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Research
Recent studies suggest that the incidence and severity of tuberculosis is associated with low levels of vitamin D. Even though individuals living in Ethiopia have a high exposure to sunlight which is a source ...
Archives of Public Health 2017 75:25
Published on: 19 June 2017
Research
In Ethiopia, child wasting has remained a public health problem for a decade’s, suggesting the need to further monitoring of the problem. Hence, this study aimed at assessing the prevalence of wasting and asso...
Archives of Public Health 2017 75:26
Published on: 12 June 2017
Research
One of the main objectives of the Ghana National Health Insurance Scheme, at its establishment in 2003, was to ease financial burden of the full cost recovery policy, particularly on the poor. However, current...
Archives of Public Health 2017 75:24
Published on: 29 May 2017
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Despite the fact that breastfeeding promotes optimal health and growth for infants and young children, inappropriate feeding practice, such as prelacteal feeding increases the risk of neonatal death and illnes...
Archives of Public Health 2017 75:23
Published on: 22 May 2017
Study protocol
The adequacy of micronutrient intake is a public health concern, as both insufficient and excessive intake levels may result in adverse health effects. Data on dietary intake are needed to evaluate potential ...
Archives of Public Health 2017 75:31
Published on: 16 May 2017
Research
Misuse of alcohol, including single risky occasion drinking (RSOD) is associated with a number of health, social and economic consequences. While research demonstrates that many factors contribute to individua...
Archives of Public Health 2017 75:22
Published on: 15 May 2017
Research
Female Sex Workers (FSWs) are considered to be at high risk for transmission of Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) and are defined as a priority of the national HIV/AIDS response in the Republic of Congo (...
Archives of Public Health 2017 75:21
Published on: 8 May 2017
Research
In Ethiopia, child undernutrition remains to be a major public health challenge and a contributing factor for child mortality and morbidity. To reduce the problem, it is apparent to identify determinants of ch...
Archives of Public Health 2017 75:27
Published on: 5 May 2017
Letter to the Editor
We kindly thank the journal for the opportunity to respond to the recent comments made regarding our manuscript entitled “Acute mountain sickness among tourists visiting the high-altitude city of Lhasa, Tibet,...
Archives of Public Health 2017 75:20
Published on: 1 May 2017
Research
In the aftermath of the 2008 Great Recession, youth unemployment rates in the Brussels Capital Region (BCR) increased. The aim of this study is firstly to investigate the evolution of the mental health gap bet...
Archives of Public Health 2017 75:19
Published on: 24 April 2017
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Immunization against diseases is one of the most important public health interventions with cost effective means to preventing childhood morbidity, mortality and disability. However, a proportion of children p...
Archives of Public Health 2017 75:18
Published on: 17 April 2017
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Climate change is an urgent global issue and the food sector is a major contributor to greenhouse gas emissions (GHGE). Here we study if a diet low in GHGE could be a nutritious diet compared to the Nordic Nut...
Archives of Public Health 2017 75:17
Published on: 10 April 2017
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Tuberculosis remains to be a major public health problem among under developed world due to delay in detection and treatment of patients with active TB. In Ethiopia, tuberculosis has been recognized as a major...
Archives of Public Health 2017 75:16
Published on: 3 April 2017
Research
In recent years multiple novel influenza A strains have emerged in humans. We reviewed publically available data to summarise epidemiological characteristics of distinct avian influenza viruses known to cause ...
Archives of Public Health 2017 75:15
Published on: 27 March 2017
Methodology
Tables are often overlooked by many readers of papers who tend to focus on the text. Good tables tell much of the story of a paper and give a richer insight into the details of the study participants and the m...
Archives of Public Health 2017 75:14
Published on: 20 March 2017
Research
Immunization is considered one of the most cost effective public health interventions for reducing child morbidity, mortality and disability. The aim of this work is to describe the application of the Bottlene...
Archives of Public Health 2017 75:10
Published on: 13 March 2017
Methodology
Functional somatic symptoms (FSS), or symptoms without a clear medical explanation are a considerable challenge for health care systems. There is no general consensus as to which symptoms should be regarded fu...
Archives of Public Health 2017 75:11
Published on: 6 March 2017
Commentary
The post-war period in Europe, between the late 1940s and the 1970s, was characterised by an expansion of the role of by the state, protecting its citizens from risks of unemployment, poverty, homelessness, an...
Archives of Public Health 2017 75:13
Published on: 3 March 2017
Research
The practice of menu labeling is gaining popularity worldwide as a potential policy to reduce energy intake as a means to decrease the prevalence of obesity. So the purpose of the present study is to identify ...
Archives of Public Health 2017 75:8
Published on: 27 February 2017
Research
Bangladesh urban population is expected to overtake rural population by 2040, and a significant part of the increase will be in slums. Wide disparities between urban slums and the rest of the country can poten...
Archives of Public Health 2017 75:9
Published on: 20 February 2017
Commentary
Area Health Education Centers provide health professional students the opportunity to explore the benefits of practicing in a rural and underserved location. The status of health conditions in chronic disease ...
Archives of Public Health 2017 75:7
Published on: 13 February 2017
Research
Utilities and disability weights (DWs) are metrics used for calculating Quality-Adjusted Life Years and Disability-Adjusted Life Years (DALYs), respectively. Utilities can be obtained with multi-attribute inst...
Archives of Public Health 2017 75:6
Published on: 6 February 2017
Research
Overweight and obesity are increasing in low- and middle-income countries, while underweight remains a significant health problems. However, the association between double burden of nutrition and risk of adver...
Archives of Public Health 2017 75:12
Published on: 3 February 2017
Research
Many policy makers and other stakeholders in the EU have expressed interest in better understanding the performance of their own health systems to identify opportunities for improvement in effectiveness, effic...
Archives of Public Health 2017 75:5
Published on: 30 January 2017
Letter to the Editor
Acute mountain sickness is the commonest acute high altitude illness occurring at high altitude. Its prevalence is dependent on the ascent rate, altitude achieved, physical effort required to reach the target ...
Archives of Public Health 2017 75:4
Published on: 27 January 2017
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