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  1. Exercise and dietary nutrition are considered crucial in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/ acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) treatment protocols and people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) rehabilitation...

    Authors: Xin-Min Qin, Robert Allan, Ji-Young Park, Sung-Hoon Kim and Chang-Hwa Joo
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2024 24:730
  2. Violence is a leading cause of death and disability for young people and has serious impacts on prospects across the lifecourse. The education sector is a crucial setting for preventing youth violence through ...

    Authors: Nadia Butler, Zara Quigg, Charley Wilson, Ellie McCoy and Rebecca Bates
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2024 24:729
  3. Acute myocardial infarction is still a leading cause of death worldwide, accounting for roughly three million deaths yearly. This study aimed to investigate the prevalence and factors associated with ST-Segmen...

    Authors: Mehdi Sharafi, Azizallah Dehghan, Ali Mouseli, Hossein Fatemian, Leila Jamali, Sima Afrashteh, Mahsa Rostami Chijan, Zahra Mastaneh, Abdoljabbar Zakeri and Abdulhakim Alkamel
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2024 24:728
  4. Deep learning (DL), a specialized form of machine learning (ML), is valuable for forecasting survival in various diseases. Its clinical applicability in real-world patients with gastric cancer (GC) has yet to ...

    Authors: Mengjie Wu, Xiaofan Yang, Yuxi Liu, Feng Han, Xi Li, Jufeng Wang, Dandan Guo, Xiance Tang, Lu Lin and Changpeng Liu
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2024 24:723
  5. Active commuting to school can be a meaningful contributor to overall physical activity in children. To inform better micro-level urban design near schools that can support active commuting to school, there is...

    Authors: Leigh Ann Ganzar, Katie Burford, Deborah Salvo, Chad Spoon, James F. Sallis and Deanna M. Hoelscher
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2024 24:722
  6. Filial piety, as a major traditional norm in Chinese culture and in Chinese families, affects the attitudes and behaviors of adult children toward their parents and impacts their end-of-life decision-making an...

    Authors: Wai I Ng, Sok Leng Che, Xiang Li and Mingxia Zhu
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2024 24:721
  7. Well-being is an important issue in workplace. One of these assessment tools of well-being, Workplace PERMA Profiler, is based on Seligman’s five dimensions well-being. Prolonged fatigue may last for a long ti...

    Authors: Chen–Cheng Yang, Hsiang-Tai Chen, Kuei-Hau Luo, Kazuhiro Watanabe, Hung-Yi Chuang, Chih-Wei Wu, Chia–Yen Dai, Chao-Hung Kuo and Norito Kawakami
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2024 24:720
  8. In 2020, the Generating Excellent Nutrition in UK Schools (GENIUS) Network was established to develop an understanding of the school food system across the four UK nations. This study explores stakeholders’ vi...

    Authors: S. Spence, L. McSweeney, J. V. Woodside and D. Schliemann
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2024 24:719
  9. During the COVID-19 pandemic, United Kingdom (UK) stop smoking services had to shift to remote delivery models due to social distancing regulations, later reintroducing face-to-face provision. The “Living Well...

    Authors: Nicholas Woodrow, Duncan Gillespie, Liz Kitchin, Mark O’Brien, Scott Chapman, Nai Rui Chng, Andrew Passey, Maria Raisa Jessica Aquino, Zoe Clarke and Elizabeth Goyder
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2024 24:718
  10. Medical assistants (MA) constitute one of the largest professions in outpatient health care in Germany. The psychosocial working conditions of health care staff are generally believed to be challenging and to ...

    Authors: Kira Schmidt-Stiedenroth, Viola Mambrey, Annegret Dreher and Adrian Loerbroks
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2024 24:716
  11. Upper and lower extremity muscle strength can be used to predict health outcomes. However, the difference between the relation of upper extremity muscle and of lower extremity muscle with physiological factors...

    Authors: Yoshiaki Noji, Rieko Hatanaka, Naoki Nakaya, Mana Kogure, Kumi Nakaya, Ippei Chiba, Ikumi Kanno, Tomohiro Nakamura, Naho Tsuchiya, Haruki Momma, Yohei Hamanaka, Masatsugu Orui, Tomoko Kobayashi, Akira Uruno, Eiichi N Kodama, Ryoichi Nagatomi…
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2024 24:714
  12. Preterm births increase mortality and morbidity during childhood and later life, which is closely associated with poverty and the quality of prenatal care. Therefore, income redistribution and poverty reductio...

    Authors: Naiá Ortelan, Márcia Furquim de Almeida, Elzo Pereira Pinto Júnior, Nivea Bispo, Rosemeire L. Fiaccone, Ila Rocha Falcão, Aline dos Santos Rocha, Dandara Ramos, Enny S. Paixão, Rita de Cássia Ribeiro-Silva, Laura C. Rodrigues, Mauricio L. Barreto and Maria Yury T. Ichihara
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2024 24:713
  13. Improving our understanding of household incomes and what constitutes financial insecurity can help us to better understand how financial insecurity is experienced and how this can change over time within and ...

    Authors: Sian Reece, Josie Dickerson and Kate E. Pickett
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2024 24:712
  14. Child abuse is one of the major health and social problems in the world and has severe short-term and long-term consequences on children’s psychological, social and physical functioning. One of the effective s...

    Authors: Sharif Para, Hassan Shahrokhi, Elham Maserat and Zeinab Mohammadzadeh
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2024 24:710
  15. Quitting support from smokers’ partners can predict quit attempts and smoking abstinence but research on factors that predict such support has been limited. To add more evidence for partner support and the imp...

    Authors: Nan Jiang, Ling-ling Huo, Zeng-zhi Zhang, Yi-qing Huang, Yu-hua Li, Rui Wang, Yi Guo, Fei Qi and Shan-peng Li
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2024 24:709
  16. Multimorbidity and sleep disorder possess high incidence rates in the middle-aged and older people populations, posing a significant threat to quality of life and physical and mental health. However, investiga...

    Authors: Xiaoran Wang, Rui Wang and Dan Zhang
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2024 24:708
  17. Ambient air pollutants have been suggested to affect pubertal development. Nevertheless, current studies indicate inconsistent effects of these pollutants, causing precocious or delayed puberty onset. This stu...

    Authors: Danting Li, Jingyuan Xiong and Guo Cheng
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2024 24:707
  18. This study aimed to explore the bidirectional association between frailty and social relationships in older adults while distinguishing between interpersonal and intrapersonal effects.

    Authors: Mingyu Cui, Dandan Jiao, Yang Liu, Yantong Zhu, Xiang Li, Zhu Zhu, Jinrui Zhang, Afsari Banu Alpona, Yanlin Wang, Meiling Qian, Yuko Sawada, Kumi Watanabe Miura, Taeko Watanabe, Emiko Tanaka and Tokie Anme
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2024 24:706
  19. The infodemic accompanying the COVID-19 pandemic has led to an overwhelming amount of information, including questions, concerns and misinformation. Pandemic fatigue has been identified as a concern from early...

    Authors: Becky K. White, Atsuyoshi Ishizumi, Lucy Lavery, Amy Wright, Tom Foley, Rhys O’Neill, Kimberly Rambaud, Ravi Shankar Sreenath, Cristiana Salvi, Ryoko Takahashi, Marcelo D’Agostino, Tim Nguyen, Sylvie Briand and Tina D. Purnat
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2024 24:705
  20. Adequate implementation of infection prevention and control (IPC) in residential care facilities (RCFs) for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDDs) is crucial to safeguarding this vulner...

    Authors: Famke Houben, Casper DJ den Heijer, Nicole HTM Dukers-Muijrers, Claudia Smeets-Peels and Christian JPA Hoebe
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2024 24:704
  21. Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a prevalent condition that often goes unrecognized in the population, and many risk factors for this disease are not well understood. Glyphosate (GLY) is one of the...

    Authors: Kexing Han, Long Gao, Honghai Xu, Jiali Li, Lianxiu Han, Jiapei Shen, Weijie Sun and Yufeng Gao
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2024 24:703
  22. We assessed whether five geographic-based socioeconomic factors (medically underserved area (MUA); healthcare provider shortage area (HPSA); persistent poverty; persistent child poverty; and social vulnerabili...

    Authors: Serena Xiong, Sarah Humble, Alan Barnette, Heather Brandt, Vetta Thompson, Lisa M. Klesges and Michelle I. Silver
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2024 24:702
  23. Population mortality is an important metric that sums information from different public health risk factors into a single indicator of health. However, the impact of COVID-19 on population mortality in low-inc...

    Authors: Rahaf AbuKoura, Francesco Checchi, Omama Abdalla, Omnia Ibrahim, Ahmed Tom Hemeadan, Ahmed Ali Ahmed Eldirdiri, Direeg Ismail Mohamed, Aljaile Ahmed, Abd Elhameed Ahmed, Nada Abdelmagid, Pasquale Pepe and Maysoon Dahab
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2024 24:701
  24. Chronic low back pain (LBP) related to flight is a prevalent health issue in military aviation, impacting pilots. The objective of this investigation was to ascertain if the application of core muscle training...

    Authors: Chongwen Zuo, Zhiyang Zheng, Xiaoyan Ma, Fen Wei, Yushui Wang, Yi Yin, Shuai Liu, Xiaosong Cui and Chaoqun Ye
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2024 24:700
  25. Sweden has welcomed migrants, but attitudes have shifted, becoming hostile due to populism and the growing number of migrants. This has left migrants feeling unwelcome and marginalized. Few studies have examin...

    Authors: Faustine Kyungu Nkulu Kalengayi, Mazen Baroudi and Anna-Karin Hurtig
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2024 24:699
  26. Opioid crisis has become a global concern, but whether physical activity (PA) can effectively reduce prescription opioid use remains unclear. The study aimed to examine the relationship of different domains of...

    Authors: Junpeng Wu, Panpan Yang, Xiaodan Wu, Xiaoxuan Yu, Fanfang Zeng and Haitang Wang
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2024 24:698
  27. Understanding the temporal and geographic distribution of disease incidences is crucial for effective public health planning and intervention strategies. This study presents a comprehensive analysis of the spa...

    Authors: Gizeaddis Lamesgin Simegn, Mizanu Zelalem Degu, Worku Birhanie Gebeyehu, Asaye Birhanu Senay, Janarthanan Krishnamoorthy and Geletaw Sahle Tegenaw
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2024 24:697
  28. Multimorbidity is becoming an increasingly serious public health challenge in the aging population. The impact of nutrients on multimorbidity remains to be determined and was explored using data from a UK coho...

    Authors: Ge Song, Weimin Li, Yanfen Ma, Yao Xian, Xia Liao, Xueliang Yang, Huifeng Zhang and Janet E Cade
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2024 24:696
  29. Anhui Province is currently facing an increase in imported malaria cases as a result of globalization and international travel. In response, Anhui Province has implemented a comprehensive adaptive framework to...

    Authors: Tao Zhang, Xian Xu, Bowen Liu, Duoquan Wang, Xiangguang Ye, Jingjing Jiang, Shuqi Wang, Xiaofeng Lyu, Chen Yu, Cuicui Tian, Zijian Liu, Xuechun Lu, Shizhu Li and Weidong Li
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2024 24:695
  30. Vaccine hesitancy is an ongoing problem and determining the factors that increase the vaccination rate in various countries of the world might be useful for further implementation of efficient public health po...

    Authors: Konstantine Chakhunashvili, Davit G. Chakhunashvili, Eka Kvirkvelia, Tornike Toria, Liza Basilaia and Tsira Gorjomeladze
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2024 24:694
  31. Second-hand smoking (SHS) increases the risk of chronic disease in adults and poses a serious health threat to children. Mass media campaigns are instrumental in raising awareness and reducing SHS exposure. Th...

    Authors: Carmen C.W. Lim, Brienna Rutherford, Coral Gartner, Caitlin McClure-Thomas, Shaun Foo, Fang-Yi Su, Roman Scheurer, Susy Sebayang, Gary Chan, Daniel Stjepanović, Fitri Fausiah, Ghea Farassania and Janni Leung
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2024 24:693
  32. Demographic changes in all industrialized countries have led to a keen interest in extending working lives for older workers. To achieve this goal, it is essential to understand the patterns of retirement and ...

    Authors: Sarah Zaccagni, Anna Munk Sigsgaard, Karsten Vrangbaek and Laura Pirhonen Noermark
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2024 24:692
  33. People with diabetes are more at risk of covid-19. Perceived social support plays an important role in maintaining people’s health and reducing the negative effects of stress caused by the environment and soci...

    Authors: Reihaneh Taheri kondar, Laleh Hassani and Amin Ghanbarnejad
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2024 24:691
  34. The prevalence of diabetes and obesity has been continuously rising worldwide over the last three decades, particularly in China. The prevalence varies widely among different ethnicities. In this study, we inv...

    Authors: Ruiting Shen, Sheng Jiang, Ruirui Cheng, Jinhui Zhuge, Xiaoxiao Li, Hua Yao and Mingchen Zhang
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2024 24:689
  35. The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly increased the risk of burnout among frontline nurses. However, the prevalence of burnout and its associated factors in the post-pandemic era remain unclear. This researc...

    Authors: Shitao Wang, Guoshuai Luo, XiangQian Ding, Xuelu Ma, Fei Yang, Mengen Zhang, Guangxin Sun, Fei Wang, Liping Zhu, Shuo Wang and Zongyou Li
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2024 24:688
  36. Partner Notification Service is among the strategies used to conduct targeted Human Immunodeficiency Virus Testing Service by obtaining information about sexual contacts of index clients to refer for testing. ...

    Authors: Habtamu Oljira, Abiriham Rata, Befirdu Mulatu and Tesfaye Abera
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2024 24:687
  37. Most adult smokers started smoking in their teenage years, which increases the risk of nicotine dependence. In Denmark, there is a high prevalence of youth smoking among students in Vocational Education and Tr...

    Authors: Dina Danielsen, Johan Lerbech Vinther, Ditte Heering Holt, Gitte Sofie Jakobsen, Lotus Sofie Bast and Susan Andersen
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2024 24:683
  38. Type 2 diabetes mellitus represents a multifaceted disorder characterized by intricate pathophysiological mechanisms, encompassing diminished insulin secretion, augmented hepatic glucose production, and height...

    Authors: Fahad Abdulaziz Alrashed, Muhammad Iqbal, Abdulrahman M Alsubiheen and Tauseef Ahmad
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2024 24:682
  39. The enormous effect of lifestyle-related disorders on health of the global population warrants the development of preventive interventions. Focusing on musculoskeletal health and physical activity may be a way...

    Authors: Lena Bornhöft, Daniel Arvidsson, Anna Bergenheim, Mats Börjesson, Jonatan Fridolfsson, Margareta Hellgren, Lena Nordeman and Maria EH Larsson
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2024 24:681
  40. Adhering to varenicline has been shown to significantly improve the chances of successfully quitting smoking, with studies indicating a twofold increase in 6-month quit rates. However, despite its potential be...

    Authors: Nadia Minian, Melissa Wong, Sowsan Hafuth, Terri Rodak, Alma Rahimi, Dea Gjomema, Jonathan Rose, Laurie Zawertailo, Matt Ratto and Peter Selby
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2024 24:679
  41. The People’s Planning Campaign (PPC) in the southern Indian state of Kerala started in 1996, following which the state devolved functions, finances, and functionaries to Local Self-Governments (LSGs). The erst...

    Authors: Hari Sankar D, Gloria Benny, Sreejini Jaya and Devaki Nambiar
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2024 24:678
  42. Diabetic foot disease (DF) is a common diabetes-related complication; however, the prevalence and associated risk factors for DF are not well characterised among people living with diabetes (PLWD) in Zimbabwe....

    Authors: Oppah Kuguyo, Doreen Macherera Mukona, Vasco Chikwasha, Lovemore Gwanzura, Joconiah Chirenda and Alice Matimba
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2024 24:677
  43. Reproductive span is the foundation of every woman’s health in later life. India is currently facing a growing burden of multiple morbidities among the women in their reproductive age group which may further i...

    Authors: Priya Das, Subhadeep Saha, Tanu Das, Partha Das and Tamal Basu Roy
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2024 24:676
  44. Breastfeeding is associated with reduced postpartum depression, stronger parent-child relationships, and fewer behavioral disorders in early childhood. We tested the mediating roles of postpartum depression an...

    Authors: Sarah E. Turner, Leslie Roos, Nathan Nickel, Jacqueline Pei, Piushkumar J. Mandhane, Theo J. Moraes, Stuart E. Turvey, Elinor Simons, Padmaja Subbarao and Meghan B. Azad
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2024 24:675

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