Time to breastfeeding cessation and its predictors among mothers of index children aged 2–3 years in Bedele Town, Southwest Ethiopia: a community-based retrospective follow-up stud... by Gebiso Roba Debele, Fedasa Tesfa, Dereje Tsegaye

“…Background Breastfeeding ensures the survival and health of a child. The WHO recommends exclusive breastfeeding for the first 6 months and continuing for up to 2 years. …”
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Predicting the Health‐Promoting Lifestyle Profile of Pregnant Women Based on Their Health Literacy Levels: A Cross‐Sectional Study by Nastaran Rafat, Fatemeh Bakouei, Hajar Adib‐Rad, Hossein‐Ali Nikbakht, Sareh Bakouei

“…ABSTRACT Aim Health literacy is considered as key factor to empower women to participate in self‐care and child‐care activities. The purpose of the present study is to determine the relationship between health‐promoting behaviours and health literacy among pregnant women. …”
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Improving health outcomes by strengthening public sector capacity in social and behaviour change programming in Nigeria: a qualitative study by Pooja Sripad, Augustine Ankomah, Amanda Kalamar, Adetayo Adetunji, Bright Addo, Dele Abegunde, Nrupa Jani Tulsiani, Foyeke Oyedokun-Adegbabo

“…At the system level, it strengthened ward development committees to address health challenges. Challenges hindering stakeholders’ application of PSCS-acquired skills include inadequate workforce, negative attitudes of health workers, funding constraints, cultural barriers, lack of government ownership and limited accessibility.Conclusions This study shows that the PSCS approach is an effective model to scale up capacity for SBC in MNCH+N, FP and malaria prevention programmes. …”
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Longitudinal examination of young married women’s fertility and family planning intentions and how they relate to subsequent family planning use in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh India by Niranjan Saggurti, Lisa Calhoun, Priya Nanda, Ilene S Speizer, A J Francis Zavier, Gwyn Hainsworth

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Factors Affecting Nonadherence to WHO’s Recommended Antenatal Care Visits among Women in Pastoral Community, Northeastern Ethiopia: A Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study by Kusse Urmale Mare, Abel Gebre Wuneh, Mubarek Shemsu Awol, Mohammed Ahmed Ibrahim, Molla Kahsay Hiluf, Setognal Birara Aychiluhm, Osman Ahmed Mohammed, Kebede Gemeda Sabo

“…In the Afar region, where women have limited access to healthcare services due to pastoral livelihood, evidence on noncompliance to the adequate number of antenatal care visits is scarce. …”
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Classifying problematic gaming using a latent profile approach based on personality traits in Chinese young adolescent by Jingyue Hao, Zhenjiang Liao, Qiuping Huang, Xinxin Chen, Shuhong Lin, Yongyan Shi, Yifan Li, Yin Tang, Xuhao Wang, Hongxian Shen

“…In contrast, medium-risk gamers scored low across all Big Five dimensions, while low-risk gamers achieved higher scores in all traits except neuroticism. …”
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Aktualizowanie potencjalności twórczej uczniów poprzez integralną ekspresję kulturową usytuowaną w sztukach wizualnych by Katarzyna Krasoń

“…The article presents the author’s own education strategy based on a revealing transformative model and addressed to 1st–3rd graders. The essence of the strategy lies in the specific organization of child’s perception process regarding a given visual art where the key issue is the artistic expression of the pupils, especially of paratheatrical nature. …”
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ezPreemie study protocol: a randomised controlled factorial trial testing web-based parent training and coaching with parents of children born very preterm by M E Schoeny, Sarah A Keim, Michelle M Greene, Julia Berteletti, Mary Lauren Neel, Kousiki Patra, Shea Smoske, Susan Breitenstein

“…Introduction Children born very preterm (VPT; gestational age <32 weeks) are twice as likely to demonstrate behaviour problems such as aggression, non-compliance, temper tantrums and irritability compared with their term-born peers. …”
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Opportunities and challenges for enhancing preconception health in primary care: qualitative study with women from ethnically diverse communities by Joe Kai, Nadeem Qureshi, Helena Tuomainen, Laura Cross-Bardell, Mandeep Bhoday

“…They perceived these could be addressed in primary care, particularly if raised within a range of clinically ‘relevant’ consultations, such as for contraception, or when opportune for individuals in their social context. …”
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Health-promoting activities among Saudi Arabian parents of children with disabilities: A cross-sectional study by Salmah A. Alghamdi, Muna I. Assiri, Reem A. Fallatah, Farah M. Albeladi, Hawa Alabdulaziz, Fatimah Alsaggaf

“…These challenges may include increased caregiving responsibilities, limited access to resources, and emotional and physical burdens, which may hinder their involvement in health-promoting behaviors. …”
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Comparing apples and oranges in youth depression treatments? A quantitative critique of the evidence base and guidelines by Samuele Cortese, Glyn Lewis, Argyris Stringaris, Georgina Krebs, Marinos Kyriakopoulos, Lucy Foulkes, Carmen Moreno, Charlotte Burman, Raphaelle Delpech, Rudolph Uher, Dayna Bhudia, Despoina Miliou, Ioannis-Marios Rokas

“…In this paper, we test the factors across modalities that may influence comparability between medication and psychotherapy trials.Methods We included 92 randomised controlled trials (RCTs) of psychotherapy and medication for child and adolescent depression (mean age 4–18 years). …”
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Reducing the Impact of Tinnitus on Children and Adolescents’ Lives: A Mixed-Methods Concept Mapping Study by Susan Tegg-Quinn, Robert H. Eikelboom, Christopher G. Brennan-Jones, Syndon Barabash, Wilhelmina H. A. M. Mulders, Rebecca J. Bennett

“…The participants generated 102 unique statements across four concepts: (1) Education, Support, and Counselling; (2) Support from Parents and Teachers; (3) Clinical Assessments and Management; and (4) Self-Management Techniques. …”
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State-dependent inter-network functional connectivity development in neonatal brain from the developing human connectome project by Zhiyong Zhao, Ruolin Li, Yihan Wu, Mingyang Li, Dan Wu

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Boosting knowledge, attitudes, and practices: An experimental controlled study evaluating the effectiveness of m-health training on antimicrobial resistance for hemodialysis nurses by Hossam Alhawatmeh, Mohammed Aljarrah, Issa M Hweidi, Nezam Al-Nsair, Mohammad S Alyahya, Sawsan Abuhammad

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‘I haven’t met them, I don’t have any trust in them. It just feels like a big unknown’: a qualitative study exploring the determinants of consent to use Human Fertilisation and Emb... by Claire Carson, Lisa Hinton, Jenny Kurinczuk, Maria Quigley

“…Verbatim transcripts were analysed using the ‘one sheet of paper’ method to identify themes.Setting Women and men were recruited between September 2015 and December 2017, via fertility clinics across England and online advertising, then interviewed at a location convenient to them.Participants 20 patients and 9 staff were interviewed, 40 patients completed the online survey.Results Consent for disclosure (CD) forms are completed at a stressful time, when patients often feel overwhelmed; these forms were considered a low priority. …”
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Traffic-related-air-pollutant PM2.5 Caused Toxicity on Caenorhabditis elegans with Cotreatment of High-dose Glucose and Tempeh by Jian-He Lu, Ming-Hsien Tsai, Sen-Ting Huang, Jia-De Lee, Ta-Chih Hsiao, Wan Nurdiyana Wan Mansor, How-Ran Chao

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Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice towards COVID-19 among Mothers in Dessie Town, Northeast Ethiopia, 2020 by Debrnesh Goshiye, Zinet Abegaz, Sisay Gedamu

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ALTRIRAS: A Computer Game for Training Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder in the Recognition of Basic Emotions by Leandro M. Almeida, Diego P. da Silva, Daieny P. Theodório, Wolley W. Silva, Silvia Cristina M. Rodrigues, Terigi A. Scardovelli, Alessandro P. da Silva, Marcia Aparecida S. Bissaco

“…It has recreational settings built with 2D graphic interface to keep the children’s attention and an access control and a register mechanism to allow the monitoring of the child’s progress. …”
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Examining tolerability, safety, and blinding in 1032 transcranial electrical stimulation sessions for children and adolescents with neuropsychiatric and neurodevelopmental disorder... by Andrea Battisti, Giulia Lazzaro, Luciana Ursumando, Barbara D’Aiello, Valeria Zanna, Floriana Costanzo, Stefano Vicari, Deny Menghini

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Estimating the met need for emergency obstetric care (EmOC) services in three payams of Torit County, South Sudan: a facility-based, retrospective cross-sectional study by Pontius Bayo, Imose Itua, Suzie Paul Francis, Kofi Boateng, Elijo Omoro Tahir, Abdulmumini Usman

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