abstract：OBJECTIVES:To examine the extent of socio-economic inequalities in health in the London Borough of Newham and to compare them with those in the UK as a whole. STUDY DESIGN:Cross-sectional, individual-level observational study with data on socio-economic and health measures from wave one of the Newham Household Panel S...

journal_title：Public health

authors： Pevalin DJ

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：METHODS:The arrangements for bulk clinical waste handling were audited in 16 UK hospitals, one year after an earlier audit that revealed many deficiencies in performance. RESULTS:Storage of clinical waste carts in areas accessible to members of the public and failure to lock individual waste carts was common. Waste se...

journal_title：Public health

authors： Blenkharn JI

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper examines the complex interconnections between the development of health promotion and multidisciplinary public health, respectively. Health promotion takes a distinctive interdisciplinary and multiprofessional perspective on health. Historically, it has brought together practitioners from varied disciplinar...

journal_title：Public health

authors： Orme J,de Viggiani N,Naidoo J,Knight T

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:After the firework disaster in Enschede, The Netherlands, on 13 May 2000, a longitudinal health study was carried out. Study questions were: (1) did the health status change over this period; and (2) how is the health status 18 months after the disaster compared with controls? STUDY DESIGN:A longitudinal co...

journal_title：Public health

authors： Grievink L,van der Velden PG,Stellato RK,Dusseldorp A,Gersons BP,Kleber RJ,Lebret E

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To estimate the prevalence of beta-thalassaemia in different subcastes of the Indian Sindhi population who, in general, have a high prevalence of this disease. STUDY DESIGN:A two-phase, community-based survey. METHODS:Asymptomatic, Sindhi volunteers from Nagpur, central India, were recruited into the presen...

journal_title：Public health

authors： Jawahirani A,Mamtani M,Das K,Rughwani V,Kulkarni H

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To examine the strength of association between physical and social factors in the built environment and mental well-being, and to determine which factors are the most important. STUDY DESIGN:A postal survey based on a theoretical model of domains that might link the physical and urban environment with menta...

journal_title：Public health

authors： Guite HF,Clark C,Ackrill G

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To examine the factors responsible for the rise in health- care spending in the United States over the past 15 years. STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS:Nationally representative survey data from 1987 and 2003 were used to examine the top medical conditions accounting for the rise in spending. I also estimate how muc...

journal_title：Public health

authors： Thorpe KE

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To report results on coverage, safety and logistics of a large-scale, school-based Vi polysaccharide immunization campaign in North Jakarta. METHODS:Of 443 primary schools in North Jakarta, Indonesia, 18 public schools were randomly selected for this study. Exclusion criteria were fever 37.5 degrees C or hi...

journal_title：Public health

authors： Agtini MD,Ochiai RL,Soeharno R,Lee HJ,Sundoro J,Hadinegoro SR,Han OP,Tana L,Halim FX,Ghani L,Delima,Lestari W,Sintawati FX,Kusumawardani N,Malik R,Santoso TS,Nadjib M,Soeroso S,Wangsasaputra F,Ali M,Ivanoff B,Ga

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper discusses waste management in the UK and its relationship with health. It aims to outline the role of health professionals in the promotion of waste management, and argues for a change in their role in waste management regulation to help make the process more sustainable. The most common definition of susta...

journal_title：Public health

authors： Mohan R,Spiby J,Leonardi GS,Robins A,Jefferis S

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To examine the influence of duration of completely or partially wrapped swaddling on rickets onset and bone properties in children of school age. STUDY DESIGN:Case-control study. METHODS:Subjects were 73 children aged 7-10 years with a history of rickets (cases) and 70 children with no history of rickets (...

journal_title：Public health

authors： Urnaa V,Kizuki M,Nakamura K,Kaneko A,Inose T,Seino K,Takano T

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the association between diabetes and the prevalence of depression in different sex and age groups by analysing the cross-sectional data from the National Population Health Survey, conducted in Canada in 1996-1997. STUDY DESIGN:A total of 53072 people aged 20-64 years were included in the analysis....

journal_title：Public health

authors： Zhao W,Chen Y,Lin M,Sigal RJ

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Health care providers should seek to minimise the environmental damage caused by their activities and to use scarce natural resources wisely. In particular, they should aim to make no contribution to climate change. Well-designed buildings which incorporate nature will contribution to the health of patients, Staff and...

journal_title：Public health

authors： Griffiths J

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The single-item question on self-rated health has been used in many studies as a global measure of general health. It is unclear whether ethnic minority groups in the Netherlands attach the same meaning to the single-item question as the native Dutch people do. OBJECTIVE:To assess the validity of using the ...

journal_title：Public health

authors： Agyemang C,Denktaş S,Bruijnzeels M,Foets M

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The aim of this study was to review 4 years of hospital data on antenatal services, deliveries and maternal deaths as the baseline evaluation for a programme to improve care. METHODS:Descriptive analyses were made of data extracted from the monthly returns charts and clinical notes on all maternal deaths from Janu...

journal_title：Public health

authors： Baiden F,Amponsa-Achiano K,Oduro AR,Mensah TA,Baiden R,Hodgson A

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:While direct links between obesity and some illnesses are well-established, there is a relative paucity of research on associations between obesity and disabilities. The aim of this study was to test for significant associations between overweight and obesity and the presence of a wide range of disabling con...

journal_title：Public health

authors： Lidstone JS,Ells LJ,Finn P,Whittaker VJ,Wilkinson JR,Summerbell CD

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To assess levels of physical activity in the general population and amongst the 'healthy', and to identify factors associated with this important health behaviour. DESIGN:Population-based cross-sectional study. SETTING:North-west England. PARTICIPANTS:Adults (aged at least 18 years) registered with a...

journal_title：Public health

authors： Harrison RA,McElduff P,Edwards R

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although injuries constitute a major public health problem worldwide, the magnitude and nature of this problem is difficult to establish in low-income settings due to the lack of valid and representative data. In Nicaragua, several parallel studies have been carried out attempting to assess levels and patterns of inju...

journal_title：Public health

authors： Tercero F,Andersson R,Peña R,Rocha J,Castro N

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Using the concept of avoidable mortality, international studies suggest that healthcare has been effective in reducing mortality. This paper provides an analysis of avoidable mortality in Australia and compares trends with those of Western Europe. METHODS:Using unit-record mortality data, we calculated avoi...

journal_title：Public health

authors： Korda RJ,Butler JR

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Our aim was to investigate the association of socio-economic status (SES) with duration of smoking among ever smokers. STUDY DESIGN:We used a subsample of ever smokers (n = 9973) aged 18+ years from the 2001 National Drug Strategy Household Survey (conducted by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare)...

journal_title：Public health

authors： Siahpush M,Heller G,Singh G

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper reports the conclusions of a recent workshop that was established to discuss how health impact assessments (HIAs) might be evaluated. The main purposes of HIA are: (a) to predict the consequences of different decisions; (b) to make the decision-making process more open by involving stakeholders; and (c) to ...

journal_title：Public health

authors： Parry JM,Kemm JR,Evaluation of Health Impact Assessment Workshop.

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To compare clinical practice relating to testing for, and management of, genital Chlamydia trachomatis infection in the Lothian and Grampian regions of Scotland as part of an evaluation of a Government-funded health demonstration project in Lothian, Healthy Respect. STUDY DESIGN:Clinical audit against stand...

journal_title：Public health

authors： Penney GC,Brace V,Cameron S,Tucker J

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper describes the operating and methods for the newly established centre for Public Health Excellence in the National Institute of Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE). The origins of the establishment of this organisation are described and the types of public health guidance which will be produced are outline...

journal_title：Public health

authors： Kelly MP

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study characterized emergency department (ED) visits of patients who had received services in an ED within the previous 72 h. METHODS:ED data from the National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey were analysed for: (a) infectious-disease-related visits; (b) infectious-disease-related return visits; ...

journal_title：Public health

authors： Adekoya N

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cigarette smoking during pregnancy affects the unborn fetus. This study aimed to investigate: (1) the smoking status of pregnant women before, during and after pregnancy in the Yamato and Ayase municipalities, Kanagawa, Japan; (2) the characteristics that differentiate successful spontaneous smoking quitters from cont...

journal_title：Public health

authors： Suzuki J,Kikuma H,Kawaminami K,Shima M

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:India, with its 43 million hepatitis B virus (HBV) carriers and absence of any national immunization programme, adds a substantial number of HBV infections to the HBV carrier pool yearly. The aim of this study was to assess the spread of HBV infection in families with an infected member and to identify the f...

journal_title：Public health

authors： Chakravarty R,Chowdhury A,Chaudhuri S,Santra A,Neogi M,Rajendran K,Panda CK,Chakravarty M

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Self-reported annoyance from electrical equipment has been in evidence since the mid-1980s, and the first reports of illness from everyday chemicals arose in the 1960s. However, the extent of the problem has not yet been fully established. AIMS:The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of annoyan...

journal_title：Public health

authors： Carlsson F,Karlson B,Ørbaek P,Osterberg K,Ostergren PO

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The mortality rates of cerebral and cardiovascular diseases are higher for aborigines than non-aborigines in Taiwan. Hypertriglyceridaemia and hypercholestolaemia are risk factors for cardiovascular diseases. OBJECTIVES:To investigate the prevalence of dyslipidaemia and its associated risk factors in aborig...

journal_title：Public health

authors： Ko YC,Huang MC,Wang TN,Chang SJ,Tsai LY,Tu HP

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To ascertain caregivers's knowledge, attitude and practice regarding malaria and treatment of children in rural and urban communities in Enugu, Nigeria. STUDY DESIGN:This was a cross-sectional study, and caregivers were selected by convenience sampling. METHOD:In total, 224 and 184 respondents were intervie...

journal_title：Public health

authors： Oguonu T,Okafor HU,Obu HA

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The main purpose of this study was to determine the anthropometric indications and nutritional intake of pregnant and lactating women in the Vaal Triangle (n = 431). DESIGN AND METHODS:A validated quantitative food frequency questionnaire was used in this study. Trained fieldworkers conducted interviews wit...

journal_title：Public health

authors： Kesa H,Oldewage-Theron W

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Public Health Observatories are a new phenomenon in the United Kingdom and Ireland. However, similar institutions have been operating in other countries for many years. The nature and development of PHOs in England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland are described, and how they are supporting the growing public health moveme...

journal_title：Public health

authors： Wilkinson J,Coyle E

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Towards the end of 2001, the Scottish Executive Health Department published a unique report, 'Fair for All', on the issue of addressing the health needs of ethnic minorities. One of the recommendations contained within the report was that different groups and organizations within communities should work toge...

journal_title：Public health

authors： Ghouri N

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Israeli Arab citizens comprise Israel's largest minority group (15.6% of Israelis>12 years old). The objectives of this study were to describe the epidemiology of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in this group for the first time at a national level, and to identify health promotion and treatment needs. MET...

journal_title：Public health

authors： Chemtob D,Srour SF

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To ascertain the views of other providers of primary and emergency healthcare services about their local walk-in centre. DESIGN:Postal survey. SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS:National Health Service healthcare providers (general practitioners (GPs), practice nurses, pharmacists, Accident and Emergency (A and E) c...

journal_title：Public health

authors： Pope C,Chalder M,Moore L,Salisbury C

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to determine the effects of psychosocial factors such as peer group, family and academic self-perception on smoking, alcohol and substance use by adolescents living in Mersin, Turkey. The study included a total of 3282 students from the sixth and tenth grades and college. The number of ...

journal_title：Public health

authors： Tot S,Yazici K,Yazici A,Metin O,Bal N,Erdem P

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Research has given a comprehensive picture of the negative health consequences of unemployment without offering sufficient comparison between different age groups. The aim of this study was to analyse whether the associations between ill health, particularly poor psychological health and smoking, and unemplo...

journal_title：Public health

authors： Reine I,Novo M,Hammarström A

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess the burden of road traffic injuries in Pakistan-a developing country in South Asia. METHODS:A nationally representative household interview survey, to measure the burden of all injuries for all ages and in both genders using a three-month recall period. RESULTS:The overall incidence of injury eve...

journal_title：Public health

authors： Ghaffar A,Hyder AA,Masud TI

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Road traffic accidents are considered to be the second highest cause of mortality in Iran. A study was conducted to describe road-traffic-related mortality data in Iran in a given period. All Iranian mortality data on road traffic accidents between March 1999 and 2000 (one complete Iranian calendar year) were obtained...

journal_title：Public health

authors： Montazeri A

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although UK general practice is highly computerized, comprehensive use of these computers is often limited to registration data and the issue of repeat prescriptions. The recording of diagnostic data is patchy. This study examines whether patients with, or at risk of, osteoporosis can be readily identified from genera...

journal_title：Public health

authors： de Lusignan S,Chan T,Wells S,Cooper A,Harvey M,Brew S,Wright M

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The number of voluntary organizations active in health care is considerable. There have been recent calls for a new closer working relationship between voluntary bodies and the National Health Service. The relationship between the two healthcare sectors needs to be efficient and harmonious in the interests o...

journal_title：Public health

authors： Coid DR,Williams B,Crombie IK

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objectives of this study were to describe the global profile of biomedical research productivity and to examine any improvement seen in it in the developing world during the period 1990-2000. Biomedical research articles published during 1990-2000 were accessed through the Medline database. The number of (journal)...

journal_title：Public health

authors： Rahman M,Fukui T

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00