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  1. The morbidity of malaria has steady declined in the urban regions of Gabon between 2000 and 2008, but caution should be exercised before generalizing this trend to the whole country because this finding has no...

    Authors: Vanessa Assele, Gildas Ella Ndoh, Dieudonné Nkoghe and Thierry Fandeur
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2015 15:81
  2. Symptoms of anxiety and depression are significantly associated in parents and children, but few studies have examined associations between recurrent parental problems and offspring symptoms, and fathers have ...

    Authors: Ingunn Ranøyen, Frode Stenseng, Christian A Klöckner, Jan Wallander and Thomas Jozefiak
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2015 15:78
  3. An ageing workforce combined with increasing health problems in ageing workers implies the importance of evidence-based interventions to enhance sustainable employability. The aim of this study is to evaluate ...

    Authors: Wendy Koolhaas, Johan W Groothoff, Michiel R de Boer, Jac JL van der Klink and Sandra Brouwer
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2015 15:76
  4. Well-functioning surveillance systems are crucial for effective disease control programs. The Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response (IDSR) strategy was developed and adopted in 1998 for Africa as a comp...

    Authors: Martin Nyaaba Adokiya, John Koku Awoonor-Williams, Inuwa Yau Barau, Claudia Beiersmann and Olaf Mueller
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2015 15:75
  5. There is evidence of an association between pulmonary function and various nutrients, although no association has been observed in our setting between the Mediterranean Diet (MD) eating pattern and improved lu...

    Authors: Mar Sorlí-Aguilar, Francisco Martín-Luján, Antoni Santigosa-Ayala, Josep Lluís Piñol-Moreso, Gemma Flores-Mateo, Josep Basora-Gallisà, Victoria Arija-Val and Rosa Solà-Alberich
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2015 15:74
  6. Little is known about how sitting time, alone or in combination with markers of physical activity (PA), influences mental well-being and work productivity. Given the need to develop workplace PA interventions ...

    Authors: Anna Puig-Ribera, Iván Martínez-Lemos, Maria Giné-Garriga, Ángel Manuel González-Suárez, Judit Bort-Roig, Jesús Fortuño, Laura Muñoz-Ortiz, Jim McKenna and Nicholas D Gilson
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2015 15:72
  7. A large number of hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) outbreaks was reported during 2008 in China. However, little is known about the effects of meteorological conditions on different temporal and spatial scal...

    Authors: Yilan Liao, Renbin Ouyang, Jinfeng Wang and Bing Xu
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2015 15:71
  8. Very limited nutritional epidemiological studies conducted to explore the unique dietary exposure in Newfoundland and Labrador (NL). This study aims to identify and characterize major dietary patterns in the t...

    Authors: Zhi Chen, Lin Liu, Barbara Roebothan, Ann Ryan, Jennifer Colbourne, Natasha Baker, Jing Yan and Peizhong Peter Wang
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2015 15:69
  9. To determine the prevalence and sociodemographic correlates of multiple risk factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD) among Malaysian adults.

    Authors: Sumarni Mohd Ghazali, Zamtira Seman, Kee Chee Cheong, Lim Kuang Hock, Mala Manickam, Lim Kuang Kuay, Ahmad Faudzi Yusoff, Feisul Idzwan Mustafa and Amal Nasir Mustafa
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2015 15:68
  10. Anal cancer is a priority health issue in HIV positive men who have sex with men. Anal cancer screening may be aimed at either detecting the precursor lesion (high grade anal intraepithelial neoplasia(HGAIN)) ...

    Authors: Jason J Ong, Meredith Temple-Smith, Marcus Chen, Sandra Walker, Andrew Grulich, Jennifer Hoy and Christopher K Fairley
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2015 15:67
  11. Identifying correlates of sedentary behavior in older adults is of major importance to healthcare. To our knowledge, there are no population studies in Latin America examining which factors are associated to h...

    Authors: Joilson Meneguci, Jeffer Eidi Sasaki, Álvaro da Silva Santos, Lucia Marina Scatena and Renata Damião
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2015 15:65
  12. Many MetS related biomarkers had been discovered, which provided the possibility for building the MetS prediction model. In this paper we aimed to develop a novel routine biomarker-based risk prediction model ...

    Authors: Wenchao Zhang, Qicai Chen, Zhongshang Yuan, Jing Liu, Zhaohui Du, Fang Tang, Hongying Jia, Fuzhong Xue and Chengqi Zhang
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2015 15:64
  13. Disclosure of HIV status by women to their partners is the backbone for prevention of HIV transmission among couples as well as promotion of the prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV interventions....

    Authors: Anthony Batte, Anne Ruhweza Katahoire, Anne Chimoyi, Susan Ajambo, Brenda Tibingana and Cecily Banura
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2015 15:63
  14. Homeless youth are at higher risk for sexually transmitted infections and unwanted pregnancy than non-homeless youth. However, little is known about how they evaluate risk within the context of their sexual re...

    Authors: David P Kennedy, Ryan A Brown, Penelope Morrison, Loryana Vie, Gery W Ryan and Joan S Tucker
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2015 15:62
  15. Preventive strategies are the most effective approach for dealing with issues of substance abuse, particularly in teenagers. Such strategies adapt well to this target population. Our objective was to reveal th...

    Authors: Roger Ruiz-Moral, Sara Palenzuela-Paniagua, Rosa Magallón-Botaya, Celia Jiménez-García, Jose Angel Fernández García and Luis Angel Pérula de Torres
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2015 15:61
  16. Health questionnaires must present accredited measurement properties such as validity, reliability and sensitivity to change, the latter being essential for interventions to be planned and for evaluating their...

    Authors: Teresa Fernández-Morano, Magdalena de Troya-Martín, Francisco Rivas-Ruiz, Nuria Blázquez-Sánchez and Agustín Buendía-Eisman
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2015 15:60
  17. The prevalence of diabetes is increasing worldwide, particularly in low and middle income countries, where treatment and control are often unavailable and inaccessible. Information on risk factors at local and...

    Authors: Clement Nyuyki Kufe, Kerstin Klipstein-Grobusch, Fezeu Leopold, Felix Assah, George Ngufor, George Mbeh, Vivian Nchanchou Mbanya and Jean Claude Mbanya
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2015 15:59
  18. There is evidence that financial incentive interventions, which include both financial rewards and also penalties, are effective in encouraging healthy behaviours. However, concerns about the acceptability of ...

    Authors: Emma L Giles, Falko F Sniehotta, Elaine McColl and Jean Adams
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2015 15:58
  19. Elevated waist circumference (WC) is an important risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD). Aboriginals in Australia are at higher risk of CVD compared to non-Aboriginals. We examined the association betwe...

    Authors: Odewumi Adegbija, Wendy Hoy and Zhiqiang Wang
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2015 15:57
  20. Intimate partner violence (IPV) and its associated negative mental health consequences are significant for women in New Zealand and internationally. One of the most widely recommended interventions is safety p...

    Authors: Jane Koziol-McLain, Alain C Vandal, Shyamala Nada-Raja, Denise Wilson, Nancy E Glass, Karen B Eden, Christine McLean, Terry Dobbs and James Case
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2015 15:56
  21. Lifestyle diseases could be prevented and controlled by disseminating health knowledge. This study explored the health knowledge awareness and the impact factors of health knowledge awareness, and the way peop...

    Authors: Fang Yuan, Dongfu Qian, Chenglong Huang, Miaomiao Tian, Yuanxi Xiang, Zhifei He and Zhanchun Feng
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2015 15:55
  22. Mental health disorders are major contributors to the global burden of disease and their inverse relationship with physical activity is widely accepted. However, research on the association between physical ac...

    Authors: Justin Richards, Xiaoxiao Jiang, Paul Kelly, Josephine Chau, Adrian Bauman and Ding Ding
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2015 15:53
  23. Bangladesh National Tuberculosis (TB) Control Programme adopted a number of strategies to facilitate TB diagnosis and treatment. ‘Advocacy, Communication and Social Mobilization’ (ACSM) was one of the key stra...

    Authors: Sukanta Paul, Rahima Akter, Afzal Aftab, Antora M Khan, Mrittika Barua, Shayla Islam, Akramul Islam, Ashaque Husain and Malabika Sarker
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2015 15:52
  24. The purpose of this study was to investigate whether there is an association between stage of incident breast cancer (BC) and personal income three years after diagnosis. The analysis further considered whethe...

    Authors: Ingelise Andersen, Christophe Kolodziejczyk, Karsten Thielen, Eskil Heinesen and Finn Diderichsen
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2015 15:50
  25. Practitioners often require training and technical assistance to build their capacity to select, adapt, and implement evidence-based interventions (EBIs). The CDC Colorectal Cancer Control Program (CRCCP) aims...

    Authors: Cam Escoffery, Peggy Hannon, Annette E Maxwell, Thuy Vu, Jennifer Leeman, Andrea Dwyer, Caitlin Mason, Shaina Sowles, Ketra Rice and Lindsay Gressard
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2015 15:49
  26. Emerging evidence suggests that vitamin D might be implicated in asthma pathophysiology. This study aims to compare Vitamin D mean serum levels and status between asthmatic and non-asthmatic adolescents and in...

    Authors: Ourania Kolokotroni, Anna Papadopoulou, Nicos Middleton, Christiana Kouta, Vasilios Raftopoulos, Polyxeni Nicolaidou and Panayiotis K Yiallouros
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2015 15:48
  27. South East Asia (SEA) is home to over 30 tribes of indigenous population groups who are currently facing rapid socio-economic change. Epidemiological transition and increased prevalence of non-communicable dis...

    Authors: Maude E Phipps, Kevin KL Chan, Rakesh Naidu, Nazaimoon W Mohamad, Boon-Peng Hoh, Kia-Fatt Quek, Badariah Ahmad, Siti MI Harnida, Anuar ZM Zain and Khalid A Kadir
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2015 15:47
  28. Indigenous Māori women experience a 60% higher breast cancer mortality rate compared with European women in New Zealand. We explored the impact of differences in rates of screen detected breast cancer on inequ...

    Authors: Sanjeewa Seneviratne, Ian Campbell, Nina Scott, Rachel Shirley and Ross Lawrenson
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2015 15:46
  29. High levels of asthma prevalence and severity of respiratory symptoms have been found in the Caribbean but little is known about the impact of air pollution in these regions.

    Authors: Brice Amadeo, Céline Robert, Virginie Rondeau, Marie-Alice Mounouchy, Lucie Cordeau, Xavier Birembaux, Eddy Citadelle, Jacques Gotin, Monique Gouranton, Gérard Marcin, David Laurac and Chantal Raherison
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2015 15:45
  30. Cardiometabolic diseases are the leading cause of death worldwide and result in decreased quality of life for patients and increased healthcare costs. Population-based prevention programs may prevent the onset...

    Authors: Jessica Petter, Margreet M Reitsma-van Rooijen, Joke C Korevaar and Markus MJ Nielen
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2015 15:44
  31. Cohort studies conducted in low-income countries generally use trained fieldworkers for collecting data on home visits. In industrialised countries, researchers use less resource intensive methods, such as sel...

    Authors: Rahul Jacob Thomas, Karthikeyan Ramanujam, Vasanthakumar Velusamy, Saravanakumar Puthupalayam Kaliappan, Deepthi Kattula, Jayaprakash Muliyil and Gagandeep Kang
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2015 15:43
  32. Previous evaluations of the SunSmart Program have supported the link between a written sun protection policy and improved sun protection behaviours in New South Wales (NSW) primary schools. However these evalu...

    Authors: Dean A Dudley, Matthew J Winslade, Bradley J Wright, Wayne G Cotton, Jackie L McIver and Kirsten S Jackson
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2015 15:42
  33. More than one-third of deaths during the first five years of life are attributed to undernutrition, which are mostly preventable through economic development and public health measures. To alleviate this probl...

    Authors: Mandefro Asfaw, Mekitie Wondaferash, Mohammed Taha and Lamessa Dube
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2015 15:41
  34. Unintended pregnancy is a significant public health concern in the world. Particularly, female sex workers are exposed to the risk of unintended pregnancy, abortion and their consequences. The aim of this stud...

    Authors: Rishan Weldegebreal, Yohannes Adama Melaku, Mussie Alemayehu and Tesfay Gebregzabher Gebrehiwot
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2015 15:40
  35. Some previous studies have suggested that area-level characteristics have effects on smoking. The aim of this study was to evaluate the associations between household income and area income on smoking in Korea...

    Authors: Woo-Jun Yun, Jung-Ae Rhee, Sun A Kim, Sun-Seog Kweon, Young-Hoon Lee, So-Yeon Ryu, Soon-Woo Park, Dong Hyun Kim and Min-Ho Shin
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2015 15:39
  36. Each year, approximately 11% of women diagnosed with breast cancer in the United States are 45 years of age or younger. These women have concerns specific to or accentuated by their age, including fertility-re...

    Authors: Mary L Greaney, Kim Sprunck-Harrild, Kathryn J Ruddy, Jennifer Ligibel, William T Barry, Emily Baker, Meghan Meyer, Karen M Emmons and Ann H Partridge
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2015 15:37
  37. Although safe motherhood strategies recommend that women seek timely care from health facilities for obstetric complications, few studies have described facility availability of emergency obstetric care (EmOC)...

    Authors: Shegufta S Sikder, Alain B Labrique, Hasmot Ali, Abu AM Hanif, Rolf DW Klemm, Sucheta Mehra, Keith P West Jr and Parul Christian
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2015 15:36
  38. Despite the public health significance of annual influenza outbreaks, the literature comparing the epidemiology of influenza A and B infections is limited and dated and may not reflect recent trends. In Canada...

    Authors: Aynslie M Hinds, Songul Bozat-Emre, Paul Van Caeseele and Salaheddin M Mahmud
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2015 15:35
  39. Hai Phong, located in northern Vietnam, has become a high HIV prevalence province among Injecting Drug Users (IDUs) since the infection shifted from the southern to the northern region of the country. Previous...

    Authors: Tanvir Ahmed, Thanh Nguyen Long, Phan Thi Huong and Donald Edwin Stewart
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2015 15:32
  40. Although the increasing dissemination and use of health-related information on the Internet has the potential to empower citizens and patients, several studies have detected disparities in the use of online he...

    Authors: Laura Nölke, Monika Mensing, Alexander Krämer and Claudia Hornberg
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2015 15:31
  41. Evidence suggests that poor health outcomes and poor work-related health outcomes such as sickness presenteeism are associated with excessive sitting at work. Studies have yet to investigate the relationship b...

    Authors: Fehmidah Munir, Jonathan Houdmont, Stacy Clemes, Kelly Wilson, Robert Kerr and Ken Addley
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2015 15:30
  42. Delayed presentation of pulmonary TB (PTB) patients for treatment from onset of symptoms remains a threat to controlling individual disease progression and TB transmission in the community. Currently, there is...

    Authors: Kudakwashe C Takarinda, Anthony D Harries, Barnet Nyathi, Mkhokheli Ngwenya, Tsitsi Mutasa-Apollo and Charles Sandy
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2015 15:29
  43. Self-report may not be an accurate method of determining cervical, breast and colorectal cancer screening rates due to recall, acquiescence and social desirability biases, particularly for certain sociodemogra...

    Authors: Aisha Lofters, Mandana Vahabi and Richard H Glazier
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2015 15:28

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