Aim Causal inference relies on correct background knowledge, which epidemiologists generally understand to come from academic experts. Our community-engaged study augments scientific domain knowledge ...

Background Recognising the importance of the social determinants of health, the Japanese government introduced a health management support programme targeted at type 2 diabetes (T2D) for public ...

Introduction We investigated whether changes in engagement in home-based creative activities were associated with changes in depressive symptoms, anxiety symptoms and life satisfaction during the ...

Debate is ongoing about the nature and use of evidence in public health decision making, and there seems to be an emerging consensus that the “hierarchy of evidence” may be difficult to apply in other ...

Background Although a known risk factor for several respiratory diseases, the relationship between cooking smoke and tuberculosis has not been conclusively established. Hence, a case–control study was ...

1 Evidence for Population Health Unit, School of Epidemiology and Health Sciences, School of Medicine, The University of Manchester 2 Centre for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Faculty of ...

1 Laboratory of Medical Investigations, San Cecilio University Hospital, University of Granada, CIBER de Epidemiología y Salud Publica (CIBERESP), Granada, Spain 2 Center for Research on Public Health ...

Correction: Measuring older people’s socioeconomic position: a scoping review of studies of self-rated health, health service and social care use ...

STUDY OBJECTIVE To investigate the association between the spatial concentration of deprived households and teenage non-marital childbearing. Associations with area deprivation are tested before and ...

Background Unmet health needs have the potential to capture health inequality. Nevertheless, the course of healthcare needs fulfilment, and the role of multimorbidity in this process remains unclear.

Background: This article examines the multifaceted structures and complex operations of the World Health Organization and its regional offices; it also reassesses the form and the workings of the ...

Background Over 2 million children from low-income families are eligible for free school meals in England. The school holiday periods pose an increased risk of hunger for those children. To respond to ...