Process evaluation of the ‘Lafiyan Yara’ project on enhancing access to HIV testing services using existing community structures in Nigeria
The Lafiyan Yara Project aimed to increase demand for HIV counselling, testing, treatment, and prevention services among pregnant women and children in Taraba State, Nigeria. Implemented from 2019 to 2021, the... (Source: BMC Public Health)
Source: BMC Public Health - February 27, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Olujide Arije, Rachel Titus, Idowu Omisile, Aisha Dadi, Danjuma Garba, Omoregie Godpower, Jennifer Anyanti, Omokhudu Idogho, Emeka Okeke, Carmen Roebersen, Eliane Vrolings and Adedeji Onayade Tags: Research Source Type: research
Enhancing the notification system for surveillance of infectious diseases in Qatar during the FIFA World Cup 2022: project overview
In 2022, the Surveillance Department of the Ministry of Public Health in Qatar adopted an integrated project called the Notification Enhancement Project (NEP) to enhance the infectious disease notification sys... (Source: BMC Public Health)
Source: BMC Public Health - February 27, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Wafa Ibrahim, Sayed Himatt, Sara Heikal, Maha Al Shamali, Raihana Jabbar, Tasneem Elshareif, Agnes Bakiri, Montaha Mahmoud, Rula Shami, Hanaa Saeed, Ghaydah Al Shami, Douaa Omer, Esraa Barakat, Lylu Mahadoon, Taysser Elshaikh, Rania Rahma & hellip; Tags: Research Source Type: research
Trends, patterns and predictors of high-risk fertility behaviour among Indian women: evidence from National Family Health Survey
Numerous studies have demonstrated that high-risk fertility behaviour (HRFB), which includes maternal age below 18 or above 34 years, short birth intervals (less than 24 months), and high parity (birth order a... (Source: BMC Public Health)
Source: BMC Public Health - February 27, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Pooja Singh and Kaushalendra Kumar Singh Tags: Research Source Type: research
Hard-to-digest starch supplements may help people lose weight
A small trial has strengthened the idea that foods containing the special form of starch could lead to weight loss and improve blood glucose control (Source: New Scientist - Health)
Source: New Scientist - Health - February 26, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: research
Experience and impact of stigma in people with chronic hepatitis B: a qualitative study in Asia, Europe, and the United States
This study sought to understand the impacts of CHB-related stigma and a functional cure on stigma. (Source: BMC Public Health)
Source: BMC Public Health - February 26, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Mondher Toumi, Jack Wallace, Chari Cohen, Chris Marshall, Helen Kitchen, Jake Macey, Hannah Pegram, Ashley F. Slagle, Robert G. Gish, Qin Ning, Hiroshi Yatsuhashi, Markus Cornberg, Maurizia Brunetto, Florian van B ömmel, Qing Xie, Dee Lee & hellip; Tags: Research Source Type: research
Barriers to healthcare utilization among married women in Afghanistan: the role of asset ownership and women ’s autonomy
Women face multiple socio-economic, cultural, contextual, and perceived barriers in health service utilization. Moreover, poor autonomy and financial constraints act as crucial factors to their healthcare acce... (Source: BMC Public Health)
Source: BMC Public Health - February 26, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Manzoor Ahmad Malik, Ratnesh Sinha, Angelin Priya and Mohammad Hifz Ur Rahman Tags: Research Source Type: research
Social poverty indicators with school bullying victimization: evidence from the global school-based student health survey (GSHS)
School bullying is prevalent in children and adolescents. Bullying victims are seen higher risk of negative psychological outcomes. Previously published studies suggested that social indicators may pose signif... (Source: BMC Public Health)
Source: BMC Public Health - February 26, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Lin Chen, Ying Chen, Hailiang Ran, Yusan Che, Die Fang, Qiongxian Li, Yuanyu Shi, Shuqing Liu, Yandie He, Guiqing Zheng and Yuanyuan Xiao Tags: Research Source Type: research
Increasing trend in hypertension prevalence among Korean adolescents from 2007 to 2020
The purpose of this study was to examine the prevalence of hypertension in Korean adolescents, its long-term trends, and factors associated with the development of hypertension. (Source: BMC Public Health)
Source: BMC Public Health - February 26, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Peong Gang Park, Eujin Park and Hee Gyung Kang Tags: Research Source Type: research
Composite dietary antioxidant index and sleep health: a new insight from cross-sectional study
Low-quality sleep and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) can result in series of chronic diseases. Healthy diet has been considered as an effective and simple strategy to optimize sleep quality. However, current ev... (Source: BMC Public Health)
Source: BMC Public Health - February 26, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Bingquan Xiong, Jiaxin Wang, Rui He and Guangsu Qu Tags: Research Source Type: research
The role of frailty in the relationships between social relationships and health outcomes: a longitudinal study
We examined whether changes in physical frailty moderated the associations b... (Source: BMC Public Health)
Source: BMC Public Health - February 24, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Fereshteh Mehrabi and Fran çois Béland Tags: Research Source Type: research
Physical activity improves stress load, recovery, and academic performance-related parameters among university students: a longitudinal study on daily level
Physical activity has been proven to be beneficial for physical and psychological health as well as for academic achievement. However, especially university students are insufficiently physically active becaus... (Source: BMC Public Health)
Source: BMC Public Health - February 24, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Monika Teuber, Daniel Leyhr and Gorden Sudeck Tags: Research Source Type: research
Social isolation consequences: lessons from COVID-19 pandemic in a context of dynamic lock-down in Chile
Chile did not adopt general and unified lockdowns for the whole nation but organized itself with dynamic and sometimes irregular lockdowns. These dynamics and consequences of social isolation could be generali... (Source: BMC Public Health)
Source: BMC Public Health - February 24, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Alessandra Patrono, Stefano Renzetti, Cristian Guerini, Mark Macgowan, Stefanny M Moncada, Donatella Placidi, Maurizio Memo and Roberto G. Lucchini Tags: Research Source Type: research
Superior predictive value of estimated pulse wave velocity for all-cause and cardiovascular disease mortality risk in U.S. general adults
Estimated pulse wave velocity (ePWV) has been proposed as a potential approach to estimate carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity. However, the potential of ePWV in predicting all-cause mortality (ACM) and cardio... (Source: BMC Public Health)
Source: BMC Public Health - February 24, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Wenke Cheng, Fanliang Kong, Huachun Pan, Sisi Luan, Shumin Yang and Siwei Chen Tags: Research Source Type: research
Multifaceted ORganizational InterventiONs (M-ORION) project for prevention of depression and anxiety among workers: study protocol for a five-arm cluster randomized controlled trial
Depression and anxiety are the most common mental health issues experienced by workers. Although organizational intervention has been extensively evaluated as a primary prevention of depression and anxiety, th... (Source: BMC Public Health)
Source: BMC Public Health - February 24, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Kazuhiro Watanabe, Hiroyuki Hikichi, Kotaro Imamura, Asuka Sakuraya, Toru Yoshikawa, Shuhei Izawa, Hisashi Eguchi, Akiomi Inoue, Kengo Yoshida, Yasushi Orihashi and Akizumi Tsutsumi Tags: Study Protocol Source Type: research
Travel distance to rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis treatment and its impact on loss to follow-up: the importance of continued RR-TB treatment decentralization in South Africa
Understanding why patients experience loss to follow-up (LTFU) is essential for TB control. This analysis examines the impact of travel distance to RR-TB treatment on LTFU, which has yet to be analyzed within ... (Source: BMC Public Health)
Source: BMC Public Health - February 23, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Katherine C. McNabb, Alanna J. Bergman, Amita Patil, Kelly Lowensen, Nomusa Mthimkhulu, Chakra Budhathoki, Nancy Perrin and Jason E. Farley Tags: Research Source Type: research
