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  1. The number of Lyme disease risk areas in Canada is growing. In regions with emerging tick populations, it is important to emphasize peridomestic risk and the importance of protective behaviours in local public...

    Authors: James J. Logan, Michael Sawada, Anders Knudby, Tim Ramsay, Justine I. Blanford, Nicholas H. Ogden and Manisha A. Kulkarni
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2024 24:867
  2. Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is associated with several acute and long-term complications and vaccination is the cornerstone of prevention. A recent outbreak in Gulu, Uganda, one of the districts covered by a mass ...

    Authors: Andrew Kimera, Lynn Atuyambe, Huzaifa Mutyaba, Claire Nantongo, Agnes Namagembe, Anna Maria Nalumansi, Andrew Basenero, Prisca Auma, Nelson Mukiza and Joan Mutyoba
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2024 24:866
  3. Following China’s official designation as malaria-free country by WHO, the imported malaria has emerged as a significant determinant impacting the malaria reestablishment within China. The objective of this st...

    Authors: Shuo Yang, Ruo-yang Li, Shu-ning Yan, Han-yin Yang, Zi-you Cao, Li Zhang, Jing-bo Xue, Zhi-gui Xia, Shang Xia and Bin Zheng
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2024 24:865
  4. 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
  5. Mental health is a growing concern worldwide. It is not well understood whether international labour migrants from Nepal who return to Nepal are at higher risk of developing mental health problems. The purpose...

    Authors: Pratik Adhikary, Hridaya Raj Devkota, Arthur L. Reingold and Dirgha J. Ghimire
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2024 24:861
  6. Reducing Ebola virus transmission relies on the ability to identify cases and limit contact with infected bodily fluids through biosecurity, safe sex practices, safe burial and vaccination. Armed conflicts can...

    Authors: Gina E. C. Charnley, Nathan Green, Ilan Kelman, Espoir B. Malembaka and Katy A. M. Gaythorpe
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2024 24:860
  7. Benzodiazepines are a class of medications that are being frequently prescribed in Canada but carry significant risk of harm. There has been increasing clinical interest on the potential “sparing effects” of m...

    Authors: Cerina Dubois, Heidi Fernandes, Mu Lin, Karen J. B. Martins, Jason R. B. Dyck, Scott W. Klarenbach, Lawrence Richer, Ed Jess, John G. Hanlon, Elaine Hyshka and Dean T. Eurich
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2024 24:859
  8. This study investigates the influence of Global Smoking Prevalence (GSP) on Stroke Death Rates (SDR) across 27 countries categorized into High-Income Countries (HIC), Upper Middle-Income Countries (UMIC), Lowe...

    Authors: Isuri Abeysekera, Roshinie De Silva, Disuri Silva, Lakindu Piumika, Ruwan Jayathilaka and Lochana Rajamanthri
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2024 24:857
  9. Physical activity behaviours are known to be highly correlated. Adolescents who participate in one type of physical activity (e.g., physical education) have a greater likelihood of participating in other physi...

    Authors: M. Claire Buchan, Sarah A. Richmond, Kelly Skinner and Scott T. Leatherdale
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2024 24:856
  10. In sub-Saharan African cities, more than half of the population lives in informal settlements. These settlements are close to smoky dumpsites, industrial plants, and polluted roads. Furthermore, polluting fuel...

    Authors: Cyril Appiah-Dwomoh, Prudence Tettey, Enoch Akyeampong, Prince Amegbor, Gabriel Okello, Paul K. Botwe and Reginald Quansah
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2024 24:854
  11. There are clear inequalities in COVID − 19 vaccination rates amongst marginalised groups, with lower rates for some minoritised ethnic and religious groups, younger people, those living in more deprived areas,...

    Authors: Stephanie Gillibrand, Dharmi Kapadia, Ruth Watkinson, Basma Issa, Charles Kwaku-Odoi and Caroline Sanders
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2024 24:853
  12. Cervical cancer accounts for 7.5% of all female cancer related deaths worldwide; peaking between the ages of 35 and 65, and not only kills young women but also destroys families with young children.

    Authors: Hunduma Dina Hambisa, Berhane Teklay Asfaha, Biniam Ambisa and Abebech Gudeta Beyisho
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2024 24:852
  13. Research on health literacy is still at an early stage, lacking a dedicated measurement instrument for assessing children’s and adolescents’ health literacy. Such tools are necessary to generate the evidence r...

    Authors: Shanti Prasad Khanal, Chitra Bahadur Budhathoki, Bhimsen Devkota, Torsten Michael Bollweg and Orkan Okan
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2024 24:851
  14. Sickle Cell Disorder is Africa’s most prevalent genetic disease. Yet, it remains a neglected condition, with high mortality under-five, and a lack of population-based studies in the region. This is the first o...

    Authors: Guilherme Queiroz, Celdidy Monteiro, Licínio Manco, Luís Relvas, Maria de Jesus Trovoada, Andreia Leite and Celeste Bento
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2024 24:850
  15. Both the aging of the population and the increase in noncommunicable diseases may influence the progression and outcomes culminating in death, changing the evolution of ischemic heart diseases (IHDs) and their...

    Authors: Luiz A. V. M. Bastos, Paolo B. Villela, Jose L. P. Bichara, Emilia M. do Nascimento, Eduardo L. V. M. Bastos, Basilio de B Pereira and Glaucia M. M. Oliveira
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2024 24:849
  16. System dynamics approaches, including group model building (GMB) and causal loop diagrams (CLDs), can be used to document complex public health problems from a community perspective. This paper aims to apply S...

    Authors: Siobhan A. O’Halloran, Joshua Hayward, Melissa Valdivia Cabrera, Tiana Felmingham, Penny Fraser, Cindy Needham, Jaimie Poorter, Doug Creighton, Michael Johnstone, Melanie Nichols and Steven Allender
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2024 24:847
  17. Understanding the impact of disease associations is becoming a priority in Kenya and other countries bearing the load of infectious diseases. With the increased incidences of non-communicable diseases and the ...

    Authors: Lucy Kanyara, Rency Lel, Sheila Kageha, Joyceline Kinyua, Sophie Matu, Asiko Ongaya, Mary Matilu, Paul Mwangi, Vincent Okoth, Joseph Mwangi and Dama Olungae
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2024 24:846
  18. The significance of regular physical activity (PA) in reducing cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk is widely acknowledged. However, children in rural areas encounter specific barriers to PA compared to their urb...

    Authors: Janette M. Watkins, Sarah J. Greeven, Kathleen N. Heeter, Julia E. Brunnemer, Jacob Otile, Paola A. Fernández Solá, Sandeep Dutta, James M. Hobson, Justin M. Evanovich, Cassandra J. Coble, Nicole E. Werner, Vanessa M. Martinez Kercher and Kyle A. Kercher
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2024 24:845
  19. Widespread use of antibiotics disrupts the balance in the microbial world and promotes development and spread of antibiotic resistant bacteria. Educational initiatives are important as part of strategies to mi...

    Authors: Ambar Célleri-Gomezcoello, Caroline Avila, Silvina Alessio, Celina M. Hanson, Andrea Ochoa, Miriann Mora, Liliana Arciniegas, Bronwen Holloway, Maria Pränting and Daniela Encalada
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2024 24:844
  20. 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
  21. Cervical cancer is the most common malignant tumor among women. It is the main cause of death among women in sub-Saharan African countries. Particularly, the incidence and mortality rates are highest in East A...

    Authors: Muluken Chanie Agimas, Dagnew Getnet Adugna, Nebiyu Mekonnen Derseh, Amare Kassaw, Yohannes Tesfahun Kassie, Hailemichael Kindie Abate and Chilot Kassa Mekonnen
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2024 24:842
  22. Hemodialysis patients require a reasonable dietary intake to manage their disease progression effectively. However, there is limited research on these patients’ overall dietary knowledge, attitude, and practic...

    Authors: Zhiqian Chen, Na Xu, Xinxin Chen, Xiaoyu Zhang, Shuqing Yin, Guanghui Xiao, Li Luo, Qun Liu and Chunyan Su
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2024 24:836
  23. The prevalence of low birth weight (LBW) has remained high (24.9%) in the South Asian region with a significant impact on newborn survival. This region bears nearly 40% of global burden of LBW. While antenatal...

    Authors: Vishnu Khanal, Sangita Bista and Shiva Raj Mishra
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2024 24:835
  24. Social anxiety disorder (SAD) most commonly develops in adolescence—a period of life that includes a transition to upper secondary school. The aim of this study is to investigate the extent to which social anx...

    Authors: Ingunn Jystad, Tommy Haugan, Ottar Bjerkeset, Erik R. Sund, Tore Aune, Hans M. Nordahl and Jonas R. Vaag
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2024 24:833
  25. Understanding the burden associated with occupational asbestos exposure on a global and regional scale is necessary to implement coordinated prevention and control strategies. By the GBD Study 2019, we conduct...

    Authors: Xinlu Miao, Teng Yao, Chenxian Dong, Zuhai Chen, Wanting Wei, Zhengyang Shi, Tongtong Xu, Jianjiang Shao, Qiang Niu, Dongsheng Rui, Yunhua Hu and Yizhong Yan
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2024 24:832
  26. The Guangxi government initiated two rounds of the Guangxi AIDS Conquering Project (GACP) in 2010 (Phase I) and 2015 (Phase II) to control human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome ...

    Authors: Ping Cen, Guo Xu, Jianxun Wu, Jiao Qin, Jinfeng He, Xiaofang Deng, Xi Yang, Peng Lu, Mengni Nong, Junjun Jiang, Li Ye, Hongyang Tang, Bingyu Liang and Hao Liang
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2024 24:831
  27. Over half of the youth population in the United States, aged 6 months to 17 years, have not received the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine. Given parents’ central role in vaccinating their children, ...

    Authors: Hyunmin Yu, José A. Bauermeister, Ufuoma Oyiborhoro, Subhash Aryal, Terri H. Lipman, Andy S. L. Tan, Karen Glanz, Antonia M. Villarruel and Stephen Bonett
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2024 24:830
  28. The China Undergraduate Cohort (CUC) is an ambispective cohort study with its major purpose to better understand the effects of lifetime environmental exposures on health outcomes. We recruited 5322 college st...

    Authors: Peng Lu, Jiaming Miao, Liu Yang, Siqi Dou, Lei Yang, Chongjian Wang, Hao Xiang, Gongbo Chen, Tingting Ye, Lailai Yan, Shanshan Li and Yuming Guo
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2024 24:828
  29. Over- and undernutrition coexist in many African countries and pose a threat to metabolic health. This study assessed the associations between relationship satisfaction and Body Mass Index (BMI), waist circumf...

    Authors: Adi Lukas Kurniawan, Julius Schretzmann, Rathi Paramastri, Alyssa Cho, Ali Sié, Melanie S. Fischer, Till Bärnighausen and Beate Ditzen
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2024 24:827
  30. Programs involving animals in therapeutic programs are becoming increasingly prevalent. These programs can vary greatly in their approach, scope, and objectives, and they can significantly impact the developme...

    Authors: Karolina Eszter Kovács, Éva Zita Balogh, Buda Lovas, Péter Boris and Beáta Erika Nagy
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2024 24:824
  31. Prior research has consistently shown that the involvement of families plays a vital role in reducing risk behaviors, such as engaging in condomless sex, and promoting HIV prevention behaviors among young Blac...

    Authors: Donte T. Boyd, S. Raquel Ramos, Allysha C. Maragh-Bass, Typhanye V. Dyer, Edem Yaw Zigah and Gamji Rabiu Abu-Ba’are
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2024 24:822
  32. Despite numerous studies that have explored the association between individual antioxidants or specific combinations and the risk of hearing loss, there is lack of information regarding the relationship betwee...

    Authors: Batoul Ghosn, Leila Azadbakht, Mohammad Reza Monazzam Esmaeilpour and Ahmad Esmaillzadeh
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2024 24:818
  33. The caregiver burden frequently experienced by family members tending to advanced cancer patients significantly impacts their psychological well-being and quality of life (QoL). Although family resilience migh...

    Authors: Panpan Cui, Ming Yang, Hengyu Hu, Chunyan Cheng, Xinyi Chen, Jiaoxia Shi, Shifeng Li, Changying Chen and Hongmei Zhang
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2024 24:817
  34. Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are the leading cause of death in Indonesia, accounting for 38% of the total mortality in 2019. Moreover, healthcare spending on CVDs has been at the top of the spending under th...

    Authors: Royasia Viki Ramadani, Mikael Svensson, Sven Hassler, Budi Hidayat and Nawi Ng
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2024 24:816
  35. Malaria is one of the most common causes of morbidity and mortality in developing countries including Ethiopia. Mass distribution of insecticide-treated nets and indoor residual spray for high malaria risk gro...

    Authors: Fekade Demeke Bayou, Natnael Kebede, Yawkal Tsega, Shambel Nigussie, Temesgen Dessalegn Legassu, Amare Muche, Ayana Alebachew Muluneh and Fanos Yeshanew Ayele
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2024 24:815
  36. Asset-based approaches (ABAs) tackle health inequalities by empowering people in more disadvantaged communities, or targeted populations, to better utilise pre-existing local community-based resources. Using e...

    Authors: Alice Wreford, Linda Birt, Jennifer A. Whitty, Sarah Hanson, Susan Conquer and Adam P. Wagner
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2024 24:814
  37. Intersecting socioeconomic and demographic reasons for physical activity (PA) inequalities are not well understood for young people at risk of experiencing marginalisation and living with disadvantage. This st...

    Authors: Caroline Dodd-Reynolds, Naomi Griffin, Phillippa Kyle, Steph Scott, Hannah Fairbrother, Eleanor Holding, Mary Crowder, Nicholas Woodrow and Carolyn Summerbell
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2024 24:813

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