OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Social Work in Public Health 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 2021-03-01 to 2025-03-01.)

Article	Citations
“Gutting It Out” Does Not Work: Why Mental Health Days are Needed	16
“At the End of the Day it’s Their choice”: An Exploratory Qualitative Study of Pregnancy Options Counseling	15
Risky Sexual Behavior Among Mexican-Origin Emerging Adults in Los Angeles	15
Impact of COVID-19 on Adolescents’ Smartphone Addiction in South Korea	15
Social Workers’ Knowledge and Ability in Crisis Intervention in Kuwait– A Case of COVID-19	14
Perceived Risk of COVID-19 and Anxiety in Syrian Refugees in Turkey	13
Identifying Lockdown Relaxation Strategies and Policy Implications to Fight against COVID-19: Medical Experts Perspective from Pakistan	11
The DNA of Social Work as a Partner in Primary Health Care	11
The 2018 Heat Wave’s Impact on the Mortality of Older People in Seoul, South Korea	10
Reporting on Health Care and Social Service Provider Approaches to Promoting Alcohol Abstinence During Pregnancy	9
A Holistic Evaluation of a Community Health Improvement Plan	8
The working experiences and perceptions of Chinese medical social workers in a children’s hospital	8
“Any Reason is Valid:” How an Unexpected Abortion Disclosure is Received by an Online Community	8
Effects of Health Beliefs on Flu Vaccination and Physical Health among Under/Graduate Students in the U.S.: Racial Differences (Whites, African Americans, Hispanics, and Asians)	8
What did Chinese Social Workers Do at the Worst Moment? ——A Research Based on Social Workers’ Participation in the Fight against COVID-19 at Guangzhou	8
Do health infrastructure and services, aging, and environmental quality influence public health expenditures? Empirical evidence from Pakistan	8
Community Asset Mapping in Public Health: A Review of Applications and Approaches	7
Unveiling the Unseen: Exploring the Mental Health Realities of Black Men	7
“Unprecedented Times:” Experiences of Social Work and Public Health Professionals during Times of Public Crises	7
Implicit Biases and Racial Microaggressions: Examining the Impact on Black Social Work Students’ Well-Being	7
Voices of Those Who Bear the Brunt – Experiences of Programme Personnel Concerning Private Sector Tuberculosis Notifications in Bengaluru City, India	7
Examining Demographic & Socio-Cultural Factors as Predictors of Alcohol Consumption Among African American Male College Students Attending an Urban Historically Black College and University	6
A Case Study on Community Treatment Center for Response to COVID-19 in Korea: Focusing on Surge Capacity 4S Component Analysis and Social Well-Being Perspective	6
The Consequences of Misdiagnosing Race-Based Trauma Response in Black Men: A Critical Examination	6
Factors Associated with the Uptake of HIV Testing in Canada: Evidence from a Nationally Representative Study	6

African American Fathers as a Solution to the Maternal Health Crisis	6
Evidence-based Training to Improve Communication between Health Advocates and State Policymakers	5
Discrimination as A Barrier to Romani Women’s Health and Empowerment: A Qualitative Study	5
The 2nd Alarm Project: Bridging Social Work and Public Health to Improve Mental Wellness in the Fire Service	5
Ending the HIV Epidemic: One Southern Community Speaks	5
Health Literacy among Korean American Immigrant Women in the USA: Role of Social Support	5
Evaluation of the Rural Interprofessional Behavioral Health Scholars Program to Expand Public Health Workforce Capacity During COVID-19	5
Family Caregiver Support Interventions’ Effectiveness Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic	5
Innovative Nutrition Policies and Programs to Reduce Low-Income Children’s Sodium Intake in the United States: Implication for Social Work	4
An Investigation of the Relationship between Health Literacy Levels of Pregnant Women and Their Perceptions of Traumatic Childbirth	4
Lived Experiences of Adult Burn Survivors with Post-Burn Contractures	4
Determination of COVID-19 Phobia Level in Health Care Workers	4
Violence Toward Social Workers in Spain and its Association with Burnout, Job Satisfaction and Anxiety	4
Investigation of the Perceived Coronavirus Threat, E-Health Literacy, and Psychological Well-Being in Turkey	4
Health Beliefs in Association with Behaviors in Compliance with COVID-19 Public Health Guidelines: A Cross-sectional Study	4
Social Work’s Response during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Literature Review—Balancing Telemedicine with Social Work Self-Care during A Pandemic	4
COVID-19 broken access: implications for individuals with substance use disorders	4
What Do EHRs Tell Us about How We Deploy Health Professionals to Address the Social Determinants of Health	4
Investigating the Relationship Between Disaster Preparedness Knowledge, Disaster Related Stress, and Post-Disaster Depression Among Students and Faculty in Higher Education	4
The Evaluation of Depression Levels and Domestic Violence during the COVID-19 Pandemic	4
Social Networks and Chronic Illness Management among Low-Income Tenants in Publicly Subsidized Housing: Findings from a Pilot Study	4
Outcomes of an Interprofessional Opioid Training Program for Graduate Students in Nursing and Social Work	3
Caregiving Stress Experienced by Parents of Adult Children with Intellectual Disabilities During COVID-19 in Korea	3
The Influence of COVID-19 Program Innovativeness on Occupational Stress Outcomes of Community Health Workers in a Selected City Health Department in the Philippines	3
Nurturing Black Male Mental Health Through the Black Church: A Conceptual Approach from a Social Work Perspective	3
Advocates Make a Difference in Duration of Homelessness and Quality of Life	3
Social Workers and Black Barbers: A Collaboration to Address Mental Health Stigma	3
“Treat Me like Your Family”: Positive Factors that Influence Patient-Provider Relationships for Native American Women	3
Pandemics, Income Inequality, and Refugees: The Case of COVID-19	3
Patient-provider communication quality as a predictor of medical mistrust among young Black women	3
Social Work and Motivation for Rehabilitation in Children with Disorders of the Musculoskeletal System	3
Exploring Teen Suicide Rates through the Lens of Macro Risk Factors	3
Family Functioning and Community Resilience During the COVID-19 Lockdown Period in Turkey	3
Transgender Rights & the Urgent Need for Social Work Advocacy	3
The Association between Fruit and Vegetable Intake and Socioeconomic Factors in the Households of Pakistan Using Quantile Regression Model	3
Social Determinants of Opioid Use among Patients in Rural Primary Care Settings	3
Entrepreneurship in the Favela: Negotiating Precarity and Mental Health During Covid-19	3
Knowledge, Accessibility and Utilization of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) Among Registered Employees of Federal Government Institutions in Ebonyi State: Lessons for Medical Social Worker	3
The Insomnia and Loneliness of Elderly Individuals and Affecting Factors During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Turkey	3
New media platform’s understanding of Chinese social workers’ anti-epidemic actions: an analysis of network public opinion based on COVID-19	3
The Impact of Income Inequality on Health Levels: Empirical Evidence from China:2002–2016	3
Understanding the Intersection Between Racial Segregation, Social Isolation and Safety Perceptions on Health for an Economically Disadvantaged Urban Community	3
Association between Adverse Childhood Experiences and Unmet Health Care Needs among Children in the United States	2
Bridging the Gap: Investigating the Role of Social Workers in Supporting Metastatic Breast Cancer Patients in Nigeria	2
Obstetric Fistula: Connecting the Interface between Social Work and Social Support Services for the Management and Reintegration of Victims in Ebonyi State, Nigeria	2
The Impact of Job Resources on Job Satisfaction, Emotion, and Psychological Health Among Social Workers in China	2
COVID-19 Vaccine Intention Among Iranian Health Workers: Application of the HBM Model	2
Detecting the Relationship between the Stress Levels and Perceived Burnout in Law-enforcement Officers during the COVID-19 Outbreak: A Cross-sectional Study	2
The Role of Mood in the Self-Care Activities of Primary Care Patients with Type 2 Diabetes	2
The Knowledge and Practices Toward Food Safety Measures at Home in the Lebanese Community	2

Planning and Implementing the Protocol for Psychosocial Interventions by Social Workers in Iranian Healthcare Centers against COVID-19	2
Beyond Groceries: An Analysis of Referral Needs to Address Underlying Causes of Child Hunger among Households Accessing Food Pantries	2
Evaluation of the Attitudes of Midwifery Students Towards Gender Roles	2
Perception of Social Workers on the Psychosocial Issues of End-Stage Renal Disease Patients during COVID-19: A Qualitative Study	2
The Role of Clinical Social Worker in Addressing the Social Consequences of Coronavirus (Covid-19): A Field Study	2
Compassion Fatigue in Informal Caregivers of Children with Cancer; a Section from Turkey	2
Risk Perception and Behavioral Response to COVID-19: A Survey of University Students and Staff in the Iraqi Kurdistan Region	2
Effects of Sports Public Goods on the Health of the Elderly: Empirical Evidence from China	2
Associations between Psychological Resilience and Social Support with Posttraumatic Growth in Breast Cancer Patients: A Cross-Sectional Study	2
Mental Health and Treatment Engagement among Low-Income Women of Color Living with HIV	2
Behavioral Health Service Use Among Licensed Social Workers: A Qualitative Inquiry	2
Association between Fear of COVID-19 with Self-care Behaviors in Elderly: A Cross- Sectional Study	2
Political Parties and Household Food Insecurity Among Canadian Provinces: A Panel Data Analysis, 2005–2014	1
“You Have to Humanize Your feelings:” Black fathers’ Reflections on How Youth Violence Prevention and Perpetration Influence Their Overall Health and Fathering Practices	1
Exploring the Social Exchange of Manhood and Masculine Norms Among Black Heterosexual College Men	1
Home Visits for Postpartum Depression Intervention among Low-Income Latinas: Results from the PST4PPD Project	1
Challenges and Enhancement of Medical Social Workers in Public Health Facilities in Nigeria	1
Impacts of COVID-19 on Refugee Service Provision and Community Support: A Rapid Assessment during the Pandemic	1
As we age: listening to the voice of LGBTQ older adults	1
The Use of Telehealth in Depression Treatment during the Crisis Caused by COVID-19	1
Mental Health and Black Male Graduate Students	1
Adolescent Perceptions of Adult-Mediated Healthcare Communication	1
Experiences of LGBTQ Adults Who Have Accessed Emergency Shelters in a Large Urban City in Canada	1
¿Por qué no me hablan del sexo?: Latinas’ Barriers to Sex Education	1
Guest Editorial—Introduction to the Special Issue	1
Community Mental Health in the Time of COVID-19: A Qualitative Assessment of Rural Providers’ Experiences	1
Enhancing Quality of Life in African American Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease: An Evidence-Based Intervention	1
An Ecological Theory Application and Expansion to the COVID-19 Pandemic’s Impact on African Americans and Contributors to Vaccine Hesitancy	1
Exploring Approaches to Mental Health Treatment and the Critical Role of Partnerships Among Hospital-Based Violence Intervention Programs	1
Exploring the Efficacy of Social Work Interventions in Hospital Settings: A Scoping Review	1
Pubertal Development and Pregnancy Outcomes Among System-Involved Youth	1
It Is a Hoax: Attitude of South-eastern Nigerian Toward COVID-19 and Vaccine: The Need for Social Workers	1
Black Male Veterans’ Mental Health: Exploring Their Lived Experiences	1
Family Caregivers’ Perceptions of Schizophrenia and Community Members’ Attitudes Toward Patients and Their Family Caregivers	1
Advancing Black Men’s Type 2 Diabetes Healthcare Through Addressing Gender-centered Social Norms, Cognitive Scripts, and Manhood: An Integrated Public Health Approach for Reducing T2D Disparities	1
Behavior Analysis of the Use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for Workers at PT. Maruki International Indonesia	1
This Is America: Systemic Racism and Health Inequities Amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic	1
A Qualitative Study on the Knowledge and Opinions of Syrian Women regarding Family Planning	1
Knowledge of Cervical Cancer Among Women of Childbearing Age: A Qualitative Study of a Local Council in South-Eastern Nigeria	1
What Ethical Dilemmas Do Social Workers Face in the Healthcare Area in Spain?	1
At the Intersection of Race, Socioeconomics, and Chronic Illness: A Case and Frame Analysis of Two Survivor-Caregiver Dyads in the Aftermath of Stroke	1
Assessment of Have Problems and Care Burdens of Mothers with Handicapped Children in COVID-19 Pandemic	1