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Archives of Public Health

Issue 1/2025

Content (319 Articles)

The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on outpatient visits for patients with cancer in Iran: an interrupted time series analysis

Siavash Beiranvand, Meysam Behzadifar, Aidin Aryankhesal, Seyed Jafar Ehsanzadeh, Banafshe Darvishi Teli, Masoud Behzadifar

Sociodemographic index–age differences in the global prevalence of cardiovascular diseases, 1990–2019: a population-based study

Xunliang Li, Channa Zhao, Mengqian Liu, Wenman Zhao, Haifeng Pan, Deguang Wang

Effectiveness of digital health applications on the quality of life in patients with overweight or obesity: a systematic review

Melanie Mäder, Tonio Schönfelder, Ria Heinrich, Carsta Militzer-Horstmann, Patrick Timpel

Validation of the Perceived hope scale in Arabic-speaking adults living in Gaza in the midst of war, destruction and death

  • Open Access
  • Research

Feten Fekih-Romdhane, Kamel Jebreen, Tasnim Swaitti, Mohammed Jebreen, Eqbal Radwan, Wafa Kammoun-Rebai, Mahmoud A. Abu Samra, Souheil Hallit

Association between daily sitting time and sarcopenia in the US population: a cross-sectional study

Alei Zhang, Yanlei Li, Jinlei Zhou, Yuan Zhang, Shanggao Xie, Haiyu Shao, Tingxiao Zhao, Tao Tang

A protocol to study the effect of targeted parental education intervention to identify early childhood development disorder – multisite interventional study

Vadivelan Kanniappan, Prakash Muthuperumal, P. Venkataraman, Anuradha Murugesan, Balaji Chinnasami, Manikumar Muthiah, Subramanian Sethuraman, Abishek J. R., Shrisruthi Suresh, Murali Krishnan Nambirajan, Angeline Grace G., Veeragoudhaman T. S., Kuberan Deivasigamani

Health symptoms and associated factors in times of a pandemic: a population-based study

J. Gerbecks, C. Plevier, C. J. Yzermans, M. L. A. Dückers, C. Baliatsas

Physical functioning trajectories over statutory retirement: a finnish occupational cohort study

  • Open Access
  • Research

Pauliina Saha, Jatta Salmela, Aapo Hiilamo, Anna Liisa Aho, Tea Lallukka

Establishing trust through home visits during pregnancy: a realist evaluation of a Danish breastfeeding support intervention

  • Open Access
  • Research

Anne Kristine Gadeberg, Ingrid Maria Susanne Nilsson, Ulla Christensen, Marie Honoré Jacobsen, Henriette Knold Rossau, Sarah Fredsted Villadsen

Associations between meeting 24h movement behavior guidelines and cognition, gray matter volume, and academic performance in children and adolescents: a systematic review

  • Open Access
  • Systematic Review

Bo Liu, Peng Shi, Teng Jin, Xiaosu Feng

Global burden and attributable risk factors of inflammatory cardiomyopathy and myocarditis from 1990 to 2019

Guilan Wu, Wenlin Xu, Shuyi Wu, Chengfu Guan, Jinhua Zhang

A framework for the continuous monitoring of person-centred hospital care: validation of a checklist for participatory service improvement

  • Open Access
  • Research

F. Cardinali, S. Carzaniga, L. Martini, M. T. Loiudice, Fabrizio Carinci

Time to neonatal mortality and its predictors among preterm neonates admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit in northern Ethiopia, 2023/2024: a retrospective cohort study

Brhanu Fisseha, Eskedar Berhanie Gidey, Berhe Gebrehiwot Tewele, Teklehaimanot Gereziher Haile

Assessment of healthcare facilities’ readiness to provide antenatal care in Ethiopia: facility based study using service provision assessment data

  • Open Access
  • Research

Addisu Alehegn Alemu, Alec Welsh, Theodros Getachew, Marjan Khajehei

Underestimated latent tuberculosis infection burden among school contacts in China: a cross-sectional study

Jin Yin, Mei Wang, Chengguo Wu, Yaling Shi, Ying Liu, Ya Yu, Qian Su, Zhengyu Zhang, Xueyong Huang, Xiaoshuang Zhang, Jun Fan, Bo Wu

Factors associated with the discontinuation of modern contraceptive methods among lactating women in nine West African high-fertility countries: findings of the most recent demographic and health surveys

Abou Coulibaly, Adama Baguiya, Denise Kpebo, Augustin Zango, Halima Tougri, Franck Garanet, Seni Kouanda

Cultural adaptation of ENABLE (Educate, Nurture, Advise, Before Life Ends) an early palliative care model for Iranian patients with heart failure and their caregivers: a qualitative study protocol

Arvin Mirshahi, Ali Khanipour-Kencha, Marie Bakitas, J. Nicholas Odom, Rachel Wells, Arpi Manookian

Understanding excess mortality during COVID in Belgium: the influence of pre-existing health status and social factors

Laura Van den Borre, Brecht Devleesschauwer, Sylvie Gadeyne, Katrien Vanthomme, Didier Willaert

School principals’ proposals for preventive actions to improve mental health

  • Open Access
  • Research

Roger Persson, Ulf Leo, Inger Arvidsson, Kerstin Nilsson, Kai Österberg, Carita Håkansson

Impact of underlying diseases and complications on COVID-19 mortality in South Korea: analysis of national health insurance service data

Kyunghee Lee, Jieun Hwang

Using peer narrative support to promote return to work for cancer survivors: a protocol study of action research

  • Open Access
  • Study Protocol

Wenqian Que, Xiaoyun Hu, Tingting Wu, Haiyin Zhang, Yue Shi, Jingyi Zhao, Xiaoqin Su, Benxin Kuai, Yujie Guo

Implementation of an information system for tuberculosis in healthcare facilities in Indonesia: evaluation of its effectiveness and challenges

Rita Dian Pratiwi, Bachti Alisjahbana, Yanri Wijayanti Subronto, Sigit Priyanta, Suharna Suharna

Feasibility, acceptability and preliminary effects of a social network-based, peer-led HIV self-testing intervention among men in two Ugandan fishing communities, 2022

Joseph KB Matovu, Aisha Twahiri Namwama, Linda Kemigisha, Geoffrey Taasi, Jennipher Nakabugo, Julius Wandabwa, Laura M. Bogart, Nuraan Fakier, Rhoda K. Wanyenze, Peter Olupot-Olupot, Joshua Musinguzi, David Serwadda

Syndemic, mental health and living with dependent persons in Latin America and Spain: a study with a gender perspective

  • Open Access
  • Research

Natalia López-Contreras, Tomás López-Jiménez, Laura Medina-Perucha, Brenda Biaani León-Gómez, Alessandra Queiroga Gonçalves, Olivia Janett Horna-Campos, Maria Sol Anigstein, Jakeline Ribeiro Barbosa, Mariana Pastorello Verotti, Olga Bardales-Mendoza, Karen M. Arteaga-Contreras, Anna Berenguera, Andrés Peralta, Constanza Jacques-Aviñó

Modeling the determinants of cigarette consumption in Iranian households with children under 5 years of age using the Income and Expenditure Survey 2021

Shakila Bagheri, Naser Kamyari, Saeed Hesam, Maryam Seyedtabib

The Explo’Santé mixed methods protocol: an interventional research school health promotion project in France

  • Open Access
  • Study Protocol

Matteo Olivo, Adeline Darlington-Bernard, Corélie Salque, Laurie Fraticelli, Emmanuel Ricard, Florence Carrouel, Emily Darlington

Role of cognitive impairment in predicting the long-term risk of all-cause mortality: a 20-year prospective cohort study in China

  • Open Access
  • Research

Shuang Zhao, Han Yang, Haijuan Zhao, Miao Miao, Qingqing Wang, Yaru Wang, Yuying Yin, Xin Wang

Health loss and economic burden of asthma in China: a qualitative review based on existing literature

Peng Zhang, Jiaxin Xu, Baichuan Xu, Yiyin Zhang, Yang Xie

Changes in alcohol consumption among Belgian adults participating in the internet-based one-month-abstinence campaign ‘Tournée Minérale’

  • Open Access
  • Research

Annelies Thienpondt, Jelle Van Cauwenberg, Joris Van Damme, Gera E. Nagelhout, Benedicte Deforche

Predictors of survival rates among breast cancer patients in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis 2024

Chalie Mulugeta, Tadele Emagneneh, Getinet Kumie, Assefa Sisay, Nigusie Abebaw, Mulat Ayele, Abebaw Alamrew

Poppers use, adherence to antiretroviral therapy and risky sexual behaviors among HIV-positive men who have sex with men in Chongqing, China

Huailiang Chen, Jin Chen, Qingge Zhao, Min Zhou

Home-based urinary HPV self-sampling for the detection of cervical cancer precursor lesions: attitudes and preferences from Belgian females participating in the CASUS study

Jhana O. Hendrickx, Severien Van Keer, Gilbert Donders, Steven Weyers, Jean Doyen, Koen C. L. Beyers, Alejandra Rios-Cortes, Nette Meers, Laura Téblick, Vanessa V. J. Vankerckhoven

The relationship between frailty and major adverse cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events in Chinese older adults: the mediating effect of lipid accumulation products

Zhoucheng Kang, Yongli Ye, Hao Xiao, Lingling Liu

Integrating postnatal care into the redesign of group care beyond birth

  • Open Access
  • Research

Ashley Gresh, Astrid Van Damme, Deborah L. Billings, Sharon Schindler Rising, Shaimaa Ibrahim, Abiola Ajibola, Ellen Chirwa, Jennyfer Don-Aki, Nastassia Donoho, Manodj Hindori, Nafisa Jiddawi, Emeka Kanebi, Esnath Kapito, Catherine Kay, Tara Kinra, Vlorian Molliqaj, Bolanle Oyeledun, Marlies E. B. Rijnders, Octavia Wiseman, Ghutai Sadeq Yaqubi, Crystal L. Patil

The role of traditional healers along the cancer care continuum in Sub-Saharan Africa: a scoping review

  • Open Access
  • Systematic Review

Elizabeth F. Msoka, Sindhu Dwarampudi, Rebecca Billings, Rebecca J. Stone, Rhodes E. Mwageni, Autumn Beavers, Blandina T. Mmbaga, Lily Gutnik

Translating and communicating evidence on allergy prevention in children to parents: implementation study protocol

  • Open Access
  • Study Protocol

Jonas Lander, Hala Altawil, Christian Apfelbacher, Eva Maria Bitzer, Susanne Brandstetter, Barbara Fillenberg, Marius Hartmann, Christine Holmberg, Julia von Sommoggy, Marie-Luise Dierks

Severity and associated factors of moral injury in healthcare workers during the coronavirus pandemic: a comprehensive meta-analysis

  • Open Access
  • COVID-19
  • Systematic Review

Mojtaba Jafari, Asra Nassehi, Javad Jafari, Mehdi Jafari-Oori

Assessing the knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) of dengue in Thailand: a systematic review and meta-analysis

  • Open Access
  • Systematic Review

Julia Crowley, Bowen Liu, Hanan Jan

Assessing parental awareness and concerns about children’s tobacco smoke exposure: a community-based analysis

Seydanur Yaylaoglu, Cihad Dundar

Prevalence and associated factors of tuberculosis among diabetic patients attending public health facilities in Ethiopia: a multicenter study

Ayinalem Alemu, Getachew Seid, Getu Diriba, Michael Hailu, Biniyam Dange, Shewki Moga, Daniel Melese, Gemechu Tadesse, Solomon H Mariam, Nega Berhe, Balako Gumi

Accelerometery 24-hour movement behaviours and health markers in the European old population: iso-temporal substitution regression

Rizwan Qaisar, M Azhar Hussain, Fabio Franzese, Asima Karim, Firdos Ahmad, Atif Awad, Shaea Ayed Alkahtani

Temporal trends in the burden of vertebral fractures caused by falls in China and globally from 1990 to 2021: a systematic analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021

Zhongjiang Lan, Changhao Liu, Haojun Wang, Yewei Wang, Shihu Kan, Yanliang Jiao, Yibin Du

A global scoping review on the patterns of medical fraud and abuse: integrating data-driven detection, prevention, and legal responses

  • Open Access
  • Systematic Review

Ali Vafaee Najar, leili Alizamani, Marziye Zarqi, Elaheh Hooshmand

Broad consent in the emergency department: a cross sectional study

  • Open Access
  • Research

Antje Fischer-Rosinský, Larissa Eienbröker, Martin Möckel, Frank Hanses, Felix Patricius Hans, Sebastian Wolfrum, Johannes Drepper, Philipp Heinrich, Anna Slagman

Societies at risk: the correlation between intensity of armed conflict and child health during the civil war in South Sudan

Caroline de Groot, MHD Bahaa Aldin Alhaffar, Anneli Eriksson

Epidemiological outcomes and policy implementation in the Nordic countries during the COVID-19 pandemic

Adam Hallberg, Mia Aakjaer, Katri Aaltonen, Morten Andersen, Elisabeth Pedersen, Mohammadhossein Hajiebrahimi, Hedvig Nordeng, Fredrik Nyberg, Per-Jostein Samuelsen, Björn Wettermark

Wealth gradients in healthy aging: evidence from the 2011 and 2013 waves of the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study

  • Open Access
  • Research

Tiantian Tao, Mengru Zhan, Xin Li, Pingyu Chen

Financial impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on immigrant communities in Portland Maine: a qualitative study

Eilish W. Carpenter, Claude Rwaganje, Michael Kohut, Elizabeth A. Jacobs, Kathleen M. Fairfield, Gloria D. Sclar

Association between serum cotinine concentrations on red blood cell folate concentrations in pregnant women and the mediating role of lymphocytes: an NHANES Study

Yang Bao, Cheng Huang, Peng-Qiang Wu, Jie Yan, Shu-Zhen Xiao, Chen Huang, Mao-Hua Wei, Qing-Hong Liu

I don’t mind my information going to the Moon, but I don’t want any letters from Mars: a qualitative exploration of the challenges with secondary use of health data in Ireland

Tina Bedenik, Caitriona Cahir, Kathleen E. Bennett

Examining the association of psychosocial and health behaviors with life satisfaction among canadians: a nationally representative study

  • Open Access
  • Research

Nigatu Regassa Geda, Leah E. Cahill, Cindy Feng

Usability of technological tools to overcome language barriers in healthcare– a scoping review

  • Open Access
  • Systematic Review

Annika Kreienbrinck, Saskia Hanft-Robert, Alina Ioana Forray, Asithandile Nozewu, Mike Mösko

Between intention and action: the paradoxes of female vaccination

Libia Santos-Requejo, Obdulia María Torres-González

Analysis of factors influencing attrition among clinical traditional Chinese medical major graduates: based on a discrete choice experiment

  • Open Access
  • Research

Jinying Su, Yichun Gu, Jiaqi Yuan, Botao Tian, Shimeng Liu, Huaxin Yu, Yaqun Wang, Lihang Sun, Yulin Zhang, Da He

Healthy ageing for older adult people with intellectual disability: a scoping review

Nadia El Mrayyan, Marianne Holmgren, Gerd Ahlström

Assessing the transferability potential of policy practices for older people

  • Open Access
  • Research

Mihaela Ghența, Aniela Matei, Franziska Rothe, Marja Aartsen, Iuliana Precupetu

Navigating CDC recognition for the National DPP in socially vulnerable communities: barriers, facilitators, and recommendations

Taynara Formagini, Ariba Rezwan, Daphnee Rodriguez, Maya Venkataramani, Matthew James O’Brien, Elva Arredondo, Boon Peng Ng

Identifying risk factors for postpartum depression in Mashhad, Iran, 2017–2024: a population-based case-control study

Amin Moradi, Mehdi Norouzi, Ehsan Mosa Farkhani

Double stigma of menstruation and premenstrual disorders for middle eastern women

Negin Eissazade, Shayan Eghdami, Mohammadreza Shalbafan

Implementation of safety-related statutory information for herbal products under the pharmaceutical legislation between 1965 and 2021 in Finland: a content analysis of product information

  • Open Access
  • Research

Sari M. Koski, Anna Hietikko, Marja Airaksinen, Pirjo Laitinen-Parkkonen

The effectiveness of a community-based online low-glycaemic index diet and lifestyle recommendations intervention for people with type 2 diabetes: a randomized controlled trial

Jinhua Chen, Lixia Lv, Xinyi Zhao, Yan Liu, Shaozheng Zhong, Gu Yu, Yijun Wang, Chunyan Yang, Jun Chen, Yongzhen Ye, Shuqin Zeng, Honglin Luo, Danyao Zhang, Yuelei Wu, Shuyi Liu

Mediating effect of intolerance of uncertainty between feeling of unsafety and depression/well-being among a sample of Lebanese adults

Melyssa Assaf, Diana Malaeb, Fouad Sakr, Mariam Dabbous, Feten Fekih-Romdhane, Souheil Hallit, Sahar Obeid

Assessing the role of socioeconomic factors-income, education, broadband access, and healthy foods on location-wise disparities in COVID-19 cases

Aindrila Chakraborty, Jaymeen Shah

Minority health social vulnerability index and long COVID illness among a statewide, population-based study of adults with polymerase chain reaction-confirmed SARS-CoV-2

Soomin Ryu, Kristi L. Allgood, Yanmei Xie, Robert C. Orellana, Nancy L. Fleischer

Determinants of young People’s gender norm attitudes related to rights and equity in Southeast Nigeria

  • Open Access
  • Research

Irene Ifeyinwa Eze, Chinyere Ojiugo Mbachu, Ozioma Nwankpa, Obinna Onwujekwe

Alleviating the emotional burden on families during organ donation requests in neurologic patients declared with brain death: the role of timing and circumstances of death

Plamena P. Powla, Deekshitha Turaka, Farima Fakhri

The association between living environment and out-of-hospital cardiac arrest risk in adults: the perspective of daily-life contexts

  • Open Access
  • Research

Yitong Liao, Hui Chen, Shuli Zhou, Yuanwei Fu, Qiangrong Zhai, Qingbian Ma, Yan Xiong, Suhong Zhou

Internet usage elevates elderly obesity: evidence from a difference-in-differences analysis of the broadband China policy

Lin Guo, Jia Song, Li Yang, Ziyi Wu, Hengzhi Shi, Lixiang Song, Tianmiao Dong, Linlin Yue, Yunwei Li, Ying Liu

Internet use, unhealthy diet, and obesity in rural school-aged youth: a cross-sectional study in Henan Province, China

Mi Zhou, Yuexun Wang, Sen Yao, Xiuzhe Wen, Jiayi Sun, Yang Wang, Li Huang

DOST: A consolidated health behavior model that maps factors influencing cancer screening uptake

  • Open Access
  • Methodology

Jyoshma Preema Dsouza, Stephan Van den Broucke

Association between physical activity and multimorbidity: a population-based cohort study

  • Open Access
  • Research

Chuan Mou, Zhihua Wang, Zhifei Ke

Strengthening PrEP services at community-based organizations for Latinx men who have sex with men: an implementation science approach

Kyle J. Self, Ariana Johnson, Lacey Craker, Rebe Silvey, Stephen Fallon, Suzanne Randolph Cunningham, Mariano Kanamori

The burden and determinants of mental health disorders in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: a retrospective cohort

  • Open Access
  • Research

Latifa Baynouna Al Ketbi, Fatima Mohsen Shuaib, Jawaher Mohammed Al Nuaimi, Noura Saeed Al Alawi, Nico Nagelkerke, Amal Abdul Rahim Al Zarooni, Noura AlShamsi, Toqa Fahmawee, Basil AlHashaikeh, Rudina AlKetbi, Muna AlDobaee, Nayla AlAhbabi, AlYazia AlAzeezi, Sanaa AlKalbani, Ekram Saeed, Mohammed AlMansoori, Ahmed Humaid, Hamda Aleissaee, Fatima AlKetbi, Fatima Yousef Al Meqbaali

Research trends in pediatric diseases in North Korea: a scoping review of North Korean medical journals, 2006–2019

I Re Lee, Hae Won Lee, Hanna Jung, Songyi Han, Shinki An, Woo Taek Jeon

How are socioeconomic status, social support, and health history associated with unhealthy lifestyle behaviours in middle-aged adults? Results of the Swedish CArdioPulmonary bioImage Study (SCAPIS) COHORT

  • Open Access
  • Research

Leonie Klompstra, Marie Löf, Cecilia Björkelund, Mai-Lis Hellenius, Lena V. Kallings, Marju Orho-Melander, Patrik Wennberg, Preben Bendtsen, Marcus Bendtsen

Short-term acute outcomes by clinical and socioeconomic characteristics in adults with SARS-CoV-2: a population-based cohort study focused on the first two years of the COVID-19 pandemic

Alice Corsaro, Federico Banchelli, Rossella Buttazzi, Enrico Ricchizzi, Carlo Gagliotti, Elisa Fabbri, Elisa Gentilotti, Maurizia Rolli, Evelina Tacconelli, Maria Luisa Moro, Nicola Caranci, Elena Berti

Association of possible Sarcopenia, Sarcopenia and sarcopenic obesity with multimorbidity among middle-aged and older adults: findings from the China health and retirement longitudinal study

Kaixin Zhang, Xiaowei Zheng, Tao Ma

A scoping review of knowledge translation in strengthening health policy and practice: sources, platforms, tools, opportunities, and challenges

  • Open Access
  • Research

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

Language as a barrier to colorectal cancer screening in Flanders: an ecological study

Simon Van den bergh, Lidia Casas, Gökhan Ertaylan, Guido Van Hal, Jos Bessems

Potential physical distance in the open urban grey space of city counties in Poland and COVID-19 cases and deaths throughout the pandemic

Roman Suligowski, Tadeusz Ciupa

Long-term exposure to air pollutants, meteorological factors, and mental health status: a nationwide population-based study with multilevel regression analysis

Shiva Raj Acharya, Jeevan Bhatta, Diwash Timilsina, Navin Ray, Sandip Pahari

Association between maternal mental health, the COVID-19 pandemic, and children’s developmental outcomes in Scotland

Kenneth Okelo, Louise Marryat, Aja Murray, Josiah King, Iain Hardie, James P. Boardman, Michael V. Lombardo, Sarah Stock, Rachael Wood, Bonnie Auyeung

Navigating barriers to health technology assessment development in Iran: a qualitative exploration of stakeholder perspectives

  • Open Access
  • Research

Meysam Behzadifar, Saeed Shahabi, Ahad Bakhtiari, Samad Azari, Mohammad Yarahmadi, Aidin Aryankhesal, Banafsheh Darvishi Teli, Masoud Behzadifar

Exploring the relationship between daily sedentary time and occurrence of multimorbidity in middle-aged and older adults: results from ELSI-Brazil

  • Open Access
  • Research

Jéssica Fernanda Corrêa Cordeiro, André Pereira dos Santos, Lucimere Bohn, Emerson Sebastião, Gianna Fiori Marchiori, Euripedes Barsanulfo Gonçalves Gomide, Jose Castro-Piñero, Alex Antonio Florindo, Jorge Mota, Dalmo Roberto Lopes Machado

Preventable in-hospital deaths and years of life lost were uncommon among patients in a Finnish secondary teaching hospital

  • Open Access
  • Research

Saara Ketola, Heli Ylihärsilä, Peter Nieminen, Auvo Rauhala, Tuija S. Ikonen

Longitudinal analysis of Covid-19 infection trends and in-hospital mortality across six pandemic waves in Tunisia

Manel Ben Fredj, Amel Gara, Meriem Kacem, Wafa Dhouib, Donia Ben Hassine, Cyrine Bennasrallah, Imen Zemni, Nissaf Ben Alaya, Sondes Derouiche, Amani Maatouk, Ines Bouanene, Hela Abroug, Asma Belguith Sriha, Jnaina Kooli, Mohamed Chakroun, Naceur Rouatbi, Nada Belhaj Salah, Nawel Belgacem, Samir Nouira, Slaheddine Chouchane, Zeineb Boughattas, Faouzi Ben Salem, Faouzi Noomene, Jamel Koubaa, Habib Skhiri, Raja Faleh, Khaldoun Ben Hamda, Mahbouba Frih, Mounir Touffahi, Zohra Dridi

Trend in cancer incidence in Mato Grosso and its health regions, Brazil, 2001–2018

Marco Aurélio Bertúlio das Neves, Noemi Dreyer Galvão, Fernanda Cristina da Silva de Lima, Júlio Fernando Pinto Oliveria, Sancho Pedro Xavier, Kátia Moreira da Silva, Ádila de Queiroz Neves Almeida, Ageo Mário Cândido da Silva

Empowerment as a key mechanism for supporting changes in eating behaviors among disadvantaged immigrant women living with diabetes, obesity or hypertension: a realistic evaluation

Julia Eïd, Oriane Canu, Assita Maiga, Jessica Cohen, Roukhaya Hassambay, Fatem-Zahra Bennis, Bernadette Rwegera, Annabel Desgrées du Loû

Using the resilience theory to understand and address migrant pandemic precarity among South African migrant populations

Ferdinand C. Mukumbang, Babatope O. Adebiyi

What was associated with suicide planning in middle-aged and older adults during the COVID-19 lockdown?

Gyeong A Kang, Ju Young Yoon, Ji Hye Shin

Transition of nighttime sleep duration and sleep quality with incident cardiovascular disease among middle-aged and older adults: results from a national cohort study

  • Open Access
  • Research

Yuan Zhang, Junhong Guo, Xiangming Hu, Hongbin Xie

Prevalence, mutation distribution, and economic burden of thalassemia in China: a systematic review and regional analysis

Aiqi Cai, Xiaohu Liu, Qingwen Ma, Guangyu He, Chanchan Jing, Jing He, Fanyi Zeng, Baosheng Zhu

Changes and trends in mortality, disability-adjusted life years, life expectancy, and healthy life expectancy in China from 1990 to 2021: a secondary analysis of the global burden of disease 2021

  • Open Access
  • Research

Xuelin Cheng, Wenchang Jia, Jing Zhou, Yaxin Xu, Jian Zou, Ming Liu, Sunfang Jiang, Xiaopan Li

Association of past obesity and BMI trajectories with cancer mortality: a prospective cohort study

Huan Zhang, Junlong Zhao, Chenchen Wang, Jing Zhang, Xiaojing Zhu, Danxi Li, Zheyi Han, Lei Shang, Yongquan Shi

Patient experiences of waiting for orthopaedic care and priorities for ‘waiting well’: a qualitative study in a London NHS trust

  • Open Access
  • Research

Jodie Chan, Sharon Poon, Anna Lawrence-Jones, Fiona O’Driscoll, Carol Waugh, Abiola Awojobi-Johnson, Leila Shepherd, Kate Grailey

AMR battle in Pakistan: from national action plans to local failures

Zikria Saleem

Child immunization data quality in Rwanda: an assessment of routine health information system data

  • Open Access
  • Research

Thaoussi Uwera, J. Frederik Frøen, Eleni Papadopoulou, Enock Rukundo, Hassan Sibomana, Andrew Muhire, David K. Tumusiime, Mahima Venkateswaran

Developing socio-epidemiological indicators of sexual health among migrant population in Chile

Constanza Adrian Parra, Valeria Stuardo Ávila, Cristian Lisboa Donoso, Kenny Low Andrade, Débora Solís, Danilo Gómez, Evelyn Cortés, Carolina Núñez Hernandez, Víctor Parra Hidalgo, Carlos Lobos Vega, Julieta Belmar Prieto, Paola Contreras Hernández, Mercedes Carrasco-Portiño, Cecilia Bustos Ibarra, Jaime Barrientos Delgado

A systematic review and comparative evaluation to develop and validate a comprehensive framework for cancer surveillance systems

Mohsen Soleimani, Marjan GhaziSaeedi, Seyed Mohammad Ayyoubzadeh, Ahmad Jalilvand

Discovering sequential patterns and interrelations among multiple diseases in electronic medical records using cSPADE algorithm

  • Open Access
  • Research

He Ma, Qianxin Huang, Hong Zhang, Hui Song, Bo Zhang, Ying Liu, Lin Zhang

To what extent are maternal and child health, family planning, and nutrition policies supporting integrated service delivery in Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, and Niger?

Halima Tougri, Rachidatou Compaoré, Wambi Maurice Evariste Yameogo, Boukaré Congo, Abou Coulibaly, Danielle Yugbaré Belemsaga, Bertrand Meda, Denise Kpebo, Isabelle Bicaba, Marguerite Ndour, Jen Snell, Seni Kouanda

Unleashing the power of intelligence: revolutionizing malaria outbreak preparedness with an advanced warning system in Benin, West Africa

Gouvidé Jean Gbaguidi, Nikita Topanou, Walter Leal Filho, Komi Agboka, Guillaume K. Ketoh

Reaching the unreachable: a mixed-method evaluation of multidimensional healthcare model addressing the healthcare service gaps in hard-to-reach Northern riverine Bangladesh

  • Open Access
  • Research

Md Refat Uz Zaman Sajib, Kamrul Hasan, Tanvir Hayder, A M Rumayan Hasan, Md. Musfikur Rahman, Saraban Ether, Atia Rahman, Tania Sultana Tanwi, Fariya Rahman, Abu Sayeed, Sanwarul Bari, Syed Moshfiqur Rahman, Shams El Arifeen, Anisuddin Ahmed

What do readers need? Qualitative requirements of medical discharge summaries from the recipients’ perspective

  • Open Access
  • Research

Markus Unnewehr, Leonie Siemen, Hendrik Friederichs, Wolfram Windisch, Samer Zawy Alsofy, Bernhard Schaaf

Efficacy of pharmacological intervention for smokeless tobacco cessation in adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Saplin Pradhan, Smita R. Priyadarshini, Saurav Panda, Satya Ranjan Misra, Rajat Panigrahi, Basanta Kumar Choudhury

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Ann-Kathrin Bauer, Alexander Maximilian Fassmer, Sytse U. Zuidema, Sarah I. M. Janus, Falk Hoffmann

Prevalence and associated factors influencing the use of antibiotics for self-medication among Chinese residents: a cross-sectional study in 2021

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Recurrent pain among young and early midlife employees – the role of workload and health-related factors

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Pi Fagerlund, Jukka-Pekka Jousilahti, Anne Kouvonen, Katri Salo, Jatta Salmela, Tea Lallukka

Heterogeneity in willingness to share personal health information: a nationwide cluster analysis of 20,000 adults in Japan

Miho Sassa, Akifumi Eguchi, Keiko Maruyama-Sakurai, Takanori Fujita, Yumi Kawamura, Takayuki Kawashima, Yuta Tanoue, Daisuke Yoneoka, Hiroaki Miyata, Takanori Yamashita, Naoki Nakashima, Shuhei Nomura

Effectiveness of non-pharmacological interventions on pregnancy rates in infertile individuals undergoing IVF/ICSI: a systematic review and network meta-analysis

Ke-Xian Liu, Yuan-Yuan Wu, Meng Zhang, Meng Jia, Dan Wang, Cai-Xia Zhang, Yi-Chun Guan, Pei-Ling Tian

A cluster randomized controlled trial of the effectiveness of a Parents Plus group-based parenting program to promote healthy lifestyles among children and their families

Claire O’Dwyer, Brid Áine Davis, Martin O’Connor, Adele Keating, John Sharry, Kathy Looney, Fionna McDarby, Alan Doran, Eddie Murphy, Alan Carr

From concept to approval: human genomic data integration with population observational data – insights from a Belgian pilot study

Nina Van Goethem, Johan Van der Heyden, Pierre Smith, Wannes Van Hoof, Harlinde De Schutter, Melissa Van Bossuyt, Karin De Ridder, Marc Van Den Bulcke, Emilie Cauët

Trends in tobacco smoking and bladder and lung-bronchial cancer rates among non-hispanic white Americans (2000–2016)

Diancarlos Pereira de Andrade, Camila Moraes Marques, Dayane Christina Rodrigues de Andrade, Luana Lenzi, Cláudia Sirlene Oliveira, Bonald Cavalcante de Figueiredo

Using women-only fitness club and functional disability: a cross-sectional study using propensity score matching

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Kazushige Ide, Kenjiro Kawaguchi, Kiyomi Matsumura, Katsunori Kondo

Hydroxychloroquine use during the first COVID-19 wave: a case study highlighting the urgent need to enhance research practices within the publication ecosystem

Charlotte Beaudart, Flora Musuamba, Médéa Locquet, Jean-Michel Dogné, Jonathan Douxfils

Association of the “life’s crucial 9” cardiovascular health with all-cause and cardiovascular disease mortality: a national cohort study

Dingyuan Tu, Qiang Xu, Jie Sun, Ping Li, Chaoqun Ma

SARS-CoV-2 genomic contextual data harmonization: recommendations from a mixed methods analysis of COVID-19 case report forms across Canada

Rhiannon Cameron, Sarah Savić Kallesøe, Emma J. Griffiths, Damion Dooley, Aishwarya Sridhar, Anoosha Sehar, Lauren C. Tindale, William W.L. Hsiao

Revisiting hospital patient safety culture in China: a nationwide network analysis

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Haoning Shi, Zhiyu Chen, Xingyao Du, Jing Jiang, Ying Peng, Chunni Wang, Shuangjiang Zheng, Qi Huang, Mingzhao Xiao, Qinghua Zhao, Huanhuan Huang

Systemic therapy informed self-help and paraprofessional training in a naturalistic setting: study protocol of a digital randomised trial

Pieter Erasmus, Moritz Borrmann, Ayesha Tariq Ali, Stefanie Herta, Jule Becker, Glen Moriarty, Gunther Meinlschmidt

The spatial analysis of multimorbidity in Thai Cohort Study

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Xiyu Feng, Haribondhu Sarma, Nasser Bagheri, Tsheten Tsheten, Sam-ang Seubsman, Adrian Sleigh, Matthew Kelly

When the decision to die interferes with the duty to heal

Maya Morcos, Amir-Ali Golrokhian-Sani

Experiences of U.S. frontline physicians during the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative study

Robin L. Whitney, Melissa Gosdin, Sabrina F. Loureiro, Marykate Miller, Joy Melnikow, Richard L. Kravitz

“The professionals weren’t from here”: provision of mental health services in the context of the Colombian armed conflict

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Diana Carolina Rubio-León, Laura Cano-Sierra, María-Juliana Reyes-Rivera, Sara Lucia Forero-García, Dennys García-Padilla, Pablo Abitbol, Wilson López-López

A comparison between the self-report of chronic cardiovascular diseases with health insurance data: insights from the population-based LIFE-Adult study

Samira Zeynalova, Peter Worringen, Stefan Bassler, Anja Martin, Katrin Czech, Lars Greulich, Matthias Reusche, Ute Enders, Nigar Reyes, Maryam Yahiaoui-Doktor, Matthias Collier, Markus Loeffler, Tina Stegmann

Mental health impact of a large-scale industrial fire on exposed residents in France: the post fire 76 health survey

Anne-Laure Perrine, Gaëlle Pédrono, Pauline Morel, Pascal Empereur-Bissonnet, Jean-Baptiste Richard, Franck Golliot, Abdelkrim Zeghnoun, Myriam Blanchard, Abdessatar Saoudi, Emmanuelle Le Lay, Maria El Haddad, Yvon Motreff

Engaging community pharmacy in tuberculosis case detection (ENHANCE): a study protocol for an implementation study in Indonesia

Ivan Surya Pradipta, Carla Florencia, Cut Ainul Mardhiyyah, Firda Shafira Nurfadila, Kevin Aprilio, Rizky Abdulah, Bony Wiem Lestari, Rovina Ruslami, Trisasi Lestari, Rob Aarnoutse

An innovative multimorbidity patient-centered care model in Chile: implementation evaluation results

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Jaime C. Sapag, Mayra Alicia Martínez Pérez, Paula Zamorano, Teresita Varela, Paulina Muñoz, Romina Seguel, Esteban Irazoqui, Álvaro Téllez

Young adults’ knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding premarital screening for genetic blood disorders and associated sociodemographic determinants in the Ahafo Region of Ghana: a cross-sectional study

Ma. L. Sarpong, Richard J. Tetteh, Francis A. Amponsah, Philip Amo-Kodieh, Evans A. Owusu, Paul Ntiamoah, Julian D. Pillay, Desmond Kuupiel

An overview of reviews on digital health interventions during COVID- 19 era: insights and lessons for future pandemics

Foziye Tahmasbi, Esmaeel Toni, Zohreh Javanmard, Niloofar Kheradbin, Somayeh Nasiri, Farahnaz Sadoughi

Barriers of eating among rural adolescent girls in Ethiopia: a qualitative study

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Fantahun Ayenew Mekonnen, Gashaw Andargie Biks, Telake Azale, Netsanet Worku Mengistu

Association of frailty with indoor air pollution among older adults and elderly population as per gender and age group: insights from Longitudinal Aging Study in India (LASI-1st Wave)

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Pritam Halder, Jaya Tiwari, Anshul Mamgai, Saumyarup Pal

From barriers to participation: co-creating an effective reminder letter for breast cancer screening among underserved women in Flanders

Allegra Ferrari, Liesbet Van Bos, Sarah Talboom, Wessel van de Veerdonk, Wendy D’haenens, Marina Pak, Marlies Descan, Stephanie Parmentier, Louise Van Collie, Pascale Sibiet, Mathieu Goossens, Guido Van Hal

Evaluating anti-MRSA antibiotic stewardship with a focus on trends in consumption and resistance in a tertiary hospital in Alexandria, Egypt from 2019 to 2023

Ehab Elmongui, Adel Zaki, Amel Elsheredy, Asmaa Abd Elhameed

Prevalence and determinants of cervical cancer screening among women aged 15–49 years in Tanzania: analysis of demographic and health survey 2022

Gladys Reuben Mahiti, Jovinary Adam, Pankras Luoga

Comparison of long-term health-related quality of life and symptoms between COVID-19 patients and test-negative controls during the Omicron-predominant period in Japan

Haruka Maeda, Ataru Igarashi, Osamu Kuwamitsu, Konosuke Morimoto

Continuing the conversation: practical strategies to enable acceptable and feasible health research in prisons

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Jessica Gaber, Carolyne Kerrigan, Iridian M. Grenada, Nicole Kief, Jen Metcalfe, Fiona G. Kouyoumdjian

Barriers and facilitators to accessing Non-Communicable Disease services among children, adolescents and young people with Type 1 Diabetes in Mozambique: a quantitative content analysis using the COM-B framework

Elena Mazzalai, Laura Nollino, Lucy Ramirez, Celisa Mendonça de Assis, Thandy Mataure, Artemisia Mainato, Aldo Mundjane, Estevão Bochana, Emiliano Mussa, Lisete Chume, Vittoria Tani, Giovanni Putoto, Roberto Benoni

Sex and gender differences in access, quality of care, and effectiveness of treatment in dementia: a scoping review of studies up to 2024

Elisa Aguzzoli, Magdalena Walbaum, Martin Knapp, Laura Castro-Aldrete, Antonella Santuccione Chadha, Eva Cyhlarova

Prevalence of overweight and obesity and determinants associated with BMI Z-scores in Indigenous Yaqui schoolchildren from Sonora: a representative survey

Diana Marcela Valenzuela-Guzmán, María Fernanda Cabrer-Rosales, Elsia María Montero-Ruiz, Iván Francisco Reprieto-López, Martin Romero‑Martínez, Araceli Serna-Gutiérrez, Ana Cristina Gallegos-Aguilar, Heliodoro Alemán-Mateo, Rolando Giovanni Díaz-Zavala, Julián Esparza-Romero

Protocol of a collaborative evaluation systematized non-systematic reviews by “DESCreview”, a Design tool for Evaluating risk of bias/quality in Systematized and sCoping reviews

Alexis Descatha, Aurélie Mayet, Grace Sembajwe, Marc Fadel

Radiotherapy and time to initial treatment following a cancer diagnosis among First Nations Australians: results from a population-based analysis

Sewunet Admasu Belachew, Ming Li, Shafkat Jahan, Siddhartha Baxi, Joan Cunningham, Kalinda E. Griffiths, Gail Garvey

Previous or current infection with SARS-CoV-2 virus and its impact on maternal and neonatal health outcomes in Benin: a sero-epidemiological study in pregnant women

Manfred Accrombessi, Patrice Dangbemey, Landry Assongba, Anges Yadouleton, Edouard Dangbenon, Nelly Wakpo, Martin C. Akogbeto, Natacha Protopopoff, Jackie Cook, Benjamin Hounkpatin

The qualitative accounts of black informal carers of people with psychosis and their experiences accessing mental health services: a systematic review

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Angela Kibia, Jiarui Li, Kalya Aung, Juliana Onwumere

Outcome and process evaluation of a social norms approach intervention on nonmedical use of prescription stimulants for study performance among Flemish university students: a quasi-experimental study

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Katleen Derickx, Hanna van Roozendaal, Koen Ponnet, Benedicte Deforche, Annelies Thienpondt, Guido Van Hal

Seasonal prevalence of child undernutrition and its associated factors in the west Gojjam zone, Ethiopia

Melesse Belayneh Yayeh, Memme Girly Makua

Exploring the multi-level correlates of sports participation among Chinese adults based on ecological models and hierarchical regression: evidence from national survey dataset

Yizhen Chao, Yaqing Wang, Zhenzhan Chang

Research on the impact of hospital organizational behavior on physicians'patient-centered care

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Pengwei Zhang, Haotong Zhang, Angyang Wang

Association patterns of work-family balance, perceived stress and turnover intentions among female medical workers in China (2022–2023): integration network and pathway analysis

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Yin Lin, Jia li

Cumulative handgrip strength and longitudinal changes in cognitive function and daily functioning among people aged 50 years and older: evidence from two longitudinal cohort studies

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Bin Han, Ziqian Zeng, Ying Wen, Chu Chen, Daomei Cheng, Yachao Li, Ning Huang, Jia Ruan, Dan Zhao, Qingping Xue

Unmet health-related needs in patients with Crohn’s disease in Belgium: a mixed-methods study

Claudia Schönborn, Muriel Levy, Mats De Jaeger, Renaud Van Goethem, Ugo Leonard, Rani Claerman, Robby De Pauw, Laurence Kohn, Irina Cleemput, Charline Maertens de Noordhout

COVID-19 RT-qPCR-based screening in Austrian schools and incidences in the general population: a Bayesian spatiotemporal analysis

Yessika Adelwin Natalia, Sereina Annik Herzog, Thomas Neyens, Christoph Johann Zurl, Volker Strenger, Geert Molenberghs, Christel Faes

Contextual factors in systematic reviews: understanding public health interventions in low socioeconomic status and disadvantaged populations

Mark Rodgers, Emily South, Melissa Harden, Margaret Whitehead, Amanda Sowden

Initiation of breastfeeding among mothers attending a regional referral hospital in central uganda: a cross-sectional study

Vivianne Nakayiza, Jonathan Izudi, Esther. M. Nasuuna, Fiona Atim

Evaluation of the federal hospital atlas in the context of the hospital reform 2024: a critical analysis of the healthcare provision in German hospitals

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Jonas Roos, Theresa Isabelle Wilhelm, Ron Martin, Kristian Welle, Elio Assaf, Robert Kaczmarczyk

Adapting epidemiological research through unexpected environmental events: COVID-19 and bushfires impacts on the administration of the PATH cohort study

Tanya Layton, Ranmalee Eramudugolla, Craig Sinclair, Imogen Gad, Moyra E. Mortby, Kaarin J. Anstey

Patients’ experiences of barriers and facilitators with continuous positive airway pressure therapy in obstructive sleep apnoea – a qualitative interview study

Karin Jeppesen, Anita Rabøl Good, Ilse Dall Dyrhaug, Marianne Bruun Johansen, Jette Primdahl

Inequalities in contraceptive prevalence among married women of reproductive age in Sierra Leone, 2008–2019

Augustus Osborne, Camilla Bangura, Umaru Sesay

Pooled prevalence of induced abortion and associated factors among reproductive age women in sub-Saharan Africa: a Bayesian multilevel approach

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Setegn Muche Fenta, Haile Mekonnen Fenta, Seyifemickael Amare Yilema, Maru Mekie, Denekew Bitew Belay, Amsalu Worku Mekonin, Ding-Geng Chen

Building linkages between private pharmacies and public facilities to improve diabetes and hypertension care in urban areas of Nepal: a protocol for implementation research

Grishu Shrestha, Deepak Joshi, Helen Elsey, Abhigyna Bhattarai, Parash Mani Sapkota, Bassey Ebenso, Raju Raman Neupane, Bryony Dawkins, Sampurna Kakchapati, Sujan Poudel, Shreeman Sharma, Abriti Arjyal, Sushil Chandra Baral

Is there a relationship between the route of HIV transmission and cognitive performance in older individuals living with HIV?

Francesco Salis, Maristella Belfiori, Francesco Ortu, Paola Piano, Stefano Del Giacco, Antonella Mandas

Associations between leisure activities with trajectories of intrinsic capacity among Chinese older adults: the China health and retirement longitudinal study

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Xinyi Zhang, Xiao Zheng, Ting Zheng, Mengjie Zhang, Lingli Yang, Benli Xue, Xinru Li, Yanan Wang, Chichen Zhang

Adopting drone technology for blood delivery: a feasibility study to evaluate its efficiency and sustainability

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Pammi Gauba, Anita Nangia, Shalini Bahadur, Sangeeta Pahuja, Shweta Dang, Rambha Pathak, Kiran Agarwal, Sunita Sharma, Deepti Ambalkar, Manoj Jha, Ranju Singh, Priyanka Virdi, Rakesh Gupta, Shambhavee Singh, Ravindra Pandey, Bhuvan Adhlakha, Pragati Agarwal, Kuldeep Nigam, Sumit Aggarwal

Primary, secondary and tertiary prevention of long-term benzodiazepine receptor agonists use in Belgium: a policy Delphi

Pauline Van Ngoc, Beatrice Scholtes, Jean-Luc Belche, Melissa Ceuterick

Development and validation of a measurement instrument for physical activity-related health literacy (PA-HL): a study protocol

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Elena Fitzner, Thomas Hering, Kevin Dadaczynski

Primary care quality of primary healthcare institutions in china: current status and influencing factors

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Kexin Zhan, Chuchuan Wan, Ennan Wang, Yuankai Huang

Preferences and challenges regarding medical decision-making among patients with a migration background in Belgium: a focus group study

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Amina Yakhlaf, Flore Vermijs, Katrien Bombeke, Veerle Buffel, Sarah Van de Velde, Josefien van Olmen, Paul Van Royen, Edwin Wouters, Nina Van Eekert

Preferences for group psychological interventions on perinatal depression in China: a discrete choice experiment

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Shuanger Wu, Yanli Shi, Junfang Xu, Yuanzhu Ma, Xin Wang

The major risk factor of stroke across Indonesia; a nationwide geospatial analysis of universal health coverage program

Andi Alfian Zainuddin, Rais Reskiawan A. Kadir, Hedi Kuswanto, Jumraini Tammasse, Nurul Qalby, Andi Afdal Abdullah, Ari Andini Junaidi, Al Asyary

The association between spirometry measurement quality, cognitive function, and mortality

Consuelo Quispe-Haro, Tatyana Court, Magdalena Kozela, Abdonas Tamosiunas, Nadezda Capkova, Hynek Pikhart, Martin Bobák

Longitudinal bidirectional association between gastrointestinal disease and depression symptoms among middle-aged and older adults in China

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Juncheng Guo, Mengxue Su, Jingbiao Huang, Xiaohu Wang, Jianji Li, Haisheng Wu, Yuan He

Health transition of Thai migrant women in Japan: a preliminary cross-sectional study in a country with insufficient migrant health data

Eiko Kobori, Yuko Maeda, Kanami Kamata, Miho Nozue, Hideki Fukuda, Hiroko Miura

Contributions of District Health Information Software 2 (DHIS2) to maternal and child health service performance in Ethiopia: an interrupted time series mixed-methods study

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Taddese Alemu Zerfu, Moges Asressie, Amare Abera Tareke, Zenebu Begna, Tigist Habtamu, Netsanet Werkneh, Tariku Nigatu, Meskerem Jisso, Addisalem Genta

Age-specific comorbidity risks in osteoarthritis: implications for healthy aging across diverse populations

Lilu Ding, Ruoqi Dai, Dian Jin, Zhanyi Li, Jing Qian, Jiahao Zhu, Jingyou Miao, Hui Zhang, Jing Wang, Yan Xu, Yingjun Li

Use of health services by the Brazilian population with chronic kidney disease: a cross-sectional analysis, National Health Survey, 2019

Yasmim dos Anjos Ribeiro, Ana Carolina Silva Gonçalves, Danilo Lemes Naves Gonçalves, Luciana Saraiva da Silva

The role of health insurance on healthcare utilisation among women in Tanzania: insights from Tanzania demographic and health survey 2022

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Amani Anaeli, Alphoncina Kagaigai, Pankras Luoga, Tumaini Nyamhanga, Malale Tungu

Intergenerational support dynamics and the sandwich generation: analyzing the effect of family migration on health among the Chinese migrant workers

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Houyi Zhang, Fengxian Qiu, Jing Liu

Assessing the General Health System of Cyprus: a questionnaire analysis based on public perception

George Evripides, Paul Christodoulides

Associations between previous local health expenditures and COVID-19 mortality outcomes large cities in the united states: results from a forward-selecting linear regression analysis

Matthew R Boyce, John Kraemer, Rebecca Katz

Does neuropathic low back pain negatively influence work capacity? A cross-sectional study among Hungarian workers

Imre Varadi, Tibor Toth, Eva Fejes, Zsolt Nemeskeri, Miklos Kovacs, Antal Tibold, Rita Nyulas, Gergely Feher

The correlation between high temperature and cognitive function: a CHARLS 2018 cross-sectional study

Lu-shi Kong, Duo Chen, Jin-dan Zhang, Xiao-fen Cheng, Yi-li Zhang, Bei Li

Preconception health beliefs and intentions predict behaviours among expectant male partners: a cross-sectional study

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Tristan Carter, Danielle Schoenaker, Kris Rogers, Jon Adams, Amie Steel

Estimating county-level dental care utilization among adults in California using multilevel modeling with raking approach

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Yilan Huang, Honghu Liu

POPUP: an observational digital study reporting general population norms for the EQ-5D-5-L and HUI-3 in 8 countries

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Sarah Dewilde, Nafthali Hananja Tollenaar, Glenn Phillips, Sandra Paci, Mathieu F. Janssen

The importance of redistribution process of ill-defined deaths in national mortality database

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Aline Scohy, Tina Lesnik, Brecht Devleesschauwer, Romana Haneef

Chronic lung diseases (Asthma and COPD) among middle-aged and older populations in India: social, individual, and household determinants and their associations with geriatric syndromes

Aditi Chakraborty, Suryakant Yadav, A. H. Sruthi Anil Kumar

The independent and joint role of socioeconomic status and family relationships on mortality risk in China: cultural differences and health inequalities in the context of intergenerational cohabitation

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Zhixi Zhu, Yiying Wang, Xin Wang, Fuyan Zhang, Lisha Yu, Tao Liu

A cross-sectional study examining the role of doctors’ trust in patients’ requests for antibiotics: a neglected perspective

Aline Rinaldi, Serena Petrocchi, Anna Bullo, Luca Gabutti, Peter Johannes Schulz

Determinants of antenatal care service utilisation in sub-Saharan Africa: an analysis of demographic and health surveys data (2015–2022)

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Belete Achamyelew Ayele, Elizabeth Holliday, Catherine Chojenta

The roadmap for creating a novel outdoor activity space in a rehabilitation hospital setting: the OASIS program initiative

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Pazit Levinger, Jill Hall, Keith D Hill

Prevalence of hepatitis B virus infection and its associated factors among pregnant women in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis of data published from 2003 to 2024

Sintayehu Tsegaye Bitew, Yeshiwas Genanaw Mekonnen, Habtamu Belay Hailu

Non-random aggregations of healthy and unhealthy lifestyles and their population characteristics - pattern recognition in a large population-based cohort

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Qian Zou, Rafael Ogaz-González, Yihui Du, Ming-Jie Duan, Gerton Lunter, Eva Corpeleijn

The effects of decentralisation on patient and service outcomes: a case of the 2018 decentralisation of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in Zambia

Tulani Francis L. Matenga, Malizgani Paul Chavula, Joseph Mumba Zulu, Adam Silumbwe, Patricia Maritim, Margarate N. Munakampe, Batuli Habib, Namakando Liusha, Jeremiah Banda, Ntazana N. Sinyangwe, Chris Mweemba, Angel Mubanga, Patrick Kaonga, Mwiche Musukuma, Henry Phiri, Hikabasa Halwiindi

Prevalence of sexually transmitted infections and associated factors in the inmate population of the Chachapoyas correctional center, Peru

Victor Juan Vera-Ponce, Luis M. Rojas, Christian J. Campos, Roxana Cubas, Jhony A De LaCruz-Vargas, Stella M. Chenet, Rafael Tapia-Limonchi

National and subnational burden of brain and central nervous system cancers in China and global from 1990 to 2021: results from the global burden of disease study 2021

Shifan Tu, Xiaolu Huang, Xiaoxuan Fan, Yi Zhang, Lan Huang, Kai Li, Xinyue Wang, Yunpeng Gao, Xiaoping Zhao, Zhaoqun Feng

“Can someone tell me what’s going on with my child?”: A qualitative study on parental health-seeking behavior for infant regulatory problems

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Febe Hertveldt, Guido Van Hal, Edwin Wouters, Koen Ponnet, Binu Singh, Helena Van den Steene, Monica Dhar, Bea R.H. Van den Bergh, Hadewych Weyns, Sara De Bruyn

Increasing trend of scabies in Belgium, 2000–2023

Valeska Laisnez, Isabel Brosius, Wim Van Bortel, Marie Meudec, Arne Janssens, Julia Madl, Amba Josiane Aye, Lien Bruggeman, Lode Godderis, Wouter Dhaeze, Muriel van Durme, David Hercot, Ive Talboom, Julie Bossu, Blaise Barche, Lucy Catteau, Soledad Colombe

Evaluation of lung cancer early detection offered by the German Social Accident Insurance for formerly asbestos-exposed employees using low-dose computed tomography – setting and study design

Felix Greiner, Jan Heidrich, Helena Keller, Dirk Taeger, Thorsten Wiethege, Volker Harth

Breast-milk substitute marketing practices in four countries: an analysis using a community-based approach

Ellie Mulpeter, Anna Blair, Jeni Stevens, Marianne White, Elisabeth Sterken, Kristin Stewart, Barbara O’Connor, Kajsa Brimdyr, Karin Cadwell

Gender differences in self-management activation among patients with multiple chronic diseases: a qualitative study

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Laia Llubes-Arrià, Erica Briones-Vozmediano, José Tomás Mateos, Joaquim Sol-Cullere, Montserrat Gea-Sánchez, Esther Rubinat-Arnaldo

Trends and factors associated with anemia among women of reproductive age in Mali: analysis of data from 2001 to 2018 Mali demographic and health surveys

Ebenezer Kwesi Armah-Ansah, Eugene Budu, Charity Oga-Omenka, Marina Kolosnitsyna

The perspective of socially vulnerable youth on healthcare services: a Portuguese cross-sectional study

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Carlos Franclim Silva, Viviana Barreira, Daniel Beirão, Luísa Sá, Paulo Santos

Long-term impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on physical activity and estimated cardiorespiratory fitness in south American adults: a multi-country cross-sectional online survey

Victor Zuniga Dourado, Maria do Socorro Morais Pereira Simões, Vinícius Tonon Lauria, Pablo Gulayin, Laura Gutierrez, Ricardo Peña-Silva, Isabel Pereyra-González, Alfonsina Ortiz, Sandra Lopez-Arana, Indah Suci Widyahening, Laila Al-Shaar, Goodarz Danaei, Rosana Poggio

Identifying clinically useful COVID-19 population and emergency department phenotypes across the pre-Omicron and Omicron periods

Lander Rodriguez-Idiazabal, Daniel Fernández, Jose M. Quintana, Julia Garcia-Asensio, Maria Jose Legarreta, Nere Larrea, Irantzu Barrio

Disparities in the incidence and prevalence of psychotic disorders among people with and without disabilities in south Korea: A national database study

Kyoung Eun Yeob, So Young Kim, Yeon Yong Kim, Jong Hyock Park

Inequalities in the practice of physical activity in the city of São Paulo between 2003 and 2015: Evidence from a population-based study among older adults

Bruno Holanda Ferreira, Camila Nascimento Monteiro, Tatiane Kosimenko Ferrari Figueiredo, Margareth Guimarães Lima, Chester Luiz Galvão Cesar, Moisés Goldbaum, Olinda do Carmo Luiz

Prevalence and risk factors of low back pain in middle-aged and older adult in China: a cross-sectional study

Xue Jiang, Rui Wang, Yi-Wen Bai, Le Tang, Wen-Yuan Xing, Nan Chen, Xue-Qiang Wang

Exploring the intersectional dynamics of co-morbidities and risk factors among the older population in India

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Kashfi Nigar, Praveen Kumar Pathak

Genetically proxied gut microbiota and cancer risk: a scoping review of Mendelian randomization studies

Yating Cui, Jianguo Xu, Qingyong Zheng, Junfei Wang, Caihua Xu, Mingyue Zhang, Jiang Li, Jinhui Tian

Investigating how homeopaths and chiropractors navigate patient requests for vaccination information in Ontario, Canada: a qualitative study

Ibukunoluwa Grace Okusanya, Eve Dubé, Eric Filice, Benjamin Malo, Julie Bettinger, Michelle Driedger, Janice Graham, Devon Greyson, Greg Kawchuk, Noni MacDonald, Shannon MacDonald, Samantha B. Meyer

The relationship between healthy lifestyle score and incident cardiovascular disease: results from Isfahan Cohort Study (ICS)

Shahnaz Amani Tirani, Parisa Hajihashemi, Motahare Bateni, Noushin Mohammadifard, Fahimeh Haghighatdoost, Maryam Boshtam, Jamshid Najafian, Masoumeh Sadeghi, Mansoureh Boshtam, Nizal Sarrafzadegan

A systematic review of the willingness-to-accept and willingness-to-pay disparities in empirical studies in the healthcare field

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Yue Wang, Xiaoyu Yan, Hongchao Li

Effects of parental-involved physical activity and nutrition interventions for young adolescents aged 10–13 years: a meta-analysis

Lorraine B. Robbins, Teresa J. Ng, Jessica Sender, Lauren M. Pageau, Hesam Varpaei, Madelyn Smalley, Sam VanDeRiet, Jiying Ling

Changes in physical activity and sedentary behaviours of children living in Italy due to the COVID-19 pandemic: the EPaS-ISS study

Paola Nardone, Serena Broccoli, Angela Spinelli, Marta Buoncristiano, Silvia Andreozzi, Mauro Bucciarelli, Marco Giustini, Silvia Ciardullo

Social inequalities in COVID-19-related years of life lost in metropolitan France, 2020

Romana Haneef, Nour Mahrouseh, Pascal Bessonneau, Stephanie Vandentorren, Nicolas Minier, Francis Chin, Olivier Bruyère, Brecht Devleesschauwer, Grant M. A. Wyper

Correction: Is there a relationship between the route of HIV transmission and cognitive performance in older individuals living with HIV?

Francesco Salis, Maristella Belfiori, Francesco Ortu, Paola Piano, Stefano Del Giacco, Antonella Mandas

Healthcare burden and clinical outcomes of polypharmacy in older adults: a population-based cohort study in South Korea

Zhaoyan Piao, Kyung Sun Oh, Euna Han

AI applications in disaster governance with health approach: A scoping review

Pirhossein Kolivand, Samad Azari, Ahad Bakhtiari, Peyman Namdar, Seyed Mohammad Ayyoubzadeh, Soheila Rajaie, Maryam Ramezani

Magnitude of neonatal mortality and its association with maternal and child health care in sub-Saharan africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis

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Belayneh Hamdela Jena, Mesfin Menza Jaldo, Yohannes Yirga Demesa, Biruk Assefa Kebede, Lamesginew Mossie Melaku

Survey on the disease spectrum of Chinese patients at the outpatient clinic of the 30th Chinese medical aid team in Guinea

Wenzheng Li, Jin Sheng, Jianpeng Zhang, Yunhua Lin, Guodong Hu, Qing Huang, Zhanqi Wang, Zhenzhou Tao, Yunbo Bai, Chao Wang, Yanbo Zhu, Lingzhi Zhang, Yulei Liu, Wenchuan Wang, Meiting He, Yahong Sun, Xiantao Song, Lingjuan Zhou

A systematic review of evidence-based clinical guidelines for vitamin D screening and supplementation over the last decade

Judit Zemp, Cigdem Erol, Estelle Kaiser, Carole E. Aubert, Nicolas Rodondi, Elisavet Moutzouri

Educational determinants of immunization coverage among internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Mogadishu: a cross-sectional study

Yusuf Hared Abdi, Yakub Burhan Abdullahi, Mohamed Sharif Abdi, Sharmake Gaiye Bashir, Naima Ibrahim Ahmed

Key stakeholders’ perspectives on implementation of risk-based population breast cancer screening in Australia – “We can either get on the bus or get under it”

Jocelyn Lippey, Louise Keogh, Stephanie Best, Rebecca Purvis, Gregory Bruce Mann, Laura Forrest

The changing role of family income in mental health from childhood to adolescence: findings from a UK longitudinal study

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Murong Yang, Mara Violato, Claire Carson

Physical activity, physical mobility, and mental health among persons 70 years or older: results from a large population-based study in Sweden

Malin Asp, Bo Simonsson, Anu Molarius

Physical activity and sports behavior of children and adolescents with and without disabilities from Germany: results from the cross-sectional KiGGS wave 2 study

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Selina Seemüller, Anne Kerstin Reimers

Sustained frailty remission and future cardiovascular disease risk: a longitudinal study from the UK Biobank

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Mengting Liu, Qiang Zhang, Lianke Wang, Panpan Wang, Ying Qin, Qianyu Zhou, Mingyang Zhao, Tong Wanyan, Changqing Sun

Reciprocal association between dietary diversity and subjective well-being in Chinese older adults: a three-wave longitudinal study

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Ting Wang, Juan Feng, Xiaolong Bu, Yanan Wang, Yanni Su, Qian Dong, Feng Zhong, Cuiping Liu

Forecasting impact of demographic changes on the expenditures of healthcare and social security in Italy from 2022 to 2060

Francesco Conrado, Gianmarco Giacomini, Pietro Marraffa, Federica Golzio, Valeria Tagliabò, Maria Michela Gianino

Behavioral factors affecting data quality and information utilization in health facilities in ethiopia, 2023: an exploratory qualitative study

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Getasew Amare, Meaza Gezu Shentema, Firanbon Teshome, Yordanose Tadesse, Daniel Birhane Enyew, Desalegn Tsegaw, Tajebew Zayede, Berhanu Fikadie Endehabtu, Amare Minyihun, Biniyam Tilahun, Muluemebet Abera Wordofa, Nigusu Getachew, Dawit Wolde Daka, Ketema Lema, Mengistu Yilma, Awugichew Kiflie, Girma Taye, Tilahun Shiferaw, Addisu Birhanu, Mentesenot Seid, Zewdu Alemu, Keneni Gutema Negeri, Alemu Tamiso Debiso, Sisay Yitayih Kassie, Netsanet Abera, Gizachew Robe Ware, Henok Fiseha, Mulugojam Asmare, Mohammed Harir, Manja Yuala, Yakob Wondarad, Tamirat Awel, Mesoud Mohammed, Ariam Hailemariam, Nebiyu Yetsedaw, Akinyi Odera, Melaku Muleta

Validity of RMR equations in underweight, normal weight, overweight, and obese Emirati female young adults

Dalia Haroun, Maryam Al Sharif, Rola Al Ghali, Linda Smail

Spatial pattern and influence of mass media exposure on sexual exposure among women with disabilities in sub-Saharan Africa

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Clifford Odimegwu, Obasanjo Afolabi Bolarinwa, Aliu Mohammed, Ezra Gayawan

Depression and its relationship to physical activity, sedentary behaviour, and body mass index (BMI) in Malaysian adolescents: a cross-sectional study

Norhafizah Sahril, Norliza Shamsuddin, Wan Sarifah Ainin Wan Jusoh, Norlaila Hamid, Ahmad Ali Zainuddin, Noor Ani Ahmad

Access to emergency medical services and associated barriers among war-affected patients evacuated from Gaza: a cross-sectional study

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Melih Çamcı, Sueda Zaman, Nourhan Hassanien, Muhammed Fatih Baran

Implementing PTSD interventions for hospital nurses and physicians during COVID-19: A scoping review

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Deliah Katzmarzyk, Daniela Holle, Martina Roes

Association between living environmental quality and body pain in middle-aged and older adults: a national study in China

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Shuanglong Hou, Xin Zhao, Rui Liu

Association between older adults’ socioeconomic status and their healthcare experiences, preferences, and attitudes towards deprescribing: a cross-sectional study in 14 countries

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Renata Vidonscky Lüthold, Esther Kleijer-Werkman, Katharina Tabea Jungo, Zsofia Rozsnyai, Limor Adler, Radost Assenova, Eloísa Rogero-Blanco, Markus Bleckwenn, Thomas Frese, Gilles Henrard, Aisling A. Jennings, Donata Kurpas, Vanja Lazic, Heidrun Lingner, Stina Mannheimer, Anne Centeno Neelen, Anabela Pereira, Ferdinando Petrazzuoli, Rosalinde K. E. Poortvliet, Ágnes Szélvári, Dorothea M. G. Wild, Sven Streit, Enriqueta Vallejo-Yagüe

Impact of COVID-19 among women seeking abortion services in Nepal: results from a longitudinal study

Anupama Ale Magar, Mahesh C. Puri, Sunita Karki, Dev Chandra Maharjan, Rachel Murro, Diana Greene Foster

Primary school children exhibit socioeconomic inequalities in their usual beverage consumption: baseline assessment of the DRINK trial

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Lucille Desbouys, Wassila Assakali, Isabelle Thiébaut, Katia Castetbon

Inertia or unanticipated bottlenecks? Exploring stakeholder perspectives on the implementation determinants of the national alcohol policy five years post-enactment in Zambia

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Adam Silumbwe, Miguel San Sebastian, Joseph Mumba Zulu, Charles Michelo, Klara Johansson

Hospital readmission disparity measure for evaluating hospital performance and penalties

Yajun Yi, Henry John Domenico, Leta Yi, Wei Xiang, Xiayu Xiang

The relationship between perceived quality physical education and 7-day physical activity among secondary school students in China: the mediating role of exercise self-efficacy

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Ling Qin, Walter King Yan Ho, Selina Khoo

The economic burden of lung cancer in low- and lower-middle-income countries: a systematic review

Elyesa Ünal, Elena Goodchild, Volker Winkler, Stephan Brenner, Andreas Deckert, Peter Dambach, Olaf Horstick, Andrea Kaifie, Valérie R. Louis

Effect of specific and sensitive interventions for the social protection of people affected by tuberculosis: a meta-analysis

Melisane Regina Lima Ferreira, Jesús David Cortés Gil, Rubia Laine de Paula Andrade, Débora de Almeida Soares, Aline Aparecida Monroe, Inês Fronteira

Determinants of the willingness to reduce or quit cocaine use among nightlife attendees

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Martha Charlotta De Jonge, Andrea J. Bukman, Matthijs Blankers, Simone A. Onrust, Desirée B. Spronk, Margriet Van Laar, Marloes Kleinjan

Self-reported height and weight: timeliness and source of the participant information

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Anja Schienkiewitz, Almut Richter, Gert B.M. Mensink, Julika Loss

Moderating effects of social capital on the relationship between fear of falling and depressive symptoms among community-dwelling older adults

Yeong-Mi Seo, Eun Sook Lee

The severity of Tramadol misuse among youth in urban informal settlements in Ghana: patterns, co-use, and sociodemographic factors

Solomon Osei-Tutu, Obed Jones Owusu-Sarpong, Felix Asante, Williams Agyemang-Duah, Lawrencia Pokuah Siaw, Isaac Obeng Darkwa, Razak M. Gyasi

Factors influencing infant feeding practices of Indian immigrant mothers in Australia—a qualitative exploratory study

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Chitra Tulpule, Ewa A. Szymlek-Gay, Miaobing Zheng, Kristy A. Bolton

Improving parenting skill through the strong families program in Thailand

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Nida Buawangpong, Aala El-Khani, Apinun Aramrattana, Chalermkwan Chutima, Watjana Arunrangsi, Chiraporn Tantihachai, Chaisiri Angkurawaranon, Amalee McCoy, Kawinthip Rinpon, Nopakoon Nantsupawat, Karen Peters, Zin Ko Ko Lynn, Wadih Maalouf, Wichuda Jiraporncharoen

Economic factors influencing utilization of world health organization recommended ANC visits among women in Jordan: an analysis of Jordan population and family health survey 2023

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Lilian Nuwabaine, Joseph Kawuki, John Baptist Asiimwe, Benjamin Betunga, Mathius Amperiize, Angella Namulema, Imelda Namatovu, Shamim Nabidda, Annet Patience Nakalega, Quraish Sserwanja

Five depressive symptom trajectories in three dimensions are risk factors of cancer: a ten-year follow-up study

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Ke-Jie He, Ling Ding, Ziqi Gu, Haitao Wang

The burden and determinants of intimate partner violence against reproductive-age women in four East African countries: evidence from 2021/2023 DHS dataset

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Gebresilassie Tadesse, Girum Nakie, Gidey Rtbey, Techilo Tinsae, Setegn Fentahun, Fantahun Andualem, Mulualem Kelebie, Yilkal Abebaw Wassie, Tigist Kifle Tsegaw, Getasew Kibralew

Utilisation of data and factors affecting the performance of the Health Management Information System (HMIS). The case of six Synods of Livingstonia health facilities in Malawi

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Chisomo Salangwa, Reston Munthali, Lusungu Mfune, Vegha Kaunga Nyirenda

Association between temperature and malaria (1959-2019): a systematic review and meta-analysis

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Yogesh Murugan, Vaibhavkumar Shrivastav

Spatial variation in cause-specific premature mortality and its association with socioeconomic deprivation in Belgium from 2000 to 2019

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Martina Otavova, Benjamin-Samuel Schlüter, Christel Faes, Catherine Bouland, Eva M. Declercq, Bram Vandeninden, Brecht Devleesschauwer, Bruno Masquelier

Workplace inclusivity, social support, and mental health of Taiwanese LGBTI + employees among different relationship status groups

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Yun-Hsiang Tien, Jingchi Huang

Preventing AIDS, producing mothers: a sociological reading of HIV/AIDS posters aimed at women in the 1980s and 1990s

João Paulo Gugliotti, Lilia Blima Schraiber

Unequal budgeting and limited WHO AWaRe Access antibiotics in Punjab: procurement policy gaps in Pakistan’s National Action Plan against antimicrobial resistance

Shairyar Afzal, Mishal Bajwa, Mian Shahzeb Haroon, Huda Arooj, Rana Muhammad Zahid Mushtaq, Zikria Saleem

Electronic cigarette for smoking cessation: a fast-track Delphi consensus of French-speaking experts

Emmanuelle Lüthi, Camille Velarde Crézé, Luc Lebon, Isabelle Jacot-Sadowski, Karin Zürcher, Jacques Cornuz, Olivier Duperrex

Racial and ethnic disparities in COVID-19 vaccination: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Shabnam Iezadi, Pirhossein Kolivand, Peyman Namdar, Peyman Saberian, Kamal Gholipour, Samad Azari

Breast cancer screening uptake and its associated factors among women in Ghana: evidence from the 2022 Demographic and Health Survey

Florence Gyembuzie Wongnaah, Richard Gyan Aboagye, Rebecca Peniel Storph, Abdul-Aziz Seidu, Qorinah Estiningtyas Sakilah Adnani, Bright Opoku Ahinkorah

Albumin-corrected anion gap and risk of mortality among US adults

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Ze-Bin Ni, Hong-Bin Zhang, Lian-Zhen Huang, Qi-Rong Yao, Shi-Cheng Wu, Wei-Feng Huang, Ji Li, Yan-Qing Wang, Jin-Yan Zhang

Mobility, mental well-being and Neighborhood walkability among older adults in Nigeria: an urban perspective

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Jeneviv Nene John, Fredrick Sunday Isaac, Emmanuel Jonah Osiri, Ukamaka Gloria Mgbeojedo, Obinna Chinedu Okezue, Chimdi Ebubechi Nnamani, Sam Chidi Ibeneme

Immunization data management practices and data quality in Ethiopia

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Dawit Wolde Daka, Tomas Yeheyis, Getasew Amare, Yibeltal Kiflie, Admas Abera, Keneni Gutema, Girma Taye, Berhanu Fikadie, Zewudie Birhanu, Merga Dheressa, Chaltu Fikru Biyana, Kassahun Alemu, Netsanet Abera, Muluemebet Abera Wordofa, Yohannes Ayanaw, Asaye Berhanu, Alemu Tamiso, Awgichew Kifle, Biniyam Tilahun, Yakob Wondirad, Tamrat Awel, Megdelawit Mengesha, Mesoud Mohammed, Naod Wondirad, Yohannis Lakew, Meseret Zelalem, Melkamu Ayalew, Sileshi Solomon, Behailu Hawulte

Factors associated with accidental exposure to infectious agent among health care providers in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis of data published from 2014 to 2023

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Shambel Dessale Asmamaw

Impact of multimorbidity on healthcare costs in patients with type 2 diabetes in China: a longitudinal analysis of health insurance claims data

Xing Chen, Luying Zhang, Wen Chen

Assessing adoption of human and AI-enabled diabetic retinopathy screening in primary healthcare settings: findings from a pragmatic trial

Anshul Chauhan, Luke Vale, Ankita Kankaria, Vishali Gupta, Gagandeep Kaur, Neha N., Nayanshi Sood, Basavaraj Tigari, Sanjay Bhadada, Mona Duggal

Economic burden of Sanfilippo syndrome in the United States

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Frederick Ashby, Haesuk Park, Mikael Svensson, Coy D. Heldermon

Cervical cancer screening policies and implementation in Uganda - a qualitative study on policymakers’, cervical cancer experts’ and gynecologists’ perspectives

Elien De Paepe, Gertrude Nanyonjo, Heleen Vermandere, Ali Ssetaala, Olivier Degomme

Improving cardiometabolic multimorbidity prediction with a composite obesity–TyG index: a study of middle-aged and older adults in CHARLS

Yan Wang, Haonan Wang, Xinyao Liu, Junhui Zhang

Association between obesity with physical activity, eating behavior, sleep quality, general health, and the incidence of hypertension among women: a study in rural and nomadic population of western, Iran

Rastegar Hoseini, Zahra Hoseini, Nariman Rahmani

Reducing patient waiting times in humanitarian settings: a data-driven approach to improving healthcare access for vulnerable populations

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Eslam Abo Alhawa, Elise Presser, Amin Zahwe, Sary Faraj, Samar Al-Hajj, Marwa Fares, Mohammad Fadi AlHalbi

Pregnancy-related death rates by county, race, and ethnicity in the US, 2000–2019

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Rachel A. Zajdel, Erik J. Rodriquez, Paula D. Strassle, George A. Mensah, Gina S. Wei, Laverne G. Mensah, Parkes Kendrick, Kelly Compton, Yekaterina O. Kelly, Mathew M. Baumann, Zhuochen Li, Dillon O. Sylte, M. Ashworth Dirac, Christopher JL Murray, Laura Dwyer-Lindgren, Ali Mokdad, Eliseo J. Pérez-Stable

Negligence in data recording during institutional birth: exploring health workers’ perspectives on the barriers and enablers of data documentation practices

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Biniam Kefiyalew Taye, Lemma Derseh Gezie, Asmamaw Atnafu, Shegaw Anagaw Mengiste, Jens Kaasbøll, Monika Knudsen Gullslett, Binyam Tilahun

Package of interventions for harm reduction among women who inject drugs in Nigeria

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Aisha Nantim Dadi, Olujide Olusesan Arije, Kene Eruchalu, Jennifer Anyanti, Omokhudu Idogho, Yamen Okonkwo, Peace Ikani

Identifying indicators of “success” in managing the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe: insights from an interdisciplinary expert consultation

Zhuxin Mao, Zita Zsabokorszky, Joke Bilcke, Philippe Beutels

Linking urban expansion patterns to lung cancer risk: a nationwide analysis in Chinese cities

Wenyao Sun, Yinghui Jia, Lan Wang, Chunfang Wang

Dietary habits and successful aging in Chinese older adults: a cross-sectional analysis of the CLHLS

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Yecheng Wang, Keying Song, Zijian Zhao

Machine learning-based prediction of household sanitation facility access in Sub-Saharan Africa: insights from DHS data (2012–2024)

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Gelila Yitageasu, Eyob Akalewold Alemu, Eshetu Abera Worede, Mitkie Tigabie, Lidetu Demoze

Navigating policy making in a complex health system landscape: insight from Iran’s health ministers

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Leila Doshmangir

Reciprocal associations between social isolation and self-rated health among older adults in China: findings from the China longitudinal aging social survey (2018–2020)

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Chaoping Pan, Jiacheng Ye, Linwei Yu, Na Cao

A prospective cohort study to assess if alcohol intake measured by routine pregnancy self-report predicts developmental concerns uncovered by routine health visitor screening of children at 30 months of age

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David Tappin, Daniel Mackay, Lucy Reynolds, Niamh Fitzgerald

Identifying targets for interventions to improve communication between primary and secondary care: a qualitative study of referrals to adult NHS hearing aid services

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Sobia Khan, Michael T. Loughran, Christopher J. Armitage, Ted Leverton, Nishchay Mehta, Francesca Oliver, Martin O’Driscoll, Greg Nassar, Chris J. Sutton, Kathryn Lewis, Piers Dawes, Peter Bower, Kevin J. Munro

Examining the role of school food gardens, food waste systems and cooking facilities in experiential education: a cross-sectional survey of primary school teachers’ practices

Jessica V. Kempler, Claire Margerison, Janandani Nanayakkara, Alison Booth

Barriers, facilitators, and the role of central coordination: understanding long COVID-19 healthcare access in a universal healthcare system

Peter Gamillscheg-Müllner, Agata Łaszewska, Kathryn Hoffmann, Judit Simon, Susanne Mayer

Impact of food advertising restrictions in Portugal on children’s exposure to unhealthy foods and beverages: a before-and-after study

Miguel Ángel Royo-Bordonada, Cristina Cavero-Esponera, María Mar Romero-Fernández

Detection of invasive Aedes mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae): a crucial alert for public health in Northwest of Iran

Madineh Abbasi, Saideh Yousefi, Simin Khayatzadeh, Sahar Azarmi, Fatemeh Normandipour

Designing and evaluating training for female community health volunteers to promote physical activity in semi-urban Nepal: a co-designed approach

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Rajan Shrestha, Susan Paudel, Anupa Rijal, Tara Ballav Adhikari, Bijay Khatri, Liladhar Dhakal, Dinesh Neupane, Kapil Dahal, Rasmus Østergaard Nielsen, Sebastian Dyrup Skejø, Abhinav Vaidya, Per Kallestrup

Physical sporting activity impact on long-term BMI trajectories in Dutch adults: a longitudinal observational study

Dirk Lubbe, Stephan Gretschel, Philipp Otto, Ulf Elbelt

Low income and health literacy: a systematic scoping review

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Krisztina Gero, Insa Backhaus-Hoven, Annika Höhmann, Nico Dragano, Hanno Hoven

Analyzing and predicting patient admissions related to acute heat at the Chemnitz Hospital (Germany)

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J. Thiel, E. Henke, M. Sedlmayr, A. A. Baumann, J. Weidner, A. Staudt

Strengthening community voices: implementing Local Health Equity Action Teams (LHEATs) to address health disparities

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Christina M. Pacheco, Kristina Bridges, Elizabeth Ablah, Vicki Collie-Akers, Edward Ellerbeck, Emily Morrow, Allison Honn, Nadine Long, Jody Love, Clarissa Carrillo Martinez, Kara Knapp, Ton Miras Neira, Angela Scott, Sarah Finocchario Kessler

Patient navigation programmes for symptomatic lung cancer patients: a scoping review

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Elysse Bautista-Gonzalez, Heber Tomas Reyes-Garcia, Regina Barragan-Carrillo, Bertha Alejandra Martinez-Cannon, Andrés Quintero-Leyra, Hynek Pikhart, Anne Peasey, Cecilia Vindrola-Padros

Prevalence, predictors and adverse perinatal outcomes of placental malaria in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis

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Aklilu Alemayehu, Girum Tesfaye Kiya, Solomon Berhanu, Ahmed Zeynudin, Joseph Beyene, Delenasaw Yewhalaw

Mapping the burden of COVID-19 infections and estimating the contribution of socioeconomic factors: a cross-sectional study

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Karla Margarita Flores-Sacoto, Gregory Guernec, Galo Antonio Sanchez-del-Hierro, Felipe Gonzalo Moreno-Piedrahita Hernández

Long COVID and work in the UK: challenges, support and perspectives

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Hua Wei, Sarah Daniels, Ruth Wiggans, Anna Coleman, Donna Bramwell, Damien McElvenny, Davine Forde, Martie van Tongeren

Sub-national disparities in disease burden of diabetes mellitus and chronic kidney disease in France: a pre-pandemic analysis

Cécile Couchoud, Maxime Raffray, Nour Mahrouseh, Elena von der Lippe, Brecht Devleesschauwer, Grant M A Wyper, Romana Haneef

Understanding fathers’ responses to breastfeeding as a “shared parental task”: a realist evaluation of a Danish breastfeeding support intervention

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Marie Honoré Jacobsen, Anne Kristine Gadeberg, Henriette Knold Rossau, Ingrid Maria Susanne Nilsson, Sarah Fredsted Villadsen

Assessing health-related quality of life in adolescence: exploring the validity of the Spanish version of the KIDSCREEN-10

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Alicia Pérez-Albéniz, Beatriz Lucas-Molina, Sonia Franco-Torres, Alfonso Pérez-Esteban, Beatriz A. Ciulin, Adriana Díez-Gómez, Eduardo Fonseca-Pedrero

Operationalizing social determinants of health across a county: exploring the 100% Community Framework

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Dominic Cappello, Katherine Ortega Courtney, Julie S. McCrae, Jennifer Baquedano

Impact of multimorbidity on health-related quality of life: the mediation role of intrinsic capacity – evidence from the WHO ICOPE pilot program in Lianyungang of China (2024)

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Yiying Yang, Jiacheng Dong, Peiyuan Qin, Yu Guo, Hengchao Ge, Degui Li, Zhen Wu, Lulu Xiao, Linlin Hu, Yan Dong

Interaction between sleep disorder and depression on early onset hypertension: a machine learning modelling approach

Fen Liu, Wen-Han Wang, Hong-Wei Pan, Jin He, Ya-Yu You, Zheng-Yu Liu

Responding to a warming planet: a scoping review of climate change literacy, perceived health impacts, and mental health outcomes among African students

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Lidetu Demoze, Amensisa Hailu Tesfaye, Angwach Abrham Asnake, Alemayehu Kasu Gebrehana, Bizunesh Fantahun Kase, Mitkie Tigabie, Gelila Yitageasu

Evaluating the impact of a community-based prostate cancer screening program

Amy E. Leader, Kristine Pham, Nicola Cianci, Hannah Knapp, Fatuma Doka, Suzanne Barron, Oleksandr Kolesnikov, Jordan DeHoratius, Katie Bradley, Le’Ann Robles, Robert Giamboy, Olivia Dahlgren, Leonard G. Gomella

Implementing brain health strategies in primary care: methods and baseline findings from the BHAM registry

Pamela G. Bowen, Catherine Danielle Jones, Terina Myers, Roy Martin, Amy Knight, Andres Azuero, Tasha Smith, Connor Lancaster, Michael Brewer, Sameera Davuluri, Erin Delaney, Irfan Asif, Ronald M. Lazar

Exploring the public attitudes toward euthanasia legalization in China, especially among individuals with mental disorders: a national cross-sectional study

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Xinyao Yi, Yan He, Zhiguang Huang, Ming Liu, Ginenus Fekadu, Xinchang Liu, Zhenjie Yu, Hei Hang Edmund Yiu, Jian Huang, Yibo Wu, Wai-kit Ming

Understanding how social determinants of health shape Long COVID outcomes: a rapid review of evidence

Tala Tamim El Jarkass, Shankavi Nandakumar, Becky Skidmore, Andrew D. Pinto, Banafshe Hosseini

Systematic review and meta-analysis of diabetic foot ulcers and associated factors among adults in Ethiopia

  • Open Access
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Temesgen Gebeyehu Wondmeneh, Oumer Abdulkadir Ebrahim

Coordinated care program in the Polish primary healthcare: insights into the early implementation

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Mateusz Guziak, Anna Joanna Świtajska, Milena Šantrić-Milićević

Impact of breastfeeding education with WhatsApp follow-up on infant feeding, growth, and health outcomes: a quasi-experimental study in Malaysia

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Halimah Jalil, Mei-Chan Chong, Muhammad Yazid Jalaludin, Li Ping Wong

Is the HPV vaccine lottery system equitable under constrained vaccine supply? A cross-sectional study in China

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Bo Yan, Zilian Yu, Shuting Kong, Yulian Yang, Xiaomin Wang, Hui Zhu, Xudong Zhou

Prevalence and associated factors of intrinsic capacity based on Andersen Model among older adults: a national cross-sectional study in China

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Fengling Lu, Wenbin Zou, Yi Li, Wei Wei, Xiaolin Wei, Guanyang Zou

Vitamin D, premature mortality, and life expectancy among US adults

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Qiong Wang, Che Li, Ning Ma, Fangjieyi Zheng, Bochun Wang, Qiushi Lin, Xiaoqun Dong, Wenquan Niu

Determinants of newborn birth size in Somaliland: an ordinal logistic regression analysis

Abdirahman Omar Ibrahim, Bashaar Ali Daud, Waleed Salahudiin Ahmed, Suhaib Muse Jama, Nagaad Abdinasir Habane, Rahma Yasin Ismail, Umulkhayr Mohamed Abadir, Amaani Abdilahi Sahal, Mohamed Said Hassan

Spatiotemporal trends in hospitalizations and mortality due to mental disorders in Ecuador (2014–2023): a national epidemiological study

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Cristina Núñez-Vásquez, Karina Lalangui-Vivanco, Mónica Izurieta-Guevara, Yekaterina Altuna, Daniel Simancas-Racines, Emmanuelle Quentin

Environmental greenery and skin cancer risk: a prospective cohort study on incidence and mediating mechanisms

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Jing Qian, Jingyou Miao, Hui Zhang, Ruicheng Gong, Dian Jin, Zhanyi Li, Ruoqi Dai, Jiahao Zhu, Jing Wang, Yingjun Li, Min Yu, Lilu Ding

Cracking the code: AI’s role in mapping evidence syntheses to the United Nations sustainable development goals

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Bianca Pilla, Jennifer Stone, Zoe Jordan

Effects of mining disasters on hospital morbidity in the populations of Mariana and Brumadinho, Minas Gerais, Brazil

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Emerson Pessoa Vidal, Rita de Cássia Costa da Silva, Paola Zucchi

Identifying diseases in claims data using a machine learning approach – a case from Switzerland

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Michael Stucki, Andreas Kohler, Stefan Boes

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Prof. Dr.med. Katarina Stingl
Dr. Miklos Schneider
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