{"title":"Indonesia's urban farming impact on global public health.","authors":"I Wayan Gede Suarjana, Beatrix Jetje Podung","doi":"10.1093/pubmed/fdae239","DOIUrl":"10.1093/pubmed/fdae239","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":94107,"journal":{"name":"Journal of public health (Oxford, England)","volume":" ","pages":"e462-e463"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-08-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142121445","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}
{"title":"Thriving or just surviving? A critical review of women's progress in a patriarchal system.","authors":"Nuraida Nuraida, Isnaria Rizki Hayati, Rikas Saputra, Yenni Lidyawati, Maria Oktasari","doi":"10.1093/pubmed/fdae270","DOIUrl":"10.1093/pubmed/fdae270","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":94107,"journal":{"name":"Journal of public health (Oxford, England)","volume":" ","pages":"e490-e491"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-08-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142368069","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}
Timothy J H Lathlean, Nigel Quadros, Akhilesh K Ramachandran, Michael J Jackson
{"title":"Post-polio hospital admissions in Australia over a 10-year period: An observational study and analysis of trends by month, location, and comparable conditions.","authors":"Timothy J H Lathlean, Nigel Quadros, Akhilesh K Ramachandran, Michael J Jackson","doi":"10.1093/pubmed/fdaf029","DOIUrl":"10.1093/pubmed/fdaf029","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>There is currently no precise estimate of post-polio conditions in Australia. This observational study aimed to provide a summary of hospitalisations over a 10-year period in Australia, with a specific focus on annual, monthly, and regional trends, as well as a comparison with four similar neurological conditions.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A retrospective cohort study of late effects of polio and post-polio syndrome from 2011 to 2021. Primary data were obtained via a data-on-request process through the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare in 2022. Analysis was carried out according to Welch Analyses of Variance with Games-Howell post-Hoc tests using GraphPad PRISM and Stata Version 17.0.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>There was a statistically significant decrease in the monthly hospitalisations over the 10-year period and months according to seasonal trends, and significant differences across geographical regions and regionality. Significant differences existed between the number of hospitalisations per 100 000 population across diagnostic codes (p < 0.01).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Annual trends were identified from 2010 to 2021 for post-polio hospitalisations in Australia. This research improves the precision of estimates for post-polio conditions in Australia, and provides helpful information on where people are hospitalized in Australia. These estimates are internationally comparable and can inform clinicians and health service managers worldwide.</p>","PeriodicalId":94107,"journal":{"name":"Journal of public health (Oxford, England)","volume":" ","pages":"e262-e273"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-08-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12395958/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143588804","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}
Abdillah Abdillah, Ida Widianingsih, Rd Ahmad Buchari, Heru Nurasa, Zahra Ahmadi
{"title":"No girl left behind? Mental health and quality of life.","authors":"Abdillah Abdillah, Ida Widianingsih, Rd Ahmad Buchari, Heru Nurasa, Zahra Ahmadi","doi":"10.1093/pubmed/fdae194","DOIUrl":"10.1093/pubmed/fdae194","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The ban on girls' education or difficult access to education has significant impacts on their mental health and quality of life (QoL), including: (a) Increased Mental Health Problems; (b) Loss of Educational Opportunities; (c) Limited Social Interaction; (d) Disruption of Aspirations and Routines; and (e) Increased Insecurity. This study extends the investigation into the need for awareness and action on the mental health and well-being of girls due to the ban or difficult access to education. Addressing the adverse impacts of the ban or difficult access to girls' education requires a multifaceted approach that includes challenging traditional norms, providing alternative education pathways, empowering girls through targeted interventions, and recognizing the critical role of education.</p>","PeriodicalId":94107,"journal":{"name":"Journal of public health (Oxford, England)","volume":" ","pages":"e434-e435"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-08-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141910190","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}
Yael Albo, Eran Leck, Orly Nathan, Naama Wolf, Eran Zaidise
{"title":"COR and CORONA: analysis of COVID-19's subjective lasting impact on wellbeing, employing conservation of resources theory.","authors":"Yael Albo, Eran Leck, Orly Nathan, Naama Wolf, Eran Zaidise","doi":"10.1093/pubmed/fdaf021","DOIUrl":"10.1093/pubmed/fdaf021","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The COVID-19 pandemic had widespread impact, with evidence indicating lasting effects on wellbeing. This study aims to examine enduring impacts through individual narratives, using Conservation of Resources (COR) theory that serves for studying crises.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Analysis of narratives from 1148 responses to an open-ended question about pandemic's lasting effects, using qualitative and quantitative methods within COR theory framework including thematic analysis, Elastic Net Regression, word cloud visualization and sociodemographic analysis.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>About 42% of respondents reported lasting effects, with almost equal distribution between 'Loss' and 'Gain' groups, and 7% reporting mixed experiences. COR resources manifested as: work-finance and social bonds showed both disruption and strengthening; mental health, physical health and protective habits characterized loss narratives. Gain narratives were predominantly characterized by renewed perspective and personalized time investment. Women reported more physical health impacts. Resource combinations exemplified resource caravans. 'Mixed' group revealed complex balance of loss-gain dynamics. Work-life balance emerged as a sustained valued asset. The findings align with COR theory principles.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Three years post-pandemic onset, while lasting losses persist, narratives indicate shifting dynamics toward gains, predominantly reflecting transformed perspectives. Findings enhance COR theory in pandemic context and inform policy by highlighting emotional toll management and work-life balance preservation.</p>","PeriodicalId":94107,"journal":{"name":"Journal of public health (Oxford, England)","volume":" ","pages":"637-645"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-08-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143434674","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}
Summer S Hawkins, Yiqing Kuang, Christopher F Baum
{"title":"Impact of local- and state-level tobacco control policies on prenatal smoking and birth outcomes in the United States, 2005-2018.","authors":"Summer S Hawkins, Yiqing Kuang, Christopher F Baum","doi":"10.1093/pubmed/fdaf063","DOIUrl":"10.1093/pubmed/fdaf063","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The 2009 US Tobacco Control Act resulted in locally led policies to curb tobacco use. However, racial/ethnic and educational disparities in prenatal smoking persist and little is known about the effects of local laws.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Using 2005-2018 National Center for Health Statistics county-level natality data on 39 089 766 singletons linked to state-level cigarette taxes and county-level tobacco 21 (T21) and smoke-free legislation, we conducted conditional mixed-process models to examine the effects of tobacco control policies on prenatal smoking, then on associated changes in birth outcomes. We included interactions between T21 laws and age, and between cigarette taxes, race/ethnicity, and education.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Non-Hispanic White women with a high school degree or less had the highest levels of prenatal smoking (23.0%-35.4%) and were the most responsive to cigarette taxes. Among non-Hispanic White women with 0-11 and 12 years of education, a $1.00 tax increase reduced prenatal smoking by 5.06 (95% CI: 6.99-3.12) and 2.04 (3.19-0.89) percentage points and increased birth weight by 7.74 (4.64-10.83) and 3.12 (1.32-4.92) g, respectively. County-level coverage of T21 laws and smoke-free legislation were associated with small reductions in prenatal smoking only.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>State-level cigarette taxes reduced educational disparities in prenatal smoking and improved birth outcomes among non-Hispanic White women.</p>","PeriodicalId":94107,"journal":{"name":"Journal of public health (Oxford, England)","volume":" ","pages":"454-459"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-08-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144210589","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}
{"title":"Does the name of a disease matter? Chinese people's public perception of the renaming of COVID-19.","authors":"Mengru Han, Yan Gu","doi":"10.1093/pubmed/fdaf045","DOIUrl":"10.1093/pubmed/fdaf045","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>On 7 December 2022, China discontinued its 3-year zero-COVID strategy, and on 26 December 2022, changed the name of COVID-19 from [novel coronavirus pneumonia (NCP)] to [novel coronavirus infection (NCI)]. This study examined whether the renaming influenced public perception of COVID-19's severity right after the change, despite the Omicron variant itself remaining unchanged.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A survey was conducted immediately following the renaming in China. Participants were asked to directly compare the two names, and indirectly questioned about their perceptions of the virus. Responses were compared to assess whether linguistic framing with NCP or NCI influenced perceptions.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Direct comparisons showed that 65% of respondents (N = 1256) perceived the new name as less serious and frightening than the old one. However, one-third of participants did not perceive such differences, which was associated with their education level, age, and relationship status. Indirect comparisons revealed that perceived severity of COVID-19 was influenced by an interaction between wording in names and participants' intensity of COVID-19 experience.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Linguistic framing, personal experience, and sociodemographic factors can all influence disease perceptions during health crises. Optimizing naming strategies can reduce public anxiety and enhance health communication.</p>","PeriodicalId":94107,"journal":{"name":"Journal of public health (Oxford, England)","volume":" ","pages":"629-636"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-08-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12395955/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144063391","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}
Yujia Liu, Xudong Ya, Linlin Zhou, Tong Chen, Fei Shen, Yu Chen, Xingqi Wang
{"title":"Dose-response association of total and leisure-time physical activity with the risk of different subtypes of stroke: a systematic-review and meta-analysis.","authors":"Yujia Liu, Xudong Ya, Linlin Zhou, Tong Chen, Fei Shen, Yu Chen, Xingqi Wang","doi":"10.1093/pubmed/fdaf043","DOIUrl":"10.1093/pubmed/fdaf043","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>This study aimed to investigate the dose-response relationship of total physical activity (TPA), leisure-time physical activity (LTPA), and occupational physical activity (OPA) with the risk of stroke.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>PubMed, Cochrane Library, Embase, and Web of Science were searched to collect relevant studies on PA and stroke risk up to December 2024, and cohort research was considered to include. The Newcastle-Ottawa Scale was used to assess the quality of included studies. Egger's test and sensitive analysis were conducted. Dose-response meta-analysis and methodological quality evaluation were performed.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 23, 15, and 10 studies assessed the relationship between TPA, LTPA, and OPA with stroke. Meta-analyses results showed that higher levels of TPA, LTPA, and OPA were associated with a lower stroke risk. A nonmonotonic non-linear dose-response relationship was detected between TPA and the risk of total, hemorrhagic, and ischemic stroke. An inverse linear dose-response relationship between LTPA and the risk of total, hemorrhagic stroke, and ischemic stroke.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Stroke risk is significantly reduced with increasing levels of TPA when it is lower, and has an inverse linear dose-response relationship with LTPA. A higher level of OPA is associated with lower stroke risk, but inconsistent data result in high heterogeneity.</p>","PeriodicalId":94107,"journal":{"name":"Journal of public health (Oxford, England)","volume":" ","pages":"567-583"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-08-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144047492","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}
{"title":"Association of social jetlag with cigarette smoking, smoking intensity, and quitting intentions among Korean workers.","authors":"Seong-Uk Baek, Jin-Ha Yoon","doi":"10.1093/pubmed/fdaf062","DOIUrl":"10.1093/pubmed/fdaf062","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>In modern urban environments, individuals consistently encounter artificial light exposure, which disrupts their biological rhythms. This phenomenon contributes to social jetlag, where individuals experience a misalignment between biological and social rhythms. We explored the association between social jetlag and smoking behaviors in workers.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>This cross-sectional study included Korean workers. Social jetlag was calculated as the difference in the mid-point between sleep onset and offset times on free days and workdays. Outcome variables were self-reported cigarette smoking status, cotinine-verified smoking intensity, and quitting intention among smokers. Urine cotinine-to-creatinine ratio was used to assess smoking intensity. Logistic regressions were used to estimate odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Among the sample, 12.0% had ≥120 min of social jetlag. Social jetlag of ≥120 min had a positive association with self-reported cigarette smoking (OR: 2.10, 95% CI: 1.73-2.55) and had a negative association with quitting intention (OR: 0.52, 95% CI: 0.29-0.90) compared with social jetlag of 0-59 min. Social jetlag of ≥120 min was associated with both low- (OR: 2.08, 95% CI: 1.57-2.75) and high-intensity smoking (OR: 2.35, 95% CI: 1.79-3.08).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Social jetlag is positively associated with cigarette smoking, smoking intensity, while negatively associated with quitting intentions among current smokers.</p>","PeriodicalId":94107,"journal":{"name":"Journal of public health (Oxford, England)","volume":" ","pages":"610-618"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-08-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144210587","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}
Akhmad Rizkhi Ridhani, Jarkawi Jarkawi, Rudi Haryadi, Nazar Hasby
{"title":"Bridging the gap: enhancing early detection and support for exploited adults with cognitive impairments.","authors":"Akhmad Rizkhi Ridhani, Jarkawi Jarkawi, Rudi Haryadi, Nazar Hasby","doi":"10.1093/pubmed/fdae293","DOIUrl":"10.1093/pubmed/fdae293","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":94107,"journal":{"name":"Journal of public health (Oxford, England)","volume":" ","pages":"e509-e510"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-08-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142670168","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}