Condom use among women of reproductive age (18–49 years) in Puerto Rico during the 2016 Zika virus outbreak: secondary analysis of data from a cross-sectional, population-based, ce... by Carrie K Shapiro-Mendoza, Margaret Christine Snead, Karen T Chang, Ruby A Serrano Rodriguez, Connie Bish, Sascha R Ellington

“…We estimated the prevalence of condom use and associated factors among women at risk for unintended pregnancy in Puerto Rico during the 2016 ZIKV outbreak.Design Secondary analysis of a cross-sectional, population-based, cell-phone survey.Setting and participants Women, 18–49 years, living in Puerto Rico during July–November 2016. We limited our analytical sample (n=1840) to women at risk for unintended pregnancy, defined as those who were sexually active with a man in the last 3 months and did not report menopause, hysterectomy, current pregnancy or desiring pregnancy.Outcome measures We estimated the weighted prevalence of any condom use among women at risk for unintended pregnancy. …”
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Assessment of Technology Readiness in Norwegian Older Adults With Long-Term Health Conditions Receiving Home Care Services: Cross-Sectional Questionnaire Study by Sverre Bergh, Jūratė Šaltytė Benth, Lisbeth Dyrendal Høgset, Britt Rydjord, Lars Kayser

“…The participants completed the Readiness and Enablement Index for Health Technology (READHY) instrument, assessments of well-being (World Health Organization-Five Well-Being Index [WHO-5]), and assessments of demographic and clinical variables (sex, age, education, living situation, comorbidity, use of digital devices, and use of IT). …”
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The Association Between Body Composition, Overall Survival, Treatment Decisions, and Patient‐Reported Outcomes in Metastatic Non‐Small‐Cell Lung Cancer by Adriana M. Coletta, Hyejung Lee, Sonam Puri, Sinead Culleton, Matthew F. Covington, Jeffrey T. Yap, Kelsey E. Maslana, Benjamin Haaland, Wallace Akerley

“…ABSTRACT Introduction The purpose of this study was to evaluate the association between body composition, overall survival, odds of receiving treatment, and patient‐reported outcomes (PROs) in individuals living with metastatic non‐small‐cell lung cancer (mNSCLC). …”
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Clinical report of Mediterranean fever in a child in Ukraine – Don’t miss it! by К.Y. Pashenko, Т.V. Frolova, Y.V. Кarpushenko, G.R. Muratov, О.М. Savvo, Т.О. Khalturina, О.М. Ashcheulov

“…This disease is more common in people of Mediterranean or Middle Eastern descent, but can occur in any ethnic group, including those living European countries. FMF has typical clinical symptoms. …”
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The Impact of Dermal Characteristics on Low-Level Laser Power Measurement in Postmortem Zoological Species by Faith Ramsey, Michelle Borsdorf, John Ladner, Anne White, Tara M. Harrison

“…Additional studies evaluating biologically active tissues would be needed as a next step, as photobiomodulation has an effect at the cellular level and the exact amount of medical benefit is not measurable in skin samples that are separate from a living organism.…”
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Are breast cancer patients with low distress at diagnosis at risk of psychological symptoms later in their disease trajectory? Considerations for when to screen for distress by Rikke Langballe, Birgitte Mertz, Niels Kroman, Thomas Maltesen, Susanne Rosthøj, Pernille Envold Bidstrup

“…Adjusted for baseline treatment modalities and sociodemographic characteristics, women having low social support (odds ratio [OR]: 2.90; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.07–7.87) or living with a partner (OR: 3.18; 95% CI: 1.38–7.34) were more likely to experience persistent mild anxiety. …”
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Actors influencing cancer-related fatigue and the construction of a risk prediction model in lung cancer patients by Mei-Ning Zhang, Yi-Chen Zhou, Zhu Zeng, Cun-Liang Zeng, Bo-Tao Hou, Gui-Rong Wu, Qiao Jiao, Dai-Yuan Ma

“…A CRF risk prediction model was then established, with its predictive performance and calibration evaluated using ROC curves.FindingsThe results of multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that gender, age, education level, living status, daily exercise, clinical stage, course of disease, treatment mode, chronic disease, BMI, hemoglobin, serum albumin, blood glucose, potassium concentration, magnesium concentration, PSQI score and HAD score were the influencing factors of CRF in lung cancer patients (P<0.05). …”
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The Evaluation of Change in Psychosocial Risk With Caregivers of Children With Chronic Kidney Disease: A Short-term Longitudinal Mixed-Methods Study by Caroline C. Piotrowski, Kira Kudar, Julie Strong, Ashley Giesbrecht, Anne Kazak, Katerina Pappas, Gina Rempel, Aviva Goldberg

“…Little is known about how these families managed this unexpected adversity in their lives. Objective: To evaluate change in psychosocial risk for families of young people with CKD during the COVID-19 pandemic health emergency from the perspective of caregivers. …”
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Identifying the Factors That Drive Health Service Utilization Among Healthy and Non‐Healthy Agers in a Sample of Older Ethiopians: A Cross‐Sectional Study by Amare Belachew, Nicolas Cherbuin, Nasser Bagheri, Richard Burns

“…Conversely, residing in rented housing (RR = 0.78; 95% CI: 0.62–0.98) and living greater than 30 min from a healthcare facility (RR = 0.62; 95% CI: 0.54–0.71) decreased health service utilization. …”
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Water hyacinth [Eichhornia Crassipes (Mart.)] invasion: implications for livelihoods in the central Rift Valley of Ethiopia by Assefa Gudina, Dagne Getachew Woldemedhin, Aseffa Seyoum, Feyera Senbeta, Engdawork Assefa, Afework Alemayehu

“…The result of difference-in-differences shows a decline in the total annual income by 823 ETB, income from crop production by 329 ETB per year, and income from off-farm activities by 6,952 ETB per year for those living adjacent to the invaded lakes. Although the impact varies according to the intensity of the water hyacinth infestation, it adversely affects rural livelihoods by reducing crop yields and returns from off-farm activities. …”
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Factors influencing malnutrition among adolescent girls in The Gambia: a mixed-methods exploratory study by Haddy Jallow-Badjan, Tanefa A. Apekey, Maria J. Maynard

“…The anthropometric measures reflected the double burden of malnutrition in The Gambia, with the presence of stunting (41%), underweight (31%), and living with overweight or obesity (10%). A higher proportion of participants were underweight in rural compared to urban settings (50% vs 12.5% respectively, p = 0.03). …”
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Expectation and Satisfaction with Nursing Care among Hypertensives Receiving Care at a Resource-Constrained Hospital in Ghana by Kennedy Dodam Konlan, Mavis Armah-Mensah, Rita Aryee, Theresa Akua Appiah

“…In this qualitative study, a phenomenological approach was used to gather data about the lived experiences of patients with hypertension about nursing care. …”
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Effect of "Tong Du Tiao Shen" Acupuncture Therapy Combined with Rehabilitation Training on the Recovery of Lower Limb Motor Function after Ischemic Stroke by ZHANG Junyu, HAN Wei, JIN Zikai, YANG Kun, HE Chenggong, DAI Fei

“…It indicated that the lower limb function, balance function, activity of daily living ability and walking function were improved in the two groups after treatment, and the degree of improvement in the observation group was better than that in the control group. …”
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Shared decision-making in type 2 diabetes: a systematic review of patients’ preferences and healthcare providers’ perspectives by Maryam Peimani, Anita L. Stewart, Gholamreza Garmaroudi, Ensieh Nasli-Esfahani

“…Conclusion Although SDM is important for most patients living with diabetes, the evidence from included studies suggest that providers in diabetes practice do not universally express positive views towards SDM. …”
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Experiencia de vida colectiva de jóvenes y enseñanza social de la iglesia: mirada psicosocial by Ángela María Zapata, Felix Rafael Berrout

“…The findings showed that, although youth groups and movements have played an important role in the transformations of poverty in the territory from the individual and collective experience of faith in works, the reflexivity and critical approach to the causes of social and economic inequality living has been minimized by endogenous ecclesial actions that have been consolidating with greater force, religious practices and not the social teaching releasing.…”
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Des bidonvilles aux sites de relogement à Témara : la quête d’une identité urbaine légitime by Aziz Benkorti

“…The second part of the article highlights the precarious living conditions for a large proportion of ex-bidonvillians. …”
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A conceptual model for advanced/metastatic gastric or gastroesophageal junction cancer: a review of qualitative studies and results from patient interviews by France Ginchereau Sowell, Thom de Milliano, Keri J. S. Brady, Ginamarie Foglia, Medha Sasane, Samira Bensfia, Matthew Reaney

“…Conclusions The conceptual model provides valuable data on signs/symptoms and impacts of aGC/GEJC affecting patients’ lives. This can guide the clinical outcome assessment strategy for the development of innovative treatments more comprehensively than input from physicians alone, to ensure treatments improve both patients’ survival and HRQoL. …”
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Consistent Condom Use and Associated Factors among HIV-Positive Clients on Antiretroviral Therapy in North West Ethiopian Health Center, 2016 GC by Mohammed Seid Ali, Eleni Tesfaye Tegegne, Mekibib Kassa Tesemma, Kaleab Tesfaye Tegegne

“…Inconsistent use of condom by People Living with Human Immune Deficiency Virus or Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome on Antiretroviral Therapy will lead to further worsening the Human Immune Deficiency Virus infection epidemic and reinfection with new drug resistant viral strains. …”
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Application of organoids in drug screening of gynecological malignant tumors by JIANG Yuanyuan, WEI Wenfei, WU Jingya, LI Huawen

“…Gynecologic malignant tumors are among the leading diseases threatening women’s lives and health, with the highest morbidity and mortality rates among all female diseases. …”
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Integrating Infant Safe Sleep and Breastfeeding Education Into an App in a Novel Approach to Reaching High-Risk Populations: Prospective Observational Study by Tamar Krishnamurti, Rachel Moon, Rudolph Richichi, Rachel Berger

“…Pregnant persons were designated as high risk if they lived in the 5% of zip codes in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania with the highest rates of SUID in the county. …”
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