environmental health

Association between knowledge of cervical cancer prevention and screening behaviors among women aged 20 to 49 years: a cross-sectional study in six provinces, China | BMC Public Health

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Based on this cross-section study, we found that 37.6% of women aged 20–49 years in China reported experience of cervical cancer screening. The findings from our study suggested that the level of cervical cancer knowledge was relatively low, with less than half of women demonstrating a high knowledge level (score ≥ 5). The proportion of high knowledge … Read more

So long a toilet! Deviations from a conventional design, level of latrine construction and use by rural households in Nyanga district, Zimbabwe | BMC Public Health

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Key results Results indicated that most households were constructed by households (85.34%) due to government encouragement (42.41%). Only 37.70% were constructed meeting the conventional design requirements. Household size, monthly income, number of cattle, presence of a resident formally employed member and the type of latrine financier were significantly associated with the completion of latrine construction … Read more

Social isolation in relation to the incidence and dynamic progression of frailty in the oldest old: a trajectory analysis of a nationwide cohort | BMC Public Health

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Zeng Y, Feng Q, Hesketh T, Christensen K, Vaupel J. Improvements in survival and activities of daily living despite declines in physical and cognitive functioning among the oldest-old in China – Evidence from a cohort study. Lancet. 2017;389:1619–29. PubMed  PubMed Central  Google Scholar  Bevilacqua G, Jameson KA, Zhang J, Bloom I, Fuggle NR, Patel HP, … Read more

Evaluation of artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots for providing sexual health information: a consensus study using real-world clinical queries | BMC Public Health

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Study design We conducted this cross-sectional study at the MSHC, Australia’s largest public sexual health clinic. We compared the performance of three AI chatbots against experienced sexual health nurses in responding to sexual health inquiries. We used anonymised real-world questions from the callers to the MSHC collected during routine telephone inquiries. In compliance with the … Read more

Overcoming challenges and achieving high HPV vaccination uptake in Cameroon: lessons learned from a gender-neutral and single-dose program and community engagement | BMC Public Health

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This study highlights the implementation process and major interventions used to improve coverage. Organization of HPV vaccine introduction HPV vaccination was introduced through routine immunization in 2020 in all vaccination health facilities and selected schools. The first phase involved a cascade training of health and communication stakeholders at all the health pyramid levels. This step … Read more

Mediational role of metabolic syndrome between physical activity, sedentary behavior and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: a cross-sectional study | BMC Public Health

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Le MH, Yeo YH, Li X, et al. 2019 Global NAFLD prevalence: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2022;20:2809-2817.e28. PubMed  Google Scholar  Quek J, Chan KE, Wong ZY, et al. Global prevalence of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and non-alcoholic steatohepatitis in the overweight and obese population: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Lancet Gastroenterol … Read more

Toward an understanding of sexual minority women’s social stressors and health in post-communist countries in Europe: a scoping review | BMC Public Health

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Study characteristics Of the 21 studies, 14 focused on mental health outcomes [65,66,67,68,69,70,71,72,73,74,75,76] and examined topics such as resilience, coming out, and experiences of discrimination. Five focused on sexual and reproductive health (SRH) [44, 77,78,79,80,81]. We found one study on each of the following topics: substance use/addiction [82], the effects of COVID-19 [83], and aging … Read more

Healing through art: a thematic synthesis within a quasi-systematic review of art’s impact on adult mental well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic | BMC Public Health

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Aim To review a range of international qualitative studies that have examined the use of art for mental well-being among adults during the COVID-19 pandemic. Design This study adopted a quasi-systematic literature review approach with a thematic synthesis of qualitative data, as described by Thomas and Harden (2008) [27]. The review aimed to synthesise evidence … Read more

Demand for family planning satisfied by modern methods in Ghana: trends and inequalities (2013–2022) | BMC Public Health

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In this study, the coverage of women with a demand for family planning satisfied with modern methods increased from 33.0% in 2013 to 49.5% in 2022 with an overall 3.8% annual increase in mDFPS. Coverage from this study is reportedly higher than some African countries including; Chad, Democratic Republic of Congo and Benin in Africa … Read more

Global, regional, and national time trends in mortality for breast cancer, 1992–2021: an age-period-cohort analysis for the global burden of disease 2021 study | BMC Public Health

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Global and regional burden trends in breast cancer from 1992 to 2021 In 2021, the global estimated number of deaths from breast cancer was 660.93 thousand (95% UI 609.17 to 707.18, Table 1). Table 1 presents global and regional breast cancer mortality data for 2021, including all-age rates, age-standardized rates (ASRs), and net drifts from 1992 to … Read more