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Ausgabe 1/2021

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Open Access Research article

Factors influencing variation in implementation outcomes of the redesigned community health fund in the Dodoma region of Tanzania: a mixed-methods study

Albino Kalolo, Lara Gautier, Ralf Radermacher, Siddharth Srivastava, Menoris Meshack, Manuela De Allegri

Open Access Research article

Design and validation of brucellosis prevention questionnaire focused on animal vaccination

Farhad Bahadori, Fazlollah Ghofranipour, Saeideh Ghaffarifar, Reza Ziaei

Open Access Research article

Association of Vitamin D Concentrations with subjective health complaints in children and adolescents: the CASPIAN-V study

Nazli Namazi, Mostafa Qorbani, Gita Shafiee, Mohammad Hossein Ahmadian, Mohammad Esmaeil Motlagh, Mehdi Ebrahimi, Hamid Asayesh, Roya Kelishadi, Ramin Heshmat

Open Access Technical advance

An ecological approach to the development of an active aging measurement in urban areas (AAMU)

Azadeh Lak, Parichehr Rashidghalam, S. Nouroddin Amiri, Phyo K. Myint, Hamid R. Baradaran

Open Access Research article

Does husband’s alcohol consumption increase the risk of domestic violence during the pregnancy and postpartum periods in Nepalese women?

Narayan Bhatta, Sawitri Assanangkornchai, Ishwari Rajbhandari

Open Access Research article

Tuberculosis-related stigma and its determinants in Dalian, Northeast China: a cross-sectional study

Xu Chen, Liang Du, Ruiheng Wu, Jia Xu, Haoqiang Ji, Yu Zhang, Xuexue Zhu, Ling Zhou

Open Access Research article

Spatial-time analysis of cardiovascular emergency medical requests: enlightening policy and practice

Ali Azimi, Nasser Bagheri, Sayyed Mostafa Mostafavi, Mary Anne Furst, Soheil Hashtarkhani, Fateme Hashemi Amin, Saeid Eslami, Fatemeh Kiani, Reza VafaeiNezhad, Toktam Akbari, Amin Golabpour, Behzad Kiani

Open Access Research article

Spatiotemporal variations in ischemic heart disease mortality and related risk factors in China between 2010 and 2015: a multilevel analysis

Baohua Wang, Peiyao Li, Fengdie He, Yuting Sha, Xia Wan, Lijun Wang

Open Access Research article

University students’ perceptions of airborne infection control: exploratory study using Q methodology

Seonhye Lee, Hyun Jin Kim, Chang Heon Cheong

Open Access Research article

The effects of mother’s education on achieving exclusive breastfeeding in Indonesia

Agung Dwi Laksono, Ratna Dwi Wulandari, Mursyidul Ibad, Ina Kusrini

Open Access Correction

Correction to: Improving lifestyles sustainability through community gardening: results and lessons learnt from the JArDinS quasi-experimental study

Marion Tharrey, Ashby Sachs, Marlène Perignon, Chantal Simon, Caroline Mejean, Jill Litt, Nicole Darmon

Open Access Research article

Do they really wash their hands? Prevalence estimates for personal hygiene behaviour during the COVID-19 pandemic based on indirect questions

Laura Mieth, Maike M. Mayer, Adrian Hoffmann, Axel Buchner, Raoul Bell

Open Access Research article

Childcare practices among teenage mothers in Ghana: a qualitative study using the ecological systems theory

Reuben Foster Twintoh, Prince Justin Anku, Hubert Amu, Eugene Kofour Maafo Darteh, Kwaku Kissah Korsah

Open Access Correction

Correction to: Gender differences and determinants of prevalence, awareness, treatment and control of hypertension among adults in China and Sweden

Ailiana Santosa, Yue Zhang, Lars Weinehall, Genming Zhao, Na Wang, Qi Zhao, Weibing Wang, Nawi Ng

Open Access Research article

Conceptualising changes to tobacco and alcohol policy as affecting a single interlinked system

Duncan Gillespie, Jenny Hatchard, Hazel Squires, Anna Gilmore, Alan Brennan

Open Access Research article

The potential role of local pharmacies to assess asthma control: an Italian cross-sectional study

M. Caminati, L. Cegolon, M. Bacchini, N. Segala, A. Dama, C. Bovo, B. Olivieri, F. Furci, G. Senna

Open Access Research article

Constructing a malaria-related health service readiness index and assessing its association with child malaria mortality: an analysis of the Burkina Faso 2014 SARA data

Ourohiré Millogo, Jean E. O. Doamba, Ali Sié, Jürg Utzinger, Penelope Vounatsou

Open Access Research article

Knowledge, attitude and perception of Pakistanis towards COVID-19; a large cross-sectional survey

Zoya Fatima Rizwan Ladiwala, Rubaid Azhar Dhillon, Ibrahim Zahid, Omar Irfan, Muhammad Sharjeel Khan, Safia Awan, Javaid Ahmad Khan

Open Access Research article

Effects of the Active Kids voucher program on children and adolescents’ physical activity: a natural experiment evaluating a state-wide intervention

Bridget C. Foley, Katherine B. Owen, Adrian E. Bauman, William Bellew, Lindsey J. Reece

Open Access Research article

Temporal trends and regional disparities in cancer screening utilization: an observational Swiss claims-based study

Caroline Bähler, Beat Brüngger, Agne Ulyte, Matthias Schwenkglenks, Viktor von Wyl, Holger Dressel, Oliver Gruebner, Wenjia Wei, Eva Blozik

Open Access Research article

The potential role of network-oriented interventions for survivors of sexual and gender-based violence among asylum seekers in Belgium

Emilomo Ogbe, Alaa Jbour, Ladan Rahbari, Maya Unnithan, Olivier Degomme

Open Access Research article

Postpartum depression symptoms in survey-based research: a structural equation analysis

Che Wan Jasimah Bt Wan Mohamed Radzi, Hashem Salarzadeh Jenatabadi, Nadia Samsudin

Open Access Research article

What a weight loss programme should contain if people with obesity were asked - a qualitative analysis within the DO:IT study

Christina Jessen-Winge, Pia Maria Ilvig, Heather Fritz, Carl J. Brandt, Kim Lee, Jeanette Reffstrup Christensen

Open Access Research article

The impact of celebrity influence and national media coverage on users of an alcohol reduction app: a natural experiment

Claire Garnett, Olga Perski, Emma Beard, Susan Michie, Robert West, Jamie Brown

Open Access Research article

Prevalence and associated factors of circadian rhythm sleep-wake disorders and insomnia among visually impaired Japanese individuals

Norihisa Tamura, Taeko Sasai-Sakuma, Yuko Morita, Masako Okawa, Shigeru Inoue, Yuichi Inoue

Open Access Research article

Modelling local patterns of child mortality risk: a Bayesian Spatio-temporal analysis

Alejandro Lome-Hurtado, Jacques Lartigue-Mendoza, Juan C. Trujillo

Open Access Research article

Analysis of factors affecting students going to school toilets in a rural primary school in China

Tang Shao, Jingjing Zhao, Haijuan Hu, Qi Zhang

Open Access Research article

Coverage and effectiveness of hypertension screening in different altitudes of Tibet autonomous region

Ci Song, Virasakdi Chongsuvivatwong, Suolang Wangdui, Danzeng Mima, Cuoji Zhuoma, D. Ji, Ouzhu Luobu, Hutcha Sriplung

Open Access Research article

Predictive factors for entry to long-term residential care in octogenarian Māori and non-Māori in New Zealand, LiLACS NZ cohort

Marycarol Holdaway, Janine Wiles, Ngaire Kerse, Zhenqiang Wu, Simon Moyes, Martin J. Connolly, Oliver Menzies, Ruth Teh, Marama Muru-Lanning, Merryn Gott, Joanna B. Broad

Open Access Research article

Associations of diet, physical activity and polycystic ovary syndrome in the Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults Women’s Study

Annie W. Lin, David Siscovick, Barbara Sternfeld, Pamela Schreiner, Cora E. Lewis, Erica T. Wang, Sharon S. Merkin, Melissa Wellons, Lyn Steffen, Ronit Calderon-Margalit, Patricia A. Cassano, Marla E. Lujan

Open Access Research article

Mortality in Tonga over three triennia, 2010–2018

Carah Figueroa, Christine Linhart, Latu Fusimalohi, Sioape Kupu, Gloria Mathenge, Stephen Morrell, Richard Taylor

Open Access Research article

Predictors of young people’s use of sexual and reproductive health services in Nigeria: a mixed-method approach

Amelia Ngozi Odo, Justina Ifeoma Ofuebe, Anthony Ifeanyi Anike, Efiong Sunday Samuel

Open Access Research article

Intersection of HIV and Anemia in women of reproductive age: a 10-year analysis of three Zimbabwe demographic health surveys, 2005–2015

Philimon N. Gona, Clara M. Gona, Vasco Chikwasha, Clara Haruzivishe, Chabila C. Mapoma, Sowmya R. Rao

Open Access Research article

Influence of healthy lifestyle behaviors on life satisfaction in the aging population of Thailand: a national population-based survey

Sirinya Phulkerd, Sasinee Thapsuwan, Aphichat Chamratrithirong, Rossarin Soottipong Gray

Open Access Research article

An experience of mass administration of fractional dose inactivated polio vaccine through intradermal needle-free injectors in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan

Umar Farooq Bullo, Jaishri Mehraj, Syed Musa Raza, Shumaila Rasool, Noreen Naz Ansari, Ahmed Ali Shaikh, Zamir Ali Phul, Sohail Ahmed Memon, Rehan Iqbal Baloch, Zahoor Ahmed Baloch, Shoukat Ali Chandio

Open Access Research article

The relationship among social capital, eHealth literacy and health behaviours in Chinese elderly people: a cross-sectional study

Guang-Hui Cui, Shao-Jie Li, Yong-Tian Yin, Li-Jun Chen, Jia-Qin Li, Feng-Yuan Liang, Xin-Yao Liu, Lei Chen

Open Access Research article

Testing the feasibility of a sustainable preschool obesity prevention approach: a mixed-methods service evaluation of a volunteer-led HENRY programme

Neil Howlett, Kim P. J. Roberts, Di Swanston, Laurel D. Edmunds, Thomas A. Willis

Open Access Research article

Economic burden of work injuries and diseases: a framework and application in five European Union countries

Emile Tompa, Amirabbas Mofidi, Swenneke van den Heuvel, Thijmen van Bree, Frithjof Michaelsen, Young Jung, Lukas Porsch, Martijn van Emmerik

Open Access Research article

Lifestyle, psychological stress, and incidence of adolescent constipation: results from the Toyama birth cohort study

Masaaki Yamada, Michikazu Sekine, Takashi Tatsuse, Yuko Fujimura

Open Access Research article

Association between stroke occurrence and changes in atmospheric circulation

Jone Vencloviene, Ricardas Radisauskas, Daina Kranciukaite-Butylkiniene, Abdonas Tamosiunas, Vidmantas Vaiciulis, Daiva Rastenyte

Open Access Research article

Obesity and overall mortality: findings from the Jackson Heart Study

Yuan-I Min, Yan Gao, Pramod Anugu, Anshul Anugu, Adolfo Correa

Open Access Research article

Comparison of inequity in health-related quality of life among unemployed and employed individuals in China

Yaxin Zhao, Zhongliang Zhou, Xiaojing Fan, Rashed Nawaz, Dantong Zhao, Tiange Xu, Min Su, Dan Cao, Chi Shen, Sha Lai

Open Access Research article

The effect of risk communication on preventive and protective Behaviours during the COVID-19 outbreak: mediating role of risk perception

Seyed Taghi Heydari, Leila Zarei, Ahmad Kalateh Sadati, Najmeh Moradi, Maryam Akbari, Gholamhossin Mehralian, Kamran Bagheri Lankarani

Open Access Research article

Influence of air temperature and implemented veterinary measures on the incidence of human salmonellosis in the Czech Republic during 1998–2017

Jan Kynčl, Michaela Špačková, Alena Fialová, Jan Kyselý, Marek Malý

Open Access Research article

Assessment of self-medication practices in the context of the COVID-19 outbreak in Togo

Arnold J. Sadio, Fifonsi A. Gbeasor-Komlanvi, Rodion Y. Konu, Akila W. Bakoubayi, Martin K. Tchankoni, Alexandra M. Bitty-Anderson, Iris M. Gomez, Claudia P. Denadou, Joël Anani, Harold R. Kouanfack, Innocent K. Kpeto, Mounerou Salou, Didier K. Ekouevi

Open Access Study protocol

Evaluating the impact of Archway: a personalized program for 1st year student success and mental health and wellbeing

Matthew Y. W. Kwan, Denver Brown, James MacKillop, Sean Beaudette, Sean Van Koughnett, Catharine Munn

Open Access Research article

Socio-cultural and economic barriers, and facilitators influencing men’s involvement in antenatal care including HIV testing: a qualitative study from urban Blantyre, Malawi

Doreen Sakala, Moses K. Kumwenda, Donaldson F. Conserve, Bassey Ebenso, Augustine T. Choko

Open Access Research article

Perceived stress linking psychosocial factors and depressive symptoms in low-income mothers

Mei-Wei Chang, Roger Brown, Duane T. Wegener

Open Access Study protocol

Effect of recreational beach tennis on ambulatory blood pressure and physical fitness in hypertensive individuals (BAH study): rationale and study protocol

Rodrigo Ferrari, Leandro de Oliveira Carpes, Lucas Betti Domingues, Alexandre Jacobsen, Paula Frank, Nathalia Jung, Joarez Santini, Sandra C. Fuchs

Open Access Research article

Prevalence and risk factors of self-reported wrist and hand symptoms and clinically confirmed carpal tunnel syndrome among office workers in China: a cross-sectional study

Beibei Feng, Kedi Chen, Xiaoxia Zhu, Wing-Yuk Ip, Lars L. Andersen, Phil Page, Yuling Wang

Open Access Research article

Care and support for youth living with HIV/AIDS in secondary schools: perspectives of school stakeholders in western Uganda

Emmanuel Kimera, Sofie Vindevogel, Didier Reynaert, Anne-Mie Engelen, Kintu Mugenyi Justice, John Rubaihayo, Jessica De Maeyer, Johan Bilsen

Open Access Research article

Knowledge of PEP and PrEP among people living with HIV/aids in Brazil

Laelson Rochelle Milanês Sousa, Henrique Ciabotti Elias, Nilo Martinez Fernandes, Elucir Gir, Renata Karina Reis

Open Access Research article

Ambient air pollutants and hospital visits for pneumonia: a case-crossover study in Qingdao, China

Jianzhong Zhang, Dunqiang Ren, Xue Cao, Tao Wang, Xue Geng, Xin Li, Jinglong Tang, Shuguang Leng, Hongmei Wang, Yuxin Zheng

Open Access Research article

Young people’s preferences for HIV self-testing services in Nigeria: a qualitative analysis

Chisom Obiezu-Umeh, Titilola Gbajabiamila, Oliver Ezechi, Ucheoma Nwaozuru, Jason J. Ong, Ifeoma Idigbe, David Oladele, Adesola Z. Musa, Florida Uzoaru, Collins Airhihenbuwa, Joseph D. Tucker, Juliet Iwelunmor

Open Access Research article

Effects of Asian dust-derived particulate matter on ST-elevation myocardial infarction: retrospective, time series study

Suji Lee, Whanhee Lee, Eunil Lee, Myung Ho Jeong, Seung-Woon Rha, Chong-Jin Kim, Shung Chull Chae, Hyo-Soo Kim, Hyeon-Cheol Gwon, Ho Kim

Open Access Research article

A measure development study of sugar-sweetened beverage-related knowledge, self-efficacy, and intention among urban, low-income adults

Brenda Heaton, Julie A. Wright, Julia C. Bond, Lisa M. Quintiliani

Open Access Study protocol

Annual rhythms in adults’ lifestyle and health (ARIA): protocol for a 12-month longitudinal study examining temporal patterns in weight, activity, diet, and wellbeing in Australian adults

Rachel G. Curtis, Timothy Olds, François Fraysse, Dorothea Dumuid, Gilly A. Hendrie, Adrian Esterman, Wendy J. Brown, Ty Ferguson, Rajini Lagiseti, Carol A. Maher

Open Access Research article

How do private practitioners in Pakistan manage children suspected having tuberculosis? A cross sectional study

Aashifa Yaqoob, Sven Gudmund Hinderaker, Razia Fatima, Hina Najmi, Anwar-ul-Haq

Open Access Research article

Knowledge, attitudes and practices on influenza vaccination during pregnancy in Quito, Ecuador

Carlos E. Erazo, Carlos V. Erazo, Mario J. Grijalva, Ana L. Moncayo

Open Access Research article

Doctors’ smoking control knowledge, attitudes and practices: a cross-sectional study conducted in Shandong Province, China

Qiang Wang, Xueli Zhang, Zengwu Wang, Shangang Feng, Yang Li, Chuanfeng Zhang, Chunping Wang

Open Access Research article

Trends of multimorbidity in 15 European countries: a population-based study in community-dwelling adults aged 50 and over

Dyego L. B. Souza, Albert Oliveras-Fabregas, Eduard Minobes-Molina, Marianna de Camargo Cancela, Paola Galbany-Estragués, Javier Jerez-Roig

Open Access Research article

A multi-method exploration into the social networks of young teenagers and their physical activity behavior

Shannon C. Montgomery, Michael Donnelly, Jennifer Badham, Frank Kee, Laura Dunne, Ruth F. Hunter

Open Access Research article

The main physical components of body image from the perspectives of Iranian adolescents: a qualitative study

Sara Jalali-Farahani, Parisa Amiri, Fariba Zarani, Fereidoun Azizi

Open Access COVID-19 Research article

Sex differences and psychological stress: responses to the COVID-19 pandemic in China

Shiyan Yan, Rui Xu, Terry D. Stratton, Voyko Kavcic, Dan Luo, Fengsu Hou, Fengying Bi, Rong Jiao, Kangxing Song, Yang Jiang

Open Access Research article

Table Talk: revision of an observational tool to characterize the feeding environment in early care and education settings

Taren Swindle, Josh Phelps, Nicole M. McBride, James P. Selig, Julie M. Rutledge, Swapna Manyam

Open Access Research article

Health care provided to recent asylum-seeking and non-asylum-seeking pediatric patients in 2016 and 2017 at a Swiss tertiary hospital - a retrospective study

Julia Brandenberger, Christian Pohl, Florian Vogt, Thorkild Tylleskär, Nicole Ritz

Open Access Research article

What do Australian health consumers believe about commercial advertisements and testimonials? a survey on health service advertising

ACL Holden, S. Nanayakkara, J. Skinner, H. Spallek, W. Sohn

Open Access Research article

Adverse childhood experiences and health among indigenous persons experiencing homelessness

Eric Smith, Katrina Milaney, Rita I. Henderson, Lyndon Crowshoe

Open Access Research article

Indonesian adolescents’ perspectives on smoking habits: a qualitative study

Fithria Fithria, Muhammad Adlim, Syarifah Rauzatul Jannah, Teuku Tahlil

Open Access COVID-19 Research article

Characteristics of SARS-CoV-2 positive cases beyond health-care professionals or social and health-care facilities

Giovanna Deiana, Antonio Azara, Marco Dettori, Fiorenzo Delogu, Gavino Vargiu, Isabella Gessa, Antonella Arghittu, Marcello Tidore, Giorgio Steri, Paolo Castiglia

Open Access Research article

Promoting social capital, self-management and health literacy in older adults through a group-based intervention delivered in low-income urban areas: results of the randomized trial AEQUALIS

Sergi Blancafort Alias, Rosa Monteserín Nadal, Irene Moral, Marta Roqué Fígols, Xavier Rojano i Luque, Laura Coll-Planas

Open Access Research article

Physical and psychosocial quality of life in children with overweight and obesity from Sri Lanka

S. Gunawardana, C. B. Gunasinghe, M. S. Harshani, S. N. Seneviratne

Open Access Research article

Association between overtime work hours and preventive dental visits among Japanese workers

Yoshikazu Harada, Tomohisa Nagata, Masako Nagata, Arisa Harada, Ryoichi Oya, Koji Mori

Open Access Research article

Examining social-cognitive theory constructs as mediators of behaviour change in the active team smartphone physical activity program: a mediation analysis

Amelia V. Romeo, Sarah M. Edney, Ronald C. Plotnikoff, Tim Olds, Corneel Vandelanotte, Jillian Ryan, Rachel Curtis, Carol A. Maher

Open Access Research in practice

Recognizing the hidden: strengthening the HIV surveillance system among key and priority populations in Mozambique

Cynthia Semá Baltazar, Makini Boothe, Denise Chitsondzo Langa, Isabel Sathane, Roberta Horth, Peter Young, Nick Schaad, Henry F. Raymond

Open Access Research in practice

Developing a comprehensive school-based physical activity program with flexible design – from pilot to national program

Kerli Mooses, Triin Vihalemm, Marko Uibu, Katrin Mägi, Leene Korp, Maarja Kalma, Evelin Mäestu, Merike Kull

Open Access Research article

Emergence of a mortality disparity between a marginal rural area and the rest of Denmark, 1968-2017

Therese L. F. Holmager, Lars Thygesen, Lene T. Buur, Elsebeth Lynge

Open Access Research article

Vaccination concerns, beliefs and practices among Ukrainian migrants in Poland: a qualitative study

Maria Ganczak, Klaudia Bielecki, Marzena Drozd-Dąbrowska, Katarzyna Topczewska, Daniel Biesiada, Agnieszka Molas-Biesiada, Paulina Dubiel, Dermot Gorman

Open Access Research article

Impact of early life famine exposure on adulthood anthropometry among survivors of the 1983–1985 Ethiopian Great famine: a historical cohort study

Getachew Arage, Tefera Belachew, Kemal Hajmahmud, Mubarek Abera, Fedilu Abdulhay, Misra Abdulahi, Kalkidan Hassen Abate

Open Access Research article

Questionnaire choice affects the prevalence of recommended physical activity: an online survey comparing four measuring instruments within the same sample

Gerrit Stassen, Kevin Rudolf, Madeleine Gernert, Ansgar Thiel, Andrea Schaller

Open Access Research article

Effects of trees, gardens, and nature trails on heat index and child health: design and methods of the Green Schoolyards Project

Kevin Lanza, Melody Alcazar, Deanna M. Hoelscher, Harold W. Kohl III

Open Access Research article

What mechanisms drive uptake of family planning when integrated with childhood immunisation in Ethiopia? A realist evaluation

Shari Krishnaratne, Jessie K. Hamon, Jenna Hoyt, Tracey Chantler, Justine Landegger, Nathaly Spilotros, Shiferaw Dechasa Demissie, Siraj Mohammed, Jayne Webster

Open Access Research article

Predicting epidemics using search engine data: a comparative study on measles in the largest countries of Europe

Loukas Samaras, Miguel-Angel Sicilia, Elena García-Barriocanal

Open Access Research article

Patterns and correlates of mis-implementation in state chronic disease public health practice in the United States

Margaret M. Padek, Stephanie Mazzucca, Peg Allen, Emily Rodriguez Weno, Edward Tsai, Douglas A. Luke, Ross C. Brownson

Open Access Research article

Healthcare access barriers for FARC ex-combatants in Colombia: qualitative perspectives from healthcare providers and FARC health promoters

Christopher W. Reynolds, Leonar G. Aguiar, Christian Arbelaez, Carlos Gómez Restrepo, Andres Patiño, Heidy Carranza, Lindsey Pileika, Andrés Duarte

Open Access COVID-19 Research article

A rapid review of the impact of COVID-19 on the mental health of healthcare workers: implications for supporting psychological well-being

Johannes H. De Kock, Helen Ann Latham, Stephen J. Leslie, Mark Grindle, Sarah-Anne Munoz, Liz Ellis, Rob Polson, Christopher M. O’Malley

Open Access COVID-19 Research article

Improved dynamics of sharing research findings in the COVID-19 epidemic compared with the SARS and Ebola epidemics

Javad Khanali, Mohammad-Reza Malekpour, Ali-Asghar Kolahi

Open Access COVID-19 Research article

Working conditions and health status of 6,317 front line public health workers across five provinces in China during the COVID-19 epidemic: a cross-sectional study

Jinghua Li, Jingdong Xu, Huan Zhou, Hua You, Xiaohui Wang, Yan Li, Yuan Liang, Shan Li, Lina Ma, Jing Zeng, Huanle Cai, Jinzhao Xie, Chenghao Pan, Chun Hao, Stuart Gilmour, Joseph Tak-fai Lau, Yuantao Hao, Dong Roman Xu, Jing Gu

Open Access Research article

Adolescent health literacy: factors effecting usage and expertise of digital health literacy among universities students in Pakistan

Adnan Adil, Ahmed Usman, Nasir Mehmood Khan, Faria Ibad Mirza

Open Access Research article

Assessing the play and learning environments of children under two years in peri-urban Lima, Peru: a formative research study

Jessica D. Rothstein, Audrey J. Buckland, Kristin Gagnier, Mayra Ochoa, Aliya Allen-Valley, Belinda Jivapong, Lilia Z. Cabrera, Elli Leontsini, Kelly R. Fisher

Open Access Research article

A feasibility trial of parent HPV vaccine reminders and phone-based motivational interviewing

Stephanie A. S. Staras, Eric Richardson, Lisa J. Merlo, Jiang Bian, Lindsay A. Thompson, Janice L. Krieger, Matthew J. Gurka, Ashley H. Sanders, Elizabeth A. Shenkman

Open Access Research article

The use of mobile phones for the prevention and control of arboviral diseases: a scoping review

Maria Angelica Carrillo, Axel Kroeger, Rocio Cardenas Sanchez, Sonia Diaz Monsalve, Silvia Runge-Ranzinger

Open Access Research article

Adjusting and doing the same: school nurses’ descriptions of promoting participation in health visits with children of foreign origin

Emmie Wahlström, Marie Golsäter, Mats Granlund, Inger K. Holmström, Peter Larm, Maria Harder

Open Access Research article

The importance of pre-training gap analyses and the identification of competencies and skill requirements of medical personnel for mass casualty incidents and disaster training

Krzysztof Goniewicz, Mariusz Goniewicz, Anna Włoszczak-Szubzda, Frederick M. Burkle, Attila J. Hertelendy, Ahmed Al-Wathinani, Michael Sean Molloy, Amir Khorram-Manesh

Open Access Research article

Exploring wealth-related inequalities in maternal and child health coverage in Latin America and the Caribbean

Manuel Colomé-Hidalgo, Juan Donado Campos, Ángel Gil de Miguel

Open Access Research article

Self-rated health status in relation to aircraft noise exposure, noise annoyance or noise sensitivity: the results of a cross-sectional study in France

Clémence BAUDIN, Marie LEFÈVRE, Patricia CHAMPELOVIER, Jacques LAMBERT, Bernard LAUMON, Anne-Sophie EVRARD

Open Access COVID-19 Research article

The association between ambient temperature and mortality of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Wuhan, China: a time-series analysis

Gaopei Zhu, Yuhang Zhu, Zhongli Wang, Weijing Meng, Xiaoxuan Wang, Jianing Feng, Juan Li, Yufei Xiao, Fuyan Shi, Suzhen Wang

Open Access COVID-19 Research article

Anxiety amongst physicians during COVID-19: cross-sectional study in Pakistan

Qaisar Khalid Mahmood, Sara Rizvi Jafree, Aisha Jalil, Syed Mujtaba Hasnain Nadir, Florian Fischer

Open Access Study protocol

A randomized control trial to test a peer support group approach for reducing social isolation and depression among female Mexican immigrants

Janet Page-Reeves, Cristina Murray-Krezan, Lidia Regino, Jackie Perez, Molly Bleecker, Daniel Perez, Bill Wagner, Susan Tigert, Elaine L. Bearer, Cathleen E. Willging

Open Access Research article

Toward patient-centered tuberculosis preventive treatment: preferences for regimens and formulations in Lima, Peru

Courtney M. Yuen, Ana K. Millones, Jerome T. Galea, Daniela Puma, Judith Jimenez, Leonid Lecca, Mercedes C. Becerra, Salmaan Keshavjee

Open Access Research article

Developing a framework for cash transfer programs that foster sustained economic empowerment to reduce sexual risk among adolescent girls and young women: a qualitative study

Alok Gangaramany, Peter Balvanz, Margaret Waruguru Gichane, Stephan Goetschius, Saransh Sharma, Krittika Sharma, Jeff Mulhausen, Paul Noble-Campbell, Joyce Wamoyi, Suzanne Maman, Ram Prasad

Open Access Research article

Healing, surviving, or dying? – projecting the German future disease burden using a Markov illness-death model

Valeska Milan, Stefan Fetzer, Christian Hagist

Open Access COVID-19 Research article

Simulating preventative testing of SARS-CoV-2 in schools: policy implications

Ali Asgary, Monica Gabriela Cojocaru, Mahdi M. Najafabadi, Jianhong Wu

Open Access Study protocol

Physical activity in an air-polluted environment: behavioral, psychological and neuroimaging protocol for a prospective cohort study (Healthy Aging in Industrial Environment study – Program 4)

S. Elavsky, V. Jandačková, L. Knapová, V. Vašendová, M. Sebera, B. Kaštovská, D. Blaschová, J. Kühnová, R. Cimler, D. Vilímek, T. Bosek, J. Koenig, D. Jandačka

Open Access Research article

Linking political exposures to child and maternal health outcomes: a realist review

Maxwell S. Barnish, Si Ying Tan, Araz Taeihagh, Michelle Tørnes, Rebecca V. H. Nelson-Horne, G. J. Melendez-Torres

Open Access COVID-19 Research article

The spread of COVID-19 outbreak in the first 120 days: a comparison between Nigeria and seven other countries

Ayo Stephen Adebowale, Adeniyi F. Fagbamigbe, Joshua O. Akinyemi, Olalekan K. Obisesan, Emmanuel J. Awosanya, Rotimi F. Afolabi, Selim A. Alarape, Sunday O. Obabiyi

Open Access Research article

A digital lifestyle behaviour change intervention for the prevention of type 2 diabetes: a qualitative study exploring intuitive engagement with real-time glucose and physical activity feedback

Maxine E. Whelan, Francesca Denton, Claire L. A. Bourne, Andrew P. Kingsnorth, Lauren B. Sherar, Mark W. Orme, Dale W. Esliger

Open Access Research article

Impact of increasing the availability of healthier vs. less-healthy food on food selection: a randomised laboratory experiment

Rachel Pechey, Olivia Sexton, Saphsa Codling, Theresa M. Marteau

Open Access COVID-19 Research article

Mask use among pedestrians during the Covid-19 pandemic in Southwest Iran: an observational study on 10,440 people

Zahra Rahimi, Gholam Abbas Shirali, Marzieh Araban, Mohammad javad Mohammadi, Bahman Cheraghian

Open Access Research article

Relationship between the duration of smoking and blood pressure in Han and ethnic minority populations: a cross-sectional study in China

Yuelun Zhang, Yunying Feng, Shi Chen, Siyu Liang, Shirui Wang, Ke Xu, Dongping Ning, Xianxian Yuan, Huijuan Zhu, Hui Pan, Guangliang Shan

Open Access Research article

Ethnic disparities in stillbirth risk in Yunnan, China: a prospective cohort study, 2010-2018

Yanpeng Wu, Jianhong Pan, Dong Han, Lixin Li, Yanfei Wu, Rui Liao, Zijie Liu, Dingyun You, Pingyan Chen, Ying Wu

Open Access Research article

Clustering of health-related behaviours within children aged 11–16: a systematic review

Victoria Whitaker, Melissa Oldham, Jennifer Boyd, Hannah Fairbrother, Penny Curtis, Petra Meier, John Holmes

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Predictors of resignation and sick leave after cancer diagnosis among Japanese breast cancer survivors: a cross-sectional study

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Association between food intake and obesity in pregnant women living with and without HIV in Cape Town, South Africa: a prospective cohort study

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Do sexual expectancies and inhibitions predict high-risk sexual behaviours? Evidence from a cross-sectional survey among young psychoactive substance users in informal settlements in Kampala, Uganda

Tonny Ssekamatte, Simon P. S. Kibira, Moses Tetui, John Bosco Isunju, Richard K. Mugambe, Solomon Tsebeni Wafula, Esther Buregyeya, Christine Kayemba Nalwadda, Justine Nnakate Bukenya, Rhoda K. Wanyenze

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Tobacco treatment clinics in urban public housing: feasibility and outcomes of a hands-on tobacco dependence service in the community

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Seasonal variation in lifestyle behavior in Poland: Google searches and market sales analysis

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Operationalising the “One Health” approach in India: facilitators of and barriers to effective cross-sector convergence for zoonoses prevention and control

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Provider Bias in prescribing opioid analgesics: a study of electronic medical Records at a Hospital Emergency Department

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Kelly Amuli, Kim Decabooter, Florence Talrich, Anne Renders, Katrien Beeckman

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Health literacy, health status and health behaviors of German students– study protocol for the “Healthy Habits” cohort study

Martin Lange, Alexandra Löwe, Gerrit Stassen, Andrea Schaller

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Study protocol: behaviour change intervention to promote healthy diet and physical activity in overweight/obese adults with diabetes attending health care facilities in Muscat: a cluster rendomised control trial

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Prevalence and socio-demographic associations of diet and physical activity risk-factors for cardiovascular disease in Bo, Sierra Leone

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The relationship between ambient temperature and fasting plasma glucose, temperature-adjusted type 2 diabetes prevalence and control rate: a series of cross-sectional studies in Guangdong Province, China

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Information needs during an emerging outbreak of meningococcal W135 disease in the Netherlands: a study among teenagers, their parents and healthcare professionals

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Ni Gong, Xiaoyuan Jin, Jing Liao, Yundong Li, Meifen Zhang, Yu Cheng, Dong Xu

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Prevalence and factors associated with PTSD among female urban slum dwellers in Ibadan, Nigeria: a cross-sectional study

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Rapid situational assessment of people who inject drugs (PWID) in Nairobi and coastal regions of Kenya: a respondent driven sampling survey

Francis O. Oguya, Patrick R. Kenya, Francisca Ongecha, Patrick Mureithi, Helgar Musyoka, Nicholas Muraguri, Ben Mundia, Caleb Angira, Mohammed Shose, Taib A. Basheeb, Abdalla Ahmed Mohamed, John P. Oyore, Otieno G. Ochieng, Gabriel O. Dida, Saade Abdalla, Reychard Abdool

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Barriers to the uptake of community-based curative child health services in Ethiopia

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Kaniuwatewara (when we get sick): understanding health-seeking behaviours among the Shawi of the Peruvian Amazon

Alejandra Bussalleu, Pedro Pizango, Nia King, James Ford, I. H. A. C. C. Research Team, Sherilee L. Harper

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Health promotion interventions for African Americans delivered in U.S. barbershops and hair salons- a systematic review

Kelly N. B. Palmer, Patrick S. Rivers, Forest L. Melton, D. Jean McClelland, Jennifer Hatcher, David G. Marrero, Cynthia A. Thomson, David O. Garcia

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Correction to: association between internal migration and epidemic dynamics: an analysis of cause-specific mortality in Kenya and South Africa using health and demographic surveillance data

Carren Ginsburg, Philippe Bocquier, Donatien Béguy, Sulaimon Afolabi, Kathleen Kahn, David Obor, Frank Tanser, Andrew Tomita, Marylene Wamukoya, Mark A. Collinson

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Barriers and facilitators to the use of e-health by older adults: a scoping review

Jessica Wilson, Milena Heinsch, David Betts, Debbie Booth, Frances Kay-Lambkin

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Objectively measured physical activity and sedentary time in children with overweight, obesity and morbid obesity: a cross-sectional analysis

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Perceptions among diabetic patients in the ultra-orthodox Jewish community regarding medication adherence: a qualitative study

Inbar Levkovich, David Rodin, Shiri Shinan-Altman, Mordechai Alperin, Hodaya Stein

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Childhood maltreatment and self-harm in Chinese adolescents: moderation and mediation via resilience

Xin Tian, Jin Lu, Yusan Che, Die Fang, Hailiang Ran, Xingting He, Yanjiao Wang, Tianlan Wang, Xiufeng Xu, Guangya Yang, Yuanyuan Xiao

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Risk perception of COVID-19 among sub-Sahara Africans: a web-based comparative survey of local and diaspora residents

Emmanuel Kwasi Abu, Richard Oloruntoba, Uchechukwu Levi Osuagwu, Dipesh Bhattarai, Chundung Asabe Miner, Piwuna Christopher Goson, Raymond Langsi, Obinna Nwaeze, Timothy G. Chikasirimobi, Godwin O. Ovenseri-Ogbomo, Bernadine N. Ekpenyong, Deborah Donald Charwe, Khathutshelo Percy Mashige, Tanko Ishaya, Kingsley Emwinyore Agho

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Experiences of COVID-19-related anti-Asian discrimination and affective reactions in a multiple race sample of U.S. young adults

Hyeouk Chris Hahm, Casey D. Xavier Hall, Kana Tsurudome Garcia, Anna Cavallino, Yoonsook Ha, Yvette C. Cozier, Cindy Liu

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Influence of insurance type on rate and type of initial concussion-related medical visits among youth

Chris Radlicz, Kenneth Jackson, Amanda Hautmann, Junxin Shi, Jingzhen Yang

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Scrutinize of healthy school canteen policy in Iran’s primary schools: a mixed method study

Mina Babashahi, Nasrin Omidvar, Hassan Joulaei, Azizollaah Zargaraan, Farid Zayeri, Elnaz Veisi, Azam Doustmohammadian, Roya Kelishadi

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“The health equity curse”: ethical tensions in promoting health equity

Bernie Pauly, Tina Revai, Lenora Marcellus, Wanda Martin, Kathy Easton, Marjorie MacDonald

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Mobile health assisted self-monitoring is acceptable for supporting weight loss in rural men: a pragmatic randomized controlled feasibility trial

Christine M. Eisenhauer, Fabiana Brito, Kevin Kupzyk, Aaron Yoder, Fabio Almeida, Rebecca Johnson Beller, Jessica Miller, Patricia A. Hageman

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Rural-urban determinants of vitamin a deficiency among under 5 children in Bangladesh: Evidence from National Survey 2017–18

Md. Moyazzem Hossain, Sabina Yeasmin, Faruq Abdulla, Azizur Rahman

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Spatiotemporal distribution and determinants of delayed first antenatal care visit among reproductive age women in Ethiopia: a spatial and multilevel analysis

Daniel Gashaneh Belay, Fantu Mamo Aragaw, Denekew Tenaw Anley, Yibeltal Shitu Tegegne, Kassahun Alemu Gelaye, Zemenu Tadesse Tessema

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Occupational class differences in outcomes after ischemic stroke: a prospective observational study

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Educational inequalities, urbanicity and levels of non-communicable diseases risk factors: evaluating trends in Argentina (2005–2013)

Santiago Rodríguez López, Usama Bilal, Ana F. Ortigoza, Ana V. Diez-Roux

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Should international borders re-open? The impact of travel restrictions on COVID-19 importation risk

Jessica Liebig, Kamran Najeebullah, Raja Jurdak, Ahmad El Shoghri, Dean Paini

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On-site testing and case management to improve hepatitis C care in drug users: a prospective, longitudinal, multicenter study in the DAA era

Dana Busschots, Rob Bielen, Özgür M. Koc, Leen Heyens, Eefje Dercon, Rita Verrando, Filip Janssens, Luc Van den Bergh, Peter Van Lint, Liesbeth Bruckers, Frederik Nevens, Geert Robaeys

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The correlation between Google trends and salmonellosis

Ming-Yang Wang, Nai-jun Tang

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Process evaluation of a brief messaging intervention to improve diabetes treatment adherence in sub-Saharan Africa

N. Leon, H. Namadingo, S. Cooper, K. Bobrow, C. Mwantisi, M. Nyasulu, N. Sicwebu, A. Crampin, N. Levitt, A. Farmer

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Preceding child survival status and its effect on infant and child mortality in India: An evidence from National Family Health Survey 2015–16

Shobhit Srivastava, Shubhranshu Kumar Upadhyay, Shekhar Chauhan, Manoj Alagarajan

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Md. Moyazzem Hossain, Md. Abdus Sobhan, Azizur Rahman, Sanzida Sharmin Flora, Zahida Sultana Irin

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Global overview of dietary outcomes and dietary intake assessment methods in maritime settings: a systematic review

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Maternal health status and household food security on determining childhood anemia in Bangladesh -a nationwide cross-sectional study

Masum Ali, Md. Ruhul Amin, Johan Jarl, Nick Chisholm, Sanjib Saha

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Health-promoting prisons in the female estate: an analysis of prison inspection data

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Health ambassadors in the workplace: a health promotion intervention mobilizing middle managers and RE-AIM evaluation of outcomes

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The relation between dietary phytochemical index and metabolic syndrome and its components in a large sample of Iranian adults: a population-based study

Azam Ahmadi Vasmehjani, Zahra Darabi, Azadeh Nadjarzadeh, Masoud Mirzaei, Mahdieh Hosseinzadeh

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Forgone care in patients with type 2 diabetes: a cross-sectional study

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Ethnic group differences in obesity in Asian Americans in California, 2013–2014

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Nazih A. Bizri, Walid Alam, Tala Mobayed, Hani Tamim, Maha Makki, Umayya Mushrrafieh

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Socio-economic differences in the uptake of HIV testing and associated factors in South Africa

Sean Jooste, Musawenkosi Mabaso, Myra Taylor, Alicia North, Yolande Shean, Leickness Chisamu Simbayi

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Fine particulate matter constituents associated with emergency room visits for pediatric asthma: a time-stratified case–crossover study in an urban area

Yu-Ni Ho, Fu-Jen Cheng, Ming-Ta Tsai, Chih-Min Tsai, Po-Chun Chuang, Chi-Yung Cheng

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Measuring job stress in transportation workers: psychometric properties, convergent validity and reliability of the ERI and JCQ among professional drivers

Sergio A. Useche, Francisco Alonso, Boris Cendales, Luis Montoro, Javier Llamazares

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Impact of experienced HIV stigma on health is mediated by internalized stigma and depression: results from the people living with HIV stigma index in Ontario

Jason M. Lo Hog Tian, James R. Watson, Francisco Ibáñez-Carrasco, Billy Tran, Janet A. Parsons, Robert G. Maunder, Kiffer G. Card, Stefan Baral, Christian Hui, Anthony R. Boni, Monisola Ajiboye, Joanne D. Lindsay, Sean B. Rourke

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Strategies to reengage patients lost to follow up in HIV care in high income countries, a scoping review

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Analysis of spatial-temporal distribution of notifiable respiratory infectious diseases in Shandong Province, China during 2005–2014

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Electronic media use and sleep in children and adolescents in western countries: a systematic review

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The relationship between postmenopausal women’s body image and the severity of menopausal symptoms

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Opportunities for prevention: a data-linkage study to inform a public health response to youth offending in the Northern Territory, Australia

Vincent Yaofeng He, Bernard Leckning, Catia Malvaso, Tamika Williams, Leanne Liddle, Steven Guthridge

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Behavioral impact of national health campaigns on healthy lifestyle practices among young adults in Singapore: a cross-sectional study

Yong Zhi Khow, Talia Li Yin Lim, Jarret Shoon Phing Ng, Jiaxuan Wu, Chuen Seng Tan, Kee Seng Chia, Nan Luo, Wei Jie Seow

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Understanding perception and acceptance of Sinopharm vaccine and vaccination against COVID–19 in the UAE

Faheem Ahamed, Subhashini Ganesan, Anila James, Walid Abbas Zaher

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A national survey of ambient air pollution health literacy among adult residents of Taiwan

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COVID-19 pandemic spread against countries’ non-pharmaceutical interventions responses: a data-mining driven comparative study

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Current status of premature mortality from four non-communicable diseases and progress towards the Sustainable Development Goal target 3.4: a population-based study in northeast China, 2004–2017

Li Liu, Yanxia Li, Junmin Song, Qian Chen, Shuang Li, Huijuan Mu, Jun Na, Rui Zhang, Liya Yu, Wei Sun, Guowei Pan

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Design, implementation, and evaluation of a PRECEDE-PROCEED model-based intervention for oral and dental health among primary school students of Rafsanjan city: a mixed method study

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Association between intimate partner violence during pregnancy and risk of preterm birth

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Decreasing hospital burden of COVID-19 during the first wave in Regione Lombardia: an emergency measures context

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Vaping during the COVID-19 lockdown period in Belgium

Karolien Adriaens, Dinska Van Gucht, Sven Van Lommel, Frank Baeyens

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Evaluation of a school-based participatory intervention to improve school environments using the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research

April K. Wilhelm, Maria Schwedhelm, Martha Bigelow, Nicole Bates, Mikow Hang, Luis Ortega, Shannon Pergament, Michele L. Allen

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Systematically developing a family-based health promotion intervention for women with prior gestational diabetes based on evidence, theory and co-production: the Face-it study

Helle Terkildsen Maindal, Anne Timm, Inger Katrine Dahl-Petersen, Emma Davidsen, Line Hillersdal, Nanna Husted Jensen, Maja Thøgersen, Dorte Møller Jensen, Per Ovesen, Peter Damm, Ulla Kampmann, Christina Anne Vinter, Elisabeth Reinhardt Mathiesen, Karoline Kragelund Nielsen

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Young migrants’ sexual rights in Sweden: a cross-sectional study

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Global, regional, and national prevalence, disability adjusted life years, and time trends for refraction disorders, 1990–2019: findings from the global burden of disease study 2019

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Supporting mental health and psychosocial wellbeing through social and emotional learning: A participatory study of conflict-affected youth resettled to the U.S.

Lindsay Stark, Mackenzie V. Robinson, Alli Gillespie, Jeremy Aldrich, Wafa Hassan, Michael Wessells, Carine Allaf, Cyril Bennouna

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The individual, place, and wellbeing – a network analysis

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Stakeholder-engaged research: strategies for the prevention and control of overweight and obesity in Kenya

Mary Njeri Wanjau, Lucy W. Kivuti-Bitok, Leopold N. Aminde, J. Lennert Veerman

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Experiences of social stigma among patients tested positive for COVID-19 and their family members: a qualitative study

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Ensuring sustainability of polio immunization in health system transition: lessons from the polio eradication initiative in Indonesia

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Long-term ambient PM2.5 exposure associated with cardiovascular risk factors in Chinese less educated population

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Same-sex behavior disclosure to health care providers associated with greater awareness of pre-exposure prophylaxis

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“Deadly”, “fierce”, “shameful”: notions of antiretroviral therapy, stigma and masculinities intersecting men’s life-course in Blantyre, Malawi

Astrid Berner-Rodoreda, Esther Ngwira, Yussif Alhassan, Boniface Chione, Rosalia Dambe, Till Bärnighausen, Sam Phiri, Miriam Taegtmeyer, Florian Neuhann

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Development and utility of a close contact information management system for the COVID-19 pandemic

Jiali Long, Rong He, Shen Tian, Yefei Luo, Mengmeng Ma, Wen Wang, Yuehong Wei, Jun Yuan

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Structural family factors and bullying at school: a large scale investigation based on a Chinese adolescent sample

Haoran Wang, Yuanyuan Wang, Guosheng Wang, Amanda Wilson, Tingting Jin, Longjun Zhu, Renjie Yu, Shuilan Wang, Weijia Yin, Huihui Song, Shun Li, Qiufang Jia, Xiaobin Zhang, Yong Yang

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Effect of self-employment on the sub-health status and chronic disease of rural migrants in China

Jian Zhou, Qiushi Wu, Zicheng Wang

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The impact of social capital and mental health on medication adherence among older people living with HIV (PLWH)

Lei He, Bin Yu, Jun Yu, Jun Xiong, Yuling Huang, Tian Xie, Qi Chai, Bo Gao, Shujuan Yang

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The little things are big: evaluation of a compassionate community approach for promoting the health of vulnerable persons

Kathryn Pfaff, Heather Krohn, Jamie Crawley, Michelle Howard, Pooya Moradian Zadeh, Felicia Varacalli, Padma Ravi, Deborah Sattler

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Association between cigarette smoking status and voting intentions: Cross sectional surveys in England 2015-2020

Sharon Cox, Jamie Brown, Cheryl McQuire, Frank de Vocht, Emma Beard, Robert West, Lion Shahab

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Health care experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic by race and social determinants of health among adults age ≥ 58 years in the REGARDS study

Emily B. Levitan, Virginia J. Howard, Mary Cushman, Suzanne E. Judd, Stephanie E. Tison, Ya Yuan, Debora Kamin Mukaz, Henry E. Wang, Nathalie Pamir, Timothy B. Plante, Stephen P. Juraschek, Monika M. Safford, Parag Goyal

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Related Factors for Impaired Fasting Glucose in Korean Adults: A Population Based Study

Hyunjin Lee, Bohyun Kim, Youngshin Song

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Psychological experience of patients with confirmed COVID-19 at the initial stage of pandemic in Wuhan, China: a qualitative study

Tiantian Li, Yingjie Hu, Lei Xia, Lihua Wen, Wei Ren, Wei Xia, Jia Wang, Wenzhi Cai, Ling Chen

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Stakeholders perspectives of barriers and facilitators of childhood obesity prevention policies in Iran: A Delphi method study

Shahnaz Taghizadeh, Mahdieh Abbasalizad Farhangi, Rahim Khodayari-Zarnaq

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Risk factors for some tropical diseases in an African country

F.-M. E. Uzoka, C. Akwaowo, C. Nwafor-Okoli, V. Ekpin, C. Nwokoro, M. El Hussein, J. Osuji, F. Aladi, B. Akinnuwesi, T. F. Akpelishi

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Satisfaction with life among university students from nine countries: Cross-national study during the first wave of COVID-19 pandemic

Aleksandra M. Rogowska, Dominika Ochnik, Cezary Kuśnierz, Monika Jakubiak, Astrid Schütz, Marco J. Held, Ana Arzenšek, Joy Benatov, Rony Berger, Elena V. Korchagina, Iuliia Pavlova, Ivana Blažková, Zdeňka Konečná, Imran Aslan, Orhan Çınar, Yonni Angel Cuero-Acosta

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Ghanaian women’s knowledge on whether malaria treatment is covered by the national health insurance: A multilevel regression analysis of national data

Edward Kwabena Ameyaw, Linus Baatiema, Bright Opoku Ahinkorah, Abdul-Aziz Seidu, Jerry Paul Ninnoni , John Kuumuori Ganle

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The burden of mental health illnesses in Kerala: a secondary analysis of reported data from 2002 to 2018

Jaison Joseph, D. Hari Sankar, Devaki Nambiar

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The role of local business employees and community members in the HIV risk environment of female sex workers in an urban setting: associations between negative interactions and inconsistent condom use

Susan G. Sherman, Catherine Tomko, Bradley E. Silberzahn, Rebecca Hamilton White, Danielle Friedman Nestadt, Emily Clouse, Katherine Haney, Noya Galai

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Stakeholder perspectives on adapting and disseminating Ghana’s physical activity guidelines: a qualitative study

Laura E. Balis, Kwame Kesse Adjei, Solomon Nyame, Jones Opoku Mensah, Kwaku Poku Asante

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The effects of smoking, regular drinking, and unhealthy weight on health care utilization in China

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Anne Perrocheau, Hannah Brindle, Chrissy Roberts, Srinivas Murthy, Sharmila Shetty, Antonio Isidro Carrion Martin, Michael Marks, Karl Schenkel, Anne Perrocheau, Srinivas Murthy, Karl Schenkel, Hannah Brindle, Chrissy Roberts, Michael Marks

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Physical activity levels after low anterior resection for rectal cancer: one-year follow-up

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Children and parents’ perspectives of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Ontario children’s physical activity, play, and sport behaviours

Monika Szpunar, Leigh M. Vanderloo, Brianne A. Bruijns, Stephanie Truelove, Shauna M. Burke, Jason Gilliland, Jennifer D. Irwin, Patricia Tucker

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Ten years of China’s new healthcare reform: a longitudinal study on changes in health resources

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Facilitators and barriers to antiretroviral therapy adherence among HIV-positive adolescents living in Tanzania

Cosette Audi, Ola Jahanpour, Gretchen Antelman, Laura Guay, Mastidia Rutaihwa, Roland van de Ven, Godfrey Woelk, Sarah J. Baird

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Non-communicable diseases in the southwest of Iran: profile and baseline data from the Shahrekord PERSIAN Cohort Study

Ali Ahmadi, Majid Shirani, Arsalan Khaledifar, Morteza Hashemzadeh, Kamal Solati, Soleiman Kheiri, Mehraban Sadeghi, Abdollah Mohammadian-Hafshejani, Hadi Raeisi Shahraki, Alireza Asgharzadeh, Ali Zamen Salehifard, Masoumeh Mousavi, Elaheh Zarean, Reza Goujani, Seyed Saeed Hashemi Nazari, Hossein Poustchi, Pierre-Antoine Dugué

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Emma Smirk, Hajar Mazahery, Cathryn A. Conlon, Kathryn L. Beck, Cheryl Gammon, Owen Mugridge, Pamela R. von Hurst

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Acceptability and fidelity of a psychosocial intervention (PROACTIVE) for older adults with depression in a basic health unit in São Paulo, Brazil: a qualitative study

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Sickness absence and disability pension among injured working-aged pedestrians - a population-based Swedish register study

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“The Real Cost” Smokeless campaign: changes in beliefs about smokeless tobacco among rural boys, a longitudinal randomized controlled field trial

Matthew C. Farrelly, Nathaniel H. Taylor, James M. Nonnemaker, Alexandria A. Smith, Janine C. Delahanty, Xiaoquan Zhao

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A critique of the English national policy from a social determinants of health perspective using a realist and problem representation approach: the ‘Childhood Obesity: a plan for action’ (2016, 2018, 2019)

Naomi Griffin, Sophie M. Phillips, Frances Hillier-Brown, Jonathan Wistow, Hannah Fairbrother, Eleanor Holding, Katie Powell, Carolyn Summerbell

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Trend on dental caries status and its risk indicators in children aged 12 years in China: a multilevel analysis based on the repeated national cross-sectional surveys in 2005 and 2015

Fei Li, Si-Cheng Wu, Zhi-Yuan Zhang, Edward Chin Man Lo, Wen-Jia Gu, Dan-Ying Tao, Xing Wang, Bao-Jun Tai, De-Yu Hu, Huan-Cai Lin, Bo Wang, Yan Si, Chun-Xiao Wang, Shu-Guo Zheng, Xue-Nan Liu, Wen-Sheng Rong, Wei-Jian Wang, Xi-Ping Feng, Hai-Xia Lu

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A multifaceted approach increased staff confidence to develop outside of school hours care as a health promoting setting

Karen Forde, Leesa Costello, Amanda Devine, Ros Sambell, Ruth Wallace

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Human-centered design process and solutions to promote malaria testing and treatment seeking behavior in Guyana hinterlands

Shirley D. Yan, Joann Simpson, Lyndsey Mitchum, Jennifer Orkis, TrishAnn Davis, Sean Wilson, Neil Trotman, Helen Imhoff, Horace Cox, Gabrielle Hunter, Bolanle Olapeju, Camille Adams, J. Douglas Storey

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Agenda-setting of tobacco control policy in Iran: a retrospective policy analysis study

Hamid Ravaghi, Sogand Tourani, Rahim Khodayari-Zarnaq, Baharak Aghapour, Azita Pishgoo, Jalal Arabloo

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Correlates of screen-based behaviors among adults from the 2019 Brazilian National Health Survey

Danilo R. Silva, Paul Collings, Raphael H. O. Araujo, Luciana L. Barboza, Célia L. Szwarcwald, André O. Werneck

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Association between sedentary time and sleep quality based on the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index among South Korean adults

Sung Hoon Jeong, Bich Na Jang, Seung Hoon Kim, Gyu Ri Kim, Eun-Cheol Park, Sung-In Jang

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A qualitative exploration of the impact of COVID-19 on food decisions of economically disadvantaged families in Northern Ireland

Eleni Spyreli, Michelle C. McKinley, Jayne V. Woodside, Colette Kelly

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Intimate partner violence during COVID-19 lockdown in Norway: the increase of police reports

Merete Berg Nesset, Camilla Buch Gudde, Gro Elisabet Mentzoni, Tom Palmstierna

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A whole system approach to increasing children’s physical activity in a multi-ethnic UK city: a process evaluation protocol

Jennifer Hall, Daniel D. Bingham, Amanda Seims, Sufyan Abid Dogra, Jan Burkhardt, James Nobles, Jim McKenna, Maria Bryant, Sally E. Barber, Andy Daly-Smith

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The performance of COVID-19 Surveillance System as timely containment strategy in Western Oromia, Ethiopia

Afework Tamiru, Bikila Regassa, Tamirat Alemu, Zenebu Begna

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Wakȟáŋyeža (Little Holy One) - an intergenerational intervention for Native American parents and children: a protocol for a randomized controlled trial with embedded single-case experimental design 

Teresa Brockie, Emily E. Haroz, Katie E. Nelson, Mary Cwik, Ellie Decker, Adriann Ricker, Shea Littlepage, Justin Mayhew, Deborah Wilson, Lawrence Wetsit, Allison Barlow

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Promoting gender equity in very young adolescents: targeting a window of opportunity for social emotional learning and identity development

Megan Cherewick, Sarah Lebu, Christine Su, Lisa Richards, Prosper F. Njau, Ronald E. Dahl

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Discussing parenthood with gay men diagnosed with HIV: a qualitative study of patient and healthcare practitioner perspectives

Robert Pralat, Jane Anderson, Fiona Burns, Elizabeth Yarrow, Tristan J. Barber

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Application of the extended theory of planned behavior to understand Chinese students’ intention to improve their oral health behaviors: a cross-sectional study

Hongyan Shi, Jingya Wang, Rui Huang, Jie Zhao, Yuxin Zhang, Nan Jiang, Tetsuya Tanimoto, Akihiko Ozaki, Chunhai Shao, Jiwei Wang, Xiang He, Xiaoming Xu

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Effects of a four-year health systems intervention on the use of maternal and infant health services: results from a programme evaluation in two districts of rural Chad

Séverine Erismann, Jean-Pierre Gami, Boukari Ouedraogo, Damien Revault, Helen Prytherch, Filippo Lechthaler

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Validation of the EQ-5D in Taiwan using item response theory

Tzu-Hung Liu, Andrew D. Ho, Yu-Tien Hsu, Chih-Cheng Hsu

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Rachel S. Purvis, Don E. Willis, Ramey Moore, Cari Bogulski, Pearl A. McElfish

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S. Joshi, K. D’Onise, R. Nolan, S. Davis, K. Glass, K. Lokuge

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The association of workplace smoke-free policies on individual smoking and quitting-related behaviours

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Effectiveness of exercise interventions on mental health and health-related quality of life in women with polycystic ovary syndrome: a systematic review

Rhiannon K. Patten, Michaela C. Pascoe, Alba Moreno-Asso, Russell A. Boyle, Nigel K. Stepto, Alexandra G. Parker

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Multimorbidity and tooth loss: the Brazilian National Health Survey, 2019

Rafael Aiello Bomfim, Andreia Morales Cascaes, Cesar de Oliveira

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Manjiri Pawaskar, Estelle Méroc, Salome Samant, Elmira Flem, Goran Bencina, Margarita Riera-Montes, Ulrich Heininger

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Marcel Ballin, Oskar Antonsson, Viktor Rosenqvist, Peter Nordström, Anna Nordström

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Determinants of stakeholders’ attitudes and intentions toward supporting the use of Wolbachia-infected Aedes mosquitoes for dengue control

Ahmad Firdhaus Arham, Latifah Amin, Muhammad Adzran Che Mustapa, Zurina Mahadi, Mashitoh Yaacob, Maznah Ibrahim

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Reducing behavioral health symptoms by addressing minority stressors in LGBTQ adolescents: a randomized controlled trial of Proud & Empowered

Jeremy T. Goldbach, Harmony Rhoades, Mary Rose Mamey, John Senese, Peter Karys, Flavio F. Marsiglia

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Factors associated with antihypertensive medication use and blood pressure control in a rural area in Bangladesh: baseline data from a cluster randomised control trial

Fakir M. Amirul Islam, Elisabeth A. Lambert, Sheikh Mohammed Shariful Islam, M. Ariful Islam, Ralph Maddison, Bruce Thompson, Gavin W. Lambert

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Capture - recapture based study on the completeness of smear positive pulmonary tuberculosis reporting in southwest Iran during 2016

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From urban neighbourhood environments to cognitive health: a cross-sectional analysis of the role of physical activity and sedentary behaviours

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On-site personal protective equipment signage and use by road construction workers in Ghana: a comparative study of foreign- and locally-owned companies

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Development of an observational - perceptual heat strain risk assessment (OPHSRA) index and its validation

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Lucía Lema-Gómez, Carlos Mario Arango-Paternina, Cleiber Eusse-López, Jorge Petro, Jose Petro-Petro, Milton López-Sánchez, Willinton Watts-Fernández, Fabio Perea-Velásquez

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Social determinants and spatio-temporal variation of Ischemic Heart Disease in Manitoba

Justin Dyck, Robert Tate, Julia Uhanova, Mahmoud Torabi

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Understanding the sociodemographic factors associated with intention to receive SMS messages for health information in a rural area of Bangladesh

Fakir M Amirul Islam, Elisabeth A Lambert, Sheikh Mohammed Shariful Islam, M Arzan Hosen, Bruce R Thompson, Gavin W Lambert

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Psychological distress, burnout, and coping strategies among Nigerian primary school teachers: a school-based cross-sectional study

Eyuche Lawretta Ozoemena, Olaoluwa Samson Agbaje, Levi Ogundu, Amaka Harry Ononuju, Prince Christian Iheanachor Umoke, Cylia Nkechi Iweama, George Usman Kato, Augustina Chikaodili Isabu, Akor John Obute

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Women’s experiences of safety apps for sexualized violence: a narrative scoping review

Nicole Doria, Christine Ausman, Susan Wilson, Annalisa Consalvo, Jad Sinno, Leah Boulos, Matthew Numer

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Correction to: Economic evaluation of patient costs associated with tuberculosis diagnosis and care in Solomon Islands

Kerri Viney, Noel Itogo, Takuya Yamanaka, Ridha Jebeniani, Anupama Hazarika, Fukushi Morishita, Nobuyuki Nishikiori, Susana Vaz Nery