BACKGROUND Populations in Europe are becoming increasingly ethnically diverse, and health risks differ between ethnic groups. The aim of the HELIUS (HEalthy LIfe in an Urban Setting) study is to unravel the mechanisms underlying the impact of ethnicity on communicable and non-communicable diseases. METHODS/DESIGN HELIUS is a large-scale prospective cohort study being carried out in Amsterdam,...

Diabetic foot complications result in morbidity and lower extremity amputation. Our cross-sectional study aimed to assess the care behaviour among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. More than half of participants (56.2%) reported a low level behaviour. Gender educational were significantly associated (p < 0.05). This provides an overview current multi-ethnic population Southeast Asia. F...

OBJECTIVE To assess developmental trends in physical activity and sedentary behaviour in British adolescents in relation to sex, ethnicity and socioeconomic status (SES). DESIGN A 5-year longitudinal study of a diverse cohort of students aged 11-12 years at baseline in 1999. SETTING 36 London schools sampled using a stratified random sampling procedure. PARTICIPANTS A total of 5863 studen...

Sometimes the leaders of ethnic minority groups behave in a way that may promote xenophobia. A simple two-subject model is used to find out when this behaviour is rational. The conditions are briefly discussed with reference to the Italian case. An appendix illustrates the definition of xenophobia adopted in the paper. JEL Classification number: D70

OBJECTIVE To assess seven-year time trends in energy balance-related behaviours in 14-year-old adolescents living in an urban area and to examine the influence of educational level and ethnicity on these time trends. DESIGN Second grade students (mean age 13·6 years) filled in questionnaires about the energy balance-related behaviours of breakfast consumption, fruit and vegetable consumption,...

OBJECTIVES To describe levels of risky sexual behaviour, HIV testing and HIV knowledge among men and women in Guatemala by ethnic group and to identify adjusted associations between ethnicity and these outcomes. DESIGN Data on 16,205 women aged 15-49 and 6822 men aged 15-59 from the 2008-2009 Encuesta Nacional de Salud Materno Infantil were used to describe ethnic group differences in sexual ...

Domestic violence and other forms of violence against women and coercion are well known to be substantial and widespread, with women more likely than men to be abused by partners and other family members. Domestic violence is a major precipitating factor for suicide, and ethnic minority, immigrant and refugee women are at higher risk for suicidal behaviour. This article reviews literature about...