Predictors of Noncompliance to Antihypertensive Therapy among Hypertensive Patients Ghana: Application of Health Belief Model by Yaa Obirikorang, Christian Obirikorang, Emmanuel Acheampong, Enoch Odame Anto, Daniel Gyamfi, Selorm Philip Segbefia, Michael Opoku Boateng, Dari Pascal Dapilla, Peter Kojo Brenya, Bright Amankwaa, Evans Asamoah Adu, Emmanuel Nsenbah Batu, Adjei Gyimah Akwasi, Beatrice Amoah

“…Participant who had completed tertiary education [aOR=0.27(0.17-0.43), p<0.0001] and had regular source of income [aOR=0.52(0.38-0.71), p<0.0001] were less likely to be noncompliant. …”
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ECONOMIC WELFARE AND SOCIAL WELL-BEING OF THE POPULATION OF UKRAINE IN THE POSTWAR YEARS by Natalia Riabinina

“…Ukrainian society needs attention and assistance in a difficult time for the country: raising the subsistence minimum and minimum wage, regulating pricing policy and food security, reducing unemployment and migration, strengthening the areas of education and healthcare reform, etc. The article highlights the understanding and division of socio-economic development in two directions, which is based on economic welfare (objective economic welfare, subjective economic welfare and contrived economic welfare) and social well-being (social well-being of society and social well-being of the individual), proposes a definition and analysis of the qualification features of these concepts. …”
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Family planning in Pacific Island Countries and Territories (PICTs): A scoping review. by Relmah Baritama Harrington, Nichole Harvey, Sarah Larkins, Michelle Redman-MacLaren

“…Five themes were identified: i) family planning services in the Pacific; ii) education, knowledge and attitudes; iii) geographical isolation and access; iv) socio-cultural beliefs, practices and influences; and v) potential enabling factors for improved family planning, such as appropriate family planning awareness by health care providers and services tailored to meet individual needs. …”
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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&lt;0.05). …”
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Longitudinal associations between air pollution and incident dementia as mediated by MRI-measured brain volumes in the UK Biobank by Rhiannon Thompson, Xinning Tong, Xueyi Shen, Jinjun Ran, Shengzhi Sun, Xiaoxin Iris Yao, Chen Shen

“…Associations between environmental exposures, brain volumes, and dementia cases (diagnosed post-MRI) were tested using linear and logistic regression and adjusted for age, sex, household income, ethnicity, education, smoking, and area-level deprivation. Mediation of exposure-outcome associations by plausible brain volumes (those associated with both environmental exposure and dementia outcomes) were modelled using the quasi-Bayesian Monte Carlo method (N = 34,817–39,772). …”
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Non-utilisation of postpartum services in northwestern Nigeria: analyses of trend and social determinants from 2003 to 2018 by Dyah Anantalia Widyastari, Abubakar Abbani Yakubu, Yothin Sawangdee, Pojjana Hunchangsith

“…The odds of not using postpartum services were higher for women with no education (adjusted OR (AOR): 1.27; CI: 1.03 to 1.58), those with no knowledge of contraceptives (AOR: 1.72; CI: 1.35 to 2.19), those who never used contraceptives (AOR: 1.71; CI: 1.39 to 2.09), those with parity of four or more births (AOR: 1.58; CI: 1.34 to 1.86), those in polygynous marriage (AOR: 1.16; CI: 1.03 to 1.30) and those from the poorest (AOR: 2.34; CI: 1.67 to 3.28) and poorer (AOR: 2.05; CI: 1.50 to 2.78) households. …”
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Coupons and state tobacco policy context as predictors of tobacco use among those reporting e-cigarette use in the U.S.: Findings from the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Heal... by J.H. Kingsbury, H.L. Kimmel, M.J. Parks, M.R. Creamer, C. Blanco, W.M. Compton

“…Wave 5 predictors were receipt of e-cigarette coupons, state e-cigarette tax, state tobacco policy context, flavored e-cigarette use, income, and education. Covariates were age, sex, race, state coupon policy, and Wave 5 use of tobacco other than e-cigarettes. …”
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Acquired hypothyroidism, iodine status and hearing impairment in adults: A pilot study. by Tereza Grimmichova, Ludmila Verespejova, Zuzana Urbaniova, Martin Chovanec, Martin Hill, Radovan Bilek

“…<h4>Objectives</h4>Hearing impairment can have major impacts on behavior, educational attainment, social status, and quality of life. …”
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Association Of Functional Dyspepsia With Depression; Gut-Brain Axis And Mental Health by Nadia Shams, Fareya Usmani, Hina Andaleeb, Furquana Niaz, Lubna Meraj, Nargis Munir

“…Female gender, unemployment and low educational status being possible risk factors for depression among FD patients. …”
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Enhancing coastal community participation in mangrove rehabilitation through structural equation modeling by I. Listiana, D. Ariyanto

“…Additionally, the increase in non-formal education (training and mentoring), type of work, number of family dependents, length of residence, and distance to the mangrove location are crucial factors in enhancing community involvement.…”
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Tourism planning and development: The case of Portugal’s Norte region by Ana Paula Lopes, Filomena Soares

“…The north of Portugal has a rich cultural, historical and architectural landscape heritage, including some pearls that the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation has classified over the years as World Heritage Sites. …”
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COVID-19-related stress, anxiety and vaccine hesitancy among healthcare workers in a tertiary hospital in South-Western Nigeria by Temitope Olumuyiwa Ojo, Tajudin Adesegun Adetunji, Stanley Chinedu Eneh, Baderinwa Opeyemi Akanji, Olusola Fajobi, Olanrewaju Elugbaju, Olanrewaju Ibikunle Ibigbami, Temilola Oladunmomi Owojuyigbe, Samuel Anu Olowookere, Olusegun Temitope Afolabi, Adedeji Ayodeji Onayade

“…Given their role in educating patients and community members about vaccination against infectious diseases like COVID-19, targeted interventions are needed to address hesitancy and optimize vaccine acceptance among healthcare professionals.…”
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Cross-sectional association between plasma aldosterone concentration and cognitive performance by mini-mental state examination in community dwellers by Aketilieke Nusufujiang, Mulalibieke Heizhati, Nanfang Li, Ling Yao, Wenbo Yang, Hui Wang, Mei Li, Lin Gan, Adalaiti Maitituersun, Miaomiao Liu, Qiaolifanayi Nuermaimaiti, Li Cai, Xiayire Aierken, Xiufang Li, Qin Luo, Jing Hong

“…Subgroup analyses also were performed by age, gender, BMI, living region, ethnicity and education attainment status.Results27,707 subjects were included, of whom, 12,862 were apparently healthy and 14,845 had disease. …”
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Risk Factors of Hypertension among Diabetic Patients from Yaoundé Central Hospital and Etoug-Ebe Baptist Health Centre, Cameroon by Beryl Kemche, Brice Ulrich Saha Foudjo, Elie Fokou

“…However, age above 40 years had a negative effect among Christian, less educated diabetics, people having diabetes for more than 9 years, and those on medical treatment (5.556≤specific OR≤10.278). …”
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Measurement tools and indicators for assessing nurturing care for early childhood development: A scoping review. by Joshua Jeong, Lilia Bliznashka, Eileen Sullivan, Elizabeth Hentschel, Youngkwang Jeon, Kathleen L Strong, Bernadette Daelmans

“…., stimulation practices, early childhood education), health (e.g., birth outcomes, morbidity), responsive caregiving (e.g., parental responsivity, parent-child interactions), and safety and security (e.g., discipline, inadequate supervision). …”
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Increasing the uptake of long-acting reversible contraception in general practice: the Australian Contraceptive ChOice pRoject (ACCORd) cluster randomised controlled trial longitud... by Danielle Mazza, Angela Taft, Kevin McGeechan, Kathleen Mcnamee, Natalie Amos, Kirsten I Black, Cathy J Watson, Marion Haas, Jeffrey F Peipert, Jayne Lucke

“…Introduction Through addressing main barriers to the uptake of long-acting reversible contraceptives (LARCs) among Australian women, the Australian Contraceptive ChOice pRoject (ACCORd) trialled an educational intervention targeting general practitioners (GPs) and provided those in the intervention group with a rapid referral service for quick insertion. …”
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Postpartum depression in Gujarat, India: Associations with social support, breastfeeding attitudes, and self-efficacy by Bhumika Surati, M Yogesh, Raza Munshi, Roshni Vamja

“…Results: The prevalence of PPD in the study population was 50.1% (n = 202), with 28.8% (n = 116) experiencing mild depression, 16.6% (n = 67) moderate depression, and 4.7% (n = 19) severe depression. Lower educational level (n = 120, 29.8%; AOR: 1.72, 95% CI: 1.04–2.85), lower socioeconomic status (n = 242, 60%; AOR: 1.84, 95% CI: 1.12–3.02), non-exclusive breastfeeding (n = 167, 41.4%; AOR: 1.68, 95% CI: 1.11–2.54), low social support (n = 101, 25.1%; AOR: 2.51, 95% CI: 1.57–4.02), and a history of depression (n = 93, 23.1%; AOR: 2.94, 95% CI: 1.82–4.75) were significantly associated with higher odds of PPD in the multivariate analysis. …”
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Rationale and design of APOLLO: a personalized rehAbilitation PrOgram in aLLOgeneic bone marrow transplantation by Edith Pituskin, Stephen Foulkes, Rachel J. Skow, Thomas McMurtry, Calvin Kruger, Janet E. Bates, Daena Lamoureux, Joseph Brandwein, Elena Lieuw, Cynthia Wu, Nancy Zhu, Peng Wang, Daniel Sawler, Minakshi Taparia, Marlene Hamilton, Tiffany Comfort-Riddle, Tara Meyer, Gabor T. Gyenes, Ian Paterson, Carla M. Prado, Mark J. Haykowsky, Justin G. Greiner, Margaret L. McNeely, Puneeta Tandon, Richard B. Thompson

“…Well-established multi-disciplinary care models such as cardiac rehabilitation offer holistic care including exercise training, nursing support, physical/occupational therapy, psychosocial support and nutritional education. HSCT patients may be excluded from conventional outpatient physical rehabilitation programs due to prolonged pancytopenia and frequent hospital admissions. …”
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Strengthening mycology research through coordinated access to microbial culture collection strains by D. Smith, A. Kermode, G. Cafà, A. G. Buddie, T. S. Caine, M. J. Ryan

“…Abstract Well-managed genetic resources and associated metadata are essential to underpin research addressing the challenges to food security, healthcare, climate change, biodiversity, environment, education and our bio-based economy. Culture collections have supported microbiology research for over 100 years, whether they are collections belonging to individual scientists or institutional repositories. …”
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Evaluation of physicians&apos; screening practices and knowledge levels regarding atrial fibrillation in patients over 65 years of age: A prospective study by Emre Bulbul, Erhan Simsek, Muhammet Kizmaz

“…These findings emphasize the need for ongoing education and targeted training to improve AF detection and management in primary care and potentially reduce the burden of AF-related complications. …”
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