Background Early childhood caries (ECC) is one of the most prevalent and chronic
conditions of childhood. Various factors including biological and dietary factors along with …

Objectives Social factors have profound effects on health. Children are especially vulnerable
to social influences, particularly in their early years. Adverse social exposures in childhood …

Background Globally, millions of children aged below 5 years die every year and some of
these deaths could have been prevented. Though a global problem, under-five mortality is …

Background COVID-19 is a novel respiratory disease associated with severe morbidity and
high mortality in the elderly population and people with comorbidities. Studies have …

Background In Australia only 2.2% of published health research has focused on multi-
cultural health despite the increase of culturally and linguistically diverse populations …

Background Breastfeeding rates remain low in China and some mothers stop breastfeeding
shortly after returning to work. Our study aimed to investigate the association between …

Background Antenatal care (ANC) is one of the core interventions for improving maternal
outcomes. The average annual decline of maternal mortality rate from 1990 to 2013 was 5 …

Maternal education plays a central role in children's health, but there has been little research
comparing the role of maternal education across health outcomes. It is important to …

There is an abundant literature on the relationship between women's education and
maternal and child outcomes, including antenatal and postnatal care, onset of antenatal …

Background Education of mothers may improve child health. We investigated whether
maternal health literacy, a rapidly modifiable factor related to mother's education, was …