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BMC Public Health

Ausgabe 1/2013

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Randomised controlled trial of a complex intervention by primary care nurses to increase walking in patients aged 60–74 years: protocol of the PACE-Lift (Pedometer Accelerometer Consultation Evaluation - Lift) trial

Tess Harris, Sally Kerry, Christina Victor, Ulf Ekelund, Alison Woodcock, Steve Iliffe, Peter Whincup, Carole Beighton, Michael Ussher, Lee David, Debbie Brewin, Fredrika Adams, Annabelle Rogers, Derek Cook

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Evidence for cervical cancer mortality with screening program in Taiwan, 1981–2010: age-period-cohort model

Shih-Yung Su, Jing-Yang Huang, Chien-Chang Ho, Yung-Po Liaw

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Repository on maternal child health: Health portal to improve access to information on maternal child health in India

Rajesh Khanna, N Karikalan, Anil Kumar Mishra, Anchal Agarwal, Madhulekha Bhattacharya, Jayanta K Das

Open Access Commentary

A commentary on studies presenting projections of the future prevalence of dementia

Sam Norton, Fiona E Matthews, Carol Brayne

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Effectiveness of home visiting programs on child outcomes: a systematic review

Shelley Peacock, Stephanie Konrad, Erin Watson, Darren Nickel, Nazeem Muhajarine

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Epidemiology of smoking among Malaysian adult males: prevalence and associated factors

Hock Kuang Lim, Sumarni Mohd Ghazali, Cheong Chee Kee, Kuay Kuang Lim, Ying Ying Chan, Huey Chien Teh, Ahmad Faudzi Mohd Yusoff, Gurpreet Kaur, Zarihah Mohd Zain, Mohamad Haniki Nik Mohamad, Sallehuddin Salleh

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Chronic disease prevalence from Italian administrative databases in the VALORE project: a validation through comparison of population estimates with general practice databases and national survey

Rosa Gini, Paolo Francesconi, Giampiero Mazzaglia, Iacopo Cricelli, Alessandro Pasqua, Pietro Gallina, Salvatore Brugaletta, Daniele Donato, Andrea Donatini, Alessandro Marini, Carlo Zocchetti, Claudio Cricelli, Gianfranco Damiani, Mariadonata Bellentani, Miriam CJM Sturkenboom, Martijn J Schuemie

Open Access Research article

Adverse childhood experiences and frequent insufficient sleep in 5 U.S. States, 2009: a retrospective cohort study

Daniel P Chapman, Yong Liu, Letitia R Presley-Cantrell, Valerie J Edwards, Anne G Wheaton, Geraldine S Perry, Janet B Croft

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Prevalence, risk factors and co-morbidities of diabetes among adults in rural Saskatchewan: the influence of farm residence and agriculture-related exposures

Roland Dyck, Chandima Karunanayake, Punam Pahwa, Louise Hagel, Josh Lawson, Donna Rennie, James Dosman

Open Access Study protocol

Midlife women, bone health, vegetables, herbs and fruit study. The Scarborough Fair study protocol

Caroline A Gunn, Janet L Weber, Marlena C Kruger

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Wide Awake Parenting: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial of a parenting program for the management of post-partum fatigue

Melissa Dunning, Monique Seymour, Amanda Cooklin, Rebecca Giallo

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Gamified physical activation of young men – a Multidisciplinary Population-Based Randomized Controlled Trial (MOPO study)

Riikka Ahola, Riitta Pyky, Timo Jämsä, Matti Mäntysaari, Heli Koskimäki, Tiina M Ikäheimo, Maija-Leena Huotari, Juha Röning, Hannu I Heikkinen, Raija Korpelainen

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Motives for participating in a clinical research trial: a pilot study in Brazil

Solange A Nappo, Giovanna B Iafrate, Zila M Sanchez

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Health impacts of the July 2010 heat wave in Québec, Canada

Ray Bustinza, Germain Lebel, Pierre Gosselin, Diane Bélanger, Fateh Chebana

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Enhancing Buruli ulcer control in Ghana through social interventions: a case study from the Obom sub-district

Collins K Ahorlu, Eric Koka, Dorothy Yeboah-Manu, Isaac Lamptey, Edwin Ampadu

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Prevalence of hypertension in overweight and obese children from a large school-based population in Shanghai, China

Xi Lu, Peng Shi, Chun-Yan Luo, Yue-Fang Zhou, Hui-Ting Yu, Chang-Yi Guo, Fan Wu

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Local level epidemiological analysis of TB in people from a high incidence country of birth

Peter D Massey, David N Durrheim, Nicola Stephens, Amanda Christensen

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Outdoor advertising, obesity, and soda consumption: a cross-sectional study

Lenard I Lesser, Frederick J Zimmerman, Deborah A Cohen

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Age at menarche and its relationship to body mass index among adolescent girls in Kuwait

Nora Al-Awadhi, Nouf Al-Kandari, Teebah Al-Hasan, Daliah AlMurjan, Salhah Ali, Abdullah Al-Taiar

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Management of acute diarrhea in adults in China: a cross-sectional survey

Feng-Qin Hou, Yan Wang, Jun LI, Gui-Qiang Wang, Ying Liu

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Ascertainment of chronic diseases using population health data: a comparison of health administrative data and patient self-report

Elizabeth Muggah, Erin Graves, Carol Bennett, Douglas G Manuel

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Understanding contextual barriers, supports, and opportunities for physical activity among Mexican-origin children in Texas border colonias: A descriptive study

M Renée Umstattd Meyer, Joseph R Sharkey, Megan S Patterson, Wesley R Dean

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Efficacy of ‘Tailored Physical Activity’ or ‘Chronic Pain Self-Management Program’ on return to work for sick-listed citizens: design of a randomised controlled trial

Lotte Nygaard Andersen, Birgit Juul-Kristensen, Kirsten Kaya Roessler, Lene Gram Herborg, Thomas Lund Sørensen, Karen Søgaard

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Joint predictability of health related quality of life and leisure time physical activity on mortality risk in people with diabetes

Chia-Lin Li, Hsing-Yi Chang, Chih-Cheng Hsu, Jui-fen Rachel Lu, Hsin-Ling Fang

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Smoking cessation among diabetes patients: results of a pilot randomized controlled trial in Kerala, India

KR Thankappan, GK Mini, Meena Daivadanam, G Vijayakumar, PS Sarma, Mark Nichter

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Changes in alcohol consumption after a natural disaster: a study of Norwegian survivors after the 2004 Southeast Asia tsunami

Astri Nordløkken, Hilde Pape, Tore Wentzel-Larsen, Trond Heir

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Illness experience of adults with cervical spinal cord injury in Japan: a qualitative investigation

Ayako Ide-Okochi, Yoshihiko Yamazaki, Etsuko Tadaka, Kazumi Fujimura, Toshie Kusunaga

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Factors associated with skipping breakfast among Inner Mongolia Medical students in China

Juan Sun, He Yi, Zhiyue Liu, Yan Wu, Jiang Bian, Yanyan Wu, Yuki Eshita, Gaimei Li, Qing Zhang, Ying Yang

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Association between perceived insufficient sleep, frequent mental distress, obesity and chronic diseases among US adults, 2009 behavioral risk factor surveillance system

Yong Liu, Janet B Croft, Anne G Wheaton, Geraldine S Perry, Daniel P Chapman, Tara W Strine, Lela R McKnight-Eily, Letitia Presley-Cantrell

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A qualitative exploration of Malaysian cancer patients’ perceptions of cancer screening

Maryam Farooqui, Mohamed Azmi Hassali, Aishah Knight, Asrul Akmal Shafie, Muhammad Aslam Farooqui, Fahad Saleem, Noman-ul Haq, Hisham Aljadhey

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Organizational stressors associated with job stress and burnout in correctional officers: a systematic review

Caitlin Finney, Erene Stergiopoulos, Jennifer Hensel, Sarah Bonato, Carolyn S Dewa

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Harnessing the power of the grassroots to conduct public health research in sub-Saharan Africa: a case study from western Kenya in the adaptation of community-based participatory research (CBPR) approaches

Allan Kamanda, Lonnie Embleton, David Ayuku, Lukoye Atwoli, Peter Gisore, Samuel Ayaya, Rachel Vreeman, Paula Braitstein

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Assessment of the health care waste generation rates and its management system in hospitals of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2011

Mesfin Kote Debere, Kassahun Alemu Gelaye, Andamlak Gizaw Alamdo, Zemedu Mehamed Trifa

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Further validation that claims data are a useful tool for epidemiologic research on hypertension

Baylah Tessier-Sherman, Deron Galusha, Oyebode A Taiwo, Linda Cantley, Martin D Slade, Sharon R Kirsche, Mark R Cullen

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A cross-sectional study of the prevalence and risk factors for hypertension in rural Nepali women

Rumana J Khan, Christine P Stewart, Parul Christian, Kerry J Schulze, Lee Wu, Steven C LeClerq, Subarna K Khatry, Keith P West Jr

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Determinants in adolescence for adult sickness absence in women and men: a 26-year follow-up of a prospective population based cohort (Northern Swedish cohort)

Ellenor Mittendorfer-Rutz, Gunnel Hensing, Hugo Westerlund, Magnus Backheden, Anne Hammarström

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Factors affecting unmet need for family planning in Eastern Sudan

Abdel Aziem A Ali, Amira Okud

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Does the local food environment around schools affect diet? Longitudinal associations in adolescents attending secondary schools in East London

Dianna Smith, Steven Cummins, Charlotte Clark, Stephen Stansfeld

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Willingness and acceptability of cervical cancer screening among HIV positive Nigerian women

Oliver C Ezechi, Chidinma V Gab-Okafor, Per Olof Ostergren, Karen Odberg Pettersson

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High coverage needle/syringe programs for people who inject drugs in low and middle income countries: a systematic review

Don C Des Jarlais, Jonathan P Feelemyer, Shilpa N Modi, Abu Abdul-Quader, Holly Hagan

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The impact of the Cyprus comprehensive smoking ban on air quality and economic business of hospitality venues

Costas A Christophi, Martha Paisi, Despina Pampaka, Martha Kehagias, Constantine Vardavas, Gregory N Connolly

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Changes in screen time activity in Norwegian children from 2001 to 2008: two cross sectional studies

Nina C Øverby, Knut-Inge Klepp, Elling Bere

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Disparities in attendance at diabetes self-management education programs after diagnosis in Ontario, Canada: a cohort study

Karen Cauch-Dudek, J Charles Victor, Marianne Sigmond, Baiju R Shah

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Fertility and contraceptive decision-making and support for HIV infected individuals: client and provider experiences and perceptions at two HIV clinics in Uganda

Rhoda K Wanyenze, Glenn J Wagner, Nazarius M Tumwesigye, Maria Nannyonga, Fred Wabwire-Mangen, Moses R Kamya

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Beliefs and attitudes towards participating in genetic research – a population based cross-sectional study

Samantha M Kerath, Gila Klein, Marlena Kern, Iuliana Shapira, Jennifer Witthuhn, Nicole Norohna, Myriam Kline, Farisha Baksh, Peter Gregersen, Emanuela Taioli

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Prevention of Alcohol-Related Crime and Trauma (PACT): brief interventions in routine care pathway – a study protocol

Rama Jayaraj, Megan Whitty, Mahiban Thomas, David Kavangh, Didier Palmer, Valerie Thomson, Carolyn Griffin, Luke Mayo, Peter D’Abbs, Tricia Nagel

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Trends and risk factors of hyperglycemia and diabetes among Kuwaiti adults: National Nutrition Surveillance Data from 2002 to 2009

Faruk Ahmed, Carol Waslien, Mona A Al-Sumaie, Prasanna Prakash, Ahmad Allafi

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A randomized trial to evaluate the effectiveness of an individual, education-based safe transport program for drivers aged 75 years and older

Lisa Keay, Kristy Coxon, Julie Brown, Elizabeth Clarke, Soufiane Boufous, Anita Bundy, Serigne Lo, Rebecca Ivers

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A theory-based online health behavior intervention for new university students: study protocol

Tracy Epton, Paul Norman, Paschal Sheeran, Peter R Harris, Thomas L Webb, Fabio Ciravegna, Alan Brennan, Petra Meier, Steven A Julious, Declan Naughton, Andrea Petroczi, Aba-Sah Dadzie, Jen Kruger

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Adiponectin in eutrophic and obese children as a biomarker to predict metabolic syndrome and each of its components

Miguel Klünder-Klünder, Samuel Flores-Huerta, Rebeca García-Macedo, Jesús Peralta-Romero, Miguel Cruz

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Determinants of HPV vaccination intentions among Dutch girls and their mothers: a cross-sectional study

Hilde M van Keulen, Wilma Otten, Robert AC Ruiter, Minne Fekkes, Jim van Steenbergen, Elise Dusseldorp, Theo WGM Paulussen

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High risk prescribing in older adults: prevalence, clinical and economic implications and potential for intervention at the population level

Danijela Gnjidic, David G Le Couteur, Sallie-Anne Pearson, Andrew J McLachlan, Rosalie Viney, Sarah N Hilmer, Fiona M Blyth, Grace Joshy, Emily Banks

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Social factors related to the clinical severity of influenza cases in Spain during the A (H1N1) 2009 virus pandemic

José María Mayoral, Jordi Alonso, Olatz Garín, Zaida Herrador, Jenaro Astray, Maretva Baricot, Jesús Castilla, Rafael Cantón, Ady Castro, Miguel Delgado-Rodríguez, Alicia Ferri, Pere Godoy, Fernando Gónzález-Candelas, Vicente Martín, Tomás Pumarola, José María Quintana, Núria Soldevila, Sonia Tamames, Ángela Domínguez

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Auditory dysfunction associated with solvent exposure

Adrian Fuente, Bradley McPherson, Louise Hickson

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Design and methods for evaluating an early childhood obesity prevention program in the childcare center setting

Ruby Natale, Stephanie Hapeman Scott, Sarah E Messiah, Maria Mesa Schrack, Susan B Uhlhorn, Alan Delamater

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Traumatic experiences and mental health consequences among child survivors of the 2008 Sichuan earthquake: a community-based follow-up study

Zhaobao Jia, Lizheng Shi, Guangfeng Duan, Weizhi Liu, Xiao Pan, Yingyao Chen, Wenhua Tian

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The interplay between structure and agency in shaping the mental health consequences of job loss

Julia Anaf, Frances Baum, Lareen Newman, Anna Ziersch, Gwyneth Jolley

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Does neighbourhood social capital aid in levelling the social gradient in the health and well-being of children and adolescents? A literature review

Veerle Vyncke, Bart De Clercq, Veerle Stevens, Caroline Costongs, Giorgio Barbareschi, Stefán Hrafn Jónsson, Sara Darias Curvo, Vladimir Kebza, Candace Currie, Lea Maes

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The prevalences of Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Chlamydia trachomatis infections among female sex workers in China

Xiang-Sheng Chen, Yue-Ping Yin, Guo-Jun Liang, Qian-Qiu Wang, Ning Jiang, Qiao Liu, Geng-Feng Fu, Bin Yang, Yu-Jiao Zhou, Mei-Qin Shi, Baoxi Wang

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Food, fizzy, and football: promoting unhealthy food and beverages through sport - a New Zealand case study

Mary-Ann Carter, Louise Signal, Richard Edwards, Janet Hoek, Anthony Maher

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Sustainable development and public health: rating European countries

Kristina Seke, Natasa Petrovic, Veljko Jeremic, Jovanka Vukmirovic, Biljana Kilibarda, Milan Martic

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Effectiveness of the physical activity promotion programme on the quality of life and the cardiopulmonary function for inactive people: Randomized controlled trial

Rocío Martín-Valero, Antonio Ignacio Cuesta-Vargas, María Teresa Labajos-Manzanares

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The performance of the K10, K6 and GHQ-12 to screen for present state DSM-IV disorders among disability claimants

Bert LR Cornelius, Johan W Groothoff, Jac JL van der Klink, Sandra Brouwer

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Lifestyle change in Kerala, India: needs assessment and planning for a community-based diabetes prevention trial

Meena Daivadanam, Pilvikki Absetz, Thirunavukkarasu Sathish, K R Thankappan, Edwin B Fisher, Neena Elezebeth Philip, Elezebeth Mathews, Brian Oldenburg

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First national survival data for colorectal cancer among Saudis between 1994 and 2004: what’s next?

Mahmoud S Al-Ahwal, Yasmin H Shafik, Hazem M Al-Ahwal

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Fertility desire and intention of people living with HIV/AIDS in Tanzania: a call for restructuring care and treatment services

Elia J Mmbaga, Germana H Leyna, Mangi J Ezekiel, Deodatus C Kakoko

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Burden of childhood diseases and malnutrition in a semi-urban slum in southern India

Rajiv Sarkar, Prabhu Sivarathinaswamy, Bhuvaneshwari Thangaraj, Kulandaipalayam Natarajan Chella Sindhu, Sitara Swarna Rao Ajjampur, Jayaprakash Muliyil, Vinohar Balraj, Elena N Naumova, Honorine Ward, Gagandeep Kang

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Determinants of skilled attendance for delivery in Northwest Ethiopia: a community based nested case control study

Zelalem Birhanu Mengesha, Gashaw Andargie Biks, Tadesse Awoke Ayele, Gizachew Assefa Tessema, Digsu Negesse Koye

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Study protocol: fit for delivery - can a lifestyle intervention in pregnancy result in measurable health benefits for mothers and newborns? A randomized controlled trial

Linda Reme Sagedal, Nina C Øverby, Hilde Lohne-Seiler, Elling Bere, Monica K Torstveit, Tore Henriksen, Ingvild Vistad

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Compliance and enforcement of a partial smoking ban in Lisbon taxis: an exploratory cross-sectional study

Sofia B Ravara, Miguel Castelo-Branco, Pedro Aguiar, Jose M Calheiros

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Japan Diabetes Outcome Intervention Trial-1(J-DOIT1), a nationwide cluster randomized trial of type 2 diabetes prevention by telephone-delivered lifestyle support for high-risk subjects detected at health checkups: rationale, design, and recruitment

Naoki Sakane, Kazuhiko Kotani, Kaoru Takahashi, Yoshiko Sano, Kokoro Tsuzaki, Kentaro Okazaki, Juichi Sato, Sadao Suzuki, Satoshi Morita, Kazuo Izumi, Masayuki Kato, Naoki Ishizuka, Mitsuhiko Noda, Hideshi Kuzuya

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A cluster randomised trial of a school-based intervention to prevent decline in adolescent physical activity levels: study protocol for the ‘Physical Activity 4 Everyone’ trial

Rachel Sutherland, Elizabeth Campbell, David R Lubans, Philip J Morgan, Anthony D Okely, Nicole Nathan, Luke Wolfenden, Jannah Jones, Lynda Davies, Karen Gillham, John Wiggers

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Community-level risk factors for notifiable gastrointestinal illness in the Northwest Territories, Canada, 1991-2008

Aliya Pardhan-Ali, Jeff Wilson, Victoria L Edge, Chris Furgal, Richard Reid-Smith, Maria Santos, Scott A McEwen

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The impact of pre- and postnatal exposures on allergy related diseases in childhood: a controlled multicentre intervention study in primary health care

Christian Kvikne Dotterud, Ola Storrø, Melanie Rae Simpson, Roar Johnsen, Torbjørn Øien

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Exploring the potential for using results-based financing to address non-communicable diseases in low- and middle-income countries

Chelsey R Beane, Suzanne Havala Hobbs, Harsha Thirumurthy

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Understanding critical health literacy: a concept analysis

Susie Sykes, Jane Wills, Gillian Rowlands, Keith Popple

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Prevalence of intestinal parasitic infections among highland and lowland dwellers in Gamo area, South Ethiopia

Teklu Wegayehu, Tsegaye Tsalla, Belete Seifu, Takele Teklu

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Effectiveness of alcohol brief intervention delivered by community pharmacists: study protocol of a two-arm randomised controlled trial

Ranjita Dhital, Ian Norman, Cate Whittlesea, Jim McCambridge

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A case-control study of physical activity patterns and risk of non-fatal myocardial infarction

Jian Gong, Hannia Campos, Joseph Mark A Fiecas, Stephen T McGarvey, Robert Goldberg, Caroline Richardson, Ana Baylin

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Using intervention mapping to develop a work-related guidance tool for those affected by cancer

Fehmidah Munir, Katryna Kalawsky, Deborah J Wallis, Emma Donaldson-Feilder

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A cross-sectional survey on knowledge and perceptions of health risks associated with arsenic and mercury contamination from artisanal gold mining in Tanzania

Elias Charles, Deborah SK Thomas, Deborah Dewey, Mark Davey, Sospatro E Ngallaba, Eveline Konje

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Rationale and design of South Asian Birth Cohort (START): a Canada-India collaborative study

Sonia S Anand, Anil Vasudevan, Milan Gupta, Katherine Morrison, Anura Kurpad, Koon K Teo, Krishnamachari Srinivasan

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Malaria burden and case management in the Republic of Congo: limited use and application of rapid diagnostic tests results

Francine Ntoumi, Jeannhey C Vouvoungui, Rod Ibara, Miguel Landry, Anissa Sidibé

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Sexually transmitted infections based on the syndromic approach in Gondar town, northwest Ethiopia: a retrospective study

Beyene Moges, Gizachew Yismaw, Afework Kassu, Berihun Megabiaw, Shitaye Alemu, Bemnet Amare, Dagnachew Muluye

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Trends in HIV infection surveillance data among men who have sex with men in Norway, 1995-2011

Irena Jakopanec, Andrej M Grjibovski, Øivind Nilsen, Hans Blystad, Preben Aavitsland

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A systematic review of intervention effects on potential mediators of children’s physical activity

Helen Brown, Clare Hume, Natalie Pearson, Jo Salmon

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Racial differences in cigarette brand recognition and impact on youth smoking

Amanda L Dauphinee, Juliana R Doxey, Nina C Schleicher, Stephen P Fortmann, Lisa Henriksen

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High prevalence of overweight among adolescents in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Phuong Van Ngoc Nguyen, Tang Kim Hong, Truong Hoang, Dung The Nguyen, Annie R Robert

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Healthcare seeking for diarrhoea, malaria and pneumonia among children in four poor rural districts in Sierra Leone in the context of free health care: results of a cross-sectional survey

Theresa Diaz, Asha S George, Sowmya R Rao, Peter S Bangura, John B Baimba, Shannon A McMahon, Augustin Kabano

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Ethnic differences in alcohol and drug use and related sexual risks for HIV among vulnerable women in Cape Town, South Africa: implications for interventions

Bronwyn Myers, Tracy L Kline, Felicia A Browne, Tara Carney, Charles Parry, Kim Johnson, Wendee M Wechsberg

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Change of urinary fluoride and bone metabolism indicators in the endemic fluorosis areas of southern china after supplying low fluoride public water

Shaoxian Chen, Boling Li, Shao Lin, Yixiang Huang, Xinhua Zhao, Min Zhang, Yuan Xia, Xiaoheng Fang, Junyi Wang, Syni-An Hwang, Shouyi Yu

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Effectiveness of Australia’s Get Healthy Information and Coaching Service®: maintenance of self-reported anthropometric and behavioural changes after program completion

Blythe J O’Hara, Philayrath Phongsavan, Elizabeth G Eakin, Elizabeth Develin, Joanne Smith, Mark Greenaway, Adrian E Bauman

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Gait speed correlates in a multiracial population of community-dwelling older adults living in Brazil: a cross-sectional population-based study

Cintia Regina Ruggero, Tereza Lofredo Bilton, Luiza Faria Teixeira, Juliane de Lemos Armada Ramos, Sandra Regina Alouche, Rosangela Correa Dias, Monica Rodrigues Perracini

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HIV testing practices among black primary care physicians in the United States

Eric Y Wong, Wilbert C Jordan, David J Malebranche, Lori L DeLaitsch, Rebecca Abravanel, Alisha Bermudez, Bryan P Baugh

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Community embedded reproductive health interventions for adolescents in Latin America: development and evaluation of a complex multi-centre intervention

Peter Decat, Erica Nelson, Sarah De Meyer, Lina Jaruseviciene, Miguel Orozco, Zoyla Segura, Anna Gorter, Bernardo Vega, Kathya Cordova, Lea Maes, Marleen Temmerman, Els Leye, Olivier Degomme

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Psychosocial work environment factors and weight change: a prospective study among Danish health care workers

Helle Gram Quist, Ulla Christensen, Karl Bang Christensen, Birgit Aust, Vilhelm Borg, Jakob B Bjorner

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Maternal HIV disclosure to HIV-uninfected children in rural South Africa: a pilot study of a family-based intervention

Tamsen J Rochat, Ntombizodumo Mkwanazi, Ruth Bland

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Efficacy of a smoking cessation program in a population of adolescent smokers in vocational schools: a public health evaluative controlled study

Laetitia Minary, Linda Cambon, Hervé Martini, Nathalie Wirth, Dovi S Acouetey, Francine Thouvenot, Céline Maire, Yves Martinet, Abraham Bohadana, Denis Zmirou-Navier, François Alla

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Perinatal mortality in non-western migrants in Norway as compared to their countries of birth and to Norwegian women

Zainab Naimy, Jostein Grytten, Lars Monkerud, Anne Eskild

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Hypertension in Northern Angola: prevalence, associated factors, awareness, treatment and control

João E Pires, Yuri V Sebastião, António J Langa, Susana V Nery

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Socioeconomic factors from midlife predict mobility limitation and depressed mood three decades later; Findings from the AGES-Reykjavik Study

Daniëlle AI Groffen, Annemarie Koster, Hans Bosma, Marjan van den Akker, Thor Aspelund, Kristín Siggeirsdóttir, Gertrudis IJM Kempen, Jacques ThM van Eijk, Gudny Eiriksdottir, Pálmi V Jónsson, Lenore J Launer, Vilmundur Gudnason, Tamara B Harris

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Positive psychology interventions: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled studies

Linda Bolier, Merel Haverman, Gerben J Westerhof, Heleen Riper, Filip Smit, Ernst Bohlmeijer

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Perceived risks and benefits of cigarette smoking among Nepalese adolescents: a population-based cross-sectional study

Umesh Raj Aryal, Max Petzold, Alexandra Krettek

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Joint association of physical activity and body weight with subsequent physical and mental functioning: a follow-up study

Vivian Lindholm, Jouni Lahti, Ossi Rahkonen, Eero Lahelma, Tea Lallukka

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Predictors of the number of under-five malnourished children in Bangladesh: application of the generalized poisson regression model

Mohammad Mafijul Islam, Morshed Alam, Md Tariquzaman, Mohammad Alamgir Kabir, Rokhsona Pervin, Munni Begum, Md Mobarak Hossain Khan

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Determinants of vitamin a deficiency in children between 6 months and 2 years of age in Guinea-Bissau

Niels Danneskiold-Samsøe, Ane Bærent Fisker, Mathias Jul Jørgensen, Henrik Ravn, Andreas Andersen, Ibraima Djogo Balde, Christian Leo-Hansen, Amabelia Rodrigues, Peter Aaby, Christine Stabell Benn

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A cross-sectional study of knowledge of sex partner serostatus among high-risk Peruvian men who have sex with men and transgender women: implications for HIV prevention

Sharita Nagaraj, Eddy R Segura, Jesus Peinado, Kelika A Konda, Patricia Segura, Martin Casapia, Abner Ortiz, Silvia M Montano, Jesse L Clark, Jorge Sanchez, Javier R Lama

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HIV antibody testing and its correlates among heterosexual attendees of sexually transmitted disease clinics in China

Qiaoqin Ma, Xiaohong Pan, Gaofeng Cai, Jiezhe Yan, Masako Ono-Kihara, Masahiro Kihara

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Population based case–control study of serious non-fatal motorcycle crashes

Lesley Day, Michael G Lenné, Mark Symmons, Peter Hillard, Stuart Newstead, Trevor Allen, Rod McClure

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A cross-sectional study to assess knowledge about HIV/AIDS transmission and prevention measures in company workers in Ecuador

María C Cabezas, Marco Fornasini, Nadia Dardenne, Teresa Borja, Adelin Albert

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Developing social capital in implementing a complex intervention: a process evaluation of the early implementation of a suicide prevention intervention in four European countries

Fiona M Harris, Margaret Maxwell, Rory C O’Connor, James Coyne, Ella Arensman, András Székely, Ricardo Gusmão, Claire Coffey, Susana Costa, Zoltan Cserháti, Nicole Koburger, Chantal van Audenhove, David McDaid, Julia Maloney, Peeter Värnik, Ulrich Hegerl

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Geographic and urban–rural disparities in the total prevalence of neural tube defects and their subtypes during 2006–2008 in China: a study using the hospital-based birth defects surveillance system

Xiaohong Li, Jun Zhu, Yanping Wang, Dezhi Mu, Li Dai, Guangxuan Zhou, Qi Li, He Wang, Mingrong Li, Juan Liang

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Predictors of perinatal mortality in rural population of Northwest Ethiopia: a prospective longitudinal study

Gashaw Andargie, Yemane Berhane, Alemayehu Worku, Yigzaw Kebede

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The social ecology of water in a Mumbai slum: failures in water quality, quantity, and reliability

Ramnath Subbaraman, Shrutika Shitole, Tejal Shitole, Kiran Sawant, Jennifer O’Brien, David E Bloom, Anita Patil-Deshmukh

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A motivational interviewing intervention to PREvent PAssive Smoke Exposure (PREPASE) in children with a high risk of asthma: design of a randomised controlled trial

Sasha G Hutchinson, Ilse Mesters, Gerard van Breukelen, Jean WM Muris, Frans JM Feron, S Katharine Hammond, Constant P van Schayck, Edward Dompeling

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Cost-effectiveness of cardiovascular risk management by practice nurses in primary care

Ans H Tiessen, Karin M Vermeulen, Jan Broer, Andries J Smit, Klaas van der Meer

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Health literacy of Dutch adults: a cross sectional survey

Iris van der Heide, Jany Rademakers, Maarten Schipper, Mariël Droomers, Kristine Sørensen, Ellen Uiters

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Prevalence of sexual, physical and emotional abuse in the Norwegian mother and child cohort study

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A screening tool to prioritize public health risk associated with accidental or deliberate release of chemicals into the atmosphere

David H Blakey, Marc Lafontaine, Jocelyn Lavigne, Danny Sokolowski, Jean-Marc Philippe, Jean-Marc Sapori, Walter Biederbick, Regine Horre, Willi B Marzi, Hisayoshi Kondo, Yumiko Kuroki, Akira Namera, Tetsu Okumura, Miyako Yamamoto, Mikio Yashiki, Peter G Blain, David R Russell, Susan M Cibulsky, David A Jett

Open Access Research article

Chronic disease mortality in rural and urban residents in Hubei Province, China, 2008–2010

Liwei Cheng, Li Tan, Lan Zhang, Sheng Wei, Li Liu, Lu Long, Jie Zhang, Yaqiong Wu, Qingjun Zhang, Shaofa Nie

Open Access Study protocol

Risk factors associated with asbestos-related diseases: a community-based case–control study

Magdalena-Isabel Rosell-Murphy, Rafael Abós-Herràndiz, Josep Tarrés Olivella, Constança Alberti-Casas, Isabel García Allas, Xavier Martinez Artés, Ilona Krier Günther, Isidre Grimau Malet, Ramon Orriols Martínez, Jaume Canela-Soler

Open Access Study protocol

Study of Health and Activity in Preschool Environments (SHAPES): Study protocol for a randomized trial evaluating a multi-component physical activity intervention in preschool children

Karin A Pfeiffer, Ruth P Saunders, William H Brown, Marsha Dowda, Cheryl L Addy, Russell R Pate

Open Access Research article

An economic evaluation for prevention of diabetes mellitus in a developing country: a modelling study

Xiaoqian Liu, Changping Li, Hui Gong, Zhuang Cui, Linlin Fan, Wenhua Yu, Cui Zhang, Jun Ma

Open Access Research article

Cardio-metabolic risk factors and prehypertension in persons without diabetes, hypertension, and cardiovascular disease

Peggy PC Chiang, Ecosse L Lamoureux, Anoop Shankar, E Shyong Tai, Tien Y Wong, Charumathi Sabanayagam

Open Access Research article

Prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors and socioeconomic level among public-sector workers in Angola

Daniel P Capingana, Pedro Magalhães, Amílcar BT Silva, Mauer AA Gonçalves, Marcelo P Baldo, Sérgio L Rodrigues, Cristóvão CF Simões, Albano VL Ferreira, José G Mill

Open Access Research article

‘It is like a tomato stall where someone can pick what he likes’: structure and practices of female sex work in Kampala, Uganda

Martin Mbonye, Sarah Nakamanya, Winifred Nalukenge, Rachel King, Judith Vandepitte, Janet Seeley

Open Access Study protocol

Development and evaluation of a structured programme for promoting physical activity among seniors with intellectual disabilities: a study protocol for a cluster randomized trial

Marieke van Schijndel-Speet, Heleen M Evenhuis, Pepijn van Empelen, Ruud van Wijck, Michael A Echteld

Open Access Research article

Listening to diverse community voices: the tensions of responding to community expectations in developing a male circumcision program for HIV prevention in Papua New Guinea

Anna Tynan, Peter S Hill, Angela Kelly, Martha Kupul, Herick Aeno, Richard Naketrumb, Peter Siba, John Kaldor, Andrew Vallely

Open Access Research article

Evidence of man-vector contact in torn long-lasting insecticide-treated nets

Virgile Gnanguenon, Roseric Azondekon, Frederic Oke-Agbo, Arthur Sovi, Razaki Ossè, Gil Padonou, Rock Aïkpon, Martin C Akogbeto

Open Access Research article

Illness, medical expenditure and household consumption: observations from Taiwan

Kuangnan Fang, Chi Ma, Yefei Jiang, Linglong Ye, Benchang Shia, Shuangge Ma

Open Access Study protocol

Implementation of the Participatory Approach to increase supervisors’ self-efficacy in supporting employees at risk for sick leave; design of a randomised controlled trial

Ruben A Kraaijeveld, Frederieke G Schaafsma, Cécile RL Boot, William S Shaw, Ute Bültmann, Johannes R Anema

Open Access Research article

Prevalence and socioeconomic and geographical inequalities of household food insecurity in the Paris region, France, 2010

Judith Martin-Fernandez, Francesca Grillo, Isabelle Parizot, France Caillavet, Pierre Chauvin

Open Access Research article

Development of a quantitative food frequency questionnaire for Brazilian patients with type 2 diabetes

Roberta Aguiar Sarmento, Bárbara Pelicioli Riboldi, Ticiana da Costa Rodrigues, Mirela Jobim de Azevedo, Jussara Carnevale de Almeida

Open Access Research article

Losing independence – the lived experience of being long-term sick-listed

Linda Lännerström, Thorne Wallman, Inger K Holmström

Open Access Reviewer acknowledgement

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Natalie Pafitis

Open Access Technical advance

Looking twice at the gender equity index for public health impact

José Fernández-Sáez, Maria Teresa Ruiz-Cantero, Marta Guijarro-Garví, Mercedes Carrasco-Portiño, Victoria Roca-Pérez, Elisa Chilet-Rosell, Carlos Álvarez-Dardet

Open Access Research article

High burden of hepatitis B infection in Northern Uganda: results of a population-based survey

Emmanuel Ochola, Ponsiano Ocama, Christopher G Orach, Ziadah K Nankinga, Joan N Kalyango, Willi McFarland, Charles Karamagi

Open Access Research article

Implementation of an educational intervention to improve hand washing in primary schools: process evaluation within a randomised controlled trial

Catherine R Chittleborough, Alexandra L Nicholson, Elaine Young, Sarah Bell, Rona Campbell

Open Access Research article

More of the same or a change of scenery: an observational study of variety and frequency of physical activity in British children

Hannah L Brooke, Kirsten Corder, Simon J Griffin, Ulf Ekelund, Esther MF van Sluijs

Open Access Research article

Alcohol consumption and sport: a cross-sectional study of alcohol management practices associated with at-risk alcohol consumption at community football clubs

Melanie Kingsland, Luke Wolfenden, Bosco C Rowland, Karen E Gillham, Vanessa J Kennedy, Robyn L Ramsden, Richard W Colbran, Sarah Weir, John H Wiggers

Open Access Research article

Risks for HIV and other sexually transmitted infections among Asian men who have sex with men in Vancouver, British Columbia: a cross-sectional survey

Thiha Maung Maung, Becky Chen, David M Moore, Keith Chan, Steve Kanters, Warren Michelow, Robert S Hogg, Nadine Nakamura, Wayne Robert, Reka Gustafson, Mark Gilbert

Open Access Research article

Status and determinants of health behavior knowledge among the elderly in China: a community-based cross-sectional study

Zhiqin Yin, Guiling Geng, Xuefen Lan, Liming Zhang, Surong Wang, Yuantong Zang, Meidi Peng

Open Access Research article

The annual costs of cardiovascular diseases and mental disorders attributable to job strain in France

Hélène Sultan-Taïeb, Jean-François Chastang, Malika Mansouri, Isabelle Niedhammer

Open Access Study protocol

Design of the Bottom-up Innovation project - a participatory, primary preventive, organizational level intervention on work-related stress and well-being for workers in Dutch vocational education

Roosmarijn MC Schelvis, Karen M Oude Hengel, Noortje M Wiezer, Birgitte M Blatter, Joost AGM van Genabeek, Ernst T Bohlmeijer, Allard J van der Beek

Open Access Debate

Towards the eradication of HPV infection through universal specific vaccination

Piergiorgio Crosignani, Antonella De Stefani, Gaetano Maria Fara, Andrea M Isidori, Andrea Lenzi, Carlo Antonio Liverani, Alberto Lombardi, Francesco Saverio Mennini, Giorgio Palu’, Sergio Pecorelli, Andrea P Peracino, Carlo Signorelli, Gian Vincenzo Zuccotti

Open Access Research article

Participants’ perceptions of a knowledge-brokering strategy to facilitate evidence-informed policy-making in Fiji

Gade Waqa, Helen Mavoa, Wendy Snowdon, Marj Moodie, Rigieta Nadakuitavuki, Marita Mc Cabe, Boyd Swinburn

Open Access Research article

Public acceptability of government intervention to change health-related behaviours: a systematic review and narrative synthesis

Stephanie Diepeveen, Tom Ling, Marc Suhrcke, Martin Roland, Theresa M Marteau

Open Access Study protocol

Stores Healthy Options Project in Remote Indigenous Communities (SHOP@RIC): a protocol of a randomised trial promoting healthy food and beverage purchases through price discounts and in-store nutrition education

Julie Brimblecombe, Megan Ferguson, Selma C Liberato, Kylie Ball, Marjory L Moodie, Anne Magnus, Edward Miles, Amanda J Leach, Mark D Chatfield, Cliona Ni Mhurchu, Kerin O’Dea, Ross S Bailie

Open Access Research article

Childhood adversity as a risk for cancer: findings from the 1958 British birth cohort study

Michelle Kelly-Irving, Benoit Lepage, Dominique Dedieu, Rebecca Lacey, Noriko Cable, Melanie Bartley, David Blane, Pascale Grosclaude, Thierry Lang, Cyrille Delpierre

Open Access Research article

The use of a proactive dissemination strategy to optimize reach of an internet-delivered computer tailored lifestyle intervention

Francine Schneider, Daniela N Schulz, Loes HL Pouwels, Hein de Vries, Liesbeth ADM van Osch

Open Access Research article

Application of the COOP/WONCA charts to aged patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a comparison between Japanese and Chinese populations

Midori Yamaguchi, Motoyuki Nakao, Hideto Obata, Hideki Ikeda, Tetsuro Kanda, Qiao Wang, Yoriko Hara, Hisamitsu Omori, Yoko Ishihara

Open Access Research article

Longitudinal study of respiratory function and symptoms in a non-smoking group of long-term officially-acknowledged victims of pollution-related illness

Takako Tanaka, Masaharu Asai, Yorihide Yanagita, Tsuyoshi Nishinakagawa, Naomi Miyamoto, Kenji Kotaki, Yudai Yano, Ryo Kozu, Sumihisa Honda, Hideaki Senjyu

Open Access Research article

Prevalence and co-occurrence of parentally reported possible asthma and allergic manifestations in pre-school children

Kristina Bröms, Dan Norbäck, Margaretha Eriksson, Claes Sundelin, Kurt Svärdsudd

Open Access Study protocol

Development and evaluation of an intervention aiming to reduce fatigue in airline pilots: design of a randomised controlled trial

Alwin van Drongelen, Allard J van der Beek, Hynek Hlobil, Tjabe Smid, Cécile RL Boot

Open Access Research article

Disparities in child mortality trends in two new states of India

Mark Minnery, Eliana Jimenez-Soto, Sonja Firth, Kim-Huong Nguyen, Andrew Hodge

Open Access Research article

Prevalence of alcohol use before and during pregnancy and predictors of drinking during pregnancy: a cross sectional study in Sweden

Janna Skagerström, Siw Alehagen, Elisabet Häggström-Nordin, Kristofer Årestedt, Per Nilsen

Open Access Research article

Environmental barriers, person-environment fit and mortality among community-dwelling very old people

Merja Rantakokko, Timo Törmäkangas, Taina Rantanen, Maria Haak, Susanne Iwarsson

Open Access Research article

A qualitative study of perceived risk for HIV transmission among police officers in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Edith AM Tarimo, Thecla W Kohi, Muhammad Bakari, Asli Kulane

Open Access Research article

Factors associated with burnout among Chinese hospital doctors: a cross-sectional study

Hui Wu, Li Liu, Yang Wang, Fei Gao, Xue Zhao, Lie Wang

Open Access Research article

Life-style characteristics and cardiovascular risk factors in regular downhill skiers: an observational study

Martin Burtscher, Thomas Bodner, Johannes Burtscher, Gerhard Ruedl, Martin Kopp, Gregor Broessner

Open Access Research article

Preferred HIV testing services and programme characteristics among clients of a rapid HIV testing programme

Juan Hoyos, María José Belza, Sonia Fernández-Balbuena, María Elena Rosales-Statkus, José Pulido, Luis de la Fuente

Open Access Research article

Work-related violence and inconsistent condom use with non-paying partners among female sex workers in Adama City, Ethiopia

Alyssa Mooney, Aklilu Kidanu, Heather M Bradley, Evelyn Kuor Kumoji, Caitlin E Kennedy, Deanna Kerrigan

Open Access Research article

Is volunteering a public health intervention? A systematic review and meta-analysis of the health and survival of volunteers

Caroline E Jenkinson, Andy P Dickens, Kerry Jones, Jo Thompson-Coon, Rod S Taylor, Morwenna Rogers, Clare L Bambra, Iain Lang, Suzanne H Richards

Open Access Research article

Changes and tracking of fruit, vegetables and sugar-sweetened beverages intake from 18 months to 7 years in the Norwegian mother and child cohort study

Mona Bjelland, Anne Lise Brantsæter, Margaretha Haugen, Helle Margrete Meltzer, Wenche Nystad, Lene Frost Andersen

Open Access Research article

Nutritional supplements for diabetes sold on the internet: business or health promotion?

Loredana Covolo, Michela Capelli, Elisabetta Ceretti, Donatella Feretti, Luigi Caimi, Umberto Gelatti

Open Access Research article

A qualitative study of the interactions among the psychosocial work environment and family, community and services for workers with low mental health

Catherine R Mackenzie, Dominic Keuskamp, Anna M Ziersch, Fran E Baum, Jennie Popay

Open Access Research article

Eat, drink and gamble: marketing messages about ‘risky’ products in an Australian major sporting series

Sophie Lindsay, Samantha Thomas, Sophie Lewis, Kate Westberg, Rob Moodie, Sandra Jones

Open Access Research article

Referring heroin users from compulsory detoxification centers to community methadone maintenance treatment: a comparison of three models

Liping Yan, Enwu Liu, Jennifer M McGoogan, Song Duan, Li-Tzy Wu, Scott Comulada, Zunyou Wu

Open Access Study protocol

Engineering online and in-person social networks to sustain physical activity: application of a conceptual model

Liza S Rovniak, James F Sallis, Jennifer L Kraschnewski, Christopher N Sciamanna, Elizabeth J Kiser, Chester A Ray, Vernon M Chinchilli, Ding Ding, Stephen A Matthews, Melissa Bopp, Daniel R George, Melbourne F Hovell

Open Access Research article

Neighborhood walkability and cardiometabolic risk factors in australian adults: an observational study

Falk Müller-Riemenschneider, Gavin Pereira, Karen Villanueva, Hayley Christian, Matthew Knuiman, Billie Giles-Corti, Fiona C Bull

Open Access Research article

Metabolic abnormalities in adult HIV infected population on antiretroviral medication in Malaysia: a cross-sectional survey

Nazisa Hejazi, Roslee Rajikan, Christopher Lee Kwok Choong, Suzana Sahar

Open Access Research article

‘Get Your Life Back’: process and impact evaluation of an asthma social marketing campaign targeting older adults

Uwana Evers, Sandra C Jones, Don Iverson, Peter Caputi

Open Access Study protocol

Physical activity and the rejuvenation of Connswater (PARC study): protocol for a natural experiment investigating the impact of urban regeneration on public health

Mark A Tully, Ruth F Hunter, Helen McAneney, Margaret E Cupples, Michael Donnelly, Geraint Ellis, George Hutchinson, Lindsay Prior, Michael Stevenson, Frank Kee

Open Access Research article

Determinants of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in patients who underwent first-line treatment in Addis Ababa: a case control study

Selamawit Hirpa, Girmay Medhin, Belaineh Girma, Muluken Melese, Alemayehu Mekonen, Pedro Suarez, Gobena Ameni

Open Access Study protocol

Medical and psychosocial implications of adolescent extreme obesity – acceptance and effects of structured care, short: Youth with Extreme Obesity Study (YES)

Martin Wabitsch, Anja Moss, Thomas Reinehr, Susanna Wiegand, Wieland Kiess, André Scherag, Reinhard Holl, Rolf Holle, Johannes Hebebrand

Open Access Commentary

E-health: potential benefits and challenges in providing and accessing sexual health services

Victor Minichiello, Saifur Rahman, Tinashe Dune, John Scott, Gary Dowsett

Open Access Study protocol

Kids Safe and Smokefree (KiSS): a randomized controlled trial of a multilevel intervention to reduce secondhand tobacco smoke exposure in children

Stephen J Lepore, Jonathan P Winickoff, Beth Moughan, Tyra C Bryant-Stephens, Daniel R Taylor, David Fleece, Adam Davey, Uma S Nair, Melissa Godfrey, Bradley N Collins

Open Access Research article

Physical activity counseling in primary health care in Brazil: a national study on prevalence and associated factors

Alex Antonio Florindo, Gregore Iven Mielke, Grace Angélica de Oliveira Gomes, Luiz Roberto Ramos, Mário Maia Bracco, Diana C Parra, Eduardo J Simoes, Felipe Lobelo, Pedro Curi Hallal

Open Access Research article

Do preschools differ in promoting children’s physical activity? An instrument for the assessment of preschool physical activity programmes

Elena Sterdt, Natalie Pape, Silke Kramer, Michael Urban, Rolf Werning, Ulla Walter

Open Access Research article

Relationship between Body mass index (BMI) and body fat percentage, estimated by bioelectrical impedance, in a group of Sri Lankan adults: a cross sectional study

Chathuranga Ranasinghe, Prasanna Gamage, Prasad Katulanda, Nalinda Andraweera, Sithira Thilakarathne, Praveen Tharanga

Open Access Research article

Health effects of air pollution on length of respiratory cancer survival

Xiaohui Xu, Sandie Ha, Haidong Kan, Hui Hu, Barbara A Curbow, Claudia TK Lissaker

Open Access Research article

Do accurate HIV and antiretroviral therapy knowledge, and previous testing experiences increase the uptake of HIV voluntary counselling and testing? Results from a cohort study in rural Tanzania

Annabelle South, Alison Wringe, Yusufu Kumogola, Raphael Isingo, Rose Manyalla, Caoimhe Cawley, Basia Zaba, Jim Todd, Mark Urassa

Open Access Research article

Stigma trajectories among people living with HIV (PLHIV) embarking on a life time journey with antiretroviral drugs in Jinja, Uganda

Martin Mbonye, Sarah Nakamanya, Josephine Birungi, Rachel King, Janet Seeley, Shabbar Jaffar

Open Access Research article

An examination of the benefits of health promotion programs for the national fire service

Walker SC Poston, Christopher K Haddock, Sara A Jahnke, Nattinee Jitnarin, R Sue Day

Open Access Research article

Female genital mutilation among Iraqi Kurdish women: a cross-sectional study from Erbil city

Berivan A Yasin, Namir G Al-Tawil, Nazar P Shabila, Tariq S Al-Hadithi

Open Access Research article

Self-reporting and measurement of body mass index in adolescents: refusals and validity, and the possible role of socioeconomic and health-related factors

Nearkasen Chau, Kénora Chau, Aurélie Mayet, Michèle Baumann, Stéphane Legleye, Bruno Falissard

Open Access Research article

Intimate partner violence against women during and after pregnancy: a cross-sectional study in Mumbai slums

Sushmita Das, Ujwala Bapat, Neena Shah More, Glyn Alcock, Wasundhara Joshi, Shanti Pantvaidya, David Osrin

Open Access Research article

The contribution of health policy and care to income differences in life expectancy – a register based cohort study

Kristiina Manderbacka, Riina Peltonen, Sonja Lumme, Ilmo Keskimäki, Lasse Tarkiainen, Pekka Martikainen

Open Access Research article

Qualitative evaluation of the Teenage Mothers Project in Uganda: a community-based empowerment intervention for unmarried teenage mothers

Joanne N Leerlooijer, Arjan ER Bos, Robert AC Ruiter, Miranda AJ van Reeuwijk, Liesbeth E Rijsdijk, Nathan Nshakira, Gerjo Kok

Open Access Research article

Factors affecting the infant antibody response to measles immunisation in Entebbe-Uganda

Dennison Kizito, Robert Tweyongyere, Alice Namatovu, Emily L Webb, Lawrence Muhangi, Swaib A Lule, Henry Bukenya, Stephen Cose, Alison M Elliott

Open Access Research article

Rank, job stress, psychological distress and physical activity among military personnel

Lilian Cristina X Martins, Claudia S Lopes

Open Access Research article

Parental food-related behaviors and family meal frequencies: associations in Norwegian dyads of parents and preadolescent children

Elisabeth L Melbye, Torvald Øgaard, Nina C Øverby, Håvard Hansen

Open Access Research article

Diverging trends in educational inequalities in cancer mortality between men and women in the 2000s in France

Gwenn Menvielle, Grégoire Rey, Eric Jougla, Danièle Luce

Open Access Research article

Life style and longevity among initially healthy middle-aged men: prospective cohort study

Trond Heir, Jan Erikssen, Leiv Sandvik

Open Access Research article

Consistent condom use with regular, paying, and casual male partners and associated factors among men who have sex with men in Tamil Nadu, India: findings from an assessment of a large-scale HIV prevention program

Shreena Ramanathan, Venkatesan Chakrapani, Lakshmi Ramakrishnan, Prabuddhagopal Goswami, Diwakar Yadav, Thilakavathi Subramanian, Bitra George, Ramesh Paranjape

Open Access Research article

The possible impact of an alcohol welfare surcharge on consumption of alcoholic beverages in Taiwan

Chun-Yuan Yeh, Li-Ming Ho, Jie-Min Lee, Jhe-Yo Hwang

Open Access Research article

Factors associated with parental smoking in the presence of school-aged children: a cross-sectional study

Yuan-Mei Liao, Yu-Ting Chen, Liang-Chun Kuo, Ping-Ling Chen

Open Access Research article

Long-term health benefits of physical activity – a systematic review of longitudinal studies

Miriam Reiner, Christina Niermann, Darko Jekauc, Alexander Woll

Open Access Research article

The context and practice of handwashing among new mothers in Serang, Indonesia: a formative research study

Katie Greenland, Endang Iradati, Abigael Ati, Yanti Yulianti Maskoen, Robert Aunger

Open Access Research article

A survey of the reformulation of Australian child-oriented food products

Stephanie Savio, Kaye Mehta, Tuesday Udell, John Coveney

Open Access Research article

TB tracer teams in South Africa: knowledge, practices and challenges of tracing TB patients to improve adherence

Claire C Bristow, Laura Jean Podewils, Liza Ellen Bronner, Nonkqubela Bantubani, Martie van der Walt, Annatjie Peters, David Mametja

Open Access Research article

History of dating violence and the association with late adolescent health

Amy E Bonomi, Melissa L Anderson, Julianna Nemeth, Frederick P Rivara, Cynthia Buettner

Open Access Research article

Physical and mental health perspectives of first year undergraduate rural university students

Rafat Hussain, Michelle Guppy, Suzanne Robertson, Elizabeth Temple

Open Access Study protocol

Anticipated regret to increase uptake of colorectal cancer screening in Scotland (ARTICS): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial

Ronan E O’Carroll, Robert JC Steele, Gillian Libby, Linda Brownlee, Julie A Chambers

Open Access Research article

A central storage facility to reduce pesticide suicides - a feasibility study from India

Lakshmi Vijayakumar, Lakshmanan Jeyaseelan, Shuba Kumar, Rani Mohanraj, Shanmugasundaram Devika, Sarojini Manikandan

Open Access Research article

Knowledge, attitudes and practices of female genital mutilation/cutting among health care professionals in The Gambia: a multiethnic study

Adriana Kaplan, Suiberto Hechavarría, Mariola Bernal, Isabelle Bonhoure

Open Access Research article

Can we trust measures of healthcare utilization from household surveys?

Evelyn Korkor Ansah, Timothy Powell-Jackson

Open Access Research article

Pulmonary function, chronic respiratory symptoms, and health-related quality of life among adults in the United States – National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2007–2010

Anne G Wheaton, Earl S Ford, William W Thompson, Kurt J Greenlund, Letitia R Presley-Cantrell, Janet B Croft

Open Access Research article

The level of leisure time physical activity is associated with work ability-a cross sectional and prospective study of health care workers

Elin Arvidson, Mats Börjesson, Gunnar Ahlborg Jr, Agneta Lindegård, Ingibjörg H Jonsdottir

Open Access Research article

The odd man out in Sub-Saharan Africa: understanding the tobacco use prevalence in Madagascar

Hadii M Mamudu, Rijo M John, Sreenivas P Veeranki, Ahmed E Ogwell Ouma

Open Access Research article

Increasing condom use and declining STI prevalence in high-risk MSM and TGs: evaluation of a large-scale prevention program in Tamil Nadu, India

Thilakavathi Subramanian, Lakshmi Ramakrishnan, Santhakumar Aridoss, Prabuddhagopal Goswami, Boopathi Kanguswami, Mathew Shajan, Rajat Adhikary, Girish Kumar Chethrapilly Purushothaman, Senthil Kumar Ramamoorthy, Eswaramurthy Chinnaswamy, Ilaya Bharathy Veeramani, Ramesh Shivram Paranjape

Open Access Research article

Elevated depressive symptoms in metabolic syndrome in a general population of Japanese men: a cross-sectional study

Atsuko Sekita, Hisatomi Arima, Toshiharu Ninomiya, Tomoyuki Ohara, Yasufumi Doi, Yoichiro Hirakawa, Masayo Fukuhara, Jun Hata, Koji Yonemoto, Yukiko Ga, Takanari Kitazono, Shigenobu Kanba, Yutaka Kiyohara

Open Access Research article

Quantifying the burden of disease due to premature mortality in Hong Kong using standard expected years of life lost

Dietrich Plass, Patsy Yuen Kwan Chau, Thuan Quoc Thach, Heiko J Jahn, Poh Chin Lai, Chit Ming Wong, Alexander Kraemer

Open Access Research article

Evaluation of underreporting of salmonellosis and shigellosis hospitalised cases in Greece, 2011: results of a capture-recapture study and a hospital registry review

Kassiani Mellou, Theologia Sideroglou, Athina Kallimani, Maria Potamiti-Komi, Danai Pervanidou, Eleni Lillakou, Theano Georgakopoulou, Georgia Mandilara, Maria Lambiri, Alkiviadis Vatopoulos, Christos Hadjichristodoulou

Open Access Research article

Useful screening tools for preventing foot problems of diabetics in rural areas: a cross-sectional study

Chia-Hao Chang, Yun-Shing Peng, Chang-Cheng Chang, Mei-Yen Chen

Open Access Study protocol

The NLstart2run study: health effects of a running promotion program in novice runners, design of a prospective cohort study

Bas Kluitenberg, Marienke van Middelkoop, Ron L Diercks, Fred Hartgens, Evert Verhagen, Dirk-Wouter Smits, Ida Buist, Henk van der Worp

Open Access Research article

Mothers’ perspectives on the delivery of childhood injury messages: a qualitative study from the growing up in Wales, environments for healthy living study (EHL)

Ashrafunnesa Khanom, Rebecca A Hill, Sinead Brophy, Kelly Morgan, Frances Rapport, Ronan Lyons

Open Access Research article

Effectiveness of cough etiquette maneuvers in disrupting the chain of transmission of infectious respiratory diseases

Gustavo Zayas, Ming C Chiang, Eric Wong, Fred MacDonald, Carlos F Lange, Ambikaipakan Senthilselvan, Malcolm King

Open Access Research article

Association between tooth loss and orodigestive cancer mortality in an 80-year-old community-dwelling Japanese population: a 12-year prospective study

Toshihiro Ansai, Yutaka Takata, Akihiro Yoshida, Inho Soh, Shuji Awano, Tomoko Hamasaki, Akira Sogame, Naoko Shimada

Open Access Research article

A cross-sectional study of frequency and factors associated with dog walking in 9–10 year old children in Liverpool, UK

Carri Westgarth, Lynne M Boddy, Gareth Stratton, Alexander J German, Rosalind M Gaskell, Karen P Coyne, Peter Bundred, Sandra McCune, Susan Dawson

Open Access Research article

Age biases in a large HIV and sexual behaviour-related internet survey among MSM

Ulrich Marcus, Ford Hickson, Peter Weatherburn, Axel J Schmidt

Open Access Research article

Prevalence of arterial hypertension among Brazilian adolescents: systematic review and meta-analysis

Erika Silva Magliano, Luciane Gaspar Guedes, Evandro Silva Freire Coutinho, Katia Vergetti Bloch

Open Access Research article

A systematic review of the effectiveness of mental health promotion interventions for young people in low and middle income countries

Margaret M Barry, Aleisha M Clarke, Rachel Jenkins, Vikram Patel

Open Access Research article

A sero-survey of toxoplasmosis in farm and non-farm children from Wisconsin, United States, 1997–1999

Claudia Muñoz-Zanzi, Jessica Williams-Nguyen, Edward A Belongia

Open Access Research article

Men having sex with men serosorting with casual partners: who, how much, and what risk factors in Switzerland, 2007-2009

Stéphanie Lociciro, André Jeannin, Françoise Dubois-Arber

Open Access Research article

Lead, mercury and cadmium in umbilical cord blood and its association with parental epidemiological variables and birth factors

Esther García-Esquinas, Beatriz Pérez-Gómez, Pablo Fernández-Navarro, Mario Antonio Fernández, Concha de Paz, Ana María Pérez-Meixeira, Elisa Gil, Andrés Iriso, Juan Carlos Sanz, Jenaro Astray, Margot Cisneros, Amparo de Santos, Ángel Asensio, José Miguel García-Sagredo, José Frutos García, Jesús Vioque, Gonzalo López-Abente, Marina Pollán, María José González, Mercedes Martínez, Nuria Aragonés

Open Access Research article

Adiposity among children in Norway by urbanity and maternal education: a nationally representative study

Anna Biehl, Ragnhild Hovengen, Else-Karin Grøholt, Jøran Hjelmesæth, Bjørn Heine Strand, Haakon E Meyer

Open Access Research article

Development of a comprehensive list of criteria for evaluating consumer education materials on colorectal cancer screening

Maren Dreier, Birgit Borutta, Gabriele Seidel, Inga Kreusel, Jürgen Töppich, Eva M Bitzer, Marie-Luise Dierks, Ulla Walter

Open Access Research article

Self-reported exposure to intimate partner violence among women and men in Sweden: results from a population-based survey

Lotta Nybergh, Charles Taft, Viveka Enander, Gunilla Krantz

Open Access Research article

Job tenure and work injuries: a multivariate analysis of the relation with previous experience and differences by age

Antonella Bena, Massimiliano Giraudo, Roberto Leombruni, Giuseppe Costa

Open Access Research article

Examining the cost effectiveness of interventions to promote the physical health of people with mental health problems: a systematic review

A-La Park, David McDaid, Prisca Weiser, Carolin Von Gottberg, Thomas Becker, Reinhold Kilian

Open Access Research article

Living in two homes-a Swedish national survey of wellbeing in 12 and 15 year olds with joint physical custody

Malin Bergström, Bitte Modin, Emma Fransson, Luis Rajmil, Marie Berlin, Per A Gustafsson, Anders Hjern

Open Access Research article

Condom use and sexuality communication with adults: a study among high school students in South Africa and Tanzania

Francis Sande Namisi, Leif Edvard Aarø, Sylvia Kaaya, Hans E Onya, Annegreet Wubs, Catherine Mathews

Open Access Correspondence

Comparison of five influenza surveillance systems during the 2009 pandemic and their association with media attention

Marit MA de Lange, Adam Meijer, Ingrid HM Friesema, Gé A Donker, Carl E Koppeschaar, Mariëtte Hooiveld, Nel Ruigrok, Wim van der Hoek

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Longitudinal age-and cohort trends in body mass index in Sweden – a 24-year follow-up study

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