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  1. Despite the proven effectiveness of vaccination in improving child health and well-being, millions of children remain unvaccinated globally. Ethiopia has increased child vaccination coverage by threefold in th...

    Authors: Biruk Bogale, Gizachew Tadele Tiruneh, Netsanet Belete, Bezawit Mesfin Hunegnaw, Nebreed Fesseha, Tsegaye Shewangzaw Zergaw, Hillina Tadesse, Takele Yeshiwas, Hana Meseret and Dessalew Emaway
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2025 25:1693
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  2. Staff-to-resident abuse in institutional settings demands political attention and evidence-based interventions. Certified nursing assistants (CNAs) views and suggestions on preventing elder abuse can offer pra...

    Authors: Chunhong Shi, Xiya Li, Ming Chen, Yu Li, Sirui Fu and Yinhua Zhang
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2025 25:1687
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  3. Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a global public health problem. This study aimed to evaluate the complex relationship of CKD and cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk with mortality in different age groups and the...

    Authors: Yang Li, Yiqin Shi, Bowen Zhu, Yafei Chen, Bo Shen, Shuan Zhao, Nana Song, Yi Fang and Xiaoqiang Ding
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2025 25:1685
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  4. The role of noise pollution in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) remains unclear. The aim of this study was to investigate the correlation between nighttime sleep noise levels and the risk of acute ...

    Authors: Huijun Tian, Yanwei Cheng, Lijie Qin, Peirong Zhang, Yun Li and Bingwei Liang
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2025 25:1679
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  5. Depression poses a significant global public health challenge, affecting millions of people worldwide. The utilization of renewable energy holds potential for improving mental health by reducing air pollution ...

    Authors: Zheng Zhang, Huijie Xu, Cui Liping and Yuanyuan Wang
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2025 25:1676
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  6. Worldwide, it is of public health concern that the majority of children and adolescents fail to meet physical activity guidelines. Evidence shows a positive association between socioeconomic status (SES) and l...

    Authors: S. Maria O’Kane, Roisin McCafferty, Alison M. Gallagher, Marie H. Murphy, Ciara Fitzpatrick and Angela Carlin
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2025 25:1675
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  7. Globally, the prevalence of hypertension is high and rising; however, hypertension care remains suboptimal, including in South Africa. Therefore, the aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and assoc...

    Authors: Nasheeta Peer, Naomi Levitt, Carl Lombard, Jaya George and Andre-Pascal Kengne
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2025 25:1674
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  8. Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related death in China. However, its relationship with social–environmental factors has not been revealed comprehensively. We are the first group to determine cold an...

    Authors: Bin Xie, Jingwen Wang, Chunhui Wang, Dongjiu Zhao, Yanhua Kang, Hongping Yin and Zhe Lu
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2025 25:1673
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  9. The reasons for low influenza and pneumococcal vaccine acceptance in the elderly population are largely unknown – despite the great need of vaccines in this risk group. While many studies examine the relations...

    Authors: Dorothee Heinemeier, Philipp Schmid, Sarah Eitze and Cornelia Betsch
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2025 25:1672
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  11. Recent studies have documented a range of adverse health outcomes associated with excessive social media use among adolescents. Fewer studies have examined potential protective factors in this context. Our stu...

    Authors: Åsa Ledel, Sara Brolin Låftman and Jonas Landberg
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2025 25:1670
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  12. This study investigated the prevalence of treatment delays among preschoolers with dental caries, identified the associated influencing factors, and predicted the risk of delayed treatment. The findings of thi...

    Authors: Jingsi Huang, Jiaqi Sun, Ying Ji, Chengyu Chen, Ziyuan Yang and Hong Zhao
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2025 25:1669
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  13. This study seeks to propose and empirically test a conceptual model that elucidates the complex interrelationships among sports participation, spontaneous sports, sports motivation, lifelong sports, and physic...

    Authors: Xiangfei Zhu, Jidong Lin, Feng Cai and Yanqing Yan
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2025 25:1668
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  14. Unacceptably high levels of preventable maternal deaths persist across sub-Saharan Africa. Due to limited research on maternal mortality in Sudan, a thorough examination is crucial to develop effective reducti...

    Authors: Sara Taha, Ahmad Izzoddeen, Amos Munywoki and Naiema Wagialla
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2025 25:1667
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  15. Variations in healthcare perceptions, knowledge and behaviors across different socioeconomic strata and regions underscore disparities in healthcare access and satisfaction levels. The Covid-19 pandemic expose...

    Authors: Bindu Raghavan, Alby Wilson, Shruti Namboodiri, Manigandan Selvaraj and Krithi Karanth
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2025 25:1666
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  17. Mandatory reporting is a common legislative preventative measure for several types of crimes, among them family violence and specifically intimate partner violence (IPV). Among the individuals who are mandated...

    Authors: Christine Nordby, Kevin S. Douglas, Astrid Gravdal Vølstad, Thea Beate Brevik, Stål Kapstø Bjørkly and Solveig Karin Bø Vatnar
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2025 25:1664
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  18. Acceptance of advance care planning (ACP) among older adults is important for the promotion of ACP. It is of great importance to explore the acceptance of ACP and associated influencing factors among older adu...

    Authors: Yisong Yao, Xinyue Zhang, Yumei Li, Xiaoqian Xia, Ling Jiang, Xi Chen, Limin Li, Yibo Wu and Xicheng Song
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2025 25:1663
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  19. Measuring the quality of life of a population provides a baseline for future comparisons and is essential for decision-makers, especially regarding resource allocation. Despite substantial investment in health...

    Authors: Rami Al-Jafar, Razan AlGhassab, Haya M. Alzeer, Abdullah Al-Zeer, Mohammed S. Aldossary, Weam M. Banjar, Esraa Alnazzawi, Tala Althenayan, Dana Alotaibi, Abdulaziz Aljandal, Ahmed Alkhalifah, Shahad M. Alhajri, Malak Almasoud, Meshari Alnuwaiser, Abdulrahman Aljumah, Deemah Alabdulaali…
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2025 25:1662
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  20. Physical activity (PA), sedentary behavior (SB), metabolic syndrome (MetS), and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) have been linked in previous studies. Nevertheless, it is unclear whether MetS has a me...

    Authors: Zhaoyu Ren, Hongxuan Fan, Yaya Xue, Xinyu Yang, Xuchang Liu, Jing Luo, Jianqi Zhao, Leigang Wang, Yao Zhang and Bin Liang
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2025 25:1661
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  21. Cancer screening outside of evidence-based recommendations can be considered a form of low-value care. We aimed to describe the frequency of colorectal, breast, cervical, and prostate cancer screening outside ...

    Authors: Frerik Smit, Vladimir Jolidon, Bernadette WA van der Linden, Nicolas Rodondi, Stéphane Cullati and Arnaud Chiolero
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2025 25:1660
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  22. There are high incidence and mortality rates of breast cancer in Brazil. Brazilian’s social and economic disparities, along with complexities of its health system pose challenges to the appropriate implementat...

    Authors: Danila Cristina Paquier Sala, Oswaldo Yoshimi Tanaka, Reginaldo Adalberto Luz, Alexandre Pazetto Balsanelli, Sonia Isoyama Venancio, Marília Cristina Prado Louvison and Ana A. Baumann
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2025 25:1659
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  23. DEET (N, N-diethyl-m-toluamide) is a widely used insect repellent with potential neurotoxic effects. However, its impact on mental health in the general population remains unclear. This study investigates the ...

    Authors: Huangxin Zhu, Ruyi Tao, Qingyun Yu, Miao Yu, Yue Zhou and Qingan Fu
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2025 25:1658
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  24. Physical inactivity is a known risk factor for several non-communicable diseases that represent considerable disease burden and implications for healthcare budgets. This cost-of-illness study analyses the impa...

    Authors: Johann Saavaste, Aleksei Baburin, Mall Leinsalu and Rainer Reile
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2025 25:1657
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  25. Global initiatives have emphasized tracking indicators to monitor progress, particularly in countries with the highest maternal and child mortality. Routine data can be used to monitor indicators for improved ...

    Authors: Janette Karimi, Anitah Cherono, Victor Alegana, Martin Mutua, Hellen Kiarie, Rose Muthee, Marleen Temmerman and Peter Gichangi
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2025 25:1656
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  26. Canada has one of the highest rates of Type 1 diabetes in children. Management of their diabetes and prevention of poor health outcomes often falls on mothers who are often the primary caregiver. The caregivin...

    Authors: Tara Azimi, Lisa A. Wozniak, Richard T. Oster, Jeff Johnson and Stephanie Montesanti
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2025 25:1655
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  27. People with disabilities (PWD) may be more vulnerable to the adverse health effects of air pollution than the general population. This study examined the association between long-term exposure to ambient fine ...

    Authors: Jonghyuk Choi, Hyungryul Lim, Ho-Jang Kwon, Mina Ha, Soontae Kim and Kyung-Hwa Choi
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2025 25:1654
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  28. The invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) routine immunization recommendation in Germany is a meningococcal serogroup C (MenC) conjugate vaccine for toddlers aged 12 months with a catch-up for unimmunized up to...

    Authors: Katharina Schley, Sabrina Janßen, Shannon M. Sullivan, Eszter Tichy and Jamie Findlow
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2025 25:1653
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  29. School bullying has negative impacts on the overall health of children and adolescents, but the association between bullying and oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) is still unclear.

    Authors: Sifan Wang, Jin Lu, Guiqing Zheng, Yandie He, Shuqing Liu, Yi Xiang, Xinyi Liu, Xiang Wang, Yuanyuan Xiao and Ni Zhou
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2025 25:1652
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  30. Electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) quit attempts among users have been a topic of increasing focus in high-income countries, but limited research exists in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). This study ...

    Authors: Thi Phuong Thao Tran, Thi Thanh Nguyen, Thi Ngoc Phuong Nguyen, Thi Tuyet Hanh Tran, Van Can Phan, Ngoc Khue Luong, Thi Hai Phan, Tu Anh Duong, Van Minh Hoang and Scott R. Weaver
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2025 25:1651
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  31. Recent evidence suggests a significant association between adverse childhood experience (ACE) and chronic health outcomes among U.S. adults. However, there remains a critical need to explore these associations...

    Authors: Christianah Jemiyo, Brett A. McGregor, Hasin Rehana and Junguk Hur
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2025 25:1650
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  32. The cervical screening programme in Bangladesh upgraded its electronic health information system (e-HIS) in 2019 using DHIS2 tracker application. The upgraded e-HIS collects individual level data and has usefu...

    Authors: Ashrafun Nessa, Shekh Md Nazim Uddin, Eric Lucas, Pradip Nag, Sathishrajaa Palaniraja, Maryluz Rol, Md. Abdus Salam Khan, Muhammad Abdul Hannan Khan, Shirin Akter Begum, Romena Afroz, Noor E Ferdous, Richard Muwonge and Partha Basu
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2025 25:1649
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  33. Globally, youth mental health has been in decline since the beginning of the 21st century. While much has been written about the reasons for this, we have little understanding of young people’s perspectives. A...

    Authors: Jessica Stubbing, Kerry Gibson, Anne Bardsley and Peter Gluckman
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2025 25:1648
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  35. While significant evidence demonstrates disproportionate burden of poor health among sexual minority men and transgender women, there is a dearth of research on the health of sexual minority women (SMW). We co...

    Authors: Lauren Bochicchio, Tonda L. Hughes, Zamfira Parincu, Elizabeth Chadbourne and Corina Lelutiu-Weinberger
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2025 25:1646
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  36. Influence of residential greenness on CVD risk has garnered increasing attention, however, evidence from large-scale cohort studies in developing nations, such as China, remains sparse. This study aimed to eva...

    Authors: Xue Cao, Nuerguli Tuerdi, Haosu Tang, Yujie Zhang, Xin Wang, Congyi Zheng, Yixin Tian, Xue Yu, Xuyan Pei, Gang Huang and Zengwu Wang
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2025 25:1645
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  37. Despite global efforts to mitigate COVID-19 infection through vaccination and therapeutic interventions, morbidity and mortality rates continued at variable rates. Although mortality risk and clinical features...

    Authors: Fassikaw Kebede Bizuneh, Getaye Tizazu Biwota, Tsheten Tsheten and Tsehay Kebede Bizuneh
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2025 25:1644
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  38. Worldwide, home care in the form of home healthcare and home help, has become increasingly more available. This systematic review aims to provide a deeper understanding of factors that are of particular import...

    Authors: Ann Liljas, Madelene Barboza, Carmela Basanisi, Gabrielle Muzzi, Abaynesh Haftu Nigussie, Janne Agerholm, Bo Burström and Ester Gubi
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2025 25:1643
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  39. Dry Eye Disease (DED) is a multifactorial ocular condition characterized by the disturbance of the tear film and interpalpebral ocular surface. It is characterized by ocular itchiness, grittiness, burning, and...

    Authors: Sana Khaled Abubaker, Shahd Baker Samaana, Qutaiba Naser Saidi, Jamal A. S. Qaddumi, Hamza Abualhasan and Shahd Ibrahim Abusalha
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2025 25:1642
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  40. To synthesise evidence on how both structured art therapy and informal creative engagement supported adult mental well-being during COVID-19-related isolation, and to evaluate their applicability across divers...

    Authors: Hayley Stevenson and Mamdooh Alzyood
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2025 25:1641
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  41. Osteoporotic fractures frequently occur in conjunction with various diseases, and the comorbidity of fractures is a significant contributor to their high disability and mortality rates. This study aimed to exa...

    Authors: Linghua Yang, Ziyu Dong, Baoming Yuan, Jie Lei, Juan Zhang, Xiaohua Zhang, Xinyan Shi, Ann M. Vuong and Shuman Yang
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2025 25:1640
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  42. Ambient air pollution has been recognized as a potential threat to reproductive system function. However, studies investigating the relationship between air pollutants and pregnancy outcomes, particularly in t...

    Authors: Jian-Chao Qiao, Liang-Jie Sun, Pin-Peng Xie, Zhuo-Yan Li, Meng-Yue Zhang, Si-Yu Gui, Xin-Chen Wang, Jian-Kang Yang and Cheng-Yang Hu
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2025 25:1639
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  43. Early-life interventions are essential for improving public health since lifestyle behaviours are established already in childhood. Child healthcare (CHC) plays a crucial role in this context. The ‘Saga Storie...

    Authors: Maria Henström, Christine Delisle Nyström, Susanne Andermo, Kristin Thomas and Marie Löf
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2025 25:1637
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  44. Green space may have a wide range of beneficial health effects, but its association with preterm birth (PTB) remains inconclusive. Therefore, our study aims to investigate the effect of green space and its joi...

    Authors: Zhijiang Liang, Fan-Shuo Meng, Yi Zhang, Jialing Qiu, Lulu Xie, Qian Yao, Xianqiong Luo and Ji-Yuan Zhou
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2025 25:1634
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  45. Forty years into the epidemic, HIV remains a significant cause of death among migratory populations such as fisherfolk. Fishermen, in particular, face heightened HIV acquisition risk associated with their high...

    Authors: Kawango Agot, Benard O. Ayieko, Lila A. Sheira, Carol S. Camlin, Jayne Kulzer, Harsha Thirumurthy, Phoebe Olugo, Edwin D. Charlebois and Zachary Kwena
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2025 25:1630
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  46. A significant canker that has been with us for some years now and continues to be on the ascendency, especially among the youth in Ghana, is the use of substances. Adolescence is a period where adolescents ten...

    Authors: Walter Appati, Easmon Otupiri, Adelaide Appati and Eliezer Bernard Owusu Ntim
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2025 25:1627
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  48. Despite increasing recognition of the crucial role of lived/ing experience in shaping suicide prevention policy and practice, the perspectives of people who have considered or attempted suicide by train are se...

    Authors: Jay-Marie Mackenzie, Ian Marsh, Bob Fields, Ian Kruger, Dafni Katsampa, Ioana Crivatu and Lisa Marzano
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2025 25:1625
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  49. Screen-based devices have become a pervasive feature in the lives of young children. Understanding the ecological influences determining young children’s screen use is imperative for promoting healthy screen h...

    Authors: Nicole Hayes, Sonia L. J. White, Donna Berthelsen, Jade Burley and Dylan Cliff
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2025 25:1623
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