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  1. Early adolescence is a critical window for intervention when it is possible to lay a foundation for a safe transition to adulthood, before negative outcomes occur. The Adolescent Girls Initiative–Kenya randomi...

    Authors: Karen Austrian, Erica Soler-Hampejsek, Beth Kangwana, Yohannes Dibaba Wado, Benta Abuya and John A. Maluccio
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2021 21:2159
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  2. The past decade has seen increasing attention directed to the development of HIV prevention interventions for male couples, driven by epidemiological data indicating that main or primary – rather than causal –...

    Authors: Tyrel J. Starks, Kory D. Kyre, Christine B. Cowles, Juan Castiblanco, Catherine Washington, Jayelin N. Parker, Erin M. Kahle and Rob Stephenson
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2021 21:2158
    Content type: Study protocol Published on:

  3. The first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in France was associated with high excess mortality, and anecdotal evidence pointed to differing excess mortality patterns depending on social and environmental determin...

    Authors: Hugo Pilkington, Thierry Feuillet, Stéphane Rican, Jeanne Goupil de Bouillé, Olivier Bouchaud, Johann Cailhol, Hélène Bihan, Pierre Lombrail and Chantal Julia
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2021 21:2157
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  4. The burden of food insecurity remains a public health challenge even in high income countries, such as Australia, and especially among culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) communities. While research h...

    Authors: Reima Mansour, James Rufus John, Pranee Liamputtong and Amit Arora
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2021 21:2156
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  5. Biomedical research plays an important role in improving health. There seems to exist a negative correlation between the amount of biomedical research funding and disease burden from all Sub-Saharan African co...

    Authors: Olouyomi Scherif Adegnika, Yabo Josiane Honkpehedji, Fabrice Mougeni Lotola, Selidji Todagbe Agnandji, Ayola Akim Adegnika, Bertrand Lell and Elisa Sicuri
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2021 21:2155
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  6. Rural residence is commonly thought to be a risk factor for poor cancer outcomes. However, a number of studies have reported seemingly conflicting information regarding cancer outcome disparities with respect ...

    Authors: Jeffrey A. Thompson, Lynn Chollet-Hinton, John Keighley, Audrey Chang, Dinesh Pal Mudaranthakam, David Streeter, Jinxiang Hu, Michele Park and Byron Gajewski
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2021 21:2154
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  7. The use of social media for sexual health communication is gaining intense discussion both globally and in Africa. Despite this reality, it remains unclear whether and how young African adults use digital inno...

    Authors: Emmanuel Olamijuwon, Odimegwu Clifford and Visseho Adjiwanou
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2021 21:2153
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  8. The aim of the present study was to examine to what extent observed gender differences in mental health are associated with the protective factors social support, sense of coherence and participation in regula...

    Authors: Rune Johansen, Mari Nicholls Espetvedt, Heidi Lyshol, Jocelyne Clench-Aas and Ingri Myklestad
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2021 21:2152
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  9. Understanding the impact of socio-economic inequality on health outcomes is arguably more relevant than ever before given the global repercussions of Covid-19. With limited resources, innovative methods to tra...

    Authors: Joshua Wells, Robert Grant, John Chang and Reem Kayyali
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2021 21:2151
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  10. The sense of sight is one of the important human sensory abilities that is required for independent functioning and survival. The highest burden of sight-related problems is recorded in low-and middle-income c...

    Authors: Abdul-Aziz Seidu, Pascal Agbadi, Precious Adade Duodu, Nutifafa Eugene Yaw Dey, Henry Ofori Duah and Bright Opoku Ahinkorah
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2021 21:2148
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  11. Severe undernutrition among under-5 children is usually assessed using single or conventional indicators (i.e., severe stunting, severe wasting, and/or severe underweight). But these conventional indicators pa...

    Authors: Asibul Islam Anik, Mohammad Rocky Khan Chowdhury, Hafiz T. A. Khan, Md Nazrul Islam Mondal, Nirmala K. P. Perera and Manzur Kader
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2021 21:2147
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  12. With increasingly tough graduated driver licensing laws in all Australian States and Territories, driver licensing support programs are recognised as being important to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Isl...

    Authors: Bobby Porykali, Patricia Cullen, Kate Hunter, Kris Rogers, Melissa Kang, Nareen Young, Teresa Senserrick, Kathleen Clapham and Rebecca Ivers
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2021 21:2146
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  13. To describe COVID-19 related symptoms and medical care experienced in the first six months of the pandemic as well as stay-at-home order adherence, and attitudes related to COVID-19 risk and social distancing ...

    Authors: Jennifer L. Lemacks, Tammy Greer, Sermin Aras, Laurie Abbott, Darlene Willis, June Gipson and Mohamed O. Elasri
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2021 21:2145
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  14. Sexual violence is a public health concern globally and locally, and trauma-informed services are put in place to mitigate its consequences. A few studies have evaluated the quality and uptake of these trauma-...

    Authors: Earnest Amwiine, Bonita Ainembabazi, Isaiah Obwona, Richard Opoka, Mary Akatuhumuriza, Vallence Niyonzima and Vincent Mubangizi
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2021 21:2144
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  15. Physical activity (PA) may best be promoted to patients during clinical consultations. Few studies investigated the practice of PA advice given by physicians, especially in China. This study aimed to investiga...

    Authors: Rui Hu, Stanley Sai-chuen Hui, Eric Kam-pui Lee, Mark Stoutenberg, Samuel Yeung-shan Wong and Yi-jian Yang
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2021 21:2143
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  16. Despite the World Health Organization efforts to expand access to the tuberculosis treatment, multidrug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) remains a major threat. MDR-TB represents a challenge for clinicians and ...

    Authors: Arnaud Iradukunda, Gabin-Pacifique Ndayishimiye, Darlene Sinarinzi, Emmanuel Nene Odjidja, Nestor Ntakaburimvo, Innocent Nshimirimana and Cheilla Izere
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2021 21:2142
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  17. Tuberculosis infection accounts for more annual deaths than any other single infectious disease, except the Corona Virus infection. It is a significant global issue and India is one of the most affected countr...

    Authors: Tim Bäckdahl and Megha Sharma
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2021 21:2141
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  18. In the context of substantial financial disinvestment from alcohol and drug treatment services in England, our aim was to review the existing evidence of how such disinvestments have impacted service delivery,...

    Authors: Suzie Roscoe, Jennifer Boyd, Penny Buykx, Lucy Gavens, Robert Pryce and Petra Meier
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2021 21:2140
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  19. The only previous studies that formulated a theoretical model of epidemics for psychological response relative to cultural perspectives have focused on the role of individualism–collectivism and have omitted a...

    Authors: Dan Dong, Zhipeng Chen, Min Zong, Peng Zhang, Wen Gu, Yi Feng and Zhihong Qiao
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2021 21:2139
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  20. Decision making process for Official Development Assistance (ODA) for healthcare sector in low-income and middle-income countries involves multiple agencies, each with their unique power, priorities and fundin...

    Authors: Xiaoxiao Jiang Kwete, Yemane Berhane, Mary Mwanyika-Sando, Ayo Oduola, Yuning Liu, Firehiwot Workneh, Smret Hagos, Japhet Killewo, Dominic Mosha, Angela Chukwu, Kabiru Salami, Bidemi Yusuf, Kun Tang, Zhi-Jie Zheng, Rifat Atun and Wafaie Fawzi
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2021 21:2138
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  21. Compared to urban children, children living in rural areas of most countries, including China, are at higher risk of suffering unintentional injuries. Most proven injury prevention interventions, however, are ...

    Authors: Jieyi He, Wanhui Wang, Peishan Ning, Peixia Cheng, Jie Li, Ming Zheng, Shujuan Yuan, Lei Yang, Youyou Wu, Huiying Zong, David C. Schwebel, Yang Yang and Guoqing Hu
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2021 21:2137
    Content type: Study protocol Published on:

  22. Tobacco advertising disproportionately targets low socio-economic position (SEP) groups, causing higher rates of tobacco use in this population. Anti-tobacco public health education campaigns persuade against ...

    Authors: Elise M. Stevens, Coralia Vázquez-Otero, Xiaoyan Li, Monisha Arya, Donna Vallone, Sara Minsky, Nathaniel D. Osgood and Kasisomayajula Viswanath
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2021 21:2136
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  23. Body image concerns are prevalent among Brazilian adolescents and can lead to poor psychological and physical health. Yet, there is a scarcity of culturally-appropriate, evidence-based interventions that have ...

    Authors: E. L. Matheson, H. G. Smith, A. C. S. Amaral, J. F. F. Meireles, M. C. Almeida, G. Mora, C. Leon, G. Gertner, N. Ferrario, L. Suarez Battan, J. Linardon, M. Fuller-Tyszkiewicz and P. C. Diedrichs
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2021 21:2135
    Content type: Study protocol Published on:

  24. Concerns about smoking displacement from public places to private amenities aroused following smoking ban implementation in Bavaria in 2008. We analysed children’s exposure to second-hand smoke (SHS) before an...

    Authors: Mohammed El Sharkawy, Stefanie Heinze, Lana Hendrowarsito, Alisa Weinberger, Jonas Huß, Uta Nennstiel, Caroline Herr and Susanne Kutzora
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2021 21:2134
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  25. Juvenile justice (JJ) youth are at high risk of opioid and other substance use (SU), dysfunctional family/social relationships, and complex trauma. The purpose of the Leveraging Safe Adults (LeSA) Project is t...

    Authors: Danica Kalling Knight, Yang Yang, Elizabeth D. Joseph, Elaine Tinius, Shatoya Young, Lillyan T. Shelley, David R. Cross and Kevin Knight
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2021 21:2133
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  27. The state of Bihar has been lagging behind Indian national averages on indicators related to maternal and child health, primarily due to lack of knowledge among mothers of young children on lifesaving practice...

    Authors: Laili Irani, Janine Schooley, Supriya and Indrajit Chaudhuri
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2021 21:2131
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  29. The association of early-life undernutrition and dyslipidemia found in previous studies may be confounded by the uncontrolled age difference between exposed and unexposed participants. The study aimed to inves...

    Authors: Minmin Wang, Mengfei Liu, Chuanhai Guo, Fenglei Li, Zhen Liu, Yaqi Pan, Fangfang Liu, Ying Liu, Huanyu Bao, Zhe Hu, Hong Cai, Zhonghu He and Yang Ke
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2021 21:2129
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  31. There are limited studies on blocking and men who have sex with men (MSM) health outcomes. We need such data in China, to better understand the relationship between Chinese MSM gay app use and health outcomes,...

    Authors: Navin Kumar, Laura Forastiere, Kamila Janmohamed, Tiange P. Zhang, Yongjie Sha, Fei Yu, Ligang Yang, Joseph D. Tucker, Weiming Tang and Marcus Alexander
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2021 21:2127
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  32. Workplace interventions have shown promise for reducing sitting in office workers. Police office staff remain an understudied population group that work within a disciplined organisation with distinctive work ...

    Authors: Marsha L. Brierley, Lindsey R. Smith, Daniel P. Bailey, Sofie A. Every, Taylor A. Staines and Angel M. Chater
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2021 21:2126
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  33. Animal bites are a major public health problem. The more serious the bite wound is, the higher the risk of developing rabies is. This study aimed to investigate the severity of wounds among animal bite victims...

    Authors: Dandan Li, Hanlin Liao, Fan Chen, Qingqing Jiang, Tiantian Wang, Zuxun Lu, Qiaoyan Liu and Shiyi Cao
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2021 21:2125
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  34. Epidemiological studies show that even in highly developed countries many people with depression do not seek help for their mental health issues, despite promising prevention approaches encouraging people to s...

    Authors: Thomas McLaren, Lina-Jolien Peter, Samuel Tomczyk, Holger Muehlan, Susanne Stolzenburg, Georg Schomerus and Silke Schmidt
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2021 21:2124
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  36. In India and other low- and middle-income countries, multiple family and community members are influential in caregivers’ perceptions of vaccination. Existing literature indicates the primary caregiver, typica...

    Authors: Baldeep K. Dhaliwal, Riti Chandrashekhar, Ananya Rattani, Rajeev Seth, Svea Closser, Anika Jain, David E. Bloom and Anita Shet
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2021 21:2122
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  37. The COVID-19 pandemic has further exposed inequities in our society, demonstrated by disproportionate COVID-19 infection rate and mortality in communities of color and low-income communities. One key area of i...

    Authors: Hannah Cohen-Cline, Hsin-Fang Li, Monique Gill, Fatima Rodriguez, Tina Hernandez-Boussard, Harry Wolberg, Jacob Lippa and Keri Vartanian
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2021 21:2121
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  38. Income inequality has dramatically increased worldwide, and there is a need to re-evaluate the association between socio-economic status (SES) and depression. Relative contributions of household income and edu...

    Authors: Aya Hinata, Keiko Kabasawa, Yumi Watanabe, Kaori Kitamura, Yumi Ito, Ribeka Takachi, Shoichiro Tsugane, Junta Tanaka, Ayako Sasaki, Ichiei Narita and Kazutoshi Nakamura
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2021 21:2120
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  39. One of the main reasons that influence parental choice to postpone or avoid children’s vaccination is insufficient knowledge. Mothers’ knowledge can be considered as an important factor when determining childc...

    Authors: Konstantinos Giannakou, Maria Kyprianidou, Andria Hadjikou, Georgia Fakonti, Galatia Photiou, Eleana Tzira and Alexandros Heraclides
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2021 21:2119
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  40. Social circumstances in which people live and work impact the population’s mental health. We aimed to synthesise evidence identifying effective interventions and policies that influence the social determinants...

    Authors: Neha Shah, Ian F. Walker, Yannish Naik, Selina Rajan, Kate O’Hagan, Michelle Black, Christopher Cartwright, Taavi Tillmann, Nicola Pearce-Smith and Jude Stansfield
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2021 21:2118
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  41. Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 continues to spread globally and in the absence of an effective treatment, the vaccine remains the best hope for controlling this disease. In this study, we seek...

    Authors: Mosa Shibani, Mhd Amin Alzabibi, Abd El-Fattah Mouhandes, Tamim Alsuliman, Angie Mouki, Hlma Ismail, Shahd Alhayk, Ahmad Abdulateef Rmman, Marah Mansour, Marah Marrawi, Nawras Alhalabi, Mhd Baraa Habib, Mhd Kutaiba Albuni, Ahmad Al-Moujahed and Bisher Sawaf
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2021 21:2117
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  42. Lithuania possesses one of the highest alcohol per capita consumption and has previously implemented alcohol control policies to reduce the alcohol-attributable burden. The aim of this study was to investigate...

    Authors: Ricardas Radisauskas, Kawon Victoria Kim, Shannon Lange, Vaida Liutkute-Gumarov, Olga Mesceriakova-Veliuliene, Janina Petkeviciene, Mindaugas Stelemekas, Tadas Telksnys, Alexander Tran and Jürgen Rehm
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2021 21:2116
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  45. Vaccine hesitancy is emerging as a significant challenge in many parts of the world in the fight against the COVID19 pandemic. The continued infection amongst the unvaccinated can lead to a heightened risk of ...

    Authors: Umakrishnan Kollamparambil, Adeola Oyenubi and Chijioke Nwosu
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2021 21:2113
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  47. Chlorine dioxide has been promoted as an alternative for the prevention and treatment of COVID-19, especially in Peru, despite the lack of evidence to support its efficacy. This study aimed to evaluate the fac...

    Authors: David R. Soriano-Moreno, Daniel Fernandez-Guzman, Fabricio Ccami-Bernal, Cristhian Rojas-Miliano and Wendy Nieto-Gutierrez
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2021 21:2109
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  48. Migrants settling in a new country experience multiple complexities in navigating health care systems and adapting to a new way of life in the host country. In South Asia, migrating to another country for bett...

    Authors: Manju Adhikari, Sabitra Kaphle, Yamuna Dhakal, Sabina Duwadi, Rajan Subedi, Sonu Shakya, Sunil Tamang and Mukesh Khadka
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2021 21:2107
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  50. Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection remains an important public health concern in many countries. It is fuelled by gender inequality and disparity, which has resulted in a fundamental violation of wom...

    Authors: Neha Shri and T. Muhammad
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2021 21:2105
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