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BMC Public Health
BMC Public Health, Vol 21, Iss 1, Pp 1-18 (2021)
BMC Public Health, Vol 21, Iss 1, Pp 1-18 (2021)
BackgroundVitamin-D deficiency is linked to a wide range of chronic and infectious diseases. Body of literature suggested that the prevalence of this deficiency can have geographical variation. Although vitamin D deficiency is frequently reported in
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BMC Public Health, Vol 21, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2021)
BMC Public Health
BMC Public Health
Background The resurgence of measles globally and the increasing number of unvaccinated clusters call for studies exploring factors that influence measles vaccination uptake. Armenia is a middle-income post-Soviet country with an officially high vacc
Autor:
Deanna Kerrigan, Aklilu Kidanu, Alyssa Mooney, Caitlin E. Kennedy, Evelyn Kuor Kumoji, Heather Bradley
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BMC Public Health
Background Although reported condom use between female sex workers and their clients is high in Ethiopia, condom use with regular, non-paying partners remains low, posing a substantial risk of HIV infection to sex workers, their partners and the gene
Autor:
Jennifer Gaudie, Stephen R. Zubrick, David Lawrence, Sven R. Silburn, Fiona J. Stanley, Francis Mitrou
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BMC Public Health, Vol 10, Iss 1, p 63 (2010)
BMC Public Health
BMC Public Health
BackgroundMany western nations continue to have high rates of teenage pregnancies and births, which can result in adverse outcomes for both mother and child. This study identified possible antecedents of teenage pregnancy using linked data from admin
Autor:
Sangmee Ahn Jo, Ji A Seo, Hyesook Kim, Juri Park, Nan Hee Kim, Moon Ho Park, Young Ho Koh, Dong Seop Choi, Hyunjoo Cho, Changsu Han, Byoung Gwon Kim, Sei Hyun Baik
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BMC Public Health, Vol 9, Iss 1, p 443 (2009)
BMC Public Health
BMC Public Health
Background In Korea, the cutoff values of waist circumference (WC) for the identification of metabolic syndrome (MetS) were suggested to be 90 cm for men and 85 cm for women based on the analysis mainly in middle-aged adults. As aging is associated w
Autor:
Thabale J Ngulube, Ronald Mataya, Eric Umar, C.M. Makupe, Hans Prozesky, Charles Shey Wiysonge, Adamson S Muula, Seter Siziya
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BMC Public Health, Vol 7, Iss 1, p 63 (2007)
BMC Public Health
BMC Public Health
Background HIV and AIDS are significant and growing public health concerns in southern Africa. The majority of countries in the region have national adult HIV prevalence estimates exceeding 10 percent. The increasing availability of highly active ant
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BMC Public Health, Vol 5, Iss 1, p 8 (2005)
BMC Public Health
BMC Public Health
Background HIV/AIDS is the most dramatic epidemic of the century that has claimed over two decade more than 3 million deaths. Sub Saharan Africa is heavily affected and accounts for nearly 70% of all cases. Despite awareness campaigns, prevention mea
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BMC Public Health
BMC Public Health, Vol 9, Iss 1, p 317 (2009)
BMC Public Health, Vol 9, Iss 1, p 317 (2009)
Background The prevalence of alcohol, tobacco and illicit drug use has been reported to be higher amongst lesbian and bisexual women (LBW) than their heterosexual counterparts. However, few studies have been conducted with this population in Australi
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BMC Public Health
Background: The aims of tuberculosis (TB) control programme are to detect TB cases and treat them to disrupt transmission, decrease mortality and avert the emergence of drug resistance. In 1992, DOTS strategy was started in Arsi zone and since 1997 i
Autor:
Seyed Mohammad Ghodsi, Amir Hussein Tavakoli, Vafa Rahimi-Movaghar, Baharak Sabet Divshali, Ali Montazeri, Soheil Saadat, Masoud Javadi
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BMC Public Health
BMC Public Health, Vol 10, Iss 1, p 6 (2010)
BMC Public Health, Vol 10, Iss 1, p 6 (2010)
Background Spinal cord-injured (SCI) patients experience poor health-related quality of life (HRQOL) and they usually report lower HRQOL than the general population or population subgroups in Iran and elsewhere. The aim of this study was to compare H