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  1. Perceptions of illness are important determinants of health behaviour. A better understanding of perceptions of obesity might allow more effective interventions that challenge these perceptions through lifesty...

    Authors: Corine den Engelsen, Rimke C. Vos, Mieke Rijken and Guy E. H. M. Rutten
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2015 15:1214
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  2. Interventions on adolescents’ lifestyle are important, but the main mechanisms that explain the changes (mediating variables) on lifestyle are unclear. This paper presents the rationale and methods of an inter...

    Authors: Valter Cordeiro Barbosa Filho, Adair da Silva Lopes, Antônio Barroso Lima, Evanice Avelino de Souza, Fabiane do Amaral Gubert, Kelly Samara Silva, Neiva Francenely Cunha Vieira, Nicolino Trompieri Filho, Thábyta Silva de Araújo, Pedro Felipe Carvalhedo de Bruin and Jorge Mota
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2015 15:1212
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  3. Hypertension, the leading single cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide, is a growing public health problem in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Few studies have estimated and compared the burden of hypertension a...

    Authors: David Guwatudde, Joan Nankya-Mutyoba, Robert Kalyesubula, Carien Laurence, Clement Adebamowo, IkeOluwapo Ajayi, Francis Bajunirwe, Marina Njelekela, Faraja S. Chiwanga, Todd Reid, Jimmy Volmink, Hans-Olov Adami, Michelle D. Holmes and Shona Dalal
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2015 15:1211
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  4. Atopic diseases are a major burden of disease on a global scale. Regarding their aetiology, the early years of life are assumed to play a crucial role. In addition, there is growing evidence that elucidating t...

    Authors: Tobias Weinmann, Jessica Gerlich, Sabine Heinrich, Dennis Nowak, Jennifer Gerdes, Jenny Schlichtiger, Erika von Mutius, Bianca Schaub, Christian Vogelberg, Diana Roller and Katja Radon
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2015 15:1210
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  5. Adults who experience prolonged homelessness have mortality rates 3 to 4 times that of the general population. Housing First (HF) is an evidence-based practice that effectively ends chronic homelessness, yet t...

    Authors: Benjamin F. Henwood, Thomas Byrne and Brynn Scriber
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2015 15:1209
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  6. The Qatar Biobank aims to collect extensive lifestyle, clinical, and biological information from up to 60,000 men and women Qatari nationals and long-term residents (individuals living in the country for ≥15 y...

    Authors: Hanan Al Kuwari, Asma Al Thani, Ajayeb Al Marri, Abdulla Al Kaabi, Hadi Abderrahim, Nahla Afifi, Fatima Qafoud, Queenie Chan, Ioanna Tzoulaki, Paul Downey, Heather Ward, Neil Murphy, Elio Riboli and Paul Elliott
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2015 15:1208
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  7. A substantial minority of American adults continue to hold influential misperceptions about childhood vaccine safety. Growing public concern and refusal to vaccinate poses a serious public health risk. Evaluat...

    Authors: Sander L. van der Linden, Chris E. Clarke and Edward W. Maibach
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2015 15:1207
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    The Erratum to this article has been published in BMC Public Health 2017 17:284

  8. With regard to the global childhood obesity epidemic, it is imperative that effective lifestyle interventions are devised to combat childhood obesity. This paper describes the development and implementation of...

    Authors: Jing-jing Wang, Wing-chung Patrick Lau, Hai-jun Wang and Jun Ma
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2015 15:1206
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  9. The health-enhancing benefits of physical activity (PA) on hypertension and diabetes have been well documented for decades. This study aimed to determine the association of PA with systolic and diastolic blood...

    Authors: Chien Huey Teh, Ying Ying Chan, Kuang Hock Lim, Chee Cheong Kee, Kuang Kuay Lim, Pei Sien Yeo, Omar Azahadi, Yusoff Fadhli, Aris Tahir, Han Lim Lee and Wasi Ahmad Nazni
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2015 15:1205
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  10. Although early diagnosis and improved treatment can reduce breast cancer mortality, there still appears to be a geographic differential in patient outcomes. This study aims to determine and quantify spatial in...

    Authors: Jeff Ching-Fu Hsieh, Susanna M. Cramb, James M. McGree, Nathan A. M. Dunn, Peter D. Baade and Kerrie L. Mengersen
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2015 15:1204
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  11. Tackling inequalities in overweight, obesity and related determinants has become a top priority for the European research and policy agendas. Although it has been established that such inequalities accumulate ...

    Authors: Krystallia Mantziki, Achilleas Vassilopoulos, Gabriella Radulian, Jean-Michel Borys, Hugues Du Plessis, Maria João Gregório, Pedro Graça, Stefaan De Henauw, Svetoslav Handjiev, Tommy LS Visscher and Jacob C Seidell
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2015 15:1203
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  12. Second-hand smoke (SHS) is the most important contaminant of indoor air in first world countries. The risks associated with SHS exposure are highly relevant, because many people are regularly, and usually invo...

    Authors: Florian Fischer and Alexander Kraemer
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2015 15:1202
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  13. This study explored the effect of screening and treatment of refugees for latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) before entrance to the United States as a strategy for reducing active tuberculosis (TB). The purp...

    Authors: La’Marcus T. Wingate, Margaret S. Coleman, Christopher de la Motte Hurst, Marie Semple, Weigong Zhou, Martin S. Cetron and John A. Painter
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2015 15:1201
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  14. Sleep duration holds considerable importance as an indicator of mental/physical health. The objective of this study was to investigate the association between sleep duration, mental health, and chronic disease...

    Authors: Min-Su Lee, Joon-Shik Shin, Jinho Lee, Yoon Jae Lee, Me-riong Kim, Ki Byung Park, Dongjin Shin, Jae-Heung Cho and In-Hyuk Ha
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2015 15:1200
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  15. Active transportation to school has been positively associated with various health parameters whereas only sparse evidence exists on risk of injury while commuting to school. This study investigated the overal...

    Authors: Lars Østergaard, Jan Toftegaard Støckel and Lars Bo Andersen
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2015 15:1199
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  16. GAVI’s focus on reducing inequities in access to vaccines, immunization, and GAVI funds, − both between and within countries - has changed over time. This paper charts that evolution.

    Authors: Gian Gandhi
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2015 15:1198
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  17. Physical activity (PA) offers numerous benefits to health and well-being, but most adults are not sufficiently physically active to afford such benefits. The 10,000 steps campaign has been a popular and effect...

    Authors: Richard R. Rosenkranz, Mitch J. Duncan, Cristina M. Caperchione, Gregory S. Kolt, Corneel Vandelanotte, Anthony J. Maeder, Trevor N. Savage and W. Kerry Mummery
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2015 15:1197
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  18. Regular screening for colorectal cancer (CRC) reduces morbidity and mortality from this disease. A number of factors play a role in the underutilization of CRC screening; populations with the lowest CRC screen...

    Authors: Katherine J. Briant, Lei Wang, Sarah Holte, Adriana Ramos, Nathan Marchello and Beti Thompson
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2015 15:1196
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  19. This study’s objectives were to investigate the prevalence of self-reported knee and hip osteoarthritis (OA) stratified by age and sex and to examine the association of modifiable factors with knee and hip OA ...

    Authors: Ronald Plotnikoff, Nandini Karunamuni, Ellina Lytvyak, Christopher Penfold, Donald Schopflocher, Ikuyo Imayama, Steven T. Johnson and Kim Raine
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2015 15:1195
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  20. Socioeconomic predictors and consequences of depression and its treatment were investigated in 4393 adults with specified non-communicable diseases attending 38 public sector primary care clinics in the Eden a...

    Authors: Naomi Folb, Crick Lund, Lara R. Fairall, Venessa Timmerman, Naomi S. Levitt, Krisela Steyn and Max O. Bachmann
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2015 15:1194
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  21. Consensus is that fetal exposure to alcohol is harmful. Abstinence while trying to conceive and throughout pregnancy is recommended. Despite this, there are many women who consume alcohol around conception and...

    Authors: Janna Skagerström, Elisabet Häggström-Nordin and Siw Alehagen
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2015 15:1193
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  22. Evidence is sparse about whether body weight categories in adolescents are associated with differences in pediatric HRQoL rated by adolescents and parents. Additionally, it is unknown whether HRQoL rated by in...

    Authors: Pranav K. Gandhi, Dennis A. Revicki and I-Chan Huang
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2015 15:1192
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  24. The population-based mammography screening program (MSP) was implemented by the end of 2005 in Germany, and all women between 50 and 69 years are actively invited to a free biennial screening examination. Howe...

    Authors: Dorothea Lemke, Shoma Berkemeyer, Volkmar Mattauch, Oliver Heidinger, Edzer Pebesma and Hans-Werner Hense
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2015 15:1190
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  25. Evidence of patterns of nicotine dependence, although crucial for developing and implementing effective tobacco control strategies, is limited in the Eastern European countries. The purpose of this study was t...

    Authors: Dorota Kaleta, Kinga Polańska, Przemysław Korytkowski, Bukola Usidame and Leokadia Bąk-Romaniszyn
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2015 15:1189
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  26. The No Germs on Me (NGoM) Social Marketing Campaign to promote handwashing with soap to reduce high rates of infection among children living in remote Australian Aboriginal communities has been ongoing since 2...

    Authors: Elizabeth McDonald, Teresa Cunningham and Nicola Slavin
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2015 15:1188
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  28. Maintaining neuromotor fitness across the life course is imperative. It can reduce falls in older individuals and improve/maintain physical and cognitive functioning. Complex motor skills (CMS) are involved in...

    Authors: Katarina P. Kraft, Kylie A. Steel, Freya Macmillan, Rebecca Olson and Dafna Merom
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2015 15:1186
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  29. The National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) was used to ascertain whether increases in inadequate sleep differentially affected black and white Americans. We tested the hypothesis that prevalence estimates of ...

    Authors: Girardin Jean-Louis, Michael A. Grandner, Shawn D. Youngstedt, Natasha J. Williams, Ferdinand Zizi, Daniel F. Sarpong and Gbenga G. Ogedegbe
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2015 15:1185
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  30. Clinical practice guidelines consider the use of antidepressants as one of the standard treatments for anxiety disorders, due to the significant improvements obtained in quality of life and functional disabili...

    Authors: M. Catalina Serna, Jordi Real, Inés Cruz, Leonardo Galván and Elisabet Martin
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2015 15:1184
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  31. The burden of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and CVD risk conditions is rapidly increasing in low- and middle-income countries, where health systems are generally ill-equipped to manage chronic disease. Policy m...

    Authors: Elizabeth D. Brouwer, David Watkins, Zachary Olson, Jane Goett, Rachel Nugent and Carol Levin
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2015 15:1183
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  32. Namibia’s HIV prevalence is 13.3 %. Alcohol is associated with sexual risk-taking, leading to increased HIV risk. Baseline sexual behaviors, HIV and alcohol knowledge, and self-perceived HIV risk were examined...

    Authors: Amee Schwitters, Jennifer Sabatier, Puja Seth, Mary Glenshaw, Dietrich Remmert, Sonal Pathak and Naomi Bock
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2015 15:1182
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  33. The beneficial effects of higher education on healthy aging are generally accepted, but the mechanisms are less well understood. Education may influence healthy aging through improved employment opportunities ...

    Authors: Christine M. White, Philip D. St. John, Madelon R. Cheverie, Maryam Iraniparast and Suzanne L. Tyas
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2015 15:1181
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  34. The integrated Community Case Management (iCCM) of childhood illnesses strategy has been adopted world over to reduce child related ill health and mortality. Community Health workers (CHWs) who implement this ...

    Authors: James Bagonza, Elizeus Rutebemberwa, Tim Eckmanns and Elizabeth Ekirapa-Kiracho
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2015 15:1180
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  35. The incidences of breast, cervical and uterine malignancies continue to increase in Sri Lanka. It is important to explore the awareness of both women and their male partners regarding these malignancies and av...

    Authors: Chamindri Witharana, Prabhavi Wijesiriwardhana, Kalani Jayasekara, Priyanka Kumari and Chaturaka Rodrigo
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2015 15:1179
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  37. In Austria, mortality from diseases of the circulatory system and malignant neoplasms is high and varies among the federal states. Lower mortality in some states indicates a preventive potential in those state...

    Authors: Éva Rásky, Erwin Stolz, Nathalie Tatjana Burkert and Franziska Großschädl
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2015 15:1177
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  39. Infertility and infertility treatment are known to have negative short-term psychological consequences for men and women, with more long-term consequences for women. The long-term wellbeing and mental health o...

    Authors: Gunilla Sydsjö, Josefin Vikström, Marie Bladh, Barbara Jablonowska and Agneta Skoog Svanberg
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2015 15:1175
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  40. Imbalance between individual resources and work demands can lead to musculoskeletal disorders and reduced work ability. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of workplace- versus home-based p...

    Authors: Markus D. Jakobsen, Emil Sundstrup, Mikkel Brandt, Kenneth Jay, Per Aagaard and Lars L. Andersen
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2015 15:1174
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  41. Physical inactivity is a core risk factor for non-communicable diseases. In the Netherlands, socially vulnerable groups are relatively less active than groups with higher socio-economic status. Community-based...

    Authors: Marion Herens, Annemarie Wagemakers, Lenneke Vaandrager and Maria Koelen
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2015 15:1173
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  43. Studies have shown that couple HIV counseling and testing (CHCT) increased rates of sero-status disclosure and adoption of safer sexual behaviors with better linkage to treatment and care. However, current evi...

    Authors: Richard Muhindo, Annet Nakalega and Joyce Nankumbi
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2015 15:1171
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  44. The increasing population of marriage-based migrant women is disproportionally affected by AIDS/STDs in China, and social support plays a critical role. This study aims to describe the social support level rec...

    Authors: Wenkang Ma, Dianmin Kang, Yapei Song, Chongyi Wei, Gifty Marley and Wei Ma
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2015 15:1170
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  45. Body size scales are a common method for diagnosing body image disturbances and assessing the cultural valorisation of stoutness, a phenomenon that plays a role in the development of overweight, especially amo...

    Authors: Emmanuel Cohen, Amadou Ndao, Gilles Boëtsch, Lamine Gueye, Patrick Pasquet, Michelle Holdsworth and Alexandre Courtiol
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2015 15:1169
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  46. In sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), the rising prevalence of overweight, obesity and non-communicable diseases co-exists with the high burden of under-nutrition. The paucity of data on adulthood overweight and obesit...

    Authors: Barbara Eva Kirunda, Lars Thore Fadnes, Henry Wamani, Jan Van den Broeck and Thorkild Tylleskär
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2015 15:1168
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  47. Attempted or non-fatal self-poisoning is common in Sri Lanka. To date, most preventive strategies have focused on limitation of access to toxic pesticides, which has reduced the rates of fatal self-poisoning. How...

    Authors: Thilini Rajapakse, Kathleen Margaret Griffiths, Helen Christensen and Sue Cotton
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2015 15:1167
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  48. Acute respiratory infections and diarrhea remain the leading causes of infant morbidity and mortality, with a high burden of both pneunomia and diarrhea in South-East Asia. The aim of the study was to determin...

    Authors: Sarah Hanieh, Tran T. Ha, Julie A. Simpson, Tran T. Thuy, Nguyen C. Khuong, Dang D. Thoang, Thach D. Tran, Tran Tuan, Jane Fisher and Beverley-Ann Biggs
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2015 15:1166
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  50. Although influenza vaccination is recommended during pregnancy as standard of care, limited surveillance data are available for monitoring uptake. Our aim was to evaluate the validity of existing surveillance ...

    Authors: Annette K. Regan, Donna B. Mak, Hannah C. Moore, Lauren Tracey, Richard Saker, Catherine Jones and Paul V. Effler
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2015 15:1155
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