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  1. Food insecurity is strongly associated with poor mental and physical health, especially with chronic diseases. Food banks have become the primary long-term solution to addressing food insecurity. Traditionally...

    Authors: Anita Rizvi, Rania Wasfi, Aganeta Enns and Elizabeth Kristjansson
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2021 21:771
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    The Correction to this article has been published in BMC Public Health 2021 21:949

  2. Characterising the size and distribution of the population at risk of severe COVID-19 is vital for effective policy and planning. Older age, and underlying health conditions, are associated with higher risk of...

    Authors: Jemma L. Walker, Daniel J. Grint, Helen Strongman, Rosalind M. Eggo, Maria Peppa, Caroline Minassian, Kathryn E. Mansfield, Christopher T. Rentsch, Ian J. Douglas, Rohini Mathur, Angel Y. S. Wong, Jennifer K. Quint, Nick Andrews, Jamie Lopez Bernal, J. Anthony Scott, Mary Ramsay…
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2021 21:484
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  3. Induction of labor is being increasingly used to prevent adverse outcomes in the mother and the newborn.This study assessed the prevalence of induction of labor and determinants of its use in Africa.

    Authors: Fawole Bukola, Nafiou Idi, Machoki M’Mimunya, Wolomby-Molondo Jean-Jose, Mugerwa Kidza, Neves Isilda, Amokrane Faouzi, Shah Archana, Souza Joao Paulo, Mathai Matthews and Gulmezoglu Metin
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2012 12:722
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  4. Social factors could offer useful information for planning prevention strategy for cardiovascular diseases. This analysis aims to explore the relationship between education, marital status and major cardiovasc...

    Authors: Carla Fornari, Chiara Donfrancesco, Michele A Riva, Luigi Palmieri, Salvatore Panico, Diego Vanuzzo, Marco M Ferrario, Lorenza Pilotto, Simona Giampaoli and Giancarlo Cesana
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2010 10:574
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  5. Individuals’ stress in responding to the current COVID-19 pandemic may be exacerbated by information uncertainty driven by inconsistent, unverified, and conflicting news from various sources. The current study...

    Authors: Danhua Lin, Daniela B. Friedman, Shan Qiao, Cheuk Chi Tam, Xiaoyan Li and Xiaoming Li
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2020 20:1867
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  7. Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is a common cause of pain, numbness and tingling in the wrist and hand region and is associated with repetitive wrist and hand use in office workers. However, scarce knowledge exis...

    Authors: Beibei Feng, Kedi Chen, Xiaoxia Zhu, Wing-Yuk Ip, Lars L. Andersen, Phil Page and Yuling Wang
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2021 21:57
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  8. As the health risks of sedentary working environments become more clear, greater emphasis on the implementation of walking interventions to reduce sitting time is needed. In this systematic review and meta-ana...

    Authors: Akinkunle Oye-Somefun, Zahra Azizi, Chris I. Ardern and Michael A. Rotondi
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2021 21:2082
    Content type: Research Published on:

  9. School closure was employed as a non-pharmaceutical intervention against pandemic 2009 H1N1, particularly during the first wave. More than 700 schools in the United States were closed. However, closure decisio...

    Authors: Tamar Klaiman, John D Kraemer and Michael A Stoto
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2011 11:73
    Content type: Correspondence Published on:

  10. This study investigates the impact of low food diversity on the health status of children using the Dietary Diversity Score (DDS) and Dietary Serving Score (DSS) in a sub-district with the highest percentage o...

    Authors: Alfiah Hasanah, Bayu Kharisma, Sutyastie S. Remi, Asep Muhammad Adam and Adiatma Y.M. Siregar
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2024 24:1155
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  11. Along with the development of the times and progress of the society, the total fertility rate (TFR) markedly changed in each country. Therefore, it is critical to describe the trend of TFR and explore its infl...

    Authors: Haoyue Cheng, Wenliang Luo, Shuting Si, Xing Xin, Zhicheng Peng, Haibo Zhou, Hui Liu and Yunxian Yu
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2022 22:1346
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  12. Wood dust in a form of inhalable particulates can penetrate the lung tissues and affect respiratory health. Woodwork factory workers are at a greater risk of developing respiratory health problems because of e...

    Authors: Tegegnework Yitayew Awoke, Abera Kumie Takele, Worku Tefera Mekonnen, Samson Wakuma Abaya, Yifokire Tefera Zele, Embay Amare Alemseged and Bezayit Girma Abay
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2021 21:309
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  13. The UK food system affects social, economic and natural environments and features escalating risk of food insecurity. Yet it should provide access to safe, nutritious, affordable food for all citizens. Disadva...

    Authors: Louise Hunt, Clare Pettinger and Carol Wagstaff
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2023 23:1970
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    The Research highlight to this article has been published in BMC Public Health 2024 24:838

  14. From 2020 to 2050, China’s population aged ≥65 years old is estimated to more than double from 172 million (12·0%) to 366 million (26·0%). Some 10 million have Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias, to app...

    Authors: Sophia Lobanov-Rostovsky, Qianyu He, Yuntao Chen, Yuyang Liu, Yanjuan Wu, Yixuan Liu, Tishya Venkatraman, Eric French, Natasha Curry, Nina Hemmings, Piotr Bandosz, Wing Kit Chan, Jing Liao and Eric John Brunner
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2023 23:1272
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  15. Rapid ageing of the population and increasing non-communicable diseases (NCDs) among the elderly is one of the major public health challenges in India. To achieve the Universal Health Coverage, ever-growing el...

    Authors: Montu Bose and Somdutta Banerjee
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2019 19:1735
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  16. Developing, implementing and evaluating worksite health promotion requires dealing with all stakeholders involved, such as employers, employees, occupational physicians, insurance companies, providers, labour ...

    Authors: Jantien van Berkel, Agnes Meershoek, Rien MJPA Janssens, Cécile RL Boot, Karin I Proper and Allard J van der Beek
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2014 14:458
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  17. Tuberculosis is the deadliest infection of our time. In contrast, about 11,000 people died of Ebola between 2014 and 2016. Despite this manifest difference in mortality, there is now a vaccine licensed in the ...

    Authors: G. Kaguthi, V. Nduba, P. Rabuogi, D. Okelloh, S. G. Ouma, G. Blatner, S. Gelderbloem, Ellen M. H. Mitchell, Cherise P. Scott, S. Verver, T. Hawkridge, J. E. M. de Steenwinkel, K. F. Laserson and J. H. Richardus
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2020 20:999
    Content type: Research in practice Published on:

  18. Age-associated disability reduces quality of life in older populations and leads to wide-range implications for social and health policy. The identification of diseases that contribute to the disability burden...

    Authors: Renata TC Yokota, Nicolas Berger, Wilma J Nusselder, Jean-Marie Robine, Jean Tafforeau, Patrick Deboosere and Herman Van Oyen
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2015 15:229
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  19. The combined application of long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) and indoor residual spraying (IRS) are commonly used malaria interventions that target indoor Anopheles vectors. Recent studies on the effects...

    Authors: Abebe Asale, Menale Kassie, Zewdu Abro, Bayu Enchalew, Aklilu Belay, Peter O. Sangoro, David P. Tchouassi and Clifford M. Mutero
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2022 22:930
    Content type: Study protocol Published on:

  20. Excessive expenditure and financial harms are core features of problem gambling. There are various forms of gambling and their nature varies. The aim was to measure gambling expenditure by game type while cont...

    Authors: Anne H. Salonen, Jukka Kontto, Riku Perhoniemi, Hannu Alho and Sari Castrén
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2018 18:697
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  21. Persistent smoking among patients diagnosed with cancer is associated with adverse clinical outcomes, yet an evidence-based tobacco use intervention has not been well-integrated into cancer care in community o...

    Authors: Brett M. Goshe, Autumn W. Rasmussen, Lynne I. Wagner, JoRean D. Sicks, Ilana F. Gareen, Ruth C. Carlos, Benjamin A. Herman, Angela Wangari Walter, Susan Regan, Douglas E. Levy, Irene Mahon, Alona Muzikansky, Jordan M. Neil, Michelle Lui, Deepika Dilip, Laura Malloy…
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2022 22:1359
    Content type: Study protocol Published on:

  22. It is thought that excessive alcohol consumption is related to the high mortality among working age men in Russia. Moreover it has been suggested that alcohol is a key proximate driver of the very sharp fluctu...

    Authors: Susannah Tomkins, Vladimir Shkolnikov, Evgueni Andreev, Nikolay Kiryanov, David A Leon, Martin McKee and Lyudmila Saburova
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2007 7:343
    Content type: Correspondence Published on:

  23. Stroke incidence is increasing among working-age population, but the role of psychosocial stress in the workplace in predicting quality of life (QoL) after stroke onset is understudied. This longitudinal study...

    Authors: Siripan Naknoi, Jian Li, Pongrama ramasoota, Xinyue Liu, Liwei Chen, Suparat Phuanukoonnon, Ngamphol Soonthornworasiri and Orawan Kaewboonchoo
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2023 23:1910
    Content type: Research Published on:

  24. The Primary Care Assessment Tool (PCAT) is an interesting set of tools for primary care research. A very short version could inform policy makers about consumer experiences with primary care (PC) through healt...

    Authors: Silvina Berra, Kátia B Rocha, Maica Rodríguez-Sanz, M Isabel Pasarín, Luis Rajmil, Carme Borrell and Barbara Starfield
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2011 11:285
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  25. As a major risk factor for cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease (CVD), hypertension affects 33% of U.S. adults. Relative to other US races and ethnicities, Native Hawaiians have a high prevalence of hype...

    Authors: Joseph Keawe‘aimoku Kaholokula, Mele A. Look, Thomas A. Wills, Māpuana de Silva, Tricia Mabellos, Todd B. Seto, Hyeong Jun Ahn, Ka‘imi A. Sinclair and Dedra Buchwald
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2017 17:321
    Content type: Study protocol Published on:

  26. Growing evidence links household air pollution exposure from biomass-burning cookstoves to cardiometabolic disease risk. Few randomized controlled interventions of cookstoves (biomass or otherwise) have quanti...

    Authors: Bonnie N. Young, Jennifer L. Peel, Megan L. Benka-Coker, Sarah Rajkumar, Ethan S. Walker, Robert D. Brook, Tracy L. Nelson, John Volckens, Christian L’Orange, Nicholas Good, Casey Quinn, Joshua P. Keller, Zachary D. Weller, Sebastian Africano, Anibal B. Osorto Pinel and Maggie L. Clark
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2019 19:903
    Content type: Study protocol Published on:

  27. Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) drugs which is resistant to the major first-line anti-TB drugs, Isoniazid and Rifampicin, has become a major global challenge in tuberculosis (TB) control programme. H...

    Authors: Shallo Daba Hamusse, Dejene Teshome, Mohammed Suaudi Hussen, Meaza Demissie and Bernt Lindtjørn
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2016 16:593
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  28. The Kanyini Guidelines Adherence with the Polypill (Kanyini-GAP) Study aims to examine whether a polypill-based strategy (using a single capsule containing aspirin, a statin and two blood pressure-lowering age...

    Authors: Hueiming Liu, Anushka Patel, Alex Brown, Sandra Eades, Noel Hayman, Stephen Jan, Ian Ring, Greg Stewart, Andrew Tonkin, Tarun Weeramanthri, Vicki Wade, Anthony Rodgers, Tim Usherwood, Bruce Neal, David Peiris, Hugh Burke…
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2010 10:458
    Content type: Study protocol Published on:

  29. Few prospective cohort studies have assessed the association between social capital and mortality. The studies were conducted only in Western countries and did not use the same social capital indicators. The p...

    Authors: Jun Aida, Katsunori Kondo, Hiroshi Hirai, S V Subramanian, Chiyoe Murata, Naoki Kondo, Yukinobu Ichida, Kokoro Shirai and Ken Osaka
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2011 11:499
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  30. While screening for cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk can help low-resource health systems deliver low-cost, effective prevention, evidence is needed to adapt international screening guidelines for maximal imp...

    Authors: Nilmini Wijemunige, Ravindra P. Rannan-Eliya, Pieter van Baal and Owen O’Donnell
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2023 23:1792
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  31. Refugees have poorer health compared to indigenous populations, which may be explained by lower health literacy, i.e. not being able to access, understand, appraise or apply health information. This study aims...

    Authors: Josefin Wångdahl, Per Lytsy, Lena Mårtensson and Ragnar Westerling
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2014 14:1030
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  32. We examined the physiological, household, and spatial agglomeration characteristics of the health poverty population in China. We identified weak links that affect the implementation of the medical insurance a...

    Authors: Meiyan Ma, Ye Li, Nianshi Wang, Qunhong Wu, Linghan Shan, Mingli Jiao, Xuelian Fu, Heng Li, Tao Sun, Bin Yi, Wanxin Tian, Qi Xia, Baoguo Shi, Yanhua Hao, Hui Yin, Ning Ning…
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2020 20:435
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  33. For a typical influenza infection in vivo, viral titers over time are characterized by 1–2 days of exponential growth followed by an exponential decay. This simple dynamic can be reproduced by a broad range of...

    Authors: Benjamin P Holder and Catherine AA Beauchemin
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2011 11(Suppl 1):S10
    Content type: Research Published on:

    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 11 Supplement 1

  34. Protecting public health from infectious diseases often relies on the cooperation of citizens, especially when self-care interventions are the only viable tools for disease mitigation. Accordingly, social aspe...

    Authors: Geonsik Yu, Michael Garee, Mario Ventresca and Yuehwern Yih
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2024 24:863
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  35. Unintended pregnancies can result in poorer health outcomes for women, children and families. Young people in low and middle income countries are at particular risk of unintended pregnancies and could benefit ...

    Authors: Ona L McCarthy, Ola Wazwaz, Veronica Osorio Calderon, Iman Jado, Salokhiddin Saibov, Amina Stavridis, Jhonny López Gallardo, Ravshan Tokhirov, Samia Adada, Silvia Huaynoca, Shelly Makleff, Marieka Vandewiele, Sarah Standaert and Caroline Free
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2018 18:576
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  36. Individuals routinely receive information about their risk of coronary heart disease (CHD) based on traditional risk factors as part of their primary care. We are also able to calculate individual’s risk of CH...

    Authors: Guy Shefer, Barbora Silarova, Juliet Usher-Smith and Simon Griffin
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2016 16:1221
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  37. Delayed treatment of tuberculosis (TB) cases increases the risk of death and rate of infection in the community. Early diagnosis and initiation of treatment is essential for effective TB control. The aim of th...

    Authors: Abdurahaman Seid and Yeshi Metaferia
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2018 18:931
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  38. The Expanded Programme on Immunisation (EPI) is one of the most powerful and cost-effective public health programmes to improve child survival. We assessed challenges and enablers for the programme in South Af...

    Authors: Charles Shey Wiysonge, Nthombenhle J Ngcobo, Prakash M Jeena, Shabir A Madhi, Barry D Schoub, Anthony Hawkridge, Muki S Shey and Gregory D Hussey
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2012 12:578
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  39. Globally, in 2016, 23.3% of adult populations were physically inactive, and it accounts for 9% of the global premature mortality. However, evidence on the level of physical activity was limited in resource-poo...

    Authors: Melkamu Merid Mengesha, Hirbo Shore Roba, Behailu Hawulte Ayele and Addisu Shunu Beyene
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2019 19:1160
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  40. Few studies have investigated patterns of physical activity in a multi-ethnic Asian urban population. Even less is known about sedentary behaviors in these populations. The present study examined the prevalenc...

    Authors: Aye Mya Win, Lim Wei Yen, Kristin HX Tan, Raymond Boon Tar Lim, Kee Seng Chia and Falk Mueller-Riemenschneider
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2015 15:318
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  41. Inappropriate antibiotic consumption promotes antibiotic resistance. However, findings on the association between antibiotic-related knowledge and behaviors are inconsistent and contradictory, resulting in unj...

    Authors: Bo Yan, Zhenke He, Shixin Dong, Hailati Akezhuoli, Xin Xu, Xiaomin Wang and Xudong Zhou
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2023 23:156
    Content type: Research Published on:

  42. In recent years, obesity-related diseases have been on the rise globally resulting in major challenges for health systems and society as a whole. Emerging research in population health suggests that interventi...

    Authors: Ghazal S. Fazli, Maria I. Creatore, Flora I. Matheson, Sara Guilcher, Vered Kaufman-Shriqui, Heather Manson, Ashley Johns and Gillian L. Booth
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2017 17:1
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  43. Floods and torrential rains are natural disasters caused by climate change. Unfortunately, such events are more frequent and are increasingly severe in recent times. The 2018 Japan Floods in western Japan were...

    Authors: Shuhei Yoshida, Saori Kashima, Yuji Okazaki and Masatoshi Matsumoto
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2023 23:288
    Content type: Research Published on:

  44. The distribution of sickness absence tends to be socially patterned less is however known about the underlying mechanisms and pathways of the social gradient found in sickness absence. The present study aims t...

    Authors: Jonas Landberg and Emelie Thern
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2023 23:1490
    Content type: Research Published on:

  45. Tuberculosis (TB) continues to be a global public health concern. Due to the presence of multiple risk factors such as poor housing conditions and food insecurity in Canadian Indigenous communities, this popul...

    Authors: Lena Faust, Anne McCarthy and Yoko Schreiber
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2018 18:979
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  46. COVID19, and associated lockdown restrictions, have impacted on people’s daily lives. Understanding the mental health and wellbeing implications of these impacts has been identified as a public health research...

    Authors: Ross G. White, Paul Christiansen and Catharina van der Boor
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2023 23:451
    Content type: Research Published on:

  47. There is evidence that financial incentive interventions, which include both financial rewards and also penalties, are effective in encouraging healthy behaviours. However, concerns about the acceptability of ...

    Authors: Emma L Giles, Falko F Sniehotta, Elaine McColl and Jean Adams
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2015 15:58
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  48. Low-income African American adults are disproportionately affected by obesity and are also least likely to engage in recommended levels of physical activity (Flegal et al. JAMA 303(3):235-41, 2010; Tucker et a...

    Authors: Andrea S. Richardson, Wendy M. Troxel, Madhumita B. Ghosh-Dastidar, Robin Beckman, Gerald P. Hunter, Amy S. DeSantis, Natalie Colabianchi and Tamara Dubowitz
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2017 17:97
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  49. Community mobilization is a participatory intervention strategy used among Female Sex Workers (FSW's) to address HIV risks through behavior change and self empowerment. This study quantitatively measure and di...

    Authors: Karikalan Nagarajan, Seema Sahay, Mandar K Mainkar, Sucheta Deshpande, Sowmya Ramesh and Ramesh S Paranjape
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2014 14:1323
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  50. Tobacco smoke exposure (TSE) is a serious threat to child health. Roughly 40% of children worldwide are exposed to tobacco smoke, and the very young are often "captive smokers" in homes in which others smoke.

    Authors: Laura J Rosen, Nurit Guttman, Melbourne F Hovell, Michal Ben Noach, Jonathan P Winickoff, Shosh Tchernokovski, Joseph K Rosenblum, Uri Rubenstein, Vered Seidmann, Constantine I Vardavas, Neil E Klepeis and David M Zucker
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2011 11:508
    Content type: Study protocol Published on:
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