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  1. Although studies suggest the relevance of intimate partner violence (IPV) and other health-related social characteristics as risk factors for postpartum mental health, literature lacks evidence about how these...

    Authors: Michael Eduardo Reichenheim, Claudia Leite Moraes, Claudia Souza Lopes and Gustavo Lobato
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2014 14:427
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  2. Easy access to the internet has spawned a wealth of research to investigate the effects of its use on depression. However, one limitation of many previous studies is that they disregard the interactive mechani...

    Authors: Jong-Sun Lee and Bumseok Jeong
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2014 14:426
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  3. Knowledge regarding the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of children with celiac disease remains limited and inconclusive. We investigated the HRQoL of three groups of 12-year-olds with: i) undetected celia...

    Authors: Anna Myléus, Solveig Petersen, Annelie Carlsson, Solveig Hammarroth, Lotta Högberg and Anneli Ivarsson
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2014 14:425
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  4. Environmental characteristics are known to be associated with patterns of physical activity (PA). Although several validated tools exist, to measure the environment characteristics, these instruments are not n...

    Authors: Shreenika H De Silva Weliange, Dulitha Fernando and Jagath Gunatilake
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2014 14:423
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  5. This study was conducted to ascertain the feasibility of using rapid oral fluid testing as an alternative HIV testing method in China.

    Authors: Gifty Marley, Dianmin Kang, Erin C Wilson, Tao Huang, Yuesheng Qian, Xiufang Li, Xiaorun Tao, Guoyong Wang, Huanmiao Xun and Wei Ma
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2014 14:422
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  6. Interventions to promote physical activity have had limited success. One reason may be that inactive adults are unaware that their level of physical activity is inadequate and do not perceive a need to change ...

    Authors: Job G Godino, Clare Watkinson, Kirsten Corder, Stephen Sutton, Simon J Griffin and Esther MF van Sluijs
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2014 14:421
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  7. Despite a large proportion of the workforce being self-employed, few studies have been conducted on risk factors for sickness absence in this population. The aim of this study is to identify risk factors for f...

    Authors: Liesbeth EC Wijnvoord, Jac JL Van der Klink, Michiel R De Boer and Sandra Brouwer
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2014 14:420
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  8. Chronic exposure to arsenic is associated with neoplastic, cardiovascular, endocrine, neuro-developmental disorders and can have an adverse effect on women’s reproductive health outcomes. This study examined t...

    Authors: Fakir Md Yunus, Musarrat Jabeen Rahman, Md Zahidul Alam, Samar Kumar Hore and Mahfuzar Rahman
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2014 14:419
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  9. The effectiveness of India’s TB control programs depend critically on patients completing appropriate treatment. Discontinuing treatment prior to completion can leave patients infectious and symptomatic. Devel...

    Authors: Kimberly S Babiarz, Sze-chuan Suen and Jeremy D Goldhaber-Fiebert
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2014 14:418
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  10. An emerging body of research suggests the trajectory of a family’s income affects children’s health and development more profoundly than the often-measured income at a single time point. The purpose of this st...

    Authors: Margaret M Demment, Jere D Haas and Christine M Olson
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2014 14:417
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  11. Although migrants constitute an important proportion of the European population, little is known about migrant sexual health. Existing research mainly focuses on migrants’ sexual health risks and accessibility...

    Authors: Ines Keygnaert, Nicole Vettenburg, Kristien Roelens and Marleen Temmerman
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2014 14:416
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  14. Caring for a spouse diagnosed with dementia can be a stressful situation and can put the caregiving partner at risk of loss of mental health and wellbeing. The main aim of this study was to investigate the rel...

    Authors: Helga Ask, Ellen Melbye Langballe, Jostein Holmen, Geir Selbæk, Ingvild Saltvedt and Kristian Tambs
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2014 14:413
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  15. To frame interventions, it is useful to understand context- and time-specific correlates of children’s physical activity. To do this, we need accurate assessment of these correlates. There are currently no mea...

    Authors: Rebecca M Stanley, Kate Ridley, Timothy S Olds and James Dollman
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2014 14:412
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  16. Nowadays, Cardiovascular Diseases (CVDs) represents an escalating worldwide public health problem. Providing consistent data on the magnitude and risk factors of CVDs among young population will help in contro...

    Authors: Nahla Khamis Ibrahim, Morooj Mahnashi, Amal Al-Dhaheri, Borooj Al-Zahrani, Ebtihal Al-Wadie, Mydaa Aljabri, Rajaa Al-Shanketi, Rawiah Al-Shehri, Fatin M Al-Sayes and Jamil Bashawri
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2014 14:411
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  17. Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is one of the major threats to public health around the world. Besides the intense use and misuse of antimicrobial agents as the major force behind the increase in antimicrobial ...

    Authors: Maris S Arcilla, Jarne M van Hattem, Martin CJ Bootsma, Perry J van Genderen, Abraham Goorhuis, Constance Schultsz, Ellen E Stobberingh, Henri A Verbrugh, Menno D de Jong, Damian C Melles and John Penders
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2014 14:410
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  18. Stroke places a significant burden to all affected individuals, but it is perhaps more significant amongst members of black, minority and ethnic communities, who may experience poorer awareness of stroke sympt...

    Authors: Paolo Gardois, Andrew Booth, Elizabeth Goyder and Tony Ryan
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2014 14:409
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  19. Adolescent depression is more common in lower socio-economic groups. Whether this pattern has changed over time, is not known.

    Authors: Antti Torikka, Riittakerttu Kaltiala-Heino, Arja Rimpelä, Mauri Marttunen, Tiina Luukkaala and Matti Rimpelä
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2014 14:408
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  20. Health Authorities recommend influenza vaccination of healthcare personnel (HCP) to decrease the transmission of influenza to vulnerable patients. Recent studies have almost exclusively used quantitative quest...

    Authors: Birthe A Lehmann, Robert AC Ruiter, Sabine Wicker, Dick van Dam and Gerjo Kok
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2014 14:407
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  22. Common enteric pathogens that cause gastrointestinal illness are transmitted to humans through food, water or direct contact. This poses a significant concern to public health as enteric pathogens can cause di...

    Authors: Shannon A Harding, E Jane Parmley and Karen E Morrison
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2014 14:405
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  23. Most rural homes in Bangladesh have ponds nearby to serve as household water sources. As a result children of all ages are exposed to water bodies on a daily basis. Children learn to swim early in childhood fr...

    Authors: Aminur Rahman, Michael Linnan, Saidur Rahman Mashreky, Mohammad Jahangir Hossain and Fazlur Rahman
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2014 14:404
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  24. South Asian children with asthma are less likely to receive prescriptions and more likely to suffer uncontrolled symptoms and acute asthma admissions compared with White British children. Understanding barrier...

    Authors: Monica Lakhanpaul, Deborah Bird, Logan Manikam, Lorraine Culley, Gill Perkins, Nicky Hudson, Joanne Wilson and Mark Johnson
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2014 14:403
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  25. HIV has left many African children caring for sick relatives, orphaned or themselves HIV-positive, often facing immense challenges in the absence of significant support from adults. With reductions in developm...

    Authors: Catherine Campbell, Louise Andersen, Alice Mutsikiwa, Claudius Madanhire, Morten Skovdal, Constance Nyamukapa and Simon Gregson
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2014 14:402
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  27. An objective diagnosis of sedentary behaviour as well as of the physical activity and fitness levels in youth and to better understand how lifestyle is associated with cardiovascular disease risk factors and o...

    Authors: José Castro-Piñero, Ana Carbonell-Baeza, David Martinez-Gomez, Sonia Gómez-Martínez, Verónica Cabanas-Sánchez, Catalina Santiago, Ana M Veses, Fernando Bandrés, Ana Gonzalez-Galo, Félix Gomez-Gallego, Oscar L Veiga, Jonatan R Ruiz and Ascensión Marcos
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2014 14:400
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  28. Acute diarrhea is the second leading cause of mortality among children under 5 years of age in developing countries. The pathogen most strongly associated with diarrhea is rotavirus followed by enteric pathoge...

    Authors: Claudimary Bispo Santos, Karina Conceição GM Araújo, Anne Jardim-Botelho, Márcio Bezerra Santos, Alda Rodrigues, Silvio Santana Dolabella and Ricardo Queiroz Gurgel
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2014 14:399
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  29. Problem gambling not only impacts those directly involved, but also the concerned significant others (CSOs) of problem gamblers. The aims of this study were to investigate the proportion of male and female CSO...

    Authors: Anne H Salonen, Sari Castrén, Hannu Alho and Tuuli Lahti
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2014 14:398
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  30. Examination of patterns and intensity of physical activity (PA) across cultures where obesity prevalence varies widely provides insight into one aspect of the ongoing epidemiologic transition. The primary hypo...

    Authors: Amy Luke, Pascal Bovet, Jacob Plange-Rhule, Terrence E Forrester, Estelle V Lambert, Dale A Schoeller, Lara R Dugas, Ramon A Durazo-Arvizu, David A Shoham, Guichan Cao, Soren Brage, Ulf Ekelund and Richard S Cooper
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2014 14:397
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  31. The purpose of this article is to give an integrative insight into the theoretical and empirical-based development of the Online Pestkoppenstoppen (Stop Bullies Online/Stop Online Bullies). This intervention aims...

    Authors: Niels CL Jacobs, Trijntje Völlink, Francine Dehue and Lilian Lechner
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2014 14:396
    Content type: Study protocol Published on:

  32. Worldwide diarrheal disease is the second leading cause of death in under-five year’s children. In Ethiopia diarrhoea kills half million under-five children every year second to pneumonia. Poor sanitation, uns...

    Authors: Teklemichael Gebru, Mohammed Taha and Wondwosen Kassahun
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2014 14:395
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  34. This study was conducted in the Pacific island nation of Vanuatu. Our objective was to assess knowledge, attitudes and practice of traditional healers who treat lung diseases and tuberculosis (TB), including t...

    Authors: Kerri Viney, Penelope Johnson, Markleen Tagaro, Saen Fanai, Nguyen N Linh, Paul Kelly, David Harley and Adrian Sleigh
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2014 14:393
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  35. Several studies suggest that most school-age children are poorly informed about cancer risk factors. This study examines the effectiveness of the ‘Be smart against cancer’ (BSAC) program in promoting cancer aw...

    Authors: Friederike Stölzel, Nadja Seidel, Stefan Uhmann, Michael Baumann, Hendrik Berth, Jürgen Hoyer and Gerhard Ehninger
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2014 14:392
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  36. In this observational study, we aimed to see whether transition in Saudi students entering university life could be a breeding stage for cardiometabolic risk factor emergence and clustering.

    Authors: Nasser M Al-Daghri, Abdulaziz Al-Othman, Omar S Al-Attas, Khalid M Alkharfy, Majed S Alokail, Abdulmajeed Albanyan, Shaun Sabico and George P Chrousos
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2014 14:391
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  37. The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends that HIV-infected women practice exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) for the first 6 months postpartum to reduce HIV transmission. The aim of this study was to determin...

    Authors: Maricianah A Onono, Craig R Cohen, Mable Jerop, Elizabeth A Bukusi and Janet M Turan
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2014 14:390
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  40. Asthma is a common chronic disease of childhood that is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. We aimed to estimate the prevalence of asthma among secondary school pupils in urban and rural areas...

    Authors: Meshack Shimwela, Julius Chacha Mwita, Michael Mwandri, Godfrey Mutashambara Rwegerera, Yohana Mashalla and Ferdinand Mugusi
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2014 14:387
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  41. The prevalence of hypertension is rising worldwide with an estimated one billion people now affected globally and is of near epidemic proportions in many parts of South Asia. Recent turmoil has until recently ...

    Authors: Khwaja Mir Islam Saeed, Mohammad Hafez Rasooly and Nick JW Brown
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2014 14:386
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  42. Community perception in biomedical research remains critical in Africa with many participants being driven by different motives. The objective of this study was to explore the perceived motives for women or femal...

    Authors: Isolide S Massawe, John P Lusingu and Rachel N Manongi
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2014 14:385
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  43. Scant research has taken a life-course perspective to explore the longitudinal impact of socioeconomic disadvantage and perceived social support on the psychological well-being of older women. We sought to exp...

    Authors: Yun-Yu Chen, Chi Chiao and Kate Ksobiech
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2014 14:384
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  44. Participation in organised youth sports (OYS) has been recommended as an opportunity to increase young peoples’ moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) levels. Participants, however, spend a considerable...

    Authors: Justin M Guagliano, Chris Lonsdale, Gregory S Kolt and Richard R Rosenkranz
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2014 14:383
    Content type: Study protocol Published on:

  45. Physical activity (PA) levels in older adults decline with age. The prevalence and correlates of adherence to current UK PA guidelines in older adults has not been studied using objectively measured PA, which ...

    Authors: Barbara J Jefferis, Claudio Sartini, I-Min Lee, Minkyoung Choi, Antoinette Amuzu, Christina Gutierrez, Juan Pablo Casas, Sarah Ash, Lucy T Lennnon, S Goya Wannamethee and Peter H Whincup
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2014 14:382
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  46. Despite that hereditary diseases are widespread among the Arab population due to high rates of consanguineous marriages, research regarding community awareness towards premarital carrier screening in some coun...

    Authors: Omar A Al-Farsi, Yahya M Al-Farsi, Ishita Gupta, Allal Ouhtit, Khalil S Al-Farsi and Samir Al-Adawi
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2014 14:380
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  47. Performance of health care systems is a key concern of policy makers and health service managers all over the world. It is also a major challenge, given its multidimensional nature that easily leads to concept...

    Authors: Bruno Marchal, Tom Hoerée, Valéria Campos da Silveira, Sara Van Belle, Nuggehalli S Prashanth and Guy Kegels
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2014 14:378
    Content type: Debate Published on:

  48. Mass media is used to inform individuals regarding diseases within a population. The effects of mass media during disease outbreaks have been studied in the mathematical modelling literature, by including ‘med...

    Authors: Shannon Collinson and Jane M Heffernan
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2014 14:376
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  49. Physical activity is associated with better physical and mental health in older adults. Pole walking is a form of walking which may have additional health benefits in older adults, because of the addition of h...

    Authors: Juliette O Fritschi, Wendy J Brown and Jannique GZ van Uffelen
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2014 14:375
    Content type: Study protocol Published on:

  50. Nearly five percent of Americans suffer from functional constipation, many of whom may benefit from increasing dietary fiber consumption. The annual constipation-related healthcare cost savings associated with...

    Authors: Jordana K Schmier, Paige E Miller, Jessica A Levine, Vanessa Perez, Kevin C Maki, Tia M Rains, Latha Devareddy, Lisa M Sanders and Dominik D Alexander
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2014 14:374
    Content type: Research article Published on:
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