Prevalence of child maltreatment in Albania.

Background: Child maltreatment is a global issue that significantly impacts children's lives. In 2018, 32% of 15-year-olds in Albania reported experiencing physical abuse.

Aim: To assess the prevalence and sociodemographic correlates of child abuse and neglect in Albania.

Health Literacy and Blood Glucose Level in Transitional Albania.

Our aim was to assess the independent association between blood glucose level and health literacy (HL) adjusting for many socio-demographic characteristics and body mass index (BMI) in an adult population in Albania, a transitional country in the South Eastern Europe. A cross-sectional study was carried out in Tirana in 2012-2014 including a population-based sample of 1,154 individuals aged ≥18 years (57% women; mean age: 45.5 ± 16.