Exploring the potential cost-effectiveness and societal burden implications of screening for fracture risk in a UK general radiography setting by E. Söreskog, B. Lopez, T. Bean, P. Lewis, N. Ashley, J. Da Palma Lopes, R. Meertens, A. Ratcliffe

“…Methods The study used a health economic model that compared the health outcomes and costs of screening with IBEX BH versus usual care for men and women aged 50 and older who had a forearm radiograph for any reason. …”
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Overall quit in triple users of conventional cigarette, e-cigarette and heated tobacco product among healthy adults: a Korea Medical Institute health check-up study by Sun Ha Jee, Heejin Kimm, Keum Ji Jung, Hye Won Yun

“…We aimed to analyse overall quit in triple users of CC, EC and HTP among healthy adults.Methods A questionnaire was conducted on 89 360 adults who visited the Korea Medical Institute health check-ups in Seoul, Korea, from May 2018 to September 2019. …”
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Effectiveness of a resilience, gender equity and mental health group intervention for young people living in informal urban communities in North India: a cluster randomized control... by Varadharajan Srinivasan, Miguel San Sebastián, Samson Rana, Pooja Bhatt, Greg Armstrong, Smita Deshpande, Kaaren Mathias

“…Conclusions The Nae Disha 3 intervention among disadvantaged urban youth moderately improved resilience for both young men and women, though it did not significantly impact mental health, self-efficacy, or gender-equal attitudes. …”
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Comparative analysis of 2 approaches to monitor countries' progress towards full and equal access to sexual and reproductive health care, information, and education in 75 countries... by Jewel Gausman, Richard Adanu, Delia A B Bandoh, Neena R Kapoor, Ernest Kenu, Ana Langer, Magdalene A Odikro, Thomas Pullum, R Rima Jolivet

“…<h4>Background</h4>Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) Indicator 5.6.2 is the "Number of countries with laws and regulations that guarantee full and equal access to women and men aged 15 years and older to sexual and reproductive health care, information, and education." …”
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Distribution and determinants of the utilization of senior residential care homes in Saudi Arabia: a cross-sectional study by Saad M. Bindawas, Vishal Vennu, Maha Almarwani, Walid Alkeridy, Walid Alkeridy, Walid Alkeridy

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Cardiovascular response of students to physical exertion using the 'Trunk Flexion Test' by Iryna Ivanyshyn, Krzysztof Prusik, Daria Piatnytska, Victoriia Spuziak

“…Multiple factors affect the health condition of students. In this regard, a key preventative measure is observing the students' level of physical preparedness. …”
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Gender-specific secular trends and related factors of high perceived stress level among Korean older adults: a nation-wide serial cross-sectional study by Eunjeong Choi, Hyun-Ju Seo, Kye Ha Kim, Sun-Young Jung

“…Among men, factors such as insufficient physical activity (OR: 1.32, 95% CI: 1.27–1.37), poor subjective health status (OR: 2.80, 95% CI: 2.69–2.92), and living alone were associated with high perceived stress. …”
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Barriers to orthodox medical care of prostate cancer in Ghana by Patrick Opoku Manu Maison, Prince Arkoh, Ahmed Sani, Emmanuel Ekow Mensah-Baidoo, Gifty Owusu, Esther Yeboah Danso, Nana Benyin Koufie, Susanna Andzie, Perez Gyamfi, Emmanuel Omane, Sylvester Antwi, Nallasivam Palanisamy, Clara Hwang, Eleanor Walker, Valerie Ofori Aboah, Evelyn Mawunyo Jiagge

“…Ethical approval was obtained from the Ethics Research Committee of the Ghana Health Service. A total of 282 patients participated, including 268 men from the communities and 14 diagnosed with PCa at CCTH after initially consulting traditional healers. …”
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Condom use in deaf young people from Mexico City: what they know and how they use it by Silvia Susana Robles-Montijo, Yuma Yoaly Pérez-Bautista

“…Method: The Computerized Questionnaire on Sexual Health for Young Mexicans with Hearing Disabilities was used to evaluate, in a sample of 57 young Mexican deaf people (32 men and 25 women with an average age of 20.02 years), their sexual behavior, the level of knowledge on the correct use of condoms and the frequency of mistakes they make when using it during sex. …”
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Se sentir capable de rester dans son emploi jusqu’à la retraite ? by Anne-Françoise Molinié

“…It remains that at 52 years of age, it is still the case for 14% of women and 6% of men. The difficulty of current and past work (postural difficulty, carrying heavy loads, etc.) and a poor state of perceived health have a significant influence on this assessment. …”
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Food-Insecure Women Eat a Less Diverse Diet in a More Temporally Variable Way: Evidence from the US National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2013-4 by Daniel Nettle, Melissa Bateson

“…Food insecurity is associated with high body weight amongst women, but not men, in high-income countries. Previous research using food recalls suggests that the total energy intake of food-insecure women is not elevated, though macronutrient composition may differ from that of food-secure women. …”
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PREDISPOSITION FACTORS ANALYSIS FOR FOURNIER'S GANGRENE DEFECTS CLOSURE COMPLICATION by Bayu Fasi Bermani, Sitti Rizaliyana, Ira Handriani

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A nomogram to predict sarcopenia in middle-aged and older women: a nationally representative survey in China by Jiayi Yang, Zihao Chen, Xinxin Dai, Liyao Jiang, Liyan Dai, Yu Zhao

“…Studies have shown that sarcopenia is generally higher in women than in men. Therefore, this study used the 2015 China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS) data to explore further the risk factors associated with sarcopenia in middle-aged and older Chinese women.MethodsIn this study, data from the 2015 CHARLS database were analyzed, comprising 7,805 eligible participants. …”
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Tobacco prevalence among adults in the urban slums of Delhi: results from a cross-sectional survey by Shyam Kanhaiya Saroj, Tushti Bhardwaj, Archana Kaushik

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Demographic disparities in access to COVID-19 clinical trial sites across the United States: a geospatial analysis by Raphael Cuomo, Tiana McMann, Qing Xu, Zhuoran Li, Joshua Yang, Julie Hsieh, Christine Lee, Milena Lolic, Richardae Araojo, Tim Mackey

“…Ensuring people from diverse backgrounds have the ability to participate in clinical trials is key to advancing health equity. We sought to analyze the spatial variability in locations of COVID-19 trials sites and to test associations with demographic correlates. …”
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Association between secondhand smoke exposure and hypertension in never smokers: a cross-sectional survey using data from Korean National Health and Nutritional Examination Survey... by Young Sik Park, Chang-Hoon Lee, Sang Haak Lee, Kwang-Ha Yoo, Yu-Il Kim, Chul Min Ahn, Ju Ock Kim, Ju-Heon Park, Jae Yeol Kim, Eun Mi Chun, Tae-Hoon Jung

“…All analyses were stratified by women and men.Results There were 10 532 (women 8987 and men 1545) never smokers. …”
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Estimating Trends in Cardiovascular Disease Risk for the EXPOSE (Explaining Population Trends in Cardiovascular Risk: A Comparative Analysis of Health Transitions in South Africa a... by Shaun Scholes, Jennifer S Mindell, Mari Toomse-Smith, Annibale Cois, Kafui Adjaye-Gbewonyo

“…Demographic, behavioral, socioeconomic, health care, and psychosocial variables considered risk factors for CVD are routinely measured in population health surveys, providing opportunities to examine health transitions. …”
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Are women leaders significantly better at controlling the contagion during the COVID-19 pandemic? by Maxwell SALVATORE, Bhramar MUKHERJEE

“…Conclusion: It appears that though statistically not significant, countries led by women have an edge over countries led by men in terms of public health metrics for controlling the spread of the COVID-19 pan- demic worldwide.…”
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Oral glucose tolerance testing as a complement to fasting plasma glucose in screening for type 2 diabetes: population-based cross-sectional analyses of 146 000 health examinations... by Patrik Wennberg, Mattias Brunström, Anna Rosén, Julia Otten, Andreas Stomby, Simon Vallin

“…Objective To assess the effect of adding an oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) to fasting plasma glucose (FPG) in terms of detection of type 2 diabetes (T2D) and impaired glucose tolerance (IGT).Design Retrospective analysis of serial cross-sectional screening study.Setting Population-based health examinations within primary care in Västerbotten County, Sweden.Participants Individuals aged 40- 50 and 60 years with participation from 1985 to 2017. …”
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Características clínicas y tratamiento farmacológico de los pacientes con insuficiencia cardíaca en una cohorte de atención primaria by Maria Giner-Sorian, Ramon Monfà, Roser Vives, Silvia Fernández-García, Antoni Vallano, Rosa Morros

“…Site: Information System for the Development of Research in Primary Care (SIDIAP), which captures information from the electronic health records of PHC of the Catalan Institute of Health (approximately 80% of the Catalan population). …”
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