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BMC Public Health

Ausgabe 1/2018

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Open Access Research article

Waterpipe and cigarette tobacco smoking among Palestinian university students: a cross-sectional study

Marina Tucktuck, Rula Ghandour, Niveen M. E. Abu-Rmeileh

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A population-based national estimate of the prevalence and risk factors associated with hypertension in Rwanda: implications for prevention and control

Marie-Rosette Nahimana, Alypio Nyandwi, Marie Aimee Muhimpundu, Olushayo Olu, Jeanine Umutesi Condo, Andre Rusanganwa, Jean Baptiste Koama, Candide Tran Ngoc, Jean Bosco Gasherebuka, Martin O. Ota, Joseph C. Okeibunor

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An account of the Ebola virus disease outbreak in Nigeria: implications and lessons learnt

Akaninyene Otu, Soter Ameh, Egbe Osifo-Dawodu, Enoma Alade, Susan Ekuri, Jide Idris

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Impact of large-scale distribution and subsequent use of free nicotine patches on primary care physician interaction

Vladyslav Kushnir, Beth A. Sproule, John A. Cunningham

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The Antibiotic Guardian campaign: a qualitative evaluation of an online pledge-based system focused on making better use of antibiotics

Joanna May Kesten, Alex Bhattacharya, Diane Ashiru-Oredope, Maya Gobin, Suzanne Audrey

Open Access Study protocol

Active children through individual vouchers – evaluation (ACTIVE): protocol for a mixed method randomised control trial to increase physical activity levels in teenagers

Michaela James, Danielle Christian, Samantha Scott, Charlotte Todd, Gareth Stratton, Sarah McCoubrey, Julian Halcox, Suzanne Audrey, Elizabeth Ellins, Sinead Brophy

Open Access Research article

Volunteering and health benefits in general adults: cumulative effects and forms

Jerf W. K. Yeung, Zhuoni Zhang, Tae Yeun Kim

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Involvement of Mitanins (female health volunteers) in active malaria surveillance, determinants and challenges in tribal populated malaria endemic villages of Chhattisgarh, India

Mehul Kumar Chourasia, Kamaraju Raghavendra, Rajendra Mohan Bhatt, Dipak Kumar Swain, G. D. P. Dutta, Immo Kleinschmidt

Open Access Research article

Cash transfers for HIV prevention: what do young women spend it on? Mixed methods findings from HPTN 068

Catherine MacPhail, Nomhle Khoza, Amanda Selin, Aimée Julien, Rhian Twine, Ryan G. Wagner, Xavier Goméz-Olivé, Kathy Kahn, Jing Wang, Audrey Pettifor

Open Access Research article

Local professionals’ perceptions of health assets in a low-SES Dutch neighbourhood: a qualitative study

Lea Den Broeder, Ellen Uiters, Aafke Hofland, Annemarie Wagemakers, Albertine Jantine Schuit

Open Access Erratum

Erratum to: determinants of vitamin D status in young adults: influence of lifestyle, sociodemographic and anthropometric factors

Rune Tønnesen, Peter Hambak Hovind, Lars Thorbjørn Jensen, Peter Schwarz

Open Access Research article

Metabolic syndrome and its components in Polish women of childbearing age: a nationwide study

Dorota Szostak-Węgierek, Anna Waśkiewicz, Walerian Piotrowski, Urszula Stepaniak, Andrzej Pająk, Magdalena Kwaśniewska, Paweł Nadrowski, Arkadiusz Niklas, Aleksandra Puch-Walczak, Wojciech Drygas

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Associations between national viral hepatitis policies/programmes and country-level socioeconomic factors: a sub-analysis of data from the 2013 WHO viral hepatitis policy report

Jeffrey V Lazarus, Ida Sperle, Kelly Safreed-Harmon, Charles Gore, Beatriz Cebolla, Alexander Spina

Open Access Research article

Feasibility of district wide screening of health care workers for tuberculosis in Zambia

Suzanne Verver, Nathan Kapata, Mathildah Kakungu Simpungwe, Seraphine Kaminsa, Mavis Mwale, Chitambeya Mukwangole, Bernard Sichinga, Sevim Ahmedov, Max Meis

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Area-based socioeconomic factors and Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination among teen boys in the United States

Kevin A. Henry, Allison L. Swiecki-Sikora, Antoinette M. Stroup, Echo L. Warner, Deanna Kepka

Open Access Research article

Putting women at the center: a review of Indian policy to address person-centered care in maternal and newborn health, family planning and abortion

Aradhana Srivastava, Devaki Singh, Dominic Montagu, Sanghita Bhattacharyya

Open Access Study protocol

Rehabilitation access and effectiveness for persons with back pain: the protocol of a cohort study (REHAB-BP, DRKS00011554)

Matthias Bethge, Kerstin Mattukat, David Fauser, Wilfried Mau

Open Access Research article

Illegal gold miners in French Guiana: a neglected population with poor health

Maylis Douine, Emilie Mosnier, Quentin Le Hingrat, Charlotte Charpentier, Florine Corlin, Louise Hureau, Antoine Adenis, Yassamine Lazrek, Florence Niemetsky, Anne-Laure Aucouturier, Magalie Demar, Lise Musset, Mathieu Nacher

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Impact of injury-related mortality on life expectancy in Zhejiang, China based on death and population surveillance data

Fang-Rong Fei, Jie-Ming Zhong, Min Yu, Wei-Wei Gong, Meng Wang, Jin Pan, Hai-bin Wu, Ru-Ying Hu

Open Access Study protocol

Stress Prevention@Work: a study protocol for the evaluation of a multifaceted integral stress prevention strategy to prevent employee stress in a healthcare organization: a cluster controlled trial

Rianne J. A. Hoek, Bo M. Havermans, Irene L. D. Houtman, Evelien P. M. Brouwers, Yvonne F. Heerkens, Moniek C. Zijlstra-Vlasveld, Johannes R. Anema, Allard J. van der Beek, Cécile R. L. Boot

Open Access Research article

Predictors of return to work among patients in treatment for common mental disorders: a pre-post study

Mattias Victor, Bjørn Lau, Torleif Ruud

Open Access Study protocol

Long-term effectiveness of mailed nicotine replacement therapy: study protocol of a randomized controlled trial 5-year follow-up

Vladyslav Kushnir, Peter Selby, Laurie Zawertailo, Rachel F. Tyndale, Scott T. Leatherdale, John A. Cunningham

Open Access Study protocol

Implementation-effectiveness trial of an ecological intervention for physical activity in ethnically diverse low income senior centers

Porchia Rich, Gregory A. Aarons, Michelle Takemoto, Veronica Cardenas, Katie Crist, Khalisa Bolling, Brittany Lewars, Cynthia Castro Sweet, Loki Natarajan, Yuyan Shi, Kelsie M. Full, Eileen Johnson, Dori E. Rosenberg, Melicia Whitt-Glover, Bess Marcus, Jacqueline Kerr

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A prolonged, community-wide cholera outbreak associated with drinking water contaminated by sewage in Kasese District, western Uganda

Benon Kwesiga, Gerald Pande, Alex Riolexus Ario, Nazarius Mbona Tumwesigye, Joseph K. B. Matovu, Bao-Ping Zhu

Open Access Research article

Caretaker-adolescent communication on sexual and reproductive health: a cross-sectional study in Unguja-Tanzania Zanzibar

Saada A. Seif, Thecla W. kohi, Candida S. Moshiro

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Using the Uganda National Panel Survey to analyze the effect of staple food consumption on undernourishment in Ugandan children

Michelle M. Amaral, William E. Herrin, Grace Bulenzi Gulere

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The traditional lunch pattern is inversely correlated with body mass index in a population-based study in Brazil

Roberta de Oliveira Santos, Diva Aliete dos Santos Vieira, Andreia Alexandra Machado Miranda, Regina Mara Fisberg, Dirce Maria Marchioni, Valéria Troncoso Baltar

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Smoking-related general and cause-specific mortality in Estonia

Gea Kõks, Krista Fischer, Sulev Kõks

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Cost-Effectiveness of isoniazid preventive therapy among HIV-infected patients clinicaly screened for latent tuberculosis infection in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: A prospective Cohort study

Grace A. Shayo, Dereck Chitama, Candida Moshiro, Said Aboud, Muhammad Bakari, Ferdinand Mugusi

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Association between full service and fast food restaurant density, dietary intake and overweight/obesity among adults in Delhi, India

Opal Patel, Safraj Shahulhameed, Roopa Shivashankar, Mohammad Tayyab, Atiqur Rahman, Dorairaj Prabhakaran, Nikhil Tandon, Lindsay M. Jaacks

Open Access Research article

Parents’ and caregivers’ experiences and behaviours when eating out with children with a food hypersensitivity

Fiona M. Begen, Julie Barnett, Miriam Barber, Ros Payne, M. Hazel Gowland, Jane S. Lucas

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Exploring status and determinants of prenatal and postnatal visits in western China: in the background of the new health system reform

Xiaojing Fan, Zhongliang Zhou, Shaonong Dang, Yongjian Xu, Jianmin Gao, Zhiying Zhou, Min Su, Dan Wang, Gang Chen

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Community-based initiatives improving critical health literacy: a systematic review and meta-synthesis of qualitative evidence

Liesbeth de Wit, Christine Fenenga, Cinzia Giammarchi, Lucia di Furia, Inge Hutter, Andrea de Winter, Louise Meijering

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Knowledge, attitudes and practices on malaria transmission in Mamfene, KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa 2015

Pinky N. Manana, Lazarus Kuonza, Alfred Musekiwa, Hluphi D. Mpangane, Lizette L. Koekemoer

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Accuracy and determinants of perceived HIV risk among young women in South Africa

Brendan Maughan-Brown, Atheendar S. Venkataramani

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Alcohol use disorders and associated chronic disease – a national retrospective cohort study from France

Michaël Schwarzinger, Sophie Pascale Thiébaut, Sylvain Baillot, Vincent Mallet, Jürgen Rehm

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Associations between childhood overweight, obesity, abdominal obesity and obesogenic behaviors and practices in Australian homes

Seema Mihrshahi, Bradley A. Drayton, Adrian E. Bauman, Louise L. Hardy

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Anthropometric indices for non-pregnant women of childbearing age differ widely among four low-middle income populations

K Michael Hambidge, Nancy F Krebs, Ana Garcés, Jamie E Westcott, Lester Figueroa, Shivaprasad S Goudar, Sangappa Dhaded, Omrana Pasha, Sumera Aziz Ali, Antoinette Tshefu, Adrien Lokangaka, Vanessa R Thorsten, Abhik Das, Kristen Stolka, Elizabeth M McClure, Rebecca L Lander, Carl L Bose, Richard J Derman, Robert L Goldenberg, Melissa Bauserman

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Health profile for Danish adults with activity limitation: a cross-sectional study

Nina Føns Johnsen, Michael Davidsen, Susan Ishøy Michelsen, Knud Juel

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An examination of Australian newspaper coverage of the link between alcohol and cancer 2005 to 2013

Jaklin Eliott, Andrew John Forster, Joshua McDonough, Kathryn Bowd, Shona Crabb

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Association of adult tobacco use with household food access insecurity: results from Nepal demographic and health survey, 2011

Chandrashekhar T. Sreeramareddy, N. Ramakrishnareddy

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Validity and reliability of an adapted arabic version of the long international physical activity questionnaire

Khalil Helou, Nour El Helou, Maya Mahfouz, Yara Mahfouz, Pascale Salameh, Mireille Harmouche-Karaki

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The impact of indigenous cultural identity and cultural engagement on violent offending

Stephane M. Shepherd, Rosa Hazel Delgado, Juanita Sherwood, Yin Paradies

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Exploring the determinants of health and wellbeing in communities living in proximity to coal seam gas developments in regional Queensland

Fiona Mactaggart, Liane McDermott, Anna Tynan, Christian A. Gericke

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Caregiving burden and depression in paid caregivers of hospitalized patients: a pilot study in China

Yao-Dan Liang, Ya-Li Wang, Zhi Li, Li He, Ying Xu, Qing Zhang, Gui-Ying You, Xu-Hua Mi

Open Access Research article

A lifestyle intervention study targeting individuals with low socioeconomic status of different ethnic origins: important aspects for successful implementation

Dorit Teuscher, Andrea J. Bukman, Marleen A. van Baak, Edith J. M. Feskens, Reint Jan Renes, Agnes Meershoek

Open Access Research article

Trends in smoking behaviour among Estonian physicians in 1982–2014

Kersti Pärna, Mariliis Põld, Inge Ringmets

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Child and parent perspectives on healthier side dishes and beverages in restaurant kids’ meals: results from a national survey in the United States

Eleanor T. Shonkoff, Stephanie Anzman-Frasca, Vanessa M. Lynskey, Grace Chan, Meaghan E. Glenn, Christina D. Economos

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Acceptability of lifelong treatment among HIV-positive pregnant and breastfeeding women (Option B+) in selected health facilities in Zimbabwe: a qualitative study

Addmore Chadambuka, Leila Katirayi, Auxilia Muchedzi, Esther Tumbare, Reuben Musarandega, Agnes I. Mahomva, Godfrey Woelk

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Hypertension prevalence and influence of basal metabolic rate on blood pressure among adult students in Bangladesh

Nurshad Ali, Shakil Mahmood, M. Manirujjaman, Rasheda Perveen, Abdullah Al Nahid, Shamim Ahmed, Farida Adib Khanum, Mustafizur Rahman

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Running on a high: parkrun and personal well-being

Anne Grunseit, Justin Richards, Dafna Merom

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Oral health literacy and oral health outcomes in an adult population in Brazil

Marília Jesus Batista, Herenia Procopio Lawrence, Maria da Luz Rosário de Sousa

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Optimising decision making on illness absenteeism due to fever and common infections within childcare centres: development of a multicomponent intervention and study protocol of a cluster randomised controlled trial

K. K. B. Peetoom, R. Crutzen, J. M. H. A. Bohnen, R. Verhoeven, H. J. M. G. Nelissen-Vrancken, B. Winkens, G. J. Dinant, J. W. L. Cals

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Population-based prevalence survey of follicular trachoma and trachomatous trichiasis in the Casamance region of Senegal

Emma M. Harding-Esch, Julbert Kadimpeul, Boubacar Sarr, Awa Sane, Souleymane Badji, Mass Laye, Ansumana Sillah, Sarah E. Burr, David MacLeod, Anna R. Last, Martin J. Holland, David C. Mabey, Robin L. Bailey

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Self-reported oral and general health in relation to socioeconomic position

Magnus Hakeberg, Ulla Wide Boman

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The process by which perceived autonomy support predicts motivation, intention, and behavior for seasonal influenza prevention in Hong Kong older adults

Pak-Kwong Chung, Chun-Qing Zhang, Jing-Dong Liu, Derwin King-Chung Chan, Gangyan Si, Martin S. Hagger

Open Access Erratum

Erratum to: cluster randomized evaluation of adolescent girls empowerment Programme (AGEP): study protocol

Paul C. Hewett, Karen Austrian, Erica Soler-Hampejsek, Jere R. Behrman, Fiammetta Bozzani, Natalie A. Jackson-Hachonda

Open Access Research article

Pathways for scaling up public health interventions

Devon Indig, Karen Lee, Anne Grunseit, Andrew Milat, Adrian Bauman

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Housing conditions of urban households with Aboriginal children in NSW Australia: tenure type matters

Melanie J Andersen, Anna B Williamson, Peter Fernando, Darryl Wright, Sally Redman

Open Access Study protocol

Household preferences for reducing greenhouse gas emissions in four European high-income countries: Does health information matter? A mixed-methods study protocol

Alina Herrmann, Helen Fischer, Dorothee Amelung, Dorian Litvine, Carlo Aall, Camilla Andersson, Marta Baltruszewicz, Carine Barbier, Sébastien Bruyère, Françoise Bénévise, Ghislain Dubois, Valérie R. Louis, Maria Nilsson, Karen Richardsen Moberg, Bore Sköld, Rainer Sauerborn

Open Access Research article

Liquor licences issued to Australian schools

Bernadette M. Ward, Rebecca Kippen, Geoffrey Munro, Penny Buykx, Nyanda McBride, John Wiggers, Madeline Clark

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The shrinking health advantage: unintentional injuries among children and youth from immigrant families

Natasha Ruth Saunders, Alison Macpherson, Jun Guan, Lisa Sheng, Astrid Guttmann

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Determinants of childhood stunting in the Democratic Republic of Congo: further analysis of Demographic and Health Survey 2013–14

Hallgeir Kismul, Pawan Acharya, Mala Ali Mapatano, Anne Hatløy

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A brief, trauma-informed intervention increases safety behavior and reduces HIV risk for drug-involved women who trade sex

Michele R. Decker, Catherine Tomko, Erin Wingo, Anne Sawyer, Sarah Peitzmeier, Nancy Glass, Susan G. Sherman

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Yarning about fall prevention: community consultation to discuss falls and appropriate approaches to fall prevention with older Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people

Caroline Lukaszyk, Julieann Coombes, Norma Jean Turner, Elizabeth Hillmann, Lisa Keay, Anne Tiedemann, Cathie Sherrington, Rebecca Ivers

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Evaluation of the colorectal cancer screening Programme in the Basque Country (Spain) and its effectiveness based on the Miscan-colon model

I. Idigoras, A. Arrospide, I. Portillo, E. Arana-Arri, L. Martínez-Indart, J. Mar, H. J. de Koning, R. Lastra, M. Soto-Gordoa, M. van der Meulen, I. Lansdorp-Vogelaar

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Determinants of contraceptive use and future contraceptive intentions of women attending child welfare clinics in urban Ghana

Caroline Wuni, Cornelius A. Turpin, Edward T. Dassah

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A tailored within-community specimen collection strategy increased uptake of cervical cancer screening in a cross-sectional study in Ghana

Adolf K. Awua, Edwin K. Wiredu, Edwin A. Afari, Ahmad S. Tijani, Gabriel Djanmah, Richard M. K. Adanu

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Patterns of participation over four rounds of annual fecal immunochemical test-based screening for colorectal cancer: what predicts rescreening?

Joanne M. Osborne, Carlene Wilson, Amy Duncan, Stephen R. Cole, Ingrid Flight, Deborah Turnbull, Donna L. Hughes, Graeme P. Young

Open Access Research article

Does depression moderate handwashing in children?

Jurgita Slekiene, Hans-Joachim Mosler

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Informing tobacco control policy in Jordan: assessing the effectiveness of pictorial warning labels on cigarette packs

Rasha K. Bader, Rawan A. Shihab, Dalia H. Al-Rimawi, Feras I. Hawari

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Correlates of physical activity and sitting time in adults with type 2 diabetes attending primary health care in Oman

Thamra S. Alghafri, Saud M. Alharthi, Yahya Al-farsi, Elaine Bannerman, Angela M. Craigie, Annie S. Anderson

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National policies for the promotion of physical activity and healthy nutrition in the workplace context: a behaviour change wheel guided content analysis of policy papers in Finland

Tuija Seppälä, Nelli Hankonen, Eveliina Korkiakangas, Johanna Ruusuvuori, Jaana Laitinen

Open Access Research article

Socio-cognitive correlates of intention to use Toombak: a cross-sectional study among students (13–16 years) in Khartoum State, Sudan

Hatim Mohammed Almahdi, Rouf Wahab Ali, Elwalid Fadul Nasir, Anne Nordrehaug Åstrøm

Open Access Research article

Geographic Variations and Time Trends in Cancer Treatments in Taiwan

Jason C. Hsu, Sheng-Mao Chang, Christine Y. Lu

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Early rigorous control interventions can largely reduce dengue outbreak magnitude: experience from Chaozhou, China

Tao Liu, Guanghu Zhu, Jianfeng He, Tie Song, Meng Zhang, Hualiang Lin, Jianpeng Xiao, Weilin Zeng, Xing Li, Zhihao Li, Runsheng Xie, Haojie Zhong, Xiaocheng Wu, Wenbiao Hu, Yonghui Zhang, Wenjun Ma

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Successive monitoring surveys of selected banned and restricted pesticide residues in vegetables from the northwest region of China from 2011 to 2013

Yan Yu, Senke Hu, Yuxuan Yang, Xiaodan Zhao, Jianjun Xue, Jinghua Zhang, Song Gao, Aimin Yang

Open Access Research article

Cluster randomised trial of a school-community child health promotion and obesity prevention intervention: findings from the evaluation of fun ‘n healthy in Moreland!

Elizabeth Waters, Lisa Gibbs, Maryanne Tadic, Obioha C. Ukoumunne, Anthea Magarey, Anthony D. Okely, Andrea de Silva, Christine Armit, Julie Green, Thea O’Connor, Britt Johnson, Boyd Swinburn, Lauren Carpenter, Graham Moore, Hannah Littlecott, Lisa Gold

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Public health implications of changing patterns of recruitment into the South African mining industry, 1973–2012: a database analysis

Rodney Ehrlich, Alex Montgomery, Paula Akugizibwe, Gregg Gonsalves

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The incidence of acute myeloid leukemia in Calgary, Alberta, Canada: a retrospective cohort study

Andrea Christine Shysh, Leonard Tu Nguyen, Maggie Guo, Marcus Vaska, Christopher Naugler, Fariborz Rashid-Kolvear

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Epidemiology of Humanpapilloma virus infection among women in Fujian, China

Conglian Wu, Xianjin Zhu, Yanli Kang, Yinping Cao, Pingxia Lu, Wenjuan Zhou, Hong Zhou, Yang Zhang, Yanfang Song

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Metabolic syndrome and parental history of cardiovascular disease in young adults in urban Ghana

Kwame Yeboah, Kennedy Konlan Dodam, Patrick Kormla Affrim, Linda Adu-Gyamfi, Anormah Rashid Bado, Richard N. A. Owusu Mensah, Afua Bontu Adjei, Ben Gyan

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Determinants of weight outcomes in type 2 diabetes prevention intervention in primary health care setting (the DE-PLAN project)

Aleksandra Gilis-Januszewska, Beata Piwońska-Solska, Jaana Lindström, Ewa Wójtowicz, Jaakko Tuomilehto, Peter E. H. Schwarz, Katarzyna Kissimova-Skarbek, Zbigniew Szybiński, Adam Windak, Alicja Hubalewska-Dydejczyk

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A survey of the knowledge, attitudes and practices on Zika virus in New York City

Gregory Samuel, Rianna DiBartolo-Cordovano, Insiya Taj, Audrey Merriam, Jean M. Lopez, Caroline Torres, Rafael A. Lantigua, Steven Morse, Bernard P. Chang, Cynthia Gyamfi-Bannerman, Kiran T. Thakur

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The potential of task shifting selected maternal interventions to auxiliary midwives in Myanmar: a mixed-method study

Kyu Kyu Than, Khaing Nwe Tin, Thazin La, Kyaw Soe Thant, Theingi Myint, James G. Beeson, Stanley Luchters, Alison Morgan

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The UAE healthy future study: a pilot for a prospective cohort study of 20,000 United Arab Emirates nationals

Abdishakur Abdulle, Abdullah Alnaeemi, Abdullah Aljunaibi, Abdulrahman Al Ali, Khaled Al Saedi, Eiman Al Zaabi, Naima Oumeziane, Marina Al Bastaki, Mohammed Al-Houqani, Fatma Al Maskari, Ayesha Al Dhaheri, Syed M. Shah, Tom Loney, Mohamed El-Sadig, Abderrahim Oulhaj, Leila Abdel Wareth, Wael Al Mahmeed, Habiba Alsafar, Benjamin Hirsch, Fatme Al Anouti, Jamila Yaaqoub, Claire K. Inman, Aisha Al Hamiz, Ayesha Al Hosani, Muna Haji, Teeb Alsharid, Thekra Al Zaabi, Fatima Al Maisary, Divya Galani, Tim Sprosen, Omar El Shahawy, Jiyoung Ahn, Tomas Kirchhoff, Ravichandran Ramasamy, Ann Marie Schmidt, Richard Hayes, Scott Sherman, Raghib Ali

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Youth with chronic health problems: how do they fare in main-stream mentoring programs?

Ellen L. Lipman, David DeWit, David L. DuBois, Simon Larose, Gizem Erdem

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LiST modelling with monitoring data to estimate impact on child mortality of an ORS and zinc programme with public sector providers in Bihar, India

Jayachandran A. Ayyanat, Catherine Harbour, Sanjeev Kumar, Manjula Singh

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Follow-up of a healthy lifestyle education program (the EdAl study): four years after cessation of randomized controlled trial intervention

Elisabet Llauradó, Lucia Tarro, David Moriña, Magaly Aceves-Martins, Montse Giralt, Rosa Solà

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Association between lifestyle factors and suboptimal health status among Chinese college freshmen: a cross-sectional study

Chenjin Ma, Wangli Xu, Long Zhou, Shuangge Ma, Yu Wang

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Anthrax outbreaks in the humans - livestock and wildlife interface areas of Northern Tanzania: a retrospective record review 2006–2016

Elibariki Reuben Mwakapeje, Sol Høgset, Robert Fyumagwa, Hezron Emmanuel Nonga, Robinson Hammerthon Mdegela, Eystein Skjerve

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Relationship between systolic blood pressure and all-cause mortality: a prospective study in a cohort of Chinese adults

Chunsheng Li, Youren Chen, Qiongbing Zheng, Weiqiang Wu, Zhichao Chen, Lu Song, Shasha An, Zhifang Li, Shuohua Chen, S. L. Wu

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Heat and emergency room admissions in the Netherlands

Joris Adriaan Frank van Loenhout, Tefera Darge Delbiso, Anna Kiriliouk, Jose Manuel Rodriguez-Llanes, Johan Segers, Debarati Guha-Sapir

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The influence of maternal psychosocial circumstances and physical environment on the risk of severe wasting in rural Gambian infants: a mixed methods approach

Helen M. Nabwera, Sophie E. Moore, Martha K. Mwangome, Sassy C. Molyneux, Momodou K. Darboe, Nyima Camara-Trawally, Bakary Sonko, Alhagie Darboe, Seedy Singhateh, Anthony J. Fulford, Andrew M. Prentice

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A decade of road traffic fatalities among the elderly in north-West Iran

Homayoun Sadeghi-Bazargani, Bahram Samadirad, Farnaz Moslemi

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Common risk indicators for oral diseases and obesity in 12-year-olds: a South Pacific cross sectional study

Stéphanie Tubert-Jeannin, Hélène Pichot, Bernard Rouchon, Bruno Pereira, Martine Hennequin

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Youth paying for sex: what are the associated factors? Findings from a cross-sectional study in Cambodia

Soaman Dizechi, Carinne Brody, Sovannary Tuot, Chhorvann Chhea, Vonthanak Saphonn, Kunthearith Yung, Sanh Kim, Siyan Yi

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The Canadian Urban Environmental Health Research Consortium – a protocol for building a national environmental exposure data platform for integrated analyses of urban form and health

Jeffrey R. Brook, Eleanor M. Setton, Evan Seed, Mahdi Shooshtari, Dany Doiron, Philip Awadalla, Michael Brauer, Howard Hu, Kim McGrail, Dave Stieb, Padmaja Subarrao, Paul Demers, Doug Manuel, John McLaughlin, Chris Carlsten, Meghan Azad, Stephanie Atkinson, Rick Burnett, Wendy Lou, Daniel Rainham, Greg Evans, Ray Copes, Olimpia Pantelimon, Audrey Smargiassi, Hugh Davies, Paul Villeneuve, Matilda van den Bosch, Diane Chaumont, Johannes Feddema, Tim Takaro, Amir Hakami, Markey Johnson, Marianne Hatzopoulou, Ahsan Habib, Daniel Fuller, Michael Widener

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Ethnicity and socioeconomic status are related to dietary patterns at age 5 in the Amsterdam born children and their development (ABCD) cohort

Viyan Rashid, Marielle F. Engberink, Manon van Eijsden, Mary Nicolaou, Louise H. Dekker, Arnoud P. Verhoeff, Peter J. M. Weijs

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Socioeconomic determinants of accessibility to birth registration in Lao PDR

Marika Nomura, Phonepadith Xangsayarath, Kenzo Takahashi, Yusuke Kamiya, Latsamy Siengsounthone, Hina Ogino, Jun Kobayashi

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The coaching on lifestyle (CooL) intervention for obesity, a study protocol for an action-oriented mixed-methods study

Celeste E. van Rinsum, Sanne M. P. L. Gerards, Geert M. Rutten, Ien A. M. van de Goor, Stef P. J. Kremers

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Epidemiology and factors associated with amoebic liver abscess in northern Sri Lanka

Selvam Kannathasan, Arumugam Murugananthan, Thirunavukarasu Kumanan, Nilanthi Renuka de Silva, Nadarajah Rajeshkannan, Rashidul Haque, Devika Iddawela

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App-technology to increase physical activity among patients with diabetes type 2 - the DiaCert-study, a randomized controlled trial

Stephanie E. Bonn, Christina Alexandrou, Kristin Hjörleifsdottir Steiner, Klara Wiklander, Claes-Göran Östenson, Marie Löf, Ylva Trolle Lagerros

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Cash transfer interventions for sexual health: meanings and experiences of adolescent males and females in inner-city Johannesburg

Nomhle Khoza, Jonathan Stadler, Catherine MacPhail, Admire Chikandiwa, Heena Brahmbhatt, Sinead Delany-Moretlwe

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Trends and correlates of overweight/obesity in Czech adolescents in relation to family socioeconomic status over a 12-year study period (2002–2014)

Erik Sigmund, Petr Badura, Dagmar Sigmundová, Jaroslava Voráčová, Jiří Zacpal, Michal Kalman, Jan Pavelka, Jana Vokacová, Vladimír Jr Hobza, Zdenek Hamrik

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Effects of a culturally specific tobacco cessation intervention among African American Quitline enrollees: a randomized controlled trial

Monica Webb Hooper, Kelly Carpenter, Michael Payne, Ken Resnicow

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Long lasting insecticidal net use and its associated factors in Limmu Seka District, South West Ethiopia

Mitiku Teshome Hambisa, Tessema Debela, Yadeta Dessie, Tesfaye Gobena

Open Access Debate

Brucellosis remains a neglected disease in the developing world: a call for interdisciplinary action

K. A. Franc, R. C. Krecek, B. N. Häsler, A. M. Arenas-Gamboa

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A cluster randomised controlled trial evaluating the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of the daily mile on childhood obesity and wellbeing; the Birmingham daily mile protocol

Katie Breheny, Peymane Adab, Sandra Passmore, James Martin, Emma Lancashire, Karla Hemming, Emma Frew

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Complex multiple risk intervention to promote healthy behaviours in people between 45 to 75 years attended in primary health care (EIRA study): study protocol for a hybrid trial

Edurne Zabaleta-del-Olmo, Haizea Pombo, Mariona Pons-Vigués, Marc Casajuana-Closas, Enriqueta Pujol-Ribera, Tomás López-Jiménez, Carmen Cabezas-Peña, Carme Martín-Borràs, Antoni Serrano-Blanco, Maria Rubio-Valera, Joan Llobera, Alfonso Leiva, Caterina Vicens, Clara Vidal, Manuel Campiñez, Remedios Martín-Álvarez, José-Ángel Maderuelo, José-Ignacio Recio, Luis García-Ortiz, Emma Motrico, Juan-Ángel Bellón, Patricia Moreno-Peral, Carlos Martín-Cantera, Ana Clavería, Susana Aldecoa-Landesa, Rosa Magallón-Botaya, Bonaventura Bolíbar

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Health literacy in a population-based sample of Australian women: a cross-sectional profile of the Geelong Osteoporosis Study

Sarah M. Hosking, Sharon L. Brennan-Olsen, Alison Beauchamp, Rachelle Buchbinder, Lana J. Williams, Julie A. Pasco

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Effect, process, and economic evaluation of a combined resistance exercise and diet intervention (ProMuscle in Practice) for community-dwelling older adults: design and methods of a randomised controlled trial

Ellen J. I. van Dongen, Annemien Haveman-Nies, Nick L. W. Wezenbeek, Berber G. Dorhout, Esmée L. Doets, Lisette C. P. G. M. de Groot

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Mission of Mercy emergency dental clinics: an opportunity to promote general and oral health

Devlon N. Jackson, Susan Passmore, Craig S. Fryer, Jie Chen, Dushanka V. Kleinman, Alice M. Horowitz, James Butler III, Mary A. Garza, Sandra C. Quinn, Stephen B. Thomas

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The design and implementation of the re-vitalised integrated disease surveillance and response (IDSR) in Uganda, 2013–2016

Christine Kihembo, Ben Masiira, Lydia Nakiire, Edson Katushabe, Nasan Natseri, Immaculate Nabukenya, Innocent Komakech, Charles Lukoya Okot, Francis Adatu, Issa Makumbi, Miriam Nanyunja, Solomon Fisseha Woldetsadik, Patrick Tusiime, Peter Nsubuga, Ibrahima Soce Fall, Alemu Wondimagegnehu

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The Smart City Active Mobile Phone Intervention (SCAMPI) study to promote physical activity through active transportation in healthy adults: a study protocol for a randomised controlled trial

Anna Ek, Christina Alexandrou, Christine Delisle Nyström, Artur Direito, Ulf Eriksson, Ulf Hammar, Pontus Henriksson, Ralph Maddison, Ylva Trolle Lagerros, Marie Löf

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Financial transfers from adult children and depressive symptoms among mid-aged and elderly residents in China - evidence from the China health and retirement longitudinal study

Yue Wu, Wanyue Dong, Yongjian Xu, Xiaojing Fan, Min Su, Jianmin Gao, Zhongliang Zhou, Louis Niessen, Yiyang Wang, Xiao Wang

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Changing the housing environment to reduce obesity in public housing residents: a cluster randomized trial

Deborah J. Bowen, Lisa M. Quintiliani, Sarah Gees Bhosrekar, Rachel Goodman, Eugenia Smith

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Increasing influenza and pneumococcal vaccine uptake in the elderly: study protocol for the multi-methods prospective intervention study Vaccination60+

Cornelia Betsch, Constanze Rossmann, Mathias W. Pletz, Horst C. Vollmar, Antje Freytag, Ole Wichmann, Regina Hanke, Wolfgang Hanke, Dorothee Heinemeier, Philipp Schmid, Sarah Eitze, Winja Weber, Anne Reinhardt, Nora K. Küpke, Christina Forstner, Carolin Fleischmann-Struzek, Anna Mikolajetz, Josephine Römhild, Julia Neufeind, Thorsten Rieck, Kasia Suchecka, Konrad Reinhart

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High-resolution epidemic simulation using within-host infection and contact data

Van Kinh Nguyen, Rafael Mikolajczyk, Esteban Abelardo Hernandez-Vargas

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Prevalence and correlates of gender inequitable norms among young, church-going women and men in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo

Hendrew Lusey, Miguel San Sebastian, Monica Christianson, Kerstin E. Edin

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A randomized clinical efficacy trial of a psychosocial intervention to strengthen self-acceptance and reduce HIV risk for MSM in India: study protocol

Matthew J. Mimiaga, Beena Thomas, Kenneth H. Mayer, Kristen S. Regenauer, Alpana Dange, C. Andres Bedoya, Shruta Rawat, Vinoth Balu, Conall O’Cleirigh, Katie B. Biello, Vivek Anand, Soumya Swaminathan, Steven A. Safren

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The BeHealthyR Study: a randomized trial of a multicomponent intervention to reduce stress, smoking and improve financial health of low-income residents in Rotterdam

Sara S. Shagiwal, Astrid Schop-Etman, Iris Bergwerff, Wil Vrencken, Semiha Denktaş

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Impact of the Safe Childbirth Checklist on health worker childbirth practices in Luapula province of Zambia: a pre-post study

Sandra Mudhune, Sydney Chauwa Phiri, Marta R. Prescott, Elizabeth A. McCarthy, Aaron Banda, Prudence Haimbe, Francis Dien Mwansa, Angel Mwiche, Francis Bwalya, Micheck Kabamba, Hilda Shakwelele, Margaret L. Prust

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The influence of education on the access to childhood immunization: the case of Spain

T. Mora, M. Trapero-Bertran

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Evaluating the impact of screening plus eave tubes on malaria transmission compared to current best practice in central Côte d’Ivoire: a two armed cluster randomized controlled trial

Eleanore D. Sternberg, Jackie Cook, Ludovic P. Ahoua Alou, Carine J. Aoura, Serge Brice Assi, Dimi Théodore Doudou, A. Alphonsine Koffi, Raphael N’Guessan, Welbeck A. Oumbouke, Rachel A. Smith, Eve Worrall, Immo Kleinschmidt, Matthew B. Thomas

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Body and mind: retention in antiretroviral treatment care is improved by mental health training of care providers in Ethiopia

Tezera Moshago Berheto, Sven Gudmund Hinderaker, Mbazi Senkoro, Hannock Tweya, Tekalign Deressa, Yimam Getaneh, Gulilat Gezahegn

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Using a cascade approach to assess condom uptake in female sex workers in India: a review of the Avahan data

Renay Weiner, Micah Fineberg, Bridget Dube, Prabuddhagopal Goswami, Shajan Mathew, Gina Dallabetta, Saul Johnson

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Safety monitoring of ROTAVAC vaccine and etiological investigation of intussusception in India: study protocol

Samarasimha Reddy, Nayana P. Nair, Sidhartha Giri, Venkata Raghava Mohan, Jacqueline E. Tate, Umesh D. Parashar, Mohan D. Gupte, Rashmi Arora, Gagandeep Kang, Sowmiya V. Senthamizh, G. S. Rama Prasad, Suhasini Mekala, Bhaskar Reddy, Goru Krishna Babu, Padmalatha Pamu, Rajendra Prasad Gorthi, Vittal Mohan, Manohar B, Subal Pradhan, Hiranya Mohanty, Mrutunjay Dash, J. Bikrant Kumar Prusty, Nirmal Kumar Mohakud, Subrat Mohanty, Rajib Ray, Prasantajyoti Mohanty, Geetha Gathwala, K. N. Rattan, Suraj Chawla, M. S. Yamini, Madhu Gupta, Surjit Singh, R. K. Gupta, Arun Gupta, Suresh Goyal, Deendayal Sharma, Pramod Sharma, Sunil Kothari, Gopinath, Balasubramaniyam S, Jai Durai Raj, Girish Kumar CP, Sridevi A. Naraayan, Muthu Kumar J, Kulandaivel S, Vaijayanthi G, Hemanth Kumar B, Raghul Maniam, Rajamani Gurusamy, Kumaravel S, Ashwitha Shenoy, Brijesh Lahoti, Sharad Thora, Pawan Ghanghoriya, Vikesh Agarawal, Koshy George, Sam Joel, Jayanta Goswami, Ashish Wakhlu, Vineeta Gupta, S. P. Sharma, Mahima Mithal

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Improving cardiometabolic health through nudging dietary behaviours and physical activity in low SES adults: design of the Supreme Nudge project

Jeroen Lakerveld, Joreintje D. Mackenbach, Femke de Boer, Boris Brandhorst, Jacqueline E. W. Broerse, Gert-Jan de Bruijn, Gerda Feunekes, Marleen Gillebaart, Marjolein Harbers, Jody Hoenink, Michel Klein, Frederike Mensink, Cédric Middel, Denise T. D. de Ridder, Femke Rutters, Ivonne Sluijs, Yvonne T. van der Schouw, Tjerk Jan Schuitmaker, Saskia J. te Velde, Elizabeth Velema, Wilma Waterlander, Johannes Brug, Joline W. J. Beulens

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Social determinants of prostate cancer in the Caribbean: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Catherine R. Brown, Ian Hambleton, Shawn M. Hercules, Nigel Unwin, Madhuvanti M. Murphy, E. Nigel Harris, Rainford Wilks, Marlene MacLeish, Louis Sullivan, Natasha Sobers-Grannum, Miriam Alvarado, Nadia Bennett, Aurelian Bidulescu, Catherine R. Brown, Trevor Ferguson, Damian Francis, Ian R. Hambleton, Eon Nigel Harris, Christopher Hassell, Anselm J. M. Hennis, Shawn M. Hercules, Christina Howitt, Marlene MacLeish, Madhuvanti M. Murphy, Thelma Alafia Samuels, Natasha Sobers-Grannum, Louis Sullivan, Nigel Unwin, Rainford Wilks, Lynda Williams, Novie Younger-Coleman

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Household latrine utilization and its association with educational status of household heads in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Cheru Tesema Leshargie, Animut Alebel, Ayenew Negesse, Getachew Mengistu, Amsalu Taye Wondemagegn, Henok Mulugeta, Bekele Tesfaye, Nakachew Mekonnen Alamirew, Fasil Wagnew, Yihalem Abebe Belay, Aster Ferede, Mezinew Sintayehu, Getnet Dessie, Dube Jara Boneya, Molla Yigzaw Birhanu, Getiye Dejenu Kibret

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An exploratory case study of environmental factors related to military alcohol misuse

Susan I. Woodruff, Suzanne L. Hurtado, Cynthia M. Simon-Arndt, Jessica Lawrenz

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Physical activity, energy expenditure and sedentary parameters in overfeeding studies - a systematic review

Valerie Giroux, Soraya Saidj, Chantal Simon, Martine Laville, Berenice Segrestin, Marie-Eve Mathieu

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Gender aspects on HIV prevention efforts and participation in HIV vaccine trials among Police officers in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Edith A. M. Tarimo, Deodatus C. V. Kakoko, Thecla W. Kohi, Muhammad Bakari, Eric Sandstrom, David Siyame, Fred Mhalu, Asli Kulane

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The declining antibody level of measles virus in China population, 2009–2015

Ying Hu, Peishan Lu, Xiuying Deng, Hongxiong Guo, Minghao Zhou

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Reproductive health knowledge among college students in Kenya

Samuel Mungai Mbugua, Jane Muthoni Karonjo

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Major depressive disorder prevalence and risk factors among Syrian asylum seekers in Greece

Danielle N. Poole, Bethany Hedt-Gauthier, Shirley Liao, Nathaniel A. Raymond, Till Bärnighausen

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Obesity and the onset of depressive symptoms among middle-aged and older adults in China: evidence from the CHARLS

Huiqiang Luo, Jijie Li, Qi Zhang, Peiya Cao, Xiaohui Ren, Aiping Fang, Haiying Liao, Lijuan Liu

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Rango Cards, a digital game designed to promote a healthy diet: a randomized study protocol

Carolina Martins dos Santos Chagas, Tiago Barros Pontes e Silva, Luiggi Monteiro Reffatti, Raquel Braz Assunção Botelho, Natacha Toral

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Evaluating the impact of the DREAMS partnership to reduce HIV incidence among adolescent girls and young women in four settings: a study protocol

Isolde Birdthistle, Susan B. Schaffnit, Daniel Kwaro, Maryam Shahmanesh, Abdhalah Ziraba, Caroline W. Kabiru, Penelope Phillips-Howard, Natsayi Chimbindi, Kenneth Ondeng’e, Annabelle Gourlay, Frances M. Cowan, James R. Hargreaves, Bernadette Hensen, Tarisai Chiyaka, Judith R. Glynn, Sian Floyd

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A randomized controlled efficacy trial of behavioral activation for concurrent stimulant use and sexual risk for HIV acquisition among MSM: project IMPACT study protocol

Matthew J. Mimiaga, David W. Pantalone, Katie B. Biello, Tiffany Rose Glynn, Christopher M. Santostefano, Jennifer Olson, Dana J. Pardee, Jaclyn M. W. Hughto, Josibel Garcia Valles, Adam W. Carrico, Kenneth H. Mayer, Steven A. Safren

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Correlates of physical activity and sedentary time in young adults: the Western Australian Pregnancy Cohort (Raine) Study

Erin K. Howie, Joanne A. McVeigh, Elisabeth A. H. Winkler, Genevieve N. Healy, Romola S. Bucks, Peter R. Eastwood, Leon M. Straker

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Association between education and television viewing among older working and retired people: a comparative study of Finland and Japan

Taishi Tsuji, Airi Amemiya, Kokoro Shirai, Sari Stenholm, Jaana Pentti, Tuula Oksanen, Jussi Vahtera, Katsunori Kondo

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Association between internal migration and epidemic dynamics: an analysis of cause-specific mortality in Kenya and South Africa using health and demographic surveillance data

Carren Ginsburg, Philippe Bocquier, Donatien Béguy, Sulaimon Afolabi, Kathleen Kahn, David Obor, Frank Tanser, Andrew Tomita, Marylene Wamukoya, Mark A. Collinson

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Prevalence of dengue fever virus antibodies and associated risk factors among residents of El-Gadarif state, Sudan

Mawahib H. Eldigail, Gamal K. Adam, Rabie A. Babiker, Fatima Khalid, Ibrahim A. Adam, Osama H. Omer, Mohamed E. Ahmed, Sara L. Brair, Eltahir M. Haroun, Hassan AbuAisha, Abdelrahim E. Karrar, Hamid S. Abdalla, Imadeldin E. Aradaib

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Profile of chronic kidney disease modifiable risk factors in a rural community of south east Nigeria

Adaobi I. Bisi-Onyemaechi, Henrietta U. Okafor, Maduka D. Ughasoro

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Evaluating the impact of improvements in urban green space on older adults’ physical activity and wellbeing: protocol for a natural experimental study

Jack S. Benton, Jamie Anderson, Sarah Cotterill, Matthew Dennis, Sarah J. Lindley, David P. French

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Implementation of 100% smoke-free law in Uganda: a qualitative study exploring civil society’s perspective

Lindsay Robertson, Kellen Namusisi Nyamurungi, Shannon Gravely, Jean Christophe Rusatira, Adeniyi Oginni, Steven Ndugwa Kabwama, Achiri Elvis Ndikum, Eduardo Bianco, Salim Yusuf, Mark D. Huffman

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Knowledge and perception on type2 diabetes and hypertension among HIV clients utilizing care and treatment services: a cross sectional study from Mbeya and Dar es Salaam regions in Tanzania

Gibson B. Kagaruki, Mary T. Mayige, Esther S. Ngadaya, Andrew M. Kilale, Amos Kahwa, Amani F. Shao, Godfather D. Kimaro, Chacha M. Manga, Doris Mbata, Godlisten S. Materu, Ray M. Masumo, Sayoki G. Mfinanga

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Occupational exposure to endocrine disrupting substances and the risk of breast Cancer: the Singapore Chinese health study

Teofilia Acheampong, Jian-Min Yuan, Woon Puay Koh, Aizhen Jin, Andrew Odegaard

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Built and natural environment planning principles for promoting health: an umbrella review

E. L. Bird, J. O. Ige, P. Pilkington, A. Pinto, C. Petrokofsky, J. Burgess-Allen

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Social media for health promotion and weight management: a critical debate

Monica Jane, Martin Hagger, Jonathan Foster, Suleen Ho, Sebely Pal

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Residential moves, neighbourhood walkability, and physical activity: a longitudinal pilot study in Ontario Canada

Patricia A. Collins, Justin Tait, Allan Fein, James R. Dunn

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Linking quantitative demands to offshore wind workers’ stress: do personal and job resources matter? A structural equation modelling approach

Janika Mette, Marcial Velasco Garrido, Alexandra M. Preisser, Volker Harth, Stefanie Mache

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Experiences of HIV-positive postpartum women and health workers involved with community-based antiretroviral therapy adherence clubs in Cape Town, South Africa

Zara Trafford, Yolanda Gomba, Christopher J. Colvin, Victoria O. Iyun, Tamsin K. Phillips, Kirsty Brittain, Landon Myer, Elaine J. Abrams, Allison Zerbe

Open Access Technical advance

Construction of China cardiovascular health index

Yingying Jiang, Fan Mao, Yichong Li, Jing Liu, Yan Zhang, Yong Jiang, Dong Zhao, Weiwei Chen, Stephen Nicholas, Yong Huo, Junbo Ge, Linhong Wang, Maigeng Zhou

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Heart Matters: a study protocol for a community based randomized trial aimed at reducing cardiovascular risk in a rural, African American community

Giselle Corbie-Smith, Crystal Wiley-Cene, Kiana Bess, Tiffany Young, Gaurav Dave, Katrina Ellis, Stephanie M. Hoover, Feng-Chang Lin, Mysha Wynn, Shirley McFarlin, Jamie Ede

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“EspaiJove.net”- a school-based intervention programme to promote mental health and eradicate stigma in the adolescent population: study protocol for a cluster randomised controlled trial

Rocío Casañas, Victoria-Mailen Arfuch, Pere Castellví, Juan-José Gil, Maria Torres, Angela Pujol, Gemma Castells, Mercè Teixidó, Maria Teresa San-Emeterio, Hernán María Sampietro, Aleix Caussa, Jordi Alonso, Lluís Lalucat-Jo

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Current high prevalences of Strongyloides stercoralis and Opisthorchis viverrini infections in rural communities in northeast Thailand and associated risk factors

Pokkamol Laoraksawong, Oranuch Sanpool, Rutchanee Rodpai, Tongjit Thanchomnang, Wanida Kanarkard, Wanchai Maleewong, Ratthaphol Kraiklang, Pewpan M. Intapan

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Determinants of cigarette smoking and smoking intensity among adult males in Ghana

Edward Nketiah-Amponsah, Gloria Afful-Mensah, Samuel Ampaw

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Rationale, design and conduct of a school-based anti–smoking intervention: the “PEPITES” cluster randomized trial

Stéphanie Vieira, Fabrice Chéruel, Hélène Sancho-Garnier

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Associations of gender and serum total cholesterol with CD4+ T cell count and HIV RNA load in antiretroviral-naïve individuals in Addis Ababa

Melaku Adal, Rawleigh Howe, Desta Kassa, Abraham Aseffa, Beyene Petros

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Follow-up of the manganese-exposed workers healthy cohort (MEWHC) and biobank management from 2011 to 2017 in China

Yanting Zhou, Xiaoting Ge, Yuefei Shen, Lian Qin, Yaoqiu Zhong, Chao Jiang, Cheng Su, Jinyu Huang, Suzhen Lin, Defu Li, Hong Cheng, Fu Wei, Songfeng Ou, Yunfeng Zou, Xiaobo Yang

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Online platform for healthy weight loss in adults with overweight and obesity - the “POEmaS” project: a randomized controlled trial

Alline Maria Beleigoli, Andre Queiroz de Andrade, Maria de Fátima Haueisen Diniz, Roberta Sonia Alvares, Antonio Luiz Ribeiro

Open Access Research article

Estimating dengue incidence and hospitalization in Malaysia, 2001 to 2013

Yuan Liang Woon, Chee Peng Hor, Keng Yee Lee, Siti Fatimah Zahra Mohd Anuar, Rose Nani Mudin, Mohd Khadzir Sheikh Ahmad, Suhaya Komari, Faridah Amin, Rahman Jamal, Wei Seng Chen, Pik Pin Goh, Lena Yeap, Zhuo Ren Lim, Teck Onn Lim

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Field efficacy of a new deltamethrin long lasting insecticidal net (LifeNet©) against wild pyrethroid-resistant Anopheles gambiae in Benin

Armel Djènontin, Nicolas Moiroux, Aziz Bouraïma, Barnabas Zogo, Ibrahim Sidick, Vincent Corbel, Cédric Pennetier

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A hybrid design testing a 3-step implementation model for community scale-up of an HIV prevention intervention in rural Malawi: study protocol

Diana L. N. Jere, Chimwemwe K. Banda, Lily C. Kumbani, Li Liu, Linda L. McCreary, Chang Gi Park, Crystal L. Patil, Kathleen F. Norr

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Are schoolchildren less infected if they have good knowledge about parasitic worms? A case study from rural Côte d’Ivoire

Marta S. Palmeirim, Mamadou Ouattara, Clémence Essé, Véronique A. Koffi, Rufin K. Assaré, Eveline Hürlimann, Jean T. Coulibaly, Nana R. Diakité, Kouassi Dongo, Bassirou Bonfoh, Jürg Utzinger, Eliézer K. N’Goran, Giovanna Raso

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Incomplete immunization among children aged 12–23 months in Togo: a multilevel analysis of individual and contextual factors

Didier K. Ekouevi, Fifonsi A. Gbeasor-Komlanvi, Issifou Yaya, Wendpouiré I. Zida-Compaore, Amevegbé Boko, Essèboe Sewu, Anani Lacle, Nicolas Ndibu, Yaovi Toke, Dadja E. Landoh

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The NutriAct Family Study: a web-based prospective study on the epidemiological, psychological and sociological basis of food choice

Lukas Schwingshackl, Ulrike Ruzanska, Verena Anton, Raphael Wallroth, Kathrin Ohla, Sven Knüppel, Matthias B. Schulze, Tobias Pischon, Johannes Deutschbein, Liane Schenk, Petra Warschburger, Ulrich Harttig, Heiner Boeing, Manuela M. Bergmann

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Let’s walk! Age reattribution and physical activity among older Hispanic/Latino adults: results from the ¡Caminemos! Randomized trial

Lissette M. Piedra, Flavia C. D. Andrade, Rosalba Hernandez, Laura Trejo, Thomas R. Prohaska, Catherine A. Sarkisian

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Confluence of suicide and drug overdose epidemics in young Australian males: common causality?

Richard Taylor, Andrew Page, Alex Wodak, Michael Dudley, Sonali Munot, Stephen Morrell

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Direct healthcare costs associated with device assessed and self-reported physical activity: results from a cross-sectional population-based study

Florian M. Karl, Maximilian Tremmel, Agnes Luzak, Holger Schulz, Annette Peters, Christa Meisinger, Rolf Holle, Michael Laxy

Open Access Research article

Tailoring lifestyle interventions to low socio-economic populations: a qualitative study

Nia Coupe, Sarah Cotterill, Sarah Peters

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Promoting physical activity through primary health care: the case of Catalonia

Angelina Gonzalez-Viana, Mariona Violan Fors, Conxa Castell Abat, Maica Rubinat Masot, Laura Oliveras, Juanjo Garcia-Gil, Antoni Plasencia, Carmen Cabezas Peña, Carles Miñarro, Divina Farreny, Daniel Lara, Alba Pardo, Albert Navarrete, Alfons Sancho, Carles Mundet, Anna Cristina Osanz, Maria Dolors Coll, Josep Maria Oliva, Francesc Casadesús, Teresa Hernandez, Belén Escalada Quirós, Estrella Lalueza, Paulina Viñas, Griselda Esquerra, Maria Ferré, Maria dels Angels Rallo, Antonia Castillo, Francesc Güell, Remei Juncadella, Maria Salut Martinez, Tania Rodriguez, Xavier Sintes, Mireia Rodriguez, Blanca Muntané

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Where backyard poultry raisers seek care for sick poultry: implications for avian influenza prevention in Bangladesh

Nadia Ali Rimi, Rebeca Sultana, Kazi Ishtiak-Ahmed, Najmul Haider, Eduardo Azziz-Baumgartner, Nazmun Nahar, Stephen P. Luby

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Self-rated health and its association with perceived environmental hazards, the social environment, and cultural stressors in an environmental justice population

Judy Y. Ou, Junenette L. Peters, Jonathan I. Levy, Roseann Bongiovanni, Alina Rossini, Madeleine K. Scammell

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Improving the healthcare response to domestic violence and abuse in primary care: protocol for a mixed method evaluation of the implementation of a complex intervention

Alex Hardip Sohal, Gene Feder, Estela Barbosa, Lee Beresford, Anna Dowrick, Farah El-Shogri, Annie Howell, Natalia Lewis, Medina Johnson, Claire Nightingale, Kambiz Boomla, Stephen Morris, Sandra Eldridge, Chris Griffiths

Open Access Research article

Ideas for addressing electronic harassment among adolescents attending a video blogging convention

Ellen Selkie, Yolanda Evans, Adrienne Ton, Nikita Midamba, Megan A. Moreno

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Adolescent perceptions of dissuasive sticks: a web survey among 16–20 year olds in Norway

Ingeborg Lund, Janne Scheffels

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The economic burden of cardiovascular disease and hypertension in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review

Adrian Gheorghe, Ulla Griffiths, Adrianna Murphy, Helena Legido-Quigley, Peter Lamptey, Pablo Perel

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Associations between psychosocial work environments and social capital: a multilevel analysis study in a Chinese context

Junling Gao, Jing Wang, Denglai Yu, Junming Dai, Yongkai Zhu, Hua Fu

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The effect of a community based health promotion intervention to change gender norms among women in a rural community in Sri Lanka

T. Herath, D. Guruge, M. Fernando, S. Jayarathna, L. Senarathna

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Gut microbiota, short chain fatty acids, and obesity across the epidemiologic transition: the METS-Microbiome study protocol

Lara R. Dugas, Louise Lie, Jacob Plange-Rhule, Kweku Bedu-Addo, Pascal Bovet, Estelle V. Lambert, Terrence E. Forrester, Amy Luke, Jack A. Gilbert, Brian T. Layden

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Exploring motivation to notify and barriers to partner notification of sexually transmitted infections in South Africa: a qualitative study

Julia M. Wood, Jane Harries, Moira Kalichman, Seth Kalichman, Koena Nkoko, Catherine Mathews

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mHealth versus face-to-face: study protocol for a randomized trial to test a gender-focused intervention for young African American women at risk for HIV in North Carolina

Felicia A. Browne, Wendee M. Wechsberg, Paul N. Kizakevich, William A. Zule, Courtney P. Bonner, Ashton N. Madison, Brittni N. Howard, Leslie B. Turner

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Comorbid symptoms of depression and musculoskeletal pain and risk of long term sickness absence

Ole Melkevik, Thomas Clausen, Jacob Pedersen, Anne Helene Garde, Andreas Holtermann, Reiner Rugulies

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Morbidity profile and sociodemographic characteristics of unaccompanied refugee minors seen by paediatric practices between October 2014 and February 2016 in Bavaria, Germany

Teresa Kloning, Thomas Nowotny, Martin Alberer, Michael Hoelscher, Axel Hoffmann, Guenter Froeschl

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Is early measles vaccination associated with stronger survival benefits than later measles vaccination?

Jesper Sloth Hansen, Sanne Marie Thysen, Amabelia Rodrigues, Cesario Martins, Ane Bærent Fisker

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Association between acute methanol poisoning and subsequent mortality: a nationwide study in Taiwan

Jui-Yuan Chung, Chung-Han Ho, Yi-Chen Chen, Jiann-Hwa Chen, Hung-Jung Lin, Jhi-Joung Wang, Chien-Chin Hsu, Chien-Cheng Huang

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Associations of physical activity and fruit and vegetable intake with well-being and depressive symptoms among obese schoolchildren in Wuhan, China: a cross-sectional study

Hong-jie Yu, Fang Li, Yong-feng Hu, Chang-feng Li, Xu-hao Yang, Shuai Yuan, Yao Huang, Bo-wen Tang, Jie Gong, Qi-qiang He

Open Access Debate

Migration and health: a global public health research priority

Kolitha Wickramage, Jo Vearey, Anthony B. Zwi, Courtland Robinson, Michael Knipper

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Production diversification, dietary diversity and consumption seasonality: panel data evidence from Nigeria

Habtamu Yesigat Ayenew, Sibhatu Biadgilign, Lena Schickramm, Getachew Abate-Kassa, Johannes Sauer

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Current epidemiology of diabetic retinopathy in patients with type 1 diabetes: a national multicenter study in Brazil

Laura Gomes Nunes Melo, Paulo Henrique Morales, Karla Rezende Guerra Drummond, Deborah Conte Santos, Marcela Haas Pizarro, Bianca Senger Vasconcelos Barros, Tessa Cerqueria Lemos Mattos, André Araújo Pinheiro, Felipe Mallmann, Franz Schubert Lopes Leal, Fernando Korn Malerbi, Marilia Brito Gomes

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Prevalence of malaria in Woreta town, Amhara region, Northwest Ethiopia over eight years

Amir Alelign, Zinaye Tekeste, Beyene Petros

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Investigating best practices of district-wide physical activity programmatic efforts in US schools– a mixed-methods approach

Christina D. Economos, Megan P. Mueller, Nicole Schultz, Julie Gervis, Gabrielle F. Miller, Russell R. Pate

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Low potassium and high sodium intakes: a double health threat to Cape Verdeans

Daniela Alves, Zélia Santos, Miguel Amado, Isabel Craveiro, António Pedro Delgado, Artur Correia, Luzia Gonçalves

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Epidemiology and surveillance of human animal-bite injuries and rabies post-exposure prophylaxis, in selected counties in Kenya, 2011–2016

Jeremiah Ngurimu Ngugi, Alfred Kilango Maza, Owiti Jack Omolo, Mark Obonyo

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