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  1. Neglecting to take account of the underlying context or type of physical activity (PA) that underpins overall involvement has resulted in a limited understanding of adolescents’ PA participation. The purpose o...

    Authors: Margaret Lawler, Caroline Heary and Elizabeth Nixon
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2017 17:661
  2. Increasing overall rates, and frequency, of HIV testing in populations at risk is a key public health objective and a critical dimension of HIV prevention efforts. In the UK, men who have sex with men (MSM) re...

    Authors: Nicola Boydell, Katie Buston and Lisa Margaret McDaid
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2017 17:660
  3. High blood pressure is increasing worldwide, disproportionately so in developing countries. Inadequate health care systems and adoption of unhealthy lifestyles have been linked to this emergent pattern. To bet...

    Authors: L. K. Katalambula, D. N. Meyer, T. Ngoma, J. Buza, E. Mpolya, A. H. Mtumwa and P. Petrucka
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2017 17:659
  4. Many young people are reluctant to seek professional help for mental health problems, preferring to rely on their friends for support. It is therefore important to ensure that adolescents can identify signs of...

    Authors: D. I. Lubman, A. Cheetham, A. F. Jorm, B. J. Berridge, C. Wilson, F. Blee, L. Mckay-Brown, N. Allen and J. Proimos
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2017 17:658
  5. Levels of sitting among adolescents are high, especially during the school day. The acute cognitive and health consequences associated with prolonged sitting are poorly understood in adolescents. This randomiz...

    Authors: Anisse Penning, Anthony D. Okely, Stewart G. Trost, Jo Salmon, Dylan P. Cliff, Marijka Batterham, Steven Howard and Anne-Maree Parrish
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2017 17:657
  6. Measles elimination in Europe is an urgent public health goal, yet despite the efforts of its member states, vaccination gaps and outbreaks occur. This study explores local vaccination heterogeneity in kinderg...

    Authors: Linda Eichner, Stephanie Wjst, Stefan O. Brockmann, Kerstin Wolfers and Martin Eichner
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2017 17:656
  7. Levels of physical activity remain low, particularly in deprived areas. Improving the street environment to promote walking for transport using a community engagement approach is a potential strategy to increa...

    Authors: Emma J. Adams, Nick Cavill and Lauren B. Sherar
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2017 17:655
  8. Fatigue is widespread in the population and a common complaint in primary care. Little is known about prevalence of fatigue in the population and its predictors.

    Authors: Isak Engberg, Johan Segerstedt, Göran Waller, Patrik Wennberg and Mats Eliasson
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2017 17:654
  9. Mortality statistics by age, sex and cause are the foundation of basic health data required for health status assessment, epidemiological research and formation of health policy. Close to half the deaths in Ma...

    Authors: Shubash Shander Ganapathy, Khoo Yi Yi, Mohd Azahadi Omar, Mohamad Fuad Mohamad Anuar, Chandrika Jeevananthan and Chalapati Rao
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2017 17:653

    The Erratum to this article has been published in BMC Public Health 2017 17:687

  10. Although public health concerns have been raised regarding the detrimental health effects of increasing rates of electronic screen use among adolescents, such effects have been small. Instruments currently ava...

    Authors: Simon C. Hunter, Stephen Houghton, Corinne Zadow, Michael Rosenberg, Lisa Wood, Trevor Shilton and David Lawrence
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2017 17:652
  11. Despite high cardiovascular mortality in Central Asian republics of the former Soviet Union, there is limited information about major risk factors, including blood lipids. We investigated the prevalence of imp...

    Authors: Adil Supiyev, Talgat Nurgozhin, Zhaxybay Zhumadilov, Anne Peasey, Jaroslav A. Hubacek and Martin Bobak
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2017 17:651
  12. Coordinated partnerships and collaborations can optimize the efficiency and effectiveness of service and program delivery in organizational networks. However, the extent to which organizations are working toge...

    Authors: Christina C. Loitz, Jodie A. Stearns, Shawn N. Fraser, Kate Storey and John C. Spence
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2017 17:649
  13. Inequitable access to healthy food may contribute to health disparities. This study examines the relationship between the prevalence of adult diabetes and food access in the U.S. by county economic/racial comp...

    Authors: Lindsey Haynes-Maslow and Lucia A. Leone
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2017 17:648
  14. According to a report on the worldwide trends in blood pressure from 1975 to 2015, mean blood pressure is increasing in low and middle income countries while it is either decreasing or stabilizing in high inco...

    Authors: Abayneh Girma Demisse, Ermias Shenkutie Greffie, Solomon Mekonnen Abebe, Abera Balcha Bulti, Shitaye Alemu, Bewketu Abebe and Nebiyu Mesfin
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2017 17:647
  15. Many risk behaviours in adolescence are socially patterned. However, it is unclear to what extent socioeconomic position (SEP) influences adolescent drinking in various parts of Europe. We examined how alcohol...

    Authors: Marina Bosque-Prous, Mirte A. G. Kuipers, Albert Espelt, Matthias Richter, Arja Rimpelä, Julian Perelman, Bruno Federico, M. Teresa Brugal, Vincent Lorant and Anton E. Kunst
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2017 17:646
  16. Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) and Japanese Encephalitis (JE) stay as poorly understood phenomena in India. Multiple linkages to determinants such as poverty, socio-economic status, gender, environment, and...

    Authors: Sanjay Chaturvedi, Neha Sharma and Manish Kakkar
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2017 17:645
  17. Psychological distress and lack of family support may explain the mental health problems that are consistently found in young unaccompanied refugees in Western countries. Given the strong relationship between ...

    Authors: Hélio Manhica, Karl Gauffin, Ylva B. Almquist, Mikael Rostila, Lisa Berg, Ainhoa Rodríguez García de Cortázar and Anders Hjern
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2017 17:644
  18. Humanitarian agencies working in refugee camp settings require rapid assessment methods to measure the needs of the populations they serve. Due to the high level of dependency of refugees, agencies need to car...

    Authors: Elizabeth Harding, Colin Beckworth, Jean-Francois Fesselet, Annick Lenglet, Richard Lako and Joseph J. Valadez
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2017 17:643
  19. Communication is of paramount importance in responding to health crises. We studied the media messages put forth by different stakeholders in two Ebola vaccine trials that became controversial in Ghana. These ...

    Authors: Per Egil Kummervold, William S. Schulz, Elizabeth Smout, Luis Fernandez-Luque and Heidi J. Larson
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2017 17:642
  20. Community engagement strategies are often integrated in public health interventions designed to promote condom use among men who have sex with men (MSM), a key population for HIV prevention. However, the ways ...

    Authors: Haochu Li, Li Xue, Joseph D. Tucker, Chongyi Wei, Maya Durvasula, Wenqi Hu, Dianming Kang, Meizhen Liao, Weiming Tang and Wei Ma
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2017 17:641
  21. Sociodemographic, health- and work-related factors have been found to influence return to work in cancer survivors. It is feasible though that behavioural factors, such as expectation of being at work, could a...

    Authors: Saskia F. A. Duijts, Allard J. van der Beek, Eveline M. A. Bleiker, Lee Smith and Jane Wardle
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2017 17:640
  22. Transportation by motorcycle and bicycle has become popular in Taiwan, this study was designed to investigate the protective effect of helmet use during motorcycle and bicycle accidents by using a propensity s...

    Authors: Spencer C. H. Kuo, Pao-Jen Kuo, Cheng-Shyuan Rau, Yi-Chun Chen, Hsiao-Yun Hsieh and Ching-Hua Hsieh
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2017 17:639
  23. WHO developed a global strategy to eliminate hepatitis B by 2030 and set target to treat 80% of people with chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection eligible for antiviral treatment. As a first step to achiev...

    Authors: Soa Fy Andriamandimby, Marie-Marie Olive, Yusuke Shimakawa, Fanjasoa Rakotomanana, Iony Manitra Razanajatovo, Tsarasoa Malala Andrianinarivomanana, Jean-Pierre Ravalohery, Seta Andriamamonjy, Christophe Rogier and Jean-Michel Héraud
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2017 17:636
  24. India’s Revised National Tuberculosis (TB) Control Programme (RNTCP) offers free TB diagnosis and treatment. But more than 50% of TB patients seek care from private practitioners (PPs), where TB is managed sub...

    Authors: Vijayashree Yellappa, Pierre Lefèvre, Tullia Battaglioli, Narayanan Devadasan and Patrick Van der Stuyft
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2017 17:635
  25. Metabolic syndrome (MetS) in young adults poses significant cardiovascular diseases (CVD) risk for later years. Parental history of CVDs is known to affect the prevalence of CVD risk in adulthood. In sub-Sahar...

    Authors: Kwame Yeboah, Kennedy Konlan Dodam, Patrick Kormla Affrim, Linda Adu-Gyamfi, Anormah Rashid Bado, Richard N. A. Owusu Mensah, Afua Bontu Adjei and Ben Gyan
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2017 18:96

    The Erratum to this article has been published in BMC Public Health 2017 17:736

  26. Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection is the main etiological factor for the development of cervical cancer. Here we assessed the prevalence and distribution of HPV genotypes in Fujian population.

    Authors: Conglian Wu, Xianjin Zhu, Yanli Kang, Yinping Cao, Pingxia Lu, Wenjuan Zhou, Hong Zhou, Yang Zhang and Yanfang Song
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2017 18:95

    The Erratum to this article has been published in BMC Public Health 2017 17:736

  27. The incidence rate of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) was determined in the Calgary Metropolitan Area, a major Canadian city.

    Authors: Andrea Christine Shysh, Leonard Tu Nguyen, Maggie Guo, Marcus Vaska, Christopher Naugler and Fariborz Rashid-Kolvear
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2017 18:94

    The Erratum to this article has been published in BMC Public Health 2017 17:736

  28. The triple epidemic of silicosis, tuberculosis and HIV infection among migrant miners from South Africa and neighbouring countries who have worked in the South African mining industry is currently the target o...

    Authors: Rodney Ehrlich, Alex Montgomery, Paula Akugizibwe and Gregg Gonsalves
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2017 18:93

    The Erratum to this article has been published in BMC Public Health 2017 17:736

  29. Multi-level, longer-term obesity prevention interventions that focus on inequalities are scarce. Fun ‘n healthy in Moreland! aimed to improve child adiposity, school policies and environments, parent engagement, ...

    Authors: Elizabeth Waters, Lisa Gibbs, Maryanne Tadic, Obioha C. Ukoumunne, Anthea Magarey, Anthony D. Okely, Andrea de Silva, Christine Armit, Julie Green, Thea O’Connor, Britt Johnson, Boyd Swinburn, Lauren Carpenter, Graham Moore, Hannah Littlecott and Lisa Gold
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2017 18:92

    The Erratum to this article has been published in BMC Public Health 2017 17:736

  30. There is some concern that coal seam gas mining may affect health and wellbeing through changes in social determinants such as living and working conditions, local economy and the environment. The onward impac...

    Authors: Fiona Mactaggart, Liane McDermott, Anna Tynan and Christian A. Gericke
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2017 18:51

    The Erratum to this article has been published in BMC Public Health 2017 17:736

  31. A wide range of pesticides is applied for crop protection in vegetable cultivation in China. Regulation of pesticide maximum residue limits (MRLs) in vegetables is established but not fully enforced. And pesti...

    Authors: Yan Yu, Senke Hu, Yuxuan Yang, Xiaodan Zhao, Jianjun Xue, Jinghua Zhang, Song Gao and Aimin Yang
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2017 18:91

    The Erratum to this article has been published in BMC Public Health 2017 17:736

  32. Dengue fever is a severe public heath challenge in south China. A dengue outbreak was reported in Chaozhou city, China in 2015. Intensified interventions were implemented by the government to control the epide...

    Authors: Tao Liu, Guanghu Zhu, Jianfeng He, Tie Song, Meng Zhang, Hualiang Lin, Jianpeng Xiao, Weilin Zeng, Xing Li, Zhihao Li, Runsheng Xie, Haojie Zhong, Xiaocheng Wu, Wenbiao Hu, Yonghui Zhang and Wenjun Ma
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2017 18:90

    The Erratum to this article has been published in BMC Public Health 2017 17:736

  33. Targeted therapies have become important treatment options for cancer care in many countries. This study aimed to examine recent trends in utilization of antineoplastic drugs, particularly the use of targeted ...

    Authors: Jason C. Hsu, Sheng-Mao Chang and Christine Y. Lu
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2017 18:89

    The Erratum to this article has been published in BMC Public Health 2017 17:736

  34. Toombak is a form of smokeless tobacco, locally made and consumed in Sudan. It is associated with a number of health hazards, particularly oral cancer. This study was set out to assess the prevalence and socio...

    Authors: Hatim Mohammed Almahdi, Rouf Wahab Ali, Elwalid Fadul Nasir and Anne Nordrehaug Åstrøm
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2017 18:88

    The Erratum to this article has been published in BMC Public Health 2017 17:736

  35. Health policy papers disseminate recommendations and guidelines for the development and implementation of health promotion interventions. Such documents have rarely been investigated with regard to their assum...

    Authors: Tuija Seppälä, Nelli Hankonen, Eveliina Korkiakangas, Johanna Ruusuvuori and Jaana Laitinen
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2017 18:87

    The Erratum to this article has been published in BMC Public Health 2017 17:736

  36. It is now widely accepted that social and physical environment participate in shaping health. While mortality is used to guide public health policies and is considered as a synthetic measure of population heal...

    Authors: Walid Ghosn, Gwenn Menvielle, Stéphane Rican and Grégoire Rey
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2017 18:86

    The Erratum to this article has been published in BMC Public Health 2017 17:736

  37. Despite evidence of the benefits of physical activity in the management of type 2 diabetes, it is poorly addressed in diabetes care. This study aimed to identify the prevalence and correlates of meeting ≥600ME...

    Authors: Thamra S. Alghafri, Saud M. Alharthi, Yahya Al-farsi, Elaine Bannerman, Angela M. Craigie and Annie S. Anderson
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2017 18:85

    The Erratum to this article has been published in BMC Public Health 2017 17:736

  38. Pictorial warning labels (PWLs) deter initiation and motivate quitting. Assessing PWLs is important to track effectiveness and wear out. Jordan introduced an updated set of PWLs in 2013. This study assessed th...

    Authors: Rasha K. Bader, Rawan A. Shihab, Dalia H. Al-Rimawi and Feras I. Hawari
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2017 18:84

    The Erratum to this article has been published in BMC Public Health 2017 17:736

  39. Participation at the recommended intervals is critical for screening to be effective in reducing colorectal cancer (CRC) incidence. This study describes patterns of screening participation over four rounds of ...

    Authors: Joanne M. Osborne, Carlene Wilson, Amy Duncan, Stephen R. Cole, Ingrid Flight, Deborah Turnbull, Donna L. Hughes and Graeme P. Young
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2017 18:81

    The Erratum to this article has been published in BMC Public Health 2017 17:736

  40. Family planning is an integral component of maternal and child health services in Ghana. Although knowledge on contraception is universal and most women attend maternal and child health services, contraceptive...

    Authors: Caroline Wuni, Cornelius A. Turpin and Edward T. Dassah
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2017 18:79

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  41. The population-based Basque Colorectal Cancer (CRC) Screening Programme started in 2009 with a biennial immunochemical quantitative test (FIT) biennial and colonoscopy under sedation in positive cases. The pop...

    Authors: I. Idigoras, A. Arrospide, I. Portillo, E. Arana-Arri, L. Martínez-Indart, J. Mar, H. J. de Koning, R. Lastra, M. Soto-Gordoa, M. van der Meulen and I. Lansdorp-Vogelaar
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2017 18:78

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  42. Prevalence of child stunting in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is among the highest in the world. There is a need to systematically investigate how stunting operates at different levels of determinatio...

    Authors: Hallgeir Kismul, Pawan Acharya, Mala Ali Mapatano and Anne Hatløy
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2017 18:74

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  43. Housing is a key determinant of the poor health of Aboriginal Australians. Most Aboriginal people live in cities and large towns, yet research into housing conditions has largely focused on those living in rem...

    Authors: Melanie J Andersen, Anna B Williamson, Peter Fernando, Darryl Wright and Sally Redman
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2017 18:70

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  44. To achieve population-wide health improvement, public health interventions found effective in selected samples need to be ‘scaled up’ and implemented more widely. The pathways through which interventions are s...

    Authors: Devon Indig, Karen Lee, Anne Grunseit, Andrew Milat and Adrian Bauman
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2017 18:68

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  45. High-heeled shoes (high heels) are frequently worn by many women and form an important part of female gender identity. Issues of explicit and implicit compulsion to wear high heels have been noted. Previous st...

    Authors: Max Barnish, Heather May Morgan and Jean Barnish
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2017 18:37

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