Disordered eating in three different age groups in Cyprus: a comparative cross-sectional study
The objective of this study was to evaluate disordered eating behaviours (DEBs) in different age groups in a Cypriot non-clinical population sample. (Source: Public Health)
Source: Public Health - July 9, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Charalambos Hadjigeorgiou, Antonia Solea, Sara Estecha Querol, Anna Keski-Rahkonen, Nathalie Michels, Paola Russo, Barbara Franziska Thumann, Valeria Pala, Unna Danner Tags: Original Research Source Type: research
Outbreaks of influenza-like illness in care homes in the East of England: impact of variations in neuraminidase inhibitor provision
To examine the differences in outcomes related to variable provision of antivirals in care home respiratory outbreaks. (Source: Public Health)
Source: Public Health - July 7, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: J.L.Y. Yip, S. Kapadia, A. Ahmed, S. Millership Tags: Original Research Source Type: research
Challenges for prison governors and staff in implementing the Healthy Prisons Agenda in English prisons
This article debates sectoral, institutional and occupational challenges perceived to hinder effective implementation of the Agenda, based on a qualitative study involving prison governors and operational staff. (Source: Public Health)
Source: Public Health - July 7, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: N. Ismail, N. de Viggiani Tags: Original Research Source Type: research
Re: Letter to the Editor of Public Health in response to ‘The relationships among physical activity, sedentary behavior, obesity, and quitting behaviors within a cohort of smokers in California’
We would like to thank the authors for taking the time to write a Letter to the Editor about our manuscript. Their thoughtful response reiterated the limitations of cross-sectional data and the need for intervention and longitudinal research to better understand the relationships among the risk factors addressed in our publication. We share this viewpoint and attempt to convey in our manuscript that these results do not indicate a definitive relationship between the risk factors as found in our results. (Source: Public Health)
Source: Public Health - July 7, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: S.E. Linke, D.R. Strong, M.G. Myers, S.D. Edland, C.R. Hofstetter, W.K. Al-Delaimy Tags: Author's response Source Type: research
A systematic review of interventions to increase physical activity among South Asian adults
To identify interventions aimed at increasing physical activity (PA) levels among South Asian (SA) adults and identify the specific changes in the content and delivery mode of interventions designed to increase PA levels among SA people aged ≥18 years. (Source: Public Health)
Source: Public Health - July 6, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: M. Horne, S. Tierney, S. Henderson, A. Wearden, D.A. Skelton Tags: Review Paper Source Type: research
Spatiotemporal distribution and determinants of gonorrhea infections in mainland China: a panel data analysis
This study aims to explore the spatiotemporal distribution and sociodemographic determinants of gonorrhea rates during 2004 –2014 in mainland China. (Source: Public Health)
Source: Public Health - July 6, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Wen-ting Cao, Rui Li, Ju-ying Ying, Xiao-li Chi, Xiao-dong Yu Tags: Original Research Source Type: research
Re: The relationships among physical activity, sedentary behaviour, obesity and quitting behaviours within a cohort of smokers in California
I read the interesting article by Linke et al.1 investigating the relationship among behavioral health risk factors, including insufficient physical activity (PA), sedentary behavior and obesity, and smoking cessation. Adjusted odds ratios (ORs) (95% confidence interval [CI]) of obesity and higher levels of PA for ≥24-h quit attempt were 1.450 (1.088–1.932) and 1.448 (1.111–1.887), respectively. In addition, OR (95% CI) of obesity for being quit for ≥30 days was 1.760 (1.095–2.828). Obesity was a preferable factor for smoking cessation, and I have some concerns about their study. (Source: Public Health)
Source: Public Health - July 6, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: T. Kawada Tags: Letter to the Editor Source Type: research
Re: ‘Spectacles need and ownership among multiethnic students in rural China’
I wish to congratulate D.-J. Qian et al. for their original research1 in which they presented a school-based cross-sectional study that described the prevalence and associated factors of spectacles need and ownership among multi-ethnic school students in rural China. They reported factors including demographic characteristics, specta cles usage, and myopia-related lifestyle exposures. As far as I understand from the methods section, questionnaires were filled out by children with the help of their parents. (Source: Public Health)
Source: Public Health - July 6, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: J. Wang Tags: Letter to the Editor Source Type: research
Acculturation, resilience, and the mental health of migrant youth: a cross-country comparative study
Using data from an international collaborative research project on youth resilience in the context of migration, this study aims to investigate how different acculturation patterns (i.e. integration, assimilation, separation and marginalization) influence the mental health of migrant youth, and whether resilience might function as a mediator in the association between acculturation and mental health. (Source: Public Health)
Source: Public Health - July 2, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Q. Wu, T. Ge, A. Emond, K. Foster, J.M. Gatt, K. Hadfield, A.J. Mason-Jones, S. Reid, L. Theron, M. Ungar, T.A. Wouldes Tags: Original Research Source Type: research
A simulation impact evaluation of a cigarette excise tax increase on licit and illicit cigarette consumption and tax revenue in 36 European countries
To assess the impact of a simulated 10% tax-induced cigarette price increase on licit and illicit consumption and tax revenues in 36 European countries. (Source: Public Health)
Source: Public Health - July 2, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: C. Schafferer, C.-Y. Yeh, S.-H. Chen, J.-M. Lee, C.-J. Hsieh Tags: Original Research Source Type: research
Prevalence and predictors of parental concern for children's weight from 2002 to 2012
Public health initiatives to increase parental awareness about children's obesity have become more prominent in the past decade. These initiatives may contribute to increased concern in parents for their children's weight, even if their children are at a healthy weight. The aim of the present study was to document trends in parental (N = 365; 67.9% female) concern for their children's weight from 2002 to 2012 using surveys on health and eating behaviors. (Source: Public Health)
Source: Public Health - July 2, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: G.A. Kennedy, K.M. Klein, P.K. Keel Tags: Short Communication Source Type: research
Not so little differences: variation in hot weather risk to young children in New York City
This study explored the heterogeneity of risk of heat among young children. (Source: Public Health)
Source: Public Health - June 27, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Perry E. Sheffield, M. Teresa Herrera, Ellen J. Kinnee, Jane E. Clougherty Tags: Themed Paper –Original Research Source Type: research
Deaths among homeless in northern Tunisia: a 10-year study (2005 –2014)
To analyze the victims profile related to death among homeless people. (Source: Public Health)
Source: Public Health - June 26, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: M. Ben Khelil, A. Zgarni, M. Bellali, W. Thaljaoui, M. Zhioua, M. Hamdoun Tags: Original Research Source Type: research
Analysis of conditions sensitive to primary care in a successful experience of primary healthcare expansion in Brazil, 1998–2015
To analyze trends in expansion of coverage of the family health strategy and hospitalization for conditions sensitive to primary care (CSPC) in a successful experience of primary healthcare expansion in Brazil. (Source: Public Health)
Source: Public Health - June 26, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: L. Pimenta, V.G.P. Dutra, A.L.B. de Castro, R.M. Guimar ães Tags: Original Research Source Type: research
Inequalities in hip fracture incidence are greatest in the North of England: regional analysis of the effects of social deprivation on hip fracture incidence across England
We examined the effect of local area-level deprivation on hip fracture incidence across nine regions in England, using 14 years of hospital data, to determine whether inequalities in hip fracture incidence rates vary across geographic regions in England. (Source: Public Health)
Source: Public Health - June 23, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: A. Bhimjiyani, J. Neuburger, T. Jones, Y. Ben-Shlomo, C.L. Gregson Tags: Original Research Source Type: research
