Views of nurses and other healthcare workers on interventions to reduce disrespectful maternity care in rural health facilities in Kilifi and Kisii counties, Kenya: analysis of a q... by Marleen Temmerman, Adelaide M Lusambili, Jerim Obure, Stefania Wisofschi, Lucy Nyaga, Kennedy Mulama

“…These include continuous training on the components of respectful maternity care through mentorships, seminars and organised training; gender-responsive services and workspaces; improved staffing levels; and adequate equipment and supplies for care.Conclusions These findings demonstrate some of the solutions, from the perspectives of healthcare workers, that could be implemented to improve the care that women receive during pregnancy, labour and delivery. …”
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Natural Language Processing and Social Determinants of Health in Mental Health Research: AI-Assisted Scoping Review by Dmitry A Scherbakov, Nina C Hubig, Leslie A Lenert, Alexander V Alekseyenko, Jihad S Obeid

“…Traditional demographic variables, such as age (n=877, 56.5%) and gender (n=760, 49%), were commonly extracted, while SDOH factors were less frequently reported, with urban or rural status being the most used (n=19, 1.2%). …”
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Validation of the Food Safe Zone questionnaire for families of individuals with Prader-Willi syndrome by Elisabeth M. Dykens, Elizabeth Roof, Hailee Hunt-Hawkins, Theresa V. Strong

“…Convergent validity analyses revealed that parents implemented FSZ strategies in response to the severity of their child’s hyperphagia, and not their child’s age, gender or PWS genetic subtype. Conclusions The psychometrically sound FSZ holds promise for future research, especially on the effects of food safety tactics on family members. …”
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Policies, programmes and research on adolescent and youth sexual and reproductive health in South Sudan: a systematic scoping review by Neha S Singh, Jessica Crawford, Chirrilo Madut, Chol Bak, Zack Wol

“…The results were largely focused on the experiences of adolescent girls and young women and the sociocultural norms and economic challenges that contribute to their lack of access to SRH services and increased risk of experiencing various forms of gender-based violence. Vulnerable populations were excluded from research, policies and programmes, including very young adolescents, LGBTQ youth and youth with disabilities.Conclusions Quality research has been done on AYSRH in South Sudan; however, there are many key areas that have not been addressed such as maternal mortality and morbidities, safe abortion and tailored interventions for specific subgroups. …”
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The use of urinary kidney injury molecule-1 and neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin for diagnosis of hepato-renal syndrome in advanced cirrhotic patients by Mohamed Adel Abd Elaziz, Asmaa Mustafa Gouda Elewa, Dina Zaki Mohamed Zaki Abdel Hamid, Nohier Essam Soliman Ahmed Hassan, Éva Csongrádi, Emad Hamdy Hamouda Mohammed, Mohammed Abdel Gawad

“…Only the urinary KIM-1 showed a statistically significant difference between both groups in the multivariate logistic regression analysis adjusted for gender, serum bilirubin, serum albumin, INR, serum K, AST and ALT levels.Conclusion In conclusion, our study aligns with prior research, as seen in the consistent findings regarding Urinary NGAL elevation in cirrhotic patients with AKI. …”
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Cancer odds among Ohio firefighters: data from the Ohio Cancer Incidence Surveillance System (OCISS) 1996–2019 by Robert Hood, Olorunfemi Adetona, Susan Elizabeth Olivo-Marston, Shashank Singh

“…Models were adjusted for gender, race, age at cancer diagnosis and year of cancer diagnosis.Results Among the 906 164 cancer cases, 3397 were firefighters and 3341 were police. …”
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Model for End-Stage Liver Disease Score Predicts the Mortality of Patients with Coronary Heart Disease Who Underwent Percutaneous Coronary Intervention by You Chen, Min Han, Ying-Ying Zheng, Feng Zhu, Aikebai Aisan, Tunike Maheshati, Yi-Tong Ma, Xiang Xie

“…After adjusting the age, gender, smoking, drinking status, and diabetes by a multivariable Cox regression analysis, MELD remains independently associated with ACM (HR:1.57, 95%CI 1.052–2.354, p=0.027) and CM (HR:1.434, 95% CI 1.003–2.050, p=0.048). …”
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Reliability, Objectivity, Validity and Reference Levels of the Austrian Balance Check (ABC)—A Novel Balance Field Test for Children, Adolescents and Young Adults to Assess Static B... by Gerald Jarnig, Reinhold Kerbl, Mireille N. M. van Poppel

“…To develop an effective field test to assess static balance with minimal cost, little spatial requirement and short testing time, a cross-sectional pilot study was conducted in three different school types (primary school, secondary school, and high school) and the reliability, objectivity and validity of the novel Austrian Balance Check (ABC) were assessed, with the generation of age- and gender-specific reference values. Tests were carried out with participants from regular school classes (RSC) and elite sports school classes (ESC). …”
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Evaluation of IL-29 in Euthyroid Patients with Graves’ Orbitopathy: A Preliminary Study by Bogusz Falkowski, Ewelina Szczepanek-Parulska, Nadia Sawicka-Gutaj, Aleksandra Krygier, Marek Ruchala

“…Thirty-one euthyroid patients with Graves’ disease and with active GO [clinical activity score CAS≥3/7], seventeen euthyroid patients with GD but without GO, and seventy-two healthy control subjects (CS) matched for age and gender were enrolled in the study. The following parameters were evaluated in every participant: thyroid-related hormones and autoantibodies and inflammatory markers (white blood cells, hsCRP). …”
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Public knowledge, attitudes, practices, and barriers to skin cancer screening in the United Arab Emirates. by Anan S Jarab, Walid Al-Qerem, Karem H Alzoubi, Mariam Al Mohammad, Shrouq R Abu Heshmeh, Yazid N Al Hamarneh, Tareq Mukattash, Maher Khdour

“…Older age (OR = 0.985, 95%CI: 0.971-0.998) and lack of health insurance (OR = 0.478, 95%CI: 0.301-0.758) were associated with lower screening practices. Female gender (OR = 1.833, 95%CI: 1.361-2.469), being married (OR = 1.415, 95%CI: 1.006-1.992), being a non-smoker (OR = 1.568, 95%CI: 1.045-2.352) or a former smoker (OR = 2.555, 95% CI: 1.082-6.034), and more favourable attitudes (OR = 1.071, 95%CI: 1.044-1.096) were associated with higher screening practices.…”
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Changes in primary healthcare workforce burnout during and after the termination of COVID-19 emergency response: A one-and-half-year observational study by Xueji Wu, Huihong Ruan, Xiaoying Feng, Chaojun Xie, Ronald R. O’Donnell, Zhoubin Zhang

“…No significant differences in demographics, including age, gender, education attainment, work experience, or seniority level were observed. …”
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Charming e-cigarette users with distorted science: a survey examining social media platform use, nicotine-related misinformation and attitudes towards the tobacco industry by Elexis C Kierstead, Barbara Schillo, Jodie Briggs, Nathan A Silver

“…Ordinal logistic regression with robust standard errors controlling for gender, race/ethnicity, education, current e-cigarette use and age was used to examine relationships between variables.Results Twitter use was associated with higher odds of recall (OR=1.21, 95% CI=1.01 to 1.44) and belief (OR=1.26, 95% CI=1.04 to 1.52) in COVID-19-specific distorted science. …”
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Relationship between CYP2C19 Polymorphism and Clopidogrel Resistance in Patients with Coronary Heart Disease and Ischemic Stroke in China by Rong Chang, Wenqin Zhou, Yi Ye, Xiaofei Zhang, Yanmin Liu, Jinchun Wu

“…For the Han population, the differences in age, glycosylated hemoglobin, activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT), gender, aspirin resistance, and diabetes were significant between the CR and non-CR groups. …”
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Triglyceride Glucose Index Was a Predictor of 6-Month Readmission Caused by Pulmonary Infection of Heart Failure Patients by Licheng Shi, Jianan Liu, Xuanfeng Zhu, Tiantian Li, Jingli Wen, Xinyu Wang, Xu Qi

“…The association was consistent across gender and diabetes group. Conclusion. A lower TyG index independently increased the risk of 6-month readmission in HF patients, which could be a prognostic factor in heart failure.…”
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Environmental Pollutants as Emerging Concerns for Cardiac Diseases: A Review on Their Impacts on Cardiac Health by Vinay Kumar, Hemavathy S, Lohith Kumar Dasarahally Huligowda, Mridul Umesh, Pritha Chakraborty, Basheer Thazeem, Anand Prakash Singh

“…Monitoring and risk assessment play a crucial role in identifying vulnerable populations and assessing pollutant impacts, considering factors like age, gender, socioeconomic status, and lifestyle disorders. …”
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Hypnotics' association with mortality or cancer: a matched cohort study by Daniel F Kripke, Lawrence E Kline, Robert D Langer

“…This study extends previous reports associating hypnotics with excess mortality.Setting A large integrated health system in the USA.Design Longitudinal electronic medical records were extracted for a one-to-two matched cohort survival analysis.Subjects Subjects (mean age 54 years) were 10 529 patients who received hypnotic prescriptions and 23 676 matched controls with no hypnotic prescriptions, followed for an average of 2.5 years between January 2002 and January 2007.Main outcome measures Data were adjusted for age, gender, smoking, body mass index, ethnicity, marital status, alcohol use and prior cancer. …”
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Factors influencing emotional driving: examining the impact of arousal on the interplay between age, personality, and driving behaviors by Zhegong Shangguan, Xiao Han, Younesse El Mrhasli, Nengchao Lyu, Adriana Tapus

“…However, In the study of emotional driving, research often focuses on the impact of single factors such as age, gender, and personality, while the interplay between these multiple factors is a challenge. …”
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Climate change impacts, adaptation and mitigation in the agricultural sector by Imelda ., R. Hidayat

“…Farmers' ability to adapt is greatly influenced by factors such as gender, education, and access to resources. It is important to consider that while adapting and mitigating climate change may involve temporary drawbacks like decreased productivity and initial financial burdens, the long-term advantages for small-scale farmers are substantial, including improved well-being and increased resilience. …”
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Determinants of Under-Five Child Mortality in Ethiopia: Analysis Using Ethiopian Demographic Health Survey, 2016 by Addisalem Tebeje Zewudie, Abebaw Addis Gelagay, Engidaw Fentahun Enyew

“…The U5CM for being a rural resident (AOR=1.802, 95% CI: 1.251, 2.595), not breastfeeding (AOR=2.956, 95% CI: 2.490, 3.511), having multiple birth (AOR=4.755, 95% CI: 3.440, 6.572), male gender (AOR=1.363, 95% CI: 1.153, 1.612), having first birth order (AOR=1.592, 95% CI: 1.275, 1.992), and having family size six and above (AOR=2.187, 95% CI: 1.769, 2.707). …”
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Prior Appendectomy and the Onset and Course of Crohn’s Disease in Chinese Patients by Dafan Chen, Jing Ma, Qiwen Ben, Lungen Lu, Xinjian Wan

“…A retrospective case-control study was performed to compare prior appendectomy rate between CD patients and age- and gender-matched controls at two Chinese hospitals. …”
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