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  1. An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via the original article.

    Authors: Isabel Rodríguez-Gallego, Fatima Leon-Larios, Cecilia Ruiz-Ferron and Maria-de-las-Mercedes Lomas-Campos
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2020 20:1445
    Content type: Correction Published on:

    The original article was published in BMC Public Health 2020 20:1129

  2. Skilled birth attendant (SBA) delivery is vital for the health of mothers and newborns, as most maternal and newborn deaths occur at the time of childbirth or immediately after birth. This problem becomes wors...

    Authors: Achamyeleh Birhanu Teshale, Adugnaw Zeleke Alem, Yigizie Yeshaw, Sewnet Adem Kebede, Alemneh Mekuriaw Liyew, Getayeneh Antehunegn Tesema and Chilot Desta Agegnehu
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2020 20:1444
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  3. Client-Centered Representative Payee (CCRP) is an intervention modifying implementation of a current policy of the US Social Security Administration, which appoints organizations to serve as financial payees o...

    Authors: Abisola Olaniyan, Stephanie L. Creasy, D. Scott Batey, Maria Mori Brooks, Catherine Maulsby, Karen Musgrove, Elizabeth Hagan, Deborah Martin, Courtenay Sashin, Christina Farmartino and Mary Hawk
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2020 20:1443
    Content type: Study protocol Published on:

  4. There has been an increase in older rural-to-urban migrant workers (aged 50 and above) in mainland China, little known about their depressive symptoms. The aim of this study was to identify depressive symptoms...

    Authors: Wei Yang, Dan Li, Jianmin Gao, Xiaojuan Zhou and Fuzhen Li
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2020 20:1442
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  5. In 2016–2017, a European-wide circulation of genotype IA hepatitis A virus was responsible for hepatitis A outbreaks in men who have sex with men (MSM). This study aimed to describe the outbreak investigation ...

    Authors: Nathalie Nicolay, Maggie Le Bourhis-Zaimi, Anais Lesourd, Mélanie Martel, Anne-Marie Roque-Afonso, Stéphane Erouart, Manuel Etienne and Ndeindo Ndeikoundam Ngangro
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2020 20:1441
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  6. Adequacy of prenatal care is associated with fulfillment of postpartum sterilization requests, though it is unclear whether this relationship is indicative of broader social and structural determinants of heal...

    Authors: Kavita Shah Arora, Mustafa Ascha, Barbara Wilkinson, Emily Verbus, Mary Montague, Jane Morris and Douglas Einstadter
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2020 20:1440
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  7. One of the most effective public health interventions in the world is immunization. However, some parents doubt its usefulness and safety. Many factors influence their decision to vaccinate, including their so...

    Authors: Perla Matta, Rayane El Mouallem, Marwan Akel, Souheil Hallit and Marie-Claude Fadous Khalife
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2020 20:1439
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  8. Inadequate physical activity in young people is associated with several physical and mental health concerns. Physical education (PE) is a potentially viable existing network for promoting physical activity in ...

    Authors: Jekaterina Schneider, Juho Polet, Mary Hassandra, Taru Lintunen, Arto Laukkanen, Nelli Hankonen, Mirja Hirvensalo, Tuija H. Tammelin, Timo Törmäkangas and Martin S. Hagger
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2020 20:1438
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  9. Improving children’s weight status through nutrition education (NE) for mothers about using pulses in complementary feeding has been demonstrated in pilot studies, but no effect on stunting was reported. The a...

    Authors: Getenesh Berhanu Teshome, Susan J. Whiting, Timothy J. Green, Demmelash Mulualem and Carol J. Henry
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2020 20:1437
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  10. Regular physical activity (PA) is associated with many health benefits during childhood, and tracks into desirable PA patterns and health profiles in adulthood. Interventions designed to support these behaviou...

    Authors: Stina J. Grant, Mark R. Beauchamp, Chris M. Blanchard, Valerie Carson, Benjamin Gardner, Darren E. R. Warburton and Ryan E. Rhodes
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2020 20:1436
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  11. Recent evidence suggests that climate change and other factors are leading to the emergence of Lyme disease in the province of Quebec, where it previously did not exist. As risk areas expand further north, the...

    Authors: Pierre Valois, David Bouchard, Cécile Aenishaenslin, Denis Talbot, Catherine Bouchard, Sandie Briand and Maxime Tessier
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2020 20:1435
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  12. In Los Angeles County, the tuberculosis (TB) disease incidence rate is seven times higher among non-U.S.-born persons than U.S.-born persons and varies by country of birth. But translating these findings into ...

    Authors: Adam Readhead, Alicia H. Chang, Jo Kay Ghosh, Frank Sorvillo, Julie Higashi and Roger Detels
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2020 20:1434
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  13. Race and ethnicity classification systems have considerable implications for public health, including the potential to reveal or mask inequities. Given increasing “super-diversity” and multiple racial/ethnic i...

    Authors: Nathan J. Lachowsky, Peter J.W. Saxton, Nigel P. Dickson, Anthony J. Hughes, Rhys G. Jones, Terryann C. Clark, Elsie Ho, Alastair J.S. Summerlee and Cate E. Dewey
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2020 20:1433
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  14. Migrants from South Asia living in developed countries have an increased risk for developing cardiovascular disease (CVD), with limited research into underlying social causes.

    Authors: Farina Kokab, Sheila Greenfield, Antje Lindenmeyer, Manbinder Sidhu, Lynda Tait and Paramjit Gill
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2020 20:1432
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  15. The prevalence of obesity among children remains high. Given obesity’s significant lifelong consequences, there is great interest in preventing obesity early in life. There is a need to better understand the r...

    Authors: Ann M. Cheney, Tanya Nieri, Ana Ramirez Zarate, Gretel Garcia, Lucero Vaca, Esmirna Valencia, Colleen Versteeg, Arlene Molina, Michael Castillo and Alison Tovar
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2020 20:1431
    Content type: Study protocol Published on:

  18. Under-five mortality (U5M) rates are among the health indicators of utmost importance globally. It is the goal 3 target 2.1 of the Sustainable Development Goals that is expected to be reduced to at least 25 pe...

    Authors: Justice Moses K. Aheto, Robert Yankson and Michael Give Chipeta
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2020 20:1428
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  20. Insufficient physical activity (PA) is a common health risk and more prevalent in rural populations. Few studies have assessed relationships between the built environment and PA in rural settings, and communit...

    Authors: Jeanette Gustat, Christopher E. Anderson, Queendaleen C. Chukwurah, Maeve E. Wallace, Stephanie T. Broyles and Lydia A. Bazzano
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2020 20:1426
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  21. In Benin, malaria clinical cases, including the larger popular entity called “Palu” are evoked when people get fever. “Palu” is often self-diagnosed and self-medicated at home. This study aimed to describe the...

    Authors: Barikissou Georgia Damien, Carine Baxerres, Edwige Apetoh and Jean-Yves Le Hesran
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2020 20:1425
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  22. People living with HIV (PLHIV) are more likely to suffer from pain compared to the general public. Pain often clusters with mental health symptoms and substance use. This study sought to evaluate mental health...

    Authors: Verlin Joseph, Abenaa Jones, Shantrel Canidate, Zachary Mannes, Huiyin Lu, Nichole Ennis, Gladys Ibanez, Charurut Somboonwit and Robert Cook
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2020 20:1424
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  23. Influenza is an acute viral respiratory tract infection caused by influenza virus and transmitted from person to person. Though usually seasonal in temperate climates, influenza occurs throughout the year in t...

    Authors: Donne Kofi Ameme, Dora Dadzie, Franklin Asiedu-Bekoe, Elijah Paa Edu-Quansah, Basil Benduri Kaburi, Oxygen Wullar, Patrick Amo-Mensah and Ernest Kenu
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2020 20:1423
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  24. Diseases Surveillance is a continuous process of data collection, analysis interpretation and dissemination of information for swift public health action. Recent advances in health informatics have led to the ...

    Authors: Fekri Dureab, Kamran Ahmed, Claudia Beiersmann, Claire J. Standley, Ali Alwaleedi and Albrecht Jahn
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2020 20:1422
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  25. Iodine deficiency disorder is a significant public health problem, affecting both developed and developing nations worldwide. It is associated with poor body growth and irreversible mental retardation. However...

    Authors: Yigizie Yeshaw, Adugnaw Zeleke Alem, Getayeneh Antehunegn Tesema, Achamyeleh Birhanu Teshale, Alemneh Mekuriaw Liyew and Ayenew Kassie Tesema
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2020 20:1421
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  26. Globally, HIV/AIDS remains a significant public health issue particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa. Media exposure plays a significant role in raising community knowledge about HIV. Therefore, this study aimed to...

    Authors: Chilot Desta Agegnehu and Getayeneh Antehunegn Tesema
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2020 20:1420
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  27. Patient journeys for hypertensive individuals after detection at screening have not been well examined in a general population. Thus, we aimed to assess the medical treatment status and subsequent longitudinal...

    Authors: Shingo Fukuma, Tatsuyoshi Ikenoue, Yoshiyuki Saito, Yukari Yamada, Yusuke Saigusa, Toshihiro Misumi and Masataka Taguri
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2020 20:1419
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  28. Many studies have shown an association of childhood respiratory diseases with short-term temperature variability such as diurnal temperature range (DTR) and temperature change between two neighboring days (TCN...

    Authors: Xu Wang, Jian Cheng, Li Ling, Hong Su, Desheng Zhao and Hong Ni
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2020 20:1418
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  29. In recent years, research on health literacy has become increasingly focused on the health care system and public health. This cross-sectional study aimed to investigate health literacy and analyse the risk fa...

    Authors: Xin Mei, Qing Zhong, Gong Chen, Yuanxia Huang and Junlin Li
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2020 20:1417
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  30. Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) and diabetes mellitus (DM) are among the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in low-and-middle-income countries (LMICs) but evidence in these contexts regarding the effectiv...

    Authors: Pablo Miranda-Machado, Fernando Salcedo-Mejía, Devian Parra-Padilla, Rusvelt Vargas-Moranth, Nelson Rafael Alvis-Zakzuk, Justo Paz-Wilches, Juan Fernández-Mercado, Fernando De la-Hoz Restrepo and Nelson Alvis-Guzmán
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2020 20:1416
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  31. Diabetes mellitus is a common chronic disease and a severe public health issue. The incidence trends for type 1 diabetes (TIDM) and type 2 diabetes (T2DM) have rarely been studied on a global scale. We aimed t...

    Authors: Jinli Liu, Zhen-Hu Ren, Hua Qiang, Jine Wu, Mingwang Shen, Lei Zhang and Jun Lyu
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2020 20:1415
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  32. Tehran, the 22nd most populous city in the world, has the highest mortality rate due to respiratory system diseases (RSDs) in Iran. This study aimed to investigate spatiotemporal patterns of mortality due to t...

    Authors: Elahe Pishgar, Zohre Fanni, Jamileh Tavakkolinia, Alireza Mohammadi, Behzad Kiani and Robert Bergquist
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2020 20:1414
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  33. Road traffic fatalities (RTF) is the 8th cause of mortality around the world. At the end of the Decade of Action, it would be of utmost importance to revisit our knowledge on the determinants of RTF. The aim o...

    Authors: Mohammad Reza Rahmanian Haghighi, Mohammad Sayari, Sulmaz Ghahramani and Kamran Bagheri Lankarani
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2020 20:1413
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  34. Home visits by paraprofessional community health workers (CHWs) has been shown to improve maternal and child health outcomes in research studies in many countries. Yet, when these are scaled or replicated, eff...

    Authors: Karl W. le Roux, Ellen Almirol, Panteha Hayati Rezvan, Ingrid M. le Roux, Nokwanele Mbewu, Elaine Dippenaar, Linnea Stansert-Katzen, Venetia Baker, Mark Tomlinson and M. J. Rotheram-Borus
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2020 20:1404
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  35. National Health Service Health Checks were introduced in 2009 to reduce cardiovascular disease (CVD) risks and events. Since then, national evaluations have highlighted the need to maximise the programme’s imp...

    Authors: Lou Atkins, Chryssa Stefanidou, Tim Chadborn, Katherine Thompson, Susan Michie and Fabi Lorencatto
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2020 20:1359
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  36. An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via the original article.

    Authors: Alanna M. Chamberlain, Lila J. Finney Rutten, Patrick M. Wilson, Chun Fan, Cynthia M. Boyd, Debra J. Jacobson, Walter A. Rocca and Jennifer L. St Sauver
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2020 20:1412
    Content type: Correction Published on:

    The original article was published in BMC Public Health 2020 20:13

  38. The aim of this study was to investigate if attitudes or behavioral beliefs about antiretroviral therapy (ART) influence ART adherence intention among pregnant and breastfeeding women in Zambia.

    Authors: Jerry John Nutor, Jaime C. Slaughter-Acey, Shannon P. Marquez, Rose Ann DiMaria-Ghalili, Florence Momplaisir, Kelechi Elizabeth Oladimeji and Loretta S. Jemmott
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2020 20:1410
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  39. Tuberculosis (TB) patients in Uganda incur large costs related to the illness, and while seeking and receiving health care. Such costs create access and adherence barriers which affect health outcomes and incr...

    Authors: Winters Muttamba, Racheal Tumwebaze, Levicatus Mugenyi, Charles Batte, Rogers Sekibira, Abel Nkolo, Achilles Katamba, Simon Kasasa, Robert Kaos Majwala, Stavia Turyahabwe, Frank Mugabe, Kaggwa Mugagga, Peter Lochoro, Seyoum Dejene, Estella Birabwa, Claudio Marra…
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2020 20:1409
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  40. Intimate partner violence (IPV) affects one in every three women globally. Previous studies have revealed that women’s experiences of different forms of IPV are significantly associated with a higher rate of u...

    Authors: Tenaw Yimer Tiruye, Melissa L. Harris, Catherine Chojenta, Elizabeth Holliday and Deborah Loxton
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2020 20:1408
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  41. Poor access to immunisation services remains a major barrier to achieving equity and expanding vaccination coverage in many sub-Saharan African countries. In Kenya, the extent to which spatial access affects i...

    Authors: Noel K. Joseph, Peter M. Macharia, Paul O. Ouma, Jeremiah Mumo, Rose Jalang’o, Peter W. Wagacha, Victor O. Achieng, Eunice Ndung’u, Peter Okoth, Maria Muñiz, Yaniss Guigoz, Rocco Panciera, Nicolas Ray and Emelda A. Okiro
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2020 20:1407
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  42. Cervical cancer is a leading cause of death in low- and middle-income countries. Self-collection testing for human papillomavirus (HPV) is an alternative form of cervical cancer screening that can be completed...

    Authors: Anna Gottschlich, Alvaro Rivera-Andrade, Kristin Bevilacqua, Audrey R. Murchland, Ergest Isak, Christian S. Alvarez, Gina Ogilvie, Thomas E. Carey, Mark Prince, Michael Dean, Carlos Mendoza-Montano and Rafael Meza
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2020 20:1406
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  43. The 2018 edition of the National Essential drugs List came into effect in September 2018. Relevant policies require that all primary medical and health institutions should supply national essential drugs, whil...

    Authors: Zuojun Dong, Qiucheng Tao and Guojun Sun
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2020 20:1405
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  44. Despite increased prevention efforts, HIV remains the leading cause of death among adolescent girls and young women in South Africa. Although research indicates important determinants of HIV acquisition at the...

    Authors: Wendee M. Wechsberg, Felicia A. Browne, Jacqueline Ndirangu, Courtney Peasant Bonner, Alexandra M. Minnis, Laura Nyblade, Ilene S. Speizer, Brittni N. Howard, Bronwyn Myers and Khatija Ahmed
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2020 20:1403
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  45. The association between long-term exposure to air pollutants, including nitrogen dioxide (NO2), carbon monoxide (CO), sulfur dioxide (SO2), ozone (O3), and particulate matter 10 μm or less in diameter (PM10), and...

    Authors: Jeongeun Hwang, Jinhee Kwon, Hahn Yi, Hyun-Jin Bae, Miso Jang and Namkug Kim
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2020 20:1402
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  46. Numerous studies have clarified that family socioeconomic status (SES) is positively associated with health. However, the mechanism of family SES on health needs to be further investigated from a social epidem...

    Authors: Ying Ji, Qingping Yun, Xuewen Jiang and Chun Chang
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2020 20:1401
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  47. Whilst an acute bout of exercise has been shown to enhance subsequent cognition, including in adolescents, the effects of team games (of which Football is the most popular) has received little attention. There...

    Authors: Ryan A. Williams, Simon B. Cooper, Karah J. Dring, Lorna Hatch, John G. Morris, Caroline Sunderland and Mary E. Nevill
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2020 20:1398
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  48. Trend data on hypertension prevalence and attainment indicators at each step of the care cascade (awareness, treatment, control) are required in Chile. This study aims to quantify trends (2003–2017) in prevale...

    Authors: Álvaro Passi-Solar, Paula Margozzini, Jennifer S. Mindell, Milagros Ruiz, Carlos A. Valencia-Hernandez and Shaun Scholes
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2020 20:1397
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  49. COVID-19 poses the greatest challenge for the entire world since the Second World War. Governments are forced to define strict measures to avoid the spreading of the virus, which may further impose psychologic...

    Authors: Claudia Traunmüller, Rene Stefitz, Kerstin Gaisbachgrabner and Andreas Schwerdtfeger
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2020 20:1395
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  50. Sexual risk behaviors are defined as sexual activities that may make an individual liable to the risk of sexually transmitted infections including Human Immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and unplanned pregnancies. ...

    Authors: Terefe keto, Ayele Tilahun and Aklilu Mamo
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2020 20:1394
    Content type: Research article Published on:
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