Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, and its legalisation in Africa: Insights from tertiary-level students in Ghana. by Francis Acquah, Charles Owusu-Aduomi Botchwey, Prince Owusu Adoma, Emmanuel Kumah

“…The inferential analysis, further, revealed that even when age and sex assigned at birth are controlled, perceived health implications of LGBTI (β = 0.247, p = < .001), religious beliefs (β = 0.189, p = < .001), and cultural values (β = 0.218, p = < .001) positively predict the support for passage of anti-LGBTI legislation.…”
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Confounding Risk Factors in Developing Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus among Children and Adolescents at Sulaimani Chronic Diabetes Health Center by Pary Mohammad Azize, Chia H. Sadiq

“…The second most common factor effect on diabetes disease in children and adolescents are maternal habit and maternal disease followed by Gestational age at birth and Neonatal disease, then food habits, Neonatal weight was estimated as the fourth component factors affecting Type 1 diabetes mellitus.  …”
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Subnational mapping of anaemia and aetiologic factors in the West and Central African region by Kaleab Baye, Bayuh Asmamaw Hailu, Simeon Nanama, John Ntambi, Arnaud Laillou

“…Results: There was a significant overlap in geographical clusters of anaemia, malaria and hemoglobinopathies, particularly in the coastal areas of the WCA region. Low birth interval (0·86 (0·77, 0·97)), number of childbirth (1·12 (1·02, 1·23)) and being in the 15–19 age range (1·47 (1·09, 1·98)) were associated with increased odds of any anaemia. …”
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Sociodemographic Profile of Severely Malnourished Children Admitted to a Nutritional Rehabilitation Centre in One of the Districts of Maharashtra: A Cross-sectional Study by Pratik Borkar, Rohan Sangam, Shalini Rawat, Ravindra Kembali

“…Majority of children had birth order 3 (76.7%). Acute respiratory infection (34.4%), acute gastroenteritis (26%) and acute febrile illness (19.8%) were the most common comorbidities observed among the children. …”
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Maternal and foetal risks associated with teenage pregnancy - a comparative retrospective study in Turkey by Mehmet Nuri Duran, Eren Pek, Süreyya Sarıdaş Demir, Kübra Özkan Karacaer, Bülent Demir

“…Pregnancy in adolescence puts the health of both the mother and child at risk, as adolescent pregnancies have higher rates of eclampsia, systemic infection, low birth weight, and preterm delivery compared to other pregnancies. …”
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Measuring the duration of kangaroo mother care for neonates: a scoping review by Moffat Nyirenda, Cally J Tann, Melissa M Medvedev, Joy Lawn, Eva Loucaides, Victor Spector Tumukunde

“…Objectives Kangaroo mother care (KMC) is high impact for survival of low birth weight neonates, but there are few rigorous evaluations of duration required for impact. …”
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Relationship between BDNF content in cord blood and early neurobehavior in newborns with subclinical hypothyroidism during pregnancy: a preliminary study by Hui Xu, Ya-Nan Du, Shuai Yang, Yu-Wen Guo

“…The study collected general information for all subjects, including body mass index, parity, thyroid function assessed during early to late pregnancy, and neonatal birth weight. Neonatal behavioral and neural abilities were evaluated using the Neonatal Behavioral Neurological Assessment (NBNA). …”
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Clinical, biochemical and molecular characteristics of classic homocystinuria in Saudi Arabia and the impact of newborn screening on prevention of the complications: A tertiary cen... by Ahmed Sarar Mohamed, Talal AlAnzi, Amal Alhashem, Hadeel Alrukban, Fahad Al Harbi, Sarar Mohamed

“…Abstract Background Classic homocystinuria (HCU) is a rare inborn metabolic disease that is generally asymptomatic at birth. If untreated, it can cause a wide range of complications including intellectual disability, lens dislocation, and thromboembolism. …”
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Taxonomical enumeration of traditional, socio-economic importance plant of Dharbai by Mariraj Murugan, Karuppasamy Kalaiselvan, Jeyalatchagan Sureshkumar, Rajendran Kalidoss

“…The culm cross-section shows epidermis, sclerenchyma hypodermis, and apith made of parenchyma. The root cross-section displays distinct layers including epidermis, exodermis, and a central core of xylem and phloem. …”
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Investigation into the determinants of decision speed in product elimination decision (decision-reaching and implementation) processes in cosmetic industries by Homa Doroudi, Yasser Heidari

“…The speed of PE decision process for products in their birth and growth stage is more than those in their maturity and decline stage. …”
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Use of healthcare services during the COVID-19 pandemic in urban Ethiopia: evidence from retrospective health facility survey data by Getnet Alemu, Arjun S Bedi, Zemzem Shuka, Anagaw Mebratie, Matthias Rieger

“…The use of several MCH components (skilled birth attendant deliveries, immunisation, postnatal care) remains unaffected throughout the period while others (family planning services, antenatal care) experience a decline (8%–17%) in the immediate aftermath but recover soon after.Conclusion Concerns about the crowding out of MCH services due to the focus on COVID-19 are unfounded. …”
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Intra-rater reliability and validity of navicular drop test for the assessment of medial longitudinal arch in patients having pronated feet with chronic low back pain by Md Farhan Alam, Saima Zaki, Saurabh Sharma, Mohammed Ghareeb, Shibili Nuhmani

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Predictors of Length of Hospitalization for Neonatal Sepsis at Kenyatta Nation Hospital, Kenya: A Prospective Cross‐Sectional Study by Athman Khaltuma Tisho, Patrick Mwirigi Mbugua, Rose Bosire, Simon Muturi Karanja

“…The findings identified that maternal age ≥ 35 years (OR = 3.72, 95% CI: 1.61–8.59, p = 0.03), UTI during pregnancy (OR = 1.82, 95% CI: 1.07–3.11, p = 0.03), not breastfeeding (OR = 2.31, 95% CI: 1.29–4.14, p = 0.005), convulsion (OR = 2.03, 95% CI: 1.22–3.37, p = 0.01), jaundice (OR = 1.45, 95% CI: 1.10–1.91, p = 0.002), reduced movements (OR = 1.72, 95% CI: 1.08–2.72, p = 0.02), low birthweight (OR = 6.1, 95% CI: 2.48–14.99, p < 0.001) and preterm birth (OR = 3.1, 95% CI: 1.64–5.86, p < 0.001) were significant predictors of longer hospital stay. …”
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Effect of Temperature on Reproduction and Sex Ratio of Guppy (Poecilia reticulata Peters) by H. Arfah, S. Mariam, . Alimuddin

“…Incubation time of embryo before birth is sorter in broodstock reared at 30°C (4-12 days) compared with 27°C (18-22 days).  …”
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Effectiveness and safety of herbal medicines for induction of labour: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Edward Fottrell, Carina King, Chrispin Mandiwa, Collins Zamawe, Hannah Maria Jennings

“…The users of herbal medicine for IOL were significantly more likely to give birth within 24 hours than non-users (Risk Ratio (RR) 4.48; 95% CI 1.75 to 11.44). …”
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Development and Validation of a Nosocomial Infection Nomogram Model in the NICU: A Novel and Nurse-Led Way to Prediction in Preterm Infants by Shang Y, Chen L, Hu X, Zhang K, Cheng Q, Shui X, Deng Z

“…Bootstrap method was used to repeat 1,000 times for internal validation.Results: A total of 892 preterm infants were finally included and a nurse-led predictive model established, which included six variables: skin color changes, respiratory related changes, feeding deterioration, birth weight, number of arterial and venous blood draws, and days of nasogastric tube placement. …”
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The so-called Mongolian spots and suspected child abuse - difficulties in differential diagnosis by Szymon Rzepczyk, Paweł Świderski, Damian Rusek, Jakub Czerwik, Ryszard Żaba, Czesław Żaba

“…In most cases, the changes appear immediately after birth or shortly thereafter. Clinically, a lesion appears as single or multiple spots on the lower back, sacrum, or buttocks. …”
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Incidence, Causes, and Perinatal Outcomes of “Near-Miss” Obstetric Emergencies during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Experience from a Tertiary Referral Center of Western Rajasthan, India... by Garima Yadav, Charu Sharma, Pratibha Singh, Vrushti Solanki, Swati Chhabra, Priyanka Kathuria, Meenakshi Gothwal, Manisha Jhirwal, Shashank Shekhar

“…Results: The incidence of “near-miss” obstetric emergencies was -30.7 per 1000 live births. Over the 3 years of data obtained, 152 near-miss cases were found. …”
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Congenital Malaria and Its Associated Factors at Issaka Gazobi Maternity of Niamey in Niger by I. Tahirou, M. O. Zara, M. L. Moustapha, M. Kamayé, D. Mahamadou, A. Ibrahim, M. Daou, A. Soumana, M. L. Ibrahim

“…All patients were infected with Plasmodium falciparum. 43% (18/35) of neonates had hyperthermia and did not have a sucking reflex, 8.5% (3/35) were anaemic, 11.42% (4/35) had convulsed, 20% (7/35) had a coma, and 45.71% (16/35) had a low birth weight. No deaths were recorded, and only the nonuse of bed nets was significantly associated with congenital malaria (p=0.04). …”
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Examining the progress and implementation of neonatal peritoneal dialysis in the Ningxia autonomous region by Zhen Tian, Xiu Luo, Hua Yang, Zhi-Mei Ma, Juan Yang, Yong-Jia Ji

“…Nonetheless, the safety and efficacy of employing PD in neonates, particularly in very low birth weight infants, require additional investigation. …”
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