Does Isoniazid Preventive Therapy Provide Better Treatment Outcomes in HIV-Infected Individuals in Northern Ethiopia? A Retrospective Cohort Study by Tesfay Mehari Atey, Helen Bitew, Solomon Weldegebreal Asgedom, Asrat Endrias, Derbew Fikadu Berhe

“…The follow-up CD4+ T cells for the exposed and nonexposed groups were 405.74 and 366.95 cells/mm (World Health Organization (WHO), 2017), respectively, a statistically significant finding (t1861 = −3.770, p<0.0001; Cohen’s d = 0.186). …”
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Assessing the Adherence of ChatGPT Chatbots to Public Health Guidelines for Smoking Cessation: Content Analysis by Lorien C Abroms, Artin Yousefi, Christina N Wysota, Tien-Chin Wu, David A Broniatowski

“…ObjectiveThis study aims to examine whether 3 ChatGPT chatbots—the World Health Organization’s Sarah, BeFreeGPT, and BasicGPT—provide reliable information on how to quit smoking. …”
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Knowledge of Essential Newborn Care and Associated Factors among Nurses and Midwives: A Cross-Sectional Study at Public Health Facilities in Wolaita Zone, Southern Ethiopia, 2019 by Aseb Arba, Zerihun Zana

“…In spite of its essentiality, most health-care professionals do not know and follow the World Health Organization recommendation. Therefore, this study is aimed at assessing knowledge of essential newborn care and associated factors among nurses and midwives working in maternal health case team at public health facilities of Wolaita Zone, Ethiopia, 2019. …”
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Post-COVID-19 resurgence of scabies’ cases in the Lazio Region, Italy: a new emerging public health threat? by Martina Spaziante, Alessandro Agresta, Maurizio D’Amato, Gabriella De Carli, Gilda Tonziello, Valentina Vantaggio, Giorgio Nicolò Malatesta, Enrico Girardi, Alessandra Barca, Paola Scognamiglio, Francesco Vairo

“…Abstract Scabies represents a global health issue and in 2017 was added to the World Health Organization’s list of neglected tropical diseases. …”
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Assessment of Knowledge about Obstetric Danger Signs and Associated Factors among Pregnant Women in Debre Tabor Town, Northwest Ethiopia by Mestawut Mihret, Hailegebriel Wondimu

“…Background. World Health Organization estimates that 800 women die from pregnancy or childbirth-related complications around the world every day. …”
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Diagnosis of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus with Point-of-Care Methods for Glucose versus Hospital Laboratory Method Using Isotope Dilution Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry as R... by Karl Kristensen, Anne-Marie Wangel, Anastasia Katsarou, Nael Shaat, David Simmons, Helena Fadl, Kerstin Berntorp

“…Diagnosis was based on the World Health Organization 2013 diagnostic thresholds for fasting (n=135), 1 h (n=52), and 2 h (n=135) glucose measurements. …”
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Psychometric Validation of the German Version of the Rapid Assessment of Physical Activity (RAPA): A Secondary Analysis of Cross‐Sectional Survey Data by Hannah McGowan, Rik Crutzen, Tari Topolski, Stefan Tino Kulnik

“…Abstract Background and Aims Regular physical activity holds numerous health benefits for older people, yet the majority of older people do not meet the World Health Organization's physical activity recommendations. …”
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Immunogenicity, Efficacy, and Effectiveness of Two-Dose and Shorter Schedules of Hepatitis E Vaccine: A Systematic Review by Bilal Azam, Melanie Marti, Amit Goel, Rakesh Aggarwal

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Food consumption and adherence to dietary guidelines among Jordanian children and adolescents [version 4; peer review: 1 approved, 3 approved with reservations] by Islam K. Al-Shami, Buthaina Alkhatib, Huda Al Hourani, Ayoub Al-Jawaldeh

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Urban versus rural older adults: occupational balance and quality of life comparison by Emel Pekçetin, Serkan Pekçetin, Emine Sağlamoğlu, Gamze Ekici

“…OB of the participants was evaluated with the Occupational Balance Questionnaire 11-T (OBQ 11-T) The QoL of older adults assessed by the World Health Organization Quality of Life – OLD module (WHOQOL-OLD). …”
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Development and Validation of LAMP Assays for Distinguishing MPXV Clades with Fluorescent and Colorimetric Readouts by Nazente Atceken, Sara Asghari Dilmani, Ahmed Choukri Abdullah, Mutlu Sarıkaya, Defne Yigci, Gozde Korkmaz, Savas Tasoglu

“…As of 14 August 2024, the World Health Organization (WHO) has declared it a global health emergency. …”
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Prevalence and determinants of unhealthy feeding practices among young children aged 6-23 months in five sub-Saharan African countries. by Berhan Tekeba, Tadesse Tarik Tamir, Belayneh Shetie Workneh, Mulugeta Wassie, Bewuketu Terefe, Mohammed Seid Ali, Enyew Getaneh Mekonen, Alebachew Ferede Zegeye, Gebreeyesus Abera Zeleke, Agazhe Aemro

“…<h4>Introduction</h4>Despite the World Health Organization's advice against unhealthy feeding, many low- and middle-income countries, including sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) countries, are experiencing a nutritional transition to high in sugar, unhealthy fats, salts, and processed carbohydrates for younger children. …”
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Metagenomic insights into pathogenic bacteria and antimicrobial resistance in offshore coastal sediments – An example from Gulf waters by Nazima Habibi, Saif Uddin, Hanan Al Sarawi, Ahmad Aldhameer, Montaha Behbehani, Saja Fakhraldeen, Waleed Al-Zekri, Nasreem Abdulrazzack, Farhana Zakir, Anisha Shajan

“…Other pathogens, such as Enterococcus faecium, Staphylococcus aureus, Klebsiella pneumonia, Acinetobacter baumannii, Enterobacter cloacae, and Escherichia coli, prioritised by the World Health Organization (WHO) were also recorded. The raw sequencing reads matched with 667 ARGs, 1606 plasmids, 167 integrons and 2143 insertion sequences. …”
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Beyond averages: dissecting urban-rural disparities in skilled antenatal care utilization in Bangladesh - a conway-maxwell-poisson regression analysis by Md. Muddasir Hossain Akib, Farzana Afroz, Bikash Pal

“…Doing so, it can be hoped that the required number of ANC visits (eight or more) in both types of residences in Bangladesh, recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO), will be satisfied to ensure safer motherhood.…”
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Long Term School Based Deworming against Soil-Transmitted Helminths Also Benefits the Untreated Adult Population: Results from a Community-Wide Cross Sectional Survey by Paul M. Gichuki, Gabriel Mbugua, Edwin K. Kiplelgo, Tabitha W. Irungu, Charles Mwandawiro

“…The primary control strategy for these infections is preventive chemotherapy (PC) delivered through school based deworming (SBD) programs. The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends the inclusion of other at-risk groups in the PC. …”
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Efficacy and Acceptability of Orthokeratology for Slowing Myopic Progression in Children: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Daizong Wen, Jinhai Huang, Hao Chen, Fangjun Bao, Giacomo Savini, Antonio Calossi, Haisi Chen, Xuexi Li, Qinmei Wang

“…A systematic literature retrieval was conducted in MEDLINE, EMBASE, Cochrane Library, World Health Organization International Clinical Trials Registry Platform, and ClinicalTrials.gov. …”
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The epidemiology of Hepatitis B, C and D in Germany: A scoping review. by Gyde Steffen, Ida Sperle, Siv Aina Leendertz, Navina Sarma, Sandra Beermann, Roma Thamm, Viviane Bremer, Ruth Zimmermann, Sandra Dudareva

“…To meet the world Health Organization (WHO) viral hepatitis (VH) elimination goals, a national strategy was developed by the German government in 2016. …”
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G alleria mellonella in vitro model for chromoblastomycosis shows large differences in virulence between isolates by Dongmei Shi, Zhiya Yang, Wanqing Liao, Chen Liu, Liang Zhao, Huilin Su, Xiaodong Wang, Huan Mei, Min Chen, Yinggai Song, Sybren de Hoog, Shuwen Deng

“…Abstract Background Chromoblastomycosis is the World Health Organization (WHO)-recognized fungal implantation disease that eventually leads to severe mutilation. …”
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Interventions to prevent violence against women and girls globally: a global systematic review of reviews to update the RESPECT women framework by Avni Amin, Mary Ellsberg, Chelsea Ullman, Angela Bourassa, Shikha Chandarana, Flávia Dutra

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Factors associated with multidrug-resistant organism (MDRO) mortality: an analysis from the national surveillance of multidrug-resistant organism, 2018-2022 by Sharifa Ezat WP, M Norhidayah, Muhammad Nur Amir AR

“…Abstract Introduction Antimicrobial resistance is a global issue, with the World Health Organization identifying it as one of the greatest threats to public health, with an estimated 4.95 million deaths linked to bacterial AMR in 2019. …”
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