Directorate of Health

Recent papers from Directorate of Health

1. Evaluation of the Relationship Between Calf Circumference Measurement and Nutrition in Children Aged 1-5 Years (12-60 Months) Followed Up in Primary CareJournal of Dr Behcet Uz Children s Hospital · 2026
2. Association between central obesity assessed by waist-to-height ratio and oral glucose tolerance test glucose dynamics in prediabetesNorthern Clinics of Istanbul · 2026
3. Health and related indicators: assessing the data foundation of a learning health systemSouth African Health Review · 2026
4. Sustainability measurement tools in public health and their applicability to cancer screening programs: a scoping review within the EUCanScreen joint actionBMC Public Health · 2026
5. Smart Paper Technology for maternal and newborn health data in The Gambia: A qualitative study of early implementationPLOS Global Public Health · 2026
6. Enhancing health literacy awareness and communication practices among primary health care professionals: a pre-test–post-test studyInternational Journal of Health Promotion and Education · 2026
7. Parental Confidence in Childhood Vaccines and Their Association with the Use of Complementary and Alternative MedicineÇocuk Dergisi / Journal of Child · 2026
8. Entomological investigations into yellow fever outbreak in northern GhanaPLOS Global Public Health · 2026
9. Assessment of occupational health problems among hairdressers and their association with work conditionsWork · 2026
10. Problematic Smartphone Use and Occupational Balance Among High School Students: A Cross-Sectional StudyBehavioral Sciences · 2026
11. Communication barriers and challenges in informed consent in prehospital emergency medical services: A case report of an elderly patient with hearing impairment and dementiaClinical Ethics · 2026
12. Prognostic factors affecting survival in early-stage HER2-positive breast cancer treated with adjuvant therapyPamukkale Medical Journal · 2026
13. Antihypertensive Treatment Patterns and Factors Associated with Blood Pressure Control Across Türkiye: A Multicenter Cross-Sectional Study.2026
14. The association between sibling care and infant exposure to faecal contamination and related diarrhoea risk in rural GambiaJournal of Water and Health · 2026
15. Assessment of Sling Characteristics After Transobturator Tape Placement Using Transperineal Ultrasonography: Relationship with Continence and Dyspareunia—A Cross-Sectional StudyJournal of Clinical Medicine · 2026
16. Incidence and clinical distribution of congenital hypothyroidism in Bolu Province, Türkiye: a four-year analysis of the National Newborn Screening ProgramCurrent Medical Research and Opinion · 2026
17. Uropathogens and antibiotic resistance in culture-positive urine samples from children: a six-year retrospective analysis of resistance trends at a tertiary hospitalBMC Infectious Diseases · 2026
18. Evaluation of Peer Bullying in Pediatric Forensic CasesSağlık Bilimlerinde Değer · 2026
19. EuroHePP : The European Toolkit to Strengthen National Responses for the Elimination of Viral Hepatitis in PrisonsLiver International · 2026
20. Personalized mRNA Neoantigen Vaccines in Cancer: Linking Precision Antigen Selection, Immune Remodeling, and Checkpoint BlockadeInternational Journal of Molecular Sciences · 2026