Compliance in Carrying Out Triple Elimination Examination Reviewed from Parity and Husband Support in Pregnant Women at Gondanglegi Public Health Center, Malang Regency by Anggrawati Wulandari, Pratiwi Ade Suryani, Retno Palupi Yonni Siwi, Erma Retnaningtyas

“…With the accidental sampling technique, the sample in this study was 81 pregnant women. …”
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Exploring facilitators and barriers to healthcare professionals’ use of clinical guidelines to prevent surgical site infection in Rwandan hospitals by Aloys Niyomugabo, Madeleine Mukeshimana, Anita Collins, Geldine Chironda

“…Aim: This study aims to explore facilitators and barriers to healthcare professionals’ use of clinical guidelines for Surgical Site Infection Prevention in Rwanda. Methods: A qualitative, exploratory and descriptive study that involved 28 health professionals was carried out. …”
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Sociodemographic characteristics of SARS-CoV-2 serosurveillance studies with diverse recruitment strategies, Canada, 2020 to 2023 by Matthew J. Knight, Yuan Yu, Jiacheng Chen, Sheila F. O’Brien, David L. Buckeridge, Carmen Charlton, W. Alton Russell

“…Methods We retrospectively analyzed three pre-existing longitudinal cohorts, two convenience samples using residual blood, and one de novo probabilistic survey conducted in Canada between April 2020 – November 2023. …”
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Knowledge, Symptoms, Quality of Life, and Health-seeking Behavior in Menopausal Nuns by Jolly Joseph, Leena Sequira, soumya christabel

“…Objective: To assess the knowledge on menopause, analyze the symptoms, understand the health-seeking behavior, describe the quality of life, and evaluate the effect of a multimodal intervention on knowledge, symptoms, health-seeking behavior, and quality of life among menopausal-age women.  Materials and Methods: A quantitative, pretest-posttest experimental study was conducted among 78 nuns of menopausal age residing in selected convents in Kottayam District, India, through an enumeration sampling technique. …”
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Meeting the WHO physical activity guidelines and health-related quality of life of single parents in Ghana by Obed Jones Owusu-Sarpong, Kabila Abass, Solomon Osei-Tutu, André Hajek, Razak M. Gyasi, Razak M. Gyasi

“…We examine the association between PA and HRQoL among single parents in Ghana and explore the modifying roles of sex, age, and spatial differences in this association.MethodsData on 627 single parents were obtained through a multi-stage stratified sampling technique. …”
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The impact of online social interaction on urban community cohesion and group differences: evidence from China by Haibo Li, Haitao Li, Xing Zhou, Yin Kuang, Feiyue Liu

“…This study aims to investigate the correlations between online social interaction and community cohesion in the Chinese context. Methods This cross-sectional study examines urban community residents (n = 1037) across China’s eastern, central, and western regions, with proportional sampling to ensure geographic representation. …”
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Effects of Mobilization with Movement Versus Static Stretching Among Patients with Stroke, Hyderabad, Sindh Province, Pakistan by Dua Qazi, Prem Lata, Muhammad Faisal Fahim, Ana Yousuf, Shehbaz Ali Memon, Sharjeel Tasneem

“…Elizabeth Hospital Hyderabad, Sindh-Pakistan, from January 2022 to June 2022. Methods: Purposive sampling was used to investigate the effects of two mobilization techniques, Mobilization with Movement and Static Muscle Stretching, on post-stroke gait. …”
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Oral azithromycin versus doxycycline in meibomian gland dysfunction: A hospital-based study at Nepal eye hospital by Sabita Dhakal, Sabina Shrestha, Pooja Karki, Sujata Dhakal

“…This study recruited patients having severe MGD. Convenience sampling technique was used for the selection of patients. …”
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Fecal contamination of drinking-water in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis. by Robert Bain, Ryan Cronk, Jim Wright, Hong Yang, Tom Slaymaker, Jamie Bartram

“…However over a quarter of samples from improved sources contained fecal contamination in 38% of 191 studies. …”
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Challenges and opportunities when studying movement ecology in science and practical conservation by Christina Fischer

“…Such constraints can be overcome, for example, by providing verified trapping protocols, using recent technological developments and analytical methods combined with trainings on these state-of-the-art tracking and analysing tools. …”
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Pattern and predictors of overnutrition among adolescents in rural areas of Ogun State, Nigeria by Abiola Gbadebo, Oluwafolahan Sholeye, Fatai Gbadebo, Abiodun Osinaike

“…A multi-stage sampling technique was applied to select respondents for the study. …”
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Reconceptualizing the HIV epidemiology and prevention needs of Female Sex Workers (FSW) in Swaziland. by Stefan Baral, Sosthenes Ketende, Jessie L Green, Ping-An Chen, Ashley Grosso, Bhekie Sithole, Cebisile Ntshangase, Eileen Yam, Deanna Kerrigan, Caitlin E Kennedy, Darrin Adams

“…The burden of HIV and prevention needs among FSW remains unstudied in Swaziland.<h4>Methods</h4>A respondent-driven-sampling survey was completed between August-October, 2011 of 328 FSW in Swaziland. …”
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A cross-sectional study assessing customers’ perception, satisfaction, and attitude toward e-pharmacy services in Saudi Arabia by Ahmed Khaled Bahamdan, Mona Almanasef

“…Younger participants and those with higher education levels were more aware of e-pharmacies (p < 0.05), with no significant effect of gender or nationality on awareness. …”
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Prevalence of dental caries among male students aged 15–17 years in southern Asir, Saudi Arabia by Ibrahim Alshahrani, Shreyas Tikare, Zakirulla Meer, Abdelbagi Mustafa, Mohammed Abdulwahab, Syed Sadatullah

“…Results of the present study can be used as baseline data for future oral health interventions for the population. Methods: A stratified cluster random sampling was followed in selecting the students. …”
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Unravelling the role of health-promoting and health-abusive lifestyle behaviours on health-related quality of life among the urban community-dwelling youths (19–25 years) in the Ba... by Akash Mallick, Abinash Sahoo

“…This study, hence, examines the trend and effects of such health-abusive and health-promoting behaviours on health-related quality of life of the youth. Methods The cross-sectional study used primary data from a sample of 124 urban community-dwelling youth (19–25 years) of Balasore district of Odisha during March–April, 2024. …”
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Molecular epidemiology of enteroviruses from Guatemalan wastewater isolated from human lung fibroblasts. by Leanna Sayyad, Chelsea Harrington, Christina J Castro, Hanen Belgasmi-Allen, Stacey Jeffries Miles, Jamaica Hill, María Linda Mendoza Prillwitz, Lorena Gobern, Ericka Gaitán, Andrea Paola Delgado, Leticia Castillo Signor, Marc Rondy, Gloria Rey-Benito, Nancy Gerloff

“…Enterovirus occurrence did not follow a seasonality, but more diverse EV types were found in ES collection sites with lower populations. …”
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Effect of Covid-19 on maternal and child health services utilization in Ghana. Evidence from the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS). by Yaw Nyarko Opoku-Boateng, Emmanuel Opoku-Asante, Mylene Lagarde, Edward Nketiah-Amponsah

“…Through the use of convenient sampling, a total of 502 facilities were selected for inclusion in the research. …”
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Health status of transgender people globally: A systematic review of research on disease burden and correlates. by Ayden I Scheim, Ashleigh J Rich, Dougie Zubizarreta, Mannat Malik, Kellan E Baker, Arjee J Restar, Leigh Ann van der Merwe, June Wang, Bianca Beebe, Kathleen Ridgeway, Stefan D Baral, Tonia Poteat, Sari L Reisner

“…<h4>Data sources, eligibility criteria, and synthesis methods</h4>We searched seven databases using terms related to (a) transgender populations and (b) health or disease. …”
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Emotional Eating on Sedentary Workers: Is It Caused by Individual Characteristics, Exercise Habits, and Work Stress? by Pindi Dwi Irwansyah, Shintia Yunita Arini, Endang Dwiyanti, Dominikus Raditya Atmaka, Bian Shabri Putri Irwanto, Farahul Jannah

“…The number of samples taken is 133 people using purposive sampling. …”
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“It’s like your body is fighting against you”: a cross-sectional qualitative interview study of quality of life in U.S. Black women diagnosed with endometriosis by Whitney S. Rice, Melanie Dakwa, Sofia Filippa, Ashi Parikh, Subasri Narasimhan

“…Black women with endometriosis. Methods Using a cross-sectional qualitative design, this study collected data from in-depth semi-structured interviews with 16 Black women aged 18–45 diagnosed with endometriosis from September-October 2021. …”
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