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    • Are associations between electronic media use and BMI different across levels of physical activity? 

      Melkevik, Ole; Haug, Ellen; Rasmussen, Mette; Fismen, Anne-Siri; Wold, Bente; Borraccino, Alberto; Sigmund, Erik; Balazsi, Robert; Bucksch, Jens; Inchley, Jo; de Matos, Maria Margarida Nunes Gaspar; Samdal, Oddrun (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-05-19)
      Background The use of electronic media has been found to be a risk factor for higher BMI and for being overweight. Physical activity has been found to be associated with lower BMI and lower risk for being overweight. Little ...

    • Safe male circumcision in Botswana: Tension between traditional practices and biomedical marketing 

      Katisi, Masego; Daniel, Marguerite (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-04-11)
      Botswana has been running Safe Male Circumcision (SMC) since 2009 and has not yet met its target. Donors like the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Africa Comprehensive HIV/AIDS Partnership (funded by the ...

    • Sociocognitive Predictors of Condom Use and Intentions Among Adolescents in Three Sub-Saharan Sites 

      Eggers, Sander M.; Aarø, Leif Edvard; Bos, Arjan E.R.; Mathews, Catherine; Kaaya, Sylvia; Onya, Hans; de Vries, Hein (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-04-30)
      Many HIV intervention programs in sub-Saharan Africa have applied social cognitive theories such as the theory of planned behavior. However, a recent sub-Saharan African review was unable to show increased effectiveness ...