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Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine side effects among healthcare workers in Malta
ConclusionsFemales and young adults appeared to be more susceptible to SE among this study's cohort, however the nature of these SE was mostly mild or moderate. This is encouraging and should allay vaccine apprehension/hesitancy.Key messagesVaccination benefits outweigh the minor side effects experienced. Caring physicians should be notified of the female higher susceptibility to side effects.Vaccination should be encouraged among all eligible population. (Source: The European Journal of Public Health)
Source: The European Journal of Public Health - October 20, 2021 Category: General Medicine Source Type: research

Individual level lifestyle changes during the COVID-19 pandemic – A Finnish population-based study
ConclusionsThe results highlight unfavorable changes in LPA and vegetable consumption especially in older women during the COVID-19 pandemic. Part of the unfavorable changes may be explained by aging, but the pandemic containment measures may have accelerated them indicating the need for health promotion actions among the elderly.Key messagesThe lifestyle changes observed during COVID-19 pandemic were complex, varying by sex and age groups and being both favorable and unfavorable for health.Special attention should be given to promotion of physical activity in the elderly during and after the pandemic. (Source: The Europea...
Source: The European Journal of Public Health - October 20, 2021 Category: General Medicine Source Type: research

Antenatal care access and concerns of pregnant women during pandemic: a population-based study
ConclusionsOur results suggest that the concerns related to the pandemic among pregnant women are at significant levels. Measures should be taken to ensure that antenatal care services are not interrupted throughout the current pandemic.Key messagesSignificant concern levels were detected among pregnant women in our sample.Measures should be taken to ensure to maintain uninterrupted antenatal care services. (Source: The European Journal of Public Health)
Source: The European Journal of Public Health - October 20, 2021 Category: General Medicine Source Type: research

Chronic Kidney Disease and Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
ConclusionsCKD was associated with a higher risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes, and the degree of risk varied by cause and severity. These findings highlight the need for further studies of a more robust quality evaluating the effects of cause and severity of kidney disease on adverse pregnancy outcomes.Key messagesPre-pregnancy CKD was associated with higher risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes.The risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes varied by CKD cause and severity. (Source: The European Journal of Public Health)
Source: The European Journal of Public Health - October 20, 2021 Category: General Medicine Source Type: research

1.M. Workshop: Protecting and preparing healthcare workers: what to learn from COVID-19 to strengthen resilience?
ConclusionsThe workshop will stimulate critical debate and improve knowledge exchange across countries and between researchers. It will contribute to creating resilience of the health workforce and health systems and to build back better after COVID-19 in a fair and equitable manner.Key messagesHealth systems must be accountable for the protection and preparedness of healthcare workers.Action is needed to develop a health workforce surveillance system on national and EU level. (Source: The European Journal of Public Health)
Source: The European Journal of Public Health - October 20, 2021 Category: General Medicine Source Type: research

Risk behavior among people who inject drugs
ConclusionsYounger age when started injecting drugs, duration of injecting drugs and imprisonment increased the risk of using unsterile needles and syringes and sharing injecting equipment.Main messagesBehavioural risk factors are related to higher risks of drug use related infectious diseases.Targeted psychosocial interventions are needed to prevent the behavioural risks of injecting drug use. (Source: The European Journal of Public Health)
Source: The European Journal of Public Health - October 20, 2021 Category: General Medicine Source Type: research

Digital health literacy and information behaviour in university students in Finland
ConclusionsFinnish students were rather confident in their DHL skills. However, almost every fourth had difficulties in assessing the reliability of the information, a key competence of DHL in the context of overabundance of information. This suggests that DHL, especially the competence of critically evaluate health related information, need to be strengthen among university students in Finland across different study subjects. (Source: The European Journal of Public Health)
Source: The European Journal of Public Health - October 20, 2021 Category: General Medicine Source Type: research

Digital health literacy and online information queries in Portuguese university students
ConclusionsOnline information queries related to epidemiological and public health topics are significantly associated with digital health literacy in times of COVID-19. Further studies are needed, including programs that improve digital health literacy among university students and increase the availability of high-quality content information. (Source: The European Journal of Public Health)
Source: The European Journal of Public Health - October 20, 2021 Category: General Medicine Source Type: research

Vulnerability risk assessment in the context of climate change – the need for interdisciplinarity
Abstract Addressing wicked problems such as climate change vulnerability require a process whereby evidence of different kinds, interests, values and meanings are brought together in order to understand and anticipate the effects of change (such as a climate change) on health and health inequities in a population and then decide how best to respond. Understanding and addressing climate change vulnerability requires understanding complex climate science, policy making and politics, individual level decision making, history, nature, society, culture, urban planning, economics, structure and agency - the list goes on.Health...
Source: The European Journal of Public Health - October 20, 2021 Category: General Medicine Source Type: research

Stress and perceived discrimination among Israeli Arabs: the mediation role of threat and trust
This study explores stress among the Arab minority in Israel during the first wave of the COVID-19 outbreak, and its association with the population's perceived COVID-19 threat, trust in the healthcare system, adherence to guidelines, and perceived discrimination. The study analyzed a cross-sectional online survey of 626 Israeli Arabs. Most participants (65%) reported moderate levels of stress, and 10% reported severe levels. The Bedouin population reported significantly higher levels of stress compared to other minority groups. The participants also reported a high degree of perceived threat, a moderate-to-high level of d...
Source: The European Journal of Public Health - October 20, 2021 Category: General Medicine Source Type: research

1.B. Round table: Biological, socioeconomic, legal and environmental health determinants in the COVID-19 pandemic
Abstract COVID-19 represents a concrete global health threat that has resulted in exacerbated inequalities, threatening progress towards SDG3, and particularly SDG 3.8, i.e. UHC - leave no one behind. Underlying differences in terms of health and social care system organisation, service provision models and pre-existing epidemiological context have resulted in heterogeneous scenarios for burden of disease (BoD) distribution, both in terms of COVID-19-specific outcomes, and because of collateral damage, not only across, but also within countries and regions. Individual proximal factors such as age, gender, ethnicity, soci...
Source: The European Journal of Public Health - October 20, 2021 Category: General Medicine Source Type: research

A systematic review of mother-daughter interventions targeting physical activity
ConclusionsFuture research should consider using checklists, frameworks and formative work with mothers and daughters to ensure interventions are rigorously designed, implemented, and evaluated, which can inform public policy to combat physical inactivity in this at-risk cohort.Key messagesThis is the first review to assess the intervention characteristics, and behaviour change theory and techniques of mother-daughter interventions targeting physical activity.This review advances the evidence base for future intervention development and more broadly can inform public policy to tackle physical inactivity in this at-risk coh...
Source: The European Journal of Public Health - October 20, 2021 Category: General Medicine Source Type: research

Analysis of infant mortality caused by sudden infant death syndrome in the Russian Federation
ConclusionsThe analysis revealed the scatter of the infant mortality rate due to SIDS among the regions of the Russian Federation. It is necessary to study the problem of SIDS at the state level to explain the results.Key messagesThe development and implementation of programs for the prevention of SIDS should be based on the study of the epidemiology of this pathology in each region separately and in the country as a whole.Significant differences in the infant mortality rate due to SIDS among the regions of Russian Federation require detailed study. (Source: The European Journal of Public Health)
Source: The European Journal of Public Health - October 20, 2021 Category: General Medicine Source Type: research

Parental alcohol use and self-reported health among Swedish adolescents aged 10-18 years
ConclusionsThe study showed that children living with heavy drinking parents were more likely to report adverse health. Implementing policies that aim to protect these children may be beneficial.Key messagesChildren living with heavy drinking parents were more likely to report psychological complaints, somatic complaints, and perceived stress.Living with heavy drinking parents may affect children ’s health negatively, and measures to mitigate the harms these children experience ought to be considered. (Source: The European Journal of Public Health)
Source: The European Journal of Public Health - October 20, 2021 Category: General Medicine Source Type: research

Factors associated with liking of milk among preschool children
ConclusionsThe present analysis suggests that parents' self-efficacy in encouraging their child to drink milk may be important in influencing their child's liking of its taste, and should be considered in interventions aiming to improve milk consumption. The taste of milk was well-liked in this cohort of preschool children and therefore, further research is necessary in a cohort with varying levels of milk consumption and liking of milk.Key messagesParental beliefs should be included as intervention targets when aiming to improve a liking for milk among preschool children.Further research on the determinants of milk consum...
Source: The European Journal of Public Health - October 20, 2021 Category: General Medicine Source Type: research