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Can primary care physician recommendation improve influenza vaccine uptake among older adults? A community health centre-based experimental study in China
Published 2023-01-01“…Conclusion PCP recommendation improved influenza vaccine uptake and knowledge, attitude, and practice levels regarding influenza vaccination among older adults. More health policies and health education should be made to raise vaccination willingness and improve vaccination coverage among older adults.…”
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Worsening air pollution an unfamiliar cause of low vitamin D levels: A systematic literature review
Published 2023-10-01“…To address this issue, public health policies should emphasize outdoor exposure to sunlight, promote healthy dietary choices, and reduce overall exposure to pollutants.…”
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Pan-Indian Clinical Registry of Invasive Fungal Infections Among Patients in the Intensive Care Unit: Protocol for a Multicentric Prospective Study
Published 2024-02-01“…This registry will improve our understanding of IFIs, support evidence-based clinical decision-making ability, and encourage public health policies and actions. ConclusionsFungal diseases are a neglected public health problem. …”
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Effects of COVID-19-targeted non-pharmaceutical interventions on pediatric hospital admissions in North Italian hospitals, 2017 to 2022: a quasi-experimental study interrupted time...
Published 2024-04-01“…Level change for Mental Disorders significantly decreased during school closure (HRR 0.50, 95%CI 0.30–0.82) but increased during mitigation measures by 28% (HRR 1.28, 95%CI 0.98–1.69).ConclusionOur findings provide information on the impact of COVID-19 NPIs which may inform public health policies in future health crises, plan effective control and preventative interventions and target resources where needed.…”
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Perceptions and knowledge regarding the COVID-19 pandemic between U.S. and China: a mixed methods study
Published 2022-08-01“…Conclusions Mixed methods data from this cross-national analysis suggests sociocultural differences likely influence perceptions and knowledge of COVID-19 and its related public health policies. Discovering and addressing these culturally-based differences and perceptions are essential to coordinate a global pandemic response.…”
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Concepts and definitions of healthy ageing: a systematic review and synthesis of theoretical modelsResearch in context
Published 2023-02-01“…Our model classification provides a basis for harmonizing terms and dimensions that can guide research and comparisons of empirical findings, and inform social and health policies enabling HA for various populations and contexts. …”
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Depression and social isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic in a student population: the effects of establishing and relaxing social restrictions
Published 2023-08-01“…These results should be taken into account by health policies when coping with future pandemics.…”
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Long-term air pollution levels modify the relationships between short-term exposure to meteorological factors, air pollution and the incidence of hand, foot and mouth disease in ch...
Published 2022-08-01“…These findings may inform health authorities to optimize targeted public health policies including reducing ambient air pollution and reinforcing self-protective actions to weaken the adverse health impacts of environmental factors on HFMD incidence.…”
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Economic burden of diabetic foot ulcer: a case of Iran
Published 2024-03-01“…Early prevention strategies need to be prioritized in making public health policies. These policies and decisions can be in the area of changing lifestyle, health education, changing people's behavior, and encouraging physical activity that targeted high-risk populations in order to reduce the prevalence of diabetic foot and resulting substantial economic burden.…”
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Population health and sociodemographic variables as predictors of access to cardiac medicine and surgery in Haiti
Published 2023-07-01“…This approach to analyzing clinical outcomes through the lens of population-level survey data may inform future health policies and interventions designed to increase cardiac care access in Haiti and other low-income countries.…”
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Effectiveness of family-centred sexual health education and HPV self-sampling in promoting cervical cancer screening among hard-to-reach indian women in rural and tribal areas: a c...
Published 2023-04-01“…Evidence from our study can be used to advance public health policies and inform the scale-up of similar initiatives in other villages and states across rural India and other LMICs.…”
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Exploring the Bacteriome and Resistome of Humans and Food-Producing Animals in Brazil
Published 2022-10-01“…The frequency of these multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacteria tends to be higher in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), due mainly to a lack of public health policies. Although studies on AMR in humans or animals have been carried out in Brazil, this is the first multicenter study that simultaneously collected rectal swabs from humans and food-producing animals for metagenomics. …”
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Epidemiology of Asbestosis between 2010–2014 and 2015–2019 Periods in Colombia: Descriptive Study
Published 2023-08-01“…The estimates possibly reflect the effect of disease latency or the expected impact of public health policies to monitor asbestos exposure and complications.…”
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Spatio‐temporal changes in pre‐exposure prophylaxis uptake among MSM in mainland France between 2016 and 2021: a Bayesian small area approach with MSM population estimation
Published 2023-05-01“…Based on our findings, public health policies and HIV prevention strategies could be adjusted to better combat HIV infections and to accelerate ending the HIV epidemic.…”
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Study of Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Health Workers in Isfahan Health Centers No. 1 and 2, Iran, Regarding the Risk Factors of Gastrointestinal Cancers (Colorectal) in 202...
Published 2023-01-01“…Therefore, in addition to developing appropriate training programs, adopting other health policies is needed, so that by overcoming the barriers to preventive behaviors, not only the performance of health workers can be increased but also by providing services to the covered populations, people's participation in colorectal cancer screening programs can be improved.…”
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Factors associated with insomnia and suicidal thoughts among outpatients, healthcare workers, and the general population in Taiwan during COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study
Published 2022-11-01“…Conclusions Trust of information, fear, and resilience were important factors for suppressing suicidal thoughts and insomnia among the three study populations. Health policies that monitor psychological status and build resiliency of the public are recommended to help develop tailored strategies for different populations affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.…”
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Correlation of Socioeconomic and Environmental Factors With Incidence of Crohn Disease in Children and Adolescents: Systematic Review and Meta-Regression
Published 2024-03-01“…This would deepen the understanding of CD and promote evidence-based approaches to preventive and interventional strategies as well as inform public health policies aimed at addressing the increasing burden of CD in children and adolescents. …”
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Tobacco and alcohol use among 11- to 17-year-olds in Germany. Results of the cross-sectional KiGGS Wave 2 study and trends
Published 2018-06-01“…With this in mind, health policies should focus on preventing young people from smoking, and encouraging them to adopt a responsible, low-risk approach to alcohol. …”
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Knowledge and awareness of diabetes in urban and rural India: The Indian Council of Medical Research India Diabetes Study (Phase I): Indian Council of Medical Research India Diabet...
Published 2014-01-01“…Background: Representative data on knowledge and awareness about diabetes is scarce in India and is extremely important to plan public health policies aimed at preventing and controlling diabetes. …”
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An Artificial Intelligence–Driven Digital Health Solution to Support Clinical Management of Patients With Long COVID-19: Protocol for a Prospective Multicenter Observational Study...
Published 2022-10-01“…Fortunately, the development and enforcement of specific public health policies, such as vaccination, mask wearing, and social distancing, among others, has reduced the prevalence and complications associated with COVID-19 in its acute phase. …”
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