Health literacy and influencing factors in university students across diverse educational fields in Kazakhstan by Zhaniya Dauletkaliyeva, Zhanerke Bolatova, Nurbek Yerdessov, Karina Nukeshtayeva, Olzhas Zhamantayev, Aliya Takuadina, Gaukhar Kayupova

“…This study will allow future research and youth health promotion programs to make decisions based on the field of study and the factors that negatively and positively influence HL.…”
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A Liquid-Based Cytology System, without the Use of Cytocentrifugation, for Detection of Podocytes in Urine Samples of Patients with Diabetic Nephropathy by Moritsugu Kimura, Masao Toyoda, Nobumichi Saito, Noriko Kaneyama, Han Miyatake, Eitaro Tanaka, Hirotaka Komaba, Masanori Hara, Masafumi Fukagawa

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A pilot investigation of a combined food literacy and exercise program for college students: a one-group pre-post intervention study by Minjeong Jeong, Jinhyun Kim, Dahye Han, Eunjin Jang, Kyoungho Choi, Sohyun Park

“…This pilot program can serve as foundational data for improving and expanding multicomponent health promotion programs for this population.…”
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Relatively high interest but limited active engagement in HIV cure research: Awareness, interest, and information-seeking among affected communities in the Netherlands by Maaike A.J. Noorman, John B.F. de Wit, Tamika A. Marcos, Sarah E. Stutterheim, Thijs Albers, Kai J. Jonas, Chantal den Daas

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Different whole body HIIT protocols do not promote different muscle thickness and functional adaptations among healthy physically active subjects by Alexandre L. Evangelista, Júlio B. B. de Camargo, Roberta L. Rica, Luiz Carlos Carnevali Júnior, Gregg S. Mallett, Valentina Bullo, Marco Bergamin, Stefano Gobbo, Danilo S. Bocalini

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Individual physical activity preferences of adolescents in the Czech Republic and Poland: a 14-year comparative study reflecting the gender trends and prospective responses to glob... by Michal Kudlacek, Karel Fromel, Dorota Groffik, Josef Mitas

“…Notably, activities like running, swimming, and cycling exhibited resilience to both pandemic-related restrictions and broader global lifestyle challenges, underscoring the importance of long-term monitoring of PA preferences for effective health promotion.…”
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From botany to bedside: a review of the health benefits of Lycium barbarum as a functional food by Alois Berisha, Elena-Alexandra Alexa, Robbie Kelleher, Tao Zhang

“…Its unique pharmacological properties and broad applicability position it as a valuable tool for health promotion and disease prevention, while highlighting areas requiring further research to optimise its safe and effective use.…”
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Mapping the landscape and evidence of cross-sectoral collaboration models targeting individuals referred for assessment of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder or autism spectr... by Niels Bilenberg, Pernille Tanggaard Andersen, Rikke Kirstine Kristensen, Emilie Dalsgaard Milling, Julie Dalgaard Guldager

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Development of Nutrient-Rich Injera Using Amaranthus Leaf/Grain and Teff Flours: A Study on Nutritional Value, Sensory Characteristics, and Storage Stability by Betelhem Abera, Ramesh Duraisamy, Tewodros Birhanu, Beyene Gurbo, Ketemaw Salelign

“…Flatbread, a functional food for health promotion, can be enhanced with less mineral-rich crops like Amaranthus, which are often underutilized, to increase its nutritional and mineral content. …”
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Public satisfaction with Healthy China Action Plan implementation: a web-based cross-sectional survey in southwest China by Li Pan, Yi Chen, Virasakdi Chongsuvivatwong, Dongyang Liu, Wuzhao Chen, Xinyu Bai

“…Therefore, we intend to conduct an assessment based in southwest China.Design A population-based, cross-sectional survey was performed between 1 June 2023 and 31 July 2023.Setting Community members of all 14 prefecture-level cities within Guangxi, China, during June 2023 to July 2023.Participants A total of 62 4016 participants were included for analysis based on exclusion criteria, with 44.4% aged 18–35 and a male to female ratio of 3:2.Primary outcome measure ‘Public satisfaction with the Healthy China (Guangxi) Action Plan implementation’ was measured by the combination of ‘Willingness to join health promotion’ and ‘Satisfaction to overall medical implementation measures and services’ using a structural equation model with a multiple-indicator, multiple-cause approach in R software.Results The study proposed a comprehensive five-factor model to evaluate the public satisfaction with Healthy China (Guangxi) Action Plan implementation. …”
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Access and use of sexual and reproductive health services among asylum-seeking and refugee women in high-income countries: A scoping review. by Emma Stirling-Cameron, Salma Almukhaini, Justine Dol, Benjamin J DuPlessis, Kathryn Stone, Megan Aston, Shira M Goldenberg

“…Facilitators included multilingual healthcare provider, use of interpreters and interpretation services, community health promotion work shops, and financial aid/Medicare.…”
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Oral Hygiene Practices, Knowledge, and Self-Reported Dental and Gingival Problems with Rural-Urban Disparities among Primary School children in Lilongwe, Malawi by F. Mlenga, E. G. Mumghamba

“…Integration of oral health in school health promotion program and further research on its impact on oral health status are recommended.…”
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Significance of Endoscopic Redness of Duodenum in Health Checkup by Atsushi Nakayama, Motohiko Kato, Yoshiki Sakaguchi, Yu Takahashi, Shinya Kodashima, Ai Fujimoto, Nobutake Yamamichi, Kazumasa Miki, Naohisa Yahagi

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Diabetic Macular Edema Treatment with Bevacizumab Does Not Depend on the Retinal Nonperfusion Presence by Bogumiła Sędziak-Marcinek, Sławomir Teper, Elżbieta Chełmecka, Adam Wylęgała, Mateusz Marcinek, Mateusz Bas, Edward Wylęgała

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Cannabinoid Receptor 1 Gene Polymorphisms and Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome and in Healthy Controls by Justyna Kuliczkowska Plaksej, Lukasz Laczmanski, Andrzej Milewicz, A. Lenarcik-Kabza, Anna Trzmiel-Bira, Urszula Zaleska-Dorobisz, Felicja Lwow, Lidia Hirnle

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Karakteristik Penderita Dispepsia Fungsional yang Mengalami Kekambuhan di Bagian Ilmu Penyakit Dalam RSUP Dr. M. Djamil Padang, Sumatera Barat Tahun 2011 by Yui Muya, Arina Widya Murni, Rahmatina B Herman

“…Health practitioners or physician in order to maximize the health promotion efforts, so that people get the knowledge, especially regarding functional dyspepsia syndrome.…”
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COVID-19 prevention strategies and compliance among postnatal adolescent mothers with postnatal depression and generalised anxiety in rural Malawi: a cross-sectional study by Sharyn Burns, Linda Portsmouth, Chimwemwe Pindani Tembo

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Identification of emerging harms due to COVID-19 outbreak: a qualitative study in Iran by Sina Ahmadi, Seyed Fahim Irandoost, Neda SoleimanvandiAzar, Marzieh Nojomi, Javad Yoosefi Lebni, Arash Tehrani-Banihashemi

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Association between Dietary Total Antioxidant Capacity and Odds of Preeclampsia: A Case-control Study by Mahshid Taherkhani, Farzaneh Montazerifar, Azita Hekmatdoost, Bahram Rashidkhani, Abolfazl Payandeh, Mansour Karajibani

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Measuring anti-transgender stigma in low-income and middle-income countries: a scoping review protocol by Clare Barrington, Jennifer Toller Erausquin, Amanda E Tanner, Tamar Goldenberg, Sulianie Mertus, Mohammed Sheikh Eldin Jibriel

“…Understanding how trans stigma has been measured in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs) is critical to health promotion efforts for trans communities. Accordingly, this scoping review will identify and examine how anti-trans stigma has been measured in existing LMIC-specific research to inform best practices for measurement of anti-trans stigma that includes consideration of local context.Methods and analysis This is the protocol for a scoping review of anti-trans stigma in LMICs. …”
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