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  1. Domestic violence and abuse remains a major health concern. It is unknown whether the improved healthcare response to domestic violence and abuse demonstrated in a cluster randomised controlled trial of IRIS (Ide...

    Authors: Alex Hardip Sohal, Gene Feder, Estela Barbosa, Lee Beresford, Anna Dowrick, Farah El-Shogri, Annie Howell, Natalia Lewis, Medina Johnson, Claire Nightingale, Kambiz Boomla, Stephen Morris, Sandra Eldridge and Chris Griffiths
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2018 18:971
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  2. In adults, as little as 10 minutes of moderate physical activity (PA) three times a day can help prevent non-communicable diseases and prolong life expectancy. The aim of the study was to evaluate the process ...

    Authors: Angelina Gonzalez-Viana, Mariona Violan Fors, Conxa Castell Abat, Maica Rubinat Masot, Laura Oliveras, Juanjo Garcia-Gil, Antoni Plasencia and Carmen Cabezas Peña
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2018 18:968
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  3. Young adult (aged 20–34) males experience higher mortality than females, and in age groups immediately younger and older, and with considerable variation in death rates over time. Trends in mortality and the c...

    Authors: Richard Taylor, Andrew Page, Alex Wodak, Michael Dudley, Sonali Munot and Stephen Morrell
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2018 18:965
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  4. Most studies on food choice have been focussing on the individual level but familial aspects may also play an important role. This paper reports of a novel study that will focus on the familial aspects of the ...

    Authors: Lukas Schwingshackl, Ulrike Ruzanska, Verena Anton, Raphael Wallroth, Kathrin Ohla, Sven Knüppel, Matthias B. Schulze, Tobias Pischon, Johannes Deutschbein, Liane Schenk, Petra Warschburger, Ulrich Harttig, Heiner Boeing and Manuela M. Bergmann
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2018 18:963
    Content type: Study protocol Published on:

  5. Inadequate immunization coverage remains a public health problem in Africa. In Togo, only 62% of children under one year of age were fully immunized in 2013. This study aimed to estimate the immunization cover...

    Authors: Didier K. Ekouevi, Fifonsi A. Gbeasor-Komlanvi, Issifou Yaya, Wendpouiré I. Zida-Compaore, Amevegbé Boko, Essèboe Sewu, Anani Lacle, Nicolas Ndibu, Yaovi Toke and Dadja E. Landoh
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2018 18:952
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  6. Parasitic worms (helminths) are common infections in low- and middle-income countries. For most helminth species, school-aged children are at highest risk of infection and morbidity, such as impaired cognitive...

    Authors: Marta S. Palmeirim, Mamadou Ouattara, Clémence Essé, Véronique A. Koffi, Rufin K. Assaré, Eveline Hürlimann, Jean T. Coulibaly, Nana R. Diakité, Kouassi Dongo, Bassirou Bonfoh, Jürg Utzinger, Eliézer K. N’Goran and Giovanna Raso
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2018 18:951
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  7. Scaling-up evidence-based behavior change interventions can make a major contribution to meeting the UNAIDS goal of no new HIV infections by 2030. We developed an evidence-based peer group intervention for HIV...

    Authors: Diana L. N. Jere, Chimwemwe K. Banda, Lily C. Kumbani, Li Liu, Linda L. McCreary, Chang Gi Park, Crystal L. Patil and Kathleen F. Norr
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2018 18:950
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  8. Exercise referral schemes within clinical populations may offer benefits for inactive and sedentary individuals, and improve and aid treatment of specific health disorders. This systematic review aims to provi...

    Authors: Nikita Rowley, Steve Mann, James Steele, Elizabeth Horton and Alfonso Jimenez
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2018 18:949
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  9. During the typical school day, physical education (PE) gives children an opportunity for physical activity (PA) and reduces their sedentary time, but little is known about objectively evaluated PA and sedentar...

    Authors: Chiaki Tanaka, Maki Tanaka and Shigeho Tanaka
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2018 18:948
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  10. Malaria vector control is mostly based on Long-Lasting Insecticidal Nets (LLIN). To date, all LLINs fully recommended by the World Health Organization Pesticide Scheme (WHOPES) are made of polyester or polyeth...

    Authors: Armel Djènontin, Nicolas Moiroux, Aziz Bouraïma, Barnabas Zogo, Ibrahim Sidick, Vincent Corbel and Cédric Pennetier
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2018 18:947
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  11. Epidemiologic measures of the dengue burden such as prevalence and incidence are important for policy-making and monitoring the progress of disease control. It is a common practice where epidemiologic and econ...

    Authors: Yuan Liang Woon, Chee Peng Hor, Keng Yee Lee, Siti Fatimah Zahra Mohd Anuar, Rose Nani Mudin, Mohd Khadzir Sheikh Ahmad, Suhaya Komari, Faridah Amin, Rahman Jamal, Wei Seng Chen, Pik Pin Goh, Lena Yeap, Zhuo Ren Lim and Teck Onn Lim
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2018 18:946
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  12. Obesity is a major health problem in Brazil affecting 19% of Brazilian adults with a rising incidence over the last 10 years. Moreover, low fruit/vegetables consumption and high sweetened beverage intake are m...

    Authors: Alline Maria Beleigoli, Andre Queiroz de Andrade, Maria de Fátima Haueisen Diniz, Roberta Sonia Alvares and Antonio Luiz Ribeiro
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2018 18:945
    Content type: Study protocol Published on:

  13. Long-term excess exposure to environmental manganese (Mn) can lead to multi-system damage, especially in occupational populations. Therefore, we established a manganese-exposed workers healthy cohort (MEWHC), ...

    Authors: Yanting Zhou, Xiaoting Ge, Yuefei Shen, Lian Qin, Yaoqiu Zhong, Chao Jiang, Cheng Su, Jinyu Huang, Suzhen Lin, Defu Li, Hong Cheng, Fu Wei, Songfeng Ou, Yunfeng Zou and Xiaobo Yang
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2018 18:944
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  14. Males are more susceptible than females to infections due to the differences in endocrine-immune interactions. Furthermore, it is reported that lowering cell cholesterol impairs viral replication and infection...

    Authors: Melaku Adal, Rawleigh Howe, Desta Kassa, Abraham Aseffa and Beyene Petros
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2018 18:943
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  15. In France smoking initiation rates amongst 11 to 16 year-olds are worryingly high. Several studies show that early initiation to psycho-active substances is a strong predictor of tobacco addiction. Decreasing ...

    Authors: Stéphanie Vieira, Fabrice Chéruel and Hélène Sancho-Garnier
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2018 18:942
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  17. Two important helminths, Strongyloides stercoralis (an intestinal roundworm) and Opisthorchis viverrini (a liver fluke), are endemic in northeast Thailand. There have been national campaigns in place aimed at the...

    Authors: Pokkamol Laoraksawong, Oranuch Sanpool, Rutchanee Rodpai, Tongjit Thanchomnang, Wanida Kanarkard, Wanchai Maleewong, Ratthaphol Kraiklang and Pewpan M. Intapan
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2018 18:940
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  18. One half of adults who develop any mental disorder do so during adolescence. Previous literature showed that Mental Health Literacy (MHL) interventions impact mental health knowledge, reduce the associated sti...

    Authors: Rocío Casañas, Victoria-Mailen Arfuch, Pere Castellví, Juan-José Gil, Maria Torres, Angela Pujol, Gemma Castells, Mercè Teixidó, Maria Teresa San-Emeterio, Hernán María Sampietro, Aleix Caussa, Jordi Alonso and Lluís Lalucat-Jo
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2018 18:939
    Content type: Study protocol Published on:

  19. African Americans living in the rural south have the highest prevalence of cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk in the United States. Given this geographic and racial disparity, intervention implementation needs ...

    Authors: Giselle Corbie-Smith, Crystal Wiley-Cene, Kiana Bess, Tiffany Young, Gaurav Dave, Katrina Ellis, Stephanie M. Hoover, Feng-Chang Lin, Mysha Wynn, Shirley McFarlin and Jamie Ede
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2018 18:938
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  20. Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is not only the primary cause of death in developed western countries, but also its disease burden is increasing in China. The purpose of constructing population cardiovascular hea...

    Authors: Yingying Jiang, Fan Mao, Yichong Li, Jing Liu, Yan Zhang, Yong Jiang, Dong Zhao, Weiwei Chen, Stephen Nicholas, Yong Huo, Junbo Ge, Linhong Wang and Maigeng Zhou
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2018 18:937
    Content type: Technical advance Published on:

  21. Exploring the relationship between physical activity, cognition and academic performance in children is an important but developing academic field. One of the key tasks for researchers is explaining how the th...

    Authors: Adrian McPherson, Lisa Mackay, Jule Kunkel and Scott Duncan
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2018 18:936
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  22. The rollout of universal, lifelong treatment for all HIV-positive pregnant and breastfeeding women (“Option B+”) has rapidly increased the number of women initiating antiretroviral treatment (ART) and requirin...

    Authors: Zara Trafford, Yolanda Gomba, Christopher J. Colvin, Victoria O. Iyun, Tamsin K. Phillips, Kirsty Brittain, Landon Myer, Elaine J. Abrams and Allison Zerbe
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2018 18:935
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  23. Employees in the offshore wind industry are exposed to various job demands, increasing the workers’ risk of experiencing strain reactions. However, personal and job resources might play a role in the stressor-...

    Authors: Janika Mette, Marcial Velasco Garrido, Alexandra M. Preisser, Volker Harth and Stefanie Mache
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2018 18:934
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  24. Numerous cross-sectional studies have consistently demonstrated an association between attributes of urban form or ‘walkability’ and individual- and population-level physical activity (PA) patterns. However, i...

    Authors: Patricia A. Collins, Justin Tait, Allan Fein and James R. Dunn
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2018 18:933
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  26. Delayed treatment of tuberculosis (TB) cases increases the risk of death and rate of infection in the community. Early diagnosis and initiation of treatment is essential for effective TB control. The aim of th...

    Authors: Abdurahaman Seid and Yeshi Metaferia
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2018 18:931
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  27. The built and natural environment and health are inextricably linked. However, there is considerable debate surrounding the strength and quality of the evidence base underpinning principles of good practice fo...

    Authors: E. L. Bird, J. O. Ige, P. Pilkington, A. Pinto, C. Petrokofsky and J. Burgess-Allen
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2018 18:930
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  28. Evidence from basic research links exposure to endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) with a higher risk for breast cancer. However, there is less evidence from observational epidemiological research and the re...

    Authors: Teofilia Acheampong, Jian-Min Yuan, Woon Puay Koh, Aizhen Jin and Andrew Odegaard
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2018 18:929
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  29. Type2 Diabetes and Hypertension (T2DM/HTN) have become serious threats to the health and socio-economic development in the developing countries. People living with HIV (PLHIV) infection are more vulnerable of ...

    Authors: Gibson B. Kagaruki, Mary T. Mayige, Esther S. Ngadaya, Andrew M. Kilale, Amos Kahwa, Amani F. Shao, Godfather D. Kimaro, Chacha M. Manga, Doris Mbata, Godlisten S. Materu, Ray M. Masumo and Sayoki G. Mfinanga
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2018 18:928
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  30. In 2016, Uganda became one of few sub-Saharan African countries to implement comprehensive national smoke-free legislation. Since the World Health Organisation recommends Civil Society Organisation’s (CSO) inv...

    Authors: Lindsay Robertson, Kellen Namusisi Nyamurungi, Shannon Gravely, Jean Christophe Rusatira, Adeniyi Oginni, Steven Ndugwa Kabwama, Achiri Elvis Ndikum, Eduardo Bianco, Salim Yusuf and Mark D. Huffman
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2018 18:927
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  31. Understanding socioeconomic disparities in physical activity is important, given its contribution to overall population-wide health and to health disparities. Existing studies examining trends in these dispari...

    Authors: Shaun Scholes and David Bann
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2018 18:926
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  32. PM2.5 has become a major component of air pollution in China and has led to a series of health problems. The mortality rate caused by lung cancer has reached the point where it cannot be ignored in China. Air ...

    Authors: Qilong Cao, Guoqiang Rui and Ying Liang
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2018 18:925
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  33. The use of solid biomass as cooking fuel could be a potential risk factor for chronic bronchitis (CB) and airflow obstruction (AFO) among never-smoking women. The disease burden in India among women is general...

    Authors: Asmi Panigrahi and Bijaya K. Padhi
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2018 18:924
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  34. Creating or improving urban green space has the potential to be an effective, sustainable and far-reaching way to increase physical activity and improve other aspects of wellbeing in the population. However, t...

    Authors: Jack S. Benton, Jamie Anderson, Sarah Cotterill, Matthew Dennis, Sarah J. Lindley and David P. French
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2018 18:923
    Content type: Study protocol Published on:

  35. Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is on the increase globally. Prevention of this condition is ideal, however early detection of the disease becomes desirable where the disease process has begun as there are known ...

    Authors: Adaobi I. Bisi-Onyemaechi, Henrietta U. Okafor and Maduka D. Ughasoro
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2018 18:922
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  36. Dengue fever, caused by dengue virus (DENV), has become one of the most important mosquito-borne viral diseases with a steady rise in global incidence, including the Sudan. Sporadic cases and frequent acute fe...

    Authors: Mawahib H. Eldigail, Gamal K. Adam, Rabie A. Babiker, Fatima Khalid, Ibrahim A. Adam, Osama H. Omer, Mohamed E. Ahmed, Sara L. Brair, Eltahir M. Haroun, Hassan AbuAisha, Abdelrahim E. Karrar, Hamid S. Abdalla and Imadeldin E. Aradaib
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2018 18:921
    Content type: Research article Published on:

    The Correction to this article has been published in BMC Public Health 2023 23:559

  37. A higher vegetable intake plays an important role in promoting general health and well-being, but there is a dearth of data on the independent effect of vegetable intake on health-related quality of life (HR-Q...

    Authors: Fusta Azupogo, Judith A. Seidu and Yakubu Balma Issaka
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2018 18:920
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  38. Stigma across HIV/AIDS, mental illness, and physical disability can be co-occurring and may interact with other forms of stigma related to social identities like race, gender, and sexuality. Stigma is especial...

    Authors: Fatimah Jackson-Best and Nancy Edwards
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2018 18:919
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  39. Many low- and middle-income countries are facing a double burden of disease with persisting high levels of infectious disease, and an increasing prevalence of non-communicable disease (NCD). Within these setti...

    Authors: Carren Ginsburg, Philippe Bocquier, Donatien Béguy, Sulaimon Afolabi, Kathleen Kahn, David Obor, Frank Tanser, Andrew Tomita, Marylene Wamukoya and Mark A. Collinson
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2018 18:918
    Content type: Research article Published on:

    The Correction to this article has been published in BMC Public Health 2021 21:1555

  40. Educational attainment is associated with physical activity among older people. However, little is known about its association with sedentary lifestyle in European as well as Asian nations. This study aims to ...

    Authors: Taishi Tsuji, Airi Amemiya, Kokoro Shirai, Sari Stenholm, Jaana Pentti, Tuula Oksanen, Jussi Vahtera and Katsunori Kondo
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2018 18:917
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  41. The socioecological model proposes a wide array of factors that influence behaviours. There is a need to understand salient correlates of these activity behaviours in a specific population. However, few studie...

    Authors: Erin K. Howie, Joanne A. McVeigh, Elisabeth A. H. Winkler, Genevieve N. Healy, Romola S. Bucks, Peter R. Eastwood and Leon M. Straker
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2018 18:916
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  42. Exhaustion and burnout are common causes for sickness absence. This study examines the relationship between psychological demands and burnout over time, and if environmental support modifies the longitudinal r...

    Authors: Anna-Carin Fagerlind Ståhl, Christian Ståhl and Peter Smith
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2018 18:915
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  43. In the United States, problematic stimulant use is a prevalent and difficult to treat problem among men who have sex with men (MSM), as well as a major driver of HIV transmission through the large number of se...

    Authors: Matthew J. Mimiaga, David W. Pantalone, Katie B. Biello, Tiffany Rose Glynn, Christopher M. Santostefano, Jennifer Olson, Dana J. Pardee, Jaclyn M. W. Hughto, Josibel Garcia Valles, Adam W. Carrico, Kenneth H. Mayer and Steven A. Safren
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2018 18:914
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  44. As other westerns countries, a large portion of Norwegians do not meet the minimum recommendations for weekly physical activity (PA). One of the primary targets of the WHO’s Global action plan for the prevention ...

    Authors: Alessio Rossi and Giovanna Calogiuri
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2018 18:913
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  45. HIV risk remains unacceptably high among adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) in southern and eastern Africa, reflecting structural and social inequities that drive new infections. In 2015, PEPFAR (the Unit...

    Authors: Isolde Birdthistle, Susan B. Schaffnit, Daniel Kwaro, Maryam Shahmanesh, Abdhalah Ziraba, Caroline W. Kabiru, Penelope Phillips-Howard, Natsayi Chimbindi, Kenneth Ondeng’e, Annabelle Gourlay, Frances M. Cowan, James R. Hargreaves, Bernadette Hensen, Tarisai Chiyaka, Judith R. Glynn and Sian Floyd
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2018 18:912
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  46. Several food and nutrition education actions have been described in the literature, with emphasis on the recommended use of innovative methods when addressing a young audience. Digital games are an attractive,...

    Authors: Carolina Martins dos Santos Chagas, Tiago Barros Pontes e Silva, Luiggi Monteiro Reffatti, Raquel Braz Assunção Botelho and Natacha Toral
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2018 18:910
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  47. The association between obesity and depression has been documented in previous systematic studies but remains controversial. Many prospective studies have focused on children and youth, and several studies hav...

    Authors: Huiqiang Luo, Jijie Li, Qi Zhang, Peiya Cao, Xiaohui Ren, Aiping Fang, Haiying Liao and Lijuan Liu
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2018 18:909
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  48. Over one million Syrian asylum seekers have travelled to Greece with the ultimate aim of reaching other countries in western Europe. Depression prevalence and associated sociodemographic and displacement chara...

    Authors: Danielle N. Poole, Bethany Hedt-Gauthier, Shirley Liao, Nathaniel A. Raymond and Till Bärnighausen
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2018 18:908
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  49. Reproductive health knowledge is vital in the growth and development of young people and this impact greatly on their educational and personal outcome as they proceed to adulthood. There has been an increasing...

    Authors: Samuel Mungai Mbugua and Jane Muthoni Karonjo
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2018 18:907
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