BMC Public Health

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A rapid review of the impact of COVID-19 on the mental health of healthcare workers: implications for supporting psychological well-being	532
COVID-19 mortality risk for older men and women	406
Trend analysis of cardiovascular disease mortality, incidence, and mortality-to-incidence ratio: results from global burden of disease study 2017	340
Predicting intention to receive COVID-19 vaccine among the general population using the health belief model and the theory of planned behavior model	312
RETRACTED ARTICLE: The global distribution of acute unintentional pesticide poisoning: estimations based on a systematic review	304
A rapid review of mental and physical health effects of working at home: how do we optimise health?	294
Individual and social determinants of COVID-19 vaccine uptake	271
Barriers and facilitators to the use of e-health by older adults: a scoping review	269
Effective public health measures to mitigate the spread of COVID-19: a systematic review	252
Real time surveillance of COVID-19 space and time clusters during the summer 2020 in Spain	231
Factors influencing variation in implementation outcomes of the redesigned community health fund in the Dodoma region of Tanzania: a mixed-methods study	211
Exercise/physical activity and health outcomes: an overview of Cochrane systematic reviews	192
Gender differences of depression and anxiety among social media users during the COVID-19 outbreak in China:a cross-sectional study	183
Knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) toward COVID-19: a cross-sectional study in South Korea	171
Factors contributing to psychological distress in the working population, with a special reference to gender difference	164
Misinformation about COVID-19: evidence for differential latent profiles and a strong association with trust in science	163
The impacts of knowledge, risk perception, emotion and information on citizens’ protective behaviors during the outbreak of COVID-19: a cross-sectional study in China	160
Household solid waste management practices and perceptions among residents in the East Coast of Malaysia	159
Vaccination, politics and COVID-19 impacts	158
Burnout among Portuguese healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic	145
Occupational burnout and job satisfaction among physicians in times of COVID-19 crisis: a convergent parallel mixed-method study	144
The association between food insecurity and mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic	143
Impacts of COVID-19 and social isolation on academic staff and students at universities: a cross-sectional study	139
Risk and protective factors of drug abuse among adolescents: a systematic review	136
Knowledge, attitude, and acceptance of healthcare workers and the public regarding the COVID-19 vaccine: a cross-sectional study	126

Parental COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy for children: vulnerability in an urban hotspot	125
Racism in healthcare: a scoping review	121
Structural racism and COVID-19 response: higher risk of exposure drives disparate COVID-19 deaths among Black and Hispanic/Latinx residents of Illinois, USA	117
Unwillingness to engage in behaviors that protect against COVID-19: the role of conspiracy beliefs, trust, and endorsement of complementary and alternative medicine	115
A survey on COVID-19 vaccine acceptance and concern among Malaysians	113
The association between physical activity and mental health during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic review	110
Reduced level of physical activity during COVID-19 pandemic is associated with depression and anxiety levels: an internet-based survey	108
Quality of life and mortality in the general population: a systematic review and meta-analysis	108
Application of the protection motivation theory for predicting COVID-19 preventive behaviors in Hormozgan, Iran: a cross-sectional study	107
Covid-19 effects on the workload of Iranian healthcare workers	106
An investigation of depression, anxiety, and stress and its relating factors during COVID-19 pandemic in Iran	102
Factors associated with non-adherence to social distancing rules during the COVID-19 pandemic: a logistic regression analysis	102
Global effect of COVID-19 pandemic on physical activity, sedentary behaviour and sleep among 3- to 5-year-old children: a longitudinal study of 14 countries	102
Health, psychosocial, and economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on people with chronic conditions in India: a mixed methods study	96
Impacts of the Covid-19 lockdown and relevant vulnerabilities on capability well-being, mental health and social support: an Austrian survey study	95
Factors that influence mental health of university and college students in the UK: a systematic review	93
Media exposure to COVID-19 information, risk perception, social and geographical proximity, and self-rated anxiety in China	92
A systematic literature review of the global seroprevalence of cytomegalovirus: possible implications for treatment, screening, and vaccine development	89
Association between electronic cigarette use and tobacco cigarette smoking initiation in adolescents: a systematic review and meta-analysis	86
Knowledge, attitudes and perceptions towards COVID-19 vaccinations: a cross-sectional community survey in Bangladesh	85
Beliefs and barriers associated with COVID-19 vaccination among the general population in Saudi Arabia	83
Sex differences and psychological stress: responses to the COVID-19 pandemic in China	83
Intention to receive a COVID-19 vaccine: results from a population-based survey in Canada	83
Knowledge, attitudes, and perceptions of COVID-19 vaccine and refusal to receive COVID-19 vaccine among healthcare workers in northeastern Ethiopia	82
Smoking is associated with worse outcomes of COVID-19 particularly among younger adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis	82
Trends of cervical cancer at global, regional, and national level: data from the Global Burden of Disease study 2019	82
Covid-19 and non-communicable diseases: evidence from a systematic literature review	81
How fear and collectivism influence public’s preventive intention towards COVID-19 infection: a study based on big data from the social media	81
The impacts of collaboration between local health care and non-health care organizations and factors shaping how they work: a systematic review of reviews	80
Non-communicable diseases among adolescents: current status, determinants, interventions and policies	80
The prevalence rate of sexual violence worldwide: a trend analysis	79
High prevalence of vitamin D deficiency among the South Asian adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis	79
The effect of risk communication on preventive and protective Behaviours during the COVID-19 outbreak: mediating role of risk perception	78
Patterns and predictors of sick leave after Covid-19 and long Covid in a national Swedish cohort	78
The epidemiological characteristic and trends of burns globally	78
Assessment of self-medication practices in the context of the COVID-19 outbreak in Togo	78
Impact of the COVID-19 crisis on work and private life, mental well-being and self-rated health in German and Swiss employees: a cross-sectional online survey	78
Effects of positive and negative childhood experiences on adult family health	77
Human and environmental impacts of nanoparticles: a scoping review of the current literature	75
The association between obesity and quality of life: a retrospective analysis of a large-scale population-based cohort study	75
Capability, opportunity, and motivation: an across contexts empirical examination of the COM-B model	74
Determinants of rural-urban differential in healthcare utilization among the elderly population in India	73
Consequences of COVID-19 crisis for persons with HIV: the impact of social determinants of health	73
Association between COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and generalized trust, depression, generalized anxiety, and fear of COVID-19	71
Electronic media use and sleep in children and adolescents in western countries: a systematic review	71
Knowledge, attitudes and practices of the Chinese public with respect to coronavirus disease (COVID-19): an online cross-sectional survey	70
Lifestyle changes during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional survey in the Netherlands	70
Obesity is associated with severe disease and mortality in patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19): a meta-analysis	70
Health authorities’ health risk communication with the public during pandemics: a rapid scoping review	70
Working from home during the COVID-19 outbreak in Sweden: effects on 24-h time-use in office workers	70

Access to health services among culturally and linguistically diverse populations in the Australian universal health care system: issues and challenges	69
Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on sexual functioning and activity: a systematic review and meta-analysis	68
Global trends and predictors of face mask usage during the COVID-19 pandemic	67
What have we learned about COVID-19 volunteering in the UK? A rapid review of the literature	65
Prevalence, awareness and control of type 2 diabetes mellitus and risk factors in Chinese elderly population	64
Global, regional, and national burden of disease study of atrial fibrillation/flutter, 1990–2019: results from a global burden of disease study, 2019	64
Worry and mental health in the Covid-19 pandemic: vulnerability factors in the general Norwegian population	63
Understanding the impact of COVID-19 on youth sport in Australia and consequences for future participation and retention	63
The association between silica exposure, silicosis and tuberculosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis	61
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on stress, mental health and coping behavior in German University students – a longitudinal study before and after the onset of the pandemic	61
Home food procurement impacts food security and diet quality during COVID-19	61
The relationship between telework from home and employee health: a systematic review	60
Vaccine hesitancy: evidence from an adverse events following immunization database, and the role of cognitive biases	60
Racial discrimination and health: a prospective study of ethnic minorities in the United Kingdom	60
Promoting healthy foods in the new digital era on Instagram: an experimental study on the effect of a popular real versus fictitious fit influencer on brand attitude and purchase intentions	60
Facilitators and barriers to HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) uptake through a community-based intervention strategy among adolescent girls and young women in Seme Sub-County, Kisumu, Kenya	60
Exploring the spatial-temporal distribution and evolution of population aging and social-economic indicators in China	60
A cross-sectional survey of knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) towards COVID-19 pandemic among the Syrian residents	60
Racial differences in institutional trust and COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and refusal	60
Trends in cervical cancer mortality in China from 1989 to 2018: an age-period-cohort study and Joinpoint analysis	58
The impact of COVID-19 quarantine on dietary habits and physical activity in Saudi Arabia: a cross-sectional study	58
Correction to: Reduced level of physical activity during COVID-19 pandemic is associated with depression and anxiety levels: an internet-based survey	57
Burden of disease study of overweight and obesity; the societal impact in terms of cost-of-illness and health-related quality of life	57
Distance learning in Italian primary and middle school children during the COVID-19 pandemic: a national survey	56
Social media use and mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic in young adults: a meta-analysis of 14 cross-sectional studies	56
Aboriginal community controlled health organisations address health equity through action on the social determinants of health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in Australia	56
Association between urban environment and mental health in Brussels, Belgium	56
Psychosocial support interventions for improved adherence and retention in ART care for young people living with HIV (10–24 years): a scoping review	55
The use of Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) to address causality in complex systems: a systematic review of research on public health interventions	55
COVID-19: a National Survey on perceived level of knowledge, attitude and practice among frontline healthcare Workers in Nepal	55
Readability of online COVID-19 health information: a comparison between four English speaking countries	55
Impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on perinatal mental health (Riseup-PPD-COVID-19): protocol for an international prospective cohort study	54
Unintended socio-economic and health consequences of COVID-19 among slum dwellers in Kampala, Uganda	53
The effect of social relationships on cognitive decline in older adults: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis of longitudinal cohort studies	53
Muscle quality index is associated with trouble sleeping: a cross-sectional population based study	53
Population preferences and attitudes towards COVID-19 vaccination: a cross-sectional study from Pakistan	52
History for some or lesson for all? A systematic review and meta-analysis on the immediate and long-term mental health impact of the 2002–2003 Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) outbreak	52
Effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on obesity and its risk factors: a systematic review	51
Assessment of the design and implementation challenges of the National Health Insurance Scheme in Nigeria: a qualitative study among sub-national level actors, healthcare and insurance providers	50
Knowledge, attitude, and practice regarding antibiotic use and resistance among medical students in Colombia: a cross-sectional descriptive study	50
The association between incidence and mortality of brain cancer and human development index (HDI): an ecological study	50
Psychosocial health of school-aged children during the initial COVID-19 safer-at-home school mandates in Florida: a cross-sectional study	50
Factors related to preventive COVID-19 behaviors using health belief model among general population: a cross-sectional study in Iran	50
Physical activity and mental well-being under COVID-19 lockdown: a cross-sectional multination study	50
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Sexually Transmitted Infections surveillance data: incidence drop or artefact?	50
Sociodemographic factors associated with acceptance of COVID-19 vaccine and clinical trials in Uganda: a cross-sectional study in western Uganda	49
Complete basic childhood vaccination and associated factors among children aged 12–23 months in East Africa: a multilevel analysis of recent demographic and health surveys	49
Lifestyle habits of adults during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown in Cyprus: evidence from a cross-sectional study	49
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health and well-being of people living with a long-term physical health condition: a qualitative study	48
COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in the UK: a longitudinal household cross-sectional study	48
The experiences, needs and barriers of people with impairments related to usability and accessibility of digital health solutions, levels of involvement in the design process and strategies for partic	47
The protection motivation theory for predict intention of COVID-19 vaccination in Iran: a structural equation modeling approach	47
The relationship among social capital, eHealth literacy and health behaviours in Chinese elderly people: a cross-sectional study	47
Examining the effectiveness of place-based interventions to improve public health and reduce health inequalities: an umbrella review	46
Effectiveness of personal protective health behaviour against COVID-19	46
Is industrial pollution detrimental to public health? Evidence from the world’s most industrialised countries	46
Factors influencing childhood immunisation uptake in Africa: a systematic review	46
“Applying Intersectionality in designing and implementing health interventions: a scoping review”	46
Screen time duration and timing: effects on obesity, physical activity, dry eyes, and learning ability in elementary school children	46
Ten years of China’s new healthcare reform: a longitudinal study on changes in health resources	46
Trends of multimorbidity in 15 European countries: a population-based study in community-dwelling adults aged 50 and over	46
Barriers to and strategies to address COVID-19 testing hesitancy: a rapid scoping review	46
Self-collection for HPV-based cervical screening: a qualitative evidence meta-synthesis	45
What are the reasons for refusing a COVID-19 vaccine? A qualitative analysis of social media in Germany	45
When lockdown policies amplify social inequalities in COVID-19 infections: evidence from a cross-sectional population-based survey in France	45
Social media use informing behaviours related to physical activity, diet and quality of life during COVID-19: a mixed methods study	45
The effects of mother’s education on achieving exclusive breastfeeding in Indonesia	45
The impact of COVID-19 on physical activity behaviour in Italian primary school children: a comparison before and during pandemic considering gender differences	44
Variation in human mobility and its impact on the risk of future COVID-19 outbreaks in Taiwan	44
Impact of racism and discrimination on physical and mental health among Aboriginal and Torres Strait islander peoples living in Australia: a systematic scoping review	44
Mask use among pedestrians during the Covid-19 pandemic in Southwest Iran: an observational study on 10,440 people	44
Racial and ethnic disparities in subjective cognitive decline: a closer look, United States, 2015–2018	43
School-based peer education interventions to improve health: a global systematic review of effectiveness	43
Emergent gambling advertising; a rapid review of marketing content, delivery and structural features	43
Attitudes, behaviours and barriers to public health measures for COVID-19: a survey to inform public health messaging	43
Influence of Chinese National Centralized Drug Procurement on the price of policy-related drugs: an interrupted time series analysis	43
Personality and individual attitudes toward vaccination: a nationally representative survey in the United States	43
Meaningful activities during COVID-19 lockdown and association with mental health in Belgian adults	43
Internet Gaming Disorder in adolescence: investigating profiles and associated risk factors	43
Combining education and income into a socioeconomic position score for use in studies of health inequalities	42

The health consequences of child marriage: a systematic review of the evidence	42
Knowledge, socio-cognitive perceptions and the practice of hand hygiene and social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study of UK university students	42
Comparative analysis of COVID-19 guidelines from six countries: a qualitative study on the US, China, South Korea, the UK, Brazil, and Haiti	42
Risk of COVID-19 infection among prison staff in the United States	41
Experiences of social stigma among patients tested positive for COVID-19 and their family members: a qualitative study	41
Factors associated with COVID-19 vaccine intentions during the COVID-19 pandemic; a systematic review and meta-analysis of cross-sectional studies	41
Enforced home-working under lockdown and its impact on employee wellbeing: a cross-sectional study	41
Colon cancer survival differs from right side to left side and lymph node harvest number matter	41
Prevalence of overweight and obesity, and associations with socio-demographic factors in Kuwait	41
Online health information-seeking behaviors and skills of Chinese college students	41
Explaining the reasons for not maintaining the health guidelines to prevent COVID-19 in high-risk jobs: a qualitative study in Iran	41
Priorities for successful use of artificial intelligence by public health organizations: a literature review	40
“AI’s gonna have an impact on everything in society, so it has to have an impact on public health”: a fundamental qualitative descriptive study of the implications of artificial intelligence for publi	40
Human mobility and poverty as key drivers of COVID-19 transmission and control	40
Keeping children healthy during and after COVID-19 pandemic: meeting youth physical activity needs	40
COVID-19 outbreak in Brazil: adherence to national preventive measures and impact on people’s lives, an online survey	40
The heterogeneity of the COVID-19 pandemic and national responses: an explanatory mixed-methods study	40
Health literacy and e-health literacy among Arabic-speaking migrants in Sweden: a cross-sectional study	40
Factors associated with public attitudes towards persons with disabilities: a systematic review	40
A meta-analysis on the risk factors adjusted association between cardiovascular disease and COVID-19 severity	40
Causes of anxiety among teachers giving face-to-face lessons after the reopening of schools during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study	40
The “anti-vax” movement: a quantitative report on vaccine beliefs and knowledge across social media	40
Factors associated with the intention of Syrian adult population to accept COVID19 vaccination: a cross-sectional study	40
Loneliness and mental health among the elderly in Poland during the COVID-19 pandemic	39
Economic burden of work injuries and diseases: a framework and application in five European Union countries	39
Spatio-temporal epidemiology of the tuberculosis incidence rate in Iran 2008 to 2018	39
Level of physical activity among middle-aged and older Chinese people: evidence from the China health and retirement longitudinal study	39
Attitudes of Lebanese adults regarding COVID-19 vaccination	39
COVID-19: challenges faced by Nepalese migrants living in Japan	39
Homelessness during COVID-19: challenges, responses, and lessons learned from homeless service providers in Tippecanoe County, Indiana	39
The impact of COVID-19 lockdown on physical activity and weight gain among active adult population in Israel: a cross-sectional study	39
Does the family affluence scale reflect actual parental earned income, level of education and occupational status? A validation study using register data in Sweden	39
Prevalence of elder abuse and victim-related risk factors during the COVID-19 pandemic in China	39
Information uncertainty: a correlate for acute stress disorder during the COVID-19 outbreak in China	38
Do they really wash their hands? Prevalence estimates for personal hygiene behaviour during the COVID-19 pandemic based on indirect questions	38
Effects of trees, gardens, and nature trails on heat index and child health: design and methods of the Green Schoolyards Project	38
Effects of interventions for preventing road traffic crashes: an overview of systematic reviews	38
Epidemiology of floods in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review of health outcomes	38
Risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection in migrants and ethnic minorities compared with the general population in the European WHO region during the first year of the pandemic: a systematic review	37
The relative effects of non-pharmaceutical interventions on wave one Covid-19 mortality: natural experiment in 130 countries	37
Operationalising the “One Health” approach in India: facilitators of and barriers to effective cross-sector convergence for zoonoses prevention and control	37
Race, ethnicity, poverty and the social determinants of the coronavirus divide: U.S. county-level disparities and risk factors	37
Global, regional, national burden and gender disparity of cataract: findings from the global burden of disease study 2019	37
Parenting stress during infancy is a risk factor for mental health problems in 3-year-old children	37
Experiences of COVID-19-related anti-Asian discrimination and affective reactions in a multiple race sample of U.S. young adults	37
Prevalence and risk factors of self-reported wrist and hand symptoms and clinically confirmed carpal tunnel syndrome among office workers in China: a cross-sectional study	37
Health behaviours of young adults during the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic – a longitudinal study	37
Telework during the COVID-19 epidemic in Portugal and determinants of job satisfaction: a cross-sectional study	37
Mental health, compliance with measures and health prospects during the COVID-19 epidemic: the role of health literacy	37
Hypertension prevalence, awareness, treatment, and control and predicted 10-year CVD risk: a cross-sectional study of seven communities in East and West Africa (SevenCEWA)	37
Psychosocial impacts of home-schooling on parents and caregivers during the COVID-19 pandemic	37
Prevalence of negative emotional eating and its associated psychosocial factors among urban Chinese undergraduates in Hong Kong: a cross-sectional study	37
Access to preventive sexual and reproductive health care for women from refugee-like backgrounds: a systematic review	36
Internal migration and health in South Africa: determinants of healthcare utilisation in a young adult cohort	36
Satisfaction with life among university students from nine countries: Cross-national study during the first wave of COVID-19 pandemic	36
Addressing inequities in maternal health among women living in communities of social disadvantage and ethnic diversity	36
Alcohol consumption, substance use, and depression in relation to HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) nonadherence among gay, bisexual, and other men-who-have-sex-with-men	36
Park access and mental health among parents and children during the COVID-19 pandemic	36
Psychological and physiological stress and burnout among maternity providers in a rural county in Kenya: individual and situational predictors	36
Influence of healthy lifestyle behaviors on life satisfaction in the aging population of Thailand: a national population-based survey	36
Estimating the direct Covid-19 disability-adjusted life years impact on the Malta population for the first full year	36
Spatial-temporal patterns of malaria incidence in Uganda using HMIS data from 2015 to 2019	36
Qualitative analysis of visual risk communication on twitter during the Covid-19 pandemic	36
Interaction between trouble sleeping and depression on hypertension in the NHANES 2005–2018	36
Mitigation role of physical exercise participation in the relationship between blood cadmium and sleep disturbance: a cross-sectional study	36
The longitudinal relationship of school climate with adolescent social and emotional health	36
Polypharmacy is a risk factor for hospital admission due to a fall: evidence from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing	36
Social distancing intentions to reduce the spread of COVID-19: The extended theory of planned behavior	36
Cardiovascular disease (CVD): assessment, prediction and policy implications	35
Exploring the factors related to adolescent health literacy, health-promoting lifestyle profile, and health status	35
Barriers and strategies to successful tuberculosis treatment in a high-burden tuberculosis setting: a qualitative study from the patient’s perspective	35
Pesticides and environmental injustice in the USA: root causes, current regulatory reinforcement and a path forward	35
Early public adherence with and support for stay-at-home COVID-19 mitigation strategies despite adverse life impact: a transnational cross-sectional survey study in the United States and Australia	35
Effects of effort-reward imbalance, job satisfaction, and work engagement on self-rated health among healthcare workers	35
The epidemiological trends in the burden of lung cancer attributable to PM2.5 exposure in China	35
The societal costs of problem gambling in Sweden	35
COVID-19 preventive behaviors and influencing factors in the Iranian population; a web-based survey	35
The burden of diarrhea, etiologies, and risk factors in India from 1990 to 2019: evidence from the global burden of disease study	35
Improvement of Parent’s awareness, knowledge, perception, and acceptability of human papillomavirus vaccination after a structured-educational intervention	35
Young people’s preferences for HIV self-testing services in Nigeria: a qualitative analysis	35
Health promotion interventions for African Americans delivered in U.S. barbershops and hair salons- a systematic review	34
Sedentary time and its association with risk of cardiovascular diseases in adults: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies	34
Prevalence of diabetes and hypertension and their interaction effects on cardio-cerebrovascular diseases: a cross-sectional study	34
Impact of COVID-19 lockdown and link to women and children’s experiences of violence in the home in South Africa	34
Can chatbots help to motivate smoking cessation? A study on the effectiveness of motivational interviewing on engagement and therapeutic alliance	34
Children’s rates of COVID-19 vaccination as reported by parents, vaccine hesitancy, and determinants of COVID-19 vaccine uptake among children: a multi-country study from the Eastern Mediterranean Reg	34
Examining the impact of economic abuse on survivors of intimate partner violence: a scoping review	34
Women’s Perceptions and Experiences of Breastfeeding: a scoping review of the literature	34
Gender differences and determinants of prevalence, awareness, treatment and control of hypertension among adults in China and Sweden	34
Quality and readability of web-based Arabic health information on COVID-19: an infodemiological study	33
Temporal trends in the prevalence of metabolic syndrome among middle-aged and elderly adults from 2011 to 2015 in China: the China health and retirement longitudinal study (CHARLS)	33
Local government responses for COVID-19 management in the Philippines	33
Fear of COVID-19 and workplace phobia among Pakistani doctors: A survey study	33
“The potential of social media in health promotion beyond creating awareness: an integrative review”	33
Social isolation, physical inactivity and inadequate diet among European middle-aged and older adults	33