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  1. Preventing children from smoking is a public health priority. This study evaluated the effects of a sport-for-health smoking prevention programme (SmokeFree Sports) on smoking-related intentions and cognitions...

    Authors: Ciara E. McGee, Joanne Trigwell, Stuart J. Fairclough, Rebecca C. Murphy, Lorna Porcellato, Michael Ussher and Lawrence Foweather
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2016 16:445
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  2. Ovarian cancer is the most lethal and endometrial cancer the most common gynaecological cancer in the UK, yet neither have a screening program in place to facilitate early disease detection. The aim is to eval...

    Authors: Jennifer F. Barcroft, Elad Yom-Tov, Vasileios Lampos, Laura Burney Ellis, David Guzman, Víctor Ponce-López, Tom Bourne, Ingemar J. Cox and Srdjan Saso
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2024 24:608
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    The Correction to this article has been published in BMC Public Health 2024 24:1369

  3. Purposeful participation in personally meaningful life tasks, enjoyment of positive reciprocal relationships, and opportunities to realize one’s potential are growth-related aspects of a meaningful life that s...

    Authors: Ronni Michelle Greenwood, Branagh R. O’Shaughnessy, Rachel M. Manning, Maria J. Vargas Moniz, Beatrice Sacchetto and Jose Ornelas
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2023 23:93
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  4. The main purpose of the study was to quantify the direct costs of oral cancer treatment to the healthcare system of Greece. Another aim was to identify factors that affect costs and potential cost reduction it...

    Authors: Athanasios Zavras, Nikos Andreopoulos, Nikos Katsikeris, Dimitrios Zavras, Vassiliki Cartsos and Athanasios Vamvakidis
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2002 2:12
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  5. Researchers conducting cohort studies may wish to investigate the effect of episodes of COVID-19 illness on participants. A definitive diagnosis of COVID-19 is not always available, so studies have to rely on ...

    Authors: Katrina A. S. Davis, Ewan Carr, Daniel Leightley, Valentina Vitiello, Gabriella Bergin-Cartwright, Grace Lavelle, Alice Wickersham, Michael H. Malim, Carolin Oetzmann, Catherine Polling, Sharon A. M. Stevelink, Reza Razavi and Matthew Hotopf
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2022 22:1514
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  6. A growing number of studies have explored how features of the neighbourhood environment can be related to cognitive health in later life. Yet few have focused on low- and middle-income countries and compared t...

    Authors: Yu-Tzu Wu, Carol Brayne, Zhaorui Liu, Yueqin Huang, Ana Luisa Sosa, Daisy Acosta and Matthew Prina
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2020 20:1330
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  7. Recent evidence shows that workers in white collar roles consume more alcohol than other groups within the workforce, yet little is known about their views of drinking.

    Authors: Jonathan Ling, Karen E Smith, Graeme B Wilson, Lyn Brierley-Jones, Ann Crosland, Eileen FS Kaner and Catherine A Haighton
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2012 12:892
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  8. There is increasing evidence that COVID-19 has unmasked the true magnitude of health inequity worldwide. Policies and guidance for containing the infection and reducing the COVID-19 related deaths have proven ...

    Authors: Anindit Chhibber, Aditi Kharat, Dylan Kneale, Vivian Welch, Mukdarut Bangpan and Nathorn Chaiyakunapruk
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2021 21:1682
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  10. Increasing prevalence of childhood obesity and its related consequences emphasises the importance of developing and evaluating interventions aimed at prevention. The importance of process evaluation in health ...

    Authors: T. L. Griffin, J. L. Clarke, E. R. Lancashire, M. J. Pallan and P. Adab
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2017 17:681
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  11. The evidence on the economic burden of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in low- and middle- income countries (LMICs) remains scarce. We conducted a comprehensive systematic review to establish the magnitude and kn...

    Authors: Adrian Gheorghe, Ulla Griffiths, Adrianna Murphy, Helena Legido-Quigley, Peter Lamptey and Pablo Perel
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2018 18:975
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  12. An increasingly number of low- and middle-income countries have developed and implemented a national policy towards universal coverage of healthcare for their citizens over the past decade. Among them is China...

    Authors: Shenglan Tang, Jingjing Tao and Henk Bekedam
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2012 12(Suppl 1):S8
    Content type: Proceedings Published on:

    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 12 Supplement 1

  13. Many children do not engage in sufficient levels of physical activity (PA) and spend too much time screen-viewing (SV). High levels of SV (e.g. watching TV, playing video games and surfing the internet) and lo...

    Authors: Russell Jago, Joanna K Steeds, Georgina F Bentley, Simon J Sebire, Patricia J Lucas, Kenneth R Fox, Sarah Stewart-Brown and Katrina M Turner
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2012 12:356
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  14. Individuals with a migrant background often underutilize physical rehabilitation services (PRS) compared to the host population. This disparity is attributed to various barriers, including limited access to in...

    Authors: Elaheh Amini, Manal Etemadi, Saeed Shahabi, Cornelia Anne Barth, Farzaneh Honarmandi, Marzieh Karami Rad and Kamran Bagheri Lankarani
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2024 24:893
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  15. Cancer is a leading cause of mortality and morbidity worldwide. Prevention is recognised by many, including the World Health Organization, to offer the most cost-effective long-term strategy for the control of...

    Authors: Juliet A. Usher-Smith, Golnessa Masson, Katie Mills, Stephen J. Sharp, Stephen Sutton, William M. P. Klein and Simon J. Griffin
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2018 18:796
    Content type: Study protocol Published on:

  16. People living in deprived areas are more likely to be overweight or obese, have poorer health outcomes, and tend to benefit less from interventions than those from more affluent backgrounds. One approach to ad...

    Authors: Nia Coupe, Sarah Cotterill and Sarah Peters
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2018 18:967
    Content type: Research article Published on:

    The Correction to this article has been published in BMC Public Health 2018 18:1147

  17. United Kingdom public health policy has recently re-emphasised the role of primary health care professionals in tackling increasing levels of physical inactivity within the general population. However, little ...

    Authors: Flora Douglas, Nicola Torrance, Edwin van Teijlingen, Serena Meloni and Ann Kerr
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2006 6:138
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  18. Health and social care workers (HSCWs) have carried a heavy burden during the COVID-19 crisis and, in the challenge to control the virus, have directly faced its consequences. Supporting their psychological we...

    Authors: Johannes H. De Kock, Helen Ann Latham, Stephen J. Leslie, Mark Grindle, Sarah-Anne Munoz, Liz Ellis, Rob Polson and Christopher M. O’Malley
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2021 21:104
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  19. Despite the known health and healthcare costs of untreated chlamydia infection and the efforts of the National Chlamydia Screening Programme (NCSP) to control chlamydia through early detection and treatment of...

    Authors: Angela H Hogan, Rebecca S Howell-Jones, Elizabeth Pottinger, Louise M Wallace and Cliodna AM McNulty
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2010 10:616
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  21. Between 2012 and 2015, the Uthando Lwethu (UL) study demonstrated that a theory-based behavioural couples-focused intervention significantly increased participation in couples HIV testing and counselling (CHTC...

    Authors: Nuala McGrath, Nathi Ngcobo, Zhixin Feng, Phillip Joseph, Pumla Dladla, Thulani Ngubane, Victoria Hosegood, Katherine Morton, Heidi Van Rooyen and Alastair Van Heerden
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2022 22:1577
    Content type: Study protocol Published on:

  22. The present study focuses on the analysis of social, clinical and hospital characteristics that can lead to disparities in the management and outcome of care. To that end, indicators of the quality of initial ...

    Authors: Carlotta Sacerdote, Ileana Baldi, Oscar Bertetto, Daniela DiCuonzo, Enzo Farina, Eva Pagano, Rosalba Rosato, Carlo Senore, Franco Merletti and Giovannino Ciccone
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2012 12:775
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  23. Preventing and reducing childhood and adolescent obesity is a growing priority in many countries. Recent UK data suggest that children in more deprived areas have higher rates of obesity and poorer diet qualit...

    Authors: Michelle Estrade, Smita Dick, Fiona Crawford, Ruth Jepson, Anne Ellaway and Geraldine McNeill
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2014 14:793
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  24. To inform future Baltic States-specific policy analyses, we aimed to provide an overview of cervical cancer epidemiology and existing prevention efforts in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.

    Authors: Una Kojalo, Anna Tisler, Kersti Parna, Anda Kivite-Urtane, Jana Zodzika, Mindaugas Stankunas, Nicholas Baltzer, Mari Nygard and Anneli Uuskula
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2023 23:660
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  25. Governments of Western countries need people to work to older ages, however the COVID-19 pandemic impacted the workforce by pushing older adults to retire. Socio-demographic factors that influence the decision...

    Authors: Stefania D’Angelo, Ilse Bloom, Georgia Ntani and Karen Walker-Bone
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2024 24:103
    Content type: Research Published on:

  26. Hearing loss and tinnitus are global concerns that can be reduced through hearing protection behaviors (e.g., earplug use). Little is known about the effectiveness of interventions to increase hearing protecti...

    Authors: Michael T. Loughran, Stephanie Lyons, Christopher J. Plack and Christopher J. Armitage
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2020 20:1376
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  27. Adolescence is a critical developmental stage when young people make lifestyle choices that have the potential to impact on their current and future health and social wellbeing. The relationship between substa...

    Authors: Simon Coulton, Kelly Stockdale, Catherine Marchand, Nadine Hendrie, Jenny Billings, Sadie Boniface, Steve Butler, Paolo Deluca, Colin Drummond, Dorothy Newbury-Birch, Tracy Pellatt-Higgins, Alex Stevens, Alex Sutherland and Ed Wilson
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2017 17:246
    Content type: Study protocol Published on:

  28. The longer term impact of flooding on health is poorly understood. In 2015, following widespread flooding in the UK during winter 2013/14, Public Health England launched the English National Study of Flooding ...

    Authors: Daiga Jermacane, Thomas David Waite, Charles R. Beck, Angie Bone, Richard Amlôt, Mark Reacher, Sari Kovats, Ben Armstrong, Giovanni Leonardi, G. James Rubin and Isabel Oliver
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2018 18:330
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  29. Increasing physical activity in older adults remains a key public health priority in countries with a high burden of non-communicable disease, yet current interventions have failed to substantially increase po...

    Authors: Gemma S. Morgan, Micky Willmott, Yoav Ben-Shlomo, Anne M. Haase and Rona M. Campbell
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2019 19:362
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  30. HIV testing has seen a rapid evolution over the last decade with multiple modalities now in use globally. In recent years HIV self-testing (HIVST) has been legalised in the UK paving the way for further expans...

    Authors: T. Charles Witzel, Peter Weatherburn, Alison J. Rodger, Adam H. Bourne and Fiona M. Burns
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2017 17:491
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  31. Numerous interventions to increase children’s physical activity levels are published, yet, few studies report indicators of external validity. Process evaluations are critical for assessing intervention implem...

    Authors: Byron Tibbitts, Alice Porter, Simon J. Sebire, Emma L. Bird, Emily Sanderson, Chris Metcalfe, Jane E. Powell and Russell Jago
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2019 19:1111
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  32. The built and natural environment and health are inextricably linked. However, there is considerable debate surrounding the strength and quality of the evidence base underpinning principles of good practice fo...

    Authors: E. L. Bird, J. O. Ige, P. Pilkington, A. Pinto, C. Petrokofsky and J. Burgess-Allen
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2018 18:930
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  34. Heterogeneous studies have demonstrated ethnic inequalities in the risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection and adverse COVID-19 outcomes. This study evaluates the association between ethnicity and COVID-19 outcomes in tw...

    Authors: Francesco Zaccardi, Pui San Tan, Baiju R. Shah, Karl Everett, Ash Kieran Clift, Martina Patone, Defne Saatci, Carol Coupland, Simon J. Griffin, Kamlesh Khunti, Hajira Dambha-Miller and Julia Hippisley-Cox
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2023 23:399
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  35. Traditional medicine use has been reported is common among individuals with moderate and advanced HIV disease. The aim of this cross-sectional study was to assess the use of Traditional Complementary and Alter...

    Authors: Karl Peltzer, Natalie Friend-du Preez, Shandir Ramlagan and Henry Fomundam
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2008 8:255
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  36. The child mortality rate is a good indicator of development. High levels of infectious diseases and high child mortality make the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) one of the most challenging environments for...

    Authors: Ngianga-Bakwin Kandala, Tumwaka P Mandungu, Kisumbula Mbela, Kikhela PD Nzita, Banza B Kalambayi, Kalambayi P Kayembe and Jacques B O Emina
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2014 14:266
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  37. The COVID-19 pandemic significantly impacted children’s physical activity. Recent evidence indicated children’s accelerometer-measured physical activity levels have, on average, returned to near pre-pandemic l...

    Authors: Robert Walker, Danielle House, Ruth Salway, Lydia Emm-Collison, Lara E. Hollander, Kate Sansum, Katie Breheny, Sarah Churchward, Joanna G. Williams, Frank de Vocht, William Hollingworth, Charlie Foster and Russell Jago
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2023 23:1432
    Content type: Research Published on:

  38. Stroke places a significant burden to all affected individuals, but it is perhaps more significant amongst members of black, minority and ethnic communities, who may experience poorer awareness of stroke sympt...

    Authors: Paolo Gardois, Andrew Booth, Elizabeth Goyder and Tony Ryan
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2014 14:409
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  39. Since May 2004, ten Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries have joined the European Union, leading to a large influx of CEE migrants to the United Kingdom (UK). The SALLEE project (sexual attitudes and l...

    Authors: Alison R Evans, Violetta Parutis, Graham Hart, Catherine H Mercer, Christopher Gerry, Richard Mole, Rebecca S French, John Imrie and Fiona Burns
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2009 9:399
    Content type: Study protocol Published on:

  40. People of South Asian-origin are responsible for more than three-quarters of all the smokeless tobacco (SLT) consumption worldwide; yet there is little evidence on the effect of SLT cessation interventions in ...

    Authors: Kamran Siddiqi, Omara Dogar, Rukhsana Rashid, Cath Jackson, Ian Kellar, Nancy O’Neill, Maryam Hassan, Furqan Ahmed, Muhammad Irfan, Heather Thomson and Javaid Khan
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2016 16:501
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  41. Sedentary behaviour (SB) in childhood is a major public health concern. Little is known about ethnic differences in SB during school and holiday weeks among White British (WB) and South Asian (SA) children, wh...

    Authors: Liana C. Nagy, Maria Horne, Muhammad Faisal, M. A. Mohammed and Sally E. Barber
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2019 19:152
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  42. Fidelity assessment of behaviour change interventions is vital to understanding trial outcomes. This study assesses the delivery fidelity of behaviour change techniques used in the Retirement in ACTion (REACT)...

    Authors: Rosina Cross, Colin J. Greaves, Janet Withall, W. Jack. Rejeski and Afroditi Stathi
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2022 22:1112
    Content type: Research Published on:

  43. Girls’ menstrual experiences impact their social and educational participation, physical and psychological health. We conducted a pilot study to assess the acceptability and feasibility of a multi-component in...

    Authors: Mahbub-Ul Alam, Farhana Sultana, Erin C. Hunter, Peter J. Winch, Leanne Unicomb, Supta Sarker, Mehjabin Tishan Mahfuz, Abdullah Al-Masud, Mahbubur Rahman and Stephen P. Luby
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2022 22:1100
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  44. Attentive eating means eating devoid of distraction and increasing awareness and memory for food being consumed. Encouraging individuals to eat more attentively could help reduce calorie intake, as a strong ev...

    Authors: Eric Robinson, Suzanne Higgs, Amanda J Daley, Kate Jolly, Deborah Lycett, Amanda Lewis and Paul Aveyard
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2013 13:639
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  45. Patients with TB have diverse and often challenging clinical and social needs that may hamper successful treatment outcomes. Understanding the need for additional support during treatment (enhanced case manage...

    Authors: Angela Tucker, Jeniffer Mithoo, Paul Cleary, Mark Woodhead, Peter MacPherson, Tom Wingfield, Stefanie Davies, Carolyn Wake, Paddy McMaster and S. Bertel Squire
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2017 17:881
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  46. During the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, social distancing and hand hygiene have been the primary means of reducing transmission in the absence of effective treatments or vaccines, but understanding of ...

    Authors: Christine Barrett and Kei Long Cheung
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2021 21:426
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  47. The Antibiotic Guardian Campaign was developed to increase commitment to reducing Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR), change behaviour and increase knowledge through an online pledge system for healthcare professi...

    Authors: Joanna May Kesten, Alex Bhattacharya, Diane Ashiru-Oredope, Maya Gobin and Suzanne Audrey
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2017 18:5
    Content type: Research article Published on:

    The Erratum to this article has been published in BMC Public Health 2017 17:736

  48. Diagnosis with Type 2 Diabetes is an opportunity for individuals to change their physical activity and dietary behaviours. Diabetes treatment guidelines recommend theory-based, patient-centred care and advocat...

    Authors: Simon J. Sebire, Zoi Toumpakari, Katrina M. Turner, Ashley R. Cooper, Angie S. Page, Alice Malpass and Robert C. Andrews
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2018 18:204
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  49. Despite the health benefits of physical activity, data from the UK suggest that a large proportion of adolescents do not meet the recommended levels of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA). This is pa...

    Authors: C L Edwardson, D M Harrington, T Yates, D H Bodicoat, K Khunti, T Gorely, L B Sherar, R T Edwards, C Wright, K Harrington and M J Davies
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2015 15:526
    Content type: Study protocol Published on:

  50. Genetic testing for risk of hereditary cancer can help patients to make important decisions about prevention or early detection. US and UK studies show that people from ethnic minority groups are less likely t...

    Authors: Katie E. J. Hann, Madeleine Freeman, Lindsay Fraser, Jo Waller, Saskia C. Sanderson, Belinda Rahman, Lucy Side, Sue Gessler and Anne Lanceley
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2017 17:503
    Content type: Research article Published on:
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