Incidence, cost and gender differences of oropharyngeal and noncervical anogenital cancers in South Korea.

abstract：BACKGROUND:The slogan "Suicide prevention is everyone's business" has been used in a number of campaigns worldwide in recent years, but most research into suicide prevention has focused on the role of medical professionals in identifying and managing risk. Little consideration has been given to the role that lay people...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Owens C,Owen G,Lambert H,Donovan J,Belam J,Rapport F,Lloyd K

更新日期：2009-08-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death worldwide. Like many countries, Australia is currently changing its guidelines for cardiovascular disease prevention from drug treatment for everyone with 'high blood pressure' or 'high cholesterol', to prevention based on a patient's absolute risk. In thi...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Cobiac LJ,Magnus A,Barendregt JJ,Carter R,Vos T

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Globally, 15 million babies were born prematurely in 2012, with 37.6 % of them in South Asia. About 32.4 million infants were born small for gestational age (SGA) in 2010, with more than half of these births occurring in South Asia. In Nepal, 14 % of babies were born preterm and 39.3 % were born SGA in 2010....

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Kc A,Wrammert J,Nelin V,Ewald U,Clark R,Målqvist M

更新日期：2015-09-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There has been a sharp increase in the incidence of breast cancer in China in recent years. A number of female physical characteristics, such as age at menarche, menopause, first birth and the duration of breastfeeding, have been linked to breast cancer, yet data on these factors in Chinese women is largely ...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Zhang Q,Liu LY,Wang F,Mu K,Yu ZG

更新日期：2012-05-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hearing impairment negatively impacts students' development of academic, language and social skills. Even minimal unilateral hearing loss can hinder educational performance. We investigated the prevalence of ear diseases among secondary school students in the city of Xi'an, China in order to provide a founda...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Chen Y,Li X,Xu Z,Li Z,Zhang P,He Y,Wang F,Qiu J

更新日期：2011-06-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Compliance with official recommendations can be assessed by evaluating vaccination coverage (VC) in populations. The main objective of our study was to assess VC of adults against diphtheria, tetanus, poliomyelitis and pertussis (dTPaP) according to age. The second objective was to explore if vaccination sta...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Baratin D,Del Signore C,Thierry J,Caulin E,Vanhems P

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chronic hemodialysis patients are at higher risk for acquiring hepatitis C virus (HCV). The prevalence varies among different countries and hemodialysis centers. Although guidelines for a comprehensive infection control program exist, the nosocomial transmission still accounts for the new cases of infection....

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Engel M,Malta FM,Gomes MM,Mello IM,Pinho JR,Ono-Nita SK,Carrilho FJ

更新日期：2007-04-04 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：:Hypertension is a major contributor to worldwide cardiovascular mortality, however, only one-third of patients with hypertension have their blood pressure treated to guideline recommended levels. To improve hypertension control, there may need to be a fundamental shift in care delivery, one that is population-based an...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Ho PM,Rumsfeld JS

更新日期：2006-10-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The prevalence of alcohol intake is increasing among women in some populations. Alcohol consumption plays an important role in the risk of major cardiovascular outcomes and total mortality. Here, we conducted a meta-analysis to estimate the association between alcohol intake and major cardiovascular outcomes...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Zheng YL,Lian F,Shi Q,Zhang C,Chen YW,Zhou YH,He J

更新日期：2015-08-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Sexual compulsivity (SC) and its relationship with unprotected intercourse (UI) have long been an intriguing topic, but its existential meaning in the management of public health or, more precisely, sexually transmitted infections (STIs) has rarely been studied to date. This study examines whether SC plays a...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Ni Y,Liu H,Gong R,Shi M,Zhang S,Wang S,Cai Y

更新日期：2021-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Efforts to explain children's nutrition behavior or weight often involve investigating the parent-child relationship, typically studying the associations between food parenting practices (FPPs) and child outcomes. However, these behaviors are embedded in a broader system: general parenting (GP, the general e...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Gerards SM,Niermann C,Gevers DW,Eussen N,Kremers SP

更新日期：2016-09-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim was to study whether number of visits to emergency department (ED) is associated with suicide, taking into consideration known risk factors. METHODS:This is a population-based case-control study nested in a cohort. Computerized database on attendees to ED (during 2002-2008) was record linked to nati...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Kvaran RB,Gunnarsdottir OS,Kristbjornsdottir A,Valdimarsdottir UA,Rafnsson V

更新日期：2015-03-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Public housing residents face significant social, economic, and physical barriers to the practice of health behaviors for prevention of chronic disease. Research shows that public housing residents are more likely to report higher rates of obesity, current smoking, disability, and insufficient physical activ...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Bowen DJ,Quintiliani LM,Bhosrekar SG,Goodman R,Smith E

更新日期：2018-07-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Smoking often starts in early adolescence and addiction can occur rapidly. For effective smoking prevention there is a need to identify at risk groups of preadolescent children and whether gender-specific intervention components are necessary. This study aimed to examine associations between mother, father, ...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： McGee CE,Trigwell J,Fairclough SJ,Murphy RC,Porcellato L,Ussher M,Foweather L

更新日期：2015-03-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Smoking during pregnancy is associated with known adverse perinatal and obstetrical outcomes as well as with socio-economic, demographic and other behavioural risk factors that independently influence outcomes. Using a large population-based perinatal registry, we assess the quantity of cigarettes smoked for...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Erickson AC,Arbour LT

更新日期：2012-02-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Records kept as a result of the implementation of Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control (IPPC) and the European Pollutant Release and Transfer Register (E-PRTR) constitute a public inventory of industries, created by the European Commission, which is a valuable resource for monitoring industrial pollut...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： López-Abente G,García-Pérez J,Fernández-Navarro P,Boldo E,Ramis R

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Ethiopia was among the 15 countries that, together accounted for 64% of the world's severe episodes of pneumonia among children below the age of 5 in 2011. To reduce this burden, the 10-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV 10) was introduced into the general childhood national immunization program in E...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Kebede TT,Svensson M,Addissie A,Trollfors B,Andersson R

更新日期：2019-08-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Inappropriate use of antibiotics is a worldwide issue. In order to help public health institutions and each particular physician to change patterns of consumption among patients, it is important to understand better the reasons why people accept to take or refuse to take the antibiotic drugs. This study expl...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Bagnulo A,Muñoz Sastre MT,Kpanake L,Sorum PC,Mullet E

更新日期：2019-04-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A large proportion of European children, adults and older adults do not engage in sufficient physical activity (PA). Understanding individual and contextual factors associated with PA behaviours is essential for the identification and implementation of effective preventative environments, policies, and progr...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Condello G,Ling FC,Bianco A,Chastin S,Cardon G,Ciarapica D,Conte D,Cortis C,De Craemer M,Di Blasio A,Gjaka M,Hansen S,Holdsworth M,Iacoviello L,Izzicupo P,Jaeschke L,Leone L,Manoni L,Menescardi C,Migliaccio S,Naza

更新日期：2016-11-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Despite widespread implementation of syndromic surveillance systems within public health agencies, previous studies of the implementation and use of these systems have indicated that the functions and responses taken in response to syndromic surveillance data vary widely according to local context and prefer...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Rivera LA,Li Y,Savage RD,Crowcroft NS,Bolotin S,Rosella LC,Lou W,Hopkins J,Gemmill I,Johnson I

更新日期：2017-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Digital rectal examination (DRE) is one of the most common strategies for prostate cancer early detection. However, the use for screening purposes has a controversial benefit and potential harms can occur due to false-positive results, overdiagnosis and overtreatment. The objective of this study is to calcul...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Soares SCM,de Camargo Cancela M,Migowski A,de Souza DLB

更新日期：2019-11-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The use of health care services is influenced by various factors, including demographic, social, economic, and health status factors. This study aimed to identify the factors that influence health care use in health insurance subscribers and medical aid beneficiaries in Korea. METHODS:A total of 11,793 subj...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Kong NY,Kim DH

更新日期：2020-07-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A number of studies based in the US, Canada, and Australia, have found evidence of associations between the built environment (BE) and mode of transport to school, and links between active travel and deprivation. Limited research in the UK compares potential BE supports for walking to school by area deprivat...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Macdonald L,McCrorie P,Nicholls N,Ellaway A

更新日期：2016-04-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pesticide poisoning is an important health problem among Chinese farm workers, but there is a paucity of pesticide poisoning data from China. Using the WHO standard case definition of a possible acute pesticide poisoning, we investigated the prevalence and risk factors of acute work-related pesticide poisoni...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Zhang X,Zhao W,Jing R,Wheeler K,Smith GA,Stallones L,Xiang H

更新日期：2011-06-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The frequency of intake of food and beverages depends on a number of ill-defined behaviour patterns. The objectives of this study were to evaluate the effects of screen time and sleep duration on food consumption frequency, and to describe frequencies and types of food consumption according to BMI category a...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Pérez-Farinós N,Villar-Villalba C,López Sobaler AM,Dal Re Saavedra MÁ,Aparicio A,Santos Sanz S,Robledo de Dios T,Castrodeza-Sanz JJ,Ortega Anta RM

更新日期：2017-01-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A policy for couple HIV counseling and testing was introduced in 2006 in Uganda, urging pregnant women and their spouses to be HIV tested together during antenatal care (ANC). The policy aims to identify HIV-infected pregnant women to prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV through prophylactic antiretro...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Larsson EC,Thorson A,Nsabagasani X,Namusoko S,Popenoe R,Ekström AM

更新日期：2010-12-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Tobacco use has serious public health implications for both smokers and non-smokers and significant economic implications on health care spending for governments. Tobacco-related deaths are preventable through well-formulated and implemented tobacco control policies. Using tobacco policy as a case study, we ...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Mohamed SF,Juma P,Asiki G,Kyobutungi C

更新日期：2018-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recent societal and political reforms in Myanmar may upturn the socio-economy and, thus, contribute to the country's health transition. Baseline data on urban-rural disparities in non-communicable disease (NCD) risk factors are not thoroughly described in this country which has been relatively closed for mor...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Htet AS,Bjertness MB,Sherpa LY,Kjøllesdal MK,Oo WM,Meyer HE,Stigum H,Bjertness E

更新日期：2016-12-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Anxiety and depression are the most common psychiatric disorders and are the cause of a large and increasing amount of sick-leave in most developed countries. They are also implicated as an increasing mortality risk in community surveys. In this study we addressed, whether sick leave due to anxiety, depressi...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Wedegaertner F,Arnhold-Kerri S,Sittaro NA,Bleich S,Geyer S,Lee WE

更新日期：2013-02-17 00:00:00