Adiposity and changes in movement-related behaviors in older adult women in the context of the built environment: a protocol for a prospective cohort study.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Tuberculosis (TB) is a major public health problem that accounts for almost half a million human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) associated deaths. Provision of isoniazid preventive therapy (IPT) is one of the public health interventions for the prevention of TB in HIV infected individuals. However, in Ethiopia...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Assebe LF,Reda HL,Wubeneh AD,Lerebo WT,Lambert SM

更新日期：2015-04-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Longitudinal studies assessing the long-term association between alcohol intake and depression are scarce. The type of beverage may also be important. Therefore we aimed to prospectively evaluate the influence of alcohol intake on incident depression in a Mediterranean cohort. METHODS:We assessed 13,619 uni...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Gea A,Martinez-Gonzalez MA,Toledo E,Sanchez-Villegas A,Bes-Rastrollo M,Nuñez-Cordoba JM,Sayon-Orea C,Beunza JJ

更新日期：2012-11-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Great East Japan Earthquake of magnitude 9.0 that struck on 11 March 2011 resulted in more than 18000 deaths or cases of missing persons. The large-scale tsunami that followed the earthquake devastated many coastal areas of the Tohoku region, including Miyagi Prefecture, and many residents of the tsunami...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Kamigaki T,Seino J,Tohma K,Nukiwa-Soma N,Otani K,Oshitani H

更新日期：2014-01-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Ghana has not conducted a national tuberculin survey or tuberculosis prevalence survey since the establishment of the National Tuberculosis Control Programme. The primary objective of this study was therefore to determine the prevalence of tuberculin skin sensitivity in Ghanaian school children aged 6-10 yea...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Addo KK,van den Hof S,Mensah GI,Hesse A,Bonsu C,Koram KA,Afutu FK,Bonsu FA

更新日期：2010-01-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Enterococci are the most important multidrug resistant organisms associated with immunocompromised patients. Data are lacking about the epidemiology of vancomycin resistant Enterococci (VRE) in Ethiopia. This study aimed to assess the prevalence of VRE, their susceptibility patterns to different antibiotics ...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Abebe W,Endris M,Tiruneh M,Moges F

更新日期：2014-02-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This paper is embedded in a randomised controlled trial (Alcohol and Employment) that investigated whether welfare-to-work schemes combined with alcohol treatment were more effective than welfare-to-work schemes alone for helping unemployed welfare recipients with alcohol problems get back to employment and ...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Hansen MB,Kloster S,Danquah IH,Nielsen AS,Becker U,Tjørnhøj-Thomsen T,Tolstrup JS

更新日期：2015-03-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of adolescents with CP in low and middle-income countries is often poor, as is the case in Bangladesh. This exploratory study examined what factors predict the proxy-reported HRQoL of adolescents with CP in rural Bangladesh, a typical low- and middle-income country ...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Power R,Galea C,Muhit M,Heanoy E,Karim T,Badawi N,Khandaker G

更新日期：2020-01-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Survey data suggest that in Texas Latino youth exhibit higher rates of susceptibility to smoking than youth from other ethnic groups. In this analysis we examined the relationship between susceptibility to smoking and well-known risk factors associated with smoking initiation among a cohort of 11 to 13 year ...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Wilkinson AV,Waters AJ,Vasudevan V,Bondy ML,Prokhorov AV,Spitz MR

更新日期：2008-09-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Current understanding of population physical activity (PA) levels and sedentary behaviour in developing countries is limited, and based primarily on self-report. We described PA levels using objective and self-report methods in a developing country population. METHODS:PA was assessed in a cross-sectional, r...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Howitt C,Brage S,Hambleton IR,Westgate K,Samuels TA,Rose AM,Unwin N

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is substantial empirical evidence on the benefits of smoking bans; however, the unintended consequences of this anti-smoking measure have received little attention. This paper examines whether workplace smoking bans (WSB's) are associated with higher self-perceived, work-related stress among smoking wo...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Azagba S,Sharaf MF

更新日期：2012-02-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Previous studies have found higher employment rates and lower risk of relative poverty among people with chronic illness in the Nordic countries than in the rest of Europe. However, Nordic countries have not been immune to the general rise in poverty in many welfare states in recent decades. This study analy...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Falk J,Bruce D,Burström B,Thielen K,Whitehead M,Nylén L

更新日期：2013-10-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Preventive counselling is an effective approach to reducing the prevalence of non-communicable diseases. Studies have shown that there is a positive association between healthy behaviors of Colombian medical students and favorable attitudes towards preventive counselling. However, there is limited research t...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Yu Y,Yang Y,Li Z,Zhou B,Zhao Y,Yuan S,Zhang R,Sebranek M,Veerman L,Li M,Gong E,Chen S,Ma W,Huang L,Cho K,Leeder S,Yan L

更新日期：2015-11-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In the present study the effect of a workplace-oriented intervention for persons on long-term sick leave for clinical burnout, aimed at facilitating return to work (RTW) by job-person match through patient-supervisor communication, was evaluated. We hypothesised that the intervention group would show a more ...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Karlson B,Jönsson P,Pålsson B,Abjörnsson G,Malmberg B,Larsson B,Osterberg K

更新日期：2010-06-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Sahrawi people fled their homes in 1975 as the conflict in Western Sahara escalated and settled down near Tindouf, Algeria, where they still live. High prevalence of overweight and obesity and type 2 diabetes had been found in this protracted refugee setting. Scaling up national policy efforts to promote...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Andersen E,Kjellså I,Hjellset VT,Henjum S

更新日期：2021-01-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Tooth loss impairs oral function. The aim of the present review was to evaluate the causal association between smoking and tooth loss on the basis of high-quality studies. METHODS:Relevant literature was searched and screened, and the methodological quality was assessed. Information on the strength of the a...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Hanioka T,Ojima M,Tanaka K,Matsuo K,Sato F,Tanaka H

更新日期：2011-04-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Preventing intimate partner violence (IPV) remains a global public health challenge. Studies suggest urban informal settlements have particularly high levels of IPV and HIV-prevalence and these settlements are rapidly growing. The current evidence base of effective approaches to preventing IPV recognizes the...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Gibbs A,Washington L,Willan S,Ntini N,Khumalo T,Mbatha N,Sikweyiya Y,Shai N,Chirwa E,Strauss M,Ferrari G,Jewkes R

更新日期：2017-04-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Global Physical Activity Questionnaire (GPAQ) is applied internationally as a tool to assess the level of physical activity. The GPAQ was designed as an interview, including the use of show cards, which visualise activities of moderate and intensive physical activity and support the distinction between t...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Rudolf K,Lammer F,Stassen G,Froböse I,Schaller A

更新日期：2020-02-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In tuberculosis (TB) control, early disclosure is recommended for the purposes of treatment as well as a means of reducing or preventing person-to-person transmission of the bacteria. However, disclosure maybe avoided as a means of escaping stigma, and possible discrimination. This study aimed at providing i...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Amo-Adjei J

更新日期：2016-11-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Smoking is Australia's leading preventable cause of premature mortality and a major contributor to the national disease burden. If quit rates do not dramatically improve, then smoking will continue to be a major public health issue for decades to come. Harm-reduction approaches using novel nicotine products ...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Fraser D,Borland R,Gartner C

更新日期：2015-10-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The United States spends more than most other countries per capita on maternal and child health (MCH), and yet lags behind other countries in MCH outcomes. Local health departments (LHDs) are responsible for administering various maternal and child health programs and interventions, especially to vulnerable ...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Klaiman T,Pantazis A,Chainani A,Bekemeier B

更新日期：2016-07-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Men who have sex with men (MSM) have become a high-risk group of HIV infection in China. To date, little is known regarding the psychological characteristics in Chinese MSM, especially the prevalence of suicidal ideation and attempts. METHODS:A questionnaire survey was conducted on 2,250 MSM recruited from ...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Chen H,Li Y,Wang L,Zhang B

更新日期：2015-02-07 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:Men who have sex with men (MSM) have a disproportionate burden of HIV infection. Mobile phone apps provide a promising means of improving HIV prevention among MSM. But this has received little examination in China. The objective of this study was to explore MSM's preferences for an HIV prevention mobile phon...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Zhang A,Reynolds NR,Farley JE,Wang X,Tan S,Yan J

更新日期：2019-03-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Physical inactivity, overweight, and work-related stress are major concerns today. Psychological stress causes physiological responses such as reduced heart rate variability (HRV), owing to attenuated parasympathetic and/or increased sympathetic activity in cardiac autonomic control. This study's purpose was...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Föhr T,Pietilä J,Helander E,Myllymäki T,Lindholm H,Rusko H,Kujala UM

更新日期：2016-08-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Precarious work is an increasingly common characteristic of industrialized labor markets that can widen health inequities, especially among disadvantaged workforce segments. Study objectives are to compare precarious employment in workers with and without disabilities, and to examine the modifying effect of ...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Jetha A,Martin Ginis KA,Ibrahim S,Gignac MAM

更新日期：2020-12-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Owing to migration, female genital mutilation or cutting (FGM/C) has become a growing concern in host countries in which FGM/C is not familiar. There is a need for reliable estimates of FGM/C prevalence to inform medical and public health policy. We aimed to advance methodology for estimating the prevalence ...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Kawous R,van den Muijsenbergh METC,Geraci D,Hendriks KRM,Ortensi LE,Hilverda F,Burdorf A

更新日期：2020-06-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Kondo Rural Health Centre recorded 27 malaria patients between the 27th of January 2019 and the 2nd of February 2019 against an epidemic threshold of 19 with the malaria outbreak being confirmed on the 5th of February 2019. Indoor residual spraying as part of integrated vector management control activities h...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Masango TT,Nyadzayo TK,Gombe NT,Juru TP,Shambira G,Chiwanda S,Tshimanga MT

更新日期：2020-11-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim was to investigate the associations between mental disorders and three different measures of labour-market marginalisation, and differences between native Swedes and immigrants. METHODS:The study comprised 1,753,544 individuals, aged 20-35 years, and resident in Sweden 2004. They were followed 2005-...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Helgesson M,Tinghög P,Niederkrotenthaler T,Saboonchi F,Mittendorfer-Rutz E

更新日期：2017-06-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Technological advances have caused poor mobility and lower physical activity among humankind. This study was conducted to assess the impact of a digital media-based (multi-media, internet, and mobile phone) health intervention on promotion of women's physical activity. METHODS:In this quasi-experimental stu...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Peyman N,Rezai-Rad M,Tehrani H,Gholian-Aval M,Vahedian-Shahroodi M,Heidarian Miri H

更新日期：2018-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To measure levels of indoor pollution in relation to smoking in four English prisons. METHODS:TSI SidePak AM510 Personal Aerosol Monitors were used to measure concentrations of particulate matter less than 2.5 μm in diameter (PM2.5) for periods of up to 9 h in selected smoking and non-smoking areas, and per...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Jayes LR,Ratschen E,Murray RL,Dymond-White S,Britton J

更新日期：2016-02-04 00:00:00