Educational differences in labor market marginalization among mature-aged working men: the contribution of early health behaviors, previous employment histories, and poor mental health.

abstract：BACKGROUND:The increased incidence of impaired glucose tolerance (IGT), are serious public health issues, and several studies link sleeping disorders with increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes, impaired glucose tolerance and insulin resistance (IR). This study explore how self-reported lack of sleep and low vita...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Andersson S,Ekman I,Friberg F,Bøg-Hansen E,Lindblad U

更新日期：2013-07-31 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recent surveillance data from Bangladesh indicate rising HIV infection among intravenous drug users (IDU) in the country. We suggest a likely association between HIV risk factors in this group and other groups, such as males who have sex with males (MSM). METHODS:Data on MSM in Bangladesh was collected and ...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Chan PA,Khan OA

更新日期：2007-07-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is cumulating evidence that health is compromised through adverse socioeconomic conditions negatively affecting how people think, feel, and behave. Low control beliefs might be a key mechanism. The reversed possibility that low control beliefs might set people on a pathway towards adverse socioeconomic...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Bosma H,Theunissen MJ,Verdonk P,Feron F

更新日期：2014-11-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The practice of using medical service claims in epidemiologic research on hypertension is becoming increasingly common, and several published studies have attempted to validate the diagnostic data contained therein. However, very few of those studies have had the benefit of using actual measured blood pressu...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Tessier-Sherman B,Galusha D,Taiwo OA,Cantley L,Slade MD,Kirsche SR,Cullen MR

更新日期：2013-01-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recent advances in the measurement of health literacy allow description of a broad range of personal and social dimensions of the concept. Identifying differences in patterns of health literacy between population sub-groups will increase understanding of how health literacy contributes to health inequities a...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Beauchamp A,Buchbinder R,Dodson S,Batterham RW,Elsworth GR,McPhee C,Sparkes L,Hawkins M,Osborne RH

更新日期：2015-07-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Diabetes is the sixth leading cause of death and results in significant morbidity. The purpose of this study is to determine what demographic, health status, treatment, access/quality of care, and behavioral factors are associated with poor glycemic control in a Type 2 diabetic, low-income, minority, San Die...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Benoit SR,Fleming R,Philis-Tsimikas A,Ji M

更新日期：2005-04-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study aimed to investigate the validity of the Active Australia Survey across different subgroups and its responsiveness to change, as few previous studies have examined this. METHODS:The Active Australia Survey was validated against the ActiGraph as an objective measure of physical activity. Participa...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Vandelanotte C,Duncan MJ,Stanton R,Rosenkranz RR,Caperchione CM,Rebar AL,Savage TN,Mummery WK,Kolt GS

更新日期：2019-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:According to the gateway hypothesis, tobacco use is a gateway of cannabis use. However, there is increasing evidence that cannabis use also predicts the progression of tobacco use (reverse gateway hypothesis). Unfortunately, the importance of cannabis use compared to other predictors of tobacco use is less c...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Becker J,Schaub MP,Gmel G,Haug S

更新日期：2015-09-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:HIV status disclosure is a difficult emotional task for HIV-infected persons and may create the opportunity for both social support and rejection. In this study, we evaluated the proportions, patterns, barriers and outcomes of HIV- 1 status disclosure among a group of women in Uganda. METHODS:An exit interv...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Kiweewa FM,Bakaki PM,McConnell MS,Musisi M,Namirembe C,Nakayiwa F,Kusasira F,Nakintu D,Mubiru MC,Musoke P,Fowler MG

更新日期：2015-09-29 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:In the United States, disparities in health literacy parallel disparities in health outcomes. Our research contributes to how diverse indicators of social inequalities (i.e., objective social class, relational social class, and social resources) contribute to understanding disparities in health literacy. ME...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Rikard RV,Thompson MS,McKinney J,Beauchamp A

更新日期：2016-09-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Little is known about the prevalence of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) among coal workers' pneumoconiosis (CWP) patients. To estimate the prevalence of LTBI and identify its associated risk factors among CWP patients. METHODS:A cross-sectional study was conducted to assess the prevalence of LTBI. Part...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Jin Y,Wang H,Zhang J,Ding C,Wen K,Fan J,Li T

更新日期：2018-04-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To provide data on overweight, obesity and hypertension among adolescent girls in Norway and Argentina. METHODS:Data was obtained from two population-based, cross-sectional and descriptive studies containing anthropometric and blood pressure measurements of 15 to 18 year old girls. The study included 2,156 ...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Stray-Pedersen M,Helsing RM,Gibbons L,Cormick G,Holmen TL,Vik T,Belizán JM

更新日期：2009-10-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Mental health problems have become more common among young people over the last twenty years, especially in certain countries. The reasons for this have remained unclear. The hypothesis tested in this study is that national trends in young people's mental health are associated with national trends in young p...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Lager AC,Bremberg SG

更新日期：2009-09-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although parental support is an important component in overweight prevention programs for children, current programs pay remarkably little attention to the role of parenting. To close this gap, we developed a web-based parenting program for parents entitled "Making a healthy deal with your child". This e-lea...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Ruiter EL,Fransen GA,Molleman GR,van der Velden K,Engels RC

更新日期：2015-02-14 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:This study aimed to investigate prevalence and risk factors for prediabetes, undiagnosed diabetes mellitus, poorly and potentially sub-controlled diabetes in a rural-provincial general adult population in Denmark. METHODS:Using cross-sectional data from the Lolland-Falster Health Study, we examined a total ...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Bruun-Rasmussen NE,Napolitano G,Kofoed-Enevoldsen A,Bojesen SE,Ellervik C,Rasmussen K,Jepsen R,Lynge E

更新日期：2020-11-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This paper presents the development of a study design built on the principles of theory-driven evaluation. The theory-driven evaluation approach was used to evaluate an adolescent sexual and reproductive health intervention in Mali, Burkina Faso and Cameroon to improve continuity of care through the creation...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Van Belle SB,Marchal B,Dubourg D,Kegels G

更新日期：2010-11-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Seasonal influenza is a viral disease whose annual epidemics are estimated to cause three to five million cases of severe illness and 250,000 to 500,000 deaths worldwide. Vaccination is the main strategy for primary prevention. METHODS:To assess the status of influenza vaccination in the Americas, influenza...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Ropero-Alvarez AM,Kurtis HJ,Danovaro-Holliday MC,Ruiz-Matus C,Andrus JK

更新日期：2009-09-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Neighborhood deprivation has been consistently linked to poor individual health outcomes; however, studies exploring the mechanisms involved in this association are scarce. The objective of this study was to investigate whether objective measures of the physical environment mediate the association between ne...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Chaparro MP,Benzeval M,Richardson E,Mitchell R

更新日期：2018-06-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Integration of oral health promotion into general health care has been highly recommended by the World Health Organization. Primary-care physicians can as part of their general health care promote and contribute to improved oral health care. Our aim was to investigate primary-care physicians' knowledge of or...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Rabiei S,Mohebbi SZ,Patja K,Virtanen JI

更新日期：2012-10-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is conflicting evidence of the healthy migrant effect with respect to mental health. This study aims to determine if there are differences in mental health and service use between Australian-born and foreign-born individuals living in South Australia and to consider the differing role of socio-demograp...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Straiton M,Grant JF,Winefield HR,Taylor A

更新日期：2014-10-28 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:Previous studies suggest that immigration may influence the experience of pain. OBJECTIVE:This population-based study examines whether immigration status is associated with chronic pain (CP), chronic widespread pain (CWSP), and severe CP at a two-year follow-up. We also tested mediation by mood status (i.e....

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Dragioti E,Tsamakis K,Larsson B,Gerdle B

更新日期：2020-09-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Physical activity is critical to improving health and well-being in children. Quantitative studies have found a decline in activity in the transition from primary to secondary education. Exergames (active video games) might increase physical activity in adolescents. In January 2011 exergame dance mat systems...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Burges Watson D,Adams J,Azevedo LB,Haighton C

更新日期：2016-07-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Prenatal and postnatal visits are two effective interventions for protection and promotion of maternal health by reducing maternal mortality and improving the quality of birth. There is limited nationally representative data regarding the changes of prenatal and postnatal visits since the latest health syste...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Fan X,Zhou Z,Dang S,Xu Y,Gao J,Zhou Z,Su M,Wang D,Chen G

更新日期：2017-07-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is limited evidence concerning how active commuting (AC) is associated with health benefits in young. The aim of the study was to analyze the relationship between AC to and from campus (walking) and obesity and metabolic syndrome (MetS) in a sample of Colombian university students. METHODS:A total of ...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： García-Hermoso A,Quintero AP,Hernández E,Correa-Bautista JE,Izquierdo M,Tordecilla-Sanders A,Prieto-Benavides D,Sandoval-Cuellar C,González-Ruíz K,Villa-González E,Ramírez-Vélez R

更新日期：2018-04-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Maternal mortality remains a major challenge to health systems worldwide. Although most pregnancies and births are uneventful, approximately 15% of all pregnant women develop potentially life-threatening complications. Home delivery in this context can be acutely threatening, particularly in developing count...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Tsegay R,Aregay A,Kidanu K,Alemayehu M,Yohannes G

更新日期：2017-04-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Men who have sex with men (MSM) are at high risk for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection in China. Correct and consistent condom use is one of the most effective strategies for preventing the spread of HIV. This study developed a modified Information-Motivation-Behavioral Skills (IMB) model to predi...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Jiang H,Chen X,Li J,Tan Z,Cheng W,Yang Y

更新日期：2019-03-04 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