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  1. The risk of influenza infection depends on biological characteristics, individual or collective behaviors and the environmental context. The Cohorts for Pandemic Influenza (CoPanFlu) France study was set up in...

    Authors: Nathanael Lapidus, Xavier de Lamballerie, Nicolas Salez, Michel Setbon, Pascal Ferrari, Rosemary M Delabre, Marie-Lise Gougeon, Frédéric Vely, Marianne Leruez-Ville, Laurent Andreoletti, Simon Cauchemez, Pierre-Yves Boëlle, Eric Vivier, Laurent Abel, Michaël Schwarzinger, Michèle Legeas…
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2012 12:417
  2. Obesity in children has increased in recent years throughout the world and is associated with adverse health consequences. Early interventions, including appropriate pedagogy strategies, are important for a su...

    Authors: Jérémy Vanhelst, Laurent Béghin, Paul Stephen Fardy, Gilles Bui-Xuan and Jacques Mikulovic
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2012 12:416
  3. In November 2009, Sierra Leone conducted a preventive yellow fever (YF) vaccination campaign targeting individuals aged nine months and older in six health districts. The campaign was integrated with a measles...

    Authors: Lorenzo Pezzoli, Ishata Conteh, Wogba Kamara, Marta Gacic-Dobo, Olivier Ronveaux, William A Perea and Rosamund F Lewis
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2012 12:415
  4. Mycoplasma genitalium (MG) is one of the common causes of non-gonococcal urethritis (NGU) in men and is associated with cervicitis, endometritis, and pelvic inflammatory diseases (PID) in women. The prevalence o...

    Authors: Zhi Xiang, Yue-Ping Yin, Mei-Qin Shi, Ning Jiang, Yan Han, Hong-Chun Wang, Bing-Jie Zheng, Guo-Jun Liang and Xiang-Sheng Chen
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2012 12:414
  5. The Asian population is one of the fastest growing ethnic minority groups in western countries. However, cancer screening uptake is consistently lower in this group than in the native-born populations. As a fi...

    Authors: Mingshan Lu, Sabina Moritz, Diane Lorenzetti, Lindsay Sykes, Sharon Straus and Hude Quan
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2012 12:413
  6. To assess the feasibility of a randomised controlled trial of a licensed premises intervention to reduce severe intoxication and disorder; to establish effect sizes and identify appropriate approaches to the d...

    Authors: Simon C Moore, Simon Murphy, Susan N Moore, Iain Brennan, Ellie Byrne, Jonathan Shepherd and Laurence Moore
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2012 12:412
  7. Violence victimization represents a serious risk factor for health related symptoms, for both men and women. The aim of this study was to evaluate the long-term effects of violence exposure in late adolescence...

    Authors: Niclas Olofsson, Kent Lindqvist, Benjamin A Shaw and Ingela Danielsson
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2012 12:411
  8. Little has been known regarding the relationship between ocular chemical injury and victims’ medical expenditure, income loss and socio-economic status changes. So we conduct this retrospective cross-sectional...

    Authors: Qihua Le, Yan Chen, Xin Wang, Jiaxu Hong, Xinghuai Sun and Jianjiang Xu
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2012 12:409
  9. Despite high vaccination coverage, there have recently been epidemics of vaccine preventable diseases in the Netherlands, largely confined to an orthodox protestant minority with religious objections to vaccin...

    Authors: Wilhelmina L M Ruijs, Jeannine L A Hautvast, Giovanna van IJzendoorn, Wilke J C van Ansem, Koos van der Velden and Marlies EJL Hulscher
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2012 12:408
  10. Recent years have seen rapid and significant progress in science and implementation of programs to prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV. Programs that support PMTCT routinely monitor service provision b...

    Authors: Justin Mandala, Tiwonge Moyo, Kwasi Torpey, Mark Weaver, Chiho Suzuki, Rebecca Dirks and Chika Hayashi
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2012 12:405
  11. The rate of mother-to-child transmission of HIV, occurring during pregnancy, delivery/labour and breastfeeding, still remains high in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). The World Health Organization recommends HIV infe...

    Authors: Stella M Adegbehingbe, Virginia Paul-Ebhohimhen and Debbie Marais
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2012 12:402
  12. In young Chinese men of the highland immigrant population, chronic mountain sickness (CMS) is a major public health problem. The aim of this study was to measure the disease burden of CMS in this population.

    Authors: Tao Pei, Xiaoxiao Li, Fasheng Tao, Haotong Xu, Haiyan You, Linlin Zhou, Yan Liu and Yuqi Gao
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2012 12:401
  13. There are growing worldwide concerns about the ability of primary health care systems to manage the major burden of illness in young people. Over two thirds of premature adult deaths result from risks that man...

    Authors: Lena Sanci, Brenda Grabsch, Patty Chondros, Alan Shiell, Jane Pirkis, Susan Sawyer, Kelsey Hegarty, Elizabeth Patterson, Helen Cahill, Elizabeth Ozer, Janelle Seymour and George Patton
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2012 12:400
  14. Problem drinking has been identified as a major risk factor for physical intimate partner violence (PIPV) in many studies. However, few studies have been carried on the subject in developing countries and even...

    Authors: Nazarius Mbona Tumwesigye, Grace Bantebya Kyomuhendo, Thomas Kennedy Greenfield and Rhoda K Wanyenze
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2012 12:399
  15. Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death worldwide. Like many countries, Australia is currently changing its guidelines for cardiovascular disease prevention from drug treatment for everyone with ‘...

    Authors: Linda J Cobiac, Anne Magnus, Jan J Barendregt, Rob Carter and Theo Vos
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2012 12:398
  16. People with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) suffer increased risk of disability andpremature mortality. Health-enhancing physical activity (HEPA) could be one importantfactor to reduce this risk. Rising health care ...

    Authors: Birgitta Nordgren, Cecilia Fridén, Ingrid Demmelmaier, Gunnar Bergström and Christina H Opava
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2012 12:397
  17. Preventive home visits are offered to community dwelling older people in Denmark aimed at maintaining their functional ability for as long as possible, but only two thirds of older people accept the offer from...

    Authors: Yukari Yamada, Anette Ekmann, Charlotte Juul Nilsson, Mikkel Vass and Kirsten Avlund
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2012 12:396
  18. Understanding the signs and symptoms of heart attacks and strokes are important not only in saving lives, but also in preserving quality of life. Findings from recent research have yielded that the prevalence ...

    Authors: Michael T Swanoski, May Nawal Lutfiyya, Maria L Amaro, Michael F Akers and Krista L Huot
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2012 12:283
  19. Rural residents are increasingly identified as being at greater risk for health disparities. These inequities may be related to health behaviors such as adequate fruits and vegetable consumption. There is litt...

    Authors: M Nawal Lutfiyya, Linda F Chang and Martin S Lipsky
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2012 12:280
  20. The oral administration of vitamin B12 offers a potentially simpler and cheaper alternative to parenteral administration, but its effectiveness has not been definitively demonstrated. The following protocol wa...

    Authors: Teresa Sanz-Cuesta, Paloma González-Escobar, Rosario Riesgo-Fuertes, Sofía Garrido-Elustondo, Isabel del Cura-González, Jesús Martín-Fernández, Esperanza Escortell-Mayor, Francisco Rodríguez-Salvanés, Marta García-Solano, Rocío González-González, María Ángeles Martín-de la Sierra-San Agustín, Carmen Olmedo-Lucerón, María Luisa Sevillano Palmero, Carmen Mateo-Ruiz, Beatriz Medina-Bustillo, Antonio Valdivia-Pérez…
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2012 12:394
  21. Very few studies having decision support systems as an intervention report on patient outcomes for cardiovascular disease in the Western world. The potential role of decision support system for the management ...

    Authors: Raghupathy Anchala, Hira Pant, Dorairaj Prabhakaran and Oscar H Franco
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2012 12:393
  22. Lifestyle diseases and cardiovascular complications are dramatically increasing, but little is known about the impact of educational level and health behaviour in men and women in different populations. Theref...

    Authors: Alexandra Kautzky-Willer, Thomas Dorner, Ann Jensby and Anita Rieder
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2012 12:392
  23. In this paper, the authors share their experience on evidence utilization in the development of Thailand’s maternal iodine supplementation policy in 2009–2010. Observations and reflections on their experience ...

    Authors: Utsana Tonmukayakul, Román Pérez Velasco, Sripen Tantivess and Yot Teerawattananon
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2012 12:391
  24. The objective of this study is to investigate the magnitude and nature of health inequalities between indigenous (Scheduled Tribes) and non-indigenous populations, as well as between different indigenous group...

    Authors: Slim Haddad, Katia Sarla Mohindra, Kendra Siekmans, Geneviève Màk and Delampady Narayana
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2012 12:390
  25. Fear of weight gain is a barrier to smoking cessation and significant cause of relapse for many people. The provision of nutritional advice as part of a smoking cessation programme may assist some in smoking c...

    Authors: Wilma S Leslie, Preethi R Koshy, Mhairi Mackenzie, Heather M Murray, Susan Boyle, Michael EJ Lean, Andrew Walker and Catherine R Hankey
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2012 12:389
  26. Canada is facing a childhood obesity epidemic. Elevated blood pressure (BP) is a major complication of obesity. Reports on the impact of excess adiposity on BP in children and adolescents have varied significa...

    Authors: Yipu Shi, Margaret de Groh and Howard Morrison
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2012 12:388
  27. The natural history of occupational asthma (OA) is influenced by many determinants. This study aims to assess the combined roles of personal characteristics, including occupational exposure and nutritional hab...

    Authors: Thomas Rémen, Dovi-Stéphanie Acouetey, Christophe Paris and Denis Zmirou-Navier
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2012 12:387
  28. The World Health Organization (WHO) Department of HIV/AIDS led the development of public health guidelines for delivering an evidence-based, essential package of interventions for the prevention and treatment ...

    Authors: Elie A Akl, Caitlin Kennedy, Kelika Konda, Carlos F Caceres, Tara Horvath, George Ayala, Andrew Doupe, Antonio Gerbase, Charles Shey Wiysonge, Eddy R Segura, Holger J Schünemann and Ying-Ru Lo
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2012 12:386
  29. Exercise reduced tolerance and breathlessness are common in the elderly and can result in substantial loss in functionality and health related quality of life. Heart failure (HF) and chronic obstructive pulmon...

    Authors: Yvonne van Mourik, Karel GM Moons, Loes CM Bertens, Johannes B Reitsma, Arno W Hoes and Frans H Rutten
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2012 12:385
  30. Leadership is critical to making changes at multiple levels of the social ecological model, including the environmental and policy levels, and will therefore likely contribute to solutions to the obesity epide...

    Authors: Sara C Folta, Rebecca A Seguin, Jennifer Ackerman and Miriam E Nelson
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2012 12:383
  31. Older people in poor health are more likely to need extra money, aids and adaptations to allow them to remain independent and cope with ill health, yet in the UK many do not claim the welfare benefits to which...

    Authors: Catherine Haighton, Suzanne Moffatt, Denise Howel, Elaine McColl, Eugene Milne, Mark Deverill, Greg Rubin, Terry Aspray and Martin White
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2012 12:382
  32. This study investigated the extent and predictors of condom use and condom refusal in the Free State province in South Africa.

    Authors: Thoovakkunon Moorkoth Chandran, Dirk Berkvens, Perpetual Chikobvu, Christiana Nöstlinger, Robert Colebunders, Brian Gerard Williams and Niko Speybroeck
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2012 12:381
  33. Diabetes mellitus has reached epidemic proportions worldwide. South Asians are known to have an increased predisposition for diabetes which has become an important health concern in the region. We discuss the ...

    Authors: Ranil Jayawardena, Priyanga Ranasinghe, Nuala M Byrne, Mario J Soares, Prasad Katulanda and Andrew P Hills
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2012 12:380
  34. The study was set up to identify the extent and nature of difficulty with activities of daily living (disabilities) among elderly village residents of Bangladesh, to describe help currently given and to identi...

    Authors: Nicola Cherry, Morshed Chowdhury, Rezaul Haque, Corbett McDonald and Zafrullah Chowdhury
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2012 12:379
  35. Air pollution is a growing health problem for urban populations in emerging economies. The present study examines the (cross-sectional) relation between blood pressure and particulate air pollution in schoolch...

    Authors: Muhammad Sughis, Tim S Nawrot, Syed Ihsan-ul-Haque, Asad Amjad and Benoit Nemery
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2012 12:378
  36. Recent government reports have identified gambling, along with alcohol abuse, drug abuse and pornography, as contributing to child neglect and abuse in Indigenous communities in the Northern Territory (NT). Th...

    Authors: Matthew Stevens and Ross Bailie
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2012 12:377
  37. Recreational facilities are an important community resource for health promotion because they provide access to affordable physical activities. However, despite their health mandate, many have unhealthy food e...

    Authors: Dana Lee Olstad, Kim D Raine and Linda J McCargar
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2012 12:376
  38. Little is known about the relationship between body composition and physical fitness in 14 year-old high school adolescents of South Africa. Baseline data from a longitudinal study on physical activity and hea...

    Authors: Makama Andries Monyeki, Rik Neetens, Sarah J Moss and Jos Twisk
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2012 12:374
  39. Malnutrition in dependent patients has a high prevalence and can influence the prognosis associated with diverse pathologic processes, decrease quality of life, and increase morbidity-mortality and hospital ad...

    Authors: Victoria Arija, Núria Martín, Teresa Canela, Carme Anguera, Ana I Castelao, Montserrat García-Barco, Antoni García-Campo, Ana I González-Bravo, Carme Lucena, Teresa Martínez, Silvia Fernández-Barrés, Roser Pedret, Waleska Badia and Josep Basora
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2012 12:373
  40. Insufficient PA has been shown to cluster with other CVD risk factors including insufficient fruit and vegetable intake, overweight, increased serum cholesterol concentrations and elevated blood pressure. This...

    Authors: Tracy L Kolbe-Alexander, Karin I Proper, Estelle V Lambert, Marieke F van Wier, Julian D Pillay, Craig Nossel, Leegale Adonis and Willem Van Mechelen
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2012 12:372
  41. Cervix cancer, preventable, continues to be the third most common cancer in women worldwide, especially in lowest income countries. Prophylactic HPV vaccination should help to reduce the morbidity and mortalit...

    Authors: Joël Ladner, Marie-Hélène Besson, Rachel Hampshire, Lisa Tapert, Mike Chirenje and Joseph Saba
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2012 12:370
  42. TB is a major public health problem globally and Ethiopia is 8th among the 22 high burden countries. Early detection and effective treatment are pre-requisites for a successful TB control programme. In this regar...

    Authors: Mulugeta Belay, Gunnar Bjune, Gobena Ameni and Fekadu Abebe
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2012 12:369

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