Investigation of Storage and Retrieval of Records At Kisoro District Local Government. by Arinda, Rodgers

“…The findings revealed a higher representation of male respondents (59%) compared to female respondents (41%), with the majority (50%) having completed a diploma level of education. …”
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A Mathematical Model for the Transimission Dynamics of Malaria in Western Uganda: A Case Study of Kabale District. by Ayebare, Docus

“…Malaria persists as one of the most widespread and deadly human infections globally, caused by the Plasmodium parasite and transmitted by female Anopheles mosquitoes during blood feeding. …”
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Opportunity Recognition Competence of Women Entrepreneurs and Its Effect on Performance of Women Owned Enterprises in Uganda. by Murezi, Caroline Masiko, Agaba, Moses, Kikawa, Richard Cliff, Kaaya, Siraje

“…This study sought to provide deeper insights on opportunity recognition as a competence that influences the performance of female-led/owned enterprises. It concentrates on women’s ability to recognize entrepreneurial opportunities, and how this impact on the performance of women-owned/led enterprises. …”
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Assessing the Impact of Stone Quarrying on Vegetation Cover in Kiyoora Kabale District. by Abaho, Amos

“…Findings indicated a significant representation of female respondents and identified 30 shrubs and small tree species, 10 grass and herbaceous plant species, and 20 pioneer species in the area. …”
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Risk factors for thromboembolic and bleeding events in anticoagulated patients with atrial fibrillation: the prospective, multicentre observational PREvention oF thromboembolic eve... by Raffaele De Caterina, Kurt Huber, Richard Schilling, Miklos Rohla, Thomas W Weiss, Ladislav Pecen, Giuseppe Patti, Jolanta M Siller-Matula, Renate B Schnabel, Dipak Kotecha, Markus Lucerna, Paulus Kirchhof

“…Objectives We identified factors associated with thromboembolic and bleeding events in two contemporary cohorts of anticoagulated patients with atrial fibrillation (AF), treated with either vitamin K antagonists (VKA) or non-VKA oral anticoagulants (NOACs).Design Prospective, multicentre observational study.Setting 461 centres in seven European countries.Participants 5310 patients receiving a VKA (PREvention oF thromboembolic events - European Registry in Atrial Fibrillation (PREFER in AF), derivation cohort) and 3156 patients receiving a NOAC (PREFER in AF Prolongation, validation cohort) for stroke prevention in AF.Outcome measures Risk factors for thromboembolic events (ischaemic stroke, systemic embolism) and major bleeding (gastrointestinal bleeding, intracerebral haemorrhage and other life-threatening bleeding).Results The mean age of patients enrolled in the PREFER in AF registry was 72±10 years, 40% were female and the mean CHA2DS2-VASc Score was 3.5±1.7. …”
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A national population-based study of mortality and risk factors in COVID-19-hospitalized patients in Spain (2020–2021) by José-Manuel Ramos-Rincón, José-Manuel Ramos-Rincón, José Sánchez-Paya, Pilar González-De-La-Aleja, Juan-Carlos Rodríguez-Díaz, Juan-Carlos Rodríguez-Díaz, Esperanza Merino, Esperanza Merino

“…The risk factors for IHM remained consistent between the two periods, with age as the main risk factor, while female sex and dyslipidemia were identified as protective factors.…”
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Security and religion in democratizing Tunisia: re-enacting surveillance through religious narratives and gendered dynamics by Fabrizio Leonardo Cuccu, Alessandra Bonci

“…This research focuses on the intersection between the security apparatus and the state control over religion, examining the role of female civil servants working under the Ministry of Religious Affairs, called wa’ydhat. …”
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Health and Experiences During the COVID-19 Pandemic Among Children and Young People: Analysis of Free-Text Responses From the Children and Young People With Long COVID Study by Natalia K Rojas, Sam Martin, Mario Cortina-Borja, Roz Shafran, Lana Fox-Smith, Terence Stephenson, Brian C F Ching, Anaïs d'Oelsnitz, Tom Norris, Yue Xu, Kelsey McOwat, Emma Dalrymple, Isobel Heyman, Tamsin Ford, Trudie Chalder, Ruth Simmons, Snehal M Pinto Pereira

“…Those reporting negative sentiment were mostly female (227/314, 72.3%), while those reporting positive sentiment were mostly older (170/314, 54.1%). …”
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Depression symptom severity and behavioral impairment in school-going adolescents in Uganda by Ronald Anguzu, Catherine Abbo, Julia Dickson-Gomez, Max Bobholz, Arthur Kiconco, Abdul R. Shour, Richard Kabanda, Kenneth Kalani, Laura D. Cassidy

“…Other factors independently associated with higher risk for behavioral impairment were female sex (Adj. PRR 1.27, 95%CI 1.12, 1.43) compared to males, taking alcohol (Adj. …”
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Stroke Outcome and Determinants among Patients with and without Diabetes in a Tertiary Hospital in Ghana by Josephine Akpalu, Alfred E. Yawson, Foster Osei-Poku, Yacoba Atiase, Ernest Yorke, Patrick Adjei, Kodwo Nkromah, Albert Akpalu

“…Trends towards poorer functional outcome and reduced survival were found among Ghanaian stroke patients with diabetes compared with those without diabetes. Older age, female gender, pneumonia, elevated temperature, and fasting plasma glucose were determinants of adverse outcome in stroke patients with diabetes.…”
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Investigating the impact of microbiome-changing interventions on food decision-making: MIFOOD study protocol by Meghedi Vartanian, Konrad Jakob Endres, Yee Teng Lee, Silke Friedrich, Marie-Theres Meemken, Imke Schamarek, Kerstin Rohde-Zimmermann, Robin Schürfeld, Lina Eisenberg, Anja Hilbert, Frauke Beyer, Michael Stumvoll, Julia Sacher, Arno Villringer, Julia F. Christensen, A. Veronica Witte

“…We plan to enroll 90 participants (male/diverse/female) living with overweight or obesity, defined as either a Waist-to-Hip Ratio (WHR) ≥ 0.9 (male)/0.85 (diverse, female) or a Body Mass Index (BMI) ≥ 25 kg/m2. …”
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Gambaran Faktor yang Berhubungan dengan Timbulnya Kejang Demam Berulang pada Pasien yang Berobat di Poliklinik Anak RS. DR. M. Djamil Padang Periode Januari 2010 – Desember 2012 by Vivit Erdina Yunita, Afdal Afdal, Iskandar Syarif

“…Most recurrent febrile seizure occur in 11 – 20 months old in age, female in gender, having family febrile seizure history, having no family epilepsy history, or had simple febrile seizure as the first attack.              …”
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Incidence, long-term predictors and progression of chronic kidney disease among African migrants and non-migrants: the transcontinental population-based prospective RODAM cohort st... by Charles Agyemang, Ellis Owusu-Dabo, Erik Beune, Karlijn Meeks, Bert-Jan H van den Born, Liffert Vogt, Felix P Chilunga, Charles F Hayfron-Benjamin, Sampson Twumasi-Ankrah, Muhulo Muhau Mungamba, Eva L van der Linden, Engwa A Godwill, Samuel N Darko, Benedicta N Chungag

“…CKD incidence predictors were advanced age, female sex, alcohol consumption, uric acid levels and hypertension. …”
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Twin to Twin Transfusion Syndrom by Yusrawati ., Rika Effendy

“…The patient was terminated by SCTPP. The first baby was female, born with: BW: 1400 grams, BL: 44 cm, A / S: 8/9, the second baby: female, BW: 1000 grams, BL: 38 cm, A / S: 6/7 the first baby Hemoglobin was 16,9 g/dl and the second baby was 11,3 g/dl. …”
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Investigating the relationship between inflammatory cytokines and adolescent depression: a comparative analysis by Mengqi Liu, Mengqi Liu, Jie Tang, Jie Tang, Gaoyang Xu, Gaoyang Xu, Xu Chen, Xu Chen, Kun Fang, Fan He, Fan He, Yi Zheng, Yi Zheng

“…In MDD group, the age of first onset of depression in females was significantly younger than that in males (p < 0.05), and female serum TNF-α levels were significantly higher than those in males (p < 0.05). …”
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Reproduction outcomes and prognostic significance of pregnancy after nasopharyngeal carcinoma treatment by Meijuan Luo, Liting Liu, Zhenchong Yang, Yujing Liang, Dongxiang Wen, Sailan Liu, Xiaoyun Li, Chuanmiao Xie, Linquan Tang, Qiuyan Chen, Shanshan Guo, Haiqiang Mai

“…Objective Many female patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) desire to reproduce after treatment. …”
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Association of lipid accumulation product index with self-reported diabetes among residents aged 18 – 44 years in Hebei province, 2020: a surveillance data analysis by Qi QI, Lijuan TANG, Yuhuan LIU, Jinchai GAO, Xiuli NIU, Qianyu LI, Shifan WANG, Xiaoli LIU, Ze CUI

“…ResultsThe median (25th percentile, 75th percentile) of the LAP index was 29.47 (13.67, 62.33) for 3 177 (49.85% of all participants) male residents and 16.58 (9.24, 31.50) for 3 196 (50.15%) female residents. The numbers (percentages) of residents with the LAP index of the lowest, second, third, and highest quartiles were 794 (24.99%), 794 (24.99%), 795 (25.03%), and 794 (24.99%) for men and 799 (25.00%), 799 (25.00%), 797 (24.94%), and 801 (25.06%) for women, respectively. …”
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Can oral caffeine decrease postoperative opioid consumption following posterior spinal fusion in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis? A randomized placebo-controlled trial by Anne Stuedemann, MSN, RN, CPNP, Richard M Schwend, MD FAAP FAOA, Kenneth A. Shaw, MD, Nicolette Saddler, MSN, APRN, FNP-C, Michon Huston, PA-C, Michael Benvenuti, MD, Julia Leamon, MSN, RN, CPN, Ashley K. Sherman, MA, John Anderson, MD

“…Results: There were 24 patients in the caffeine group (mean 14.3±1.5 years, 91.7% female) and 27 in the control group (mean 14.8±1.4 years, 88.9% female). …”
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Karakteristik Klinis dan Patologis Karsinoma Nasofaring di Bagian THT-KL RSUP Dr.M.Djamil Padang by Shofi Faiza, Sukri Rahman, Aswiyanti Asri3 Asri

“…The result demonstrated 44 cases found on that period, of which 52,27% was male and 47,72% was female, hence the male and female ratio was 1,2 : 1.  …”
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Uncovering women's healthcare access challenges in low- and middle-income countries using mixed effects modelling approach: Insights for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals... by Bewuketu Terefe, Belayneh Shetie Workneh, Gebreeyesus Abera Zeleke, Enyew Getaneh Mekonen, Alebachew Ferede Zegeye, Agazhe Aemro, Berhan Tekeba, Tadesse Tarik Tamir, Mulugeta Wassie, Mohammed Seid Ali

“…On the other hand, factors such as divorce/widowhood, the number of young children, household size, female household heads, rural residence, and region have been linked to higher odds of facing healthcare access challenges. …”
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