Reset
Showing 20 of 6,095 academic articles

Religion as a Social Determinant of Public Health

• Oxford University Press eBooks (2014)

Abstract Religious institutions and public health institutions seek to improve the well-being of their communities, many times with aligned interests but occasionally at odds with each other. This book explores for the first time the inters...

OPENALEX DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199362202.001.0001

Support for mask use as a COVID-19 public health measure among a large sample of Canadian secondary school students

Karen A. Patte, Terrance J. Wade, Adam J. MacNeil, Richard E. Bélanger et al. • BMC Public Health (2022)

Abstract Background Youth voice has been largely absent from deliberations regarding public health measures intended to prevent SARS-CoV-2 transmission, despite being one of the populations most impacted by school-based policies. To inform ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12889-022-14011-0

Prediction of cardiorrespiratory fitness by screen time in schoolchildrens

Amanda de Oliveira, Flávio Ricardo Guilherme, Stevan Ricardo dos Santos, Maria Teresa Martins Fávero et al. • Revista da Educação Física (2020)

The time spent in front of the screens, results in accumulations of sedentary behavior, which is related to health damages to adolescents, such as a low cardiorespiratory fitness. In this sense, this study aimed to predict cardiorespiratory...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.4025/jphyseduc.v31i1.3139

Agreement and association between normative and subjective orthodontic treatment need using the index of orthodontic treatment need

Salwa M Taibah, Fadia M Al-Hummayani • Journal of Orthodontic Science (2019)

AIMS: To determine the association and level of agreement between young adults' perception of orthodontic treatment need (subjective need) and the orthodontists' assessment of treatment need (normative objective need). METHODOLOGY: For this...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.4103/jos.JOS_87_18

Protocol to evaluate sequential electronic health record-based strategies to increase genetic testing for breast and ovarian cancer risk across diverse patient populations in gynecology practices

Heather Symecko, Robert Schnoll, Rinad S. Beidas, Justin E. Bekelman et al. • Implementation Science (2023)

Abstract Background Germline genetic testing is recommended by the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) for individuals including, but not limited to, those with a personal history of ovarian cancer, young-onset (...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s13012-023-01308-w

Public Health Student's Attitudes Toward Research

Benjamin R. Chand, Crystal Eio, Annastasia Alysandratos, Jake Thompson et al. • Frontiers in Public Health (2022)

Research is able to improve the lives of big populations by investigating effective interventions and then implementing those through public health policies. Whilst research on the inclination of Medical or Science undergraduate and postgra...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2021.801249

The Evolution of Phytochemical and Medicinal Plant Research in Chile: Status, Opportunities, and Challenges

Gonzalo Fuentes-Barros, Sebastián Castro-Saavedra, Nicolás Montalva, Alejandro Vega-Muñoz et al. • Plants (2026)

Background: The global use of herbal medicines and research on plant bioactive compounds have steadily increased. In Chile, this growth is linked to ethnobotanical knowledge and advances in phytochemistry, although gaps persist in its evolu...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/plants15142135

Genotypic Variants of Pandemic H1N1 Influenza A Viruses Isolated from Severe Acute Respiratory Infections in Ukraine during the 2015/16 Influenza Season

Oksana Zolotarova, Anna Fesenko, Olga Holubka, Larysa Radchenko et al. • Viruses (2021)

Human type A influenza viruses A(H1N1)pdm09 have caused seasonal epidemics of influenza since the 2009–2010 pandemic. A(H1N1)pdm09 viruses had a leading role in the severe epidemic season of 2015/16 in the Northern Hemisphere and caused a h...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/v13112125

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

Oxford Textbook of Public Health

Roger Detels, Robert Beaglehole, Mary Ann Lansang, Martin C. Gulliford • RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (2011)

SECTION 1: THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE DISCIPLINE OF PUBLIC HEALTH 1.1 The scope and concerns of public health 1.2 The history and development of public health in high-income countries 1.3 The history and development of public health in low- and...

OPENALEX

Interplay of physical activity, self-rated health, and life satisfaction among large-bodied adolescents in Europe and North America: analysis using clustered binary mixed effects logit modelling

Michael Safo Oduro, Eniola Fasola, Prince Peprah, Isaac Yeboah Addo • BMC Public Health (2025)

Abstract Background There is a dearth of studies focused on the impact of self-rated health on life satisfaction among large-bodied adolescents, as well as the moderating role of physical activity in this relationship. Large-bodied adolesce...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12889-025-23626-y

Spontaneous anastomosis of esophageal atresia without esophageal stricture formation: A case report

S. Tan Tanny, S.E. Newman, M. Safe, W.J. Teague • Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports (2025)

Introduction: Spontaneous esophago-esophageal fistulization is a reported phenomenon in cases of complex esophageal atresia, however, short and long-term complications are common, including stricture formation. Case presentation: A male twi...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.epsc.2025.102972

On the Biopolitics of Suicide

Zachary Gan • Canadian Journal for the Academic Mind (2023)

This essay critically examines the biopoliticization of suicide, challenging its framing as a public health issue which obscures its cultural and philosophical significance. Drawing from Michel Foucault’s theories of biopower, this essay ar...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.25071/2817-5344/52

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

Experiences of Caring for Adolescents Living with HIV (ALHIV): A Qualitative Interview with Caregivers

Kasande M, Natwijuka A, Katushabe E Snr, Otwine Tweheyo A Snr • HIV/AIDS: Research and Palliative Care (2022)

Meble Kasande, Andrew Natwijuka, Eve Katushabe Snr, Anne Tweheyo Otwine Snr Faculty of Nursing and Health Sciences, Bishop Stuart University, Mbarara, UgandaCorrespondence: Meble Kasande, Bishop Stuart University, Faculty of Nursing and Hea...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ)

Awareness of COVID 19 pandemic among dental practioners of Telangana state, India: A cross sectional survey

Alekhya Kanaparthi, Divya Dukkireddy, Hema Gopalaiah, Sathya Prakash Reddy Kesary et al. • Journal of Oral Biology and Craniofacial Research (2020)

Background: Coronavirus diseases (COVID-19) is a public health emergency of international concern. The dental professionals are considered to be at high risk, as most of the treatments may lead to the spread of infection due to direct proxi...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.jobcr.2020.08.001

The metabolic equivalents of one-mile walking by older adults; implications for health promotion

Mandy Lucinda Gault, Mark Elisabeth Theodorus Willems • Health Promotion Perspectives (2017)

Background: Instructions for older adults regarding the intensity of walking may not elicit an intensity to infer health gains. We recorded the metabolic equivalents (METs) during a 1-mile walk using constant and predicted values of resting...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.15171/hpp.2017.38

How nurses address psychosocial needs in patients with advanced heart or lung failure: a qualitative interview study

Janneke van Oirschot, Esmee D. Noijons, Hanneke Merten, Bregje D. Onwuteaka-Philipsen et al. • BMC Nursing (2026)

Abstract Background Patients with advanced heart failure or lung failure often experience significant changes in psychosocial needs, which may affect their quality of life, emotional wellbeing, and daily functioning. Although nurses are wel...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12912-026-04537-8