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Physical activity and sedentary behavior in Belgium (BNFCS2014): design, methods and expected outcomes

Archives of Public Health, 2016
Background There is strong evidence to indicate that regular moderate intensity physical activity is associated with health benefits. Furthermore, sedentary behavior has been related with an increased risk for all-cause mortality.
Thérésa Lebacq, Cloë Ost, Sarah Bel, Loes Brocatus, Eveline Teppers, Koenraad Cuypers, Jean Tafforeau, Karin A. A. De Ridder   +7 more
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Examination of malaria service utilization and service provision: an analysis of DHS and SPA data from Malawi, Senegal, and Tanzania

Malaria Journal, 2019
Background Ensuring universal access to malaria diagnosis and treatment is a key component of Pillar 1 of the World Health Organization Global Technical Strategy for Malaria 2016–2030.
Cameron Taylor, Annē Linn, Wenjuan Wang, Lia Florey, Hamdy Moussa   +4 more
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Dietary patterns and sleep disorders in Mexican adults from a National Health and Nutrition Survey

Journal of Nutritional Science, 2021
Given the high prevalence of multiple non-communicable chronic diseases in Mexico, the aim of the present study was to assess the association between dietary patterns and sleep disorders in a national representative sample of 5076 Mexican adults (20–59 ...
Elsa B. Gaona-Pineda, Brenda Martinez-Tapia, Sonia Rodríguez-Ramírez, Selene Guerrero-Zúñiga, Rogelio Perez-Padilla, Teresa Shamah-Levy   +5 more
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Trends in socioeconomic inequalities in behavioural non-communicable disease risk factors: analysis of repeated cross-sectional health surveys in England between 2003 and 2019

BMC Public Health, 2023
Background Previous studies have shown that those in lower socioeconomic positions (SEPs) generally have higher levels of behavioural non-communicable disease (NCD) risk factors. However, there are limited studies examining recent trends in inequalities.
Fatai Ogunlayi, Paul C. Coleman, Linda Ng Fat, Jennifer S. Mindell, Oyinlola Oyebode   +4 more
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2018 International Consensus Statement on Golf and Health to guide action by people, policymakers and the golf industry [PDF]

, 2018
Scientific and public interest relating to golf and health has increased recently. Players, potential players, the golf industry and facilities, and decision makers will benefit from a better understanding of how to realise potential health benefits and ...
Archibald, Daryll, Barker, Kevin, Foster, Charlie, Grant, Liz, Hawkes, Roger A., Kelly, Paul, Murray, Andrew D., Murray, Iain Robert, Mutrie, Nanette   +8 more
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Construction and pilot test of a set of indicators to assess the implementation and effectiveness of the who safe childbirth checklist

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2018
Background The World Health Organization (WHO) launched the “Safe Childbirth Checklist (SCC) Collaboration” in 2012. The SCC is designed to contribute to quality care by providing reminders of evidence-based practices for the prevention and management of
Pedro J. Saturno-Hernández, María Fernández-Elorriaga, Ismael Martínez-Nicolás, Ofelia Poblano-Verástegui   +3 more
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Out-of-Pocket Healthcare Expenditures in Dependent Older Adults: Results From an Economic Evaluation Study in Mexico

Frontiers in Public Health, 2020
Background: Dependence is a significant health-related condition for older adults (OA) and implies that self-care is transferred to other people, the community or institutions.
Aarón Salinas-Rodríguez, Betty Manrique-Espinoza, Irina Torres Mussot, Julio Cesar Montañez-Hernández   +3 more
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The added value of food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) information to estimate the usual food intake based on repeated 24-hour recalls

Archives of Public Health, 2017
Background Statistical methods to model the usual dietary intake of foods in a population generally ignore the additional information on the never-consumers. The objective of this study is to determine the added value of Food Frequency Questionnaire (FFQ)
Cloë Ost, Karin A. A. De Ridder, Jean Tafforeau, Herman Van Oyen   +3 more
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Use of record-linkage to handle non-response and improve alcohol consumption estimates in health survey data: a study protocol [PDF]

, 2013
<p>Introduction: Reliable estimates of health-related behaviours, such as levels of alcohol consumption in the population, are required to formulate and evaluate policies.
Gorman, E., Gorman, E., Gray, L., Gray, L., Katikireddi, S. V., Katikireddi, S. V., Leyland, A. H., Leyland, A. H., McCartney, G., McCartney, G., Rutherford, L., Rutherford, L., White, I. R., White, I. R.   +13 more
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Performance of Small Cluster Surveys and the Clustered LQAS Design to estimate Local-level Vaccination Coverage in Mali [PDF]

, 2012
Background Estimation of vaccination coverage at the local level is essential to identify communities that may require additional support. Cluster surveys can be used in resource-poor settings, when population figures are inaccurate.
Albouhary Touré, Andrea Minetti, Aurore Taconet, B Efron, CA Field, DA Rhoda, F Marc LaForce, Fabienne Nackers, Florence Fermon, Francesco Checchi, Johanne Sekkenes, JT Boerma, K Greenland, L Kish, L Pezzoli, L Pezzoli, Margarita Riera-Montes, Marie Hortense Koudika, OO Bilukha, P Sandiford, R Development Core Team, Rebecca F Grais, RF Grais, RG Newcombe, S Bennett, S Hoshaw-Woodard, SE Robertson, SH Kim, Thomas Roederer, United States Census Bureau, Working Group for Mortality Estimation in Emergencies, World Health Organization   +31 more
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