Risk factors associated with knife-crime in United Kingdom among young people aged 10-24 years: a systematic review.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Schistosomiasis mansoni constitutes a significant public health problem in Rwanda. The nationwide prevalence mapping conducted in 2007-2008 revealed that prevalence per district ranges from 0 to 69.5% among school children. In response, mass drug administration campaigns were initiated. However, a few years ...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Nyandwi E,Veldkamp A,Amer S,Karema C,Umulisa I

更新日期：2017-10-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Alcohol use is an important risk factor for morbidity, mortality and social harm among adolescents. There is paucity of data on alcohol use among high school students in Ethiopia. This study aimed to determine the prevalence and factors associated with alcohol use among high school students in Ethiopia METH...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Reda AA,Moges A,Wondmagegn BY,Biadgilign S

更新日期：2012-03-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Lipid-reduction pharmacotherapy is often employed to reduce morbidity and mortality risk for patients with dyslipidemia or established cardiovascular disease. Associations between socioeconomic factors and the prescribing and use of lipid-lowering agents have been reported in several developed countries. ME...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Kitzmiller JP,Foraker RE,Rose KM

更新日期：2013-05-20 00:00:00

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:By 2050, it has been estimated that approximately one-fifth of the population will be made up of older adults (aged ≥60 years). Old age often comes with cognitive decline and dementia. Physical activity may prevent cognitive decline and dementia. METHODS:We reviewed and synthesised prospective studies into ...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Blondell SJ,Hammersley-Mather R,Veerman JL

更新日期：2014-05-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:An estimate of 2-3 million children under 5 die in the world annually due to vaccine-preventable disease. In Ethiopia, incomplete immunization accounts for nearly 16% of under-five mortality, and there is spatial variation for vaccination of children in Ethiopia. Spatial variation of vaccination can create h...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Melaku MS,Nigatu AM,Mewosha WZ

更新日期：2020-09-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The course of alcohol consumption and cognitive dimensions of behavior change (readiness to change, importance of changing and confidence in ability to change) in primary care patients are not well described. The objective of the study was to determine changes in readiness, importance and confidence after a ...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Bertholet N,Horton NJ,Saitz R

更新日期：2009-04-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This paper is aimed at critically assessing the extent to which Non-Communicable Disease NCD-related policies introduced in Bangladesh align with the World Health Organization's (WHO) 2013-2020 Action Plan for the Global Strategy for the Prevention and Control of NCDs. METHODS:The authors reviewed all relev...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Biswas T,Pervin S,Tanim MIA,Niessen L,Islam A

更新日期：2017-06-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Few studies in China have examined personal ultraviolet radiation (UVR) exposure using polysulfone dosimetry. METHODS:In this study, 93 mother and adolescent child pairs (N = 186) from two locations in China, one rural (higher latitude) and one urban (lower latitude), completed 3 days of personal UVR dosime...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Kimlin MG,Fang L,Feng Y,Wang L,Hao L,Fan J,Wang N,Meng F,Yang R,Cong S,Liang X,Wang B,Linet M,Potischman N,Kitahara C,Chao A,Wang Y,Sun J,Brodie A

更新日期：2019-03-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Enterococci are the most important multidrug resistant organisms associated with immunocompromised patients. Data are lacking about the epidemiology of vancomycin resistant Enterococci (VRE) in Ethiopia. This study aimed to assess the prevalence of VRE, their susceptibility patterns to different antibiotics ...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Abebe W,Endris M,Tiruneh M,Moges F

更新日期：2014-02-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Developing national physical activity (PA) recommendations is an essential element of an effective national approach to promote PA. METHODS:Systematic overview and analysis of national PA recommendations across the European Region of the World Health Organization (WHO). The WHO European national information...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Kahlmeier S,Wijnhoven TM,Alpiger P,Schweizer C,Breda J,Martin BW

更新日期：2015-02-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:People often search for information on influenza A(H1N1)v prevention on the web. The extent to which information found on the Internet is consistent with recommendations issued by the World Health Organization is unknown. METHODS:We conducted a search for "swine flu" accessing 3 of the most popular search e...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Gesualdo F,Romano M,Pandolfi E,Rizzo C,Ravà L,Lucente D,Tozzi AE

更新日期：2010-09-20 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:Little is known about the use of organic food during pregnancy. The aim of this study was to describe characteristics associated with the use of organic food among pregnant women participating in the Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort Study (MoBa). METHODS:The present study includes 63,561 women who during t...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Torjusen H,Brantsæter AL,Haugen M,Lieblein G,Stigum H,Roos G,Holmboe-Ottesen G,Meltzer HM

更新日期：2010-12-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The obesity epidemic is associated with rising rates of cardiovascular disease (CVD) among adults, particularly in countries undergoing rapid urbanisation and nutrition transition. This study explored the perceptions of body size, obesity risk awareness, and the willingness to lose weight among adults in a r...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Okop KJ,Mukumbang FC,Mathole T,Levitt N,Puoane T

更新日期：2016-04-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Based on the need for better measurement of the retail food environment in rural settings and to examine how deprivation may be unique in rural settings, the aims of this study were: 1) to validate one commercially available data source with direct field observations of food retailers; and 2) to examine the ...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Gustafson AA,Lewis S,Wilson C,Jilcott-Pitts S

更新日期：2012-08-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In 2010, India accounted for 65,500 (47%) of the 139,300 measles-related deaths that occurred globally. Data on the quality of age-appropriate measles vaccination in rural India is sparse. We explored the following issues: (i) What proportion of Indian children were appropriately vaccinated against measles a...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Awofeso N,Rammohan A,Iqbal K

更新日期：2013-04-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:During the past two decades, several scientific publications from different countries have shown how oral health in the population varies with social determinants. The aim of the present study was to explore the relationship between self-reported oral and general health in relation to different measures of s...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Hakeberg M,Wide Boman U

更新日期：2017-07-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:More research on factors associated with physical activity and the decline in participation during adolescence is needed. In this paper, we investigate the levels, change, and stability of physical activity during the late teens among ethnic Norwegians and ethnic minorities, and we examine the associations b...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Sagatun A,Kolle E,Anderssen SA,Thoresen M,Søgaard AJ

更新日期：2008-12-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:One strategy available to public health officials during a pandemic is physician recommendations for isolation of infected individuals. This study was undertaken during the height of the Australian pandemic (H1N1) 2009 outbreak to measure self-reported willingness to comply with physician recommendations to ...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Brown LH,Aitken P,Leggat PA,Speare R

更新日期：2010-03-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The main objective of this study is to examine the epidemiology of Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) infection amongst patients (473 men, 180 women) seen two hospitals in Taiwan. METHODS:Between July 2004 and June 2005, a total of 653 patients provided first-void urine samples for examination of CT using PCR assay...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Chen KT,Chen SC,Chiang CC,Li LH,Tang LH

更新日期：2007-06-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Aristotle was a seek-test-treat intervention during an outbreak of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection among people who inject drugs (PWID) in Athens, Greece that started in 2011. The aims of this analysis were: (1) to study changes of drug injection-related and sexual behaviors over the course of A...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Pavlopoulou ID,Dikalioti SK,Gountas I,Sypsa V,Malliori M,Pantavou K,Jarlais DD,Nikolopoulos GK,Hatzakis A

更新日期：2020-01-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Previous studies have found higher employment rates and lower risk of relative poverty among people with chronic illness in the Nordic countries than in the rest of Europe. However, Nordic countries have not been immune to the general rise in poverty in many welfare states in recent decades. This study analy...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Falk J,Bruce D,Burström B,Thielen K,Whitehead M,Nylén L

更新日期：2013-10-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Common mental disorders are frequent psychiatric comorbid conditions among people with HIV/AIDS. The presence of such psychiatric disorders negatively affects the treatment adherence, viral load suppression, quality of life, treatment outcomes and functionality of people with HIV/AIDS. However, available stu...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Belayneh Z,Mekuriaw B,Mehare T,Shumye S,Tsehay M

更新日期：2020-05-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:An earlier attempt to adapt the REALM (Rapid Estimate of Adult Literacy in Medicine) word recognition test to Dutch was not entirely successful due to ceiling effects. In contrast to REALM, the Short Assessment of Health Literacy (SAHL) assesses both word recognition and comprehension in the health domain. T...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Pander Maat H,Essink-Bot ML,Leenaars KE,Fransen MP

更新日期：2014-09-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Métis are descendants of early 17th century relationships between North American Indians and Europeans. This study's objectives were: (1) to compare the health status of the Métis people to all other residents of Manitoba, Canada; and (2) to analyze factors in predicting the likelihood of diabetes and relate...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Martens PJ,Bartlett JG,Prior HJ,Sanguins J,Burchill CA,Burland EM,Carter S

更新日期：2011-10-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In Austria, mortality from diseases of the circulatory system and malignant neoplasms is high and varies among the federal states. Lower mortality in some states indicates a preventive potential in those states with higher mortality. METHODS:We computed the number of premature deaths, for women and men sepa...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Rásky É,Stolz E,Burkert NT,Großschädl F

更新日期：2015-11-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Population and environmental health research illustrate a positive relationship between access to greenspace or natural environments and peoples' perceived health, mental health, resilience, and overall well-being. This relationship is also particularly strong among Canadian Indigenous populations and social...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Hatala AR,Njeze C,Morton D,Pearl T,Bird-Naytowhow K

更新日期：2020-04-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Variation in assessments is a universal given, and work disability assessments by insurance physicians are no exception. Little is known about the considerations and views of insurance physicians that may partly explain such variation. On the basis of the Attitude--Social norm--self Efficacy (ASE) model, we ...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Steenbeek R,Schellart AJ,Mulders H,Anema JR,Kroneman H,Besseling J

更新日期：2011-01-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Data shows that people with disability are more disadvantaged in accessing health, education and employment opportunities compared to people without a disability. There is a lack of credible documented evidence on health care access and barriers to access from India. The South India Disability Evidence (SIDE...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Gudlavalleti MV,John N,Allagh K,Sagar J,Kamalakannan S,Ramachandra SS,South India Disability Evidence Study Group.

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00