Frontiers in Public Health

Original Research

Published on 20 Nov 2025

Development and interpretation of a machine learning model for predicting body mass index in Chinese adolescents: a prospective cohort study

in Public Health and Nutrition

Zikang Zhang
Wei Peng
Shaoming Sun
Fangwen Zhang
Yining Sun
Lei Huang

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1657551

Original Research

Published on 20 Nov 2025

Illness acceptance and medication adherence in patients with diabetes in Poland: a cross-sectional study

in Public Health Education and Promotion

Agnieszka Pluta
Alicja Marzec
Marzena Humańska
Edyta Kobus
Mariola Głowacka

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1690434

Mini Review

Published on 20 Nov 2025

Nicotine pouches and youth: emerging patterns and potential cardiovascular risks

in Substance Use Disorders and Behavioral Addictions

Shaun Abid
Abhinav Aggarwal
Freddy Duarte
Samdish Sethi
Sumedh Iyengar
Stuart Zarich

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1632313

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Community Case Study

Published on 20 Nov 2025

The DREAM Programme, lessons learnt from 20 years of experience

in Infectious Diseases: Epidemiology and Prevention

Anna Maria Doro Altan
Paola Germano
Julien Neze-Sebakunzi
Cristina Cannelli
Flavio Ismael
Fausto Ciccacci
Fatoumata Sylla
Gabriella Bortolot
Maria Cristina Marazzi

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1674241

359 views

Original Research

Published on 20 Nov 2025

Standardizing hospital pharmacy practice in home hospitalization: results from a multidisciplinary Delphi consensus in Spain

in Public Health Education and Promotion

Beatriz Somoza-Fernandez
Ana de Lorenzo-Pinto
Vicente Escudero-Vilaplana
Silvia Manrique-Rodriguez
Cristina Villanueva-Bueno
Maria Luisa Martin-Barbero
Carmen Redondo-Galan
Javier Calatayud-Garcia
Victor Gonzalez-Ramallo
Ana Herranz-Alonso

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1707726

190 views

Original Research

Published on 20 Nov 2025

Random forest-based identification and ranking of predictive factors for physical activity in Chinese college students

in Public Health Education and Promotion

Ding-you Zhang
Hu Lou
Jun Liu
Bo Li

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1699606

128 views

Original Research

Published on 20 Nov 2025

Developing a proactive coping theory-based conceptual framework for sarcopenia management in aging societies: a mixed-methods study from China

in Aging and Public Health

Ruiqi Dai
Xinqun Feng
Yixi Weng
Lei Mao

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1604370

174 views

Study Protocol

Published on 20 Nov 2025

Protocol for a naturalistic study of residents living in an agriculturally-integrated (“agrihood”) neighborhood

in Public Health and Nutrition

Jay E. Maddock
Emma C. Lewis
Deyaun L. Villarreal
Alexandra L. MacMillan Uribe
Kathryn M. Janda-Thomte
Gang Han
Charles R. Hall
Rodney X. Sturdivant
Megan S. Patterson
Meredith L. Graham

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1679602

101 views

Original Research

Published on 20 Nov 2025

Digital connectivity and healthy aging in China: how Internet use shapes subjective well-being through social engagement and isolation

in Aging and Public Health

Jun-Feng Kuang
Lin-Lin Yang
Shang-Zhou Li
Xue-Qing Tian

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1669456

125 views

Original Research

Published on 20 Nov 2025

A comparative analysis of non-communicable disease risk among adolescents aged 12 to 18 in the Eastern Cape, South Africa, with regard to sex, school quintiles, and perceived stress

in Children and Health

Avela Mathe
Maria Maya van Gent
Rudolph Leon van Niekerk

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1672715

Original Research

Published on 20 Nov 2025

“I will take PrEP because that’s what will help me not to get infected with HIV”: barriers to and facilitators of pre-exposure prophylaxis and condom use among adolescent girls and young women enrolled in a school-based HIV prevention program in South Africa

in Infectious Diseases: Epidemiology and Prevention

Kate Bergh
Kim Jonas
Elona Toska
Fareed Abdullah
Nomtopi Blom
Catherine Mathews
Ngkatiseng Mthanti
Nevilene Slingers
Nathanael van Blydenstein
Zoe Duby

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1616261

256 views

Original Research

Published on 20 Nov 2025

Global burden of hepatitis C virus infection related to high body mass index and future forecast: an analysis based on the global burden of disease study 2021

in Infectious Diseases: Epidemiology and Prevention

Jiayi Chen
Shiyun Wu
Panpan Zhai
Xueting Ou
Liyang Zhou
Xingfei Pan

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1685807

124 views

Brief Research Report

Published on 20 Nov 2025

Diagnostic performance of a RHAM-based point-of-care test for Mycobacterium tuberculosis

in Infectious Diseases: Epidemiology and Prevention

Xiang Chen
Vincenzo Lai
Leonardo Antonio Sechi
Paola Molicotti

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1663233

Original Research

Published on 20 Nov 2025

Prevalence and predictors of food insecurity in conflict zones among displaced families in Lebanon during the war: a cross-sectional study

in Public Health and Nutrition

Paula Hage Boutros
Samah Hachem
Rola Bou Serhal
Noura Yazbeck
Firas Azzam
Bachir Atallah

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1648552

160 views

Mini Review

Published on 20 Nov 2025

Application of persuasive system design in mobile health interventions for chronic disease management: a mini review

in Digital Public Health

Kai Zhang
Yurong Jiang
Keyue Xi
Ningna Sun

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1718371

Original Research

Published on 20 Nov 2025

Exercise participation and health promotion in active seniors in aging societies: keys to successful aging

in Aging and Public Health

Soo-Jin Choi
Fang Zheng
Seung-Man Lee

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1635394

156 views