Background For many diseases, early diagnosis and treatment are more cost-effective, reduce community spread of infectious diseases and result in better patient outcomes. However, healthcare-seeking ...

One of the obstacles to domesticating and operationalising continental commitments that promote adolescent sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is the lack of ...

Plastic pollution—unmanaged disposal of plastic waste in water and on land—is a growing global crisis affecting the environment and animals, and an expanding body of evidence suggests negative impacts ...

Anthony Fish Hodgson, Jason Bantjes, Jane Pirkis, et al. Alcohol restrictions and suicide rates in South Africa during the ...

Previous research has examined the effects of climate change on dengue, mainly focusing on probability estimates and human populations at risk. While some studies have analysed past and present ...

Introduction Data on morbidity, mortality and cost for malaria-related hospitalisation are important for prioritising resources for malaria control strategies, but these data are often limited. The ...

TikTok is a short video sharing social media platform that has grown rapidly since its launch, amassing over 1 billion monthly global users as of September 2021. We argue that public health is served ...

Background Obesity is a growing public health challenge worldwide with significant health and economic impacts. However, much of what is known about the economic impacts of obesity comes from ...

Introduction To control the spread of COVID-19, mitigation strategies have been implemented globally, which may have unintended harmful effects on child and adolescent mental health. This study aims ...