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Mohammed Al-Houqani, Raghib Ali, Cother Hajat • PLoS ONE
(2012)
IntroductionAccurate information about the prevalence and types of tobacco use is essential to deliver effective public health policy. We aimed to study the prevalence and modes of tobacco consumption in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), part...
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0039189
Ashley Nicole Gearhardt, Marie A. Bragg, Rebecca L. Pearl, Natasha A. Schvey et al. • Annual Review of Clinical Psychology
(2012)
There is a pressing need to reduce both the prevalence and impact of obesity. This review begins with a discussion of the roles of treatment and prevention. Two overriding issues, weight bias and the addictive nature of food, are covered be...
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-clinpsy-032511-143129
Nick Bansback, Mina Tadrous, Marie Paul Nisingizwe, Michael R Law et al. • BMJ Public Health
(2025)
Background The introduction of direct-acting antivirals (DAAs) has allowed countries to reduce the health and economic burden of hepatitis C virus (HCV). However, access to DAAs remains expensive and limited in many countries globally due t...
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DOI: 10.1136/bmjph-2024-001340
Joyce B. Der, Alison D. Grant, Daniel Grint, Clement T. Narh et al. • BMC Health Services Research
(2022)
Abstract Background Ghana’s national tuberculosis (TB) prevalence survey conducted in 2013 showed higher than expected TB prevalence indicating that many people with TB were not being identified and treated. Responding to this, we assessed ...
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DOI: 10.1186/s12913-022-07711-1
Manuel Calvopiña, Daniel Romero, Byron Castañeda, Yoshihisa Hashiguchi et al. • Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
(2014)
A review of national and international publications on paragonimiasis in Ecuador, epidemiological records from the Ministry of Public Health and unpublished research data was conducted to summarise the current status of the parasite/disease...
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DOI: 10.1590/0074-0276140042
Wan-Ju Cheng, Yawen Cheng • Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
(2017)
Healthcare workers face multiple psychosocial work hazards intrinsic to their work, including heavy workloads and shift work. However, how contemporary adverse psychosocial work conditions, such as workplace justice and insecurity, may cont...
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jfma.2016.05.004
Heather O’Mahen, Louise Howard, Helen Sharp, Antoinette Davey et al. • Health and Social Care Delivery Research
(2025)
Background Perinatal mental health disorders affect one in five mothers during pregnancy or within 2 years post childbirth. These disorders can lead to poor pregnancy and childbirth outcomes and maternal deaths. Additionally, they negativel...
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DOI: 10.3310/RRAP0011
Dominic Doglikuu Be-Ikuu, Prudence Portia Mwini Nyaledzigbor, Alice Ayawine, Ebenezer Jones Amoah • BMC Public Health
(2025)
Abstract Background Food security and food hygiene practices can negatively influence health. Poor food hygiene and food insecurity risk poor health. Studies have investigated the direct associations of food security and food hygiene practi...
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DOI: 10.1186/s12889-025-25398-x
Martina Rega, Laura Andriani, Antonio Poeta, Chiara Casadio et al. • One Health
(2023)
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a risk for public health that requires management in a One Health perspective, including humans, animals, and the environment. The food production chain has been identified as a possible route of transmissi...
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DOI: 10.1016/j.onehlt.2023.100632
Temitayo Victor Lawal, Kehinde Adebola Atoloye, Ayo Stephen Adebowale, Adeniyi Francis Fagbamigbe • BMC Pediatrics
(2023)
Abstract Background Globally, child mortality and morbidity remain a serious health challenge and infectious diseases are the leading causes. The use of count models together with spatial analysis of the number of doses of childhood vaccine...
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DOI: 10.1186/s12887-023-04300-x
Endalamaw Tesfa, Endalkachew Nibret, Solomon Tebeje Gizaw, Yohannes Zenebe et al. • PLoS ONE
(2020)
Introduction Hypertensive disorder of pregnancy is the second commonest causes of maternal death globally. Different public health studies were conducted on hypertensive disorder of pregnancy which presented inconsistent result. Therefore, ...
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Olufemi Opeyemi Ogundiran, Elvis Agbonlahor, Kayode Israel Oke, Gbolade Isaac Ogunsanya • Revista Pesquisa em Fisioterapia
(2020)
BACKGROUND: Work-related musculoskeletal pain (WMSP) is a common symptom associated with work-related musculoskeletal disorders. It is aggravated by poor lifting techniques, inappropriate ergonomics, repetitive movements and awkward posture...
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DOI: 10.17267/2238-2704rpf.v10i2.2742
Turki Aljuhani, Jayachandran Vetrayan, Mohammed A. Alfayez, Saleh A. Alshehri et al. • Clinics and Practice
(2025)
Background: Fear of falling (FOF) is a significant concern among older adults, especially after total knee arthroplasty (TKA). FOF can limit daily activities, reduce quality of life, and hinder recovery. This study aimed to investigate the ...
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DOI: 10.3390/clinpract15080146
Yilma Chisha, Wondwossen Terefe, Huruy Assefa, Serawit Lakew • PLoS ONE
(2017)
BackgroundCurrently 93 million people are estimated as living with diabetic retinopathy worldwide. The prevalence and risk factors of diabetic retinopathy in developed countries have been well documented; but in Ethiopia, data on prevalence...
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0171987
Zubair Younis Ringshawl, Ajaz Ahmad Bhat, Zahid Bashir, Munir Farooq et al. • Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
(2020)
Introduction: Shoulder pain is a significant cause of decreased
functional activity of an individual. The overall prevalence of
shoulder pain is 16-26%, which makes it the third most common
cause among musculoskeletal complaints. The cau...
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DOI: 10.7860/JCDR/2020/44557.14048
Mohamed S. Muhamedhussein, Mohamed Manji, Kitugi S. Nungu, Paschal Ruggajo et al. • African Journal of Emergency Medicine
(2021)
Background: Polytrauma can lead to multi-organ dysfunction in addition to the local injuries. Acute kidney injury (AKI) is one of the most common causes and contributors to the high morbidity and mortality. Prevalence of acute kidney injury...
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DOI: 10.1016/j.afjem.2020.08.004
Genevieve Maheux-Pelletier, Vanessa Rukholm, Jovan Groen, Nancy Vézina • Canadian Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
(2017)
La littérature dans le domaine de la recherche en pédagogie postsecondaire (RePP) a pris une expansion importante au cours des dernières décennies, particulièrement dans les espaces anglophones tels que l’Amérique du Nord, l’Europe de l’Oue...
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5206/cjsotl-rcacea.2017.2.7
Emmanuel Anongeba Anaba, Zita Buabeng, Grace Adjei Okai • Youth
(2022)
Voluntary HIV counselling and testing (VHCT) is a successful intervention for fostering early HIV detection, which is essential for the management of the disease. This study sought to determine the prevalence and factors that influence the ...
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DOI: 10.3390/youth2040034
Chen Chen, Qi Zhou, Ruiyue Yang, Zhu Wu et al. • Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety
(2021)
Background: Excessive copper (Cu) has risky effect on insulin resistance (IR), oxidative stress and inflammation. Instead, some studies reported serum Cu to be protective for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). The aim of this study ...
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2021.112295
Asma Al Shidhani, Asma Al Samani, Tahani Al Malki, Bashair Al Shukaili et al. • Taiwanese Journal of Psychiatry
(2023)
Objectives: Preliminary studies suggested that the high rates of stress are increasingly prevalent in students in tertiary education in the Arabian Gulf countries and that their emotional eating is often triggered by stress. Nevertheless, t...
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DOI: 10.4103/TPSY.TPSY_3_23