Evaluating the Efficacy of a Serious Game to Deliver Health Education About Invasive Meningococcal Disease: Clustered Randomized Controlled Equivalence Trial by Lauren Bloomfield, Julie Boston, Martin Masek, Lesley Andrew, Donna Barwood, Amanda Devine

“…The findings were compared with changes in an active control (comparison) group who received an in-class educational presentation about IMD transmission and protection. …”
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Effectiveness of late and very late antivenom administration on recovery from snakebite-induced coagulopathy in French Guiana: a population-based studyResearch in context by Jean Marc Pujo, Stephanie Houcke, Guy Roger Lontsi Ngoulla, Vivian Laurent, Boubacar Signaté, Rémi Mutricy, Alexis Frémery, Flaubert Nkontcho, Ibtissem Ben Amara, José María Gutiérrez, Dabor Resiere, Hatem Kallel

“…We excluded patients who received antivenom in less than 6 h from the SB and those who received incomplete AV doses. …”
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The Lived Experience of Adult Cancer Survivors After Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation: A Qualitative Study From Saudi Arabia by Almutairi H, Aboshaiqah A, Alzahrani M, Almutairi AF, Salam M

“…A purposive sampling method was used to recruit eleven patients with cancer who underwent HSCT at an adult oncology center in Saudi Arabia. …”
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Prediction of Reproductive Outcomes of Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection Cycles Using a Multivariate Scoring System by Ahmed Abuelsoud Abden, Momen Ahmed Kamel, Ahmed Nabil Fetih, Ali Haroun Yousef

“…A receiver operating curve (ROC) and a multivariate logistic regression model were used to investigate the predictability of the Younis scoring model for cycle outcomes. Results: Two hundred ninety-two ICSI-ET cycles were analysed. …”
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Gestational Weight Gain and Small for Gestational Age in Obese Women: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Wen Chen, Beiyi Li, Kexin Gan, Jing Liu, Yajing Yang, Xiuqin Lv, Huijuan Ma

“…Studies were identified by searching the Web of Science, Embase, and PubMed databases up to June 30th, 2022. …”
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Intracranial pressure monitoring in patients with spontaneous onset of orthostatic headache by Linda D’Antona, Sanjay Cheema, Dwij Mehta, Fion Bremner, Laurence Dale Watkins, Ahmed Kassem Toma, Manjit Singh Matharu

“…Consecutive patients with spontaneous orthostatic headaches and inconclusive diagnostic work-up who underwent 24-hour ICP monitoring were considered eligible. …”
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Prevalence of vitamin D deficiency and its association with adverse obstetric outcomes among pregnant women in Uganda: a cross-sectional study by Cristina Reverzani, Daniel Zaake, Faridah Nansubuga, Herman Ssempewo, Leonard Manirakiza, Anthony Kayiira, Gilbert Tumwine

“…Objective There is a dearth of published data on the vitamin D status of the Ugandan population; the objective of the study was to determine the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency among pregnant women in Uganda and its associations with maternal characteristics and adverse foetal-maternal outcomes.Study design and setting We conducted a cross-sectional study on pregnant women admitted to a tertiary referral hospital in Kampala, Uganda for delivery during the study period from July to December 2023.Participants The study was conducted on 351 pregnant women aged ≥18 years who consented to participate in the study, who had a single intrauterine pregnancy and a gestational age greater than 26 weeks, and who delivered at St. …”
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Emerging burden of post-cancer therapy complications on unplanned hospitalisation and costs among Australian cancer patients: a retrospective cohort study over 14 years by Rashidul Alam Mahumud, Md. Shahjalal, Padam Kanta Dahal, Md. Parvez Mosharaf, Sabuj Kanti Mistry, Kamrun Nahar Koly, Sujana Haque Chowdhury, Andre M. N. Renzaho, Jeff Gow, Khorshed Alam, Olivia Wawryk

“…A significant proportion of patients (71%) experienced multiple complications, with the most common being anemia (26%), sepsis (15%), nausea and vomiting (14%), and neutropenia (11%). …”
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Determinants of poor access to health care among women of reproductive age in Sierra Leone: a cross-sectional study by Augustus Osborne, Peter Bai James, Camilla Bangura

“…Women with secondary [aOR = 0.74; 95% CI: 0.62, 0.89] and higher education [aOR = 0.48; 95% CI: 0.34, 0.68] had lower odds of poor healthcare access than those without education. Women who watch television [aOR = 0.70; 95% CI: 0.56, 0.86] had lower odds of poor access to healthcare than those who did not. …”
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Hubungan Status Gizi Bayi dengan Pemberian ASI Ekslusif, Tingkat Pendidikan Ibu dan Status Ekonomi Keluarga di Wilayah Kerja Puskesmas Padang Pasir by Aisyah Nilakesuma, Yusri Dianne Jurnalis, Selfi Renita Rusjdi

“…Sedangkan menurut status ekonomi keluarga, bayi yang berada pada keluarga tidak miskin sebanyak 83,7% berstatus gizi normal.<br />Kata kunci: status gizi, ASI ekslusif, tingkat pendidikan ibu, status ekonomi keluarga</p><p>Abstract<br />Nutritional status is one yardstick for assessing health an infant development. …”
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On writing about illness in Kuwait. A discussion with Shahd Al Shammari by Marion Breteau

“…This is the case for S. Al Shammari who took this opportunity to look at the Head Above Water project. …”
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Hubungan Anemia dengan Kejadian Bayi Berat Lahir Rendah pada Kehamilan Aterm di RSUD Achmad Darwis Suliki by Maryam Syifaurrahmah Syifaurrahmah, Yusrawati ., Zulkarnain Edward

“…<strong>Abstrak</strong><p>Anemia pada ibu hamil adalah kondisi ibu dengan kadar <em>hemoglobin</em> (Hb) dalam darah &lt;11,0 g%. …”
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Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Standard Precaution Training on Disposition of Occupational Blood Exposure Among Healthcare Trainees: A Pre-Post Intervention Study by Zhang X, Li H, Li N, Li Y, Kong L, Zhang M, Wang P, Ma Y, Ni L, Liu L, Meng X

“…The accuracy rate for trainees who experienced OBE was 69.87% before training and 77.11% after training. …”
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Decision-Making Factors Among Dentists for Using Dental Magnifying Loupes: A Cross-Sectional Study by Alghilan MA, AlShehri A, Almeshrafi A, Alrumi A, Aldibasi O

“…Maryam A Alghilan,1,2 Aram AlShehri,1,2 Azzam Almeshrafi,3 Abdulmajeed Alrumi,4 Omar Aldibasi2 1Restorative and Prosthetic Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; 2King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; 3King Saud Medical City, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; 4King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi ArabiaCorrespondence: Maryam A Alghilan, Restorative and Prosthetic Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, P.O. Box 3660, Riyadh, 11481, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Tel +966 11 4299 999 Ext. 95738, Email ghilanm@ksau-hs.edu.saPurpose: Dental magnifying loupes (DMLs) allow better visualization of the operative field and operator’s seating postures. …”
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Detention of a person under suspicion of committing a criminal offence and the possibility to appeal in criminal proceedings by V. M. Fedchenko

“…The provisions of the criminal procedural legislation regarding the possibility of a person detained on suspicion, who already has the procedural status of a suspect, to appeal, in accordance with Clause 6, Part 1, Art. 42 of the Criminal Procedure Code of Ukraine the validity of his/her detention. …”
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Rural and remote health care: the case for spatial justice by Karen Hayes, Kristy Coxon, Rosalind Bye

“…To critical geographers, places are not static; humans both respond to geography and shape it based on decisions influenced by contemporary social ideologies. As a society we decide where we build housing, roads, and healthcare facilities, based on what and who we value. …”
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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

“…Laboratory- and non–laboratory-based World Health Organization (WHO) and Globorisk algorithms were used to calculate the predicted 10-year total (fatal and nonfatal) CVD risk. …”
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Human-Centered Design of an mHealth Tool for Optimizing HIV Index Testing in Wartime Ukraine: Formative Research Case Study by Nancy Puttkammer, Elizabeth Dunbar, Myroslava Germanovych, Mariia Rosol, Matthew Golden, Anna Hubashova, Vladyslav Fedorchenko, Larisa Hetman, Liudmyla Legkostup, Jan Flowers, Olena Nesterova

“…Prioritized features included information about the benefits of HIV index testing; a nonjudgmental, self-guided questionnaire to report partners; client stories; and bright images to accompany the text. Two-way SMS text messaging between clients and HCWs was deemed impractical based on risks of privacy breaches, national patient privacy regulations, and HCW workload. …”
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Determinants of Dropout From a Virtual Agent–Based App for Insomnia Management in a Self-Selected Sample of Users With Insomnia Symptoms: Longitudinal Study by María Montserrat Sanchez Ortuño, Florian Pecune, Julien Coelho, Jean Arthur Micoulaud-Franchi, Nathalie Salles, Marc Auriacombe, Fuschia Serre, Yannick Levavasseur, Etienne De Sevin, Patricia Sagaspe, Pierre Philip

“…ResultsThe users’ mean age was 47.95 (SD 15.21) years. Of those who dropped out early and those who completed the treatment, 65.1% (3153/4846) were women and 34.9% (1693/4846) were men. …”
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Cost-Effectiveness of Sleeve Gastrectomy and Gastric Bypass as Revisional Surgery on Antidiabetic Reimbursement: A Nationwide Cohort Study by Jérémie Thereaux, MD, PhD, Mohammed Bennani, PhD, Jean Khemis, MD, Elisabeth Ohayon, MD, Isabelle Visnovec Buissez, MD, Alexandre Lafourcade, MSc, Laëtitia Quiriconi, MSc, Caroline Philippe, MSc, Jean-Michel Oppert, MD, PhD

“…Among the 107,088 patients who underwent BS, 6396 underwent RBS, 2400 SG-GBP (SG converted to gastric bypass [GBP] during follow-up), 2277 AGB-SG, 1173 AGB-GBP, and 546 SG-SG. …”
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