OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Women & Health is 3. 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
Perception of traumatic childbirth of women and its relationship with postpartum depression	28
Gender differences in the reaction to COVID-19	25
Psychological impact of COVID-19 lockdowns among adult women: the predictive role of individual differences and lockdown duration	18
Risk factors associated with stress symptoms during pregnancy and postpartum: integrative literature review	16
Intimate partner violence against pregnant women during the COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic review and meta-analysis	15
Are “Superwomen” without social support at risk for postpartum depression and anxiety?	14
Pelvic floor evaluation in CrossFit® athletes and urinary incontinence: a cross-sectional observational study	13
Menstrual poverty: enough is enough	12
Internal consistency and validity of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) in women with abnormal Pap smear in Serbia	10
Objectively measured sedentary time and physical activity levels in Spanish pregnant women. Factors affecting the compliance with physical activity guidelines	10
Health literacy and cancer screening behaviors among community-dwelling female adults in Taiwan	9
Communication, social norms, and contraceptive use among adolescent girls and young women in Lilongwe, Malawi	9
Body dissatisfaction of women during postpartum period and copin strategies	9
Gender equality in domestic work and sickness absence - a population-based study on women and men in Sweden	8
Association between severity of pain, perceived stress and vagally-mediated heart rate variability in women with endometriosis	8
Association between long non-coding RNA H19 polymorphisms and breast cancer risk: a meta-analysis	8
Domestic Violence during pregnancy as risk factors for stress and depression: The experience of women attending ANC at atertiary care hospital in India	8
Correlates of antenatal care usage among adolescent mothers in Nigeria: a pooled data analysis	8
‘It’s quite a taboo subject’: an investigation of mother’s experiences of breastfeeding beyond infancy and the challenges they face	8
A feasibility randomized controlled trial of a multi-process action control web-based intervention that targets physical activity in mothers	7
Associations among weight suppression, self-acceptance, negative body image, and eating disorder behaviors among women with eating disorder symptoms	7
Capturing women’s voices: lived experiences of incivility during childbirth in the United States	7
Women’s perspectives on long-acting reversible contraception: a critical scoping review of qualitative research	7
Alterations in reproductive hormone levels among farm women and their children occupationally exposed to organophosphate pesticides	7
Waist-to-height ratio and waist circumference as the main measures to evaluate obstructive sleep apnea in the woman’s reproductive life stages	6

Can Anakinra and corticosteroid treatment be an effective option in pregnant women with severe Covid-19?	6
Reflections on Pink October	6
Evaluation of breastfeeding success and self-efficacy in mothers giving birth via vaginal delivery or cesarean section: a cross-sectional study	6
The global prevalence of sexual violence against pregnant women: a systematic review and meta-analysis	6
Factors associated with motherhood among urban refugee adolescent girls and young women in informal settlements in Kampala, Uganda	6
Barriers and facilitators to the HPV vaccine among mothers of adolescent girls: a qualitative study conducted in Trinidad and Tobago	6
From the perspective of Turkish women: intimate partner violence and perceived stress level in the Covid-19 pandemic	6
Serum uric acid is independently associated with metabolic syndrome and systemic hypertension in women from northeast Brazil	5
The association between chronic diseases and the age at natural menopause: a systematic review	5
Spontaneous pregnancy versus assisted reproductive technologies: implications on maternal mental health	5
Perceived barriers to mental health and substance use treatment among US childbearing-aged women: NSDUH 2008-2014	5
Assessment of quality of sexual life in women with adenomyosis	5
Positive social support improves self-esteem among married women in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia	5
Birth Experience in Syrian Refugee Women in Turkey: A Descriptive Phenomenological Qualitative Study	5
Self-esteem, stress, and depressive symptoms among Jordanian pregnant women: social support as a mediating factor	5
CCNB2 expression correlates with worse outcomes in breast cancer patients: a pooled analysis	5
Association between rational drug use and health literacy among pregnant women: a cross-sectional study	5
Meta-analysis: association of homocysteine with recurrent spontaneous abortion	5
Why is the human ovary aging faster than other organs?	5
Concern about contagion and distress in intensive care unit (ICU) nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic. Motherhood as moderator	4
Infertility awareness: why should we care?	4
Menopause, cognition, hot flashes and COVID-19: is estrogen a fundamental piece in the puzzle?	4
The management of infertility for primary care physicians	4
Obstetric and perinatal outcomes in pregnant women with COVID-19: an interim analysis	4
Decomposing educational inequality in maternal mortality in Iran	4
Inflammatory biomarkers and lipid metabolism parameters in women with mild cognitive impairment and dementia	4
Nutrition literacy levels of mothers with children aged five and below and the body mass index of their children	4
Violence against pregnant women and adverse maternal/ fetal outcomes in the United States: racial/ethnic disparities	4
A body shape index (ABSI) and endometrial pathology	4
The Pregnant Smoker Stigma Scale – Public Stigma (P3S-PS): development and validation in general French population	4
Four billion reasons to include women’s health in the research agenda	4
Access to period products during the first nation-wide lockdown in Australia: Results from an online survey	4
HPV Infection, HPV Vaccines and Cervical Cancer Awareness: A Multi-Centric Survey Study in Istanbul, Turkey	4
Gastric metastasis before diagnosis of primary invasive lobular breast carcinoma: a rare case presentation from Pakistan	4
Provider directory accuracy and timely access to mammograms in California	4
Empathy, well-being, and mental health: do gender differences diminish by the end of medical school?	4
The effect of prenatal anxiety on prenatal attachment in high-risk pregnant women and related factors: a cross-sectional study	4
Reducing women’s alcohol use: a brief intervention pilot study at a primary health care service in Brazil	4
Renalase gene polymorphisms and plasma levels are associated with preeclampsia: a hospital-based study in the Chinese cohort	4
The health concerns related to hysterectomy among Taiwanese women with uterine fibroids- a mixed-methods study	4
Seeking health information online among U.S. pregnant women: findings from the 2009-2018 National Health Interview Surveys	4
Measurement invariance of Female Sexual Function Index: a study with heterosexual and lesbian Portuguese women	4
Association of lower extremity lymphedema with pelvic floor functions, sleep quality, kinesiophobia, body image in patients with gynecological cancers	4
What is gender awareness in health? A scoping review of the concept, its operationalization, and its relation to health outcomes	3
Perceived stress and COVID-19-related stressors: the moderating role of social support during pregnancy	3
Perception of body mass index and health issues related to overweight/obesity in an outpatient women’s clinic	3
Oral health and health care in female sex workers: concomitant quantitative and qualitative approaches	3
Relationship between weight management and menstrual status in female athletes: a cross-sectional survey	3
Development of an exercise attitude scale in Turkish for pregnant women: validity and reliability	3
Individual and community socioeconomic factors related to the quality of antenatal care: a multilevel analysis of West and Central Africa	3

Do community-dwelling pregnant women know about pelvic floor disorder?	3
Association Between Awareness, Perceived Severity, and Behavioral Control of COVID -19 With Self-Care and Anxiety in Pregnancy: A Cross-Sectional Study	3
Relationship between fear of COVID-19 and premenstrual syndrome in Turkish university students	3
Prevalence and determinants of anaemia during third trimester of pregnancy: a retrospective cohort study of women in the northern region of Ghana	3
Contraceptive knowledge among women at risk of unintended pregnancy in Kingston, Jamaica	3
Effect of Tinospora cordifolia on gestational diabetes mellitus and its complications	3
Evaluation of the effectiveness of a training program for coping with PMS symptoms based on IMB model in university students	3
Functional performance of older adults: A comparison between men and women	3
Gender roles and personality traits as predictive factors for fear of childbirth	3
Psychometric evaluation of a questionnaire for measuring factors related to mental health of women in an earthquake	3
Pelvic floor dysfunction in rural postpartum mothers in the United States: prevalence, severity, and psychosocial correlates	3
The effect of the combined use of an intrauterine device and a Foley balloon in the prevention of adhesion following hysteroscopic adhesiolysis	3
Association between body mass index, waist circumference, and age at natural menopause: a population-based cohort study in Chinese women	3
Sexuality during pregnancy: attitudes, self-efficacy and self-consciousness	3
Endometriosis awareness: screaming at the top of our voices	3
The effect of fear of COVID-19 on health-seeking behaviors and Pap smear test rates in women	3
Clinical Differences between Invasive Lobular Breast Cancer and Invasive Carcinoma of No Special Type in the German Mammography-Screening-Program	3
Lactobacillus rhamnosus has no beneficial effect on anthropometric parameters, carbohydrate metabolism and androgen status in women with polycystic ovary syndrome	3
The far-reaching burden of Hyperemesis Gravidarum – an exploration of women’s experiences and perceptions of healthcare support	3
Estrogen in female health: friend or foe?	3
Eating attitudes, depressive symptoms, physical activity levels and menopausal symptoms of postmenopausal women diagnosed with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19): a case-control study	3
The effect of e-pelvic floor muscle training on symptoms in women with stress urinary incontinence: a randomized controlled trial	3