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  1. The RE-AIM (Reach, Effectiveness, Adoption, Implementation, and Maintenance) framework is a useful tool for evaluating the impact of programs in community settings. RE-AIM has been applied to evaluate individu...

    Authors: Robert B. Shaw, Shane N. Sweet, Christopher B. McBride, William K. Adair and Kathleen A. Martin Ginis

    Citation: BMC Public Health 2019 19:803

    Content type: Research article

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  2. Lymphatic filariasis (LF) and leprosy are disabling infectious diseases endemic in Nepal. LF infection can lead to lymphoedema and hydrocoele, while secondary effects of leprosy infection include impairments t...

    Authors: Joseph Pryce, Hayley E. Mableson, Ramesh Choudhary, Basu Dev Pandey, Dambar Aley, Hannah Betts, Charles D. Mackenzie, Louise A. Kelly-Hope and Hugh Cross

    Citation: BMC Public Health 2018 18:201

    Content type: Research article

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  4. Suicide is a serious public health problem in low- and middle-income countries. Understanding the context- and gender-specific risk factors for non-fatal suicidal behaviour is the cornerstone of evidence-based...

    Authors: J. Bantjes, M. Tomlinson, R. E. Weiss, P. K. Yen, D. Goldstone, J. Stewart, T. Qondela, S. Rabie and M.-J. Rotheram-Borus

    Citation: BMC Public Health 2018 18:1195

    Content type: Research article

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  5. We describe trends in characteristics and outcomes among adults initiating HIV care and treatment in Ethiopia from 2006-2011.

    Authors: Zenebe Melaku, Matthew R Lamb, Chunhui Wang, Sileshi Lulseged, Tsigereda Gadisa, Solomon Ahmed, Zelalem Habtamu, Hailubeza Alemu, Tamrat Assefa and Elaine J Abrams

    Citation: BMC Public Health 2015 15:462

    Content type: Research article

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  6. Diabetes is one of the leading non-communicable diseases in Africa, contributing to the increasing disease burden among the old adults. Thus, the aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and determina...

    Authors: Samwel Maina Gatimu, Benson Williesham Milimo and Miguel San Sebastian

    Citation: BMC Public Health 2016 16:1174

    Content type: Research article

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  7. The built and natural environment and health are inextricably linked. However, there is considerable debate surrounding the strength and quality of the evidence base underpinning principles of good practice fo...

    Authors: E. L. Bird, J. O. Ige, P. Pilkington, A. Pinto, C. Petrokofsky and J. Burgess-Allen

    Citation: BMC Public Health 2018 18:930

    Content type: Research article

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  8. Given today’s high prevalence of common mental disorders and related sick leave among teachers, an urgent need exists for a more systematic approach to the management of social and organizational risk factors ...

    Authors: Lydia Kwak, Caroline Lornudd, Christina Björklund, Gunnar Bergström, Lotta Nybergh, Liselotte Schäfer Elinder, Kjerstin Stigmar, Charlotte Wåhlin and Irene Jensen

    Citation: BMC Public Health 2019 19:1668

    Content type: Study protocol

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  9. Age disparities in sexual relationships have been proposed as a key risk factor for HIV transmission in Sub-Saharan Africa, but evidence remains inconclusive. The SIHR study, a cluster randomised trial of a ca...

    Authors: Roxanne Beauclair, Jonathan Dushoff and Wim Delva

    Citation: BMC Public Health 2018 18:403

    Content type: Research article

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  10. Recently, exploratory spatial data analysis is for problem solving, hypothesis generation and knowledge construction. Unless geographically weighted regression, sophisticated spatial regression models best con...

    Authors: Sylvester Dodzi Nyadanu, Gavin Pereira, Derek Ngbandor Nawumbeni and Timothy Adampah

    Citation: BMC Public Health 2019 19:514

    Content type: Research article

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  11. Sedentary behavior (SB) is associated with increased risks of detrimental health outcomes. Few studies have explored correlates of SB in physically active individuals. Furthermore, SB correlates may depend on ...

    Authors: Esmée A. Bakker, Maria T. E. Hopman, Duck-chul Lee, André L. M. Verbeek, Dick H. J. Thijssen and Thijs M. H. Eijsvogels

    Citation: BMC Public Health 2020 20:220

    Content type: Research article

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  12. Rising rates of childhood obesity have become a pressing issue in public health, threatening both the mental and physical well-being of children. Attempts to address this problem are multifaceted, and in Engla...

    Authors: Lawrence A. Nnyanzi, Carolyn D. Summerbell, Louisa Ells and Janet Shucksmith

    Citation: BMC Public Health 2016 16:846

    Content type: Research article

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  13. Mental health disorders account for a large percentage of the total burden of illness and constitute a major economic challenge in industrialized countries. Several prevention programs targeted at high-risk or...

    Authors: Lisa Lyssenko, Gerhard Müller, Nikolaus Kleindienst, Christian Schmahl, Mathias Berger, Georg Eifert, Alexander Kölle, Siegmar Nesch, Jutta Ommer-Hohl, Michael Wenner and Martin Bohus

    Citation: BMC Public Health 2015 15:740

    Content type: Research article

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  14. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (Indigenous) children are at greater risk of drowning than other children, however little is known about drowning of Indigenous children. This study identifies the previou...

    Authors: Belinda A. Wallis, Kerrianne Watt, Richard C. Franklin and Roy M. Kimble

    Citation: BMC Public Health 2015 15:795

    Content type: Research article

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  15. Smoking is a cause of avoidable morbidity and mortality. In the United Kingdom (UK) the national smoking ban inside hospital buildings is widely adhered to. There is a perception it has led to smokers congrega...

    Authors: Scott Crosby, Diane Bell, Gerard Savva, Becky Edlin and Bridgette M. Bewick

    Citation: BMC Public Health 2018 18:1365

    Content type: Research article

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  16. In 2014, Denmark experienced a rapid decline in vaccination uptake for the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine after a successful introduction of the vaccine in 2009. Before the decline, the uptake of the first...

    Authors: Camilla Hiul Suppli, Niels Dalum Hansen, Mette Rasmussen, Palle Valentiner-Branth, Tyra Grove Krause and Kåre Mølbak

    Citation: BMC Public Health 2018 18:1360

    Content type: Research article

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  17. Malaria and Lyme disease were the largest vector-borne epidemics in recent US history. Malaria, a mosquito-borne disease with intense transmission, had higher morbidity and mortality, whereas Lyme and other ti...

    Authors: Ilia Rochlin, Dominick V. Ninivaggi and Jorge L. Benach

    Citation: BMC Public Health 2019 19:804

    Content type: Debate

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  18. Recent studies have sought to address the limited time for physical activity by focusing on increasing physical activity intensity among students during non-curricula periods and specifically school break time...

    Authors: Dean A. Dudley, Wayne G. Cotton, Louisa R. Peralta and Matthew Winslade

    Citation: BMC Public Health 2018 18:1101

    Content type: Research article

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  20. Smoking tobacco products is one of the largest preventable health risk factors for older people. Greek-Australians have the highest prevalence of cigarette use in Australia for older people, but there is a lac...

    Authors: Masoud Mohammadnezhad, George Tsourtos, Carlene Wilson, Julie Ratcliffe and Paul Ward

    Citation: BMC Public Health 2015 15:304

    Content type: Research article

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