Improving Breast Cancer Outcomes among Women in China: Practices, Knowledge, and Attitudes Related to Breast Cancer Screening by Tsu-Yin Wu, Yi-Lan Liu, Scott Chung

“…Nevertheless, there is a paucity of studies reporting the attitudes toward and practices of breast cancer screening among Chinese women. Methods. This cross-sectional study examined the practices, knowledge, and attitudes toward breast cancer screening (BCS) on a convenience sample of 400 Chinese women. …”
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Associations between ACE-Inhibitors, Angiotensin Receptor Blockers, and Lean Body Mass in Community Dwelling Older Women by Jennifer W. Bea, Sylvia Wassertheil-Smoller, Betsy C. Wertheim, Yann Klimentidis, Zhao Chen, Oleg Zaslavsky, Todd M. Manini, Catherine R. Womack, Candyce H. Kroenke, Andrea Z. LaCroix, Cynthia A. Thomson

“…We evaluated longitudinal differences in lean body mass (LBM) among women diagnosed with hypertension and classified as ACE-I/ARB users and nonusers among Women’s Health Initiative participants that received dual energy X-ray absorptiometry scans to estimate body composition (n=10,635) at baseline and at years 3 and 6 of follow-up. …”
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Companionship during Childbirth: Pregnant Women’s Perception, Acceptability, and Preferences in a Tertiary Health Center in Northwestern Nigeria by Jamila Abubakar Garba, Zainab Kontagora Abdullahi, Saratu Bello, Abubakar Abubakar Panti, Amina Gambo Umar, Karima Abubakar Tunau

“…Materials and Methods: This was a cross-sectional study among pregnant women attending antenatal care at a tertiary health center in Northwestern Nigeria. …”
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Prevalence, Severity, and Determinant Factors of Anemia among Pregnant Women in South Sudanese Refugees, Pugnido, Western Ethiopia by Aklilu Alemayehu, Lealem Gedefaw, Tilahun Yemane, Yaregal Asres

“…Anemia is one of the major health problems among refugee pregnant women in the world. Anemia among pregnant women is multifactorial and results in detrimental consequences on the mothers and infants. …”
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Prevalence of Postpartum Depression among Women in Childbearing Age Attending Primary Health Care Centres, Qassim Region. by Huda G. Alonazi, Saulat Jahan

“… # Results Out of 229 invited women, 204 willingly participated (response rate: 89.1%). …”
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Self-medication and knowledge of pregnant women about the use of medication during pregnancy in the cities of Rijeka and Zadar, Croatia by Željko Jovanović, Petra Vulić

“…This includes analysing the way pregnant women make decisions about self-medication and their awareness of potential risks and benefits.MethodsA cross-sectional study was conducted on a sample of pregnant women from two cities of similar size and status, Zadar and Rijeka, in the period from 1 May 2023 to 1 June 2023 at the Clinical Hospital Centre Rijeka and the General Hospital Zadar.ResultsOf the 128 women interviewed, 56% were taking prescription medication, most frequently in Rijeka, while 69.5% practised self-medication. …”
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Detection of uterine abnormalities using three-dimensional vaginal ultrasound in infertile women undergoing assisted reproductive techniques by Huda Ali Hussaini, Asmaa Kadhim Gatea, Suhaila F. Al-Shaikh

“…Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional observational study that involved 211 subfertile women who were arranged to undergo ART for different causes of infertility. …”
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Determinants of Food Taboos in the Pregnant Women of the Awabel District, East Gojjam Zone, Amhara Regional State in Ethiopia by Wollelaw Getnet, Wubie Aycheh, Taddele Tessema

“…Institutional based cross-sectional study was conducted. Three hundred seven pregnant women were selected for the study. …”
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The association between affordable care act implementation and the prevalence of women having ever received a Pap smear by Eric M. Ganz, Benjamin Brown, Heather Smith, Lawren Wellisch, Megha Gupta, Stephen M. Wagner

“…This was a serial cross-sectional study. The comparison groups were defined as women who received cancer screening and prevention interventions prior to full implementation of the ACA (2011–2013) and post full implementation (2017–2019). …”
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Is There Association between Vitamin D Concentrations and Body Mass Index Variation in Women Submitted to Y-Roux Surgery? by Maria Tereza A. dos Santos, Fabiola Isabel Suano-Souza, Fernando Luiz Affonso Fonseca, Marise Lazaretti-Castro, Roseli Oselka Saccardo Sarni

“…Method. A cross-sectional and controlled study was performed including 49 obese adult volunteer women, submitted to Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB group). …”
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A holistic approach is needed for women with an inflammatory arthritis in the different phases around pregnancy; the results of the CAPRI study by A. J. van Steensel – Boon, H. M. Wintjes, E. Röder, H. T. W. Smeele, L. J. C. Kranenburg - van Koppen, R. J. E. M. Dolhain, L. F. Perez-Garcia

“…This study evaluates patient satisfaction, identifies unmet needs, and explores opportunities for enhancing support within this integrated care model.MethodsThis was a cross-sectional study. We designed a customized questionnaire for women 18 years and older who were treated following the Reproductive Rheumatology care pathway and had given birth between 2019 and 2021. …”
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Stigma and social support and their impact on quality of life and self-esteem among women with endometriosis in Latin-America and the Caribbean. by Yatzmeli Matías-González, Astrid Sánchez-Galarza, Ernesto Rosario-Hernández, Idhaliz Flores-Caldera, Eliut Rivera-Segarra

“…A cross-sectional design with online survey techniques was implemented. …”
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Severe Obesity in Women Can Lead to Worse Memory Function and Iron Dyshomeostasis Compared to Lower Grade Obesity by Jessica M. V. Pino, Vitória F. Silva, Marcos Mônico-Neto, Danielle C. Seva, Melissa Y. Kato, July N. Alves, Gabriela C. Pereira, Hanna Karen M. Antunes, Thales D. Galvao, Lia R. A. Bitterncourt, Sergio Tufik, Lysien I. Zambrano, Ana R. Dâmaso, Lila M. Oyama, David Thivel, Raquel M. S. Campos, Kil S. Lee

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Access to HIV testing and factors associated among sexual minority women in a metropolitan region of the Brazilian Amazon by Janaína de Freitas Vale, Wanderson Santiago de Azevedo Júnior, Paula Regina Barbosa de Almeida, Adinaldo Moreira Martins, Flavine Evangelista Gonçalves, Eliã Pinheiro Botelho, Fabianne de Jesus Dias de Sousa, Cintia Yolette Urbano Pauxis Aben-Athar, Luiz Fernando Almeida Machado, Glenda Roberta Oliveira Naiff Ferreira

“…This was an observational, cross-sectional study, conducted from data collected from July 21, 2022 to April 11, 2024, in the Brazilian Amazon. …”
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Determinants of healthcare insurance coverage among women of reproductive age in Tanzania: A multilevel mixed effect analysis. by Sanun Ally Kessy, Jovin R Tibenderana, Jomo Gimonge, Fabiola V Moshi

“…Furthermore, educated women were more likely to be covered with health insurance than uneducated women (AOR = 6.96, 95% CI: 4.74, 10.22). …”
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Prevalence and Severity of Menopausal Symptoms and the Quality of Life in Middle-aged Women: A Study from Sri Lanka by Nirmala Rathnayake, Janaka Lenora, Gayani Alwis, Sarath Lekamwasam

“…This study aimed to evaluate the prevalence and severity of menopausal symptoms and the QOL of pre- and postmenopausal women in Galle District, Sri Lanka. A cross-sectional study was conducted with a randomly selected sample of premenopausal (n=184) and postmenopausal (n=166) community-dwelling healthy women aged 30-60 years. …”
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Compliance with maternal HIV retesting for pregnant women attending care in selected health facilities in Namutumba district, Uganda by Shafik Malende, Edward Buzigi, Esther Bayiga

“…Uganda's national guidelines recommend that pregnant women be retested in the 3rd trimester or during labor/delivery. …”
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Prevalence and Associated Factors of Anaemia in Pregnancy among Women Receiving Antenatal Care at Kabale Regional Referral Hospital by Ojom, James

“…Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 400 pregnant women receiving antenatal care at Kabale Regional Referral Hospital over 4 months. …”
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Women with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus: Effect of Disease and Psychosocial-Related Correlates on Health-Related Quality of Life by Syed Wasif Gillani, Irfan Altaf Ansari, Hisham A. Zaghloul, Mohi Iqbal Mohammad Abdul, Syed Azhar Syed Sulaiman, Mirza R. Baig, Hassaan Anwar Rathore

“…Women with longer diabetes exposure and uncontrolled glycemic levels (HbA1c) have poorer HRQOL. …”
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Prevalence of undernutrition and associated factors among adolescent pregnant women in Dolo-Ado town, Somali region, Ethiopia by Abdirahman Ahmed, Abdulkarim Mohammed, Mahamed Dol Ateye, Saleha Abdusamed

“…Abstract Background Maternal malnutrition, particularly among adolescent pregnant women, is a significant public health issue globally, with far-reaching consequences for both maternal and fetal health. …”
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