Factores que influyen en el inicio de relaciones sexuales en los adolescentes de una institución educativa de secundaria by Mónica Esther Cormilluni Layme

“…Para la recolección de datos se utilizó la técnica encuesta, como instrumento, un cuestionario autoadministrado, el procesamiento de datos se realizó en el SPSS versión 23, para comprobar la hipótesis se aplicó la prueba estadística Chi-cuadrado. Resultados: Se determinó que los factores como la edad (38,7 %), el sexo masculino (54,8 %) y la edad del primer enamorado(a) influyen en el inicio de las relaciones sexuales. …”
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Economic evaluation of Maternal Depression Treatment in HIV (M-DEPTH) for perinatal depression among women living with HIV in Uganda: a cost-effectiveness analysis by Ryan McBain, Adeyemi Okunogbe, Rhoda K Wanyenze, Violet Gwokyalya, Glenn Wagner

“…Remission of depressive disorder was more prevalent among those assigned to M-DEPTH—across all time periods, including 18-month follow-up (aOR: 0.09; 95% CI 0.05 to 0.16; p<0.001). This yielded an ICER of $397 per DALY averted, when limiting benefits to those accrued over the study period. …”
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Enduring health effects of asbestos use in Belgian industries: a record-linked cohort study of cause-specific mortality (2001–2009) by Laura Van den Borre, Patrick Deboosere

“…Using a classification of high-risk industries, mortality patterns between 2056 asbestos workers, 385 046 potentially exposed workers and the working population have been compared.Outcome measures Standardised mortality ratios (SMRs) and 95% CIs are calculated for manual and non-manual workers.Results Our findings show clear excess in asbestos-related mortality in the asbestos industry with SMRs for mesothelioma of 4071 (CI 2327 to 6611) among manual workers and of 4489 (CI 1458 to 10 476) among non-manual workers. …”
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Cytotoxicity Potential of Endophytic Fungi Extracts from Terminalia catappa against Human Cervical Cancer Cells by Michèle Stella Majoumouo, Marius Belmondo Tincho, Rufin Marie Kouipou Toghueo, Thureyah Morris, Donavon Charles Hiss, Fabrice Fekam Boyom, Chitra Mandal

“…Endophyte extracts N2, N7, N8, N97, N169, and N233 were obtained from Trichoderma sp, Phoma sp, Phomopsis phyllanticola, Fusarium oxyporum, Collectotrichum sp, and Cryptococcus flavescens, respectively. …”
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The paediatric liver transplant experience in Johannesburg, South Africa: A broad overview and update by K Kinandu, A Beeton, M Beretta, S Berkenfeld, L Brannigan, R Britz, D Demopoulos, L Doedens, M Duncan, P Gaylard, C Hajinicolaou, W Lowman, H Maher, T De Maayer, V Mudau, S Rambarran, M Reynders, F van der Schyff, B Ströbele, S Tager, E Wessels, J Fabian, J Loveland

“…Waiting list mortality decreased from 27.3% in 2017 to 5.9% in 2021. One hundred and fifty-four (57.0%) recipients experienced at least one type of intervention requiring surgical complication - the most common being biliary in nature (n = 91; 33.7%).   …”
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Consumo de frutas, legumes e verduras e excesso de peso em adolescentes: dados da Pesquisa Nacional de Saúde do Escolar (PeNSE, 2015) by Karine Brito Beck Silva, Renato Ribeiro Nogueira Ferraz

“…Resultados: Dos 16.328 adolescentes incluídos no estudo, 40% apresentaram consumo frequente de legumes ou verduras e 33,7% de frutas frescas. A associação entre o consumo de legumes ou verduras apresentou-se positiva e estatisticamente significante (OR:0,85;IC95%:0,75-0,93). …”
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Meta-analysis of nifedipine and enalapril combination therapy for hypertensive patients with coronary heart disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Kun Wang, Wenchao Ma, Leina Sun, Fangcheng Su

“…The meta-analysis findings revealed that the trial group displayed a significantly higher overall effectiveness rate compared to the control group (OR=3.47, 95%CI 2.40-5.03). Additionally, the trial group exhibited a more pronounced reduction in blood pressure and greater enhancement in cardiac function (OR=5.55, 95%CI). …”
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Burnout in Healthcare Professionals during Covid-19 Crisis by Nasim Hajipoor Kashgsaray, Maryam Soleimanpour, Sina Behmanesh, Hassan Soleimanpour

“…Results: According to the comparison of the high burnout rate in the Copenhagen burnout scale, 50% of doctors and 57.1% of nurses had personal burnout, 56.8% of doctors and 66.7% of nurses had work-related burnout, 69.4% of doctors and 69% of nurses had patient-related burnout, and the overall rate of high burnout in doctors was reported as 62.9% and nurses as 70.4%. …”
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Relative Importance of Mode of Administration in Treatment Preferences among Plaque Psoriasis Patients in the United States by Steven R. Feldman, Anders Holmen Moeller, Sandra T. Erntoft Idemyr, Juan Marcos González

“…**Background:** Some aspects of psoriasis treatments can negatively influence patients’ quality of life. …”
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Construction of a Compound Model to Enhance the Accuracy of Hepatic Fat Fraction Estimation with Quantitative Ultrasound by Zsély Boglárka, Zita Zsombor, Aladár D. Rónaszéki, Anna Egresi, Róbert Stollmayer, Marco Himsel, Viktor Bérczi, Ildikó Kalina, Klára Werling, Gabriella Győri, Pál Maurovich-Horvat, Anikó Folhoffer, Krisztina Hagymási, Pál Novák Kaposi

“…In S2 and S3 grades, the nonlinear multivariable (r = 0.377, ICC = 0.32) and AC-only (r = 0.375, ICC = 0.313) models’ approximated correlation and agreement surpassed that of the multivariable linear model (r = 0.394, ICC = 0.265). …”
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Prevalence of malaria and associated factors among febrile children under 15 years at Bududa General Hospital, Eastern Uganda by Benson Okongo, Daisy Asiimwe, Clinton Olong, Enoch Muwanguzi, Robert Wagubi

“…The highest parasite count was 154,387 parasites/µL of blood, and the lowest count was 146 parasites/µL of blood. …”
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Burden assessment of podoconiosis in Wayu Tuka woreda, east Wollega zone, western Ethiopia: a community-based cross-sectional study by Kebede Deribe, Gail Davey, Kenate Bekele, Tsige Amberbir, Geleta Tadele, Abdi Samuel

“…Logistic regression analysis was conducted to identify factors associated with ALA.Results Prevalence of podoconiosis in the population was 3.05% (1197/39 256) (95% CI 2.9% to 3.2%). The prevalence was significantly higher among women than men (3.67% vs 2.4%). …”
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Status of zoonotic disease research in refugees, asylum seekers and internally displaced people, globally: A scoping review of forty clinically important zoonotic pathogens. by Regina Oakley, Nadja Hedrich, Alexandra Walker, Habtamu Merha Dinkita, Rea Tschopp, Charles Abongomera, Daniel H Paris

“…We identified 4,295 articles, of which 347 were included; dates of publications ranged from 1937 to 2022. …”
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Insight into Nigeria’s progress towards the universal coverage of reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health services: a secondary data analysis by Xiaohui Wang, Joy James Mafiana, Xiping Shen, Wenping Hu

“…The widest inequality was by economic status with the difference ranging from 21.9% points (95% CI 10.1% to 33.8%) to 56.3% points (95% CI 51.5% to 61.2%), Absolute Concentration Index from 3.5% points (95% CI 1.6% to 5.5%) to 11.3% points (95% CI 10.4% to 12.2%), Slope Index of Inequality from 23.1% points (95% CI 11.9% to 34.2%) to 65.5% points (95% CI 62.6% to 68.5%) and population attributable risk from 9.3% points (95% CI 7.3% to 11.4%) to 31.2% points (95% CI 29.0% to 33.3%). …”
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Maternal health risk factors dataset: Clinical parameters and insights from rural BangladeshMendeley Data by Mayen Uddin Mojumdar, Dhiman Sarker, Md Assaduzzaman, Hasin Arman Shifa, Md. Anisul Haque Sajeeb, Oahidul Islam, Md Shadikul Bari, Mohammad Jahangir Alam, Narayan Ranjan Chakraborty

“…Initial findings used statistical tests to explore associations within the data. A Chi-Square test analyzed the relationship between preexisting diabetes and risk levels, revealing a significant association with a p-value of 4.85e-119. …”
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Prevalence and associated factors of psychological distress among caregivers of children with malnutrition: a cross‑sectional study by Biazin Yenealem Mekuriaw, Berhanie Getnet, Endris Seid, Tadese Teferi, Amare Alemwork, Mastewal Aschale, Aklile Tsega

“…Unemployment (AOR = 3.39, 95% CI: 2.14–9.11), poor socioeconomic status (AOR = 3.91, 95% CI: 1.46–9.34), low child feeding practices (AOR = 2.18, 95% CI: 1.12–4.21), poor social support (AOR = 4.44, 95% CI: 1.75–11.29), physical and emotional abuse (AOR = 3.37, 95% CI: 1.36–8.35), and child underweight (AOR = 4.36, 95% CI: 3.94–8.36) were factors statically significant associated with psychological distress. …”
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Maternal and Perinatal Outcome of Triplet Pregnancies in a Tertiary Care Hospital in North India: A Prospective Observational Study by Sabreen Wani, Fiza Amin, Shagufta Yasmeen Rather

“…Only 11.8% (n=4) required a prolonged hospital stay of > 7 days due to maternal complications. Ninety-four out of 102 triplets were born alive, with a mean birth weight of 1,597.3 grams ± (SD 367.74 g). …”
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Aim high, hit ×10: psychological strategies driving the success of South Korean archers by Joonyoung Lee, Suyoung Hwang

“…In the aiming and release phase, wind management strategies (48.4%), natural posture and kinesthetic balance (35.7%), and confidence and positive outcome expectation (15.9%) were prominent. …”
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The efficacy of sodium-glucose transporter 2 inhibitors in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Hongsheng Li, Yanli Hou, Wenyong Xin, Lina Ding, Ying Yang, Yikun Zhang, Wenqi Wu, Zhibin Wang, Wenyu Ding

“…Of these, 408 participants received SGLT-2 inhibitors, while 397 participants were in the control group. SGLT-2 inhibitors significantly reduced liver enzyme levels, including aspartate alanine aminotransferase (ALT) (MD [95 % CI]; −9.31 U/L [-13.41, −5.21], p < 0.00001), aspartate aminotransferase (AST) (MD [95 % CI]; −6.06 U/L [-10.98, −1.15], p = 0.02), and gamma-glutamyltransferase (GGT) (MD [95 % CI]; −11.72 U/L [-15.65, −7.80], p < 0.00001). …”
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Correlation Between Y-Balance Test and Balance, Functional Performance, and Outcome Measures in Patients Following ACL Reconstruction by Jin Seong Kim, Ui Jae Hwang, Moon Young Choi, Doo Hwan Kong, Kyu Sung Chung, Jeong Ku Ha, Oh Yun Kwon

“…All the YBT scores had significant weak to moderate correlations with the single leg hop test and single leg vertical jump test scores: YBT-anterior (r = 0.303, r = 0.258), YBT-posteromedial (r = 0.475, r = 0.412), YBT-posterolateral (r = 0.525, r = 0.377), and YBT-composite (r = 0.520, r = 0.412). # Conclusion Post-ACLR YBT scores correlated with functional performance and muscle strength, but not with static balance, joint laxity, and HQ ratios. …”
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