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Hein De Vries
Public Health
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Open AccessStudents with and Without Relatives with Problematic Substance Use: Do They Differ in Health, Substance Use and Study Success?
The aim of this cross-sectional study is (1) to describe the socio-demographic characteristics of students with relatives with problematic substance use and to examine differences between students with and wit...
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Open AccessSmokers’ strategies to reduce tobacco spending: self-reported use and differences across subgroups. Findings from the International Tobacco Control (ITC) Netherlands Survey
The cost of tobacco is one of the most reported reasons for smoking cessation. Rather than quitting, smokers can use also strategies to reduce tobacco expenditure while continuing smoking, such as smoking less...
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Open AccessPsychosocial determinants of consistent condom use among university students in Sudan: findings from a study using the Integrated Change Model
Unprotected sex is common among university students in Sudan, thus increasing risks for sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). As little is known about the psychosocial de...
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Open AccessA qualitative study of parental associations and beliefs regarding the HPV vaccination for Dutch boys
Human Papillomavirus (HPV) occurs in 80% of the sexually active population and may cause certain types of cancers among men and women. Vaccination against HPV could prevent cancers associated with HPV. The Dut...
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Open AccessEffect of Community Support on the Implementation of Primary Health Care-Based Measurement of Alcohol Consumption
Alcohol measurement delivered by health care providers in primary health care settings is an efficacious and cost-effective intervention to reduce alcohol consumption among patients. However, this intervention...
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Open AccessA randomized controlled trial comparing community lifestyle interventions to improve adherence to diet and physical activity recommendations: the VitalUM study
Worldwide, adherence to national guidelines for physical activity (PA), and fruit and vegetable consumption is recommended to promote health and reduce the risk for (chronic) disease. This study reports on the...
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Open AccessThe role of knowledge, risk perceptions, and cues to action among Iranian women concerning cervical cancer and screening: a qualitative exploration
Iran has a low incidence but higher rate of death from cervical cancer (CC). The country is in the process of implementing an organized screening program including HPV testing and cytology. Studies show high d...
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Open AccessBespreekbaar maken van gezonde leefstijl en het sociale netwerk bij multiprobleemgezinnen door sociaal werkers
In dit onderzoek keken we naar factoren die het bespreekbaar maken van het belang van een gezonde leefstijl en het sociale netwerk door sociaal werkers bij cliënten uit multiprobleemgezinnen kunnen bevorderen ...
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Open AccessDifferences in smokers’ awareness of the health risks of smoking before and after introducing pictorial tobacco health warnings: findings from the 2012–2017 international tobacco control (ITC) Netherlands surveys
As of May 2016, pictorial health warnings (PHWs) showing the harms of smoking were implemented in the European Union. After one year they had to be fully implemented. We studied changes in awareness of the hea...
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Open AccessExploring Determinants of Condom Use among University Students in Sudan
Increasing numbers of university students in Sudan are at risk of contracting HIV because of their engagement in condomless sex. A comprehensive and culturally accepted condom promotion program could potential...
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Open AccessDating SOS: a systematic and theory-based development of a web-based tailored intervention to prevent dating violence among Brazilian youth
Dating violence has an alarming prevalence among Brazilian adolescents. School-based preventive programs have been implemented, but remain isolated initiatives with low reach. Health communication strategies b...
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Open AccessChildhood sun safety at different ages: relations between parental sun protection behavior towards their child and children’s own sun protection behavior
Sunburns during childhood are strongly associated with development of melanoma in later life. While parents play an important role in children’s sun protection, insight in possible shifts in behavioral respons...
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Open AccessSupport for a point-of-sale cigarette display ban among smokers: findings from the international tobacco control (ITC) Netherlands survey
Displaying tobacco products at point-of-sale (PoS) has become an important marketing strategy for the tobacco industry. This study was designed to (1) examine how support for a PoS cigarette display ban change...
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Open AccessTailoring motivational health messages for smoking cessation using an mHealth recommender system integrated with an electronic health record: a study protocol
Smoking is one of the most avoidable health risk factors, and yet the quitting success rates are low. The usage of tailored health messages to support quitting has been proved to increase quitting success rate...
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Open AccessDesign, implementation and evaluation of a web-based computer-tailored intervention to prevent binge drinking in adolescents: study protocol
Binge-drinking in adolescents is a highly prevalent healthcare problem that associates physical and mental health complications with community implications. This paper describes the design, implementation and ...
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Open AccessUnderstanding perceived availability and importance of tobacco control interventions to inform European adoption of a UK economic model: a cross-sectional study
The evidence on the extent to which stakeholders in different European countries agree with availability and importance of tobacco-control interventions is limited. This study assessed and compared stakeholder...
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Open AccessExploring consensus on how to measure smoking cessation. A Delphi study
Different criteria regarding outcome measures in smoking research are used, which can lead to confusion about study results. Consensus in outcome criteria may enhance the comparability of future studies. This ...
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Open AccessFrom action planning and plan enactment to fruit consumption: moderated mediation effects
Sufficient fruit consumption is beneficial for a healthy live. While many Dutch adults intent to eat the recommended amount of fruit, only 5–10% of the population actually adheres to the recommendation. One me...
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Open AccessPredicting Primary and Secondary Abstinence Among Adolescent Boys and Girls in the Western Cape, South Africa
Two of the most effective health behaviours with regard to HIV prevention are condom use and sexual abstinence. While determinants of condom use among sub-Saharan African adolescents have been studied extensiv...
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Open AccessEffect of the PREPARE intervention on sexual initiation and condom use among adolescents aged 12–14: a cluster randomised controlled trial in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Unsafe sexual practices continue to put adolescents at risk for a number of negative health outcomes in Tanzania. While there are some effective theory-based intervention packages with positive impact on impor...
