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1. Intimate partner violence, depression, and sexual behaviour among gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men in the PROUD trial

   Little is known about the prevalence and correlates of intimate partner violence (IPV) among gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men (GBMSM) in the UK. The aim of this study was to investigate the pr...

   Authors: Ada R. Miltz, Fiona C. Lampe, Loraine J. Bacchus, Sheena McCormack, David Dunn, Ellen White, Alison Rodger, Andrew N. Phillips, Lorraine Sherr, Amanda Clarke, Alan McOwan, Ann Sullivan and Mitzy Gafos

   Citation: BMC Public Health 2019 19:431

   Content type: Research article Published on: 25 April 2019

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2. Using physical education to promote out-of school physical activity in lower secondary school students – a randomized controlled trial protocol

   Given the documented decline in levels of physical activity in early adolescence, promoting physical activity in young people is a priority for health promotion. School physical education (PE) is an important ...

   Authors: Juho Polet, Mary Hassandra, Taru Lintunen, Arto Laukkanen, Nelli Hankonen, Mirja Hirvensalo, Tuija Tammelin and Martin S. Hagger

   Citation: BMC Public Health 2019 19:157

   Content type: Study protocol Published on: 6 February 2019

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3. Association of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity with neck circumference in eight Latin American countries

   Physical activity is a cornerstone in the prevention and treatment of obesity. There are relatively few studies that explore the effect of accelerometer-determined moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA)...

   Authors: Gerson Luis de Moraes Ferrari, Irina Kovalskys, Mauro Fisberg, Georgina Gomez, Attilio Rigotti, Lilia Yadira Cortés Sanabria, Martha Cecilia Yépez García, Rossina Gabriella Pareja Torres, Marianella Herrera-Cuenca, Ioná Zalcman Zimberg, Viviana Guajardo, Michael Pratt, Carlos Pires and Dirceu Solé

   Citation: BMC Public Health 2019 19:809

   Content type: Research article Published on: 24 June 2019

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4. ‘Let’s Move It’ – a school-based multilevel intervention to increase physical activity and reduce sedentary behaviour among older adolescents in vocational secondary schools: a study protocol for a cluster-randomised trial

   Physical activity (PA) has been shown to decline during adolescence, and those with lower education have lower levels of activity already at this age, calling for targeted efforts for them. No previous study h...

   Authors: Nelli Hankonen, Matti T. J. Heino, Vera Araujo-Soares, Falko F. Sniehotta, Reijo Sund, Tommi Vasankari, Pilvikki Absetz, Katja Borodulin, Antti Uutela, Taru Lintunen and Ari Haukkala

   Citation: BMC Public Health 2016 16:451

   Content type: Study protocol Published on: 27 May 2016

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5. Costs associated with delivering HPV vaccination in the context of the first year demonstration programme in southern Mozambique

   In Mozambique cervical cancer is a public health threat, due to its high incidence and limited access to early diagnosis of precancerous lesions. International organisations are supporting the introduction of ...

   Authors: Sergi Alonso, Olga Cambaco, Yolanda Maússe, Graça Matsinhe, Eusébio Macete, Clara Menéndez, Elisa Sicuri, Esperança Sevene and Khátia Munguambe

   Citation: BMC Public Health 2019 19:1031

   Content type: Research article Published on: 1 August 2019

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6. The impact of maternal experience of violence and common mental disorders on neonatal outcomes: a survey of adolescent mothers in Sao Paulo, Brazil

   Both violence and depression during pregnancy have been linked to adverse neonatal outcomes, particularly low birth weight. The aim of this study was to investigate the independent and interactive effects of t...

   Authors: Cleusa P Ferri, Sandro S Mitsuhiro, Marina CM Barros, Elisa Chalem, Ruth Guinsburg, Vikram Patel, Martin Prince and Ronaldo Laranjeira

   Citation: BMC Public Health 2007 7:209

   Content type: Research article Published on: 16 August 2007

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7. The Camino Verde intervention in Nicaragua, 2004–2012

   Camino Verde (the Green Way) is an evidence-based community mobilisation tool for prevention of dengue and other mosquito-borne viral diseases. Its effectiveness was demonstrated in a ...

   Authors: Jorge Arosteguí, Robert J. Ledogar, Josefina Coloma, Carlos Hernández-Alvarez, Harold Suazo-Laguna, Alvaro Cárcamo, Rosa María Reyes, Alejandro Belli, Neil Andersson and Eva Harris

   Citation: BMC Public Health 2017 17(Suppl 1):406

   Content type: Review Published on: 30 May 2017

   This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 17 Supplement 1

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8. Active commuting to and from university, obesity and metabolic syndrome among Colombian university students

   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 obes...

   Authors: Antonio García-Hermoso, Andrea P. Quintero, Enrique Hernández, Jorge Enrique Correa-Bautista, Mikel Izquierdo, Alejandra Tordecilla-Sanders, Daniel Prieto-Benavides, Carolina Sandoval-Cuellar, Katherine González-Ruíz, Emilio Villa-González and Robinson Ramírez-Vélez

   Citation: BMC Public Health 2018 18:523

   Content type: Research article Published on: 19 April 2018

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9. Setting – based prevalence and correlates of central obesity: findings from a cross-sectional study among formal sector employees in Dodoma City, Central Tanzania

   Obesity at the workplace has been associated with symptoms of lower self-esteem, increased individual and employer healthcare costs, increased absenteeism and presenteeism and reduced productivity. Therefore, ...

   Authors: Mariam John Munyogwa, Kaloli Sayi Ntalima and Secilia Ng’weshemi Kapalata

   Citation: BMC Public Health 2021 21:97

   Content type: Research article Published on: 7 January 2021

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10. Information and communication technologies for approaching smokers: a descriptive study in primary healthcare

    Common interventions for smoking cessation are based on medical advice and pharmacological aid. Information and communication technologies may be helpful as interventions by themselves or as complementary tool...

    Authors: Elisa Puigdomènech, Jose-Manuel Trujillo-Gómez, Carlos Martín-Cantera, Laura Díaz-Gete, Mónica Manzano-Montero, Jessica Sánchez-Fondevila, Yolanda Gonzalez-Fernandez, Beatriz Garcia-Rueda, Elena-Mercedes Briones-Carrió, Mª-Lourdes Clemente-Jiménez, Carmen Castaño and Joan Birulés-Muntané

    Citation: BMC Public Health 2015 15:2

    Content type: Research article Published on: 13 February 2015

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11. Prevalence and associated risk factors of peripheral artery disease in virologically suppressed HIV-infected individuals on antiretroviral therapy in Kwara state, Nigeria: a cross sectional study

    The association between HIV and cardiovascular disease (CVD) has been reported in several studies. However, there is paucity of information on the prevalence of subclinical disease as well as its associated ri...

    Authors: Chidozie Elochukwu Agu, Ikenna Kingsley Uchendu, Augusta Chinyere Nsonwu, Chukwugozie Nwachukwu Okwuosa and Peter Uwadiegwu Achukwu

    Citation: BMC Public Health 2019 19:1143

    Content type: Research article Published on: 20 August 2019

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12. The risk of late or advanced presentation of HIV infected patients is still high, associated factors evolve but impact on overall mortality is vanishing over calendar years: results from the Italian MASTER Cohort

    We aimed at evaluating frequency and factors associated with late presentation and advanced HIV disease and excess risk of death due to these conditions from 1985 to 2013 among naïve HIV infected patients enro...

    Authors: Elena Raffetti, Maria Concetta Postorino, Francesco Castelli, Salvatore Casari, Filippo Castelnuovo, Franco Maggiolo, Elisa Di Filippo, Alessandro D’Avino, Andrea Gori, Nicoletta Ladisa, Massimo Di Pietro, Laura Sighinolfi, Fabio Zacchi and Carlo Torti

    Citation: BMC Public Health 2016 16:878

    Content type: Research article Published on: 25 August 2016

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13. Hispano-Americans in Europe: what do we know about their health status and determinants? A scoping review

    Policy makers and health practitioners are in need of guidance to respond to the growing geographic mobility of Hispano-American migrants in Europe. Drawing from contributions from epidemiology, social science...

    Authors: Maria Roura, Andreu Domingo, Juan M Leyva-Moral and Robert Pool

    Citation: BMC Public Health 2015 15:472

    Content type: Research article Published on: 7 May 2015

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14. Comparison of body mass index (BMI) with the CUN-BAE body adiposity estimator in the prediction of hypertension and type 2 diabetes

    Obesity is a world-wide epidemic whose prevalence is underestimated by BMI measurements, but CUN-BAE (Clínica Universidad de Navarra - Body Adiposity Estimator) estimates the percentage of body fat (BF) while ...

    Authors: Vicente Martín, Verónica Dávila-Batista, Jesús Castilla, Pere Godoy, Miguel Delgado-Rodríguez, Nuria Soldevila, Antonio J. Molina, Tania Fernandez-Villa, Jenaro Astray, Ady Castro, Fernando González-Candelas, José María Mayoral, José María Quintana and Angela Domínguez

    Citation: BMC Public Health 2016 16:82

    Content type: Research article Published on: 27 January 2016

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