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Issue 1/2022

Content (257 Articles)

Open Access Human Immunodeficiency Virus Research

What explains gender inequality in HIV infection among high-risk people? A Blinder-Oaxaca decomposition

Mansour Sajadipour, Satar Rezaei, Seyed Fahim Irandoost, Mohammadreza Ghaumzadeh, Mohamadreza Salmani nadushan, Mohammad Gholami, Yahya Salimi, Zahra Jorjoran Shushtari

Open Access Research

Concordance of the cardiovascular patient education with the principles of Andragogy model

Negin Niksadat, Sakineh Rakhshanderou, Reza Negarandeh, Ali Ramezankhani, Ali Vasheghani Farahani, Mohtasham Ghaffari

Open Access Methodology

Generating comprehensive functioning and disability data worldwide: development process, data analyses strategy and reliability of the WHO and World Bank Model Disability Survey

Carla Sabariego, Carolina Fellinghauer, Lindsay Lee, Kaloyan Kamenov, Aleksandra Posarac, Jerome Bickenbach, Nenad Kostanjsek, Somnath Chatterji, Alarcos Cieza

Methodological guidelines to estimate population-based health indicators using linked data and/or machine learning techniques

Romana Haneef, Mariken Tijhuis, Rodolphe Thiébaut, Ondřej Májek, Ivan Pristaš, Hanna Tolonen, Anne Gallay

Open Access Research

Trends of limb amputation considering type, level, sex and age in Saskatchewan, Canada 2006–2019: an in-depth assessment

Samuel Kwaku Essien, David Kopriva, A. Gary Linassi, Audrey Zucker-Levin

Open Access Coronavirus Commentary

COVID-19 denial in Turkmenistan veiling the real situation

Hashim Talib Hashim, Ahed El Abed El Rassoul, John Bchara, Attaullah Ahmadi, Don Eliseo Lucero-Prisno III

Open Access Research

Determinants of adverse birth outcomes among women delivered in public hospitals of Ethiopia, 2020

Muktar Abadiga, Getu Mosisa, Reta Tsegaye, Adugna Oluma, Eba Abdisa, Tilahun Bekele

Open Access Research

Decomposition of factors associated with housing material inequality in under-five deaths in low and middle-income countries

Oyewale Mayowa Morakinyo, Adeniyi Francis Fagbamigbe, Ayo Stephen Adebowale

Open Access COVID-19 Commentary

Research lessons during the COVID-19 pandemic: collecting longitudinal physical and mental health outcomes

Kristen Grove, Megan Harrold, Sheeraz Mohd, Varsha Natarajan, Elizabeth Hurn, Jane Pearce, Vinicius Cavalheri, Carol Watson, Dale W. Edgar, Andrew Maiorana, Angela Jacques, Ann White, Caitlin Vicary, Carol Watson, Caroline Roffman, Emma-Leigh Synnott, Hui Jun Chih, Ian Suttie, Ivan Lin, Jade Larsson, Jessica Tearne, Linda Woodhouse, Lisa van der Lee, Louise Naylor, Mercedes Elliott, Paul Gittings, Peta Winship, Robyn Timms, Sheldon Wulff, Tracy Hebden-Todd

Open Access COVID-19 Research

COVID-19: information access, trust and adherence to health advice among migrants in Norway

Ahmed A. Madar, Pierina Benavente, Elżbieta Czapka, Raquel Herrero-Arias, Jasmin Haj-Younes, Wegdan Hasha, George Deeb, Kathy A. Møen, Gaby Ortiz-Barreda, Esperanza Diaz

Open Access COVID-19 Research

How COVID-19 affects the use of evidence informed policymaking among iranian health policymakers and managers

Peivand Bastani, Jamshid Bahmaei, Ebrahim Kharazinejad, Mahnaz Samadbeik, Zhanming Liang, Carmen Huckel Schneider

Open Access Research

Health data collection methods and procedures across EU member states: findings from the InfAct Joint Action on health information

Brigid Unim, Eugenio Mattei, Flavia Carle, Hanna Tolonen, Enrique Bernal-Delgado, Peter Achterberg, Metka Zaletel, Stefanie Seeling, Romana Haneef, Anne-Charlotte Lorcy, Herman Van Oyen, Luigi Palmieri

Open Access Vaccination Research

Vaccination dropout rates among children aged 12-23 months in Democratic Republic of the Congo: a cross-sectional study

Harry-César Kayembe-Ntumba, Felly Vangola, Papy Ansobi, Germain Kapour, Eric Bokabo, Bien-Aimé Mandja, Didier Bompangue

Open Access Nutrition Systematic review

Under-nutrition and associated factors among children infected with human immunodeficiency virus in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Jemberu Nigussie, Bekahegn Girma, Alemayehu Molla, Moges Mareg, Esmelealem Mihretu

Open Access COVID-19 Research

Using a stochastic continuous-time Markov chain model to examine alternative timing and duration of the COVID-19 lockdown in Kuwait: what can be done now?

Mustafa Al-Zoughool, Tamer Oraby, Harri Vainio, Janvier Gasana, Joseph Longenecker, Walid Al Ali, Mohammad AlSeaidan, Susie Elsaadany, Michael G. Tyshenko

Open Access Research

Mapping European research networks providing health data: results from the InfAct Joint Action on health information

Brigid Unim, Elsi Haverinen, Eugenio Mattei, Flavia Carle, Andrea Faragalli, Rosaria Gesuita, Martin Thissen, Linda Abboud, Tiziana Grisetti, Petronille Bogaert, Luigi Palmieri

A program evaluation of the Innovative Teen Pregnancy Prevention Programs (iTP3) Project

Kristen M. Garcia, Christi H. Esquivel, Whitney R. Garney, Kelly L. Wilson, Jennifer Farmer

Open Access Research

Prioritizing health information for national health reporting - a Delphi study of the Joint Action on Health Information (InfAct)

Angela Fehr, Stefanie Seeling, Anselm Hornbacher, Martin Thißen, Petronille Bogaert, Marie Delnord, Ronan A. Lyons, Mariken J. Tijhuis, Peter Achterberg, Thomas Ziese

Open Access Autopsy Research

Causes and age of neonatal death and associations with maternal and newborn care characteristics in Nepal: a verbal autopsy study

Daniel J. Erchick, Johanna B. Lackner, Luke C. Mullany, Nitin N. Bhandari, Purusotam R. Shedain, Sirjana Khanal, Jyoti R. Dhakwa, Joanne Katz

Open Access Research

Barriers and determinants of postpartum family planning uptake among postpartum women in Western Ethiopia: a facility-based cross-sectional study

Temesgen Tilahun, Tariku Tesfaye Bekuma, Motuma Getachew, Rut Oljira, Assefa Seme

Open Access COVID-19 Research

Nurses’ eating habits in Lebanon during the economic and health crises: a cross-sectional study

Rita Georges Nohra, Elissa Naim, Taghrid Chaaban, Monique Rothan-Tondeur

Open Access Climate Change Research

Integrating technical and political views for a sustainable European Distributed Infrastructure on Population Health

Alicia Padron-Monedero, Rodrigo Sarmiento Suárez, Petronille Bogaert, Linda Abboud, Herman Van Oyen, Hanna Tolonen, Mariken J. Tijhuis, Luigi Palmieri, Romana Haneef, Anne Gallay, Luis Lapao, Paulo Jorge Nogueira, Thomas Ziese, Stefanie Seeling, Jakov Vukovic, Isabel Noguer-Zambrano

Open Access Methodology

Locally structured correlation (LSC) plots describe inhomogeneity in normally distributed correlated bivariate variables

Rebekka Mumm, Christiane Scheffler, Michael Hermanussen

Open Access Care Research

Prevalence and characterization of forgoing care: comparison of two prospective multicentre cohorts between pre-COVID-19 era and a lockdown period

Delphine Douillet, Clémence Dupont, Noémie Leloup, Grégory Ménager, Maud Delori, Caroline Soulie, François Morin, Thomas Moumneh, Dominique Savary, Pierre-Marie Roy, Aurore Armand

Research

Spontaneous reporting of adverse drug reaction among health professionals in Ghana

Morrison Asiamah, Kwadwo Owusu Akuffo, Pricillia Nortey, Nina Donkor, Anthony Danso-Appiah

Open Access Mood Disorders Systematic review

Effect of perinatal depression on birth and infant health outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies from Africa

Abel Fekadu Dadi, Temesgen Yihunie Akalu, Haileab Fekadu Wolde, Adhanom Gebreegziabher Baraki

Open Access Skin Cancer Research

Spatial epidemiology of skin cancer in Iran: separating sun-exposed and non-sun-exposed parts of the body

Behzad Kiani, Parinaz Tabari, Alireza Mohammadi, Sayyed Mostafa Mostafavi, Mohsen Moghadami, Mitra Amini, Abbas Rezaianzadeh

Open Access Research

Has Latin America achieved universal health coverage yet? Lessons from four countries

Ramiro E. Gilardino, Pilar Valanzasca, Susan B. Rifkin

Coronavirus Research

Domestic violence during the COVID-19 confinement: do victims feel more socially isolated?

Sabine Drieskens, Elise Braekman, Karin De Ridder, Lydia Gisle, Rana Charafeddine, Lize Hermans, Stefaan Demarest

Open Access Public Health Research

Sexual autonomy and self-reported sexually transmitted infections among women in sexual unions

Collins Adu, Aliu Mohammed, Eugene Budu, James Boadu Frimpong, Justice Kanor Tetteh, Bright Opoku Ahinkorah, Abdul-Aziz Seidu

Open Access Plasmodium Falciparum Study protocol

Boosting the impact of seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC) through simultaneous screening and treatment of household members of children receiving SMC in Burkina Faso: a protocol for a randomized open label trial

Paul Sondo, Marc Christian Tahita, Hamidou Ilboudo, Toussaint Rouamba, Karim Derra, Gauthier Tougri, Florence Ouédraogo, Béatrice Marie Adélaïde Konseibo, Eli Roamba, Sabina Dahlström Otienoburu, Bérenger Kaboré, Kalynn Kennon, Kadija Ouédraogo, Wend-Timbe-Noma Arlette Raïssa Zongo, Fadima Yaya Bocoum, Kasia Stepniewska, Mehul Dhorda, Philippe J. Guérin, Halidou Tinto

Open Access Research

Association of tobacco retailer count with smoking population versus vaping population in California (2019)

Vidya Purushothaman, Raphael E. Cuomo, Jiawei Li, Matthew Nali, Tim K. Mackey

Open Access Public Health Research

Spatial distribution and factors associated with adolescent pregnancy in Nigeria: a multi-level analysis

Obasanjo Afolabi Bolarinwa, Zemenu Tadesse Tessema, James Boadu Frimpong, Taiwo Oladapo Babalola, Bright Opoku Ahinkorah, Abdul-Aziz Seidu

Open Access Public Health Research

Training types associated with knowledge and experience in public health workers

Zui Narita, Yoshio Yamanouchi, Kazuo Mishima, Yoko Kamio, Naoko Ayabe, Ryoko Kakei, Yoshiharu Kim

Open Access Care Research

COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in Belgian nursing homes: results of a surveillance conducted between April and December 2020

Eline Vandael, Katrien Latour, Esma Islamaj, Laura Int Panis, Milena Callies, Freek Haarhuis, Kristiaan Proesmans, Brecht Devleesschauwer, Javiera Rebolledo Gonzalez, Alice Hannecart, Romain Mahieu, Louise de Viron, Etienne De Clercq, Anne Kongs, Naïma Hammami, Jean-Marc François, Dominique Dubourg, Sarah Henz, Boudewijn Catry, Sara Dequeker

Open Access Research

Factors predisposing women and children to indoor air pollution in rural villages, Western Kenya

Gabriel O. Dida, Patrick O. Lutta, Paul O. Abuom, Tomislav Mestrovic, Douglas N. Anyona

Open Access Research

EU health information progress: the harvest of policy supporting projects and networks

Mariken J. Tijhuis, Linda A. Abboud, Peter W. Achterberg

Open Access Tuberculosis Research

Tuberculosis poor treatment outcomes and its determinants in Kilifi County, Kenya: a retrospective cohort study from 2012 to 2019

Geoffrey G. Katana, Moses Ngari, Teresia Maina, Deche Sanga, Osman A. Abdullahi

Open Access Whooping Cough Research

Immunization data quality and decision making in pertussis outbreak management in southern Ethiopia: a cross sectional study

Mesele Damte Argaw, Binyam Fekadu Desta, Zergu Taffesse Tsegaye, Aychiluhim Damtew Mitiku, Afework Ayele Atsa, Bekele Belayihun Tefera, Deirdre Rogers, Ephrem Teferi, Wondwosen Shiferaw Abera, Ismael Ali Beshir, Zelalem Abera Kora, Sisay Setegn, Amare Assefa Anara, Tadelech Sinamo, Rudzani Muloiwa

Open Access Care Methodology

Regional health care profiles – an improved method for generating case studies on the catchment areas of envisaged primary health care units in Austria: a report to the InfAct Joint Action

Stefan Mathis-Edenhofer, Florian Röthlin, David Wachabauer, Romana Haneef, Ilana Ventura, Gerhard Fülöp

Open Access Correction

Correction to: Health data collection methods and procedures across EU member states: findings from the InfAct Joint Action on health information

Brigid Unim, Eugenio Mattei, Flavia Carle, Hanna Tolonen, Enrique Bernal-Delgado, Peter Achterberg, Metka Zaletel, Stefanie Seeling, Romana Haneef, Anne-Charlotte Lorcy, Herman Van Oyen, Luigi Palmieri

Open Access Research

Use and misuse of prescription stimulants by university students: a cross-sectional survey in the french-speaking community of Belgium, 2018

Martine Sabbe, Javier Sawchik, Mégane Gräfe, Françoise Wuillaume, Sara De Bruyn, Pierre Van Antwerpen, Guido Van Hal, Martin Desseilles, Jamila Hamdani, Hugues Malonne

Open Access Care Research

Newborn thermal care in western Uttar Pradesh — gap analysis between knowledge and practices

Anurag Srivastava, Sumit Saxena, Payal Srivastava, Syed Esam Mahmood, Ruchi Pandey, Anju Saxena

Forced sex and its predictors among students attending university: a cross-sectional study

Shayesteh Jahanfar, Parivash Ahmadpour, Mojgan Mirghafourvand

Open Access Care Research

The impact of surge adaptations on hospitalist care teams during the COVID-19 pandemic utilizing a rapid qualitative analysis approach

Angela Keniston, Vishruti Patel, Lauren McBeth, Kasey Bowden, Alexandra Gallant, Marisha Burden

Open Access Care Research

Healthcare-associated infections and antimicrobial use in Belgian nursing homes: results of three point prevalence surveys between 2010 and 2016

Katrien Latour, Boudewijn Catry, Brecht Devleesschauwer, Frank Buntinx, Jan De Lepeleire, Béatrice Jans

Open Access Public Health Commentary

The triangle of inequality in dental services: arguments for a new conceptual framework

Arash Ghanbarzadegan, Peivand Bastani, Madhan Balasubramanian, David Brennan, Lisa Jamieson

Open Access Research

Don’t change who we are but give us a chance: confronting the potential of community health worker certification for workforce recognition and exclusion

Ashley Kissinger, Shakira Cordova, Ann Keller, Jane Mauldon, Lori Copan, Claire Snell Rood

Open Access Research

Dietary patterns of persons with chronic conditions within a multi-ethnic population: results from the nationwide Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices survey on diabetes in Singapore

Yeow Wee Brian Tan, Jue Hua Lau, PV AshaRani, Kumarasan Roystonn, Fiona Devi, Ying Ying Lee, Clare Whitton, Peizhi Wang, Saleha Shafie, Sherilyn Chang, Anitha Jeyagurunathan, Boon Yiang Chua, Edimansyah Abdin, Chee Fang Sum, Eng Sing Lee, Mythily Subramaniam

Open Access Research

Assessment of men involvement in family planning services use and associated factors in rural Ghana

Senanu Abigail Kpekpo Kwawukume, Alexander Suuk Laar, Tanko Abdulai

Open Access COVID-19 Vaccination Research

Trust and willingness towards COVID-19 vaccine uptake: a mixed-method study in Ghana, 2021

Joshua Amo-Adjei, Anastasiia Nurzhynska, Ruth Essuman, Anna-Leena Lohiniva

Open Access Correction

Correction to: Differences between health technology assessment topics in high- and middle-income coun8tries: a scoping review

Sepehr Ghazinoory, Basireh Majidi, Shohreh Nasri, Mohammad Ehsan Zandi, Hosein Farrokhi, Majid Javedani, Majid Barzanouni

Open Access Correction

Correction to: Methodological guidelines to estimate population-based health indicators using linked data and/or machine learning techniques

Romana Haneef, Mariken Tijhuis, Rodolphe Thiébaut, Ondřej Májek, Ivan Pristaš, Hanna Tolonen, Anne Gallay

Open Access COVID-19 Research

Factors related to pregnancy status and unwanted pregnancy among lebanese women during the COVID-19 lockdown: a cross-sectional study

Chadia Haddad, Sandrella Bou Malhab, Hala Sacre, Diana Malaeb, Joelle Azzi, Dalia Khachman, Nathalie Lahoud, Pascale Salameh

Open Access Care Research

Risk factors of dropout from institutional delivery among HIV positive antenatal care booked mothers within one year postpartum in Ethiopia: a case–control study

Muhabaw Shumye Mihret, Zelalem Nigussie Azene, Azmeraw Ambachew Kebede, Banchigizie Adane Mengistu, Getachew Azeze Eriku, Mengstu Melkamu Asaye, Wagaye Fentahun Chanie, Birhan Tsegaw Taye

Open Access COVID-19 Research

Decision-based interactive model to determine re-opening conditions of a large university campus in Belgium during the first COVID-19 wave

Vincent Denoël, Olivier Bruyère, Gilles Louppe, Fabrice Bureau, Vincent D’orio, Sébastien Fontaine, Laurent Gillet, Michèle Guillaume, Éric Haubruge, Anne-Catherine Lange, Fabienne Michel, Romain Van Hulle, Maarten Arnst, Anne-Françoise Donneau, Claude Saegerman

Open Access Obesity Methodology

The Public Health 12 framework: interpreting the ‘Meadows 12 places to act in a system’ for use in public health

Kristy A. Bolton, Jillian Whelan, Penny Fraser, Colin Bell, Steven Allender, Andrew D. Brown

Open Access Research

Parked on the verge: vocational rehabilitation of long-term unemployed citizens – a mixed methods study

Lotte Nygaard Andersen, Mette Jensen Stochkendahl, Kirsten K. Roessler

Open Access Care Research

Antiretroviral therapy initiation and retention among clients who received peer-delivered linkage case management and standard linkage services, Eswatini, 2016–2020: retrospective comparative cohort study

Duncan MacKellar, Thabo Hlophe, Dawud Ujamaa, Sherri Pals, Makhosazana Dlamini, Lenhle Dube, Chutima Suraratdecha, Daniel Williams, Johnita Byrd, James Tobias, Phumzile Mndzebele, Stephanie Behel, Ishani Pathmanathan, Sikhathele Mazibuko, Endale Tilahun, Caroline Ryan

Open Access Pathology Research

Combining data to perform population-based observational studies: know your sources. The case of thyroid cancer in Belgium

Brigitte Decallonne, Bérengère Snyers, Nathalie Elaut, Bernard Peene, Julie Verbeeck, Annick Van den Bruel, Harlinde De Schutter

Open Access Tuberculosis Research

Magnitude and determinants of delay in diagnosis of tuberculosis patients in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis: 2020

Getahun Fetensa, Desalegn Wirtu, Belachew Etana, Tadesse Tolossa, Bizuneh Wakuma

Open Access Addiction Research

Parental divorce and nicotine addiction in Lebanese adolescents: the mediating role of child abuse and bullying victimization

Elie Bou Sanayeh, Katia Iskandar, Marie-Claude Fadous Khalife, Sahar Obeid, Souheil Hallit

Open Access Research

Association between divorce and access to healthcare services among married immigrants: propensity score approaches

Suyeong Bae, James E. Graham, Sanghun Nam, Ickpyo Hong

Open Access Methodology

Using online spaces to recruit Kenyan queer womxn and trans men in restrictive offline settings

Stephanie Haase, Virginia Zweigenthal, Alex Müller

Open Access Care Research

Evaluation of compassionate and respectful care implementation status in model healthcare facilities: a cross-sectional study

Kemal Jemal, Assegid Samuel, Abiyu Geta, Fantanesh Desalegn, Lidia Gebru, Tezera Tadele, Ewnetu Genet, Mulugeta Abate, Nebiyou Tafesse

Open Access Melanoma Research

Non-melanoma skin cancer among ethnic German immigrants (resettler) from the former Soviet Union: a cohort study from 1990 to 2007

Evgenia Markeeva-Ilisevic, Bernd Holleczek, Heiko Becher, Volker Winkler

Open Access Research

Health information-seeking behavior associated with linguistic group membership: latent class analysis of a population-based cross-sectional survey in Italy, August to September 2014

Dietmar Ausserhofer, Wolfgang Wiedermann, Ulrich Becker, Anna Vögele, Giuliano Piccoliori, Christian J. Wiedermann, Adolf Engl

Open Access Malaria Research

Common childhood illnesses: a cross-sectional study of commodity stocking patterns and management knowledge among patent and proprietary medicine vendors in Nigeria

Selema Margaret Akuiyibo, Jennifer Anyanti, Babatunde Abiodun Amoo, Dennis Aizobu, Omokhudu Idogho

Open Access Care Systematic review

Do financial aspects affect care transitions in long-term care systems? A systematic review

Estera Wieczorek, Ewa Kocot, Silvia Evers, Christoph Sowada, Milena Pavlova

Open Access Systematic review

A systematic literature review of disability weights measurement studies: evolution of methodological choices

Periklis Charalampous, Suzanne Polinder, Jördis Wothge, Elena von der Lippe, Juanita A. Haagsma

Open Access Human Immunodeficiency Virus Research

HIV prevalence and risk behaviors among female sex workers in Togo in 2017: a cross-sectional national study

Alexandra M. Bitty-Anderson, Fifonsi A. Gbeasor-Komlanvi, Martin Kouame Tchankoni, Arnold Sadio, Mounerou Salou, Patrick A. Coffie, Claver A. Dagnra, Didier K. Ekouevi

Open Access Research

A framework of evidence-based decision-making in health system management: a best-fit framework synthesis

Tahereh Shafaghat, Peivand Bastani, Mohammad Hasan Imani Nasab, Mohammad Amin Bahrami, Mahsa Roozrokh Arshadi Montazer, Mohammad Kazem Rahimi Zarchi, Sisira Edirippulige

Open Access Coronavirus Study protocol

VALCOR: a protocol for the validation of SARS-corona virus-2 assays

Marc Arbyn, Sharonjit Kaur Dhillon, Marianna Martinelli, Cindy Simoens, Lize Cuypers, Jannes Bode, Marc Van Ranst, Philippe Corbisier, Jesper Bonde, Clementina Cocuzza

Open Access Hypertension Research

Association of a pro-inflammatory diet with type 2 diabetes and hypertension: results from the Ravansar non-communicable diseases cohort study

Samira Arbabi Jam, Shahab Rezaeian, Farid Najafi, Behrooz Hamzeh, Ebrahim Shakiba, Mehdi Moradinazar, Mitra Darbandi, Fatemeh Hichi, Sareh Eghtesad, Yahya Pasdar

Open Access Osteoarthrosis Systematic review

Digital self-management interventions for osteoarthritis: a systematic scoping review of intervention characteristics, adherence and attrition

Rhiannon K. Patten, Alexander Tacey, Rebecca Pile, Alexandra Parker, Mary De Gori, Phong Tran, Michael J. McKenna, Rebecca Lane, Vasso Apostolopoulos, Catherine M. Said, Itamar Levinger, Mary N. Woessner

Open Access Research

Workforce participation, health and wealth inequality among older Australians between 2001 and 2015

Huong Dinh, Lyndall Strazdins, Tinh Doan, Thuy Do, Amelia Yazidjoglou, Cathy Banwell

Open Access COVID-19 Research

Measuring disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) due to COVID-19 in Scotland, 2020

Grant M. A. Wyper, Eilidh Fletcher, Ian Grant, Gerry McCartney, Colin Fischbacher, Oliver Harding, Hannah Jones, Maria Teresa de Haro Moro, Niko Speybroeck, Brecht Devleesschauwer, Diane L. Stockton

Open Access Fatigue Research

The impact of school life and family involvement on Western China junior high school students’ wellbeing at multidimensional levels

Yipeng Lv, Ye Gao, Bihan Tang, Fan Cheng, Zeqi Chen, Jing Wu, Hongyang Yang, Xu Liu

Open Access Campylobacter Research

Epidemiology of Campylobacter infections among children of 0–24 months of age in South Africa

Amidou Samie, Resoketswe Charlotte Moropeng, Nicoline Fri Tanih, Rebecca Dillingham, Richard Guerrant, Pascal Obong Bessong

Open Access COVID-19 Research

The association between area deprivation and COVID-19 incidence: a municipality-level spatio-temporal study in Belgium, 2020–2021

Marjan Meurisse, Adrien Lajot, Brecht Devleesschauwer, Dieter Van Cauteren, Herman Van Oyen, Laura Van den Borre, Ruben Brondeel

Open Access Human Immunodeficiency Virus Research

Women’s decision-making capacity and its association with comprehensive knowledge of HIV/AIDS in 23 sub-Saharan African countries

Betregiorgis Zegeye, Felix Emeka Anyiam, Bright Opoku Ahinkorah, Edward Kwabena Ameyaw, Eugene Budu, Abdul-Aziz Seidu, Sanni Yaya

Open Access Care Research

Improving the quality of long-term care services in workforce dimension: expert views from Australia and South Korea

Hyo Young Lee, Stephanie Short, Mi-Joung Lee, Yun-Hee Jeon, Eunok Park, Young-Ran Chin

Open Access Mood Disorders Research

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on pediatric developmental services: a cross-sectional study on overall burden and mental health status

Peter Borusiak, Yuliya Mazheika, Susanne Bauer, Edda Haberlandt, Ilona Krois, Christian Fricke, Liane Simon, Petra Beschoner, Lucia Jerg-Bretzke, Franziska Geiser, Nina Hiebel, Kerstin Weidner, Christian Albus, Eva Morawa, Yesim Erim

Open Access Research

The association of adolescent e-cigarette harm perception to advertising exposure and marketing type

Man Hung, Andrew Spencer, Clarissa Goh, Eric S. Hon, Val Joseph Cheever, Frank W. Licari, Ryan Moffat, Ben Raymond, Martin S. Lipsky

Open Access Research

Enablers and barriers to the secondary use of health data in Europe: general data protection regulation perspective

Jakov Vukovic, Damir Ivankovic, Claudia Habl, Jelena Dimnjakovic

Open Access Correction

Correction to: Coping with interoperability in the development of a federated research infrastructure: achievements, challenges and recommendations from the JA-InfAct

Juan González-García, Francisco Estupiñán-Romero, Carlos Tellería-Orriols, Javier González-Galindo, Luigi Palmieri, Andrea Faragalli, Ivan Pristās, Jakov Vuković, Janis Misinš, Irisa Zile, Enrique Bernal-Delgado

Open Access Vaccination Methodology

COVID-19 contact tracing in Belgium: main indicators and performance, January – September 2021

Kristiaan Proesmans, Sharon Hancart, Toon Braeye, Sofieke Klamer, Emmanuel Robesyn, Achille Djiena, Frances De Leeuw, Romain Mahieu, Alex Dreuw, Naima Hammami, Dirk Wildemeersch, Laura Cornelissen, Dieter Van Cauteren

Open Access Hepatitis B Systematic review

Prevalence and genotype distribution of viral hepatitis B in Cambodia between 1990 and 2020: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Bunthen E, Pichetra Ou, Serge Ouoba, Md Razeen Ashraf Hussain, Ko Ko, Shintaro Nagashima, Aya Sugiyama, Tomoyuki Akita, Junko Tanaka

Open Access Research

National and sub-national trends of salt intake in Iranians from 2000 to 2016: a systematic analysis

Ali Gholami, Ali Ghanbari, Shahabeddin Rezaei, Hamid Reza Baradaran, Shahab Khatibzadeh, Mahboubeh Parsaeian, Mitra Hariri, Negar Zamaninour, Ali Sheidaei, Morteza Abdollahi, Parvin Mirmiran, Majid Ghayour-Mobarhan, Afshin Ostovar, Noushin Mohammadifard, Alireza Khosravi, Seyedeh Mahdieh Namayandeh, Farshad Farzadfar

Open Access SARS-CoV-2 Research

Medical students’ knowledge about COVID-19 and evaluation of the effectiveness of the applied preventive strategies

Kathie Sarzyńska, Eddie Czwojdziński, Amadeusz Kuźniarski, Sadri Rayad, Agnieszka Piwowar, Beata Jankowska-Polańska

Open Access Care Research

Intimate partner violence and timely antenatal care visits in sub-Saharan Africa

Richard Gyan Aboagye, Abdul-Aziz Seidu, Bernard Yeboah-Asiamah Asare, Collins Adu, Bright Opoku Ahinkorah

Open Access Research

Social and housing indicators of dengue and chikungunya in Indian adults aged 45 and above: Analysis of a nationally representative survey (2017-18)

Winnie Paulson, Naveen Kumar Kodali, Karuppusamy Balasubramani, Rashi Dixit, Savitha Chellappan, Sujit Kumar Behera, Praveen Balabaskaran Nina

Open Access Research

Risk factors for child stunting in Bangladesh: an analysis using MICS 2019 data

Tuhinur Rahman Chowdhury, Sayan Chakrabarty, Muntaha Rakib, Stephen Winn, Jason Bennie

Open Access Research

Minimum acceptable diet feeding practice and associated factors among children aged 6–23 months in east Africa: a multilevel binary logistic regression analysis of 2008–2018 demographic health survey data

Misganaw Gebrie Worku, Tesfa Sewunet Alamneh, Getayeneh Antehunegn Tesema, Adugnaw Zeleke Alem, Zemenu Tadesse Tessema, Alemneh Mekuriaw Liyew, Yigizie Yeshaw, Achamyeleh Birhanu Teshale

Open Access Correction

Correction to: The association between area deprivation and COVID-19 incidence: a municipality-level spatio-temporal study in Belgium, 2020–2021

Marjan Meurisse, Adrien Lajot, Brecht Devleesschauwer, Dieter Van Cauteren, Herman Van Oyen, Laura Van den Borre, Ruben Brondeel

Open Access Overweight Research

Determinants of excessive gestational weight gain: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Meng Zhou, Xueqing Peng, Honggang Yi, Shaowen Tang, Hua You

Open Access Shock Research

Heterogeneity in subnational mortality in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic: the case of Belgian districts in 2020

Benjamin-Samuel Schlüter, Bruno Masquelier, Carlo Giovanni Camarda

Open Access Public Health Methodology

European public health best practice portal - process and criteria for best practice assessment

Magdalena Stepien, Ingrid Keller, Marianne Takki, Sandra Caldeira

Open Access Angiography Research

Development and evaluation of the accuracy of an indicator of the appropriateness of interventional cardiology generated from a French registry

Florence Francis-Oliviero, Pierre Coste, Emilie Lesaine, Corinne Perez, François Casteigt, Jean-Marie Clerc, Nicolas Delarche, Akil Hassan, Bernard Larnaudie, Jean-Louis Leymarie, Louis-Rachid Salmi, Florence Saillour-Glenisson

Open Access Research

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