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  1. Social capital can been described as an individual or a collective attribute, with structural and cognitive components, and a bonding, bridging and linking typology. While extensively studied in the community,...

    Authors: Nicos Middleton, Panayiota Andreou, Maria Karanikola, Christiana Kouta, Ourania Kolokotroni and Evridiki Papastavrou
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2018 18:1061
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  2. Patient reports of health related quality of life can provide important information about the long-term impact of prostate cancer. Because patient symptoms and function can differ by age of the survivor, the a...

    Authors: Christine J. Kurian, Amy E. Leader, Melissa S. Y. Thong, Scott W. Keith and Charnita M. Zeigler-Johnson
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2018 18:1060
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  3. To investigate the prevalence of depressive symptoms among left-behind children (LBC) in junior and senior secondary schools and examine the significant predictors of depressive symptoms, which might provide p...

    Authors: Meijuan Tan, Mengshi Chen, Jing Li, Xinyun He, Zhiyong Jiang, Hongzhuan Tan and Xin Huang
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2018 18:1059
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  4. Due to media reports of several deaths, consumption of unrecorded alcohol (i.e., alcohol brewed at home) has emerged as a public health threat in developing countries like Kenya. Empirical data on this issue, ...

    Authors: Rahma S. Mkuu, Adam E. Barry, Francisco A. Montiel Ishino and Ann O. Amuta
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2018 18:1058
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  5. Listeria monocytogenes as the main causative agent of human listeriosis is an intracellular bacterium that has the capability to infect a wide range of cell types. Human listeriosis is a sporadic foodborne diseas...

    Authors: Reza Ranjbar and Mehrdad Halaji
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2018 18:1057
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  6. Childhood obesity is a worldwide health challenge and risk factor for adult life obesity, which predisposes to development of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular diseases. However, also thinness in early life h...

    Authors: Ingun Toftemo, Anne Karen Jenum, Per Lagerløv, Pétur B. Júlίusson, Ragnhild Sørum Falk and Line Sletner
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2018 18:1056
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  7. Rural communities experience unique barriers to food access when compared to urban areas and food security is a public health issue in rural, high poverty communities. A multi-leveled socio-ecological interven...

    Authors: Suzanne Stluka, Lindsay Moore, Heather A. Eicher-Miller, Lisa Franzen-Castle, Becky Henne, Donna Mehrle, Daniel Remley and Lacey McCormack
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2018 18:1055
    Content type: Study protocol Published on:

  8. Multiple job holding (MJH) is a common and growing phenomenon in many countries. Little is known about experiences with MJH among older workers. The objective of the present study is to gain insight in experie...

    Authors: S. Bouwhuis, A. De Wind, A. De Kruif, G. A. Geuskens, A. J. Van der Beek, P. M. Bongers and C. R. L. Boot
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2018 18:1054
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  9. Physical activity plays a fundamental role in the health and well-being of children. Walking is the most common form of physical activity and the journey to and from school provides an opportunity for children...

    Authors: Katherine Wilson, Andrew F. Clark and Jason A. Gilliland
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2018 18:1053
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  10. The World Health Organization prioritises a more holistic global response to end the tuberculosis (TB) epidemic by 2030. Based on experiences in the HIV response, social protection, and in particular cash tran...

    Authors: William E. Rudgard, Daniel J. Carter, James Scuffell, Lucie D. Cluver, Nicole Fraser-Hurt and Delia Boccia
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2018 18:1052
    Content type: Debate Published on:

  11. There is limited knowledge the association of smoking cessation with changes in lifestyle and health behaviours. This study examined this issue using large-scale, long-term longitudinal data.

    Authors: Takashi Oshio
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2018 18:1051
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  12. College students in China are emerging as one of the most vulnerable groups to contract HIV, because they are in a sexually active age group and also because of their open attitude toward sex and high risk sex...

    Authors: Guochen Fu, Yulin Shi, Yongfu Yan, Yajie Li, Jing Han, Guosheng Li, Ruyi Lin, Yuning Wang, Zihan Fu, Qingxin Gong, Yuhang Gan, Jiaxing Wei and Junfang Wang
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2018 18:1050
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  13. The synanthropic house fly, Musca domestica (Diptera: Muscidae), is a mechanical vector of pathogens (bacteria, fungi, viruses, and parasites), some of which cause serious diseases in humans and domestic animals....

    Authors: Faham Khamesipour, Kamran Bagheri Lankarani, Behnam Honarvar and Tebit Emmanuel Kwenti
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2018 18:1049
    Content type: Review article Published on:

  14. The UNAIDS 90–90-90 strategy clearly stipulates that 90% of all people on antiretroviral therapy (ART) should have a suppressed viral load. Intensified adherence counselling (IAC) was recently recommended by W...

    Authors: Esther Nasuuna, Joanita Kigozi, Lillian Babirye, Alex Muganzi, Nelson K. Sewankambo and Damalie Nakanjako
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2018 18:1048
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  15. Physical activity (PA) is important in combating childhood obesity. Parents, and thus parental PA, could influence PA in young children. We examined whether the time spent at different intensities of PA and th...

    Authors: Silvia I. Brouwer, Leanne K. Küpers, Lotte Kors, Anna Sijtsma, Pieter J. J. Sauer, Carry M. Renders and Eva Corpeleijn
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2018 18:1033
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  16. Bacterial vaginosis (BV) is the most common cause of vaginitis among women worldwide and is associated with increased susceptibility to sexually transmitted infections (STIs), including HIV. We aimed to determ...

    Authors: Jennifer P. Jain, Claire C. Bristow, Heather A. Pines, Alicia Harvey-Vera, Gudelia Rangel, Hugo Staines, Thomas L. Patterson and Steffanie A. Strathdee
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2018 18:1032
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  17. It is estimated that around 40% of children worldwide are exposed to tobacco smoke, largely by their parents. Discrepancies between biochemical measures of exposure and parental report imply that parents may b...

    Authors: Vicki Myers, Shoshana Shiloh and Laura Rosen
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2018 18:1031
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  18. Counselling has been shown to improve adherence to medication in people living with HIV (PLHIV). The aim of this study was to investigate factors associated with regular counselling attendance of patients taki...

    Authors: M. Pane, E. I. Sianturi, Yin Mei Fiona Kong, Philip Bautista, Herlina and K. Taxis
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2018 18:1030
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  19. The mechanisms underlying the association of parental socioeconomic position with later life allostatic load remain unclear. The present study aims to examine potential pathways underlying this association: pe...

    Authors: Dinne S. Christensen, Trine Flensborg-Madsen, Ellen Garde, Åse M. Hansen, Jolene M. Pedersen and Erik L. Mortensen
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2018 18:1029
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  20. Current studies on electronic cigarettes (ECs) have assessed the smoking cessation effectiveness and safety of EC among sole EC users. However, in Malaysia and elsewhere, most EC users also smoke conventional ...

    Authors: Mohamad Haniki Nik Mohamed, Azizur Rahman, Shazia Jamshed and Syed Mahmood
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2018 18:1028
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  22. Consumers most commonly discard unwanted medicines in household rubbish or drains, however, there are global concerns over the extent, environmental impact and health risks. When consumers procure or store med...

    Authors: Fiona Kelly, Sara McMillan, Jean Spinks, Emilie Bettington and Amanda J. Wheeler
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2018 18:1026
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  24. Evidence for the context-specific influence of parental modelling on physical activity (PA) in childhood remains inconclusive. This nationwide Swiss study assessed the cross-sectional association between objec...

    Authors: Bettina Bringolf-Isler, Christian Schindler, Bengt Kayser, L. Suzanne Suggs and Nicole Probst-Hensch
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2018 18:1024
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  25. The school system is one setting in which children’s physical activity levels may be increased through daily physical activity (DPA) policies and initiatives. Adherence to DPA policies is typically poor and re...

    Authors: Emily Bremer, Jeffrey D. Graham, Scott Veldhuizen and John Cairney
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2018 18:1023
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  27. Within Canadian provinces over the past half-century, legislation has been enacted to increase child protection organization (CPO) involvement in situations of child maltreatment (CM). This study had two objec...

    Authors: Lil Tonmyr, Ben Mathews, Margot E. Shields, Wendy E. Hovdestad and Tracie O. Afifi
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2018 18:1021
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  28. Social network characteristics have an important role in understanding HIV transmission among female sex workers. The purpose of this systematic review was to summarize and critically appraise the existing stu...

    Authors: Zahra Jorjoran Shushtari, Seyed Ali Hosseini, Homeira Sajjadi, Yahya Salimi, Carl Latkin and Tom A. B. Snijders
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2018 18:1020
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  29. Excess calorie consumption and poor diet are major contributors to the obesity epidemic. Food retailers, in particular at supermarkets, are key shapers of the food environment which influences consumers’ diets...

    Authors: Olivia Martinez, Noemi Rodriguez, Allison Mercurio, Marie Bragg and Brian Elbel
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2018 18:1019
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  30. There is currently a rapid physical activity transition taking place in developing countries that includes a decrease in active transportation. Building on findings from an earlier systematic review, this pape...

    Authors: Vincent O. Onywera, Richard Larouche, Adewale L. Oyeyemi, Antonio Prista, Kingsley K. Akinroye, Sylvester Heyker, George E. Owino and Mark S. Tremblay
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2018 18:1018
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  31. Postpartum family planning services is one of the recommended public health intervention aimed at reducing maternal and child morbidity and mortalities. However, there is a paucity studies in rural Tigray regi...

    Authors: Teklehaymanot Huluf Abraha, Berhe Beyene Gebrezgiabher, Berihu Gidey Aregawi, Desta Siyoum Belay, Lidiya Tsegay Tikue and Getachew Mebrahtu Welay
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2018 18:1017
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  32. Worldwide more than ten million people are detained at any given time. Between 5 and 60% of people experiencing incarceration report receipt of a tattoo in prison – mostly clandestine, which is associated with...

    Authors: Nguyen Toan Tran, Célestine Dubost, Stéphanie Baggio, Laurent Gétaz and Hans Wolff
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2018 18:1015
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  33. Group-based transdiagnostic occupational rehabilitation programs including participants with mental and somatic disorders have emerged in clinical practice. Knowledge is sparse on subsequent participation in c...

    Authors: Karen Walseth Hara, Johan Håkon Bjørngaard, Henrik Børsting Jacobsen, Petter C. Borchgrevink, Roar Johnsen, Tore C. Stiles, Søren Brage and Astrid Woodhouse
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2018 18:1014
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  34. Military spouses are integral to the health of their families, but have demonstrated elevated levels of stress, depression, and anxiety. Participating in health behaviors such as physical activity and healthy ...

    Authors: Emily L. Mailey, Carrie Mershon, Jillian Joyce and Brandon C. Irwin
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2018 18:1013
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  35. Research has shown that sports participation is positively related to youth developmental outcomes, but it is still unknown if sports participation relates to these outcomes among socially vulnerable youth. He...

    Authors: Sabina Super, Niels Hermens, Kirsten Verkooijen and Maria Koelen
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2018 18:1012
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  36. Tobacco use is the world’s leading preventable cause of illness and death and the most important risk factor for non-communicable diseases (NCDs), particularly cardiovascular and chronic respiratory diseases (...

    Authors: Saliyou Sanni, Charles Hongoro, Catherine Ndinda and Jennifer P. Wisdom
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2018 18(Suppl 1):962
    Content type: Research Published on:

    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 18 Supplement 1

  37. The increasing burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in sub-Saharan Africa is causing further burden to the health care systems that are least equipped to deal with the challenge. Countries are developing...

    Authors: Pamela A. Juma, Shukri F. Mohamed, Beatrice L. Matanje Mwagomba, Catherine Ndinda, Clarisse Mapa-tassou, Mojisola Oluwasanu, Oladimeji Oladepo, Opeyemi Abiona, Misheck J. Nkhata, Jennifer P. Wisdom and Jean-Claude Mbanya
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2018 18(Suppl 1):961
    Content type: Research Published on:

    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 18 Supplement 1

    The Correction to this article has been published in BMC Public Health 2018 18:1112

  38. Tobacco use has serious public health implications for both smokers and non-smokers and significant economic implications on health care spending for governments. Tobacco-related deaths are preventable through...

    Authors: Shukri F. Mohamed, Pamela Juma, Gershim Asiki and Catherine Kyobutungi
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2018 18(Suppl 1):960
    Content type: Research Published on:

    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 18 Supplement 1

  39. Tobacco use is a major risk factor for non-communicable diseases and policy formulation on tobacco is expected to engrain international guidelines. This paper describes the historical development of tobacco co...

    Authors: Oladimeji Oladepo, Mojisola Oluwasanu and Opeyemi Abiona
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2018 18(Suppl 1):959
    Content type: Research Published on:

    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 18 Supplement 1

  40. Tobacco use is the leading cause of preventable death in the world today. In 2010, the World Health Organization (WHO) proposed efficient and inexpensive “best buy” interventions for prevention of tobacco use ...

    Authors: Clarisse Mapa-Tassou, Cecile Rénée Bonono, Felix Assah, Jennifer Wisdom, Pamela A. Juma, Jean-Claude Katte, Zakariaou Njoumemi, Pierre Ongolo-Zogo, Leopold K. Fezeu, Eugene Sobngwi and Jean Claude Mbanya
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2018 18(Suppl 1):958
    Content type: Research Published on:

    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 18 Supplement 1

  41. Harmful use of alcohol is one of the most common risk factors for Non-Communicable Diseases and other health conditions such as injuries. World Health Organization has identified highly cost-effective interven...

    Authors: Beatrice L. Matanje Mwagomba, Misheck J. Nkhata, Alex Baldacchino, Jennifer Wisdom and Bagrey Ngwira
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2018 18(Suppl 1):957
    Content type: Research Published on:

    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 18 Supplement 1

  42. Redressing structural inequality within the South African society in the post-apartheid era became the central focus of the democratic government. Policies on social and economic transformation were guided by ...

    Authors: Catherine Ndinda, Tidings P. Ndhlovu, Pamela Juma, Gershim Asiki and Catherine Kyobutungi
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2018 18(Suppl 1):956
    Content type: Research Published on:

    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 18 Supplement 1

  44. The World Health Organization’s Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, enforced in 2005, was a watershed international treaty that stipulated requirements for signatories to govern the production, sale, dist...

    Authors: Jennifer P. Wisdom, Pamela Juma, Beatrice Mwagomba, Catherine Ndinda, Clarisse Mapa-Tassou, Felix Assah, Misheck Nkhata, Shukri F. Mohamed, Oladepo Oladimeji, Opeyemi Oladunni, Mojisola Oluwasanu, Saliyou Sanni, Jean-Claude Mbanya and Catherine Kyobutungi
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2018 18(Suppl 1):954
    Content type: Research Published on:

    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 18 Supplement 1

  45. The rise of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in Africa requires a multi-sectoral action (MSA) in their prevention and control. This study aimed to generate evidence on the extent of MSA application in NCD prev...

    Authors: Pamela A. Juma, Clarisse Mapa-tassou, Shukri F. Mohamed, Beatrice L. Matanje Mwagomba, Catherine Ndinda, Mojisola Oluwasanu, Jean-Claude Mbanya, Misheck J. Nkhata, Gershim Asiki and Catherine Kyobutungi
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2018 18(Suppl 1):953
    Content type: Research Published on:

    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 18 Supplement 1

  46. Yellow fever (YF) is a viral hemorrhagic fever, endemic in the tropical forests of Africa and Central and South America. The disease is transmitted by mosquitoes infected with the yellow fever virus (YFV). Eth...

    Authors: Mesfin Mengesha Tsegaye, Berhane Beyene, Workenesh Ayele, Almaz Abebe, Israel Tareke, Amadou Sall, Sergio Yactayo, Messeret E. Shibeshi, Erin Staples, Desalegn Belay, Abrham Lilay, Abebe Alemu, Emana Alemu, Adugna Kume, Alemnesh H/Mariam, Olivier Ronveaux…
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2018 18:1011
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  47. The opencast coal mine is a specific mine differing from the underground mine. There are differences in the way into the ore body, the organization of production, transport technology and other aspects. This s...

    Authors: Yuting Li, Wei Xian, Haodi Xu, Jinbin Sun, Bing Han and Hongbo Liu
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2018 18:1010
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  48. To assess the potential acceptability and inform the development of behaviorally-congruent vaginal douche- or gel-based HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) products, we examined vaginal washing and lubrication...

    Authors: Heather A. Pines, Shirley J. Semple, Steffanie A. Strathdee, Craig W. Hendrix, Alicia Harvey-Vera, Pamina M. Gorbach, Carlos Magis-Rodríguez, Gustavo Martinez and Thomas L. Patterson
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2018 18:1009
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  50. It has been highlighted the original article (1) contained a typesetting mistake in the authorship, and that author Caterine Vicens was omitted.

    Authors: Edurne Zabaleta-del-Olmo, Haizea Pombo, Mariona Pons-Vigués, Marc Casajuana-Closas, Enriqueta Pujol-Ribera, Tomás López-Jiménez, Carmen Cabezas-Peña, Carme Martín-Borràs, Antoni Serrano-Blanco, Maria Rubio-Valera, Joan Llobera, Alfonso Leiva, Caterina Vicens, Clara Vidal, Manuel Campiñez, Remedios Martín-Álvarez…
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2018 18:1004
    Content type: Correction Published on:

    The original article was published in BMC Public Health 2018 18:874

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