abstract：OBJECTIVES:Due to globalized migratory processes, female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) has spread to other countries, including countries in Europe, where, with a few exceptions, it remains a concealed problem. To the authors' knowledge, this is the first national extensive study to estimate the prevalence of FGM/...

journal_title：Public health

authors： Teixeira AL,Lisboa M

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) has been endorsed by the United States Preventive Services Task Force as an evidence-based strategy to address risky alcohol use among adults in primary care. Nevertheless, very few healthcare professionals report using SBIRT in their practice....

journal_title：Public health

authors： Harris BR,Yu J

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Intensified surveillance will be vital in the elimination phase to verify Ebola-free status and mitigate potential reemergence of the disease in West Africa. Zero-reporting from high-risk districts is a key strategy for surveillance. Our objective was to implement a pilot investigation to assess the feasibili...

journal_title：Public health

authors： Cáceres VM,Cardoso P,Sidibe S,Lambert S,Lopez A,Pedalino B,Herrera Guibert DJ

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study is to examine the effects of ethnicity, disaggregating Asian Indian from other Asians, health insurance coverage, and nativity on influenza vaccination rates in the United States. STUDY DESIGN:National Health Interview Survey data (2013), collected by the National Center for Health Stat...

journal_title：Public health

authors： Budhwani H,De P

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The proportion of extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB) cases in the United States (US) has been rising due to a slower rate of decline in EPTB compared to pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB). The purpose of this study was to characterise the clinical and treatment differences between EPTB and PTB patients, and identi...

journal_title：Public health

authors： Sama JN,Chida N,Polan RM,Nuzzo J,Page K,Shah M

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Child neglect is a major public health problem. It is the most frequently reported and substantiated form of maltreatment in youth protective services, and its effects are the most harmful to children. Yet, very few studies have documented its extent and risk factors in the general population. This study aim...

journal_title：Public health

authors： Clément MÈ,Bérubé A,Chamberland C

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:This study aims to examine current hookah users' perceptions, attitudes, and normative beliefs regarding hookah smoking to further elucidate the rise in hookah smoking prevalence among young adults (aged 18-24 years) and reveal why hookah smoking is perceived as less harmful than other forms of tobacco consu...

journal_title：Public health

authors： Castañeda G,Barnett TE,Soule EK,Young ME

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:This study examines the impact on smokers' behaviour of a planned increase in the Health and Welfare Surcharge of Tobacco Products in Taiwan. STUDY DESIGN:This study used a structured questionnaire to perform telephone interviews. Stratified random sampling was applied to interview current smokers aged 18-6...

journal_title：Public health

authors： Yeh CY,Schafferer C,Lee JM,Hsieh CJ

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Studies have shown that communities with higher concentrations of low-income racial and ethnic minorities correlate with a greater presence of tobacco outlets. Community-level income has consistently been among the strongest predictors of tobacco outlet density. This study analyzes two Maryland geopolitical ...

journal_title：Public health

authors： Fakunle DO,Milam AJ,Furr-Holden CD,Butler J 3rd,Thorpe RJ Jr,LaVeist TA

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To critically review, appraise and evaluate quality of evidence on HIV disclosure among people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) in Nigeria, and to identify a possible gap in knowledge on HIV/AIDS and disclosure. STUDY DESIGN:A systematic review using narrative synthesis and meta-analysis. METHODS:MedLine, Psyc...

journal_title：Public health

authors： Adeoye-Agboola DI,Evans H,Hewson D,Pappas Y

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:China is in the midst of the nutrition transition with increasing rates of obesity and dietary changes. One contributor is the increase in fast food chains within the country. The purpose of this study was to develop a theory-based instrument that explores influencing factors of fast food consumption in adol...

journal_title：Public health

authors： Ma R,Castellanos DC,Bachman J

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:One in five children in England are overweight/obese at school entry. Tackling obesity is therefore a priority. Right from the Start with HENRY is a widely-commissioned programme delivered by trained facilitators to small groups of parents over eight weekly sessions. It is designed to provide parents of infa...

journal_title：Public health

authors： Willis TA,Roberts KP,Berry TM,Bryant M,Rudolf MC

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Childhood mortality is a stubborn problem and remains highest in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Existing research on childhood mortality in SSA indicate that most of the childhood deaths are from preventable causes such as diarrhoea, pneumonia, measles, malaria, HIV and underlying malnutrition, acute respiratory ...

journal_title：Public health

authors： Izugbara C

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The aim of this study was to investigate consumers' willingness to pay (WTP) for cheeses bearing reduced-fat and low salt claims in Spain. STUDY DESIGN:An experiment with 219 cheese consumers was conducted in the period March-May 2015. We used different versions of cheese bearing reduced-fat and low salt cl...

journal_title：Public health

authors： de-Magistris T,Lopéz-Galán B

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The study identifies the prevalence of common mental disorders according to the patient health questionnaire (PHQ) and the use of psychotropic substances in a sample of currently enrolled medical students. STUDY DESIGN:A cross-sectional survey with a self-administrated questionnaire. METHODS:All newly enro...

journal_title：Public health

authors： Wege N,Muth T,Li J,Angerer P

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To study trends in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) seroprevalence in blood donors in northern Pakistan. STUDY DESIGN:Analysis of annual data from blood transfusion centre. PLACE AND DURATION OF STUDY:Data records from people who had donated blood at the Armed Forces Institute of Transfusion (AFIT) betwee...

journal_title：Public health

authors： Ghani E,Rathore MA,Khan SA

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:In 2012, the tuberculosis (TB) notification rate among Romanian TB facility doctors and nurses was 7.2 times higher than in the general population. This indicates that transmission is ongoing inside TB facilities and that TB infection control measures are insufficient. To help prevent nosocomial TB transmi...

journal_title：Public health

authors： Turusbekova N,Popa C,Dragos M,van der Werf MJ,Dinca I

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess the association between parental education and under-five mortality, using the Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI) data from rural Bangladesh. It also investigated whether the association of parental education with under-five mortality had changed over time. STUDY DESIGN:This study w...

journal_title：Public health

authors： Akter T,Hoque DM,Chowdhury EK,Rahman M,Russell M,Arifeen SE

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Information on multimorbidity in the general populations of developing countries is lacking. We examine the prevalence and patterns of multimorbidity in northeastern China. STUDY DESIGN:A cross-sectional study was conducted on adult residents in Jilin Province, northeastern China from June 2012 to August 20...

journal_title：Public health

authors： Wang SB,D'Arcy C,Yu YQ,Li B,Liu YW,Tao YC,Wu YH,Zhang QQ,Xu ZQ,Fu YL,Kou CG

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To develop and test a reliable and practical self-administrated questionnaire in Chinese to evaluate outpatient satisfaction in China. DESIGN:In order to ensure content validity, the 19 items of this questionnaire were generated based on literature review, interview and group discussion. Acceptability was te...

journal_title：Public health

authors： Wei J,Shen L,Yang HB,Qin JB,Huang W,Zhang JJ,Gong QY,Li XX,Yang TB

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A long-term picture of the economy and living conditions of Sandwell, an area of England's industrial Midlands, is presented to explore how these underpin and influence its 'health economy'. Sandwell's experience illustrates how public health actors have to tackle industrial and other factors which shape human health....

journal_title：Public health

authors： Middleton J,Saunders P

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To analyse public attitudes towards access for non-citizens to publicly funded health care and to assess the factors that affect such attitudes. STUDY DESIGN:Cross-sectional study. METHODS:Data from 29 countries were used for a multilevel regression, and data from four countries (United States, Sweden, Phi...

journal_title：Public health

authors： Sun LY,Lee EW,Zahra A,Park JH

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:This study aimed to develop an effective exercise training program for enhancing the postural stability and gait function of chronically ill patients to avoid falls. STUDY DESIGN:Pre training-post-training. Analyses were limited to those randomized to the exercise intervention. METHODS:The participants wer...

journal_title：Public health

authors： Chen MS,Lin TC,Jiang BC

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Many low- and middle-income countries have introduced State-funded health programmes for vulnerable groups as part of global efforts to universalise health coverage. Similarly, India introduced the Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana (RSBY) in 2008, a publicly-funded national health insurance scheme for people be...

journal_title：Public health

authors： Virk AK,Atun R

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This is a systematic review of the distribution of cardiometabolic syndrome (CMS) in Nigeria, the clinical definitions widely used and how it affects the proposition of a national prevalence of CMS that will advise management interventions. STUDY DESIGN:Systematic review of literature. METHODS:To present a ...

journal_title：Public health

authors： Oguoma VM,Nwose EU,Richards RS

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:In Sweden, a work-site wellness programme implies reimbursing some of the expenses for health-promoting activities. Although work-site wellness programmes are readily available in Sweden, a large number of employees elect not to participate. OBJECTIVES:The aim of this study was to investigate the associatio...

journal_title：Public health

authors： Gånedahl H,Zsaludek Viklund P,Carlén K,Kylberg E,Ekberg J

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJETIVES:To describe the information search behaviour, comprehension level, and use of nutritional labeling by consumers according to sociodemographic characteristics. STUDY DESIGN:Cross-sectional study of consumers recruited in five stores of the main supermarket chains in Madrid: a random sample of 299 consumers (r...

journal_title：Public health

authors： Prieto-Castillo L,Royo-Bordonada MA,Moya-Geromini A

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate the ways in which participation in physical activity is prevented or facilitated among older people with acquired sight loss later in life. STUDY DESIGN:Qualitative research. METHODS:Interviews were conducted with 48 visually impaired adults age 60+ years, recruited from a range of settings ...

journal_title：Public health

authors： Phoenix C,Griffin M,Smith B

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Tobacco use is among the most significant public health issues faced by the world today. It is estimated that approximately 5500 adolescents start using tobacco every day in India, adding to the four million youths aged <15 years who are already regular users. School-based smoking prevention programmes have ...

journal_title：Public health

authors： Verma A,Muddaiah P,Krishna Murthy A,Sanga R

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:This study sought consensus-based indices for quality assessment of the public health service (QAPHS) to evaluate the service quality of public health in Shenzhen and other cities in China. STUDY DESIGN:A qualitative study. METHODS:A list of quality assessment indices was formed based on Donabedian theory....

journal_title：Public health

authors： Zhao ZG,Cheng JQ,Xu SL,Hou WL,Richardus JH

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate whether standardised cigarette packaging increases the time spent looking at health warnings, regardless of the format of those warnings. STUDY DESIGN:A factorial (two pack styles x three warning types) within-subject experiment, with participants randomised to different orders of conditions, ...

journal_title：Public health

authors： Shankleman M,Sykes C,Mandeville KL,Di Costa S,Yarrow K

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the associations between time to presentation, and sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of new adult ophthalmic outpatients at the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital (UNTH), Enugu, between March and August 2010. STUDY DESIGN:Hospital-based case-control study. METHODS:Consecutive...

journal_title：Public health

authors： Eze BI,Eze JN

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:This study evaluates the prevalence of Multiple Comorbid Chronic Disease (MCCD) within homeless and non-homeless Veterans and the association between MCCD and inpatient medical care. METHODS:All individuals seen in the VA North Texas Health Care System between October 1, 2009 and September 30, 2010 (n = 102...

journal_title：Public health

authors： LePage JP,Bradshaw LD,Cipher DJ,Crawford AM,Hoosyhar D

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To study the prevalence of postpartum depression (PPD) in a certain rural area in Upper Egypt, identifying the factors that might be involved in its genesis. STUDY DESIGN:The current study is a cross-sectional community-based study. METHODS:The study was conducted in El-Burgaia village, 5 km north to El-Mi...

journal_title：Public health

authors： Mohammed ES,Mosalem FA,Mahfouz EM,Abd ElHameed MA

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Climate change influences human health in various ways, and quantitative assessments of the effect of climate change on health at national level are becoming essential for environmental health management. STUDY DESIGN:This study quantified the burden of disease attributable to climate change in Korea using ...

journal_title：Public health

authors： Yoon SJ,Oh IH,Seo HY,Kim EJ

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Preterm birth is defined as birth before 37 completed weeks gestation, and it is estimated that each day, across the world over 41,000 infants are born before this gestational age. The risk of adverse consequences declines with increasing gestational age. While this paper focuses on the consequences of preterm birth, ...

journal_title：Public health

authors： Platt MJ

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To examine the extent social support mediates resilience and quality of life in Wenchuan earthquake survivors. STUDY DESIGN:Originals. METHODS:Self-report psychological questionnaires, the standard Chinese 12-item Short Form (SF-12v2), the Resilience Scale for Adults (RSA), and the Social Support Rating Sc...

journal_title：Public health

authors： Xu J,Ou L

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Failure of closure of the neural tube often leads to serious malformations, including spina bifida, anencephaly and encephalocoele. Despite improvements in medical and surgical treatment, the burden associated with spina bifida is substantial but country-specific data are lacking outside North America. This s...

journal_title：Public health

authors： Bowles D,Wasiak R,Kissner M,van Nooten F,Engel S,Linder R,Verheyen F,Greiner W

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To perform a meta-analysis of cohort studies and evaluate the association between exposure to 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD) and prostate cancer quantitatively. STUDY DESIGN:Publications before April 2012 about populations exposed to TCDD were searched in PubMed. Only cohort studies were included...

journal_title：Public health

authors： Leng L,Chen X,Li CP,Luo XY,Tang NJ

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article takes a historical perspective on the changing position of WHO in the global health architecture over the past two decades. From the early 1990s a number of weaknesses within the structure and governance of the World Health Organization were becoming apparent, as a rapidly changing post Cold War world pla...

journal_title：Public health

authors： Lidén J

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00