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 2020-11-01 to 2024-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Intention to receive a vaccine against SARS-CoV-2 in Italy and its association with trust, worry and beliefs about the origin of the virus	54
Predictors of negative psychosocial and health behavior impact of COVID-19 among young adults	21
A systematic review of the association of diet quality with the mental health of university students: implications in health education practice	16
The impact of COVID-19 misinformation and trust in institutions on preventive behaviors	14
Perceptions of the health risks of cannabis: estimates from national surveys in Canada and the United States, 2018–2019	13
Assessing COVID-19 Health Literacy (CoHL) and its relationships with sociodemographic features, locus of control and compliance with social distancing rules during the first lockdown in France	12
‘It’s just one big vicious circle’: young people’s experiences of highly visual social media and their mental health	10
Does social media provide adequate health education for prevention of COVID-19? A case study of YouTube videos on social distancing and hand-washing	10
Pilot study of peer modeling with psychological inoculation to promote coronavirus vaccination	9
Evidence of the impact of a national anti-tobacco prevention campaign across demographic subgroups	8
Hypertension and mobile application for self-care, self-efficacy and related knowledge	8
Barriers and facilitators to the implementation of Health-Promoting School programmes targeting bullying and violence: a systematic review	8
Evolution of media frames about e-cigarettes from 2004 to 2019: a content analysis of newspapers in China	7
Life skill education at the time of COVID-19: perceptions and strategies of Italian expert school educators	7
Trends in exposure to and perceptions of e-cigarette marketing among youth in England, Canada and the United States between 2017 and 2019	7
‘They can stigmatize you’: a qualitative assessment of the influence of school factors on engagement in care and medication adherence among adolescents with HIV in Western Kenya	7
‘It’s like if a vape pen and a cigarette had a baby’: a mixed methods study of perceptions and use of IQOS among US young adults	6
Teachers’ professional identities in the context of school-based sexuality education in Uganda—a qualitative study	6
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	6
Young adults’ knowledge, perceptions and use of cannabidiol products: a mixed-methods study	6
Social media-assisted interventions on human papillomavirus and vaccination-related knowledge, intention and behavior: a scoping review	5
Predictors of social distancing compliance in an Australian sample	5
Process evaluation of the Centrally Procured School Food Program (CPSFP) in Ontario, Canada: school-level perspectives	5
Cultural adaptation in HPV vaccine intervention among racial and ethical minority population: a systematic literature review	5
The process of adapting a sexual health intervention for Black early adolescents: a stakeholder engagement approach	4

Feasibility and acceptability of B6: a social capital program for young Black gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men living with HIV	4
Researchers or practitioners’ opinion of the possibilities for creating virtual safe social spaces for violence prevention interventions for young people	4
‘How come they don’t talk about it in school?’ Identifying adolescent barriers to PrEP use	4
A randomized controlled trial of the impact of the Teen Council peer education program on youth development	4
Factors associated with COVID-19 masking behavior: an application of the Health Belief Model	4
Knowledge of sexual consent as a protective factor against sexual violence perpetration among first-year college men: a moderation analysis	4
HPV vaccine recommendation practices of current and future physicians in North Carolina: an exploratory study	4
Do professional perspectives on evidence-based smoking cessation methods align? A Delphi study among researchers and healthcare professionals	4
Does public health education improve migrant workers’ health status in China?—evidence from China Migrants Dynamic Survey	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
Effectiveness of diabetes education interventions in rural America: a systematic review	4
The effects of flipped classroom model on knowledge, behaviour and health beliefs on testicular cancer and self-examination: a randomized controlled trial study	4
Fighting misinformation on social media: effects of evidence type and presentation mode	3
Barriers and facilitators to comprehensive, school-based physical activity promotion for adolescents prior to and during the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative study	3
Impact of a community-based diabetes self-management support program on adult self-care behaviors	3
Noticing education campaigns or public health messages about vaping among youth in the United States, Canada and England from 2018 to 2022	3
Content analysis of school websites: policies and programs to support healthy eating and the environment	3
Feasibility of multimedia animations as preoperative guides for urgent abdominal surgeries in a public hospital in Brazil	3
‘We know what he likes, even if he doesn’t know’: how the children of South Asian immigrants characterize and influence the diets of their parents	3
Communicating risk to promote colorectal cancer screening: a multi-method study to test tailored versus targeted message strategies	3
Improving communication between American Indian youth and caregivers to prevent teenage pregnancy	3
Improving rural White men’s attitudes toward clinical trial messaging and participation: effects of framing, exemplars and trust	3
A qualitative study on the influence of COVID-19 on smoking behaviors through changing social and physical contexts	2
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	2
A cohort-based nutrition ECHO for community health workers	2
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	2
Development and evaluation of health education resources for culturally and linguistically diverse populations: a systematic review	2
Correlates of motivation to quit waterpipe tobacco smoking among US young adults: implications for cessation interventions	2
Integrated collaborative care intervention for depression and obesity in primary care: translation from research to practice	2
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	2
Disparities in cannabis use outcomes, perceived risks and social norms across sexual orientation groups of US young adult women and men	2
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	2
Perceived COVID-19 vaccine attributes associated with early adoption among adults in rural Indiana	2
Understanding consumer and clinician perceptions of a potential Lyme disease vaccine	2
Effectiveness of theory-based Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS) on exercise benefits and barriers among patients with type 2 diabetes	2
Increased knowledge levels of patients with diabetes in resource-limited communities after receiving peer-led education	2
The effectiveness of an online sexuality education module in promoting sexual knowledge and attitude change: a cluster randomized controlled trial	2
Recommendations for breast cancer education for African American women below screening age	2
Students as teachers: effect of the peer education model on reducing smartphone addiction in adolescents	1
Promoting a healthy lifestyle: exploring the role of social media and fitness applications in the context of social media addiction risk	1
Promoting children’s health and well-being through structured recreation during online recess	1
Health literacy education of children in Austrian elementary schools	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
Network analysis of a community-wide teenage pregnancy prevention initiative	1
The role of community health advisors’ cancer history in implementation and efficacy of a cancer control intervention	1
Effects of providing tailored information about e-cigarettes in a digital smoking cessation intervention: randomized controlled trial	1
Goals for girls: a cluster-randomized trial to investigate a school-based sexual health programme amongst female learners in South Africa	1
Adolescents’ perceptions of substance use messaging in the age of social media: resolving cognitive dissonance	1
Cardiac rehabilitation: pedagogical education strategies have positive effect on long-term patient-reported outcomes	1
Pilot study of an arts- and theatre-based HIV prevention intervention for men who have sex with men and transgender women migrants in South Africa: acceptability, feasibility and preliminary efficacy	1

Influence of implementation strategies on implementation outcomes in a statewide dissemination of Faith, Activity, and Nutrition (FAN)	1
Understanding the experience of the implementer: teachers' perspectives on implementing a classroom-based nutrition education program	1
Facilitators of peer leader retention within a Type 2 diabetes intervention trial for US Latinos/Hispanics of Mexican origin	1
Shifting school health priorities pre–post cannabis legalization in Canada: Ontario secondary school rankings of student substance use as a health-related issue	1
Integrating youth participatory action research and health communication to inform youth and young adult covid-19 vaccine communication research	1
LiveLighter® ‘Junk Food’ mass media campaign increases behavioural strategies to reduce consumption	1
A pragmatic evaluation of the primary school Be Active After-School Activity Programme (Be Active ASAP)	1
‘Getting control of Corona takes many angles’: COVID-19 vaccine knowledge, attitudes and beliefs among refugee/immigrant/migrant communities in four US cities	1
Student and caregiver acceptability of a school-based intervention to improve sugar-sweetened beverage behaviors: a mixed methods study	1
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	1
Impacts of an early childhood obesity prevention program in Mexico	1
Electronic cigarettes and public health awareness: a cross-sectional analysis of Google search inquiries	1
Scanned information exposure and support for tobacco regulations among US youth and young adult tobacco product users and non-users	1
Evaluating the persuasiveness of messages promoting mobile mammography among uninsured women	1