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Hypertension awareness, treatment and control in Africa: a systematic review by Kayima, James, Wanyenze, Rhoda K, Katamba, Achilles, Leontsini, Elli, Nuwaha, Fred

“…Background Inadequate diagnosis and suboptimal control of hypertension is a major driver of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in Africa. Understanding the…”
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Beliefs About Help Seeking for Mental Disorders: Findings From a Mental Health Literacy Study in Singapore by Picco, Louisa, Abdin, Edimansyah, Chong, Siow Ann, Pang, Shirlene, Vaingankar, Janhavi A, Sagayadevan, Vathsala, Kwok, Kian Woon, Subramaniam, Mythily

“…This study investigated beliefs about help seeking, treatment options, and expected outcomes for alcohol abuse, dementia, depression, obsessive-compulsive…”
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Help-seeking intentions for early dementia diagnosis in a sample of Irish adults by Devoy, Susan, Simpson, Ellen Elizabeth Anne

“…Objectives: To identify factors that may increase intentions to seek help for an early dementia diagnosis. Early dementia diagnosis in Ireland is low, reducing…”
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Women’s and girls’ experiences of menstruation in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review and qualitative metasynthesis by Hennegan, Julie, Shannon, Alexandra K., Rubli, Jennifer, Schwab, Kellogg J., Melendez-Torres, G. J.

“…Attention to women's and girls' menstrual needs is critical for global health and gender equality. The importance of this neglected experience has been…”
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Belief in COVID‐19 Conspiracy Theories Reduces Social Distancing over Time by Bierwiaczonek, Kinga, Kunst, Jonas R., Pich, Olivia

“…Background Conspiracy theories about the origins of COVID‐19 are widespread and have even been propagated by highly ranked state officials and politicians in…”
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Addressing Vaccine Hesitancy in BIPOC Communities — Toward Trustworthiness, Partnership, and Reciprocity by Quinn, Sandra C, Andrasik, Michele P

“…As Covid vaccines are rolled out, it’s time to shift the focus from a sole emphasis on changing hearts and minds among members of BIPOC communities to ensuring…”
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Influence of Race, Ethnicity and Social Determinants of Health on Diabetes Outcomes by Walker, Rebekah J, Strom Williams, Joni, Egede, Leonard E

“…There is strong evidence that race, ethnicity and social determinants of health significantly influence outcomes for patients with diabetes. A better…”
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Are Pain Beliefs, Cognitions, and Behaviors Influenced by Race, Ethnicity, and Culture in Patients with Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain: A Systematic Review by Orhan, Ceren, Van Looveren, Eveline, Cagnie, Barbara, Mukhtar, Naziru Bashir, Lenoir, Dorine, Meeus, Mira

“…Chronic pain has been considered as a biopsychosocial condition in which cognitive and emotional factors as well as biological factors significantly affect…”
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An overview on ethnobotanico-pharmacological studies carried out in Morocco, from 1991 to 2015: Systematic review (part 1) by Fakchich, Jamila, Elachouri, Mostafa

“…The full bibliometric records of data retrieved from ethnobotanical field studies carried out in Morocco (1991–2015) was quali-quantitatively analysed. Despite…”
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Discriminatory attitudes against unvaccinated people during the pandemic by Bor, Alexander, Jørgensen, Frederik, Petersen, Michael Bang

“…During the COVID-19 pandemic, sizeable groups of unvaccinated people persist even in countries with high vaccine access 1 . As a consequence, vaccination…”
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Factors influencing COVID-19 vaccine uptake among adults in Nigeria by Adedeji-Adenola, Halimat, Olugbake, Olubusola A., Adeosun, Shakirat A.

“…Emerging variants of Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has claimed over 3000 lives in Nigeria and vaccination remains a means of reducing the death toll…”
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Culture-bound syndromes, idioms of distress, and cultural concepts of distress: New directions for an old concept in psychological anthropology by Kaiser, Bonnie N., Jo Weaver, Lesley

“…This issue of Transcultural Psychiatry showcases some recent work on idioms of distress – the latest in a long line of anthropological research concerned with…”
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Awareness, knowledge, perceptions, and attitudes towards genetic testing for cancer risk among ethnic minority groups: a systematic review by Hann, Katie E. J., Freeman, Madeleine, Fraser, Lindsay, Waller, Jo, Sanderson, Saskia C., Rahman, Belinda, Side, Lucy, Gessler, Sue, Lanceley, Anne

“…Background Genetic testing for risk of hereditary cancer can help patients to make important decisions about prevention or early detection. US and UK studies…”
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Vegetarianism and meat consumption: A comparison of attitudes and beliefs between vegetarian, semi-vegetarian, and omnivorous subjects in Belgium by Mullee, Amy, Vermeire, Leen, Vanaelst, Barbara, Mullie, Patrick, Deriemaeker, Peter, Leenaert, Tobias, De Henauw, Stefaan, Dunne, Aoibheann, Gunter, Marc J., Clarys, Peter, Huybrechts, Inge

“…High levels of meat consumption in Belgium may be contributing to increased risk of non-communicable diseases in this population. The objective of this study…”
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Prevalence, Awareness, Treatment, and Control of Hypertension in China: Results From a National Survey by Wang, Jinwei, Zhang, Luxia, Wang, Fang, Liu, Lisheng, Wang, Haiyan

“…BACKGROUND Hypertension is one of the major risk factor for cardiovascular disease worldwide. The objective of this study was to investigate the prevalence,…”
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Organic food consumption in Taiwan: Motives, involvement, and purchase intention under the moderating role of uncertainty by Teng, Chih-Ching, Lu, Chi-Heng

“…Despite the progressive development of the organic food sector in Taiwan, little is known about how consumers’ consumption motives will influence organic food…”
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First-ever exploratory study on Mahali ethnomedicine, a blend of diversity and uniqueness of knowledge in utilizing local medicinal flora and fauna (southern West Bengal, India) by Mandal, Suman Kalyan, Saha, Sathi, Rahaman, Chowdhury Habibur

“…The Mahali is a marginalized ethnic group in eastern India who primarily relies on the local medicinal flora and fauna for their healthcare needs. Their…”
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Cultural influences on dietary choices by Jayasinghe, Sisitha, Byrne, Nuala M., Hills, Andrew P.

“…Food choices and dietary behaviors are inherently complex and influenced by numerous interconnected factors including individual preferences such as taste,…”
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Knowledge, attitude and practice survey of COVID-19 pandemic in Northern Nigeria by Habib, Maryam Abdulrazaq, Dayyab, Farouq Muhammad, Iliyasu, Garba, Habib, Abdulrazaq G.

“…A pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) emerged and affected most of the world in early 2020. To inform effective public health measures we conducted…”
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Sustainability of Blood Pressure Reduction in Black Barbershops by Victor, Ronald G, Blyler, Ciantel A, Li, Ning, Lynch, Kathleen, Moy, Norma B, Rashid, Mohamad, Chang, L Cindy, Handler, Joel, Brettler, Jeffrey, Rader, Florian, Elashoff, Robert M

“…We developed a new model of hypertension care for non-Hispanic black men that links health promotion by barbers to medication management by American Society of…”
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