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International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Volume 22, Issue 11

2025 November - 161 articles

Cover Story: The concept and promise of the exposome for identifying the specific environmental factors that affect the onset and progression of disease is approached with life course exposure estimates that describe environmental stressors and exposure over an individual’s lifetime. Current practices, largely based on residential and occupational histories, temporo-spatial datasets, and geostatistical operations, are evolving rapidly and addressing exposures to pollutants in air, water and soil, temperature extremes, noise, and other environmental factors. These methods must address issues of individual mobility, missing and incorrect data, incompatible scaling of datasets, and surrogacy, e.g., the use of proximity as an exposure metric. The recognition and resolution of these issues is critical for accuracy of life course exposure estimates. View this paper
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Inequality in the Distribution and Utilization of Healthcare Resources in Kazakhstan (2002–2023): A Spatiotemporal Analysis

  • Askhat Shaltynov,
  • Madina Abenova,
  • Assel Baibussinova,
  • Yuliya Semenova,
  • Nazarbek Omarov,
  • Gulnaz Tanatarova,
  • Aigerim Sepbossynova and
  • Jorge Rocha
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health2025, 22(11), 1762;https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph22111762

20 November 2025

Global progress toward achieving universal health coverage (UHC) by 2030 remains insufficient, as significant regional disparities in access to healthcare persist. In Kazakhstan, the uneven distribution of healthcare resources continues despite refor...

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Assessing Physicians’ Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices in Occupational Disease Diagnosis and History Taking

  • Salim Al-Busaidi,
  • Nasiba Al Maqrashi,
  • Sheikha Alwahshi and
  • Yaqoub Alsaidi
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health2025, 22(11), 1763;https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph22111763

20 November 2025

Background and Aim: Oman’s rapid industrial development has resulted in changing occupational exposures, emphasizing the importance of enhancing physicians’ proficiency in occupational history-taking and disease identification. This study...

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Mental Health and Identity Formation Among Primary School Learners: Peer Perceptions of Children Living with Epilepsy Through a Social-Educational Lens

  • Thendo Gertie Makhado and
  • Lufuno Makhado
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health2025, 22(11), 1761;https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph22111761

20 November 2025

Children living with epilepsy face significant stigma in school settings, particularly in rural South Africa, where misconceptions linking epilepsy to witchcraft, evil spirits, or unpredictability lead to fear, shame, and exclusion. This study explor...

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Incidence and Risk Factors for the Development of Stress Fractures in Military Recruits and Qualified Personnel: A Systematic Review

  • Patrick G. Campbell,
  • Rodney Pope,
  • Vinicius Simas,
  • Elisa F. D. Canetti,
  • Benjamin Schram and
  • Robin M. Orr
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health2025, 22(11), 1760;https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph22111760

20 November 2025

Stress fractures are a major force preservation risk in military organisations. Although incidence rates and risk factors have been widely examined, a synthesis of high-quality evidence has been lacking. This review aimed to synthesise findings from...

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Using Spatial Technologies to Assess Risk Factors for Diarrheal Disease Under Environmental Variability in Bangladesh: A Machine Learning Study

  • Ryan van der Heijden,
  • Elizabeth M. B. Doran,
  • Parker King,
  • Kennedy P. Brown,
  • Donna M. Rizzo and
  • Kelsey M. Gleason
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health2025, 22(11), 1758;https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph22111758

20 November 2025

Background: Diarrheal disease (DD) remains a major public health challenge and is the leading cause of malnutrition and the second leading cause of death among children under five globally. Although DD can be caused by a wide range of pathogens, its...

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Sacral Microvascular Response in Older Adults Following Mechanical Loading Assessed by Photoplethysmography and Infrared Thermometry

  • Catalina Jimenez Cerquera,
  • Luz Edith Garzon,
  • Alexandra María Patarroyo,
  • Iván David Bañol and
  • Rosa Nury Zambrano Bermeo
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health2025, 22(11), 1759;https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph22111759

20 November 2025

Pressure injuries in institutionalized older adults with reduced mobility represent a relevant clinical problem due to their impact on quality of life and health costs. Purpose: This study aimed to describe the behavior of blood flow and tissue tempe...

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Exploring Community Roles in Managing Childhood Illnesses in Vhembe District, Limpopo: Perspectives from Nurses and Caregivers

  • Livhuwani Tshivhase and
  • Idah Moyo
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health2025, 22(11), 1757;https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph22111757

20 November 2025

Despite notable progress in reducing childhood morbidity and mortality, achieving Sustainable Development Goal 3 remains a challenge in sub-Saharan Africa, where many children under five die before accessing formal healthcare services. This study exp...

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How Healthcare Teams Appear to the Observer—An Approach to the Complexities of Mask-Wearing Attitudes During the COVID-19 Pandemic

  • Hans Joachim Roehrens,
  • Michaela Stratmann and
  • Jan P. Ehlers
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health2025, 22(11), 1755;https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph22111755

20 November 2025

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought widespread attention to the use of protective masks. This study explores how the socio-demographic factors influence the perception of an interprofessional team wearing FFP2 masks. An online survey conducted in 2021...

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COVID-19 Infections Still Occur: How Do Pregnant and Non-Pregnant Individuals Compare? A Study from the Canadian Mother–Child Initiative on Drug Safety in Pregnancy (CAMCCO)

  • Anick Bérard,
  • Odile Sheehy,
  • Padma Kaul,
  • Sherif Eltonsy,
  • Mark Walker,
  • Steven Hawken,
  • Sasha Bernatsky,
  • Michael Pugliese,
  • Olesya Barrett and
  • Roxana Dragan
  • + 1 author
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health2025, 22(11), 1756;https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph22111756

20 November 2025

Over 100 million pregnant people worldwide remain at risk of COVID-19. We compared the prevalence of severe COVID-19 in pregnancy and in people of reproductive age, and the risk of adverse pregnancy/neonatal outcomes in those with/without COVID-19 du...

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Correction: Adeel et al. Oxygen Consumption (VO2) and Surface Electromyography (sEMG) during Moderate-Strength Training Exercises. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19, 2233

  • Muhammad Adeel,
  • Hung-Chou Chen,
  • Bor-Shing Lin,
  • Chien-Hung Lai,
  • Chun-Wei Wu,
  • Jiunn-Horng Kang,
  • Jian-Chiun Liou and
  • Chih-Wei Peng
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health2025, 22(11), 1754;https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph22111754

20 November 2025

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