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  2. The themes influencing participants’ pregnancy experiences (aim 1) were participants’ feelings about being pregnant, the responsibilities of motherhood, physical and mental health challenges, unstable social supp...

    Authors: Larske M. Soepnel, Khuthala Mabetha, Shane A. Norris, Molebogeng Motlhatlhedi, Nokuthula Nkosi, Sonja Klingberg, Stephen Lye and Catherine E. Draper
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2024 24:161
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  3. This study aims to investigate the association between menstrual symptoms and the HRQoL among working women in Japan in an index form, using a self-reporting questionnaire (n = 6048). The EQ-5D-3L (EuroQoL 5-dime...

    Authors: Kyoko Shimamoto, Mana Hirano, Osamu Wada-Hiraike, Rei Goto and Yutaka Osuga
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2021 21:325
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  4. The results showed that the quality of life of Iranian and Afghan women of reproductive age was almost the same before and after the pandemic. However, Iranians scored lower on the mental component summary and Af...

    Authors: Masomeh Khalili, Shahideh Jahanian Sadatmahalleh, Malihe Nasiri and Ali Montazeri
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2023 23:315
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  6. Many trafficked people suffer high levels of physical, sexual and psychological abuse. Yet, there has been limited research on the physical health problems associated with human trafficking or how the health n...

    Authors: Siân Oram, Nicolae V Ostrovschi, Viorel I Gorceag, Mihai A Hotineanu, Lilia Gorceag, Carolina Trigub and Melanie Abas
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2012 12:20
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  7. Sleep quality is an important physical requirement for a healthy life, and good sleep quality has been recognized as a significant component in physical and mental health and well-being. The purpose of this ... s...

    Authors: Myung Kyung Lee and Jihyun Oh
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2022 22:186
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  9. Premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) is a complex and disabling condition that affects women of reproductive age, characterised by severe physical and psychological symptoms that occur cyclically and remit foll...

    Authors: Elizabeth Osborn, Anja Wittkowski, Joanna Brooks, Paula E. Briggs and P. M. Shaughn O’Brien
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2020 20:242
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  10. Although intimate partner sexual aggression has been shown to be associated with adverse mental health outcomes, there is scant information about sexual ... Chinese intimate relationships in general and about its...

    Authors: Agnes Tiwari, Denise Shuk Ting Cheung, Ko Ling Chan, Daniel Yee Tak Fong, Elsie Chau Wai Yan, Gloria Ling Lee Lam and Debbie Hoi Ming Tang
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2014 14:70
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  11. Recently, there has been a growing global movement concerning menstruation, a healthy and natural physiological phenomenon in women. The disadvantages caused by menstruation are “gender-based obstacles.“ Adole...

    Authors: Motoyuki Nakao, Yuko Ishibashi, Yumika Hino, Keiko Yamauchi and Kotaro Kuwaki
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2023 23:620
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  12. Most women incarcerated in jail are not physically active and do not attend recreation time (rec-time), a time dedicated to being physically active, outside. The purpose of this study was to determine barriers...

    Authors: Ricky Camplain, Heather J. Williamson, Travis A. Pinn, Sara Shuman, Bethany M. Robinson, Maribeth Evans and Crystal Luna
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2022 22:239
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  13. Differences exist in the prevalence and physical health impacts of problem substance use among men ... . These differences are also found in the mental health and trauma events related to substance use, ... . Dat...

    Authors: Renée A Cormier, Colleen Anne Dell and Nancy Poole
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2004 4(Suppl 1):S8
    Content type: Report Published on:

    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 4 Supplement 1

  14. Breast cancer survivors experience altered body image and quality of life (QoL) due to the disease and its treatment. The multidimensional nature of body image and QoL makes their relationships complex. This s...

    Authors: Jinghua An, Kaina Zhou, Minjie Li and Xiaomei Li
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2022 22:61
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  15. This study investigated the effects of mobile health application designed based on mindfulness and social support theory on parenting self-efficacy and postpartum depression symptoms of puerperae.

    Authors: Chao Liu, Hao Chen, Fang Zhou, Qiqi Long, Kan Wu, Liang-Ming Lo, Tai-Ho Hung, Chia-Yih Liu and Wen-Ko Chiou
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2022 22:413
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  16. Menstrual cycle characteristics are linked to reproductive function and long-term health outcomes. This study aimed to evaluate menstrual cycle patterns, characterized by regularity and length, and associated ...

    Authors: Sihan Song, Hansol Choi, Yanghee Pang, Oksoo Kim and Hyun-Young Park
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2022 22:361
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  17. Single-parent adolescents are vulnerable individuals and it is necessary to improve their health, particularly during epidemics. This study aimed to investigate the effects of virtual logotherapy (VL) on healt...

    Authors: Fatemeh Hosseinzadeh, Reza Negarandeh, Akram Sadat Sadat-Hoseini and Shahzad Pashaeypoor
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2023 23:277
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  18. Breast cancer (BC) is a major health concern in Lebanon, with an increasing incidence rate due to advancements in treatment modalities. Evaluating the impact of the BC and its treatment on a woman's Health-Rel...

    Authors: Rana El Haidari, Virginie Nerich, Linda Abou-Abbas, Fadi Abdel-Sater and Amelie Anota
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2023 23:187
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  19. The scale-up of antiretroviral therapy programmes has resulted in increased life expectancy of people with HIV in Africa. Little is known of the menopausal experiences of African women, including those living ...

    Authors: Tafadzwa Madanhire, Samuel Hawley, Ethel Dauya, Tsitsi Bandason, Ruramayi Rukuni, Rashida A Ferrand and Celia L Gregson
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2023 23:343
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  20. Health-related quality of life (HRQOL) is related to body composition, which is also related to resting metabolic rate (RMR). RMR can be increased by exercise and diet interventions that are not dependent on c...

    Authors: Melissa J. Benton and Andrea M. Hutchins
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2024 24:235
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  21. Population-based research on the cumulative effects of socio-economic conditions and trauma exposures, particularly women’s experiences of intimate partner violence (IPV) on their mental health in Zimbabwe, has b...

    Authors: Mercilene Machisa and Simukai Shamu
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2022 22:248
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  22. The postnatal period is a vulnerable time for mothers to experience stress and mental health difficulties. There is increasing evidence that spending ... Nature-based interventions have been developed to support

    Authors: Katherine Hall, Jonathan Evans, Rosa Roberts, Richard Brown, Christopher Barnes and Katrina Turner
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2023 23:32
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  23. The Sohkitehew (Strong Heart) Research Group, which included an Elders Advisory Committee of seven Nehiyawak (Cree) women, set out to bring Maskwacîs community members together to understand Nehiyawak women’s exp...

    Authors: Luwana Listener, Sue Ross, Richard Oster, Bonny Graham, Seth Heckman and Cora Voyageur
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2023 23:341
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  24. Postpartum depression (PPD) is the most prevalent mental health disorder after childbirth, notably during the COVID...

    Authors: Rania Nafi’ Suleiman Alsabi, Alif Firdaus Zaimi, Thanusha Sivalingam, Nurul Nazirah Ishak, Aishah Siddiqah Alimuddin, Rima Aggrena Dasrilsyah, Nurul Iftida Basri and Amilia Afzan Mohd Jamil
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2022 22:221
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  25. Premature ovarian insufficiency (POI) is a condition with impaired ovarian function that occurred in women before the age of 40. Considering that women with POI are in reproductive age and their fertility and ...

    Authors: Somayeh Moukhah, Behzad Ghorbani, Zahra Behboodi-Moghadam and Simin Zafardoust
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2021 21:54
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  26. Puberty is a sensitive critical stage of human life. As numerous healthy habits and behaviors are created during adolescence, correct health education during puberty is essential to maintain ... improve an indivi...

    Authors: Sedighe Bab Eghbal, Zahra Aghaei Kenari, Asieh Ashouri, Nooshin Rouhani-Tonekaboni, Parisa Kasmaei, Fardin Mehrabian, Mahmood Karimy, Fatemeh Rezaei and Esmaeil Fattahi
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2023 23:239
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  27. We recruited a convenience sample of 299 Saudi women, who had experienced IPV in the past 12 months, from nine primary health care centers in Saudi Arabia between June ... we analyzed the proposed model twice wit...

    Authors: Eman Alhalal, Marilyn Ford-Gilboe, Carol Wong and Fadia AlBuhairan
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2018 18:160
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  28. Smoking among Canadian women is a serious public health issue. Using the 1998–99 National Population Health Survey, this study examined underlying factors contributing to differences in prevalence of smoking a...

    Authors: Susan Kirkland, Lorraine Greaves and Pratima Devichand
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2004 4(Suppl 1):S7
    Content type: Report Published on:

    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 4 Supplement 1

  30. Experiences of forced sex have been shown to be prevalent in Southern Africa. Negative outcomes of forced sex have been documented in general populations of women and men and include alcohol abuse, drug use, mental

    Authors: Theo Sandfort, M Somjen Frazer, Zethu Matebeni, Vasu Reddy and Ian Southey-Swartz
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2015 15:22
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  32. Health and Sense of Coherence (SOC) has ... longitudinal studies on the association between SOC and mental and somatic health. The main aim of the present study ... was to examine how SOC and self-rated health (S...

    Authors: Marie Bladh, Gunilla Sydsjö, Lisa Ekselius, Eva Vingård and Sara Agnafors
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2023 23:670
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  33. Russia’s military aggression against Ukraine set in motion a large number of refugees. Considerable amount of them came and stayed in Czechia. Refugees represent special vulnerable individuals often affected b...

    Authors: Ivana Kulhánová, Michala Lustigová, Dušan Drbohlav, Yana Leontiyeva and Dagmar Dzúrová
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2024 24:206
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  36. In 2019, 52,638 people with known sex were anti-HCV positive in BC; 37% (19,522) were women. Confirmatory RNA tests were received by 86% (16,797/19,522) of anti-HCV positive women and 83% (27,353/33,116) of men. ...

    Authors: Margo E. Pearce, Sofia R. Bartlett, Amanda Yu, Jess Lamb, Cheryl Reitz, Stanley Wong, Maria Alvarez, Mawuena Binka, Héctor Velásquez Garcia, Dahn Jeong, Emilia Clementi, Prince Adu, Hasina Samji, Jason Wong, Jane Buxton, Eric Yoshida…
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2021 21:330
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  37. Prevalence of depression measured by CES-D and DASS-21 instruments was 26.3% (95% confidence interval [CI] 20.8-32.3%) and 26.0% (95% CI 20.4-32.3%), respectively. After adjusting for confounders, absence of stro...

    Authors: Katherine T Wilson, Ashley E Bohnert, Alex Ambrose, Destiny Y Davis, Dina M Jones and Matthew J Magee
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2014 14:8
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  38. The current biomedical model used in the management of GDM, is highly foetal-centric and fails to acknowledge important psychological factors that contribute to women’s overall wellbeing and experience of pregnan...

    Authors: Lorrein Shamiso Muhwava, Katherine Murphy, Christina Zarowsky and Naomi Levitt
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2020 20:231
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  39. An increasing number of dialysis patients have returned to dialysis after renal graft loss, and the transition in disease state could likely be associated with reduced health related quality of life (HRQOL). F...

    Authors: Nanna von der Lippe, Bård Waldum, Tone-Brit Hortemo Østhus, Anna Varberg Reisæter and Ingrid Os
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2014 14:34
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  40. Gynecological surgery has many impacts on women’s physical and mental health, and efforts to improve recovery from surgery ... and psychological symptoms in relation to recovery, health-related quality of life (H...

    Authors: Siiri Isokääntä, Ulla-Maija Ruohoaho, Maarit Anttila, Hannu Kokki, Harri Sintonen, Petri Toroi and Merja Kokki
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2022 22:345
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  41. A cross-sectional study was conducted among systematically selected female students of Mekelle University College of Health Sciences, Mekelle town, northern Ethiopia from ... proposed by the Diagnostic and Statis...

    Authors: Fikru Wakjira Tolossa and Mebratu Legesse Bekele
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2014 14:52
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  42. There is a worldwide rising tendency of women deciding to become physicians; hence, one of the most remarkable fields of investigation is the wellbeing of female doctors. The aim of this study was to describe ...

    Authors: Zsuzsa Győrffy, Diána Dweik and Edmond Girasek
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2014 14:121
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  43. Substance use, violence, and stigma were all associated with depression. Depression and syndemic factors (substance use + violence) were related to unsuppressed viral load; we did not observe higher unsuppressed ...

    Authors: Anvita Bhardwaj, Carly A. Comins, Vijay Guddera, Mfezi Mcingana, Katherine Young, Rene Phetlhu, Ntambue Mulumba, Sharmistha Mishra, Harry Hausler, Stefan Baral and Sheree Schwartz
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2023 23:232
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    The Correction to this article has been published in BMC Women's Health 2023 23:275

  44. Suicide incidence was found to be higher among younger age group and married women, with poisoning as the most common means of suicide. Psychosocial and economic factors such as abuse, interpersonal conflicts, ma...

    Authors: Sarina Pradhan Kasaju, Anja Krumeich and Marc Van der Putten
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2021 21:407
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  46. Women’s health care seeking delays remains an unresolved major public health problem in developing and underdeveloped countries. This study aimed to evaluate a health-promoting neighborhood intervention to imp...

    Authors: Tahereh Rahimi, Mohammad Ali Morowatisharifabad, Tahmineh Farajkhoda and Hossein Fallahzadeh
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2023 23:171
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  47. Unsafe abortion is one of the major public health problems in Thailand. Although the penal code of Thailand and the Thai Medical Council permit doctors to perform safe abortion in certain conditions, little is...

    Authors: Nithiwat Saengruang, Nisachol Cetthakrikul, Anond Kulthanmanusorn, Somtanuek Chotchoungchatchai, Nareerut Pudpong and Rapeepong Suphanchaimat
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2021 21:273
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  48. In the postpartum period, there are numerous changes in the physical and psychological dimensions of women, which reduce the quality of life of women. The aim of this study was to compare the health-promoting ...

    Authors: Motahareh Govahi, Fereshteh Behmanesh, Hemmat Gholinia, Shabnam Omidvar and Hajar Adib-Rad
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2024 24:146
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  49. Superwoman refers to the identity of a woman who performs several important roles simultaneously and full-time, such as being a wife, mother, and homemaker while holding a job. This study aims to examine the care...

    Authors: Maryam Nosrati Beigzadeh, Hossein Ghamari Givi, Ali Rezaei Sharif, Ali Sheykholeslami, Leila Reisy and Hadi Hassankhani
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2021 21:227
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  50. Despite women are generally overrepresented in behavioral, mental, and musculoskeletal disorders, motherhood as a ... to exhaustion and long-lasting pain. Mothers’ health impairments imply suffering both for hers...

    Authors: Anja Gebhardt, Ann Langius-Eklöf, Susanne Andermo and Maria Arman
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2021 21:259
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