CONCLUSIONS: The higher risk of COVID-19 infection and hospitalisation and lower vaccination coverage in children and adolescents from lower socioeconomic backgrounds demonstrate health disparities also in young age. These disparities should inform
The prevalence of overweight and obesity continues to rise in the population worldwide. Because it is an important predisposing factor for cancer, cardiovascular diseases, diabetes mellitus, and COVID-19, obesity reduces life expectancy. Adipose
CONCLUSIONS: These results allude to the complex interactions between online and physical environments. Future interventions should be tailored to subpopulations in terms of their demographics and social media site usage. Efforts to mitigate
CONCLUSIONS: After taking individual and household level sociodemographic characteristics into consideration, households in urban areas were at higher risk for food insecurity. These findings suggest a need for expanding food assistance programs to
CONCLUSION(S): The main clinical feature of this cohort was that death occurred in a long-term period, in most cases with a negative PCR. The histopathological pattern was a non-acute injury with an immune component of the microvascular bed and the
CONCLUSIONS: This study showed a few challenges in accessing TB care, necessitating continued investment in healthcare infrastructure and resources, particularly in the private sector. Understanding the different care pathways and delays in care
Coping with the COVID-19 pandemic had implications for athletes' mental well-being. This mixed-methods study examined the influence of self-compassion on athletes' coping during the pandemic through the mediator of cognitive appraisal. The
Worldwide, hundreds of millions of people have been infected with COVID-19 since December 2019; however, about 20% or less developed severe symptoms. The main aim of the current study was to assess the relationship between the severity of Covid-19