OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Health Education Research is 1. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Impacts of an early childhood obesity prevention program in Mexico	34
Latino church-going parents’ insights on childhood obesity prevention	22
‘It’s just one big vicious circle’: young people’s experiences of highly visual social media and their mental health	21
Influence of implementation strategies on implementation outcomes in a statewide dissemination of Faith, Activity, and Nutrition (FAN)	21
A qualitative examination of responses from a survey of pharmacy staff in Georgia regarding access to Narcan®	20
Examining the impact of a leisure time intervention on participation in organized out-of-school activities among adolescents: a quasi-experimental study in Franklin County, KY, USA	14
Promoting condom negotiation self-efficacy among young women in China: the effects of traditional sexual values and descriptive norms	12
Impact of participation as a peer change agent on peer change agents themselves: a quantitative study of a peer-led, social media-based PrEP promotion intervention	11
Framework for implementing asylum seekers and refugees’ health into the undergraduate medical curriculum in the United Kingdom	11
‘We’re not gonna have a big quit if loose ones are around’: urban, African American smokers’ beliefs concerning single cigarette use reduction	11
Characteristics of people with type 1 diabetes influence the educational process for starting insulin pump therapy: an observational study	11
Self-efficacy in patients with inflammatory bowel disease: the effect of self-care education by two randomized methods—teach-back and a smartphone application	10
Identifying adaptations for a mindfulness program for Spanish-speaking mothers of children with chronic conditions or disabilities	9
Predictors of negative psychosocial and health behavior impact of COVID-19 among young adults	9
The effect of motivational interview-based breastfeeding education on breastfeeding motivation, success, self-efficacy perceptions, and exclusive breastfeeding duration after cesarean section: a rando	9
Theory-guided process evaluation of a multicomponent, technology-based ‘SMART Eating’ trial among Indian adults: an embedded mixed-methods study	9
Implementation of a complex eHealth intervention by a public–private partnership in clinical practice: a qualitative multicentre analysis using CFIR	9
Impact of educational intervention on mothers of infants with iron-deficiency anemia	9
Evaluating the persuasiveness of messages promoting mobile mammography among uninsured women	8
Life skill education at the time of COVID-19: perceptions and strategies of Italian expert school educators	8
‘Those sessions open[ed] our eyes and our minds’: participant acceptability and satisfaction with a gender-focused HIV and substance use risk-reduction intervention on alcohol use, HIV treatment, and	8
Correction to: The impact of COVID-19 misinformation and trust in institutions on preventive behaviors	8
Effects of providing tailored information about e-cigarettes in a digital smoking cessation intervention: randomized controlled trial	8
Trends in the teaching of sexual and reproductive health topics and skills in required courses in secondary schools, in 38 US states between 2008 and 2018	7
Impact of a dissemination strategy on family day care educators’ intentions to adopt outdoor free play guidelines introduced in response to COVID-19: a randomized controlled trial	6

Do professional perspectives on evidence-based smoking cessation methods align? A Delphi study among researchers and healthcare professionals	6
Network analysis of a community-wide teenage pregnancy prevention initiative	6
Content analysis of school websites: policies and programs to support healthy eating and the environment	6
Youth vaping beliefs and behaviors: evidence from New York	6
Electronic cigarettes and public health awareness: a cross-sectional analysis of Google search inquiries	6
The effect of health education on symptom severity in patients with fibromyalgia: a systematic review and meta-analysis	5
Mixed method evaluation of a clinic waiting room–based health education program in the Dominican Republic	5
The effectiveness of an online sexuality education module in promoting sexual knowledge and attitude change: a cluster randomized controlled trial	5
Facilitators of peer leader retention within a Type 2 diabetes intervention trial for US Latinos/Hispanics of Mexican origin	5
Exploring mechanisms and contexts in a Peer Education Project to improve mental health literacy in schools in England: a qualitative realist evaluation	5
Examining the feasibility of a youth advocacy program promoting healthy snacking in New York City: a mixed-methods process evaluation	5
How young migrants perceive school health education in Sweden	4
Understanding the features and effectiveness of randomized controlled trials in reducing COVID-19 misinformation: a systematic review	4
The effect of multiple ınterventions for women at risk for cervical cancer on their health responsibility, beliefs regarding cervical cancer and having screening: a randomized controlled trial	4
The effect of a distance-delivered mindfulness-based psychoeducation program on the psychological well-being, emotional intelligence and stress levels of nursing students in Turkey: a randomized contr	4
Factors associated with COVID-19 masking behavior: an application of the Health Belief Model	4
Barriers and facilitators to comprehensive, school-based physical activity promotion for adolescents prior to and during the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative study	4
Is lifestyle modification with individual face-to-face education and counseling more effective than usual care for controlling hypertension? A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized control	4
College students’ preferences for tobacco treatment: a discrete choice experiment	4
Vaccine hesitancy among health-care professionals in the era of COVID-19	4
Associations between noticing public health education campaigns about cannabis and risk perceptions in the northern Canadian territories: a cross-sectional study	4
Barriers and facilitators to the implementation of Health-Promoting School programmes targeting bullying and violence: a systematic review	4
Process evaluation of the Centrally Procured School Food Program (CPSFP) in Ontario, Canada: school-level perspectives	4
The effect of structured psychoeducation for caregivers of ALS patients on perceived stress, psychological resilience and self-compassion	4
Perceived COVID-19 vaccine attributes associated with early adoption among adults in rural Indiana	3
Effect of constructivist model-based adult education on gynaecologic cancer awareness, spiritual well-being, and health anxiety	3
School-based learning about sugary drinks: possibilities and potential for curriculum approaches supporting health promotion in New Zealand	3
Correction approaches and hashtag framing in addressing Mpox misinformation on Instagram	3
Understanding consumer and clinician perceptions of a potential Lyme disease vaccine	3
Student and caregiver acceptability of a school-based intervention to improve sugar-sweetened beverage behaviors: a mixed methods study	3
Assessing health behavior change and comparing remote, hybrid and in-person implementation of a school-based health promotion and coaching program for adolescents from low-income communities	3
Randomized experimental test of a reduced-exposure message for an e-cigarette: effects on risk perceptions	3
Correlates of motivation to quit waterpipe tobacco smoking among US young adults: implications for cessation interventions	3
Heated tobacco product marketing: a mixed-methods study examining exposure and perceptions among US and Israeli adults	3
A mixed-method study of perceptions of cigarette pack inserts among adult smokers from New York and South Carolina exposed as part of a randomized controlled trial	3
Adolescents’ perceptions of substance use messaging in the age of social media: resolving cognitive dissonance	2
The impact of COVID-19 misinformation and trust in institutions on preventive behaviors	2
College students’ perceptions of electronic cigarette risks and benefits: a concept mapping study	2
Hypertension and mobile application for self-care, self-efficacy and related knowledge	2
Preferences for couple-based smoking cessation interventions among couples who smoke: online discrete choice experiment	2
Controlled pilot test of a translated cardiac rehabilitation education curriculum in percutaneous coronary intervention patients in a middle-income country delivered using WeChat: acceptability, engag	2
Feasibility of multimedia animations as preoperative guides for urgent abdominal surgeries in a public hospital in Brazil	2
A cohort-based nutrition ECHO for community health workers	2
Improving communication between American Indian youth and caregivers to prevent teenage pregnancy	2
Pilot study of a heart-healthy food box intervention for Native Americans with uncontrolled hypertension: methods and results from the Chickasaw Healthy Eating Environments Research Study	2
Improving rural White men’s attitudes toward clinical trial messaging and participation: effects of framing, exemplars and trust	2
‘Getting control of Corona takes many angles’: COVID-19 vaccine knowledge, attitudes and beliefs among refugee/immigrant/migrant communities in four US cities	2
A systematic review of the association of diet quality with the mental health of university students: implications in health education practice	2
Advancing youth tobacco surveillance with novel methods	2
Does public health education improve migrant workers’ health status in China?—evidence from China Migrants Dynamic Survey	2

Integrated collaborative care intervention for depression and obesity in primary care: translation from research to practice	2
Challenges in implementing school-based drug prevention programs led by law enforcement officers	2
Evolution of media frames about e-cigarettes from 2004 to 2019: a content analysis of newspapers in China	2
Perceptions of the health risks of cannabis: estimates from national surveys in Canada and the United States, 2018–2019	1
Public awareness of war on diabetes campaign and its association with behavioural outcomes	1
Predictors of social distancing compliance in an Australian sample	1
Comparisons between young adult waterpipe smokers and nonsmokers’ reactions to pictorial health warning labels in Lebanon: a randomized crossover experimental study	1
Health literacy education of children in Austrian elementary schools	1
Researchers or practitioners’ opinion of the possibilities for creating virtual safe social spaces for violence prevention interventions for young people	1
A qualitative study on the influence of COVID-19 on smoking behaviors through changing social and physical contexts	1
Group well-child care as a facilitator of psychoeducation: pediatrics residents’ perspectives	1
Barriers to school-based health programs implementation in basic schools in Ghana: education stakeholders’ perspective	1
Migration and health: the hidden global public health crisis	1
A randomized controlled trial of the impact of the Teen Council peer education program on youth development	1
HPV vaccine recommendation practices of current and future physicians in North Carolina: an exploratory study	1
Promoting a healthy lifestyle: exploring the role of social media and fitness applications in the context of social media addiction risk	1
Development of a cervical cancer prevention text-messaging program for women living with HIV	1
Promoting children’s health and well-being through structured recreation during online recess	1
Pilot evaluation of a virtual training program for child injury prevention	1
Barriers to seeking tobacco cessation services: a qualitative assessment of university students’ needs in Qatar	1
Randomized experimental test of a reduced-exposure message for an e-cigarette: comprehension and related misperceptions	1
Evidence of the impact of a national anti-tobacco prevention campaign across demographic subgroups	1
Recommendations for breast cancer education for African American women below screening age	1
Correction to: Examining the impact of a leisure time intervention on participation in organized out-of-school activities among adolescents: a quasi-experimental study in Franklin County, KY, USA	1
Social media-assisted interventions on human papillomavirus and vaccination-related knowledge, intention and behavior: a scoping review	1
The outcome of diabetic retinopathy health education program in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a quasi-experimental study	1
Adapting a cooking, food budgeting and nutrition intervention for a rural community of American Indians with type 2 diabetes in the North-Central United States	1
Prior health promotion experience and intervention outcomes in a lay health advisor intervention	1
Does social media provide adequate health education for prevention of COVID-19? A case study of YouTube videos on social distancing and hand-washing	1
Trends in exposure to and perceptions of e-cigarette marketing among youth in England, Canada and the United States between 2017 and 2019	1
Participant engagement in a moderated Facebook group to promote COVID-19 vaccination	1
The effect of face-to-face and online education provided to individuals with atrial fibrillation on medication adherence and satisfaction	1
Cultural adaptation in HPV vaccine intervention among racial and ethical minority population: a systematic literature review	1