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Impact of tobacco control policies on adolescent smokeless tobacco and cigar ...
Background While increasing cigarette taxes has been a major policy driver to decrease smoking, taxes on other tobacco products have received less attention. Our aims were to... -
A pilot cluster randomised controlled trial of a support and training interve...
Background Secondary school teachers are at heightened risk of psychological distress, which can lead to poor work performance, poor quality teacher-student relationships and... -
Clustering of diet, physical activity and sedentary behavior among Brazilian ...
Background There is a lack of evidence regarding clusters of health-related behaviors among adolescents from low, lower-middle, and upper-middle income countries. This study... -
Active children through incentive vouchers – evaluation (ACTIVE): a mixed-met...
Background Adolescents face many barriers to physical activity, demonstrated by the decline in physical activity levels in teenage populations. This study aimed to assess the... -
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Background In 2011, the UK physical activity guidelines were updated to include recommendations for muscle strengthening and balance & coordination (at least two sessions of... -
Does women’s caste make a significant contribution to adolescent pregnancy in...
Background Adolescent pregnancy is a public health concern worldwide. There are disparities in the occurrence of adolescence pregnancy in different social groups and settings;... -
Diagnosing depression in primary care: a Rasch analysis of the major depressi...
Objective: This study aimed to assess the measurement properties of the Major Depression Inventory (MDI) in a clinical sample of primary care patients. Design: General... -
Questionnaire development and validity to measure sexual intention among yout...
Background From the Theory of Planned Behaviour perspective, sexual intention is determined by a permissive attitude, perception of social norms and perceived self-efficacy in... -
Availability of healthier vs. less healthy food and food choice: an online ex...
Background Our environments shape our behaviour, but little research has addressed whether healthier cues have a similar impact to less healthy ones. This online study examined... -
Neuropathic pain and psychological morbidity in patients with treated leprosy...
Background Neuropathic pain has been little studied in leprosy. We assessed the prevalence and clinical characteristics of neuropathic pain and the validity of the Douleur... -
Trends in risk factors for coronary heart disease in the Netherlands.
Background Favourable trends in risk factor levels in the general population may partly explain the decline in coronary heart disease (CHD) morbidity and mortality. Our aim was... -
Variations in schools’ commitment to health and implementation of health impr...
Background Interventions to improve young people’s health are most commonly delivered via schools. While young people attending the lowest socioeconomic status (SES) schools...
