Influences of club connectedness among young adults in Western Australian community-based sports clubs.

abstract：BACKGROUND:A recent community-based disease management (CBDM) pilot study reported a 20.5% prevalence of hypertension and a 0.5 and 3.6% prevalence of stroke and coronary heart disease (CHD), respectively, in an elderly population (mean age 65 years) in the Xin Jiang autonomous region of China. The CBDM was initiated i...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Li Y,Minzhang C,Minghui M,Xinmiao H,Laixin L,Bei W,Weihai Z,Wei Z,Yumei G,Kongnakorn T,Xiao Y,Peng S,Hughes D,Dashdorj N,Hach T

更新日期：2020-06-29 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:There are multiple adverse effects of anemia on human function, particularly on women. However, few researches are conducted on women anemia in rural Western China. This study mainly aims to investigate the levels and associated factors of maternal anemia between 2001 and 2005 in this region. METHODS:6172 a...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Pei L,Ren L,Wang D,Yan H

更新日期：2013-04-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Little is known about patterns in the transition from healthy weight to overweight or obesity during the elementary school years. This study examined whether there were distinct body mass index (BMI) trajectory groups among elementary school children, and predictors of trajectory group membership. METHODS:T...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Chen TA,Baranowski T,Moreno JP,O'Connor TM,Hughes SO,Baranowski J,Woehler D,Kimbro RT,Johnston CA

更新日期：2016-07-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A person's health literacy determines whether they are able to make appropriate health decisions and are able to follow treatment instructions. This is important because low health literacy is associated with mortality and extra costs to the healthcare system. Our aim was to describe the health literacy leve...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Simpson RM,Knowles E,O'Cathain A

更新日期：2020-11-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Few studies have explored risk factors for poor mental health in Ugandan primary schools. This study investigated whether individual- and contextual-level school-related factors including violence from school staff and other students, connectedness to school and peers, as well as school size and urban/rural ...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Thumann BF,Nur U,Naker D,Devries KM

更新日期：2016-07-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Alcohol misuse has been linked to intimate partner violence (IPV). However, this association is not usually examined in Russia. Moreover, more investigation is required as to whether specific drinking contexts are also associated with IPV. The objectives of this study are: to investigate whether alcohol misu...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Zhan W,Shaboltas AV,Skochilov RV,Kozlov AP,Krasnoselskikh TV,Abdala N

更新日期：2011-08-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Sugira Muryango is a father-engaged early child development and violence-prevention home-visiting programme delivered by trained lay workers. This cluster-randomised trial evaluates whether families living in extreme poverty (Ubudehe 1, the poorest category in the Government of Rwanda's wealth ranking) who r...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Betancourt TS,Jensen SKG,Barnhart DA,Brennan RT,Murray SM,Yousafzai AK,Farrar J,Godfroid K,Bazubagira SM,Rawlings LB,Wilson B,Sezibera V,Kamurase A

更新日期：2020-05-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although there is abundant evidence to recommend a physically active lifestyle, adult physical activity (PA) levels have declined over the past two decades. In order to understand why this happens, numerous studies have been conducted to uncover the reasons for people's participation in PA. Often, the measur...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Molanorouzi K,Khoo S,Morris T

更新日期：2014-09-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Young breast cancer patients have a lower rate of survival than old breast cancer patients due to being diagnosed at advanced stages. Breast self-examination makes women more "breast aware", which in turn may lead to an earlier diagnosis of breast cancer. The purpose of this study was to investigate knowledg...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Karayurt O,Ozmen D,Cetinkaya AC

更新日期：2008-10-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Vaccination is one of the cost effective strategies reducing childhood morbidity and mortality. Further improvement of immunization coverage would halt about 1.5 million additional deaths globally. Understanding the level of immunization among children is vital to design appropriate interventions. Therefore,...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Tamirat KS,Sisay MM

更新日期：2019-07-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Problem Areas in Diabetes (PAID) survey is a measure of diabetes-related stress for which reported use has been in largely Caucasian populations. Our purpose was to assess the psychometric properties of the PAID in Southern rural African American women with Type 2 diabetes. METHODS:A convenience sample ...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Miller ST,Elasy TA

更新日期：2008-02-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Measles was responsible for an estimated 100,000 deaths worldwide in 2008. Despite being a vaccine-preventable disease, measles remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality in young children. Although a safe and effective injectable measles vaccine has been available for over 50 years it has not been pos...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Higginson D,Theodoratou E,Nair H,Huda T,Zgaga L,Jadhav SS,Omer SB,Rudan I,Campbell H

更新日期：2011-04-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Since 1998, China has gradually moved toward voluntary uncompensated blood donation. In some cities, the shortage of platelets has been noticeably severe. Mutual assistance that collects blood from one's family and social networks is a potential solution. The measure, however, turned out problematic. There a...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Yu C,Lau JT,Zhong W,Huang X,Pan C,Chen Y,Lu H,Zhao F,Zeng S,Lai J,Tie C,Li X,Zhang J,Zhang C,Liu Y,Jiang Q

更新日期：2019-12-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Fostering adolescents' communication on sexuality issues with their parents and other significant adults is often assumed to be an important component of intervention programmes aimed at promoting healthy adolescent sexual practices. However, there are few studies describing the relationship between such com...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Namisi FS,Aarø LE,Kaaya S,Onya HE,Wubs A,Mathews C

更新日期：2013-09-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The widening socioeconomic gap in smoking during pregnancy remains a challenge to the Swedish antenatal care services. However, the influence of cultural factors in explaining the socioeconomic differences in smoking during pregnancy is not clear among the immigrant women. The aim of this study was to invest...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Moussa KM,Ostergren PO,Eek F,Kunst AE

更新日期：2010-06-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Breast cancer (BC) is a major public health problem, with rising incidence in many regions of the globe. Although mortality has recently dropped in developed countries, death rates are still increasing in some developing countries, as seen in Brazil. Among the reasons for this phenomenon are the lack of stru...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Caleffi M,Ribeiro RA,Duarte Filho DL,Ashton-Prolla P,Bedin AJ Jr,Skonieski GP,Zignani JM,Giacomazzi J,Franco LR,Graudenz M,Pohlmann P,Fernandes JG,Kivitz P,Weber B

更新日期：2009-03-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Evidence is often missing on social differentials in effects of nutrition interventions. We evaluated the adherence to and effect of prenatal food and micronutrient supplementations on mortality before the age of five years in different social groups as defined by maternal schooling. METHODS:Data came from ...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Shaheen R,Streatfield PK,Naved RT,Lindholm L,Persson LA

更新日期：2014-01-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Increasing immigration in the world today leads to more intercultural interactions. This is a particularly crucial fact in doctor-patient relationships, which often become more complex and suboptimal within an intercultural context. Since acculturation is a particularly important factor in this process, and ...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Whittal A,Lippke S

更新日期：2016-01-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Afghanistan has made considerable gains in improving maternal and child health and survival since 2001. However, socioeconomic and regional inequities may pose a threat to reaching universal coverage of health interventions and further health progress. We explored coverage and socioeconomic inequalities in k...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Akseer N,Bhatti Z,Rizvi A,Salehi AS,Mashal T,Bhutta ZA

更新日期：2016-09-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We report the prevalence of recommended physical activity levels (RPALs) and examine the correlates of achieving RPALs in rural South Asian children and analyse its association with anthropometric outcomes. METHODS:This analysis on rural South Asian children aged 5-14 years (n = 564) is a part of the Chroni...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Shridhar K,Millett C,Laverty AA,Alam D,Dias A,Williams J,Dhillon PK

更新日期：2016-08-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This survey determined the practices about television (video inclusive), videogames, and computer use in children and adolescents in Italy. METHODS:A self-administered anonymous questionnaire covered socio-demographics; behaviour about television, videogames, computer, and sports; parental control over tele...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Patriarca A,Di Giuseppe G,Albano L,Marinelli P,Angelillo IF

更新日期：2009-05-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak 2014 received extensive news media coverage, which faded out before the outbreak ended. News media coverage impacts risk perception; it is, however, unclear if the components of risk perception (affective and cognitive responses) change differently over time. METHODS:I...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Obenauer J,Rübsamen N,Garsevanidze E,Karch A,Mikolajczyk RT

更新日期：2018-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Sentinel surveillance for severe acute respiratory infections in hospitals and influenza-like illness in ambulatory clinics is recommended to assist in global pandemic influenza preparedness. Healthcare utilization patterns will affect the generalizability of data from sentinel sites and the potential to use...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Lindblade KA,Johnson AJ,Arvelo W,Zhang X,Jordan HT,Reyes L,Fry AM,Padilla N

更新日期：2011-11-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of the study was to estimate the prevalence of prediabetes and type 2 diabetes (T2D) among overweight/obese children and adolescents using different diagnostic/screening methods in comparison. METHODS:We recruited overweight/obese Emirati students; grade 6-12 (age 11-17 years) from 16 government sch...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Al Amiri E,Abdullatif M,Abdulle A,Al Bitar N,Afandi EZ,Parish M,Darwiche G

更新日期：2015-12-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Being female is a strong predictor of health promoting behaviours. Workplaces show great potential for lifestyle interventions, but such interventions do not necessarily take the gendered background of lifestyle behaviours into account. A perspective analyzing how masculine gender norms affect health promoti...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Verdonk P,Seesing H,de Rijk A

更新日期：2010-11-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Reactivation of latent varicella zoster virus, partly due to age-related immunosenescence and immunosuppressive conditions, results in herpes zoster (HZ) and its associated complications. The management of the most important complication, post-herpetic neuralgia (PHN), is challenging, particularly in the eld...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Bricout H,Haugh M,Olatunde O,Prieto RG

更新日期：2015-05-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Men who have sex with men (MSM) are much more likely to be infected with HIV than the general population. China has a sizable population of MSM, including gay, bisexual men, money boys and some rural workers. So reducing HIV infection in this population is an important component of the national HIV/AIDS prev...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Lou J,Wu J,Chen L,Ruan Y,Shao Y

更新日期：2009-11-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The prevalence of comorbidity is high, with 80% of the elderly population having three or more chronic conditions. Comorbidity is associated with a decline in many health outcomes and increases in mortality and use of health care resources. The aim of this study was to identify, review and summarise studies ...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Caughey GE,Vitry AI,Gilbert AL,Roughead EE

更新日期：2008-06-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Emotional and behavioural problems are a risk factor for the initiation of smoking. In this study, we aimed to assess this relationship beyond clinical cut-off values of problem behaviour. METHODS:Cross-sectional national survey among 9-13 year old children with data on smoking and Childhood Behaviour Check...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： de Meer G,Crone MR,Reijneveld SA

更新日期：2010-10-18 00:00:00