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Health behavior, health promotion and society

This section aims to publish studies looking at the processes enabling people to increase control over their health and its determinants and the actions taken by them to maintain, attain, or regain good health and prevent illness. The section also welcomes studies looking at the social determinants of health.

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	1.	Research article Life experiences of patients who have completed tuberculosis treatment: a qualitative investigation in southeast Brazil Ana Angélica Dias, Daniela Maria de Oliveira, Egberto Ribeiro Turato, Rosely Moralez de Figueiredo BMC Public Health 2013, 13:595 (19 June 2013) Abstract \| Provisional PDF
	2.	Study protocol Moving MobileMums forward: protocol for a larger randomized controlled trial of an improved physical activity program for women with young children Alison L Marshall, Yvette D Miller, Nicholas Graves, Adrian G Barnett, Brianna S Fjeldsoe BMC Public Health 2013, 13:593 (19 June 2013) Abstract \| Provisional PDF
	3.	Research article Long-term follow-up of a high- and a low-intensity smoking cessation intervention in a dental setting-- a randomized trial Eva Nohlert, John Öhrvik, Åke Tegelberg, Per Tillgren, Ásgeir R Helgason BMC Public Health 2013, 13:592 (19 June 2013) Abstract \| Provisional PDF
	4.	Research article Evaluation of a workplace intervention to promote commuter cycling: A RE-AIM analysis Veerle Dubuy, Katrien De Cocker, Ilse De Bourdeaudhuij, Lea Maes, Jan Seghers, Johan Lefevre, Kristine De Martelaer, Greet Cardon BMC Public Health 2013, 13:587 (17 June 2013) Abstract \| Provisional PDF
	5.	Research article Parental physical activity, safety perceptions and children's independent mobility Maria Paula Santos, Andreia N Pizarro, Jorge Mota, Elisa A Marques BMC Public Health 2013, 13:584 (15 June 2013) Abstract \| Provisional PDF
	6.	Research article A cross-sectional observational study of unmet health needs among homeless and vulnerably housed adults in three Canadian cities Niran Argintaru, Catharine Chambers, Evie Gogosis, Susan Farrell, Anita Palepu, Fran Klodawsky, Stephen W Hwang BMC Public Health 2013, 13:577 (13 June 2013) Abstract \| Provisional PDF \| PubMed
	7.	Research article Individual and contextual factors of influence on adherence to antiretrovirals among people attending public clinics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Homaira Hanif, Francisco I Bastos, Monica Malta, Neilane Bertoni, Pamela J Surkan, Peter J Winch, Deanna Kerrigan BMC Public Health 2013, 13:574 (13 June 2013) Abstract \| Provisional PDF \| PubMed
	8.	Research article The AMEL study, a cross sectional population-based survey on aging and malnutrition in 1200 elderly Lebanese living in rural settings: protocol and sample characteristics Christa Boulos, Pascale Salameh, Pascale Barberger-Gateau BMC Public Health 2013, 13:573 (12 June 2013) Abstract \| Provisional PDF \| PubMed
	9.	Research article How do adolescents talk about self-harm: a qualitative study of disclosure in an ethnically diverse urban population in England Emily Klineberg, Moira J Kelly, Stephen A Stansfeld, Kamaldeep S Bhui BMC Public Health 2013, 13:572 (11 June 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	10.	Research article A cross-sectional examination of modifiable risk factors for chronic disease among a nationally representative sample of youth: are Canadian students graduating high school with a failing grade for health? Scott T Leatherdale, Vicki Rynard BMC Public Health 2013, 13:569 (11 June 2013) Abstract \| Provisional PDF \| PubMed
	11.	Research article The protective effect of taking care of grandchildren on elders' mental health? associations between changing patterns of intergenerational exchanges and the reduction of elders' loneliness and depression between 1993 and 2007 in Taiwan Feng-Jen Tsai, Sandrine Motamed, André Rougemont BMC Public Health 2013, 13:567 (10 June 2013) Abstract \| Provisional PDF \| PubMed
	12.	Research article Risk factors for intimate partner violence in women in the Rakai Community Cohort Study, Uganda, from 2000 to 2009 Fiona G Kouyoumdjian, Liviana M Calzavara, Susan J Bondy, Patricia O¿Campo, David Serwadda, Fred Nalugoda, Joseph Kagaayi, Godfrey Kigozi, Maria Wawer, Ronald Gray BMC Public Health 2013, 13:566 (10 June 2013) Abstract \| Provisional PDF \| PubMed
	13.	Research article Advice about diet and smoking for people with or at risk of age-related macular degeneration: a cross-sectional survey of eye care professionals in the UK John G Lawrenson, Jennifer R Evans BMC Public Health 2013, 13:564 (10 June 2013) Abstract \| Provisional PDF \| PubMed
	14.	Research article Development and validation of a food-based diet quality index for New Zealand adolescents Jyh Eiin Wong, Winsome R Parnell, Anna S Howe, Katherine E Black, Paula ML Skidmore BMC Public Health 2013, 13:562 (8 June 2013) Abstract \| Provisional PDF \| PubMed
	15.	Research article Health-related quality of life in overweight German children and adolescents: do treatment-seeking youth have lower quality of life levels? Comparison of a clinical sample with the general population using a multilevel model approach Emily Finne, Thomas Reinehr, Anke Schaefer, Katrin Winkel, Petra Kolip BMC Public Health 2013, 13:561 (8 June 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	16.	Research article Impact of exposure to conflict, tsunami and mental disorders on school absenteeism: findings from a national sample of Sri Lankan children aged 12--17 years Chesmal Siriwardhana, Gayani Pannala, Sisira Siribaddana, Athula Sumathipala, Robert Stewart BMC Public Health 2013, 13:560 (8 June 2013) Abstract \| Provisional PDF \| PubMed
	17.	Study protocol A randomised controlled trial testing a web-based, computer-tailored self-management intervention for people with or at risk for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a study protocol Viola Voncken-Brewster, Huibert Tange, Hein de Vries, Zsolt Nagykaldi, Bjorn Winkens, Trudy van der Weijden BMC Public Health 2013, 13:557 (7 June 2013) Abstract \| Provisional PDF \| PubMed
	18.	Study protocol The effectiveness of critical time intervention for abused women and homeless people leaving Dutch shelters: study protocol of two randomised controlled trials Danielle AM Lako, Renée de Vet, Mariëlle D Beijersbergen, Daniel B Herman, Albert M van Hemert, Judith RLM Wolf BMC Public Health 2013, 13:555 (6 June 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	19.	Research article Socioeconomic disparity in cervical cancer screening among Korean women: 1998–2010 Minjee Lee, Eun-Cheol Park, Hoo-Sun Chang, Jeoung A Kwon, Ki Yoo, Tae Kim BMC Public Health 2013, 13:553 (6 June 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	20.	Research article Prevalence of health-risk behaviours among Canadian post-secondary students: descriptive results from the National College Health Assessment Matthew YW Kwan, Guy EJ Faulkner, Kelly P Arbour-Nicitopoulos, John Cairney BMC Public Health 2013, 13:548 (6 June 2013) Abstract \| Provisional PDF \| PubMed
	21.	Research article Socioeconomic variations in access to smoking cessation interventions in UK primary care: insights using the Mosaic classification in a large dataset of primary care records Laura Douglas, Lisa Szatkowski BMC Public Health 2013, 13:546 (5 June 2013) Abstract \| Provisional PDF \| PubMed
	22.	Research article Internet safety education for youth: stakeholder perspectives Megan A Moreno, Katie G Egan, Kaitlyn Bare, Henry N Young, Elizabeth D Cox BMC Public Health 2013, 13:543 (5 June 2013) Abstract \| Provisional PDF \| PubMed
	23.	Correspondence Traffic medicine–related research: a scientometric analysis Beatrix Groneberg-Kloft, Doris Klingelhoefer, Simona E Zitnik, Cristian Scutaru BMC Public Health 2013, 13:541 (5 June 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	24.	Research article Voluntary HIV testing and risky sexual behaviours among health care workers: a survey in rural and urban Burkina Faso Fati Kirakoya-Samadoulougou, Seydou Yaro, Alain Deccache, Paulin Fao, Marie-Christine Defer, Nicolas Meda, Annie Robert, Nicolas Nagot BMC Public Health 2013, 13:540 (5 June 2013) Abstract \| Provisional PDF \| PubMed
	25.	Research article Impact of a smoking ban in hospitality venues on second hand smoke exposure: a comparison of exposure assessment methods Sarah Rajkumar, Cong Huynh, Georg F Bauer, Susanne Hoffmann, Martin Röösli BMC Public Health 2013, 13:536 (4 June 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| ePUB \| PubMed