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Improving case-finding of long-term health problems in disadvantaged communities: A Policy-focused Evidence Brief. 改善弱势社区长期健康问题的病例发现:以政策为重点的证据简报。
IF 2.2
Public Health in Practice Pub Date : 2026-03-12 eCollection Date: 2026-06-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.puhip.2026.100769
Adnaan Ghanchi, Anita Patel, Helena Painter, Isla Kuhn, Anna Gkiouleka, Ian Holdroyd, Danielle Lamb, John Ford
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Rethinking child safety in community-based health programmes: A critical response to parents' perceptions of health coordinators. 重新思考社区保健方案中的儿童安全:对家长对保健协调员看法的关键回应。
IF 2.2
Public Health in Practice Pub Date : 2026-02-27 eCollection Date: 2026-06-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.puhip.2026.100760
Ulfah, Kadek Suhardita, Putu Ari Dharmayanti, I Wayan Widana, Rikas Saputra, Erfan Ramadhani, Sri Datuti, Arizona, Rizky Ananda Pohan, Laily Tiarani Soejanto, I Dewa Ayu Eka Purba Dharma Tari, Rr Dwi Umi Badriyah
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One size does not fit all: Understanding child safety through context, power, and co-creation. 一刀切不是万能的:通过环境、权力和共同创造来理解儿童安全。
IF 2.2
Public Health in Practice Pub Date : 2026-02-27 eCollection Date: 2026-06-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.puhip.2026.100761
Lisette Farias, Mai-Lis Hellenius, Gisela Nyberg, Susanne Andermo
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Maternal health inequity in Somalia: A multivariate analysis of poverty and service utilization using nationwide cross-sectional survey data 索马里孕产妇保健不平等:利用全国横断面调查数据对贫困和服务利用情况进行多变量分析
IF 1.9
Public Health in Practice Pub Date : 2025-12-01 Epub Date: 2025-08-06 DOI: 10.1016/j.puhip.2025.100647
Asma Mahamoud Abdillahi , Omer Adam Farih , Mustafe Abdillahi Ali , Abdirizak Hassan Abokor , Hodo Abdikarim , Saeed Hassan Mohamed , Awale Ali Omer , Shabcan Mohamed Ali , Abdisalam Hassan Muse
{"title":"Maternal health inequity in Somalia: A multivariate analysis of poverty and service utilization using nationwide cross-sectional survey data","authors":"Asma Mahamoud Abdillahi ,&nbsp;Omer Adam Farih ,&nbsp;Mustafe Abdillahi Ali ,&nbsp;Abdirizak Hassan Abokor ,&nbsp;Hodo Abdikarim ,&nbsp;Saeed Hassan Mohamed ,&nbsp;Awale Ali Omer ,&nbsp;Shabcan Mohamed Ali ,&nbsp;Abdisalam Hassan Muse","doi":"10.1016/j.puhip.2025.100647","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.puhip.2025.100647","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objectives</h3><div>Maternal health is a fundamental human right, yet significant inequities persist in low-resource settings like Somalia. This study investigates the nexus between socioeconomic status and maternal healthcare utilization, specifically examining the determinants of antenatal care (ANC) visits and place of delivery, to inform strategies aimed at achieving health equity.</div></div><div><h3>Study design</h3><div>A quantitative, cross-sectional study.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>We used data from the 2020 Somalia Health and Demographic Survey (SHDS), a nationwide survey. The final analytical sample included 8248 women with a recent birth. We analyzed two dependent variables: number of ANC visits and place of delivery (home vs. health facility). Independent variables included wealth index, maternal education, residence, region, and other social determinants. Zero-inflated Negative Binomial (ZINB) regression was used for ANC visits, and binary logistic regression was used for place of delivery, with all analyses adjusted for the complex survey design.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Marked disparities were found based on wealth. A significantly larger proportion of poorer women delivered at home (87.6 %) compared to richer women (55 %). Richer women had higher rates of ANC visits (Adjusted Incidence Rate Ratio [aIRR] = 1.41, p &lt; 0.001) and were more likely to have facility-based deliveries (Adjusted Odds Ratio [AOR] = 1.57, p &lt; 0.001). Higher maternal education, mobile phone ownership, and not wanting to go alone to a facility were also associated with better utilization. Significant regional disparities were observed.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>Socioeconomic status is a primary driver of maternal healthcare utilization in Somalia, leading to substantial health inequities. Addressing these disparities requires multisectoral, targeted interventions that tackle poverty, enhance education, improve access to technology, and address cultural barriers to care.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":34141,"journal":{"name":"Public Health in Practice","volume":"10 ","pages":"Article 100647"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144893561","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Human rabies exposure and associated risk factors in North-West Ethiopia 埃塞俄比亚西北部人类狂犬病暴露和相关危险因素
IF 1.9
Public Health in Practice Pub Date : 2025-12-01 Epub Date: 2025-09-12 DOI: 10.1016/j.puhip.2025.100651
Workneh Wondimagegn Azalu , Sefinew Alemu Mekonnen , Ambaye Kenubih , Araya Mengistu Kassa , Wassie Abebe Molla , Wudu Temesgen Jemberu
{"title":"Human rabies exposure and associated risk factors in North-West Ethiopia","authors":"Workneh Wondimagegn Azalu ,&nbsp;Sefinew Alemu Mekonnen ,&nbsp;Ambaye Kenubih ,&nbsp;Araya Mengistu Kassa ,&nbsp;Wassie Abebe Molla ,&nbsp;Wudu Temesgen Jemberu","doi":"10.1016/j.puhip.2025.100651","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.puhip.2025.100651","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objectives</h3><div>The study was conducted to assess community awareness of rabies, and incidence of human rabies exposure and its associated risk factors.</div></div><div><h3>Study design</h3><div>A retrospective cohort study was conducted to assess community awareness of rabies, and incidence of human rabies exposure and associated risk factors.</div></div><div><h3>Method</h3><div>A total of 642 study participants were selected using multistage cluster sampling from seven districts in Gondar zones in northwest Ethiopia. Data was collected using a questionnaire by face-to-face interviews. Logistic regression analysis was used to identify associations between rabies exposure and potential risk factors.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>The incidence of rabies exposure in the current study was estimated to be 20.95 % per year. Almost all (99.68 %) of respondents were aware of the existence of rabies, and 98.44 % of them know that rabies is a zoonotic disease. Residents of Genda Wuha (OR = 7.68) and Metema districts (OR = 7.12) had a greater risk of rabies exposure compared to those living in Debre Tabor district. Dog ownership (OR = 1.61) was greater risk for rabies exposure than non-dog ownership, larger family size (≥7 members) (OR = 2.23) had greater risk for rabies exposure.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>The study outlined that although awareness of existence of rabies and its zoonotic risk was high, taking post-exposure prophylaxis was low. Therefore, use post exposure rabies vaccine of should be promoted.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":34141,"journal":{"name":"Public Health in Practice","volume":"10 ","pages":"Article 100651"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145095294","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Strategic implementation of HPV vaccination to eliminate cervical cancer in Georgia 在格鲁吉亚战略性地实施HPV疫苗接种以消除宫颈癌
IF 1.9
Public Health in Practice Pub Date : 2025-12-01 Epub Date: 2025-10-30 DOI: 10.1016/j.puhip.2025.100679
Irakli Khuntsaria , Konstantine Gachechiladze , Elene Liparta , Tamar Kobulashvili , Mariam Jorbenadze , Tamaz Revazishvili , Ana Mamiseishvili , Elene Kekelia , Marina Topuridze , Lela Sturua , Thomas Schrader , Ekaterina Kldiashvili
{"title":"Strategic implementation of HPV vaccination to eliminate cervical cancer in Georgia","authors":"Irakli Khuntsaria ,&nbsp;Konstantine Gachechiladze ,&nbsp;Elene Liparta ,&nbsp;Tamar Kobulashvili ,&nbsp;Mariam Jorbenadze ,&nbsp;Tamaz Revazishvili ,&nbsp;Ana Mamiseishvili ,&nbsp;Elene Kekelia ,&nbsp;Marina Topuridze ,&nbsp;Lela Sturua ,&nbsp;Thomas Schrader ,&nbsp;Ekaterina Kldiashvili","doi":"10.1016/j.puhip.2025.100679","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.puhip.2025.100679","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objectives</h3><div>Human Papillomavirus (HPV) is a prevalent sexually transmitted infection and a leading cause of cervical cancer. In Georgia, cervical cancer ranks as the fifth most common cancer among women, with approximately 330 new cases and 200 deaths reported annually. Despite the availability of effective HPV vaccines, national vaccination coverage remains low. This study aimed to evaluate HPV vaccination coverage, analyze cervical cancer incidence trends, and model the potential impact of increased vaccination uptake on cancer prevention outcomes in Georgia.</div></div><div><h3>Study design</h3><div>A retrospective observational study was conducted using national health registry data and modeling projections to assess the burden of cervical cancer and estimate the effect of scaled vaccination coverage.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>National health databases were used to analyze HPV vaccination rates and cervical cancer incidence. Descriptive statistics, chi-square tests, and linear regression were applied to identify trends and disparities. Additionally, a dynamic transmission model was developed to simulate the 10-year impact of increasing HPV vaccination coverage on cervical cancer incidence.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>The crude cervical cancer incidence rate was 15.7 per 100,000 women, with an age-standardized rate of 10.6 per 100,000. In 2022, only 38 % of eligible girls aged 13–18 received the first HPV vaccine dose, and 26 % completed the second dose. Regional disparities in vaccination and screening were noted, and overall screening coverage declined to 13,890 women screened in 2022. Modeling showed that increasing vaccine coverage to 60 % could reduce cervical cancer incidence by 50 % (preventing ∼163 cases); coverage of 80 % and 90 % could reduce incidence by 70 % and 85 %, preventing 228 and 276 cases, respectively.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>Low HPV vaccination uptake in Georgia (38 % first dose and 26 % dull coverage) and declining screening limit cervical cancer prevention. Modeling shows that increasing vaccination coverage to 60–90 % could prevent 163–276 cases over the next decade. Strengthening vaccination and screening strategies is essential to move forward elimination.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":34141,"journal":{"name":"Public Health in Practice","volume":"10 ","pages":"Article 100679"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145416103","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Power of public health advice: Effectiveness and spillover effects of federal vaccine recommendations 公共卫生咨询的力量:联邦疫苗建议的有效性和溢出效应
IF 1.9
Public Health in Practice Pub Date : 2025-12-01 Epub Date: 2025-10-10 DOI: 10.1016/j.puhip.2025.100667
Junying Zhao , Ahmed El Fatmaoui , Mahla Shourian , Bethanie Lor , Pallab K. Ghosh
{"title":"Power of public health advice: Effectiveness and spillover effects of federal vaccine recommendations","authors":"Junying Zhao ,&nbsp;Ahmed El Fatmaoui ,&nbsp;Mahla Shourian ,&nbsp;Bethanie Lor ,&nbsp;Pallab K. Ghosh","doi":"10.1016/j.puhip.2025.100667","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.puhip.2025.100667","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objectives</h3><div>This paper focuses on the national-level, inexpensive, demand-side vaccine policy—federal recommendations. It evaluates the effectiveness of 2008 and 2010 influenza vaccine recommendations, the spillover effect of the 2009 H1N1 vaccine recommendation on influenza vaccination, and heterogeneous policy effects across individual characteristics.</div></div><div><h3>Study design</h3><div>Observational study with before-after comparison assessing changes in vaccination following policy implementation.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>We used nationally representative 2004–2015 NHIS data on 77,361, 23,653, and 238,866 individuals in age groups targeted by the 2008, 2009, and 2010 policies, respectively. Using the Linear Probability Model with fixed effects, we estimated policy effectiveness, spillover effects, and heterogeneous effects across individual characteristics.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Both 2008 and 2010 influenza vaccine recommendations boosted influenza vaccination likelihood by 20.9–26.5 % among children and 5.2–6.6 % among older adults. The 2009 H1N1 vaccine recommendation had a positive spillover effect, with a 5.7–9.8 % increase in influenza vaccination likelihood among younger adults. Low influenza vaccination likelihoods exist across demographic and socioeconomic characteristics: Children uninsured or privately insured, White, and low-income; Adults uninsured or publicly insured, White, African and Hispanic American, male, childless, self-reported poor or excellent health, low-educated, and low-income.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>Future policies may address the cost barriers faced by the uninsured, and multi-level non-cost barriers experienced by privately insured children and publicly insured adults. Future policies may consider extending beyond the federal recommendation, such as implementing simultaneous anti-poverty policies, to achieve minimum coverage and utilize the spillover effects of one vaccine policy to maximize coverage of other vaccines. Future research may investigate potential policy spillover effects among influenza, COVID-19, RSV, and new vaccines.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":34141,"journal":{"name":"Public Health in Practice","volume":"10 ","pages":"Article 100667"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145416102","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Analyzing health inequality among adolescents in Chile: Physical activity, socioeconomics, and play environments across genders 分析智利青少年的健康不平等:跨性别的身体活动、社会经济和游戏环境
IF 1.9
Public Health in Practice Pub Date : 2025-12-01 Epub Date: 2025-10-08 DOI: 10.1016/j.puhip.2025.100666
Josivaldo de Souza-Lima , Maribel Parra-Saldías , Sandra Mahecha Matsudo , Gerson Ferrari , Andrés Godoy-Cumillaf , Claudio Farias-Valenzuela , Pedro Valdivia-Moral
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Black US women share their experiences with follow-up after abnormal cervical cancer screening 美国黑人妇女分享她们在异常宫颈癌筛查后的随访经验
IF 1.9
Public Health in Practice Pub Date : 2025-12-01 Epub Date: 2025-10-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.puhip.2025.100658
Ariel Washington , Kassidy F. Houck , Bridget W. Nelson , Diane M. Harper
{"title":"Black US women share their experiences with follow-up after abnormal cervical cancer screening","authors":"Ariel Washington ,&nbsp;Kassidy F. Houck ,&nbsp;Bridget W. Nelson ,&nbsp;Diane M. Harper","doi":"10.1016/j.puhip.2025.100658","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.puhip.2025.100658","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objectives</h3><div>Black women have both high screening and high cancer rates, indicating a lack of appropriate follow-up after an abnormal screening. Our mixed methods study explores the experiences of Black women who had abnormal cervical cancer screening results in Michigan.</div></div><div><h3>Study design</h3><div>Sequential mixed-method study design.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>We identified a random group of 72 Black women with recent abnormal screening results requiring colposcopy follow-up from the aggregated local healthcare systems and invited them to participate. We designed a quantitative survey based on validated national health survey modules and a qualitative interview structured on the Theoretical Domains Framework (TDF), which was analyzed using Applied Thematic Analysis (ATA). We calculated each person's social deprivation index (SDI) based on quantitative results.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Fourteen women completed the survey and interview. Five, seven, and two women chose no colposcopy, appropriate colposcopy, and missed colposcopy, but returned for close interval surveillance, respectively. The qualitative themes provided a potent emerging theme: the eternal cycle of human papillomavirus (HPV) uncertainty, which provided context for the other identified themes centered around lack of knowledge leading to emotional burdens, which intersected with being seen as a Black woman. We found similar barriers that have been noted for screening, such as relationships, positive and negative, having some influence on follow-up behavior.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>With the shift to primary HPV screening, new educational platforms must be created and tailored to explain the HPV cycle for each racial/ethnic community.</div></div><div><h3>Precis</h3><div>The lack of knowledge about the eternal cycle of HPV uncertainty leads to Black women's lack of colposcopy follow-up.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":34141,"journal":{"name":"Public Health in Practice","volume":"10 ","pages":"Article 100658"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145265479","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Factors associated with quality of life and the use of public healthcare and social services in older adults experiencing loneliness 与生活质量相关的因素以及在经历孤独的老年人中使用公共保健和社会服务
IF 1.9
Public Health in Practice Pub Date : 2025-12-01 Epub Date: 2025-10-14 DOI: 10.1016/j.puhip.2025.100673
Ma Elena Martínez-Ochoa , Pablo Moya-Martínez , Elisa Amo-Saus , María Ángeles Tortosa-Chuliá
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