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  1. Despite remarkable success in the fight against HIV, HIV prevalence in many countries remains high among key populations including men who have sex with men (MSM), and HIV testing rates is relatively low among...

    Authors: Siyan Yi, Sovannary Tuot, Pheak Chhoun, Carinne Brody, Khuondyla Pal and Sopheap Oum
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2015 15:743
  2. Antimicrobial self-medication is common in most low and middle income countries (LMICs). However there has been no systematic review on non-prescription antimicrobial use in these settings. This review thus in...

    Authors: Moses Ocan, Ekwaro A. Obuku, Freddie Bwanga, Dickens Akena, Sennono Richard, Jasper Ogwal-Okeng and Celestino Obua
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2015 15:742
  3. Mental health disorders account for a large percentage of the total burden of illness and constitute a major economic challenge in industrialized countries. Several prevention programs targeted at high-risk or...

    Authors: Lisa Lyssenko, Gerhard Müller, Nikolaus Kleindienst, Christian Schmahl, Mathias Berger, Georg Eifert, Alexander Kölle, Siegmar Nesch, Jutta Ommer-Hohl, Michael Wenner and Martin Bohus
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2015 15:740
  4. The demographic characteristics of pandemic influenza decedents among middle and low-income tropical countries are poorly understood. We explored the demographics of persons who died with influenza A (H1N1)pdm...

    Authors: Rafael Chacon, Sara Mirza, David Rodriguez, Antonio Paredes, Giselle Guzman, Lourdes Moreno, Cecilia J. Then, Jorge Jara, Natalia Blanco, Luis Bonilla, Wilfrido A. Clara, Percy Minaya, Rakhee Palekar and Eduardo Azziz-Baumgartner
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2015 15:734
  5. Socioeconomic determinants have been shown to have an effect on the progression of HIV disease evidenced by studies carried out largely in developed countries. Knowledge of these factors could inform on priori...

    Authors: Nyawira T. Gitahi–Kamau, James N. Kiarie, Kenneth K. Mutai, Beatrice W. Gatumia, P. M. Gatongi and A. Lakati
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2015 15:733
  6. The presence of school crossing guards has been associated with more walking and more pedestrian-motor vehicle collisions (PMVCs) in area-level cross-sectional analyses. The objectives of the study were to (1)...

    Authors: Linda Rothman, Daniel Perry, Ron Buliung, Colin Macarthur, Teresa To, Alison Macpherson, Kristian Larsen and Andrew Howard
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2015 15:732
  7. Acceptance and long-term sustainability of water quality interventions are pivotal to realizing continued health benefits. However, there is limited research attempting to understand the factors that influence...

    Authors: Mark Rohit Francis, Guru Nagarajan, Rajiv Sarkar, Venkata Raghava Mohan, Gagandeep Kang and Vinohar Balraj
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2015 15:731
  8. Cervical cancer is the second leading cause of cancer cases and deaths among Filipino women because of inadequate access to screening and treatment services.  This study aims to evaluate the health and economi...

    Authors: Anna Melissa Guerrero, Anne Julienne Genuino, Melanie Santillan, Naiyana Praditsitthikorn, Varit Chantarastapornchit, Yot Teerawattananon, Marissa Alejandria and Jean Anne Toral
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2015 15:730
  9. The success of chlamydia screening programmes relies on their ability to effectively target those with greatest need. Young people from disadvantaged backgrounds may be at greater need for chlamydia screening,...

    Authors: Joanna Crichton, Matthew Hickman, Rona Campbell, Harriet Batista-Ferrer and John Macleod
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2015 15:729
  10. Immunization remains one of the most important public health interventions to reduce child morbidity and mortality. The 2011 national demographic and health survey (DHS) indicated low full immunization coverag...

    Authors: Yihunie Lakew, Alemayhu Bekele and Sibhatu Biadgilign
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2015 15:728
  11. Testing for presence of HIV infection is a pre-requisite to qualify for antiretroviral treatment. A considerable proportion of German men who have sex with men (MSM) infected with HIV have a CD4 cell count bel...

    Authors: Ulrich Marcus, Martyna Gassowski, Martin Kruspe and Jochen Drewes
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2015 15:727
  12. India has large PWID (persons who inject drugs) population estimated at 177,000. PWIDs are at high risk for HIV, Hepatitis B (HBV) and Hepatitis C (HCV) infections. We report the prevalence of HIV, HBV and HCV...

    Authors: Lopamudra Ray Saraswati, Avina Sarna, Mary Philip Sebastian, Vartika Sharma, Ira Madan, Ibou Thior, Julie Pulerwitz and Waimar Tun
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2015 15:726
  13. Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR) is an approach in which researchers and community stakeholders form equitable partnerships to tackle issues related to community health improvement and knowledge p...

    Authors: Justin Jagosh, Paula L. Bush, Jon Salsberg, Ann C. Macaulay, Trish Greenhalgh, Geoff Wong, Margaret Cargo, Lawrence W. Green, Carol P. Herbert and Pierre Pluye
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2015 15:725
  14. Hispanics, particularly men of Mexican origin, are more likely to engage in heavy drinking and experience alcohol-related problems, but less likely to obtain treatment for alcohol problems than non-Hispanic me...

    Authors: Craig A. Field, José Alonso Cabriales, Robert H. Woolard, Alan H. Tyroch, Raul Caetano and Yessenia Castro
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2015 15:724
  15. This study aimed to investigate differences in injury severity and mortality between patients who met with bicycle or motorcycle accidents and were hospitalized at a Level I trauma center in Taiwan.

    Authors: Hang-Tsung Liu, Cheng-Shyuan Rau, Chi-Cheng Liang, Shao-Chun Wu, Shiun-Yuan Hsu, Hsiao-Yun Hsieh and Ching-Hua Hsieh
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2015 15:722
  16. Cancer survivors are often left on their own to deal with the challenges of resuming work during or after cancer treatment, mainly due to unclear agreements between stakeholders responsible for occupational re...

    Authors: Christina M. Stapelfeldt, Merete Labriola, Anders Bonde Jensen, Niels Trolle Andersen, Anne-Mette H. Momsen and Claus Vinther Nielsen
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2015 15:720
  17. China had 236 million internal migrants in 2012 and the majority of them migrated from rural to urban areas. The research based on medical and epidemical records found that the migrants had worse health than t...

    Authors: Luwen Zhang, Shuaishuai Liu, Guoying Zhang and Shaolong Wu
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2015 15:719
  18. Although obesity is a well-studied risk factor for diabetes, there remains an interest in whether “increasing body mass index (BMI),” “high BMI per se,” or both are the actual risk factors for diabetes. The prese...

    Authors: Yoshihiko Mano, Hiroshi Yokomichi, Kohta Suzuki, Atsunori Takahashi, Yoshioki Yoda, Masahiro Tsuji, Miri Sato, Ryoji Shinohara, Sonoko Mizorogi, Mie Mochizuki and Zentaro Yamagata
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2015 15:718
  19. This cross-sectional study aimed to look for an association in young children between whole body bone mineral content (BMC) and areal bone mineral density (aBMD) and dairy consumption as well as sedentary beha...

    Authors: Isabelle Sioen, Nathalie Michels, Carolien Polfliet, Stephanie De Smet, Sara D’Haese, Inge Roggen, Jean Deschepper, Stefan Goemaere, Jara Valtueña and Stefaan De Henauw
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2015 15:717
  20. Tuberculosis (TB) is the second leading cause of human death and TB is one of the major public health problems in Bangladesh. The aim of the present study was to assess the Knowledge about TB among non-medical...

    Authors: Masud Rana, Abu Sayem, Reazul Karim, Nurul Islam, Rafiqul Islam, Tunku Kamarul Zaman and Golam Hossain
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2015 15:716
  21. The prevalence of unhealthy lifestyles and preventable chronic diseases is high. They lead to disabilities and sickness absence, which might be reduced if health promotion measures were applied. Therefore, we ...

    Authors: Tessa A. Kouwenhoven-Pasmooij, Bosiljka Djikanovic, Suzan J. W. Robroek, Pieter Helmhout, Alex Burdorf and M. G. Myriam Hunink
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2015 15:715
  22. Socioeconomic status (SES) is an important determinant of health and potential modifier of the effects of environmental contaminants. There has been a lack of comprehensive indices for measuring overall SES in...

    Authors: Emily Chan, Jesus Serrano, Li Chen, David M. Stieb, Michael Jerrett and Alvaro Osornio-Vargas
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2015 15:714
  23. Despite well-recognized recommendations to reduce human exposure to zoonotic pathogens, the use of personal and herd-level protective practices is inconsistent in communities where human interactions with anim...

    Authors: Meghan R. Mason, Marcelo Gonzalez, James S. Hodges and Claudia Muñoz-Zanzi
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2015 15:713
  24. Early studies have suggested that biomass cooking fuels were associated with increased risk of low birth weight (LBW). However it is unclear if this reduced birth weight was due to prematurity or intrauterine ...

    Authors: Min Jiang, Jie Qiu, Min Zhou, Xiaochun He, Hongmei Cui, Catherine Lerro, Ling Lv, Xiaojuan Lin, Chong Zhang, Honghong Zhang, Ruifeng Xu, Daling Zhu, Yun Dang, Xudong Han, Hanru Zhang, Haiya Bai…
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2015 15:712
  25. Numerous area-based initiatives have been implemented in deprived areas across Western-Europe with the aim to improve the socio-economic and environmental conditions in these areas. Only few of these initiativ...

    Authors: Daniëlle Kramer, Birthe Jongeneel-Grimen, Karien Stronks, Mariël Droomers and Anton E. Kunst
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2015 15:711
  26. Because of the nature of their work, female sex workers are at risk of sexually transmitted diseases. Cross-border areas are places where this situation becomes worse. In Ethiopia, there has been a serious sca...

    Authors: Lemma Derseh Gezie, Belaynew Wassie Taye and Tadesse Awoke Ayele
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2015 15:710
  27. Evidence is emerging from school-based studies that physical activity might favorably affect children’s academic performance. However, there is a need for high-quality studies to support this. Therefore, the m...

    Authors: Geir K Resaland, Vegard Fusche Moe, Eivind Aadland, Jostein Steene-Johannessen, Øyvind Glosvik, John R Andersen, Olav M Kvalheim, Heather A McKay and Sigmund A Anderssen
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2015 15:709
  28. Exposure to particulate matter has been associated with increased risk of cardiovascular and respiratory diseases. We evaluated the ecological correlation between standardized hospital discharges with diabetes...

    Authors: Angelo G. Solimini, Maddalena D’Addario and Paolo Villari
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2015 15:708
  29. Policies to reduce injury among Canadians can be controversial and there is variability in the enactment of injury prevention laws across the country. In general, laws are most effective when they are based on...

    Authors: Alison K. Macpherson, Mariana Brussoni, Pamela Fuselli, Tara Middaugh-Bonney, Shannon Piedt and Ian Pike
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2015 15:707
  30. A recent weakening and even decoupling of the association of body mass index (BMI) and systolic blood pressure (SBP) in population data was reported, i. a. for Western Europe.

    Authors: Carolin Adler, Angelika Schaffrath Rosario, Claudia Diederichs and Hannelore K. Neuhauser
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2015 15:705
  31. Tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV) and Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever virus (CCHFV) are important tick-borne viruses. Despite their wide geographical distribution and ease of acquisition, the prevalence of...

    Authors: Munirah Mohd Shukri, Kai Ling Kho, Masoumeh Ghane Kisomi, Rafidah Lani, Suria Marlina, Siti Fatimah Muhd Radzi, Sun Tee Tay, Li Ping Wong, Awang Bulgiba Awang Mahmud, Quaza Nizamuddin Hassan Nizam, Sazaly Abu Bakar and Keivan Zandi
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2015 15:704
  32. Increases in alcohol related mortality and morbidity have been reported among older people in England over the last decade. There is, however, evidence that drinking is protective for some health conditions. T...

    Authors: Martin Frisher, Marina Mendonça, Nicola Shelton, Hynek Pikhart, Cesar de Oliveira and Clare Holdsworth
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2015 15:703
  33. Recent evidence suggests that the majority of HIV transmissions among men who have sex with men (MSM) occur between steady partners. We sought to determine factors associated with HIV transmission risks in ste...

    Authors: Sarah C. Kramer, Jochen Drewes, Martin Kruspe and Ulrich Marcus
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2015 15:702
  34. Control of modifiable cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors has substantially reduced CVD mortality, but risk factor levels in populations may change and need continuous monitoring. This study aims to prov...

    Authors: Julia Truthmann, Markus A. Busch, Christa Scheidt-Nave, Gert B. M. Mensink, Antje Gößwald, Matthias Endres and Hannelore Neuhauser
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2015 15:701
  35. Obesity is prevalent in rural communities in Canada, however little is known about the social determinants of health and obesity in rural populations. Socioeconomic status has been found to be inversely associ...

    Authors: Yue Chen, Donna C. Rennie, Chandima P. Karunanayake, Bonnie Janzen, Louise Hagel, William Pickett, Roland Dyck, Joshua Lawson, James A. Dosman and Punam Pahwa
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2015 15:700
  36. Preventing obesity is an international health priority and women living in rural communities are at an increased risk of weight gain. Lifestyle programs are needed as part of a comprehensive approach to preven...

    Authors: S L Kozica, C B Lombard, D Ilic, S Ng, C L Harrison and H J Teede
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2015 15:699
  37. Informal employment is assumed to be an important but seldom studied social determinant of health, affecting a large number of workers around the world. Although informal employment arrangements constitute a p...

    Authors: María López-Ruiz, Lucía Artazcoz, José Miguel Martínez, Marianela Rojas and Fernando G. Benavides
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2015 15:698
  38. The aims of this study were: a) to evaluate attitudes and practices of health care workers (HCWs) towards influenza vaccination and their opinion regarding a vaccination promotion toolkit; b) to estimate hospi...

    Authors: Vanessa Cozza, Valeria Alfonsi, Maria Cristina Rota, Valerio Paolini and Marta Luisa Ciofi degli Atti
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2015 15:697
  39. There remains a concern that Indigenous Australians have been over-researched without corresponding improvements in their health; this trend is applicable to most Indigenous populations globally. This debate a...

    Authors: Roxanne Bainbridge, Komla Tsey, Janya McCalman, Irina Kinchin, Vicki Saunders, Felecia Watkin Lui, Yvonne Cadet-James, Adrian Miller and Kenny Lawson
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2015 15:696
  40. Women having multiple sex partners are reportedly at an increased risk of HPV infection. However, the prevalence and risk factors of HPV infection in female sex workers (FSWs) vary considerably across racial/e...

    Authors: Haiqing Jia, Xiaobin Wang, Zaiqiu Long and Liankun Li
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2015 15:695
  41. Participation in population-based preventive health check has declined over the past decades. More research is needed to determine factors enhancing participation. The objective of this study was to examine th...

    Authors: Anne Mette Bender, Ichiro Kawachi, Torben Jørgensen and Charlotta Pisinger
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2015 15:694
  42. The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends virtually eliminating trans fat from the global food supply. Although several high-income countries have successfully reduced trans fat levels in foods, low- and ...

    Authors: Shauna M Downs, Archna Singh, Vidhu Gupta, Karen Lock and Suparna Ghosh-Jerath
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2015 15:693
  43. Multiple economic factors and social relationships determine dietary behaviours, but the inter-relations between determinants is unknown. Whether women and men differ in the vulnerability to, and impact of, co...

    Authors: Annalijn I. Conklin, Nita G. Forouhi, Paul Surtees, Nicholas J. Wareham and Pablo Monsivais
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2015 15:692
  44. The LIFE-Adult-Study is a population-based cohort study, which has recently completed the baseline examination of 10,000 randomly selected participants from Leipzig, a major city with 550,000 inhabitants in th...

    Authors: Markus Loeffler, Christoph Engel, Peter Ahnert, Dorothee Alfermann, Katrin Arelin, Ronny Baber, Frank Beutner, Hans Binder, Elmar Brähler, Ralph Burkhardt, Uta Ceglarek, Cornelia Enzenbach, Michael Fuchs, Heide Glaesmer, Friederike Girlich, Andreas Hagendorff…
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2015 15:691
  45. In developed countries, children’s independent mobility levels are low. Built environmental factors and parental safety concerns are well-known to predict the level of independent mobility adults grant to chil...

    Authors: Stephanie Schoeppe, Mitch J. Duncan, Hannah M. Badland, Stephanie Alley, Susan Williams, Amanda L. Rebar and Corneel Vandelanotte
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2015 15:690
  46. Smoking is a major preventable cause of morbidity and premature death worldwide. Both varenicline and nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) help achieve smoking cessation. However, limited evidence exists regardi...

    Authors: Ping-Hsun Chang, Chien-Hsieh Chiang, Wei-Che Ho, Pei-Zu Wu, Jaw-Shiun Tsai and Fei-Ran Guo
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2015 15:689
  47. The effects of physical activity on prescription (PAP) on health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in overweight adults are unclear. We therefore aimed to explore the effects of the Swedish PAP model on HRQoL in...

    Authors: Sven JG Olsson, Mats Börjesson, Elin Ekblom-Bak, Erik Hemmingsson, Mai-Lis Hellénius and Lena V Kallings
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2015 15:687

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