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Background. Self-rated health (SRH) is a validated holistic indicator of health, yet evidence among seafarers is limited. We examined how health conditions and lifestyle factors relate to poor SRH and whether perceived stress modifies these associations in active-duty seafarers. A total of 22,432 international seafarers who were on board were included in the analysis of an electronic survey distriBackground. Self-rated health (SRH) is a validated holistic indicator of health, yet evidence among seafarers is limited. We examined how health conditions and lifestyle factors relate to poor SRH and whether perceived stress modifies these associations in active-duty seafarers. A total of 22,432 international seafarers who were on board were included in the analysis of an electronic survey distri

Background: Hepatitis B infection is one of the world's most serious public health problems, causing significant morbidity and mortality. More than 2 billion individuals around the world have been infected with the hepatitis B virus (HBV), and approximately 400 million people are chronically infected with the virus, with more than a million dying each year from hepatitis B virus-related liver dise

Background: Childhood overweight and obesity are emerging public health challenges of the twety-first century. There was a 24% increase in the number of overweight children under the age of 5 years in low-income countries. Despite the significant risk of childhood overweight/obesity for non-communicable diseases, premature death, disability, and reproductive disorders in their adult life, little a

Background: Penetrating abdominal injury (PAI) is a public health problem and accounts for significant mortality and disability in both developing and developed countries. It often causes damage to internal organs, resulting in shock and infection. In this study, we assessed the outcomes of PAI and factors associated with post-surgical outcomes including surgical site infection (SSI) and in-hospit

Introduction: Cholera remains a serious public health problem characterized by a large disease burden, frequent outbreaks, persistent endemicity, and high mortality, particularly in tropical and subtropical low-income countries including Ethiopia. The recent cholera outbreak in the Somali region began on 4 September to 1 November 2019. Cholera may spread rapidly through a population so that an ear

Background: Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a complex metabolic disorder characterized by persistent hyperglycemia resulting from defects in insulin secretion, insulin action, or both. Type 2 DM has a strong hereditary background. A study of the dermatoglyphic features can help in the early identification of people with a genetic predisposition to develop type 2 DM.Purpose of the Study: The study was ai

Introduction: More than eight in ten of the world's 1.65 million adolescents living with human immunodeficiency virus (ALHIV) live in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Suboptimal adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) and poor viral suppression are reported among ALHIV which may in turn compromise the gains achieved so far. The evidence on whether knowing one's own human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) st

ObjectiveThis study aimed to assess the availability of adequately iodized salt at a household level and associated factors in Arba Minch town, South Ethiopia using the gold standard technique, the iodometric titration.Results41.8% (95% CI (confidence interval) 38.6 to 45.1) of households had inadequately iodized salt, and 9.3% (95% CI 7.5 to 11.4) had an iodine content below 10 ppm (parts per mil

The pursuit of more integrated urban mobility has become a central ambition ofmodern transport planning. This is based on the premise that alternative modes,when effectively combined, can better compete with the private car. Yet despite its prominence in policy discourse, integration remains challenging to achieve inpractice and users still face difficulties in journeys involving different modes.

Background. Loss to follow-up (LTFU) from antiretroviral therapy (ART) reduces treatment benefits and leads to treatment failure. Hence, this study was aimed at determining the incidence of loss to follow-up and predictors among HIV-infected adults who began first-line antiretroviral therapy at Arba Minch General Hospital. Methods. We carried out an institutional-based retrospective cohort study,

BackgroundCesarean section (CS) is often complicated by surgical site infection (SSI) that may happen to a woman within 30 days after the operation. This study was conducted to estimate the prevalence of SSI and identify the factors associated with SSI.MethodsA hospital-based analytic cross-sectional study was conducted based on the review of medical records of 1069 women who underwent CS in two p

Background: HIV/AIDS is among the most devastating diseases, having multiple effects on the health and well-being of people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA). There is a paucity of studies that examined the gender differences in perceived stigma among PLWHA and the different coping strategies that they use in Ethiopia.Objective: To assess the gender differences in perceived stigma and coping strategies

Objectives:Diabetes mellitus is a metabolic disorder of major public health importance due to its prevalence and potential health complication. The success of long-term maintenance therapy of diabetes patients depends largely on their ability to adherence to self-care practices. Africa’s most populous country, Ethiopia, has the highest burden of diabetes mellitus. However, studies on self-care act

Background: The term serious suicide attempt is widely used in both clinical and research contexts yet lacks a consistent operational definition. It is variably applied to denote medical lethality, suicidal intent, method choice, or clinical outcome, dimensions that are empirically separable and theoretically distinct. Aims: We examine the conceptual assumptions and contemporary use of the term an

How has migration law functioned as a mechanism of colonial governance in Palestine, and how can it be situated within broader frameworks of international legal ordering? By analyzing key legislative measures, legal frameworks, and administrative mechanisms from the founding of the State of Israel to the present, this study strives to show that migration law operates not simply as a tool of state-

On the path to creating magnetic confinement fusion devices, such as the tokamak, to demonstrate net energy gain, several obstacles remain in the way. One of the major issues for tokamaks are so called disruptions which consist of the plasma losing its confinement over a millisecond time scale. During these disruptions a fraction of the plasma electrons can get accelerated to relativistic energies

Does Chinese economic statecraft enable Beijing to buy foreign policy alignment? Debt-trap diplomacy narrative argue that rising financial commitments systematically force recipient nations into diplomatic alignment. This study tests that hypothesis using a global panel dataset of Chinese loans and United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) voting alignment from 2000 to 2021. The findings disclose no

This study is a qualitative case study, applying Roland Paris’ Institutionalization Before Liberalization (IBL) framework to EULEX’s state-building mission in Kosovo up until the most recent report in 2025. Former researchers have addressed the liberal peace as a formerly popular and currently contested peacebuilding model. In this study the EULEX mission is analysed with the theoretical lens of t