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Aquatic foods are micronutrient-rich and utilised by coastal communities across the globe. However, the contribution of aquatic foods sourced from mangroves to nutrient intake is relatively unknown, despite th...
Microplastic (MP) contamination has emerged as a critical global concern. The most effective approach to mitigating this issue involves substantially minimizing the release of plastic waste into the environmen...
The Portfolio Diet is a plant-based dietary pattern of cholesterol-lowering foods that has demonstrated clinically meaningful reductions in low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) and other cardiovascular ...
Trauma experienced by one generation has potential to impact those that follow. Refugee youth in particular are vulnerable to trauma and its intergenerational effects. By examining trauma subtypes, the impact ...
Health Literacy (HL) is an effective determinant of health and health behaviors. The HL for School-Aged Children (HLSAC) scale has five components, and a 10-item was developed by Paakkari, 2016 in the Finnish ...
The World Health Organization has highlighted the risk of Disease X, urging pandemic preparedness. Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) could be the first Disease X; therefore, understanding the epidemiological...
Literature has established that offering protection for workers’ health and safety is one method of preserving an organization’s human resources and increase worker productivity. The purpose of this study was ...
Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and posttraumatic growth (PTG) represent divergent outcomes following trauma exposure in high-risk professions. This investigation examined the complex interplay between PT...
Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are a major global health burden, particularly affecting adolescents due to preventable risk factors. However, adolescents are frequently overlooked in NCD prevention efforts t...
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) poses a significant health and economic burden worldwide, with China bearing a considerable portion of this burden. Chinese treatment coverage remains low, and the full economic implica...
Menstrual hygiene practices among visually impaired young girls are a significant public health concern in Rwanda. Limited knowledge about menstruation leads to inadequate hygiene practices, increasing the ris...
The growing prevalence of overweight and obesity (OB) poses a considerable economic burden worldwide. However, nationally representative, detailed analyses estimating the total burden of OB are few. We charact...
Modern contraceptive prevents unwanted pregnancy and play a paramount role in birth spacing and improving health care costs for the individual, family, community, and the country at large. However, there is li...
Multidimensional poverty, encompassing deprivations in education, health, and living standards, is a significant challenge in rural Ethiopia. Despite various development initiatives, poverty remains pervasive ...
Ensuring timely and effective access to mental health (MH) services is crucial in Mozambique, where the suicide rate is 13.7/100.000, twice that of sub-Saharan Africa. This is particularly significant for a MH...
Income-health gradients vary in societies with diverse cultures and healthcare access levels, and generalized trust in unknown resources of health services may play a crucial role in these gradients. Multileve...
The prevalence of hypertension and diabetes, which often coexist and significantly contribute to the burden of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), is increasing in India. This study examines the sex-stratified pr...
The persistent issue of incomplete death registration in India, with a significant number of deaths going unrecorded, underscores the critical need for a granular understanding of spatial variations. Given the...
This qualitative study explored factors associated with childcare affecting antibiotic use in a lower socioeconomic, culturally diverse community. Little is known about the knowledge, attitudes and behaviours ...
Nepal faces a rising burden of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), yet Gurkha veterans—a population with distinct sociocultural backgrounds, occupational exposures, and post-service lifestyle transitions;remain l...
Eating disorders significantly impact physical health and have negative psychosocial consequences. The global burden of anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa among young females is estimated to account for 1.9 ...
Hypertension is a significant public health challenge in high-altitude areas of Tibet, China. This study aimed to investigate the current epidemiologic status of hypertension in Tibet and to provide insights f...
This study aimed to identify distinct population classes with different risk profiles using Latent Class Analysis (LCA) in Iran, as well as, to evaluate the association between various classes of risky behavio...
Antenatal care (ANC) is essential for improving maternal and neonatal health outcomes, and its utilization is influenced by socioeconomic factors. This study aims to assess disparities in ANC service utilizati...
The use of standing desks may reduce sedentary behavior and, in turn, improve other health and academic outcomes. However, the evidence is sparse among university settings. The aim of this scoping review was t...
Temperatures across Africa are expected to rise at up to twice the rate of mean global temperatures, posing significant health threats to vulnerable communities. Prolonged exposure to high day- and night-time ...
It is now understood that the COVID-19 pandemic and its associated containment measures have affected the epidemiology of other respiratory viruses. This study aimed to investigate respiratory pathogen infecti...
People living in the vicinity of a landfill may be exposed to a wide range of pollutants, with possible subsequent health effects, including increased risks of cancer. The aim of the present study was to explo...
Amid efforts to develop primary healthcare, China has been working to establish an integrated care system through the county medical community model, incorporating capitation payment to improve chronic disease...
Online food delivery services (OFDS) are increasingly used to acquire food prepared out-of-home. Evidence suggests that OFDS commonly promote energy dense and nutrient poor foods, and their regular use may con...
Depression often accompanies cardiometabolic multimorbidity (CMM), but it remains unclear whether this association persists in very old people. Hence, we examined the link between CMM and depressive symptoms i...
There remains a dearth of comprehensive understanding of the fundamental origins of intimate partner violence within the context of marital structure. This study examines the association between polygyny and j...
Invasive Cervical cancer is a largely preventable disease through screening, but access to cervical cancer screening (CCS) remains a challenge in Malawi. Integration of CCS with family planning (FP) services t...
Vaccination plays a critical role in ensuring the health, survival, and well-being of children worldwide. It is one of the most cost-effective and scientifically proven public health interventions that protect...
The impact of recovery self-efficacy on health-related quality of life in haemorrhagic stroke survivors remains unclear. This longitudinal study examined this association through a one-year follow-up after dis...
Problem drinking is a serious issue as it affects persons with problem drinking and family members including children, adolescents, spouses, and extended family members, thus affecting the entire family enviro...
Increasingly, substance use and homelessness services have peer workers, those with lived or living experience of substance use and homelessness, who provide support to those experiencing similar challenges. W...
Early clinical screening and prevention can reduce the incidence and severity of early childhood caries (ECC). With the development of social media, TikTok and Douyin were used as important tools for ECC popul...
Interpersonal violence (IPV) among children and adolescents represents a significant global public health problem. While Mexico has recorded an increase in IPV, its distribution and management remain understud...
This study examined the relationships among female’s nutrition knowledge levels, diet practices, healthy eating obsessions, body perceptions, and social media usage.
Oman has achieved consistently high national immunization coverage; however, the timeliness and validity of vaccine administration remain under-assessed. This study evaluated the timeliness and validity of rou...
Scholars have argued that cyberbullying should be characterized as an Adverse Childhood Experience (ACE) given its potential for traumatic impacts on youth development. Considering the current attention surrou...
Inconsistencies were found between residential greenness and the risk of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), possibly due to variations in susceptibility among populations with different characteristics. Howe...
People who inject drugs (PWID) face a substantial risk of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, often in the context of multiple injecting partnerships. The disclosure of HCV status to injecting partners holds si...
On 06 February 2023, an extreme earthquake affected Hatay province in Turkey. The immediate response consisted of medical teams focusing on traumatology and immediate trauma related care. In the intermediate t...
Mindfulness-based strategies are increasingly applied outside of standardized clinical protocols to promote healthy lifestyle behaviors. No overview exists of how mindfulness-based strategies are integrated in...
In September 2017, Hurricane Maria, a Category 4 storm, struck Puerto Rico, causing widespread structural damage, prolonged power outages, and severe flooding. The devastation profoundly affected the island’s ...
Access to safe abortion is legally restricted in Liberia, forcing women to resolve unintended pregnancies through unsafe methods, leading to severe illnesses and deaths. Liberia’s Government has committed to a...
The Mobile Renewal System (MRS) has increased insurance renewal rates among Ghana’s National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) subscribers. However, population coverage with active NHIS membership remains insuffi...
Based on the Self-Determination Theory, this study examined the influences on adolescents’ subjective well-being and revealed the chain mediating role of physical activity and socio-emotional competence betwee...
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