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BMC Public Health

Ausgabe 1/2020

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Correlates, facilitators and barriers of physical activity among primary care patients with prediabetes in Singapore – a mixed methods approach

Raymond Boon Tar Lim, Wei Keong Wee, Wei Chek For, Jayalakshmy Aarthi Ananthanarayanan, Ying Hua Soh, Lynette Mei Lim Goh, Dede Kam Tyng Tham, Mee Lian Wong

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C-reactive protein mediates the association between leisure-time physical activity and lung function in middle-aged and older adults

Meng Chen, Chuanying Huang, Wenjing Feng, Yujie Li, Yili Wu

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Replicating state Quitline innovations to increase reach: findings from three states

Paula A. Keller, Rebecca K. Lien, Laura A. Beebe, Jane Parker, Paola Klein, Randi B. Lachter, Stephen Gillaspy

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Patients with more comorbidities have better detection of chronic conditions, but poorer management and control: findings from six middle-income countries

Grace Sum, Gerald Choon-Huat Koh, Stewart W. Mercer, Lim Yee Wei, Azeem Majeed, Brian Oldenburg, John Tayu Lee

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School-based nutrition interventions for Indigenous children in Canada: a scoping review

Christina Gillies, Rosanne Blanchet, Rebecca Gokiert, Anna Farmer, Jessica Thorlakson, Laura Hamonic, Noreen D. Willows

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Exploration of Finnish adults’ successful weight management over the life course: a qualitative study

Anu Joki, Johanna Mäkelä, Hanna Konttinen, Mikael Fogelholm

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Neighborhood socioeconomic disadvantage is associated with multimorbidity in a geographically-defined community

Alanna M. Chamberlain, Lila J. Finney Rutten, Patrick M. Wilson, Chun Fan, Cynthia M. Boyd, Debra J. Jacobson, Walter A. Rocca, Jennifer L. St. Sauver

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Latent class analysis of sexual health markers among men and women participating in a British probability sample survey

Alison Parkes, Michael Waltenberger, Catherine Mercer, Anne Johnson, Kaye Wellings, Kirstin Mitchell

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The mediating role of cognitive and affective empathy in the relationship of mindfulness with engagement in nursing

María del Carmen Pérez-Fuentes, José Jesús Gázquez Linares, María del Mar Molero Jurado, María del Mar Simón Márquez, África Martos Martínez

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Reducing financial barriers through the implementation of voucher incentives to promote children’s participation in community sport in Australia

L. J. Reece, C. McInerney, K. Blazek, B. C. Foley, L. Schmutz, B. Bellew, A. E. Bauman

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Effect of trauma-informed care on hair cortisol concentration in youth welfare staff and client physical aggression towards staff: results of a longitudinal study

Marc Schmid, Janine Lüdtke, Claudia Dolitzsch, Sophia Fischer, Anne Eckert, Jörg M. Fegert

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Associations between psychoactive substance use and sensation seeking behavior among drivers in Norway

Ragnhild E. G. Jamt, Hallvard Gjerde, Håvard Furuhaugen, Giovanni Romeo, Vigdis Vindenes, Jan G. Ramaekers, Stig T. Bogstrand

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An outbreak of norovirus-related acute gastroenteritis associated with delivery food in Guangzhou, southern China

Ying Lu, Mengmeng Ma, Hui Wang, Dahu Wang, Chun Chen, Qinlong Jing, Jinmei Geng, Tiegang Li, Zhoubin Zhang, Zhicong Yang

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Impact of a community contraceptive counselling intervention on adolescent fertility rates: a quasi-experimental study

Elia Diez, Maria J. Lopez, Gloria Perez, Irene Garcia-Subirats, Laia Nebot, Ramon Carreras, Joan R. Villalbi

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Understanding the healthcare experiences and needs of African immigrants in the United States: a scoping review

Ogbonnaya I. Omenka, Dennis P. Watson, Hugh C. Hendrie

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Home-grown school feeding: assessment of a pilot program in Nepal

Rachana Manandhar Shrestha, Pepijn Schreinemachers, Mamta Gurung Nyangmi, Manoj Sah, Judy Phuong, Shraddha Manandhar, Ray-Yu Yang

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A randomized controlled efficacy trial of an electronic screening and brief intervention for alcohol misuse in adolescents and young adults vulnerable to HIV infection: step up, test up study protocol

Lisa M. Kuhns, Niranjan Karnik, Anna Hotton, Abigail Muldoon, Geri Donenberg, Kristin Keglovitz, Moira McNulty, John Schneider, Faith Summersett-Williams, Robert Garofalo

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Peer crowd-based targeting in E-cigarette advertisements: a qualitative study to inform counter-marketing

Minji Kim, Sarah Olson, Jeffrey W. Jordan, Pamela M. Ling

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Comprehensive 5P framework for active aging using the ecological approach: an iterative systematic review

Azadeh Lak, Parichehr Rashidghalam, Phyo K. Myint, Hamid R. Baradaran

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Is the Philippines ready for HIV self-testing?

Jesal Gohil, Emmanuel S. Baja, Tyrone Reden Sy, Ernest Genesis Guevara, Charlotte Hemingway, Paul Mark B. Medina, Leila Coppens, Godofreda V. Dalmacion, Miriam Taegtmeyer

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SALaMA study protocol: a mixed methods study to explore mental health and psychosocial support for conflict-affected youth in Detroit, Michigan

Lindsay Stark, Mackenzie V. Robinson, Ilana Seff, Wafa Hassan, Carine Allaf

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Progression of the smoking epidemic in high-income regions and its effects on male-female survival differences: a cohort-by-age analysis of 17 countries

Maarten Wensink, Jesús-Adrián Alvarez, Silvia Rizzi, Fanny Janssen, Rune Lindahl-Jacobsen

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Knowledge of heart attack and stroke symptoms among US Native American Adults: a cross-sectional population-based study analyzing a multi-year BRFSS database

Jared C. Van Hooser, Krista L. Rouse, Mandy L. Meyer, Amanda M. Siegler, Beth M. Fruehauf, Elliot H. Ballance, Sarah M. Solberg, Michael J. Dibble, M. Nawal Lutfiyya

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Prevalence and associated factors of foot ulcer among diabetic patients in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Tadesse Tolossa, Belayneh Mengist, Diriba Mulisa, Getahun Fetensa, Ebisa Turi, Amanuel Abajobir

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Context of Violence in Adolescence Cohort (CoVAC) study: protocol for a mixed methods longitudinal study in Uganda

Karen Devries, Jenny Parkes, Louise Knight, Elizabeth Allen, Sophie Namy, Simone Datzberger, Winifred Nalukenge, Lydia Atuhaire, Nambusi Kyegombe, Eddy Walakira, Janet Seeley, Helen A. Weiss, Dipak Naker

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HIV comprehensive knowledge and prevalence among young adolescents in Nigeria: evidence from Akwa Ibom AIDS indicator survey, 2017

Titilope Badru, Jefferson Mwaisaka, Hadiza Khamofu, Chinedu Agbakwuru, Oluwasanmi Adedokun, Satish Raj Pandey, Patrick Essiet, Ezekiel James, Annie Chen-Carrington, Timothy D. Mastro, Sani H. Aliyu, Kwasi Torpey

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Evaluation of the secondary use of electronic health records to detect seasonal, holiday-related, and rare events related to traumatic injury and poisoning

Timothy Bergquist, Vikas Pejaver, Noah Hammarlund, Sean D. Mooney, Stephen J. Mooney

Open Access Correction

Correction to: The effect of youths as change agents on cardiovascular disease risk factors among adult neighbours: a cluster randomised controlled trial in Sri Lanka

Nadeeka Chandraratne, Miwa Yamaguchi, Susantha Indrawansa, Nalika Gunawardena, Keisuke Kuwahara, Zobida Islam, Yohei Kawasaki, Tetsuya Mizoue, Diyanath Samarasinghe

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Implementation of Basic Life Support training in schools: a randomised controlled trial evaluating self-regulated learning as alternative training concept

Christoph Süss-Havemann, Janina Kosan, Thomas Seibold, Nils Martin Dibbern, Anne Daubmann, Jens Christian Kubitz, Stefanie Beck

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Impact of a complex gender-transformative intervention on maternal and child health outcomes in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo: protocol of a longitudinal parallel mixed-methods study

Wyvine Ansima Bapolisi, Giovanfrancesco Ferrari, Clara Blampain, Jean Makelele, Lenneke Kono-Tange, Ghislain Bisimwa, Sonja Merten

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Changes in perceptions of neighborhood environment and Cardiometabolic outcomes in two predominantly African American neighborhoods

Tiffany L. Gary-Webb, Natalie Suder Egnot, Alvin Nugroho, Tamara Dubowitz, Wendy M. Troxel

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The importance of sex as a risk factor for hospital readmissions due to pulmonary diseases

Alessandra Buja, Anna De Polo, Elisa De Battisti, Milena Sperotto, Tatjana Baldovin, Silvia Cocchio, Patrizia Furlan, Mario Saia, Maria Luisa Scapellato, Guido Viel, Vincenzo Baldo, Chiara Bertoncello, Mark Ebell

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Effect of reducing the posted speed limit to 30 km per hour on pedestrian motor vehicle collisions in Toronto, Canada - a quasi experimental, pre-post study

Liraz Fridman, Rebecca Ling, Linda Rothman, Marie Soleil Cloutier, Colin Macarthur, Brent Hagel, Andrew Howard

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Assessment of knowledge, attitude and practice towards rabies and associated factors among household heads in Mekelle city, Ethiopia

Weldegerima Gebremedhin Hagos, Kindie Fentahun Muchie, Goyitom Gebremdehn Gebru, Gebreamlak Gebremariam Mezgebe, Kebede Ambaye Reda, Berihun Assefa Dachew

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District level inequality in reproductive, maternal, neonatal and child health coverage in India

Basant Kumar Panda, Gulshan Kumar, Ashish Awasthi

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Study protocol for Goodform - a classroom-based intervention to enhance body image and prevent doping and supplement use in adolescent boys

Joanna Rachel Doley, Siân Alexandra McLean, Scott Griffiths, Zali Yager

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A systematic review and meta-analysis of the prevalence of hepatitis C virus infection in people who inject drugs in Iran

Masoud Behzadifar, Meysam Behzadifar, Nicola Luigi Bragazzi

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Disease causing poverty: adapting the Onyx and Bullen social capital measurement tool for China

Lizheng Xu, Min Guo, Stephen Nicholas, Long Sun, Fan Yang, Jian Wang

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Health effects of nutrients and environmental pollutants in Baltic herring and salmon: a quantitative benefit-risk assessment

Jouni T. Tuomisto, Arja Asikainen, Päivi Meriläinen, Päivi Haapasaari

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A randomized controlled efficacy trial of an mHealth HIV prevention intervention for sexual minority young men: MyPEEPS mobile study protocol

Lisa M. Kuhns, Robert Garofalo, Marco Hidalgo, Sabina Hirshfield, Cynthia Pearson, Josh Bruce, D. Scott Batey, Asa Radix, Uri Belkind, Haomiao Jia, Rebecca Schnall

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Men’s perspectives on HIV self-testing in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta-synthesis

Mbuzeleni Hlongwa, Tivani Mashamba-Thompson, Sizwe Makhunga, Claudine Muraraneza, Khumbulani Hlongwana

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Crowdsourcing contests to facilitate community engagement in HIV cure research: a qualitative evaluation of facilitators and barriers of participation

Yang Zhao, Suzanne Day, Nancy S. Yang, Huanyu Bao, Linghua Li, Allison Mathews, Joseph D. Tucker

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Maternal depression in rural Pakistan: the protective associations with cultural postpartum practices

Katherine LeMasters, Nafeesa Andrabi, Lauren Zalla, Ashley Hagaman, Esther O. Chung, John A. Gallis, Elizabeth L. Turner, Sonia Bhalotra, Siham Sikander, Joanna Maselko

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Community perspectives on barriers and challenges to HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis access by men who have sex with men and female sex workers access in Nigeria

G. Emmanuel, M. Folayan, G. Undelikwe, B. Ochonye, T. Jayeoba, A. Yusuf, B. Aiwonodagbon, C. Bilali, P. Umoh, K. Ojemeiri, A. Kalaiwo

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Do we have to reduce the recall period? Validity of a daily physical activity questionnaire (PAQ24) in young active adults

B. Novak, P. Holler, J. Jaunig, W. Ruf, M. N. M. van Poppel, M. C. Sattler

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Effect of motorcycle helmet types on head injuries: evidence from eight level-I trauma centres in Taiwan

Carlos Lam, Bayu Satria Wiratama, Wen-Han Chang, Ping-Ling Chen, Wen-Ta Chiu, Wafaa Saleh, Chih-Wei Pai

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Experiences and perceptions of youth living with HIV in Western Uganda on school attendance: barriers and facilitators

Emmanuel Kimera, Sofie Vindevogel, Mugenyi Justuce Kintu, John Rubaihayo, Jessica De Maeyer, Didier Reynaert, Anne-Mie Engelen, Fred Nuwaha, Johan Bilsen

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Healthy Options: study protocol and baseline characteristics for a cluster randomized controlled trial of group psychotherapy for perinatal women living with HIV and depression in Tanzania

Mary C. Smith Fawzi, Hellen Siril, Elysia Larson, Zenaice Aloyce, Ricardo Araya, Anna Kaale, Janeth Kamala, Muhummed Nadeem Kasmani, Amina Komba, Anna Minja, Angelina Mwimba, Fileuka Ngakongwa, Magreat Somba, Christopher R. Sudfeld, Sylvia F. Kaaya

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Youth working in tobacco farming: effects on smoking behavior and association with health status

Ethel Alderete, Jennifer Livaudais-Toman, Celia Kaplan, Steven E. Gregorich, Raúl Mejía, Eliseo J. Pérez-Stable

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Evaluation of smartphone APP-based case-management services among antiretroviral treatment-naïve HIV-positive men who have sex with men: a randomized controlled trial protocol

Xiaoyan Fan, Rui She, Cong Liu, Haidan Zhong, Joseph T. F. Lau, Chun Hao, Jinghua Li, Yuantao Hao, Linghua Li, Jing Gu

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Magnitude of sedentary behavior and associated factors among secondary school adolescents in Debre Berhan town, Ethiopia

Osman Yimer Mohammed, Esubalew Tesfahun, Abdurahman Mohammed

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Effects of social health insurance on access and utilization of obstetric health services: results from HIV+ pregnant women in Kenya

Lawrence P. O. Were, Edwin Were, Richard Wamai, Joseph Hogan, Omar Galarraga

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Social values for health technology assessment in Canada: a scoping review of hepatitis C screening, diagnosis and treatment

Caroline O’Keefe-Markman, Kristina Dawn Lea, Christopher McCabe, Elaine Hyshka, Tania Bubela

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The protective effect of alcohol consumption on the incidence of cardiovascular diseases: is it real? A systematic review and meta-analysis of studies conducted in community settings

Seok-Joon Yoon, Jin-Gyu Jung, Sami Lee, Jong-Sung Kim, Soon-ki Ahn, Ein-Soon Shin, Ji-Eun Jang, Sang-Hyun Lim

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User-provider experiences of the implementation of KidzAlive-driven child-friendly spaces in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Chipo Mutambo, Kemist Shumba, Khumbulani W. Hlongwana

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Latino adolescent-father discrepancies in reporting activity parenting practices and associations with adolescents’ physical activity and screen time

Youjie Zhang, Aysegul Baltaci, Francine Overcash, Stephanie Druziako, Alejandro Peralta, Ghaffar Ali Hurtado, Marla Reicks

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The prevalence of mental distress and the association with education: a cross-sectional study of 18-49-year-old citizens of Yangon Region, Myanmar

Win Thuzar Aye, Lars Lien, Hein Stigum, Hla Hla Win, Tin Oo, Espen Bjertness

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Study protocol of the Healthy High School study: a school-based intervention to improve well-being among high school students in Denmark

Camilla Thørring Bonnesen, Mette Toftager, Katrine Rich Madsen, Stine Kjær Wehner, Marie Pil Jensen, Johanne Aviaja Rosing, Bjarne Laursen, Naja Hulvej Rod, Pernille Due, Rikke Fredenslund Krølner

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Relationship between sleep and obesity among U.S. and South Korean college students

Jaesin Sa, Siyoung Choe, Beom-young Cho, Jean-Philippe Chaput, Gyurin Kim, Chae-Hee Park, Joon Chung, Yoojin Choi, Beatrice Nelson, Yongkyu Kim

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Effect of a family and interdisciplinary intervention to prevent T2D: randomized clinical trial

Katya Vargas-Ortiz, Georgina Lira-Mendiola, Claudia M. Gómez-Navarro, Katya Padilla-Estrada, Fabiola Angulo-Romero, José M. Hernández-Márquez, Ana K. Villa-Martínez, Jessica N. González-Mena, Maciste H. Macías-Cervantes, Maria de Lourdes Reyes-Escogido, Rodolfo Guardado-Mendoza

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The value of monitoring data in a process evaluation of hygiene behaviour change in Community Health Clubs to explain findings from a cluster-randomised controlled trial in Rwanda

Juliet Waterkeyn, Anthony Waterkeyn, Fausca Uwingabire, Julia Pantoglou, Amans Ntakarutimana, Marcie Mbirira, Joseph Katabarwa, Zachary Bigirimana, Sandy Cairncross, Richard Carter

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Social engagement pattern, health behaviors and subjective well-being of older adults: an international perspective using WHO-SAGE survey data

Mengyun Luo, Ding Ding, Adrian Bauman, Joel Negin, Philayrath Phongsavan

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Strengthening routine immunization in Papua New Guinea: a cross-sectional provincial assessment of front-line services

Christopher J. Morgan, Olga P. M. Saweri, Nicholas Larme, Elizabeth Peach, Pele Melepia, Lucy Au, Michelle J. L. Scoullar, Mohammad Salim Reza, Lisa M. Vallely, Barbara I. McPake, James G. Beeson

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Factors associated with anaemia and iron deficiency among women of reproductive age in Northeast Thailand: a cross-sectional study

Jutatip Jamnok, Kanokwan Sanchaisuriya, Pattara Sanchaisuriya, Goonnapa Fucharoen, Supan Fucharoen, Faruk Ahmed

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Societal risk factors for overweight and obesity in women in Zimbabwe: a cross-sectional study

Nancy T. Mangemba, Miguel San Sebastian

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Screening and socioeconomic associations of dyslipidemia in young adults

Stephen E. Hudson, Matthew S. Feigenbaum, Nirav Patil, Elan Ding, Alex Ewing, Jennifer L. Trilk

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High-risk behaviors and their association with awareness of HIV status among participants of a large-scale prevention intervention in Athens, Greece

Ioanna D. Pavlopoulou, Stavroula K. Dikalioti, Ilias Gountas, Vana Sypsa, Meni Malliori, Katerina Pantavou, Don Des Jarlais, Georgios K. Nikolopoulos, Angelos Hatzakis

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Online self-compassion training to improve the wellbeing of youth with chronic medical conditions: protocol for a randomised control trial

Amy Finlay-Jones, Mark Boyes, Yael Perry, Fuschia Sirois, Rachael Lee, Clare Rees

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Study protocol the Continuing Care Project: a randomised controlled trial of a continuing care telephone intervention following residential substance dependence treatment

Peter Kelly, Frank Deane, Amanda Baker, Gerard Byrne, Tayla Degan, Briony Osborne, Camilla Townsend, James McKay, Laura Robinson, Christopher Oldmeadow, Kenny Lawson, Andrew Searles, Joanne Lunn

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Objectively-measured sedentary time and physical activity in a bi-ethnic sample of young children: variation by socio-demographic, temporal and perinatal factors

Paul J. Collings, Sufyan A. Dogra, Silvia Costa, Daniel D. Bingham, Sally E. Barber

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Development and evaluation of a physical activity intervention informed by participatory research- a feasibility study

Rathi Ramji, Elisabeth Carlson, Anders Kottorp, Sergey Shleev, Eman Awad, Margareta Rämgård

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Trends in self-rated health among the elderly population in Germany from 1995 to 2015 – the influence of temporal change in leisure time physical activity

Stefanie Sperlich, Johannes Beller, Jelena Epping, Juliane Tetzlaff, Siegfried Geyer

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The epidemiology of listeriosis in pregnant women and children in New Zealand from 1997 to 2016: an observational study

Emma Jeffs, Jonathan Williman, Cheryl Brunton, Joanna Gullam, Tony Walls

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Epidemiology of intestinal parasitic infections in preschool and school-aged Ethiopian children: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Legese Chelkeba, Zeleke Mekonnen, Yonas Alemu, Daniel Emana

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Leprosy in urban space, areas of risk for disability and worsening of this health condition in Foz Do Iguaçu, the border region between Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina

Ivaneliza Simionato de Assis, Thais Zamboni Berra, Luana Seles Alves, Antônio Carlos Viera Ramos, Luiz Henrique Arroyo, Danielle Talita dos Santos, Marcos Augusto Moraes Arcoverde, Josilene Dália Alves, Juliane de Almeida Crispim, Flávia Meneguetti Pieri, Marco Andrey Cipriani Frade, Ione Carvalho Pinto, Carla Nunes, Ricardo Alexandre Arcêncio

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Trends of mortality due to breast cancer in Poland, 2000–2016

Monika Burzyńska, Irena Maniecka-Bryła, Małgorzata Pikala

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Improved and standardized method for assessing years lived with disability after burns and its application to estimate the non-fatal burden of disease of burn injuries in Australia, New Zealand and the Netherlands

Inge Spronk, Dale W. Edgar, Margriet E. van Baar, Fiona M. Wood, Nancy E. E. Van Loey, Esther Middelkoop, Babette Renneberg, Caisa Öster, Lotti Orwelius, Asgjerd L. Moi, Marianne Nieuwenhuis, Cornelis H. van der Vlies, Suzanne Polinder, Juanita A. Haagsma

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Reducing screen-time and unhealthy snacking in 9–11 year old children: the Kids FIRST pilot randomised controlled trial

Natalie Pearson, Stuart J. H. Biddle, Paula Griffiths, Lauren B. Sherar, Sonia McGeorge, Emma Haycraft

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Violence against children and intimate partner violence against women: overlap and common contributing factors among caregiver-adolescent dyads

Catherine Carlson, Sophie Namy, Andrea Norcini Pala, Milton L. Wainberg, Lori Michau, Janet Nakuti, Louise Knight, Elizabeth Allen, Carin Ikenberg, Dipak Naker, Karen Devries

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Psychosocial mediators of perceived stigma and suicidal ideation among transgender women

Krishna Kiran Kota, Laura F. Salazar, Rachel E. Culbreth, Richard A. Crosby, Jamal Jones

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Investigating the spatial variation and risk factors of childhood anaemia in four sub-Saharan African countries

Danielle J. Roberts, Glenda Matthews, Robert W. Snow, Temesgen Zewotir, Benn Sartorius

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Association between trail use and self-rated wellness and health

Abbas Smiley, William D. Ramos, Layne M. Elliott, Stephen A. Wolter

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Loneliness and social isolation interventions for older adults: a scoping review of reviews

Olujoke A. Fakoya, Noleen K. McCorry, Michael Donnelly

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School ethos and adolescent gambling: a multilevel study of upper secondary schools in Stockholm, Sweden

Sara Brolin Låftman, Bitte Modin, Gabriella Olsson, Kristina Sundqvist, Johan Svensson, Peter Wennberg

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Sun protection education for adolescents: a feasibility study of a wait-list controlled trial of an intervention involving a presentation, action planning, and SMS messages and using objective measurement of sun exposure

Gill Hubbard, John Cherrie, Jonathan Gray, Richard G. Kyle, Amanda Nioi, Charlotte Wendelboe-Nelson, Hilary Cowie, Stephan Dombrowski

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Making hospital shops healthier: evaluating the implementation of a mandatory standard for limiting food products and promotions in hospital retail outlets

Martine Stead, Douglas Eadie, Jennifer McKell, Leigh Sparks, Andy MacGregor, Annie S. Anderson

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Prevalence and associated factors of metabolic syndrome in adults: a population-based epidemiological survey in Jiangxi province, China

Li Ting Wu, Yun Feng Shen, Lei Hu, Mei Ying Zhang, Xiao Yang Lai

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Prevalence of modifiable cardiovascular risk factors in Yazd inner-city municipalities

Mohsen Mirzaei, Masoud Mirzaei, Ali Reza Sarsangi, Nasser Bagheri

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An artificially simulated outbreak of a respiratory infectious disease

Zuiyuan Guo, Shuang Xu, Libo Tong, Botao Dai, Yuandong Liu, Dan Xiao

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Study protocol: randomized controlled trial of manualized components in home visitation to reduce mothers’ risk for child maltreatment

Merel de Wit, Patty Leijten, Claudia van der Put, Jessica Asscher, Merian Bouwmeester-Landweer, Maja Deković

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The liberalization of fireworks legislation and its effects on firework-related injuries in West Virginia

Toni M. Rudisill, Katarina Preamble, Courtney Pilkerton

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Life satisfaction and mental health among transgender students in Norway

Norman Anderssen, Børge Sivertsen, Kari Jussie Lønning, Kirsti Malterud

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Comparing enhanced versus standard Diabetes Prevention Program among indigenous adults in an urban setting: a randomized controlled trial

Lisa G. Rosas, Jan J. Vasquez, Haley K. Hedlin, Fei Fei Qin, Nan Lv, Lan Xiao, Adrian Kendrick, Dawn Atencio, Randall S. Stafford

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“We struggle with the earth everyday”: parents’ perspectives on the capabilities for healthy child growth in haor region of Bangladesh

Barnali Chakraborty, Sepideh Yousefzadeh, Shrinivas Darak, Hinke Haisma

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The Healthy Hawai‘i Initiative: insights from two decades of building a culture of health in a multicultural state

Joy Agner, Catherine M. Pirkle, Lola Irvin, Jay E. Maddock, Opal Vanessa Buchthal, Jessica Yamauchi, Ranjani Starr, Tetine Sentell

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Integrated cervical cancer screening in Mayuge District Uganda (ASPIRE Mayuge): a pragmatic sequential cluster randomized trial protocol

Carolyn Nakisige, Jessica Trawin, Sheona Mitchell-Foster, Beth A. Payne, Angeli Rawat, Nadia Mithani, Cathy Amuge, Heather Pedersen, Jackson Orem, Laurie Smith, Gina Ogilvie

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Prevalence and determinants of recent HIV testing among older persons in rural Uganda: a cross-sectional study

Stephen Ojiambo Wandera, Betty Kwagala, Fred Maniragaba

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Disabled People’s Organisations increase access to services and improve well-being: evidence from a cluster randomized trial in North India

Nathan John Grills, Monsurul Hoq, Chun-Ping Pam Wong, Komal Allagh, Lawrence Singh, Fairlene Soji, G. V. S. Murthy

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Suicide among people treated for drug use disorders: a Danish national record-linkage study

Morten Hesse, Birgitte Thylstrup, Abdu Kedir Seid, Jens Christoffer Skogen

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Physical education environment and student physical activity levels in low-income communities

Soyang Kwon, Sarah Welch, Maryann Mason

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Gender differences in the impact of sleep duration on common mental disorders in school students

Beatriz Tosé Agathão, Claudia Souza Lopes, Diana Barbosa Cunha, Rosely Sichieri

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Decomposing multidimensional child poverty and its drivers in the Mouhoun region of Burkina Faso, West Africa

Cynthia L. Fonta, Thomas B. Yameogo, Halidou Tinto, Tiff van Huysen, Hamtandi Magloire Natama, Adelaide Compaore, William M. Fonta

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Association between convenience stores near schools and obesity among school-aged children in Beijing, China

Shuang Zhou, Yu Cheng, Lan Cheng, Di Wang, Qin Li, Zheng Liu, Hai-Jun Wang

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Burden of male hardcore smokers and its characteristics among those eligible for lung cancer screening

Dong Won Park, Ji-Yun Jang, Tai Sun Park, Hyun Lee, Ji-Yong Moon, Sang-Heon Kim, Tae-Hyung Kim, Ho Joo Yoon, Dae Ryong Kang, Jang Won Sohn

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Lifestyle risk factor related disparities in oral cancer examination in the U.S: a population-based cross-sectional study

Aderonke A. Akinkugbe, Dina T. Garcia, Tegwyn H. Brickhouse, Maghboeba Mosavel

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Current and former smokers among adolescents aged 12–17 years in Iran: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Elham Ehsani-Chimeh, Haniye Sadat Sajadi, Meysam Behzadifar, Maryam Aghaei, Afsaneh Badrizadeh, Masoud Behzadifar, Nicola Luigi Bragazzi

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Nutritional and health status of children 15 months after integrated school garden, nutrition, and water, sanitation and hygiene interventions: a cluster-randomised controlled trial in Nepal

Akina Shrestha, Christian Schindler, Peter Odermatt, Jana Gerold, Séverine Erismann, Subodh Sharma, Rajendra Koju, Jürg Utzinger, Guéladio Cissé

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Exploring health and well-being in Taiwan: what we can learn from individuals’ narratives

Patricia Rodriguez Espinosa, Yong-Chen Chen, Chien-An Sun, San-Lin You, Jaw-Town Lin, Kun-Hu Chen, Ann W. Hsing, Catherine A. Heaney

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The prevalence and correlates of burnout among Chinese preschool teachers

Shen Li, Yibo Li, Hao Lv, Rui Jiang, Peng Zhao, Xin Zheng, Lili Wang, Jie Li, Fuqiang Mao

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Explaining variance in health literacy among people with type 2 diabetes: the association between health literacy and health behaviour and empowerment

Hanne Søberg Finbråten, Øystein Guttersrud, Gun Nordström, Kjell Sverre Pettersen, Anne Trollvik, Bodil Wilde-Larsson

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Protocol of a randomized controlled trial to test the effects of client-centered Representative Payee Services on antiretroviral therapy adherence among marginalized people living with HIV

Abisola Olaniyan, Stephanie L. Creasy, D. Scott Batey, Maria Mori Brooks, Catherine Maulsby, Karen Musgrove, Elizabeth Hagan, Deborah Martin, Courtenay Sashin, Christina Farmartino, Mary Hawk

Open Access Research article

Exploring spatial variations and factors associated with skilled birth attendant delivery in Ethiopia: geographically weighted regression and multilevel analysis

Achamyeleh Birhanu Teshale, Adugnaw Zeleke Alem, Yigizie Yeshaw, Sewnet Adem Kebede, Alemneh Mekuriaw Liyew, Getayeneh Antehunegn Tesema, Chilot Desta Agegnehu

Open Access Research article

A comparison, for older people with diabetes, of health and health care utilisation in two different health systems on the island of Ireland

Tom Pierse, Luke Barry, Liam Glynn, Andrew W. Murphy, Sharon Cruise, Ciaran O’Neill

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Factors associated with zinc utilization for the management of diarrhea in under-five children in Ethiopia

Achamyeleh Birhanu Teshale, Alemneh Mekuriaw Liyew, Getayeneh Antehunegn Tesema

Open Access Research article

Consumer perception of food variety in the UK: an exploratory mixed-methods analysis

Rochelle Embling, Aimee E. Pink, Michelle D. Lee, Menna Price, Laura L. Wilkinson

Open Access Research article

Risky injection practices and HCV awareness in Chiang Mai Province, Thailand: a respondent-driven sampling study of people who inject drugs

Myrtille Prouté, Sophie Le Coeur, Métrey H. Tiv, Timothée Dub, Parinya Jongpaijitsakul, Anantika Ratnamhin, Chaisiri Angkurawaranon, Apinun Aramrattana, Marc Lallemant

Open Access Research article

Risk factors associated with knife-crime in United Kingdom among young people aged 10–24 years: a systematic review

Sara Haylock, Talia Boshari, Emma C. Alexander, Ameeta Kumar, Logan Manikam, Richard Pinder

Open Access Research article

Work profiles of older employees in Germany-results from the lidA-cohort study

Hans Martin Hasselhorn, Michael Stiller, Jean-Baptist du Prel, Melanie Ebener

Open Access COVID-19 Research article

Trick or treat? – when children with childhood food allergies lead parents into unhealthy food choices

Ali B. Mahmoud, Dieu Hack-Polay, Leonora Fuxman, Dina Naquiallah, Nicholas Grigoriou

Open Access Research article

Low-income parents’ perceptions of the importance of a musical training programme for their children: a qualitative study

Laurie Long Kwan Ho, William Ho Cheung Li, Ankie Tan Cheung, Wei Xia, Ka Yan Ho, Joyce Oi Kwan Chung

Open Access Research article

Prevalence and genotype distribution of genital human papillomavirus infection in female sex workers in the world: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Mohammad Farahmand, Mohsen Moghoofei, Abolfazl Dorost, Saeedeh Abbasi, Seyed Hamidreza Monavari, Seyed Jalal Kiani, Ahmad Tavakoli

Open Access Research article

Deaths from surgical conditions in Malawi - a randomised cross-sectional Nationwide household survey

Carlos Varela, Sven Young, Reinou S. Groen, Leonard Banza, Nyengo Mkandawire, Bente Elisabeth Moen, Asgaut Viste

Open Access Research article

Prevalence and associated factors of prelacteal feeding among neonates admitted to neonatal intensive care units, North central Ethiopia, 2019

Wubet Alebachew Bayih, Demewoz Kefale Mekonen, Solomon Demis Kebede

Open Access Research article

Reproductive factors and lung cancer risk: a comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis

Xin Yin, Zhiying Zhu, H. Dean Hosgood, Qing Lan, Wei Jie Seow

Open Access Research article

Racial disparities in pedestrian-related injury hospitalizations in the United States

Cara Hamann, Corinne Peek-Asa, Brandon Butcher

Open Access Research article

States with fewer criminalizing immigrant policies have smaller health care inequities between citizens and noncitizens

Maria-Elena De Trinidad Young, Hiram Beltrán-Sánchez, Steven P. Wallace

Open Access Research article

Burden of viral hepatitis caused by specific aetiologies in China, 1990–2016: findings from the GBD 2016

Man Li, Zhuo-qun Wang, Lu Zhang, Hao Zheng, Mai-geng Zhou, Dian-wu Liu

Open Access Research article

Predictive association between immigration status and chronic pain in the general population: results from the SwePain cohort

Elena Dragioti, Konstantinos Tsamakis, Britt Larsson, Björn Gerdle

Open Access Research article

Quantifying the direct secondary health care cost of seasonal influenza in England

Joe W. E. Moss, Craig Davidson, Richard Mattock, Ilana Gibbons, Stuart Mealing, Stuart Carroll

Open Access Research article

Magnitude, trend, and causes of under-five mortality from Kilite-Awlaelo health demographic surveillance database, northern Ethiopia, 2009–2017

Hiluf Ebuy Abraha, Abate Bekele Belachew, Mohamedawel Mohammedniguss Ebrahim, Mengistu Hagazi Tequare, Mache Tsadik Adhana, Natnael Etsay Assefa

Open Access Research article

Lung cancer awareness and palliative care interventions implemented in low-and middle-income countries: a scoping review

Ugochinyere I. Nwagbara, Themba G. Ginindza, Khumbulani W. Hlongwana

Open Access Research article

Distribution and predictors associated with the use of breast cancer screening services among women in 14 low-resource countries

Rashidul Alam Mahumud*, Jeff Gow, Syed Afroz Keramat, Sonja March, Jeff Dunn, Khorshed Alam , Andre M. N. Renzaho

Open Access Research article

Determinants of malaria among under-five children in Ethiopia: Bayesian multilevel analysis

Setognal Birara Aychiluhm, Kassahun Alemu Gelaye, Dessie Abebaw Angaw, Getachew Asfaw Dagne, Abay Woday Tadesse, Adugna Abera, Dereje Dillu

Open Access Research article

Mortality and cause of death in physical activity and insufficient physical activity participants: a longitudinal follow-up study using a national health screening cohort

Chanyang Min, Dae Myoung Yoo, Jee Hye Wee, Hyo-Jeong Lee, Soo Hwan Byun, Hyo Geun Choi

Open Access Research article

Mind the treatment gap: the prevalence of common mental disorder symptoms, risky substance use and service utilization among young Swiss adults

Laura Werlen, Milo A. Puhan, Markus A. Landolt, Meichun Mohler-Kuo

Open Access Research article

Individual-level factors attributable to urban-rural disparity in mortality among older adults in China

Yuan Zhao, Xin Xu, Matthew E. Dupre, Qianqian Xie, Li Qiu, Danan Gu

Open Access Research article

External validation of three atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease risk equations in rural areas of Xinjiang, China

Yunxing Jiang, Rulin Ma, Heng Guo, Xianghui Zhang, Xinping Wang, Kui Wang, Yunhua Hu, Mulatibieke Keerman, Yizhong Yan, Jiaolong Ma, Yanpeng Song, Jingyu Zhang, Jia He, Shuxia Guo

Open Access COVID-19 Research article

Knowledge and practice of physicians during COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study in Lebanon

Linda Abou-Abbas, Zeina Nasser, Youssef Fares, Mohammad Chahrour, Rana El Haidari, Rola Atoui

Open Access Research article

Forecasting disability-adjusted life years for chronic diseases: reference and alternative scenarios of salt intake for 2017–2040 in Japan

Shuhei Nomura, Daisuke Yoneoka, Shiori Tanaka, Aya Ishizuka, Peter Ueda, Keiji Nakamura, Hisayuki Uneyama, Naoki Hayashi, Kenji Shibuya

Open Access Research article

Modelling improved efficiency in healthcare referral systems for the urban poor using a geo-referenced health facility data: the case of Sylhet City Corporation, Bangladesh

Alayne M. Adams, Rushdia Ahmed, Shakil Ahmed, Sifat Shahana Yusuf, Rubana Islam, Ruman M. Zakaria Salam, Rocco Panciera

Open Access Research article

Towards defining core principles of public health emergency preparedness: scoping review and Delphi consultation among European Union country experts

Evelien Belfroid, Dorothee Roβkamp, Graham Fraser, Corien Swaan, Aura Timen

Open Access Research article

Vanilla bisquits and lobola bridewealth: parallel discourses on early pregnancy and schooling in rural Zambia

Astrid Blystad, Karen Marie Moland, Ecloss Munsaka, Ingvild Sandøy, Joseph Zulu

Open Access COVID-19 Research article

Propensity for COVID-19 severe epidemic among the populations of the neighborhoods of Fortaleza, Brazil, in 2020

Jose Ueleres Braga, Alberto Novaes Ramos Jr, Anderson Fuentes Ferreira, Victor Macêdo Lacerda, Renan Monteiro Carioca Freire, Bruno Vieira Bertoncini

Open Access Research article

Identifying community physical activity and health resources for treatment of back pain by utilizing members of a physical activity network

Cara L. Sedney, Treah Haggerty, Samuel Zizzi, Patricia Dekeseredy

Open Access Research article

Years of life lost due to premature death and their trends in people with malignant neoplasm of female genital organs in Shanghai, China during 1995–2018: a population based study

Zheng Luo, Yuan He, Guifen Ma, Yang Deng, Yichen Chen, Yi Zhou, Xiaoyun Xu, Xiaopan Li, Yan Du

Open Access Research article

Impact of patron saint festivities on cholera in three communes in Haiti

Kenny Moise, Aude Mélody Achille, Doudou Batumbo, Bertiny Bourdeau, Stanislas Rebaudet, Gérald Lerebours, Jean Hugues Henrys, Christian Raccurt

Open Access Research article

Incidence and risk factors of symptomatic knee osteoarthritis among the Chinese population: analysis from a nationwide longitudinal study

Yan Ren, Jiang Hu, Jing Tan, Xiaoming Tang, Qianrui Li, Huazhen Yang, Chunrong Liu, Qiao He, Kang Zou, Xin Sun, Bo Tan

Open Access Research article

Home-based screen time behaviors amongst youth and their parents: familial typologies and their modifiable correlates

Lauren Arundell, Kate Parker, Anna Timperio, Jo Salmon, Jenny Veitch

Open Access Correction

Correction to: Sickness absence trajectories following labour market participation patterns: a cohort study in Catalonia (Spain), 2012–2014

Julio C. Hernando-Rodriguez, Laura Serra, Fernando G. Benavides, Monica Ubalde-Lopez

Open Access Research article

“A loving man has a very huge responsibility”: A mixed methods study of Malawian men’s knowledge and beliefs about cervical cancer

Samuel Lewis, Corrina Moucheraud, Devon Schechinger, Misheck Mphande, Ben Allan Banda, Hitler Sigauke, Paul Kawale, Kathryn Dovel, Risa M. Hoffman

Open Access Research article

Associations between gender, school socioeconomic status, and cardiorespiratory fitness among elementary and middle school students

Timothy J. Walker, Derek W. Craig, Andjelka Pavlovic, Shelby Thiele, Harold W. Kohl III

Open Access Research article

The association between dietary glycemic and insulin indices with incidence of cardiovascular disease: Tehran lipid and glucose study

Farshad Teymoori, Hossein Farhadnejad, Parvin Mirmiran, Milad Nazarzadeh, Fereidoun Azizi

Open Access Research article

The VicHealth Indicators population survey: methodology, prevalence of behavioural risk factors, and use in local policy

Annemarie Wright, Jane Shill, Nikki Honey, Anthony F. Jorm, Bruce Bolam

Open Access Research article

El Niño Southern Oscillation as an early warning tool for dengue outbreak in India

Malay Pramanik, Poonam Singh, Gaurav Kumar, V. P. Ojha, Ramesh C. Dhiman

Open Access Research article

The prevalence of physical inactivity in Iranian adolescents and the impact of economic and social inequalities on it: results of a National Study in 2018

Ghobad Moradi, Farideh Mostafavi, Bakhtiar Piroozi, Bushra Zareie, Marzieh Mahboobi, Mohammad Aziz Rasouli

Open Access Research article

Workforce preparedness for disasters: perceptions of clinical and non-clinical staff at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Aram Dobalian, Michelle D. Balut, Claudia Der-Martirosian

Open Access Research article

Health status of female Moldovan migrants to Italy by health literacy level and age group: a descriptive study

Francesca Alice Vianello, Federica Zaccagnini, Carlo Pinato, Pietro Maculan, Alessandra Buja

Open Access Research article

Socioeconomic inequality in short birth interval in Ethiopia: a decomposition analysis

Desalegn Markos Shifti, Catherine Chojenta, Elizabeth G. Holliday, Deborah Loxton

Open Access Research article

Precarious working conditions and psychosocial work stress act as a risk factor for symptoms of postpartum depression during maternity leave: results from a longitudinal cohort study

Marlene Karl, Ronja Schaber, Victoria Kress, Marie Kopp, Julia Martini, Kerstin Weidner, Susan Garthus-Niegel

Open Access Research article

Can Instagram be used to deliver an evidence-based exercise program for young women? A process evaluation

Rachel G. Curtis, Jillian C. Ryan, Sarah M. Edney, Carol A. Maher

Open Access Research article

Health behaviours and psychosocial working conditions as predictors of disability pension due to different diagnoses: a population-based study

Annina Ropponen, Jurgita Narusyte, Karri Silventoinen, Pia Svedberg

Open Access Study protocol

Self-management and HeAlth Promotion in Early-stage dementia with e-learning for carers (SHAPE): study protocol for a multi-centre randomised controlled trial

Ingelin Testad, Linda Clare, Kaarin Anstey, Geir Selbæk, Guro Hanevold Bjørkløf, Catherine Henderson, Ingvild Dalen, Martha Therese Gjestsen, Shelley Rhodes, Janne Røsvik, Jessica Bollen, Jessica Amos, Martine Marie Kajander, Lynne Quinn, Martin Knapp

Open Access Research article

Urban-rural distinction of potential determinants for prediabetes in Indonesian population aged ≥15 years: a cross-sectional analysis of Indonesian Basic Health Research 2018 among normoglycemic and prediabetic individuals

Frans Dany, Rita Marleta Dewi, Dwi Hapsari Tjandrarini, Julianty Pradono, Delima Delima, Kambang Sariadji, Sarwo Handayani, Nunik Kusumawardani

Open Access Research article

Sex-specific prevalence of coronary heart disease among Tehranian adult population across different glycemic status: Tehran lipid and glucose study, 2008–2011

Seyyed Saeed Moazzeni, Hamidreza Ghafelehbashi, Mitra Hasheminia, Donna Parizadeh, Arash Ghanbarian, Fereidoun Azizi, Farzad Hadaegh

Open Access Research article

Acceptability of a cessation intervention for pregnant smokers: a qualitative study guided by Normalization Process Theory

Susan E. Jones, Sharon Hamilton, Ruth Bell, Vera Araújo-Soares, Martin White

Open Access Research article

Sociodemographics and their impacts on risk factor awareness and beliefs about cancer and screening: results from a cross-sectional study in Newfoundland and Labrador

Fuyan Shi, Lance Garrett Shaver, Yujia Kong, Yanqing Yi, Kris Aubrey-Bassler, Shabnam Asghari, Holly Etchegary, Kazeem Adefemi, Peizhong Peter Wang

Open Access Research article

Prospective evaluation of the impact of stress, anxiety, and depression on household income among young women with early breast cancer from the Young and Strong trial

Erin E. Cook, Shoshana M. Rosenberg, Kathryn J. Ruddy, William T. Barry, Mary Greaney, Jennifer Ligibel, Kim Sprunck-Harrild, Michelle D. Holmes, Rulla M. Tamimi, Karen M. Emmons, Ann H. Partridge

Open Access COVID-19 Research article

Why crowding matters in the time of COVID-19 pandemic? - a lesson from the carnival effect on the 2017/2018 influenza epidemic in the Netherlands

Qingui Chen, Myrthe M. A. Toorop, Mark G. J. de Boer, Frits R. Rosendaal, Willem M. Lijfering

Open Access Research article

Never and under cervical cancer screening in Switzerland and Belgium: trends and inequalities

Vladimir Jolidon, Vincent De Prez, Barbara Willems, Piet Bracke, Stéphane Cullati, Claudine Burton-Jeangros

Open Access Review

E-cigarettes use in the United States: reasons for use, perceptions, and effects on health

Sakshi Sapru, Mridula Vardhan, Qianhao Li, Yuqi Guo, Xin Li, Deepak Saxena

Open Access Research article

An audit tool for longitudinal assessment of the health-related characteristics of urban neighborhoods: implementation methods and reliability results

Madhumita Ghosh-Dastidar, Gerald P. Hunter, Jennifer C. Sloan, Rebecca L. Collins, Andrea S. Richardson, Wendy Troxel, Natalie Colabianchi, Tamara Dubowitz

Open Access Study protocol

The effect of an online exercise programme on bone health in paediatric cancer survivors (iBoneFIT): study protocol of a multi-centre randomized controlled trial

Jose J. Gil-Cosano, Esther Ubago-Guisado, Maria J. Sánchez, Maria J. Ortega-Acosta, Maria E. Mateos, Ana I. Benito-Bernal, Francisco J. Llorente-Cantarero, Francisco B. Ortega, Jonatan R. Ruiz, Idoia Labayen, Vicente Martinez-Vizcaino, Dimitris Vlachopoulos, Manuel Arroyo-Morales, Manuel Muñoz-Torres, Juan F. Pascual-Gázquez, Maria C. Vicho-González, Luis Gracia-Marco

Open Access Research article

The impact of hearing impairment on early academic achievement in Aboriginal children living in remote Australia: a data linkage study

Jiunn-Yih Su, Steven Guthridge, Vincent Yaofeng He, Damien Howard, Amanda Jane Leach

Open Access Research article

Employment transitions for spouses of stroke survivors: evidence from Swedish national registries

Josefine Persson, Gunnel Hensing, Carl Bonander

Open Access Research article

Associations between air pollution and outpatient visits for arrhythmia in Hangzhou, China

Mingwei Wang, Juan Chen, Zhi Zhang, Ping Yu, Wentao Gan, Zhaoming Tan, Junzhe Bao

Open Access COVID-19 Research article

Epidemiological analysis of 67 local COVID-19 clusters in Sichuan Province, China

Suling Mao, Ting Huang, Heng Yuan, Min Li, Xiaomei Huang, Changxiao Yang, Xingyu Zhou, Xiuwei Cheng, Qian Su, Xianping Wu

Open Access Research article

Giving syphilis and gonorrhea to friends: using in-person friendship networks to find additional cases of gonorrhea and syphilis

Janet E. Rosenbaum, Jacky Jennings, Jonathan M. Ellen, Laurel M. Borkovic, Jo-Ann Scott, Charleen Wylie, Anne Rompalo

Open Access Research article

A cross-sectional survey of knowledge, attitude, and willingness to engage in spontaneous reporting of adverse drug reactions by Korean consumers

Seungyeon Kim, Yun Mi Yu, Myoungsoon You, Kyeong Hye Jeong, Euni Lee

Open Access Research article

Short-term effects of rainfall on childhood hand, foot and mouth disease and related spatial heterogeneity: evidence from 143 cities in mainland China

Fan Yang, Yue Ma, Fengfeng Liu, Xing Zhao, Chaonan Fan, Yifan Hu, Kuiru Hu, Zhaorui Chang, Xiong Xiao

Open Access Research article

Access to institutional delivery services and its associated factors among mothers in Jimma Zone, Southwest Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study

Qaro Qanche Kayrite, Waju Beyene Salgedo, Tesfaye Dagne Weldemarium, Shimeles Ololo Sinkie, Dejene Melese Handalo, Teshale Dojamo Obola, Feyera Gebissa Kebene, Muluneh Getachew Garedew, Melaku Haile Likka

Open Access Research article

Exploring attitudes of adolescents and caregivers towards community-based delivery of the HPV vaccine: a qualitative study

Shoba Ramanadhan, Constance Fontanet, Marina Teixeira, Sitara Mahtani, Ingrid Katz

Open Access Research article

The role of socio-demographic determinants in the geo-spatial distribution of newly diagnosed HIV infections in small areas of Catalonia (Spain)

Cristina Agustí, Núria Font-Casaseca, Francesc Belvis, Mireia Julià, Núria Vives, Alexandra Montoliu, Juan M. Pericàs, Jordi Casabona, Joan Benach

Open Access Research article

Being pro-active in meeting the needs of suicide-bereaved survivors: results from a systematic audit in Montréal

Fabienne Ligier, Jessica Rassy, Gabrielle Fortin, Ian van Haaster, Claude Doyon, Charlie Brouillard, Monique Séguin, Alain Lesage

Open Access Research article

Measuring commissioners’ willingness-to-pay for community based childhood obesity prevention programmes using a discrete choice experiment

Edward J. D. Webb, Elizabeth Stamp, Michelle Collinson, Amanda J. Farrin, June Stevens, Wendy Burton, Harry Rutter, Holly Schofield, Maria Bryant

Open Access Research article

Perceptions of food environments and nutrition among residents of the Flathead Indian Reservation

Carmen Byker Shanks, Selena Ahmed, Virgil Dupuis, Bailey Houghtaling, Mary Ann Running Crane, Mike Tryon, Mike Pierre

Open Access Research article

Evaluations of knowledge, skills and practices of insulin storage and injection handling techniques of diabetic patients in Ethiopian primary hospitals

Adeladlew Kassie Netere, Eyayaw Ashete, Eyob Alemayehu Gebreyohannes, Sewunet Admasu Belachew

Open Access Research article

Trajectories of vital status parameters and risk of mortality among acute organophosphorus poisoning patients – a latent class growth analysis

Waqas Ahmed Farooqui, Mudassir Uddin, Rashid Qadeer, Kashif Shafique

Open Access Research article

Risk perception during the 2014–2015 Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone

Maike Winters, Mohamed F. Jalloh, Paul Sengeh, Mohammad B. Jalloh, Zangin Zeebari, Helena Nordenstedt

Open Access Research article

Childhood disability and its associated perinatal characteristics in Bao’an district of Shenzhen, China

Xue Zhong, Xiaoli Zhao, Zhuoya Liu, Yuqin Guo, Liya Ma

Open Access COVID-19 Research article

Knowledge, attitudes, anxiety, and preventive behaviours towards COVID-19 among health care providers in Yemen: an online cross-sectional survey

Gamil Ghaleb Alrubaiee, Talal Ali Hussein Al-Qalah, Mohammed Sadeg A. Al-Aawar

Open Access Research article

Impact evaluation of scripted lesson plans for HIV-related content in a life orientation curriculum: results from two provinces in South Africa

Ilene S. Speizer, Mahua Mandal, Khou Xiong, Ndinda Makina, Aiko Hattori, Darryn Durno

Open Access Research article

Transtheoretical model-based nutritional interventions in adolescents: a systematic review

Jennifer Nakabayashi, Giselle Rha-isa Melo, Natacha Toral

Open Access Research article

Does distance from a clinic and poverty impact visit adherence for noncommunicable diseases? A retrospective cohort study using electronic medical records in rural Haiti

Lily D. Yan, Dufens Pierre-Louis, Benito D. Isaac, Waking Jean-Baptiste, Serge Vertilus, Darius Fenelon, Lisa R. Hirschhorn, Patricia L. Hibberd, Emelia J. Benjamin, Gene Bukhman, Gene F. Kwan

Open Access Research article

Development and pilot evaluation of a mobile app on parent-child exercises to improve physical activity and psychosocial outcomes of Hong Kong Chinese children

Rosa Sze Man Wong, Esther Yee Tak Yu, Thomson Wai-Lung Wong, Colman Siu Cheung Fung, Cynthia Sin Yi Choi, Calvin Ka Lun Or, Kiki Sze Nga Liu, Carlos King Ho Wong, Patrick Ip, Cindy Lo Kuen Lam

Open Access Research article

Targeting family functioning, acculturative stress, and sugar-sweetened beverage consumption for obesity prevention: findings from the Hispanic community children’s health study/study of Latino youth

Roger Figueroa, Carmen R. Isasi, Krista M. Perreira, Amanda C. McClain, Linda C. Gallo, Daniela Sotres-Alvarez, Alan M. Delamater, Martha Daviglus, Linda Van Horn, Josiemer Mattei

Open Access Research article

Disparities in emergency department use between Italians and migrants residing in Rome, Italy: the Rome Dynamic Longitudinal Study from 2005 to 2015

Eleonora Trappolini, Claudia Marino, Nera Agabiti, Cristina Giudici, Marina Davoli, Laura Cacciani

Open Access Research article

Prevalence of intimate partner violence in Malaysia and its associated factors: a systematic review

Hayati Kadir Shahar, Faridah Jafri, Nor Afiah Mohd Zulkefli, Norliza Ahmad

Open Access Research article

Geospatial patterns of comorbidity prevalence among people with osteoarthritis in Alberta Canada

Xiaoxiao Liu, Rizwan Shahid, Alka B. Patel, Terrence McDonald, Stefania Bertazzon, Nigel Waters, Judy E. Seidel, Deborah A. Marshall

Open Access Research article

Motivations for use, identity and the vaper subculture: a qualitative study of the experiences of Western Australian vapers

Kahlia McCausland, Jonine Jancey, Tama Leaver, Katharina Wolf, Becky Freeman, Bruce Maycock

Open Access Research article

Social and environmental risk factors for the accidental drowning of children under five in China

Meixian Wang, Yuxi Liu, Leni Kang, Chunhua He, Lei Miao, Jianwen Huang, Xiaoyan He, Jun Zhu, Juan Liang, Qi Li, Yanping Wang, Hanmin Liu

Open Access Research article

Internet non-use among Canadian Indigenous older adults: Aboriginal Peoples Survey (APS)

Hossam Ali-Hassan, Rama Eloulabi, Asvini Keethakumar

Open Access Research article

How is migration background considered in the treatment and care of people? A comparison of national dementia care guidelines in Europe

Tim Schmachtenberg, Jessica Monsees, Wolfgang Hoffmann, Neeltje van den Berg, Ulrike Stentzel, Jochen René Thyrian

Open Access Research article

Association between economic development level and tuberculosis registered incidence in Shandong, China

Qian-yun Zhang, Dong-mei Yang, Lin-qing Cao, Jin-yue Liu, Ning-ning Tao, Yi-fan Li, Yao Liu, Wan-mei Song, Ting-ting Xu, Shi-jin Li, Qi-qi An, Si-qi Liu, Lei Gao, Wan-yan Song, Huai-chen Li

Open Access COVID-19 Correspondence

Low dispersion in the infectiousness of COVID-19 cases implies difficulty in control

Daihai He, Shi Zhao, Xiaoke Xu, Qiangying Lin, Zian Zhuang, Peihua Cao, Maggie H. Wang, Yijun Lou, Li Xiao, Ye Wu, Lin Yang

Open Access Research article

Prevalence and determinants of undernutrition among under-five children residing in urban slums and rural area, Maharashtra, India: a community-based cross-sectional study

Sujata Murarkar, Jayashree Gothankar, Prakash Doke, Prasad Pore, Sanjay Lalwani, Girish Dhumale, Sanjay Quraishi, Reshma Patil, Vivek Waghachavare, Randhir Dhobale, Kirti Rasote, Sonali Palkar, Nandini Malshe

Open Access Research article

Association between social capital and depression among older people: evidence from Anhui Province, China

Zhongliang Bai, Zhiwei Xu, Xiaoru Xu, Xia Qin, Wenbiao Hu, Zhi Hu

Open Access Research article

The role of medical equipment in the spread of nosocomial infections: a cross-sectional study in four tertiary public health facilities in Uganda

Robert T. Ssekitoleko, Solomon Oshabaheebwa, Ian G. Munabi, Martha S. Tusabe, C. Namayega, Beryl A. Ngabirano, Brian Matovu, Julius Mugaga, William M. Reichert, Moses L. Joloba

Open Access Research article

Development and validation of the body shape scale (BOSHAS) for assessing body shape perception in African populations

Emmanuel Cohen, Amadou Ndao, Jonathan Y. Bernard, Amadoune Gueye, Priscilla Duboz, Enguerran Macia, Gilles Boëtsch, Patrick Pasquet, Michelle Holdsworth, Philippe Jean-Luc Gradidge

Open Access Research article

Factors associated with cyber-victimization among immigrants and non-immigrants in Canada: a cross-sectional nationally-representative study

Kathleen S. Kenny, Lisa Merry, Douglas A. Brownbridge, Marcelo L. Urquia

Open Access Research article

Age and gender specific association between obesity and depressive symptoms: a large-scale cross-sectional study

Wei Liao, Zhicheng Luo, Yitan Hou, Ningning Cui, Xiaotian Liu, Wenqian Huo, Fang Wang, Chongjian Wang

Open Access Research article

Knowledge, attitude and practice towards tuberculosis in Gambia: a nation-wide cross-sectional survey

Adedapo Olufemi Bashorun, Christopher Linda, Semeeh Omoleke, Lindsay Kendall, Simon D. Donkor, Ma-Ansu Kinteh, Baba Danso, Lamin Leigh, Sheriff Kandeh, Umberto D’Alessandro, Ifedayo Morayo O. Adetifa

Open Access Research article

Public awareness and knowledge of factors associated with dementia in China

Yong-Bo Zheng, Le Shi, Yi-Miao Gong, Xiao-Xiao Wang, Qing-Dong Lu, Jian-Yu Que, Muhammad Zahid Khan, Yan-Ping Bao, Lin Lu

Open Access Research article

Acceptability, reach and implementation of a training to enhance teachers’ skills in physical activity promotion

Elina Renko, Keegan Knittle, Minttu Palsola, Taru Lintunen, Nelli Hankonen

Open Access Research article

Understanding physical literacy in the context of health: a rapid scoping review

Katie Cornish, Gloria Fox, Trina Fyfe, Erica Koopmans, Anne Pousette, Chelsea A. Pelletier

Open Access Research article

Association of Schistosoma haematobium infection morbidity and severity on co-infections in pre-school age children living in a rural endemic area in Zimbabwe

Tariro L. Mduluza-Jokonya, Thajasvarie Naicker, Luxwell Jokonya, Herald Midzi, Arthur Vengesai, Maritha Kasambala, Emilia Choto, Simbarashe Rusakaniko, Elopy Sibanda, Francisca Mutapi, Takafira Mduluza

Open Access COVID-19 Research article

Risk perception related to COVID-19 among the Iranian general population: an application of the extended parallel process model

Leila Jahangiry, Fatemeh Bakhtari, Zahara Sohrabi, Parvin Reihani, Sirous Samei, Koen Ponnet, Ali Montazeri

Open Access Research article

Parental concerns and uptake of childhood vaccines in rural Tanzania – a mixed methods study

Lavanya Vasudevan, Joy Noel Baumgartner, Sara Moses, Esther Ngadaya, Sayoki Godfrey Mfinanga, Jan Ostermann

Open Access Research article

Identifying interventions with Gypsies, Roma and Travellers to promote immunisation uptake: methodological approach and findings

Lisa Dyson, Helen Bedford, Louise Condon, Carol Emslie, Lana Ireland, Julie Mytton, Karen Overend, Sarah Redsell, Zoe Richardson, Cath Jackson

Open Access Research article

Tickborne disease awareness and protective practices among U.S. Forest Service employees from the upper Midwest, USA

Anna Schotthoefer, Kathryn Stinebaugh, Michael Martin, Claudia Munoz-Zanzi

Open Access Research article

Patient acceptability of targeted risk-based detection of non-communicable diseases in a dental and pharmacy setting

Zehra Yonel, Asma Yahyouche, Zahra Jalal, Alistair James, Thomas Dietrich, Iain L. C. Chapple

Open Access Research article

Pensions, consumption and health: evidence from rural South Africa

Peter Lloyd-Sherlock, Sutapa Agrawal, Francesc Xavier Gómez-Olivé

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