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Mitigating Health Disparities Through Empathetic Policymaking During Times of Crisis

Public Administration and Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The COVID‐19 pandemic greatly exacerbated the existing disparities and inequities in health and healthcare among historically marginalized populations. Today, these impacts still echo. These persistent structured inequities erode the public's trust in government, lead to failure in public policies, and result in worse health consequences ...
Yali Pang, Brittany Keegan, Robyn D. McDougle   +2 more
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HPV vaccination coverage, hesitancy, and barriers: Insights from a serial cross-sectional study in Shanghai, China (2019–2024)

Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics
Cervical cancer is the fourth most common cancer among women globally and a significant public health challenge in China, which accounts for nearly 18% of global cervical cancer cases. The HPV vaccine is a proven intervention for preventing high-risk HPV
Mengdi Ji, Zhuoying Huang, Han Yan, Jia Ren, Abram L. Wagner, Xiaodong Sun, Matthew L. Boulton   +6 more
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Vaccination and the Prevention of Communicable Diseases in Healthcare Settings: Lessons from the Covid-19 Pandemic

Health Services Insights, 2021
With the number of Covid cases and Covid-related deaths continuing unabated, achieving a high vaccination coverage is essential to ensure the safety of staff and patients and resume normal hospital care admissions and operations.
Benjamin G Voyer, Claudine Provencher
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A British Pharmacological Society Position Statement on Medications in Pregnancy and Lactation

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Agnesa Mustafa, Cleodie C. Swire, Reya V. Shah, Bernadette Jenner, Rory H. McLean, Muhammad Shamsher Ahmed, Adrie Bekker, Julia Zöllner, Rachel K. Scott, Robert R. Bies, Sara K. Quinney, Dagan O. Lonsdale, Emma Forton Magavern, Catriona Waitt, Anita Banerjee   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

More than proteins for empty stomachs: Wild meat in the BaTonga food system

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Our paper highlights the limitations of the framework used by many conservation‐focused programmes that incorporate food security objectives. This framework encourages the substitution of wild proteins with domestic proteins by promoting animal farming in communities located near conservation areas.
Muriel Figuié, Luzibo Ottilia Munsaka, Vupenyu Dzingirai, Olivier Lepiller, Maxwell Phiri, Patrice Grimaud   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

How urban versus rural population relates to COVID-19 booster vaccine hesitancy: A propensity score matching design study

Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics
During the COVID-19 pandemic, the vaccine hesitancy has significantly affected the vaccination. To evaluate the booster vaccine hesitancy and its influencing factors among urban and rural residents, as well as to estimate the net difference of booster ...
Yudong Miao, Junwen Bai, Zhanlei Shen, Yi Li, Wanliang Zhang, Dongfang Zhu, Ruizhe Ren, Jingbao Zhang, Dan Guo, Clifford Silver Tarimo, Wenyong Dong, Rongmei Liu, Qiuping Zhao, Jianping Hu, Miaojun Li, Wei Wei   +15 more
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Challenges and limitations of introducing pigeonpea as a new crop into smallholder farming systems through farmer‐to‐farmer education in Zambia

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Legume plants offer generous benefits for both the planet and people by supporting sustainable farming, food and feed systems through their ability to symbiotically fix atmospheric nitrogen. While grain legumes are cultivated and consumed globally, their adoption, market development, and integration into cropping systems vary.
Hamid Khazaei, Sebastian Scott, Jarkko K. Niemi   +2 more
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The SINFONIA Study: A Randomised Controlled Trial to Determine Feasibility and Effectiveness of Online Group Singing for People With COPD or ILD and Breathlessness

Respirology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background and Objective People with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and interstitial lung disease (ILD) experience chronic breathlessness and reduced quality of life (QOL). Specialised singing programs for people with lung disease may improve QOL and symptoms.
Natasha Smallwood, Amy Pascoe, Nicole Goh, Stefanie Zappino, Sara Vogrin, Lena Ly, Catherine Buchan, Anna Spathis, Jennifer Philip   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Factors Influencing COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy in Pregnant and Breastfeeding/Puerperium Women: A Cross-Sectional Study

Vaccines
Vaccination among pregnant and breastfeeding women is critical for protecting this vulnerable population and their children. COVID-19 vaccination is recommended both during pregnancy and breastfeeding; however, we still do not fully understand the ...
Dania Comparcini, Marco Tomietto, Francesco Pastore, Bethany Nichol, Daniela Miniscalco, Maria Elena Flacco, Pasquale Stefanizzi, Silvio Tafuri, Giancarlo Cicolini, Valentina Simonetti   +9 more
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Constructing Difference: Maternal Boundary‐Work in Science‐Based and Natural Mom Groups on Facebook

Symbolic Interaction, EarlyView.
Boundary‐work describes the activities of social groups as they seek to differentiate themselves from others to establish credibility, authority, or to protect their interests. While a growing body of literature explores occupational boundary‐work in health care, limited research has focused on how lay actors practice boundary‐work online.
Darryn DiFrancesco
wiley   +1 more source