Development and validation of a short and easy-to-use instrument for measuring health literacy: the Health Literacy Instrument for Adults (HELIA).

abstract：BACKGROUND:Black men who have sex with men (MSM) are disproportionately burdened by HIV/AIDS. Despite this burden there has been a shortage of research on HIV interventions for black MSM. This article provides a comprehensive review of the literature on interventions for black MSM to identify effective HIV prevention i...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Maulsby C,Millett G,Lindsey K,Kelley R,Johnson K,Montoya D,Holtgrave D

更新日期：2013-07-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Improper solid waste management (SWM) is a major public health and environmental concern in the urban areas of many developing countries such as Asella Town. The aim of this study was to assess the status of SWM in Asella town. METHODS:A community-based cross-sectional study design was used to assess the st...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Lema G,Mesfun MG,Eshete A,Abdeta G

更新日期：2019-09-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Many unmarried young people in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC) want to avoid pregnancy but do not use modern methods of contraception-as a result, half of teen births in these countries are unintended. Researchers have identified numerous barriers that prevent youth from using contraception. However,...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Cohen N,Mendy FT,Wesson J,Protti A,Cissé C,Gueye EB,Trupe L,Floreak R,Guichon D,Lorenzana K,Buttenheim A

更新日期：2020-06-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Spatial analytical techniques and models are often used in epidemiology to identify spatial anomalies (hotspots) in disease regions. These analytical approaches can be used to not only identify the location of such hotspots, but also their spatial patterns. METHODS:In this study, we utilize spatial autocorr...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Tsai PJ,Lin ML,Chu CM,Perng CH

更新日期：2009-12-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:It is widely believed that corporate actors exert substantial influence on the making of public health policy, including in the alcohol field. However, the industry is far from being monolithic, comprising a range of producers and retailers with varying and diverse interests. With a focus on contemporary deb...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Holden C,Hawkins B,McCambridge J

更新日期：2012-06-26 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:The mental wellness of children and adolescents in rural Australia is under researched and key to understanding the long-term mental health outcomes for rural communities. This analysis used data from the Australian Rural Mental Health Study (ARMHS), particularly the parent report Strengths and Difficulties ...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Peters I,Handley T,Oakley K,Lutkin S,Perkins D

更新日期：2019-12-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Epidemiological studies over the last decade have supplied growing evidence of an association between urbanization and the prevalence of psychiatric disorders. Our aim was to examine the link between levels of urbanization and 12-month prevalence rates of psychiatric disorders in a nationwide German populati...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Dekker J,Peen J,Koelen J,Smit F,Schoevers R

更新日期：2008-01-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Self-immolation, as a method of suicide, is one of the most violent and extreme ways which is usually attempted by the ignition of inflammable materials, with more than 70% fatality rate. In the literature, Iran has been reported to have a high rate of self-immolation; therefore, this study aimed to evaluate...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Mohammadi AA,Karoobi M,Erfani A,Shahriarirad R,Ranjbar K,Zardosht M,Modarresi MS,Afrasiabi Z

更新日期：2020-11-03 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:The objective of this study was to model the predictors of HIV prevalence in Malawi through a complex sample logistic regression and spatial mapping approach using the national Demographic and Health Survey datasets. METHODS:We conducted a secondary data analysis using the 2015-2016 Malawi Demographic and H...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Nutor JJ,Duah HO,Agbadi P,Duodu PA,Gondwe KW

更新日期：2020-07-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The increasing cost of public social sickness insurance poses a serious economic threat to the Swedish welfare state. In recent years, expenditures for social insurance in general, as well as social sickness insurance in particular, have risen steeply in Sweden. This cross-sectional study analyzed the associ...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Sundquist J,Al-Windi A,Johansson SE,Sundquist K

更新日期：2007-04-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is robust evidence that regular physical activity (PA) has positive health effects. However, the best PA methods and the most important correlates for promoting PA remain unclear. Physical activity on prescription (PAP) aims to increase the patient's motivation for and level of PA. This study investiga...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Lundqvist S,Börjesson M,Larsson MEH,Cider Å,Hagberg L

更新日期：2019-05-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Epidemiological research has long observed a varying prevalence of hypertension across socioeconomic strata. However, patterns of association and underlying causal mechanisms are poorly understood in sub-Saharan Africa. Using education and income as indicators, we investigated the extent to which socioeconom...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Cois A,Ehrlich R

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Despite advancements in our understanding of the importance of stress reduction in achieving good health, we still only have limited insight into the impact of stress on cellular function. Recent studies have suggested that exposure to prolonged psychological stress may alter an individual's physiological re...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Seib C,Whiteside E,Humphreys J,Lee K,Thomas P,Chopin L,Crisp G,O'Keeffe A,Kimlin M,Stacey A,Anderson D

更新日期：2014-01-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Little is known about the combined effect of physical activity (PA), recreational screen time (ST), and sleep in preventing childhood obesity. Hence, this study aimed to analyze the associations between meeting the PA, ST, and sleep recommendations within the 24-hour movement guidelines and adiposity indicat...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Jakubec L,Gába A,Dygrýn J,Rubín L,Šimůnek A,Sigmund E

更新日期：2020-07-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of the study was to explore the implementation of school based diet and physical activity interventions with respect to the barriers and facilitators to adoption, implementation and sustainability; supportive actions required for implementation and recommendations to overcome identified barriers. Two...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Hayes CB,O'Shea MP,Foley-Nolan C,McCarthy M,Harrington JM

更新日期：2019-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Serious injuries have been stated as a public health priority in the UK. However, there appears to be a lack of information on population-based rates of serious injury (as defined by a recognised taxonomy of injury severity) at national level from either official statistics or research papers. We aim to addr...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Alexandrescu R,O'Brien SJ,Lecky FE

更新日期：2009-07-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Globally, two billion workers are employed informally but there is limited research on the relationship between informal work and health. Existing studies have focused on informality as an employment condition, with little emphasis on the diversity of physical and social contexts in which informal work takes...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Ko Ko T,Dickson-Gomez J,Yasmeen G,Han WW,Quinn K,Beyer K,Glasman L

更新日期：2020-04-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Falls in older people continue to be a major public health issue in industrialized countries. Extensive research into falls prevention has identified exercise as a proven fall prevention strategy. However, despite over a decade of promoting physical activity, hospitalisation rates due to falls injuries in ol...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Voukelatos A,Merom D,Rissel C,Sherrington C,Watson W,Waller K

更新日期：2011-11-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Given the rapid development during the early years (0-4 years), an understanding of the health implications of physical activity is needed. The purpose of this systematic review was to examine the relationships between objectively and subjectively measured physical activity and health indicators in the early...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Carson V,Lee EY,Hewitt L,Jennings C,Hunter S,Kuzik N,Stearns JA,Unrau SP,Poitras VJ,Gray C,Adamo KB,Janssen I,Okely AD,Spence JC,Timmons BW,Sampson M,Tremblay MS

更新日期：2017-11-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Researchers and policy-makers have identified loss to follow-up as a major programmatic problem. Therefore, the objective of this study is to quantify TB related pre-treatment loss to follow up and treatment delay in private sector health care facilities in Pakistan. METHODS:This was a retrospective, descri...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Ali SM,Naureen F,Noor A,Fatima I,Viney K,Ishaq M,Anjum N,Rashid A,Haider GR,Khan MA,Aamir J

更新日期：2018-03-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Men living in low- and middle-income countries are unlikely to seek mental health care, where poor healthcare infrastructure, differences in illness conceptualization, and stigma can impact treatment seeking. Vulnerable groups, such as former political prisoners, are more likely than others to experience pot...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Lakin DP,Win KS,Aung H,Soe KNC,Kyi B,Marcell AV,Tol WA,Bass JK

更新日期：2021-01-25 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:Many children do not engage in recommended levels of physical activity (PA), highlighting the need to find ways to increase children's PA. Process evaluations play an important role in improving the science of randomised controlled trials. We recently reported the results of the Action 3:30 cluster randomise...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Jago R,Sebire SJ,Davies B,Wood L,Banfield K,Edwards MJ,Powell JE,Montgomery AA,Thompson JL,Fox KR

更新日期：2015-02-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In Vietnam, efforts are underway to improve latrine use in rural and remote areas with particular focus on increasing coverage of sanitation in schools. However, there is a lack of information on how the school program affects latrine use by schoolchildren and at community level. This paper analyzes sanitati...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Le TT,Luu NH,Rheinländer T,Dalsgaard A,Konradsen F

更新日期：2012-02-21 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:The emphasis on prevention in English health policy continues to centre predominantly on major diseases such as coronary heart disease and diabetes. A number of key documents detailing self-management techniques and prevention of osteoarthritis (OA) are currently available, including the NICE guidelines and ...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Ali F,Jinks C,Ong BN

更新日期：2012-09-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Mefloquine is a clinically important antimalaria drug, which is often not well tolerated. We critically reviewed 516 published case reports of mefloquine adverse effects, to clarify the phenomenology of the harms associated with mefloquine, and to make recommendations for safer prescribing. PRESENTATION:We ...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Croft AM,Herxheimer A

更新日期：2002-03-25 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