BMC Public Health

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School-based interventions can reduce and prevent psychotic experiences in adolescence.

Energy drink consumption is associated with several negative health indicators in adolescents.

The experiences following Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico offer important lessons regarding the potential impacts of catastrophic disasters on NCD treatment and management, and are useful for improving community and health system resilience and preparedness for future disasters.

Inequalities in colorectal cancer screening uptake in Wales: an examination of the impact of the temporary suspension of the screening programme during the COVID-19 pandemic

Authors: Diana Bright, Sharon Hillier, Jiao Song, Dyfed W. Huws, Giles Greene, Karen Hodgson, Ashley Akbari, Rowena Griffiths, Alisha R. Davies and Ardiana Gjini

Content type: Research 22 March 2023
Prioritization of public health financing, organization, and workforce transformation: a Delphi study in Canada

Authors: F. Antoine Dedewanou, Sara Allin, Ak’ingabe Guyon, Jasmine Pawa and Mehdi Ammi

Content type: Research 22 March 2023
Comparison of Framingham 10-year cardiovascular risks in Sweden- and foreign-born primary health care patients in Sweden

Authors: Marina Taloyan, Victor Wågström, Kristin Hjörleifdottir Steiner, Danial Yarbakht, Claes-Göran Östenson and Helena Salminen

Content type: Research 22 March 2023
Multilevel proportional odds modeling of anaemia prevalence among under five years old children in Ethiopia

Authors: Bereket Tessema Zewude and Legesse Kassa Debusho

Content type: Research 22 March 2023
The long-term effects of Kerala Diabetes Prevention Program on diabetes incidence and cardiometabolic risk: a study protocol

Authors: Tilahun Haregu, T. R. Lekha, Smitha Jasper, Nitin Kapoor, Thirunavukkarasu Sathish, Jeemon Panniyammakal, Robyn Tapp, Kavumpurathu Raman Thankappan, Ajay Mahal, Pilvikki Absetz, Edwin B. Fisher and Brian Oldenburg

Content type: Study Protocol 22 March 2023

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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
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
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
The weight of nations: an estimation of adult human biomass

Authors: Sarah Catherine Walpole, David Prieto-Merino, Phil Edwards, John Cleland, Gretchen Stevens and Ian Roberts

Content type: Research article 18 June 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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