abstract：BACKGROUND:Little is known about what influences health visitors' breastfeeding support. The objective was to describe health visitors' breastfeeding experiences, beliefs, knowledge and self-efficacy in breastfeeding guidance and determine the impact of a training course on these factors, and how they were reflected in...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Kronborg H,Vaeth M,Olsen J,Harder I

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Knowledge on predictors of disability pension is very limited. The aim was to assess the importance of sick-leave diagnosis and socio-demographic variables as risk factors for disability pension among individuals on long-term sickness absence and to compare these factors by gender and over time. METHODS:A p...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Karlsson NE,Carstensen JM,Gjesdal S,Alexanderson KA

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Physical activity among adolescents and its implications for health status is of increasing concern. We examined trends in physical activity and participation in sports clubs among Icelandic adolescents. METHODS:Cross-sectional survey data were used to determine levels of vigorous physical activity and part...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Eithsdóttir ST,Kristjánsson AL,Sigfúsdóttir ID,Allegrante JP

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Mental problems have been hypothesized to impede social adaptation and vice versa, and discrimination is assumed to interact with both. The available empirical documentation is, however, limited. The objective of this study is to contribute to a more comprehensive understanding of associations and pathways b...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Montgomery E,Foldspang A

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Falciparum malaria or malaria tropica is one of the leading causes of childhood mortality worldwide. Malaria-related deaths occur mainly in sub-Saharan Africa, where an estimated 365 million clinical cases of Plasmodium falciparum malaria occur each year. In Europe, imported malaria cases occur due to return...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Driessen GJ,Pereira RR,Brabin BJ,Hartwig NG

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study investigates patterns of food shopping and availability of fruit and vegetables and snack foods in a northern European (Central England) and southern European region (Southern France). METHODS:Two studies were conducted in England (Nottingham) and France (Montpellier): (i) Cross-sectional populat...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Pettinger C,Holdsworth M,Gerber M

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess country differences in prevalence of overweight, obesity, underweight and stunting in the Pro Children Survey. METHODS:A cross-sectional study conducted in a random sample of schools in nine European countries in 2003. The subjects were 8317 11-year-old children from Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Ice...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Yngve A,De Bourdeaudhuij I,Wolf A,Grjibovski A,Brug J,Due P,Ehrenblad B,Elmadfa I,Franchini B,Klepp KI,Poortvliet E,Rasmussen M,Thorsdottir I,Perez Rodrigo C

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is little information on potential differences in smoking behaviour of parents between Finland and Russia and on the effects of environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) exposure on allergic and respiratory diseases among Finnish and Russian children. The aim of the study was to compare the smoking behaviour o...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Hugg TT,Jaakkola MS,Ruotsalainen RO,Pushkarev VJ,Jaakkola JJ

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Women's diets are healthier than men's. Finnish women eat more fruits and vegetables but less meat than men. Gender differences may be larger in the Baltic countries, which represent Eastern European transition societies than in Finland, a society characterized by the Scandinavian welfare ideology and a high...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Prättälä R,Paalanen L,Grinberga D,Helasoja V,Kasmel A,Petkeviciene J

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Parent child relationships and parenting processes are emerging as potential life course determinants of health. Parenting is socially patterned and could be one of the factors responsible for the negative effects of social inequalities on health, both in childhood and adulthood. This study tests the hypothe...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Belsky J,Bell B,Bradley RH,Stallard N,Stewart-Brown SL

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cantabria has the highest prevalence of alcohol consumption among women in Spain. Patterns of alcohol consumption before pregnancy were assessed as a determinant of alcohol cessation in pregnant women in Cantabria. METHODS:Survey on a random sample of women delivering for the period 1998-2002 (n = 1510). In...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Palma S,Pardo-Crespo R,Mariscal M,Perez-Iglesias R,Llorca J,Delgado-Rodríguez M

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Incidence of newly diagnosed HIV infections among injecting drug users (IDUs) in Helsinki rose from 0 per 100,000 inhabitants in 1997 to 2.9 in 1998 and to 11.1 in 1999. Thereafter incidence declined to 2.1 in 2003. METHODS:Data were collected from interviews with HIV-positive IDUs who attended the Universi...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Kivelä P,Krol A,Simola S,Vaattovaara M,Tuomola P,Brummer-Korvenkontio H,Ristola M

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although many previous epidemiological studies have reported the incidence of diseases, mortality rate and economic losses after natural disasters, none of these studies has been comprehensive enough. Our aim was to establish a synthetic evaluation model (SEM) that can be used to analyze flood hazards. METH...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Tan H,Ping W,Yang T,Li S,Liu A,Zhou J,Groves J,Sun Z

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study aims to examine the impact of women's characteristics (demographics, risk behaviour, and beliefs) on the uptake of cervical cancer screening, taking practice characteristics (demographic and organizational) into account. METHODS:Routinely collected data of screening status were sampled from elect...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Tacken MA,Braspenning JC,Hermens RP,Spreeuwenberg PM,van den Hoogen HJ,de Bakker DH,Groenewegen PP,Grol RP

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The objective of this paper is to explore the connection between self-reported health and religiosity among Israeli Jews, using several self-reported health measures. METHODS:Data were collected by two health surveys covering 1999 individuals in 1993 and 2505 individuals in 2000, representing the population...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Shmueli A

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Given the challenge of a high proportion of older employees who retire early from work we analyse associations of indicators of a poor psychosocial quality of work with intended premature departure from work in a large sample of older male and female employees in 10 European countries. METHODS:Baseline data...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Siegrist J,Wahrendorf M,von dem Knesebeck O,Jürges H,Börsch-Supan A

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of this study was to analyse the changes in the prevalence of overweight, obesity, and in mean body mass index (BMI) among school children, and to analyse the predictive value of overweight and obesity at school entry to overweight and obesity in adolescence in an Arctic child population. METHODS:Re...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Niclasen BV,Petzold MG,Schnohr C

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The review of European health management research was undertaken over a 10-year period, from July 1995 to June 2005, to produce an account of the state of research, including its quality, range and any gaps; and to assess the implications of the research, its potential for uptake by policy bodies and the nee...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Hunter DJ,Brown J

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In the Netherlands, managed competition between health plans has been introduced. For Dutch health plans this implies that they need to collect data about their own performance and that of the care providers they contract. To that end, Consumer Assessment of Health Plan Surveys (CAHPS) instruments have recen...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Delnoij DM,ten Asbroek G,Arah OA,de Koning JS,Stam P,Poll A,Vriens B,Schmidt P,Klazinga NS

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In April 2000, the Council of the Baltic Sea States established the Task Force on Communicable Disease Control in the Baltic Sea region (the Task Force). A successor structure, the Northern Dimension Partnership in Public Health and Social Wellbeing, was established in autumn 2003. This article, a follow-up ...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Rowe L,Rechel B

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To examine support for various smoking policies and tobacco control measures among lifetime smokers in a country with weak anti-smoking legislation and an underdeveloped anti-smoking climate. METHODS:Current (n = 624) and former smokers (n = 131) from a general population survey filled in the 30-item Smokin...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Schumann A,John U,Thyrian JR,Ulbricht S,Hapke U,Meyer C

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A number of studies have suggested that social inequalities in health disappear or are attenuated in early adolescence possibly due to changing risk exposures. The present study examines social equalization in youth in a representative sample of British households with children aged 0-18 years. METHODS:Seco...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Spencer NJ

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim was to investigate the differences in alcohol involvement in fatal injury events between females and males. METHODS:Information was obtained from the Forensic Medicine Database and the Forensic Toxicology Database of the National Board of Forensic Medicine, and from the inpatient register of the Nat...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Sjögren H,Valverius P,Eriksson A

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Calls for public health initiatives to increase adolescent leisure-time physical activity suggest that increasing activity in this age group will reduce social inequalities in health. While the public health benefits of exercise are undisputed, there is little evidence on its role in reducing health inequali...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Sacker A,Cable N

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In this paper, we investigate cross-sectional and prospective relationships between various socioeconomic indicators and different health behaviours among boys and girls at ages 13-21, and whether socioeconomic status (SES) is related to changes in health behaviour over time. METHODS:The study is based on a...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Friestad C,Klepp KI

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Consumption of fruits and vegetables is associated with a reduced risk of cardiovascular disease and cancer. The European Union Common Agricultural Policy keeps prices high by limiting the availability of fruits and vegetables. This policy is at odds with public health interests. We assess the potential heal...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Veerman JL,Barendregt JJ,Mackenbach JP

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Lifestyle advice given by general practitioners (GPs) may be a cost-effective means of health promotion; however, it is not fully put into routine practice. The aim of this study was to explore to what extent GPs' patients expect and receive advice concerning alcohol, tobacco, exercise and diet in relation t...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Johansson K,Bendtsen P,Akerlind I

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Studies comparing socioeconomic inequalities in health using several health indicators are scarce. Therefore, this study aims to compare the shape and magnitude of occupational class inequalities across key domains of health, i.e. the subjective, functional and medical domains. Additionally, we examine wheth...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Lahelma E,Martikainen P,Rahkonen O,Roos E,Saastamoinen P

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The types and quantity of non-response in surveys influence the extent to which the results may be generalized. This study analysed trends in non-response in the Danish Health Interview Surveys from 1987 to 1994 and used the National Patient Registry to assess whether non-response biased the estimated popula...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Kjøller M,Thoning H

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:It is a recurrent finding that adolescent girls report psychological symptoms in a higher degree compared with boys. The explanations for this difference vary, but the psychosocial school environment has never been a focus in these explanations. The aim of this study was to analyse whether psychosocial facto...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Gådin KG,Hammarström A

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cigarette smoking is known to increase the risk of chronic disease. Improved understanding of factors that contribute to smoking initiation and cessation may help to underpin strategies that lead to smoking behavior change. METHODS:Cross-sectional data obtained from 11,967 men and women, aged 20-65 years, w...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： van Loon AJ,Tijhuis M,Surtees PG,Ormel J

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To quantify clinical inappropriateness of antibiotic prescription and its costs in primary health care. METHODS:2470 cases of infectious disease during 1998 were analysed. RESULTS:Of all cases, 69.9% did not require antibiotic treatment. Global clinical inappropriateness amounted to 43.7%, rising to 56.7% w...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Caminal J,Rovira J

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study examines the prevalence and correlates of stages of change of smoking, in terms of psychosocial, structural and sociodemographic factors, among inhabitants of deprived neighbourhoods. METHODS:Cross-sectional data were obtained from a survey on health related behaviour. Subjects were 2009 current ...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Dotinga A,Schrijvers CT,Voorham AJ,Mackenbach JP

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In 1998 a joint initiative of the Hungarian School of Public Health and the National Public Health Service created a network of sentinel stations based in primary care facilities in four Hungarian counties. The aim was to establish a system that will provide valid data on morbidity of selected diseases in Hu...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Széles G,Vokó Z,Jenei T,Kardos L,Pocsai Z,Bajtay A,Papp E,Pásti G,Kósa Z,Molnár I,Lun K,Adány R

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Examine negative side-effects on self-rated health and well-being of a community-based intervention in a fishing community in the Norwegian Arctic. METHOD:A cohort study with quasi-experimental design with one intervention community and three control communities from the same area. There was a baseline screening (...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Lupton BS,Fønnebø V,Søgaard AJ,Fylkesnes K

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Risk factors in young adulthood may persist into later life and eventually lead to cardiovascular (CV) disease. The purpose of this study was to describe the prevalence of hypertension and other established CV risk factors in older adolescents. METHODS:Study nurses examined 120 girls and 80 boys with a mean...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Nawrot TS,Hoppenbrouwers K,Den Hond E,Fagard RH,Staessen JA

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of the study was to examine the effects of parental socioeconomic status, own socioeconomic status and social mobility upon the development of smoking from adolescence to adulthood. METHODS:Subjects were the participants of the North Karelia Youth Project study from six schools in Eastern Finland. A...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Paavola M,Vartiainen E,Haukkala A

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In Italy patients are supposed to choose their primary care physician (PCP), but many prefer to attend specialists or hospitals. To understand the patients' decision processes regarding selection of PCP, their attitudes, perceptions and related behaviours on the role of PCPs in Italy were investigated. METH...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Pileggi C,Carbone V,Pavia M,Angelillo IF

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The more diseases one suffers from, the higher the number of health care services attended. This study aims to examine the role this association plays in socio-economic differences in multiple health care utilization. METHODS:The study population derived from the Netherlands Health Interview Surveys (1990-1...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Droomers M,Westert GP

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patient delay was investigated in a cohort of TB patients identified from May 1996 until April 1997 in 13 Autonomous Regions in Spain. The study covered almost 67% of the total Spanish population. METHODS:Data were collected from clinical records. Using unconditional logistic regression with two different c...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Díez M,Bleda MJ,Alcaide J,Caloto T,Castells C,Cardenal JI,Domínguez A,Gayoso P,Gutiérrez G,Huerta C,López MJ,Moreno T,Muñoz F,Navarro C,Picó M,Pozo F,Quirós JR,Robles F,Sánchez JM,Vanaclocha H,Vega T,Multicentre

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00