Occurrences and characteristics of forced marriages among girls married before the age of 16 in a Northern Nigerian State by Felix O. Sanni, Olumide F. Ajani, Elizabeth A. Sanni, Zachary T. Gwa, Michael O. Dada, Yemisi B. Alabi, Donald C. Udah, Jubril A. Kareem

“…Structured questionnaires were distributed to 210 female participants aged between 15 and 49, who were married before reaching 16, from 1989 to 2019, to gather data. …”
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Prevalence and associated factors of intestinal parasitic infections in the Badi indigenous communities of Western Nepal by Jitendra Gautam, Rajendra Prasad Parajuli, Kishor Pandey

“…The multivariate logistic regression analysis revealed increased odds of IPIs among participants involved in agriculture [aOR: 5.37, 95% CI: (2.31 to 12.47)], those who kept free-ranging pigs and poultry [aOR: 5.22, 95% CI: (1.87 to 14.53)], those who did not use soap before eating [aOR: 9.96, 95% CI: (2.11 to 46.99)], and those who consumed raw or undercooked meat [aOR: 2.76, 95% CI: (1.08 to 7.05)] compared with others. …”
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Barriers and drivers to exclusive breastfeeding in Kyrgyzstan: a qualitative study with mothers and health workers by Cath Jackson, Marina Duishenkulova, Nurila Altymysheva, Jyldyz Artykbaeva, Raisa Asylbasheva, Eleonora Jumalieva, Anastasia Koylyu, Sian Lickess, Tursun Mamyrbaeva, Veerle Snijders, Julianne Williams, Tiina Likki

“…Abstract Background The WHO/UNICEF global nutrition target for exclusive breastfeeding for six months is at least 70% of infants by 2030. …”
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Costs of Potential Medication Wastage Due to Switching Treatment Among People With Multiple Sclerosis by Darin T. Okuda, Achal Patel, Robert Schuldt, Ibraheem Abioye, Nicole G. Bonine

“…The PMW cohort was defined as those who had an aggregate overlap in days’ supply across DMT switches within the year; those in the non-PMW cohort did not. …”
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Correlation between Quantitative 13C-Urea Breath Test and Helicobacter pylori Treatment Success in a Population-Based Cohort by Doron Boltin, Zohar Levi, Tsachi Tsadok Perets, Hemda Schmilovitz-Weiss, Rachel Gingold-Belfer, Ram Dickman, Iris Dotan

“…Methods. Adult patients who underwent a first-time 13C-urea breath test between January 2010 and January 2016 were included. …”
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Process Assessment of Fencer's Parents within the scope of the Covid-19 Normalization Steps by Yusuf Barsbuğa

“…The objective of this study is to measure and construe the opinions of the parents of athletes who are actively participating in competitions in our country and who are licensed by the Turkish Fencing Federation for the 2019-2020 season, regarding the organizations to be planned and the issues to be paid attention, within the scope of the Covid-19 normalization steps. …”
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Heatwave warnings mitigate long-term cardiovascular diseases risk from heat-related illness: a real-world prospective cohort studyResearch in context by Qi Huang, Limei Ke, Linfeng Liu, Yuyang Liu, Yanjun Li, Guoqing Feng, Bo Yin, Wenxin Xiang, Jiarun Li, Keyi Lyu, Miao Wang, Qiannan Tian, Liqun Wu, Xiaofeng He, Wannian Liang, Huatang Zeng, Jiming Zhu, Kuiying Gu, Qian Di

“…We utilized Cox proportional hazards model to analyse CVD incidence among participants who had heat-related illness versus those who did not, and further assessed causal relationship using instrumental variable approach. …”
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The Role of Marital Counselling on the Socio-Economic Welfare of Families in Kabale Municipality: A Case Study of All Saints Church. by Rugambwa, Johnbosco

“…This should be done by professional counselors who deal with and specialize in skills for counseling couples. …”
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Epidural Analgesia with Ropivacaine during Labour in a Patient with a SCN5A Gene Mutation by A. L. M. J. van der Knijff-van Dortmont, M. Dirckx, J. J. Duvekot, J. W. Roos-Hesselink, A. Gonzalez Candel, C. D. van der Marel, G. P. Scoones, V. F. R. Adriaens, I. J. J. Dons-Sinke

“…In this case report, we describe a pregnant patient with this mutation who received epidural analgesia using low dose ropivacaine and sufentanil during labour.…”
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Amelioration of Sickle Cell Pain after Parathyroidectomy in Two Patients with Concurrent Hyperparathyroidism: An Interesting Finding by John Muthu, Mir Ali

“…We report two adults with concurrent hyperparathyroidism who experienced significant improvement in sickle cell pain following parathyroidectomy thereby pointing to hyperparathyroidism as the principal causative factor for their pain. …”
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Poliostotic fibrous dysplasia in the left maxilla sinus. Case of presentation. by Félix Dueñas Ros, Nery María Díaz Yanes, Dianarelys Villafuerte Delgado

“…We present a clinic case of poliostotic fibrous dysplasia in the left maxilla sinus extended to Pterigopaltinar cavity and sphenoid sinus in a 26 year old woman who suffer from facial deformation. Paranasal x ray images didn’t permit to make the differential diagnosis between tumor or inflammatory lesions at the beginning, CT scan showed hiperdensy lesions like a tumor that suggest fibrous dysplasia. …”
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Identification and Epidemiology of Severe Respiratory Disease due to Novel Swine-Origin Influenza A (H1N1) Virus Infection in Alberta by George Zahariadis, Ari R Joffe, James Talbot, Albert deVilliers, Patricia Campbell, Kanti Pabbaraju, Sallene Wong, Nathalie Bastien, Yan Li, Robyn L Mitchell, Xiao-Li Pang, Stephanie Yanow, Linda Chui, Gerald Predy, David Willans, Bonita E Lee, Jutta K Preiksaitis, Bev Clement, Angela Jacobs, Joy Jaipaul, Kevin Fonseca

“…By mid-April 2009, two pediatric patients were identified in the United States who were confirmed to be infected by a novel influenza A (H1N1) strain. …”
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The Savvy Survey #6e: Understanding How Question Type Impacts Future Analysis by Colleen E. Gariton, Glenn D. Israel

“…It is intended to provide guidance to Extension professionals, as well as persons in community organizations, who conduct surveys for program planning, improvement, and evaluation. …”
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Torsion of Wandering Gallbladder following Colonoscopy by Sean R. Warfe, Hannah Dobson, Matthew K. H. Hong, Weranja K. B. Ranasinghe, Peter R. Thomas, Adam G. Cichowitz

“…We describe, to our knowledge, the first case of torsion of a wandering gallbladder following a colonoscopy in a 69-year-old female who presented with acute abdominal pain after procedure. …”
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Corridoi di connessioni. Rinselvatichire l'ambiente, ripristinare relazioni by Lia Zola

“…My essay deals with the attempts acted by beekeepers, who engage in a process of introduction of spontaneous herbs and plants in order to feed their bees, of “rewildening” and “repopulating” landscapes suffering from monocropping and excessive use of pesticides. …”
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Struggling with a Gastric Volvulus Secondary to a Type IV Hiatal Hernia by Dafnomilis George, Pappas V. Apostolos, Panoutsopoulos Athanasios, Lagoudianakis E. Emmanuel, Koronakis E. Nikolaos, Panagiotopoulos Nikolaos, Seretis Charalampos, Karanikas George, Manouras J. Andreas

“…We report a 71-year-old veteran wrestler who presented to our department with a type IV paraesophageal hernia containing a gastric volvulus and treated successfully with emergency operation.…”
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Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome: Report of Four Alberta Cases by Ameeta E Singh, Denise H Werker, Lesia R Boychuk, Lilly J Miedzinski

“…Ribavirin was used in one patient who experienced a successful outcome. A recent open label trial has not supported the efficacy of this drug. …”
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Intrathoracic Kidney after Blunt Abdominal Trauma: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Fikret Halis, Akin Soner Amasyali, Aysel Yucak, Turan Yildiz, Ahmet Gokce

“…The incidence of renal artery injury and intrathoracic kidney is quite low in patients who present with blunt trauma experiencing damage. …”
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Seminoma in a Man with Russell-Silver Syndrome Presenting with Testicular Torsion by Satoshi Funada, Ryosuke Ikeuchi, Toru Yoshida, Takehiko Segawa

“…Here, we report a case of seminoma in a 36-year-old man who was diagnosed with RSS at birth. The seminoma was diagnosed when the patient presented with testicular torsion. …”
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Bacterial Endocarditis of Anatomically Normal Native Pulmonic Valve with No Predisposing Risk Factors: Case Report and Review by Muhannad Antoun, John Deel, Dermot Halpin, Fadi Al-Akhrass

“…However, it is more common in persons who inject drugs or in presence of cardiac implantable electronic device (CIED). …”
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