Utilization of public health care by people with private health insurance: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Social relations influence mental health through different pathways. To capture the complexity of social relations, it is beneficial to consider both the structural (e.g., reachability of social network and social integration) and functional (e.g., instrumental and emotional support) aspects of the concept. ...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Hansen LR,Pedersen SB,Overgaard C,Torp-Pedersen C,Ullits LR

更新日期：2017-11-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Most projections of type 2 diabetes (T2D) prevalence are simply based on demographic change (i.e. ageing). We developed a model to predict future trends in T2D prevalence in Tunisia, explicitly taking into account trends in major risk factors (obesity and smoking). This could improve assessment of policy opt...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Saidi O,O'Flaherty M,Mansour NB,Aissi W,Lassoued O,Capewell S,Critchley JA,Malouche D,Romdhane HB,EC FP7 funded MEDCHAMPS project.

更新日期：2015-02-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Rates of obesity among children ages zero to five are rapidly increasing. Greater efforts are needed to promote healthy behaviors of young children. Mothers are especially important targets for promoting health as mothers' views play a vital role in helping their children foster healthy habits from an early ...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Dinkel D,Snyder K,Kyvelidou A,Molfese V

更新日期：2017-06-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is a growing body of literature supporting positive associations between natural environments and better health. The type, quality and quantity of green and blue space ('green-space') in proximity to the home might be particularly important for less mobile populations, such as for some older people. Ho...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Dennis M,Cook PA,James P,Wheater CP,Lindley SJ

更新日期：2020-05-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There are various factors that play a major role in influencing the overall health conditions of women diagnosed with breast cancer. The population of women in Makkah region are diverse, therefore it is significant to highlight the possible determinants of breast cancer in this population. This is a case-con...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Alsolami FJ,Azzeh FS,Ghafouri KJ,Ghaith MM,Almaimani RA,Almasmoum HA,Abdulal RH,Abdulaal WH,Jazar AS,Tashtoush SH

更新日期：2019-11-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:International trade and investment agreements can have positive outcomes, but also have negative consequences that affect global health and influence fundamental health determinants: poverty, inequality and the environment. This article proposes principles and strategies for designing future international la...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Delany L,Signal L,Thomson G

更新日期：2018-05-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Personal social capital, which refers to the scope and quality of an individual's social networks within a community, has received increasing attention as a potential sociological factor associated with better individual health; yet, the mechanism relating social capital to health is still not fully understo...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Kim Y,Schneider T,Faß E,Lochbaum M

更新日期：2021-01-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Effects of dietary factors, such as adherence to Mediterranean diet, multivitamin-multimineral supplements use and alcohol consumption on mammographic breast density, an important biomarker of breast cancer risk, are not sufficiently consistent to elaborate preventive recommendations. This study aims to inve...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Voevodina O,Billich C,Arand B,Nagel G

更新日期：2013-03-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of blindness. This study aims to analyze regional differences on the global burden of AMD and help direct related policy making. METHODS:Disability-adjusted life years (DALY) data were collected from the Global Burden of Disease Study (GBD) 2017 to...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Xu X,Wu J,Yu X,Tang Y,Tang X,Shentu X

更新日期：2020-03-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Human poisoning by pesticides has long been seen as a severe public health problem. As early as 1990, a task force of the World Health Organization (WHO) estimated that about one million unintentional pesticide poisonings occur annually, leading to approximately 20,000 deaths. Thirty years on there is no up-...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Boedeker W,Watts M,Clausing P,Marquez E

更新日期：2020-12-07 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:Our group recently completed a randomized controlled trial, evaluating the efficacy of providing 5 weeks of free nicotine replacement therapy (NRT; in the form of the nicotine patch) by expedited postal mail without behavioral assistance to regular adult smokers interested in receiving it. The findings revea...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Kushnir V,Selby P,Zawertailo L,Tyndale RF,Leatherdale ST,Cunningham JA

更新日期：2017-07-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Present study aimed to identify socio-demographic, medical and social-cognitive correlates of physical activity among Dutch older individuals. METHODS:A systematic random sample of 2,568 Dutch participants aged 45-70 years filled out the validated modified Community Healthy Activities Model Program for Seni...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Mesters I,Wahl S,Van Keulen HM

更新日期：2014-06-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The objetive in this study is to determine the relationship between dietary patterns, BMI, type 2 diabetes mellitus family history (T2DMFH) and some lifestyle variables such as smoking and skipping breakfast in a Mexican adolescent population. METHODS:Cross-sectional, observational, analytical study.Subjetc...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Gutiérrez-Pliego LE,Camarillo-Romero Edel S,Montenegro-Morales LP,Garduño-García Jde J

更新日期：2016-08-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Dietary and lifestyle behaviors at young ages have been associated with the development of various chronic diseases. Schools are regarded as an excellent setting for lifestyle modification; there is a lack, however, of published dietary data in Cypriot school children. Thus, the objective of this work was to...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Lazarou C,Panagiotakos DB,Kouta C,Matalas AL

更新日期：2009-05-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Injection overuse and unsafe injection practices facilitate transmission of bloodborne pathogens such as hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV), and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Anecdotal reports of unsafe and unnecessary therapeutic injections and the high prevalence of HBV (8.0%), HCV (6.5...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Vong S,Perz JF,Sok S,Som S,Goldstein S,Hutin Y,Tulloch J

更新日期：2005-06-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hai Phong, located in northern Vietnam, has become a high HIV prevalence province among Injecting Drug Users (IDUs) since the infection shifted from the southern to the northern region of the country. Previous research indicates high levels of drug and sex related risk behaviour especially among younger IDUs...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Ahmed T,Long TN,Huong PT,Stewart DE

更新日期：2015-01-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Iraqi Kurdistan region is one of the areas where female genital mutilation is reportedly widely practiced but inadequately studied. The aim of this study was to determine (i) the prevalence of female genital mutilation among Muslim Kurdish women in Erbil city, (ii) the patterns and types of female genital mu...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Yasin BA,Al-Tawil NG,Shabila NP,Al-Hadithi TS

更新日期：2013-09-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:With the increase of overall life expectancy in Japan, effective and beneficial lifestyle approaches and practices are crucial for individuals to have a long, productive and healthy life. Although previous studies suggest that exercise or sports, especially when performed with others, from midlife level have...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Monma T,Takeda F,Noguchi H,Takahashi H,Watanabe T,Tamiya N

更新日期：2019-09-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Over the past decade, about one-third of all births nationwide in Taiwan were delivered by cesarean section (CS). Previous studies in the US and Europe have documented the need for risk adjustment for fairer comparisons among providers. In this study, we set out to determine the impact that adjustment for pa...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Tang CH,Wang HI,Hsu CS,Su HW,Chen MJ,Lin HC

更新日期：2006-10-09 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:The impact of socio-environmental factors on suicide has been examined in many studies. Few of them, however, have explored these associations from a spatial perspective, especially in assessing the association between meteorological factors and suicide. This study examined the association of meteorological ...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Qi X,Hu W,Mengersen K,Tong S

更新日期：2014-07-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Despite the increasing prevalence of type 2 diabetes in urban areas, relatively little has been known about its actual prevalence and its associations in rural areas, Vietnam. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of impaired fasting glucose (IFG), impaired glucose tolerance (IGT), diabete...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Quang Binh T,Tran Phuong P,Thi Nhung B,Dinh Thoang D,Van Thang P,Khanh Long T,Van Thanh D

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Dengue is rapidly expanding climate-sensitive mosquito-borne disease worldwide. Outbreaks of dengue occur in various parts of India as well but there is no tool to provide early warning. The current study was, therefore, undertaken to find out the link between El Niño, precipitation, and dengue cases, which ...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Pramanik M,Singh P,Kumar G,Ojha VP,Dhiman RC

更新日期：2020-10-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Both smoking and obesity are separately associated with sickness absence. Unhealthy lifestyle habits and health conditions may occur concurrently yet studies focusing on their joint association are few. This study examined the joint associations of smoking and obesity with sickness absence (SA). METHODS:A m...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Roos E,Lallukka T,Lahelma E,Rahkonen O

更新日期：2017-12-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In Burkina Faso, very little is known about the quality of life of persons living with HIV through their routine follow- up. This study aimed to assess the quality of life of persons living with HIV, and its change over a 1-year period. METHODS:Four hundred and twenty four (424) persons living with HIV were...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Bakiono F,Guiguimdé PW,Sanou M,Ouédraogo L,Robert A

更新日期：2015-11-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Screening rates for breast and cervical cancer for Muslim women in the United States are low, particularly for first-generation immigrants. Interpretations of the Muslim faith represent some of the barriers for breast and cervical cancer screening. Working to understand how faith influences breast and cervic...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Pratt R,Mohamed S,Dirie W,Ahmed N,VanKeulen M,Ahmed H,Raymond N,Okuyemi K

更新日期：2017-03-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Childhood intelligence predicts mortality throughout most of the life span. However, it is unknown whether its effect persists into advanced old age. METHODS:The Aberdeen Birth Cohort born in 1921 (n = 354) and that had an IQ test as part of the national Scottish Mental Survey of 1932 were seen in 1997 at a...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Starr JM,Deary IJ,Whalley LJ

更新日期：2008-09-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To improve retention in antiretroviral therapy (ART), lessons learned from chronic disease care were applied to HIV care, providing more responsibilities to patients in the care of their chronic disease. In Tete--Mozambique, patients stable on ART participate in the ART provision and peer support through Com...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Rasschaert F,Decroo T,Remartinez D,Telfer B,Lessitala F,Biot M,Candrinho B,Van Damme W

更新日期：2014-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Grip strength in early adulthood and midlife is an important predictor of disability, morbidity and mortality in later life. Understanding social patterning in grip strength at different life stages could improve insight into inequalities in age-related decline and when in the life course interventions could...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Carney C,Benzeval M

更新日期：2018-03-21 00:00:00