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  1. Owing to the introduction of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART), the trajectory of mortality and morbidity associated with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection has significantly decreased in ...

    Authors: Beshada Zerfu Woldegeorgis, Yordanos Sisay Asgedom, Aklilu Habte, Gizachew Ambaw Kassie and Abebe Sorsa Badacho
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2024 24:1735
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  2. Poor infant and child feeding practices, in combination with increased rates of infectious diseases, are the main immediate causes of malnutrition during the first two years of life. Non-breastfed children req...

    Authors: Enyew Getaneh Mekonen, Belayneh Shetie Workneh, Mohammed Seid Ali, Almaz Tefera Gonete, Tewodros Getaneh Alemu, Tadesse Tarik Tamir, Berhan Tekeba, Masresha Asmare Techane, Mulugeta Wassie, Alemneh Tadesse Kassie and Alebachew Ferede Zegeye
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2024 24:1734
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  3. Childhood obesity is increasingly recognized as a major public health challenge worldwide, and excessive sedentary screen time is emerging as a key risk factor. This study aimed to assess the recreational scre...

    Authors: Xueting Ding, Ying Ji, Yuan Dong, Zhijing Li and Yan Zhang
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2024 24:1733
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  4. In Haiti, reported incidence and mortality rates for COVID-19 were lower than expected. We aimed to analyze factors at communal and individual level that might lead to an underestimation of the true burden of ...

    Authors: Marcmy Presume, Jean Gaudart, Edwige Michel, Samson Marseille and Mathias Altmann
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2024 24:1732
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  5. The implementation of digital disease surveillance systems at national levels in Africa have been challenged by many factors. These include user applicability, utility of IT features but also stable financial ...

    Authors: Basil Benduri Kaburi, Manuela Harries, Anja M. Hauri, Ernest Kenu, Kaspar Wyss, Bernard Chawo Silenou, Carolina J Klett-Tammen, Cordula Ressing, Jannis Awolin, Berit Lange and Gérard Krause
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2024 24:1731
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  6. The American Heart Association recently introduced a new model for cardiovascular health (CVH) known as Life’s Essential 8 (LE8). The impact of LE8 on hypertensive individuals is currently unclear. In our stud...

    Authors: Lu He, Miao Zhang, Yang Zhao, Wei Li and Yushun Zhang
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2024 24:1730
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  7. There are limited population-representative data that describe the potential burden of Post-COVID conditions (PCC) in Mexico. We estimated the prevalence of PCC overall and by sociodemographic characteristics ...

    Authors: Yenisei Ramírez-Toscano, Leticia Torres-Ibarra, Martha Carnalla, Ana Basto-Abreu, Dèsirée Vidaña-Perez, M. Arantxa Colchero, Sergio Bautista-Arredondo, Sharon Saydah and Tonatiuh Barrientos-Gutiérrez
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2024 24:1729
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  9. Work hours are an important aspect of one’s job and these in turn have the potential to impact people’s well-being. Much research investigating the link between working hours and well-being uses cross-sectiona...

    Authors: Francisca Mullens and Ilse Laurijssen
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2024 24:1727
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  10. The increasing prevalence of physical inactivity, declining fitness, and rising childhood obesity highlight the importance of physical literacy (PL), as a foundational component for fostering lifelong health a...

    Authors: Syed Ghufran Hadier, Yinghai Liu, Liu Long, Syed Muhammad Zeeshan Haider Hamdani, Haris Khurram, Syed Danish Hamdani, Shaista Shireen Danish and Syeda Urooj Fatima
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2024 24:1726
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  11. Many people struggle with the choice in a series of processes, from prostate cancer (PCa) diagnosis to treatment. We investigated the degree of regret after the prostate biopsy (PBx) and relevant factors in pa...

    Authors: Hwanik Kim, Woojin Bang, Myungsun Shim, Cheol Young Oh, Sung Yong Cho, Mun Su Chung, Dae Sung Cho, Sun Il Kim, Seung Hwan Lee, Kyo Chul Koo, Kwang Suk Lee and Jin Seon Cho
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2024 24:1725
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  12. Public health events (PHEs) have emerged as significant threats to human life, health, and economic growth. PHEs, such as COVID-19, have prompted a reevaluation for enhanced regular prevention and control (RPC...

    Authors: Yunhao Wang, Yixuan Liu, Zhihan Peng, Zhaoyang Shang and Wei Gao
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2024 24:1724
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  13. The metabolic score for visceral fat (METS-VF) quantifies the cumulative burden of visceral and intra-abdominal adipose tissues. However, the relationship between the METS-VF and carotid atherosclerosis (CAS) ...

    Authors: Jiayu Qian, Guoqing Huang and Yushan Mao
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2024 24:1723
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  14. Insufficient physical activity (PA) is a major risk factor for non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and one of the leading causes of premature mortality worldwide. This study examined the prevalence and independen...

    Authors: Shervin Mossavarali, Ali Vaezi, Amirhossein Heidari, Akbar Shafiee, Arash Jalali, Farshid Alaeddini, Soheil Saadat, Farzad Masoudkabir, Kaveh Hosseini, Ali Vasheghani-Farahani, Saeed Sadeghian, Mohamamdali Boroumand and Abbasali Karimi
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2024 24:1722
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  15. Adolescence is a pivotal stage in human development that presents unique challenges, especially for girls navigating the complexities of menstruation. Despite the importance of menstrual hygiene management for...

    Authors: Nkemdilim Ene, Obasanjo Afolabi Bolarinwa, Chris Adedigba, James Oyeleye, Israel Boboye, Union Nwosu, Fayokemi Olususi, Philip Oluwayemi and Sylvester Reuben Okeke
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2024 24:1721
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  16. Crisis telephone helplines are an integral part of community suicide prevention. Despite high male suicide rates, men’s experiences of these services are poorly understood. The current study explored men’s per...

    Authors: Katherine Trail, Kieran O’Gorman, Zac Seidler, John Oliffe, Tara Hunt and Simon Rice
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2024 24:1720
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  17. From the perspective of exercise psychology, to investigate the antefacts of problematic internet use (PIU) in college students, and to reveal the chain mediating effect of self-control and loneliness between ...

    Authors: Junshuai Xu and Liuquan Tang
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2024 24:1719
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  18. Primary healthcare facilities are central to the implementation of voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) as points of access to integrated health services in line with the Kenya AIDS Strategic Framework I...

    Authors: Dickens S. Omondi Aduda, Kawango Agot, Spala Ohaga, Appolonia Aoko, Jacob Onyango, Cathy Toroitich-Ruto, Caroline Kambona and Elijah Odoyo-June
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2024 24:1718
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  19. Antibiotic resistance (ABR) has emerged as a major threat to health. Properly informed decisions to mitigate this threat require surveillance systems that integrate information on resistant bacteria and antibi...

    Authors: Léo Delpy, Chloe Clifford Astbury, Cécile Aenishaenslin, Arne Ruckert, Tarra L. Penney, Mary Wiktorowicz, Mamadou Ciss, Ria Benko and Marion Bordier
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2024 24:1717
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  20. In developing nations, the phenomenon of adolescent fatherhood poses significant challenges, including increased risk of poverty, limited educational opportunities, and potential negative health outcomes for b...

    Authors: Bewuketu Terefe, Enyew Getaneh Mekonen, Tadesse Tarik Tamir, Alebachew Ferede Zegeye, Belayneh Shetie Workneh and Masresha Asmare Techane
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2024 24:1716
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  21. The aim of the study was to investigate the relationship between sedentary behavior, screen time and MetS among Chinese children and adolescents aged 7–17 years. Data was obtained from the China National Nutri...

    Authors: Xue Cheng, Qiya Guo, Lahong Ju, Weiyi Gong, Xiaoqi Wei, Xiaoli Xu, Liyun Zhao and Hongyun Fang
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2024 24:1715
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  22. More knowledge is needed on the risk of developing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) associated with housing conditions and indoor environment based on cohort studies with a long follow-up time.

    Authors: Stine Kloster, Anne Marie Kirkegaard, Michael Davidsen, Anne Illemann Christensen, Niss Skov Nielsen, Lars Gunnarsen, Jørgen Vestbo and Annette Kjær Ersbøll
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2024 24:1714
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  23. While many populations struggle with health literacy, those who speak Spanish preferentially or exclusively, including Hispanic, immigrant, or migrant populations, may face particular barriers, as they navigat...

    Authors: Joel Hernandez, Liliana Demiranda, Priyanka Perisetla, Lauren Andrews, Keer Zhang, Rebecca Henderson, Ajay Mittal, Hannah F. Norton and Melanie G. Hagen
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2024 24:1713
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  24. Avoidance of bottle feeding is recommended as it interferes with optimal suckling behavior, is difficult to keep clean, and is an important route for the transmission of pathogens. However, there is a current ...

    Authors: Enyew Getaneh Mekonen
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2024 24:1712
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  25. Global warming has led to an increase in the number and intensity of extreme heat events, posing a significant threat to the health and safety of workers, especially those working outdoors, as they often have ...

    Authors: Peymaneh Habibi, Jaleh Razmjouei, Amirhossein Moradi, Farank Mahdavi, Saeed Fallah-Aliabadi and Ahad Heydari
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2024 24:1711
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  26. COVID-19 is one of the most common diseases in recent years, the most important way to prevent is through self-care behaviors; therefore, it is important to these behaviors in people. According to the importan...

    Authors: Tayebeh Rakhshani, Seyyed Manoochehr Dolatkhah, Seyyed Mansour Kashfi and Ali Khani Jeihooni
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2024 24:1710
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  27. Illicit drug and high-risk alcohol use among adolescents leads to poor health outcomes. We enrolled adolescents from urban slums in Kampala, Uganda, to assess baseline prevalence and factors associated with il...

    Authors: Hellen Kalungi, Onesmus Kamacooko, Jane Frances Lunkuse, Joy Namutebi, Rose Naluwooza, Matt A. Price, Eugene Ruzagira and Yunia Mayanja
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2024 24:1709
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  28. Extensive research has been conducted treating burnout as an independent variable and performance as a dependent variable to proffer possible solutions to burnout and job performance among academics. Despite t...

    Authors: Miao Lei, Gazi Mahabubul Alam, Karima Bashir and Gui Pingping
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2024 24:1708
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  29. Indigenous people in Australia experience far poorer health than non-Indigenous Australians. A growing body of research suggests that Indigenous people who are strong in their cultural identity experience bett...

    Authors: Naomi Tootell, Janet McGaw, Uncle Herb Patten and Alasdair Vance
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2024 24:1707
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  30. Although physical activity (PA) is associated with significant health benefits, only a small percentage of adolescents meet recommended PA levels. This systematic review with meta-analysis explored the modifia...

    Authors: Athanasios Kolovelonis, Ioannis Syrmpas, Anna Marcuzzi, Mohammed Khudair, Kwok Ng, Gavin Daniel Tempest, Ratko Peric, František Bartoš, Maximilian Maier, Mirko Brandes, Angela Carlin, Simone Ciaccioni, Cristina Cortis, Chiara Corvino, Andrea Di Credico, Patrik Drid…
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2024 24:1706
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  31. People with serious mental illness (SMI) and people with intellectual disabilities/developmental disabilities (ID/DD) are at higher risk for COVID-19 and more severe outcomes. We compare a tailored versus gene...

    Authors: Stephen Bartels, Julie H. Levison, Hao D. Trieu, Anna Wilson, David Krane, David Cheng, Haiyi Xie, Karen Donelan, Bruce Bird, Kim Shellenberger, Elizabeth Cella, Nicolas M. Oreskovic, Kelly Irwin, Kelly Aschbrenner, Ahmed Fathi, Stefanie Gamse…
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2024 24:1705
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  33. Gambling is a popular leisure activity in many countries, often expected to boost regional economies. Nevertheless, its negative impacts remain a significant concern. Gambling disorder is recognized as the mos...

    Authors: Chiyoung Hwang, Ryuhei So, Nozomu Hashimoto, Toshiaki Baba, Sachio Matsushita, Matthew Browne, Toshiya Murai, Norio Watanabe and Naoko Takiguchi
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2024 24:1703
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  34. Effects of short-term exposure to ambient air pollution on systemic immunological and inflammatory biomarkers in rural population have not been adequately characterized. From May to July 2021, 5816 participant...

    Authors: Yishu Yang, Hui Wu, Yuling Zeng, Fei Xu, Shuaiqi Zhao, Ling Zhang, Zhen An, Huijun Li, Juan Li, Jie Song and Weidong Wu
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2024 24:1702
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  35. Risky sexual behavior (RSB) is one of the major youth sexual and reproductive health problems globally, including in Ethiopia. RSB among youth increases the risk of HIV infection, other sexually transmitted in...

    Authors: Wudinesh Belete Belihu, Minilik Demissie Amogne, Tobias Herder, Jesper Sundewall and Anette Agardh
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2024 24:1701
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  36. As the number of adolescent cancer survivors increases, detailed and effective healthcare policies on adolescent cancer survivors returning to school and workplace are needed. The study aimed to explore the pe...

    Authors: Min Kyung Hyun, Yeonseung Lee, Hyun Jeong Lee and Young Ae Kim
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2024 24:1700
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  37. Physical inactivity represents a global challenge in public health, being the second most significant factor contributing to mortality. In Latin America, the prevalence of physical inactivity and sedentary beh...

    Authors: Diego Herreros-Irarrázabal, María Fernanda González-López, Rocío Nuche-Salgado, Josivaldo de Souza-Lima and Sandra Mahecha-Matsudo
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2024 24:1699
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  38. Undernutrition increases the risk of TB infection to be active TB, death and relapse of the disease. Undernutrition also disturbs the management process of tuberculosis. Therefore, this study aimed to estimate...

    Authors: Jira Wakoya Feyisa, Robera Demissie Berhanu, Matiyos Lema, Markos Desalegn, Emiru Merdassa, Keno Melkamu Kitila, Wase Benti Hailu, Sidie Debelo Beyena and Adisu Tafari Shama
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2024 24:1698
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  39. Glucose metabolism regulation is influenced by age and meal skipping, although research on their interplay with hyperglycemia remains limited. This study aims to explore the intricate relationship between meal...

    Authors: Yeonji Kang, Minji Kang and Hyunjung Lim
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2024 24:1697
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  40. Extensive evidence indicates that both lifestyle factors and air pollution are strongly associated with all-cause mortality. However, little studies in this field have integrated these two factors in order to ...

    Authors: Lining Pu, Yongbin Zhu, Xiaojuan Shi, Huihui Wang, Degong Pan, Xiaoxue He, Xue Zhang, Liqun Wang, Xiaojuan Liu, Shulan He, Xian Sun and Jiangping Li
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2024 24:1696
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  41. Weight-related discussions during childhood may have long-lasting effects on children’s body image and well-being. However, little is known about how parents frame these discussions with children who have unde...

    Authors: My Sjunnestrand, Nicklas Neuman, Kajsa Järvholm, Anna Ek, Karin Nordin, Ximena Ramos Salas, Karin Eli and Paulina Nowicka
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2024 24:1695
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  42. This study examines factors associated with symptoms of loneliness among a sample (n = 213) of mostly Mexican-origin adults at risk of chronic diseases in Southern Arizona’s Pima, Yuma, and Santa Cruz counties. I...

    Authors: Mario Morales, Ada M. Wilkinson-Lee, Maia Ingram, Thomas Nuño, Jill E. Guernsey De Zapien, Ramses Sepulveda and Scott Carvajal
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2024 24:1694
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  43. Sexual satisfaction and attitudes toward marital infidelity are crucial components of marital quality and well-being. This study investigates the impact of social media and entertainment preferences on these a...

    Authors: Abouzar Nazari, Maede Hosseinnia and Elahe Najafi
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2024 24:1693
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  44. This study sought to develop and assess an exploratory model of how demographic and psychosocial attributes, and drug use or acquisition behaviors interact to affect opioid-involved overdoses.

    Authors: James A. Swartz, Peipei Zhao, Ross Jacobucci, Dennis P. Watson, Mary Ellen Mackesy-Amiti, Dana Franceschini and A. David Jimenez
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2024 24:1692
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  45. Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) with oral emtricitabine/tenofovir disoproxil (FTC/TDF) proved highly efficient in preventing HIV. Since 09/2019, FTC/TDF-PrEP is covered by health insurances in Germany, if pres...

    Authors: Daniel Schmidt, Yannick Duport, Christian Kollan, Ulrich Marcus, Sara Iannuzzi and Max von Kleist
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2024 24:1691
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  46. In 2021, Madagascar had approximately 13,919 people living with diabetes, with 66.1% of cases being undiagnosed. The implication is that this population are at high risk of developing diabetes complications wh...

    Authors: Joshua Okyere, Castro Ayebeng, Barbara Sakyi and Kwamena Sekyi Dickson
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2024 24:1690
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  47. Prior work suggests that problematic short video use was associated with adverse psychological, physiological, and educational outcomes. With the prevailing of short video platforms, the potential relationship...

    Authors: Zhuojun Yu, Xinxin Zhu and Yuanyuan Li
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2024 24:1689
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  48. Physical activity is essential for physical, mental, and cognitive health. Providing evidence to develop better public health policies to encourage increased physical activity is crucial. Therefore, we develop...

    Authors: Bomi Park, Hye Ah Lee, Yoonhee Shin, Yeonjae Kim, Hyunjin Park, Seunghee Jun, Ui Jeong Kim, Kyungwon Oh, Sunhye Choi, Yangha Kim and Hyesook Park
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2024 24:1686
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  49. Hormone therapy (HT) use among menopausal women declined after negative information from the 2002 Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) HT study. The 2017 post-intervention follow-up WHI study revealed that HT did n...

    Authors: Chen-Han Chueh, Pei-Kuan Ho, Wai-Hou Li, Ming-Neng Shiu, I.-Ting Wang, Yu-Wen Wen and Yi-Wen Tsai
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2024 24:1674
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  50. Obesity is a global health concern, and understanding its prevalence among medical students is crucial for shaping targeted interventions. This systematic review and meta-analysis aim to comprehensively assess...

    Authors: Arman Shafiee, Zahra Nakhaee, Razman Arabzadeh Bahri, Mohammad Javad Amini, Amirhossein Salehi, Kyana Jafarabady, Niloofar Seighali, Pegah Rashidian, Hanieh Fathi, Fatemeh Esmaeilpur Abianeh, Samira Parvizi Omran, Mahmood Bakhtiyari and Amirhesam Alirezaei
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2024 24:1673
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