Pub Date : 2026-02-27DOI: 10.1186/s13690-025-01815-w
Yang Ni, Shirong Li, Niuniu Sun, Yiqian Deng, Zhenjie Yu, Lei Zha, Yibo Wu
{"title":"Associations between adverse childhood experiences and family health in adulthood: a national cross-sectional analysis.","authors":"Yang Ni, Shirong Li, Niuniu Sun, Yiqian Deng, Zhenjie Yu, Lei Zha, Yibo Wu","doi":"10.1186/s13690-025-01815-w","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s13690-025-01815-w","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":48578,"journal":{"name":"Archives of Public Health","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2026-02-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147318717","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"20 years of PediSurv: a critical evaluation of a surveillance network for severe or rare infectious diseases in children in Belgium (2002-2023).","authors":"Ilse Peeters, Cato Dambre, Yves Dupont, Marjorie Fonnesu, Kimberley Hansford, Laura Cornelissen","doi":"10.1186/s13690-026-01864-9","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s13690-026-01864-9","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":48578,"journal":{"name":"Archives of Public Health","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2026-02-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147311346","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2026-02-20DOI: 10.1186/s13690-026-01859-6
Raquel García Rodríguez, María José Pereira Rodríguez, Alejandra Pilar García López, Fabián Freijedo Fariñas, Angela Nogueira Gómez
<p><strong>Background: </strong>In 2020, the World Health Organization declared SARS-CoV-2 a global public health emergency. Healthcare systems were forced to reorganize care delivery and implement wide-ranging infection control strategies. Among hospital-acquired infections, toxin-producing Clostridioides difficile infection remains a major concern due to its transmission via contact and its association with high morbidity and mortality. Although primarily aimed at preventing viral transmission, the measures introduced during the COVID-19 pandemic may have influenced the incidence of other nosocomial infections, including toxin-producing Clostridioides difficile infection. This study aimed to evaluate and compare the incidence of nosocomial toxin-producing Clostridioides difficile infection during the pandemic and pre-pandemic periods, and to confirm associated risk factors across both periods.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We conducted a retrospective observational cohort study at A Coruña University Hospital, including data from 2017 to 2022. Patients meeting criteria for nosocomial Clostridioides difficile infection were categorized into pre-pandemic (2017-2019) or pandemic (2020-2022) cohorts. Variables analyzed included demographics (age, sex), prior antibiotic use, antiulcer therapy, immunosuppression and surgical history. Incidence rates were calculated and compared between periods, and associations between risk factors and toxin-producing Clostridioides difficile infection were analyzed using odds ratios (OR).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 249 nosocomial toxin-producing Clostridioides difficile infection cases were identified: 89 pre-pandemic and 160 during the pandemic, reflecting a 79.8% increase. Patients hospitalized during the pandemic faced a 92% greater risk of toxin-producing Clostridioides difficile infection (RR=1.92; CI95%: 1.48-2.49; P=0.001). Established risk factors such as prior antibiotic exposure (80% during the pandemic vs 86.5% pre-pandemic; P=0.20) and immunosuppression was frequent (39.3% pre-pandemic; 46.9% pandemic; P=0.25). Notably, the use of proton pump inhibitors significantly increased during the pandemic (P=0.02; 95%CI: 0.02-0.36). Surgical history, particularly gastrointestinal surgery, was significantly associated with complications (OR=6.6, 95%CI: 2.18-20.18). The incidence density of toxin-producing Clostridioides difficile infection (TCDI) during the pandemic years was 1.44 TCDI/10,000 patient-days. Predisposing factors included solid organ neoplasms (pre-pandemic 33.7%; pandemic 33.1%; P=0.36), secondary immunosuppression (pre-pandemic 31.5%; pandemic 40.6%; P= 0.41).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Patients admitted experienced a significantly higher risk of acquiring toxin-producing Clostridioides difficile infection during the pandemic. The data also indicate an increase in mortality associated with this infection and highlight proton pump inhibitor use as a contributing factor to t
{"title":"Incidence of hospital-acquired toxin-producing clostridioides difficile infection between the pre-pandemic (2017-2019) and pandemic (2020-2022): a retrospective cohort study.","authors":"Raquel García Rodríguez, María José Pereira Rodríguez, Alejandra Pilar García López, Fabián Freijedo Fariñas, Angela Nogueira Gómez","doi":"10.1186/s13690-026-01859-6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s13690-026-01859-6","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>In 2020, the World Health Organization declared SARS-CoV-2 a global public health emergency. Healthcare systems were forced to reorganize care delivery and implement wide-ranging infection control strategies. Among hospital-acquired infections, toxin-producing Clostridioides difficile infection remains a major concern due to its transmission via contact and its association with high morbidity and mortality. Although primarily aimed at preventing viral transmission, the measures introduced during the COVID-19 pandemic may have influenced the incidence of other nosocomial infections, including toxin-producing Clostridioides difficile infection. This study aimed to evaluate and compare the incidence of nosocomial toxin-producing Clostridioides difficile infection during the pandemic and pre-pandemic periods, and to confirm associated risk factors across both periods.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We conducted a retrospective observational cohort study at A Coruña University Hospital, including data from 2017 to 2022. Patients meeting criteria for nosocomial Clostridioides difficile infection were categorized into pre-pandemic (2017-2019) or pandemic (2020-2022) cohorts. Variables analyzed included demographics (age, sex), prior antibiotic use, antiulcer therapy, immunosuppression and surgical history. Incidence rates were calculated and compared between periods, and associations between risk factors and toxin-producing Clostridioides difficile infection were analyzed using odds ratios (OR).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 249 nosocomial toxin-producing Clostridioides difficile infection cases were identified: 89 pre-pandemic and 160 during the pandemic, reflecting a 79.8% increase. Patients hospitalized during the pandemic faced a 92% greater risk of toxin-producing Clostridioides difficile infection (RR=1.92; CI95%: 1.48-2.49; P=0.001). Established risk factors such as prior antibiotic exposure (80% during the pandemic vs 86.5% pre-pandemic; P=0.20) and immunosuppression was frequent (39.3% pre-pandemic; 46.9% pandemic; P=0.25). Notably, the use of proton pump inhibitors significantly increased during the pandemic (P=0.02; 95%CI: 0.02-0.36). Surgical history, particularly gastrointestinal surgery, was significantly associated with complications (OR=6.6, 95%CI: 2.18-20.18). The incidence density of toxin-producing Clostridioides difficile infection (TCDI) during the pandemic years was 1.44 TCDI/10,000 patient-days. Predisposing factors included solid organ neoplasms (pre-pandemic 33.7%; pandemic 33.1%; P=0.36), secondary immunosuppression (pre-pandemic 31.5%; pandemic 40.6%; P= 0.41).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Patients admitted experienced a significantly higher risk of acquiring toxin-producing Clostridioides difficile infection during the pandemic. The data also indicate an increase in mortality associated with this infection and highlight proton pump inhibitor use as a contributing factor to t","PeriodicalId":48578,"journal":{"name":"Archives of Public Health","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2026-02-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146259595","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Effect of infant feeding practices on stunting and wasting in Northwest Ethiopia: a birth cohort study.","authors":"Sisay Eshete Tadesse, Amare Tariku, Gashaw Andargie Biks, Tadesse Awoke, Tefera Belachew","doi":"10.1186/s13690-026-01850-1","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s13690-026-01850-1","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":48578,"journal":{"name":"Archives of Public Health","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2026-02-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12961848/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146221562","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2026-02-18DOI: 10.1186/s13690-026-01854-x
Katarzyna Fułek, Katarzyna Połtyn-Zaradna, Alicja Basiak-Rasała, Michał Fułek, Maria Wołyniec, Krzysztof Dudek, Andrzej Szuba, Mateusz Zatoński, Katarzyna Resler, Tomasz Zatoński
Hearing loss is a prevalent sensory impairment associated with significant social, economic, and health burdens. Despite its importance, data on the predictors of hearing loss in the Polish population remain limited. This study aimed to explore the prevalence of self-reported hearing loss and its sociodemographic and cardiovascular health-related determinants within the Polish arm of the Prospective Urban Rural Epidemiology (PURE) study.In this cross-sectional analysis of baseline data from the Polish PURE cohort, 2,030 participants aged 29-85 years were included. Data collection comprised structured interviews, clinical assessments, and self-report questionnaires. Self-reported hearing loss was defined using a single questionnaire item from the PURE core instrument. Multivariable logistic regression was used to identify independent correlates. Sociodemographic variables, cardiovascular conditions (e.g. hypertension, blood pressure), and lifestyle factors were examined.Hearing loss was reported by 12.1% of the participants, with a higher prevalence among urban residents and individuals aged ≥ 52 years. Multivariate analysis revealed that urban residence (aOR = 2.13, 95% CI: 1.56-2.90), age ≥ 52 years (aOR = 2.92, 95% CI: 2.00; 4.27), motor impairments (aOR = 1.72, 95% CI: 1.28-2.30), and systolic blood pressure ≥ 148 mm Hg (aOR = 1.36, 95% CI: 1.08;2.83) were independently associated with self-reported hearing loss.This study highlights the critical role of sociodemographic and cardiovascular health-related factors in hearing loss, with urbanization, aging, and hypertension emerging as key contributors. These findings support integrating cardiovascular and hearing-related assessments in population health strategies in Poland, while longitudinal PURE waves will be necessary to confirm temporality and causality.
{"title":"Cardiovascular and sociodemographic factors associated with self-reported hearing loss: a cross-sectional analysis from the Polish PURE cohort.","authors":"Katarzyna Fułek, Katarzyna Połtyn-Zaradna, Alicja Basiak-Rasała, Michał Fułek, Maria Wołyniec, Krzysztof Dudek, Andrzej Szuba, Mateusz Zatoński, Katarzyna Resler, Tomasz Zatoński","doi":"10.1186/s13690-026-01854-x","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s13690-026-01854-x","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Hearing loss is a prevalent sensory impairment associated with significant social, economic, and health burdens. Despite its importance, data on the predictors of hearing loss in the Polish population remain limited. This study aimed to explore the prevalence of self-reported hearing loss and its sociodemographic and cardiovascular health-related determinants within the Polish arm of the Prospective Urban Rural Epidemiology (PURE) study.In this cross-sectional analysis of baseline data from the Polish PURE cohort, 2,030 participants aged 29-85 years were included. Data collection comprised structured interviews, clinical assessments, and self-report questionnaires. Self-reported hearing loss was defined using a single questionnaire item from the PURE core instrument. Multivariable logistic regression was used to identify independent correlates. Sociodemographic variables, cardiovascular conditions (e.g. hypertension, blood pressure), and lifestyle factors were examined.Hearing loss was reported by 12.1% of the participants, with a higher prevalence among urban residents and individuals aged ≥ 52 years. Multivariate analysis revealed that urban residence (aOR = 2.13, 95% CI: 1.56-2.90), age ≥ 52 years (aOR = 2.92, 95% CI: 2.00; 4.27), motor impairments (aOR = 1.72, 95% CI: 1.28-2.30), and systolic blood pressure ≥ 148 mm Hg (aOR = 1.36, 95% CI: 1.08;2.83) were independently associated with self-reported hearing loss.This study highlights the critical role of sociodemographic and cardiovascular health-related factors in hearing loss, with urbanization, aging, and hypertension emerging as key contributors. These findings support integrating cardiovascular and hearing-related assessments in population health strategies in Poland, while longitudinal PURE waves will be necessary to confirm temporality and causality.</p>","PeriodicalId":48578,"journal":{"name":"Archives of Public Health","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2026-02-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146221516","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2026-02-16DOI: 10.1186/s13690-026-01858-7
Byul Nim Kim, Suhyeon Kim, Haram Seo, Gerardo Chowell, Sunmi Lee
{"title":"Enhancing time-varying reproduction number estimates for COVID-19 with behavior and surveillance data in South Korea, 2020-2022.","authors":"Byul Nim Kim, Suhyeon Kim, Haram Seo, Gerardo Chowell, Sunmi Lee","doi":"10.1186/s13690-026-01858-7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s13690-026-01858-7","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":48578,"journal":{"name":"Archives of Public Health","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2026-02-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146208397","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2026-02-14DOI: 10.1186/s13690-026-01853-y
Kang Wu, Guang-Li Hu, Jin-Zhong Cai, Bei Li, Yi-Li Zhang
{"title":"Separate and combined associations of heatwaves, air pollution, green spaces, and blue spaces with depressive symptoms: a national cohort study.","authors":"Kang Wu, Guang-Li Hu, Jin-Zhong Cai, Bei Li, Yi-Li Zhang","doi":"10.1186/s13690-026-01853-y","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s13690-026-01853-y","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":48578,"journal":{"name":"Archives of Public Health","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2026-02-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146198254","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2026-02-14DOI: 10.1186/s13690-026-01857-8
Letícia Guedes Morais Gonzaga de Souza, João Lucas Braga Perin, Mariana Moreira Drumond, Carina Carvalho Silvestre, Sabrina Cerqueira-Santos, Genival Araujo Dos Santos Júnior
{"title":"Engagement strategies for people living with leprosy: a scoping review of studies published from 1992 to 2024.","authors":"Letícia Guedes Morais Gonzaga de Souza, João Lucas Braga Perin, Mariana Moreira Drumond, Carina Carvalho Silvestre, Sabrina Cerqueira-Santos, Genival Araujo Dos Santos Júnior","doi":"10.1186/s13690-026-01857-8","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s13690-026-01857-8","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":48578,"journal":{"name":"Archives of Public Health","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2026-02-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146198247","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2026-02-12DOI: 10.1186/s13690-026-01855-w
Lin Sun, Jingru Wang, Hongyu Li, Pengjun Zhang
{"title":"Associations of physical, psychological, and cognitive multimorbidity with health service utilisation and catastrophic health expenditure among middle-aged and older adults: a longitudinal study in China.","authors":"Lin Sun, Jingru Wang, Hongyu Li, Pengjun Zhang","doi":"10.1186/s13690-026-01855-w","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s13690-026-01855-w","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":48578,"journal":{"name":"Archives of Public Health","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2026-02-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12998199/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146167323","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2026-02-11DOI: 10.1186/s13690-026-01852-z
Denise Eliziana de Souza, Cleber Nascimento do Carmo, Simone Monteiro
{"title":"Vulnerability and non-adherence to treatment in cisgender women living with HIV/AIDS: a scoping review (2000-2024).","authors":"Denise Eliziana de Souza, Cleber Nascimento do Carmo, Simone Monteiro","doi":"10.1186/s13690-026-01852-z","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s13690-026-01852-z","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":48578,"journal":{"name":"Archives of Public Health","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2026-02-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12997893/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146158928","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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