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Citation: BMC Public Health 2016 16:513
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To what extent do Australian child and youth health policies address the social determinants of health and health equity?: a document analysis study
There is a significant body of evidence that highlights the importance of addressing the social determinants of child and youth health. In order to tackle health inequities Australian governments are being cal...
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Association of adiponectin and socioeconomic status in African American men and women: the Jackson heart study
Recent emphasis has been placed on elucidating the biologic mechanism linking socioeconomic status (SES) to cardiovascular disease (CVD). Positive associations of inflammatory biomarkers provide evidence sugge...
Citation: BMC Public Health 2016 16:511 -
Asthma management in British South Asian children: an application of the candidacy framework to a qualitative understanding of barriers to effective and accessible asthma care
In the UK, people of South Asian origin with asthma experience excess morbidity, with hospitalisation rates three times those of the majority White population and evidence suggests that South Asian children wi...
Citation: BMC Public Health 2016 16:510 -
The prevalence of depressive symptoms among fathers and associated risk factors during the first seven years of their child’s life: findings from the Millennium Cohort Study
Increasing evidence suggests that postnatal paternal depression is associated with adverse emotional, behavioural and cognitive outcomes in children. Despite this, few studies have determined the prevalence of...
Citation: BMC Public Health 2016 16:509 -
Knowledge of the signs and symptoms and risk factors of lung cancer in Australia: mixed methods study
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in Australia. There is potential that health promotion about the risks and warning signs of lung cancer could be used to reduce delays in symptom presentation w...
Citation: BMC Public Health 2016 16:508 -
Social context surrounding HIV diagnosis and construction of masculinity: a qualitative study of stigma experiences of heterosexual HIV positive men in southwest Nigeria
Though research has documented experiences of stigma and its effects on the lives of women living with HIV/AIDS, there is limited research on heterosexual positive HIV men experience of stigma in Nigeria. This...
Citation: BMC Public Health 2016 16:507 -
Undernutrition and associated factors among children aged 6-59 months in East Belesa District, northwest Ethiopia: a community based cross-sectional study
Undernutrition remains the major public health concern in Ethiopia and continues as the underlying cause of child mortality. However, there is a scarcity of information on the magnitude and determinant factors...
Citation: BMC Public Health 2016 16:506 -
A randomized controlled trial for families with preschool children - promoting healthy eating and active playtime by connecting to nature
Promotion of healthy lifestyles in children focuses predominantly on proper nutrition and physical activity, elements now widely recognised as essential for a healthy life. Systematic reviews have shown that n...
Citation: BMC Public Health 2016 16:505 -
Impact of altering proximity on snack food intake in individuals with high and low executive function: study protocol
Despite attempts to improve diet at population level, people living in material and social deprivation continue to consume unhealthy diets. Executive function - the ability to regulate behaviour and resist imp...
Citation: BMC Public Health 2016 16:504 -
Level and determinants of food insecurity in East and West Gojjam zones of Amhara Region, Ethiopia: a community based comparative cross-sectional study
Food insecurity remains highly prevalent in developing countries and over the past two decades it has increasingly been recognized as a serious public health problem, including in Ethiopia. An emerging body of...
Citation: BMC Public Health 2016 16:503 -
Association between depressive symptoms, use of antidepressant medication and the metabolic syndrome: the Maine-Syracuse Study
Both depression and the metabolic syndrome (MetS) are two major public health issues. The aim of this study was to examine associations between depressive symptoms, the use of antidepressant medications, and t...
Citation: BMC Public Health 2016 16:502 -
Behaviour change intervention for smokeless tobacco cessation: its development, feasibility and fidelity testing in Pakistan and in the UK
People of South Asian-origin are responsible for more than three-quarters of all the smokeless tobacco (SLT) consumption worldwide; yet there is little evidence on the effect of SLT cessation interventions in ...
Citation: BMC Public Health 2016 16:501 -
Smoking and Socio-demographic correlates of BMI
The aim of the current study was to examine the associations between Body Mass Index (BMI) and socio-demographic factors and to examine the relationship between BMI, smoking status and ethnicity.
Citation: BMC Public Health 2016 16:500 -
A life course perspective on working beyond retirement—results from a longitudinal study in the Netherlands
There is a societal need that workers prolong their working lives. By adopting a life course perspective, this study aimed to investigate the influence of work motives and motivation, health, job characteristi...
Citation: BMC Public Health 2016 16:499 -
National survey of risk factors for non-communicable disease in Vietnam: prevalence estimates and an assessment of their validity
To estimate the prevalence of non-communicable disease (NCD) risk factors at a provincial level in Vietnam, and to assess whether the summary estimates allow reliable inferences to be drawn regarding regional ...
Citation: BMC Public Health 2016 16:498 -
Occurrence of multiple mental health or substance use outcomes among bisexuals: a respondent-driven sampling study
Bisexual populations have higher prevalence of depression, anxiety, suicidality and substance use than heterosexuals, and often than gay men or lesbians. The co-occurrence of multiple outcomes has rarely been ...
Citation: BMC Public Health 2016 16:497 -
The Dutch ‘Focus on Strength’ intervention study protocol: programme design and production, implementation and evaluation plan
Overweight youngsters are better in absolute strength exercises than their normal-weight counterparts; a physiological phenomenon with promising psychological impact. In this paper we describe the study protoc...
Citation: BMC Public Health 2016 16:496 -
Comparing the effect of a leaflet and a movie in preventing tick bites and Lyme disease in The Netherlands
Lyme disease (LD) has become the most common vector borne illness in the Northern hemisphere. Prevention relies predominantly on fostering protective behaviors (e.g., avoiding tick areas, using protective clot...
Citation: BMC Public Health 2016 16:495 -
Magnitude and factors associated with intimate partner violence in mainland Tanzania
In Tanzania like in many sub-Saharan countries the data about Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) are scarce and diverse. This study aims to determine the magnitude of IPV and associated factors among ever partner...
Citation: BMC Public Health 2016 16:494 -
Socioeconomic disparities in lung cancer mortality in Belgian men and women (2001-2011): does it matter who you live with?
Ample studies have observed an adverse association between individual socioeconomic position (SEP) and lung cancer mortality. Moreover, the presence of a partner has shown to be a crucial determinant of health...
Citation: BMC Public Health 2016 16:493 -
Health inequalities in hypertension and diabetes management among the poor in urban areas: a population survey analysis in south Korea
This study investigated whether the prevalence, awareness, treatment, and control of hypertension and diabetes differed by residential areas. In addition, the rate of good hypertension or diabetes control was ...
Citation: BMC Public Health 2016 16:492 -
HIV provider and patient perspectives on the Development of a Health Department “Data to Care” Program: a qualitative study
U.S. health departments have not historically used HIV surveillance data for disease control interventions with individuals, but advances in HIV treatment and surveillance are changing public health practice. ...
Citation: BMC Public Health 2016 16:491 -
The effect of an affordable daycare program on health and economic well-being in Rajasthan, India: protocol for a cluster-randomized impact evaluation study
The provision of affordable and reliable daycare services is a potentially important policy lever for empowering Indian women. Access to daycare might reduce barriers to labor force entry and generate economic...
Citation: BMC Public Health 2016 16:490 -
The impact of cycle proficiency training on cycle-related behaviours and accidents in adolescence: findings from ALSPAC, a UK longitudinal cohort
Cycle accidents are a common cause of physical injury in children and adolescents. Education is one strategy to reduce cycle-related injuries. In the UK, some children undertake National Cycle Proficiency Sche...
Citation: BMC Public Health 2016 16:469 -
Immediate effects of alcohol marketing communications and media portrayals on consumption and cognition: a systematic review and meta-analysis of experimental studies
Restricting marketing of alcoholic products is purported to be a cost-effective intervention to reduce alcohol consumption. The strength of evidence supporting this claim is contested. This systematic review a...
Citation: BMC Public Health 2016 16:465 -
‘It is just the way it was in the past before I went to test’: a qualitative study to explore responses to HIV prevention counselling in rural Tanzania
Voluntary counselling and testing (VCT) for HIV first evolved in Western settings, with one aim being to promote behaviours which lower the risk of onward transmission or acquisition of HIV. However, although ...
Citation: BMC Public Health 2016 16:489 -
The way to a man’s heart is through his stomach?: a mixed methods study on causal mechanisms through which cash and in-kind food transfers decreased intimate partner violence
Intimate partner violence (IPV) is highly prevalent and has detrimental effects on the physical and mental health of women across the world. Despite emerging evidence on the impacts of cash transfers on intima...
Citation: BMC Public Health 2016 16:488 -
Food, health, and complexity: towards a conceptual understanding to guide collaborative public health action
What we eat simultaneously impacts our exposure to pathogens, allergens, and contaminants, our nutritional status and body composition, our risks for and the progression of chronic diseases, and other outcomes...
Citation: BMC Public Health 2016 16:487 -
The effectiveness of nutrition education for overweight/obese mothers with stunted children (NEO-MOM) in reducing the double burden of malnutrition in Indonesia: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
Nutrition transition in developing countries were induced by rapid changes in food patterns and nutrient intake when populations adopt modern lifestyles during economic and social development, urbanization and...
Citation: BMC Public Health 2016 16:486 -
Social disparities in parental smoking and young children’s exposure to secondhand smoke at home: a time-trend analysis of repeated cross-sectional data from the German KiGGS study between 2003-2006 and 2009-2012
Children who are exposed to secondhand smoke (SHS) have an increased risk of a wide range of health problems and illnesses. Smoke-free legislation aims to improve indoor air quality and in this way protect the...
Citation: BMC Public Health 2016 16:485 -
The association between built environment features and physical activity in the Australian context: a synthesis of the literature
There is growing evidence indicating that the built environment is a determinant of physical activity. However, despite the well-established health benefits of physical activity this is rarely considered in ur...
Citation: BMC Public Health 2016 16:484 -
Disordered eating behavior, health and motives to exercise in young men: cross-sectional population-based MOPO study
Being overweight is an increasing problem among young people, among whom disordered eating behavior is linked with weight problems as well as unhealthy weight control. The aim of the present study was to inves...
Citation: BMC Public Health 2016 16:483 -
Socioeconomic determinants of childhood obesity among primary school children in Guangzhou, China
Socioeconomic inequalities in childhood obesity prevalence differ according to a country’s stage of nutrition transition. The aim of this study was to determine which socioeconomic factors influence inequaliti...
Citation: BMC Public Health 2016 16:482 -
Modelling estimates of age-specific influenza-related hospitalisation and mortality in the United Kingdom
Influenza is rarely confirmed with laboratory testing and accurate assessment of the overall burden of influenza is difficult. We used statistical modelling methods to generate updated, granular estimates of t...
Citation: BMC Public Health 2016 16:481 -
Survey nonresponse among informal caregivers: effects on the presence and magnitude of associations with caregiver burden and satisfaction
Informal caregiving is becoming more relevant with current trends such as population ageing. However, little is known about nonconsent and nonresponse bias in caregiving research. We investigated nonconsent an...
Citation: BMC Public Health 2016 16:480 -
Erratum to: ‘Point-of-sale cigarette marketing and smoking-induced deprivation in smokers: results from a population-based survey’
Citation: BMC Public Health 2016 16:479 -
Estimating micro area behavioural risk factor prevalence from large population-based surveys: a full Bayesian approach
An important public health goal is to decrease the prevalence of key behavioural risk factors, such as tobacco use and obesity. Survey information is often available at the regional level, but heterogeneity wi...
Citation: BMC Public Health 2016 16:478 -
Prevalence of high-risk human papillomavirus and abnormal pap smears in female sex workers compared to the general population in Antwerp, Belgium
Although female sex workers (FSWs) are a well-known high-risk group for Human Papillomavirus (HPV) infections, few tailored intervention programmes for HPV have been established worldwide. The lack of reliable...
Citation: BMC Public Health 2016 16:477 -
Risky and rushed public crack cocaine smoking: the potential for supervised inhalation facilities
Despite the multitude of public health and community harms associated with crack cocaine use, little is known about factors associated with smoking crack in public and related risks such as rushed public crack...
Citation: BMC Public Health 2016 16:476 -
Does wine glass size influence sales for on-site consumption? A multiple treatment reversal design
Wine glass size can influence both perceptions of portion size and the amount poured, but its impact upon purchasing and consumption is unknown. This study aimed to examine the impact of wine glass size on win...
Citation: BMC Public Health 2016 16:390 -
Findings from a comprehensive diarrhoea prevention and treatment programme in Lusaka, Zambia
The Programme for the Awareness and Elimination of Diarrhoea (PAED) was a pilot comprehensive diarrhoea prevention and control programme aimed to reduce post-neonatal, all-cause under-five mortality by 15 % in...
Citation: BMC Public Health 2016 16:475 -
Gendered sexual uses of alcohol and associated risks: a qualitative study of Nigerian University students
Alcohol misuse among young people is a global phenomenon. In many countries, young people engage in heavy drinking and this exacerbates risky sexual behaviour. In Nigeria, alcohol held multiple roles in the tr...
Citation: BMC Public Health 2016 16:474 -
Perceived influence and college students’ diet and physical activity behaviors: an examination of ego-centric social networks
Obesity is partially a social phenomenon, with college students particularly vulnerable to changes in social networks and obesity-related behaviors. Currently, little is known about the structure of social net...
Citation: BMC Public Health 2016 16:473 -
Glyphosate and adverse pregnancy outcomes, a systematic review of observational studies
A study in frog and chicken embryos, and reports of a high incidence of birth defects in regions of intensive GM-soy planting have raised concerns on the teratogenic potential of glyphosate-based herbicides. T...
Citation: BMC Public Health 2016 16:472 -
Alcohol prevention at sporting events: study protocol for a quasi-experimental control group study
Alcohol intoxication and overserving of alcohol at sporting events are of great concern, given the relationships between alcohol consumption, public disturbances, and violence. During recent years this matter ...
Citation: BMC Public Health 2016 16:471 -
Seasonality in diabetes in Yaounde, Cameroon: a relation with precipitation and temperature
Diabetes is a growing health concern in developing countries, with Cameroon population having an estimated 6% affected. Of note, hospital attendees appear to be increasing all over the country, with fluctuatin...
Citation: BMC Public Health 2016 16:470 -
Psychoactive substances use and associated factors among middle and high school students in the North Center of Morocco: a cross-sectional questionnaire survey
Data on psychoactive substance (PAS) consumption among adolescents in the North Center of Morocco are not at all available. Therefore, the current study aimed at investigating the prevalence and the determinan...
Citation: BMC Public Health 2016 16:468 -
Greek health professionals’ perceptions of the HPV vaccine, state policy recommendations and their own role with regards to communication of relevant health information
Every year in Europe 60,000 women develop cervical cancer and 30,000 die from the disease. HPV vaccines are currently believed to constitute an important element of cervical cancer control strategy. Currently ...
Citation: BMC Public Health 2016 16:467 -
A cluster-randomized, controlled trial of nutritional supplementation and promotion of responsive parenting in Madagascar: the MAHAY study design and rationale
Over half of the world’s children suffer from poor nutrition, and as a consequence they experience delays in physical and mental health, and cognitive development. There is little data evaluating the effects o...
Citation: BMC Public Health 2016 16:466
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