March 22, 2013

Latest Article Alert from BMC Public Health

The latest articles from BMC Public Health, published between 14-Mar-2013 and 21-Mar-2013

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Study protocol
Brief oral health promotion intervention among parents of young children to reduce early childhood caries
Arrow P, Raheb J, Miller M
BMC Public Health 2013, 13:245 (20 March 2013)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/13/245/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-13-245.pdf

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Design of a randomized controlled trial for multiple cancer risk behaviors among Spanish-speaking Mexican-origin smokers
Castro Y, Basen-Engquist K, Fernandez ME, Strong LL, Eakin EG, Resnicow K, Li Y, Wetter DW
BMC Public Health 2013, 13:237 (18 March 2013)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/13/237/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-13-237.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/23506397

Study protocol
Effects of timing of initiation and planning on smoking cessation outcomes: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial
Borland R, Balmford J, Swift E
BMC Public Health 2013, 13:235 (18 March 2013)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/13/235/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-13-235.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/23496992

Study protocol
Trust makers, breakers and brokers: building trust in the Australian food system
Wilson A, Coveney J, Henderson J, Meyer S, Calnan M, Caraher M, Webb T, Elliott A, Ward P
BMC Public Health 2013, 13:229 (15 March 2013)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/13/229/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-13-229.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/23496819

Study protocol
Culturally sensitive care for elderly immigrants through ethnic community health workers: design and development of a community based intervention programme in the Netherlands
Verhagen I, Ros WJ, Steunenberg B, de Wit NJ
BMC Public Health 2013, 13:227 (15 March 2013)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/13/227/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-13-227.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/23497392

Study protocol
"Young people, adult worries": RCT of an internet-based self-support method "Feel the ViBe" for children, adolescents and young adults exposed to family violence, a study protocol
van Rosmalen-Nooijens K, Prins JB, Vergeer M, Wong S, Lagro-Janssen A
BMC Public Health 2013, 13:226 (15 March 2013)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/13/226/abstract
Full text http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/13/226
PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-13-226.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/23497359

Correspondence
A screening tool to prioritize public health risk associated with accidental or deliberate release of chemicals into the atmosphere
Blakey DH, Lafontaine M, Lavigne J, Sokolowski D, Philippe J, Sappori J, Biederbick W, Horre R, Marzi WB, Kondo H, Kuroki Y, Namera A, Okumara T, Yamamoto M, Yashiki M, Blain PG, Russell DR, Cibulsky SM, Jett DA
BMC Public Health 2013, 13:253 (21 March 2013)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/13/253/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-13-253.pdf

Research article
Alcohol, betel-nut and cigarette consumption are negatively associated with health promoting behaviors in Taiwan: A cross-sectional study
Guo S, Huang T, Huang J, Lin M, Hong R, Chang C, Chen M
BMC Public Health 2013, 13:257 (21 March 2013)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/13/257/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-13-257.pdf

Research article
The Fit for School health outcome study - a longitudinal survey to assess health impacts of an integrated school health programme in the Philippines
Monse B, Benzian H, Naliponguit E, Belizario V, Schratz A, van Palenstein Helderman W
BMC Public Health 2013, 13:256 (21 March 2013)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/13/256/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-13-256.pdf

Research article
Family burden, family health and personal mental health
Ennis E, Bunting BP
BMC Public Health 2013, 13:255 (21 March 2013)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/13/255/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-13-255.pdf

Research article
Is asthma a vanishing disease? A study to forecast the burden of asthma in 2022
To T, Stanojevic S, Feldman R, Moineddin R, Atenafu EG, Guan J, Gershon AS
BMC Public Health 2013, 13:254 (21 March 2013)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/13/254/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-13-254.pdf

Research article
Type 2 diabetes prevalence varies by socio-economic status within and between migrant groups: analysis and implications for Australia
Abouzeid M, Philpot B, Janus ED, Coates MJ, Dunbar JA
BMC Public Health 2013, 13:252 (21 March 2013)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/13/252/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-13-252.pdf

Research article
Comparison of the information provided by electronic health records data and a population health survey to estimate prevalence of selected health conditions and multimorbidity
Violán C, Foguet-Boreu Q, Hermosilla-Pérez E, Valderas JM, Bolíbar B, Fàbregas-Escurriola M, Brugulat-Guiteras P, Muñoz-Pérez MÁ
BMC Public Health 2013, 13:251 (21 March 2013)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/13/251/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-13-251.pdf

Research article
Health system delay in pulmonary tuberculosis treatment in a country with an intermediate burden of tuberculosis: a cross-sectional study
Jurcev-Savicevic A, Mulic R, Kozul K, Ban B, Valic J, Bacun-Ivcek L, Gudelj I, Popijac-Cesar G, Marinovic-Dunatov S, Simunovic A
BMC Public Health 2013, 13:250 (21 March 2013)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/13/250/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-13-250.pdf

Research article
Prevalence of metabolic syndrome in a cohort of Chinese schoolchildren: comparison of two definitions and assessment of adipokines as components by factor analysis
Wang Q, Yin J, Xu L, Cheng H, Zhao X, Xiang H, Lam HS, Mi J, Li M
BMC Public Health 2013, 13:249 (21 March 2013)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/13/249/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-13-249.pdf

Research article
Individual- and provider-level factors associated with colorectal cancer screening in accordance with guideline recommendation: a community-level perspective across varying levels of risk
Courtney RJ, Paul CL, Sanson-Fisher RW, Macrae FA, Carey ML, Attia J, McEvoy M
BMC Public Health 2013, 13:248 (20 March 2013)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/13/248/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-13-248.pdf

Research article
Heavy episodic drinking and soccer practice among high school students in Brazil: the contextual aspects of this relationship
Bedendo A, Opaleye ES, Andrade AL, Noto AR
BMC Public Health 2013, 13:247 (20 March 2013)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/13/247/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-13-247.pdf

Research article
Rates of immunization against pandemic and seasonal influenza in persons at high risk of severe influenza illness: a cross-sectional study among patients of the French Sentinelles general practitioners
Privileggio L, Falchi A, Grisoni M, Souty C, Turbelin C, Fonteneau L, Hanslik T, Kernéis S
BMC Public Health 2013, 13:246 (20 March 2013)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/13/246/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-13-246.pdf

Research article
Better learning in schools to improve attitudes toward abstinence and intentions for safer sex among adolescents in Urban Nepal
Shrestha RM, Otsuka K, Poudel KC, Yasuoka J, Lamichhane M, Jimba M
BMC Public Health 2013, 13:244 (20 March 2013)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/13/244/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-13-244.pdf

Research article
Assessment of voluntary counseling and testing service utilization and associated factors among Debre Markos University Students, North West Ethiopia: a cross-sectional survey in 2011
Tsegay G, Edris M, Meseret S
BMC Public Health 2013, 13:243 (19 March 2013)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/13/243/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-13-243.pdf

Research article
Knowledge of, attitudes toward, and preventive practices relating to cholera and oral cholera vaccine among urban high-risk groups: findings of a cross-sectional study in Dhaka, Bangladesh
Wahed T, Kaukab SS, Saha NC, Khan IA, Khanam F, Chowdhury F, Saha A, Khan AI, Siddik AU, Cravioto A, Qadri F, Uddin J
BMC Public Health 2013, 13:242 (19 March 2013)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/13/242/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-13-242.pdf

Research article
Epidemiological investigation of two parallel gastroenteritis outbreaks in school settings
Mellou K, Sideroglou T, Potamiti-Komi M, Kokkinos P, Ziros P, Georgakopoulou T, Vantarakis A
BMC Public Health 2013, 13:241 (19 March 2013)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/13/241/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-13-241.pdf

Research article
Cross-cultural adaptation of the short-form condom attitude scale: validity assessment in a sub-sample of rural-to-urban migrant workers in Bangladesh
Roy T, Anderson C, Evans C, Rahman M, Rahman M
BMC Public Health 2013, 13:240 (19 March 2013)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/13/240/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-13-240.pdf

Research article
Relationship between children's oral health-related behaviors and their caregiver's sense of coherence
Qiu RM, Wong MC, Lo EC, Lin HC
BMC Public Health 2013, 13:239 (19 March 2013)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/13/239/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-13-239.pdf

Research article
Oral rehydration salt use and its correlates in low-level care of diarrhea among children under 36 months old in rural Western China
Gao W, Yan H, Wang D, Dang S
BMC Public Health 2013, 13:238 (19 March 2013)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/13/238/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-13-238.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/23506435

Research article
Exploring knowledge, attitudes and practices related to diabetes in mongolia: A national population-based survey
Demaio A, Otgontuya D, Courten M, Bygbjerg I, Enkhtuya P, Oyunbileg J, Meyrowitsch D
BMC Public Health 2013, 13:236 (18 March 2013)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/13/236/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-13-236.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/23506350

Research article
Community mobilization, empowerment and HIV prevention among female sex workers in south India
Blanchard AK, Mohan HL, Shahmanesh M, Prakash R, Isac S, Ramesh BM, Bhattacharjee P, Gurnani V, Moses S, Blanchard JF
BMC Public Health 2013, 13:234 (16 March 2013)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/13/234/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-13-234.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/23496972

Research article
The influence of neighbourhood formality status and socio-economic position on self-rated health among adult men and women: a multilevel, cross sectional, population study from Aleppo, Syria
Ahmad B, Ryan V, Maziak W, Pless-Mulloli T, White M
BMC Public Health 2013, 13:233 (16 March 2013)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/13/233/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-13-233.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/23496934

Research article
Football fans in training: the development and optimization of an intervention delivered through professional sports clubs to help men lose weight, become more active and adopt healthier eating habits
Gray CM, Hunt K, Mutrie N, Anderson AS, Leishman J, Dalgarno L, Wyke S
BMC Public Health 2013, 13:232 (16 March 2013)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/13/232/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-13-232.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/23496915

Research article
Body mass index and subjective well-being in young adults: a twin population study
Linna MS, Kaprio J, Raevuori A, Sihvola E, Keski-Rahkonen A, Rissanen A
BMC Public Health 2013, 13:231 (16 March 2013)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/13/231/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-13-231.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/23496885

Research article
Weight patterns and perceptions among female university students of Karachi. A cross sectional study
Sirang Z, Bashir HH, Jalil B, Khan SH, Hussain SA, Baig A, Taufeeq M, Samad K, Kadir MM
BMC Public Health 2013, 13:230 (16 March 2013)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/13/230/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-13-230.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/23496854

Research article
An indigenous approach to explore health-related experiences among Maori parents: the Pukapuka Hauora asthma study
Jones B, Ingham TR, Cram F, Dean S, Davies C
BMC Public Health 2013, 13:228 (15 March 2013)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/13/228/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-13-228.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/23497423

Research article
Study on public perceptions and protective behaviors regarding Lyme disease among the general public in the Netherlands: implications for prevention programs
Beaujean D, Bults M, van Steenbergen J, Voeten H
BMC Public Health 2013, 13:225 (15 March 2013)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/13/225/abstract
Full text http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/13/225
PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-13-225.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/23497311

Research article
Work capacity and health-related quality of life among individuals with multiple sclerosis reduced by fatigue: a cross-sectional study
Flensner G, Landtblom A, Söderhamn O, Ek A
BMC Public Health 2013, 13:224 (15 March 2013)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/13/224/abstract
Full text http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/13/224
PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-13-224.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/23497281




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