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  1. Only one in five children aged below 24 months in the low-income countries feed the minimum recommended diet, and significantly varied across socio-economic classes. Though sub-saharan Africa (SSA) shares the ...

    Authors: Daniel Gashaneh Belay, Asefa Adimasu Taddese and Kasahun Alemu Gelaye
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2022 22:684
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  2. Interdisciplinary rehabilitation programmes (IRP) are used in municipality settings to assist unemployed citizens with complex health and/or life issues. Individually tailored IRP activities help people develo...

    Authors: Lotte Nygaard Andersen, Mette Jensen Stochkendahl and Kirsten K. Roessler
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2022 22:675
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  3. Within the United States (US), because racial/ethnic disparities in cannabis arrests continue, and cannabis legalization is expanding, understanding disparities in availability of legal cannabis services is im...

    Authors: Chinazo O. Cunningham, Chenshu Zhang, Maegan Hollins, Melinda Wang, Sumeet Singh-Tan and Paul J. Joudrey
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2022 22:671
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  4. Optimism—the generalized expectation that good things will happen—is a promising health asset. Mounting evidence indicates that there are specific associations between optimism and survival rates. However, for...

    Authors: Zhang Yue, Hang Liang, Xigang Qin, Yang Ge, Nan Xiang and Erpeng Liu
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2022 22:670
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  5. Socio-demographic correlates and human development index (HDI) are associated with self-reported physical activity, but only a few studies have focused on device-measured physical activity and sedentary time i...

    Authors: Gerson Ferrari, Claudio Farías-Valenzuela, Juan Guzmán-Habinger, Clemens Drenowatz, Adilson Marques, Irina Kovalskys, Georgina Gómez, Attilio Rigotti, Lilia Yadira Cortés, Martha Cecilia Yépez García, Rossina G. Pareja, Marianella Herrera-Cuenca, Priscila Marconcin, Javiera Lobos Chávez and Mauro Fisberg
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2022 22:669
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  6. Individuals with opioid use disorder (OUD) who smoke cigarettes have high tobacco-related comorbidities, lack of access to tobacco treatment, lack of inclusion in smoking cessation trials, and remain understud...

    Authors: Divya Shankar, Belinda Borrelli, Vinson Cobb, Lisa M. Quintiliani, Tibor Palfai, Zoe Weinstein, Katia Bulekova and Hasmeena Kathuria
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2022 22:668
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  7. The COVID-19 pandemic placed an unprecedented overload on healthcare system globally. With all medical resources being dedicated to contain the spread of the disease, the pandemic may have impacted the burden ...

    Authors: Mitra Saadatian-Elahi, Neal Alexander, Tim Möhlmann, Farah Diana Ariffin, Frederic Schmitt, Jason H. Richardson, Muriel Rabilloud and Nurulhusna Ab Hamid
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2022 22:667
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  8. In a setting such as Nepal with malnutrition and persistent poor maternal and infant health outcomes, developing interventions to improve the nutrition of preconception and pregnant women is essential.

    Authors: Nadia Diamond-Smith, Ashley Mitchell, Alia Cornell, Minakshi Dahal, Lakshmi Gopalakrishnan, Mallory Johnson, Sheri Weiser and Mahesh Puri
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2022 22:666
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  9. Citizen science bears potential to build a comprehensive view of global food environments and create a broader discussion about how to improve them. Despite its potential, citizen science has not been fully ut...

    Authors: Breanne L. Aylward, Krista M. Milford, Kate E. Storey, Candace I. J. Nykiforuk and Kim D. Raine
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2022 22:665
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  10. Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a complex condition that appears as a cluster of metabolic abnormalities, and is closely associated with the prevalence of various diseases. Early prediction of the risk of MetS in...

    Authors: Junho Kim, Sujeong Mun, Siwoo Lee, Kyoungsik Jeong and Younghwa Baek
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2022 22:664
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  11. In the past decades, climate change has been impacting human lives and health via extreme weather and climate events and alterations in labour capacity, food security, and the prevalence and geographical distr...

    Authors: Claudia Di Napoli, Alice McGushin, Marina Romanello, Sonja Ayeb-Karlsson, Wenjia Cai, Jonathan Chambers, Shouro Dasgupta, Luis E. Escobar, Ilan Kelman, Tord Kjellstrom, Dominic Kniveton, Yang Liu, Zhao Liu, Rachel Lowe, Jaime Martinez-Urtaza, Celia McMichael…
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2022 22:663
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  13. Cannabis use is increasing among young Norwegians and several studies show a high incidence of common physical health problems. An association has previously been found between cannabis use and mental health p...

    Authors: Ragnhild Mæland, Lars Lien and Marja Leonhardt
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2022 22:661
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  14. The majority of risk factors for cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are modifiable. Continuous monitoring and control of these factors could significantly reduce the risk of CVDs-related morbidity and mortality. T...

    Authors: Dian Sidik Arsyad, Jan Westerink, Maarten J. Cramer, Jumriani Ansar, Wahiduddin, Frank L. J. Visseren, Pieter A. Doevendans and Ansariadi
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2022 22:660
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  15. Parents play a key role in young children’s physical activity and physical literacy development. Little research has explored parent-focused interventions to improve young children’s physical literacy. We exam...

    Authors: Cassandra Lane, Patti-Jean Naylor, Madison Predy, Mette Kurtzhals, Ryan E. Rhodes, Kayla Morton, Stephen Hunter and Valerie Carson
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2022 22:659
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  16. This study investigates university students’ digital health literacy and web-based information-seeking behaviours during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic in England. It compares undergraduate and post...

    Authors: Daniel Frings, Susie Sykes, Adeola Ojo, Gillian Rowlands, Andrew Trasolini, Kevin Dadaczynski, Orkan Okan and Jane Wills
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2022 22:658
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  17. Successful transitions from unemployment to employment are an important concern, yet little is known about health-related selection into employment. We assessed the association of various physical and psychiat...

    Authors: Liina Junna, Heta Moustgaard and Pekka Martikainen
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2022 22:657
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  18. Parental alcohol consumption and alcohol-related behaviour play a critical role in shaping adolescent alcohol use, but comparatively little is known about the perspectives of parents regarding adolescent alcoh...

    Authors: Siobhan Mitchell, Rona Campbell and Georgie J. MacArthur
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2022 22:656
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  19. Data on whether physical activity (PA) levels are related to nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) when considering body mass index (BMI) are scarce. We assessed whether PA affects the development or resolu...

    Authors: Hyo-In Choi, Mi Yeon Lee, Hyunah Kim, Byeong Kil Oh, Seung Jae Lee, Jeong Gyu Kang, Sung Ho Lee, Byung Jin Kim, Bum Soo Kim, Jin Ho Kang, Jong-Young Lee and Ki-Chul Sung
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2022 22:655
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  20. The dietary environment promoting adiposity keeps evolving and of interest is the significance of dietary branched-chain amino acids (BCAA). This study assessed the association between dietary BCAA intakes and...

    Authors: Akinkunmi Paul Okekunle, Heejin Lee, Sherlyn Mae P. Provido, Grace H. Chung, Sangmo Hong, Sung Hoon Yu, Chang Beom Lee and Jung Eun Lee
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2022 22:654
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  21. COVID-19 is significantly impacting the health and well-being of the country, particularly for ethnic minority populations and low-income groups. Our goal was to determine COVID-19 vaccination intent in a low-...

    Authors: Vanessa P. Scott, Sarah Hiller-Venegas, Kate Edra, Joe Prickitt, Yesenia Esquivel, Blanca Melendrez and Kyung E. Rhee
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2022 22:653
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  22. Adolescents and young adults are at higher risk of acquiring Chlamydia trachomatis infection (chlamydia), so testing is promoted in these populations. Studies have shown that re-testing for chlamydia is common am...

    Authors: Inga Veličko, Alexander Ploner, Lena Marions, Pär Sparén, Björn Herrmann and Sharon Kühlmann-Berenzon
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2022 22:652
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  23. The End TB Strategy aims to reduce new tuberculosis (TB) cases by 90% and TB-related deaths by 95% between 2015 – 2035. We determined the trend of case notification rates (CNRs) and treatment outcomes of TB ca...

    Authors: Joseph Baruch Baluku, Resty Nanyonjo, Jolly Ayo, Jehu Eleazer Obwalatum, Jane Nakaweesi, Catherine Senyimba, Deus Lukoye, Joseph Lubwama, Jennifer Ward and Barbara Mukasa
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2022 22:651
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  24. Although gender nonconformity (GNC) and transgender identity are both linked to bullying victimization, few studies have examined them with bullying victimization simultaneously. Using a sample of Youth Risk B...

    Authors: Qiguo Lian, Ruili Li, Zhihao Liu, Xiaona Li, Qiru Su and Dongpeng Zheng
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2022 22:650
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  26. Past studies have suggested lower employment of people with visual impairment. Reasons for this are less known. This study aimed to examine the employment rates among people with visual impairment, and its ass...

    Authors: Audun Brunes and Trond Heir
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2022 22:648
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  27. Maternal health constitutes high priority agenda for governments across the world. Despite efforts by various governments in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), the sub-region still records very high maternal mortality ...

    Authors: Luchuo Engelbert Bain, Richard Gyan Aboagye, Robert Kokou Dowou, Eugene Justine Kongnyuy, Peter Memiah and Hubert Amu
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2022 22:647
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  28. Low uptake of various recommended modern family planning methods is associated with inadequate family planning literacy among potential beneficiaries of the methods. As such, understanding factors affecting fa...

    Authors: Mohamed Kassim and Faraja Ndumbaro
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2022 22:646
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  30. HIV coinfection with viral hepatitis B (HBV) or viral hepatitis C (HCV) is not uncommon in Ethiopia. Although the coinfections are presumed to interfere with antiretroviral treatment (ART), this is not widely ...

    Authors: Eleni Seyoum, Meaza Demissie, Alemayehu Worku, Adane Mihret, Alemseged Abdissa and Yemane Berhane
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2022 22:644
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  31. About 20% of persons living with HIV aged 15–64 years did not know their HIV status in Kenya, by 2018. Kenya adopted HIV self-testing (HIVST) to help close this gap. We examined the sociodemographic characteri...

    Authors: Jonathan Mwangi, Fredrick Miruka, Mary Mugambi, Ahmed Fidhow, Betty Chepkwony, Frankline Kitheka, Evelyn Ngugi, Appolonia Aoko, Catherine Ngugi and Anthony Waruru
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2022 22:643
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  32. The stigma related to drug use has several impacts, including effects on users’ physical and mental health. Methamphetamine is a major drug that is used among hill tribes living in the border areas of Thailand...

    Authors: Anusorn Udplong, Tawatchai Apidechkul, Peeradone Srichan, Thanatchaporn Mulikaburt, Pilasinee Wongnuch, Siwarak Kitchanapaibul, Panupong Upala, Chalitar Chomchoei, Fartima Yeemard, Ratipark Tamornpark and Onnalin Singkhorn
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2022 22:642
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  33. The use of e-cigarettes (vaping) among Indigenous youth is much higher than that of their non-Indigenous counterparts, which has raised the concerns of various Indigenous scholars and communities. To better un...

    Authors: Laura L. Struik, Saige-Taylor Werstuik, Alyssa Sundstrom, Sarah Dow-Fleisner and Shelly Ben-David
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2022 22:641
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  34. Over the past 10 years, incidence of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) has increased to record numbers in the United States, with the most significant increases observed among adolescents and young adults...

    Authors: Anjali Kunz, Amber Moodley, Donn J. Colby, Michele Soltis, Wesley Robb-McGrath, Alexandra Fairchok, Paul Faestel, Amanda Jungels, Alexis A. Bender, Edwin Kamau, Gina Wingood, Ralph DiClemente and Paul Scott
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2022 22:640
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  35. In 2012, Ghana ratified the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and enacted a Mental Health Act to improve the quality of mental health care and stop human rights violations ag...

    Authors: Maria Francesca Moro, Mauro Giovanni Carta, Leveana Gyimah, Martin Orrell, Caroline Amissah, Florence Baingana, Humphrey Kofie, Dan Taylor, Nurokinan Chimbar, Martha Coffie, Celline Cole, Joana Ansong, Sally-ann Ohene, Priscilla Elikplim Tawiah, Michela Atzeni, Silvia D’Oca…
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2022 22:639
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  36. The increased risk of loss to follow-up among TB smokers raises concern over the secondary spread within the community. This study aimed to determine the factors associated with loss to follow-up among TB pati...

    Authors: Zatil Zahidah Sharani, Nurhuda Ismail, Siti Munira Yasin, Yuslina Zakaria, Asmah Razali, Nur Atiqah Rochin Demong, Mariam Mohammad and Zaliha Ismail
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2022 22:638
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  37. Stigmatization attitudes among youths toward people living with HIV (PLWH) is still an issue and concern in Indonesia. The purpose of this study was to determine the regional disparities, levels of HIV-related...

    Authors: Hidayat Arifin, Kusman Ibrahim, Laili Rahayuwati, Yusshy Kurnia Herliani, Yulia Kurniawati, Rifky Octavia Pradipta, Gevi Melliya Sari, Nai-Ying Ko and Bayu Satria Wiratama
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2022 22:637
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  38. From a public health perspective there is growing interest in children’s play, including play involving risk and adventure, in relation to children’s physical and mental health. Regarding mental health, it is ...

    Authors: Brooke E. Oliver, Rachel J. Nesbit, Rachel McCloy, Kate Harvey and Helen F. Dodd
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2022 22:636
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  40. Physical activity (PA) guidelines acknowledge the health benefits of regular moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) regardless of bout duration. However, little knowledge exists concerning the type and ...

    Authors: Birgit Wallmann-Sperlich, Peter Düking, Miriam Müller, Ingo Froböse and Billy Sperlich
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2022 22:634
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  41. From 2015 to 2018, the Netherlands faced an outbreak of invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) caused by serogroup W. To counter the rise in infections, the government introduced a catch-up menACWY vaccination c...

    Authors: Marion de Vries, Liesbeth Claassen, Margreet J. M. te Wierik, Danielle R. M. Timmermans and Aura Timen
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2022 22:633
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  44. Buttabean Motivation (BBM) is a Pacific-led organisation which aims to reduce obesity amongst Pacific and Māori people in New Zealand enabling them to choose a healthy and active life-style for the duration of...

    Authors: Fa’asisila Savila, Warwick Bagg, Boyd Swinburn, Bert van der Werf, Dave Letele, Anele Bamber, Truely Harding and Felicity Goodyear-Smith
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2022 22:630
    Content type: Study protocol Published on:

  45. Eswatini is currently afflicted by an extremely high prevalence of HIV (27%) and malnutrition (both under-and over-nutrition). While rates of overweight/obesity in the general adult population have been docume...

    Authors: Nozipho Becker, Andile Mkhonta and Lindiwe N. Sibeko
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2022 22:629
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  46. In western countries, age at menarche (AAM) is nowadays lower than a century ago, coinciding with increased Body Mass Index (BMI) and prevalence of non-communicable diseases (NCD). This study aimed to determin...

    Authors: Muhammad Asrullah, Monique L’Hoir, Edith J. M. Feskens and Alida Melse-Boonstra
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2022 22:628
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  47. The interconnectedness of physical inactivity and sedentarism, obesity, non-communicable disease (NCD) prevalence, and socio-economic costs, are well known. There is also strong research evidence regarding the...

    Authors: Sisitha Jayasinghe, Robert Soward, Timothy P. Holloway, Kira A. E. Patterson, Kiran D. K. Ahuja, Roger Hughes, Nuala M. Byrne and Andrew P. Hills
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2022 22:627
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  48. Although the negative relationship between cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) or muscular fitness and diabetes mellitus were respectively observed in many previous studies, there is still a lack of studies that i...

    Authors: Dong Wang, Susumu S. Sawada, Hiroki Tabata, Ryoko Kawakami, Tomoko Ito, Kumpei Tanisawa, Mitsuru Higuchi, Kaori Ishii, Koichiro Oka, Katsuhiko Suzuki and Shizuo Sakamoto
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2022 22:626
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  49. Jimsonweed (Datura stramonium) contains toxic alkaloids that cause gastrointestinal and central nervous system symptoms when ingested. This can be lethal at high doses. The plant may grow together with leguminous...

    Authors: Ronald R. Mutebi, Alex R. Ario, Maureen Nabatanzi, Irene B. Kyamwine, Yvette Wibabara, Peter Muwereza, Daniel Eurien, Benon Kwesiga, Lilian Bulage, Steven N. Kabwama, Daniel Kadobera, Alden Henderson, John H. Callahan, Timothy R. Croley, Ann M. Knolhoff, John B. Mangrum…
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2022 22:623
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  50. Office workers spend a significant part of their workday sitting. Interventions that aim to reduce sedentary behaviour and increase physical activity might be more effective if greater attention is paid to ind...

    Authors: Lorraine L. Landais, Judith G. M. Jelsma, Idske R. Dotinga, Danielle R. M. Timmermans, Evert A. L. M. Verhagen and Olga C. Damman
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2022 22:621
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