OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Health Education Research is 4. 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 2020-04-01 to 2024-04-01.)

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	51
Modelling the antecedent factors that affect online fake news sharing on COVID-19: the moderating role of fake news knowledge	47
A peer navigation intervention to prevent HIV among mixed immigrant status Latinx GBMSM and transgender women in the United States: outcomes, perspectives and implications for PrEP uptake	28
Measuring the effect of interpersonal communication on awareness and knowledge of COVID-19 among rural communities in Eastern Nigeria	21
Predictors of negative psychosocial and health behavior impact of COVID-19 among young adults	19
Practice-, provider- and patient-level facilitators of and barriers to HPV vaccine promotion and uptake in Georgia: a qualitative study of healthcare providers’ perspectives	19
The media and health education: Did Nigerian media provide sufficient warning messages on coronavirus disease?	14
The role of social norms in the relationship between anti-smoking advertising campaigns and smoking cessation: a scoping review	13
‘It’s kinda bad, honestly’: Australian students’ experiences of relationships and sexuality education	13
Adaptation of public health initiatives: expert views on current guidance and opportunities to advance their application and benefit	12
How do Nigerian newspapers report COVID-19 pandemic? The implication for awareness and prevention	12
Perceptions of the health risks of cannabis: estimates from national surveys in Canada and the United States, 2018–2019	10
Pilot study of peer modeling with psychological inoculation to promote coronavirus vaccination	9
‘I will welcome this one 101%, I will so embrace it’: a qualitative exploration of the feasibility and acceptability of HIV self-testing among men who have sex with men (MSM) in Lagos, Nigeria	9
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	8
Implementation of a multilevel, multicomponent intervention for obesity control in Native American communities (OPREVENT2): challenges and lessons learned	8
A social network analysis approach to group and individual perceptions of child physical activity	8
Social cognitive theory as a guide for exercise engagement in persons with multiple sclerosis who use wheelchairs for mobility	7
The impact of COVID-19 misinformation and trust in institutions on preventive behaviors	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
Schools as centers for health educational initiatives, health behavior research and risk behavior for dengue infection in school children and community members: a systematic review	7
Barriers and facilitators to the implementation of Health-Promoting School programmes targeting bullying and violence: a systematic review	7
‘It’s just one big vicious circle’: young people’s experiences of highly visual social media and their mental health	7
Life skill education at the time of COVID-19: perceptions and strategies of Italian expert school educators	7
Results of a mixed methods evaluation of the Make Healthy Normal campaign	7

The role of school characteristics in pre-legalization cannabis use change among Canadian youth: implications for policy and harm reduction	7
Does social media provide adequate health education for prevention of COVID-19? A case study of YouTube videos on social distancing and hand-washing	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
An exploration of constructs related to dissemination and implementation of an early childhood systems-level intervention	6
Community-based health promotion about alcohol and other drugs in a multicultural Australia—what works? A review of evidence	6
Evolution of media frames about e-cigarettes from 2004 to 2019: a content analysis of newspapers in China	6
Participant engagement in a community based participatory research study to reduce alcohol use among Latino immigrant men	6
Predictors of social distancing compliance in an Australian sample	5
Effects of a geriatric education program for emergency physicians: a mixed-methods study	5
A systematic review of the association of diet quality with the mental health of university students: implications in health education practice	5
A smartphone game to prevent HIV among young Kenyans: local perceptions of mechanisms of effect	5
A web-based health education module and its impact on the preventive practices of health-care workers during the COVID-19 pandemic	5
Evidence of the impact of a national anti-tobacco prevention campaign across demographic subgroups	5
Development and evaluation of smoke-free or tobacco-free policies in university settings: a systematic scoping review	5
Cultural adaptation in HPV vaccine intervention among racial and ethical minority population: a systematic literature review	5
Social media-assisted interventions on human papillomavirus and vaccination-related knowledge, intention and behavior: a scoping review	4
The process of adapting a sexual health intervention for Black early adolescents: a stakeholder engagement approach	4
The effect of school intervention programs on the body mass index of adolescents: a systematic review with meta-analysis	4
Do professional perspectives on evidence-based smoking cessation methods align? A Delphi study among researchers and healthcare professionals	4
Illness representations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) to inform health education strategies and research design—learning from rural Uganda	4
Researchers or practitioners’ opinion of the possibilities for creating virtual safe social spaces for violence prevention interventions for young people	4
A qualitative investigation of school age children, their parents and school staff on their participation in the Digital Education to LImit Salt in the Home (DELISH) program	4
Young adults’ knowledge, perceptions and use of cannabidiol products: a mixed-methods study	4
Identifying dimensions of empowerment in patients with inflammatory bowel disease: a qualitative study	4