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  1. Despite the progress in the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) 4 and 5, inequity in the utilization of maternal, newborn and child health (MNCH) care services still remain high in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Th...

    Authors: Patrick Opiyo Owili, Miriam Adoyo Muga, Yiing-Jenq Chou, Yi-Hsin Elsa Hsu, Nicole Huang and Li-Yin Chien
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2016 16:414
    Content type: Research article Published on:

    The Erratum to this article has been published in BMC Public Health 2016 16:1064

  2. Public health systems in Canada have undergone significant policy renewal over the last decade in response to threats to the public’s health, such as severe acute respiratory syndrome. There is limited researc...

    Authors: Ruta Valaitis, Marjorie MacDonald, Anita Kothari, Linda O’Mara, Sandra Regan, John Garcia, Nancy Murray, Heather Manson, Nancy Peroff-Johnston, Gayle Bursey and Jennifer Boyko
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2016 16:412
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  4. The reasons for socioeconomic inequity in stroke mortality are not well understood. The aim of this study was to explore the role of ischemic stroke care-pathways on the association between education level and...

    Authors: Valeria Belleudi, Paolo Sciattella, Nera Agabiti, Mirko Di Martino, Riccardo Di Domenicantonio, Marina Davoli and Danilo Fusco
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2016 16:408
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  5. Excessive summer heat is a serious environmental health problem in Skopje, the capital and largest city of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. This paper attempts to forecast the impact of heat on morta...

    Authors: Gerardo Sanchez Martinez, Michela Baccini, Koen De Ridder, Hans Hooyberghs, Wouter Lefebvre, Vladimir Kendrovski, Kristen Scott and Margarita Spasenovska
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2016 16:407
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  6. The number of people living with HIV (PLWH) in Vietnam was estimated to rise from 156,802 in 2009 to 256,000 in 2014. Although the number of new HIV reported cases has decreased by roughly 14,000 cases per yea...

    Authors: Thi My Dung Le, Patricia C. Lee, Donald E. Stewart, Thanh Nguyen Long and Cuong Nguyen Quoc
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2016 16:406
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  7. The County Health Rankings (CHR) system provides health rankings for U.S. counties. These factors may have utility for evaluating and predicting health outcomes. This study examined the association between CHR...

    Authors: Karissa Peyer, Greg J. Welk, Lisa Bailey-Davis and Senlin Chen
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2016 16:404
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  8. Childhood abuse has far-reaching effects, not only for survivors of maltreatment but also for subsequent generations. However, the mechanism of such intergenerational linkages has not been fully explored. This...

    Authors: Takashi Oshio and Maki Umeda
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2016 16:403
    Content type: Research article Published on:

    The Erratum to this article has been published in BMC Public Health 2017 18:13

  9. Seatbelt non-compliance is a problem in middle income countries, and little is known about seatbelt compliance in populations with a high proportion of non-residents. This study analyses the profile of seatbel...

    Authors: Ting Hway Wong, Gek Hsiang Lim, Khuan Yew Chow, Nyi Nyi Zaw, Hai Van Nguyen, Hoong Chor Chin and Marcus Eng Hock Ong
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2016 16:402
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  10. Evidence reports that schools influence children and young people’s health behaviours across a range of outcomes. However there remains limited understanding of the mechanisms through which institutional featu...

    Authors: Rhiannon Evans and Chloe Hurrell
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2016 16:401
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  11. To study the impact of meteorological data and respiratory viral infections on invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) rates.

    Authors: Pilar Ciruela, Sonia Broner, Conchita Izquierdo, Sergi Hernández, Carmen Muñoz-Almagro, Roman Pallarés, Mireia Jané and Angela Domínguez
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2016 16:400
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  12. Concerns have been raised of a potential connection between excessive online activity outside the academic realm and increased levels of psychological distress in young people. Young Minds Matter: the second A...

    Authors: Wavne Rikkers, David Lawrence, Jennifer Hafekost and Stephen R. Zubrick
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2016 16:399
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  14. Disparities in injury rates between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal populations in British Columbia (BC) are well established. Information regarding the influence of residence on disparities is scarce. We sought...

    Authors: Mariana Brussoni, M. Anne George, Andrew Jin, Christopher E. Lalonde and Rod McCormick
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2016 16:397
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  16. Though park presence and access disparities are well studied for their associations with physical activity (PA), disparities in the availability and quality of amenities and facilities within parks have been i...

    Authors: Jessa K. Engelberg, Terry L. Conway, Carrie Geremia, Kelli L. Cain, Brian E. Saelens, Karen Glanz, Lawrence D. Frank and James F. Sallis
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2016 16:395
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  17. Social participation is known to predict longevity. However, little is known about the effect of social participation according to an individual’s position in civic groups. We evaluated the influence of social...

    Authors: Yoshiki Ishikawa, Naoki Kondo, Katsunori Kondo, Toshiya Saito, Hana Hayashi and Ichiro Kawachi
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2016 16:394
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  18. As part of the 2014 European Antibiotic Awareness Day plans, a new campaign called Antibiotic Guardian (AG) was launched in the United Kingdom, including an online pledge system to increase commitment from hea...

    Authors: Katerina Chaintarli, Suzanne M. Ingle, Alex Bhattacharya, Diane Ashiru-Oredope, Isabel Oliver and Maya Gobin
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2016 16:393
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  19. Family planning (FP) is an essential health service and an important part of comprehensive HIV care. However, there is limited information about the contraceptive needs of people living with HIV in sub-Saharan...

    Authors: Nancy L. Hancock, Carla J. Chibwesha, Samuel Bosomprah, Jonathan Newman, Mwangelwa Mubiana-Mbewe, Elizabeth Siyama Sitali, Carolyn Bolton-Moore, Clara Mbwili-Muleya and Benjamin H. Chi
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2016 16:392
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  20. Acute and chronic coronary heart disease (CHD) pose different burdens on health-care services and require different prevention and treatment strategies. Trends in acute and chronic CHD event rates can guide se...

    Authors: Paul D. Xanthos, Brett A. Gordon, Stephen Begg, Voltaire Nadurata and Michael I. C. Kingsley
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2016 16:391
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  21. The effectiveness of food retail interventions is largely undetermined, yet substantial investments have been made to improve access to healthy foods in food deserts and swamps via grocery and corner store int...

    Authors: Alexander N. Ortega, Stephanie L. Albert, Alec M. Chan-Golston, Brent A. Langellier, Deborah C. Glik, Thomas R. Belin, Rosa Elena Garcia, Ron Brookmeyer, Mienah Z. Sharif and Michael L. Prelip
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2016 16:389
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  22. Salt reduction is a public health priority but there are few studies testing the efficacy of plausible salt reduction programs.

    Authors: Mary-Anne Land, Jason H. Y. Wu, Adriana Selwyn, Michelle Crino, Mark Woodward, John Chalmers, Jacqui Webster, Caryl Nowson, Paul Jeffery, Wayne Smith, Victoria Flood and Bruce Neal
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2016 16:388
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  23. Most smokers do not use smoking cessation (SC) services although it increases successful quits. Passive referral providing SC information to smokers is commonly used in SC studies. Little was known about activ...

    Authors: Yi Nam Suen, Man Ping Wang, William Ho Cheung Li, Antonio Cho Shing Kwong, Vienna Wai Yin Lai, Sophia Siu Chee Chan and Tai Hing Lam
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2016 16:387
    Content type: Study protocol Published on:

  24. Estimates of the burden of disease caused by a particular agent are used to assist in making policy and prioritizing actions. Most estimations have employed the attributable fraction approach, which estimates ...

    Authors: Lin Fritschi, Jayzii Chan, Sally J. Hutchings, Tim R. Driscoll, Adrian Y. W. Wong and Renee N. Carey
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2016 16:386
    Content type: Technical advance Published on:

  25. Very few studies have investigated the determinants of circulating 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25[OH]D) in young adults (18–25 years old) using a set of variables that include lifestyle, sociodemographic, and anthrop...

    Authors: Rune Tønnesen, Peter Hambak Hovind, Lars Thorbjørn Jensen and Peter Schwarz
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2016 16:385
    Content type: Research article Published on:

    The Erratum to this article has been published in BMC Public Health 2017 18:14

  26. In Burkina Faso, the government has implemented various health sector reforms in order to overcome financial and geographical barriers to citizens’ access to primary healthcare throughout the country. Despite ...

    Authors: Lise Rosendal Østergaard, Pia Juul Bjertrup and Helle Samuelsen
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2016 16:384
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  28. The prevalence of unprotected anal intercourse (UAI) is high among Chinese men who have sex with men (MSM). As important aspects of quality of life (QOL), psychological health and social relationships have bee...

    Authors: Yaxin Zhu, Jie Liu, Bo Qu, Bingxue Hu and Yang Zhang
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2016 16:382
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  29. Health Canada’s Surveillance Tool (HCST) Tier System was developed in 2014 with the aim of assessing the adherence of dietary intakes with Eating Well with Canada’s Food Guide (EWCFG). HCST uses a Tier system ...

    Authors: Mahsa Jessri, Stephanie K. Nishi and Mary R. L’Abbe
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2016 16:381
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  30. Anemia is a major public health problem in preschool children in Alagoas, Brazil, especially in the younger population, because of a positive correlation between hemoglobin level and age. However, due to the l...

    Authors: Haroldo da Silva Ferreira, Myrtis Katille de Assunção Bezerra, Monica Lopes de Assunção and Risia Cristina Egito de Menezes
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2016 16:380
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  31. It is important to screen for alcohol consumption and drinking customs in a standardized manner. The aim of this study was 1) to investigate whether the AUDIT score is useful for predicting hazardous drinking ...

    Authors: Hideki Fujii, Naoki Nishimoto, Seiko Yamaguchi, Osamu Kurai, Masato Miyano, Wataru Ueda, Hiroko Oba, Tetsuya Aoki, Norifumi Kawada and Kiyotaka Okawa
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2016 16:379
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  32. There is a need for theory-driven studies that explore the underlying mechanisms of change of complex weight loss programmes. Such studies will contribute to the existing evidence-base on how these programmes ...

    Authors: Naoimh E. McMahon, Shelina Visram and Louise A. Connell
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2016 16:378
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  33. While the health benefits of physical activity are well established, little is known about health effects of physical activity programs initiated by employer.

    Authors: Marit Skogstad, Lars-Kristian Lunde, Øivind Skare, Asgeir Mamen, Jose Hernán Alfonso, Reidun Øvstebø and Bente Ulvestad
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2016 16:377
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  34. The Ecological Model of Childhood Overweight focuses on characteristics that could affect a child’s weight status in relation to the multiple environments surrounding that child. A community coaching approach ...

    Authors: Paula Peters, Abby Gold, Angela Abbott, Dawn Contreras, Ann Keim, Renee Oscarson, Sandra Procter, Valentina Remig, Carol Smathers and Amy R. Mobley
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2016 16:376
    Content type: Study protocol Published on:

  35. Global climate change is one of the most serious environmental issues faced by humanity, and the resultant change in frequency and intensity of heat waves and cold spells could increase mortality. The influenc...

    Authors: Junzhe Bao, Zhenkun Wang, Chuanhua Yu and Xudong Li
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2016 16:375
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  36. Provision of written information may improve awareness of cancer symptoms and encourage timely presentation in primary care. This study assessed changes in symptom knowledge, perceived barriers to help-seeking...

    Authors: Melanie Morris, Claire Friedemann Smith, Emily Boxell, Jane Wardle, Alice Simon and Jo Waller
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2016 16:374
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  37. We examine the uptake of HIV Testing and Counselling (HTC) and linkage into care over one year of providing HTC through community and health facility testing modalities among people living in Kibera informal u...

    Authors: Samuel Muhula, Peter Memiah, Lilian Mbau, Happiness Oruko, Bebora Baker, Geoffrey Ikiara, Margaret Mungai, Meshack Ndirangu, Dunstan Achwoka and Festus Ilako
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2016 16:373
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  38. In February 2015 an outbreak of gastroenteritis occurred in a distillery in Kinmen, Taiwan. At least 450 affected employees developed the symptoms of diarrhea and vomiting after attending a lunch banquet on 6 ...

    Authors: Meng-Yu Chen, Wan-Chin Chen, Pei-Chen Chen, Shan-Wei Hsu and Yi-Chun Lo
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2016 16:372
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  39. Long-term weight management consists of weight-loss, weight-loss maintenance, and weight-gain stages. Qualitative insights into weight management are now appearing in the literature however research appears to...

    Authors: David Rogerson, Hora Soltani and Robert Copeland
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2016 16:371
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  40. Mothers have a primary role in the prevention of cervical cancer in Korea. This study aimed to determine the awareness and health beliefs of mothers about preventing cervical cancer in their daughters, their i...

    Authors: Hae Won Kim
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2016 16:370
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  41. Despite widespread awareness and publicity concerning Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) care and advances in treatment, many patients still present late in their HIV disease. Preliminary review of the Antiret...

    Authors: Howard Nyika, Owen Mugurungi, Gerald Shambira, Notion Tafara Gombe, Donewell Bangure, More Mungati and Mufuta Tshimanga
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2016 16:369
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  42. The prevalence of domestic violence remains unacceptably high with numerous consequences ranging from psychological to maternal and neonatal mortality and morbidity outcomes in pregnant women. The aim of this ...

    Authors: Ebenezer S. Owusu Adjah and Isaac Agbemafle
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2016 16:368
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  43. Osteoarthritis is the most common reason for pain in older adults, and the individual and economic burden of this disease is immense. The chronic character of osteoarthritis requires a long-term therapeutic tr...

    Authors: Inga Krauss, Gerhard Mueller, Georg Haupt, Benjamin Steinhilber, Pia Janssen, Nicola Jentner and Peter Martus
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2016 16:367
    Content type: Study protocol Published on:

  44. American Indian adults are more likely to experience co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders than adults of other racial/ethnic groups and are disproportionately burdened by the most common sexu...

    Authors: Rachel Chambers, Lauren Tingey, Anna Beach, Allison Barlow and Anne Rompalo
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2016 16:366
    Content type: Study protocol Published on:

  45. The obesity epidemic is associated with rising rates of cardiovascular disease (CVD) among adults, particularly in countries undergoing rapid urbanisation and nutrition transition. This study explored the perc...

    Authors: Kufre Joseph Okop, Ferdinand C. Mukumbang, Thubelihle Mathole, Naomi Levitt and Thandi Puoane
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2016 16:365
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  46. The lifestyles of family caregivers pose risks to their physical, mental and social health. The capability to stay healthy may be protective in the context of poor socioeconomic conditions and risk behaviours,...

    Authors: Barbara Bucki, Elisabeth Spitz, Anne-Marie Etienne, Etienne Le Bihan and Michèle Baumann
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2016 16:364
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  47. Although alcohol consumption has long been considered as a risk factor for chronic disease, the relationship to cardiovascular disease (CVD) is complex and involves at least two dimensions: average volume of a...

    Authors: Jürgen Rehm, Kevin D. Shield, Michael Roerecke and Gerrit Gmel
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2016 16:363
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  48. Strict restrictions on outdoor cigarette marketing have resulted in increasing concentration of cigarette marketing at the point-of-sale (POS). The association between POS cigarette marketing and smoking-induc...

    Authors: Mohammad Siahpush, Raees A. Shaikh, Regina Robbins, Melissa Tibbits, Asia Sikora Kessler, Ghada Soliman, Molly McCarthy and Gopal K. Singh
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2016 16:302
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    The Erratum to this article has been published in BMC Public Health 2016 16:479

  49. Unhealthy eating habits in adolescence lead to a wide variety of health problems and disorders. The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of absence of parental rules on eating and unhealthy eating be...

    Authors: Jana Holubcikova, Peter Kolarcik, Andrea Madarasova Geckova, Jitse P. van Dijk and Sijmen A. Reijneveld
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2016 16:359
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  50. Timely initiation of antiretroviral treatment (ART) requires sustained engagement in HIV care before treatment eligibility. We assessed loss to follow-up (LTFU) correlates in HIV-positive adults accessing HIV ...

    Authors: Michael Evangeli, Marie-Louise Newell and Nuala McGrath
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2016 16:358
    Content type: Research article Published on:
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