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  1. Mobile Health (“mHealth”) interventions have shown promise in improving HIV treatment outcomes for stigmatized populations. This paper presents the findings from a randomized controlled trial to assess the eff...

    Authors: Frances M. Aunon, George Wanje, Barbra A. Richardson, Linnet Masese, Thomas A. Odeny, John Kinuthia, Kishorchandra Mandaliya, Walter Jaoko, Jane M. Simoni and R. Scott McClelland
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2023 23:837
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  2. As part of efforts to rapidly identify and care for individuals with COVID-19, trace and quarantine contacts, and monitor disease trends over time, most African countries implemented interventions to strengthe...

    Authors: Olufunmilayo Ibitola Fawole, Segun Bello, Ayo Stephen Adebowale, Eniola Adetola Bamgboye, Mobolaji Modinat Salawu, Rotimi Felix Afolabi, Magbagbeola David Dairo, Alice Namale, Suzanne Kiwanuka, Fred Monje, Noel Namuhani, Steven Kabwama, Susan Kizito, Rawlance Ndejjo, Ibrahima Seck, Issakha Diallo…
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2023 23:835
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  3. Cervical cancer is a major cause of cancer-related deaths among women worldwide. Paucity of data on cervical cancer burden in countries like Pakistan hamper requisite resource allocation.

    Authors: Novera Chughtai, Kausar Perveen, Sehar Rahim Gillani, Aamir Abbas, Rumi Chunara, Afshan Ali Manji, Salima Karani, Ali Aahil Noorali, Maheen Zakaria, Uzma Shamsi, Uzma Chishti, Adnan A. Khan, Sajid Soofi, Shahid Pervez and Zainab Samad
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2023 23:834
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  4. Previous research has indicated that anger and aggression may be elevated in adolescents with a bulimia nervosa (BN) diagnosis. However, as yet, little is known about whether bulimia symptoms are linked to ang...

    Authors: Roman Koposov, Andrew Stickley, Denis Sukhodolsky and Vladislav Ruchkin
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2023 23:833
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  5. The global population of refugees and other migrants in need of protection (MNP) is swiftly growing. Prior scholarship highlights that MNP have poorer mental health than other migrant and non-migrant populatio...

    Authors: Abigail Weitzman, Matthew Blanton and Gilbert Brenes Camacho
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2023 23:832
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  6. Authors: David W. Sosnowski, Alejandra Ellison-Barnes, Joan Kaufman, Cathrine Hoyo, Susan K. Murphy, Raquel G. Hernandez, Joddy Marchesoni, Lauren M. Klein and Sara B. Johnson
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2023 23:831
    Content type: Correction Published on:

    The original article was published in BMC Public Health 2023 23:606

  7. The first case of COVID-19 in South Africa was reported in March 2020 and the country has since recorded over 3.6 million laboratory-confirmed cases and 100 000 deaths as of March 2022. Transmission and infect...

    Authors: Innocent Maposa, Richard Welch, Lovelyn Ozougwu, Tracy Arendse, Caroline Mudara, Lucille Blumberg and Waasila Jassat
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2023 23:830
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  8. Men and gender-diverse people who have sex with men are disproportionately affected by health conditions associated with increased risk of severe illness due to COVID-19 infection.

    Authors: Dana Ogaz, Hester Allen, David Reid, Jack R. G. Brown, Alison R. Howarth, Caisey V. Pulford, Catherine H. Mercer, John Saunders, Gwenda Hughes and Hamish Mohammed
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2023 23:829
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  9. Previous studies showed the adverse impacts of air pollution on headache attacks in developed countries. However, evidence is limited to the impact of exposure to air pollutants on headache attacks. In this st...

    Authors: Haoyue Xu, Min Xu, Zheng JC, Fei Ye, Xiaozhou Liu, Yumin Liu and Xiaoqing Jin
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2023 23:828
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  10. University students majoring in different disciplines are believed to have different personality traits, courses exposure, and future roles, which may further affect their health behaviors and health status. T...

    Authors: Dan-Ping Chao
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2023 23:827
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  11. There are public health concerns about an increased risk of mortality after release from prison. The objectives of this scoping review were to investigate, map and summarise evidence from record linkage studie...

    Authors: Janine A. Cooper, Ifeoma Onyeka, Christopher Cardwell, Euan Paterson, Richard Kirk, Dermot O’Reilly and Michael Donnelly
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2023 23:826
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  12. Although mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) of hepatitis B virus (HBV) is prevalent in West Africa, epidemiological data on HBV infection in women remain scarce. We studied i) hepatitis B surface antigen (HBs...

    Authors: Tchadine Djaogol, Lauren Périères, Fabienne Marcellin, Assane Diouf, Maria Patrizia Carrieri, Aldiouma Diallo and Sylvie Boyer
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2023 23:825
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  14. Breastfeeding protects against a range of conditions in the infant, including sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), diarrhoea, respiratory infections and middle ear infections [1, 2]. The World Health Organizat...

    Authors: Rebecca Thorne, Rowena Ivers, Michelle Dickson, Karen Charlton, Lisa Jackson Pulver, Christine Catling, Michael Dibley, Simon Eckermann, Shahla Meedya, Miranda Buck, Patrick Kelly, Elizabeth Best, Melanie Briggs and Joan Taniane
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2023 23:823
    Content type: Study Protocol Published on:

  15. Despite many efforts, preterm birth (PTB) is poorly understood and remains a major public health problem in the United States. Toxicological work suggests gestational parent (GP) diet may modify the effect of ...

    Authors: Hanna Jardel, Chantel L Martin, Cathrine Hoyo and Kristen M Rappazzo
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2023 23:822
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  17. Facility delivery remains an important public health issue in Nigeria. Studies have confirmed that antenatal care may improve the uptake of facility delivery. However, information is rarely available in Nigeri...

    Authors: Benjamin Bukky Ilesanmi, Bola Lukman Solanke, Tosin Olajide Oni, Rasheed Adebayo Yinusa, Omolayo Bukola Oluwatope and Olaoye James Oyeleye
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2023 23:820
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  19. Despite emphasizing the importance and benefits of men's active engagement in reproductive health programs, their engagement in reproductive health care is low. Researchers have identified different barriers t...

    Authors: Robab Latifnejad Roudsari, Farangis sharifi and Fatemeh Goudarzi
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2023 23:818
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  20. Due to the type of activities and the long-term exposure to chemicals, hospital cleaning workers require the necessary knowledge about the chemicals used and proper safety culture. This study aimed to evaluate...

    Authors: Younes Mehrifar, Soleiman Ramezanifar, Parvaneh Khazaei, Afsane Azimian, Elahe khadiv, Ozra Dargahi-Gharehbagh and Ali Salehi Sahlabadi
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2023 23:817
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  22. Despite evidence of the major impact housing carries on health, many individuals still live in unhealthy dwellings. In France, the Domiscore has been proposed as a tool to assess the quality of dwellings with ...

    Authors: Aude Richard, Camille Bruat, Didier Febvrel, Fabien Squinazi, Jean Simos and Denis Zmirou-Navier
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2023 23:815
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  23. As persons with HIV (PWH) live longer they may experience a heightened burden of poor health. However, few studies have characterized the multi-dimentional health of PWH. Thus, we aimed to identify the extent ...

    Authors: Chen Chen, Xingqi Cao, Jie Xu, Zhen Jiang, Zuyun Liu, Jennifer McGoogan and Zunyou Wu
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2023 23:814
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  24. As malaria continues to be a significant global public health concern, especially in Sub-Saharan Africa, Chinese workers in Africa are at increased risk of malaria. The effectiveness of malaria prevention meas...

    Authors: Li Zou, Ke Ning, Wenyu Deng, Xufei Zhang, Mohammad Shahir Sharifi, Junfei Luo, Yin Bai, Xiner Wang and Wenjuan Zhou
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2023 23:813
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    The Correction to this article has been published in BMC Public Health 2023 23:2145

  25. Even though the social and built environment characteristics of neighborhoods have been studied as potential determinants of social inequalities in obesity among adults, fewer studies have focused on children....

    Authors: Sílvia R. Coutinho, Oddbjørn Klomsten Andersen, Nanna Lien and Mekdes K. Gebremariam
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2023 23:812
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  26. Increasingly frequent and intense extreme heat events (EHEs) are indicative of climate change impacts, and urban areas’ social and built environments increase their risk for health consequences. Heat action pl...

    Authors: Nicole A. Errett, Cat Hartwell, Juliette M. Randazza, Amruta Nori-Sarma, Kate R. Weinberger, Keith R. Spangler, Yuantong Sun, Quinn H. Adams, Gregory A. Wellenius and Jeremy J. Hess
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2023 23:811
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  27. Children with the most severe parental mental health conditions have an elevated risk of numerous adversities including somatic morbidity. However, there is no knowledge concerning physical health in most chil...

    Authors: Camilla Klinge Renneberg, René Børge Korsgaard Brund, Signe Heuckendorff, Bodil Hammer Bech and Kirsten Fonager
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2023 23:810
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  28. Syphilis is a highly contagious sexually transmitted infection posing a significant public health challenge, especially in developing countries, including sub-Saharan Africa. Female sex workers are exposed to ...

    Authors: Jaleta Bulti Tura, Jemal Ayalew, Ammar Barba Moreda, Sileshi Lulseged, Mohammed Ahmed Rameto, Lemessa Negeri Debel, Birra Bejiga Bedassa, Gemechu Gudeta Ebo, Feyiso Bati Wariso, Wudinesh Belete Belihu, Edosa Amente Gutema, Abebe Habteselassie, Getachew Tollera, Mesay Hailu and Saro Abdella Abrahim
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2023 23:809
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  29. In Ethiopia, out-of-pocket (OOP) payment is the key means of healthcare financing, and expenses on medicines are a crucial component of such payment. This study aims to investigate the financial implications o...

    Authors: Getahun Asmamaw Mekuria and Eskinder Eshetu Ali
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2023 23:808
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  30. Food insecurity is a common public health problem in both developed and developing countries. This study aimed to profile food insecurity among university students in a developed country with stable economic c...

    Authors: Rana Rizk, Chadia Haddad, Hala Sacre, Diana Malaeb, Hanna Wachten, Jana Strahler and Pascale Salameh
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2023 23:807
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  31. Immigrant women’s challenges in realizing sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) are exacerbated by the lack of knowledge regarding how to tailor post-partum contraceptive services to their needs. Th...

    Authors: Helena Kilander, Rachael Sorcher, Sofia Berglundh, Kerstin Petersson, Anna Wängborg, Kristina Gemzell- Danielsson, Karin Emtell Iwarsson, Gunnar Brandén, Johan Thor and Elin C. Larsson
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2023 23:806
    Content type: Study Protocol Published on:

  33. Malnutrition is an underestimated geriatric problem, with a high prevalence in institutionalized older adults. The identification of risk factors for malnutrition in elderly individuals must be a priority for ...

    Authors: Cristina Carrasco, Gorete Reis, Margarida Sim-Sim, Jose A. Parraca, Orlando Fernandes and Pablo Tomas-Carus
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2023 21(Suppl 2):2337
    Content type: Research Published on:

    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 21 Supplement 2

  34. Metformin, a medication for type 2 diabetes, has been linked to many non-diabetes health benefits including increasing healthy lifespan. Previous work has only examined the benefits of metformin over periods o...

    Authors: Joshua Stevenson-Hoare, Ganna Leonenko and Valentina Escott-Price
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2023 23:804
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  35. Tuberculosis (TB) is a leading infectious cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. However, delay in health care seeking has remained unacceptably high. The aim of this study was to clarify the trend of pat...

    Authors: Xiaojun Wang, Yuehua Li, Qian Fu and Meilan Zhou
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2023 23:803
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  36. Childhood immunization is one of the most cost-effective public health strategies to prevent children’s mortality and morbidity from infectious diseases, but the Covid-19 pandemic and associated disruptions ha...

    Authors: Abebaw Addis Gelagay, Abebaw Gebeyehu Worku, Debrework Tesgera Bashah, Nigusie Birhan Tebeje, Mignote Hailu Gebrie, Hedija Yenus Yeshita, Endeshaw Adimasu Cherkose, Birhanu Abera Ayana, Ayenew Molla Lakew, Desalegn Anmut Bitew, Desale Bihonegn Asmamaw, Wubshet Debebe Negash, Tadele Biresaw Belachew and Elsa Awoke Fentie
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2023 23:802
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  37. The use of psychoactive substances such as alcohol, heroin and marijuana is associated with negative health outcomes such as sexual violence and unintended pregnancies, and risky sexual behaviours. Although th...

    Authors: Tonny Ssekamatte, Aisha Nalugya, Richard K. Mugambe, Brenda Wagaba, Doreen Nakalembe, Aloysius Mutebi, Richard Asaba Bagonza, Arnold Tigaiza, Winnifred K. Kansiime, Richard Ssempala, Solomon T. Wafula, John Bosco Isunju and Esther Buregyeya
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2023 23:801
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  38. Communities with diverse ethnicity in high-income countries are disproportionately affected by poor diet-related health outcomes. In England, the United Kingdom’s government’s healthy eating dietary resources ...

    Authors: Abimbola S. Ojo, Lawrence A. Nnyanzi, Emma L. Giles, Louisa Ells, Sylvester R. Okeke, Kobi V. Ajayi and Obasanjo Afolabi Bolarinwa
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2023 23:800
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  39. During the COVID-19 pandemic and associated public health and social measures, decreasing patient numbers have been described in various healthcare settings in Germany, including emergency care. This could be ...

    Authors: Madlen Schranz, T. Sonia Boender, Timo Greiner, Theresa Kocher, Birte Wagner, Felix Greiner, Jonas Bienzeisler, Michaela Diercke, Linus Grabenhenrich, Annette Aigner and Alexander Ullrich
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2023 23:799
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  40. The persistently high rates of maternal mortality and morbidity among historically marginalised social groups, such as adolescent Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) in India, can be attributed, ...

    Authors: Aditya Singh, Vineet Kumar, Harpreet Singh, Sourav Chowdhury and Sanjana Sharma
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2023 23:798
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  41. It is documented that married women do not utilize contraceptive methods, because of the fear of adverse effects, no or seldom sexual interaction; perception that they should not use contraception during breas...

    Authors: Shobhit Srivastava, Parimala Mohanty, T. Muhammad and Manish Kumar
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2023 23:797
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  42. Large supermarket chains produce weekly advertisements to promote foods and influence consumer purchases. The broad consumer reach of these ads presents an opportunity to promote foods that align with dietary ...

    Authors: Melissa Mjöberg, Lauren Lissner and Monica Hunsberger
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2023 23:795
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    The Correction to this article has been published in BMC Public Health 2023 23:1192

  43. Understanding the impact of national public expenditure and its allocation on child mortality may help governments move towards target 3.2 proposed in the 2030 Agenda. The objective of this study was to estima...

    Authors: Leandro Pereira Garcia, Ione Jayce Ceola Schneider, Cesar de Oliveira, Eliane Traebert and Jefferson Traebert
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2023 23:793
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  44. Malnutrition is both a significant cause and a result of poverty and deprivation. In developing nations, child malnutrition is still the main public health issue. Severe malnutrition affects every system of th...

    Authors: Daniel Gashaneh Belay, Dagmawi Chilot, Adugnaw Zeleke Alem, Fantu Mamo Aragaw and Melaku Hunie Asratie
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2023 23:791
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  45. This study aims to evaluate the impact of socioeconomic status (SES) on the risk of congenital heart disease (CHD) since previous studies have yielded inconsistent results.

    Authors: Qun Miao, Sandra Dunn, Shi Wu Wen, Jane Lougheed, Phoebe Yang, Michael Davies, Carolina Lavin Venegas and Mark Walker
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2023 23:790
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  46. Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has caused an increase in perinatal depression. The aim of this research was to identify which sociodemographic variables are related to the increase in perinatal depression...

    Authors: Katina Kovacheva, María F. Rodríguez-Muñoz, Diego Gómez-Baya, Sara Domínguez-Salas and Emma Motrico
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2023 23:786
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  47. Sport participation is an important component of a healthy lifestyle and is known to be more common among privileged individuals. However, few studies examined socio-demographic patterns of participation by ty...

    Authors: Viviane Richard, Giovanni Piumatti, Nick Pullen, Elsa Lorthe, Idris Guessous, Nicola Cantoreggi and Silvia Stringhini
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2023 23:785
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  49. The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the role of infectious disease forecasting in informing public policy. However, significant barriers remain for effectively linking infectious disease forecasts to public ...

    Authors: Lauren A. White, Ryan McCorvie, David Crow, Seema Jain and Tomás M. León
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2023 23:782
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