Defining adequate contact for transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in an African urban environment
The risk of infection from respiratory pathogens increases according to the contact rate between the infectious case and susceptible contact, but the definition of adequate contact for transmission is not stan...BMC Public Health 2020 20:892Core competencies for health headquarters: a systematic review and meta-synthesis
The availability of human resources for the health sector is not enough requirement for addressing health needs. Instead, it is necessary to take effective steps to meet the requirements of the health care sys...BMC Public Health 2020 20:891The physical activity and nutrition-related corporate social responsibility initiatives of food and beverage companies in Canada and implications for public health
As diet-related diseases have increased over the past decades, large food companies have come under scrutiny for contributing to this public health crisis. In response, the food industry has implemented Corpor...BMC Public Health 2020 20:890A systematic review and meta-analysis of the prevalence of bipolar disorder among homeless people
Bipolar disorder (BD) is a common severe mental disorder among homeless people and is associated with an increased risk of disability and mortality from suicide, medical causes (including HIV/AIDS, hepatitis i...BMC Public Health 2020 20:731Correction to: Magnitude and predictors of common mental disorder among people with HIV/AIDS in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis
An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via the original article.BMC Public Health 2020 20:889The original article was published in BMC Public Health 2020 20:689A cross country comparison for the burden of cardiovascular disease attributable to tobacco exposure in China, Japan, USA and world
Tobacco exposure (TE) is the major contributor for CVD mortality, but few published studies on CVD mortality attributable to TE have analyzed the potential reasons underlying long-term trends in China. Our stu...BMC Public Health 2020 20:888Acceptability of the “MOVEdiabetes” physical activity intervention in diabetes primary care settings in Oman: findings from participants and practitioners
Adequate physical activity (PA) is considered essential in diabetes management. However, evidence on the best method of promoting PA within diabetes care is inconclusive. The current work identifies perception...BMC Public Health 2020 20:887Regret over the delay in childbearing decision negatively associates with life satisfaction among Japanese women and men seeking fertility treatment: a cross-sectional study
Currently, in developed countries, increasing numbers of women and men are delaying childbearing but begin seeking fertility treatment later in life. Some women undergoing infertility treatment develop negativ...BMC Public Health 2020 20:886Evaluating dose delivered of a behavioral intervention for childhood obesity prevention: a secondary analysis
Current recommendations for intensive behavioral interventions for childhood obesity treatment do not account for variable participant attendance, optimal duration of the intervention, mode of delivery (phone ...BMC Public Health 2020 20:885“Knowledge and practices of HIV infected patients regarding medicine disposal among patients attending public ARV clinics in KwaZulu Natal, South Africa”
Recent analysis of drinking water in South Africa found the presence of ARVs, other pharmaceutical and personal care products. The environmental and human health risk that this presents is daunting. The increa...BMC Public Health 2020 20:884Is the modified household food security survey (HFSS) questionnaire a practical tool for screening food insecurity? Evidence from northwest of Iran
Adequate supplies of food and food security (FS) are the fundamental aspects of human societies, and considered one of the pivotal factors of individual and social health. The aim of the present study was to a...BMC Public Health 2020 20:883Age-period-cohort analysis of kidney cancer deaths attributable to high body-mass index in China and U.S. adults
Statistical data on burden of kidney cancer and the relavant risk factors are valuable for policy-making. This study aims to estimate kidney cancer deaths and high body-mass index (BMI) attributable to the dea...BMC Public Health 2020 20:882Personalising screening of sight-threatening diabetic retinopathy - qualitative evidence to inform effective implementation
Internationally, systematic screening for sight-threatening diabetic retinopathy (STDR) usually includes annual recall. Researchers and policy-makers support extending screening intervals, citing evidence from...BMC Public Health 2020 20:881The influence of corruption and governance in the delivery of frontline health care services in the public sector: a scoping review of current and future prospects in low and middle-income countries of south and south-east Asia
The dynamic intersection of a pluralistic health system, large informal sector, and poor regulatory environment have provided conditions favourable for ‘corruption’ in the LMICs of south and south-east Asia re...BMC Public Health 2020 20:880Stigma for common mental disorders in racial minorities and majorities a systematic review and meta-analysis
There is a strong stigma attached to mental disorders preventing those affected from getting psychological help. The consequences of stigma are worse for racial and/or ethnic minorities compared to racial and/...BMC Public Health 2020 20:879Hotspots of unimproved sources of drinking water in Ethiopia: mapping and spatial analysis of Ethiopia demographic and health survey Data 2016
More than 35% of the Ethiopian population are using drinking water from unimproved sources. As per the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals, Ethiopia is aspiring to achieve universal and equitable acc...BMC Public Health 2020 20:878Human Toxoplasma gondii infection in Nigeria: a systematic review and meta-analysis of data published between 1960 and 2019
Over 70% of the worlds’ population is infected by Toxoplasma gondii; a pathogen capable of causing cerebral toxoplasmosis in HIV patients and neonatal complications like miscarriage, chorioretinitis, hydrocephalu...BMC Public Health 2020 20:877The relationship between depression risk perception and self-help behaviours in high risk Canadians: a cross-sectional study
Self-help may reduce the risk of depression, and risk perception of depression may influence initiating self-help. It is unknown how risk perception is associated with self-help behaviours. The objectives of t...BMC Public Health 2020 20:876Attitudes and perceptions about breastfeeding among female and male informal workers in India and South Africa
Worldwide, over 740 million women make their living in the informal economy and therefore lack formal employment benefits, such as maternity leave, that can improve infant feeding practices. Returning to work ...BMC Public Health 2020 20:875High manganese exposure decreased the risk of high triglycerides in workers: a cross-sectional study
Manganese (Mn) participates in lipid metabolism. However, the associations between Mn exposure and dyslipidaemia is unclear.BMC Public Health 2020 20:874Control of antimicrobial resistance in Iran: the role of international factors
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is currently causing various challenges for all countries around the world. Accordingly, the WHO is placing a great emphasis on the global partnership and allinaces to drive coun...BMC Public Health 2020 20:873Women’s autonomy in health decision-making and its effect on access to family planning services in Senegal in 2017: a propensity score analysis
The effect of women’s autonomy in decision-making for fertility control has been highlighted by research. The objective of this study was to analyze the effect of women’s autonomy over decision-making regardin...BMC Public Health 2020 20:872Community-based door to door census of suspected people living with epilepsy: empowering community drug distributors to improve the provision of care to rural communities in Cameroon
Epilepsy is a severe neurological disorder with huge psychological, social, and economic consequences, including premature deaths and loss of productivity. Sub-Saharan Africa carries the highest burden of epil...BMC Public Health 2020 20:871Conditional cash transfers, uptake of maternal and child health services, and health outcomes in western rural China
Empirical evidence suggests that the uptake of maternal and child health (MCH) services is still low in poor rural areas of China. There is concern that this low uptake may detrimentally affect child health ou...BMC Public Health 2020 20:870Accumulated unhealthy behaviors and psychosocial problems in adolescence are associated with labor market exclusion in early adulthood – a northern Finland birth cohort 1986 study
The relevance of health-related behaviors to exclusion from the labor market in early adulthood remains poorly studied in relation to the magnitude of the problem. We explored whether adolescents’ accumulated ...BMC Public Health 2020 20:869Involvement of personal and professional relations among men bothered by lower urinary tract symptoms: a population-based cross-sectional study
Lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) are common among men worldwide and despite frequently of benign origin, the symptoms often influence quality of life. Most men experiencing LUTS manage their symptoms in pri...BMC Public Health 2020 20:868Burden and changes in HIV/AIDS morbidity and mortality in Southern Africa Development Community Countries, 1990–2017
The 16 Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) countries remain the epicentre of the HIV/AIDS epidemic with the largest number of people living with HIV/AIDS. Anti-retroviral treatment (ART) has improved ...BMC Public Health 2020 20:867Socioeconomic position and the health gradient in Cuba: dimensions and mechanisms
To throw light on the under-researched association between socioeconomic position (SEP) and health in Cuba, this study examined SEP gradients in health and their underlying mechanisms among urban Cuban adults ...BMC Public Health 2020 20:866Covert use of contraception in three sub-Saharan African countries: a qualitative exploration of motivations and challenges
The balance between increasing men’s participation in family planning and rights-based initiatives favoring women’s empowerment is highlighted with the issue of covert use of contraception. While covert use ha...BMC Public Health 2020 20:865Prevalence and predictors of overweight and obesity among women in the Gaza strip-Palestine: a cross-sectional study
The prevalence of overweight and obesity among women of childbearing age is considered a public health concern. Few studies have been conducted in the Gaza Strip to determine the magnitude of overweight and ob...BMC Public Health 2020 20:864Private well stewardship within a rural, agricultural Latino community: a qualitative study
Nitrate contamination in groundwater disproportionately impacts agricultural Latino communities, creating a significant hazard for Latinos that rely on private wells. Private well users must conduct water test...BMC Public Health 2020 20:863Global health systems partnerships: a mixed methods analysis of Mozambique’s HPV vaccine delivery network actors
Global health partnerships have expanded exponentially in the last two decades with Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance considered the model’s pioneer and leader because of its vaccination programs’ implementation mech...BMC Public Health 2020 20:862Influence of quality of intensive care on quality of life/return to work in survivors of the acute respiratory distress syndrome: prospective observational patient cohort study (DACAPO)
Significant long-term reduction in health-related quality of life (HRQoL) is often observed in survivors of the acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), and return to work (RtW) is limited. There is a pauci...BMC Public Health 2020 20:861Use and importance of different information sources among patients with rare diseases and their relatives over time: a qualitative study
Finding reliable information on one of more than 7000 rare diseases is a major challenge for those affected. Since rare diseases are defined only by the prevalence criterion, a multitude of heterogeneous disea...BMC Public Health 2020 20:860Age-standardized mortality, disability-adjusted life-years and healthy life expectancy in different cultural regions of Guangdong, China: a population-based study of 2005–2015
Guangdong province is dominated by three cultural regions: Canton, Hakka and Hoklo. However, little is known about the disease burden within these regions, particularly because different population,environment...BMC Public Health 2020 20:858Non-imported malaria in Italy: paradigmatic approaches and public health implications following an unusual cluster of cases in 2017
The European region achieved interruption of malaria transmission during the 1970s. Since then, malaria control programs were replaced by surveillance systems in order to prevent possible re-emergence of this ...BMC Public Health 2020 20:857Participation in the Child and Adult Care Food Program is associated with fewer barriers to serving healthier foods in early care and education
Early care and education (ECE) is an important setting for influencing young children’s dietary intake. There are several factors associated with barriers to healthy eating in ECE, and recent evidence suggests...BMC Public Health 2020 20:856Prevalence and predictors of taking tetanus toxoid vaccine in pregnancy: a cross-sectional study of 8,722 women in Sierra Leone
Immunization of women during pregnancy to protect them and their infants against tetanus, pertussis and influenza is recommended by the World health Organization (WHO). However, there is limited information ab...BMC Public Health 2020 20:855Bringing new tools, a regional focus, resource-sensitivity, local engagement and necessary discipline to mental health policy and planning
While reducing the burden of mental and substance use disorders is a global challenge, it is played out locally. Mental disorders have early ages of onset, syndromal complexity and high individual variability ...BMC Public Health 2020 20:814Effect of smoking on treatment outcome among tuberculosis patients in Malaysia; a multicenter study
Smoking plays a key role in the development of tuberculosis (TB) infection and is also a predictor of poor TB treatment prognosis and outcomes. The current study was conducted to determine the prevalence of sm...BMC Public Health 2020 20:854Prevalence and risk factors associated with HIV/hepatitis B and HIV/hepatitis C co-infections among people who inject drugs in Mozambique
There is scare information about HIV co-infections with hepatitis B virus (HBV) and/or hepatitis C virus (HCV) among People Who Inject Drugs (PWID) in Mozambique. This information is critical to ensure the tre...BMC Public Health 2020 20:851Differences in realized access to healthcare among newly arrived refugees in Germany: results from a natural quasi-experiment
Germany has a statutory health insurance (SHI) that covers nearly the entire population and most of the health services provided. Newly arrived refugees whose asylum claim is still being processed are initiall...BMC Public Health 2020 20:846Spatiotemporal matching between medical resources and population ageing in China from 2008 to 2017
Globally, the increasingly severe population ageing issue has been creating challenges in terms of medical resource allocation and public health policies. The aim of this study is to address the space-time tre...BMC Public Health 2020 20:845Transcultural validation of the return-to-work self-efficacy scale in Korean patients with work-related injuries
This study aimed to develop a Korean version of the Return-to-Work Self-Efficacy (RTWSE)-19 Scale using forward- and backward-translation and investigate the validity of the RTWSE Scale specifically for Korean...BMC Public Health 2020 20:844Muscular and cardiorespiratory fitness are associated with health-related quality of life among young adult men
Despite numerous studies providing evidence for positive effects of physical activity and physical fitness, evidence for association between physical fitness and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in young...BMC Public Health 2020 20:842
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