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Public Expectations and Needs Related to Type 2 Diabetes Prevention: A Population-Based Cross-Sectional Study in Poland 与 2 型糖尿病预防相关的公众期望和需求：波兰基于人口的横断面研究

International Journal of Public Health Pub Date : 2024-01-23 DOI: 10.3389/ijph.2024.1606790

Justyna Grudziąż-Sękowska, Kuba Sękowski, J. Pinkas, Mateusz Jankowski

{"title":"Public Expectations and Needs Related to Type 2 Diabetes Prevention: A Population-Based Cross-Sectional Study in Poland","authors":"Justyna Grudziąż-Sękowska, Kuba Sękowski, J. Pinkas, Mateusz Jankowski","doi":"10.3389/ijph.2024.1606790","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3389/ijph.2024.1606790","url":null,"abstract":"Objective: This study aimed to understand the public’s expectations regarding type 2 diabetes prevention and to identify factors associated with willingness to participate in preventive activities among adults in Poland.Methods: A cross-sectional survey was carried out using a computer-assisted web interview (CAWI) on a representative sample of 1,046 adults in Poland. A non-probability quota sampling method was used. A study tool was a self-prepared questionnaire.Results: Most respondents (77.3%) declared willingness to participate in preventive activities. Consultation with a diabetologist (75.1%) or family doctor consultation (74.9%) were the most often selected. Lifestyle interventions in the form of dietary and culinary workshops (58.1%) were the least chosen. Having higher education (OR = 3.83, 1.64–8.94, p = 0.002), chronic diseases (OR = 1.36, 1.01–1.85, p = 0.04), and a history of diabetes in the family (OR = 1.67, 1.21–2.30, p = 0.002) were significantly associated with a higher interest in type 2 diabetes prevention.Conclusion: The adults in Poland are keen on participating in diabetes prevention programs, mostly those based on medical counselling rather than lifestyle-oriented interventions. Educational level was the most important factor associated with willingness to participate in type 2 diabetes prevention.","PeriodicalId":504643,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Public Health","volume":"17 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139604158","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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How Public Health Organizational Structure Affected the Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Case Study in British Columbia, Canada 公共卫生组织结构如何影响应对 COVID-19 大流行：加拿大不列颠哥伦比亚省案例研究

International Journal of Public Health Pub Date : 2024-01-23 DOI: 10.3389/ijph.2024.1606638

Peter Berman, Michael Cheng, Elvira Bridget, Laura Jane Brubacher, Candice Ruck

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Enhancing Child Sexual Abuse Prevention Knowledge With an Educational Toolkit -Evaluation of the Chinese Doll Program 利用教育工具包增强儿童性虐待预防知识--中国娃娃计划评估

International Journal of Public Health Pub Date : 2024-01-22 DOI: 10.3389/ijph.2024.1606641

Ketong Xu, Jiuqiang Fu, Jianming Yang

{"title":"Enhancing Child Sexual Abuse Prevention Knowledge With an Educational Toolkit -Evaluation of the Chinese Doll Program","authors":"Ketong Xu, Jiuqiang Fu, Jianming Yang","doi":"10.3389/ijph.2024.1606641","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3389/ijph.2024.1606641","url":null,"abstract":"Objective: In countries with conservative attitudes towards sex and limited resources to prevent child sexual abuse, culturally adapted CSA prevention programs are essential. This study outlines a randomized controlled trial evaluating the effectiveness of the Doll program for preventing CSA in the specific context of China.Method: 181 children were pre-tested and post-tested (5 weeks later) for knowledge of sexual abuse prevention. Children were assigned to one of three groups; 1) child only (n = 60); 2) child and parent (n = 60); and 3) control (n = 61).Results: Children in groups 1 and 2 showed significant increases (p < 0.001) in scores on the Appropriate Touch Scale (ATS) and the Inappropriate Touch Scale (ITS), whereas those in the control group did not show a significant increase in ATS scores, but their scores on ITS significantly increased (p < 0.001). Children in group 2 showed significantly increased ITS scores compared to group 1 (p = 0.016).Conclusion: Doll program effectively enhances children’s CSA prevention knowledge, with parental engagement demonstrating a positive impact on the program.","PeriodicalId":504643,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Public Health","volume":"52 12","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139608394","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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A Scientometric Analysis of Africa’s Health Science Journals Indexed in International and Regional Databases: A Comparative Analysis 对国际和地区数据库收录的非洲卫生科学期刊的科学计量分析：比较分析

International Journal of Public Health Pub Date : 2024-01-15 DOI: 10.3389/ijph.2023.1606415

Apatsa Selemani, Kondwani Wella, Yen-Fu Chen, Marta Vicente-Crespo, Olalekan Uthman, Jude Igumbor

{"title":"A Scientometric Analysis of Africa’s Health Science Journals Indexed in International and Regional Databases: A Comparative Analysis","authors":"Apatsa Selemani, Kondwani Wella, Yen-Fu Chen, Marta Vicente-Crespo, Olalekan Uthman, Jude Igumbor","doi":"10.3389/ijph.2023.1606415","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3389/ijph.2023.1606415","url":null,"abstract":"Objectives: This study aimed to compare the geographic coverage, citation impact, subject trends and authorship collaboration pattern of African health science journals indexed in international and regional databases.Methods: Data was collected from Ulrichs web serials directory, Web of Science (WoS), Scopus, PubMed, Google scholar, African Index Medicus (AIM) and African Journals Online (AJOL) between February 2023 and May 2023. Data was analysed using summary descriptive statistics such as percentages and interquartile ranges, and through network visualisation.Results: More than 40 African countries had no any health science journal indexed in WoS, whereas 20 African countries did not have any health science journal indexed in AJOL and AIM. The Journal of Advanced research was the top performing journal on almost all journal metric lists such as Google scholar’s H5-Index, SNIP, Journal Impact Factor, and Citescore, except Journal Citation indicator.Conclusion: The coverage of African health science journals by international citation databases is still limited which result in low scientific impact of many African health science journals. Authorship collaboration is related to historical ties among countries.","PeriodicalId":504643,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Public Health","volume":" 33","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139620633","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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