Re: Letter to the Editor of Public Health in response to ‘Increasing inequality in childhood obesity in primary schools in a northern English town’
Thank you for your interest in our research on childhood obesity and the growing gap between the most and least deprived children in primary schools in Doncaster.1 We agree that the reasons are complex and multifactorial. Thank you for highlighting the less considered variable of dog fouling and the risk of toxocariasis as a potential limiting factor in relation to children taking outdoor exercise. (Source: Public Health)
Source: Public Health - September 10, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: M. Black, V. Joseph, L. Mott, R. Maheswaran Tags: Authors' response Source Type: research
HIV treatment scale-up: a critical step to controlling HIV epidemic in a resource-limited country
The study was conducted to determine the trend in HIV treatment coverage among people living with HIV and to evaluate effectiveness of the national antiretroviral treatment (ART) programme in reducing new infections in a mixed HIV epidemic nation, Nigeria. (Source: Public Health)
Source: Public Health - September 7, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: D.A. Adeyinka, B.O. Olakunde, M. Morka, O. Oladimeji, E.A. Agogo Tags: Short Communication Source Type: research
Single-payer or a multipayer health system: a systematic literature review
Healthcare systems worldwide are actively exploring new approaches for cost containment and efficient use of resources. Currently, in a number of countries, the critical decision to introduce a single-payer over a multipayer healthcare system poses significant challenges. Consequently, we have systematically explored the current scientific evidence about the impact of single-payer and multipayer health systems on the areas of equity, efficiency and quality of health care, fund collection negotiation, contracting and budgeting health expenditure and social solidarity. (Source: Public Health)
Source: Public Health - September 4, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: P. Petrou, G. Samoutis, C. Lionis Tags: Review Paper Source Type: research
Vulnerabilities and risks of HIV infection among migrants in the Thane district, India
To explore the vulnerabilities and risks of HIV infection among female migrants compared with male migrants in the Thane district of Maharashtra, India. (Source: Public Health)
Source: Public Health - September 3, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: D. Chowdhury, P.S. Saravanamurthy, A. Chakrabartty, S. Purohit, S.S. Iyer, A. Agarwal, K.M. Gopal, P. Mishra Tags: Original Research Source Type: research
The relationship between cultural capital and lifestyle health behaviours in young people: a systematic review
While the universal prevalence of unhealthy lifestyle behaviours is high, cultural capital as a non-material resource shaping individuals' tastes can provide a substantial insight into different lifestyle behaviour choices. The aim of the present systematic review was to examine the evidence on the association between the three forms of cultural capital and lifestyle health behaviours. (Source: Public Health)
Source: Public Health - September 3, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: N. Hashemi, B. Sebar, N. Harris Tags: Review Paper Source Type: research
The main causes of death contributing to absolute and relative socio-economic inequality in Italy
This study aimed at detecting the causes of death with the largest socio-economic inequality in relative and absolute terms in Italy. (Source: Public Health)
Source: Public Health - August 30, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: G. Alicandro, G. Sebastiani, P. Bertuccio, N. Zengarini, G. Costa, C. La Vecchia, L. Frova Tags: Original Research Source Type: research
Ask not what your health system can do for you …
As this autumn's public health conferences get under way, we reflect on the diversity of the themes capturing not just the wide range of issues that remain core public health matters, but at the common strands which perhaps reflect the persistent problems which we continue to struggle with. We applaud the battle cry from The American Public Health Association ‘Creating the Healthiest Nation: Health Equity Now’ and hopeful ‘Winds of change: towards new ways of improving public health in Europe’ from the European Public Health conference. (Source: Public Health)
Source: Public Health - August 28, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: R. Ahmad, F. Sim, P. Mackie Tags: Editorial Source Type: research
An ethical framework for evaluation of public health plans: a systematic process for legitimate and fair decision-making
This study aimed to develop a practical framework for the ethical evaluation of PH programs. (Source: Public Health)
Source: Public Health - August 28, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: F. Akrami, A. Zali, M. Abbasi, R. Majdzadeh, A. Karimi, M. Fadavi, A. Mehrabi Bahar Tags: Original Research Source Type: research
Mental health in girls and boys exposed to intimate partner violence
This study assesses the association between women's exposure to intimate partner violence (IPV) and the mental health of their children in the population of the Madrid Region. (Source: Public Health)
Source: Public Health - August 27, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: M. Sonego, M. Pichiule, A. Gandarillas, C. Polo, M. Ordob ás Tags: Short Communication Source Type: research
What is causing high polio vaccine dropout among Pakistani children?
This study aims at empirically analyzing the associated factors with the no oral polio vaccination (OPV) and OPV dropout groups of children in Pakistan. (Source: Public Health)
Source: Public Health - August 25, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: W. Imran, F. Abbas, S.A. Javed Tags: Original Research Source Type: research
Assessment of knowledge, attitudes and perceptions regarding Ebola disease in healthcare workers from a tertiary care hospital in Romania
The National Institute for Infectious Diseases ‘Prof. Dr. Matei Balș’ was the designated centre for managing Ebola alerts in Romania during the 2014 African outbreak. We surveyed Ebola knowledge, attitudes and perceptions (KAP) among the institute's healthcare workers. (Source: Public Health)
Source: Public Health - August 24, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: D. Pi ţigoi, O. Săndulescu, T. Ionescu, B. Niţescu, M. Niţescu, A. Streinu-Cercel, A. Streinu-Cercel Tags: Original Research Source Type: research
The utility of artificial neural networks and classification and regression trees for the prediction of endometrial cancer in postmenopausal women
Artificial neural networks (ANNs) and classification and regression trees (CARTs) have been previously used for the prediction of cancer in several fields. In our study, we aim to investigate the diagnostic accuracy of three different methodologies (i.e. logistic regression, ANNs and CARTs) for the prediction of endometrial cancer in postmenopausal women with vaginal bleeding or endometrial thickness ≥5 mm, as determined by ultrasound examination. (Source: Public Health)
Source: Public Health - August 24, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: V. Pergialiotis, A. Pouliakis, C. Parthenis, V. Damaskou, C. Chrelias, N. Papantoniou, I. Panayiotides Tags: Original Research Source Type: research
Readability of online material related to skin cancer
The key to reducing mortality from skin cancer depends on early detection and treatment, which, in many cases, means a patient should be informed and possess the self-efficacy necessary to seek expert opinion. The purpose of this study was to determine the readability of skin cancer materials on the Internet using the commonly used readability tests. (Source: Public Health)
Source: Public Health - August 24, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: C.H. Basch, J. Fera, D. Ethan, P. Garcia, D. Perin, C.E. Basch Tags: Short Communication Source Type: research
Re: Letter to the Editor of public health in response to ‘An evaluation of cause-of-death trends from recent decades based on registered deaths in Turkey
We would like to respond the criticism from Bakar et al.1 on our article ‘An evaluation of cause-of-death trends from recent decades based on registered deaths in Turkey’2 published in Public Health. (Source: Public Health)
Source: Public Health - August 24, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: R. Ozdemir, G.D. Horasan, C. Rao, M.K. Sozmen, B. Unal Tags: Authors' response Source Type: research
Toward safer prescribing: evaluation of a prospective drug utilization review system on inappropriate prescriptions, prescribing patterns, and adverse drug events and related health expenditure in South Korea
This study aimed to evaluate the effect of the prospective drug utilization review (DUR) system introduced in Korea in December 2010 as a real-time method to improve patient safety, in terms of changes in prescribing practices, adverse drug events (ADEs), and ADE-related healthcare expenditure, using non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and their common ADEs as a guide. (Source: Public Health)
Source: Public Health - August 23, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: S.J. Kim, K.-T. Han, H.-G. Kang, E.-C. Park Tags: Original Research Source Type: research
