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Low mental health literacy is associated with depression and anxiety among adults: a population-based survey of 16,715 adults in China

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Association of retinal microvascular abnormalities with all-cause and specific-cause mortality among U.S. adults

Authors: Xiaoyun Chen, Hongyu Si, Yihang Fu, Weimin Yang, Yan Luo and Wei Xiao

Content type: Research 23 December 2024
The U-shaped correlation between serum VD concentration and systemic immune-inflammatory index: results from the NHANES database prospective cohort study

Authors: Peng Yunpeng, Dai Shangnan, Wu Di, Hou Chaoqun, Ge Wanli, Li Qiang and Guo Feng

Content type: Research 23 December 2024
Perceived community acceptance on traditional birth attendants assisted childbirth care and associated factors among pregnant women in Ethiopia

Authors: Solomon Abrha Damtew, Fitsum Tariku Fantaye, Metages Yohannes and Kelemua Menegesha Sene

Content type: Research 23 December 2024
Non-linear association of sleep duration with osteoarthritis among U.S. middle-aged and older adults

Authors: Guoliang Ma, Bo Xu, Zhizhuang Wang, Weili Duan, Xin Chen, Liguo Zhu, Bowen Yang, Dian Zhang, Xiaokuan Qin, He Yin and Xu Wei

Content type: Research 23 December 2024
Interaction effects of exposure to air pollution and social activities on cognitive function in middle-aged and older Chinese adults based on a nationwide cohort study

Authors: Shijia Yuan, Yang Zhao, Wenhui Gao, Surong Zhao, Ronghang Liu, Bilal Ahmad, Hongyu Li, Yukun Shi, Luyang Wang and Chunlei Han

Content type: Research 23 December 2024

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Porn video shows, local brew, and transactional sex: HIV risk among youth in Kisumu, Kenya

Authors: Carolyne Njue, Helene ACM Voeten and Pieter Remes

Content type: Research article 8 August 2011
School grade and sex differences in domain-specific sedentary behaviors among Japanese elementary school children: a cross-sectional study

Authors: Kaori Ishii, Ai Shibata, Minoru Adachi, Yoshiyuki Mano and Koichiro Oka

Content type: Research article 13 April 2017
Local government responses for COVID-19 management in the Philippines

Authors: Dylan Antonio S. Talabis, Ariel L. Babierra, Christian Alvin H. Buhat, Destiny S. Lutero, Kemuel M. Quindala III and Jomar F. Rabajante

Content type: Research 21 September 2021
Associations between perceived stress, socioeconomic status, and health-risk behaviour in deprived neighbourhoods in Denmark: a cross-sectional study

Authors: Maria Holst Algren, Ola Ekholm, Line Nielsen, Annette Kjær Ersbøll, Carsten Kronborg Bak and Pernille Tanggaard Andersen

Content type: Research article 13 February 2018
Health literacy and public health: A systematic review and integration of definitions and models

Authors: Kristine Sørensen, Stephan Van den Broucke, James Fullam, Gerardine Doyle, Jürgen Pelikan, Zofia Slonska and Helmut Brand

Content type: Research article 25 January 2012

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BMC Public Health is an open access, peer-reviewed journal that considers articles on the epidemiology of disease and the understanding of all aspects of public health. The journal has a special focus on the social determinants of health, the environmental, behavioral, and occupational correlates of health and disease, and the impact of health policies, practices and interventions on the community.

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