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  1. Infant and child mortality rates are among the health indicators of importance in a given community or country. It is the fourth millennium development goal that by 2015, all the United Nations member countrie...

    Authors: Justine B. Nasejje, Henry G. Mwambi and Thomas N. O. Achia
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2015 15:1003
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  2. To determine the direct and indirect costs of outbreaks of acute viral gastroenteritis (AVG) due to norovirus in closed institutions (hospitals, social health centers or nursing homes) and the community in Cat...

    Authors: Encarna Navas, Nuria Torner, Sonia Broner, Pere Godoy, Ana Martínez, Rosa Bartolomé and Angela Domínguez
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2015 15:999
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  3. Although it is increasingly acknowledged that social networks are important to our understanding ofoverweight and obesity, there is limited understanding about the processes by which such networks shapetheir p...

    Authors: Katie Powell, John Wilcox, Angie Clonan, Paul Bissell, Louise Preston, Marian Peacock and Michelle Holdsworth
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2015 15:996
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  5. Although strength exercises evidently have both physiological and psychological health benefits across all ages, they are erroneously considered to adversely affect health status in youngsters. The aim of this...

    Authors: Gill A. ten Hoor, Ester F. C. Sleddens, Stef P. J. Kremers, Annemie M. W. J. Schols, Gerjo Kok and Guy Plasqui
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2015 15:994
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  6. The prevalence of asthma and allergy has recently risen among children. This increase in prevalence might be related to various factors, particularly diet. The aim of this study is to assess the prevalence and...

    Authors: Danielle Saadeh, Pascale Salameh, Denis Caillaud, Denis Charpin, Frédéric De Blay, Christine Kopferschmitt, François Lavaud, Isabella Annesi-Maesano, Isabelle Baldi and Chantal Raherison
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2015 15:993
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  7. South African studies have suggested that differences in obesity prevalence between groups may be partly related to differences in body image and body size dissatisfaction. However, there has never been a nati...

    Authors: Zandile J. Mchiza, Whadi-ah Parker, Mokhantso Makoae, Ronel Sewpaul, Takura Kupamupindi and Demetre Labadarios
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2015 15:992
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  8. This randomized, partially single-blinded, 6-period crossover clinical study of adult smokers compared the nicotine pharmacokinetics, impacts on smoking urge and tolerability of various formulations of one bra...

    Authors: Carl D. D’Ruiz, Donald W. Graff and X. Sherwin Yan
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2015 15:991
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  9. Spain’s financial crisis has been characterized by an increase in unemployment. This increase could have produced an increase in deaths of women due to intimate partner-related femicides (IPF). This study aims...

    Authors: J. Torrubiano-Domínguez, C. Vives-Cases, M. San-Sebastián, B. Sanz-Barbero, I. Goicolea and C. Álvarez-Dardet
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2015 15:990
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  10. An estimated 2.8 million neonatal deaths occur annually worldwide. The vulnerability of newborns makes the timeliness of seeking and receiving care critical for neonatal survival and prevention of long-term se...

    Authors: Naoko Kozuki, Tanya Guenther, Lara Vaz, Allisyn Moran, Sajid B. Soofi, Christine Nalwadda Kayemba, Stefan S. Peterson, Zulfiqar A. Bhutta, Sudhir Khanal, James M. Tielsch, Tanya Doherty, Duduzile Nsibande, Joy E. Lawn and Stephen Wall
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2015 15:989
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  11. HIV status disclosure is a difficult emotional task for HIV-infected persons and may create the opportunity for both social support and rejection. In this study, we evaluated the proportions, patterns, barrier...

    Authors: Flavia M Kiweewa, Paul M Bakaki, Michelle S McConnell, Maria Musisi, Constance Namirembe, Frances Nakayiwa, Fiona Kusasira, Dorothy Nakintu, Michael C Mubiru, Philippa Musoke and Mary Glenn Fowler
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2015 15:988
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  12. In Turkey, large regional inequalities were found in maternal and child health. Yet, evidence on regional inequalities in adult health in Turkey remains fragmentary. This study aims to assess regional and rura...

    Authors: Isil Ergin and Anton E. Kunst
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2015 15:987
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  13. There is a lack of population-based smoking cessation interventions targeting woman smokers in Hong Kong, and in Asia generally. This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of a gender-specific smoking cess...

    Authors: Ho Cheung William Li, Sophia Siu Chee Chan, Zoe Siu Fung Wan, Man Ping Wang and Tai Hing Lam
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2015 15:986
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  14. Though previous research repeatedly found that being employed is better for health than having no job at all, evidence suggests that employment is not always beneficial for health. With especially job insecuri...

    Authors: Tae Jun Kim and Olaf von dem Knesebeck
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2015 15:985
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  15. In many contexts, women with disability have less access to sexual and reproductive health information, screening, prevention, and care services than women without disability. Women with disability are also kn...

    Authors: Cathy Vaughan, Jerome Zayas, Alexandra Devine, Liz Gill-Atkinson, Manjula Marella, Joy Garcia, Krissy Bisda, Joy Salgado, Carolyn Sobritchea, Tanya Edmonds, Sally Baker and Ma. Jesusa Marco
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2015 15:984
    Content type: Study protocol Published on:

  16. Childhood unintentional injury represents an important global health problem. Many unintentional injuries experienced by children aged under 5 years occur within the home and are preventable. The aim of this s...

    Authors: Joanne Ablewhite, Lisa McDaid, Adrian Hawkins, Isabel Peel, Trudy Goodenough, Toity Deave, Jane Stewart, Michael Watson and Denise Kendrick
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2015 15:983
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  17. According to the partial smoke-free legislation implemented on 1 September 2010 in Guangzhou, China, smoke-free did not cover all indoor areas. Some places have a full smoking ban (100 % smoke-free), other pla...

    Authors: Xiaohua Ye, Sidong Chen, Zhenjiang Yao, Yanhui Gao, Ya Xu, Shudong Zhou, Zhengwei Zhu, Liang Wang and Yi Yang
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2015 15:982
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  18. This study aimed to identify associations between GP patient’s knowledge about the spectrum of effectiveness of antibiotics and the probability of vaccination against influenza. The underlying hypothesis was t...

    Authors: Kathryn Hoffmann, Evelien ME van Bijnen, Aaron George, Ruth Kutalek, Elena Jirovsky, Silvia Wojczewski and Manfred Maier
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2015 15:981
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  19. Vietnam is ranked 14th among 27 countries with high burden of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB). In 2009, the Vietnamese government issued a policy on MDR-TB called Programmatic Management of Drug-resista...

    Authors: Thuy Thi Thanh Hoang, Nhung Viet Nguyen, Sy Ngoc Dinh, Hoa Binh Nguyen, Frank Cobelens, Guy Thwaites, Huong Thien Nguyen, Anh Thu Nguyen, Pamela Wright and Heiman F. L. Wertheim
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2015 15:980
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  20. Lifetime co-occurrence of violence victimisation is common. A large proportion of victims report being exposed to multiple forms of violence (physical, sexual, emotional violence) and/or violence by multiple k...

    Authors: Johanna Simmons, Barbro Wijma and Katarina Swahnberg
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2015 15:979
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  21. As the understanding of how different aspects of the physical activity (PA) pattern relate to health and disease, proper assessment is increasingly important. In clinical care, self-reports are the most common...

    Authors: Örjan Ekblom, Elin Ekblom-Bak, Kate A Bolam, Björn Ekblom, Caroline Schmidt, Stefan Söderberg, Göran Bergström and Mats Börjesson
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2015 15:978
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  22. Since its founding in 2002, the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria (Global Fund) has become the dominant multilateral health financier in low- and middle-income countries. The health impact o...

    Authors: Isabel Yan, Eline Korenromp and Eran Bendavid
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2015 15:977
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  23. Leisure time physical activity (LTPA) is generally associated with favorable cardiovascular health outcomes, while occupational physical activity (OPA) shows less clear, or even opposite, cardiovascular effect...

    Authors: David M. Hallman, Svend Erik Mathiassen, Nidhi Gupta, Mette Korshøj and Andreas Holtermann
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2015 15:976
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  24. Migration plays a major role in the emergence and resurgence of lymphatic filariasis (LF) in many countries. Because of the high prevalence of Imported Bancroftian Filariasis (IBF) caused by nocturnally periodic

    Authors: Tanaporn Toothong, Mathuros Tipayamongkholgul, Nawarat Suwannapong and Saravudh Suvannadabba
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2015 15:975
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  25. Although public health and primary care share the goal of promoting the health and wellbeing of the public, the two health sectors find it difficult to develop mutually integrated plans and to collaborate with...

    Authors: Ilse Storm, Anke van Gestel, Ien van de Goor and Hans van Oers
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2015 15:974
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  26. Studies of social distancing during epidemics have found that the strength of the response can have a decisive impact on the outcome. In previous work we developed a model of social distancing driven by indivi...

    Authors: Adam Kleczkowski, Savi Maharaj, Susan Rasmussen, Lynn Williams and Nicole Cairns
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2015 15:973
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  27. Expanded program on immunization is one of the most successful and cost effective public health interventions that protect children against vaccine preventable diseases. The full childhood immunization coverag...

    Authors: Samir A. Abadura, Wondwosen T. Lerebo, Usha Kulkarni and Zeleke A. Mekonnen
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2015 15:972
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  28. Parental support is a key influence on children’s health behaviours; however, no previous investigation has simultaneously explored the influence of mothers’ and fathers’ social support on eating and physical ...

    Authors: Stephanie Schoeppe and Stewart G. Trost
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2015 15:971
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  29. Motorcycles make up 81 % of the total vehicle population and 74 % of road traffic deaths in Lao PDR. Helmets reduce the risk and severity of injuries resulting from motorcycle accidents by 72 %. Although Lao l...

    Authors: Michelle C. Fong, Jeffrey R. Measelle, Jessica L. Dwyer, Yvonne K. Taylor, Arian Mobasser, Theresa M. Strong, Susanne Werner, Siamphone Ouansavanh, Amphone Mounmingkham, Mai Kasuavang, Dalika Sittiphone, Khamhak Phoumesy, Keo Sysaythong, Khauphan Khantysavath, Somchit Bounnaphone, Amphone Vilaysom…
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2015 15:970
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  32. The global tuberculosis (TB) estimate in 2011 was 500,000 cases among children under 15 years representing 5.7 % of all cases and 64, 000 deaths among HIV negative children representing 6.5 % of the total deat...

    Authors: Eric Wobudeya, Deus Lukoye, Irene R. Lubega, Frank Mugabe, Moorine Sekadde and Philippa Musoke
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2015 15:967
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  33. China’s unprecedented internal migration has left 61 million rural children living apart from parents. This study investigates how being left behind is associated with children’s growth, by examining children’...

    Authors: Nan Zhang, Laia Bécares and Tarani Chandola
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2015 15:966
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  34. Many gynecological cancer survivors (GCS) have comorbid chronic diseases (CCD). This study was to estimate the impacts of CCD on quality of life (QOL) in GCS.

    Authors: Ji-Wei Wang, Li Sun, Jiang Li, Xiao-Huan Cong, Xue-Fen Chen, Zheng Tang, Dong-Hui Yu, Tian-Rui Zhang, Zheng-Nian Luo, Zheng-Ping Yuan and Jin-Ming Yu
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2015 15:965
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  35. We examined a brief educational intervention addressing hand hygiene self-regulatory mechanisms, and evaluated which psychological mechanisms may lead to hand hygiene behaviours.

    Authors: Benjamín Reyes Fernández, Sonia Lippke, Nina Knoll, Emanuel Blanca Moya and Ralf Schwarzer
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2015 15:964
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  36. Published descriptions of group-based behaviour-change interventions (GB-BCIs) often omit design and delivery features specific to the group setting. This impedes the ability to compare behaviour-change interv...

    Authors: Aleksandra J. Borek, Charles Abraham, Jane R. Smith, Colin J. Greaves and Mark Tarrant
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2015 15:963
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  37. Combating the physical inactivity crisis and improving health and quality of life is a challenge and a public health priority, especially in underserved populations. A key role of public health consists of inf...

    Authors: Emerson Sebastião, Wojtek Chodzko-Zajko and Andiara Schwingel
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2015 15:962
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  38. Suicide is an urgent public health challenge for China. This study aims to examine the prevalence, influence factors, and gender differences of suicidal ideation among general population in Northwestern Urban ...

    Authors: Huiwen Xu, Weijun Zhang, Xiaohua Wang, Jiaqi Yuan, Xinfeng Tang, Yi Yin, Shengfa Zhang, Huixuan Zhou, Zhiyong Qu and Donghua Tian
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2015 15:961
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  39. Across sub-Saharan Africa, men's levels of HIV-testing remain inadequate relative to women’s. Men are less likely to access anti-retroviral therapy and experience higher levels of morbidity and mortality once ...

    Authors: B. Hensen, JJ Lewis, A. Schaap, M. Tembo, M. Vera-Hernández, W. Mutale, HA Weiss, J. Hargreaves, JSA Stringer and H. Ayles
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2015 15:960
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  40. Because of the adverse health effects in adults, interventions to influence workplace sitting, a large contributor to overall daily sedentary time, are needed. Computer-tailored interventions have demonstrated...

    Authors: Katrien De Cocker, Ilse De Bourdeaudhuij, Greet Cardon and Corneel Vandelanotte
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2015 15:959
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  41. Participation in group-based physical activity (GBPA) interventions has been found to result in higher levels of exercise adherence and program compliance. However, previous reviews of GBPA programs have provi...

    Authors: Samantha M. Harden, Desmond McEwan, Benjamin D. Sylvester, Megan Kaulius, Geralyn Ruissen, Shauna M. Burke, Paul A. Estabrooks and Mark R. Beauchamp
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2015 15:958
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  42. A large proportion of treated hypertensive subjects do not achieve target blood pressure (BP) levels. We investigated trends in treatment and BP levels in the population, and among treated hypertensive subject...

    Authors: Ellinor Törmä, Bo Carlberg, Marie Eriksson, Jan-Håkan Jansson and Mats Eliasson
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2015 15:957
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  43. The aim of this study was to determine the associations between body size and built environment walkability variables, as well as the mediating role of physical activity and sedentary behaviours with body size.

    Authors: Melody Oliver, Karen Witten, Tony Blakely, Karl Parker, Hannah Badland, Grant Schofield, Vivienne Ivory, Jamie Pearce, Suzanne Mavoa, Erica Hinckson, Paul Sweetsur and Robin Kearns
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2015 15:956
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  44. Efforts in global heath need to deal not only with current challenges, but also to anticipate new scenarios, which sometimes unfold at lightning speed. Predictive modeling is frequently used to assist planning...

    Authors: Wladimir Jimenez Alonso, Benjamin Joseph James McCormick, Mark A. Miller, Cynthia Schuck-Paim and Ghassem R. Asrar
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2015 15:955
    Content type: Debate Published on:

  45. Public health interventions can impact a broad number of outcomes, including both health and non-health outcomes (NHOs). However, although it is often acknowledged that it’s important to take NHOs into account...

    Authors: Ghislaine APG van Mastrigt, Aggie TG Paulus, Marie-Jeanne Aarts, Silvia MAA Evers and Adrienne FG Alayli-Goebbels
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2015 15:954
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  46. The wide use of the Internet in the workplace, academic or social field, can have an impact on daily life. One of the most used questionnaires worldwide to analyse these problems is the Internet Addiction Test...

    Authors: Tania Fernández-Villa, Antonio J. Molina, Miguel García-Martín, Javier Llorca, Miguel Delgado-Rodríguez and Vicente Martín
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2015 15:953
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  47. This paper identifies factors influencing differences in the prevalence of diarrhea, fever and acute respiratory infection (ARI), and health seeking behavior among caregivers of children under age five in rura...

    Authors: Almamy M. Kanté, Hialy R. Gutierrez, Anna M. Larsen, Elizabeth F. Jackson, Stéphane Helleringer, Amon Exavery, Kassimu Tani and James F. Phillips
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2015 15:951
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  48. The objective of this study was to examine whether increased levels of sitting time and physical activity in one period (within-day) or on one day (between-day) were predictive of lower levels in these behavio...

    Authors: Nicola D. Ridgers, Anna Timperio, Ester Cerin and Jo Salmon
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2015 15:950
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  49. Numerous studies in schools in the Western Cape Province, South Africa have shown that children have an unhealthy diet with poor diversity and which is high in sugar and fat. HealthKick (HK) was a three-year r...

    Authors: Nelia P. Steyn, Anniza de Villiers, Nomonde Gwebushe, Catherine E. Draper, Jillian Hill, Marina de Waal, Lucinda Dalais, Zulfa Abrahams, Carl Lombard and Estelle V. Lambert
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2015 15:948
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  50. Tobacco use and unhealthy lifestyle habits amongst youth contribute to most major health issues in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and worldwide. However up to date and comprehensive statistics are not availabl...

    Authors: Leena W. Asfour, Zachary D. Stanley, Michael Weitzman and Scott E. Sherman
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2015 15:944
    Content type: Research article Published on:
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