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Archives of Public Health

Ausgabe 1/2017

Inhalt (70 Artikel)

Open Access Research

Epidemic outbreak of Chikungunya in two neighboring towns in the Colombian Caribbean: a survival analysis

Misael Oviedo-Pastrana, Nelson Méndez, Salim Mattar, Germán Arrieta, Luty Gomezcaceres

Open Access Research

Promoting workplace stair climbing: sometimes, not interfering is the best

Andreas Åvitsland, Ane Kristiansen Solbraa, Amund Riiser

Open Access Letter to the Editor

Acute mountain sickness amongst tourists to Lhasa

Gaurav Sikri, Srinivasa Bhattachar

Open Access Research

Health system performance assessment landscape at the EU level: a structured synthesis of actors and actions

Nataša Perić, Maria M. Hofmarcher-Holzhacker, Judit Simon

Open Access Research

Mapping EQ-5D utilities to GBD 2010 and GBD 2013 disability weights: results of two pilot studies in Belgium

C. Maertens de Noordhout, B. Devleesschauwer, L. Gielens, M. H. D. Plasmans, J. A. Haagsma, N. Speybroeck

Open Access Research

Menu labeling implementation in dine-in restaurants: the Public’s knowledge, attitude and practices

Hadia Radwan, Eman M. Faroukh, Reyad Shaker Obaid

Open Access Research

Effects of individual, household and community characteristics on child nutritional status in the slums of urban Bangladesh

Karar Zunaid Ahsan, Shams El Arifeen, Md. Abdullah Al-Mamun, Shusmita H. Khan, Nitai Chakraborty

Open Access Research

Regional disparities in immunization services in Ghana through a bottleneck analysis approach: implications for sustaining national gains in immunization

A. E. Yawson, G. Bonsu, L. K. Senaya, A. O. Yawson, J. B. Eleeza, J. K. Awoonor-Williams, H. K. Banskota, E. E. A. Agongo

Open Access Methodology

Trajectories of a set of ten functional somatic symptoms from adolescence to middle age

Tapio Nummi, Pekka Virtanen, Päivi Leino-Arjas, Anne Hammarström

Open Access Research

Maternal undernutrition and excessive body weight and risk of birth and health outcomes

Md Nuruzzaman Khan, Md Mizanur Rahman, Asma Ahmad Shariff, Md Mostafizur Rahman, Md Shafiur Rahman, Md Aminur Rahman

Open Access Commentary

Living on the edge: precariousness and why it matters for health

Martin McKee, Aaron Reeves, Amy Clair, David Stuckler

Open Access Methodology

Getting started with tables

Hazel Inskip, Georgia Ntani, Leo Westbury, Chiara Di Gravio, Stefania D’Angelo, Camille Parsons, Janis Baird

Open Access Research

An overview of the epidemiology and emergence of influenza A infection in humans over time

Chau Minh Bui, Abrar Ahmad Chughtai, Dillon Charles Adam, C. Raina MacIntyre

Open Access Research

Is a diet low in greenhouse gas emissions a nutritious diet? – Analyses of self-selected diets in the LifeGene study

Katarina Bälter, Camilla Sjörs, Arvid Sjölander, Christopher Gardner, Fredrik Hedenus, Annika Tillander

Open Access Research

Immunization dropout rate and data quality among children 12–23 months of age in Ghana

Benjamin Baguune, Joyce Aputere Ndago, Martin Nyaaba Adokiya

Open Access Research

The mental health of unemployed Brussels youth: the role of social and material resources

Kelly Huegaerts, Vanessa Puig-Barrachina, Christophe Vanroelen

Open Access Research

A study on HIV, Syphilis, and Hepatitis B and C virus infections among female sex workers in the Republic of Congo

Fabien Roch Niama, Nadia Claricelle Loukabou Bongolo, Pembe Issamou Mayengue, Franck Fortuné Mboussou, Edith Sophie Kombo Bayonne, Florian Michael Kouckodila Nzingoula, Louis Regis Dossou-Yovo, Igor Louzolo, Mandingha Kosso Etoka-Beka, Achile Lanzy, Irène Yameogo, Davy Louvouezo, Simon Charles Kobawila, Marie-Francke Puruhence, Henri Joseph Parra

Open Access Research

Factors influencing risky single occasion drinking in Canada and policy implications

Ellen Rafferty, William Ian Andrew Bonner, Jillian Code, Keely McBride, Mustafa Andkhoie, Richa Tikoo, Stephanie McClean, Colleen Dell, Michael Szafron, Marwa Farag

Open Access Research

Barriers and motivations for health insurance subscription in Cape Coast, Ghana: a qualitative study

Akwasi Kumi-Kyereme, Hubert Amu, Eugene Kofuor Maafo Darteh

Open Access Research

Vitamin D deficiency among newly diagnosed tuberculosis patients and their household contacts: a comparative cross-sectional study

Meseret Workineh, Biniam Mathewos, Beyene Moges, Adissu Gize, Sisay Getie, Olle Stendahl, Thomas Schon, Ebba Abate

Open Access Research

Child wasting is a severe public health problem in the predominantly rural population of Ethiopia: A community based cross–sectional study

Amare Tariku, Gashaw Andargie Bikis, Haile Woldie, Molla Mesele Wassie, Abebaw Gebeyehu Worku

Open Access Research

Individual and community level factors with a significant role in determining child height-for-age Z score in East Gojjam Zone, Amhara Regional State, Ethiopia: a multilevel analysis

Zewdie Aderaw Alemu, Ahmed Ali Ahmed, Alemayehu Worku Yalew, Belay Simanie Birhanu, Benjamin F. Zaitchik

Open Access Research

Magnitude and predictors of undernutrition among children aged six to fifty nine months in Ethiopia: a cross sectional study

Hiwot Darsene, Ayele Geleto, Abebaw Gebeyehu, Solomon Meseret

Open Access Research

Understanding tobacco use and socioeconomic inequalities among men in Ghana, and Lesotho

Kwamena Sekyi Dickson, Bright Opoku Ahinkorah

Open Access Study protocol

Fat-soluble vitamin intake from the consumption of food, fortified food and supplements: design and methods of the Belgian VITADEK study

Isabelle Moyersoen, Stefaan Demarest, Karin De Ridder, Jean Tafforeau, Carl Lachat, John Van Camp

Open Access Research

Area Health Education Center (AHEC) programs for rural and underrepresented minority students in the Alabama Black Belt

Ashruta Patel, Regina J. Knox, Alicia Logan, Katie Summerville

Open Access Research

Availability of adequately iodized in Northwest Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study

Zegeye Abebe, Amare Tariku, Ejigu Gebeye

Open Access Research

National health insurance accreditation pattern among private healthcare providers in Ghana

Abena Agyeiwaa Lamptey, Eric Nsiah-Boateng, Samuel Agyei Agyemang, Moses Aikins

Open Access Research

Reliability of self-report measures of correlates of obesity-related behaviours in Hong Kong adolescents for the iHealt(H) and IPEN adolescent studies

Ester Cerin, Cindy H. P. Sit, Anthony Barnett, Wendy Y. J. Huang, Gemma Y. Gao, Stephen H. S. Wong, James F. Sallis

Open Access Research

Social determinants and risk behaviors associated with prevalent Hepatitis C and HIV/HCV co-infection among male injection drug users in Nepal

Sampurna Kakchapati, Manju Maharjan, Bir Bahadhur Rawal, Sameer Mani Dixit

Open Access Methodology

Implementation of the European health interview survey (EHIS) into the German health update (GEDA)

C. Lange, J.D. Finger, J. Allen, S. Born, J. Hoebel, R. Kuhnert, S. Müters, J. Thelen, P. Schmich, M. Varga, E. von der Lippe, M. Wetzstein, T. Ziese

Open Access Research

A population-based survey on physical inactivity and leisure time physical activity among adults in Chiang Mai, Thailand, 2014

Sanhapan Thanamee, Kanokporn Pinyopornpanish, Apichai Wattanapisit, Suparerk Suerungruang, Kanittha Thaikla, Wichuda Jiraporncharoen, Chaisiri Angkurawaranon

Open Access Study protocol

The HUMTICK study: protocol for a prospective cohort study on post-treatment Lyme disease syndrome and the disease and cost burden of Lyme borreliosis in Belgium

Laurence Geebelen, Tinne Lernout, Benoît Kabamba-Mukadi, Veroniek Saegeman, Hein Sprong, Steven Van Gucht, Philippe Beutels, Niko Speybroeck, Katrien Tersago

Open Access Research

Effect of sex and age on traumatic brain injury: a geographical comparative study

Raaj Kishore Biswas, Enamul Kabir, Rachel King

Open Access Research

Educational inequalities in premature mortality by region in the Belgian population in the 2000s

Françoise Renard, Brecht Devleesschauwer, Sylvie Gadeyne, Jean Tafforeau, Patrick Deboosere

Open Access Research

Lifestyle factors associated with underweight among Japanese adolescents: a cross-sectional study

Hirotaka Ochiai, Takako Shirasawa, Hinako Nanri, Rimei Nishimura, Shohei Nomoto, Hiromi Hoshino, Akatsuki Kokaze

Open Access Methodology

The added value of food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) information to estimate the usual food intake based on repeated 24-hour recalls

Cloë Ost, Karin A. A. De Ridder, Jean Tafforeau, Herman Van Oyen

Open Access Research

Determinants of prenatal anemia in Ethiopia

Abera Abay, Haile Woldie Yalew, Amare Tariku, Ejigu Gebeye

Open Access Systematic review

Estimate of undergraduate university student alcohol use in China: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Ian Newman, Lanyan Ding, Yonghua Feng

Open Access Research

Analysis of nutritional adequacy of local foods for meeting dietary requirements of children aged 6-23 months in rural central Tanzania

Jofrey Raymond, Morris Agaba, Clara Mollay, Jerman W. Rose, Neema Kassim

Open Access Research

Sentinel surveillance of influenza-like illness in the Central African Republic, 2010–2015

Alexandre Manirakiza, Marie-Yvette Batoumbou Ketta, Ulrich Vickos, Giscard Francis Komoyo, Sandra Garba-ouangole, Colette Bangue, Edgar Djimbele, Ombretta Pasotti, Eugene Kanga, Eloi Nicaise Mboufoungou, Brice Martial Yambiyo, Kathleen Victoir, Jean-Chrysostome Gody, Mirdad Kazanji, Emmanuel Nakoune

Open Access Commentary

Antimicrobial policies in animals and human health

Boudewijn Catry

Open Access Research

Sedentary time among primary school children in south-west Germany: amounts and correlates

Belinda Hoffmann, Sarah Kettner, Tamara Wirt, Olivia Wartha, Lina Hermeling, Jürgen M. Steinacker, Susanne Kobel

Open Access Commentary

The need for European OneHealth/EcoHealth networks

Hans Keune, Lucette Flandroy, Séverine Thys, Nick De Regge, Marcella Mori, Nicolas Antoine-Moussiaux, Maarten P.M. Vanhove, Javiera Rebolledo, Steven Van Gucht, Isra Deblauwe, Wim Hiemstra, Barbara Häsler, Aurélie Binot, Sara Savic, Simon R. Ruegg, Sjerp De Vries, Julie Garnier, Thierry van den Berg

Open Access Research

Zika virus disease, microcephaly and Guillain-Barré syndrome in Colombia: epidemiological situation during 21 months of the Zika virus outbreak, 2015–2017

Nelson Méndez, Misael Oviedo-Pastrana, Salim Mattar, Isaac Caicedo-Castro, German Arrieta

Open Access Methodology

Improving estimates of the burden of severe acute malnutrition and predictions of caseload for programs treating severe acute malnutrition: experiences from Nigeria

Assaye Bulti, André Briend, Nancy M. Dale, Arjan De Wagt, Faraja Chiwile, Stanley Chitekwe, Chris Isokpunwu, Mark Myatt

Open Access Research

Barrier, weakness and utilization of pre-pregnancy clinic services

Mizanur Rahman, Natazcza Abdul Rahim, Mohd Taha Arif

Open Access Research

Contribution of chronic conditions to functional limitations using a multinomial outcome: results for the older population in Belgium and Brazil

Renata T.C. Yokota, Wilma J. Nusselder, Jean-Marie Robine, Jean Tafforeau, Patrick Deboosere, Lenildo Moura, Silvânia S. C. A. Andrade, Shamyr S. Castro, Herman Van Oyen

Open Access Research

Company size, work-home interference, and well-being of self-employed entrepreneurs

Isabelle Godin, Pierre Desmarez, Céline Mahieu

Open Access Study protocol

Adoption and sustained use of cleaner cooking fuels in rural India: a case control study protocol to understand household, network, and organizational drivers

Praveen Kumar, Amar Dhand, Rachel G. Tabak, Ross C. Brownson, Gautam N. Yadama