of physical inactivity as a potential barrier to healthy behaviour change, the efficacy of feedback to promote physical activity is uncertain. Using a randomised controlled trial nested within a population-based cohort study, we plan to test three ...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Watkinson C,van Sluijs EM,Sutton S,Marteau T,Griffin SJ

更新日期：2010-03-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Mass screening for celiac disease (CD) as a public health intervention is controversial. Prior to implementation, acceptability to the targeted population should be addressed. We aimed at exploring adolescents' and parents' experiences of having the adolescents' CD detected through mass screening, and their ...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Rosén A,Emmelin M,Carlsson A,Hammarroth S,Karlsson E,Ivarsson A

更新日期：2011-10-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Methamphetamine use not only impacts health and the economy but also causes social impairment, particularly among the poorly educated and underprivileged young populations among the hill tribes in northern Thailand. Youths are the most vulnerable population for methamphetamine use due to various factors, inc...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Chomchoei C,Apidechkul T,Wongnuch P,Tamornpark R,Upala P,Nongkhai MPN

更新日期：2019-06-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Social capital has lately received much attention in health research. The present study investigated whether two measures of subjective social capital were related to psychosomatic symptoms, musculoskeletal pain, and depression in a large population of Swedish adolescents. METHODS:A total of 7757 13-18 year...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Aslund C,Starrin B,Nilsson KW

更新日期：2010-11-20 00:00:00