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  1. As reflected in elevated rates of sexually transmitted infections, there is a high prevalence of risky sexual behavior among Ugandan university students. It has been assumed that alcohol contributes to risky s...

    Authors: Vikas Choudhry, Anette Agardh, Martin Stafström and Per-Olof Östergren
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2014 14:128
  2. Nowadays the European Union faces a debate on the ban of sale of flavoured cigarettes. There is growing evidence that certain subgroups of smokers are more vulnerable to the use of flavoured cigarettes. Howeve...

    Authors: Dorota Kaleta, Bukola Usidame, Anna Szosland-Fałtyn and Teresa Makowiec-Dąbrowska
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2014 14:127
  3. The prevalence of cigarette smoking among adult gay males is higher than that of heterosexuals. There is a need for interventions adapted to gay culture. We conducted a pilot study using a modified version of ...

    Authors: Maria Dickson-Spillmann, Robin Sullivan, Benedikt Zahno and Michael P Schaub
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2014 14:126
  4. Depressive and anxiety disorders are common among working adults and costly to employers and individuals. Mental health screening is often an important initial strategy, but the resultant data are often of unk...

    Authors: Lisa Jarman, Angela Martin, Alison Venn, Petr Otahal, Roscoe Taylor, Brook Teale and Kristy Sanderson
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2014 14:125
  5. The majority of fatalities on the European Union (EU) railways are suicides, representing about 60% of all railway fatalities. The aim of this study was to compare time patterns of suicidal behaviour on railwa...

    Authors: Karoline Lukaschek, Jens Baumert, Natalia Erazo and Karl-Heinz Ladwig
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2014 14:124
  6. Despite known benefits of regular physical activity for health and well-being, many studies suggest that levels of physical activity in young people are low, and decline dramatically during adolescence. The pu...

    Authors: Sarahjane Belton, Wesley O’ Brien, Sarah Meegan, Catherine Woods and Johann Issartel
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2014 14:122
  7. Longitudinal studies have shown that objectively measured walking behaviour is subject to seasonal variation, with people walking more in summer compared to winter. Seasonality therefore may have the potential...

    Authors: Stefanie L Williams and David P French
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2014 14:120
  8. Although detained youth evidence increased rates of mental illness, relatively few adolescents utilize mental health care upon release from detention. Thus, the goal of this study is to understand the process ...

    Authors: Matthew C Aalsma, James R Brown, Evan D Holloway and Mary A Ott
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2014 14:117
  9. Children with sickle cell disease (SCD) commonly have cognitive deficits, even among toddlers. Much medical literature emphasizes disease-based factors to account for these deficits. However, the social enviro...

    Authors: Catherine Hoyt Drazen, Regina Abel, Terianne Lindsey and Allison A King
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2014 14:116
  10. Health impairments can result in disability and changed work productivity imposing considerable costs for the employee, employer and society as a whole. A large number of instruments exist to measure health-re...

    Authors: Cindy YG Noben, Silvia MAA Evers, Frans J Nijhuis and Angelique E de Rijk
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2014 14:115
  11. In Vietnam, environmental pollution caused by small-scale domestic smelting of automobile batteries into lead ingot is a growing concern. The village of Nghia Lo is a smelting craft village located roughly 25 ...

    Authors: Alison P Sanders, Sloane K Miller, Viet Nguyen, Jonathan B Kotch and Rebecca C Fry
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2014 14:114
  12. The chronic course of whiplash-associated disorder (WAD) has implications for both the individual and society. It has been shown that up to 50% of patients have not yet returned to work six months after a whip...

    Authors: Sarah Biering-Sørensen, Anne Møller, Christian DG Stoltenberg, Jonas W Holm and Peder G Skov
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2014 14:113
  13. Behavioural lifestyle interventions can be effective at promoting initial weight loss and supporting physical activity and dietary behaviour change, however maintaining improvements in these outcomes is often ...

    Authors: Brianna Fjeldsoe, Philayrath Phongsavan, Adrian Bauman, Ana Goode, Genevieve Maher and Elizabeth Eakin
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2014 14:112
  14. Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM) is an autoimmune disease that typically follows a monophasic course and may affect any age group. The precise population-based incidence of ADEM is still unknown in ...

    Authors: Chang-hui Xiong, Yan Yan, Zhen Liao, Shi-hui Peng, Hai-rong Wen, Yan-xia Zhang, Shu-hua Chen, Jian Li, Hai-ying Chen, Xiao-wu Feng, Hui-qing Yao, Li Huang and Li Zhang
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2014 14:111
  15. Some aspects of the neighborhood built environment may influence residents’ physical activity, which in turn, affects their health. This study aimed to develop an urban built environment evaluation tool and co...

    Authors: Meng Su, Yu-kun Du, Qing-min Liu, Yan-jun Ren, Ichiro Kawachi, Jun Lv and Li-ming Li
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2014 14:109
  16. Further research is needed to improve the evidence regarding determinants of physical activity (PA) as a crucial step to plan higher effective intervention strategies. The goal of the present study is to ident...

    Authors: Alvaro Sanchez, Gonzalo Grandes, Ricardo Ortega Sánchez-Pinilla, Jesus Torcal and Imanol Montoya
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2014 14:108
  17. There is broad consensus that diets high in salt are bad for health and that reducing salt intake is a cost-effective strategy for preventing chronic diseases. The World Health Organization has been supporting...

    Authors: Jacqui Webster, Wendy Snowdon, Marj Moodie, Satu Viali, Jimaima Schultz, Colin Bell, Mary-Anne Land, Shauna Downs, Anthea Christoforou, Elizabeth Dunford, Federica Barzi, Mark Woodward and Bruce Neal
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2014 14:107
  18. The emergence of HIV as a chronic condition means that people living with HIV are required to take more responsibility for the self-management of their condition, including making physical, emotional and socia...

    Authors: Tanya Millard, Julian Elliott, Sean Slavin, Karalyn McDonald, Sally Rowell and Sonya Girdler
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2014 14:106
  19. The chronic health effects from exposure to ambient air pollution are still unclear. This study primarily aims to examine the relationship between long-term exposure to ambient air pollution and respiratory mo...

    Authors: Yang Gao, Emily YY Chan, Liping Li, Patrick WC Lau and Tze Wai Wong
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2014 14:105
  20. The ongoing rapid urbanization in China offers rural population opportunities not only for economic improvement but also for substantial health risks. Albeit some researches related to rural-urban difference o...

    Authors: Shaoyong Xu, Jie Ming, Chao Yang, Bin Gao, Yi Wan, Ying Xing, Lei Zhang and Qiuhe Ji
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2014 14:104
  21. A limitation of traditional outcome studies from behavioral interventions is the lack of attention given to evaluating the influence of moderating variables. This study examined possible moderation effect of b...

    Authors: Pedro F Saint-Maurice, Gregory J Welk, Daniel W Russell and Jennifer Huberty
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2014 14:103
  22. Projections of the national burden of cancer play a key role in planning cancer control programmes and investments. We present projections of cancer incidence rates and cases for the period up to 2015-2019 in ...

    Authors: Elisabetta Rapiti, Sandrine Guarnori, Bert Pastoors, Raymond Miralbell and Massimo Usel
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2014 14:102
  23. Noncommunicable diseases (NCD) are the most common causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide, even in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC). Recent trends in health promotion emphasize community-based inte...

    Authors: Paola Letona, Manuel Ramirez-Zea, Benjamin Caballero and Joel Gittelsohn
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2014 14:101
  24. Food-borne Salmonella infections are a worldwide concern. During a large-scale outbreak, it is important that the public follows preventive advice. To increase compliance, insight in how the public gathers its kn...

    Authors: Lex van Velsen, Desirée JMA Beaujean, Julia EWC van Gemert-Pijnen, Jim E van Steenbergen and Aura Timen
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2014 14:100
  25. Despite the encroaching of endemic malaria to highland-fringe areas above 2000 meters above sea level in Ethiopia, there is limited information on ownership and use of mosquito nets for malaria prevention. Thu...

    Authors: Adugna Woyessa, Wakgari Deressa, Ahmed Ali and Bernt Lindtjørn
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2014 14:99
  26. Reduction of long term mortality by marital status is well established in general populations. However, effects have been shown to change over time and differ considerably by cause of death. This study examine...

    Authors: Philip Andrew Quinones, Inge Kirchberger, Margit Heier, Bernhard Kuch, Ines Trentinaglia, Andreas Mielck, Annette Peters, Wolfgang von Scheidt and Christa Meisinger
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2014 14:98
  27. Diabetes mellitus is recognized as one of the emerging public health problems in developing countries. However, its magnitude has not been studied at community levels, making the provision of appropriate servi...

    Authors: Solomon Mekonnen Abebe, Yemane Berhane, Alemayehu Worku and Abebayehu Assefa
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2014 14:97
  28. Health care associated infections are more predominant in developing countries where Hand hygiene compliance is associated with so many factors. However, these factors have not been studied so far in the study...

    Authors: Nura Muhammed Abdella, Mekuriaw A Tefera, Abebaw E Eredie, Timothy F Landers, Yewunetu D Malefia and Kefyalew Addis Alene
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2014 14:96
  29. Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a common serious health problem. Medication adherence is a key determinant of therapeutic success in patients with diabetes mellitus. The purpose of this study was to assess medicatio...

    Authors: Waleed M Sweileh, Sa’ed H Zyoud, Rawan J Abu Nab’a, Mohammed I Deleq, Mohammed I Enaia, Sana’a M Nassar and Samah W Al-Jabi
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2014 14:94
  30. Weight misperception may have an impact on perceived risk and susceptibility for chronic diseases. Little has been reported on the long term effects of this misperception in chronic disease interventions, part...

    Authors: Andrea L Hernan, Vincent L Versace, Tiina Laatikainen, Erkki Vartiainen, Edward D Janus and James A Dunbar
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2014 14:93
  31. Children are vulnerable to abuse and violence because their level of development makes them unable to protect themselves. Such adversities during early childhood may have a negative impact on the future lives ...

    Authors: Timketa Girgira, Birkneh Tilahun and Tigist Bacha
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2014 14:92

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