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  1. Intimate partner violence is the most common form of violence experienced by women. It has detrimental consequences. A range of determinants cause intimate partner violence and to reduce it, effective interven...

    Authors: Haizana Parween Reyal, Manuja Niranshi Perera and G. N. Duminda Guruge
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2024 24:1417
  2. Despite the increasing incidence of colorectal cancer (CRC) in the Egyptian population, it still seems that there is a significant lack of awareness regarding the disease. This study aimed to assess the Egypti...

    Authors: Sania Ali Yehia, Mohamed Alboraie, Reham Ashour, Dalia Hassan, Reem Ezzat, Fathiya El-Raey, Mohammed Tag-Adeen, Mohamed Abdelaziz, Sabry Asfour, Abeer Abdellatef, Nermeen Abdeen, Rasha Elsayed and Sally Waheed Elkhadry
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2024 24:1415
  3. Mindfulness-based interventions have been tested to be the effective approach for preventing/reducing burnout in medical students. Therefore, this systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to synthesize the sc...

    Authors: Zhizhuo Wang, Peiyun Wu, Yutong Hou, Jing Guo and Cheng Lin
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2024 24:1414
  4. To explore the factors affecting delayed medical decision-making in older patients with acute ischemic stroke (AIS) using logistic regression analysis and the Light Gradient Boosting Machine (LightGBM) algorit...

    Authors: Zhenwen Sheng, Jinke Kuang, Li Yang, Guiyun Wang, Cuihong Gu, Yanxia Qi, Ruowei Wang, Yuehua Han, Jiaojiao Li and Xia Wang
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2024 24:1413
  5. Parental depression is a significant problem that negatively affects parents’ welfare and influences family dynamics, children’s academic and health behaviors, and mental health. However, there is limited evid...

    Authors: Sung-In Kim, Sung Min Kim, Sun Jae Park, Jihun Song, Jaewon Lee, Kyae Hyung Kim and Sang Min Park
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2024 24:1412
  6. Preterm birth (PTB) is an important predictor of perinatal morbidity and mortality. Previous researches have reported a correlation between air pollution and an increased risk of preterm birth. However, the sp...

    Authors: Xin Ming, Yunping Yang, Yannan Li, Ziyi He, Xiaoqin Tian, Jin Cheng and Wenzheng Zhou
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2024 24:1411
  7. Capacity building may play an important role in improving classroom teachers’ and early childhood educators’ (ECE) capacity to implement physical activity and FMS interventions. Capacity building is the develo...

    Authors: Matthew Bourke, Ameena Haddara, Aidan Loh, Kendall A Saravanamuttoo, Brianne A Bruijns and Patricia Tucker
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2024 24:1409
  8. To target public health obesity prevention, we need to predict who might become obese i.e. predictors of increasing Body Mass Index (BMI) or obesity incidence. Predictors of incidence may be distinct from more...

    Authors: Ruth Salway, Miranda Armstrong, Jeevitha Mariapun, Daniel D Reidpath, Sophia Brady, Mohamed Shajahan Yasin, Tin Tin Su and Laura Johnson
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2024 24:1408
  9. Substance use is an escalating public health problem in South Africa resulting in risky behaviours and poor educational attainment among adolescents. There is a huge battle to overcome substance use among lear...

    Authors: Linda Shuro and Firdouza Waggie
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2024 24:1407
  10. No study has concentrated on the association of LE8 with cancer risk and death. We aim to examine the association of LE8 with death and cancer.

    Authors: Jinguo Jiang, Ning Ning, Yang Liu, Zhiwei Cai, Maoxiang Zhao, Xinyi Peng, Liuxin Li, Shuohua Chen, Jing Wang, Feng Wang, Xueying Qin, Yanan Ma and Shouling Wu
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2024 24:1406
  11. This study aimed to analyze the trends and burden of occupational exposure to asbestos in the United States (U.S.) from 1990 to 2019, focusing on mortality rates, geographic distribution, age and sex patterns,...

    Authors: Xujun Li, Xin Su, Li Wei, Junhang Zhang, Donglei Shi and Zhaojun Wang
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2024 24:1404
  12. Patients with HIV consult traditional healers (THs). These THs can both delay care for people living with HIV (PLHIV) and transmit HIV through poor infection control practices. The main objective of this study...

    Authors: Célestin Kyambikwa Bisangamo, Nessrin Ahmed El-Nimr, Patrick Milabyo Kyamusugulwa, Iman Mohamed Helmy Wahdan and Zahira Metwally Gad
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2024 24:1403
  13. Prior research has showed the importance of providing integrated support services to prevent and reduce youth not in education, employment, or training (NEET) related challenges. There is limited evidence on N...

    Authors: Meaghen Quinlan-Davidson, Mahalia Dixon, Gina Chinnery, Lisa D. Hawke, Srividya Iyer, Katherine Moxness, Matthew Prebeg, Lehana Thabane and J. L. Henderson
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2024 24:1402
  14. The vaccination status of post-stroke patients, who are at high risk of severe outcomes from Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), is a significant concern, yet it remains unclear. We a...

    Authors: Peng Hu, Ying-Hai Zhu, Chuan-Chuan Bai, Wei Wang, Duo Li, Lei Cao, Yan-Qing Huang, Tian Heng, Xiao-Han Zhou, Tao Liu, Ya-Xi Luo and Xiu-Qing Yao
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2024 24:1401
  15. Underweight is a public health problem globally, and more severe in South Sudan with wide sub-regional differences. In Nimule border town, which represents other border towns in South Sudan, data on underweigh...

    Authors: Francis Eriga, Godfrey Gulom and John Bosco Alege
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2024 24:1400
  16. Influenza is a highly contagious respiratory disease that presents a significant challenge to public health globally. Therefore, effective influenza prediction and prevention are crucial for the timely allocat...

    Authors: Qingquan Chen, Xiaoyan Zheng, Huanhuan Shi, Quan Zhou, Haiping Hu, Mengcai Sun, Youqiong Xu and Xiaoyang Zhang
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2024 24:1399
  17. This study investigates the subjective perceptions of food poverty in Germany by analysing Twitter discourse using the German-language hashtag #IchBinArmutsbetroffen (#IamPovertyAffected) and examines the exte...

    Authors: Tina Bartelmeß, Mirco Schönfeld and Jürgen Pfeffer
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2024 24:1398
  18. The real-world tuberculosis (TB) surveillance data was generally incomplete due to underreporting and underdiagnosis. The inventory study aimed to assess and quantify the incompletion of surveillance systems i...

    Authors: Jinou Chen, Yubing Qiu, Wei Wu, Ying Pan, Rui Yang, Ling Li, Yunbin Yang, Kunyun Lu and Lin Xu
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2024 24:1397
  19. The incidence of neuroendocrine neoplasms (NENs) is rising rapidly worldwide. However, there are few reports on these heterogeneous diseases in China. Our study aimed to explore the epidemiological characteris...

    Authors: Yujia Chi, Shuo Liu, Jianwei Zhang, Huichao Li, Lei Yang, Xi Zhang, Haoxin Li, Qingyu Li, Ning Wang, Ming Lu and Minglei Zhuo
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2024 24:1396
  20. Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) consists of two main types: Crohn’s disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC). The epidemiology of IBD patients has not been comprehensively studied in EMRO countries; therefore...

    Authors: Zahra Momayez Sanat, Homayoon Vahedi, Reza Malekzadeh and Zeinab Fanni
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2024 24:1395
  21. The COVID-19 pandemic, caused by SARS-CoV-2, was one of the greatest modern public health crises that the world has faced. Countries undertook sweeping public health and social measures (PHSM); including envir...

    Authors: Saki Kawamitsu, Tin Zar Win, Su Myat Han, Tomoka Nakamura, Melissa Jogie and Chris Smith
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2024 24:1393
  22. Intimate partner violence (IPV) is recognized as a main public health challenge, with serious consequences for women’s physical, mental, sexual, and reproductive health. Despite its public health importance, m...

    Authors: Teshale Mulatu, Yadeta Dessie and Muluemebet Abera
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2024 24:1391
  23. Premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) is a condition causing severe emotional, physical, and behavioral symptoms before menstruation. It greatly hinders daily activities, affecting academic and interpersonal ...

    Authors: Aklile Tsega Chekol, Yared Reta, Fikadu Ayinewa, Lielina Hailu, Mulualem Tesema and Mastewal Aschale Wale
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2024 24:1390
  24. The COVID-19 pandemic led to vast changes in working life and conditions in which we work. These changes may affect people with multiple sclerosis (PwMS) differently. We aimed to describe the working situation...

    Authors: Chantelle Murley, Jessica Dervish, Alejandra Machado, Veronica Svärd, Agneta Wennman-Larsen, Jan Hillert and Emilie Friberg
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2024 24:1389
  25. Previous research has suggested that engaging in regular physical activity (PA) can help to reduce symptoms of depression and anxiety in university students. However, there is a lack of evidence regarding the ...

    Authors: Yulan Zhou, Zan Huang, Yanjie Liu and Dongao Liu
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2024 24:1388
  26. For accessing dental care in Canada, approximately 62% of the population has employment-based insurance, 6% have some publicly funded coverage, and 32% have to pay out-of pocket. Those with no insurance or pub...

    Authors: Venkata R. Duvvuri, Mona Abdelrehim and Sonica Singhal
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2024 24:1386
  27. Identifying patients at increased risk of loss to follow-up (LTFU) is key to developing strategies to optimize the clinical management of tuberculosis (TB). The use of national registry data in prediction mode...

    Authors: Moreno M. S. Rodrigues, Beatriz Barreto-Duarte, Caian L. Vinhaes, Mariana Araújo-Pereira, Eduardo R. Fukutani, Keityane Bone Bergamaschi, Afrânio Kristki, Marcelo Cordeiro-Santos, Valeria C. Rolla, Timothy R. Sterling, Artur T. L. Queiroz and Bruno B. Andrade
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2024 24:1385
  28. In Fiji, packaged foods are becoming increasingly available. However, it is unknown if nutrition composition of these foods has changed. This study aims to assess changes in energy, nutrient content and health...

    Authors: Aliyah Palu, Joseph Alvin Santos, Ana Moala Silatolu, Alvina Deo, Colin Bell, Gade Waqa, Jacqui Webster and Briar L. McKenzie
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2024 24:1383
  29. Positive self-perception of aging (SPA) is a well-known predictor of longevity, while how and to what extent SPA is linked with all-cause mortality among older adults is still unclear. This study aims to eluci...

    Authors: Junling Gao, Huashuai Chen, Hao Chen, Yingwei Chen, Jixiang Xu, Yujie Wang and Zhizhong Wang
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2024 24:1382
  30. The goal of epilepsy treatment is not only to control convulsive seizures but also to improve the quality of life of patients. This study aimed to investigate personality changes and the risk factors for their...

    Authors: Jiaai Li, Salamaitiguli Mijiti, Yinyin Xie, Jingqi Lin, Lixia Zhu and Hongmei Meng
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2024 24:1381
  31. Handwashing is the first line of hygiene measures and one of the oldest methods of preventing the spread of infectious diseases. Despite its efficacy in the health system, handwashing is often inadequately pra...

    Authors: Sylvain Gnamien Traoré, Gilbert Fokou, Affou Séraphin Wognin, Semone Annick Gertrude Dié, Nogbou Andetchi Aubin Amanzou, Kathrin Heitz-Tokpa, Sopi Mathilde Tetchi, Malik Orou Seko, Aimé Roland Sanhoun, Adjaratou Traoré, Etilé Augustin Anoh, Issaka Tiembre, Marina Koussemon-Camara, Chantal Akoua-Koffi and Bassirou Bonfoh
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2024 24:1380
  32. Physical behaviors such physical activity, sedentary behavior, and sleep are associated with mortality, but there is a lack of epidemiological data and knowledge using device-measured physical behaviors.

    Authors: Abdulrahman I. Alaqil, Borja del Pozo Cruz, Shaima A. Alothman, Matthew N. Ahmadi, Paolo Caserotti, Hazzaa M. Al-Hazzaa, Andreas Holtermann, Emmanuel Stamatakis and Nidhi Gupta
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2024 24:1379
  33. Understanding the intricate influences of risk factors contributing to suicide among young individuals remains a challenge. The current study employed interpretable machine learning and network analysis to unr...

    Authors: Junsong Lu, Yan Jin, Sugai Liang, Qiang Wang, Xiaojing Li and Tao Li
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2024 24:1378
  34. Extreme weather events like heatwaves and fine particulate matter (PM2.5) have a synergistic effect on mortality, but research on the synergistic effect of cold waves and PM2.5 on outpatient visits for respirator...

    Authors: Zhenxu Ning, Shuzhen He, Xinghao Liao, Chunguang Ma and Jing Wu
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2024 24:1377
  35. The small Atlantic island of St Helena is a United Kingdom Overseas Territory (UKOT) with a high prevalence of childhood obesity (over a quarter of 4–5 and 10–11 year olds) and, anecdotally, adulthood obesity ...

    Authors: Brittney MacKinlay, Kate Heneghan, Alexandra J. Potts, Duncan Radley, George Sanders and Ian F. Walker
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2024 24:1376
  36. Not being in employment, education, or training (NEET) is associated with poor health (physical and mental) and social exclusion. We investigated whether England’s statutory school readiness measure conducted ...

    Authors: Matthew Warburton, Megan L. Wood, Kuldeep Sohal, John Wright, Mark Mon-Williams and Amy L. Atkinson
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2024 24:1375
  37. The European Union (EU) faces many health-related challenges. Burden of diseases information and the resulting trends over time are essential for health planning. This paper reports estimates of disease burden...

    Authors: João Vasco Santos, Alicia Padron-Monedero, Boris Bikbov, Diana Alecsandra Grad, Dietrich Plass, Enkeleint A. Mechili, Federica Gazzelloni, Florian Fischer, Gerhard Sulo, Che Henry Ngwa, Isabel Noguer-Zambrano, José L. Peñalvo, Juanita A. Haagsma, Katarzyna Kissimova-Skarbek, Lorenzo Monasta, Nermin Ghith…
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2024 24:1374
  38. Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and urinary incontinence (UI) are both highly prevalent and age-related diseases. Nevertheless, the link between NAFLD and UI is unclear. Hence, the study was designed...

    Authors: Xinyuan Li, Weiwei Zhou and Guangsheng Hu
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2024 24:1373
  39. The unknownness and dread potential of a risk event shapes its perceived risk. A public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC) declaration by the World Health Organisation (WHO) is a signal for such...

    Authors: Jason Dean-Chen Yin and Juliana Nga-Man Lui
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2024 24:1372
  40. In Indonesia, chronic malnutrition leading to stunted growth in children represents a significant issue within the public health domain. The prevalence of stunting varies between urban and rural areas, reflect...

    Authors: Issara Siramaneerat, Erni Astutik, Farid Agushybana, Pimnapat Bhumkittipich and Wanjai Lamprom
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2024 24:1371
  41. Aldosterone plays important parts in development of cardio-metabolic diseases as end product of renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system. However, factors elevating circulating aldosterone are not clear, and lifes...

    Authors: Adalaiti Maitituersun, Mulalibieke Heizhati, Nanfang Li, Lin Gan, Mei Li, Ling Yao, Wenbo Yang, Shasha Liu, Xiayire Aierken, Hui Wang, Miaomiao Liu, Jing Hong, Ting Wu, Delian Zhang and Qing Zhu
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2024 24:1370
  42. For healthcare delivery to be optimally effective, health systems must possess adequate levels and we must ensure a fair distribution of human resources aimed at healthcare facilities. We conducted a scoping r...

    Authors: Vini Mehta, Puneeta Ajmera, Sheetal Kalra, Mohammad Miraj, Ruchika Gallani, Riyaz Ahamed Shaik, Hashem Abu Serhan and Ranjit Sah
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2024 24:1368
  43. Computed Tomography (CT) or Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) are considered gold standards for measuring visceral fat area (VFA). However, their relatively high prices and potential radiation exposure limit th...

    Authors: Chao Li, Liankun Zeng, Miaosheng Li, Kang Deng, Die Zhou, Rutao Liang, Xiaoshu Zhang, Zhihui Hu, Ai Luo, Chunling Chen, Qi Chen, Wenlong Wei, Wangen Li and Zhuoqing Hu
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2024 24:1364

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