BMC Public Health

Abstract Background Intestinal parasitic infections (IPIs) remain a significant public health concern worldwide, particularly affecting children under five years old. These infections contribute to malnutrition, impaired growth, diarrhea, and increased morbidity and mortality, disproportionately impacting low- and middle-income countries. This systematic review and meta-analysis aims to estimate …

Abstract Background Retail food environments are unevenly distributed in communities, often leading to structural inequities. Understanding these inequities is critical for designing effective, equity-focused interventions, especially in understudied smaller metropolitan areas. The consumer nutrition environment, which include in-store factors and community nutrition environments, covering neighb…

Abstract Background Research has shown that inequalities in COVID-19 outcomes are influenced by individual-level characteristics and specific measures of neighborhood characteristics. Understanding the association between composite neighborhood-level social determinants of health, particularly newly developed determinant indices, and COVID-19 outcomes is important. The objective of this study is …

Abstract Background Selective reporting bias occurs when authors report outcomes or results based on the P value, magnitude or direction of the results. Selective reporting has not been examined in interrupted time series (ITS) studies. Therefore, we investigated (1) discrepancies between outcomes specified in protocols and those reported in the corresponding results reports, (2) completeness of …

Abstract Background Children living with HIV continue to face high mortality rates in resource-limited settings, especially in sub-Saharan Africa. In Angola, there is a lack of robust data to guide clinical and programmatic strategies targeting this vulnerable population. This study aimed to estimate survival and identify predictors of mortality in children with HIV followed up at a paediatric re…