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  1. In 2006, the majority of new HIV infections were in MSM. We sought to describe numbers of casual sex partners among US MSM.

    Authors: Eli S Rosenberg, Patrick S Sullivan, Elizabeth A DiNenno, Laura F Salazar and Travis H Sanchez
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2011 11:189
  2. There are high levels of concern about childhood obesity, with obese children being at higher risk of poorer health both in the short and longer terms. Children's attitudes to, and beliefs about, their bodies ...

    Authors: Rebecca Rees, Kathryn Oliver, Jenny Woodman and James Thomas
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2011 11:188
  3. Health services across Europe provide health care for migrant patients every day. However, little systematic research has explored the views and experiences of health care professionals in different European c...

    Authors: Stefan Priebe, Sima Sandhu, Sónia Dias, Andrea Gaddini, Tim Greacen, Elisabeth Ioannidis, Ulrike Kluge, Allan Krasnik, Majda Lamkaddem, Vincent Lorant, Rosa Puigpinósi Riera, Attila Sarvary, Joaquim JF Soares, Mindaugas Stankunas, Christa Straßmayr, Kristian Wahlbeck…
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2011 11:187
  4. Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are a leading contributor to the burden of disease in low- and middle-income countries. Guidelines for CVD prevention care in low resource settings have been developed but little ...

    Authors: Marleen Hendriks, Lizzy Brewster, Ferdinand Wit, Oladimeji Akeem Bolarinwa, Aina Olufemi Odusola, William Redekop, Navin Bindraban, Albert Vollaard, Shade Alli, Peju Adenusi, Kayode Agbede, Tanimola Akande, Joep Lange and Constance Schultsz
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2011 11:186
  5. Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third most commonly diagnosed cancer and the second highest cause of cancer death in the UK. Most cases occur in people over 50 years and CRC often co-exists with other lifestyle...

    Authors: Angela M Craigie, Stephen Caswell, Caron Paterson, Shaun Treweek, Jill JF Belch, Fergus Daly, Jackie Rodger, Joyce Thompson, Alison Kirk, Anne Ludbrook, Martine Stead, Jane Wardle, Robert JC Steele and Annie S Anderson
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2011 11:184
  6. HIV testing for pregnant women is an important component for the success of prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV (PMTCT). A lack of antenatal HIV testing results in loss of benefits for HIV-infect...

    Authors: Nguyễn TT Hạnh, Tine M Gammeltoft and Vibeke Rasch
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2011 11:183
  7. Physical activity and sedentary behaviour among children should be measured accurately in order to investigate their relationship with health. Accelerometry provides objective and accurate measurement of body ...

    Authors: Mine Yıldırım, Maïté Verloigne, Ilse de Bourdeaudhuij, Odysseas Androutsos, Yannis Manios, Regina Felső, Éva Kovács, Alain Doessegger, Bettina Bringolf-Isler, Saskia J te Velde, Johannes Brug and Mai JM Chinapaw
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2011 11:182
  8. Health officials face particular challenges in communicating with the public about emerging infectious diseases of unknown severity such as the 2009 H1N1(swine 'flu) pandemic (pH1N1). Statements intended to cr...

    Authors: Andrea S Fogarty, Kate Holland, Michelle Imison, R Warwick Blood, Simon Chapman and Simon Holding
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2011 11:181
  9. Being an immigrant in a high-income country is a risk factor for severe mental ill health. Studies on mental ill health among immigrants have found significant differences in mental health outcome between immi...

    Authors: Anna-Clara Hollander, Daniel Bruce, Bo Burström and Solvig Ekblad
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2011 11:180
  10. In conjunction with the growing prevalence of obesity and the older age of pregnant women gestational diabetes (GDM) is a major health problem.

    Authors: Eeva AL Korpi-Hyövälti, David E Laaksonen, Ursula S Schwab, Tarja H Vanhapiha, Kristiina R Vihla, Seppo T Heinonen and Leo K Niskanen
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2011 11:179
  11. Effective interventions to increase safety and wellbeing of mothers experiencing intimate partner violence (IPV) are scarce. As much attention is focussed on professional intervention, this study aimed to dete...

    Authors: Angela J Taft, Rhonda Small, Kelsey L Hegarty, Lyndsey F Watson, Lisa Gold and Judith A Lumley
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2011 11:178
  12. Alternatives to the traditional 'supply-side' approach to financing service delivery are being explored. These strategies are termed results-based finance, demand-side health financing or output-based aid whic...

    Authors: Charlotte Warren, Timothy Abuya, Francis Obare, Joseph Sunday, Rebecca Njue, Ian Askew and Ben Bellows
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2011 11:177
  13. The prevalence and predictors of functional status and disability of elderly people have been studied in several European countries including Spain. However, there has been no population-based study incorporat...

    Authors: Javier Virués-Ortega, Jesús de Pedro-Cuesta, Manuel Seijo-Martínez, Pedro Saz, Fernando Sánchez-Sánchez, Fermina Rojo-Pérez, Fernanda Rodríguez, Raimundo Mateos, Pablo Martínez-Martín, Ignacio Mahillo, Jordi Gascon-Bayarri, Josep Garre-Olmo, Francisco Jose García, Gloria Fernández-Mayoralas, Felix Bermejo-Pareja, Alberto Bergareche…
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2011 11:176
  14. Although illness is an important cause of sick leave, it has also been suggested that non-medical risk factors may influence this association. If such factors impact on the period of decision making, they shou...

    Authors: Hanna Hultin, Johan Hallqvist, Kristina Alexanderson, Gun Johansson, Christina Lindholm, Ingvar Lundberg and Jette Möller
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2011 11:175
  15. The increased prevalence of obesity in pregnant women in Australia and other developed countries is a significant public health concern. Obese women are at increased risk of serious perinatal complications and...

    Authors: Cate Nagle, Helen Skouteris, Anne Hotchin, Lauren Bruce, Denise Patterson and Glyn Teale
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2011 11:174
  16. To study the mortality pattern of Norwegian doctors, people in human service occupations, other graduates and the general population during the period 1960-2000 by decade, gender and age. The total number of d...

    Authors: Olaf G Aasland, Erlend Hem, Tor Haldorsen and Øivind Ekeberg
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2011 11:173
  17. In Sub Saharan Africa, the incidence of hypertension and other modifiable cardiovascular risk factors is growing rapidly. Poor adherence to prescribed prevention and treatment regimens by patients can compromi...

    Authors: Aina Olufemi Odusola, Marleen Hendriks, Constance Schultsz, Karien Stronks, Joep Lange, Akin Osibogun, Tanimola Akande, Shade Alli, Peju Adenusi, Kayode Agbede and Joke Haafkens
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2011 11:171
  18. Employment rates of long-term ill and disabled people in the UK are low and 2.63 million are on disability-related state benefits. Since the mid-1990 s, UK governments have experimented with a range of active ...

    Authors: Stephen Clayton, Clare Bambra, Rachael Gosling, Sue Povall, Kate Misso and Margaret Whitehead
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2011 11:170
  19. To examine the association of education with body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference (WC) in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC).

    Authors: Silke Hermann, Sabine Rohrmann, Jakob Linseisen, Anne M May, Anton Kunst, Herve Besson, Dora Romaguera, Noemie Travier, Maria-Jose Tormo, Esther Molina, Miren Dorronsoro, Aurelio Barricarte, Laudina Rodríguez, Francesca L Crowe, Kay-Tee Khaw, Nicholas J Wareham…
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2011 11:169
  20. Physical activity offers numerous physiological and psychological benefits for young children; however, many preschool-aged children are not engaging in sufficient activity. The home environment, inclusive of ...

    Authors: Patricia Tucker, Melissa M van Zandvoort, Shauna M Burke and Jennifer D Irwin
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2011 11:168
  21. Interventions are needed which can successfully modify more than one disease risk factor at a time, but much remains to be learned about the acceptability, feasibility, and effectiveness of multiple risk facto...

    Authors: Jennifer B McClure, Sheryl L Catz, Evette J Ludman, Julie Richards, Karin Riggs and Lou Grothaus
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2011 11:167
  22. Several studies have demonstrated that perceived financial status has a significant impact on health status among the elderly. However, little is known about whether such a subjective perception interacts with...

    Authors: Christy Pu, Nicole Huang, Gao-Jun Tang and Yiing-Jenq Chou
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2011 11:166
  23. Postpartum weight retention affects many women and increases the risk of becoming overweight. The research objective was to study modifiable factors contributing to weight change at one year postpartum.

    Authors: Ellen Althuizen, Mireille NM van Poppel, Jeanne H de Vries, Jacob C Seidell and Willem van Mechelen
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2011 11:165
  24. Health system strengthening is critical to ensure the integration and scaling-up of priority health promotion, disease prevention and control programs. Normative guidelines are available to address health syst...

    Authors: Miguel A González-Block, Mariel Rouvier, Victor Becerril and Paola Sesia
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2011 11:164
  25. Estimates of disease incidence and prevalence are core indicators of public health. The manner in which these indicators stand out against each other provide guidance as to which diseases are most common and w...

    Authors: Pieter H van Baal, Peter M Engelfriet, Rudolf T Hoogenveen, Marinus J Poos, Catharina van den Dungen and Hendriek C Boshuizen
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2011 11:163
  26. Recent studies have shown an association between job insecurity and morbidity as well as mortality, however until now, knowledge about a potential association between job insecurity and overweight or obesity h...

    Authors: Eva Muenster, Heiko Rueger, Elke Ochsmann, Stephan Letzel and André M Toschke
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2011 11:162
  27. Recognition of maternal emotional distress during pregnancy and the identification of risk factors for this distress are of considerable clinical- and public health importance. The mental health of the mother ...

    Authors: Gun-Mette B Røsand, Kari Slinning, Malin Eberhard-Gran, Espen Røysamb and Kristian Tambs
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2011 11:161
  28. Alcohol use is increasing among women in Africa, and comparable information about women's current alcohol use is needed to inform national and international health policies relevant to the entire population. T...

    Authors: Priscilla Martinez, Jo Røislien, Nirmala Naidoo and Thomas Clausen
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2011 11:160
  29. Ghana's maternal mortality ratio remains high despite efforts made to meet Millennium Development Goal 5. A number of studies have been conducted on maternal mortality in Ghana; however, little is known about ...

    Authors: Benedict O Asamoah, Kontie M Moussa, Martin Stafström and Geofrey Musinguzi
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2011 11:159
  30. Childhood obesity has become an important public health problem in Thailand. This study aimed to determine the relationship between self discipline and obesity in Bangkok school children.

    Authors: Chutima Sirikulchayanonta, Wasoontara Ratanopas, Paradee Temcharoen and Suwat Srisorrachatr
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2011 11:158
  31. Infection with Mycobacterium bovis (Mb) predominantly causes cervical TB lymphadenitis (TBL). Raw milk is considered the main source of Mb infection and raw milk is a major food source for Afar pastoralists. The ...

    Authors: Mengistu Legesse, Gobena Ameni, Gezahegne Mamo, Girmay Medhin, Gunnar Bjune and Fekadu Abebe
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2011 11:157
  32. Cohort studies are an important study design however they are difficult to implement, often suffer from poor retention, low participation and bias. The aims of this paper are to describe the methods used to re...

    Authors: Jennifer Walker, Christopher K Fairley, Eve Urban, Marcus Y Chen, Catriona Bradshaw, Sandra M Walker, Basil Donovan, Sepehr N Tabrizi, Kathleen McNamee, Marian Currie, Marie Pirotta, John Kaldor, Lyle C Gurrin, Hudson Birden, Veerakathy Harindra, Francis J Bowden…
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2011 11:156
  33. Extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB) has an increasing rate in Turkey. The reason remains largely unknown. A better understanding of the demographic and microbial characteristics of EPTB in the Turkish populatio...

    Authors: Selami Gunal, Zhenhua Yang, Mansi Agarwal, Mehmet Koroglu, Zeynep Kazgan Arıcı and Riza Durmaz
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2011 11:154
  34. A previous study found marked differences in smoking between employees in various university faculties in Tartu, Estonia, soon after the disruption of communism. The present study was conducted to see whether ...

    Authors: Simo Näyhä, Jana Kivastik, Peet-Henn Kingisepp and Rauno Heikkinen
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2011 11:153
  35. Recommendations about precautionary behaviors are a key part of public health responses to infectious disease threats such as the 2009 H1N1 pandemic. Individuals' interpretation of recommendations, willingness...

    Authors: Marc T Kiviniemi, Pavani K Ram, Lynn T Kozlowski and Kaitlin M Smith
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2011 11:152
  36. An 'opt-out' policy of routine HIV counseling and testing (HCT) is being implemented across sub-Saharan Africa to expand prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT). Although the underlying assumption i...

    Authors: Opondo Awiti Ujiji, Birgitta Rubenson, Festus Ilako, Gaetano Marrone, David Wamalwa, Gilbert Wangalwa and Anna Mia Ekström
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2011 11:151
  37. The cost of maternity care can be a barrier to access that may increase maternal and neonatal mortality risk. We analyzed spending on maternity care in urban slum communities in Mumbai to better understand the...

    Authors: Jolene Skordis-Worrall, Noemi Pace, Ujwala Bapat, Sushmita Das, Neena S More, Wasundhara Joshi, Anni-Maria Pulkki-Brannstrom and David Osrin
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2011 11:150
  38. In general dog-owners are more physically active than non-owners, however; it is not known whether dog-ownership can influence seasonal fluctuations in physical activity. This study examines whether dog-owners...

    Authors: Parabhdeep Lail, Gavin R McCormack and Melanie Rock
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2011 11:148
  39. Cooperation between different public and private health institutes involved in tuberculosis (TB) control has proven to enhance TB control in different settings. In China, such a mechanism has not been set up y...

    Authors: Tianhua Zhang, Liujia Guo, Shaoru Zhang, Weiping Liu, Guanghua Chen, Ma Hui, Guangxue He, Marieke J van der Werf and Susan van den Hof
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2011 11:147
  40. Vector-borne infections (VBI) are defined as infectious diseases transmitted by the bite or mechanical transfer of arthropod vectors. They constitute a significant proportion of the global infectious disease b...

    Authors: Mark M Fukuda, Terry A Klein, Tadeusz Kochel, Talia M Quandelacy, Bryan L Smith, Jeff Villinski, Delia Bethell, Stuart Tyner, Youry Se, Chanthap Lon, David Saunders, Jacob Johnson, Eric Wagar, Douglas Walsh, Matthew Kasper, Jose L Sanchez…
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2011 11(Suppl 2):S9

    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 11 Supplement 2

  41. International infectious disease surveillance has been conducted by the United States (U.S.) Department of Defense (DoD) for many years and has been consolidated within the Armed Forces Health Surveillance Cen...

    Authors: William G Meyer, Julie A Pavlin, Duane Hospenthal, Clinton K Murray, Kurt Jerke, Anthony Hawksworth, David Metzgar, Todd Myers, Douglas Walsh, Max Wu, Rosa Ergas, Uzo Chukwuma, Steven Tobias, John Klena, Isabelle Nakhla, Maha Talaat…
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2011 11(Suppl 2):S8

    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 11 Supplement 2

  42. The mission of the Armed Forces Health Surveillance Center, Division of Global Emerging Infections Surveillance and Response System (AFHSC-GEIS) is to support global public health and to counter infectious dis...

    Authors: Nisha N Money, Ryan C Maves, Peter Sebeny, Matthew R Kasper and Mark S Riddle
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2011 11(Suppl 2):S7

    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 11 Supplement 2

  43. The Armed Forces Health Surveillance Center’s Division of Global Emerging Infections Surveillance and Response System (AFHSC-GEIS) supports and oversees surveillance for emerging infectious diseases, including...

    Authors: Ronald L Burke, Kelly G Vest, Angelia A Eick, Jose L Sanchez, Matthew C Johns, Julie A Pavlin, Richard G Jarman, Jerry L Mothershead, Miguel Quintana, Thomas Palys, Michael J Cooper, Jian Guan, David Schnabel, John Waitumbi, Alisa Wilma, Candelaria Daniels…
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2011 11(Suppl 2):S6

    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 11 Supplement 2

  44. Training is a key component of building capacity for public health surveillance and response, but has often been difficult to quantify. During fiscal 2009, the Armed Forces Health Surveillance Center, Division...

    Authors: Jean L Otto, Priya Baliga, Jose L Sanchez, Matthew C Johns, Gregory C Gray, John Grieco, Andres G Lescano, Jerry L Mothershead, Eric J Wagar and David L Blazes
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2011 11(Suppl 2):S5

    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 11 Supplement 2

  45. Capacity-building initiatives related to public health are defined as developing laboratory infrastructure, strengthening host-country disease surveillance initiatives, transferring technical expertise and tra...

    Authors: Jose L Sanchez, Matthew C Johns, Ronald L Burke, Kelly G Vest, Mark M Fukuda, In-Kyu Yoon, Chanthap Lon, Miguel Quintana, David C Schnabel, Guillermo Pimentel, Moustafa Mansour, Steven Tobias, Joel M Montgomery, Gregory C Gray, Karen Saylors, Lucy M Ndip…
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2011 11(Suppl 2):S4

    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 11 Supplement 2

  46. A cornerstone of effective disease surveillance programs comprises the early identification of infectious threats and the subsequent rapid response to prevent further spread. Effectively identifying, tracking ...

    Authors: Matthew C Johns, Ronald L Burke, Kelly G Vest, Mark Fukuda, Julie A Pavlin, Sanjaya K Shrestha, David C Schnabel, Steven Tobias, Jeffrey A Tjaden, Joel M Montgomery, Dennis J Faix, Mark R Duffy, Michael J Cooper, Jose L Sanchez and David L Blazes
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2011 11(Suppl 2):S3

    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 11 Supplement 2

  47. The Armed Forces Health Surveillance Center, Global Emerging Infections Surveillance and Response System (AFHSC-GEIS) has the mission of performing surveillance for emerging infectious diseases that could affe...

    Authors: Kevin L Russell, Jennifer Rubenstein, Ronald L Burke, Kelly G Vest, Matthew C Johns, Jose L Sanchez, William Meyer, Mark M Fukuda and David L Blazes
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2011 11(Suppl 2):S2

    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 11 Supplement 2

  48. Since its establishment in February 2008, the Armed Forces Health Surveillance Center (AFHSC) has embarked on a number of initiatives and projects in collaboration with a variety of agencies in the Department ...

    Authors: Robert F DeFraites
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2011 11(Suppl 2):S1

    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 11 Supplement 2

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