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The role of managerial leadership in sickness absence in health and social care: antecedent or moderator in the association between psychosocial working conditions and register-based sickness absence? A longitudinal study based on a swedish cohort

The prevalence of sickness absence is particularly high among employees in health and social care, where psychosocial work stressors are pertinent. Managerial leadership is known to affect sickness absence rat...

Authors: Johanna Stengård, Paraskevi Peristera, Gun Johansson and Anna Nyberg

A community-based healthcare package combining testing and prevention tools, including pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), immediate HIV treatment, management of hepatitis B virus, and sexual and reproductive health (SRH), targeting female sex workers (FSWs) in Côte d’Ivoire: the ANRS 12381 PRINCESSE project

Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is recommended by the WHO for HIV prevention among female sex workers (FSWs). A study conducted in 2016–2017 in Côte d’Ivoire showed that if PrEP is acceptable, FSWs also have m...

Authors: Valentine Becquet, Marcellin Nouaman, Mélanie Plazy, Aline Agoua, Clémence Zébago, Hervé Dao, Alice Montoyo, Aude Jary, Patrick A. Coffie, Serge Eholié and Joseph Larmarange

Predictors for HIV testing among Chinese workers in infrastructure construction enterprises in Kenya

There are increasing Chinese migrants in sub-Saharan Africa currently. Most of them are engaged in infrastructure construction. Research has shown that they stay at particular risk of HIV and are recommended f...

Authors: Wenjuan Zhou, Wenyu Deng, Junfei Luo, Yin Bai, Zeyi He and Honghong Wang

Association between dietary patterns and cognitive ability in Chinese children aged 10–15 years: evidence from the 2010 China Family Panel Studies

Limited information is available concerning the association between dietary patterns and cognitive ability during adolescence, especially in regards to the epidemiological studies in China. Therefore, this stu...

Authors: Tiantian Wang, Shiyi Cao, Dandan Li, Fan Chen, Qingqing Jiang and Jing Zeng

Health impacts of a randomized biomass cookstove intervention in northern Ghana

Household air pollution (HAP) from cooking with solid fuels has adverse health effects. REACCTING (Research on Emissions, Air quality, Climate, and Cooking Technologies in Northern Ghana) was a randomized cook...

Authors: Mona Abdo, Ernest Kanyomse, Rex Alirigia, Evan R. Coffey, Ricardo Piedrahita, David Diaz-Sanchez, Yolanda Hagar, Daniel J. Naumenko, Christine Wiedinmyer, Michael P. Hannigan, Abraham Rexford Oduro and Katherine L. Dickinson

The associations between alcohol intake and cardiometabolic risk in African-origin adults spanning the epidemiologic transition

Cardiometabolic (CM) risk affects approximately 25% of adults globally, and is diagnosed by meeting 3 out of 5 of the following CM risk factors: elevated blood pressure, high triglycerides, elevated blood suga...

Authors: Danny Baghdan, Lara R. Dugas, Candice Choo-Kang, Jacob Plange-Rhule, Pascal Bovet, Bharathi Viswanathan, Terrence Forrester, Estelle V. Lambert, Walter Riesen, Wolfgang Korte, Mashkoor A. Choudhry and Amy Luke

At-home testing to mitigate community transmission of SARS-CoV-2: protocol for a public health intervention with a nested prospective cohort study

The COVID-19 pandemic caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) continues to evolve as a global health crisis. Although highly effective vaccines have been developed, non-pharm...

Authors: Emily J. Ciccone, Donaldson F. Conserve, Gaurav Dave, Christoph P. Hornik, Marlena L. Kuhn, Jessica L. Herling, Michelle Song, Shani Alston, Lindsay Singler, Michael D. Schmidt, Aaron Jones, Samuel Broderick, Lisa M. Wruck, Warren A. Kibbe, Allison E. Aiello, Christopher W. Woods…

Multiple health behaviour change primary care intervention for smoking cessation, physical activity and healthy diet in adults 45 to 75 years old (EIRA study): a hybrid effectiveness-implementation cluster randomised trial

This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of a) a Multiple Health Behaviour Change (MHBC) intervention on reducing smoking, increasing physical activity and adherence to a Mediterranean dietary pattern in...

Authors: Edurne Zabaleta-del-Olmo, Marc Casajuana-Closas, Tomàs López-Jiménez, Haizea Pombo, Mariona Pons-Vigués, Enriqueta Pujol-Ribera, Carmen Cabezas-Peña, Joan Llobera, Ruth Martí-Lluch, Caterina Vicens, Emma Motrico, Irene Gómez-Gómez, José-Ángel Maderuelo-Fernández, José I. Recio-Rodriguez, Barbara Masluk, Sara Contreras-Martos…

Circumstances and toxicology of violence-related deaths among young people who have had contact with the youth justice system: a data linkage study

Young people who have had contact with the youth justice system have an increased risk of dying from violence. Examining the context of violence-related deaths is essential in informing prevention strategies. ...

Authors: Melissa Willoughby, Jesse T. Young, Katie Hail-Jares, Matthew J. Spittal, Rohan Borschmann, George Patton, Susan M. Sawyer, Emilia Janca, Linda Teplin, Ed Heffernan and Stuart A. Kinner

Disclosure of same-sex practices and experiences of healthcare stigma among cisgender men who have sex with men in five sub-Saharan African countries

For men who have sex with men (MSM) across sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), disclosure of same-sex practices to family and healthcare workers (HCWs) can facilitate access to HIV prevention services and support, but c...

Authors: John Mark Wiginton, Sarah M. Murray, Ohemaa Poku, Jura Augustinavicius, Kevon-Mark Phillip Jackman, Jeremy Kane, Serge C. Billong, Daouda Diouf, Ibrahima Ba, Tampose Mothopeng, Iliassou Mfochive Njindam, Gnilane Turpin, Ubald Tamoufe, Bhekie Sithole, Maria Zlotorzynska, Travis H. Sanchez…

Correction to: A family-based multimedia intervention to enhance the uptake of colorectal cancer screening among older south Asian adults in Hong Kong: a study protocol for a cluster randomized controlled trial

Authors: Winnie K. W. So, Bernard M. H. Law, Kai Chow Choi, Dorothy N. S. Chan and Carmen W. H. Chan

Risk factors for digital stress in German public administrations

As the digitization of the working world progresses, the demands on employees change. Not least, this is true for the setting of public administrations in Germany, which is currently affected by the transforma...

Authors: Sammy Joelle Shirley Wrede, Dominique Rodil dos Anjos, Jan Patrick Kettschau, Horst Christoph Broding and Kevin Claassen

Association of COVID-19 mortality with politics and on-demand testing in 217 U.S. counties

Previous research found increased COVID-19 spread associated with politics and on-demand testing but not in the same study. The objective of this study is to estimate the contribution of each corrected for the...

Authors: Leon S. Robertson

A national population-based study of patients, bystanders and contextual factors associated with resuscitation in witnessed cardiac arrest: insight from the french RéAC registry

In out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA), bystander initiated cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) increases the chance of return of spontaneous circulation and survival with a favourable neurological status. S...

Authors: Paul-Georges Reuter, Valentine Baert, Hélène Colineaux, Joséphine Escutnaire, Nicolas Javaud, Cyrille Delpierre, Frédéric Adnet, Thomas Loeb, Sandrine Charpentier, Frédéric Lapostolle, Hervé Hubert and Sébastien Lamy

Racial and weight discrimination associations with pain intensity and pain interference in an ethnically diverse sample of adults with obesity: a baseline analysis of the clustered randomized-controlled clinical trial the goals for eating and moving (GEM) study

Everyday experiences with racial (RD) and weight discrimination (WD) are risk factors for chronic pain in ethnically diverse adults with obesity. However, the individual or combined effects of RD and WD on pai...

Authors: Ericka N. Merriwether, Sandra Wittleder, Gawon Cho, Eushavia Bogan, Rachel Thomas, Naja Bostwick, Binhuan Wang, Joseph Ravenell and Melanie Jay

Barriers and facilitators to facility HIV self-testing in outpatient settings in Malawi: a qualitative study

Facility HIV self-testing (HIVST) within outpatient departments can increase HIV testing coverage by facilitating HIVST use in outpatient waiting spaces while clients wait for routine care. Facility HIVST allo...

Authors: Misheck Mphande, Paula Campbell, Risa M. Hoffman, Khumbo Phiri, Mike Nyirenda, Sundeep K. Gupta, Vincent Wong and Kathryn Dovel

Association between pesticide exposure and sleep health among a representative sample of US adults: evidence from NHANES 2009–2014

Data suggest that pesticides interact with the melatonin receptor, which may influence sleep. However, the link between pesticides and sleep remains unexplored among the general adult population. This study ev...

Authors: Astrid N. Zamora, Deborah J. Watkins, Karen E. Peterson and Erica C. Jansen

Effect of educational program based on theory of planned behavior on promoting nutritional behaviors preventing Anemia in a sample of Iranian pregnant women

Iron deficiency anemia (IDA) is one of the most common problems during pregnancy. The aim of this research was to determine the effect of educational program based on Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) on promot...

Authors: Ali Khani Jeihooni, Tayebeh Rakhshani, Pooyan Afzali Harsini and Mehdi Layeghiasl

Finnish late adolescents’ physical activity during COVID-19 spring 2020 lockdown

Physical activity (PA) is recognised as one of the leading and effective strategies to prevent non-communicable diseases that boosts the immune system to fight against diseases. Closures of schools, sport club...

Authors: Kwok Ng, Pasi Koski, Nelli Lyyra, Sanna Palomaki, Kaisu Mononen, Minna Blomqvist, Tommi Vasankari and Sami Kokko

Exploring the factors related to adolescent health literacy, health-promoting lifestyle profile, and health status

Health literacy has been concerned a key factor for determining the use of health information and promoting health. The study aimed to explore adolescent health literacy, health-promoting lifestyle profile, an...

Authors: Fen Chu-Ko, Meng-Ling Chong, Chi-Jung Chung, Chun-Chi Chang, Hsin-Yi Liu and Li-Chi Huang

Diagnosis experiences from 50 hepatitis B patients in Chongqing, China: a qualitative study

The aim of this study was to provide recommendations for reducing the impact of hepatitis B infection on patients with chronic hepatitis B by describing their experiences during the diagnosis process.

Authors: Xiangxi Zhou, Fan Zhang, Yongping Ao, Chunli Lu, Tingting Li, Xianglong Xu and Huan Zeng

Factors associated with an interruption in treatment of people living with HIV in USAID-supported states in Nigeria: a retrospective study from 2000–2020

Patient interruption of antiretroviral therapy (ART) continues to limit HIV programs’ progress toward epidemic control. Multiple factors have been associated with client interruption in treatment (IIT)— includ...

Authors: Silviu Tomescu, Thomas Crompton, Jonathan Adebayo, Constance Wose Kinge, Francis Akpan, Marcus Rennick, Charles Chasela, Evans Ondura, Dauda Sulaiman Dauda and Pedro T. Pisa

Physical activity related to mastery and vitality in a Swedish adult population with economic difficulties

People with low socio-economic status report lower levels of physical activity (PA). There is insufficient knowledge about the availability of psychological resources for those who are physically active despit...

Authors: Lisbeth M. Johansson, Hans Lingfors, Marie Golsäter, Margareta Kristenson and Eleonor I. Fransson

Understanding urban inequalities in children’s linear growth outcomes: a trend and decomposition analysis of 39,049 children in Bangladesh (2000-2018)

Despite significant progress in reducing child undernutrition, Bangladesh remains among the top six countries globally with the largest burden of child stunting and has disproportionately high stunting prevale...

Authors: Hayman Win, Jordyn Wallenborn, Nicole Probst-Hensch and Günther Fink

Collective imaginaries of caring landscapes for rural youth: a concept mapping study in northern Sweden

In the current study, the approach of ‘utopia as method’ was combined with the concept ‘landscapes of care’ to explore collective imaginaries of caring landscapes in relation to young people living in rural no...

Authors: Frida Jonsson, Monica Christianson, Maria Wiklund, Anna-Karin Hurtig and Isabel Goicolea

What social determinants outside paid work are related to development of mental health during life? An integrative review of results from the Northern Swedish Cohort

Despite global increase in burden of mental health conditions, longitudinal studies on factors related to development of mental health are scarce. Particularly integrated understanding of how factors at each l...

Authors: Shirin Ziaei and Anne Hammarström

Mental health outcomes of a pilot 2-arm randomized controlled trial of a HIV-prevention program for South African adolescent girls and young women and their female caregivers

South African adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) report significant mental distress and sexual and reproductive health concerns. Mental health problems and trauma symptoms are consistently associated with...

Authors: Geri Donenberg, Katherine G. Merrill, Millicent Atujuna, Erin Emerson, Bethany Bray and Linda Gail Bekker

Population knowledge and awareness of antibiotic use and antimicrobial resistance: results from national household survey 2019 and changes from 2017

Lack of knowledge and awareness on antimicrobial resistance (AMR) can result in irrational use of antibiotics, which is one of the major drivers of AMR. One goal of the Thailand National Strategic Plan on AMR ...

Authors: Viroj Tangcharoensathien, Sunicha Chanvatik, Hathairat Kosiyaporn, Supapat Kirivan, Wanwisa Kaewkhankhaeng, Apichart Thunyahan and Angkana Lekagul

Public sphere attitudes towards the rumor sources of the COVID-19 pandemic: evidence from community perceptions in Iran

In the COVID-19 pandemic, rumors travel far faster than the outbreak itself. The current study aimed to evaluate the factors affecting the attitudes of individuals towards the rumors-producing media in Iran.

Authors: Morteza Banakar, Ahmad Kalateh Sadati, Leila Zarei, Saeed Shahabi, Seyed Taghi Heydari and Kamran Bagheri Lankarani

Physical inactivity, and its association with hypertension among employees in the district of Colombo

Physical inactivity is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality and is a major public health problem. Insufficient activity is responsible for a large proportion of non-communicable diseases such as hyperten...

Authors: A. U. Gamage and R. de A. Seneviratne

Predictors of spousal coercive control and its association with intimate partner violence evidence from National Family Health Survey-4 (2015-2016) India

The feminist theory posits that spousal coercive control is not random but a purposeful and systematic men’s strategy to control and dominate their female partners. The frequency of coercive control is more th...

Authors: Suman Kanougiya, Muthusamy Sivakami and Saurabh Rai

Correction to: Prevalence of conduct problems and social risk factors in ethnically diverse inner-city schools

Authors: Rachel Blakey, Craig Morgan, Charlotte Gayer-Anderson, Sam Davis, Stephanie Beards, Seeromanie Harding, Vanessa Pinfold, Kamaldeep Bhui, Gemma Knowles and Essi Viding

Portuguese Physical Literacy Assessment Questionnaire (PPLA-Q) for adolescents (15–18 years) from grades 10–12: development, content validation and pilot testing

The Portuguese Physical Literacy Assessment (PPLA) is a novel tool to assess high-school students’ (grade 10–12; 15–18 years) Physical Literacy (PL) in Physical Education (PE); inspired by the four domains of the...

Authors: João Mota, João Martins and Marcos Onofre

Vaccination in pregnancy against pertussis and seasonal influenza: key learnings and components from high-performing vaccine programmes in three countries: the United Kingdom, the United States and Spain

Pertussis and seasonal influenza are responsible for significant maternal, neonatal, and infant morbidity and mortality, but vaccine coverage rates (VCR) for both pertussis (administered as a tetanus, diphther...

Authors: Théophile Baïssas, Florence Boisnard, Inmaculada Cuesta Esteve, Marta Garcia Sánchez, Christine E. Jones, Thierry Rigoine de Fougerolles, Litjen Tan, Olivier Vitoux and Christina Klein

Communicating scientific uncertainty in a rapidly evolving situation: a framing analysis of Canadian coverage in early days of COVID-19

The COVID-19 pandemic brought the production of scientific knowledge onto the public agenda in real-time. News media and commentators analysed the successes and failures of the pandemic response in real-time, ...

Authors: Gabriela Capurro, Cynthia G. Jardine, Jordan Tustin and Michelle Driedger

Declines in health literacy and health-related quality of life during the COVID-19 pandemic: a longitudinal study of the Japanese general population

During the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, the importance of health literacy (HL) was addressed by public health researchers. We longitudinally examined the changes in general HL and health-relat...

Authors: Hirono Ishikawa, Mio Kato and Takahiro Kiuchi

The impact of a community-based intervention on weight, weight-related behaviours and health-related quality of life in primary school children in Victoria, Australia, according to socio-economic position

Approximately a quarter of Australian children are classified as overweight or obese. In high-income countries, childhood obesity follows a socio-economic gradient, with greater prevalence amongst the most soc...

Authors: Jane Jacobs, Claudia Strugnell, Steven Allender, Liliana Orellana, Kathryn Backholer, Kristy A. Bolton, Penny Fraser, Ha Le, Andrew Dwight Brown and Melanie Nichols

Delayed diagnosis of active pulmonary tuberculosis - potential risk factors for patient and healthcare delays in Portugal

Early diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) is essential for an effective control of the tuberculosis (TB) epidemic. Delayed diagnosis and treatment of TB increases the chance of complication...

Authors: João Almeida Santos, Andreia Leite, Patrícia Soares, Raquel Duarte and Carla Nunes

Comparative effectiveness of guided internet-based stress management training versus established in-person group training in employees – study protocol for a pragmatic, randomized, non-inferiority trial

Occupational stress is a major public health challenge that requires a variety of evidence-based preventative approaches to increase their reach within the working population. Behavioral stress management inte...

Authors: Leif Boß, Peter Angerer, Nico Dragano, David Ebert, Miriam Engels, Elena Heber, Rebekka Kuhlmann, Sascha Ruhle, Christian Schwens, Ines Catharina Wulf and Dirk Lehr

Enabling women to access preferred methods of contraception: a rapid review and behavioural analysis

Many pregnancies in the UK are either unplanned or ambivalent. This review aimed to (i) explore barriers and facilitators to women choosing and accessing a preferred method of contraception in the United Kingd...

Authors: Abimbola A. Ayorinde, Felicity Boardman, Majel McGranahan, Lucy Porter, Nwamaka A. Eze, Anna Sallis, Rosanna Buck, Alison Hadley, Melissa Ludeke, Sue Mann and Oyinlola Oyebode

Japan’s development cooperation for health in Vietnam: a first holistic assessment on Japan’s ODA and non-ODA public resources cooperation

Japan strives to strengthen its development cooperation by mobilizing various resources to assist partner countries advance on Universal Health Coverage by 2030. However, the involvement and roles of various a...

Authors: Sangnim Lee, Aya Ishizuka, Hisateru Tachimori, Manami Uechi, Hidechika Akashi, Eiji Hinoshita, Hiroaki Miyata and Kenji Shibuya

Barriers and facilitators to pre-exposure prophylaxis uptake among male sex workers in Mexico: an application of the RE-AIM framework

The ImPrEP México demonstration project is the first to distribute free HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) to men who have sex with men (MSM) and transgender women living in Mexico. In Mexico City, MSM who ar...

Authors: Hemant Kadiamada-Ibarra, Nicola L. Hawley, Sandra G. Sosa-Rubí, Marta Wilson-Barthes, Omar Galárraga and Roxana Rodríguez Franco

Using GAM functions and Markov-Switching models in an evaluation framework to assess countries’ performance in controlling the COVID-19 pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic has initiated several initiatives to better understand its behavior, and some projects are monitoring its evolution across countries, which naturally leads to comparisons made by those us...

Authors: Abdinardo M. B. de Oliveira, Jane M. Binner, Anandadeep Mandal, Logan Kelly and Gabriel J. Power

Targeting screening and treatment for latent tuberculosis infection towards asylum seekers from high-incidence countries – a model-based cost-effectiveness analysis

Enhancing tuberculosis (TB) prevention and care in a post-COVID-19-pandemic phase will be essential to ensure progress towards global TB elimination. In low-burden countries, asylum seekers constitute an impor...

Authors: Florian M. Marx, Barbara Hauer, Nicolas A. Menzies, Walter Haas and Nita Perumal

Face mask uptake in the absence of mandates during the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative interview study with Swiss residents

In the COVID-19 pandemic, Switzerland introduced broad nationwide face mask mandates only by October 2020, later than other Western European countries. This study aims to assess the underlying values and consi...

Authors: Bettina Maria Zimmermann, Johanna Eichinger, Franziska Schönweitz and Alena Buyx

The estimated effect of graphic warning labels on smoker’s intention to quit in Shanghai, China: a cross-sectional study

Tobacco consumption is the leading cause of death worldwide. Overwhelming studies demonstrate graphic warning labels (GWLs) on cigarette packs are effective in eliciting negative response to tobacco smoking, m...

Authors: Ruiping Wang, Yan Qiang, Yan Zhu, Xiangjin Gao, Qiong Yang and Bin Li

Women’s Perceptions and Experiences of Breastfeeding: a scoping review of the literature

Despite public health efforts to promote breastfeeding, global rates of breastfeeding continue to trail behind the goals identified by the World Health Organization. While the literature exploring breastfeedin...

Authors: Bridget Beggs, Liza Koshy and Elena Neiterman

Correction to: Tweeting about twenty: an analysis of interest, public sentiments and opinion about 20mph speed restrictions in two UK cities

Authors: Tushar Semwal, Karen Milton, Ruth Jepson and Michael P. Kelly

Impact of socio-economic factors on Tuberculosis treatment outcomes in north-eastern Uganda: a mixed methods study

Tuberculosis (TB) is a major public health problem and at 48%, Karamoja in North-Eastern Uganda has the lowest treatment success rate nationally. Addressing the social determinants of TB is crucial to ending T...

Authors: Jasper Nidoi, Winters Muttamba, Simon Walusimbi, Joseph F. Imoko, Peter Lochoro, Jerry Ictho, Levicatus Mugenyi, Rogers Sekibira, Stavia Turyahabwe, Raymond Byaruhanga, Giovanni Putoto, Simone Villa, Mario C. Raviglione and Bruce Kirenga

Changes in the dollar value of per capita alcohol, essential, and non-essential retail sales in Canada during COVID-19

Multiple survey reports suggest that alcohol use has increased in Canada during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, less is known about how per capita alcohol sales, which predict population-level alcohol use, hav...

Authors: Daniel T. Myran, Brendan T. Smith, Nathan Cantor, Lennon Li, Sudipta Saha, Catherine Paradis, Rebecca Jesseman, Peter Tanuseputro and Erin Hobin