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  1. Anemia among Women of Reproductive Age (WRA) continues to be among the major public health problems in many developing countries, including Rwanda, where it increased in prevalence between the 2015 and 2010 Rw...

    Authors: Dieudonne Hakizimana, Marie Paul Nisingizwe, Jenae Logan and Rex Wong
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2019 19:1662
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  2. In 2015, YMCA afterschool programs (ASPs) across South Carolina, USA pledged to achieve the YMCA physical activity standard calling for all children to accumulate 30 min of moderate-to-vigorous physical activi...

    Authors: Michael W. Beets, R. Glenn Weaver, Keith Brazendale, Gabrielle Turner-McGrievy, Ruth P. Saunders, Justin B. Moore, Collin Webster, Mahmud Khan and Aaron Beighle
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2018 18:819
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  3. Although the mental and physical benefits of physical activity are well-established, there is a racial/ethnic disparity in activity such that minorities are much less likely to engage in physical activity than...

    Authors: Lauren S. Miller and Richard H. Gramzow
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2016 16:768
    Content type: Study protocol Published on:

  4. High quality, longitudinal data describing young people’s screen use across a number of distinct forms of screen activity is missing from the literature. This study tracked multiple screen use activities (pass...

    Authors: Michael Rosenberg, Stephen Houghton, Simon C. Hunter, Corinne Zadow, Trevor Shilton, Lisa Wood and David Lawrence
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2018 18:332
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  5. Enhancing tuberculosis (TB) prevention and care in a post-COVID-19-pandemic phase will be essential to ensure progress towards global TB elimination. In low-burden countries, asylum seekers constitute an impor...

    Authors: Florian M. Marx, Barbara Hauer, Nicolas A. Menzies, Walter Haas and Nita Perumal
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2021 21:2172
    Content type: Research Published on:

  6. 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:

  7. Childhood lead poisoning is a public health problem gained widely attention for the health damage caused by lead exposure. Pediatrics defines lead poisoning as BLL of or higher than 10 Î¼g/dL, which leads to ha...

    Authors: Min-ming Li, Jia Cao, Zhen-yan Gao, Xiao-ming Shen and Chong-huai Yan
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2015 15:756
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  8. Measuring and monitoring the true prevalence of risk factors for chronic conditions is essential for evidence-based policy and health service planning. Understanding the prevalence of risk factors for cardiova...

    Authors: Karen Louise Peterson, Jane Philippa Jacobs, Steven Allender, Laura Veronica Alston and Melanie Nichols
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2016 16:695
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  9. Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) is the most common form of violence in conflict and post-conflict settings, but there are few evaluations of interventions to prevent IPV in such settings.

    Authors: Andrew Gibbs, Julienne Corboz, Mohammed Shafiq, Frozan Marofi, Anna Mecagni, Carron Mann, Fazal Karim, Esnat Chirwa, Charlotte Maxwell-Jones and Rachel Jewkes
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2018 18:164
    Content type: Study protocol Published on:

  10. Waterpipe smoking is a traditional method of tobacco smoking that is being increasingly practiced worldwide. However, the research evidence describing the practice and prevalence of waterpipe smoking in Austra...

    Authors: Rachael Kearns, Karen Gardner, Mariela Silveira, Lisa Woodland, Myna Hua, Milena Katz, Klara Takas, Julie McDonald and Ben Harris-Roxas
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2018 18:1379
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  11. Improving knowledge about influenza transmission is crucial to upgrade surveillance network and to develop accurate predicting models to enhance public health intervention strategies. Epidemics usually occur i...

    Authors: Marion Roussel, Dominique Pontier, Jean-Marie Cohen, Bruno Lina and David Fouchet
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2016 16:441
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  12. Creating inclusive and accessible outdoor environments that provide and encourage opportunities for older adults to engage in physical activity and social interaction is important for healthy ageing. The Senio...

    Authors: Pazit Levinger, Maya Panisset, Jeremy Dunn, Terry Haines, Briony Dow, Frances Batchelor, Stuart Biddle, Gustavo Duque and Keith D Hill
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2019 19:933
    Content type: Study protocol Published on:

  13. Depression is a psychological dysfunction that impairs health and quality of life. However, whether environmental tobacco smoke exposure (ETSE) is associated with depression is poorly understood. This study wa...

    Authors: Akinkunmi Paul Okekunle, Jeffery Osahon Asowata, Jung Eun Lee and Onoja Matthew Akpa
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2021 21:1755
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  14. Consumer-driven homecare models support aging and disabled individuals to live independently through the services of homecare workers. Although these models have benefits, including autonomy and control over s...

    Authors: Ginger C Hanson, Nancy A Perrin, Helen Moss, Naima Laharnar and Nancy Glass
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2015 15:11
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  15. Government social assistance payments seek to alleviate poverty and address survival needs, but their monthly disbursement may cue increases in illicit drug use. This cue may be magnified when assistance is di...

    Authors: Lindsey Richardson, Allison Laing, M-J Milloy, Russ Maynard, Bohdan Nosyk, Brandon Marshall, Eric Grafstein, Patricia Daly, Evan Wood, Julio Montaner and Thomas Kerr
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2016 16:668
    Content type: Study protocol Published on:

  16. Health care system decision makers face challenges in allocating resources for screening, diagnosis and treatment of hepatitis C. Approximately 240,000 individuals are infected with the hepatitis C virus (HCV)...

    Authors: Caroline O’Keefe-Markman, Kristina Dawn Lea, Christopher McCabe, Elaine Hyshka and Tania Bubela
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2020 20:89
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  17. Population surveys involving the monitoring of high-risk sexual behavior have been recognized as important public health tools to control the HIV epidemic and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs).

    Authors: Célia Landmann Szwarcwald, Ana Roberta Pati Pascom, Paulo Roberto Borges de Souza Júnior, Giseli Nogueira Damacena and Euclides Ayres Castilho
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2023 23:1476
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  18. Burden is well documented among carers of stroke survivors, yet current evidence is insufficient to determine if any strategies reduce this negative outcome. Existing interventions for carers of stroke survivo...

    Authors: Jessica F. Hall, Thomas F. Crocker, David J. Clarke and Anne Forster
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2019 19:1408
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  19. Rates of suicide and poor mental health are high in environments (neighbourhoods and institutions) where individuals have only weak social ties, feel socially disconnected and experience anomie - a mismatch be...

    Authors: Robert Young, Helen Sweeting and Anne Ellaway
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2011 11:874
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  22. The growth and development that occurs in early childhood has long-term implications, therefore understanding the relevant determinants is needed to inform early prevention and intervention. The objectives of ...

    Authors: Valerie Carson, Eun-Young Lee, Kylie D. Hesketh, Stephen Hunter, Nicholas Kuzik, Madison Predy, Ryan E. Rhodes, Christina M. Rinaldi, John C. Spence and Trina Hinkley
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2019 19:27
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  23. Prolonged psychological stress is a risk factor for illness and constitutes an increasing public health challenge creating a need to develop public interventions specifically targeting stress and promoting men...

    Authors: Christian G. Jensen, Jon Lansner, Anders Petersen, Signe A. Vangkilde, Signe P. Ringkøbing, Vibe G. Frokjaer, Dea Adamsen, Gitte M. Knudsen, John W. Denninger and Steen G. Hasselbalch
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2015 15:1245
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  24. Treatment guidelines for antiretroviral therapy (ART) have evolved to emphasize newer regimens that address ageing-related comorbidities. Using national Australian dispensing data we compare ART regimens with ...

    Authors: Nila J. Dharan, Tomas Radovich, Samuel Che, Kathy Petoumenos, Prabhjot Juneja, Matthew Law, Robin Huang, Hamish McManus, Mark N. Polizzotto, Rebecca Guy, Peter Cronin, David A. Cooper and Richard T. Gray
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2019 19:13
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  25. With the proliferation of social casino games (SCGs) online, which offer the opportunity to gamble without monetary gains and losses, comes a growing concern regarding the effects of these unregulated games on...

    Authors: Livia Veselka, Rochelle Wijesingha, Scott T Leatherdale, Nigel E Turner and Tara Elton-Marshall
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2018 18:1167
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  26. Human metapneumovirus (HMPV) have similar symptoms to those caused by the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). The modes of transmission and dynamics of time series data still remain poorly understood. Climatic ...

    Authors: Raymond Nyoka, Thomas N. O. Achia, Jimmy Omony, Samuel M. Musili, Anthony Gichangi and Henry Mwambi
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2019 19:807
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  27. Research demonstrates high rates of physical and sexual victimization of women by intimate partners on college campuses (Black et al. 2001). College women in abusive relationships must weigh complex factors (h...

    Authors: Nancy Glass, Amber Clough, James Case, Ginger Hanson, Jamie Barnes-Hoyt, Amy Waterbury, Jeanne Alhusen, Miriam Ehrensaft, Karen Trister Grace and Nancy Perrin
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2015 15:871
    Content type: Study protocol Published on:

  28. Epidemiological models have been employed with great success to explore the efficacy of alternative strategies at combating disease outbreaks. These models have often incorporated an understanding of age-based...

    Authors: Kellen Myers, Agnesa Redere and Nina H. Fefferman
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2020 20:270
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  29. We aimed to assess cancer incidence and mortality for all-causes and factors related to risk of death in an Italian cohort of HIV infected unselected patients as compared to the general population.

    Authors: Elena Raffetti, Laura Albini, Daria Gotti, Daniela Segala, Franco Maggiolo, Elisa di Filippo, Annalisa Saracino, Nicoletta Ladisa, Giuseppe Lapadula, Chiara Fornabaio, Filippo Castelnuovo, Salvatore Casari, Massimiliano Fabbiani, Piera Pierotti, Francesco Donato and Eugenia Quiros-Roldan
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2015 15:235
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  30. In the UK, around 5% of 11–16-year olds experience conduct problems of clinical importance. However, there are limited data on prevalence of conduct problems by ethnic group, and how putative social risk facto...

    Authors: Rachel Blakey, Craig Morgan, Charlotte Gayer-Anderson, Sam Davis, Stephanie Beards, Seeromanie Harding, Vanessa Pinfold, Kamaldeep Bhui, Gemma Knowles and Essi Viding
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2021 21:849
    Content type: Research article Published on:

    The Correction to this article has been published in BMC Public Health 2021 21:2184

  31. Primary Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) testing is the currently recommended cervical cancer (CxCa) screening strategy by the Portuguese Society of Gynecology (SPG) clinical consensus. However, primary HPV testing...

    Authors: Angela Pista, Carlos Costa, Conceição Saldanha, José Alberto Fonseca Moutinho, José Maria Moutinho, Fernando Arrobas, Carlos Catalão and Jari Kempers
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2019 19:235
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  32. Workplace health promotion (WHP) has been proposed as a preventive intervention for job stress, possibly operating by promoting positive organizational culture or via programs promoting healthy lifestyles. The...

    Authors: Lisa Jarman, Angela Martin, Alison Venn, Petr Otahal and Kristy Sanderson
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2015 15:1293
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  33. Valid measurement of hemoglobin is important for tracking and targeting interventions. This study compares hemoglobin distributions between surveys matched by country and time from The Demographic and Health S...

    Authors: Daniel J. Hruschka, Anne M. Williams, Zuguo Mei, Eva Leidman, Parminder S. Suchdev, Melissa F. Young and Sorrel Namaste
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2020 20:422
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  34. Other forms of tobacco use are increasing in prevalence, yet most tobacco control efforts are aimed at cigarettes. In light of this, it is important to identify individuals who are using both cigarettes and al...

    Authors: Yang Lei, Nikki Nollen, Jasjit S Ahluwahlia, Qing Yu and Matthew S Mayo
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2015 15:341
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  35. The epidemiological characteristics of sudden cardiac death (SCD) in the autonomous region of Xinjiang Uygur have been largely unknown. This study aimed to evaluate the incidence and demographic risk factors o...

    Authors: Jianghua Zhang, Xianhui Zhou, Qiang Xing, Yaodong Li, Ling Zhang, Qina Zhou, Yanmei Lu, Yinwen Fan, Abu Lizi, Wenhong Yan, Hongyan Wang, Meiling Zhai, Jianfu Bao, Liping Chen, Maihe Tuoti, Haidong Cui…
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2019 19:116
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  36. Life expectancy at birth (LE) is a comprehensive measure that accounts for age-specific death rates in a population. Shanghai has ranked first in LE in China mainland for decades. Understanding the reasons beh...

    Authors: Hanyi Chen, Lipeng Hao, Chen Yang, Bei Yan, Qiao Sun, Lianghong Sun, Hua Chen and Yichen Chen
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2018 18:256
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  37. Pulmonary diseases are a common and costly cause of 30-day readmissions. Few studies have focused on the difference in risk for rehospitalization between men and women in older patients. In this study we analy...

    Authors: Alessandra Buja, Anna De Polo, Elisa De Battisti, Milena Sperotto, Tatjana Baldovin, Silvia Cocchio, Patrizia Furlan, Mario Saia, Maria Luisa Scapellato, Guido Viel, Vincenzo Baldo, Chiara Bertoncello and Mark Ebell
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2020 20:53
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  40. Mental disorders are the most common reason for sick leave in Sweden. Knowledge about effective methods to help these individuals to return to work (RTW)/entry into work or studies is limited. Rehabilitation c...

    Authors: Åsa Andersén, Erik Berglund and Ingrid Anderzén
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2020 20:250
    Content type: Study protocol Published on:

  41. Exposure to sunlight can have both positive and negative health impacts. Excessive exposure to ultra-violet (UV) radiation from the sun can cause skin cancer, however insufficient exposure to sunlight has a de...

    Authors: Amanda Nioi, Charlotte Wendelboe-Nelson, Sue Cowan, Hilary Cowie, Shahzad Rashid, Peter Ritchie, Mark Cherrie, Terry C. Lansdown and John W. Cherrie
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2018 18:259
    Content type: Study protocol Published on:

  42. Maternal mortality remains a tragedy and a key determinant for child survival. There is increasing evidence that the hazard ratio of demising for young children escalates after the death of their mothers, but ...

    Authors: Boikhutso Tlou, Benn Sartorius and Frank Tanser
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2018 18:1237
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  43. Southern European countries were traditionally characterized by a higher prevalence of smoking among high socioeconomic groups. Though, recent studies show a reversal of inequalities in Italy and Spain, for ex...

    Authors: Joana Alves, Anton E Kunst and Julian Perelman
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2015 15:311
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  44. Social inequalities in work injury have been observed but explanations are still missing. The objectives of this study were to evaluate the contribution of working conditions in the explanation of social inequ...

    Authors: Isabelle Niedhammer, Thomas Lesuffleur, Géraldine Labarthe and Jean-François Chastang
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2018 18:344
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  45. Lack of regular physical activity, high sedentary behavior and presence of unbalanced alimentary practices are attitudes associated with an inadequate lifestyle among female adolescents.

    Authors: Valter Paulo Neves Miranda, Paulo Roberto dos Santos Amorim, Ronaldo Rocha Bastos, Vitor Gabriel Barra Souza, Eliane Rodrigues de Faria, Sylvia do Carmo Castro Franceschini and Silvia Eloiza Priore
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2019 19:184
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  46. The burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) is rising rapidly in middle-income countries (MICs), where NCDs are often undiagnosed, untreated and uncontrolled. How comorbidity impacts diagnosis, treatment, a...

    Authors: Grace Sum, Gerald Choon-Huat Koh, Stewart W. Mercer, Lim Yee Wei, Azeem Majeed, Brian Oldenburg and John Tayu Lee
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2020 20:9
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  47. Very few postpartum women want to become pregnant within the next 2 years, but approximately 60% of postpartum women in low- and middle-income countries are not using contraceptive methods. The World Health Or...

    Authors: Linnea A. Zimmerman, Yuanyuan Yi, Mahari Yihdego, Solomon Abrha, Solomon Shiferaw, Assefa Seme and Saifuddin Ahmed
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2019 19:1448
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  48. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in China. However, identifying patients has proved challenging, resulting in widespread under-diagnosis of the conditi...

    Authors: Marco Koch, Thomas Butt, Wudong Guo, Xue Li, Yirong Chen, Diana Tan and Gordon G. Liu
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2019 19:1727
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  49. Communities with large minority populations often are located near sources of pollution and have higher crime rates, which may work in combination with other factors to influence health. Poor self-rated health...

    Authors: Judy Y. Ou, Junenette L. Peters, Jonathan I. Levy, Roseann Bongiovanni, Alina Rossini and Madeleine K. Scammell
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2018 18:970
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  50. Due to demographic changes across Europe there are strong political interests in maintaining the labour force by prolonging working life, i.e. increasing retirement age. This may pose both challenges and oppor...

    Authors: Lars Louis Andersen and Emil Sundstrup
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2019 19:133
    Content type: Study protocol Published on:
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