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Post-COVID-19 conditions (PCCs), also known as long COVID, is persistently debilitating disorders that need investigation on their incidence, morbidity, and case-fatality rate.

Authors: Altaf Hossain Sarker, Md. Feroz Kabir, K. M. Amran Hossain, Sharmila Jahan, Md. Zahid Hossain, Tofajjal Hossain, Sohel Ahmed, Raju Ahmed, Md. Waliul Islam and Iqbal Kabir Jahid

Analyzing childhood (0-59 months) malnutrition determinants in five West African Countries of Gabon, Gambia, Liberia, Mauritania, and Nigeria using survey logistic regression-insights from DHS data

Malnutrition is one of the most critical health challenges confronting public health agencies in developing nations. This study aimed to determine the scope and underlying factors contributing to malnutrition .

Recognizing and preventing unacknowledged prescribing errors associated with polypharmacy

Prescribing errors put an enormous burden on health and the economy, claiming implementation of effective methods to prevent/reduce them. Polypharmacy regimens (five or more drugs) are highly prone to unacknow.

Authors: Giovanna Gentile, Antonio Del Casale, Ottavia De Luca, Gerardo Salerno, Sara Spirito, Martina Regiani, Matteo Regiani, Saskia Preissner, Monica Rocco, Robert Preissner, Maurizio Simmaco and Marina Borro

A scoping review of modifiable and behavioural drivers of infectious gastroenteritis among children in high-income countries

Globally, gastroenteritis (GE) significantly impacts children’s health and contributes to societal, economic, and health burdens. Previous studies reporting risk factors of GE in children in high-income settin.

Authors: Megbaru Alemu Abate, Alexandra Robbins-Hill, Sheleigh Lawler, Yibeltal Assefa and Simon Reid

Policy brief Belgian EBCP mirror group ‘prevention’ and ‘early detection & screening’ in cancer

The availability and linkage of comprehensive data on cancer mortality, incidence, screening and vaccination (HPV/HB) are essential for monitoring the process and impact of all screening and vaccination progra.

Policy Brief – Survivorship is cancer survivorship the poor cousin of cancer control within the EBCP?

There is an increasing number of cancer survivors, including children, adolescents, young adults, individuals of working age, and the elderly, within the Belgian and European population. Yet, survivorship care.

Policy brief Belgian EBCP mirror group Artificial Intelligence in cancer care

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is already a reality in health systems, bringing benefits to patients, healthcare providers, and other stakeholders in the health care. To further leverage AI in health, Belgium is.

Situational Judgement Tests among Palestinian community members and Red Crescent volunteers to inform humanitarian action: a cross-sectional study

Informing humanitarian action directly from community members is recognized as critical. However, collecting community insights is also a challenge in practice. This paper reports data collected among communit.

Authors: L. S. Moussaoui, M. Quimby, H. Avancini, A. Salawdi, F. Skaik, R. Bani Odeh, O. Desrichard and N. Claxton

Policy brief of the Belgian Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan mirror group: children, adolescents and young adults with cancer

Children and Adolescents and Young Adults with cancer represent a young population with specific needs, which need to be addressed in a patient- and cancer-driven way. There is an urgent need to support and ex.

Mobile-linked point-of-care diagnostics in community-based healthcare: a scoping review of user experiences

While mobile-linked point-of-care diagnostics may circumvent geographical and temporal barriers to efficient communication, the use of such technology in community settings will depend on user experience. We c.

Authors: Siphesihle R. Nxele, Boitumelo Moetlhoa, Thobeka Dlangalala, Kuhlula Maluleke, Kabelo Kgarosi, Ashleigh B. Theberge and Tivani Mashamba-Thompson

Beliefs negatively mediate adolescents’ and adults’ knowledge about sickle cell disease prevention and relationship choices; a one-center exploratory study in Central Region, Ghana

Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a common monogenic inheritable condition in sub-Saharan Africa. 30% of Ghanaians are estimated to be carriers creating a condition for stable SCD penetrance. Being inheritable, SCD.

Authors: Godfred Kiteinkwa Laar, Justine Mwinbeku, Ebenezer Allotey Pappoe, Emmanuella Obike, Elizabeth Ankomah, Belinda Baidoo, Diana Baaba Morrison, Joseph Boachie and Patrick Adu

“The ones at the bottom of the food chain”: structural drivers of unintended pregnancy and unsafe abortion amongst adolescent girls in Zambia

Access to safe abortion care is highly unequal and fundamentally rooted in socioeconomic inequalities which are amplified by restrictive social norms and legal systems. We analyse these inequalities along the .

Authors: Joseph Mumba Zulu, Tamaryn L. Crankshaw, Ramatou Ouedraogo, Kenneth Juma and Carolien J. Aantjes

Does vertical integration increase the costs for primary care inpatients? Evidence from a national pilot programme in China

To assess the impact of vertical integration (VI) within County-Level Integrated Health Organisations (CIHOs) on the costs of primary care inpatients.

COVID-19 burden in Iran: disability-adjusted life years analysis from hospital data, 2020–2021

The burden of disease based on disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) is one of the internationally accepted metrics for assessing the impact of a disease or injury on population health. This study aimed to pr.

Authors: Soheila Damiri, Mahshad Goharimehr, Mohammad Mahdi Nasehi, Mohammad Effatpanah, Zahra Shahali, Hossein Ranjbaran and Rajabali Daroudi

Policy brief – cancer research in Belgium

Research is central to achieving Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan, and is the key focus of the European Commission’s Mission on Cancer. To successfully tackle the challenges we face in cancer research, a coordinat.

Policy brief Belgian EBCP Mirror Group patient and citizen engagement

Rights, preferences, needs and expectations of patients and citizens can only be respected and addressed if they are well understood. As such, a continuous, systematic and formalised dialogue between patients.

Epidemiological characteristics and outcomes of special-cause burns: analysis of 33,619 burn patients in a major regional burn center in China from 2004 to 2021

Special-cause burn injuries are usually more severe and difficult to manage, and often contribute to a high mortality in severely injured patients. The aim of this study was to present the epidemiological char.

Metabolic health is more strongly associated with the severity and mortality of coronavirus disease 2019 than obesity

Obesity has been suggested to be associated with the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19); however, it is unclear whether obesity or metabolic abnormalities accompanied by obesity have a stronger association wi.

Change of self-rated physical health predicts mortality in aging individuals: results of a population-based cohort study

Self-rated physical health (SRPH) is known as an important predictor of mortality. Previous studies mostly used baseline values of self-rated health to predict long-term mortality. The effect of change in self.

Authors: Anna Celine Reinwarth, Felix S. Wicke, Kamiar K. Rückert, Jörn M. Schattenberg, Oliver Tüscher, Philipp S. Wild, Thomas Münzel, Jochem König, Karl J. Lackner, Norbert Pfeiffer and Manfred E. Beutel

Implementing a Metabolism-informed approach for smoking cessation in an Alaska Tribal health system: study protocol for a single-arm implementation pilot trial

Individualized treatment for commercial tobacco smoking cessation, such as through the utilization of the nicotine metabolite ratio (NMR), offers potential clinical benefit. NMR is a metabolism-informed biomar.

Authors: Kelley J. Jansen, Brianna N. Tranby, Aliassa L. Shane, Todd Takeno, Kelly Chadwick, Pamela Sinicrope, Jennifer L. Shaw, Rachel F. Tyndale, Jeffrey R. Harris, Christi A. Patten and Jaedon P. Avey

Investigating the impact of extreme weather events and related indicators on cardiometabolic multimorbidity

The impact of weather on human health has been proven, but the impact of extreme weather events on cardiometabolic multimorbidity (CMM) needs to be urgently explored.

Authors: Di Wu, Yu Shi, ChenChen Wang, Cheng Li, Yaoqin Lu, Chunfang Wang, Weidong Zhu, Tingting Sun, Junjie Han, Yanling Zheng and Liping Zhang

Non-communicable comorbidities in pulmonary tuberculosis and healthcare utilization: a cross-sectional study of 2021 Indonesian national health insurance data

Limited research exists on the comorbidity of pulmonary tuberculosis with non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and its implications for healthcare utilization in Indonesia. The lack of investigation into NCD comor.

Authors: Danik Iga Prasiska, Durga Datta Chapagain, Kennedy Mensah Osei, Vasuki Rajaguru, Sun Joo Kang, Tae Hyun Kim, Sang Gyu Lee and Whiejong Han

Mental health apps within the healthcare system: associations with stigma and mental health literacy

Mental health apps (MHA) as a new form of self-help have gained popularity over the last years. Tentative evidence has suggested that MHA might also present a first step into the help-seeking process, because .

Trends in symptom prevalence and sequential onset of SARS-CoV-2 infection from 2020 to 2022 in East and Southeast Asia: a trajectory pattern exploration based on summary data

The COVID-19 pandemic’s diverse symptomatology, driven by variants, underscores the critical need for a comprehensive understanding. Employing stochastic models, our study evaluates symptom sequences across SA.

Authors: Tian Song, Jing Guo, Bin Liu, Lu Yang, Xiangwei Dai, Fuqiang Zhang, Zhaoyuan Gong, Mingzhi Hu, Qianzi Che and Nannan Shi

Nutrition literacy level of medical personnel in tertiary hospitals: evidence from a cross-sectional study

Nutrition literacy (NL), stemming from health literacy, profoundly influences dietary habits and chronic diseases. Despite their pivotal societal role, scant research exists on NL levels among medical personne.

Design and validation of an instrument to evaluate Person-Centered care in health services

The concept of quality in health care has evolved, placing greater importance on the patient’s needs, culture, and social context, as well as their participation in clinical decision-making, as highlighted by .

Authors: Rodolfo Lehmann-Mendoza, Gabriela Yanet Cortés-Moreno, Odet Sarabia-González, Rosa Paola Figuerola-Escoto, David Luna, Ilicia González-Mundo, Rubén Caselín-Ledezma, Roberto Arturo Vázquez-Dávila and Hilario Ascención Martínez-Arredondo

Prevalence of hypertension in pregnancy and its associated sociodemographic factors among mothers aged 15–49 years old in Malaysia

Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP) pose a substantial public health concern, ranking among the primary contributors to maternal and perinatal morbidity and mortality, impacting around 5–10% of pregnanci.

Authors: Kishwen Kanna Yoga Ratnam, Mohd Azmi Bin Suliman, Wan Kim Sui, Peter Seah Keng Tok and Muhammad Fadhli Bin Mohd Yusoff

A case study on the implementation of quality and comprehensive indicators set in routine diabetes care

Type 2 diabetes is a major public health issue in Mexico due to its high prevalence and its projection for the coming years for this disease. Findings on multidisciplinary care related to chronic diseases have.

Authors: Ana Cristina García-Ulloa, José Luis Cárdenas-Fragoso, Diana Hernández-Juárez, Nancy Haydée Serrano-Pérez, Paula Blancarte-Jaber, Carlos Aguilar-Salinas, Nancy R. Mejía-Domínguez, Alejandro Zentella-Dehesa and Sergio Hernández-Jiménez

Adaptation and validation of the All Aspects of Health Literacy Scale (AAHLS) in healthcare settings of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Since health literacy is known to be related to health outcomes, it should be measured to explain how it is associated with the health status of the population. Health literacy tools are designed to measure di.

Advocate-BREAST: advocates and patients’ advice to enhance breast cancer care delivery, patient experience and patient centered research by 2025

The aims of the Advocate-BREAST project are to study and improve the breast cancer (BC) patient experience through education and patient-centered research.

Authors: Ciara C. O’Sullivan, Nicole L. Larson, Robert A. Vierkant, Mary Lou Smith, Cynthia Chauhan, Fergus J. Couch, Janet E. Olson, Charles L. Loprinzi and Kathryn J. Ruddy

The impact of targeted local outreach clinics to improve COVID-19 vaccine uptake: controlled interrupted time series in South West England

Authors: Tim Jones, Huzaifa Adamali, Maria Theresa Redaniel, Frank de Vocht, Kate Tilling, Charlie Kenward, Yoav Ben-Shlomo and Sam Creavin

The impact of the COVID-19 lockdown on social and economic welfare in Uganda

As a measure to slow down the transmission of Coronavirus disease (COVID-19), governments around the world placed their countries under various stringent lockdown measures. Uganda is one of the countries that .

Authors: David Musoke, Sarah Nalinya, Grace Biyinzika Lubega, Kevin Deane, Elizabeth Ekirapa-Kiracho and David McCoy

Risk stratification of new-onset psychiatric disorders using clinically distinct traumatic brain injury phenotypes

Patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI) constitute a highly heterogeneous population, with varying risks for New-onset Psychiatric Disorders (NPDs). The objectives of this study were to identify TBI phenoty.

In-depth analysis of the medical supply for indigenous people in North-Eastern Colombia: a dominance of infectious diseases and only insufficient therapeutic options

Colombian indigenous Wiwas are exposed to a variety of partly complex medical conditions with a predominance of infectious diseases. The study provided here aims at verifying of falsifying previous suspicions .

Authors: Hannah Bauer, Hagen Frickmann, Gustavo Concha, Lothar Kreienbrock, Maria Hartmann, Philipp Warnke, Ralf Matthias Hagen, Ernst Molitor, Achim Hoerauf and Simone Kann

Oral health-related quality of life and loneliness: results based on a cross-sectional survey

The aim of this study was to clarify the link between oral health-related quality of life (independent variable) and loneliness (outcome) among the general adult population (also stratified by sex).

Retraction Note: The prevalence of electronic cigarettes vaping globally: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Authors: Hadi Tehrani, Abdolhalim Rajabi, Mousa Ghelichi- Ghojogh, Mahbobeh Nejatian and Alireza Jafari

Barriers to HPV vaccine series completion among a predominantly hispanic border population: a mixed method evaluation

Human Papillomavirus (HPV) infections are the most common sexually transmitted infections in the United States. The HPV vaccine is a vital tool to prevent against several cancers, namely cervical cancer. Unfor.

Exploring methods for creating or adapting knowledge mobilization products for culturally and linguistically diverse audiences: a scoping review

Connecting end-users to research evidence has the power to improve patient knowledge and inform health decision-making. Differences in the culture and language of the end users may shape the effectiveness of k.

Cultural factors influencing COVID-19-related perceptions and behavior, seen from immigrants’ own perspective – a qualitative study in Norway

Cultural factors are often mentioned as a possible explanation for the observed differences between immigrant populations compared to general populations with regards to COVID-19 disease burden and vaccination.

Individual and community level factors of safe child feces disposal among youngest children in East Africa: a multilevel modeling analysis using recent national demography and health survey data

The Joint Monitoring Program (JMP) for water supply and sanitation developed by the WHO and UNICEF defines safe child feces disposal practices as either burial or defecation into a toilet. Children become expo.

Biopsychosocial factors of quality of life among middle-aged adults living alone in South Korea: a secondary data analysis using the 2017 Korea Community Health Survey

This study aimed to investigate quality of life (QoL) in middle-aged adults living alone and identify comprehensive biological, psychological, interpersonal, and contextual factors related to QoL using the dyn.

Medication nonadherence and associated factors in patients with tuberculosis in Wau, South Sudan: a cross- sectional study using the world health organization multidimensional adherence model

Tuberculosis medication nonadherence is a multi-dimensional public health problem with serious consequences worldwide. There is little information available for medication nonadherence in South Sudan. This stu.

Authors: Peter Michael Marin, Musso Munyeme, Clovice Kankya, Ambrose Samuel Jubara, Enock Matovu, Peter Waiswa, Javier Sanchez Romano, Francis Mutebi, David Onafruo, Estella Kitale, Owori Benard, Kayla J. Buhler and Morten Tryland

Laryngeal cancer incidence trends in the United States over 2000–2020: a population-based analysis

Laryngeal cancers account for one-third of all head and neck cancers. We aimed to report the incidence trends of laryngeal cancer over 2000–2020 in the United States (US), by age, sex, race/ethnicity, and hist.

Authors: Seyed Ehsan Mousavi, Mehran Ilaghi, Armin Aslani, Morvarid Najafi, Zahra Yekta and Seyed Aria Nejadghaderi

Survival, mortality and epidemic risk status of COVID-19: a population-based Study in Golestan province, Iran

Appreciating the various dimensions of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic can improve health systems and prepare them to deal better with future pandemics and public health events. This study was.

Authors: Fatemeh Kashiri, Parvin Sarbakhsh, Asghar Mohammadpoorasl, Navisa Sadat Seyedghasemi, Ali Bagheri and Hossein Akbari

Economic burden of psoriasis in Southern Iran in 2022

Psoriasis is a common, chronic, and non-contagious skin disease that has no known cause or treatment. Various medical costs for skin disorders, including psoriasis, can be expensive and lifelong. The purpose o.

The serum level of vitamin D and prevalence of vitamin D deficiency among children with asthma in Asia and Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Several studies on the serum level of vitamin D and the percentage of vitamin D deficiency in children with asthma have been conducted in Asia and Africa, but the results have been inconsistent and inconclusiv.

Determinants of mortality status and population attributable risk fractions of the North West Province, South African site of the international PURE study

Mortality data and comparative risk assessments from sub-Saharan Africa are limited. There is an urgent need for high quality population health surveys to be conducted, to improve the national health surveilla.

Authors: Cristian Ricci, Iolanthe M. Kruger, Herculina S. Kruger, Yolandi Breet, Sarah J. Moss, Abie van Oort, Petra Bester and Marlien Pieters

Association between life’s essential 8 and metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease among US adults

Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease(MASLD) is the most common cause of chronic liver disease. Clinical evidences have demonstrated the link between MASLD and the increased risk of cardiova.

Association between tobacco smoke exposure and depression: the NHANES 2005–2018 and Mendelian randomization study

The relationship between tobacco smoke exposure (TSE) and depression is controversial. This study combined observational research and Mendelian randomization (MR) to explore the relationship of depression with.

Prevalence, trends, and specialized palliative care utilization in Taiwanese children and young adults with life-limiting conditions between 2008 and 2017: a nationwide population-based study

Previous studies have shown a growing need for pediatric palliative care, but there is a lack of knowledge in many countries concerning prevalence of service use among children and young adults with life-limit.

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