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Journal of public health (Oxford, England) Pub Date : 2025-07-10 DOI: 10.1093/pubmed/fdaf078

Satoshi Kurita, Takehiko Doi, Kenji Harada, Masanori Morikawa, Chiharu Nishijima, Kazuya Fujii, Daisuke Kakita, Hiroyuki Shimada

{"title":"Health-related and socio-demographic factors for self-monitoring of daily activities among community-dwelling older adults.","authors":"Satoshi Kurita, Takehiko Doi, Kenji Harada, Masanori Morikawa, Chiharu Nishijima, Kazuya Fujii, Daisuke Kakita, Hiroyuki Shimada","doi":"10.1093/pubmed/fdaf078","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/pubmed/fdaf078","url":null,"abstract":"Background: This study aimed to examine the health-related and sociodemographic factors associated with voluntary continuous self-monitoring of activities in older adults.Methods: A total of 1509 community-dwelling older adults (mean age: 79.2 ± 3.8 years; 50.5% female) received a specialized booklet and a pedometer. They engaged in self-monitoring of their activities at their own pace. The participants used the booklet to record each day the number of steps and whether they performed physical, cognitive, and social activities. Based on a prior study, engagement in self-monitoring was assessed according to the percentage of days in a year with recorded activities: no-engagement (0% of days), mid-level engagement (0.1%-89.9% of days), and high-engagement group (≥90% of days).Results: Multinomial logistic regression models, referring to the no-engagement group, showed that being cognitively intact was associated with an increased odds ratio (OR) for higher engagement in self-monitoring against cognitive impairment (OR 2.19-2.58). Being physically non-frail showed an increased OR against physical frailty (OR 1.31-1.45), while higher subjective health showed a lower OR against subjective unhealthiness (OR 0.60-0.62).Conclusions: This study suggested cognitively intact, physically non-frail, and subjectively unhealthy are factors of continuous self-monitoring of activities.","PeriodicalId":94107,"journal":{"name":"Journal of public health (Oxford, England)","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-07-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144610753","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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Estimating the differential exposure of household groups to alcohol duty reforms in Great Britain. 估计英国家庭群体对酒精税改革的不同暴露程度。

Journal of public health (Oxford, England) Pub Date : 2025-07-09 DOI: 10.1093/pubmed/fdaf081

Luke B Wilson, Rob Pryce, Grace Leeming, John Holmes, Colin Angus

{"title":"Estimating the differential exposure of household groups to alcohol duty reforms in Great Britain.","authors":"Luke B Wilson, Rob Pryce, Grace Leeming, John Holmes, Colin Angus","doi":"10.1093/pubmed/fdaf081","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/pubmed/fdaf081","url":null,"abstract":"Background: We explored the potential impact of changes to the UK alcohol tax system implemented in August 2023 on increases on consumer spending, the separate impacts of the changes to the duty structures, and how these impacts vary between households depending on their level of alcohol purchasing and their socioeconomic position.Methods: We used household-level purchasing data from Kantar's Worldpanel to analyse four alternative scenarios, reflecting the three separate components of the duty reforms (the changes to the duty structures, the temporary wine easement, and the additional 10.1% increase in duty rates).Results: In the 12 months prior to the implementation of the reforms, the average household spend on off-trade alcohol in Kantar's Worldpanel was £324.37 (August 2022-July 2023). This average conceals a heavily skewed distribution, with the lowest-purchasing 20% of households spending an average of £20.47 per year compared to £1206.68 for the highest-purchasing quintile. On average, households in higher socioeconomic position spend more on alcohol than those in lower socioeconomic positions-£339.19 compared to £302.37.Conclusion: Our results provide support for the structural reforms to alcohol duty introduced in the UK being effectively targeted at the heaviest alcohol purchasers, with no evidence to suggest that they are likely to increase economic inequalities.","PeriodicalId":94107,"journal":{"name":"Journal of public health (Oxford, England)","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-07-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144593274","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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Service readiness of primary healthcare facilities for dengue management in Bagmati Province, Nepal: a mixed method study. 尼泊尔Bagmati省初级卫生保健设施对登革热管理的服务准备情况：一项混合方法研究。

Journal of public health (Oxford, England) Pub Date : 2025-07-07 DOI: 10.1093/pubmed/fdaf079

Sagar Parajuli, Hari P Kaphle, Nand R Gahatraj, Sunita Poudel, Arjun Poudel, Kusumsheela Bhatta, Gokarna Dahal

{"title":"Service readiness of primary healthcare facilities for dengue management in Bagmati Province, Nepal: a mixed method study.","authors":"Sagar Parajuli, Hari P Kaphle, Nand R Gahatraj, Sunita Poudel, Arjun Poudel, Kusumsheela Bhatta, Gokarna Dahal","doi":"10.1093/pubmed/fdaf079","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/pubmed/fdaf079","url":null,"abstract":"Background: In Nepal, frequent dengue outbreaks have been reported in the past decades leading abrupt and substantial burden to healthcare system. Thus, this study aimed to assess dengue service readiness and factors influencing readiness at health facilities level.Methods: A convergent parallel mixed method study was conducted in 131 primary healthcare facilities of the Bagmati Province. Key informant interviews were carried out for exploring facilitators and barriers for dengue service readiness.Results: The majority of primary healthcare facilities were found with sub-optimal readiness for dengue i.e. 63.4% of facilities and readiness was found varied by health facility type, settings, ecological region, and districts. In the study, health facility type [Primary healthcare centers Adjusted Odds Ratio (AOR): 6.1, CI: 1.5-23.9], review and trend analysis practice [AOR: 3.6, CI: 1.1-11.6], and facilities meetings [AOR: 5.8, CI: 1.2-26.7] were identified as key predictors for service readiness. External supervision, quality assurance practice and stakeholder sensitization were explored as facilitators for the readiness.Conclusions: Improving and expanding dengue services in all primary healthcare facilities, and ecological regions, having regular facilities meeting, review and trend analysis practice and stakeholder sensitization can enhance dengue service readiness at facility level.","PeriodicalId":94107,"journal":{"name":"Journal of public health (Oxford, England)","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-07-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144577457","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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Exploring community health workers' perspectives on recommending influenza vaccination to older adults: a phenomenological study. 探索社区卫生工作者推荐老年人接种流感疫苗的观点：一项现象学研究。

Journal of public health (Oxford, England) Pub Date : 2025-07-04 DOI: 10.1093/pubmed/fdaf075

Shuhui Shang, Zhengyue Dai, Enming Zhang, Qiong Fang

{"title":"Exploring community health workers' perspectives on recommending influenza vaccination to older adults: a phenomenological study.","authors":"Shuhui Shang, Zhengyue Dai, Enming Zhang, Qiong Fang","doi":"10.1093/pubmed/fdaf075","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/pubmed/fdaf075","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Influenza endangers older adults' health and is preventable through vaccination, yet coverage remains suboptimal. Although community health workers (CHWs) are essential to promote influenza vaccine uptake, limited research examines their recommendation behaviours. This study examines the characteristics of CHWs' influenza vaccination recommendation behaviours by investigating their lived experiences and perceptions.Methods: Under the guidance of the Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB), this phenomenological study recruited 15 purposively sampled CHWs in Shanghai from November to December 2022. Semi-structured interviews were conducted, and thematic analysis was performed using Colaizzi's seven-step framework with NVivo 12. A 5-point Likert-type question measured vaccination willingness.Results: Amongst the CHWs, nine were highly willing to recommend, whilst six were willing. Five themes were identified: (i) Ambivalent about expected value and anticipated result, (ii) Conservative to recommend oriented to older people's needs, (iii) Responsive to social expectations and significant others, (iv) Limited by self-ability and realistic condition, and (v) Aware of opportunities and challenges from COVID-19.Conclusion: CHWs exhibit risk-averse recommendation patterns, prioritizing professional reputation and liability mitigation. This study highlights the need for supportive environments that enable CHWs to adopt proactive recommendation strategies, strengthen reciprocal trust, and leverage new media to enhance vaccination efforts effectively.","PeriodicalId":94107,"journal":{"name":"Journal of public health (Oxford, England)","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-07-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144562484","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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Early-life exposure to tobacco, inflammation, and risk of rheumatic diseases: a prospective cohort study. 早期接触烟草、炎症和风湿病风险：一项前瞻性队列研究

Journal of public health (Oxford, England) Pub Date : 2025-07-04 DOI: 10.1093/pubmed/fdaf077

Xiuping Dou, Man He, Yuhua Wang, Yao Huang, Zilong Zhang, Hualiang Lin, Yin Yang

{"title":"Early-life exposure to tobacco, inflammation, and risk of rheumatic diseases: a prospective cohort study.","authors":"Xiuping Dou, Man He, Yuhua Wang, Yao Huang, Zilong Zhang, Hualiang Lin, Yin Yang","doi":"10.1093/pubmed/fdaf077","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/pubmed/fdaf077","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Tobacco smoke exposure was associated with inflammation and adverse health outcomes. However, the impact of early-life tobacco exposure on rheumatic diseases, including rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, gout, and spondyloarthritis, and the potential modifying role of inflammation are unclear.Methods: A prospective analysis of over 200 000 participants without rheumatic diseases at baseline in the UK Biobank was conducted. Cox proportional hazards regression models were employed to assess the associations between early-life tobacco exposure with rheumatic diseases. Furthermore, we evaluated whether inflammation status modified these associations.Results: Among participants, 77,825 (29.0%) experienced in utero tobacco exposure, and 14,216 (5.4%) initiated smoking during childhood. In utero tobacco exposure was associated with increased rheumatic disease incidence, with hazard ratios of 1.18 (1.08, 1.28) for rheumatoid arthritis, 1.10 (1.08, 1.13) for osteoarthritis, 1.12 (1.05, 1.19) for gout, and 1.24 (1.13, 1.35) for spondyloarthritis. Earlier smoking initiation significantly increased the incidence of rheumatic diseases (P < .001), with remarkable trends (Ptrend < .001). Combined associations and interactions were observed between in utero tobacco exposure, smoking initiation age, and inflammation. Participants with high inflammation, in utero tobacco exposure, and earlier smoking initiation had the highest rheumatic disease risk.Conclusions: In utero tobacco exposure and earlier smoking initiation were associated with an increased risk of rheumatic diseases, especially in those with high inflammation status.","PeriodicalId":94107,"journal":{"name":"Journal of public health (Oxford, England)","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-07-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144562483","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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Still dealing with paracetamol overdoses: epidemiology and quality of data collected in the Scottish health system from 2010 to 2023. 仍在处理扑热息痛过量：2010年至2023年苏格兰卫生系统收集的流行病学和数据质量。

Journal of public health (Oxford, England) Pub Date : 2025-07-04 DOI: 10.1093/pubmed/fdaf076

Nasloon Ali, Andrew Radley, Giorgia De Paoli

{"title":"Still dealing with paracetamol overdoses: epidemiology and quality of data collected in the Scottish health system from 2010 to 2023.","authors":"Nasloon Ali, Andrew Radley, Giorgia De Paoli","doi":"10.1093/pubmed/fdaf076","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/pubmed/fdaf076","url":null,"abstract":"Despite the legislation implemented in the UK in 1998 on paracetamol pack restriction, overdoses remain high. In this work, data on Accident and Emergency (A&E) (2020-2023) attendances for paracetamol overdoses collected via Freedom of Information requests have been investigated. Additionally, hospital admissions (2010-2021) for paracetamol overdoses obtained from Public Health Scotland have been preliminary analyzed to understand the phenomenon within the Scottish community. Data on A&E attendances provided were limited and showed discrepancies amongst the different Scottish Health Boards for type, quality and amount of data recorded, thus preventing accurate figures. Overall, average number of absolute hospital admission was ⁓5800 per year, with the highest numbers in 2013, 2019, and 2021. When admissions were population-adjusted (with population data from National Records of Scotland), they revealed a different trend. From 2017 onward, smaller Health Boards exhibited higher rates than the larger ones. There is an urgent need for streamlined publicly accessible data and harmonized data collection across Health Boards. This approach would ultimately lead to the development of tailored, new interventions (or the adaptation of existing ones) to promote safe use of paracetamol.","PeriodicalId":94107,"journal":{"name":"Journal of public health (Oxford, England)","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-07-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144562485","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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Using population risk prediction for healthcare planning: a qualitative study of healthcare planners' experiences and views. 利用人口风险预测进行医疗保健计划：医疗保健计划人员经验和观点的定性研究。

Journal of public health (Oxford, England) Pub Date : 2025-07-01 DOI: 10.1093/pubmed/fdaf070

Julie George, Angus I G Ramsay, Sonya Crowe, Andrew Hayward

{"title":"Using population risk prediction for healthcare planning: a qualitative study of healthcare planners' experiences and views.","authors":"Julie George, Angus I G Ramsay, Sonya Crowe, Andrew Hayward","doi":"10.1093/pubmed/fdaf070","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/pubmed/fdaf070","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Although English National Health Service (NHS) policymakers are eager to mandate use of data analytics to inform healthcare planning and prevention, little is known about what happens in practice. This study investigated the ways in which planners within the local payer organizations use population risk prediction models to inform their planning of healthcare and enablers and barriers to use of such tools.Methods: Qualitative case study design across five payer organizations. Interviews (n = 20) were conducted with senior decision-makers from various backgrounds. Analysis was guided by diffusion of innovation frameworks.Results: Financially stable organizations with existing investment in health intelligence using linked data were more likely to report use of risk prediction in their planning practice. Obstacles to uptake identified were financial instability; workforce capacity to consider use of such intelligence; distraction by centrally mandated system changes; concerns about completeness, accuracy, and timeliness of data; and interest in other sources of insight to inform planning such as patient experience.Conclusions: Those working in healthcare, public health, or health intelligence need to recognize that financial and organizational stability are as important as investment in staff capacity/skills and data systems to increase the use of risk prediction to support prevention in the NHS.","PeriodicalId":94107,"journal":{"name":"Journal of public health (Oxford, England)","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144532079","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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The toll of exclusion from work or preschool due to toxin-producing Escherichia coli positivity in Dublin and South East Ireland, 2022/2023. 2022/2023年，都柏林和爱尔兰东南部因产毒大肠杆菌阳性而无法工作或学前班的人数。

Journal of public health (Oxford, England) Pub Date : 2025-06-29 DOI: 10.1093/pubmed/fdaf068

Lili Peterson, Colette O'Hare, Bernadette O'Connor, Niall Conroy

{"title":"The toll of exclusion from work or preschool due to toxin-producing Escherichia coli positivity in Dublin and South East Ireland, 2022/2023.","authors":"Lili Peterson, Colette O'Hare, Bernadette O'Connor, Niall Conroy","doi":"10.1093/pubmed/fdaf068","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/pubmed/fdaf068","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Ireland has one of the highest rates of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) infections in Europe. As part of the public health response, those from high-risk groups must be excluded from work or pre-school until microbiological clearance is achieved.Methods: This study analysed STEC cases from Dublin and the South-East public health region in Ireland in 2022 and 2023, focusing on the duration of exclusion of patients in high-risk groups.Results: There were 383 STEC cases notified during the study period. Ninety-seven (25.3%) were excluded from work or pre-school, 76 had a definitive, quantifiable duration of exclusion. Overall, the patients in this study were collectively excluded for 2532 days (6.9 person-years) over a 2-year period.Conclusions: Exclusions cause significant stress to individuals and families. This demonstrates the potential need to risk-stratify STEC notifications for clearance, as in other European countries. Another approach might involve administering antibiotics, believed to shorten the duration of shedding. Despite concerns around an association with an increased risk of Haemolytic Uraemic Syndrome with antibiotic use, recent data in asymptomatic shedders have been reassuring in this regard. This study illustrates the magnitude of lost time while awaiting clearance. The public health management of STEC infection needs to evolve, to take account of an evolving evidence base.","PeriodicalId":94107,"journal":{"name":"Journal of public health (Oxford, England)","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-06-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144532078","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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Nature's heart: a scoping review of the impact of nature-based interventions for cardiovascular and metabolic disease. 自然之心：基于自然的干预措施对心血管和代谢疾病影响的范围审查。

Journal of public health (Oxford, England) Pub Date : 2025-06-25 DOI: 10.1093/pubmed/fdaf074

Shaan Al Ghanim, Branislav Kaleta, Stephen Campbell, Jimmy O'Keeffe, Jolanta Burke

{"title":"Nature's heart: a scoping review of the impact of nature-based interventions for cardiovascular and metabolic disease.","authors":"Shaan Al Ghanim, Branislav Kaleta, Stephen Campbell, Jimmy O'Keeffe, Jolanta Burke","doi":"10.1093/pubmed/fdaf074","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/pubmed/fdaf074","url":null,"abstract":"Background: With cardiovascular diseases being the leading cause of death globally, affecting an estimated 17.9 million people annually, Nature-Based Interventions (NBIs) offer promising emerging treatments to mitigate the impact of sedentary lifestyles, poor diets, stress, and other risk factors. This scoping review explored the potential benefits of NBIs on cardiovascular and cardiometabolic diseases such as hypertension or diabetes.Methods: This scoping review adhered to the PRISMA-ScR guidelines, using the APA PsycINFO, Medline, and Scopus databases, and included only peer-reviewed studies in English that focused on non-digital NBIs and cardiovascular or cardiometabolic disease.Results: The literature search included 254 articles, out of which 22 studies were included in the final review. The results indicate that NBIs, such as forest therapy, positively impact indicators of cardiovascular and cardiometabolic diseases such as blood pressure or blood glucose.Conclusions: The results of this scoping review are discussed in the context of policy and practice. Further research on the minimum effective dose and long-term potential of NBIs is required to optimize NBI use as adjunctive therapy.","PeriodicalId":94107,"journal":{"name":"Journal of public health (Oxford, England)","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-06-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144487576","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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Lessons from COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among healthcare workers in West Africa and strategies for future pandemic preparedness: a structured literature review. 西非卫生保健工作者对COVID-19疫苗犹豫的经验教训和未来大流行防范战略：结构化文献综述

Journal of public health (Oxford, England) Pub Date : 2025-06-22 DOI: 10.1093/pubmed/fdaf071

Sunday Iphierohor Asasah, Emmanuel Edoghogho Imade, Ben Jesuorsemwen Enagbonma

{"title":"Lessons from COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among healthcare workers in West Africa and strategies for future pandemic preparedness: a structured literature review.","authors":"Sunday Iphierohor Asasah, Emmanuel Edoghogho Imade, Ben Jesuorsemwen Enagbonma","doi":"10.1093/pubmed/fdaf071","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/pubmed/fdaf071","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Healthcare workers (HCWs) are at high risk of acquiring and transmitting infections, including COVID-19. Vaccination is a crucial method for preventing the spread of infectious diseases; however, vaccine non-acceptance can hinder optimal vaccine coverage. This research aims to evaluate the level of COVID-19 vaccine acceptance and the associated factors among HCWs in West Africa.Methods: A structured literature review of quantitative cross-sectional studies was conducted, searching databases including Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System Online (MEDLINE), African Journals Online, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL), PsycInfo, and Google Scholar. The review focused on studies from April 2021 to February 2023 that examined factors influencing COVID-19 vaccine acceptance among HCWs in West Africa. Data extraction and quality assessment of the included studies were conducted using Joanna Briggs Institute tools.Results: Five articles met the inclusion criteria, and they reported that the acceptance level of the COVID-19 vaccine ranged from 38.3% to 73.6%. Barriers to acceptance included concerns about vaccine safety and effectiveness, side effects, short duration of clinical trials, limited and false information, and lack of social trust.Conclusions: COVID-19 vaccine acceptance among West African HCWs is influenced by sociodemographic factors, vaccine concerns, and accurate information, necessitating health promotion strategies and multisectoral collaboration for improved acceptance.","PeriodicalId":94107,"journal":{"name":"Journal of public health (Oxford, England)","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-06-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144532077","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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