Background Evidence on socioeconomic inequalities in the prevalence of common long-term conditions and their variation across the life course is necessary for equitable service design and resource ...

Introduction Prior cross-sectional research has identified incarceration as a risk factor for food insecurity across the life course. However, there is a lack of longitudinal studies on the ...

Background Global warming is expected to increase the risk of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. The effects of climate variability on sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) have not been studied in ...

Health impact assessments look at the effect on health of policies implemented outside the healthcare sector. A glossary is provided in the following article.

Background: Tuberculosis (TB) remains an important infectious disease in New Zealand (NZ) and globally, but risk factors for transmission are still poorly understood. This research aimed to identify ...

Background The USA and England have very different health systems. Comparing hypertension care outcomes in each country enables an evaluation of the effectiveness of each system. Method The English ...

Methods We systematically searched six databases to identify studies reporting meat, fruit and/or vegetable consumption in sub-Saharan African populations. Using STATA SE version 15, random effects ...

Background People with larger social networks are known to have better well-being; however, little is known about (1) the association with socio-demographic factors that may predict the size and ...

Recently published guidance on process evaluations by the Medical Research Council's (MRC's) Population Health Sciences Research Network (PHSRN) marks a significant advance in the evaluation of ...

Objectives This paper aims to examine ethnic differences in financial barriers to access to prescription medication in New Zealand. Methods Data from SoFIE-Health (wave 3), which is an add-on to the ...

The COVID-19 pandemic resulted not only in the increased morbidity and mortality due to the virus but also in significant health, lifestyle, economic and societal changes. After the 2 years of the ...

Background People-centred initiatives to create and retain local wealth, such as Community Wealth Building (CWB), have potential to stimulate regional economic regeneration that addresses economic ...