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How do healthcare consumers process and evaluate comparative healthcare information? A qualitative study using cognitive interviews.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: Several barriers to an effective use of comparative healthcare information were identified, such as too much information and the ambiguity of terms presented on websites. Particularly important for future research is the question of how comparative healthcare information can be integrated with alternative information, such as patient reviews on the Internet. Furthermore, the readability of quality of care concepts is an issue that needs further attention, both from websites and communication experts. (Source: BMC Public Health - Latest articles)
Source: BMC Public Health - Latest articles - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Olga DammanMichelle HendriksJany RademakersDiana DelnoijPeter Groenewegen Source Type: journals

Effects of the El Nino-Southern Oscillation on dengue epidemics in Thailand, 1996-2005Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: El Nino is one of the important driving forces for dengue epidemics across the geographically diverse regions of Thailand; however, spatial heterogeneity in the effect exists. The effects of El Nino should be taken into account in future epidemic forecasting for public health preparedness. (Source: BMC Public Health - Latest articles)
Source: BMC Public Health - Latest articles - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Mathuros TipayamongkholgulChi-Tai FangSuratsawadee KlinchanChung-Ming LiuChwan-Chuen King Source Type: journals

Accuracy and Usefulness of BMI Measures based on Self-Reported Weight and Height: Findings from the NHANES & NHIS 2001-2006Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: BMI values based on self-reported height and weight, if corrected for biases associated with socio-demographic characteristics of the survey respondents, can be used to estimate health risks associated with variations in BMI, particularly when using parametric prediction models. (Source: BMC Public Health - Latest articles)
Source: BMC Public Health - Latest articles - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Manfred StommelCharlotte Schoenborn Source Type: journals

Protocol: Transmission and prevention of influenza in Hutterites: Zoonotic transmission of influenza A: swine & swine workersEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This article describes the study design and methods being used to assess influenza A transmission between swine workers and pigs. We hypothesize that transmission of swine influenza viruses to humans, transmission of human influenza viruses to swine, and reassortment of human and swine influenza A viruses is occurring. The project is part of a Team Grant; all Team Grant studies include active surveillance for influenza among Hutterite swine farmers in Alberta, Canada. This project also includes non-Hutterite swine farms that are experiencing swine respiratory illness. Methods: Nurses conduct active surveillance for influen...
Source: BMC Public Health - Latest articles - November 18, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Margaret RussellJulia KeenlisideRichard WebbyKevin FonsecaPam SinghLorraine MossMark Loeb Source Type: journals

Assessing Cost-Effectiveness in Obesity (ACE-Obesity): an overview of the ACE approach, economic methods and cost resultsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: The use of consistent methods enables valid comparison of potential intervention costs and cost-offsets for each of the interventions. ACE-Obesity informs policy-makers about cost-effectiveness, health impact, affordability and 2nd stage filters for important options for preventing unhealthy weight gain in children. In related articles cost-effectiveness results and second stage filter considerations for each intervention assessed will be presented and analysed. (Source: BMC Public Health - Latest articles)
Source: BMC Public Health - Latest articles - November 18, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Rob CarterMarj MoodieAlison MarkwickAnne MagnusTheo VosBoyd SwinburnMichelle Haby Source Type: journals

Screening and brief interventions for hazardous and harmful alcohol use in probation services: a cluster randomised controlled trial protocolEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
DiscussionThe trial will evaluate the impact of screening and brief alcohol intervention in routine probation work and therefore its findings will be highly relevant to probation teams and thus the criminal justice system in the UK.Ethical approval was given by Northern & Yorkshire RECTrial Registration number: ISRCTN 19160244 (Source: BMC Public Health - Latest articles)
Source: BMC Public Health - Latest articles - November 18, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Dorothy Newbury-BirchMartin BlandPaul CassidySimon CoultonPaolo DelucaColin DrummondEilish GilvarryChristine GodfreyNick HeatherEileen KanerJudy MylesAdenekan OyefesoSteve ParrottKatherine PerrymanTom PhillipsDon ShenkerJonathan Shepherd Source Type: journals

Subjective health legacy of the Chernobyl accident: A comparative study of 19-year olds in KyivEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This study examines health perceptions of Ukrainian adolescents exposed to radioactive fallout in utero or as infants, and the epidemiologic and Chornobyl-related influences on self-reported health.MethodWe assessed three groups of 19-year olds in Kyiv: 262 evacuees from contaminated areas near the plant; 261 classmate controls; and 325 population-based controls. The evacuees and classmates were previously assessed at age 11. Structured interviews were conducted with the adolescents and their mothers (N=766), followed by general physical examinations (N=722) and blood tests (N=707). Proportional odds logistic regression an...
Source: BMC Public Health - Latest articles - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Evelyn BrometDavid TaorminaLin GueyJoost BijlsmaSemyon GluzmanJohan HavenaarHarold CarlsonGabrielle Carlson Source Type: journals

Rates of coverage and determinants of complete vaccination of children in rural areas of Burkina Faso (1998 - 2003)Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: Complete vaccination coverage of children is improving in a context of worsening poverty. Education no longer represents an advantage in relation to vaccination. Continuity from prenatal care to institutional delivery creates a loyalty to healthcare services and is the most significant and stable explanatory factor associated with complete vaccination of children. Healthcare service utilization is the result of a dynamic process of interaction between communities and the healthcare system; understanding this process is the key to understanding better the factors underlying the complete vaccination of children....
Source: BMC Public Health - Latest articles - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Drissa SiaPierre FournierJean-Francois KobianeBlaise Sondo Source Type: journals

The SHARP study: a quantitative and qualitative evaluation of the short-term outcomes of housing and neighbourhood renewalEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Background: Housing and neighbourhood improvements are often seen as a key means of improving population health and reducing health inequalities (Howden-Chapman et al., 2007), though there are relatively few evaluative studies. The SHARP study was set up to evaluate the short (1 year) and longer-term (2 year) effects on health and wellbeing of providing new social housing to tenants. This paper presents the study background, the design and methods, and the findings at one year. Methods: Data were collected from social tenants who were rehoused into a new, general-purpose socially-rented home developed and let by a Scottish...
Source: BMC Public Health - Latest articles - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Mark PetticrewAde KearnsPhil MasonCaroline Hoy Source Type: journals

Design and evaluation of a treatment programme for Spanish adolescents with overweight and obesity. The EVASYON Study.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Discussion: The treatment programme developed in the EVASYON study was designed as a national pilot study to be implemented as an effective treatment for adolescents with OV/OB into the Spanish Health Care Service. (Source: BMC Public Health - Latest articles)
Source: BMC Public Health - Latest articles - November 15, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: David Martinez-GomezSonia Gomez-MartinezM. Angeles PuertollanoEsther NovaJulia WarnbergOscar VeigaAmelia MartiCristina CampoyJesus GaragorriCristina AzconaM. Pilar VaqueroCarlos Redondo-FigueroManuel DelgadoJ. Alfredo MartinezMiguel Garcia-FuentesLuis Mor Source Type: journals

The development and pilot testing of a rapid assessment tool to improve local public health system capacity in AustraliaEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: This research indicates that it is possible to develop a tool for the systematic assessment of public health capacity at the local level. Piloting the tool revealed some concerns amongst participants, particularly about how the tool would be used. However there was also recognition that the areas covered by the tool were those considered relevant. (Source: BMC Public Health - Latest articles)
Source: BMC Public Health - Latest articles - November 15, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Prue BagleyVivian Lin Source Type: journals

The health impact of remarriage behavior on chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: findings from the US longitudinal surveyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: This study investigates the impact of remarriage on health outcome based on a large-scale population survey and indicates that remarriage significantly correlates with reduced risk of COPD incidence, even after adjusting smoking habit. (Source: BMC Public Health - Latest articles)
Source: BMC Public Health - Latest articles - November 14, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Tatsuya NodaToshiyuki OjimaShinya HayasakaAkihito HagiharaRyoichi TakayanagiKoichi Nobutomo Source Type: journals

TABADO: "Evaluation of a smoking cessation program among Adolescents in Vocational Training Centers": Study protocol.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This study aims to evaluate the efficacy of the program which was offered to all smokers in a population aged 15 to 20 years in Vocational Training Centers (VTC). This paper presents the TABADO study protocol. Methods: The study is quasi-experimental, prospective, evaluative and comparative and takes place during the 2 years of vocational training. The final population will be composed of 2000 trainees entering a VTC in Lorraine, France, during the 2008-2009 period. The intervention group (1000 trainees) benefited from the TABADO program while no specific intervention took place in the "control" group (1000 trainees) other...
Source: BMC Public Health - Latest articles - November 13, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Laetitia MinaryHerve MartiniNathalie WirthFrancine ThouvenotDovi-Stephanie AcoueteyYves MartinetAbraham BohadanaDenis Zmirou-NavierFrancois Alla Source Type: journals

Unemployment and ill health: a connection through inflammation?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: This preliminary finding suggests that stress-induced low-grade inflammation might be a link between unemployment and ill health. (Source: BMC Public Health - Latest articles)
Source: BMC Public Health - Latest articles - November 12, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jukka HintikkaSoili LehtoLeo NiskanenAnne HuotariKarl-Heinz HerzigHeli Koivumaa-HonkanenKirsi HonkalampiSanna SinikallioHeimo Viinamaki Source Type: journals

Factors associated with mortality in HIV-infected and uninfected patients with pulmonary tuberculosisEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: Mortality among HIV-infected TB patients is high despite the use of effective anti-TB therapy. Most deaths occur after successful completion of therapy, an indication that patients die from causes other than TB. HIV infection is the strongest independent predictor of mortality in this cohort. (Source: BMC Public Health - Latest articles)
Source: BMC Public Health - Latest articles - November 12, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Ferdinand MugusiSaurabh MehtaEduardo VillamorWilly UrassaElma SaathoffRonald BoschWafaie Fawzi Source Type: journals

The Vital@Work Study. The systematic development of a lifestyle intervention to improve older workers' vitality and the design of a randomised controlled trial evaluating this intervention.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
DiscussionThe lifestyle programme is developed specifically tailored to the needs of the older workers and which is aimed at improving their vitality.Trial registration: NTR1240 (Source: BMC Public Health - Latest articles)
Source: BMC Public Health - Latest articles - November 10, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jorien StrijkKarin ProperAllard van der BeekWillem van Mechelen Source Type: journals

Long-term follow-up of disability pensioners having musculoskeletal disordersEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: The number of pensioners who returned to work was negligible in all groups regardless of having participated in a cognitive behavioural intervention or not. (Source: BMC Public Health - Latest articles)
Source: BMC Public Health - Latest articles - November 10, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Liv MagnussenLiv StrandJan SkouenHege Eriksen Source Type: journals

Improving the coverage of the PMTCT programme through a participatory quality improvement intervention in South Africa.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: It is estimated that these improvements in coverage could avert 580 new infant infections per year in this district. This relatively simple participatory assessment and intervention process has enabled programme managers to use a data driven approach to improve the coverage of this important programme. (Source: BMC Public Health - Latest articles)
Source: BMC Public Health - Latest articles - November 5, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Tanya DohertyMickey ChopraDuduzile NsibandeDudu Mngoma Source Type: journals

Pattern of pesticide storage before pesticide self-poisoning in rural Sri LankaEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: Three quarters of people who ingested pesticides in acts of self-harm used products that were available within the home or in close proximity; relatively few patients purchased the pesticide for the act. The study highlights the importance of reducing the accessibility of toxic pesticides in the domestic environment. (Source: BMC Public Health - Latest articles)
Source: BMC Public Health - Latest articles - November 5, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Fahim MohamedGamini ManuweeraDavid GunnellShifa AzherMichael EddlestonAndrew DawsonFlemming Konradsen Source Type: journals

The Healthy Steps Study: A randomized controlled trial of a pedometer-based Green Prescription for older adults: Trial protocolEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
DiscussionThe findings from the Healthy Steps trial are due in late 2009. If successful in improving physical activity in older adults, the pedometer-based Green Prescription could assist in reducing utilisation of health services and improve cardiovascular health and reduction of risk for a range of non-communicable lifestyles diseases. (Source: BMC Public Health - Latest articles)
Source: BMC Public Health - Latest articles - November 1, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Gregory KoltGrant SchofieldNgaire KearseNick GarrettPhilip SchluterToni AshtonAsmita Patel Source Type: journals

General symptom reporting in female fibromyalgia patients and referents: a population-based case-referent studyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: Subjects with fibromyalgia had a high prevalence of reported general symptoms than referents. Some of these differences may be a consequence of the disorder while others may reflect etiological processes. (Source: BMC Public Health - Latest articles)
Source: BMC Public Health - Latest articles - October 31, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Karin BjorkegrenMari-Ann WallanderSaga JohanssonKurt Svardsudd Source Type: journals

Supporting adolescent emotional health in schools: a mixed methods study of student and staff views in EnglandEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: Staff and students identified several ways in which schools can improve their support of adolescent emotional health, both within and outside the curriculum. However, such changes should be introduced as part of a wider consideration of how the whole school environment can be more supportive of students' emotional health. Clearer guidance at policy level, more rigorous evaluation of current interventions, and greater dissemination of good practice is necessary to ensure adolescents' emotional health needs are addressed effectively within schools. (Source: BMC Public Health - Latest articles)
Source: BMC Public Health - Latest articles - October 31, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Judi KidgerJenny DonovanLucy BiddleRona CampbellDavid Gunnell Source Type: journals

A cost-utility analysis of cervical cancer vaccination in preadolescent Canadian femalesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: In the context of current screening, vaccination of 12-year old girls with a cervical cancer vaccine is estimated to result in significant reductions in burden of disease and to be cost-effective in Canada. (Source: BMC Public Health - Latest articles)
Source: BMC Public Health - Latest articles - October 31, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Andrea AnonychukChris BauchMaraki Fikre MeridGeorges Van KriekingeNadia Demarteau Source Type: journals

16-year excess all-cause mortality of newly diagnosed type 2 diabetic patients: a cohort studyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: We found an excess mortality of type 2 diabetic patients compared with the background population in all age groups. The excess mortality was most pronounced in men and in young patients. (Source: BMC Public Health - Latest articles)
Source: BMC Public Health - Latest articles - October 31, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Lars HansenNiels de Fine OlivariusVolkert Siersma Source Type: journals

The sexual attitudes and lifestyles of London's Eastern Europeans (SALLEE Project): design and methodsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
DiscussionThe SALLEE project has benefited from using quantitative research to provide generalisable data on a range of variables and qualitative research to add in-depth understanding and interpretation. The social mapping exercise successfully located a large number of CEE migrants for the community sample and is recommended for other migrant populations, especially when little or no official data are available for this purpose. The project has collected timely data that will help us to understand the sexual lifestyles, reproductive health risks and health service needs of CEE communities in the UK. (Source: BMC Public H...
Source: BMC Public Health - Latest articles - October 30, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Alison EvansVioletta ParutisGraham HartCatherine MercerChristopher GerryRichard MoleRebecca FrenchJohn ImrieFiona Burns Source Type: journals

Weight status and hypertension among adolescent girls in Argentina and Norway: Data from the ENNyS and HUNT studies.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: This study confirms a current world health problem by showing the high prevalence of obesity in adolescents and its association with hypertension in two different countries (one developed and one in transition). (Source: BMC Public Health - Latest articles)
Source: BMC Public Health - Latest articles - October 30, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Marit Stray-PedersenRagnhild HelsingLuz GibbonsGabriela CormickTurid HolmenTorstein VikJose Belizan Source Type: journals

Chlamydia trachomatis infection and sexual behaviour among female students attending higher education in the Republic of Ireland.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Background: There are no prevalence data on Chlamydia trachomatis relating to female students attending higher education available for the Republic of Ireland. This information is required to guide on the necessity for Chlamydia screening programmes in higher education settings. This research aimed to determine the prevalence of and predictive risk factors for Chlamydia trachomatis genital infection among female higher education students in Ireland. Methods: All females presenting during one-day periods at Student Health Units in three higher education institutions in two cities in the Republic of Ireland were invited to p...
Source: BMC Public Health - Latest articles - October 29, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Emer O'ConnellWendy BrennanMartin CormicanMarita GlackenDiarmuid O'DonovanAkke VellingaNiall CahillFionnguala LysaghtJoan O'Donnell Source Type: journals

Towards translation of environmental determinants of physical activity in children into multi-sector policy measures: study design of a Dutch project.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
DiscussionThis paper describes the study design of a project that focuses on multi-sector policy measures that stimulate physical activity in children. Next to extensive research into the environmental determinants of physical activity in children, much emphasis is placed on the translation of the research outcomes into concrete and feasible policy plans. (Source: BMC Public Health - Latest articles)
Source: BMC Public Health - Latest articles - October 27, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Marie-Jeanne AartsIen Van de GoorHans Van OersAlbertine Schuit Source Type: journals

Time series analysis of dengue fever and weather in Guangzhou, ChinaEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: Minimum temperature and minimum humidity, at a lag of one month, are positively associated with dengue incidence in the subtropical city of Guangzhou, China. Wind velocity is inversely associated with dengue incidence of the same month. These findings should be considered in the prediction of future patterns of dengue transmission. (Source: BMC Public Health - Latest articles)
Source: BMC Public Health - Latest articles - October 27, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Liang LuHualiang LinLinwei TianWeizhong YangJimin SunQiyong Liu Source Type: journals

Chronic disease prevalence and care among the elderly in urban and rural Beijing, China - a 10/66 Dementia Research Group cross-sectional surveyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: Apparent better health in Daxing might be explained by under-diagnosis, under-reporting or selective mortality. Far-reaching structural reforms may be needed to improve access and strengthen rural healthcare. The impact of social and economic change is already apparent in Xicheng, with important implications for future long-term care. (Source: BMC Public Health - Latest articles)
Source: BMC Public Health - Latest articles - October 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Zhaorui LiuEmiliano AlbaneseShuran LiYueqin HuangCleusa FerriFang YanRenata SousaWeimin DangMartin Prince Source Type: journals

Motorcyclists' reactions to safety helmet law: a qualitative studyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: Our findings suggest certain levels of reckless driving among the participating motorcyclists in this study. They also point to a system of law enforcement that operates haphazardly and fails to consistently penalize those who deviate from it. Further studies are needed to investigate how "risks" are perceived and relate to "reactions", and how a 'culture of masculinity' may encourage risk tolerance and a disposition toward lawlessness and carelessness among male motorcyclists. Also, there is a need for the development and implementation of multidimensional interventions that would offer socio-culturally sensi...
Source: BMC Public Health - Latest articles - October 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Fereshteh Zamani-AlavijehShamsaddin NiknamiEesa MohammadiAli MontazeriFazlollah GhofranipourFazlollah AhmadiShahrzad Hejazi Bazargan Source Type: journals

Generational status and duration of residence predict diabetes prevalence among Latinos: the California Men's Health StudyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: Generational status and residence duration were associated with diabetes prevalence among middle-aged Latino men in California. As the Latino population grows, the burden of diabetes-associated disease is likely to increase and demands public health attention. (Source: BMC Public Health - Latest articles)
Source: BMC Public Health - Latest articles - October 18, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Ameena AhmedVirginia QuinnBette CaanBarbara SternfeldReina HaqueStephen VanDenEeden Source Type: journals

Identifying environmental risk factors for human neural tube defects before and after folic acid supplementationEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
In this study, Heshun was selected as the region of interest as a surrogate for helping to answer some of the questions raised in this study on the impact of the intervention program. Spatial filtering in combination with GIS software was used to detect annual potential clusters from 1998 to 2005 in Heshun, and Kruskal-wallis test and multivariate regression were applied to identify the environmental risk factors for NTDs among various regions. Results: In 1998, a significant (p (Source: BMC Public Health - Latest articles)
Source: BMC Public Health - Latest articles - October 15, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Yilan LiaoJinfeng WangXinhu LiYaoqin GuoXiaoying Zheng Source Type: journals

Formative research on the feasibility of hygiene interventions for influenza control in UK primary schoolsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: The pilot study showed that intensive hand hygiene interventions are feasible and acceptable but only temporarily during a period of a particular health threat like an influenza pandemic and only if rinse-free hand sanitisers are used. However, in many settings there may be logistical issues in providing all schools with an adequate supply. In the absence of evidence on effectiveness, the scope for enhanced hygiene interventions in schools in high income countries aiming at infection control appears to be limited in the absence of a severe public health threat. (Source: BMC Public Health - Latest articles)
Source: BMC Public Health - Latest articles - October 14, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Wolf-Peter SchmidtCatherine WlochAdam BiranVal CurtisPunam Pangtani Source Type: journals

Secular trends in adiposity in Norwegian 9-year-olds from 1999-2000 to 2005Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: From 1999-2000 to 2005, there have been increases in 9-year-olds measures of adiposity even though the BMI did not change. The results indicate the need of a large-scale monitoring of adiposity, in addition to BMI, in children. (Source: BMC Public Health - Latest articles)
Source: BMC Public Health - Latest articles - October 13, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Elin KolleJostein Steene-JohannessenIngar HolmeLars AndersenSigmund Anderssen Source Type: journals

Low bone mineral density is related to atherosclerosis in postmenopausal morrocan womenEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: Our results demonstrate a negative correlation between bone mineral density (BMD) qnd carotid intima-media thickness (IMT) in postmenopausal women, independently of confounding factors. We suggest that bone status should be evaluated in patients with vascular disease to assess whether preventive or therapeutic intervention is necessarry. (Source: BMC Public Health - Latest articles)
Source: BMC Public Health - Latest articles - October 13, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Ihsane HmamouchiFadoua AllaliHamza KhazzaniLoubna BennaniLeila MansouriLinda IchchouMohammed CherkaouiRedouane AbouqalNajia Hajjaj-Hassouni Source Type: journals

The NOURISH randomised control trial: Positive feeding practices and food preferences in early childhood - a primary prevention program for childhood obesity.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
DiscussionDespite the strong rationale to focus on parents' early feeding practices as a key determinant of child food preferences, intake and self-regulatory capacity, prospective longitudinal and intervention studies are rare. This trial will be amongst to provide Level II evidence regarding the impact of an intervention (commencing prior to age 12 months) on children's eating patterns and behaviours. (Source: BMC Public Health - Latest articles)
Source: BMC Public Health - Latest articles - October 13, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Lynne DanielsAnthea MagareyDiana BattistuttaJan NicholsonAnn FarrellGeoffrey DavidsonGeoffrey Cleghorn Source Type: journals

Testing for sexually transmitted infections and blood borne viruses on admission to Western Australian prisonsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Background: Prison populations are known to be at high risk of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and blood borne viruses (BBVs). In accordance with State health guidelines, the Western Australian Department of Correctional Services' policy is to offer testing for STIs and BBVs to all new prison entrants. This audit was undertaken to assess the completeness and timeliness of STI and BBV testing among recent prison entrants in Western Australia, and estimate the prevalence of STIs and BBVs on admission to prison. Methods: A retrospective audit of prison medical records was conducted among 946 individuals admitted to pri...
Source: BMC Public Health - Latest articles - October 12, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Rochelle WatkinsDonna MakCrystal Connelly Source Type: journals

Post partum anxiety and depression in peri-urban communities of Karachi, Pakistan: a quasi-experimental studyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: Domestic violence and not having the right to plan pregnancy are related to the patriarchal culture and lack of empowerment of women. The association with difficulties in breast feeding needs to be further explored in future studies (Source: BMC Public Health - Latest articles)
Source: BMC Public Health - Latest articles - October 11, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Niloufer AliBadar AliIqbal Azam Source Type: journals

Promoting chlamydia screening with posters and leaflets in general practice - a qualitative studyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: The NCSP should consider developing a range of more discrete but eye catching posters and small leaflets specifically to promote chlamydia screening in different scenarios within general practice; coordinators should audit their use. Practice staff need to discuss, with their screening co-ordinator, how different practice staff can promote chlamydia screening most effectively using the NCSP promotional materials, and change them regularly so that they do not loose their impact. Education to change all practice staff's attitudes towards sexual health is needed to reduce their worries about displaying the chlamy...
Source: BMC Public Health - Latest articles - October 11, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Elaine FreemanRebecca Howell-JonesIsabel OliverSarah RandallWilliam Ford-YoungPhilippa BeckwithCliodna McNulty Source Type: journals

The usefulness of a free self-test for screening albuminuria in the general population: a cross-sectional surveyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: Using a free self-test for screening albuminuria in the general population resulted in a large response and a number of newly detected diseases. However, we found a very high percentage of positive testers of which probably a large part is false positive. Furthermore, only a small part of the positive testers visited a GP for additional examination and/or treatment. The efficiency of such a campaign could be increased by embedding the testing in health care to reduce the number of false-positive results and to ensure follow-up and treatment in case of a positive test result. (Source: BMC Public Health - Latest articles)
Source: BMC Public Health - Latest articles - October 8, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Markus NielenFrancois SchellevisRobert Verheij Source Type: journals

Contribution of parental and school personnel smoking to health risk behaviours among Finnish adolescentsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: Parental smoking and school personnel smoking are both associated with adolescents' health risk behaviours but the association of parental smoking seems to be stronger. (Source: BMC Public Health - Latest articles)
Source: BMC Public Health - Latest articles - October 8, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Marianna VirtanenMinna PietikainenMika KivimakiPauliina LuopaJukka JokelaMarko ElovainioJussi Vahtera Source Type: journals

Health-promoting lifestyles of university students in Mainland ChinaEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: The AHP is a valid and reliable instrument for assessing health-promoting lifestyles of undergraduates in mainland China, which remain at a low level. Health behavior education taking account of gender and grade differences may also be applied. (Source: BMC Public Health - Latest articles)
Source: BMC Public Health - Latest articles - October 8, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Dong WangQuan OuYen ChenNi Duan Source Type: journals

Health service use in indigenous Sami and non-indigenous youth in North Norway: A population based surveyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: Culture-specific factors influenced the help-seeking process in indigenous youth; some factors acted as barriers against health service use and other factors increased the probability of health service use.Keywordshealth service, ethnicity, adolescence, Sami, indigenous (Source: BMC Public Health - Latest articles)
Source: BMC Public Health - Latest articles - October 7, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Anne Lene TuriMargrethe BalsIngunn SkreSiv Kvernmo Source Type: journals

Low validity of self-report in identifying recent mental health diagnosis among U.S. service members completing Pre-Deployment Health Assessment (PreDHA) and deployed to Afghanistan, 2007: a retrospective cohort study.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: This study demonstrates that the self-reported PreDHA has low validity for identifying service members with diagnosed mental health disorders. The development of electronic decision-support systems which automatically screen electronic health records to identify high-risk service members may prove a valuable component of improved pre-deployment screening processes. (Source: BMC Public Health - Latest articles)
Source: BMC Public Health - Latest articles - October 7, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Remington Nevin Source Type: journals

Demographic and circumstantial accounts of burn mortality in Cape Town, South Africa, 2001-2004: An observational register based studyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Background: Burns are a persisting public health problem in low- and middle-income countries; however, epidemiologic data for these settings is scarce. South Africa is no exception although there is an emerging knowledge base, especially for paediatric burns. The current study describes the epidemiology of burn mortality across the lifespan in Cape Town (2.9 million inhabitants in 2001), one of the six South African metropolitan centres. Methods: The distribution of burn mortality across socio-demographic groups and also their circumstances of occurrence were investigated using four year (2001 to 2004) surveillance data fr...
Source: BMC Public Health - Latest articles - October 5, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: A van NiekerkR LaubscherL Laflamme Source Type: journals

A theoretical framework to describe communication processes during medical disability assessment interviewsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: The conceptualisation of the TPB-based behavioural model will help to provide insight into the communication behaviour of social insurance physicians and claimants during disability assessment interviews. After empirical testing of the relationships in the model, it can be used in other studies to obtain more insight into communication behaviour in non-curative medicine, and it could help social insurance physicians to adapt their communication behaviour to their task when performing disability assessments. (Source: BMC Public Health - Latest articles)
Source: BMC Public Health - Latest articles - October 5, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: H Jolanda van RijssenAntonius SchellartJohannes AnemaAllard van der Beek Source Type: journals

Sexual practices among unmmarried adolescents in TanzaniaEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: Adolescents experience several sexual practices that include penetrative and non-penetrative. More males reported being sexually active than females. Despite adolescents reporting having multiple sexual partners, reported condom use during the most recent sexual act was low. We advocate for a more enhanced approach of reproductive health education that includes safer sex to adolescents without forgetting those in-schools. (Source: BMC Public Health - Latest articles)
Source: BMC Public Health - Latest articles - October 5, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Method KazauraMelkiory Masatu Source Type: journals

Can we enhance the ability to return to work among workers with stress-related disorders?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: An intervention program with psychological stress management and case management did not improve work capability compared to usual care. Work resumption as a single outcome probably is an insensitive parameter of intervention management quality, and should be supplemented by other data on different aspects of treatment. (Source: BMC Public Health - Latest articles)
Source: BMC Public Health - Latest articles - October 4, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Flemming LanderClaus FricheHelle TornemandJohan AndersenLilli Kirkeskov Source Type: journals

Treatment outcome of tuberculosis patients at Gondar University Teaching Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia. A five - year retrospective study.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: The treatment success rate of tuberculosis patients was unsatisfactorily low (29.5%). A high proportion of patients died (10.1%) or defaulted (18.3%), which is a serious public health concern that needs to be addressed urgently. (Source: BMC Public Health - Latest articles)
Source: BMC Public Health - Latest articles - October 3, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Belay TessemaAbebe MucheAssegedech BekeleDieter ReissigFrank EmmrichUlrich Sack Source Type: journals