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  1. Maintaining a bond with one’s family as well coping with stress while acculturating to the US may protect Hispanic/Latino youth from increased sugar-sweetened beverages (SSB) consumption, which heightens the r...

    Authors: Roger Figueroa, Carmen R. Isasi, Krista M. Perreira, Amanda C. McClain, Linda C. Gallo, Daniela Sotres-Alvarez, Alan M. Delamater, Martha Daviglus, Linda Van Horn and Josiemer Mattei
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2020 20:1546
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  2. Adherence to regular outpatient visits is vital to managing noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), a growing burden in low and middle-income countries. We characterized visit adherence among patients with NCDs in ru...

    Authors: Lily D. Yan, Dufens Pierre-Louis, Benito D. Isaac, Waking Jean-Baptiste, Serge Vertilus, Darius Fenelon, Lisa R. Hirschhorn, Patricia L. Hibberd, Emelia J. Benjamin, Gene Bukhman and Gene F. Kwan
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2020 20:1545
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  3. Parent-child exercises involve children and parents to do workout together and have positive effects on physical and mental health. We developed a mobile app on parent-child exercises called Family Move, which...

    Authors: Rosa Sze Man Wong, Esther Yee Tak Yu, Thomson Wai-Lung Wong, Colman Siu Cheung Fung, Cynthia Sin Yi Choi, Calvin Ka Lun Or, Kiki Sze Nga Liu, Carlos King Ho Wong, Patrick Ip and Cindy Lo Kuen Lam
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2020 20:1544
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  4. Young people under age 25 years are a key population at risk of unintended pregnancies, HIV and other sexually transmitted infections. School-based programming, focusing on youth under 17 years is strategic gi...

    Authors: Ilene S. Speizer, Mahua Mandal, Khou Xiong, Ndinda Makina, Aiko Hattori and Darryn Durno
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2020 20:1542
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  5. The growing incidence of coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to cause fear, anxiety, and panic amongst the community, especially for healthcare providers (HCPs), as the most vulnerable group at risk of contractin...

    Authors: Gamil Ghaleb Alrubaiee, Talal Ali Hussein Al-Qalah and Mohammed Sadeg A. Al-Aawar
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2020 20:1541
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  6. Disability has become a public health issues in China and around the world. This study aimed to report prevalence of children with disability by gender, delivery mode, birth weight, gestational age, birth defe...

    Authors: Xue Zhong, Xiaoli Zhao, Zhuoya Liu, Yuqin Guo and Liya Ma
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2020 20:1540
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  7. Perceived susceptibility to a disease threat (risk perception) can influence protective behaviour. This study aims to determine how exposure to information sources, knowledge and behaviours potentially influen...

    Authors: Maike Winters, Mohamed F. Jalloh, Paul Sengeh, Mohammad B. Jalloh, Zangin Zeebari and Helena Nordenstedt
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2020 20:1539
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  8. Acute organophosphorus (OP) poisoning is one of the major causes of mortality among patients presenting to emergency departments in developing countries. Although various predictors of mortality among OP poiso...

    Authors: Waqas Ahmed Farooqui, Mudassir Uddin, Rashid Qadeer and Kashif Shafique
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2020 20:1538
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  9. Insulin is an effective therapeutic agent in the management of diabetes, but also sensitive to the external environment. Consequently, diabetic patients’ adherence to insulin delivery recommendations is critic...

    Authors: Adeladlew Kassie Netere, Eyayaw Ashete, Eyob Alemayehu Gebreyohannes and Sewunet Admasu Belachew
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2020 20:1537
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  10. Indigenous food systems have been displaced with the emergence of colonization, industrialization, and cultural, economic, political, and environmental changes. This disruption can be seen in marked health and...

    Authors: Carmen Byker Shanks, Selena Ahmed, Virgil Dupuis, Bailey Houghtaling, Mary Ann Running Crane, Mike Tryon and Mike Pierre
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2020 20:1536
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  11. In the UK, rates of childhood obesity remain high. Community based programmes for child obesity prevention are available to be commissioned by local authorities. However, there is a lack of evidence regarding ...

    Authors: Edward J. D. Webb, Elizabeth Stamp, Michelle Collinson, Amanda J. Farrin, June Stevens, Wendy Burton, Harry Rutter, Holly Schofield and Maria Bryant
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2020 20:1535
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  12. Suicide is a major public health concern. In 2017, the suicide rate in Canada was 11 per 100,000 inhabitants. According to literature, 1 in 5 people have experienced a death by suicide during their lifetime. T...

    Authors: Fabienne Ligier, Jessica Rassy, Gabrielle Fortin, Ian van Haaster, Claude Doyon, Charlie Brouillard, Monique Séguin and Alain Lesage
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2020 20:1534
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  13. Spatial visualization of HIV surveillance data could improve the planning of programs to address the HIV epidemic. The objectives of the study were to describe the characteristics and the spatial distribution ...

    Authors: Cristina Agustí, Núria Font-Casaseca, Francesc Belvis, Mireia Julià, Núria Vives, Alexandra Montoliu, Juan M. Pericàs, Jordi Casabona and Joan Benach
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2020 20:1533
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  14. In 2018, malnutrition contributed to 45% of all global cause of child death. These early child deaths were due to conditions that could either be prevented or treated with basic interventions. Hence, this stud...

    Authors: Absalat Serawit Negussie and Amare Worku Tadesse
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2020 20:1532
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  15. Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination among adolescents is an important strategy to prevent cervical and other cancers in adulthood. However, uptake remains far below the Healthy People 2020 targets for the U...

    Authors: Shoba Ramanadhan, Constance Fontanet, Marina Teixeira, Sitara Mahtani and Ingrid Katz
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2020 20:1531
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  16. Poor access to institutional delivery services has been known as a significant contributory factor to adverse maternal as well as newborn outcomes. Previous studies measured access in terms of utilization whil...

    Authors: Qaro Qanche Kayrite, Waju Beyene Salgedo, Tesfaye Dagne Weldemarium, Shimeles Ololo Sinkie, Dejene Melese Handalo, Teshale Dojamo Obola, Feyera Gebissa Kebene, Muluneh Getachew Garedew and Melaku Haile Likka
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2020 20:1530
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  17. Hearing loss is prevalent and disabling, yet little is known about the extent of recreational noise exposure and hearing protection use. The aim of the present research was to estimate the extent of recreation...

    Authors: Christopher J. Armitage, Michael T. Loughran and Kevin J. Munro
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2020 20:1529
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  18. Numerous studies have demonstrated the potential association between rainfall and hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD), but the results are inconsistent. This study aimed to quantify the relationship between ra...

    Authors: Fan Yang, Yue Ma, Fengfeng Liu, Xing Zhao, Chaonan Fan, Yifan Hu, Kuiru Hu, Zhaorui Chang and Xiong Xiao
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2020 20:1528
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  19. Many researchers claim electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) to be a breakthrough invention for tobacco users that aspires to curb their addiction to conventional cigarettes. Claimed to be safer by their promot...

    Authors: Sakshi Sapru, Mridula Vardhan, Qianhao Li, Yuqi Guo, Xin Li and Deepak Saxena
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2020 20:1518
    Content type: Review Published on:

  20. With an increasing number of people with dementia worldwide and limited advancement in medical treatments, the call for new and cost-effective approaches is crucial. The utility of self-management has been pro...

    Authors: Ingelin Testad, Linda Clare, Kaarin Anstey, Geir Selbæk, Guro Hanevold Bjørkløf, Catherine Henderson, Ingvild Dalen, Martha Therese Gjestsen, Shelley Rhodes, Janne Røsvik, Jessica Bollen, Jessica Amos, Martine Marie Kajander, Lynne Quinn and Martin Knapp
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2020 20:1508
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  21. Spontaneous reporting (SR) of adverse drug reactions (ADRs) from patients can be considered as a valuable activity providing both objective and subjective data. However, improving the rate of under-reporting h...

    Authors: Seungyeon Kim, Yun Mi Yu, Myoungsoon You, Kyeong Hye Jeong and Euni Lee
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2020 20:1527
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  22. This study was intended to investigate the epidemiological characteristics of COVID-19 clusters and the severity distribution of clinical symptoms of involved cases in Sichuan Province, so as to provide inform...

    Authors: Suling Mao, Ting Huang, Heng Yuan, Min Li, Xiaomei Huang, Changxiao Yang, Xingyu Zhou, Xiuwei Cheng, Qian Su and Xianping Wu
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2020 20:1525
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  23. Arrhythmia is a common cardiovascular event that is associated with increased cardiovascular health risks. Previous studies that have explored the association between air pollution and arrhythmia have obtained...

    Authors: Mingwei Wang, Juan Chen, Zhi Zhang, Ping Yu, Wentao Gan, Zhaoming Tan and Junzhe Bao
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2020 20:1524
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  24. New approaches on paediatric cancer treatment aim to maintain long-term health. As a result of radiotherapy, chemotherapy or surgery, paediatric cancer survivors tend to suffer from any chronic health conditio...

    Authors: Jose J. Gil-Cosano, Esther Ubago-Guisado, Maria J. Sánchez, Maria J. Ortega-Acosta, Maria E. Mateos, Ana I. Benito-Bernal, Francisco J. Llorente-Cantarero, Francisco B. Ortega, Jonatan R. Ruiz, Idoia Labayen, Vicente Martinez-Vizcaino, Dimitris Vlachopoulos, Manuel Arroyo-Morales, Manuel Muñoz-Torres, Juan F. Pascual-Gázquez, Maria C. Vicho-González…
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2020 20:1520
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  25. Recent improvements in life expectancy in many countries stem from reduced mortality from cardiovascular disease and cancer above the age of 60. This is the combined result of decreased incidence and improved ...

    Authors: Marcus Ebeling, Anna C. Meyer and Karin Modig
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2020 20:1523
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  27. The prevalence of otitis media (OM) and related hearing loss has remained persistently high among some groups of Australian Aboriginal children who are also reported to have poor academic outcomes. The general...

    Authors: Jiunn-Yih Su, Steven Guthridge, Vincent Yaofeng He, Damien Howard and Amanda Jane Leach
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2020 20:1521
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  28. Improving the neighborhood environment may help address chronic disease and mortality. To identify neighborhood features that are predictors of health, objective assessments of the environment are used. Multip...

    Authors: Madhumita Ghosh-Dastidar, Gerald P. Hunter, Jennifer C. Sloan, Rebecca L. Collins, Andrea S. Richardson, Wendy Troxel, Natalie Colabianchi and Tamara Dubowitz
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2020 20:1519
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  29. Research on inequalities in cervical cancer screening (CCS) participation has overlooked the distinction between ‘never-’ and ‘under-screeners’ while different socioeconomic and demographic determinants may un...

    Authors: Vladimir Jolidon, Vincent De Prez, Barbara Willems, Piet Bracke, Stéphane Cullati and Claudine Burton-Jeangros
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2020 20:1517
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  30. To evaluate the association between crowding and transmission of viral respiratory infectious diseases, we investigated the change in transmission patterns of influenza and COVID-19 before and after a mass gat...

    Authors: Qingui Chen, Myrthe M. A. Toorop, Mark G. J. de Boer, Frits R. Rosendaal and Willem M. Lijfering
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2020 20:1516
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  31. Young women with breast cancer tend to report lower quality of life and higher levels of stress than older women with breast cancer, and this may have implications for other psychosocial factors including fina...

    Authors: Erin E. Cook, Shoshana M. Rosenberg, Kathryn J. Ruddy, William T. Barry, Mary Greaney, Jennifer Ligibel, Kim Sprunck-Harrild, Michelle D. Holmes, Rulla M. Tamimi, Karen M. Emmons and Ann H. Partridge
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2020 20:1514
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  32. Our objective was to examine cancer risk factor awareness and beliefs about cancer treatment, outcomes, and screening, and how these are mediated by sociodemographic variables, among Newfoundland and Labrador ...

    Authors: Fuyan Shi, Lance Garrett Shaver, Yujia Kong, Yanqing Yi, Kris Aubrey-Bassler, Shabnam Asghari, Holly Etchegary, Kazeem Adefemi and Peizhong Peter Wang
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2020 20:1513
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  33. Smoking during pregnancy has serious consequences for maternal and child health. An intervention package to embed National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidance (babyClear©) was delivered across ma...

    Authors: Susan E. Jones, Sharon Hamilton, Ruth Bell, Vera Araújo-Soares and Martin White
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2020 20:1512
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  34. The prevalence of smoking has been decreasing in Norway for decades. In contrast, the prevalence of snus use has recently increased substantially, especially among females. While there is a clear social gradie...

    Authors: Tore Tjora, Jens Christoffer Skogen and Børge Sivertsen
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2020 20:1511
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  35. Coronary heart disease (CHD) is one of the leading causes of death. Alarmingly Iranian populations had a high rank of CHD worldwide. The current study aimed to assess the prevalence of CHD across different gly...

    Authors: Seyyed Saeed Moazzeni, Hamidreza Ghafelehbashi, Mitra Hasheminia, Donna Parizadeh, Arash Ghanbarian, Fereidoun Azizi and Farzad Hadaegh
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2020 20:1510
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  36. Based on Basic Health Research (RISKESDAS) conducted by Ministry of Health, Indonesia, prediabetes prevalence tends to increase from 2007 until 2018. The numbers are relatively higher in rural than those in ur...

    Authors: Frans Dany, Rita Marleta Dewi, Dwi Hapsari Tjandrarini, Julianty Pradono, Delima Delima, Kambang Sariadji, Sarwo Handayani and Nunik Kusumawardani
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2020 20:1509
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  37. To investigate whether the clustering of different health behaviours (i.e. physical activity, tobacco use and alcohol consumption) influences the associations between psychosocial working conditions and disabi...

    Authors: Annina Ropponen, Jurgita Narusyte, Karri Silventoinen and Pia Svedberg
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2020 20:1507
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  38. Instagram provides an opportunity to deliver low cost, accessible and appealing physical activity content. This study evaluated the feasibility of delivering an exercise program for young women using Instagram.

    Authors: Rachel G. Curtis, Jillian C. Ryan, Sarah M. Edney and Carol A. Maher
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2020 20:1506
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  39. The majority of Western women work during their reproductive years, but past research has often neglected the influence of work-related factors on postpartum mental health. Especially postpartum depression (PP...

    Authors: Marlene Karl, Ronja Schaber, Victoria Kress, Marie Kopp, Julia Martini, Kerstin Weidner and Susan Garthus-Niegel
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2020 20:1505
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  40. Short birth interval, defined as a birth-to-birth interval less than 33 months, is associated with adverse maternal and child outcomes. Evidence regarding the association of maternal socioeconomic status and s...

    Authors: Desalegn Markos Shifti, Catherine Chojenta, Elizabeth G. Holliday and Deborah Loxton
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2020 20:1504
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  41. Child allowance payment is one form of social security policy that aims to mitigate the child poverty gap by providing financial support to families. This study aimed to explore the impact of the child allowan...

    Authors: Yuna Koyama, Takeo Fujiwara, Aya Isumi and Satomi Doi
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2020 20:1503
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  42. Migration flows from Eastern Europe to Italy have been large and continue to grow. The purpose of this study was to examine the health status of a population of Moldovan migrant women, and their access to heal...

    Authors: Francesca Alice Vianello, Federica Zaccagnini, Carlo Pinato, Pietro Maculan and Alessandra Buja
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2020 20:1502
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  43. Most U.S. studies on workforce preparedness have a narrow scope, focusing primarily on perceptions of clinical staff in a single hospital and for one type of disaster. In contrast, this study compares the perc...

    Authors: Aram Dobalian, Michelle D. Balut and Claudia Der-Martirosian
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2020 20:1501
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  44. In low- and middle-income countries routine vitamin A supplementation (VAS) is a key strategy for reducing vitamin A deficiency and mortality and morbidity of preschool children. However, in Ethiopia, there is...

    Authors: Getnet Kassa, Addisalem Mesfin and Samson Gebremedhin
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2020 20:1500
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  45. This study aims to determine the prevalence of physical inactivity in Iranian adolescents aged 10–12 years and the impact of socioeconomic inequality on it.

    Authors: Ghobad Moradi, Farideh Mostafavi, Bakhtiar Piroozi, Bushra Zareie, Marzieh Mahboobi and Mohammad Aziz Rasouli
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2020 20:1499
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  46. Dengue is rapidly expanding climate-sensitive mosquito-borne disease worldwide. Outbreaks of dengue occur in various parts of India as well but there is no tool to provide early warning. The current study was,...

    Authors: Malay Pramanik, Poonam Singh, Gaurav Kumar, V. P. Ojha and Ramesh C. Dhiman
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2020 20:1498
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  47. The Victorian Health Promotion Foundation (VicHealth) is an Australian state-based government agency with a remit to promote health by targeting physical activity, diet, mental wellbeing, tobacco use and alcoh...

    Authors: Annemarie Wright, Jane Shill, Nikki Honey, Anthony F. Jorm and Bruce Bolam
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2020 20:1497
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  48. The present study was conducted to investigate the association of dietary insulin index(II), insulin load(IL), glycemic index(GI), and glycemic load(GL) with the risk of cardiovascular disease(CVD).

    Authors: Farshad Teymoori, Hossein Farhadnejad, Parvin Mirmiran, Milad Nazarzadeh and Fereidoun Azizi
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2020 20:1496
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  49. Schools play an important role in providing access to physical activity opportunities for children. There are common economic and gender disparities in physical activity and health-related fitness among childr...

    Authors: Timothy J. Walker, Derek W. Craig, Andjelka Pavlovic, Shelby Thiele and Harold W. Kohl III
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2020 20:1495
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  50. In Malawi, numerous barriers may prevent women from accessing cervical cancer screening services — including social factors such as male partner involvement. We conducted surveys that included open- and closed...

    Authors: Samuel Lewis, Corrina Moucheraud, Devon Schechinger, Misheck Mphande, Ben Allan Banda, Hitler Sigauke, Paul Kawale, Kathryn Dovel and Risa M. Hoffman
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2020 20:1494
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