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  1. Physical activity (PA) plays a critical role in preventing non-communicable chronic diseases. However, engagement in PA differs widely between countries. The aim of this study was to examine PA patterns and as...

    Authors: Paul Kittner, Thore Bürgel, Claire Marie Goh Jie Lin, Stefan N. Willich, Thomas Keil, Falk Müller-Riemenscheider and Lilian Krist
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2025 25:1872
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  2. A substantial body of evidence indicates an inverse correlation between the empowerment of women and fertility rates. Women’s empowerment is a central theme in global development initiatives, necessitating a t...

    Authors: Md. Mosfequr Rahman and Aree Jampaklay
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2025 25:1864
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  3. A two-dose series of quadrivalent meningococcal conjugate vaccine (MenACWY) is recommended for the prevention of invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) in adolescents in the United States. In June 2024, the Advi...

    Authors: E. Langevin, C. Robertson, K. Galarza, A. Dogu, O. Cristeau, E. Clay, J. Wu and T. Shin
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2025 25:1863
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  4. Focusing on noncommunicable diseases in displaced Syrian populations and comparing it Jordanians can improve health outcomes, reduce suffering, and better integrate displaced individuals into broader public he...

    Authors: Nour Abdo, Sharifeh Almasaid, Ahlam J. Alhemedi, Ahmad Abdalmajeed Alghzawi, Albaraa Abu Ata and Izzaldin Albojuq
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2025 25:1862
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  5. Adiposity and low physical fitness are critical public health issues, particularly when taking into consideration the worldwide shift from active to sedentary lifestyles. Thus, the aim of this study was to det...

    Authors: Nucharapon Liangruenrom, Dorothea Dumuid, Zeljko Pedisic, Dyah Anantalia Widyastari, Waris Wongpipit and Piyawat Katewongsa
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2025 25:1861
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  6. Substance use among adolescents is a public health problem. We culturally adapted The Social Competence Promotion Program for Young Adolescents (SCPP-YA) program to the school context in Chile (henceforth “Mi ...

    Authors: Saray Ramirez, Natalia Ríos, Cristian A. Rojas-Barahona, Marcela Cárcamo, Alejandro Sepulveda-Pañaloza, Ricardo Araya and Jorge Gaete
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2025 25:1860
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  7. Access to safe water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) is crucial for public health. However, women and marginalized communities in Nepal continue to face significant barriers. The Kumal community, a marginalize...

    Authors: Anusha Sharma, Sudip Khanal, Milan Thapa, Parash Sapkota, Anjali Bhatta, Manaslu Ojha and Rajan Bhusal
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2025 25:1859
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  8. Applying youth participatory action research (YPAR) has become common practice in public health. However, there are challenges in applying YPAR and there is a need for improving the process by learning from yo...

    Authors: Biljana Meshkovska, Gerben Moerman, Evelyne Baillergeau, Christian Bröer, Nanna Lien, Aleksandra Luszczynska, Ana Isabel Rito, Cécile Knai and Arnfinn Helleve
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2025 25:1858
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  10. A population health index is a combination of two or more health indicators, used to evaluate different dimensions of health in a population. While various population health indices have been developed globall...

    Authors: Mahshid Roohravan Benis, Zahra Rampisheh, Nogol Motamed-Gorji, Mahnaz Solhi and Batool Tayefi
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2025 25:1856
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  12. The prevalence of delays in receiving effective tuberculosis (TB) prevention and control measures is notably high, particularly among elderly patients. This study aims to explore the trends in diagnostic delay...

    Authors: Fangjing Zhou, Qi Sun, ShanShan Huang, Jianwei Li, Yuhui Chen and Huiying Feng
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2025 25:1854
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  14. To improve the efficacy of digital smoking cessation interventions for young adults, intervention messages need to be acceptable and appropriate for this population. The current study compared ratings of smoki...

    Authors: Josef Hamoud, Janardan Devkota, Timothy Regan, Amanda Luken, Joseph Waring, Jasmin Jiuying Han, Felix Naughton, Roger Vilardaga, Jonathan Bricker, Carl Latkin, Meghan Moran and Johannes Thrul
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2025 25:1852
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  16. School bullying is a widespread phenomenon affecting a considerable proportion of adolescents worldwide, yet the relationship between school bullying and loneliness has received little attention. The aim of th...

    Authors: Huaqiang Liu, Zhensong Lan, Qing Wang, Xuefang Huang and Jianming Zhou
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2025 25:1850
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  17. With increasing immigration in Canada and strained cancer treatment infrastructure, there’s a pressing need for long-term data on immigrant health and cancer incidence. This information is crucial for planning...

    Authors: Hadassah Abraham, Larine Sluggett, Dezene Huber and Robert Olson
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2025 25:1849
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  18. The transition from high school to university is a critical life stage associated with heightened vulnerability to mental health challenges. Despite global recognition, there is limited research on the psychos...

    Authors: Rawad Affan, Khalil Darwich, Georges Jarrouge, Theresia Hannouch and Shafika Assaad
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2025 25:1848
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  19. Evidence on the effects of occupation categories on cardiovascular disease (CVD) progression and longevity has mostly come from cross-sectional studies, which limits our understanding of the pathogenesis of CV...

    Authors: Haiyang Chi, Jia Zhou, Chao Li, Yuhuan Lu, Can Xie, Baoyu He and Wei Ke
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2025 25:1847
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  20. The One Health (OH) approach addresses the interconnectedness of human, animal, and environmental health, playing a critical role in tackling antimicrobial resistance (AMR), zoonotic diseases, and climate chan...

    Authors: Fatma A. Amer, Nkalubo Jonathan, Hana A. Nofal, Rehab Tash, Noha M. Hammad, Manar G. Gebriel, Elichilia Robert Shao, Ibrahim Eldaghayes, Djamila Meriane, Ayman A Allam, Heba Mohtady Ali, Raghda A. Hafez, Mohamed Elahmady, Hend E.S. Khalil, Maysaa A. Saeed, Shaker Wagih Shaltout…
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2025 25:1846
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  21. Depression affects approximately 25% of college students globally. Physical exercise shows promise as a low-cost, high-adherence intervention for depression, but research comparing different exercise types is ...

    Authors: Yang Xiao, Chaofan Shi, Xiaotian Zhang and Haitao Liu
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2025 25:1845
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  23. This study aims to investigate the applicability of the Youth Physical Activity Promotion (YPAP) model among Chinese middle school students, focusing on the roles of reinforcing, enabling, and predisposing fac...

    Authors: Chuantong Jiang, Norsilawati Abdul Razak, Nelfianty Mohd Rasyid and Hui Cheng
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2025 25:1843
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  24. Socioeconomic status (SES) and education influence medication use, but their effects at both individual and community levels remain poorly understood. This study investigates the association between medication...

    Authors: Mohammadreza Akbari, Hossein Poustchi, Erfan Taherifard, Seyed Reza Abdipour Mehrian, Zahra Rahimian, Bita Mesgarpour, Farhad Pourfarzi, Afshin Gharekhani, Azim Nejatizadeh, Farhad Moradpour, Elahe Piraie, Bahareh Fakhraei, Farahnaz Joukar, Nader Saki, Ali Reza Safarpour, Mehdi Moradinazar…
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2025 25:1842
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  25. Evidence suggests that individuals who are deaf and hard of hearing (DHH) are a heterogeneous population and may present with their unique needs that set them apart from general disability group. Current studi...

    Authors: Zhizhuo Wang, Wangwei Lin, Hong Qiu and Zebo Lan
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2025 25:1841
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  26. This study investigated the psychometric characteristics of the Bergen Social Media Addiction Scale (BSMAS) in a sample of Iranian adults aged between 19 and 73 years. In a cross-sectional study carried out be...

    Authors: Saeid Sadeghi, Bita Shalani, Seyed Mahdi Firouzabadi, Zahra Babaei, Sara Arian Namazi and Hamid Reza Pouretemad
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2025 25:1840
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  27. Many Rohingya people from Myanmar have sought refuge and resettled in Australia due to persecution and genocide. Like many people from refugee and asylum seeker backgrounds who resettle in Australia, the Rohin...

    Authors: Grace McKeon, Chiara Mastrogiovanni, Danielle Weber, Eloise Le Compte, Shaun Némorin, Scott Teasdale, Rekas Fatima, Sajeda Bahadurmia and Simon Rosenbaum
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2025 25:1839
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  28. Understanding the incidence, mortality, disability-adjusted life years (DALYs), years lived with disability (YLDs), and years of life lost (YLLs) due to self-harm and analyzing their trends over time is the fi...

    Authors: Mehrnoosh Salari, Mohammadreza Balooch Hasankhani and Mohsen Rezaeian
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2025 25:1838
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  29. There is evidence that physical and chemical factors and risky lifestyle behaviours are significantly correlated with elevated susceptibility to coronary heart disease (CHD). Nevertheless, the mediation factor...

    Authors: Guangcui Xu, Jiaojiao Ma, Yongbin Wang, Yingzheng Zhao, Ting Fan, Jiaxin Lv, Yingjun Tao, Hui Wu and Weidong Wu
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2025 25:1837
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  30. Self-harm is highly prevalent among young people yet remains misunderstood and stigmatised in schools and among pupils. Schools are positioned to first detect self-harm but are ill-equipped to respond or suppo...

    Authors: Hay Wing Charlotte Chan, Tamsin Ford, Astrid Janssens, Joanna Anderson, Jeff Gavin and Abigail E. Russell
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2025 25:1836
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  32. Family involvement is crucial in mitigating childhood obesity. Nonetheless, research on fathers’ perceptions regarding childhood weight issues remains limited, particularly within non-Western cultures.

    Authors: Sadeg Aldolaim, Hebah Almulla, Latifa Aldossary, Bushra Bawazier, Ibtihal Almomin, Rawan Alghamdi and Ahlam Mohammad Hussein
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2025 25:1834
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  33. This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of a digital health intervention model by observing people’s health conditions in a rural area of Bangladesh. Through a repeated cross-sectional design, health out...

    Authors: Marzia Zaman, Rubaiyat Alim Hridhee, Refat Ahmed Bhuiyan, Charles Aunkan Gomes, Md. Mashiar Rahman, Sheikh Mohammed Shariful Islam, Farhana Sarker and Khondaker A. Mamun
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2025 25:1833
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  34. Most research on pediatric irritability focuses on children and/or relies on parent reports. We examined how self-reported irritability in adolescents influences the prevalence, sex distribution and correlates...

    Authors: Pablo Vidal-Ribas, Georgina Krebs, Jamilah Silver, Wan-Ling Tseng, Tamsin Ford and Argyris Stringaris
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2025 25:1832
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  35. Black women are among the populations most underserved by HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) in England, despite higher risk of HIV acquisition. Previous research mostly focused on men who have sex with men (...

    Authors: Flavien Coukan, Wezi Thamm, Fola Afolabi, Keitumetse-Kabelo Murray, Adam Pattison Rathbone, John Saunders, Christina Atchison and Helen Ward
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2025 25:1831
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  37. Aortic aneurysm is one of the causes of cardiovascular disease-related death, posing a significant challenge to global healthcare. Understanding the burden of aortic aneurysm is crucial for formulating effecti...

    Authors: Cuihong Tian, Xuan Zhang, Haoxian Tang, Nan Luo, Jingtao Huang, Hanyuan Lin, Qinglong Yang, Yequn Chen and Xuerui Tan
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2025 25:1829
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  38. Anthropometric measures can be obtained easily and quickly and have the potential for prognostic stratification in the context of cardiovascular disease (CVD). This study evaluates the prognostic value of the ...

    Authors: Thung-Lip Lee, Fang-Ju Lin, Chih-Fan Yeh, Yu-Chung Hsiao, Kai-Chien Yang, Chin-Feng Hsuan and Chau-Chung Wu
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2025 25:1828
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  39. The health benefits of physical activity (PA) are now widely accepted and proven. Promoting PA in the workplace is therefore of major public health interest, but is limited by employees' adherence.

    Authors: Quentin Grimaud, Lucie Malloggi, Leila Moret, Frantz Rowe, Ghozlane Fleury-Bahi and Dominique Tripodi
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2025 25:1827
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  40. One of the critical components of public health policy globally is to enhance population health and mitigate health disparities. In 2017, China launched the reform of immediate reimbursement for trans-provinci...

    Authors: Jun Tian, Zuopeng Chen, Yu Wang and Yue Zhu
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2025 25:1826
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  41. Depression is the leading cause of disability worldwide and a growing public health concern. In Iran, the prevalence of depression has shown an increasing trend, with rural populations facing unique challenges...

    Authors: Ali Khademi, Parnia Kamyab, Hosein Kouchaki, Maryam Kazemi and Mohsen Goharinia
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2025 25:1825
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  42. Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a significant public health concern in Nigeria. Despite widespread awareness campaigns advocating for premarital phenotype testing, many couples still make marital decisions that i...

    Authors: Adeniyi Abraham Adesola, Joshua Simpa Lawal, David Mobolaji Akoki, Abigail Olawumi Oyedokun, Oluwatomisin Esther Agboola, Anuoluwapo Agnes Babawale and Biobele Jotham Brown
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2025 25:1824
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  43. Alcohol use is a major health concern in Uganda, affecting children and adolescents directly through their own consumption or indirectly through other’s drinking. Schools have an opportunity to improve knowled...

    Authors: Neda Valeckaite, Melf-Jakob Kühl, Juliet N. Babirye, Aisha K. Kiirya and Ingunn M. S. Engebretsen
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2025 25:1823
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  44. Ensuring a healthy and diverse diet for young children is crucial for their proper growth and development. This study examined the trends and inequalities in minimum dietary diversity in Sierra Leone between 2...

    Authors: Augustus Osborne, Camilla Bangura and Umaru Sesay
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2025 25:1822
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  45. Cervical cancer is regarded as the fourth most common cancer in terms of both incidence and mortality among women worldwide. Cervical cancer screening is a crucial method to achieve early diagnosis and treatme...

    Authors: Di Gao, Xueyin Wang, Juan Juan, Zhifei Pei and Xiaosong Zhang
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2025 25:1821
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  46. This study aims to examine whether long working hours, repeatedly assessed at midlife, is associated with higher arterial stiffness at older age in a 24-year prospective study of white-collar workers in Quebec...

    Authors: Carolina Braga Sisti, Mahée Gilbert-Ouimet, Mathilde Lavigne-Robichaud, Chantal Brisson, Alain Milot and Xavier Trudel
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2025 25:1820
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  47. Physical activity plays a crucial role in promoting health, notably in mitigating anxiety symptoms. However, limited research has explored how different intensities of physical activity uniquely influence anxi...

    Authors: Ning Wang, Ziyi Wang, Hui Liu, Yifeng Wang, Jinkun Li and Xiaobin Hong
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2025 25:1819
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  48. Non-communicable diseases (NCDs), particularly cardiovascular diseases, are a major cause of global mortality. In the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) nations, healthcare workers face increased risks of obesity,...

    Authors: Sandhra Treesa Santhosh, Abubakker Siddiq Mohamed Hameed, Anugraha Lisa Ciju, Aaesha Rannath, Syeda Kaunain Fatima, Janet Chichu James, Mohammed Nayeem Shaji, Ehab M Esheiba, Jayadevan Sreedharan and Jayakumary Muttappallymyalil
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2025 25:1818
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  49. In an aging society, it is essential for older adults to maintain their ability for independent daily living. This study investigates the effects of physical and mind exercise on functional impairment in activ...

    Authors: Song Wang, Zhengyu Wu, Zhen Guo, Fei Wang and Bo Liu
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2025 25:1813
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  50. Partner violence suffered by refugee women is a topic of debate. Symptoms of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and reproductive tract infections (RTIs) may be a consequence of this violence. This study ai...

    Authors: Marjan Delkhosh, Ali Ardalan, Abbas Rahimiforoushani, Mohammad Salehpoor-Emran and Effat Merghati-Khoei
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2025 25:1803
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