environmental health

Geographic factors associated with SARS-CoV-2 prevalence during the first wave − 6 districts in Zambia, July 2020 | BMC Public Health

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Study area We conducted a retrospective analysis of SARS-CoV-2 prevalence data from a cross-sectional study in six districts of Zambia (i.e., Kabwe, Lusaka, Livingstone, Ndola, Nakonde, and Solwezi, Fig. 1) between July 4 and 27, 2020, which coincided with the first wave in the country [1]. These districts were purposively selected because of the reported high … Read more

Considerations for adapting digital competencies and training approaches to the public health workforce: an interpretive description of practitioners’ perspectives in Canada | BMC Public Health

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We explored how recommendations for digital competencies and training models might be adapted to Canada’s public health systems and competencies required to ensure a workforce that responsively adapts new digital technologies. We found that practitioners recognize the importance of digital competencies and training with the discourse centered on three themes. First, public health systems must … Read more

Confidence in the efficacy of routine vaccines after the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional web-based study | BMC Public Health

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Demographic and clinical characteristics of the study participants A total of 1217 participants were included in our study. Of them, 823 (67.6%) were females, 704 (57.8%) had an age ranging from 18 to 30 years, 679 (55.8%) were from the Western region of Saudi Arabia and 1131 (92.9%) were Saudi citizens. As shown in Table 1, … Read more

Determinants of gender-equitable attitudes among adult men in a health education program: a cross-sectional study in Southern Malawi | BMC Public Health

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Study design This was a cross-sectional study consisting of a questionnaire survey of men during male clinic days. Study setting The “Bridge the Gap” project ran male clinic days once a month on Saturdays for 12 months in four healthcare facilities: the DREAM center in Balaka District Hospital (semi-urban area), the Phalula health center (Balaka … Read more