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Sexual- and gender-based violence (SGBV) is a widespread and under-reported international human rights violation. It is more pernicious than other forms of societal violence because it stigmatizes and marginal...
Rodentolepis (Hymenolepis) nana (R. nana) is the most common cestode to infect humans, and whilst most infections are asymptomatic, those with a high burden of infection can present with abdominal pain, diarrhoea...
Diabetes and hypertension are major global health crises, yet Indonesia is lagging behind in achieving care outcomes compared to other middle-income countries. We examined barriers to screening uptake, a key c...
The overall quantity of screen time has been associated with short sleep duration and increasingly sedentary lifestyles, leading to adiposity. The aim of this research was to explore which components of screen...
Sexual violence on higher education campuses represents a global public health crisis that threatens students’ safety, well-being, and academic success. Despite increasing awareness and available supports, mos...
Diphtheria has been re-emerging around the world at alarming rates, raising concerns about emergency preparedness, especially when global supplies of life-saving diphtheria antitoxin are insufficient. Outbreak...
The development of artificial intelligence (AI) applications in healthcare is often positioned as a solution to the greatest challenges facing global health. Advocates propose that AI can bridge gaps in care d...
In the USA, people with a history of criminalized drug use and drug use disorders reentering the community after incarceration frequently experience adverse health outcomes including overdose, suicide, and inf...
Relatively few studies have examined how self-rated physical health (SRH) varies across: (a) countries around the world and (b) demographic characteristics in diverse nations and cultures.
Given the well-founded critiques of academia as Western-centric, there are increasing efforts to conduct research that is more cross-cultural and global. These dynamics apply to all aspects of life, including ...
In this article, we describe the statistical and design methodology of the demographic variation analyses used as part of a coordinated set of manuscripts for wave 1 of the Global Flourishing Study (GFS). Aspe...
In this article, we describe the statistical and design methodology of the demographic variation analyses used as part of a coordinated set of manuscripts for wave 1 of the Global Flourishing Study (GFS). Aspe...
Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) represent a growing health burden in sub-Saharan Africa, especially in Uganda. The COVID-19 pandemic presented significant challenges for the Ugandan healthcare system, though ...
The Government of Bangladesh established a visual inspection with acetic acid (VIA)-based cervical cancer screening programme at 600 primary, secondary and tertiary health facilities following a pilot programm...
Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a global public health problem, associated with negative physical and mental health impacts. Research on IPV has mainly focused on heterosexual relationships with limited foc...
Access to safe and nutritious food is key to ensuring health and well-being and is critical to meeting the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals. However, a synthesis of the associations between foodbo...
Sexual assault on college campuses is a major public health concern. Over half of incidents of sexual violence on college campuses occur in the context of victim or perpetrator alcohol use. Students who have e...
People with mental illnesses are overrepresented in criminal legal systems internationally, making addressing mental health among this population a global public health concern. Across the world, community sup...
The devastating global impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic are a stark reminder of the need for proactive and effective pandemic response. Disease modeling and forecasting are key in this response, as they enable...
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Healthy aging is crucial in Asia given its rapidly aging society. Social capital, which refers to the resources derived from social networks, norms, and trust that facilitate cooperation and collective action ...
In Nepal, dengue is an emerging disease of growing concern as outbreaks are increasing in both size and geographic reach and beginning to affect areas previously thought dengue-free. Dengue genomic surveillanc...
Sectors beyond health are essential to combatting a social disease such as tuberculosis (TB). The engagement of the community and civil society sector in Eastern Europe and Central Asia was assessed as part of...
Chronic illnesses (CIs) are increasingly prevalent among children/young people (CYP) globally. For migrant CYP with CIs, achieving a stable life in a new country can be particularly challenging due to addition...
The relationship between poverty and tuberculosis (TB) is well-documented, as socio-economic deprivation constitutes a risk factor that drives TB transmission and progression while hindering treatment adherenc...
The growing demand for healthcare services and the burden of diseases such as cancer in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) requires locally-led and setting-relevant evidence that should be driven by local investigators....
In recent years, global commitments have endeavored to reduce the burden of oral diseases. To maintain this momentum, effective advocacy for sustainable oral health is needed to raise public awareness, garner ...
Income is associated with many health outcomes, but it is unclear how far this reflects a causal relationship. Mendelian randomisation (MR) uses genetic variation between individuals to investigate causal effe...
Malaria continues to be a major cause of illness and death worldwide, particularly affecting children under the age of five and those living in high-burden countries like Nigeria. Long-lasting insecticidal net...
HIV burden remains high in South Africa despite intensive efforts to curtail the epidemic. Public primary care facilities, where most people with HIV (PWH) in South Africa receive treatment, face myriad challe...
Gestational age limits (GLs) are common in abortion laws and policies. They restrict when lawful abortion may be accessed by reference to the gestational duration of a pregnancy, in some cases specifying that ...
Undernutrition remains a global crisis and is a focus of Sustainable Development Goals. While there are multiple known, effective interventions, complex interactions between prevention and treatment and resour...
The UK’s National Health Service Test and Trace (NHSTT) program aimed to provide the most effective and accessible SARS-CoV-2 testing approach possible. Early user feedback indicated that there were accessibil...
Women living with HIV bear a disproportionate burden of stigma, especially in countries where gender discrimination is more common. A result is widespread domestic violence against women. This violence is itse...
Pre-eclampsia is a leading cause of maternal and neonatal mortality; 30,000 pre-eclampsia-related maternal deaths occur annually, with 70% in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) and 16% in South Asia. We have shown that ...
Under South Africa’s Universal Test and Treat (UTT) policy, CD4 counts are no longer required to determine HIV treatment eligibility. However, CD4 count at presentation remains an important marker of disease p...
In the USA, many states, including Colorado, have increased criminal penalties for illicit opioid possession, which may alter overdose risk. We aimed to evaluate the relationship between Colorado’s increased d...
A major contributor to the tuberculosis burden in the United States (US) and Canada is the progression of tuberculosis infection acquired before immigration among persons born outside the US and Canada. Domest...
Mobile health clinics (MHCs) are effective mechanisms for hepatitis C virus (HCV) screening and treatment in underserved populations. However, effective strategies for identifying and prioritizing high-risk co...
Despite a wealth of data from high-income countries, there is limited information on the distinct epidemiological patterns observed in diverse, densely populated regions within Latin America. This retrospectiv...
Important differences in excess mortality between European countries during the COVID-19 pandemic have been reported. Understanding the drivers of these differences is essential to pandemic preparedness.
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