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A systematic review of studies describing the influence of informal social su...
Abstract Background Whilst any type of bereavement can be traumatic, bereavement through violent or sudden causes is associated with more severe negative health and wellbeing... -
Including refugees in disease elimination: challenges observed from a sleepin...
Abstract Background Ensuring equity between forcibly-displaced and host area populations is a key challenge for global elimination programmes. We studied Uganda’s response to... -
The urgency of utilizing COVID-19 biospecimens for research in the heart of t...
Abstract The outbreak of the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and consequent social distancing practices have disrupted essential clinical research functions worldwide.... -
An interview study of pregnant women who were provided with indoor air qualit...
Abstract Background Maternal smoking can cause health complications in pregnancy. Particulate matter (PM2.5) metrics applied to second hand smoke (SHS) concentrations provide... -
Contemporary women prisoners health experiences, unique prison health care ne...
Abstract Background Sub Saharan African (SSA) prisons have seen a substantial increase in women prisoners in recent years. Despite this increase, women prisoners constitute a... -
‘You are Okay’: a support and educational program for children with mild inte...
Abstract Background Children of parents with a mental illness or substance use disorder (COPMI) have an increased risk of developing social-emotional problems themselves. Fear... -
Scopolamine augmentation of a newly initiated escitalopram treatment for majo...
Abstract Background Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a prevalent and disabling disorder that can lead to heavy individual, familial, and societal burdens. Although... -
Physical inactivity, gender and culture in Arab countries: a systematic asses...
Abstract Background Physical inactivity is associated with excess weight and adverse health outcomes. We synthesize the evidence on physical inactivity and its social... -
Projecting the effects of long-term care policy on the labor market participa...
Abstract Background Using Singapore as a case study, this paper aims to understand the effects of the current long-term care policy and various alternative policy options on the... -
Mental health service responses to human trafficking: a qualitative study of ...
Abstract Background Human trafficking is a global crime and human rights violation. Although research has demonstrated a high prevalence of mental disorder among trafficked... -
Coverage of harm reduction services and HIV infection: a multilevel analysis ...
Abstract Background Since 2003, a harm reduction program for injecting drug users has been rolled out countrywide in China. It entails services for condom promotion, a needle... -
Development of an infant feeding core outcome set for childhood obesity inter...
Abstract Background Childhood obesity is a significant public health challenge that affects approximately one in five children worldwide. Infant feeding practices are implicated... -
The efficacy of varenicline in achieving abstinence among waterpipe tobacco s...
Abstract Background Waterpipe tobacco smoking has increased among youth across the globe including in the US, and it continues as a common and traditional form of smoking... -
Clinical, behavioural and pharmacogenomic factors influencing the response to...
Abstract Background Suboptimal thyroid hormone therapy including under-replacement and over-replacement is common amongst patients with hypothyroidism. This is a significant... -
Increasing the capacity of policy agencies to use research findings: a steppe...
Abstract Background This paper describes the trial of a novel intervention, Supporting Policy In health with evidence from Research: an Intervention Trial (SPIRIT). It examines... -
Protocol for a systematic review of N-of-1 trial protocol guidelines and prot...
Abstract Background N-of-1 trials are multiple cross-over trials done in individual participants, generating individual treatment effect information. While reporting guidelines... -
Testing the effectiveness of a motivational interviewing-based brief interven...
Abstract Background In 2010, the first comprehensive National HIV/AIDS Strategy for the United States was released and included three goals: (1) reducing the number of people... -
Protecting Adolescents in Low- And Middle-Income Countries from Interpersonal...
Abstract Background Interpersonal violence can significantly reduce adolescents’ opportunities for becoming happy and healthy adults. Central America is the most violent region... -
Predictors of activity involvement in dementia care homes: a cross-sectional ...
Abstract Background Despite the finding that involvement in activities is one of the most important needs of residents with dementia living in care homes, care facilities... -
A randomized controlled trial protocol comparing the feeds of fresh versus fr...
Abstract Background Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is the leading cause of death among preterm infants born at
