OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Health Education Research is 1. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01.)

Article	Citations
Randomized experimental test of a reduced-exposure message for an e-cigarette: effects on risk perceptions	28
Randomized experimental test of a reduced-exposure message for an e-cigarette: effects on behavioral intentions and the mediating role of risk perceptions	22
Health literacy education of children in Austrian elementary schools	21
Recommendations for breast cancer education for African American women below screening age	19
Theory-driven approach to hand hygiene promotion intervention in hospitals: a case of theory of planned behaviour	15
Correction to: Singlestick purchases: a comparative cross-country analysis in 10 African countries, Global Adult Tobacco Survey, 2012–21	13
Teaching Australian high school students to think critically about health claims: a cluster randomized trial	12
Impacts of an early childhood obesity prevention program in Mexico	10
Assessing health behavior change and comparing remote, hybrid and in-person implementation of a school-based health promotion and coaching program for adolescents from low-income communities	10
Student and caregiver acceptability of a school-based intervention to improve sugar-sweetened beverage behaviors: a mixed methods study	9
School-based learning about sugary drinks: possibilities and potential for curriculum approaches supporting health promotion in New Zealand	9
Heated tobacco product marketing: a mixed-methods study examining exposure and perceptions among US and Israeli adults	9
Mixed method evaluation of a clinic waiting room–based health education program in the Dominican Republic	9
Development of a cervical cancer prevention text-messaging program for women living with HIV	9
Challenges in implementing school-based drug prevention programs led by law enforcement officers	8
A mixed-method study of perceptions of cigarette pack inserts among adult smokers from New York and South Carolina exposed as part of a randomized controlled trial	8
Development and evaluation of health education resources for culturally and linguistically diverse populations: a systematic review	8
Exploring mechanisms and contexts in a Peer Education Project to improve mental health literacy in schools in England: a qualitative realist evaluation	8
HPV vaccine recommendation practices of current and future physicians in North Carolina: an exploratory study	8
The effects of flipped classroom model on knowledge, behaviour and health beliefs on testicular cancer and self-examination: a randomized controlled trial study	7
‘We know what he likes, even if he doesn’t know’: how the children of South Asian immigrants characterize and influence the diets of their parents	7
Predictors of social distancing compliance in an Australian sample	6
A qualitative analysis of factors influencing physical activity behaviour in women with PCOS: key learning for physical activity interventions and beyond	6
Latino church-going parents’ insights on childhood obesity prevention	6
Evidence of the impact of a national anti-tobacco prevention campaign across demographic subgroups	6

Migration and health: the hidden global public health crisis	6
Influence of implementation strategies on implementation outcomes in a statewide dissemination of Faith, Activity, and Nutrition (FAN)	5
‘It’s just one big vicious circle’: young people’s experiences of highly visual social media and their mental health	5
Understanding the experience of the implementer: teachers' perspectives on implementing a classroom-based nutrition education program	5
Adapting a cooking, food budgeting and nutrition intervention for a rural community of American Indians with type 2 diabetes in the North-Central United States	5
Disparities in cannabis use outcomes, perceived risks and social norms across sexual orientation groups of US young adult women and men	4
Impact of a community-based diabetes self-management support program on adult self-care behaviors	4
Enhancing physical activity participation among female employees: evaluating the effectiveness of an educational intervention	4
‘It’s like if a vape pen and a cigarette had a baby’: a mixed methods study of perceptions and use of IQOS among US young adults	4
Think-aloud test of online education for patients with cardiac diseases: do they meet the needs of women?	4
‘Getting control of Corona takes many angles’: COVID-19 vaccine knowledge, attitudes and beliefs among refugee/immigrant/migrant communities in four US cities	4
Controlled pilot test of a translated cardiac rehabilitation education curriculum in percutaneous coronary intervention patients in a middle-income country delivered using WeChat: acceptability, engag	4
Characteristics of people with type 1 diabetes influence the educational process for starting insulin pump therapy: an observational study	4
Correction approaches and hashtag framing in addressing Mpox misinformation on Instagram	4
A qualitative examination of responses from a survey of pharmacy staff in Georgia regarding access to Narcan®	4
‘How come they don’t talk about it in school?’ Identifying adolescent barriers to PrEP use	4
The effect of health education on symptom severity in patients with fibromyalgia: a systematic review and meta-analysis	4
Examining the impact of a leisure time intervention on participation in organized out-of-school activities among adolescents: a quasi-experimental study in Franklin County, KY, USA	3
‘I don’t know exactly what that means to do check-ups’: understanding and experiences of primary care among resettled young adult refugees	3
Evolution of media frames about e-cigarettes from 2004 to 2019: a content analysis of newspapers in China	3
Framework for implementing asylum seekers and refugees’ health into the undergraduate medical curriculum in the United Kingdom	3
Promoting children’s health and well-being through structured recreation during online recess	3
Promoting condom negotiation self-efficacy among young women in China: the effects of traditional sexual values and descriptive norms	3
‘You are making it sound like you are talking to a child’: exploring community sentiment on developing and disseminating tailored sexual health education resources for migrants	3
How are pro- and anti-cannabis messaging exposures related to US young adult cannabis use-related factors?	3
The effectiveness of an online sexuality education module in promoting sexual knowledge and attitude change: a cluster randomized controlled trial	3
Pilot study of an arts- and theatre-based HIV prevention intervention for men who have sex with men and transgender women migrants in South Africa: acceptability, feasibility and preliminary efficacy	3
Cultural adaptation in HPV vaccine intervention among racial and ethical minority population: a systematic literature review	3
‘We’re not gonna have a big quit if loose ones are around’: urban, African American smokers’ beliefs concerning single cigarette use reduction	2
A systematic review of the association of diet quality with the mental health of university students: implications in health education practice	2
Public awareness of war on diabetes campaign and its association with behavioural outcomes	2
Process evaluation of the Centrally Procured School Food Program (CPSFP) in Ontario, Canada: school-level perspectives	2
Midwife-led psycho-education intervention to reduce childbirth fear: a quasi-experimental study	2
Understanding the features and effectiveness of randomized controlled trials in reducing COVID-19 misinformation: a systematic review	2
Improving rural White men’s attitudes toward clinical trial messaging and participation: effects of framing, exemplars and trust	2
Advancing youth tobacco surveillance with novel methods	2
Researchers or practitioners’ opinion of the possibilities for creating virtual safe social spaces for violence prevention interventions for young people	2
Health education to improve low-birthweight infant care practices in Central Jakarta, Indonesia	2
A pragmatic evaluation of the primary school Be Active After-School Activity Programme (Be Active ASAP)	2
Breastfeeding interventions and programs conducted in the Islamic Republic of Iran: a scoping review	2
Knowledge of sexual consent as a protective factor against sexual violence perpetration among first-year college men: a moderation analysis	2
Prior health promotion experience and intervention outcomes in a lay health advisor intervention	2
Group well-child care as a facilitator of psychoeducation: pediatrics residents’ perspectives	2
Effectiveness of diabetes education interventions in rural America: a systematic review	2
Barriers to seeking tobacco cessation services: a qualitative assessment of university students’ needs in Qatar	2
Singlestick purchases: a comparative cross-country analysis in 10 African countries, Global Adult Tobacco Survey, 2012–21	2
Leading the way: competencies of leadership to prevent mis-implementation of public health programs	2
Adolescents’ perceptions of substance use messaging in the age of social media: resolving cognitive dissonance	2
Increased knowledge levels of patients with diabetes in resource-limited communities after receiving peer-led education	2
Factors associated with COVID-19 masking behavior: an application of the Health Belief Model	1

Pilot study of peer modeling with psychological inoculation to promote coronavirus vaccination	1
Theory-guided process evaluation of a multicomponent, technology-based ‘SMART Eating’ trial among Indian adults: an embedded mixed-methods study	1
Trends in exposure to and perceptions of e-cigarette marketing among youth in England, Canada and the United States between 2017 and 2019	1
Barriers and facilitators to comprehensive, school-based physical activity promotion for adolescents prior to and during the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative study	1
Impact of participation as a peer change agent on peer change agents themselves: a quantitative study of a peer-led, social media-based PrEP promotion intervention	1
The impact of COVID-19 misinformation and trust in institutions on preventive behaviors	1
The outcome of diabetic retinopathy health education program in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a quasi-experimental study	1
Young adults’ knowledge, perceptions and use of cannabidiol products: a mixed-methods study	1
Correction to: Examining the impact of a leisure time intervention on participation in organized out-of-school activities among adolescents: a quasi-experimental study in Franklin County, KY, USA	1
The effect of a distance-delivered mindfulness-based psychoeducation program on the psychological well-being, emotional intelligence and stress levels of nursing students in Turkey: a randomized contr	1
Implementation of a complex eHealth intervention by a public–private partnership in clinical practice: a qualitative multicentre analysis using CFIR	1
Barriers and facilitators to the implementation of Health-Promoting School programmes targeting bullying and violence: a systematic review	1
Perceptions of the health risks of cannabis: estimates from national surveys in Canada and the United States, 2018–2019	1
Comparisons between young adult waterpipe smokers and nonsmokers’ reactions to pictorial health warning labels in Lebanon: a randomized crossover experimental study	1
Exploring the determinants of successful implementation of a preventive mental health and wellness intervention for Afghan refugee families: a qualitative analysis	1
Impact of educational intervention on mothers of infants with iron-deficiency anemia	1
The effect of motivational interview-based breastfeeding education on breastfeeding motivation, success, self-efficacy perceptions, and exclusive breastfeeding duration after cesarean section: a rando	1
A scoping review of visual communication of written patient health information preferences including a Māori perspective	1
Feasibility of multimedia animations as preoperative guides for urgent abdominal surgeries in a public hospital in Brazil	1
Cardiac rehabilitation: pedagogical education strategies have positive effect on long-term patient-reported outcomes	1
Predictors of negative psychosocial and health behavior impact of COVID-19 among young adults	1
The effect of nursing interventions applied at home to improve rational use of medicines and awareness of elderly individuals: A randomized controlled study	1
College students’ preferences for tobacco treatment: a discrete choice experiment	1
Promoting a healthy lifestyle: exploring the role of social media and fitness applications in the context of social media addiction risk	1
A cohort-based nutrition ECHO for community health workers	1
Self-efficacy in patients with inflammatory bowel disease: the effect of self-care education by two randomized methods—teach-back and a smartphone application	1