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  1. Previous research has shown that the media can play a role in shaping consumer perceptions during a public health crisis. In order for public health professionals to communicate well-informed health informatio...

    Authors: Annabelle M Wilson, Julie Henderson, John Coveney, Samantha B Meyer, Trevor Webb, Michael Calnan, Martin Caraher, Sue Lloyd, Dean McCullum, Anthony Elliott and Paul R Ward
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2014 14:1305
  2. In Ontario, Canada, enteric case investigators perform a number of functions when conducting telephone interviews including providing health education, collecting data for regulatory purposes ultimately to pre...

    Authors: Stanley Ing, Christina Lee, Dean Middleton, Rachel D Savage, Stephen Moore and Doug Sider
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2014 14:1302
  3. The adverse relationship between income and health is well documented, but less is known of how income trajectories, i.e. downward or upward trends in income, determine health. We therefore link longitudinal i...

    Authors: Alexander Miething and Monica Åberg Yngwe
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2014 14:1300
  4. In Nigeria, urbanisation and increasing life expectancy are likely to increase the incidence of non-communicable diseases. As the epidemic of diabetes matures, visual loss from diabetic retinopathy (DR) will i...

    Authors: Fatima Kyari, Abubakar Tafida, Selvaraj Sivasubramaniam, Gudlavalleti VS Murthy, Tunde Peto and Clare E Gilbert
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2014 14:1299
  5. Lyme disease (LD) is a tick-borne emerging disease in Canada that has been endemic in many temperate countries for decades. Currently, one of the main approaches for LD prevention is the promotion of individua...

    Authors: Cécile Aenishaenslin, André Ravel, Pascal Michel, Lise Gern, François Milord, Jean-Philippe Waaub and Denise Bélanger
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2014 14:1298
  6. Under-reporting of alcohol consumption is widespread; surveys typically capture 40-60% of alcohol sales. However the population distribution of under-reporting is not well understood.

    Authors: Sadie Boniface, James Kneale and Nicola Shelton
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2014 14:1297
  7. Smoking most often starts in adolescence, implying that understanding of predicting factors for smoking initiation during this time period is essential for successful smoking prevention. The aim of this study ...

    Authors: Junia Joffer, Gunilla Burell, Erik Bergström, Hans Stenlund, Linda Sjörs and Lars Jerdén
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2014 14:1296
  8. Cause-of-death data linked to information on socioeconomic position form one of the most important sources of information about health inequalities in many countries. The proportion of deaths from ill-defined ...

    Authors: Ivana Kulhánová, Gwenn Menvielle, Matthias Bopp, Carme Borrell, Patrick Deboosere, Terje A Eikemo, Rasmus Hoffmann, Mall Leinsalu, Pekka Martikainen, Enrique Regidor, Maica Rodríguez-Sanz, Jitka Rychtaříková, Bogdan Wojtyniak and Johan P Mackenbach
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2014 14:1295
  9. Persons with a mental health diagnosis have high rates of tobacco use and face numerous barriers to cessation including high levels of nicotine dependence, low rates of tobacco treatment referrals from mental ...

    Authors: Erin S Rogers, Steven S Fu, Paul Krebs, Siamak Noorbaloochi, Sean M Nugent, Radha Rao, Carolyn Schlede and Scott E Sherman
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2014 14:1294
  10. Few animal experiments and volunteer-based intervention studies have showed a controversial effect of spicy foods on weight management; however, information is scant on the association between spicy food intak...

    Authors: Dianjianyi Sun, Jun Lv, Wei Chen, Shengxu Li, Yu Guo, Zheng Bian, Canqing Yu, Huiyan Zhou, Yunlong Tan, Junshi Chen, Zhengming Chen and Liming Li
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2014 14:1293
  11. Global prevalence of adolescent obesity is rising at an alarming rate leading to increase risk of adult obesity. Obesity in adolescence is postulated to have a significant impact on both physical and psycholog...

    Authors: Kumari M Rathnayake, Tharrmini Roopasingam and VP Wickramasighe
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2014 14:1291
  12. Schistosomiasis is a parasitic disease that occurs in the tropics and subtropics. The mainstay of control is preventive chemotherapy with praziquantel. In Africa, an estimated 230 million people require preven...

    Authors: Rufin K Assaré, Stefanie Knopp, Nicaise A N’Guessan, Ahoua Yapi, Yves-Nathan T Tian-Bi, Patrick K Yao, Jean T Coulibaly, Mamadou Ouattara, Aboulaye Meïté, Alan Fenwick, Eliézer K N’Goran and Jürg Utzinger
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2014 14:1290
  13. Shigella spp. are one of the most common causes of paediatric dysentery globally, responsible for a substantial proportion of diarrhoeal disease morbidity and mortality, particularly in industrialising regions. ...

    Authors: Corinne N Thompson, Katherine L Anders, Le Thi Quynh Nhi, Ha Thanh Tuyen, Pham Van Minh, Le Thi Phuong Tu, Tran Do Hoang Nhu, Nguyen Thi Thanh Nhan, Tran Thi Thao Ly, Vu Thuy Duong, Lu Lan Vi, Nguyen Thi Van Thuy, Nguyen Trong Hieu, Nguyen Vinh Van Chau, James I Campbell, Guy Thwaites…
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2014 14:1289
  14. Sickness absence due to poor mental health is a common problem in many Western countries. To facilitate return to work, it may be important to identify individuals on sick leave and at risk of having a mental ...

    Authors: Pernille Pedersen, Hans Jørgen Søgaard, Bjarne Frostholm Yde, Merete Labriola, Ellen A Nohr and Chris Jensen
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2014 14:1288
  15. Deliberative dialogues have recently captured attention in the public health policy arena because they have the potential to address several key factors that influence the use of research evidence in policymak...

    Authors: John N Lavis, Jennifer A Boyko and Francois-Pierre Gauvin
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2014 14:1287
  16. Sexual assault is a traumatic event with potentially devastating lifelong effects on physical and mental health. Research has demonstrated that individuals who experience sexual assault during childhood are mo...

    Authors: Jeanie Santaularia, Monica Johnson, Laurie Hart, Lori Haskett, Ericka Welsh and Babalola Faseru
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2014 14:1286
  17. Multimorbidity is highly prevalent in the elderly and relates to many adverse outcomes, such as higher mortality, increased disability and functional decline. Many studies tried to reduce the heterogeneity of ...

    Authors: Ingmar Schäfer, Hanna Kaduszkiewicz, Hans-Otto Wagner, Gerhard Schön, Martin Scherer and Hendrik van den Bussche
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2014 14:1285
  18. Insufficient social security combined with family structure changes has resulted in a poverty of the elderly. The objective of this study was to examine an association of living arrangements of the elderly wit...

    Authors: Eun-Ja Park, Hyun Soon Sohn, Eui-Kyung Lee and Jin-Won Kwon
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2014 14:1284
  19. It has been estimated that every year more than quarter a million health care workers exposed to HIV risky conditions in health care settings, more so in developing countries, with high incidence of HIV/AIDS a...

    Authors: Getahun Kebede Beyera and Teresa Kisi Beyen
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2014 14:1283
  20. Childhood obesity has been a serious public health problem. An effective school-based physical activity (PA) intervention is still lacking in China. This study aimed to assess the effectiveness of a school-bas...

    Authors: Xiao-Hui Li, Shenting Lin, Hongxia Guo, Yanli Huang, Lijing Wu, Zilong Zhang, Jun Ma and Hai-Jun Wang
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2014 14:1282
  21. With the increase in prevalence of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), healthcare workers (HCWs) are at risk of acquiring and subsequently transmitting this lethal virus. In view of this, HCWs were evalua...

    Authors: Muhammad Umair Khan, Shahjahan Shah, Akram Ahmad and Omotayo Fatokun
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2014 14:1281
  22. There has been a dramatic increase in internal migrant workers in China over recent decades, and there is a recent concern of poor mental health particularly amongst younger or “new generation” migrants who we...

    Authors: Jie Li, Shu-Sen Chang, Paul S F Yip, Juan Li, Lucy P Jordan, Yunge Tang, Yuantao Hao, Xingmei Huang, Ning Yang, Chaoqi Chen and Qiaomei Zeng
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2014 14:1280
  23. In occupational settings, boilermakers are exposed to high levels of metallic fine particulate matter (PM2.5) generated during the welding process. The effect of welding PM2.5 on heart rate variability (HRV) has ...

    Authors: Tianteng Fan, Shona C Fang, Jennifer M Cavallari, Ian J Barnett, Zhaoxi Wang, Li Su, Hyang-Min Byun, Xihong Lin, Andrea A Baccarelli and David C Christiani
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2014 14:1279
  24. It remains unclear why living outside of an urban environment affects aspects of health, particularly whether these differences can be explained by other factors such as socioeconomic position (SEP). The aim o...

    Authors: Kira AE Patterson, Verity Cleland, Alison Venn, Leigh Blizzard and Seana Gall
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2014 14:1278
  25. Low participation in health promotion programs (HPPs) might hamper their effectiveness. A potential reason for low participation is disagreement between needs and preferences of potential participants and the ...

    Authors: Anne Rongen, Suzan J W Robroek, Wouter van Ginkel, Dennis Lindeboom, Martin Pet and Alex Burdorf
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2014 14:1277
  26. Excessive and inappropriate antibiotic use contributes to growing antibiotic resistance, an important public-health problem. Strategies must be developed to improve antibiotic-prescribing. Our purpose is to re...

    Authors: Fátima Roque, Maria Teresa Herdeiro, Sara Soares, António Teixeira Rodrigues, Luiza Breitenfeld and Adolfo Figueiras
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2014 14:1276
  27. In the United States (US), Medical Examiners and Coroners (ME/Cs) have the legal authority for the management of mass fatality incidents (MFI). Yet, preparedness and operational capabilities in this sector rem...

    Authors: Robyn RM Gershon, Mark G Orr, Qi Zhi, Jacqueline A Merrill, Daniel Y Chen, Halley EM Riley and Martin F Sherman
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2014 14:1275
  28. Food marketing is pervasive in high- and low/middle-income countries and is recognized as a significant risk factor for childhood obesity. Although food packaging is one of the most important marketing tools t...

    Authors: Paola Letona, Violeta Chacon, Christina Roberto and Joaquin Barnoya
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2014 14:1274
  29. Several studies in the Netherlands revealed ethnic disparities in hypertension prevalence, but none have focused on the Moluccan-Dutch, a migrant group from Indonesia that settled in the Netherlands in 1951. T...

    Authors: Junus M van der Wal, Adee J Bodewes, Charles O Agyemang and Anton E Kunst
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2014 14:1273
  30. The majority of mid-life and older adults in the UK are not achieving recommended physical activity levels and inactivity is associated with many health problems. Walking is a safe, appropriate exercise. The P...

    Authors: Rebecca Normansell, Jaime Smith, Christina Victor, Derek G Cook, Sally Kerry, Steve Iliffe, Michael Ussher, Julia Fox-Rushby, Peter Whincup and Tess Harris
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2014 14:1272
  31. Acute lower respiratory infections (ALRI) are a leading cause of death among children. Low birthweight is prevalent in South Asia and associated with increased risks of mortality, and morbidity, high levels of...

    Authors: James M Tielsch, Joanne Katz, Scott L Zeger, Subarna K Khatry, Laxman Shrestha, Patrick Breysse, William Checkley, Luke C Mullany and Steven C LeClerq
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2014 14:1271
  32. Telehealth services based on at-home monitoring of vital signs and the administration of clinical questionnaires are being increasingly used to manage chronic disease in the community, but few statistically ro...

    Authors: Branko G Celler, Ross Sparks, Surya Nepal, Leila Alem, Marlien Varnfield, Jane Li, Julian Jang-Jaccard, Simon J McBride and Rajiv Jayasena
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2014 14:1270
  33. The aim of this study was to analyze diurnal profiles of physical activity for community-dwelling adults aged 70 years and over, and to explore the moderating effect of sex, age, morbidity, mobility limitation...

    Authors: Anna Mai, Alexander Bloch, Renate Klaaßen-Mielke, Petra Platen and Timo Hinrichs
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2014 14:1268
  34. Long-Lasting Insecticidal Nets (LLINs) are one of the major malaria vector control tools, with most countries adopting free or subsidised universal coverage campaigns of populations at-risk from malaria. It is...

    Authors: Lena M Lorenz, Hans J Overgaard, Dennis J Massue, Zawadi D Mageni, John Bradley, Jason D Moore, Renata Mandike, Karen Kramer, William Kisinza and Sarah J Moore
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2014 14:1266
  35. The objective of this study was to analyse the association between area deprivation at municipality level and the prevalence of type 2 diabetes (T2D) and obesity across Germany, controlling for individual soci...

    Authors: Nina Grundmann, Andreas Mielck, Martin Siegel and Werner Maier
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2014 14:1264
  36. Mentoring is a key predictor of empowerment and prospectively a game changer in the quest to improve health inequities. This systematic review reports on the state of evidence on mentoring for Indigenous Austr...

    Authors: Roxanne Bainbridge, Komla Tsey, Janya McCalman and Simon Towle
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2014 14:1263
  37. This study examined whether peer education based on the Theory of Planned Behaviour is a feasible method to share and disseminate nutrition and feeding information between mothers of babies and toddlers.

    Authors: Kerith Duncanson, Tracy Burrows and Clare Collins
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2014 14:1262
  38. The aim of this study is to explore the association between family-related factors and excessive time spent on screen-based activities among school-aged children.

    Authors: Daniela Brindova, Jan Pavelka, Anna Ševčikova, Ivan Žežula, Jitse P van Dijk, Sijmen A Reijneveld and Andrea Madarasova Geckova
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2014 14:1261
  39. Jamie’s Ministry of Food (JMoF) Australia is a 10-week community-based cooking skills program which is primarily aimed at increasing cooking skills and confidence and the promotion of eating a more nutritious ...

    Authors: Jessica Herbert, Anna Flego, Lisa Gibbs, Elizabeth Waters, Boyd Swinburn, John Reynolds and Marj Moodie
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2014 14:1161
  40. Sitting time is ubiquitous for most adults in developed countries and is most prevalent in three domains: in the workplace, during transport and during leisure time. The correlates of prolonged sitting time in...

    Authors: Birgit Wallmann-Sperlich, Jens Bucksch, Sven Schneider and Ingo Froboese
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2014 14:1259
  41. Policies and programs are needed to mitigate the burden of enteric disease in Canada. Source attribution, a goal of FoodNet Canada, can inform such strategies and can be accomplished with the information provi...

    Authors: Anna Lukacsovics, Andrea Nesbitt, Barbara Marshall, Rod Asplin, Jason Stone, Glen Embree, Matt Hurst and Frank Pollari
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2014 14:1258
  42. Anal cancer is relatively common in HIV-positive men who have sex with men(MSM). However there are no clear guidelines on how to effectively screen for anal cancer. As earlier diagnosis of anal cancer is assoc...

    Authors: Jason J Ong, Meredith Temple-Smith, Marcus Chen, Sandra Walker, Andrew Grulich and Christopher K Fairley
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2014 14:1257
  43. To improve the translation of public health evidence into practice, there is a need to increase practitioner involvement in initiative development, to place greater emphasis on contextual knowledge, and to add...

    Authors: Kate Beckett, Trudy Goodenough, Toity Deave, Sally Jaeckle, Lisa McDaid, Penny Benford, Mike Hayes, Elizabeth Towner and Denise Kendrick
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2014 14:1256
  44. To support equity focussed public health policy in low and middle income countries, more evidence and analysis of the social determinants of health inequalities is needed. This requires specific know how among...

    Authors: Joke Haafkens, Yulia Blomstedt, Malin Eriksson, Heiko Becher, Heribert Ramroth and John Kinsman
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2014 14:1254

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