May 8, 2014

Latest Article Alert from BMC Public Health

The latest articles from BMC Public Health, published between 25-Apr-2014 and 06-May-2014

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Research article
The usefulness of "corrected" body mass index vs. self-reported body mass index: Comparing the population distributions, sensitivity, specificity, and predictive utility of three correction equations using Canadian population-based data
Dutton DJ, McLaren L
BMC Public Health 2014, 14:430 (6 May 2014)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/14/430/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-14-430.pdf

Research article
Home visits to improve breast health knowledge and screening practices in a less privileged area in Jordan
Taha H, Nyström L, Al-Qutob R, Berggren V, Esmaily H, Wahlström R
BMC Public Health 2014, 14:428 (6 May 2014)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/14/428/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-14-428.pdf

Research article
The role of intimate partner violence and other health-related social factors on postpartum common mental disorders: a survey-based structural equation modeling analysis
Reichenheim ME, Moraes CL, Lopes CS, Lobato G
BMC Public Health 2014, 14:427 (5 May 2014)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/14/427/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-14-427.pdf

Research article
Having mentors and campus social networks moderates the impact of worries and video gaming on depressive symptoms: a moderated mediation analysis
Lee J, Jeong B
BMC Public Health 2014, 14:426 (5 May 2014)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/14/426/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-14-426.pdf

Research article
Health-related quality of life is not impaired in children with undetected as well as diagnosed celiac disease: a large population based cross-sectional study
Myléus A, Petersen S, Carlsson A, Hammarroth S, Högberg L, Ivarsson A
BMC Public Health 2014, 14:425 (5 May 2014)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/14/425/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-14-425.pdf

Research article
Prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus, syphilis, hepatitis B and C in blood donations in Namibia
Mavenyengwa RT, Mukesi M, Chipare I, Shoombe E
BMC Public Health 2014, 14:424 (5 May 2014)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/14/424/abstract
Full text http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/14/424
PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-14-424.pdf

Research article
Development and validation of a tool to assess the physical and social environment associated with physical activity among adults in Sri Lanka
De Silva Weliange SH, Fernando D, Gunatilake J
BMC Public Health 2014, 14:423 (3 May 2014)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/14/423/abstract
Full text http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/14/423
PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-14-423.pdf

Research article
Introducing rapid oral-fluid HIV testing among high risk populations in Shandong, China: feasibility and challenges
Marley G, Kang D, Wilson EC, Huang T, Qian Y, Li X, Tao X, Wang G, Xun H, Ma W
BMC Public Health 2014, 14:422 (3 May 2014)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/14/422/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-14-422.pdf

Research article
Awareness of physical activity in healthy middle-aged adults: a cross-sectional study of associations with sociodemographic, biological, behavioural, and psychological factors
Godino JG, Watkinson C, Corder K, Sutton S, Griffin SJ, van Sluijs EM
BMC Public Health 2014, 14:421 (2 May 2014)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/14/421/abstract
Full text http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/14/421
PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-14-421.pdf

Research article
Predictors of sickness absence in college and university educated self-employed: a historic register study
Wijnvoord LE, Van der Klink JJ, De Boer MR, Brouwer S
BMC Public Health 2014, 14:420 (2 May 2014)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/14/420/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-14-420.pdf

Research article
Relationship between arsenic skin lesions and the age of natural menopause
Yunus FM, Rahman MJ, Alam MZ, Hore SK, Rahman M
BMC Public Health 2014, 14:419 (2 May 2014)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/14/419/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-14-419.pdf

Research article
Tuberculosis treatment discontinuation and symptom persistence: an observational study of Bihar, India's public care system covering >100,000,000 inhabitants
Babiarz KS, Suen S, Goldhaber-Fiebert JD
BMC Public Health 2014, 14:418 (1 May 2014)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/14/418/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-14-418.pdf

Research article
Changes in family income status and the development of overweight and obesity from 2 to 15 years: a longitudinal study
Demment MM, Haas JD, Olson CM
BMC Public Health 2014, 14:417 (1 May 2014)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/14/417/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-14-417.pdf

Research article
Sexual health is dead in my body: participatory assessment of sexual health determinants by refugees, asylum seekers and undocumented migrants in Belgium and the Netherlands
Keygnaert I, Vettenburg N, Roelens K, Temmerman M
BMC Public Health 2014, 14:416 (1 May 2014)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/14/416/abstract
Full text http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/14/416
PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-14-416.pdf

Research article
Gender-specific differences in risk for intimate partner violence in South Korea
Lee M, Stefani KM, Park E
BMC Public Health 2014, 14:415 (1 May 2014)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/14/415/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-14-415.pdf

Research article
Analysing the socioeconomic determinants of hypertension in South Africa: a structural equation modelling approach
Cois A, Ehrlich R
BMC Public Health 2014, 14:414 (1 May 2014)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/14/414/abstract
Full text http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/14/414
PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-14-414.pdf

Research article
Mental health and wellbeing in spouses of persons with dementia: the Nord-Tr[latin small letter o with stroke]ndelag health study
Ask H, Langballe EM, Holmen J, Selbæk G, Saltvedt I, Tambs K
BMC Public Health 2014, 14:413 (1 May 2014)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/14/413/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-14-413.pdf

Research article
Development and psychometric properties of the Y-PASS questionnaire to assess correlates of lunchtime and after-school physical activity in children
Stanley RM, Ridley K, Olds TS, Dollman J
BMC Public Health 2014, 14:412 (30 April 2014)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/14/412/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-14-412.pdf

Research article
Risk factors of coronary heart disease among medical students in King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Ibrahim NK, Mahnashi M, Al-Dhahri A, Al-Zahrani B, Al-Wadie E, Aljabri M, Al-Shanketi R, Al-Shehri R, Al-Sayes FM, Bashawari J
BMC Public Health 2014, 14:411 (28 April 2014)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/14/411/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-14-411.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/24775684

Research article
Health promotion interventions for increasing stroke awareness in ethnic minorities: a systematic review of the literature
Gardois P, Booth A, Goyder E, Ryan T
BMC Public Health 2014, 14:409 (28 April 2014)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/14/409/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-14-409.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/24775404

Research article
Self-reported depression is increasing among socio-economically disadvantaged adolescents - repeated cross-sectional surveys from Finland from 2000 to 2011
Torikka A, Kaltiala-Heino R, Rimpelä A, Marttunen M, Luukkaala T, Rimpelä M
BMC Public Health 2014, 14:408 (28 April 2014)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/14/408/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-14-408.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/24775269

Research article
“I don’t see an added value for myself”: a qualitative study exploring the social cognitive variables associated with influenza vaccination of Belgian, Dutch and German healthcare personnel
Lehmann BA, Ruiter RA, Wicker S, van Dam D, Kok G
BMC Public Health 2014, 14:407 (28 April 2014)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/14/407/abstract
Full text http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/14/407
PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-14-407.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/24775096

Research article
Sexual assault while too intoxicated to resist: a general population study of Norwegian teenage girls
Pape H
BMC Public Health 2014, 14:406 (28 April 2014)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/14/406/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-14-406.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/24774966

Research article
Using participatory epidemiology to assess factors contributing to common enteric pathogens in ontario: results from a workshop held at the ontario veterinary college, university of guelph, ontario
Harding SA, Parmley EJ, Morrison KE
BMC Public Health 2014, 14:405 (27 April 2014)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/14/405/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-14-405.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/24767430

Research article
The prevalence of naturally acquired swimming ability among children in Bangladesh: a cross sectional survey
Rahman A, Linnan M, Mashreky SR, Hossain MJ, Rahman F
BMC Public Health 2014, 14:404 (27 April 2014)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/14/404/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-14-404.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/24767407

Research article
A systematic review of explanatory factors of barriers and facilitators to improving asthma management in South Asian children
Lakhanpaul M, Bird D, Manikam L, Culley L, Perkins G, Hudson N, Wilson J, Johnson M
BMC Public Health 2014, 14:403 (27 April 2014)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/14/403/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-14-403.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/24767303

Research article
Children's representations of school support for HIV-affected peers in rural Zimbabwe
Campbell C, Andersen L, Mutsikiwa A, Madanhire C, Skovdal M, Nyamukapa C, Gregson S
BMC Public Health 2014, 14:402 (26 April 2014)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/14/402/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-14-402.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/24767247

Research article
Stress mediates the relationship between sexual orientation and behavioral risk disparities
Jabson JM, Farmer GW, Bowen DJ
BMC Public Health 2014, 14:401 (26 April 2014)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/14/401/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-14-401.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/24767172

Study protocol
Common risk factor approach to address socioeconomic inequality in the oral health of preschool children - a prospective cohort study
Do LG, Scott JA, Thomson WM, Stamm JW, Rugg-Gunn AJ, Levy SM, Wong C, Devenish G, Ha DH, Spencer AJ
BMC Public Health 2014, 14:429 (6 May 2014)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/14/429/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-14-429.pdf

Study protocol
The Carriage Of Multiresistant Bacteria After Travel (COMBAT) prospective cohort study: methodology and design
Arcilla MS, van Hattem JM, Bootsma MC, van Genderen PJ, Goorhuis A, Schultsz C, Stobberingh EE, Verbrugh HA, de Jong MD, Melles DC, Penders J
BMC Public Health 2014, 14:410 (28 April 2014)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/14/410/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-14-410.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/24775515

Study protocol
Follow-up in healthy schoolchildren and in adolescents with DOWN syndrome: psycho-environmental and genetic determinants of physical activity and its impact on fitness, cardiovascular diseases, inflammatory biomarkers and mental health; the UP&DOWN Study
Castro-Piñero J, Carbonell-Baeza A, Martinez-Gomez D, Gómez-Martínez S, Cabanas-Sánchez V, Santiago C, Veses AM, Bandrés F, Gonzalez-Galo A, Gomez-Gallego F, Veiga OL, Ruiz JR, Marcos A, the UP&DOWN Study Group
BMC Public Health 2014, 14:400 (25 April 2014)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/14/400/abstract
Full text http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/14/400
PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-14-400.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/24761982








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