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Archives of Public Health

Ausgabe 1/2015

Inhalt (60 Artikel)

Open Access Research

The nutrition transition in Colombia over a decade: a novel household classification system of anthropometric measures

Diana C Parra, Lora Iannotti, Luis F Gomez, Helena Pachón, Debra Haire-Joshu, Olga L Sarmiento, Anne Sebert Kuhlmann, Ross C Brownson

Open Access Research

Effect of providing risk information on undergoing cervical cancer screening: a randomized controlled trial

Hiroyuki Fujiwara, Akihiro Shimoda, Yoshiki Ishikawa, Akiyo Taneichi, Mai Ohashi, Yoshifumi Takahashi, Takahiro Koyanagi, Hiroyuki Morisawa, Suzuyo Takahashi, Naoto Sato, Shizuo Machida, Yuji Takei, Yasushi Saga, Mitsuaki Suzuki

Open Access Systematic review

Drainage systems, an occluded source of sanitation related outbreaks

Kristina Blom

Open Access Research

Implementing the European Core Health Indicators (ECHI) in the Netherlands: an overview of data availability

Maartje Marloes Harbers, Marieke Verschuuren, Agnes de Bruin

Open Access Research

Presenting prevalence and management of psychosocial problems in primary care in Flanders

Lena Vannieuwenborg, Frank Buntinx, Jan De Lepeleire

Open Access Research

Educational inequalities in young-adult mortality between the 1990s and the 2000s: regional differences in Belgium

Hannelore De Grande, Hadewijch Vandenheede, Patrick Deboosere

Open Access Research

Mapping the cause-specific premature mortality reveals large between-districts disparity in Belgium, 2003–2009

Françoise Renard, Jean Tafforeau, Patrick Deboosere

Open Access Research

A qualitative investigation of non-response in NHS health checks

Naomi Ellis, Christopher Gidlow, Lisa Cowap, Jason Randall, Zafar Iqbal, Jagdish Kumar

Open Access Reviewer acknowledgement

Annual acknowledgement of manuscript reviewers

Herman Van Oyen, Olivier Bruyère

Open Access Research

Surveillance of Clostridium difficile infections in a long-term care psychogeriatric facility: outbreak analysis and policy improvement

Gretel Van Esch, Johan Van Broeck, Michel Delmée, Boudewijn Catry

Open Access Commentary

Burden of frailty in the elderly population: perspectives for a public health challenge

Fanny Buckinx, Yves Rolland, Jean-Yves Reginster, Céline Ricour, Jean Petermans, Olivier Bruyère

Open Access Research

Does exposure type impact differentially over time on the development of mental health disturbances after a technological disaster?

Erik De Soir, Ann Versporten, Emmanuelle Zech, Herman Van Oyen, Jacques Mylle, Rolf Kleber, Onno van der Hart

Open Access Research

Degree of exposure and peritraumatic dissociation as determinants of PTSD symptoms in the aftermath of the Ghislenghien gas explosion

Erik De Soir, Emmanuelle Zech, Ann Versporten, Herman Van Oyen, Rolf Kleber, Jacques Mylle, Onno van der Hart

Open Access Study protocol

Built environment and active play among Washington DC metropolitan children: A protocol for a cross-sectional study

Jennifer D Roberts, Rashawn Ray, Amber D Biles, Brandon Knight, Brian E Saelens

Open Access Research

Characteristics of patients co-infected with HIV at the time of inpatient tuberculosis treatment initiation in Yaoundé, Cameroon: a tertiary care hospital-based cross-sectional study

Ako A Agbor, Jean Joel R Bigna, Claudia S Plottel, Serges Clotaire Billong, Mathurin Cyrille Tejiokem, Gabriel L Ekali, Jean Jacques N Noubiap, Roselyne Toby, Hermine Abessolo, Sinata Koulla-Shiro

Open Access Research

The global activity limitation indicator and self-rated health: two complementary predictors of mortality

Nicolas Berger, Johan Van der Heyden, Herman Van Oyen

Open Access Research

Mothers Understand And Can do it (MUAC): a comparison of mothers and community health workers determining mid-upper arm circumference in 103 children aged from 6 months to 5 years

Nikki Blackwell, Mark Myatt, Thierry Allafort-Duverger, Amour Balogoun, Almou Ibrahim, André Briend

Open Access Commentary

“Boring” family routines reduce non-communicable diseases: a commentary and call for action

Mary Jane Rotheram-Borus, Mark Tomlinson, Emily Davis

Open Access Research

Knowledge gaps on paediatric respiratory infections in Morocco, Northern Africa

Imane Jroundi, Chafiq Mahraoui, Rachid Benmessaoud, Cinta Moraleda, BadrSououd Benjelloun, Quique Bassat

Open Access Research

Dietary quality and its structural relationships among equivalent income, emotional well-being, and a five-year subjective health in Japanese middle-aged urban dwellers

Sayuri Kodama, Nobuya Fujii, Tadashi Furuhata, Naoko Sakurai, Yoshinori Fujiwara, Tanji Hoshi

Open Access Research

Does the Belgian diabetes type 2 care trajectory improve quality of care for diabetes patients?

Viviane F. A. Van Casteren, Nathalie H. E. Bossuyt, Sarah J. S. Moreels, Geert Goderis, Katrien Vanthomme, Johan Wens, Etienne W De Clercq

Open Access Research

The relationship between distorted body image and lifestyle among Japanese adolescents: a population-based study

Takako Shirasawa, Hirotaka Ochiai, Hinako Nanri, Rimei Nishimura, Tadahiro Ohtsu, Hiromi Hoshino, Naoko Tajima, Akatsuki Kokaze

Open Access Research

Epidemiological situation of Lyme borreliosis in Belgium, 2003 to 2012

Corinne Bleyenheuft, Tinne Lernout, Nicolas Berger, Javiera Rebolledo, Mathias Leroy, Annie Robert, Sophie Quoilin

Open Access Research

Disparities in healthy food zoning, farmers’ market availability, and fruit and vegetable consumption among North Carolina residents

Stephanie Bell Jilcott Pitts, Mariel Leah Mayo Acheson, Rachel K Ward, Qiang Wu, Jared T McGuirt, Sally L Bullock, Mandee F Lancaster, Justin Raines, Alice S Ammerman

Open Access Research

Effects of introducing routinely ultrasound scanning during Ante Natal Care (ANC) clinics on number of visits of ANC and facility delivery: a cohort study

Selemani Mbuyita, Robert Tillya, Ritha Godfrey, Iddajovana Kinyonge, Josephine Shaban, Godfrey Mbaruku

Open Access Research

Contribution of chronic diseases to the mild and severe disability burden in Belgium

Renata T. C. Yokota, Johan Van der Heyden, Stefaan Demarest, Jean Tafforeau, Willma J. Nusselder, Patrick Deboosere, Herman Van Oyen

Open Access Research

Predictors of breast self - examination among female teachers in Ethiopia using health belief model

Negussie Birhane, Abebe Mamo, Eshetu Girma, Shifera Asfaw

Open Access Systematic review

Review of the nutritional benefits and risks related to intense sweeteners

Olivier Bruyère, Serge H. Ahmed, Catherine Atlan, Jacques Belegaud, Murielle Bortolotti, Marie-Chantal Canivenc-Lavier, Sybil Charrière, Jean-Philippe Girardet, Sabine Houdart, Esther Kalonji, Perrine Nadaud, Fabienne Rajas, Gérard Slama, Irène Margaritis

Open Access Commentary

Reflecting on ICN2: was it a game changer?

Hannah Brinsden, Tim Lang

Open Access Research

Prevalence and factors associated with stunting and thinness among adolescent students in Northern Ethiopia: a comparison to World Health Organization standards

Yohannes Adama Melaku, Gordon Alexander Zello, Tiffany K. Gill, Robert J. Adams, Zumin Shi

Open Access Research

Using surveillance data to understand cancer trends: an overview in Morocco

M. Obtel, B. Lyoussi, N. Tachfouti, S. Mathoulin Pelissier, C. Nejjari

Open Access Research

Reported incidence of fever for under-5 children in Zambia: a longitudinal study

Benson M. Hamooya, Gershom Chongwe, Lungowe Sitali, Hikabasa Halwindi

Open Access Research

Prevalence and determinants of cigarette smoking among college students: a cross-sectional study in Douala, Cameroon

Bertrand Hugo Mbatchou Ngahane, Huguette Atangana Ekobo, Christopher Kuaban

Open Access Research

Public health impact and cost-effectiveness of dairy products supplemented with vitamin D in prevention of osteoporotic fractures

Olivier Ethgen, Mickaël Hiligsmann, Nansa Burlet, Jean-Yves Reginster

Open Access Erratum

Erratum to: Review of the nutritional benefits and risks related to intense sweeteners

Olivier Bruyère, Serge H. Ahmed, Catherine Atlan, Jacques Belegaud, Murielle Bortolotti, Marie-Chantal Canivenc-Lavier, Sybil Charrière, Jean-Philippe Girardet, Sabine Houdart, Esther Kalonji, Perrine Nadaud, Fabienne Rajas, Gérard Slama, Irène Margaritis

Open Access Research

Factors associated with excessive polypharmacy in older people

Denise Walckiers, Johan Van der Heyden, Jean Tafforeau

Open Access Research

Health insurance and maternal, newborn services utilisation and under-five mortality

Samuel Bosomprah, Peter Luigi Ragno, Clemens Gros, Hari Banskota

Open Access Research

Well-being, gender, and psychological health in school-aged children

Isabelle Savoye, Nathalie Moreau, Marie-Christine Brault, Alain Levêque, Isabelle Godin

Open Access Research

Relationship between mid upper arm circumference and weight changes in children aged 6–59 months

Paul Binns, Nancy Dale, Monsurul Hoq, Chrissy Banda, Mark Myatt

Open Access Letter to the Editor

Are the public getting the message about antimicrobial resistance?

Laura J Shallcross, Michelle Berin, Jennifer Roe, Mahdad Noursadeghi

Open Access Research

How well do physical activity questions perform? A European cognitive testing study

J. D. Finger, L. Gisle, H. Mimilidis, C. Santos-Hoevener, E. K. Kruusmaa, A. Matsi, L. Oja, M. Balarajan, M. Gray, A. L. Kratz, C. Lange

Open Access Research

Wealth status and sex differential of household head: implication for source of drinking water in Nigeria

Oyewale Mayowa Morakinyo, Stephen Ayo Adebowale, Elizabeth Omoladun Oloruntoba

Open Access Methodology

Development of the European Health Interview Survey - Physical Activity Questionnaire (EHIS-PAQ) to monitor physical activity in the European Union

Jonas D. Finger, Jean Tafforeau, Lydia Gisle, Leila Oja, Thomas Ziese, Juergen Thelen, Gert B. M. Mensink, Cornelia Lange

Open Access Research

Public, environmental, and occupational health research activity in Arab countries: bibliometric, citation, and collaboration analysis

Waleed M Sweileh, Sa’ed H Zyoud, Samah W Al-Jabi, Ansam F Sawalha

Open Access Research

Understanding and defining bullying – adolescents’ own views

Lisa Hellström, Louise Persson, Curt Hagquist

Open Access Research

Dietary intake and phthalates body burden in boys and girls

Qing Shen, Huijing Shi, Yunhui Zhang, Yang Cao

Open Access Methodology

Modeling time-to-cure from severe acute malnutrition: application of various parametric frailty models

Akalu Banbeta, Dinberu Seyoum, Tefera Belachew, Belay Birlie, Yehenew Getachew