Background Migrants and refugees with low language proficiency (LLP) in the dominant language of their host country have a higher risk of suffering from certain mental health disorders compared with ...

Introduction Social media sites are increasingly used to assess and treat different mental health problems in adolescents and young adults. However, it is still unclear which social network sites are ...

Introduction As a disorder of gut–brain interaction, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a common reason for patient visits in primary and specialist care settings. IBS is associated with recurrent ...

Background and objective Access to clean drinking water is essential for health and development. Despite global and national initiatives, many regions in India continue to face inadequate water access ...

Introduction Diarrhoea is a common problem in people living with HIV. Some trials have demonstrated the effectiveness of zinc supplementation in the prevention and treatment of diarrhoea; however, ...

Introduction Behaviour change interventions are advocated as a key approach to manage behavioural risk factors such as insufficient physical activity, poor diet and smoking. Integrated motivational ...

Objective We aimed to estimate prevalence and identify determinants of hypertension in adults aged 15–49 years in Tanzania. Design We analysed cross-sectional survey data from the 2022 Tanzania ...

Results Nationally, screening cost approximately US$11 billion (B) per year from 2019 to 2022 with approximately 37% of eligible women screened each year. In 2022, screening cost US$55 471 per ...

Results 159 studies (N=33 253) were included. In total, 804 (2.4%) patients had a gastrointestinal bleeding or perforation (2.9% and 2.0% for corticosteroids and placebo). Corticosteroids increased ...

Introduction Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a major global healthcare challenge. This is, in part, due to the lack of treatment response and chronic course of MDD. Such a course of illness is ...

Introduction Objective and accurate dietary monitoring is critical for comprehensive dietary assessment and improving ...

Objectives We aimed to analyse the disease burden and trends related to household air pollution (HAP) from 1990 to 2021 and to assess the correlation between development status and HAP burden using ...