{"title":"Editorial: Science to Foster the WHO Air Quality Guideline Values.","authors":"Hanna Boogaard, Pallavi Pant, Nino Künzli","doi":"10.3389/ijph.2024.1608249","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3389/ijph.2024.1608249","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":14322,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Public Health","volume":"69 ","pages":"1608249"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-01-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11742937/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143005218","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Sickle Cell Anemia Treatment With Hydroxyurea in Low-Resource Settings: Challenges and Opportunities for Global North-South Collaboration.","authors":"Teresa S Latham","doi":"10.3389/ijph.2024.1606984","DOIUrl":"10.3389/ijph.2024.1606984","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":14322,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Public Health","volume":"69 ","pages":"1606984"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-01-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11742925/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143005310","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Tobias Vogt, Elke Loichinger, Alyson van Raalte, Stephen Ojiambo Wandera
{"title":"Ageing and Health in Sub-Sahara Africa.","authors":"Tobias Vogt, Elke Loichinger, Alyson van Raalte, Stephen Ojiambo Wandera","doi":"10.3389/ijph.2024.1608177","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3389/ijph.2024.1608177","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":14322,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Public Health","volume":"69 ","pages":"1608177"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-01-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11738616/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143005137","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Spatial Accessibility Analysis of Snake Antivenom.","authors":"Wenjie Hao, Lanfen He, Xingyue Song, Juntao Wang, Yanlan Hu, Yu Chen, Chuanzhu Lv, Shijiao Yan","doi":"10.3389/ijph.2024.1606903","DOIUrl":"10.3389/ijph.2024.1606903","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>To analyze the spatial accessibility of antivenom immunizing agents equipped hospitals in Hainan Province.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This paper analyzes the spatial accessibility of medical institutions equipped with different types of snake antivenom using network analysis and two-step mobile search method, and evaluates the service level and spatial accessibility of medical institutions equipped with different types of antivenom immunizing agents in Hainan Province from the perspectives of both supply and demand.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The number of people in Hainan Province who need to spend more than 1 h to reach an <i>Agkistrodon Hyalys</i> antivenom, <i>Naja</i> antivenom, <i>Bungarus Multicnctus</i> antivenom, <i>Agkistrodon Acutus</i> antivenom equipped hospital, and equipped with antivenom for all species of snakes in the country is approximately 856,000, 231,300, 3,071,000, 2,666,000 and 4,721,000 people, respectively. In the results of accessibility of hospital beds/health technicians equipped with antivenom in Hainan Province, Haikou and Sanya cities had the highest accessibility.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The accessibility of hospitals equipped with antivenom in Hainan Province is unevenly distributed, with areas of high accessibility in the southern and northern regions and accessibility in the rest of the country to be improved.</p>","PeriodicalId":14322,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Public Health","volume":"69 ","pages":"1606903"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-01-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11738613/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143005320","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
M Di Pumpo, A Miatton, M T Riccardi, E A Graps, V Baldo, A Buja, G Damiani
{"title":"Digital Health Interventions to Promote Physical Activity in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: A Systematic Review and Semiquantitative Analysis.","authors":"M Di Pumpo, A Miatton, M T Riccardi, E A Graps, V Baldo, A Buja, G Damiani","doi":"10.3389/ijph.2024.1607720","DOIUrl":"10.3389/ijph.2024.1607720","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>Physical activity (PA) is crucial for older adults' wellbeing. Digital health interventions (DHIs) are important, however a synthesis aimed at healthy community-dwelling OA is lacking. This study aims to synthesize DHIs effect on PA levels among community-dwelling 60-year-old adults or older.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A systematic review was performed. DHIs using eHealth/mHealth tools, apps and text messaging were included. Primary outcomes were daily steps, moderate-to-vigorous PA and sedentary time. Quality was assessed via Cochrane risk-of-bias tools. Study-reported effect, study quality, sample size, study duration and dropout rate were semi-quantitatively synthesized to determine the overall category effect.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>12 studies were included. 75% were low-quality, sample size was 16-18,080, study duration was 3-18 weeks, average dropout rate was 4.2%-46.7%. The synthesis of \"motivational reminders\" and \"dynamic exercise programs\" showed an overall positive effect, of \"PA self-monitoring\" showed mixed results and \"exercise digital coaching\" showed a non-positive effect.</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>Motivational reminders and dynamic exercise programs proved more effective in increasing PA in older adults than other interventions and should be more embedded in structured public health programs.</p>","PeriodicalId":14322,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Public Health","volume":"69 ","pages":"1607720"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-01-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11738617/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143005204","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Giovanni Spitale, Nikola Biller-Andorno, Federico Germani, Sonja Merten
{"title":"Digital Democracy and Emergency Preparedness: Engaging the Public in Public Health.","authors":"Giovanni Spitale, Nikola Biller-Andorno, Federico Germani, Sonja Merten","doi":"10.3389/ijph.2024.1608004","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3389/ijph.2024.1608004","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":14322,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Public Health","volume":"69 ","pages":"1608004"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-12-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11695122/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142931752","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ye Hu, Jiyue Gao, Qiping Zhuo, Huixin Liu, Meiling Wang, Nina Jiang, Xueqing Wang, Kainan Wang, Zuowei Zhao, Man Li
{"title":"The Burden of Peripheral Artery Disease in China From 1990 to 2019 and Forecasts for 2030: Findings From the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019.","authors":"Ye Hu, Jiyue Gao, Qiping Zhuo, Huixin Liu, Meiling Wang, Nina Jiang, Xueqing Wang, Kainan Wang, Zuowei Zhao, Man Li","doi":"10.3389/ijph.2024.1607352","DOIUrl":"10.3389/ijph.2024.1607352","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>The incidence of peripheral arterial disease (PAD) in China is increasing. We aim to conduct a comprehensive analysis of the burden of PAD.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We collected information from 1990 to 2019 in the Global Burden of Disease (GBD 2019) study. Joinpoint regression analysis was used to calculate the annual percentage change (APC). Trends in incidence, mortality and DALYs were forecasted by Bayesian age-period-cohort (BAPC) analysis.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>In 2019, the number of new cases and prevalence of PAD in China accounted for nearly a quarter of the global proportion. The age-standardized incidence rate (ASIR) declined after rising until 2005. The age-standardized death rate (ASDR) maintained an upward trend. The DALYs was 0.16 million. Incidence, prevalence and DALYs are predominantly female, except for mortality, which is predominantly male. Smoking predominantly affected males, while hypertension and diabetes had a greater impact on females. By 2030, ASDR is elevated, predominantly in males. ASIR and age-standardized DALY rate decline, predominantly in females.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>It is urgent for China to develop strategies based on the specific distribution characteristics of the PAD burden.</p>","PeriodicalId":14322,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Public Health","volume":"69 ","pages":"1607352"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-12-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11685024/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142914777","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Menstrual Exile: Nepal's Chhaupadi and the Policy-Practice Divide.","authors":"Animesh Ghimire","doi":"10.3389/ijph.2024.1608202","DOIUrl":"10.3389/ijph.2024.1608202","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":14322,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Public Health","volume":"69 ","pages":"1608202"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-12-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11682880/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142906763","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Birgit Pache, Britta Herbig, Dennis Nowak, Christian Janssen
{"title":"A Representative Analysis of Nonparticipation in Workplace Health Promotion in Germany Using Multivariable Methods.","authors":"Birgit Pache, Britta Herbig, Dennis Nowak, Christian Janssen","doi":"10.3389/ijph.2024.1607261","DOIUrl":"10.3389/ijph.2024.1607261","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>Studies have identified sociodemographic and socioeconomic factors that promote participation in workplace health promotion activities. The present study therefore focuses on what influences nonparticipation within a representative sample of the German population.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>In the analysis of possible factors influencing nonparticipation, company characteristics are accounted for in addition to sociodemographic and health behaviour-related variables. The data used for the analysis are from the GEDA study 2014/2015-EHIS of the Robert Koch Institute in Berlin.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Age largely increased the probability of nonparticipation (OR: between 1.30 and 1.92, p: between <0.001 and 0.033). Other possible influencing factors, such as weight, smoking status, alcohol consumption, exercise status and diet, seemed to play a rather minor role in the present analysis. Self-rated belonging to a certain socioeconomic status group also had a significant influence (OR: 0.76, p: <0.001).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The influencing factors seem to be of a sociodemographic and socioeconomic nature. These determinants should be accounted for to reduce nonparticipation. However, a comparison with current or longitudinal data would be needed to prove to what extent the results are still valid or influenced by a cohort effect.</p>","PeriodicalId":14322,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Public Health","volume":"69 ","pages":"1607261"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-12-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11655221/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142864173","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Wei Ning, Jinnan Liu, Yongbo Lu, Bin Zhu, Wei-Hong Zhang, Ying Mao
{"title":"Trends in the Disease Burden and Risk Factors of Women's Cancers in China From 1990 to 2019.","authors":"Wei Ning, Jinnan Liu, Yongbo Lu, Bin Zhu, Wei-Hong Zhang, Ying Mao","doi":"10.3389/ijph.2024.1607245","DOIUrl":"10.3389/ijph.2024.1607245","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>To examine age-specific trends and risk factors in the burden of women's cancers (WCs) in China from 1990 to 2019 to inform strategies.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Data were sourced from the Global Burden of Disease 2019 and World Population Prospects 2019. Time trends, age differences, and key factors for breast, cervical, and ovarian cancers (BC, CC, and OC) were analyzed based on age-standardized incidence rate (ASIR) and disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) rate.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>ASIRs for BC and CC increased over the study period, with a slower growth rate for CC after 2005, likely due to targeted HPV prevention. OC showed the highest ASIR and DALY increases, indicating a growing concern. Peak ASIR for BC and CC was in women aged 50-55, while OC showed a higher burden in women aged 70-79. Lower DALYs in women born after 1985 suggest improved healthcare access.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>This study highlights significant trends in cancer burden among Chinese women, driven by age and reproductive health policies. Future efforts should enhance screening, health literacy, and age-targeted risk reduction for specific cancer types.</p>","PeriodicalId":14322,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Public Health","volume":"69 ","pages":"1607245"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-12-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11652174/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142854149","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}