BMC Public Health

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A qualitative study of experiences among young adults who increased their cannabis use during the COVID-19 pandemic

The impact of eating alone on food intake and everyday eating routines: A cross-sectional study of community-living 70- to 75-year-olds in Sweden

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Adherence to COVID-19 measures and the associated factors: evidence from a two-wave longitudinal study in Singapore

Authors: Eng Hong Tay, Saleha Shafie, Shazana Shahwan, YunJue Zhang, Peizhi Wang, Pratika Satghare, Fiona Devi, Sing Chik Tan, Michael Y. Ni, Phyllis Lun and Mythily Subramaniam

Content type: Research 15 October 2024
Influence factors associated with fertility intention among people living with HIV in China and other regions: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Authors: Chenxinzi Lin, Bin Chen, Youjing Yang, Shiying Guo, Minmin Wang, Qiuguo Wang, Jingyuan Zhang and Shasha Tao

Content type: Systematic Review 15 October 2024
Women’s health and psychological well-being in the return-to-work process after long-term sick leave for common mental disorders: women’s and first-line managers’ perspectives

Authors: Åsa Hedlund, Marja-Leena Kristofferzon, Eva Boman, Karen Nieuwenhuijsen and Annika Nilsson

Content type: Research 15 October 2024
Post‑recovery symptoms of infected cases after Omicron pandemic: a quick online cross-sectional study based on C19-YRSm in China

Authors: Xiao-Lei Ye, Ying Zhang, Xin-Hua Dai, Jun Gan, Yue Liu, Ai-Miao Liao, Li-Zhi Zhao, Chao Xie, Jing Zuo, Ping Wang, Le-Le Ai, Yi-Fan Zhang, Yan Huang, Juan Zhang, Qing-Ming Shi, Jun-Feng Zheng…

Content type: Research 15 October 2024
Comparison of the risk of noise-induced hearing loss between male police officers and male non-police officers: a nationwide cohort study using propensity score matching in South Korea

Authors: Woo-Ri Lee, Kyu-Tae Han, Ki-Bong Yoo and Jin-Ha Yoon

Content type: Research 15 October 2024

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Porn video shows, local brew, and transactional sex: HIV risk among youth in Kisumu, Kenya

Authors: Carolyne Njue, Helene ACM Voeten and Pieter Remes

Content type: Research article 8 August 2011
School grade and sex differences in domain-specific sedentary behaviors among Japanese elementary school children: a cross-sectional study

Authors: Kaori Ishii, Ai Shibata, Minoru Adachi, Yoshiyuki Mano and Koichiro Oka

Content type: Research article 13 April 2017
Local government responses for COVID-19 management in the Philippines

Authors: Dylan Antonio S. Talabis, Ariel L. Babierra, Christian Alvin H. Buhat, Destiny S. Lutero, Kemuel M. Quindala III and Jomar F. Rabajante

Content type: Research 21 September 2021
Health literacy and public health: A systematic review and integration of definitions and models

Authors: Kristine Sørensen, Stephan Van den Broucke, James Fullam, Gerardine Doyle, Jürgen Pelikan, Zofia Slonska and Helmut Brand

Content type: Research article 25 January 2012
Oral and anal sex practices among high school youth in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Authors: Amsale Cherie and Yemane Berhane

Content type: Research article 4 January 2012

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BMC Public Health is an open access, peer-reviewed journal that considers articles on the epidemiology of disease and the understanding of all aspects of public health. The journal has a special focus on the social determinants of health, the environmental, behavioral, and occupational correlates of health and disease, and the impact of health policies, practices and interventions on the community.

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