Catastrophic expenditure associated with childhood hospitalisation for acute illness in Kenya and Uganda: a cross-sectional study by Sassy Molyneux, Johnstone Thitiri, Laura Mwalekwa, Molline Timbwa, Anna Vassall, Kirkby D Tickell, Judd L Walson, James Berkley, John Mukisa, Ezekiel Mupere, Peter Olupot-Olupot, Priya Sukhtankar, Sheila Murunga, Julie Jemutai, George Paasi, Benson Singa, Shalton Mwaringa, Rebecca Gathoni Njuguna, Yoko V Laurence, Caroline Ogwang, Mwanajuma Juma, Narshion Ngao, Christina Lancioni, Md Fakhar Uddin

“…Catastrophic out-of-pocket expenditure exceeding 10% and 25% of monthly income was assessed.Results The median (IQR) total cost during hospitalisation per child was US$47 (US$24–US$84), with higher costs for children with CSM, especially during hospitalisation (US$56 (US$26–US$99) vs US$36 (US$20–US$65); p<0.001). …”
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Clinical Holistic Medicine: A Psychological Theory of Dependency to Improve Quality of Life by Søren Ventegodt, Mohammed Morad, Isack Kandel, Joav Merrick

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Pedicled Abdominal Flap in the Youngest Patient Yet? A Case Report of a Newborn with Neonatal Compartment Syndrome by S. Raja Sabapathy, A. Dharanipriya, Monusha Mohan, Subramanian Ramani, M. Selvaraj, R. Raja Shanmuga Krishnan

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Vaccination Coverage and Associated Factors among Children Aged 12–23 Months in Debre Markos Town, Amhara Regional State, Ethiopia by Tenaw Gualu, Abebe Dilie

“…Community-based cross-sectional study was employed among 288 mothers/caretakers to child (12–23 months) pair. Study populations were selected using systematic random sampling technique. …”
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Syphilis and Urogenital Diseases during Pregnancy and Developmental Defects of Enamel: A Brazilian Prenatal Cohort (BRISA) by Elisa Miranda Costa, Judith Rafaelle Oliveira Pinho, Maria da Conceição Pereira Saraiva, Cecília Cláudia Costa Ribeiro, Claudia Maria Coêlho Alves, Erika Barbara Abreu Fonseca Thomaz

“…Material and Methods: This study is a prospective cohort – the Brazilian Ribeirão Preto and São Luís Cohort Study (BRISA) – including 865 mother-child dyads, evaluated in three moments: prenatal care (22nd and 25th weeks of gestational age); baby birth; and between 12.3-36 months of age. …”
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Validation of an Italian questionnaire to assess sleep disorders: The Sleep Disorders Score Questionnaire (SDS-Q) by Sergio GARBARINO, Ottavia GUGLIELMI, Giovanni RALLO, Nicola MAGNAVITA

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Apert syndrome: a rare congenital anomaly and experience from a low-resource country: a case report and review of the literature by Maimuna Abdatam, Charles John Nhungo, Frank Muhamba, Ally Hamis Mwanga, Larry Akoko, Charles A. Mkony

“…Case presentation We present the case of a 20-month-old African boy who exhibited the characteristic facial features of Apert syndrome. Additionally, the child presented with syndactyly of both the fingers and toes. …”
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The Self-Compassion Scale Short Form for Children Aged 8–12: Validation of the Italian Version by Valentina Levantini, Iacopo Bertacchi, Antonella Magno, Gianluca Domenico Privitera, Alessia Rinaldi, Nicoletta Zara, Pietro Muratori

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Immune Vulnerability of Infants to Tuberculosis by Koen Vanden Driessche, Alexander Persson, Ben J. Marais, Pamela J. Fink, Kevin B. Urdahl

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Autoimmunity and Extrahepatic Manifestations in Treatment-Naïve Children with Chronic Hepatitis C Virus Infection by Giuseppe Indolfi, Elisa Bartolini, Biagio Olivito, Chiara Azzari, Massimo Resti

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A Strength-Based Intervention to Increase Participation in Leisure Activities in Children with Neuropsychiatric Disabilities: A Pilot Study by Anna Ullenhag, Mats Granlund, Lena Almqvist, Lena Krumlinde-Sundholm

“…The aim is to evaluate the feasibility of an intervention model with a client-centered goal-directed approach with the aim to enhance the child’s participation in leisure activities, self-efficacy, and activity performance. …”
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Psychosocial and mental health in cystic fibrosis in the modern era of care: time to evolve by Beth Smith, Tonia A Douglas, Alexandra L Quittner, Anna M Georgiopoulos, Maggie Harrigan

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Clinical Holistic Medicine: Chronic Infections and Autoimmune Diseases by Søren Ventegodt, Joav Merrick

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VALIDATING THE INTERPERSONAL MINDFULNESS IN PARENTING (IM-P) SCALE FOR PARENTS IN INDONESIA by Khairunnisa Fahira Dumbi, Carrenina Prilly Juaninda, Luh Surini Yulia Savitri

“…The study revealed that the Indonesian version of the IM-P consists of 20 items and 4 dimensions: Emotional Awareness of Self and Child, Self-Regulation in Parenting, Non-judgmental and Compassion for Child, and Non-judgmental and Compassion for Self. …”
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Clinical Holistic Medicine: Chronic Pain in the Locomotor System by Søren Ventegodt, Joav Merrick

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Children «on the side»: feeding industry on territory of Tavrida Province in late XIX–early XX centuries by V. A. Maslennikova

“…Lack of funds for food, prompted mothers to leave the child to the mercy of fate. Statistical data is stating that the foundlings grew from year to year. …”
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Profiles of women presenting for abortions in Singapore at the National University Hospital: focus on married women by Xiang Wen Gregory Pek, Wei Shan Teoh, Duoduo Wu, Kuldip Singh

“…The top two cited reason for abortions among married women were having enough children (42.0%) and the inability to afford another child (18.7%). Multivariate analysis showed that women aged >19 years and having more living children were independently associated with recurrent TOPs. …”
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The relationship of economic pressure and financial management on parenting quality in stunted children by Nurmahfuzhah Nisrina, Herawati Tin, Defina

“…Objective: This study aims to analyze the correlation of child characteristics, family characteristics, economic pressure, and financial management on parenting quality. …”
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The dawn of preventing respiratory syncytial virus lower respiratory tract infections in children by Z Dangor, S A Madhi, H Zar, D Demopoulos

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Bone Turnover Markers in Adults with Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Chao Li, Yali Cui, Wenjie Zhou, Yiduo Zhang, Xiaocui Huang, Fan Yu

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