The nature of self-medication in Uganda: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Danladi Makeri, Priscilla Peter Dilli, Theophilus Pius, Naheem Adekilekun Tijani, Abdullateef Afolabi Opeyemi, Kadai Alhaji Lawan, Shango Patience Emmanuel Jakheng, Reagan Muhwezi, Ambrose Shabohurira, Ibe Michael Usman, Ezera Agwu

“…Results A total of 9113 participants were represented across different demographics and regions of Uganda. Our analysis revealed a 55.63% (95%CI [40.40; 70.66] pooled prevalence of self-medication in Uganda. …”
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Comparing Efficacies of Biopsy and Rapid Urease Testing for H. Pylori at a Single Institution by Kathleen Hill, Aiden V. Ohning, Jonathan P. Mallory, Stella Self, Christine M. G. Schammel, Jenny Meredith, John Reddic, Patrick Kent, Jenny B. Knight

“…For the study, 200 patients (100 H. pylori + and 100 H. pylori -) from a single institution that underwent gastric biopsies were selected and retrospectively evaluated for H. pylori status. Demographics and clinicopathologic data were collected, including diagnostic tests performed, treatment, and outcomes. …”
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Virtual bronchoscopic navigation and guided radial endobronchial ultrasound for peripheral pulmonary lesions: harmonizing modalities to optimize accuracy by Parul Mrigpuri, Sidharth Raj Yadav, Divyendu Sharma, Sonam Spalgais, Vidushi Rathi, Nitin Goel, Balakrishnan Menon, Raj Kumar

“…The study included nine patients who underwent VBN-guided R-EBUS biopsy sampling. Patient demographics, lesion characteristics, and procedural outcomes were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. …”
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Colonic Abnormalities in Manitoban Children with Helicobacter pylori Gastritis by Upama Banik, Camelia Stefanovici, Jennifer Griffin, Wael El-Matary

“…Children with H. pylori gastritis who had colonoscopy were identified. Patients’ demographics, indications for colonoscopy, laboratory and endoscopic findings, and colonic histopathological abnormalities were documented. …”
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Impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on treatment-seeking college students by Natalie R. Pottschmidt, Rebecca A. Janis, Brett E. Scofield, Alaina L. Cummins, Dever M. Carney, Katherine A. Davis, J. Ryan Kilcullen, Hongjun (Michael) Tan, Louis G. Castonguay, Benjamin D. Locke

“…Second, for students seeking counseling after COVID-19 onset, reported negative impacts of the pandemic across life areas are presented, along with their associations with psychological symptoms, demographics, and reasons for seeking treatment. Students who reported a negative impact of COVID-19 on their mental health were more likely to present with increased baseline symptom distress. …”
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A Research to Determine Environmental Approaches of University Students: Manisa Celal Bayar University Case by Tülin Çetin, Mustafa Erkan Turan, Pınar Aytekin, Mehmet Ali Yurdusev

“…From the scale used, four factors called ”supremacy of humanity“, ”environmental disaster”, “supremacy of nature“, “technological superiority” were obtained and then several hypotheses have been developed to analyze the differences in terms of demographical properties of the respondents with respect to the factors mentioned. …”
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International Burden of Chronic Kidney Disease and Secondary Hyperparathyroidism: A Systematic Review of the Literature and Available Data by Elizabeth Hedgeman, Loren Lipworth, Kimberly Lowe, Rajiv Saran, Thy Do, Jon Fryzek

“…Reported incidence and prevalence estimates across the individual nations were variable, likely reflecting differing population demographics, risk factors, etiologies, and availability of treatment through all stages of CKD.…”
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Use of Procalcitonin to Guide Discontinuation of Antimicrobial Therapy in Patients with Persistent Intra-Abdominal Collections: A Case Series by Gabriel Motoa, Amy Pate, Carlos Franco-Paredes, Daniel B. Chastain, Andrés F. Henao-Martínez, Leila Hojat

“…A retrospective analysis of patients with IAA who had PCT levels available to review was performed in a tertiary academic teaching institution in the United States between 2017 and 2018. Demographics, clinical characteristics, and outcomes were obtained from the medical records. …”
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Evaluating the Effectiveness of Primary Care Health Checks at Assessing Cardiovascular Risks among Ethnic Minorities in the UK: A Systematic Review by Aleesha Karia, Reza Zamani, Tanimola Martins, Abdal Zafar, Ava Zamani

“…Methods: Seven studies identified patient demographics of NHSHC attendees using the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic And Meta Analysis-Diagnostic Test Accuracy (PRISMA-DTA) guidelines and accessing Ovid (MEDLINE), PubMed and Web of Science databases. …”
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Persistent Nasal Skin Lesions in Pemphigus Patients and the Role of Methotrexate in Treatment: A Case Series Study by Mohamad Reza Kavyani, Maryam Daneshpazhooh, Sama Heidari, Navid Namakizadeh Esfahani, Sarina Ahmadian, Arghavan Azizpour, Kamran Balighi

“…Methods: Data regarding patient demographics, disease type and severity, nasal lesion characteristics, and treatment response was obtained from medical records and direct communication with patients between 2019 and 2023. …”
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Abnormal dynamic functional networks during pain-free periods: Resting-state co-activation pattern analysis in primary dysmenorrhea by Huiping Liu, Xing Su, Meiling Shang, Ling Ma, Weixian Bai, Hui Wang, Lu Quan, Youjun Li, Zigang Huang, Jiaxi He, Wanghuan Dun, Yuchen Zhang

“…Using the co-activation pattern (CAP) method, we investigated the dynamic network characteristics of brain functional networks and their relationship with pain-related emotions in a sample of 59 women with PDM and 57 demographically matched healthy controls (HCs) during the pain-free periovulation phase. …”
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Clinical profile and risk factors for respiratory failure in children with Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection by Yanfei Wang, Limin Huang, Junjie Qian, Kelei Deng, Zihao Yang, Zhenjie Chen, Wei Li, Linhua Tan

“…A comprehensive dataset of patient demographics, clinical symptoms, and laboratory findings was initially assembled. …”
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Perceptions of complementary, alternative, and integrative medicine: Insights from a large-scale international cross-sectional survey of surgery researchers and clinicians by Jeremy Y. Ng, Brenda X. Lin, Holger Cramer

“…The survey included questions about demographics and CAIM perceptions. Results: The survey received 599 responses, with most identifying as both researchers and clinicians (n = 331, 55.3 %). …”
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Short-Term Efficacy of Exclusive Enteral Nutrition in Pediatric Crohn’s Disease: Practice in China by Youyou Luo, Jindan Yu, Hong Zhao, Jingan Lou, Feibo Chen, Kerong Peng, Jie Chen

“…Patients who were followed up for more than 2 months with mild to moderate disease were included. Basic demographics, history, physical examination, the pediatric Crohn disease activity index (PCDAI), laboratory findings, endoscopic findings, and adverse effects were recorded. …”
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The Use of a Novel Quantitative Marker of Echogenicity of Pleural Fluid in Parapneumonic Pleural Effusions by Charalampos Varsamas, Alexandros Kalkanis, Konstantinos I. Gourgoulianis, Foteini Malli

“…Thoracentesis was performed in all patients. Demographics, laboratory measurements, and clinical data were collected prospectively and recorded in all subjects. …”
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Transcriptome-proteome integration analysis identifies elevated expression of LARP7 promoting the tumorigenesis and development of gastrointestinal stromal tumors by Heng Zheng, Yong Pan

“…The expression distribution was compared across various demographics and clinical groups. The relationship between gene expression and cytokine pathway activation was assessed via CytoSig. …”
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Pneumothorax in Mechanically Ventilated Patients with COVID-19 Infection by Raziye Ecem Akdogan, Turab Mohammed, Asma Syeda, Nasheena Jiwa, Omar Ibrahim, Rahul Mutneja

“…Consecutive cases of intubated patients in the intensive care unit with the diagnosis of COVID-19 pneumonia and pneumothorax were included. Data on their demographics, preexisting risk factors, laboratory workup, imaging findings, treatment, and survival were collected retrospectively between March and July 2020. …”
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Improving the predictive capability of Framingham Risk Score for the risk of myocardial infarction based on coronary artery calcium score in healthy Singaporeans by Ching Yee Ivory Yeo, John Carson Jr Allen, Weiting Huang, Wei Ying Tan, Siew Ching Kong, Khung Keong Yeo

“…Recent changes in patient demographics and risk factors have undermined the accuracy of SG FRS, and the rising popularity of wearable health metrics has led to new data types with the potential to improve risk prediction. …”
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Parental Reactions to Children’s Negative Emotions in France and the United States: Links to Preschoolers’ Socioemotional Outcomes by Kathryn Li, Claire Hofer, Aya I. Williams, Qing Zhou

“…We examined (1) cultural group variations in PRCNEs, and (2) the relations between PRCNE and children’s socioemotional outcomes. Controlling for demographics, French parents endorsed more non-supportive PRCNE than U.S. parents. …”
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Cerebral venous thrombosis and depression: a scoping review by Feras M. Almarshad, Dushad Ram

“…This review covered demographics, clinical characteristics, structural involvement, and outcomes. …”
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