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Archives of Public Health

Issue 1/2023

Content (212 Articles)

Response to back-to-back outbreaks of circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 in two nomadic pastoralist settlements in Oti Region, Ghana-2019

Donne Kofi Ameme, Yaw Ofori Yeboah, John Kofi Odoom, Senanu Kwesi Djokoto, Ernest Akyereko, Abdulaziz Mamudu, Mukaila Diwura, William Opare, Patrick Avevor, Stanley Diamenu, Sally-Ann Ohene, Ernest Kenu, Franklin Asiedu-Bekoe

Self-Efficacy to Manage Chronic Disease (SEMCD) scale: translation and evaluation of measurement properties for a swedish version

  • Open Access
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Jeanette Melin, Andreas Fors, Sofie Jakobsson, David Krabbe, Ida Björkman

The burden of disease of fatal and non-fatal burn injuries for the full spectrum of care in the Netherlands

  • Open Access
  • Care
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Inge Spronk, Margriet E. van Baar, Robert A. Verheij, Martien J. Panneman, Jan Dokter, Suzanne Polinder, Juanita A. Haagsma

The relationship between the insulinemic potential of diet and lifestyle and risk of breast cancer: a case-control study among iranian adult women

Ebrahim Mokhtari, Sanaz Jamshidi, Ghazal Daftari, Hossein Farhadnejad, Farshad Teymoori, Seyed Aref Momeni, Bahram Rashidkhani, Parvin Mirmiran

Correction: Establishing a Belgian Nutrition Society (BNS): Filling the Void

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Patrice Cani, Peter Clarys, Antoine Clinquart, Stefaan De Henauw, Nathalie Delzenne, Peter Deriemaeker, Caroline Douny, Isabelle Guelinckx, Inge Huybrechts, Lieven Huybregts, Patrick Kolsteren, Carl Lachat, Isabelle Laquiere, Yvan Larondelle, Jef Leroy, Guy Manghuin-Rogister, Christophe Matthys, Patrick Mullie, Jean Neve, Marie-Louise Scippo, Isabelle Sioen, Anne-Marie Remaut, John Van Camp, Stefanie Vandevijvere, Margareta Vansant

Essential medicines for mental disorders: comparison of 121 national lists with WHO recommendations

Beatrice Todesco, Giovanni Ostuzzi, Chiara Gastaldon, Davide Papola, Corrado Barbui

Unravelling mechanisms underlying the action principles of a community-based health promotion programme: a realist evaluation

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Marja A. J. G. de Jong, Gerda Wink, Maria A. Koelen, Annemarie Wagemakers

Science communication on the public health risks of air pollution: a computational scoping review from 1958 to 2022

Elisabeth Pfleger, Christoph Adrian, Regina Lutz, Hans Drexler

Health trajectories across the work exit transition in the 1990s, 2000s, and 2010s: the role of working conditions and policy

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Maaike van der Noordt, Theo G. van Tilburg, Suzan van der Pas, Bram Wouterse, Dorly J. H. Deeg

Relationship between occupational and leisure-time physical activity and the need for recovery after work

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Tiina Karihtala, Anu M. Valtonen, Hannu Kautiainen, Leila Hopsu, Janne Halonen, Ari Heinonen, Sampsa Puttonen

Reliability and validity of a Global Physical Activity Questionnaire adapted for use among pregnant women in Nepal

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Noha Algallai, Kelly Martin, Krupali Shah, Kusum Shrestha, Jean-Francois Daneault, Archana Shrestha, Abha Shrestha, Shristi Rawal

Parents' knowledge and predictions about the age of menarche: experimental evidence from Honduras

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Michela Accerenzi, Pablo Brañas-Garza, Diego Jorrat

COVID-19 knowledge, attitude, and practice of United Arab Emirates heath providers at the start of the pandemic 2020

Aljazia Khalfan Alghfeli, Amal Abdul Rahim Al Zarooni, Hamda Musabbah Alremeithi, Roqayah Abdulla Almadhaani, Latifa Baynouna Alketbi

Medication administration errors in the domain of infusion therapy in intensive care units: a survey study among nurses

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Charlotte Beaudart, Maureen Witjes, Paul Rood, Mickael Hiligsmann

Rapid qualitative analysis approach to stakeholder and client interviews to inform mobile-based HIV testing in the U.S. Deep South

Madeline C. Pratt, Oluwaseyi O. Isehunwa, Ingrid V. Bassett, Mirjam-Colette Kempf, Bretia Gordon, Lynn T. Matthews

The effects of exceeding low-risk drinking thresholds on self-rated health and all-cause mortality in older adults: the Tromsø study 1994–2020

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Line Tegner Stelander, Geir Fagerjord Lorem, Anne Høye, Jørgen G. Bramness, Rolf Wynn, Ole Kristian Grønli

Relationships between psychosocial well-being and leisure time physical activity among 160.000 young Finnish men: a cross-sectional study during 2015–2021

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Kaija Appelqvist-Schmidlechner, Risto Heikkinen, Tommi Vasankari, Toni Virtanen, Kai Pihlainen, Tuomas Honkanen, Heikki Kyröläinen, Jani P. Vaara

Prevalence and factors associated with adolescent pregnancies in Zambia: a systematic review from 2000–2022

  • Open Access
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Gift Malunga, Sidney Sangong, Farrukh Ishaque Saah, Luchuo Engelbert Bain

Health resource allocation in Western China from 2014 to 2018

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Zheng Wang, Haoyu He, Xi Liu, Hongkuang Wei, Qiming Feng, Bo Wei

Impact of lower co-payments on risk-reducing salpingo-oophorectomy and BRCA testing in Japan

Katsuyuki Konnai, Hiroyuki Fujiwara, Masakazu Kitagawa, Reina Wakabayashi, Asuna Yumori, Tsuguto Notomi, Ryo Onose, Hisamori Kato, Hiroto Narimatsu

Increased investment in Universal Health Coverage in Sub–Saharan Africa is crucial to attain the Sustainable Development Goal 3 targets on maternal and child health

  • Open Access
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Robert Kokou Dowou, Hubert Amu, Farrukh Ishaque Saah, Oluwafemi Adeagbo, Luchuo Engelbert Bain

Diurnal pattern of breaks in sedentary time and the physical function of older adults

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Ting-Fu Lai, Yung Liao, Chien-Yu Lin, Ming-Chun Hsueh, Mohammad Javad Koohsari, Ai Shibata, Koichiro Oka, Ding-Cheng Chan

Motivating non-physician health workers to reduce the behavioral risk factors of non-communicable diseases in the community: a field trial study

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Mehran Asadi-Aliabadi, Seyed M. Karimi, Fariba Mirbaha-Hashemi, Arash Tehrani-Banihashemi, Leila Janani, Ebrahim Babaee, Marzieh Nojomi, Maziar Moradi-Lakeh

Food insecurity status and its contributing factors in slums’ dwellers of southwest Iran, 2021: a cross-sectional study

Hassan Joulaei, Parisa Keshani, Zohre Foroozanfar, Sima Afrashteh, Zahra Hosseinkhani, Mohammad Ali Mohsenpour, Ghasem Moghimi, Arash Homayouni Meymandi

Cluster analysis of COVID-19 recovery center patients at a clinic in Boston, MA 2021–2022: impact on strategies for access and personalized care

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Ann-Marcia C. Tukpah, Jhillika Patel, Beret Amundson, Miguel Linares, Meera Sury, Julie Sullivan, Tajmah Jocelyn, Brenda Kissane, Gerald Weinhouse, Nancy Lange-Vaidya, Daniela Lamas, Khalid Ismail, Chandan Pavuluri, Michael H. Cho, Elizabeth B. Gay, Matthew Moll

A Spatio-temporal Bayesian model to estimate risk and influencing factors related to tuberculosis in Chongqing, China, 2014–2020

Zhi-Yi Chen, Xin-Yi Deng, Yang Zou, Ying He, Sai-Juan Chen, Qiu-Ting Wang, Dian-Guo Xing, Yan Zhang

The feasibility of teleconsultations in unplanned primary care: an intervention study in Belgium, 2021

Sarah Hertens, Chris Van der Mullen, Birgitte Schoenmakers

Enhancing the value of death registration with verbal autopsy data: a pilot study in the Senegalese urban population in 2019

Khadim Niang, Atoumane Fall, Samba Ndiaye, Maguette Sarr, Khady Ba, Bruno Masquelier

Implementation of community-based management of severe acute malnutrition in conflict affected regions: a case of South Kordofan, Sudan

Quraish Sserwanja, Osman Omer Adam, Eissa Hassan Mohamed, Mohammed Bashir Adam, Linet M. Mutisya

Menstrual characteristics and dysmenorrhea among Palestinian adolescent refugee camp dwellers in the West Bank and Jordan: a cross-sectional study

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Rula Ghandour, Weeam Hammoudeh, Hein Stigum, Rita Giacaman, Heidi Fjeld, Gerd Holmboe-Ottesen

Reported health, social support, stress and associations with choline intake in pregnant women in central South Africa: the NuEMI study 2018–2019

Liska Robb, Elizabeth Margaretha Jordaan, Gina Joubert, Jennifer Ngounda, Corinna May Walsh

Strategies to improve outcomes of youth experiencing healthcare transition from pediatric to adult HIV care in a large U.S. city

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Florence Momplaisir, Kassandra McGlonn, Megan Grabill, Kaelo Moahi, Hervette Nkwihoreze, Kayla Knowles, Roberta Laguerre, Nadia Dowshen, Sophia A. Hussen, Amanda E. Tanner, Elizabeth D. Lowenthal

Acceptability of mandatory vaccination against influenza, measles, pertussis and varicella by workers in healthcare facilities: a national cross-sectional study, France, 2019

Sophie Vaux, Laure Fonteneau, Muriel Péfau, Anne-Gaëlle Venier, Arnaud Gautier, Sophan Soing Altrach, Pierre Parneix, Daniel Levy-Bruhl

Feasibility of implementing an innovative manual handling risk assessment training program for staff working in long-term care

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Natasha K Brusco, Christine Graven, Leanne Boyd, Helen Kugler, Helen Dawes, Helen Rawson, Lynne Clayton, Suzanna Tan, Victoria A Goodwin, Abi J Hall, Nicholas F Taylor

Prevalence and predictors of delayed initiation of breastfeeding among postnatal women at a tertiary hospital in Eastern Uganda: a cross-sectional study

Loyce Kusasira, David Mukunya, Samuel Obakiro, Kiyimba Kenedy, Nekaka Rebecca, Lydia Ssenyonga, Mbwali Immaculate, Agnes Napyo

Evaluation of Dakshata, a scale-up WHO SCC and mentoring-based program, for improving quality of intrapartum care in public sector in Rajasthan, India: repeated mixed-methods surveys

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Samiksha Singh, Nanda Kishore Kannuri, Aparajita Mishra, Leena Gaikwad, Rajan Shukla, Mukta Tyagi, Swecha Chamarty

Estimated 24-Hour urinary sodium and potassium excretion in adults in the Northwest Region of Morocco, 2017

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Mohamed Idrissi, Naima Saeid, Samir Mounach, Hicham El Berri, Ayoub Al Jawaldah, Fadoua Rahhaoui, Fatima-Zahra Mouzouni, Anass Rami, Kaoutar Benjeddou, Houria Lahmam, Hasnae Benkirane, Mohammed Elmzibri, Khalid El Kari, Abdallah Bagri, Hassan Aguenaou, Latifa Belakhel

Longitudinal trends and determinants of stunting among children aged 1–15 years

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Senahara Korsa Wake, Temesgen Zewotir, Kebede Lulu, Yemane Hailu Fissuh

Estimating the impact of birth interval on under-five mortality in east african countries: a propensity score matching analysis

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

Socio-demographic and economic inequity in the use of insecticide-treated bed nets during pregnancy: a survey-based case study of four sub-Saharan African countries with a high burden of malaria

Werissaw Haileselassie, Ruth Adam, Mizan Habtemichael, Randy E. David, Nabel Solomon, Salle Workineh, Jemal Haider, Ayele Belachew, Wakgari Deressa, Guiyun Yan, Nigussie Assefa Kassaw, Daniel M. Parker

Comparing the incidence of SARS-CoV-2 across age groups considering sampling biases - use of testing data of autumn 2021 in Belgium

Adrien Lajot, Laura Cornelissen, Dieter Van Cauteren, Marjan Meurisse, Ruben Brondeel, Christine Dupont-Gillain

Multilevel analysis of intimate partner violence and associated factors among pregnant women in East Africa: Evidence from recent (2012–2018) demographic and health surveys

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Desale Bihonegn Asmamaw, Wubshet Debebe Negash, Desalegn Anmut Bitew, Tadele Biresaw Belachew

System, institutional, and client-level factors associated with formal healthcare utilisation among older adults with low income under a social protection scheme in Ghana

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Williams Agyemang-Duah, Dennis Asante, Joseph Oduro Appiah, Anthony Kwame Morgan, Isaac Verberk Mensah, Prince Peprah, Anthony Acquah Mensah

Global and regional quality of care index for prostate cancer: an analysis from the Global Burden of Disease study 1990–2019

Ali Nowroozi, Shahin Roshani, Seyyed-Hadi Ghamari, Parnian Shobeiri, Mohsen Abbasi-Kangevari, Narges Ebrahimi, Negar Rezaei, Moein Yoosefi, Mohammad-Reza Malekpour, Mohammad-Mahdi Rashidi, Mana Moghimi, Erfan Amini, Alireza Namazi Shabestari, Bagher Larijani, Farshad Farzadfar

Conceptualizing Indigenous strengths-based health and wellness research using group concept mapping

Victoria M. O’Keefe, Tara L. Maudrie, Ashley B. Cole, Jessica S. Ullrich, Jillian Fish, Kyle X. Hill, Lauren A. White, Nicole Redvers, Valarie Blue Bird Jernigan, Jordan P. Lewis, Amy E. West, Charlene Aqpik Apok, Evan J. White, Jerreed D. Ivanich, Katie Schultz, Melissa E. Lewis, Michelle C. Sarche, Miigis B. Gonzalez, Myra Parker, Sophie E. Neuner Weinstein, Celena J. McCray, Donald Warne, Jessica C. Black, Jennifer R. Richards, Melissa L. Walls

Community—Minimal Invasive Tissue Sampling (cMITS) using a modified ambulance for ascertaining the cause of death: A novel approach piloted in a remote inaccessible rural area in India

Ashish Satav, Niteen Wairagkar, Shubhada Khirwadkar, Vibhawari Dani, Reeta Rasaily, Usha Agrawal, Yagnesh Thakar, Dhananjay Raje, Fouzia Siraj, Pradyot Garge, Sameer Palaskar, Shraddha Kumbhare, Eric A. F. Simões

Predictors of in-hospital mortality among patients with symptoms of stroke, Mashhad, Iran: an application of auto-logistic regression model

Ali Hadianfar, Payam Sasannezhad, Eisa Nazar, Razieh Yousefi, Mohammadtaghi Shakeri, Zahra Jafari, Soheil Hashtarkhani

Health and social needs of older adults in slum communities in Ghana: a phenomenological approach used in 2021

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Priscilla Yeye Adumoah Attafuah, Irma HJ Everink, Christa Lohrmann, Aaron Abuosi, Jos MGA Schols

The association between the multiple birth and breast cancer incidence: an update of a systematic review and meta-analysis from 1983 to 2022

Pedram Veisi, Maziar Nikouei, Mojtaba Cheraghi, Sholeh Shahgheibi, Yousef Moradi

Health expenditure convergence and the roles of trade and governance in Africa

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Ariane Ephemia Ndzignat Mouteyica, Nicholas Ngepah

Development of a frailty index from the Dutch public health monitor 2016 and investigation of its psychometric properties: a cross-sectional study

Nanda Kleinenberg-Talsma, Fons van der Lucht, Harriët Jager-Wittenaar, Wim Krijnen, Evelyn Finnema

Achieving reductions in the unmet need for contraception with postpartum family planning counselling in Ethiopia, 2019–2020: a national longitudinal study

Kalayu Brhane Mruts, Gizachew A Tessema, Nigussie Assefa Kassaw, Amanuel Tesfay Gebremedhin, Jane A Scott, Gavin Pereira

Chikungunya seroprevalence in population-based studies: a systematic review and meta-analysis

  • Open Access
  • Systematic Review

Lacita Menezes Skalinski, Aline Elena Sacramento Santos, Enny Paixão, Martha Itaparica, Florisneide Barreto, Maria da Conceição Nascimento Costa, Maria Glória Teixeira

An overview of systems for providing integrated and comprehensive care for older people in Japan

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Junko Sano, Yuzuki Hirazawa, Kohei Komamura, Shohei Okamoto

Efficacy and safety of different regimens in the treatment of patients with latent tuberculosis infection: a systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Dawit Getachew Assefa, Ahmed Bedru, Eden Dagnachew Zeleke, Solomon Emiru Negash, Dejene Tolossa Debela, Wondowsen Molla, Nebiyu Mengistu, Tigist Tekle Woldesenbet, Neway Fekede Bedane, Violet Dismas Kajogoo, Mary Gorret Atim, Tsegahun Manyazewal

Disparities in postoperative opioid prescribing by race and ethnicity: an electronic health records-based observational study from Northern California, 2015–2020

Robert J. Romanelli, Rivfka Shenoy, Meghan C. Martinez, Satish Mudiganti, Louis T. Mariano, Kyle A. Zanocco, Zachary Wagner, Allison Kirkegaard, Katherine E. Watkins

Overview of the role of robots in upper limb disabilities rehabilitation: a scoping review

Khadijeh Moulaei, Kambiz Bahaadinbeigy, Ali Akbar Haghdoostd, Mansour Shahabi Nezhad, Abbas Sheikhtaheri

Health promotion and disease prevention registries in the EU: a cross country comparison

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Christin Rossmann, Sandra Radoš Krnel, Marika Kylänen, Katarzyna Lewtak, Claudio Tortone, Paola Ragazzoni, Mara Grasso, Alison Maassen, Luciana Costa, Djoeke van Dale

What is public health? a scoping review

Razieh Azari, Bettina Borisch

Determinants of pneumonia among under-five children in Oromia region, Ethiopia: unmatched case-control study

Olana Yadate, Aman Yesuf, Fufa Hunduma, Yitagesu Habtu

NHS staff awareness, attitudes and actions towards the change in organ donation law in England—results of the #options survey 2020

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Dorothy Coe, Natasha Newell, Mark Jones, Matthew Robb, Natalie Clark, David Reaich, Caroline Wroe

Addressing health inequalities in Europe: key messages from the Joint Action Health Equity Europe (JAHEE)

Raffaella Bucciardini, Pi Zetterquist, Tuulia Rotko, Vania Putatti, Benedetta Mattioli, Paola De Castro, Federica Napolitani, Anna Maria Giammarioli, Bernadette N. Kumar, Charlott Nordström, Christina Plantz, Yvette Shajanian Zarneh, Gabriella Olsson, Malin Ahrne, Katri Kilpeläinen, Daniel Lopez-Acuña, Apostolos Vantarakis, Michele Marra, Cecilia Nessi, Giuseppe Costa

Evolution of nutritional status and associated factors among formula-fed infants with cow’s milk protein allergy in a government program

Giuliana Rizzo Taveira, Carolina Dadalto Rocha Fernandes, Yasmin Franco Rodrigues Silva, Maria Clara Barcelos de Aquino, Ana Carolina Menezes Vieira da Silva, Carolina Perim de Faria, Míriam Carmo Rodrigues Barbosa

COVID-19 pandemic response in the Meuse-Rhine Euroregion: methods, participation and recommendations of a longitudinal cross-border study

C. Stabourlos, C. J. A. van Bilsen, S. Brinkhues, C. P. B. Moonen, S. Demarest, D. A. T. Hanssen, I. H. M. van Loo, P. H. M. Savelkoul, D. Philippsen, B. A. M. van der Zanden, N. H. T. M. Dukers-Muijrers, C. J. P. A. Hoebe

The influence of the environment on the patient-centered therapeutic relationship in physical therapy: a qualitative study

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Jaume Morera-Balaguer, Mª Carmen Martínez-González, Sonia Río-Medina, Víctor Zamora-Conesa, Marina Leal-Clavel, José Martín Botella-Rico, Raquel Leirós-Rodríguez, Óscar Rodríguez-Nogueira

Whole genome sequencing diagnostic yield for paediatric patients with suspected genetic disorders: systematic review, meta-analysis, and GRADE assessment

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  • Systematic Review

Mario Cesare Nurchis, Gerardo Altamura, Maria Teresa Riccardi, Francesca Clementina Radio, Giovanni Chillemi, Enrico Silvio Bertini, Jacopo Garlasco, Marco Tartaglia, Bruno Dallapiccola, Gianfranco Damiani

Correction: System, institutional, and client-level factors associated with formal healthcare utilisation among older adults with low income under a social protection scheme in Ghana

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  • Correction

Williams Agyemang-Duah, Dennis Asante, Joseph Oduro Appiah, Anthony Kwame Morgan, Isaac Verberk Mensah, Prince Peprah, Anthony Acquah Mensah

Determinants of COVID-19 vaccine uptake among Nigerians: evidence from a cross-sectional national survey

Temitope Olumuyiwa Ojo, Ayodeji Oluwole Ojo, Olajumoke Elizabeth Ojo, Bosede Olufunmilayo Akinwalere, Adebowale Femi Akinwumi

Improving value for underserved populations with a community-based intervention: a retrospective cohort study

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Claude Pinnock, John Rothen, Tom Carlough, Nirav R. Shah

Separate and joint associations of chronic pain, multisite pain and mental health with sickness absence among younger employees: a register based longitudinal study

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Pi Fagerlund, Rahman Shiri, Johanna Suur-Uski, Sara Kaartinen, Ossi Rahkonen, Tea Lallukka

Developing Iranian sub-national primary health care measurement framework: a mixed-method study

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Ramin Rezapour, Ardeshir Khosravi, Mostafa Farahbakhsh, Elham Ahmadnezhad, Saber Azami-Aghdash, Jafar Sadegh Tabrizi

Spatial distribution and multilevel analysis of factors associated with long-acting reversible contraceptive use among sexually active women of reproductive age in Nigeria

Obasanjo Afolabi Bolarinwa, Kobi V. Ajayi, Sylvester Reuben Okeke, Samuel Hailegebreal, Clifford Odimegwu

Successes, weaknesses, and recommendations to strengthen primary health care: a scoping review

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Aklilu Endalamaw, Daniel Erku, Resham B. Khatri, Frehiwot Nigatu, Eskinder Wolka, Anteneh Zewdie, Yibeltal Assefa

Measuring the burden of infodemics with a research toolkit for connecting information exposure, trust, and health behaviours

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Adam G. Dunn, Tina D. Purnat, Atsuyoshi Ishizumi, Tim Nguyen, Sylvie Briand

Tele-dentistry, its trends, scope, and future framework in oral medicine; a scoping review during January 1999 to December 2021

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Fatemeh Niknam, Roxana Sharifian, Azadeh Bashiri, Maryam Mardani, Reza Akbari, Haitham Tuffaha, Loc Do, Peivand Bastani

Non-rigorous versus rigorous home confinement differently impacts mental health, quality of life and behaviors. Which one was better? A cross-sectional study with older Brazilian adults during covid-19 first wave

Lucimere Bohn, Pedro Pugliesi Abdalla, Euripedes Barsanulfo Gonçalves Gomide, Leonardo Santos Lopes da Silva, André Pereira dos Santos

Effect of epigenetics on vitamin D levels: a systematic review until December 2020

Ali Forouhari, Motahar Heidari-Beni, Shaahin Veisi, Parnian Poursafa, Roya Kelishadi

Determinants of antenatal care utilization – contacts and screenings – in Sao Tome & Principe: a hospital-based cross-sectional study

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Alexandra Vasconcelos, Swasilanne Sousa, Nelson Bandeira, Marta Alves, Ana Luísa Papoila, Filomena Pereira, Maria Céu Machado

Colorectal cancer: a qualitative study of coping strategies used by survivors, with associated social determinants

Antonio González-Herrera, Enriqueta Pujol-Ribera, Magdalena Esteva, Lorena Ruiz-Marcos, Sebastià March

Sexual violence and associated factors among women of reproductive age in Rwanda: a 2020 nationwide cross-sectional survey

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Lilian Nuwabaine, Joseph Kawuki, Earnest Amwiine, John Baptist Asiimwe, Quraish Sserwanja, Ghislaine Gatasi, Elorm Donkor, Humphrey Atwijukiire

Implementation determinants of HIV Self-Testing among young sexual minority men

Juan Pablo Zapata, Andrew E. Petroll, Katherine G. Quinn, Alithia Zamantakis, Steven A. John

Realist review of community coalitions and outreach interventions to increase access to primary care for vulnerable populations: a realist review

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Vivian Welch, Kevin Pottie, Caroline Gaudet, Micere Thuku, Ryan Mallard, Shannon Spenceley, Nida Amjed, Arpana Wadhwani, Elizabeth Ghogomu, Cathie Scott, Simone Dahrouge

Burden of disease attributable to risk factors in European countries: a scoping literature review

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Vanessa Gorasso, Joana Nazaré Morgado, Periklis Charalampous, Sara M. Pires, Juanita A. Haagsma, João Vasco Santos, Jane Idavain, Che Henry Ngwa, Isabel Noguer, Alicia Padron-Monedero, Rodrigo Sarmiento, Vera Pinheiro, Elena Von der Lippe, Lea Sletting Jakobsen, Brecht Devleesschauwer, Dietrich Plass, Gunn Marit Aasvang, Balázs Ádám, Ala’a Alkerwi, Jalal Arabloo, Ana Lúcia Baltazar, Hilal Bektas Uysal, Boris Bikbov, Anette Kocbach Bolling, Maria Borrell-Pages, Giulia Carreras, Giulio Castelpietra, José Chen-Xu, Šeila Cilović Lagarija, Barbara Corso, Sarah Cuschieri, Robby De Pauw, Sonia Dhaouadi, Klara Dokova, Keren Dopelt, Mary Economou, Theophilus I. Emeto, Peter Fantke, Florian Fischer, Alberto Freitas, Lucia Galluzzo, Juan Manuel García-González, Federica Gazzelloni, Mika Gissler, Artemis Gkitakou, Sezgin Gubes, Irina Guseva Canu, Cesar A. Hincapié, Paul Hynds, Irena Ilic, Milena Ilic, Gaetano Isola, Zubair Kabir, Pavel Kolkhir, Naime Meriç Konar, Mirjam Kretzschmar, Mukhtar Kulimbet, Carlo La Vecchia, Carina Ladeira, Brian Lassen, Paolo Lauriola, Heli Lehtomäki, Miriam Levi, Marjeta Majer, Scott A. McDonald, Enkeleint A. Mechili, Janis Misins, Lorenzo Monasta, Javier Muñoz Laguna, Sónia Namorado, Evangelia Nena, Edmond S. W. Ng, Paul Nguewa, Vikram Niranjan, Iskra Alexandra Nola, Marija Obradović, Rónán O’Caoimh, Nazife Öztürk, M. Ramiro Pastorinho, Panagiotis Petrou, Mariana Peyroteo, Miguel Reina Ortiz, Silvia Riva, João Rocha-Gomes, Cornelia Melinda Adi Santoso, Tugce Schmitt, Rajesh Shigdel, Rannveig Sigurvinsdottir, Joan B. Soriano, Ana Catarina Sousa, Maximilian Sprügel, Paschalis Steiropoulos, Fimka Tozija, Brigid Unim, Bram Vandeninden, Orsolya Varga, Milena Vasic, Susana Viegas, Rafael Vieira, Francesco S. Violante, Grant M. A. Wyper, Vahit Yigit, Jelka Zaletel

Competing risk models to evaluate the factors for time to loss to follow-up among tuberculosis patients at Ambo General Hospital

Daba Bulto Fufa, Tadele Akeba Diriba, Kenenisa Tadesse Dame, Legesse Kassa Debusho

Concurrent stunting and overweight or obesity among under-five children in sub-Saharan Africa: a multilevel analysis

Melkamu Aderajew Zemene, Denekew Tenaw Anley, Natnael Atnafu Gebeyehu, Getachew Asmare Adella, Gizachew Ambaw Kassie, Misganaw Asmamaw Mengstie, Mohammed Abdu Seid, Endeshaw Chekol Abebe, Molalegn Mesele Gesese, Natnael Amare Tesfa, Yenealem Solomon Kebede, Berihun Bantie, Sefineh Fenta Feleke, Tadesse Asmamaw Dejenie, Wubet Alebachew Bayeh, Anteneh Mengist Dessie

Drug use patterns and related factors among female sex workers in Iran in 2019–2020: results from Integrated Bio-Behavioral Surveillance-III (IBBS-III)

Bushra Zareie, Mohammad Aziz Rasouli, Mohammad Mehdi Gouya, Samaneh Akbarpour, Fatemeh Hadavandsiri, Elham Rezaei, Yousef Moradi, Ali Soltani, Ghobad Moradi

Comparing self-reported health interview survey and pharmacy billing data in determining the prevalence of diabetes, hypertension, and hypercholesterolemia in Belgium

Maria Salve Vasquez, Elly Mertens, Finaba Berete, Johan Van der Heyden, José L. Peñalvo, Stefanie Vandevijvere

Patient journey for hypertension and dyslipidemia in Saudi Arabia: highlighting the evidence gaps

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Hepatitis B vaccination status among health workers in Nigeria: a nationwide survey between January to June 2021

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Data collection in pandemic times: the case of the Belgian COVID-19 health surveys

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Use of community resources as health assets for rehabilitation of people with Long COVID in northeastern Spain two years after the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic: qualitative study

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Social inequalities in self-perceived health in Chile, does the urban environment matter?: a cross-sectional study

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Natalia López-Contreras, Vanessa Puig-Barrachina, Alejandra Vives, Paola Olave-Müller, Mercè Gotsens

Non-response bias in the analysis of the association between mental health and the urban environment: a cross-sectional study in Brussels, Belgium

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Changes in knowledge and awareness for a community-based cancer screening educational program

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Factors affecting the acceptance of tele-psychiatry: a scoping study

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Profile of long COVID symptoms needing rehabilitation: a cross-sectional household survey of 12,925 SARS-CoV-2 cases between July and December 2021 in Bangladesh

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E-mental health in Germany — what is the current use and what are experiences of different types of health care providers for patients with mental illnesses?

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Elena Caroline Weitzel, Maria Schwenke, Georg Schomerus, Peter Schönknecht, Markus Bleckwenn, Anja Mehnert-Theuerkauf, Steffi G. Riedel-Heller, Margrit Löbner

A distributional regression approach to modeling the impact of structural and intermediary social determinants on communities burdened by tuberculosis in Eastern Amazonia – Brazil

Clóvis Luciano Giacomet, Antônio Carlos Vieira Ramos, Heriederson Sávio Dias Moura, Thaís Zamboni Berra, Yan Mathias Alves, Felipe Mendes Delpino, Jason E. Farley, Nancy R. Reynolds, Jonas Bodini Alonso, Titilade Kehinde Ayandeyi Teibo, Ricardo Alexandre Arcêncio

Modeling to explore and challenge inherent assumptions when cultural norms have changed: a case study on left-handedness and life expectancy

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Juan Lavista Ferres, Md Nasir, Avleen Bijral, S V Subramanian, William B Weeks

Attitude of Syrian medical specialty trainees toward providing health care services to patients with mental disorders

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Hidar Alibrahim, Haidara Bohsas, Sarya Swed, Yasmeen Abouainain, Zain Alabdeen Othman, Yazan Khair Eldien Jabban, Amine Rakab, Wael Hafez, Sherihan fathey, Mohammad Badr Almoshantaf, Mohamad Al Ibrahim, Bisher Sawaf, Shiekh shoib, Rama Reslan, Nour abd allatif saoud, Riham Abodest, Carlos Schönfeldt-Lecuona, Mohamed EG. Elsayed

Patients’ and informal caregivers’ perspectives on self-management interventions for type 2 diabetes mellitus outcomes: a mixed-methods overview of 14 years of reviews

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Ena Niño-de-Guzman Quispe, Javier Bracchiglione, Marta Ballester, Oliver Groene, Monique Heijmans, Laura Martínez García, Janneke Noordman, Carola Orrego, Claudio Rocha, Rosa Suñol, Pablo Alonso-Coello

“What’s measured gets done”: a call for a European semester for cancer to improve cancer outcomes in Central and Southeastern Europe

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Christoph Zielinski, Christiane Thallinger, Alexander Rödiger

The burden of tuberculosis among adolescents and young adults in five Asian countries from 1990 to 2019

Yu Siyu, Li Shihong, Liu Hanzhao, Xu Qiufang, Liu Jingyi, Cai Fengzhu, Xiao Shaotan, He Gengsheng

Association between usage of household cooking fuel and congenital birth defects-18 months multi-centric cohort study in Nepal

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Ashish KC, Sanni Halme, Rejina Gurung, Omkar Basnet, Erik Olsson, Ebba Malmqvist

Establishing the criterion validity of an adapted dietary screener for Asian Americans amongst Chinese American adults

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Lena Woo, Stella S. Yi, Agnes Park, Lu Hu, Lorna E. Thorpe, Pasquale E. Rummo, Jeannette M. Beasley

Association of low-level lead exposure with all-cause and cardiovascular disease mortality in US adults with hypertension: evidence from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2003–2010

Lili Wang, Chaofan Wang, Tao Liu, Haochen Xuan, Xiaoqun Li, Xiangxiang Shi, Feng Dai, Junhong Chen, Dongye Li, Tongda Xu

Health financing challenges in Southeast Asian countries for universal health coverage: a systematic review

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Ming Yao Lim, Hanin Farhana Kamaruzaman, Olivia Wu, Claudia Geue

Association of the androgens with COVID-19 prognostic outcomes: a systematic review

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Effect of an integrated maternal and neonatal health intervention on maternal healthcare utilisation addressing inequity in Rural Bangladesh

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Anisuddin Ahmed, Fariya Rahman, Abu Sayeed, Tania Sultana Tanwi, Abu Bakkar Siddique, Aniqa Tasnim Hossain, Saraban Tahura Ether, Ema Akter, Tazeen Tahsina, Syed Moshfiqur Rahman, Shams El Arifeen, Ahmed Ehsanur Rahman

The burden of breast, cervical, and colon and rectum cancer in the Balkan countries, 1990–2019 and forecast to 2030

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Prevalence of dementia, heart disease and stroke in community-dwelling adults in Canada, 2016–2021: opportunities for joint prevention

Sarah S. Singh, Shiran Zhong, Kem A. Rogers, Vladimir C. Hachinski, Stephanie J. Frisbee

Optimization of HIV testing services in Germany using HIV indicator diseases: study protocol of the HeLP study

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Investigating years of life lost in Belgium, 2004–2019: A comprehensive analysis using a probabilistic redistribution approach

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Associations between exposure to cadmium, lead, mercury and mixtures and women’s infertility and long-term amenorrhea

Maria McClam, Jihong Liu, Yihan Fan, Tingjie Zhan, Qiang Zhang, Dwayne E. Porter, Geoffrey I. Scott, Shuo Xiao

Determinants for participation in a prevention and early detection programme for children and adolescents in Germany: does social background play a role?

Kathrin Krüger, Anne-Marie Lapstich, Katrin Christiane Reber, Stephanie Sehlen, Sebastian Liersch, Christian Krauth

Infodemic: Challenges and solutions in topic discovery and data process

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Jinjin Zhang, Yang Pan, Han Lin, Zhoubao Sun, Pingping Wu, Juan Tu

The quality of care index for low back pain: a systematic analysis of the global burden of disease study 1990–2017

Mohammad Ghafouri, Erfan Ghasemi, Mohsen Rostami, Mahtab Rouhifard, Negar Rezaei, Maryam Nasserinejad, Khashayar Danandeh, Amin Nakhostin-Ansari, Ali Ghanbari, Alireza Borghei, Ali Ahmadzadeh Amiri, Azin Teymourzadeh, Jeffrey B. Taylor, Navid Moghadam, Ramin Kordi

Improving investment in chronic disease care in Sub-Saharan Africa is crucial for the achievement of SDG 3.4: application of the chronic care model

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Hubert Amu, Theodora Yayra Brinsley, Frank Oppong Kwafo, Selasi Amu, Luchuo Engelbert Bain

Quality evaluation of health information about breast cancer treatment found on WeChat public accounts

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Mapping of nutrition policies and programs in South Asia towards achieving the Global Nutrition targets

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The burden of vision loss in the Middle East and North Africa region, 1990–2019

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Interventions for Indigenous Peoples making health decisions: a systematic review

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Janet Jull, Kimberly Fairman, Sandy Oliver, Brittany Hesmer, Abdul Kareem Pullattayil

Multiple high-risk fertility behaviours and children under five mortality survivors among ever-married women of reproductive age in Nigeria

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The why, what and how of preconception care: an exploratory descriptive qualitative study in Karnataka, India

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Agnita Robert Narendra, Ambuja Kowlgi, Gururaj H Patil, Swaroop N, Arin Kar

A dashboard for the evaluation of the effect of school closures on wellbeing of children and parents

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Febe Brackx, Bert De Smedt, Geert Molenberghs

Trends and future projections of liver cancer incidence in Hong Kong: a population-based study

Tianyou Ma, Xiaohui Wei, Xiaoming Wu, Jianqiang Du

Job adjustment predictive factors of healthcare midwives in health system reform in Iran

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Monireh Rezaee Moradali, Sepideh Hajian, Hamid Alavi Majd, Mohammadreza Rahbar, Rasool Entezarmahdi

The longitudinal effects of the built environment on transportation and recreational walking, and differences by age and sex: systematic review protocol

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Tharindu Niwarthana Bandara, Carl Higgs, Belen Zapata-Diomedi, Lucy Gunn, Gavin Turrell, Alysha De Livera

Why too soon? Predictors of time to diabetic peripheral neuropathy among newly diagnosed diabetes mellitus patients: a multicenter follow-up study at health-care setting of Ethiopia

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Physical activity and sedentary behaviour of adolescents and their parents: a specific analysis by sex and socioeconomic status

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Medical centres for the homeless in Hamburg – consultation reasons and diagnoses compared to primary care patients in the regular health care system

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Carolin van der Leeden, Hanna Kaduszkiewicz, Sigrid Boczor, Thomas Kloppe, Benjamin Lohmann, Tina Mallon, Anja Rakebrandt, Martin Scherer

Feasibility of a community-adapted multi-domain intervention for dementia prevention among older adults: a research protocol

Yujiro Kuroda, Kosuke Fujita, Taiki Sugimoto, Kazuaki Uchida, Taichi Shimazu, Junko Saito, Hidenori Arai, Takashi Sakurai

An assessment of the move your way program among hispanic adults in Las Vegas, Nevada

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Timothy J. Bungum, Jennifer R. Pharr, Courtney A. Coughenour, Maxim Gakh

A proposal for further developing fatigue-related post COVID-19 health states for burden of disease studies

Grant M. A. Wyper, Scott A. McDonald, Juanita A. Haagsma, Brecht Devleesschauwer, Periklis Charalampous, Rishma Maini, Pierre Smith, Sara M. Pires

Evaluating the implementation of Nuevo Amanecer-II in rural community settings using mixed methods and equity frameworks

Jasmine Santoyo-Olsson, Anita L. Stewart, Carmen Ortiz, Helen Palomino, Alma Torres-Nguyen, LaVerne Coleman, Alia Alhomsi, Stephanie Quintero, Jackie Bonilla, Veronica Santana-Ufret, Anna María Nápoles

Married women’s decision-making autonomy on modern contraceptive use and its associated factors in high fertile sub-Saharan Africa countries: a multi-level analysis of Demographic and Health Surveys

Tadele Biresaw Belachew, Desale Bihonegn Asmamaw, Ayele Biresaw Belachew, Mulatu Wubu Bayafers, Wubshet Debebe Negash

Linking health survey data with health insurance data: methodology, challenges, opportunities and recommendations for public health research. An experience from the HISlink project in Belgium

Finaba Berete, Stefaan Demarest, Rana Charafeddine, Karin De Ridder, Herman Van Oyen, Wannes Van Hoof, Olivier Bruyère, Johan Van der Heyden

Investigating zero transmission of HIV in the MSM population: a UK modelling case study

Katherine Massey, Vittoria Vardanega, Mas Chaponda, Lucy A. Eddowes, Natalie Hearmon

Community evaluation of the physical and insecticidal durability of DuraNet® Plus, an alpha-cypermethrin and piperonyl butoxide incorporated mosquito net: protocol for a multi-country study in West, Central and East Africa

Abel Agbevo, Idelphonse Ahogni, Benjamin Menze, Patrick Tungu, Elison E. Kemibala, Renaud Govoetchan, Charles Wondji, Germain Gil Padonou, Corine Ngufor

An observational pilot evaluation of the Walk with Ease program for reducing fall risk among older adults

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Nicholas R. Lamoureux, Jeni Lansing, Gregory J. Welk

Exploring the health literacy status of people with hearing impairment: a systematic review

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Zhaoyan Piao, Hanbin Lee, Yeongrok Mun, Hankil Lee, Euna Han

Initiation of multiple-session psychological care in civilians exposed to the November 2015 Paris terrorist attacks

Philippe Pirard, Yvon Motreff, Lise Eilin Stene, Gabrielle Rabet, Cécile Vuillermoz, Stéphanie Vandentorren, Thierry Baubet, Antoine Messiah

Preparedness, impacts, and responses of public health emergencies towards health security: qualitative synthesis of evidence

Resham B Khatri, Aklilu Endalamaw, Daniel Erku, Eskinder Wolka, Frehiwot Nigatu, Anteneh Zewdie, Yibeltal Assefa

The role of general practitioners in Reunion in detecting alcohol use in pregnant women and identifying fetal alcohol spectrum disorder: a qualitative study

Sébastien Leruste, Louise Delfarguiel, Bérénice Doray, Coralie Loubaresse, Laetitia Sennsfelder, Thierry Maillard, Catherine Marimoutou, Michel Spodenkiewicz

An international comparison of gender differences in mental health among higher-education students during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic: a multilevel design

Sarah Van de Velde, Anneleen De Cuyper, Leen De Kort, Kimberly Jacobs, Nikoletta Somogyi, Robert Tholen, Nina Van Eekert, Veerle Buffel

Association between COVID-19 and outstanding academic performance at a Spanish university

Fares Amer, Tamara López, Mario Gil-Conesa, Silvia Carlos, Arturo H Ariño, Francisco Carmona-Torre, Miguel A. Martínez-González, Alejandro Fernandez-Montero

Keynote webinar | Spotlight on functional neurological disorder

FND perplexes and frustrates patients and physicians alike. Limited knowledge and insufficient awareness delays diagnosis and treatment, and many patients feel misunderstood and stigmatized. How can you recognize FND and what are the treatment options?

Prof. Mark Edwards
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Keynote webinar | Spotlight on innovations in retinal disease

Retinal diseases are a significant cause of vision impairment and blindness worldwide, but the diagnostic and treatment landscape is rapidly evolving. Explore groundbreaking advances in retinal imaging and gene therapy, before taking a deep dive into emerging treatments for wet AMD.

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