November 10, 2013

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The latest articles from BMC Public Health, published between 28-Oct-2013 and 09-Nov-2013

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Research article
Dental caries in 14- and 15-year-olds in New South Wales, Australia
Skinner J, Johnson G, Phelan C, Blinkhorn A
BMC Public Health 2013, 13:1060 (9 November 2013)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/13/1060/abstract
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Research article
An exploration of elevated HIV and STI risk among male sex workers from India
Narayanan P, Das A, Morineau G, Prabhakar P, Deshpande GR, Gangakhedkar R, Risbud A
BMC Public Health 2013, 13:1059 (9 November 2013)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/13/1059/abstract
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Research article
The independent effects of second hand smoke exposure and maternal body mass index on the anthropometric measurements of the newborn
Wahabi HA, Mandil AA, Alzeidan RA, Bahnassy AA, Fayed AA
BMC Public Health 2013, 13:1058 (9 November 2013)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/13/1058/abstract
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Research article
Intersectoral action for health equity: a rapid systematic review
Ndumbe-Eyoh S, Moffatt H
BMC Public Health 2013, 13:1056 (9 November 2013)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/13/1056/abstract
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Research article
Is educational attainment related to end-of-life decision-making? A large post-mortem survey in Belgium
Chambaere K, Rietjens JA, Cohen J, Pardon K, Deschepper R, Pasman HR, Deliens L
BMC Public Health 2013, 13:1055 (9 November 2013)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/13/1055/abstract
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Research article
Environmental mobility barriers and walking for errands among older people who live alone vs. with others
Tsai L, Rantakokko M, Portegijs E, Viljanen A, Saajanaho M, Eronen J, Rantanen T
BMC Public Health 2013, 13:1054 (8 November 2013)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/13/1054/abstract
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Research article
Associations between employee and manager gender: impacts on gender-specific risk of acute occupational injury in metal manufacturing
Kubo JT, Cullen MR, Desai M, Modrek S
BMC Public Health 2013, 13:1053 (8 November 2013)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/13/1053/abstract
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Research article
Contribution of community-based newborn health promotion to reducing inequities in healthy newborn care practices and knowledge: evidence of improvement from a three-district pilot program in Malawi
Callaghan-Koru JA, Nonyane BA, Guenther T, Sitrin D, Ligowe R, Chimbalanga E, Zimba E, Kachale F, Shah R, Baqui AH
BMC Public Health 2013, 13:1052 (7 November 2013)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/13/1052/abstract
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Research article
Timely initiation of complementary feeding and associated factors among children aged 6 to 12 months in Northern Ethiopia: an institution-based cross-sectional study
Shumey A, Demissie M, Berhane Y
BMC Public Health 2013, 13:1050 (6 November 2013)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/13/1050/abstract
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Research article
A comparative analysis of early child health and development services and outcomes in countries with different redistributive policies
van den Heuvel M, Hopkins J, Biscaro A, Srikanthan C, Feller A, Bremberg S, Verkuijl N, Flapper B, Ford-Jones EL, Williams R
BMC Public Health 2013, 13:1049 (6 November 2013)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/13/1049/abstract
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Research article
Cost of dengue outbreaks: literature review and country case studies
Stahl H, Butenschön VM, Tran HT, Gozzer E, Skewes R, Mahendradhata Y, Runge-Ranzinger S, Kroeger A, Farlow A
BMC Public Health 2013, 13:1048 (6 November 2013)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/13/1048/abstract
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Research article
Predictors of mortality among HIV infected children on anti-retroviral therapy in Mekelle Hospital, Northern Ethiopia: a retrospective cohort study
Gebremedhin A, G/mariam S, Haile F, W/aregawi B, Decotelli C
BMC Public Health 2013, 13:1047 (6 November 2013)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/13/1047/abstract
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Research article
Perspectives of pupils, parents, and teachers on mental health problems among Vietnamese secondary school pupils
Nguyen DT, Dedding C, Pham TT, Bunders J
BMC Public Health 2013, 13:1046 (6 November 2013)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/13/1046/abstract
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Research article
Impact of HbA1c criterion on the definition of glycemic component of the metabolic syndrome: the China health and nutrition survey 2009
Sun X, Du T, Huo R, Yu X, Xu L
BMC Public Health 2013, 13:1045 (5 November 2013)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/13/1045/abstract
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Research article
LINDA -- a solution-focused low-intensity intervention aimed at improving health behaviors of young females: a cluster-randomized controlled trial
Valve P, Lehtinen-Jacks S, Eriksson T, Lehtinen M, Lindfors P, Saha M, Rimpelä A, Anglé S
BMC Public Health 2013, 13:1044 (4 November 2013)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/13/1044/abstract
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Research article
A community intervention for behaviour modification: an experience to control cardiovascular diseases in Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Tetra Dewi F, Stenlund H, Marlinawati V, Öhman A, Weinehall L
BMC Public Health 2013, 13:1043 (4 November 2013)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/13/1043/abstract
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Research article
Heme iron intake and risk of new-onset diabetes in a Mediterranean population at high risk of cardiovascular disease: an observational cohort analysis
Fernandez-Cao JC, Arija V, Aranda N, Bullo M, Basora J, Martínez-González MA, Díez-Espino J, Salas-Salvadó J
BMC Public Health 2013, 13:1042 (4 November 2013)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/13/1042/abstract
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Research article
Prevalence, genotype profile and risk factors for multiple human papillomavirus cervical infection in unimmunized female adolescents in Goiânia, Brazil: a community-based study
Figueiredo Alves R, Turchi M, Santos L, Guimarães E, Garcia M, Seixas M, Villa L, Costa M, Moreira M, Alves M
BMC Public Health 2013, 13:1041 (4 November 2013)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/13/1041/abstract
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Research article
Outreach for chlamydia and gonorrhoea screening: a systematic review of strategies and outcomes
Hengel B, Jamil MS, Mein JK, Maher L, Kaldor JM, Guy RJ
BMC Public Health 2013, 13:1040 (4 November 2013)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/13/1040/abstract
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Research article
Socioeconomic status, financial hardship and measured obesity in older adults: a cross-sectional study of the EPIC-Norfolk cohort
Conklin AI, Forouhi NG, Suhrcke M, Surtees P, Wareham NJ, Monsivais P
BMC Public Health 2013, 13:1039 (4 November 2013)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/13/1039/abstract
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Research article
Asthma prevalence and risk factors among children and adolescents living around an industrial area: a cross-sectional study
Ripabelli G, Tamburro M, Sammarco ML, de Laurentiis G, Bianco A
BMC Public Health 2013, 13:1038 (4 November 2013)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/13/1038/abstract
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Research article
Socio-economic inequality and HIV in South Africa
Wabiri N, Taffa N
BMC Public Health 2013, 13:1037 (4 November 2013)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/13/1037/abstract
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Research article
Early results of an integrated maternal, newborn, and child health program, Northern Nigeria, 2009 to 2011
Findley SE, Uwemedimo OT, Doctor HV, Green C, Adamu F, Afenyadu GY
BMC Public Health 2013, 13:1034 (31 October 2013)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/13/1034/abstract
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Research article
High prevalence of type 2 diabetes among the urban middle class in Bangladesh
Saquib N, Khanam MA, Saquib J, Anand S, Chertow GM, Barry M, Ahmed T, Cullen MR
BMC Public Health 2013, 13:1032 (31 October 2013)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/13/1032/abstract
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Research article
Tobacco use patterns in tuberculosis patients with high rates of human immunodeficiency virus co-infection in South Africa
Louwagie GM, Ayo-Yusuf OA
BMC Public Health 2013, 13:1031 (31 October 2013)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/13/1031/abstract
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Research article
Identifying patients with chronic conditions using pharmacy data in Switzerland: an updated mapping approach to the classification of medications
Huber CA, Szucs TD, Rapold R, Reich O
BMC Public Health 2013, 13:1030 (30 October 2013)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/13/1030/abstract
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Research article
Admission to hospital for pneumonia and influenza attributable to 2009 pandemic A/H1N1 Influenza in First Nations communities in three provinces of Canada
Green ME, Wong ST, Lavoie JG, Kwong J, MacWilliam L, Peterson S, Liu G, Katz A
BMC Public Health 2013, 13:1029 (30 October 2013)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/13/1029/abstract
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Research article
Body mass index and health-related quality of life among young Swiss men
Dey M, Gmel G, Mohler-Kuo M
BMC Public Health 2013, 13:1028 (30 October 2013)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/13/1028/abstract
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Research article
Psychometric evaluation of the German version of the patient activation measure (PAM13)
Zill JM, Dwinger S, Kriston L, Rohenkohl A, Härter M, Dirmaier J
BMC Public Health 2013, 13:1027 (30 October 2013)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/13/1027/abstract
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Research article
Coverage and parental perceptions of influenza vaccination among parents of children aged 6 to 23 months in Hong Kong
Lau JT, Mo PK, Cai YS, Mak KK, Tsui HY, Choi KC
BMC Public Health 2013, 13:1026 (30 October 2013)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/13/1026/abstract
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Research article
Cost-effectiveness and cost utility analysis of three pneumococcal conjugate vaccines in children of Peru
Gomez JA, Tirado JC, Navarro Rojas AA, Castrejon Alba MM, Topachevskyi O
BMC Public Health 2013, 13:1025 (30 October 2013)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/13/1025/abstract
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Research article
Observer ratings of neighborhoods: comparison of two methods
Andresen EM, Malmstrom TK, Schootman M, Wolinsky FD, Miller J, Miller DK
BMC Public Health 2013, 13:1024 (29 October 2013)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/13/1024/abstract
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Research article
A public private partnership to fight against malaria along the Chad-Cameroon pipeline corridor: I. Baseline data on socio-anthropological aspects, knowledge, attitudes and practices of the population concerning malaria
Moyou-Somo R, Essomba P, Songue E, Tchoubou NN, Ntambo A, Hiol HN, Kemajou JP, Essi M, Millet P
BMC Public Health 2013, 13:1023 (29 October 2013)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/13/1023/abstract
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Research article
Children's perception about falls and its prevention: a qualitative study from a rural setting in Bangladesh
Chowdhury SM, Svanstr¨om L, H¨orte L, Chowdhury RA, Rahman F
BMC Public Health 2013, 13:1022 (29 October 2013)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/13/1022/abstract
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Research article
Cost-effectiveness of a national exercise referral programme for primary care patients in Wales: results of a randomised controlled trial
Edwards RT, Linck P, Hounsome N, Raisanen L, Williams N, Moore L, Murphy S
BMC Public Health 2013, 13:1021 (29 October 2013)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/13/1021/abstract
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Research article
Violence, mental health and violence risk factors among women in the general population: an0020epidemiology study based on two national household surveys in the UK
Yang M, Wong SC, Coid JW
BMC Public Health 2013, 13:1020 (29 October 2013)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/13/1020/abstract
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Research article
Cross-sectional prevalence survey of intimate partner violence perpetration and victimization in Canadian military personnel
Zamorski MA, Wiens-Kinkaid ME
BMC Public Health 2013, 13:1019 (28 October 2013)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/13/1019/abstract
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Research article
The effect of physical activity on psychological distress, cortisol and obesity: results of the farming fit intervention program
Brumby S, Chandrasekara A, Kremer P, Torres S, McCoombe S, Lewandowski P
BMC Public Health 2013, 13:1018 (28 October 2013)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/13/1018/abstract
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Research article
Participant experiences of an internet-based intervention and randomised control trial: interview study
Todkill D, Powell J
BMC Public Health 2013, 13:1017 (28 October 2013)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/13/1017/abstract
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Study protocol
Reducing office workers' sitting time: rationale and study design for the Stand Up Victoria cluster randomized trial
Dunstan DW, Wiesner G, Eakin EG, Neuhaus M, Owen N, LaMontagne AD, Moodie M, Winkler EA, Fjeldsoe BS, Lawler S, Healy GN
BMC Public Health 2013, 13:1057 (9 November 2013)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/13/1057/abstract
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Study protocol
A lifestyle intervention supported by mobile health technologies to improve the cardiometabolic risk profile of individuals at risk for cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes: study rationale and protocol
Stuckey MI, Shapiro S, Gill DP, Petrella RJ
BMC Public Health 2013, 13:1051 (7 November 2013)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/13/1051/abstract
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Study protocol
Beyond Bushfires: Community, Resilience and Recovery - a longitudinal mixed method study of the medium to long term impacts of bushfires on mental health and social connectedness
Gibbs L, Waters E, Bryant RA, Pattison P, Lusher D, Harms L, Richardson J, MacDougall C, Block K, Snowdon E, Gallagher H, Sinnott V, Ireton G, Forbes D
BMC Public Health 2013, 13:1036 (4 November 2013)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/13/1036/abstract
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Study protocol
Cluster randomised controlled trial of a peer-led lifestyle intervention program: study protocol for the Kerala diabetes prevention program
Sathish T, Williams ED, Pasricha N, Absetz P, Lorgelly P, Wolfe R, Mathews E, Aziz Z, Thankappan KR, Zimmet P, Fisher E, Tapp R, Hollingsworth B, Mahal A, Shaw J, Jolley D, Daivadanam M, Oldenburg B
BMC Public Health 2013, 13:1035 (4 November 2013)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/13/1035/abstract
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Study protocol
Ninos Sanos, Familia Sana: Mexican immigrant study protocol for a multifaceted CBPR intervention to combat childhood obesity in two rural California towns
de la Torre A, Sadeghi B, Green RD, Kaiser LL, Flores YG, Jackson CF, Shaikh U, Whent L, Schaefer SE
BMC Public Health 2013, 13:1033 (31 October 2013)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/13/1033/abstract
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