Xiao-Yu Zhang, Lin-Lin Ma, Ning Chen, Dan-Dan Wu, Yu-Xiang Yan
{"title":"Trend analysis and prediction of injury death in Xi'an city, China, 2005-2020.","authors":"Xiao-Yu Zhang, Lin-Lin Ma, Ning Chen, Dan-Dan Wu, Yu-Xiang Yan","doi":"10.1186/s13690-022-00988-y","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s13690-022-00988-y","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Injury is an important cause of death in China. In the present study, we systematically analyzed the epidemiological characteristics and trends of injury death in Xi'an residents from 2005 to 2020.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Data on injury deaths from 2005 to 2020 were obtained from the \"Xi'an Center for Disease Control and Prevention\", injury deaths were classified according to the International Classification Disease-10th Revision (ICD-10). The data were stratified by gender, age groups, injury types, and then overall and type-specific injury mortality rates were estimated. Joinpoint regression analysis was conducted to estimate annual percent change (APC). The grey interval predicting method was used to predict the future characteristics of injury deaths in Xi'an city.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>From 2005 to 2020, injury caused 32,596 deaths (5.79% of all deaths; 35.71/100000 population). Injury mortality rates were higher among males than females. Motor vehicle traffic accidents were the commonest injury type. The highest injury mortality rates were in those aged 85 years or older. Overall, Joinpoint regression analysis revealed that injury mortality had significantly (p < 0.05) decreasing trends. GM (1,1) model estimated that injury mortality will be on a declining curve.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Motor vehicle traffic accidents, transport accidents other than motor vehicles, unintentional falls, suicide, and accidental poisoning are the main causes of injury. The injury death rate is projected to decline over the next decade.</p>","PeriodicalId":365748,"journal":{"name":"Archives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique","volume":" ","pages":"238"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2022-11-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9675969/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40501337","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Correction: Trends and focuses of hantavirus researches: a global bibliometric analysis and visualization from 1980 to 2020.","authors":"Xiao Wei, Xinlou Li, Shuxuan Song, Xiaohui Wen, Tiezhi Jin, Chenxi Zhao, Xubin Wu, Kun Liu, Zhongjun Shao","doi":"10.1186/s13690-022-00989-x","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s13690-022-00989-x","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":365748,"journal":{"name":"Archives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique","volume":" ","pages":"236"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2022-11-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9673287/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40475280","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Response to Chen et. al.","authors":"Albert Stuart Reece, Gary Kenneth Hulse","doi":"10.1186/s13690-022-00986-0","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s13690-022-00986-0","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":365748,"journal":{"name":"Archives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique","volume":" ","pages":"235"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2022-11-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9667623/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40703776","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Izabela Grabowska, Radosław Antczak, Jan Zwierzchowski, Tomasz Panek
{"title":"How to measure multidimensional quality of life of persons with disabilities in public policies - a case of Poland.","authors":"Izabela Grabowska, Radosław Antczak, Jan Zwierzchowski, Tomasz Panek","doi":"10.1186/s13690-022-00981-5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s13690-022-00981-5","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The aim of this paper is to construct a tool that can be used to measure multidimensional quality of life of persons with disabilities in comparison with population without disabilities for the purpose of monitoring of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD) in Poland.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The Sen's capability approach was applied to conceptualize the quality of life in various life domains. We followed guidelines of The Quality of Life Framework developed within the European Statistical System on choosing the life domains in which the QoL should be measured. The QoL scores in each domain (covered by the UNCRPD) were constructed using multiply indicators and multiple causes model (MIMIC). All analysis were based on 2018 EU-SILC data for Poland. We constructed quality of life indicators for population with and without disabilities and compared the differences.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Persons without disability experienced higher QoL as compared to population with disabilities, overall and in various domains. Lower average QoL of persons with disabilities is a result of a lower share of those who experience high QoL. The biggest difference is observed for health and for productive and main activity domains. For material conditions and economic security and physical safety there was a moderate difference recorded. For the leisure and social relations domain there is almost no difference observed. Additionally, we identified diversified associations between such factors as age, gender, household situation, education, partner status, urbanization, health on the QoL across domains and analysed populations.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>A tool developed in this paper can be calibrated to enable cross-country and in time comparisons between different populations and support evidenced-based social policy.</p>","PeriodicalId":365748,"journal":{"name":"Archives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique","volume":" ","pages":"230"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2022-11-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9647975/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40458620","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Haidar Djemai, Rami Hammad, Ibrahim M Dabayebeh, Saleh Hammad, Abdellah Merzouk, Xavier Coumoul, Philippe Noirez
{"title":"COVID-19 and aerobic exercise: possible role of angiotensin converting enzyme 2.","authors":"Haidar Djemai, Rami Hammad, Ibrahim M Dabayebeh, Saleh Hammad, Abdellah Merzouk, Xavier Coumoul, Philippe Noirez","doi":"10.1186/s13690-022-00983-3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s13690-022-00983-3","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The emergence and circulation of a novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV)-Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)-set off a global health crisis. SARS-CoV-2 spreads faster than its two ancestors, SARS-CoV and MERS-CoV. Several modes of transmission have been identified: via respiratory droplets, contact with infected people or contaminated surfaces, and potentially, bioaerosols. Various countries have taken preventive measures that may include partial or total lockdowns lasting weeks. The physical inactivity associated with lockdowns may promote cardiometabolic or other diseases, while physical activity may play a critical role in preventing them. Here we develop the hypothesis of the involvement of aerosols in the contamination process, the role of angiotensin converting enzyme 2 (ACE2), the potential benefits and harm of physical activity during lockdowns, and we suggest directions for future research.</p>","PeriodicalId":365748,"journal":{"name":"Archives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique","volume":" ","pages":"231"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2022-11-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9648895/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40676898","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Determinants of change in unintended pregnancy in Ethiopia using the 2005 and 2016 EDHS: non-linear multivariable decomposition analysis.","authors":"Abiyu Abadi Tareke, Ermias Bekele Enyew, Abiy Tasew Dubale, Aynadis Worku Shimie, Mulugeta Desalegn Kasaye, Habitu Birhan Eshetu","doi":"10.1186/s13690-022-00984-2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s13690-022-00984-2","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Unintended pregnancy is a pregnancy either mistimed or unwanted. The main consequence of unintended pregnancy is inducing abortion. In Ethiopia, more than half of unintended pregnancies end up in abortion.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>This study aims to measure the change in unintended pregnancy among women of reproductive age between survey years 2005 and 2016 and to identify the socio-demographic factors that most significantly contributed to the change.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Data from the two most recent Ethiopian Demographic and Health Surveys (EDHS) were analyzed. We quantified the contribution of socio-demographic factors in the change of unintended pregnancy, using Oaxaca-Blinder decomposition for non-linear regression models by applying the STATA command 'mvdcmp'.</p><p><strong>Result: </strong>Unintended pregnancy decreased from 37% in 2005 to 27% in 2016 in Ethiopia. Both changes in population characteristics and coefficient were the contributing elements to the observed change in unintended pregnancy. Among population characteristics factors, being a partial decision-maker and being a slum in the Somali region contributed 10 and 14% to the change of unintended pregnancy between the 2005 and 2016. Of the coefficient factors, knowledge of modern family planning, being a partial decision-maker, media exposure, distance to health facilities, and health facility visits contributed to the change by 93, 43, 17, and 10% respectively.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The majority of the change in unintended pregnancy from 2005 to 2016 survey was due to differences in coefficients (85%). The principal contributing factors to the change of unintended pregnancy were FP knowledge, decision making, media exposure and health facility visits. Therefore, an interventional plan will be efficient, better, and more effective if focused on the larger contributing factors.</p>","PeriodicalId":365748,"journal":{"name":"Archives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique","volume":" ","pages":"232"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2022-11-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9650899/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40691815","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Anaemia and its determinants among reproductive age women (15-49 years) in the Gambia: a multi-level analysis of 2019-20 Gambian Demographic and Health Survey Data.","authors":"Kegnie Shitu, Bewuketu Terefe","doi":"10.1186/s13690-022-00985-1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s13690-022-00985-1","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Anaemia is among the top list of the contemporarily public health burden in both developed and developing countries, by affecting mainly women's and children's health.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>This study aimed to identify the burden of anaemia and its individual and community level factors among women in The Gambia.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>This study was based on an extensive national survey, Gambian Demographic and Health Survey. A total weighted sample of 5,858 reproductive-age women was included. Because of the hierarchical nature of the DHS data, a multi-level logistic regression model was applied to study individual and community-level factors that may influence anaemia. A 95% confidence interval and a p-value of less than 0.05 were used to declare statistical significance.</p><p><strong>Result: </strong>The overall prevalence of anemia was found 44.28% (95% CI 0.43, 0.46). Current users of contraceptives were (AOR = 0.66, 95% CI: (0.55- 0.79)) and currently pregnant (AOR = 1.44. 95% CI: (1.16, 1.81)) less likely and more likely to develop anaemia compared to their counterparts respectively. In addition to this, living in the region of Brikama (AOR = 0.69, 95% CI: (0.50-0.97)) less likely to be exposed to anemia. From community level factor, high distance to the health facilities (AOR = 1.23,95% CI 1.02-1.48) were associated with anemia.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The study revealed that the burden of anaemia among reproductive age Gambian women was very high. Anaemia was affected by both individual and community levels of factors. Thus, the burden of anaemia could be significantly reduced if pregnant and contraceptive users' women were monitored and encouraged. Increasing the accessibility of health facilities, community mobilization, and awareness enhancement are also advisable.</p>","PeriodicalId":365748,"journal":{"name":"Archives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique","volume":" ","pages":"228"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2022-11-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9644570/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40673038","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Stefaan Demarest, Geert Molenberghs, Finaba Berete, Rana Charafeddine, Herman Van Oyen, Guido Van Hal
{"title":"Time trends in the use of field-substitution in the Belgian health interview survey.","authors":"Stefaan Demarest, Geert Molenberghs, Finaba Berete, Rana Charafeddine, Herman Van Oyen, Guido Van Hal","doi":"10.1186/s13690-022-00982-4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s13690-022-00982-4","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Matched field-substitution has been applied in the Belgian Health Interview Survey (BHIS) since the first round. During data-collection, non-participating households are replaced by substitute households, if needed up to seven times. In this manuscript, the use of field-substitution in the six rounds of BHIS (1997-2018) is assessed. We investigated to what extent field-substitution contributes to obtaining the requested net-sample size and whether this has evolved throughout the successive BHIS's.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Harmonized para-data gathered throughout de data-collection phases are used to define the final participation status of all households that could be contacted for participation to the survey. The share of the substituted households was calculated and possible trends in the use of field-substitution throughout the successive surveys was assessed using logistic regression. Finally, it was examined whether the application of field-substitution changed in terms of the position of the participating household in the clusters, using the ESTIMATE statement in the SAS procedure NLMIXED.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Overall, four in ten participating households are substitute households. This proportion remains rather similar over the surveys. The probability of participating according to the position of the household within the cluster is evidently much higher in households at the first position of initial selected clusters. Over the survey-years, the share of participating household derived from substitute clusters in the total number of participating households has slightly increased.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Field-substitution in BHIS plays a very substantial role in obtaining the requested net sample both in size and composition. Field-substitution, as applied in BHIS might inspire scientists to consider it when developing their surveys.</p>","PeriodicalId":365748,"journal":{"name":"Archives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique","volume":" ","pages":"229"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2022-11-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9644564/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40461619","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Personality-related and psychosocial correlates of sick leave days in Germany during the COVID-19 pandemic: findings of a representative survey.","authors":"André Hajek, Hans-Helmut König","doi":"10.1186/s13690-022-00980-6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s13690-022-00980-6","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The aim of our study was to assess the personality-related and psychosocial correlates of sick leave days in Germany during the COVID-19 pandemic.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We used data from a representative online-survey covering the general German adult population (data collection: mid-March 2022). We restricted our sample to full-time employed individuals aged 18 to 64 years (n = 1,342 individuals). Sick leave days in the preceding 12 months served as outcome measure. Validated and established tools were used to quantify personality characteristics and psychosocial factors (such as the Coronavirus Anxiety Scale or the De Jong Gierveld loneliness tool). Negative binomial regression models were used.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>After adjusting for various sociodemographic and health-related factors, regressions showed that a higher number of sick leave days was associated with lower levels of conscientiousness (IRR: 0.84, 95% CI: 0.73-0.97), higher levels of openness to experience (IRR: 1.19, 1.04-1.35), less coronavirus anxiety (IRR: 0.90, 95% CI: 0.86-0.93), and more depressive symptoms (IRR: 1.06, 1.02-1.11).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>After adjusting for various sociodemographic and health-related factors, our study showed an association between personality-related and psychosocial factors with sick leave days. More research is required to clarify the underlying pathways.</p>","PeriodicalId":365748,"journal":{"name":"Archives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique","volume":" ","pages":"227"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2022-11-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9635154/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40664894","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Long acting reversible contraceptive utilization and its associated factors among modern contraceptive users in high fertility sub-Saharan Africa countries: a multi-level analysis of recent demographic and health surveys.","authors":"Wubshet Debebe Negash, Tadele Biresaw Belachew, Desale Bihonegn Asmamaw","doi":"10.1186/s13690-022-00977-1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s13690-022-00977-1","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Long-acting reversible contraceptives (LARC) have been hailed as one of the safest and most effective methods of contraception. However, the use of LARC is low in the world, including Sub Saharan Africa; therefore, the aim of this study was to assess LARC utilization and associated factors among modern contraceptive users in high fertility SSA countries.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Data for this study was obtained from the most recent Demographic and Health Surveys. A total weighted sample of 14,828 reproductive age women was included. A multilevel mixed-effect binary logistic regression model was fitted to identify the significant associated factors of long acting reversible contraception utilization. Finally, the Adjusted Odds Ratio (AOR) with 95% confidence interval was used to declare as statistical significance.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Overall prevalence of LARC utilization was observed to be 20.1% (19.45, 20.74). The factors significantly associated with the utilization were women's age ≥ 35 years (AOR = 1.42; 95% CI: 1.19,1.68), having media exposure (AOR = 1.13; 95% CI: 1.05, 1.28), number of alive children: 1-2 (AOR = 2.35; 95% CI: 1.38, 4.01), 3-4 (AOR = 2.98; 95% CI: 1.74, 5.10), [Formula: see text] 5 (AOR = 2.82; 95% CI:1.63, 4.86), have no history of abortion (AOR = 1.33; 95% CI: 1.17,1.51) and who have no big problem with distance to the health facility (AOR = 1.29; 95% CI: 1.16, 1.43).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The use of long acting reversible contraception in this study was relatively low. To improve the utilization of long acting reversible contraceptives governments, policymakers, and stakeholders should implement health promotion strategies through media and improve accessibilities of health facilities.</p>","PeriodicalId":365748,"journal":{"name":"Archives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique","volume":" ","pages":"224"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2022-10-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9590189/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40570900","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}