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  1. Education is expected to bring about positive behavioral changes which could lead to improved health behaviors. Parental education is a primary determinant of child health and development. However, some eviden...

    Authors: Plabon Sarkar, M. A. Rifat, Progati Bakshi, Imdadul Haque Talukdar, Sarah M. L. Pechtl, Tobias Lindström Battle and Sanjib Saha
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2023 23:510
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    The Publisher Correction to this article has been published in BMC Public Health 2023 23:1841

  3. Metabolic risks play a key role in the progression of pancreatic cancer. This study aimed to present global, regional and national data on mortality and disability-adjusted life-year (DALY) for pancreatic canc...

    Authors: Ru He, Wenkai Jiang, Chenyu Wang, Xiao Li and Wence Zhou
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2024 24:456
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  4. The health impact of retirement is controversial. Most previous studies have been based on self-reported health indicators or the endpoints of some chronic diseases (e.g., morbidity or mortality), but objectiv...

    Authors: Jiarun Mi, Xueyan Han, Man Cao, Hanchao Cheng, Zhaoyang Pan, Jian Guo, Wei Sun, Yuanli Liu, Congyi Zheng, Xin Wang, Xue Cao, Zhen Hu, Yixin Tian, Zengwu Wang and Tianjia Guan
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2024 24:1565
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  5. The impact of changes in physical activity after ischemic stroke (IS) on the subsequent myocardial infarction (MI) risk is not fully understood. We aimed to investigate the effects of...

    Authors: Dae Young Cheon, Kyung do Han, Yeon Jung Lee, Jeen Hwa Lee, Myung Soo Park, Do Young Kim, Jae Hyuk Choi, Sook Jin Lee, Kyung-Ho Yu, Seongwoo Han, Sunki Lee and Minwoo Lee
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2024 24:1241
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  6. In the context of rising food prices, there is a need for evidence on the most effective approaches for promoting healthy eating. Individually-targeted behavioural interventions for increasing food-related ski...

    Authors: Kylie Ball, Sarah A McNaughton, Cliona Ni Mhurchu, Nick Andrianopoulos, Victoria Inglis, Briohny McNeilly, Ha ND Le, Deborah Leslie, Christina Pollard and David Crawford
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2011 11:715
    Content type: Study protocol Published on:

  8. Breastfeeding is important for the physical and psychological health of the mother and child. Basic data on breastfeeding practice in China are out-of-date and vary widely. This study aimed to evaluate the pro...

    Authors: Leni Kang, Juan Liang, Chunhua He, Lei Miao, Xiaohong Li, Li Dai, Qi Li, Zheng Liu, Jun Zhu, Yanping Wang and Hanmin Liu
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2021 21:329
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  10. A Zika virus (ZIKV) infection outbreak occurred in Brazil in 2015, accompanied by a marked increase in the number of newborns presenting with microcephaly and other neurological disorders. This characteristic ...

    Authors: Cláudia Du Bocage Santos-Pinto, Daniele de Almeida Soares-Marangoni, Fernando Pierette Ferrari, Maria Elizabeth Araújo Ajalla, Fabio Antonio Venancio, Thais Silveira da Rosa and Everton Falcão de Oliveira
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2020 20:762
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  11. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are the first people of Australia. Consequences of historic and contemporary settler-colonialism including racism, trauma, grief and loss (of land, culture, spirit...

    Authors: Makayla-May Brinckley, Bianca Calabria, Jennie Walker, Katherine A. Thurber and Raymond Lovett
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2021 21:1111
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  12. Mental health problems among older people are large public health concerns but often go unrecognized and undertreated. During COVID − 19 several restrictions regarding social contacts were launched, primarily ...

    Authors: Jenny Koppner, Ann Lindelöf, Fredrik Iredahl, Maxine Tevell, Staffan Nilsson, Annika Thorsell, Åshild Faresjö and Hanna Israelsson Larsen
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2024 24:660
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  13. Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) has been increasingly acknowledged as a valid and appropriate indicator of public health and chronic morbidity. However, limited research was conducted among Chinese civi...

    Authors: Jun Xu, Jincai Qiu, Jie Chen, Liai Zou, Liyi Feng, Yan Lu, Qian Wei and Jinhua Zhang
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2012 12:330
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  14. Against the backdrop of Lebanon’s escalating multifaceted crisis which resulted in medication shortages for chronic diseases and unaffordable healthcare services, the current study endeavors to shed light on a...

    Authors: Michelle Cherfane, Myriam Boueri, Elio Issa, Racha Abdallah, Ali Hamam, Kassem Sbeity, Anthony Saad and Aniella Abi-Gerges
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2024 24:628
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  15. This article discusses the design of a study on the prevalence of health problems (both physical and mental) and the utilisation of health care services among asylum seekers and refugees in the Netherlands, in...

    Authors: Annette AM Gerritsen, Inge Bramsen, Walter Devillé, Loes HM van Willigen, Johannes E Hovens and Henk M van der Ploeg
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2004 4:7
    Content type: Study protocol Published on:

  16. Over 20 million preschool-age children (PSAC) in Nigeria require periodic chemotherapy (PC) for soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections. Persistently low coverage for this age group threatens the World Heal...

    Authors: Paul Eze, Ujunwa Justina Agu, Chioma Lynda Aniebo, Sergius Alex Agu and Lucky Osaheni Lawani
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2020 20:1839
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  18. Research on children's responses to wartime trauma has mostly addressed Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). However, PTSD is only one aspect of a complex set of responses. This study proposes to expand know...

    Authors: Salwa G Massad, F Javier Nieto, Mari Palta, Maureen Smith, Roseanne Clark and Abdel-Aziz Thabet
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2011 11:253
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  19. The prevalence of self-reported low back pain among professional cooks was estimated to examine the effects of daily life conditions, job-related factors, and psychological factors on this disorder.

    Authors: Miwako Nagasu, Kazuhiro Sakai, Akiyoshi Ito, Shigeru Tomita, Yoshiomi Temmyo, Mitsuo Ueno and Shigeji Miyagi
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2007 7:171
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  20. Structured education programmes for patients with diabetes and other chronic conditions are being widely adopted. However, follow-up studies suggest that course graduates may struggle to sustain the self-care ...

    Authors: David Rankin, Debbie D Cooke, Jackie Elliott, Simon R Heller and Julia Lawton
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2012 12:652
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  21. The COVID-19 pandemic was a “wake up” call for public health agencies. Often, these agencies are ill-prepared to communicate with target audiences clearly and effectively for community-level activations and sa...

    Authors: Ye Wang, Erin Willis, Vijaya K. Yeruva, Duy Ho and Yugyung Lee
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2023 23:935
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  22. Since 2001, antiretroviral therapy (ART) for people living with HIV (PLHIV) has been available in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (PDR). A key factor in the effectiveness of ART is good adherence to the p...

    Authors: Visanou Hansana, Pattara Sanchaisuriya, Jo Durham, Vanphanom Sychareun, Kongmany Chaleunvong, Suwanna Boonyaleepun and Frank Peter Schelp
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2013 13:617
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  23. Studies have shown how environmental factors influence older people's health and functional limitations, which are crucial for achieving healthy aging. However, such a healthy aging model has been criticized f...

    Authors: Mengyuan Chen, Gideon Bolt and Pieter Hooimeijer
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2024 24:843
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  24. Several cross-sectional studies have reported risk factors for metabolic syndrome (MetS). However, these studies did not focus on sex differences in middle-aged and senior populations or employ a longitudinal ...

    Authors: Hsu-Chieh Chang, Yi-Syuan Wu, Wen-Chii Tzeng, Hao-Yi Wu, Pai-Ching Lee and Wei-Yun Wang
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2023 23:587
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  25. Anthrax is a zoonotic disease that causes frequent outbreaks in livestock and fatal human cases in Burkina Faso. Effective surveillance of this disease calls for the establishment of an integrated surveillance...

    Authors: Sougrenoma Désiré Nana, Jean-Hugues Caffin, Raphaël Duboz, Nicolas Antoine-Moussiaux, Aurélie Binot, Potiandi Serge Diagbouga, Pascal Hendrikx and Marion Bordier
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2022 22:1535
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  26. Reducing health inequalities is a top priority of the public health agendas in Europe. The EPHE project aims to analyse the added value of a community-based interventional programme based on EPODE methodology,...

    Authors: Krystallia Mantziki, Achilleas Vassilopoulos, Gabriella Radulian, Jean-Michel Borys, Hugues du Plessis, Maria João Gregório, Pedro Graça, Stefaan de Henauw, Svetoslav Handjiev, Tommy LS Visscher and Jacob C Seidell
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2014 14:303
    Content type: Study protocol Published on:

  27. The eating behaviors of older adults are associated with multiple factors. To promote older adults’ healthy diets, it is imperative to comprehensively study the factors associated with the eating behaviors of ...

    Authors: Xue Wang, Yibo Wu, Juanxia Miao, Keping Pu, Wai-Kit Ming and Shuang Zang
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2023 23:1726
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  28. New approaches on paediatric cancer treatment aim to maintain long-term health. As a result of radiotherapy, chemotherapy or surgery, paediatric cancer survivors tend to suffer from any chronic health conditio...

    Authors: Jose J. Gil-Cosano, Esther Ubago-Guisado, Maria J. Sánchez, Maria J. Ortega-Acosta, Maria E. Mateos, Ana I. Benito-Bernal, Francisco J. Llorente-Cantarero, Francisco B. Ortega, Jonatan R. Ruiz, Idoia Labayen, Vicente Martinez-Vizcaino, Dimitris Vlachopoulos, Manuel Arroyo-Morales, Manuel Muñoz-Torres, Juan F. Pascual-Gázquez, Maria C. Vicho-González…
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2020 20:1520
    Content type: Study protocol Published on:

  31. Although implementers' experiences of exercise referral schemes (ERS) may provide valuable insights into how their reach and effectiveness might be improved, most qualitative research has included only views o...

    Authors: Graham F Moore, Laurence Moore and Simon Murphy
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2011 11:935
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  32. Many of the factors that increase risk of child marriage are common among refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs). We sought to address the gaps in knowledge surrounding child marriage in displaced an...

    Authors: Matthew Goers, Kara Hunersen, Luqman Saleh Karim, Allison Jeffery, Ali Zedan, Courtland Robinson and Janna Metzler
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2022 22:796
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  33. Following recruitment of a private sector company, an 8 week lunchtime walking intervention was implemented to examine the effect of the intervention on modifiable cardiovascular disease risk factors, and furt...

    Authors: Daniel K Brown, Jo L Barton, Jules Pretty and Valerie F Gladwell
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2012 12:550
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  34. Low health literacy is associated with worse pain and poorer self-management. This study (1) examined the level of health literacy and associations with lifestyle habits, health status, chronic pain, and radio...

    Authors: Charlotte Sylwander, Astrid Klopstad Wahl, Maria L.E Andersson, Emma Haglund and Ingrid Larsson
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2023 23:1656
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  35. Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are a leading contributor to the burden of disease in low- and middle-income countries. Guidelines for CVD prevention care in low resource settings have been developed but little ...

    Authors: Marleen Hendriks, Lizzy Brewster, Ferdinand Wit, Oladimeji Akeem Bolarinwa, Aina Olufemi Odusola, William Redekop, Navin Bindraban, Albert Vollaard, Shade Alli, Peju Adenusi, Kayode Agbede, Tanimola Akande, Joep Lange and Constance Schultsz
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2011 11:186
    Content type: Study protocol Published on:

  36. Hypertension, known as the silent killer, is a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease. Awareness and treatment of hypertension is not appropriate in the world, and this has led to an increase in mortalit...

    Authors: Mohsen Mirzaei, Masoud Mirzaei, Behnam Bagheri and Ali Dehghani
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2020 20:667
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  37. Homeless shelters have emerged as components of the social services network, playing an important role in providing health care to the homeless population. The aim of this study was to evaluate an individualiz...

    Authors: Carolina Jiménez-Sánchez, Natalia Brandín-de la Cruz, Raquel Lafuente-Ureta, Marina Francín-Gallego, Sandra Calvo, Rocío Fortún-Rabadán and Sara Pérez-Palomares
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2024 24:993
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  38. Community testing for HIV can reach previously untested populations but is rarely offered in workplaces. Targeting the construction sector could reach workers from high risk populations.

    Authors: Wendy Jones, Sarah Somerset, Catrin Evans, Katharine Whittingham, Matthew Middleton and Holly Blake
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2021 21:1737
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  39. Tuberculosis remains one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in low-resource countries. One contagious patient can infect 10 to 20 contacts in these settings. Delays in diagnosing TB therefore con...

    Authors: Ndeindo Ndeikoundam Ngangro, Doudeadoum Ngarhounoum, Mosurel N Ngangro, Ngakoutou Rangar, Mahinda G Siriwardana, Virginie Halley des Fontaines and Pierre Chauvin
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2012 12:513
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  40. Schistosomiasis is a parasitic disease that occurs in the tropics and subtropics. The mainstay of control is preventive chemotherapy with praziquantel. In Africa, an estimated 230 million people require preven...

    Authors: Rufin K Assaré, Stefanie Knopp, Nicaise A N’Guessan, Ahoua Yapi, Yves-Nathan T Tian-Bi, Patrick K Yao, Jean T Coulibaly, Mamadou Ouattara, Aboulaye Meïté, Alan Fenwick, Eliézer K N’Goran and Jürg Utzinger
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2014 14:1290
    Content type: Study protocol Published on:

  41. Patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) experience extensive problems due to fatigue and illness perception. Reducing these problems may improve these patients’ quality of life (QoL). Accordingly, the current st...

    Authors: Amir Akbari Esfahani, Abbas Pourshahbaz and Behrooz Dolatshahi
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2024 24:1354
    Content type: Research Published on:

  42. Although prison provides the opportunity for HIV diagnosis and access to in-prison care, following release, many HIV-infected inmates experience clinical setbacks, including nonadherence to antiretrovirals, el...

    Authors: Danielle F Haley, Carol E Golin, Claire E Farel, David A Wohl, Anna M Scheyett, Jenna J Garrett, David L Rosen and Sharon D Parker
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2014 14:1253
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  43. Patients that arrive in the emergency department (ED) with COVID-19-like syndromes testing negative at the first RT-PCR represent a clinical challenge because of the lack of evidence about their management ava...

    Authors: Valeria Caramello, Alessandra Macciotta, Fabrizio Bar, Alessandro Mussa, Anna Maria De Leo, Alessandro Vincenzo De Salve, Fabio Nota, Carlotta Sacerdote, Fulvio Ricceri and Adriana Boccuzzi
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2022 22:45
    Content type: Research Published on:

  44. Migration is a phenomenon worldwide, with older migrants, particularly those with fewer socioeconomic resources, having an increased risk of developing adverse cognitive and health outcomes and social isolatio...

    Authors: Ana C. Teixeira-Santos, Leandro Gomes, Diana R. Pereira, Fabiana Ribeiro, Anabela Silva-Fernandes, Carine Federspiel, Jean-Paul Steinmetz and Anja K. Leist
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2023 23:2470
    Content type: Study Protocol Published on:

  45. Life expectancy among persons living with HIV (PLWH) has improved with increasing access to antiretroviral therapy (ART), however incidence of chronic comorbidities has simultaneously increased. No data are av...

    Authors: Hongwei Fan, Fuping Guo, Evelyn Hsieh, Wei-Ti Chen, Wei Lv, Yang Han, Jing Xie, Yanling Li, Xiaojing Song and Taisheng Li
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2020 20:834
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  46. Intimate partner abuse (IPA) is a major public health problem with serious implications for the physical and psychosocial wellbeing of women, particularly women of child-bearing age. It is a common, hidden pro...

    Authors: Kelsey L Hegarty, Jane M Gunn, Lorna J O'Doherty, Angela Taft, Patty Chondros, Gene Feder, Jill Astbury and Stephanie Brown
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2010 10:2
    Content type: Study protocol Published on:

  47. Despite being curable, tuberculosis is still a stigmatized disease. Not only is TB patients’ suffering due to its clinical manifestations, but also because of society’s prejudice, embarrassing situations, and ...

    Authors: Ana Angélica Lima Dias, Daniela Maria Falcão de Oliveira, Egberto Ribeiro Turato and Rosely Moralez de Figueiredo
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2013 13:595
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  48. To investigate whether the clustering of different health behaviours (i.e. physical activity, tobacco use and alcohol consumption) influences the associations between psychosocial working conditions and disabi...

    Authors: Annina Ropponen, Jurgita Narusyte, Karri Silventoinen and Pia Svedberg
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2020 20:1507
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  49. Micromobility sharing platforms have involved skyrocketing numbers of users in multiple countries since 2010. However, few studies have examined the overall impact of the growing micromobility market on road i...

    Authors: Yudi Zhao, Jinhong Cao, Yudiyang Ma, Sumaira Mubarik, Jianjun Bai, Donghui Yang, Kai Wang and Chuanhua Yu
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2022 22:760
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    The Correction to this article has been published in BMC Public Health 2022 22:852

  50. Community perception in biomedical research remains critical in Africa with many participants being driven by different motives. The objective of this study was to explore the perceived motives for women or femal...

    Authors: Isolide S Massawe, John P Lusingu and Rachel N Manongi
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2014 14:385
    Content type: Research article Published on:
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