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  1. This study aimed to examine the status of performance indicators in hospitals affiliated with Qazvin University of Medical Sciences (QUMS) before and after the implementation of the Health Transformation Plan ...

    Authors: Bahman Ghasemzadeh, Mohammad Amerzadeh, Saeed Shahsavari, Saeideh Moosavi, Abdollah Keshavarz, Aisa Maleki and Rohollah Kalhor
    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2024 43:151
  2. Iron deficiency anemia (IDA) is the most prevalent diet-related disorder and mainly affects women and children. To determine the trend of anemia incidence in Pakistan, a current review was carried out. This re...

    Authors: Benazir Mahar, Tazeen Shah, Khalida shaikh, Saima Naz shaikh, Arsalan Ahmed Uqaili, Khalida Naz Memon, Jamshed Warsi, Rozina Mangi, Sani Aliyu, Qamar Abbas and Farheen Shaikh
    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2024 43:149
  3. An efficient M&E system in public healthcare is crucial for achieving universal health coverage in low- and middle-income countries, especially when the need for service remains unmet due to the exposure of th...

    Authors: Moumita Mukherjee and Anuj Batta
    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2024 43:148
  4. Considering the increasing prevalence of fast food consumption among teenagers, providing the necessary training and self-awareness is the best solution for institutionalizing the prevention of fast food consu...

    Authors: Tayebeh Rakhshani, Salar Asadi, Seyyed Mansour Kashfi, Zahra Sohrabi, Amirhossein Kamyab and Ali Khani Jeihooni
    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2024 43:147
  5. Nutritional supplements for sports and exercise (NSSE) can facilitate the exogenous replenishment of the body. This study provides the first extensive overview of NSSE research through bibliometric and visual ...

    Authors: Te Fu, Haitao Liu, Chaofan Shi, Haichang Zhao, Feiyue Liu and Yingjian Xia
    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2024 43:146
  6. This study aimed to evaluate the validity and reliability of the Children’s Eating Behavior Questionnaire (CEBQ) among Chinese preschool children aged 2–5 years. Additionally, we investigated the associations ...

    Authors: Jinsong Mou, Haishan Zhou, Shiya Huang and Zhangui Feng
    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2024 43:145
  7. College students are vulnerable to high perceived stress (PS) and emotional eating (EE) levels, which are associated with their food consumption. In this study, we aimed to examine the links between perceived ...

    Authors: Israa M Shatwan and Manar A. Alzharani
    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2024 43:144
  8. Asthma is a chronic inflammatory condition, and choline may alleviate airway inflammation and oxidative stress but studies on the association between dietary choline and asthma remain limited. The purpose of t...

    Authors: Qi Ding, Tingting Hao, Yuan Gao, Shanjiamei Jiang, Yue’e Huang and Yali Liang
    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2024 43:143
  9. Renal Denervation (RDN) is a novel non-pharmacological technique to treat hypertension. This technique lowers blood pressure by blocking the sympathetic nerve fibers around the renal artery, then causing a dec...

    Authors: Jiaran Li, Xiaohan Zhang, Yuchen Jiang, Huan Wang, Xiongyi Gao, Yuanhui Hu and Bai Du
    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2024 43:142
  10. In this article we analyzed the extent of the usage of Theories of Change (TOCs) and causal pathways in the evaluation of immunization programs to identify the challenges to generating evidence on how interven...

    Authors: Lalitha Vadrevu, Monica Jain and Shradha S. Parsekar
    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2024 43:141
  11. Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are a global epidemic challenging global public health authorities while imposing a heavy burden on healthcare systems and economies.

    Authors: Miraj Ahmed Bhuiyan, Nicole Galdes, Sarah Cuschieri and Ping Hu
    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2024 43:140
  12. Diabetes is a significant global health concern. Regional factors play a crucial role in determining the appropriate diet for patients.

    Authors: Amin Roshdy Soliman, Mona Hegazy, Rabab Mahmoud Ahmed, Shereen Abdelghaffar, Mohammed Gomaa, Sahar Alwakil, Dina Soliman, Lobna Sedky and Inass Shaltout
    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2024 43:139
  13. Previous studies have established a correlation between the pathogenesis of oxidative stress and sarcopenia. The Oxidative Balance Score (OBS) is an integrated measure that reflects the overall balance of anti...

    Authors: Jia-qi Hao, Zi-xuan Zhuang, Shu-yue Hu, Yu-jie Zhang, Jia-wan Zhang, Feng-Jun He, Rui Wang, Wen Zhuang and Mo-jin Wang
    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2024 43:137
  14. This meta-analysis aims to establish a more precise association between gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) incidence and H. pylori infection by amalgamating findings from prior case–control and cohort studies.

    Authors: Parisa Kohnepoushi, Rozhin Mansouri, Ali Baradaran Moghaddam, Marzieh Soheili, Hamed Gilzad Kohan and Yousef Moradi
    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2024 43:136
  15. By studying the dietary habits of patients with bacterial vaginosis (BV) and the controls, we aim to find out whether the dietary intakes of phytochemicals could reduce the odds of BV. To the best of our knowl...

    Authors: Aynaz Khademian, Morvarid Noormohammadi, Mozhgan Hafizi Moori, Maede Makhtoomi, Sedighe Esmaeilzadeh, Mehran Nouri and Ghazaleh Eslamian
    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2024 43:135
  16. To evaluate the therapeutic efficacy of intravenous amoxicillin clavulanate potassium combined with nebulized budesonide and ambroxol hydrochloride in pediatric community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) and its impac...

    Authors: Xiaoqin Zhang, Xiaohua Zhang, Jinhua Gu, Lin Zhang and Rong Yang
    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2024 43:132
  17. Malnutrition is a well-known risk factor for mortality among older adults. Arthritis and rheumatism are characterized by chronic inflammation and are also related to malnutrition as diagnosed using the Global ...

    Authors: Wei Qiu and Yilin Wang
    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2024 43:131
  18. Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) commonly impacts the quality of life in older men. However, there is lack of research on relationship between dietary niacin intake and the risk of BPH. The purpose of this s...

    Authors: Xingliang Feng, Yiming Chen, Wei Xia and Bo Zhang
    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2024 43:130
  19. Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) account for a substantial number of deaths in Afghanistan. Understanding the prevalence and correlates of major NCD risk factors could provide a benchmark for future public heal...

    Authors: Omid Dadras, Muhammad Haroon Stanikzai, Massoma Jafari and Essa Tawfiq
    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2024 43:129
  20. Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) pose a significant global health challenge, constituting over 80% of mortality and morbidity. This burden is particularly pronounced in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs)...

    Authors: Alemu Belayneh, Legese Chelkeba, Firehiwot Amare, Henok Fisseha, Senbeta Guteta Abdissa, Mirgissa Kaba, Shivani A. Patel and Mohammed K. Ali
    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2024 43:128
  21. Understanding healthcare-seeking behavior and examining health expenditures can help determine possible barriers to accessing healthcare and direct more effective and inclusive healthcare systems. This study a...

    Authors: Nazar P. Shabila, Kochr A. Mahmood, Karwan M. M-Amin, Kazhan I. Mahmood and Abubakir M. Saleh
    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2024 43:127
  22. Oral hygiene is paramount for maintaining optimal oral and physical health, especially among children who are particularly susceptible to dental caries and issues due to dietary habits and inadequate hygiene p...

    Authors: Sultan Abdulrahman Almalki, Abdul Habeeb Adil, Mohammed Mustafa and Mohmed Isaqali Karobari
    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2024 43:126
  23. Nowadays, few studies have examined the relationships between sleep duration and abnormal gut health. In this study, we used data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) to investiga...

    Authors: Guimei Zhang, Sisi Wang, Ping Ma, Tuzhi Wang, Xizhe Sun, Xiaotao Zhang, Hongyao Li and Jiyang Pan
    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2024 43:125
  24. In the past few years, there has been a notable rise in the incidence and prevalence of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) on a global scale. A considerable body of research has highlighted the ‘obesity parad...

    Authors: Dengyun Pan, Qi Wang, Bingdi Yan and Xiaomin Su
    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2024 43:124
  25. While body mass index (BMI) defines obesity as a well-established risk factor for cardiovascular disease, the paradoxical theory of BMI suggests that obesity may indeed have a favorable impact on the prognosis...

    Authors: Huabin He, Yang Chen, Yanhui Liao, Longlong Hu, Hao Qin and Renqiang Yang
    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2024 43:123
  26. Vaccination is one of the most economic and effective strategies for preventing infectious diseases. However, public intention to be vaccinated is, to a certain degree, influenced by issues related to vaccine ...

    Authors: Shang Gao, Yuling Li, Xuecong Wang, Shaohua Li, Ming Chen and Baoli Yue
    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2024 43:122
  27. Chronic and highly contagious, trachoma is a condition characterized by recurrent bacterial infection with ocular strains of Mycoplasma trachoma. It spreads through fingers, flies, and fomites, especially in s...

    Authors: Abdisalam Omer Warsame and Dagne Tesfaye Mengistie
    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2024 43:121
  28. The underlying mechanisms of Overactive Bladder (OAB) remain unclear. This research is designed to investigate the correlation between the intake of dietary live microorganisms and OAB.

    Authors: Yuan-Zhuo Du, Hong-Ji Hu, Qian-Xi Dong, Biao Guo, Qiang Zhou and Ju Guo
    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2024 43:120
  29. New evidence suggested that propolis might reduce serum levels of inflammatory mediators; therefore, in this study we aimed to prove the potential effect of propolis on serum levels of interleukin-6 (IL-6), C-...

    Authors: Ali Gholami, Negar Dinarvand and Mitra Hariri
    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2024 43:119
  30. At present, no studies explored whether dietary fiber intake was associated with the risk of peripheral artery disease (PAD) in hypertensive patients. This study assessed the association between dietary fiber ...

    Authors: Yingnan Liu, Ruihong Wei, Zhouyong Tan, Gaoyang Chen, Tao Xu, Zhaokang Liu, Hongtao Xiong, Chao Chen and Yongqing Zhuang
    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2024 43:118
  31. Dietary supplements (DS) are commonly used to improve overall health status and correct nutritional deficiencies. However, with the global rise in DS use, there is an increased risk of misuse and/or excessive ...

    Authors: Dana AlTarrah, Zahraa ElSamra, Wahibe Daher, Alanood AlKhas and Lolwah Alzafiri
    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2024 43:117
  32. Healthy diets and diets rich in phytochemicals can have health-promoting benefits in prostate cancer. Therefore, this study aimed to explore the possible association between Healthy Diet Indicator (HDI) and Ph...

    Authors: Marzieh Mahmoodi, Farzaneh Mohammadi, Milad Rajabzadeh-dehkordi, Yahya Jalilpiran, Maede Makhtoomi, Mehran Nouri and Shiva Faghih
    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2024 43:116
  33. Insulin resistance (IR) has been linked to the development of gout. The triglyceride glycemic (TyG) index is a useful biomarker of IR, and the evidences between TyG and gout are limited. Therefore, this study ...

    Authors: Tao Li, Huilan Zhang, Qianyu Wu, Siwei Guo and Wanqin Hu
    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2024 43:115
  34. Prediabetes is an early phase before diabetes. Diabetes and dietary inflammation are two crucial factors that are strongly associated with cardiovascular diseases (CVDs). Dietary interventions slowed the progr...

    Authors: Zuheng Liu, Xiujing Wang, Haiyue Liu, Zhijuan Zhang, Wei Chin Poh, Fang Luo, Changqing Sun, Rong Tang, Qiang Xie and Wuyang Zheng
    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2024 43:114
  35. Garlic is used as an important medicinal food for treatment of many diseases, however, the association between garlic consumption and dyslipidemia have yielded inconsistent results. So we carried this meta-ana...

    Authors: Yanbin Du, Hua Zhou and Wenting Zha
    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2024 43:113
  36. Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory joint disease with all-cause mortality increasing globally. Dietary magnesium (Mg), an anti-inflammatory nutrient, has been proven to be associated with the ...

    Authors: Hantian Liu, Kui Zhang and Long Xiong
    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2024 43:112
  37. The benefit of adherence to a plant-based diet concerning colorectal cancer (CRC) has not been investigated among Middle Eastern population. This study aimed to investigate how adherence to a plant-based diet ...

    Authors: Sazin Yarmand, Bahram Rashidkhani, Arezoo Alimohammadi, Zainab Shateri, Mahboobeh Shakeri, Zahra Sohrabi and Mehran Nouri
    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2024 43:111
  38. Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is characterized by structural abnormalities in nephrons, loss of functional nephrons, and impaired renal excretory function. A pro-vegetarian dietary pattern (PDP) is a gradual an...

    Authors: Fatemeh Mansouri, Zainab Shateri, Shahrokh Ezzatzadegan Jahromi, Melika Mahmudi-Zadeh, Mehran Nouri and Siavash Babajafari
    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2024 43:110
  39. Although evidence from birth cohort analysis has indicated the metabolic risk of early-life exposure to the Great Leap Forward Famine (GLFF) in China, three confounding effects, including the exposure windows,...

    Authors: Dian Luo and Wan-chin Kuo
    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2024 43:109
  40. The Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet has been shown to reduce blood pressure in hypertensive adults, but there is limited information available on dietary adherence and related factors among...

    Authors: Berhanu Abera, Tamiru Yazew, Elsabeth Legesse and Chala G. Kuyu
    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2024 43:108
  41. Due to cognitive impairments, people with dementia (PWD) often have difficulties in eating and drinking. This study aimed to assess the nutritional status, dietary quality and eating disturbance issues among P...

    Authors: Huong Thi Le, Anh Kim Dang, Linh Thao Thi Le, Ha Thu Thi Nguyen, Giang Thu Nguyen, Huong Thi Thu Nguyen, Hanh Bich Thi Phan, Tuan Anh Nguyen and Louise Robinson
    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2024 43:107
  42. Improving the minimum acceptable diet (MAD) is essential for ensuring optimal growth and development of children, as well as preventing malnutrition and its consequences. Previous studies in Ethiopia have focu...

    Authors: Mesfin Markos, Beniyam Samuel and Alemzewed Challa
    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2024 43:106
  43. To explore the correlation between serum bilirubin, blood uric acid, and C-reactive protein (CRP) and the severity of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Methods: Patients with COPD who were admitted...

    Authors: Tingting Zhao and Tian Lv
    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2024 43:105
  44. After China ended its ‘dynamic zero-COVID policy’ on 7 December 2022, a large-scale outbreak of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron infections emerged across the country. We conducted a hospital-wide prospective study to docum...

    Authors: Li Tang, Yeyuan Wang, Xue Li, Liu Yang, Yingjuan Luo, Chunrong Li and Yulei He
    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2024 43:104
  45. Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a systemic autoimmune disease, and depression is a most frequent comorbid condition associated with RA. Studies have shown that inflammation plays a vital role in the pathophysiolo...

    Authors: Liya Ma, Jingman Yuan, Xichao Yang, Meixi Yan, Ying Li and Min Niu
    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2024 43:103
  46. Balancing is an essential challenge in healthcare systems that requires effective strategies. This study aims to address this crucial issue by suggesting a practical approach. We show the potential of balancin...

    Authors: Aydin Teymourifar and Maria A. M. Trindade
    Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2024 43:102

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