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  1. Combined with the increasing life expectancy, chronic medical conditions have gradually become the dominant cause of death and disability, and multimorbidity became an increasingly serious public health challe...

    Authors: Hantong Zhao, Changcong Wang, Yingan Pan, Yinpei Guo, Nan Yao, Han Wang, Lina Jin and Bo Li
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2019 19:1589
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  2. In response to the chronic disease burden, web- and community-based programs have the potential to address targeted behaviors, such as physical activity (PA), using a novel approach with large audiences. The p...

    Authors: Mark D. Faries, Michael L. Lopez, Ethan Faries, Kristen Keenan and Stephen D. Green
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2019 19:1588
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  3. There is a great need to identify implementation strategies to successfully scale-up public health interventions in order to achieve their intended population impact. The Out-of-school Nutrition and Physical A...

    Authors: Rebekka M. Lee, Jessica L. Barrett, James G. Daly, Rebecca S. Mozaffarian, Catherine M. Giles, Angie L. Cradock and Steven L. Gortmaker
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2019 19:1587
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  4. Local-level analysis of ethnic inequalities in health is lacking, prohibiting a comprehensive understanding of the health needs of local populations and the design of effective health services. Knowledge of et...

    Authors: Marie Murphy, Rebecca Johnson, Nicholas R. Parsons and Wendy Robertson
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2019 19:1585
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  5. The prevention of unplanned pregnancy among women infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is critical for the prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) of HIV. Of the prevention strategies, d...

    Authors: Yibeltal Bimrew Kebede, Tesfahun Taddege Geremew, Yohannes Mehretie, Ayenew Negesse Abejie, Liknaw Bewket and Endalkachew Dellie
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2019 19:1584
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  6. Previous research shows that parental unemployment is associated with low life satisfaction in adolescents. It is unclear whether this translates to an association between national unemployment and adolescent lif...

    Authors: Klara Johansson, Solveig Petersen, Björn Högberg, Gonneke W. J. M. Stevens, Bart De Clercq, Diana Frasquilho, Frank Elgar and Mattias Strandh
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2019 19:1555
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  8. While leisure-time physical activity (PA) has been associated with reduced risk of cardiometabolic disease, less is known about the relationship between work-related PA and health. Work-related PA is often not...

    Authors: Emily H. Feig, Douglas E. Levy, Jessica L. McCurley, Eric B. Rimm, Emma M. Anderson, Emily D. Gelsomin and Anne N. Thorndike
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2019 19:1583
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  9. Adolescence is a critical time of development and nutritional status in adolescence influences both current and future adult health outcomes. However, data on adolescent nutritional status is limited in low-re...

    Authors: Margaret Lillie, Isaac Lema, Sylvia Kaaya, Dori Steinberg and Joy Noel Baumgartner
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2019 19:1582
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  10. Breast cancer has become one of the most common causes of mortality among Indonesian women. Many women in Indonesia present with late-stage breast cancer, negatively affecting prognosis and treatment outcomes....

    Authors: Triana Kesuma Dewi, Karlijn Massar, Robert A. C. Ruiter and Tino Leonardi
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2019 19:1581
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  12. Evidence on cognitive function in older South Africans is limited, with few population-based studies. We aimed to estimate baseline associations between cognitive function and cardiometabolic disease risk fact...

    Authors: Brian Houle, Thomas Gaziano, Meagan Farrell, F. Xavier Gómez-Olivé, Lindsay C. Kobayashi, Nigel J. Crowther, Alisha N. Wade, Livia Montana, Ryan G. Wagner, Lisa Berkman and Stephen M. Tollman
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2019 19:1579
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  13. Eating a diet rich in fruit and vegetables is essential for healthy development, protects against chronicle diseases, and increases mental well-being. Numerous studies have consistently shown that children do ...

    Authors: Frans Folkvord
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2019 19:1578
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  14. Smoking prevalence remains inequitably high for lower SES (socioeconomic status) populations. The psychosocial interactive model of resilience theorises that resilience might be ‘switched on’ in order to suppo...

    Authors: George Tsourtos, Kristen Foley, Paul Ward, Emma Miller, Carlene Wilson, Christopher Barton and Sharon Lawn
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2019 19:1577
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  15. Since 1997 Sweden has a policy for road safety called Vision Zero. Given that Vision Zero is mainly used to reduce fatalities among car occupants, the question has been raised by the research community whether...

    Authors: Astrid Värnild, Peter Larm and Per Tillgren
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2019 19:1576
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  16. A healthy lifestyle has been shown to reduce the risk of coronary artery disease (CAD). The extent to which lifestyle influences the risk of CAD for people with pre-existing non-modifiable risk factors is less...

    Authors: Kristian Dimovski, Marju Orho-Melander and Isabel Drake
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2019 19:1575
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  17. Studies have reported that improvement of dietary habits through increased whole grain foods consumption at an early age has the potential to lead to betterment in lifelong health and wellness. The GReat-Child...

    Authors: H. C. Koo, B. K. Poh and A. T. Ruzita
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2019 19:1574
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  18. Digital rectal examination (DRE) is one of the most common strategies for prostate cancer early detection. However, the use for screening purposes has a controversial benefit and potential harms can occur due ...

    Authors: Samara Carollyne Mafra Soares, Marianna de Camargo Cancela, Arn Migowski and Dyego Leandro Bezerra de Souza
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2019 19:1573
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  19. Children orphaned by parental AIDS or those of parents with HIV infection demonstrate many negative mental health outcomes. Different types of psychosocial interventions have been conducted to improve the psyc...

    Authors: Peilian Chi, Shan Zhao, Chen Zhang, Xiaoming Li, Yan Guo, Xiuyun Lin and Hongfei Du
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2019 19:1572
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  20. That there is a relationship between human rights and health is well established and frequently discussed. However, actions intended to take account of the relationship between human rights and social determin...

    Authors: Fiona Haigh, Lynn Kemp, Patricia Bazeley and Neil Haigh
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2019 19:1571
    Content type: Correspondence Published on:

  21. The current study aims to compare correlations between a range of measures of physical performance and physical activity assessing the same underlying construct in different settings, that is, in a home versus...

    Authors: Erja Portegijs, Laura Karavirta, Milla Saajanaho, Timo Rantalainen and Taina Rantanen
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2019 19:1570
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  22. Socio-economic factors are considered as main determinants causing disparities in oral health across different countries. The aim of the present study was to investigate the associations of social and economic...

    Authors: Majid Ghasemianpour, Soheila Bakhshandeh, Armin Shirvani, Naghmeh Emadi, Hamid Samadzadeh, Nadereh Moosavi Fatemi and Anoosheh Ghasemian
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2019 19:1569
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  23. In Ontario Canada, the Healthy Kids Community Challenge (HKCC) is a program intended to reduce the prevalence and prevent childhood overweight and obesity through community-based initiatives to improve health ...

    Authors: Michelle M. Vine, Jocelyn W. Jarvis, Eunice Chong, Rachel E. Laxer, Adam Ladak and Heather Manson
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2019 19:1568
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  24. Bangladesh has one of the highest drowning mortality rates in the world. The use of unregulated water transportation may contribute to this burden, with 38% of all passenger traffic occurring by water. The pre...

    Authors: Jagnoor Jagnoor, Caroline Lukaszyk, Kamran ul Baset, Rebecca Ivers, Shamima Easmin and Aminur Rahman
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2019 19:1567
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  25. Tuberculosis is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality among people living with human immunodeficiency virus. Almost one-third of deaths among people living with human immunodeficiency virus are attribut...

    Authors: Belisty Temesgen, Getiye Dejenu Kibret, Nakachew Mekonnen Alamirew, Mamaru Wubale Melkamu, Yitbarek Tenaw Hibstie, Pammla Petrucka and Animut Alebel
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2019 19:1566
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  26. Chronic musculoskeletal pain is common in adolescents, and it has been shown that adolescents with pain may become young adults with pain. Pain often coincides with psychosomatic symptoms in adults, but little...

    Authors: Julia S. Malmborg, Ann Bremander, M. Charlotte Olsson, Anna-Carin Bergman, A. Sofia Brorsson and Stefan Bergman
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2019 19:1565
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  27. China’s achievements in immunization are being threatened by a vaccine crisis. This paper aims to investigate vaccine confidence in China after the Changsheng vaccine incident and attempts to identify the fact...

    Authors: Baohua Liu, Ruohui Chen, Miaomiao Zhao, Xin Zhang, Jiahui Wang, Lijun Gao, Jiao Xu, Qunhong Wu and Ning Ning
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2019 19:1564
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  28. Owing to the continuous increase in the number of new human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection in Korea, public health centers (PHCs) have performed anonymous tests since 1989. No study has examined the pa...

    Authors: Mee-Kyung Kee, Myeongsu Yoo, Jaehyung Seong, Ju-Yeon Choi, Myung Guk Han, Joo-Shil Lee, Youngmee Jee, Kisoon Kim, Sung Soon Kim and Chun Kang
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2019 19:1563
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  29. This study was aimed to preliminary validate a cross-disease psychometric measure to assess the psycho-social experience of family caregiver engagement in healthcare (Caregiving Health Engagement Scale, CHE-s)...

    Authors: Serena Barello, Cinzia Castiglioni, Andrea Bonanomi and Guendalina Graffigna
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2019 19:1562
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  30. Childhood obesity is a growing public health concern in many low-income urban settings; but its determinants are not clear. The purpose of this study is to assess the prevalence of childhood obesity and associ...

    Authors: John Kuumuori Ganle, Priscilla Pokuaa Boakye and Leonard Baatiema
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2019 19:1561
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  31. As in many other low and middle income countries (LIMCs), Vietnam has experienced a major growth in the pharmaceutical industry, with large numbers of pharmacies and drug stores, and increasing drug expenditur...

    Authors: Hong Hanh Nguyen, Dang Phuc Ho, Thi Lan Huong Vu, Khanh Toan Tran, Thanh Do Tran, Thi Kim Chuc Nguyen, H. Rogier van Doorn, Behzad Nadjm, John Kinsman and Heiman Wertheim
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2019 19:1560
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  32. Millions of people are currently suffering from some form of mental disorders. The prevalence of common disorders is twofold higher in prison than general population and the condition is found to be worst in A...

    Authors: Wasihun Adraro, Habtamu Kerebih, Workinesh Tesema, Fira Abamecha and Hailemariam Hailesilassie
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2019 19:1559
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  33. The development of antibiotic resistance is one of the biggest threats to global public health. Inappropriate use of antibiotics is recognised as a leading cause of antibiotic resistance. The aim of this study...

    Authors: Anant Nepal, Delia Hendrie, Suzanne Robinson and Linda A. Selvey
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2019 19:1558
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  34. Health systems in sub-Saharan Africa face multifaceted capacity challenges to fulfil their mandates of service provision and governance of their resources. Four academic institutions in Africa implemented a Wo...

    Authors: Woldekidan Kifle Amde, Bruno Marchal, David Sanders and Uta Lehmann
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2019 19:1557
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  35. As extremely violent meteorological disasters, tornadoes often cause serious casualties. The study aims to analyze the characteristics and causes of tornado injuries in China under certain humanistic and geogr...

    Authors: Qiangyu Deng, Yipeng Lv, Fangjie Zhao, Wenya Yu, Junqiang Dong and Lulu Zhang
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2019 19:1556
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  36. Few large cohort studies have examined the prevalence of diabetes mellitus (DM), hypertension (HTN), coronary artery disease (CAD), obesity, and smoking among middle-aged and older adults in the major Asian-Am...

    Authors: Nancy P. Gordon, Teresa Y. Lin, Jyoti Rau and Joan C. Lo
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2019 19:1551
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  37. There are various factors that play a major role in influencing the overall health conditions of women diagnosed with breast cancer. The population of women in Makkah region are diverse, therefore it is signif...

    Authors: Fatmah J. Alsolami, Firas S. Azzeh, Khloud J. Ghafouri, Mazen M. Ghaith, Riyad A. Almaimani, Hussain A. Almasmoum, Rwaa H. Abdulal, Wesam H. Abdulaal, Abdelelah S. Jazar and Sufyan H. Tashtoush
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2019 19:1554
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  38. Sugar-sweetened beverage consumption is contributing to the obesity epidemic. On 28 March 2017, Catalonia enacted a law levying an excise tax on sugar-sweetened beverages for public health reasons. The purpose...

    Authors: Miguel Ángel Royo-Bordonada, Carlos Fernández-Escobar, Lorena Simón, Belen Sanz-Barbero and Javier Padilla
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2019 19:1553
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  39. Obesity has become a major public health problem. Innovative treatments are necessary. Internet and new technologies have been reported effective results in weight control programs, especially those with perso...

    Authors: Carmen Varela and Carmina Saldaña
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2019 19:1552
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  40. There is high prevalence of prediabetes and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in Saudi Arabia that is still increasing. Early diagnosis of prediabetes, and immediate, effective intervention is yet unestablished....

    Authors: Rasmieh Alzeidan, Zeinab Shata, Marwah Mazen Hassounah, Leena Rashad Baghdadi, Ahmad Hersi, Amel Fayed, Tarek Kashour and Hala Elmorshedy
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2019 19:1550
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  41. Research highlighted that Stressful Life Events have high incidence among infertile patients and significant impact on physical and medical parameters related to reproductive functions, but their potential rol...

    Authors: Maria Clelia Zurlo, Maria Francesca Cattaneo Della Volta and Federica Vallone
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2019 19:1548
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  42. While the HPV vaccines have been approved by the US FDA since 2006, in recent years an increasing number of women are living with cervical cancer globally. Among them, Chinese women have a higher cervical canc...

    Authors: Mingyu Si, Xiaoyou Su, Yu Jiang, Youlin Qiao and Yuanli Liu
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2019 19:1546
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  43. WHO addresses the infectious disease like Tuberculosis, and non- communicable disease like Diabetes among the top 10 causes of death worldwide, which collectively leads to increasing mortality and premature de...

    Authors: Babita Sharma, Vijay Kumar Khanal, Nilambar Jha, Prajjwal Pyakurel and Gyanu Nepal Gurung
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2019 19:1545
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  46. Hypertension (HTN) and diabetes mellitus (DM) are highly prevalent in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC) and a leading cause of morbidity and mortality. Recent evidence on effectiveness of primary care in...

    Authors: Jorge César Correia, Sarah Lachat, Grégoire Lagger, François Chappuis, Alain Golay and David Beran
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2019 19:1542
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  49. Caffeine containing energy drinks (EDs) are heavily consumed, particularly among young adults. The number of reports of caffeine intoxication from caffeinated EDs and problems related to caffeine dependence an...

    Authors: Gehad M. Subaiea, Ali F. Altebainawi and Thamir M. Alshammari
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2019 19:1539
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  50. Many individuals aspire to attain various goals in life, such as committing to a healthful diet to slim down or saving for retirement to enhance future welfare. While these behaviors (weight loss and saving) s...

    Authors: Kerem Shuval, Bob M. Fennis, Qing Li, Amir Grinstein, Meike Morren and Jeffrey Drope
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2019 19:1538
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