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  1. Smoking is a cause of avoidable morbidity and mortality. In the United Kingdom (UK) the national smoking ban inside hospital buildings is widely adhered to. There is a perception it has led to smokers congrega...

    Authors: Scott Crosby, Diane Bell, Gerard Savva, Becky Edlin and Bridgette M. Bewick
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2018 18:1365
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  2. The National Health Service (NHS) seems appropriately placed to be an exemplar employer in providing effective and proactive workplace health and wellbeing services for its staff. However, NHS staff sickness a...

    Authors: Helen Quirk, Helen Crank, Anouska Carter, Hanna Leahy and Robert J. Copeland
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2018 18:1362
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  3. There is strong evidence that plain cigarette packaging and health warning labels (HWLs) reduce brand appeal and increase health knowledge. There is limited evidence examining this population-level public heal...

    Authors: Seema Mutti-Packer, Brianne Collyer and David C. Hodgins
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2018 18:1361
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  4. In 2014, Denmark experienced a rapid decline in vaccination uptake for the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine after a successful introduction of the vaccine in 2009. Before the decline, the uptake of the first...

    Authors: Camilla Hiul Suppli, Niels Dalum Hansen, Mette Rasmussen, Palle Valentiner-Branth, Tyra Grove Krause and Kåre Mølbak
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2018 18:1360
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  5. Gestational age (GA) is a key determinant of newborn survival and long-term impairment. Accurate estimation of GA facilitates timely provision of essential interventions to improve maternal and newborn outcome...

    Authors: Shumona Sharmin Salam, Nazia Binte Ali, Ahmed Ehsanur Rahman, Tazeen Tahsina, Md. Irteja Islam, Afrin Iqbal, Dewan Md. Emdadul Hoque, Samir Kumar Saha and Shams El Arifeen
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2018 18:1359
    Content type: Study protocol Published on:

  6. The main aim of the study was to explore the attitudes and health perceptions of faith healing users in Kumasi Metropolis, Ghana. This has become necessary because faith healing practice is an important area b...

    Authors: Prince Peprah, Razak M. Gyasi, Prince Osei-Wusu Adjei, Williams Agyemang-Duah, Emmanuel Mawuli Abalo and Josephine Nii Amon Kotei
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2018 18:1358
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    The Correction to this article has been published in BMC Public Health 2018 18:1394

  7. In either rich or poor countries, people’s health widely depends on the social conditions in which they live and work – the social determinants of health. The aim of the present work was to explore the associa...

    Authors: Natasa Kollia, Francisco Félix Caballero, Albert Sánchez-Niubó, Stefanos Tyrovolas, José Luis Ayuso-Mateos, Josep Maria Haro, Somnath Chatterji and Demosthenes B. Panagiotakos
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2018 18:1357
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  8. Lung cancer screening can reduce mortality but can be a complex, multi-step process. Poor health literacy is associated with unfavorable outcomes and decreased use of preventative services, so it is important ...

    Authors: Kevin Haas, Christie Brillante, Lisa Sharp, Ahmed K. Elzokaky, Mary Pasquinelli, Lawrence Feldman, Kevin L. Kovitz and Min Joo
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2018 18:1356
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  9. Tuberculosis (TB) patients crossing borders pose a serious challenge to global TB control efforts. The objectives of our study were firstly, to evaluate the trend and size of foreign-born pulmonary TB patients...

    Authors: Lisa Kawatsu, Akihiro Ohkado, Kazuhiro Uchimura and Kiyohiko Izumi
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2018 18:1355
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  10. Discrimination is a well-established stressor that is substantially associated with poor health and a known contributor to health inequalities. However, the role of discrimination in health service use is less...

    Authors: Billy Gazard, Zoe Chui, Lisa Harber-Aschan, Shirlee MacCrimmon, Ioannis Bakolis, Katharine Rimes, Matthew Hotopf and Stephani L. Hatch
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2018 18:1354
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  11. Greenland struggles with a high prevalence of smoking, alcohol and drug abuse. In response to the increasing need for preventive initiatives, the first public health program Inuuneritta was introduced in 2007. In...

    Authors: Christine Ingemann, Barbara J. Regeer and Christina V. L. Larsen
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2018 18:1353
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  12. Literature on persuasion suggests compliance increases when requests are accompanied with a reason (i.e. the “because-heuristic”). The reliability of outcomes in physical activity research is dependent on suff...

    Authors: Matti T. J. Heino, Keegan Knittle, Ari Haukkala, Tommi Vasankari and Nelli Hankonen
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2018 18:1352
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  14. After publication of the original article [1], the authors wanted to make an amendment in the Acknowledgments section as Muneera Rasheed requested to be removed. This correction article shows the original and ...

    Authors: Joshua Jeong, Saima Siyal, Günther Fink, Dana Charles McCoy and Aisha K. Yousafzai
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2018 18:1350
    Content type: Correction Published on:

    The original article was published in BMC Public Health 2018 18:1274

  15. Acute paediatric poisoning is a common public health concern for both developed and developing countries. The type of agent and underlying cause differ depending on the social, cultural, economic and education...

    Authors: Godakanda Arachchige Maneesha Prasadi, Fahim Mohamed, Lalith Senarathna, Rose Cairns, Pahala Hangidi Gedara Janaka Pushpakumara and Andrew Hamilton Dawson
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2018 18:1349
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  16. In Canada, road traffic injuries are the leading cause of death among children and youth ≤19. Across the country, there is variability in road traffic injury prevention policies and legislation. Our objective ...

    Authors: Liraz Fridman, Jessica L. Fraser-Thomas, Ian Pike and Alison K. Macpherson
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2018 18:1348
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  17. Across most high-income countries, populations are ageing. With this demographic change is an increase in the number of people living with disabilities. In this context, we sought to examine the prevalence of ...

    Authors: Jeromey B. Temple, Margaret Kelaher and Ruth Williams
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2018 18:1347
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  18. Dehydration results from a decrease in total body water content either due to less intake or more fluid loss. Common symptoms of dehydration are dry mouth/tongue, thirst, headache, and lethargy. The aim of thi...

    Authors: Naila A. Shaheen, Abdulrahman A. Alqahtani, Hussam Assiri, Reem Alkhodair and Mohamed A. Hussein
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2018 18:1346
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  19. Vitamin D has multifarious roles in maintenance of health and prevention of disease. The present study was undertaken to assess the vitamin D status of a rural adult south Indian population and to identify its...

    Authors: John Mechenro, Giriprasad Venugopal, M. Buvnesh Kumar, D. Balakrishnan and Balakrishnan S. Ramakrishna
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2018 18:1345
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  20. Emergencies and disasters impact population health. Despite the importance of upstream readiness, a persistent challenge for public health practitioners is defining what it means to be prepared. There is a kno...

    Authors: Yasmin Khan, Tracey O’Sullivan, Adalsteinn Brown, Shannon Tracey, Jennifer Gibson, Mélissa Généreux, Bonnie Henry and Brian Schwartz
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2018 18:1344
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  21. Evidence suggests that young females are more likely to try to lose weight than young males, however whether this sex difference persists across demographic characteristics and weight status is unclear. Furthe...

    Authors: Stephanie A. Houle-Johnson and Lisa Kakinami
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2018 18:1343
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  22. Globally, sexual violence is prevalent, particularly for adolescent women. This cluster-randomized controlled implementation trial examines empowerment self-defense (ESD) for sexual assault risk reduction amon...

    Authors: Michele R. Decker, Shannon N. Wood, Esther Ndinda, Gayane Yenokyan, Jacob Sinclair, Nankali Maksud, Brendan Ross, Benjamin Omondi and Martin Ndirangu
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2018 18:1341
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  23. Studies have shown that Workplace Health Promoting Programmes (WHPP) can facilitate healthier behaviour. Despite the benefits achieved from participating in a WHPP, a systematic review showed that only 10–50% ...

    Authors: Pia Maria Ilvig, Thomas Viskum Gjelstrup Bredahl, Just Bendix Justesen, Dorrie Jones, Jonna Benner Lundgaard, Karen Søgaard and Jeanette Reffstrup Christensen
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2018 18:1340
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  24. Sub-Saharan Africa continues to account for the highest regional maternal mortality ratio (MMR) in the world, at just under 550 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births in 2015, compared to a global rate of 216...

    Authors: Corrine W. Ruktanonchai, Kristine Nilsen, Victor A. Alegana, Claudio Bosco, Rogers Ayiko, Andrew C. Seven Kajeguka, Zöe Matthews and Andrew J. Tatem
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2018 18:1339
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  26. Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) has frequently been compared between both healthy and obese children and healthy and chronically ill children; however, there is glaring lack of evidence regarding compar...

    Authors: Sara Jalali-Farahani, Fahimeh Alsadat Shojaei, Parnian Parvin and Parisa Amiri
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2018 18:1337
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  27. Childhood injury remains a significant public health problem responsible for significant morbidity and mortality. However, injury has been found to increase with socioeconomic disadvantage for some injuries. T...

    Authors: Rebecca Seah, Reidar P. Lystad, Kate Curtis and Rebecca Mitchell
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2018 18:1336
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  28. A more sedentary lifestyle can result in insulin resistance. However, few research studies have assessed the association between insulin resistance and sedentary lifestyle in Asian populations. Therefore, this...

    Authors: Kyeong Seok Kim, Seong Jun Kim, Seonggwan Kim, Dong-Woo Choi, Yeong Jun Ju and Eun-Cheol Park
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2018 18:1335
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  29. The primary aim of this study was to examine the associations of normal weight obesity (NWO) with physical fitness in Chinese university students. As a secondary aim, we assessed whether possible differences i...

    Authors: Meizhen Zhang, Moritz Schumann, Tao Huang, Timo Törmäkangas and Sulin Cheng
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2018 18:1334
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  30. Crimean Congo Hemorrhagic (CCHF) is a deadly tick born disease caused by a virus of genus Nairovirus and is endemic in the Middle East, Asia, Africa, and Eastern areas of Europe. Pakistan is a CCHF endemic cou...

    Authors: Ali Ahmed, Maria Tanveer, Muhammad Saqlain and Gul Majid Khan
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2018 18:1333
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  31. Excess body weight (EBW: overweight and obesity) has high and rising prevalence in Brazil. Up-to-date information about the distribution and changes in the prevalence of EBW and their associated factors are es...

    Authors: Jaqueline Lopes Pereira, Diva Aliete dos Santos Vieira, Maria Cecília Goi Porto Alves, Chester Luís Galvão César, Moisés Goldbaum and Regina Mara Fisberg
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2018 18:1332
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  32. Previous studies found regional differences in the prevalence and incidence of type 2 diabetes between Northeast and South of Germany. The aim of this study was to investigate if regional variations are also p...

    Authors: Violetta Ptushkina, Esther Jacobs, Sabine Schipf, Henry Völzke, Marcello Ricardo Paulista Markus, Matthias Nauck, Christa Meisinger, Annette Peters, Werner Maier, Christian Herder, Michael Roden and Wolfgang Rathmann
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2018 18:1331
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  33. Levels of obesity remain high in the UK. The Football Fans in Training (FFIT) randomised controlled trial (RCT) demonstrated that a 12-week, gender-sensitised weight management, physical activity and healthy e...

    Authors: Christopher Bunn, Craig Donnachie, Sally Wyke, Kate Hunt, Graham Brennan, Jemma Lennox, Alice Maclean and Cindy M. Gray
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2018 18:1330
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  34. Mortality statistics derived from cause of death data are an important source of information for population health monitoring, priority setting and planning. In Perú, almost all death certificates are issued b...

    Authors: Janet Miki, Rasika Rampatige, Nicola Richards, Tim Adair, Juan Cortez-Escalante and Javier Vargas-Herrera
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2018 18:1329
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  35. Culturally sensitive, reliable and valid cultural belief scales for colorectal cancer (CRC) screening in Koreans in the Republic of Korea are not available in the literature. The purpose of this study was to a...

    Authors: Shin-Young Lee
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2018 18:1328
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  36. Hypertension and prehypertension pose significant public-health and clinical challenges for both economically developed and developing nations. Prevalence of these conditions are frequently underreported becau...

    Authors: Abdurrahman Aldiab, Mamdouh M. Shubair, Jamaan M. Al-Zahrani, Khaled K. Aldossari, Sameer Al-Ghamdi, Mowafa Househ, Hira Abdul Razzak, Ashraf El-Metwally and Hoda Jradi
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2018 18:1327
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  37. Public bicycle share programs in many cities are used by a small segment of the population. To better understand the market for public bicycle share, this study examined the socio-demographic and transportatio...

    Authors: Kate Hosford, Scott A. Lear, Daniel Fuller, Kay Teschke, Suzanne Therrien and Meghan Winters
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2018 18:1326
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  38. The high prevalence of diabetes is associated with body mass index (BMI), and diabetes can cause many complications, such as hip fractures. This study investigated the effects of BMI and diabetes on the risk o...

    Authors: Hsiu-Ling Huang, Cheng-Chin Pan, Yu-Fen Hsiao, Ming-Chih Chen, Chuan-Yu Kung, Pei-Tseng Kung and Wen-Chen Tsai
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2018 18:1325
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  39. Concussion is a preventable injury that can have long-term health consequences for children and youth. In Ontario, the Policy/Program Memorandum # 158 (PPM) was introduced by the Ministry of Education of Ontar...

    Authors: Roman Matveev, Lauren Sergio, Jessica Fraser-Thomas and Alison K. Macpherson
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2018 18:1324
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  40. Acquiring accurate and adequate nutrition information is important as it could inform nutritional choices positively and promote the maintenance of a healthy nutritional status. This study assessed a sample of...

    Authors: Esi Yaabah Quaidoo, Agartha Ohemeng and Margaret Amankwah-Poku
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2018 18:1323
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  42. European legislation prohibits direct-to-consumer advertising of prescription medicines, but allows drug manufacturers to provide information to the public on health and diseases. Our aim was to measure the fr...

    Authors: Teresa Leonardo Alves, Elita Poplavska, Signe Mezinska, Ieva Salmane-Kulikovska, Liga Andersone, Aukje K. Mantel-Teeuwisse and Barbara Mintzes
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2018 18:1322
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  43. In 2009, Canada adopted legislation (Bill C-32) restricting the sale of flavoured tobacco products, one of the first in the world. This study examines the agenda-setting process leading to the adoption of Bill...

    Authors: Raphael Lencucha, Arne Ruckert, Ronald Labonte and Jeffrey Drope
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2018 18:1321
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  44. Indigenous peoples in Canada experience disproportionate rates of suicide compared to non-Indigenous populations. Indigenous communities and organizations have designed local and regional approaches to prevent...

    Authors: Nathaniel J. Pollock, Gwen K. Healey, Michael Jong, James E. Valcour and Shree Mulay
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2018 18:1320
    Content type: Debate Published on:

  45. Ecological models suggest that a strategy for increasing physical activity participation within a population is to reconstruct the “social climate”. This can be accomplished through 1) changing norms and belie...

    Authors: Lira Yun, Leigh Vanderloo, Tanya R. Berry, Amy E. Latimer-Cheung, Norman O’Reilly, Ryan E. Rhodes, John C. Spence, Mark S. Tremblay and Guy Faulkner
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2018 18:1301
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  46. Mass reach physical activity campaigns are designed to deliver physical-activity related messages to a large population across different media including print, television, radio, and websites. Few evaluations ...

    Authors: T. R. Berry, R. E. Rhodes, E. M. Ori, K. McFadden, G. Faulkner, A. E. Latimer-Cheung, N. O’Reilly, J. C. Spence, M. S. Tremblay and L. M. Vanderloo
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2018 18:1300
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  47. Hand hygiene is a simple and low-cost measure to reduce healthcare associated infection yet it has always been a concern in low as well as high resource settings across the globe. Poor hand hygiene during intr...

    Authors: Mukta Tyagi, Claudia Hanson, Joanna Schellenberg, Swecha Chamarty and Samiksha Singh
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2018 18:1299
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  49. Early diagnosis and treatment initiation of HIV-infected infants can greatly reduce the risk of infant mortality. The WHO recommends testing HIV-exposed infants at 6 weeks of age and immediate initiation of an...

    Authors: Jasleen Singh, Suzanne Filteau, Jim Todd and Sehlulekile Gumede-Moyo
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2018 18:1297
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  50. Unmet need for family planning exceeds 33% in Uganda. One approach to decreasing unmet need is promoting male involvement in family planning. Male disapproval of use of family planning by their female partners...

    Authors: Anne Dougherty, Alex Kayongo, Samantha Deans, John Mundaka, Faith Nassali, James Sewanyana, Eric Migadde, Ronald Kiyemba, Estherloy Katali, Sarah Jane Holcombe, Sarah H. Heil and Robert Kalyesubula
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2018 18:1294
    Content type: Research article Published on:
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