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  1. Structured education programmes for patients with diabetes and other chronic conditions are being widely adopted. However, follow-up studies suggest that course graduates may struggle to sustain the self-care ...

    Authors: David Rankin, Debbie D Cooke, Jackie Elliott, Simon R Heller and Julia Lawton
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2012 12:652
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  2. Limited evidence exists describing the effectiveness of strategies in facilitating the implementation of vegetable and fruit programs by schools on a population wide basis. The aim of this study was to examine...

    Authors: Nicole Nathan, Luke Wolfenden, Andrew C Bell, Rebecca Wyse, Philip J Morgan, Michelle Butler, Rachel Sutherland, Andrew J Milat, Debra Hector and John Wiggers
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2012 12:651
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  3. Over the decades, global public health efforts have sought to reduce socio-economic health differences, including differences in mental health. Only a few studies have examined changes in socio-economic differ...

    Authors: Kirsi M Talala, Tuija P Martelin, Ari H Haukkala, Tommi T Härkänen and Ritva S Prättälä
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2012 12:650
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  4. Self-rated health is commonly employed in research studies that seek to assess the health status of older individuals. Perceptions of health are, however, influenced by individual and societal level factors th...

    Authors: Davina J French, Colette Browning, Hal Kendig, Mary A Luszcz, Yasuhiko Saito, Kerry Sargent-Cox and Kaarin J Anstey
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2012 12:649
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  5. Several studies suggest that the number of risk factors rather than their nature is key to mental health disorders in childhood.

    Authors: Florence Tubach, Tim Greacen, Thomas Saïas, Romain Dugravier, Nicole Guedeney, Philippe Ravaud, Susana Tereno, Richard Tremblay, Bruno Falissard and Antoine Guedeney
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2012 12:648
    Content type: Study protocol Published on:

  7. There are an increasing number of children in Australia growing up with same-sex attracted parents. Although children from same-sex parent families do in general perform well on many psychosocial measures rece...

    Authors: Simon Robert Crouch, Elizabeth Waters, Ruth McNair, Jennifer Power and Elise Davis
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2012 12:646
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  8. Prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors is unevenly distributed among occupational groups. The working environment, as well as lifestyle and socioeconomic status contribute to the disparity and variation in ...

    Authors: Mette Korshøj, Peter Krustrup, Marie Birk Jørgensen, Eva Prescott, Åse Marie Hansen, Jesper Kristiansen, Jørgen Henrik Skotte, Ole Steen Mortensen, Karen Søgaard and Andreas Holtermann
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2012 12:645
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  9. Suicide rate trends for Poland, one of the most populous countries in Europe, are not well documented. Moreover, the quality of the official Polish suicide statistics is unknown and requires in-depth investiga...

    Authors: Peter Höfer, Ian R H Rockett, Peeter Värnik, Elmar Etzersdorfer and Nestor D Kapusta
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2012 12:644
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  10. Idiopathic environmental intolerance attributed to electromagnetic fields (IEI-EMF) remains a complex and unclear phenomenon, often characterized by the report of various, non-specific physical symptoms (NSPS)...

    Authors: Christos Baliatsas, Irene Van Kamp, Erik Lebret and G James Rubin
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2012 12:643
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  13. Young people (18–25 years) during the adolescence/adulthood transition are vulnerable to weight gain and notoriously hard to reach. Despite increased levels of overweight/obesity in this age group, physical ac...

    Authors: Amudha S Poobalan, Lorna S Aucott, Amanda Clarke and W Cairns S Smith
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2012 12:640
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  14. Arsenic is a natural drinking water contaminant affecting 26 million people in West Bengal, India. Chronic arsenic exposure causes cancer, cardiovascular disease, liver disease, neuropathies and ocular disease...

    Authors: Nandana Das, Somnath Paul, Debmita Chatterjee, Nilanjana Banerjee, Niladri S Majumder, Nilendu Sarma, Tanmoy J Sau, Santanu Basu, Saptarshi Banerjee, Papiya Majumder, Apurba K Bandyopadhyay, J Christopher States and Ashok K Giri
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2012 12:639
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  15. It has been reported that waist circumference (WC) is a better predictor of cardiovascular risk factors than body mass index (BMI), although the findings have not been consistent. The aim of this study was to ...

    Authors: Macarena Lara, Patricia Bustos, Hugo Amigo, Claudio Silva and Roberto J Rona
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2012 12:638
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  16. Prior longitudinal studies have shown high cumulative dating violence exposure rates among U.S adolescents, with 36 percent of males and 44 percent to 88 percent of females experiencing victimization across ad...

    Authors: Amy E Bonomi, Melissa L Anderson, Julianna Nemeth, Suzanne Bartle-Haring, Cynthia Buettner and Deborah Schipper
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2012 12:637
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  17. Obesity is widespread in the world including developing countries. However malnutrition in poor areas is still a serious problem. Few investigations, especially in a large sample, have been performed in Wester...

    Authors: Ping Li, Fan Yang, Fei Xiong, Tingzhu Huo, Yu Tong, Sufei Yang and Meng Mao
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2012 12:636
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  18. This study aimed to examine the experiences of walking promotion professionals on the range and effectiveness of recruitment strategies used within community based walking programmes within the United Kingdom.

    Authors: Anne Matthews, Graham Brennan, Paul Kelly, Chloe McAdam, Nanette Mutrie and Charles Foster
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2012 12:635
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  19. Dyslipidemia is present in people with diabetes as well as subjects with normal glucose tolerance (NGT). The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between lipid profiles and β cell function...

    Authors: Tianpeng Zheng, Yun Gao and Haoming Tian
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2012 12:634
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  21. Factors associated with HCV incidence among young Aboriginal people in Canada are still not well understood. We sought to estimate time to HCV infection and the relative hazard of risk factors associated HCV i...

    Authors: Patricia M Spittal, Margo E Pearce, Negar Chavoshi, Wayne M Christian, Akm Moniruzzaman, Mary Teegee and Martin T Schechter
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2012 12:632
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  23. Studies on the effects of tuberculosis on a patient’s quality of life (QOL) are scant. The objective of this study was to evaluate the psychometric properties of the Taiwan short version of the World Health Or...

    Authors: Wei-Sheng Chung, Yu-Ling Lan and Ming-Chin Yang
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2012 12:630
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  24. The GAVI Alliance’s decision in late 2011 to invite developing countries to apply for funding for human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine introduction underscores the importance of understanding levels of HPV vacci...

    Authors: Jane K Cover, Nguyen Quy Nghi, D Scott LaMontagne, Dang Thi Thanh Huyen, Nguyen Tran Hien and Le Thi Nga
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2012 12:629
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  25. A relationship between current socio-economic position and subjective quality of life has been demonstrated, using wellbeing, life and needs satisfaction approaches. Less is known regarding the influence of di...

    Authors: Claire L Niedzwiedz, Srinivasa V Katikireddi, Jill P Pell and Richard Mitchell
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2012 12:628
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  26. Mass media play an important role in keeping people up-to-date with the latest health news. This study aims at investigating the quality of health news disseminated in the print media, its course of production...

    Authors: Mahnaz Ashoorkhani, Jaleh Gholami, Katayoun Maleki, Sima Nedjat, Jalaledin Mortazavi and Reza Majdzadeh
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2012 12:627
    Content type: Correspondence Published on:

  27. It has been hypothesised that health conscious individuals tend to take better care of themselves by greater adherence to preventive medications. We examined, whether long-term changes in dietary habits and ph...

    Authors: Nana Folmann Hempler, Allan Krasnik, Charlotta Pisinger and Torben Jørgensen
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2012 12:626
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  28. Weight management constitutes a substantial problem particularly among groups of low socio-economic status. Interventions at work places may be a solution, but high quality worksite interventions documenting p...

    Authors: Jeanette R Christensen, Kristian Overgaard, Isabella G Carneiro, Andreas Holtermann and Karen Søgaard
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2012 12:625
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  29. Research on the relationship between Health Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) and physical activity (PA), to date, have rarely investigated how this relationship differ across objective and subjective measures o...

    Authors: Nana Kwame Anokye, Paul Trueman, Colin Green, Toby G Pavey and Rod S Taylor
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2012 12:624
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  30. Human Papillomavirus (HPV) is the most common sexually transmitted infection. The main risk factors correlated with HPV infection are: early sexual debut, the number of partners, frequency and type of sexual c...

    Authors: Donatella Panatto, Daniela Amicizia, Cecilia Trucchi, Francesca Casabona, Piero Luigi Lai, Paolo Bonanni, Sara Boccalini, Angela Bechini, Emilia Tiscione, Carla Maria Zotti, Rosa Cristina Coppola, Giuseppina Masia, Angelo Meloni, Paolo Castiglia, Andrea Piana and Roberto Gasparini
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2012 12:623
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  31. Parenting programmes are effective in enhancing parenting practices and child development. This study evaluated the effects of a intervention with psychosocial stimulation (PS) on the quality of the home envir...

    Authors: Baitun Nahar, Md Iqbal Hossain, Jena D Hamadani, Tahmeed Ahmed, Sally Grantham-McGregor and Lars-Ake Persson
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2012 12:622
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  32. Tuberculosis (TB) indicators in South Africa currently remain well below global targets. In 2008, the National Tuberculosis Program (NTP) implemented a community mobilization program in all nine provinces to t...

    Authors: Liza E Bronner, Laura J Podewils, Annatjie Peters, Pushpakanthi Somnath, Lorna Nshuti, Martie van der Walt and Lerole David Mametja
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2012 12:621
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  33. Under-5-years child mortality remains high in rural China. Integrated management of childhood illness (IMCI) was introduced to China in 1998, but only a few rural areas have been included. This study aimed at ...

    Authors: Xiuyun Li, Virasakdi Chongsuvivatwong, Xiaoling Xia, Pasuree Sangsupawanich, Wenjing Zheng and Keling Ma
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2012 12:620
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  34. Worksite health promotion programs (WHPPs) offer an attractive opportunity to improve the lifestyle of employees. Nevertheless, broad scale and successful implementation of WHPPs in daily practice often fails....

    Authors: Debbie Wierenga, Luuk H Engbers, Pepijn van Empelen, Vincent H Hildebrandt and Willem van Mechelen
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2012 12:619
    Content type: Study protocol Published on:

  35. Legionella pneumophila is increasingly recognised as a significant cause of sporadic and epidemic community-acquired and nosocomial pneumonia. Many studies describe the frequency and severity of Legionella spp. ...

    Authors: Gianluigi Quaranta, Sara Vincenti, Anna Maria Ferriero, Federica Boninti, Romina Sezzatini, Cinzia Turnaturi, Maria Daniela Gliubizzi, Elio Munafò, Gianluca Ceccarelli, Carmelo Causarano, Massimo Accorsi, Pasquale Del Nord, Walter Ricciardi and Patrizia Laurenti
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2012 12:618
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  36. Socioeconomic status has a profound effect on the risk of having a first acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Information on socioeconomic inequalities in AMI incidence across age- gender-groups is lacking. Our ...

    Authors: Carla Koopman, Aloysia AM van Oeffelen, Michiel L Bots, Peter M Engelfriet, WM Monique Verschuren, Lenie van Rossem, Ineke van Dis, Simon Capewell and Ilonca Vaartjes
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2012 12:617
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  37. Childhood obesity and associated hypertension are major public health concerns globally. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of obesity and the associated risk of high blood pressure among Nigerian ad...

    Authors: Abiola A Oduwole, Taiwo A Ladapo, Iretiola B Fajolu, Ekanem N Ekure and Olufunmilayo F Adeniyi
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2012 12:616
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  38. Older people usually prefer staying at home rather than going into residential care. The Belgian National Institute for Health and Disability Insurance wishes to invest in home care by financing innovative pro...

    Authors: Johanna De Almeida Mello, Therese Van Durme, Jean Macq and Anja Declercq
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2012 12:615
    Content type: Study protocol Published on:

  39. The Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is a major cause of liver disease and liver cancer worldwide according to the World Health Organization. Following acute HBV infection, 1-5% of infected healthy adults and...

    Authors: Manuel Oviedo, M Pilar Muñoz, Gloria Carmona, Eva Borrás, Joan Batalla, Nuria Soldevila and Angela Domínguez
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2012 12:614
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  40. South Africa is experiencing a critical shortage of human resources for health (HRH) at a time when the population and the burden of ill-health, primarily due to HIV, AIDS and TB, are on the increase. This sho...

    Authors: Gavin George and Bruce Rhodes
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2012 12:613
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  41. Little is known about the consumption of organic food during pregnancy. The aim of this study was to describe dietary characteristics associated with frequent consumption of organic food among pregnant women p...

    Authors: Hanne Torjusen, Geir Lieblein, Tormod Næs, Margaretha Haugen, Helle Margrete Meltzer and Anne Lise Brantsæter
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2012 12:612
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  42. Childhood socioeconomic disadvantage has been linked with obesity in cross-sectional research, although less is known about how changes in socioeconomic status influence the development of obesity. Researchers...

    Authors: Darla E Kendzor, Margaret O Caughy and Margaret Tresch Owen
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2012 12:611
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  43. Statins are increasingly prescribed to prevent cardiovascular disease (CVD) in asymptomatic individuals. Yet, it is unknown whether those at higher CVD risk – i.e. individuals in lower socio-economic position ...

    Authors: Helle Wallach-Kildemoes, Finn Diderichsen, Allan Krasnik, Theis Lange and Morten Andersen
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2012 12:610
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  44. In the primary care setting, dementia is often diagnosed relatively late in the disease process. Case finding and proactive collaborative care may have beneficial effects on both patient and informal caregiver...

    Authors: Pim van den Dungen, Eric P Moll van Charante, Harm W J van Marwijk, Henriëtte E van der Horst, Peter M van de Ven and Hein P J van Hout
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2012 12:609
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  46. Few studies have been conducted on the association between perinatal and early life factors with childhood depression and results are conflicting. Our aim was to estimate the prevalence and perinatal and early...

    Authors: Thaís S Pereira, Antônio A Silva, Maria T Alves, Vanda M Simões, Rosângela F Batista, Juliana D Rodriguez, Felipe P Figueiredo, Fernando Lamy-Filho, Marco A Barbieri and Heloisa Bettiol
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2012 12:605
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  47. With the deaths of hundreds of thousands and the displacement of up to three million Darfuris, the increasingly complex and on-going war in Darfur has warranted the need to investigate war-related severity and...

    Authors: Alia Badri, Rik Crutzen and H W Van den Borne
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2012 12:603
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  48. Hepatitis B (HBV) is the leading cause of cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma worldwide. This study assessed the knowledge, attitudes and practices of people with chronic HBV and the associated factors.

    Authors: Rosmawati Mohamed, Chirk Jenn Ng, Wen Ting Tong, Suraya Zainol Abidin, Li Ping Wong and Wah Yun Low
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2012 12:601
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  49. The transfer and implementation of acceptable and effective health services, programs and innovations across settings provides an important and potentially cost-effective strategy for reducing Indigenous Austr...

    Authors: Janya McCalman, Komla Tsey, Anton Clifford, Wendy Earles, Anthony Shakeshaft and Roxanne Bainbridge
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2012 12:600
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  50. To determine potential social, psychological, and environmental-structural factors that may result in motivating female sex workers (FSWs), who are rural-to-urban migrants, and their paying partners in Shangha...

    Authors: Xiuxia Ye, Meili Shang, Tian Shen, Bei Pei, Xueqin Jiang and Yong Cai
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2012 12:599
    Content type: Research article Published on:
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