Knowledge, attitude, and practices toward chronic kidney disease among care providers in Jimma town:cross-sectional study.

abstract：BACKGROUND:While obesity has been shown to be difficult to treat in school aged children and in adolescence, promising results have been detected for children who started treatment in early childhood. Yet knowledge on the effectiveness of structured early childhood obesity treatment programs is limited, preventing the ...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Ek A,Chamberlain KL,Ejderhamn J,Fisher PA,Marcus C,Chamberlain P,Nowicka P

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Overweight and obesity are considered a serious health problem. There are little data on the prevalence of overweight and obesity among the Yi ethnic group in China. This study aimed to investigate the epidemiologic features of overweight/obesity among Chinese Yi nationality. METHODS:A cross-sectional study...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Gao Y,Ran XW,Xie XH,Lu HL,Chen T,Ren Y,Long Y,Tian HM

更新日期：2011-12-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Survivors of bacterial meningitis and septicaemia can experience a range of after-effects. There is little published research on the needs and provision of aftercare for children surviving bacterial meningitis and septicaemia. METHODS:Mixed methods study employing a survey and follow-up interviews with a sa...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Clark LJ,Glennie L,Audrey S,Hickman M,Trotter CL

更新日期：2013-10-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Traditionally, women have been the main respondents for most of knowledge, attitude and practice survey related to family planning and fertility intention. However it is not well known how responses of women about husbands reflect the husband's attitude and practices. Thus this study is conducted to examine ...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Diro CW,Afework MF

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Breast cancer is the commonest cancer in women worldwide. Although programmes promoting breast cancer awareness are being carried out throughout Sri Lanka, few have targeted school students. We conducted this study to assess the knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding breast cancer with reference to scr...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Ranasinghe HM,Ranasinghe N,Rodrigo C,Seneviratne Rde A,Rajapakse S

更新日期：2013-12-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The link between long working hours and health has been extensively studied for decades. Despite global concern regarding metabolic syndrome, however, no studies to date have solely evaluated the relationship between long working hours and that syndrome. We therefore examined the association between long wor...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Kobayashi T,Suzuki E,Takao S,Doi H

更新日期：2012-05-31 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Livelihoods strategies and food security experiences can positively and negatively affect infant and young child feeding (IYCF) practices. This study contributes to this literature by exploring how variation in household economics among rural farmers in Tanzania relates to IYCF patterns over the first 8 mont...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Hanselman B,Ambikapathi R,Mduma E,Svensen E,Caulfield LE,Patil CL

更新日期：2018-01-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Discrimination is an important determinant of health inequalities, and immigrants may be more vulnerable to certain types of discrimination than the native-born. This study analyses the relationship between immigrants' perceived discrimination and various self-reported health indicators. METHODS:A cross-sec...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Agudelo-Suárez AA,Ronda-Pérez E,Gil-González D,Vives-Cases C,García AM,Ruiz-Frutos C,Felt E,Benavides FG

更新日期：2011-08-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Internationally, men with disabilities have higher rates of social and economic disadvantage and poorer health and wellbeing than men without disabilities. No single study has provided comprehensive, population-level information about the magnitude of such differences among adult men using a well-validated i...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Kavanagh AM,Aitken Z,Emerson E,Sahabandu S,Milner A,Bentley R,LaMontagne AD,Pirkis J,Studdert D

更新日期：2016-10-31 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Social distancing interventions such as school closure and prohibition of public gatherings are present in pandemic influenza preparedness plans. Predicting the effectiveness of intervention strategies in a pandemic is difficult. In the absence of other evidence, computer simulation can be used to help polic...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Kelso JK,Milne GJ,Kelly H

更新日期：2009-04-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Presenteeism is highly prevalent and costly to employers. It is defined as being present at work, but limited in some aspect of job performance by a health problem.Workplace health promotion (WHP) is a common strategy used to enhance on-the-job productivity. The primary objective is to determine if WHP progr...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Cancelliere C,Cassidy JD,Ammendolia C,Côté P

更新日期：2011-05-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Mobility limitations in older adults are associated with poor clinical outcomes including higher mortality and disability rates. A decline in mobility (including physical function and life-space) is detectable and should be discovered as early as possible, as it can still be stabilized or even reversed in ea...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Münch M,Weibel R,Sofios A,Huang H,Infanger D,Portegijs E,Giannouli E,Mundwiler J,Conrow L,Rantanen T,Schmidt-Trucksäss A,Zeller A,Hinrichs T

更新日期：2019-12-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Increased serum levels of homocysteine and uric acid have each been associated with cardiovascular risk. We analyzed whether homocysteine and uric acid were associated with glomerular filtration rate (GFR) and albuminuria independently of each other. We also investigated the association of MTHFR polymorphism...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Marti F,Vollenweider P,Marques-Vidal PM,Mooser V,Waeber G,Paccaud F,Bochud M

更新日期：2011-09-26 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:Type 2 diabetes is becoming an epidemic in China. To evaluate the prevalence, clustering of metabolic risk factors and their impact on type 2 diabetes, we conducted a population-based study in Shanghai, China's largest metropolitan area. METHODS:From 2006 to 2007, 2,113 type 2 diabetes cases and 2,458 compa...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Xu H,Song Y,You NC,Zhang ZF,Greenland S,Ford ES,He L,Liu S

更新日期：2010-11-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Despite increased prevention efforts, HIV remains the leading cause of death among adolescent girls and young women in South Africa. Although research indicates important determinants of HIV acquisition at the individual and interpersonal levels, structural-level stigma and discrimination continue to be crit...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Wechsberg WM,Browne FA,Ndirangu J,Bonner CP,Minnis AM,Nyblade L,Speizer IS,Howard BN,Myers B,Ahmed K

更新日期：2020-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Implementation of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination raised concerns that vaccination could lead to riskier sexual behavior. This study explored how possible differences in sexual behavior and HPV knowledge developed over time between HPV-vaccinated and unvaccinated girls. METHODS:A random sample of 19,...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Donken R,Tami A,Knol MJ,Lubbers K,van der Sande MAB,Nijman HW,Daemen T,Weijmar Schultz WCM,de Melker HE

更新日期：2018-07-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study examined two main hypotheses: a) Polish immigrants' smoking estimates are greater than their Irish counterparts (b) Polish immigrants purchasing cigarettes from Poland smoke "heavier" (>/= 20 cigarettes a day) when compared to those purchasing cigarettes from Ireland. The study also set out to ide...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Kabir Z,Clarke V,Keogan S,Currie LM,Zatonski W,Clancy L

更新日期：2008-12-31 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Type 2 diabetes (T2D) is on the rise among young adults (aged 20-39 years). A challenge for health risk communication is that young adults may not be aware or lack acknowledgement of their personal risk of developing T2D. To date, no knowledge is available on potential relationships between personality trait...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Skøt L,Nielsen JB,Leppin A

更新日期：2018-08-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Kenyan Ministry of Health and partners implemented a community-based integrated prevention campaign (IPC) in Western Kenya in 2008. The aim of this study was to determine whether the IPC, compared to Voluntary Counselling and Testing (VCT) services, was able to identify HIV positive individuals earlier i...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Haskew J,Turner K,Rø G,Ho A,Kimanga D,Sharif S

更新日期：2015-01-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Alcohol is a well-known risk factor in unintentional drownings. Whereas psychotropic drugs, like alcohol, may cause psychomotor impairment and affect cognition, no detailed studies have focused on their association with drowning. Finland provides extensive post-mortem toxicological data for studies on drowni...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Pajunen T,Vuori E,Vincenzi FF,Lillsunde P,Smith G,Lunetta P

更新日期：2017-05-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The hypothesis of fetal origins of adult disease has during the last decades received interest as an explanation of chronic, e.g. cardiovascular, disease in adulthood stemming from fetal environmental conditions. Early programming and enduring dysregulations of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA axis), ...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Gustafsson PE,Janlert U,Theorell T,Hammarström A

更新日期：2010-06-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Early sexual maturation has been associated with overweight that may persist after the completion of biological growth and development. We have prospectively examined the influence of early sexual maturation on subsequent overweight in late adolescence and assessed if this association was modified by central...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Bratberg GH,Nilsen TI,Holmen TL,Vatten LJ

更新日期：2007-04-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Men of low socioeconomic position (SEP) are less likely than those of higher SEP to consume fruits and vegetables, and more likely to eat processed discretionary foods. Education level is a widely used marker of SEP. Few studies have explored determinants of socioeconomic inequalities in men's eating behavio...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Stephens LD,Crawford D,Thornton L,Olstad DL,Morgan PJ,van Lenthe FJ,Ball K

更新日期：2018-11-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In older adults, sedentary behaviors increase while physical activity decreases over time following the compositional nature of 24-h behaviors. These changes in movement-related behaviors (MRBs) might be associated with unhealthy weight gain and several health comorbidities. However, information is lacking o...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Cuberek R,Pelclová J,Gába A,Pechová J,Svozilová Z,Přidalová M,Štefelová N,Hron K

更新日期：2019-11-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The prevalence of malnutrition among children in developing countries is very high. As a step towards reducing the prevalence of malnutrition, there is a need to identify the important determinants of malnutrition in the specific population so that preventive and control measures can be implemented. The obje...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Ansuya,Nayak BS,Unnikrishnan B,George A,N SY,Mundkur SC,Guddattu V

更新日期：2018-02-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Diarrhea prevalence increases from around the time that complementary foods are introduced. Improving caregiver's hand hygiene during food preparation could reduce complementary food contamination and enteric pathogen transmission. Washing hands with soap is more common when water and soap are together at a ...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Biswas D,Nizame FA,Sanghvi T,Roy S,Luby SP,Unicomb LE

更新日期：2017-05-05 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

abstract：BACKGROUND:Population surveys and health services registers are the main source of data for the management of public health. Yet, the validity of survey data on the use of mental health services has been questioned repeatedly due to the sensitive nature of mental illness and to the risk of recall bias. The main objecti...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Drapeau A,Boyer R,Diallo FB

更新日期：2011-10-31 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Longitudinal studies are of aetiological and public health relevance but can be undermined by attrition. The aim of this paper was to identify effective retention strategies to increase participation in population-based cohort studies. METHODS:Systematic review of the literature to identify prospective popu...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Booker CL,Harding S,Benzeval M

更新日期：2011-04-19 00:00:00