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The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in a major health crisis, one that left the US healthcare system overburdened and with persisting health disparities between certain groups. A group that was and remains dispropo...
Hypertension (HTN) represents a significant public health concern, having reached epidemic proportions globally. This study conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to derive pooled estimates for region...
In this study, we examined the longitudinal trajectories of falls and physical activity statuses among older adults and identified factors associated with state transitions.
The Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic caused considerable panic and anxiety among health workers in all countries of the world, including Nigeria. This study aimed to identify the spatial clustering for prevalen...
Cigarette smoking causes many serious diseases, including lung cancer, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), mouth cancer, and tobacco-related heart disease. For adults who smoke and are unable or unwi...
Disabled people face barriers to accessing sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services. There is evidence that the general population had difficulty accessing SRH services during COVID-19 but it remains uncl...
The association between the American Heart Association (AHA) Life's Essential 7 (LE7) score and the risk of precancerous colorectal lesions remains unclear. The aim of this study was to explore the association...
In public health, the scaling up of interventions can bring progress for the health of populations on the basis of promising experiments, by meeting major health, ethical and economic challenges. However, ther...
Menstruation involve intricate physiological, social, cultural, religious, and psychological factors that deeply impact women and girls globally. Disparities in access to menstrual products, facilities, inform...
According to the selection criteria outlined in China’s current basic medical insurance system, the majority of drugs for rare diseases fail to meet the requirements for inclusion. Consequently, patients with ...
Subjective health complaints (SHCs) are symptoms from various organs that do not have an obvious explanation. Immigrants in Western countries are often exposed to multiple stressors that may trigger SHCs. Incr...
Resilience strongly predicts health and wellbeing across populations, but mediating pathways may vary between cultural and socioeconomic contexts. This scoping review examines the mediating variables that expl...
Vaccine hesitancy has been increasing both in Türkiye and worldwide, posing a growing challenge to public health efforts.
Heavy metal exposure is a public health problem, especially in vulnerable populations such as children. A growing body of scholarly research sheds light on the issue of heavy metal exposure among children. How...
Communities of South Asian origin in high-income countries experience a significantly high prevalence of mental health disorders relative to other migrant populations. Emerging evidence highlights socio-cultur...
Depression is one of the main contributors to the global burden of disease. Data on depression in low- and middle-income countries are still lacking, making optimal intervention planning and programming diffic...
Increasing evidence has shown that there was an association between arthritis and metabolism and circadian rhythms. Circadian syndrome (CircS) can serve as an overarching indicator of circadian and metabolic d...
Sensory impairments impact public health both the health and quality of life among middle-aged and older adults. However, in China there is little awareness of the impact of sensory disabilities. In this study...
We aimed to obtain general population-based Korean reference values for the Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) Physical Function (PF) item bank v2.0 and to compare them with US a...
Suicide remains a critical public health issue worldwide. In Iran, particularly in the western province of Kermanshah, forced marriage and domestic violence are prevalent social problems that may contribute to...
Electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) use is rising among young adults in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. While marketed as safer alternatives to smoking, their impact on eating behaviors...
COVID-19 pandemic produced an important decrease in life expectancy at birth (LE) in 2020 in Western European countries, which has only been recovered in 2023. Spain has the highest LE in the European Union in...
Mothers play a pivotal role in early childhood development (ECD), and mass media serves as a key channel for shaping maternal knowledge and practices.
Black people in the United States have the highest rates of heart failure, and the worst outcomes of any racial/ethnic group which has been linked to both sociostructural (e.g. racism, poverty, food deserts) a...
The prevalence of suicide has increased in recent years, and understanding the factors that contribute to this can help prevent suicide. This study aimed to determine the status of suicide literacy and suicide...
Long COVID affects patients’ daily functioning and activity participation. However, gender-specific differences remain insufficiently explored despite well-documented effects of gender on health outcomes. This...
Stroke is a major global cause of death, disability, and socioeconomic burden. This study analyzed long-term trends in burden of stroke attributable to high systolic blood pressure (HSBP), to evaluate the effe...
Pregnancy increases the risk of homicide, particularly for women facing intimate partner violence (IPV). Limited existing data suggests significant variation by state.
Since 2005, health policymakers in Iran have focused on the rural family physician plan to minimize unnecessary specialist referrals and enhance both efficiency and equitable access to services. In September 2...
Symptoms of depression and anxiety are common among Spanish university students. Minimally guided online interventions have shown promise in reducing symptomatology and preventing increased mental distress. He...
Brain injury (BI) is the largest cause of mortality and morbidity among children and can lead to significant cognitive, social, emotional and behavioural deficits. There has been an absence of research examini...
This study aimed to investigate the knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) regarding strabismus among parents whose children have strabismus.
Urbanisation and food system transformations in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) are reshaping local food retail environments, influencing diets and nutrition outcomes. The expansion of ultra-processed...
In Nigeria, cardiovascular diseases, especially hypertension, are on the rise. This increase in hypertension correlates with more strokes, significantly impacting mortality. Since hypertension often persists i...
The COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy continuum reflects an individual decision-making process regarding vaccination, ranging from fully willing to accept the vaccine to outright refusal. This study assessed COVID-19...
Diabetes represents a significant public health challenge in China. This comprehensive meta-analysis systematically investigated temporal patterns in diabetes prevalence and evaluated key modifiable risk facto...
Retirement is a major transition in aging, with changes in routine, identity, finances, and social connections, and subsequently mental and physical health. It is possible that the transition through retiremen...
Kidney stones are widely prevalent throughout the world and impose a significant economic and medical burden on individuals and society. The aim of this study was to analyze the association between Life’s Esse...
The original article was published in BMC Public Health 2025 25:520
Stress is gender-specific and differs between in infertile women and men Therefore, according to the importance of this issue, this systematic review and meta-analysis was conducted to investigate the differen...
One of the most studied social phenomena since the emergence of the covid-19 pandemic is trust. This renewed interest demonstrates the crucial role of trust in crises management. Unfortunately, most of the stu...
Caregivers of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) encounter multiple challenges, increasing their risk of experiencing a low quality of life (QOL). Therefore, this study aims to examine the QOL among ...
Questionnaires for research that involve diverse populations require inclusive language. There are few guidelines to assist researchers in minimizing social and cultural biases in data collection materials; su...
Frailty was associated with neurological disorders, but has not been extrapolated to migraine. It’s unclear whether maintaining healthy sleep mitigates this association. We examined the independent, joint, and...
To investigate the epidemiological characteristics and associated factors of small for gestational age ( SGA) in Hebei China.
Suicidal behaviour is highly prevalent in prisons. The VigilanS programme is a brief contact intervention that is now recognized as a pillar of France’s national suicide prevention strategy. This study aimed to e...
This study examined the socioeconomic disparities across Iran’s provinces regarding health measures for urological cancers, including bladder, kidney, prostate, and testicular cancers.
Most food and nutrition-based interventions are abandoned within two years of implementation due to a lack of secure long-term funding and political volatilities. Social enterprise structures are a potential s...
Despite legal restrictions, e-cigarette use is rapidly expanding in Chile, driven by informal sales and weak enforcement. Classified as pharmaceutical products, e-cigarettes are technically prohibited for comm...
Rates of type 2 diabetes in children and young people are rising worldwide; however, the role of lifestyle factors in the management of type 2 diabetes are less clear for this age group. The purpose of this sy...
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