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  1. In developed countries with old age structures most deaths occur at older ages and older people account for the majority of those in poor health, which suggests a particular need to investigate health inequali...

    Authors: George B Ploubidis, Bianca L DeStavola and Emily Grundy
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2011 11:390
  2. Diarrhea remains the second leading cause of death in children under 5 years of age in sub-Saharan Africa. Health care seeking behavior for diarrhea varies by context and has important implications for develop...

    Authors: Anne-Laure Page, Sarah Hustache, Francisco J Luquero, Ali Djibo, Mahamane Laouali Manzo and Rebecca F Grais
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2011 11:389
  3. In July 2010, the World Health Organization (WHO) issued formal revisions of its guidelines on the use of highly active antiretroviral therapy for HIV. The new guidelines greatly expand eligibility for treatme...

    Authors: Quarraisha Abdool Karim, Anchilla Banegura, Pedro Cahn, Celia DC Christie, Robert Dintruff, Manuel Distel, Catherine Hankins, Nicholas Hellmann, Elly Katabira, Sandra Lehrman, Julio Montaner, Scott Purdon, James F Rooney, Robin Wood and Shirin Heidari
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2011 11:388
  4. Levels of physical activity (PA) in the general population are difficult to characterize. Historically measurement has been based on self-report, which can be subject to bias. PA monitor use has created opport...

    Authors: Amy Luke, Lara R Dugas, Ramon A Durazo-Arvizu, Guichan Cao and Richard S Cooper
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2011 11:387
  5. Transplantation is the treatment of choice for people with severe organ failure. However, demand substantially exceeds supply of suitable organs; consequently many people wait months, or years to receive an or...

    Authors: Kirsten Howard, Stephen Jan, John Rose, Steven Chadban, Richard DM Allen, Michelle Irving, Allison Tong, Germaine Wong, Jonathan C Craig and Alan Cass
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2011 11:386
  6. Death rates are notably higher in eastern Finland than in western Finland, and life expectancy of Finnish speakers shorter than that of Swedish speakers. The mortality differences correspond to recent genetic ...

    Authors: Jan Saarela and Fjalar Finnäs
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2011 11:385
  7. Previous research has linked alcohol use with an increased number of sexual partners, inconsistent condom use and a raised incidence of sexually transmitted infections (STIs). However, alcohol measures have be...

    Authors: Stanley Luchters, Scott Geibel, Masila Syengo, Daniel Lango, Nzioki King'ola, Marleen Temmerman and Matthew F Chersich
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2011 11:384
  8. Metabolic syndrome (MetS) and body mass index (BMI, kg.m-2) are established independent risk factors in the development of diabetes; we prospectively examined their relative contributions and joint relationship w...

    Authors: Farzad Hadaegh, Mohammadreza Bozorgmanesh, Maryam Safarkhani, Davood Khalili and Fereidoun Azizi
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2011 11:383
  9. There is a high prevalence of mental health problems amongst adolescents. In addition there is a high prevalence of spinal pain in this population. Evidence suggests that these conditions are related. This stu...

    Authors: Clare S Rees, Anne J Smith, Peter B O'Sullivan, Garth E Kendall and Leon M Straker
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2011 11:382
  10. HIV prevention continues to be problematic in the UK, as it does globally. The UK Department of Health has a strategic direction with greater focus on prevention as part of its World Class Commissioning Progra...

    Authors: Sydney Anstee, Alison Price, Amanda Young, Katharine Barnard, Bob Coates, Simon Fraser and Rebecca Moran
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2011 11:381
  11. Geographic Information Systems (GIS) combined with spatial analytical methods could be helpful in examining patterns of drug use. Little attention has been paid to geographic variation of cardiovascular prescr...

    Authors: Ching-Lan Cheng, Yi-Chi Chen, Tzu-Ming Liu and Yea-Huei Kao Yang
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2011 11:380
  12. Living in a world greatly controlled by mass media makes it impossible to escape its pervading influence. As media in Pakistan has been free in the true sense of the word for only a few years, its impact on in...

    Authors: Amad N Khan, Salema Khalid, Hussain I Khan and Mehnaz Jabeen
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2011 11:379
  13. Pay for Performance (P4P) programs, based on provision of financial incentives for service quality, have been widely adopted to enhance quality of care and to promote a more efficient use of health care resour...

    Authors: Silvana Castaldi, Annalisa Bodina, Luciana Bevilacqua, Elena Parravicini, Michaela Bertuzzi and Francesco Auxilia
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2011 11:377
  14. Emilia Romagna, a northern Italian region, has a population of 4.27 million, of which 9.7% are immigrants. The objective of this study was to investigate the epidemiology of tuberculosis (TB) during the period...

    Authors: Anna Odone, Matteo Riccò, Matteo Morandi, Bianca M Borrini, Cesira Pasquarella and Carlo Signorelli
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2011 11:376
  15. Informal payments for health care are common in most former communist countries. This paper explores the demand side of these payments in Albania. By using data from the Living Standard Measurement Survey 2005...

    Authors: Sonila Tomini and Hans Maarse
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2011 11:375
  16. Suicide is a global public health problem. Recently in the U.S., much attention has been given to preventing suicide and other premature mortality in veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan. A strong pred...

    Authors: Janet Weiner, Therese S Richmond, Joseph Conigliaro and Douglas J Wiebe
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2011 11:374
  17. Data from traditionally circumcising communities show that non-circumcised males and those circumcised in the medical settings are stigmatised. This is because traditional circumcision embodies local notions o...

    Authors: Mwita Wambura, Joseph R Mwanga, Jacklin F Mosha, Gerry Mshana, Frank Mosha and John Changalucha
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2011 11:373
  18. Childhood vaccination coverage can be estimated from a range of sources. This study aims to validate vaccination data from a longitudinal population-based demographic surveillance system (DSS) against data fro...

    Authors: James Ndirangu, Ruth Bland, Till Bärnighausen and Marie-Louise Newell
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2011 11:372
  19. Snus is a moist smokeless tobacco product which has recently reached beyond its original market of Scandinavia. Snus is now being increasingly used in both the United States and South Africa. The effect of snu...

    Authors: Jenny Hansson, Maria Rosaria Galanti, Cecilia Magnusson and Maria-Pia Hergens
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2011 11:371
  20. The 'Physical Activity Care Pathway' (a Pilot for the 'Let's Get Moving' policy) is a systematic approach to integrating physical activity promotion into the primary care setting. It combines several methods r...

    Authors: Christian EH Boehler, Karen E Milton, Fiona C Bull and Julia A Fox-Rushby
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2011 11:370
  21. The prevalence of smoking in Spain is high in both men and women. The aim of our study was to evaluate the role of gender in the effectiveness of a specific smoking cessation intervention conducted in Spain.

    Authors: Diana Puente, Carmen Cabezas, Teresa Rodriguez-Blanco, Carmen Fernández-Alonso, Tránsito Cebrian, Miguel Torrecilla, Lourdes Clemente and Carlos Martín
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2011 11:369
  22. Overweight and obesity are recognised nationally and internationally as key public health challenges. Food and drink advertising is one of the array of factors that influence both diet and physical activity ch...

    Authors: Jean Adams, Emma Simpson and Martin White
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2011 11:368
  23. The tuberculosis register is a critical data source for the information system of national tuberculosis control programs. From the information in the tuberculosis case register, it is possible to extend the st...

    Authors: Nguyen B Hoa, Chen Wei, Chay Sokun, Jens M Lauritsen and Hans L Rieder
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2011 11:367
  24. Varicella accounts for significant morbidities and remains a public health issue worldwide. Climatic factors have been shown to associate with the incidence and transmission of various infectious diseases. We ...

    Authors: Johnny YC Chan, Linwei Tian, YW Kwan, WM Chan and CW Leung
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2011 11:366
  25. This qualitative study examines parent and child experiences of participation in a multi-component community-based program aimed at reducing offending behaviour, and increasing social competence in boys 6 to 1...

    Authors: Ellen L Lipman, Meghan Kenny, Erin Brennan, Susanne O'Grady and Leena Augimeri
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2011 11:364
  26. Weight loss is known to decrease the health risks associated with being overweight and obese. Awareness of overweight status is an important determinant of weight loss attempts and may have more of an impact o...

    Authors: Seema Bhanji, Ali Khan Khuwaja, Fawad Siddiqui, Iqbal Azam and Khawar Kazmi
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2011 11:363
  27. Studies have confirmed that the rate of mental illness is no higher in rural Australians than that of urban Australians. However, the rate of poor mental health outcomes, and in particular suicide, is signific...

    Authors: Susan Brumby, Ananda Chandrasekara, Scott McCoombe, Susan Torres, Peter Kremer and Paul Lewandowski
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2011 11:362
  28. The study was undertaken to evaluate the contribution of a process which uses clinical trial data plus linked de-identified administrative health data to forecast potential risk of adverse events associated wi...

    Authors: Margaret T Whitstock, Christopher M Pearce, Stephen C Ridout and Elizabeth J Eckermann
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2011 11:361
  29. A measure of the proportion of deliveries assisted by skilled attendants is one of the indicators of progress towards achieving Millennium Development Goal (MDG) 5, which aims at improving maternal health. Thi...

    Authors: Carol Wanjira, Moses Mwangi, Evans Mathenge, Gabriel Mbugua and Zipporah Ng'ang'a
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2011 11:360
  30. The potential of web-based interventions in dietary behaviour modification of the diabetics has not been fully explored. We describe the protocol of a 12-month match-design randomised controlled trial of a web...

    Authors: Amutha Ramadas, Kia Fatt Quek, Carina KY Chan, Brian Oldenburg and Zanariah Hussein
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2011 11:359
  31. The recent increase in the prevalence of allergic disorders might be a consequence of increased intake of n-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) and reduced intake of n-3 PUFAs. The current cross-sectional st...

    Authors: Yoshihiro Miyake, Keiko Tanaka, Satoshi Sasaki and Masashi Arakawa
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2011 11:358
  32. Female sex workers (FSWs) are a population sub-group most affected by the HIV epidemic in India and elsewhere. Despite research and programmatic attention to FSWs, little is known regarding sex workers' reprod...

    Authors: Suvakanta N Swain, Niranjan Saggurti, Madhusudana Battala, Ravi K Verma and Anrudh K Jain
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2011 11:357
  33. The beneficial effects of human milk on decreasing rates of paediatric infections such as necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) and sepsis have been clearly demonstrated. Donor breastmilk has been encouraged as the ...

    Authors: Irene Coutsoudis, Miriam Adhikari, Nadia Nair and Anna Coutsoudis
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2011 11:356
  34. Many factors have been associated with circulation of the dengue fever virus and vector, although the dynamics of transmission are not yet fully understood. The aim of this work is to estimate the spatial dist...

    Authors: Ricardo Cordeiro, Maria R Donalisio, Valmir R Andrade, Ana CN Mafra, Luciana B Nucci, John C Brown and Celso Stephan
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2011 11:355
  35. In 2008, the outbreak of kidney stones in children fed by melamine-tainted milk products in Mainland China has caused major public concern of food safety. We identified Hong Kong school children with elevated ...

    Authors: Alice PS Kong, Kai-Chow Choi, Chung Shun Ho, Michael HM Chan, Chun Kwok Wong, Eric KH Liu, Winnie CW Chu, Viola CY Chow, Joseph TF Lau and Juliana CN Chan
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2011 11:354
  36. During the 2009 H1N1 influenza epidemic, policy makers debated over whether, when, and how long to close schools. While closing schools could have reduced influenza transmission thereby preventing cases, death...

    Authors: Shawn T Brown, Julie HY Tai, Rachel R Bailey, Philip C Cooley, William D Wheaton, Margaret A Potter, Ronald E Voorhees, Megan LeJeune, John J Grefenstette, Donald S Burke, Sarah M McGlone and Bruce Y Lee
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2011 11:353
  37. Mental health problems in young people are an important public health issue. Students leaving their hometown and family at a young age to pursue better educational opportunities overseas are confronted with li...

    Authors: Pi-Chi Chou, Yu-Mei Y Chao, Hao-Jan Yang, Gwo-Liang Yeh and Tony Szu-Hsien Lee
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2011 11:352
  38. In Luxembourg, viral hepatitis and HIV infection data in problem drug users (PDUs) are primarily based on self-reporting. Our study aimed to determine the prevalence of HAV, HBV, HCV and HIV infections in ever...

    Authors: Nathalie Removille, Alain Origer, Sophie Couffignal, Michel Vaillant, Jean-Claude Schmit and Marie-Lise Lair
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2011 11:351
  39. Depression and diminished health status are common in adults with diabetes, but few studies have investigated associations with socio-economic environment. The objective of this manuscript was to evaluate the ...

    Authors: Tiffany L Gary-Webb, Kesha Baptiste-Roberts, Luu Pham, Jacqueline Wesche-Thobaben, Jennifer Patricio, F Xavier Pi-Sunyer, Arleen F Brown, LaShanda Jones-Corneille and Frederick L Brancati
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2011 11:349
  40. The prevalence and incidence of asthma are believed to be increasing but research on the true incidence, prevalence and mortality from asthma has met methodological obstacles since it has been difficult to def...

    Authors: Jaime Correia de Sousa, Maria Espírito Santo, Tânia Colaço, Filipa Almada-Lobo and John Yaphe
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2011 11:347
  41. Indigenous Australians have an incidence of end stage kidney disease 8-10 times higher than non-Indigenous Australians. The majority of research studies concerning Indigenous Australians have been performed in...

    Authors: Louise J Maple-Brown, Joan Cunningham, Allison M Hodge, Tarun Weeramanthri, Terry Dunbar, Paul D Lawton, Paul Z Zimmet, Steve J Chadban, Kevan R Polkinghorne, Jonathan E Shaw and Kerin O'Dea
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2011 11:346
  42. Asthma is a common complex disease responsible for considerable morbidity and mortality, particularly in urban minority populations. The Mechanistic Indicators of Childhood Asthma study was designed to pilot a...

    Authors: Jane Gallagher, Edward Hudgens, Ann Williams, Jefferson Inmon, Scott Rhoney, Gina Andrews, David Reif, Brooke Heidenfelder, Lucas Neas, Ronald Williams, Markey Johnson, Haluk Özkaynak, Stephen Edwards and Elaine Cohen Hubal
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2011 11:344
  43. Young men tend to have a low intake of vegetables and fruit. Unfortunately, this group is difficult to reach with health information. Furthermore, knowledge about weight perceptions and the relationship to foo...

    Authors: Solveig Uglem, Tonje H Stea, Wenche Frølich and Margareta Wandel
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2011 11:343
  44. Women in developing countries are either under collective decision making with their partners or completely rely on the male partner's decision on issues that affect their reproductive live. Identifying the ma...

    Authors: Binyam Bogale, Mekitie Wondafrash, Tizta Tilahun and Eshetu Girma
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2011 11:342
  45. Brucellosis is regarded as one of the major zoonotic infections worldwide. It was first reported in Egypt in 1939 and is now endemic, the predominate species of Brucella in cattle and buffalo in Egypt is B. melit...

    Authors: Hannah R Holt, Mahmoud M Eltholth, Yamen M Hegazy, Wael F El-Tras, Ahmed A Tayel and Javier Guitian
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2011 11:341
  46. Congenital rubella syndrome (CRS) is associated with several negative outcomes, including autism spectrum disorders (ASDs). The objective of this study was to estimate the numbers of CRS and ASD cases prevente...

    Authors: Brynn E Berger, Ann Marie Navar-Boggan and Saad B Omer
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2011 11:340
  47. The Domestic Violence Prevention Act came into effect in Japan in 2001, but covers only marriage partner violence and post-divorce partner violence, and does not recognize intimate partner violence (IPV). The ...

    Authors: Mayumi Ohnishi, Rieko Nakao, Satomi Shibayama, Yumi Matsuyama, Kazuyo Oishi and Harumi Miyahara
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2011 11:339

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