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.

Clustering of physical activity, sedentary behavior, and diet associated with social isolation among brazilian adolescents

Authors: Thiago Sousa Matias, Julianne Fic Alves, Gislaine Terezinha Amaral Nienov, MarcusVinicius Veber Lopes and Diego Itibere Cunha Vasconcellos

Content type: Research 25 March 2023
Evaluation of an innovative mHealth-based integrated modality for smoking cessation in Chinese smokers: protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Authors: Shuilian Chu, Lin Feng, Yingting Zuo, Hang Jing, Di Zhang, Zhaohui Tong, Ju Shi, Haomiao Ma, Zhijin Zhang and Lirong Liang

Content type: Study Protocol 25 March 2023
Assessment of the underlying causes of adult deaths using a short version of verbal autopsy in Xaiyabouli Province, Lao People’s Democratic Republic

Authors: Bounbouly Thanavanh, Nobuyuki Hamajima, Kaiyason Sida, Kene Duangdy, Lasavong Latsamy, Khounsavath Senaphane, Viengsakhone Louangpradith, Souphaphone Sadettan, Souphalak Inthaphatha, Kimihiro Nishino and Eiko Yamamoto

Content type: Research 24 March 2023
Underreporting of workers’ injuries or illnesses and contributing factors: a systematic review

Authors: MinJung Kyung, Soo-Jeong Lee, Caroline Dancu and OiSaeng Hong

Content type: Research 24 March 2023
Assessment of the status of improved F&E trachoma control practices among children of agro-pastoralists in Southern Ethiopia: a mixed design survey using theory of triadic influences

Authors: Serawit Lakew, Genet Asefa and Zerihun Zerdo

Content type: Research 23 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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