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Prevalence of comorbid depression and associated factors among hospitalized patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus in Hunan, China

Rehanguli Maimaitituerxun, Wenhang Chen, Jingsha Xiang, Atipatsa C. Kaminga et al. • BMC Psychiatry (2023)

Abstract Background Depression and diabetes are major health challenges, with heavy economic social burden, and comorbid depression in diabetes could lead to a wide range of poor health outcomes. Although many descriptive studies have highl...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12888-023-04657-4

Exposure to particulate matter (PM2.5) and prevalence of diabetes mellitus in Indonesia

Made Ayu Hitapretiwi Suryadhi, Putu Ayu Rhamani Suryadhi, Kawuli Abudureyimu, I Made Winarsa Ruma et al. • Environment International (2020)

Background: Recently emerging evidence suggests an association between particulate matter less than 2.5 µm in diameter (PM2.5) exposure and diabetes risk. However, evidence from Asia is limited. Here, we evaluated the association between PM...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2020.105603

Prevalence of Diabetes Mellitus and Associated Factors in Addis Ababa Public Health Facilities, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2016

Sahile AT, Bekele GE • Diabetes, Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity (2020)

Addisu Tadesse Sahile,1 Getabalew Endazenew Bekele2 1Department of Public Health, Unity University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; 2Department of Social and Population Health, Yekatit12 Hospital Medical College, Addis Ababa, EthiopiaCorrespondence:...

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Drinking patterns and alcohol use disorders in São Paulo, Brazil: the role of neighborhood social deprivation and socioeconomic status.

Camila Magalhães Silveira, Erica Rosanna Siu, James C Anthony, Luis Paulo Saito et al. • PLoS ONE (2014)

Research conducted in high-income countries has investigated influences of socioeconomic inequalities on drinking outcomes such as alcohol use disorders (AUD), however, associations between area-level neighborhood social deprivation (NSD) a...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0108355

Current Status of Fasciolosis of Goat in Sylhet, Bangladesh: An Integrated Morphomolecular Study

Chamali Akter Shykat, Saiful Islam, Foyez Ahmed, Kazi Mehetazul Islam et al. • Journal of Parasitology Research (2022)

Epidemiological information and proper identification of Fasciola species present in Bangladesh are important for control. This study was aimed at determining the prevalence of liver fluke infection of goats in Sylhet, Bangladesh, and ident...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1155/2022/6159388

Rheumatoid Arthritis and Cardiovascular Risk: Retrospective Matched-Cohort Analysis Based on the RECORD Study of the Italian Society for Rheumatology

Lisa Argnani, Anna Zanetti, Anna Zanetti, Greta Carrara et al. • Frontiers in Medicine (2021)

Background: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is associated with an increase in cardiovascular (CV) risk. This issue maybe not only explained by a genetic component, as well as by the traditional CV risk factors, but also by an underestimation and ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2021.745601

Impact of preoperative insomnia on poor postoperative pain control after elective spine surgery and the modified Calgary postoperative pain after spine surgery (MCAPPS) score

Michael M.H. Yang, MD, MSc, MBiotech, Jay Riva-Cambrin, MD, MSc, Jonathan Cunningham, MD, MSc, Steven Casha, MD, PhD • North American Spine Society Journal (2023)

Background: Approximately 30% to 64% of patients experience inadequate pain control following spine surgery. The Calgary postoperative pain after spine surgery (CAPPS) score was developed to identify this subset of patients. The impact of p...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.xnsj.2023.100261

Public Health Communication

• Routledge eBooks (2002)

Contents: Preface. Introduction. R. Hornik, Public Health Communication: Making Sense of Contradictory Evidence. Part I: Deliberate Trials. J.K. Worden, B.S. Flynn, Using Mass Media to Prevent Cigarette Smoking. P. Palmgreen, L. Donohew, E....

OPENALEX DOI: https://doi.org/10.4324/9781410603029

Uses of Electronic Health Records for Public Health Surveillance to Advance Public Health

Guthrie S. Birkhead, Michael Klompas, Nirav R. Shah • Annual Review of Public Health (2015)

Public health surveillance conducted by health departments in the United States has improved in completeness and timeliness owing to electronic laboratory reporting. However, the collection of detailed clinical information about reported ca...

OPENALEX Open Access DOI: https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-publhealth-031914-122747

Impact of COVID-19 health precautions on asymptomatic Streptococcus pyogenes carriage in palestinian children: a pre- and post-pandemic study

Ibrahim Amer Ghannam, Rana Mahmoud Maraqa, Duha Shokri Qawasmeh, Rania Khalil Alsous et al. • BMC Infectious Diseases (2024)

Abstract Background Streptococcus pyogenes (Group A Streptococcus, GAS) is a significant pathogen that causes diverse infections, ranging from pharyngitis to severe invasive diseases. Asymptomatic carriage in children is pivotal for transmi...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12879-024-10023-w

Understanding Nigeria’s antibiotic resistance crisis among neonates and its future implications

Victor Oluwatomiwa Ajekiigbe, Ikponmwosa Jude Ogieuhi, Temiloluwa Adebayo Odeniyi, Praise Oluwatobi Ogunleke et al. • Discover Public Health (2025)

Abstract A well-documented mounting public health crisis is the antibiotic crisis, which is most significantly felt in low-resource countries like Nigeria. This article sheds light on the rising level of antibiotic resistance in newborns in...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12982-025-00422-y

Prevalence and Determinants of Hypertension in Non-pregnant Women of Punjab

Charan Kamal Sekhon, Ramandeep Kaur, Monika Airi, Anurag Chaudhary • Indian Journal of Public Health (2025)

Background: Women’s hypertension (HTN) is often underestimated and goes untreated due to the perception that women have a lesser risk of cardiovascular disease compared to males. Objectives: The purpose of this study was to assess the preva...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.4103/ijph.ijph_1051_24

Hypertension and diabetes patients’ perspective of challenges and their coping mechanisms in Mukono and Buikwe districts in Uganda – a qualitative study

Rawlance Ndejjo, Paineto Masengere, Fred Nuwaha, Isaac Ddumba et al. • Open Research Europe (2023)

Background: In sub-Saharan Africa, the burden of non-communicable diseases is steadily rising amidst a high prevalence of communicable diseases stretching the healthcare system. This study explored hypertension and diabetes patients’ perspe...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.12688/openreseurope.13286.2

A retrospective study of oral and maxillofacial pathology lesions diagnosed at the Faculty of Dentistry, King Abdulaziz University

Alhindi NA, Sindi AM, Binmadi NO, Elias WY • Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dentistry (2019)

Nada A Alhindi, Amal M Sindi, Nada O Binmadi, Wael Y Elias Oral Diagnostic Science Department, Faculty of Dentistry, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia Background: Oral and maxillofacial lesions (OMFL) comprise a broad spectrum...

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Prevalence of malaria infection and factors associated among HIV-infected adult patients attending HIV care and treatment clinic at Kitete regional referral hospital in Tabora region, Tanzania: a cross-sectional study

Hamad Nnimbo, Doreen Kamori, Nsiande Lema, Abdallah Mohamed • Bulletin of the National Research Centre (2023)

Abstract Background HIV and malaria are serious public health concerns, particularly in Tanzania. HIV-infected individuals are more likely to get malaria and its complications. However, data on the interaction of the two diseases in Tanzani...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s42269-023-01141-7

Baseline Characteristics, Risk Factors and Etiology of Heart Failure Among Patients Hospitalized at a Teaching Hospital in Somalia: Cross-Sectional Study

Farah Yusuf Mohamud M, Jeele MOO, Cetinkaya O, Goitom Sereke S et al. • Research Reports in Clinical Cardiology (2022)

Mohamed Farah Yusuf Mohamud,1 Mohamed Osman Omar Jeele,1 Osman Cetinkaya,1 Senai Goitom Sereke,2 Felix Bongomin,3 Mohamed AM Ahmed4– 6 1Mogadishu Somali Turkish Training and Research Hospital, Mogadishu, Somalia; 2School of Medicine, Colleg...

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Seroprevalence of dengue, yellow fever, and related flaviviruses among the rural human population in Nguruman and Kerio Valley, Kenya

Mercy Hokah Kibathi, Mercy Hokah Kibathi, Edith Chepkorir, Sepha Nyatichi Mabeya et al. • Frontiers in Virology (2024)

BackgroundYellow fever virus (YFV) and dengue virus (DENV) are among the major re-emerging arboviruses that pose a significant threat to public health. Their associated burden and prevalence can be substantially underestimated due to insuff...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fviro.2024.1459021

Vape Smoking: Prevalence and Perception among Damnhour University Students

Naglaa Hussein • International Egyptian Journal of Nursing Sciences and Research (2025)

Background: E-cigarette or vape smoking is becoming a worldwide concern, yet vapinginformation is not widespread among Middle Eastern university students. The paper offers the pattern ofvape smoking in Damnhour University, Egypt, which uses...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.21608/ejnsr.2025.370486.1434

Topical Pharmacological Treatment of Actinic Keratoses: Focus on Tirbanibulin 1% Ointment

Mario Valenti, Matteo Bianco, Alessandra Narcisi, Antonio Costanzo et al. • Dermatology Practical & Conceptual (2024)

Actinic keratosis (AK) is a frequent precancerous skin lesion that mostly affects chronically sun-exposed areas. Chronic sun damage leads to various mutations in onco-suppressor and oncogenic genes which cause an uncontrolled proliferation ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.5826/dpc.1403S1a145S