abstract：BACKGROUND:During the last decades, global migration has increased and many immigrant groups have a higher prevalence than the native born population of several cardiovascular disease risk factors, including poor dietary habits. However, it is uncertain if dietary habits in immigrant populations reflect dietary habits ...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Koochek A,Mirmiran P,Sundquist K,Hosseini F,Azizi T,Moeini AS,Johansson SE,Karlström B,Azizi F,Sundquist J

更新日期：2011-05-31 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The medical tourism industry, which assists patients with accessing non-emergency medical care abroad, has grown rapidly in recent years. A lack of reliable data about medical tourism makes it difficult to create policy, health system, and public health responses to address the associated risks and shortcomi...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Johnston R,Crooks VA,Adams K,Snyder J,Kingsbury P

更新日期：2011-05-31 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The health condition of workers is known to impact on productivity outcomes. The relationship between health and productivity is of increasing interest amid the need to increase productivity to meet global financial challenges. Prevalence of psychological distress is also of growing concern in Australia with...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Holden L,Scuffham PA,Hilton MF,Ware RS,Vecchio N,Whiteford HA

更新日期：2011-05-31 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Charging for tuberculosis (TB) treatment could reduce completion rates, particularly in the poor. We identified and synthesised studies that measure costs of TB treatment, estimates of adherence and the potential impact of charging on treatment completion in China. METHODS:Inclusion criteria were primary re...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Long Q,Smith H,Zhang T,Tang S,Garner P

更新日期：2011-05-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Presenteeism is highly prevalent and costly to employers. It is defined as being present at work, but limited in some aspect of job performance by a health problem.Workplace health promotion (WHP) is a common strategy used to enhance on-the-job productivity. The primary objective is to determine if WHP progr...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Cancelliere C,Cassidy JD,Ammendolia C,Côté P

更新日期：2011-05-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Diarrhea remains the second leading cause of death in children under 5 years of age in sub-Saharan Africa. Health care seeking behavior for diarrhea varies by context and has important implications for developing appropriate care strategies and estimating burden of disease. The objective of this study was to...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Page AL,Hustache S,Luquero FJ,Djibo A,Manzo ML,Grais RF

更新日期：2011-05-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Living in a world greatly controlled by mass media makes it impossible to escape its pervading influence. As media in Pakistan has been free in the true sense of the word for only a few years, its impact on individuals is yet to be assessed. Our study aims to be the first to look at the effect media has on t...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Khan AN,Khalid S,Khan HI,Jabeen M

更新日期：2011-05-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Weight loss is known to decrease the health risks associated with being overweight and obese. Awareness of overweight status is an important determinant of weight loss attempts and may have more of an impact on one's decision to lose weight than objective weight status. We therefore investigated the percepti...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Bhanji S,Khuwaja AK,Siddiqui F,Azam I,Kazmi K

更新日期：2011-05-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Obesity is on the rise worldwide, not sparing developing countries. Both demographic and socio-economic factors play parts in obesity causation. Few surveys have been conducted in Tanzania to determine the magnitude of obesity and its association with these risk factors. This study aimed at determining the p...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Shayo GA,Mugusi FM

更新日期：2011-05-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The 'Physical Activity Care Pathway' (a Pilot for the 'Let's Get Moving' policy) is a systematic approach to integrating physical activity promotion into the primary care setting. It combines several methods reported to support behavioural change, including brief interventions, motivational interviewing, goa...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Boehler CE,Milton KE,Bull FC,Fox-Rushby JA

更新日期：2011-05-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Emilia Romagna, a northern Italian region, has a population of 4.27 million, of which 9.7% are immigrants. The objective of this study was to investigate the epidemiology of tuberculosis (TB) during the period 1996-2006 in not Italy-born compared to Italy-born cases. METHODS:Data was obtained from the Regio...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Odone A,Riccò M,Morandi M,Borrini BM,Pasquarella C,Signorelli C

更新日期：2011-05-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The potential of web-based interventions in dietary behaviour modification of the diabetics has not been fully explored. We describe the protocol of a 12-month match-design randomised controlled trial of a web-based dietary intervention for type 2 diabetic patients with primary aim to evaluate the effect of ...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Ramadas A,Quek KF,Chan CK,Oldenburg B,Hussein Z

更新日期：2011-05-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:During the 2009 H1N1 influenza epidemic, policy makers debated over whether, when, and how long to close schools. While closing schools could have reduced influenza transmission thereby preventing cases, deaths, and health care costs, it may also have incurred substantial costs from increased childcare needs...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Brown ST,Tai JH,Bailey RR,Cooley PC,Wheaton WD,Potter MA,Voorhees RE,LeJeune M,Grefenstette JJ,Burke DS,McGlone SM,Lee BY

更新日期：2011-05-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Many factors have been associated with circulation of the dengue fever virus and vector, although the dynamics of transmission are not yet fully understood. The aim of this work is to estimate the spatial distribution of the risk of dengue fever in an area of continuous dengue occurrence. METHODS:This is a ...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Cordeiro R,Donalisio MR,Andrade VR,Mafra AC,Nucci LB,Brown JC,Stephan C

更新日期：2011-05-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Domestic Violence Prevention Act came into effect in Japan in 2001, but covers only marriage partner violence and post-divorce partner violence, and does not recognize intimate partner violence (IPV). The present study was performed to determine the experience of harassment, both toward and from an intim...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Ohnishi M,Nakao R,Shibayama S,Matsuyama Y,Oishi K,Miyahara H

更新日期：2011-05-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Health care providers (HCPs) play an important role in public health emergency preparedness and response (PHEPR) so need to be aware of public health threats and emergencies. To inform HCPs, public health issues PHEPR messages that provide guidelines and updates, and facilitate surveillance so HCPs will reco...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Revere D,Nelson K,Thiede H,Duchin J,Stergachis A,Baseman J

更新日期：2011-05-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Overweight develops gradually as a result of a long term surplus on the balance between energy intake and energy expenditure. Aim of this study was to quantify the positive energy balance responsible for excess body weight gain (energy gap) in young overweight children. METHODS:Reported data on weight and h...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： van den Berg SW,Boer JM,Scholtens S,de Jongste JC,Brunekreef B,Smit HA,Wijga AH

更新日期：2011-05-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Organizational changes in modern corporate life have become increasingly common and there are indications that they often fail to achieve their ends. An earlier study of 24,036 employees showed that those who had repeatedly been exposed to large increases in staffing during 1991-1996 had an excess risk of bo...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Baltzer M,Westerlund H,Backhans M,Melinder K

更新日期：2011-05-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although social environments may influence alcohol-related behaviours in youth, the relationship between neighbourhood socioeconomic context and effectiveness of school-based prevention against underage drinking has been insufficiently investigated. We study whether the social environment affects the impact ...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Caria MP,Faggiano F,Bellocco R,Galanti MR

更新日期：2011-05-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Public health promotes an ecological approach to chronic disease prevention, however, little research has been conducted to assess the integration of an ecological approach in community-based prevention programs. This study sought to contribute to the evidence base by assessing the extent to which an ecologi...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Cargo M,Marks E,Brimblecombe J,Scarlett M,Maypilama E,Dhurrkay JG,Daniel M

更新日期：2011-05-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cardio-metabolic risk factors are becoming more prevalent in children and adolescents. A lack of moderate-to-vigorous intensity physical activity (MVPA) is an established determinant of cardio-metabolic risk factors in children and adolescents. Less is known about the relationship between sedentary behavior ...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Carson V,Janssen I

更新日期：2011-05-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:It is well established that smoking rates in people with common mental disorders such as anxiety or depressive disorders are much higher than in people without mental disorders. It is less clear whether people with these mental disorders want to quit smoking, attempt to quit smoking or successfully quit smok...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Lawrence D,Mitrou F,Zubrick SR

更新日期：2011-04-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Childhood obesity is not only associated with adult obesity but also with increased risk of adult onset of type 2 diabetes and subsequent coronary heart disease. The potential effects of school-based health intervention programmes on cardiovascular risk and surrogate markers are unclear, as only few studies ...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Siegrist M,Hanssen H,Lammel C,Haller B,Halle M

更新日期：2011-04-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The assumption behind the presented work is that the information people search for on the internet reflects the disease status in society. By having access to this source of information, epidemiologists can get a valuable complement to the traditional surveillance and potentially get new and timely epidemiol...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Hulth A,Rydevik G

更新日期：2011-04-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Longitudinal studies are of aetiological and public health relevance but can be undermined by attrition. The aim of this paper was to identify effective retention strategies to increase participation in population-based cohort studies. METHODS:Systematic review of the literature to identify prospective popu...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Booker CL,Harding S,Benzeval M

更新日期：2011-04-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Each year almost one million newborns die from infections, mostly in low-income countries. Timely case management would save many lives but the relative mortality effect of varying strategies is unknown. We have estimated the effect of providing oral, or injectable antibiotics at home or in first-level facil...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Zaidi AK,Ganatra HA,Syed S,Cousens S,Lee AC,Black R,Bhutta ZA,Lawn JE

更新日期：2011-04-13 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Zinc plays an important role in cellular growth, cellular differentiation and metabolism. The results of previous meta-analyses evaluating effect of zinc supplementation on linear growth are inconsistent. We have updated and evaluated the available evidence according to Grading of Recommendations, Assessme...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Imdad A,Bhutta ZA

更新日期：2011-04-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Measles was responsible for an estimated 100,000 deaths worldwide in 2008. Despite being a vaccine-preventable disease, measles remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality in young children. Although a safe and effective injectable measles vaccine has been available for over 50 years it has not been pos...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Higginson D,Theodoratou E,Nair H,Huda T,Zgaga L,Jadhav SS,Omer SB,Rudan I,Campbell H

更新日期：2011-04-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Globally syphilis is an important yet preventable cause of stillbirth, neonatal mortality and morbidity. OBJECTIVES:This review sought to estimate the effect of detection and treatment of active syphilis in pregnancy with at least 2.4 MU benzathine penicillin (or equivalent) on syphilis-related stillbirths ...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Blencowe H,Cousens S,Kamb M,Berman S,Lawn JE

更新日期：2011-04-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Tooth loss impairs oral function. The aim of the present review was to evaluate the causal association between smoking and tooth loss on the basis of high-quality studies. METHODS:Relevant literature was searched and screened, and the methodological quality was assessed. Information on the strength of the a...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Hanioka T,Ojima M,Tanaka K,Matsuo K,Sato F,Tanaka H

更新日期：2011-04-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The increasing prevalence of type 2 diabetes poses both clinical and public health challenges. Cost-effective approaches to prevent progression of the disease in primary care are needed. Evidence suggests that intensive multifactorial interventions including medication and behaviour change can significantly ...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Griffin SJ,Simmons RK,Williams KM,Prevost AT,Hardeman W,Grant J,Whittle F,Boase S,Hobbis I,Brage S,Westgate K,Fanshawe T,Sutton S,Wareham NJ,Kinmonth AL,ADDITION-Plus study team.

更新日期：2011-04-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Binge drinking (BD) seems to be related to health and social complications among adolescents. Considering that knowledge about BD in developing countries is limited and that in Brazil high socioeconomic status is a risk factor for alcohol abuse, this study sheds light about this phenomenon among adolescents ...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Sanchez ZM,Martins SS,Opaleye ES,Moura YG,Locatelli DP,Noto AR

更新日期：2011-03-31 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Most public health guidelines recommend that adults need to participate in 30 minutes of moderate intensity physical activity on most days of the week to maintain good health. Achieving the recommended 30 minutes of exercise a day can be difficult in middle aged, overweight women. This 12 week study evaluate...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Pal S,Cheng C,Ho S

更新日期：2011-03-31 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Physical activity and sedentary behaviour among children should be measured accurately in order to investigate their relationship with health. Accelerometry provides objective and accurate measurement of body movement, which can be converted to meaningful behavioural outcomes. The aim of this study was to ev...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Yıldırım M,Verloigne M,de Bourdeaudhuij I,Androutsos O,Manios Y,Felso R,Kovács É,Doessegger A,Bringolf-Isler B,te Velde SJ,Brug J,Chinapaw MJ

更新日期：2011-03-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Diarrhea is the second leading cause of death for children under five in Burundi; however, use of oral rehydration salts (ORS), the recommended first-line treatment, remains low. In 2004, PSI/Burundi launched a social marketing intervention to promote ORASEL among caregivers of children under five; the produ...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Kassegne S,Kays MB,Nzohabonayo J

更新日期：2011-03-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Since its establishment in February 2008, the Armed Forces Health Surveillance Center (AFHSC) has embarked on a number of initiatives and projects in collaboration with a variety of agencies in the Department of Defense (DoD), other organizations within the federal government, and non-governmental partners. In 2009, t...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： DeFraites RF

更新日期：2011-03-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Many countries are facing the burden of accelerated population aging and a lack of institutional support to meet the needs of older individuals. In developing countries, adult children are primarily responsible for the care of their elderly parents. However, out-migration of adult children is common in these...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Adhikari R,Jampaklay A,Chamratrithirong A

更新日期：2011-03-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:An accurate prediction of unplanned readmission (UR) after discharge from hospital can facilitate physician's decision making processes for providing better quality of care in geriatric patients. The objective of this study was to explore the association of cardiac autonomic functions as measured by frequenc...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Chiang JK,Fu CH,Kuo TB,Koo M

更新日期：2011-02-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recent studies have suggested that vaccination with seasonal influenza vaccine resulted in an apparent higher risk of infection with pandemic influenza H1N1 2009. A simple mathematical model incorporating strain competition and a hypothesised temporary strain-transcending immunity is constructed to investiga...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Mercer GN,Barry SI,Kelly H

更新日期：2011-02-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Poor mental health predicts sexual risk behaviours in high-income countries, but little is known about this association in low-income settings in sub-Saharan Africa where HIV is prevalent. This study investigated whether depression, psychological distress and alcohol use are associated with sexual risk behav...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Lundberg P,Rukundo G,Ashaba S,Thorson A,Allebeck P,Ostergren PO,Cantor-Graae E

更新日期：2011-02-21 00:00:00