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To investigate factors associated with adherence to self-isolation and lockdown measures due to COVID-19 in the UK. Online cross-sectional survey. Data were collected between 6th and 7th May 2020. A total of 2240 participants living in the UK aged 18 years or older were recruited from YouGov's online research panel. A total of 217 people (9.7%) rep...
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The aim of the study was to assess protective factors of a school-based oral health preventive program on caries in permanent teeth in students and to identify other risk and protective factors associated with caries in this group. This is a retrospective cohort study. A total of 433 students were examined in the 1st grade and followed up until the...
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The objective of the study is to analyze the mortality trend in indigenous peoples in Brazil. The study design used is an ecological study. A study carried out with data from the indigenous deaths recorded on the Mortality Information System in Brazil between 2000 and 2016. The Prais Winsten regression was used to analyze the trend of overall morta...
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the association between ownership of a potted street garden (PSG) and depression levels in a densely populated, disadvantaged Moroccan neighbourhood. The study design used was a cross-sectional study. Data were collected through a face-to-face survey conducted in January 2019. In total, there were 388 pa...
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The objective of this study was to compare immunization rates of American Indian (AI) and White children in North Dakota and identify disparities in immunization rates by race. The study design was to assess immunization coverage rates by race using immunization information system (IIS) data. Data from the North Dakota Immunization Information Syst...
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In England, notifications of invasive group A streptococcal (iGAS) infections have increased since 2015. We describe time trends, risk factors, as well as clinical and infection characteristics amongst iGAS cases in North West England, focussing on people who inject drugs (PWIDs), prisoners and homeless populations (referred to as risk groups), and...
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To synthesize evidence on accelerometer-measured moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) and sedentary behavior (SB) levels of Chinese children and adolescents. This is both a systematic review and meta-analysis study. Online databases were searched for studies published from January 2009 up to February 2019. These studies reported accelerome...
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Some studies reveal that socio-economic status, behavioural factors, accessibility to supermarket or food store, are associated with the prevalence of obesity and overweight. In this study, we aimed to examine to what extent socio-economic, behavioural and built environment characteristics can contribute to spatial disparities in adult obesity. The...
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Lockdown measures in response to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic can have serious mental health effects on the population, especially in vulnerable groups, such as those living in poor socio-economic conditions, those who are homeless, migrant workers and asylum seekers/refugees. In addition, these vulnerable groups frequently have...
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Self-harm-related death is one of the most unfortunate, tragic, and regrettable types of death owing to injuries with a variety of socio-economic and cultural causes. The study aimed to determine the trend in the mortality of self-harm by sex and age at national and provincial levels in Iran over a period of 26 years. The Iran Death Registration Sy...
