Assessment of Awareness and Attitude Regarding Early Childhood Caries among Parents of Preschool Children Attending Pediatric Outpatient Department: A Cross-sectional Study by S. Deepak, Gaurav Mishra, Vinay Kumar Gupta, Sumit Kumar, Aman Rajput, Mohit Kumar Kanoujia

“…Results: The sample consisted of 38.3% females and 61.8% males, with 35.5% from urban areas and 64.5% from rural areas. …”
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Prevalence and demographic distribution of anaemia among those visiting a teaching hospital located in tribal predominant block of Jharkhand: Retrospective record based analysis by Vasanth Chellamuthu, Srinivasan Chelladurai, Vinayagamoorthy Venogopal, Bhagyasri Ray, S Sharanabasappa, Vasantha C. Kalyani, Satya Patra

“…Result: A total of 15004 reports were screened for detecting anaemia, of them 7095 (47.3%) were males and 7909 (52.7%) were females. The overall prevalence of any grade of anaemia was found in 6579 (43.8%; 95% CI: 43.1–44.6). …”
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Factors Associated with Women’s Chronic Disease Management: Associations of Healthcare Frustrations, Physician Support, and Self-Care Needs by Matthew Lee Smith, Marcia G. Ory, SangNam Ahn, Toni P. Miles

“…Data were analyzed from 287 females with one or more chronic conditions who completed The National Council on Aging (NCOA) Chronic Care Survey. …”
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Healthcare providers' (HCPs) perspectives in initiating discussion on mammogram screening, and their perceived barriers and enablers to screening in women-A qualitative study. by Xuefei Wang, Qi He Mabel Leow, Hwee Khim Lee, Ching Yee Mok, Wei Teen Wong, Hui Min Joanne Quah, Ngiap Chuan Tan

“…Healthcare providers' perspectives can have an impact on encouraging females to attend mammogram screening.<h4>Objective</h4>To understand healthcare providers' (HCPs) perspectives in initiating discussion on mammogram screening, and their perceived barriers and enablers to screening in women.…”
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Psychosocial health stigma related to COVID-19 disease among COVID-19 patients in Jordan: a comparative study by Lina Jalal Daoud, Mamdouh El-hneiti, Mahmoud Ogla Al-Hussami

“…This comparative study aims to assess the psychosocial health stigma of COVID-19, and to evaluate the perceived stigma according to the sociodemographic variables during the pandemic in Jordan.Method A study in Jordan compared stigma between 112 COVID-19 patients (52 males and 60 females) and 118 healthy controls (56 males and 62 females), with participants ranging from 18 to over 60 years old in both groups.Results According to the data, 27% of COVID-19 patients had high-level stigma, with total stigma scores ranging from 46 to 111 and a mean of 80.23 (SD=12.79). …”
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The comparative accuracy of handprints and footprints for stature and sex determination by Sara Gamal Abbas, Amany Elsayed Abdelrahman, Omneya Saad El-Oefy

“…In conclusion, footprint measurements were more accurate for estimating stature in females, while handprint measurements were more accurate for males. …”
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To Determine Factors Causing Difficulty in Laparoscopic Donor Nephrectomy – Prospective Analytic Study by Manoj Kumar Dokania, Anshu, Peeyush Kumar, Gyan Ranjan, Nitin Agarwal, Hemant Kumar Goel, Atul Jain

“…The average age of donors is 43.4 ± 5.65 years, with females outnumbering males. Males had a mean surgery duration of 163.8 min, while females had a mean of 148.4 min. …”
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The validity of serum autotaxin as a predictor of hepatic fibrosis in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease by Muhammad Abdel-Gawad, Hamdiy Mahfouz, Mona Abdelmeguid, Gehad M.A.-A. Hassan, Marwa Khalaf, Hani S. Aboalam

“…Conclusion ATX showed poor validity in the prediction of hepatic fibrosis in cases with NAFLD disease, there was a statistically significant increase prevalence of hypertension among females compared with males, an important change was found among males and females regarding NAFLD fibrosis-score, and grade of fibrosis by fibro-scan.…”
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Helicobacter pylori Recurrence after Eradication Therapy in Jiangjin District, Chongqing, China by Gang Zhou

“…In total, 400 patients (225 males and 175 females) were included in this study. Of them, the recurrence rate of H. pylori infection was 4.75% (19/400), with 5.33% (12/225) in males and 4.57% (7/175) in females, showing no gender difference. …”
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Management of a Novel Autoimmune Disease, COPA Syndrome, in Pregnancy by Archana Ayyar, Rachel D. Seaman, Kalpalatha Guntupalli, Mary C. Tolcher

“…COPA syndrome is a rare autoimmune disease, demonstrating an autosomal dominant inheritance pattern with variable penetration that occurs more frequently in females than males. This disease manifests in childhood as pulmonary hemorrhage, arthritis, and renal disease. …”
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Risk factors for type 2 diabetes mellitus in adolescentes by Wendy Valdés Gómez, Arianna Almirall Sánchez, Miguel Ángel Gutiérrez Pérez

“…Most adolescents had an increased metabolic risk when presenting 3 or more risk factors, especially females.…”
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Clinical Utility of Zuranolone for Postpartum Depression: A Narrative Review by Giannopoulos A, Singh J, Deligiannidis KM

“…Rapid-acting neuroactive steroid-based antidepressants have been studied and approved in the United States (US) for the treatment of adult females with PPD. Zuranolone is the first US Food and Drug Administration approved oral antidepressant for adult females with PPD. …”
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Dental Students’ Didactic and Psychomotor Skills Performance in Dental Anatomy and Preclinical Operative Dentistry Courses in a Saudi Governmental School by Afnan O. Al-Zain, Adel M. Abdel-Azim, Hisham I. Othman

“…A retrospective cohort study was performed on dental students’ (164 students; 72 males and 92 females) dental anatomy and preclinical operative courses scores of the same class over 2 years (2018–2020). …”
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Individual and Environmental Impacts on Sexual Health of Caribbean youth by Sarah J. Lerand, Marjorie Ireland, Robert W. Blum

“…Bi- and multivariate analyses were done separately for males and females, controlling for age, to examine associations between individual and socioenvironmental factors and sexual health behaviors. …”
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Life expectancy of cats in Britain: moggies and mollies live longer by Fernando Mata

“…Analysis indicates that male cats live shorter lives than females, attributed to higher trauma rates and health issues among males. …”
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Molecular Assessment of Blastocystis hominis in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus in Balad City, Saladin Province, Iraq by Shereen Khalid Ismaiel, Abeer Abbas Ali, Akeel Hussein Ali Al-Assi

“…Results: Microscopically, only 80 diabetic patients (50 males and 30 females) were infected with Blastocystis hominis, and only 50 people (13 males and 37 females) among the healthy participants had B. hominis infection. …”
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What Contributes to the Gender Gap? A Blinder–Oaxaca Decomposition Analysis of Hidden Workers in Australia by Sora Lee, Woojin Kang

“…Childcare responsibilities and other care duties are associated with a greater likelihood of being a hidden worker for females and are among the greatest contributors to the gender gap. …”
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Thrombocytopenia Rates In Newborns Diagnosed With Gram-Negative Sepsis. Insights From NICU Experimental Based Study by Sobia Shahalam, Madiha Iqbal, Sara Hassan, Shazia Rizwan, Rizwan Waseem, Rabeya Rehman

“…Methods: A total of 103 patients, including both males and females with ages below 28 days, who were admitted to the NICU (neonatal intensive care unit) with gram-negative sepsis were enrolled in this study. …”
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Plains Zebras Prioritize Foraging Without Sacrificing Social Bonds During a Severe Drought by Severine B. S. W. Hex, Erin S. Isbilen, Daniel I. Rubenstein

“…Instead, unrelated, nonlactating females served as social partners, accommodating both juveniles' social needs and lactating mothers' nutritive requirements. …”
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Hypertension Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice in Adult Hypertensive Patients at a Tertiary Care Hospital in Sri Lanka by Udaya Ralapanawa, Kameera Bopeththa, Noorika Wickramasurendra, Sampath Tennakoon

“…The study was on a total of 371 hypertensive patients comprising 253 (68.2%) females and 118 (31.8%) males. Among the total participants, 12 (3.2%), all females, had never been to school. …”
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