Lancet
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The UK COVID-19 vaccination programme began in December, 2020. By February, 2021, eight North West London Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) had the lowest vaccination rates nationally. This study evaluated the impact of behavioural science-informed (BI) letters on vaccination uptake. ⋯ None.
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Despite sexual wellbeing representing a potential component of the overall wellbeing of individuals, its relationship to indoor soundscape has not been investigated. The aim of this study was to identify acoustic-related variables linked to sexual wellbeing during the COVID-19 lockdown; the mechanisms through which those variables exert an influence; and the components of an ideal indoor soundscape for sexual wellbeing. ⋯ Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers.
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Despite declining tuberculosis crude incidence rates (CIRs) in Ireland, the CIR among migrants remains five times higher than among non-migrants. We analysed notifications from the Irish tuberculosis surveillance system to compare the epidemiology of active tuberculosis among migrants with non-migrants in Ireland from 2011 to 2020 to inform future prevention and control strategies. ⋯ Health Service Executive, Ireland.
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Substance misuse has extensive effects on individuals and communities, ranging from the poor health of people who use drugs to the pressure placed on health care, social services, and the criminal justice system. Strategies to curtail the supply and demand of drugs and reduce these effects typically focus on supply, with less emphasis placed on the drivers of demand. We piloted and evaluated a public health approach for understanding the drivers and effects of substance misuse in a local area, and how these might be targeted for prevention through multi-agency partnership action. ⋯ No funding received.
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The number of children living with obesity in the UK is increasing, and the rise has been exacerbated by the lockdowns during the COVID-19 pandemic, when school attendance was suspended and leisure activities were curtailed. Whether an association exists between obesity and problems with peer relationships in children has not been definitively answered because few datasets collect these data simultaneously. This study was aimed at exploring the relationship between obesity and peer problems in children after adjustment for multiple confounding factors. ⋯ None.