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  1. United States (US) Hispanic/Latinos experience a disproportionate burden of obesity, which may in part be related to demographic or sociocultural factors, including acculturation to an US diet or inactive life...

    Authors: Lindsay Fernández-Rhodes, Nicole M. Butera, Evans K. Lodge, Nora Franceschini, Maria M. Llabre, Elva M. Arredondo, Linda C. Gallo, William Arguelles, Frank J. Penedo, Martha L. Daviglus, Carmen R. Isasi, Paul Smokowski, Penny Gordon-Larsen, Allison E. Aiello, Krista M. Perreira, Daniela Sotres-Alvarez…
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2021 21:2064
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  2. Older people are the fastest-growing demographic group among prisoners in England and Wales and they have complex health and social care needs. Their care is frequently ad hoc and uncoordinated. No previous re...

    Authors: Katrina Forsyth, Roger T. Webb, Laura Archer Power, Richard Emsley, Jane Senior, Alistair Burns, David Challis, Adrian Hayes, Rachel Meacock, Elizabeth Walsh, Stuart Ware and Jenny Shaw
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2021 21:2061
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  3. Vitamin D (Vit D) deficiency/insufficiency is an important risk factor for several chronic conditions. We aimed to evaluate the knowledge and behavior of female adolescents with respect to the association betw...

    Authors: Afsane Bahrami, Zahra Farjami, Gordon A. Ferns, Parichehr Hanachi and Majid Ghayour Mobarhan
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2021 21:2059
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  4. Older adults duo to circumstances of aging such as relationship losses, medical morbidities, and functional declines, are prone to social isolation and loneliness more than any other age group. Furthermore, wi...

    Authors: Lida Hosseini, Erika Sivarajan Froelicher, Hamid Sharif Nia and Mansoureh Ashghali Farahani
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2021 21:2056
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  5. Fall risk assessment and determination of older adults’ individual risk profiles are crucial elements in fall prevention. As such, it is essential to establish cutoffs and reference values for high and low ris...

    Authors: Catarina Pereira, Guida Veiga, Gabriela Almeida, Ana Rita Matias, Ana Cruz-Ferreira, Felismina Mendes and Jorge Bravo
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2021 21(Suppl 2):977
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    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 21 Supplement 2

  6. Falls in older adults are considered a major public health problem. Declines in cognitive and physical functions, as measured by parameters including reaction time, mobility, and dual-task performance, have be...

    Authors: Hugo Rosado, Jorge Bravo, Armando Raimundo, Joana Carvalho, José Marmeleira and Catarina Pereira
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2021 21(Suppl 2):408
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    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 21 Supplement 2

    The Correction to this article has been published in BMC Public Health 2024 24:1554

  7. A significant association between self-harm (SH) and suicide ideation (SI) has been found in Chinese left-behind children (LBC). Existing literature suggests that resilience might be a mediator in this associa...

    Authors: Yuanyuan Xiao, Fang Liu, Hailiang Ran, Wenhang Deng, Yusan Che, Die Fang and Ahouanse Roland Donald
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2021 21:2055
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  8. Few assessment tools exist for investigating perceived social support and self-efficacy behaviors in Arabic-speaking populations. Moreover, literature on the levels of social support and self-efficacy for adop...

    Authors: Habiba I. Ali, Salma Alhebshi, Fadima Elmi and Mo’ath F. Bataineh
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2021 21:2054
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  10. The Canadian 24-Hour Movement Guidelines for Adults was released in 2020. There is a dearth of evidence on the association between adherence to the 24 h movement guidelines and health indicators. This study ai...

    Authors: He Bu, Ai He, Na Gong, Liuyue Huang, Kaixin Liang, Kaja Kastelic, Jiani Ma, Yang Liu, Si-Tong Chen and Xinli Chi
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2021 21:2052
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  11. Although many efforts are made by different stakeholders, magnitude of active trachoma remains high among children in Ethiopia. Open field defecation was found to be the main source of active trachoma. However...

    Authors: Demoze Delelegn, Alemu Tolcha, Hunachew Beyene and Berhan Tsegaye
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2021 21:2051
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  12. Studies on knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) can be valuable for public health to help to develop targeted educational programs and assess the effectiveness of intervention programs. The purpose of this ...

    Authors: Fatemeh Koohi, Parisa Amiri, Yadollah Mehrabi, Mehrdad Karimi and Davood Khalili
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2021 21:2050
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  13. Deaths due to vaccine preventable diseases cause a notable proportion of mortality worldwide. To quantify the importance of vaccination, it is necessary to estimate the burden averted through vaccination. The ...

    Authors: Susy Echeverria-Londono, Xiang Li, Jaspreet Toor, Margaret J. de Villiers, Shevanthi Nayagam, Timothy B. Hallett, Kaja Abbas, Mark Jit, Petra Klepac, Kévin Jean, Tini Garske, Neil M. Ferguson and Katy A. M. Gaythorpe
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2021 21:2049
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  14. HIV self-testing was proved as an effective tool for increasing testing frequency in gay and bisexual men at high risk of infection. Questions remain about understanding why HIVST encouraged testing and how such ...

    Authors: Ye Zhang, Rebecca J. Guy, Kirsty S. Smith, Muhammad S. Jamil, Garrett Prestage, Tanya L. Applegate, Damian P. Conway, Martin Holt, Phillip Keen, Benjamin Bavinton, Anna M. McNulty, Colin Batrouney, Darren Russell, Matthew Vaughan, Marcus Chen, Christopher K. Fairley…
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2021 21:2048
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  15. Smokeless Tobacco (SLT) use is culturally rooted and more acceptable among women in India. SLT is a significant risk for oral cancers and has other adverse health outcomes on women’s general as well as reprodu...

    Authors: Shishirendu Ghosal, Abhinav Sinha, Srikanta Kanungo and Sanghamitra Pati
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2021 21:2047
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  16. Teachers often face high job demands that might elicit strong stress responses. This can increase risks of adverse strain outcomes such as mental and physical health impairment. Psychological detachment has be...

    Authors: Yasemin Z. Varol, Gerald M. Weiher, Johannes Wendsche and Andrea Lohmann-Haislah
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2021 21:2046
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  17. Despite the benefits of physical activity (PA), the majority of Canadian youth are falling short of the recommended 60 min of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) per day. School-based physical activi...

    Authors: Kathleen E. Burns, Ashok Chaurasia, Valerie Carson and Scott T. Leatherdale
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2021 21:2045
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  18. Transitioning from school to work is important in influencing people’s trajectories throughout their life course. This study investigated the extent to which adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) were associate...

    Authors: Claus D. Hansen, Mette J. Kirkeby, Kristian G. Kjelmann, Johan H. Andersen and Rasmus J. Møberg
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2021 21:2044
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  19. Rural Latino children and adults are less active than urban and non-Latino counterparts. We examined physical activity (PA) patterns of rural Latino children and their parents, and explored parental beliefs ab...

    Authors: Benjamin Domogalla, Linda K. Ko, Reo Jones, Wafaa Bin Ali, Edgar Rodriguez, Catherine Duggan and Cynthia K. Perry
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2021 21:2043
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  21. Low adherence to investigational products can negatively impact study outcomes, limiting the ability to demonstrate efficacy. To continue advancing potential new HIV prevention technologies, efforts are needed...

    Authors: Morgan Garcia, Ellen Luecke, Ashley J. Mayo, Rachel Scheckter, Patrick Ndase, Flavia Matovu Kiweewa, Doreen Kemigisha, Petina Musara, Leila E. Mansoor, Nishanta Singh, Kubashni Woeber, Neetha S. Morar, Nitesha Jeenarain, Zakir Gaffoor, Daniel K. Gondwe, Yvonne Makala…
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2021 21:2041
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  22. A variety of public health measures have been implemented during the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada to reduce contact between individuals. The objective of this study was to provide empirical contact pattern data...

    Authors: Gabrielle Brankston, Eric Merkley, David N. Fisman, Ashleigh R. Tuite, Zvonimir Poljak, Peter J. Loewen and Amy L. Greer
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2021 21:2040
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  23. Early uptake of multiple risky behaviours during adolescence, such as substance use, antisocial and sexual behaviours, can lead to poor health outcomes without timely interventions. This study investigated how...

    Authors: Beatrice D. Reyes, Dougal S. Hargreaves and Hanna Creese
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2021 21:2039
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  24. Although the harm to health from electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) compared to smoked tobacco remains highly uncertain, society and governments still need to know the likely range of the relative har...

    Authors: Nick Wilson, Jennifer A. Summers, Driss Ait Ouakrim, Janet Hoek, Richard Edwards and Tony Blakely
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2021 21:2038
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    The Correction to this article has been published in BMC Public Health 2022 22:1788

  25. Community-based mental health promotion programs focus on improving individual and community wellbeing by strengthening resilience and building capacity to support positive health outcomes. The Wheel of Wellbe...

    Authors: Daniel Spain, Victoria Stewart, Helen Betts and Amanda J. Wheeler
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2021 21:2037
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  26. Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are an increasing global concern, with morbidity and mortality largely occurring in low- and middle-income settings. We established the prospective Rural Uganda Non-Communicabl...

    Authors: Trishul Siddharthan, Robert Kalyesubula, Brooks Morgan, Theresa Ermer, Tracy L. Rabin, Alex Kayongo, Richard Munana, Nora Anton, Katharina Kast, Elke Schaeffner, Bruce Kirenga and Felix Knauf
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2021 21:2036
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  27. Suicide is a major public health issue among Indigenous Sámi in Nordic countries, and efforts to prevent suicide in the Sámi context are increasing. However, there is no literature on suicide prevention initia...

    Authors: Jon Petter A. Stoor, Heidi A. Eriksen and Anne C. Silviken
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2021 21:2035
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  28. There is an increasing need for Mental Health Promotion (MHP) among adolescents, especially in developing countries with limited resources and rapid socio-demographic transition. With the growing burden of men...

    Authors: Senthil Amudhan, Kavita Jangam, Kalaivani Mani, Nithya Poornima Murugappan, Eesha Sharma, Payel Mahapatra, Ajit Deo Burma, Hemant Kumar Tiwari, Ashi Ashok, Sangappa Vaggar and Girish Nagaraja Rao
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2021 21:2034
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  29. Few studies have reported the prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MS) and examined relationships between socioeconomic status and MS in rural China. This study aimed to evaluate the prevalence of MS and MS compo...

    Authors: Xuhua Ying, Shuyue Yang, Songtao Li, Meifang Su, Na Wang, Yue Chen, Qingwu Jiang and Chaowei Fu
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2021 21:2033
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  30. The research aimed to formulate and test a model concerning COVID-19 perceptions effects on job insecurity and a set of psychosocial factors comprising anxiety, depression, job burnout and job alienation in th...

    Authors: Ali B. Mahmoud, William D. Reisel, Dieu Hack-Polay and Leonora Fuxman
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2021 21:2032
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  31. Mounting evidence supports associations between objective neighborhood disorder, perceived neighborhood disorder, and health, yet alternative explanations involving socioeconomic and neighborhood social cohesi...

    Authors: Jesse J. Plascak, Adana A. M. Llanos, Stephen J. Mooney, Andrew G. Rundle, Bo Qin, Yong Lin, Karen S. Pawlish, Chi-Chen Hong, Kitaw Demissie and Elisa V. Bandera
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2021 21:2031
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  32. Over-the-counter analgesics (OTCA) such as Paracetamol and Ibuprofen are frequently used by adolescents, and the route of administration and access at home allows unsupervised use. Psychological distress and p...

    Authors: Rune Jonassen, Eva Hilland, Catherine J. Harmer, Dawit S. Abebe, Anne Kristine Bergem and Siv Skarstein
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2021 21:2030
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  33. The aim of this study was to determine the proportions and predictors of late presentation (LP) and advanced HIV disease (AD) in Oman. LP and AD were defined as presenting with a baseline CD4 count of < 350 an...

    Authors: Ali Elgalib, Samir Shah, Adil Al-Wahaibi, Zeyana Al-Habsi, Maha Al-Fouri, Richard Lau, Hanan Al-Kindi, Bader Al-Rawahi and Seif Al-Abri
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2021 21:2029
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  34. Food insecurity is an important underlying driver of HIV risk and vulnerability among adolescents in sub-Saharan Africa. In this region, adolescents account for 80% of all new HIV infections. The primary purpo...

    Authors: Maricianah A. Onono, Gladys Odhiambo, Lila Sheira, Amy Conroy, Torsten B. Neilands, Elizabeth A. Bukusi and Sheri D. Weiser
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2021 21:2028
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  35. Uttar Pradesh (UP), India continues to have a high burden of mortality among young children despite recent improvement. Therefore, it is vital to understand the risk factors associated with under-five (U5) dea...

    Authors: Kanchan Srivastava, Ranjana Yadav, Lorine Pelly, Elisabeth Hamilton, Gaurav Kapoor, Aman Mohan Mishra, Parwez Anis and Maryanne Crockett
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2021 21:2027
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  36. Anti-malaria pharmaceuticals inventory control system helps to maintain an appropriate stock level using logistics management information system records and reports. Antimalaria pharmaceuticals are highly infl...

    Authors: Haile Yirga Mengesha, Getachew Moges Gebrehiwot, Birhanu Demeke Workneh and Mesfin Haile Kahissay
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2021 21:2026
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  37. Partnerships between charitable food systems and healthcare systems have been forming across the country to support individuals and families experiencing food insecurity, yet little research has focused on the...

    Authors: Natalie S. Poulos, Eileen K. Nehme, Molly M. O’Neil and Dorothy J. Mandell
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2021 21:2025
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  38. Gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men (GBMSM) are at a greater risk of mental health problems, such as anxiety and depression, than heterosexual adults. Numerous factors and stressors have been rep...

    Authors: Arlene McGarty, Lisa McDaid, Paul Flowers, Julie Riddell, John Pachankis and Jamie Frankis
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2021 21:2024
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  39. More gender-theoretical studies are needed to gain a deeper understanding of what life circumstances make people sick or improve their health. The aim of the study was to gain a deeper understanding of social ...

    Authors: Anne Hammarström, Berit Lundman and Astrid Norberg
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2021 21:2023
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  40. Prevention and control (P&C) of Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) is still a critical task in most countries and regions. However, there are many single evaluation indexes to assess the quality of COVID-19 ...

    Authors: Xiao Zhong, Dong-Li Wang, Lan-Fang Mo, Wen Zhang, Li-Hua Xiao, Xiang-Lin Wu, Yan-Wei Chen and Lei Yang
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2021 21:2022
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  41. People who use drugs (PWUD) often have complex health and social support needs related to substance use, yet face numerous barriers to service access, resulting in unmet treatment needs and a corresponding gap...

    Authors: Cayley Russell, Farihah Ali, Frishta Nafeh, Sean LeBlanc, Sameer Imtiaz, Tara Elton-Marshall and Jürgen Rehm
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2021 21:2021
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  42. Breast cancer is the most common cancer in New Zealand, with approximately 3000 new registrations annually, affecting one in nine women and resulting in more than 600 deaths. This study analyzed data of patien...

    Authors: Sharita Meharry, Robert Borotkanics, Reena Ramsaroop and Fabrice Merien
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2021 21:2020
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  43. Since the end of January 2020, the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has been responsible for a global health crisis. In England a number of non-pharmaceutical interventions have been introduced throughout the p...

    Authors: Claire F. Ferraro, Lucy Findlater, Roger Morbey, Helen E. Hughes, Sally Harcourt, Thomas C. Hughes, Alex J. Elliot, Isabel Oliver and Gillian E. Smith
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2021 21:2019
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  44. AA living in rural areas of the southeastern U.S. experience a disproportionate burden of cardiovascular disease (CVD) morbidity and mortality. Neighborhood environmental factors contribute to this disparity a...

    Authors: Michelle J. White, Katelyn M. Holliday, Stephanie Hoover, Nicole Robinson-Ezekwe, Giselle Corbie-Smith, Anissa Williams, Kiana Bess and Leah Frerichs
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2021 21:2018
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  45. This study examined how meeting the medical needs of injured workers after initial treatment may affect their return to work, using data from the Panel Study of Workers’ Compensation Insurance.

    Authors: Suk Won Bae, Min-Yong Lee, Shin Who Park, Gangpyo Lee and Ja-Ho Leigh
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2021 21:2017
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  46. Twenty miles per hour (20mph) speed limits (equivalent to roughly 30kmh) have become part of public health policies to reduce urban road collisions and casualties, especially in Western countries. Public opini...

    Authors: Tushar Semwal, Karen Milton, Ruth Jepson and Michael P. Kelly
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2021 21:2016
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    The Correction to this article has been published in BMC Public Health 2021 21:2168

  47. India suffers from a double burden of malnutrition and anaemia. The Karnataka anaemia project indicated that a counselling intervention delivered by community health workers improved anaemia cure rates.

    Authors: Israa Alzain Ali, Arun Shet, Maya Mascarenhas and Maria Rosaria Galanti
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2021 21:2015
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  48. Commercial vehicle accidents are the leading cause of occupational fatalities and an increased risk of traffic accidents is associated with excessive fatigue, other health problems as well as poor sleep during...

    Authors: Yong Han Ahn, Sangeun Lee, Su Ryeon Kim, Jeeyeon Lim, So Jin Park, Sooyoung Kwon and Heejung Kim
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2021 21:2014
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  49. The study aims to estimate the prevalence of Intimate partner violence (IPV) in India, and changes observed over a decade as per the nationally representative datasets from National Family Health Surveys (NFHS...

    Authors: Priyanka Garg, Milan Das, Lajya Devi Goyal and Madhur Verma
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2021 21:2012
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  50. Obesity is a substantial risk factor for cardiovascular and metabolic diseases. Epidemiologic studies have shown that some obese and overweight individuals are metabolically healthy. We aimed to determine the ...

    Authors: Ghazal Zoghi, Roghayeh Shahbazi, Masoumeh Mahmoodi, Azim Nejatizadeh and Masoumeh Kheirandish
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2021 21:2011
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