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  1. Multimodal forms of exercise can influence several physical and mental factors important for successful aging. In the present study, we introduce a new type of multimodal intervention, combining movement (crea...

    Authors: Paulo Coelho, José Marmeleira, Ana Cruz-Ferreira, Luís Laranjo, Catarina Pereira and Jorge Bravo
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2022 21(Suppl 2):2334
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    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 21 Supplement 2

  2. Many people do not meet the recommended health guidance of participation in a minimum of 150–300 min of moderate intensity physical activity per week, often promoted as at least 30 min of physical activity on ...

    Authors: K. Gokal, R. Amos-Hirst, C. A. Moakes, J. P. Sanders, D. W. Esliger, L. B. Sherar, N. Ives, S. J. H. Biddle, C. Edwardson, T. Yates, E. Frew, C. Greaves, S. M. Greenfield, K. Jolly, M. Skrybant, R. Maddison…
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2022 22:618
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  3. Tackling challenges related to health, environmental sustainability and equity requires many sectors to work together. This “intersectoral co-operation” can pose a challenge on its own. Research commonly focus...

    Authors: Nina van der Vliet, Lea den Broeder, Maria Romeo-Velilla, Brigit Staatsen, Hanneke Kruize, Bettina Friedrich and A. Jantine Schuit
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2022 22:617
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  4. A new physical activity and sedentary behaviour accreditation standard criterion for childcare settings was introduced by the provincial government in Alberta, Canada. The primary objective of this study was t...

    Authors: Valerie Carson, Zhiguang Zhang, Nicholas Kuzik, Kristi B. Adamo, Madison Predy, Mitchell Crozier, Stephen Hunter, Nancy Ogden, Gary S. Goldfield and Anthony D. Okely
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2022 22:616
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  5. Globally, adolescents’ physical activity (PA) participation rates are low, particularly among lower socioeconomic groups, with females consistently the least active. The aim of this study was to co-design, wit...

    Authors: Sara McQuinn, Sarahjane Belton, Anthony Staines and Mary Rose Sweeney
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2022 22:615
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  6. Homelessness is becoming an international public health issue in most developed countries, including Canada. Homelessness is regarded as both political and socioeconomic problems warranting broad and consisten...

    Authors: Cheryl Forchuk, Gordon Russell, Jan Richardson, Chantele Perreault, Heba Hassan, Bryanna Lucyk and Sebastian Gyamfi
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2022 22:614
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  7. Intimate partner sexual violence (IPSV) is a prevalent public health problem affecting millions of people each year globally, particularly in developing countries like Papua New Guinea (PNG). Although over two...

    Authors: Bernard Yeboah-Asiamah Asare, Williams Agyemang-Duah, Emmanuel Brenyah Adomako, Parul Puri, Deborah Odunayo Ogundare, Deepanjali Vishwakarma and Prince Peprah
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2022 22:613
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  9. In recent decades, China has experienced dramatic changes to its social and economic environment, which has affected the distribution of wellbeing across its citizens. While several studies have investigated i...

    Authors: R. Adele H. Wang, Claire M. A. Haworth and Qiang Ren
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2022 22:611
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  10. Increased outdoor play time in young children is associated with many health and developmental benefits. This study aims to evaluate the impact of a multi-strategy implementation strategy delivered at scale, t...

    Authors: Sze Lin Yoong, Nicole Pearson, Kathryn Reilly, Luke Wolfenden, Jannah Jones, Nicole Nathan, Anthony Okely, Patti-Jean Naylor, Jacklyn Jackson, Luke Giles, Noor Imad, Karen Gillham, John Wiggers, Penny Reeves, Kate Highfield, Melanie Lum…
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2022 22:610
    Content type: Study protocol Published on:

  11. Lack of dependable morbidity and mortality data complicates efforts to measure the demographic or population-level impact of the global HIV/AIDS epidemic. Mortuary-based mortality surveillance can address gaps...

    Authors: Emmanuel Nyakeriga, Wanjiru Waruiru, Valarie Opollo, Anthony Waruru, Leonard Kingwara, Dickens Onyango, Muthoni Junghae, Sheru Muuo, Teresia Macharia, Catherine Ngugi, Mary Mwangome and Hammad Ali
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2022 22:609
    Content type: Research in practice Published on:

  12. Reducing bullying is a public health priority. KiVa, a school-based anti-bullying programme, is effective in reducing bullying in Finland and requires rigorous testing in other countries, including the UK. Thi...

    Authors: Suzy Clarkson, Lucy Bowes, Elinor Coulman, Matthew R. Broome, Rebecca Cannings-John, Joanna M. Charles, Rhiannon Tudor Edwards, Tamsin Ford, Richard P. Hastings, Rachel Hayes, Paul Patterson, Jeremy Segrott, Julia Townson, Richard Watkins, Julia Badger and Judy Hutchings
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2022 22:608
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  13. The number of people experiencing functional limitations due to health conditions (capacity) is expected to increase in low and middle-income countries as populations age and rates of non-communicable disease ...

    Authors: Michael Zhu Chen, Lindsay Lee, Carolina Fellinghauer, Alarcos Cieza and Somnath Chatterji
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2022 22:607
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  14. Epidemiological data from Mexico have documented an increase in heroin use in the last decade. However, there is no comprehensive care strategy for heroin users, especially those who have been accused of a cri...

    Authors: Martha Romero-Mendoza, Ingris Peláez-Ballestas, Ariagor Manuel Almanza-Avendaño and Emilia Figueroa
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2022 22:606
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  15. Previous studies have demonstrated the effect of socioeconomic status on the health status of the elderly. Nevertheless, the specific dimensions of the effect and the mechanism await further investigation. In ...

    Authors: Yunfan Zhang, Dai Su, Yingchun Chen, Min Tan and Xinlin Chen
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2022 22:605
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  16. Liver cancer (LC) is considered as one of the most dominant malignant tumors which ranked 4th and 6th in terms of global mortality and incidence, respectively. This work aimed to investigate the global temporal ...

    Authors: Maedeh Amini, Mehdi Azizmohammad Looha, Elaheh Zarean and Mohamad Amin Pourhoseingholi
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2022 22:604
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  17. It is well documented that, similar to active smokers, passive smokers are also at an increased risk of developing non-communicable diseases, and it could impose high financial costs on the healthcare system. ...

    Authors: Mohammad Reza Hashemi-Aghdam, Gita Shafiee, Mehdi Ebrahimi, Hanieh-Sadat Ejtahed, Mehdi Yaseri, Mohammad Esmaeil Motlagh, Mostafa Qorbani, Ramin Heshmat and Roya Kelishadi
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2022 22:603
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  18. Although a range of risk factors have been linked with poor mental health across the population, the underlying pathways leading to mental ill health remain unclear. There is a need to investigate the effects ...

    Authors: Foteini Tseliou and Pauline Ashfield-Watt
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2022 22:602
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  19. The effects of COVID-19 on harmful traditional practices such Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C) and Child or Forced Marriages (CFM) have not been well documented. We examined respondents’ perceptions o...

    Authors: Tammary Esho, Dennis J. Matanda, Timothy Abuya, Sintayehu Abebe, Yeshitila Hailu, Khaltoume Camara, Bachir Mouhammed, Tonny Kapsandui, Lilian Kamanzi, Andrew Wabwire, Patrick Kagurusi, Maureen Nankanja, Anne Gitimu, David Kawai, John Kogada, Millicent Ondigo…
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2022 22:601
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  20. Although tuberculosis (TB) care is free in Tanzania, TB-associated costs may compromise access to services and treatment adherence resulting in poor outcomes and increased risk of transmission in the community...

    Authors: Andrew Martin Kilale, Andrea Pantoja, Bhavin Jani, Nyagosya Range, Bernard James Ngowi, Charles Makasi, Melkisedeck Majaha, Chacha Dionis Manga, Sylvia Haule, Amani Wilfred, Pudensiana Hilary, Vishnu Mahamba, Emmanuel Nkiligi, Wilbard Muhandiki, Emmanuel Matechi, Beatrice Mutayoba…
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2022 22:600
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  21. Post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection (PASC) affect millions of individuals worldwide. Rehabilitation interventions could support individuals during the recovery phase of COVID-19, but a comprehensive un...

    Authors: Margherita Schiavi, Stefania Fugazzaro, Anna Bertolini, Monica Denti, Carlotta Mainini, Monia Allisen Accogli, Ginevra Bedogni, Daniele Ghizzoni, Otmen Esseroukh, Cecilia Gualdi and Stefania Costi
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2022 22:599
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  22. Self-care is important at all stages of life and health status to promote well-being, prevent disease, and improve health outcomes. Currently, there is a need to better conceptualize self-care in the general a...

    Authors: Michela Luciani, Maddalena De Maria, Shayleigh Dickson Page, Claudio Barbaranelli, Davide Ausili and Barbara Riegel
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2022 22:598
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  23. Asthma is a major contributor to childhood morbidity. Several environmental and socioeconomic status (SES) factors have been implicated in its etiopathogeneses such as indoor moisture and parental education le...

    Authors: George Antonogeorgos, Evangelia Liakou, Alexandra Koutsokera, Pavlos Drakontaeidis, Marina Thanasia, Maria Mandrapylia, Sotirios Fouzas, Philippa Ellwood, Luis García-Marcos, Demosthenes B. Panagiotakos, Kostas N. Priftis and Konstantinos Douros
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2022 22:597
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  24. Assessing the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) is crucial in preventive cardiology. We aimed to determine the trend of CVD risk among individuals with and without diabetes during two decades of follow-up i...

    Authors: Fatemeh Koohi, Karim Kohansal, Marzieh Saei Ghare Naz, Somayeh Derakhshan, Fereidoun Azizi and Davood Khalili
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2022 22:596
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  25. The purpose of the present study was to examine the effectiveness of the injury awareness and prevention programme P.A.R.T.Y. (Prevent Alcohol and Risk-Related Trauma in Youth) in Germany. On a designated P.A ...

    Authors: Michael Koehler, Thomas Brockamp, Sebastian Bamberg and Tina Gehlert
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2022 22:595
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  26. Public health concern over college students mixing caffeine-containing energy drinks (EDs) and alcohol has contributed to an array of ED-focused research studies. One review found consistent associations betwe...

    Authors: Dace S. Svikis, Pamela M. Dillon, Steven E. Meredith, Leroy R. Thacker, Kathryn Polak, Alexis C. Edwards, David Pomm, Danielle Dick and Kenneth Kendler
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2022 22:594
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  27. Childhood poverty is known to be associated with poor health. For youth living in extreme poverty, community-based programs focused on youth development are one strategy to improve health and well-being outcom...

    Authors: Karen Sheehan, Punreet K. Bhatti, Sana Yousuf, William Rosenow, Douglas R. Roehler, Corey Hazekamp, Han-Wei Wu, Rachel Orbuch, Tami Bartell, Kyran Quinlan and Joseph DiCara
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2022 22:593
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    The Correction to this article has been published in BMC Public Health 2022 22:798

  29. Workplace-related stress is a major risk factor for mental and physical health problems and related sickness absence and productivity loss. Despite evidence regarding the effectiveness of different workplace-b...

    Authors: Miriam Engels, Leif Boß, Judith Engels, Rebekka Kuhlmann, Johanna Kuske, Sarah Lepper, Lutz Lesener, Valeria Pavlista, Mathias Diebig, Thorsten Lunau, Sascha A. Ruhle, Florian B. Zapkau, Peter Angerer, Jörg Hoewner, Dirk Lehr, Christian Schwens…
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2022 22:591
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  31. In Benin, the burden of HIV is disproportionately high among female sex workers (FSWs). HIV testing and knowledge of status are starting points for HIV treatment and prevention interventions. Despite the impor...

    Authors: Marianne Boisvert Moreau, Frédéric D. Kintin, Septime Atchekpe, Georges Batona, Luc Béhanzin, Fernand A. Guédou, Marie-Pierre Gagnon and Michel Alary
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2022 22:589
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  32. Antigen testing using lateral flow devices (LFDs) plays an important role in the management of the novel coronavirus pandemic of 2019 (COVID-19) by rapidly identifying individuals who are asymptomatically carr...

    Authors: Michael N. Dalili, Jo Long, Emma Wadley, Jack Sloan, Andrew Cross, Kyla H. Thomas and Gemma Morgan
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2022 22:588
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  33. The purpose of this study was to apply the Predisposing, Reinforcing, and Enabling Constructs in Educational Diagnosis and Evaluation (PRECEDE) model to analyze the factors influencing preschool educators’ abi...

    Authors: Hui Ling Chen, Wei Hsiang Huang and Chieh Hsing Liu
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2022 22:587
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  34. Despite the widespread proliferation of food banks in high-income countries over the past several decades, there is a paucity of data regarding the long-term experiences of the people who rely on food banks. W...

    Authors: Anita Rizvi, Aganeta Enns, Lucas Gergyek and Elizabeth Kristjansson
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2022 22:586
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  36. Global action to reduce obesity prevalence requires digital transformation of the public health sector to enable precision public health (PPH). Useable data for PPH of obesity is yet to be identified, collated...

    Authors: Oliver J. Canfell, Kamila Davidson, Clair Sullivan, Elizabeth Eakin and Andrew Burton-Jones
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2022 22:584
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  38. Social housing provides homes for some of the most vulnerable in society. Those in social housing often have complex issues that may require support. Limited research has examined the unmet needs of those livi...

    Authors: Megan Freund, Robert Sanson-Fisher, David Adamson, Grace Norton, Breanne Hobden and Matthew Clapham
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2022 22:582
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  41. The aim of the present study was the construction and psychometric evaluation of a shortened version of the Burnout Screening Scales II (BOSS II), a measure for exhaustion and burnout.

    Authors: Antonia M. Werner, Bjarne Schmalbach, Markus Zenger, Elmar Brähler, Andreas Hinz, Johannes Kruse and Hanna Kampling
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2022 22:579
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  42. Physical activity (PA) contributes to healthy aging. Several studies have investigated factors influencing PA. However, population-based studies evaluating associations between volunteering and changes in PA a...

    Authors: Linda Baumbach, Hans-Helmut König and André Hajek
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2022 22:578
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  43. The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted the provision of essential reproductive, maternal, newborn, and child health (RMNCH) services in sub-Saharan Africa to varying degrees. Original models estimated as many as ...

    Authors: Marya K. Plotkin, Katie M. Williams, Absolom Mbinda, Vivaldo Nunes Oficiano, Benard Nyauchi, Patrick Walugembe, Emily Keyes, Barbara Rawlins, Donna McCarraher and Otto N. Chabikuli
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2022 22:577
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  45. In the past decade, the U.S. immigration detention system regularly detained more than 30,000 people per day; in 2019 prior to the pandemic, the daily detention population exceeded 52,000 people. Inhumane dete...

    Authors: Kathryn Hampton, Ranit Mishori, Marsha Griffin, Claire Hillier, Elizabeth Pirrotta and N. Ewen Wang
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2022 22:575
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  46. In older adults, including those with a migrant background, ill health is associated with less internet use. However, it is not known what are the specific self-perceived barriers to internet use among older m...

    Authors: Anne Kouvonen, Teemu Kemppainen, Sakari Taipale, Antero Olakivi, Sirpa Wrede and Laura Kemppainen
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2022 22:574
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  47. Worker health is often influenced by their occupation type, and the accumulative effect of occupation has a significant impact on their health after retirement. Studies show that the type and level of occupati...

    Authors: Li He, Kun Wang, Jiangyin Wang, Zixian Zhang, Yuting Wang, Tianyang Li, Yuanyang Wu, Shuo Zhang, Siqing Zhang and Hualei Yang
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2022 22:573
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  48. Allocation of scarce medical resources can be based on different principles. It has not yet been investigated which allocation schemes are preferred by medical laypeople in a particular situation of medical sc...

    Authors: Nicole Rübsamen, Benno Garcia Voges, Stefanie Castell, Carolina Judith Klett-Tammen, Jérôme Oppliger, Pius Krütli, Timo Smieszek, Rafael Mikolajczyk and André Karch
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2022 22:572
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  49. This study aims to understand the experiences of street-involved individuals during the COVID-19 pandemic regarding substance use patterns and service access. With the collision of the COVID-19 pandemic and Ca...

    Authors: Victoria McCann, Rachael Allen and Eva Purkey
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2022 22:571
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  50. Hypertensive disorders are among the leading conditions for severe maternal morbidity across all regions and have a major impact on health care costs. This study aimed to identify the prevalence and its associ...

    Authors: Mapitso Lebuso and Nicole De Wet- Billings
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2022 22:562
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