Maternal Mortality Determinants in Rural Kenya: An Audit of Three Hospitals by Brian Barasa Masaba, Rose M. Mmusi-Phetoe, Bernard Rono, Daniel Kyalo Muthiani, Jonathan Taiswa, Stephenie Lydia Ojiambo, Damaris Moraa, John Kennedy Moturi

“…Materials and Methods: A four-year retrospective, cross-sectional study was conducted in three tertiary hospitals within Migori county in Kenya. …”
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Generalized Exponential Fuzzy Entropy Approach for Automatic Segmentation of Chest CT with COVID-19 Infection by Saud S. Alotaibi, Ahmed Elaraby

“…This kind of imaging offers elaborate cross-sectional pictures of skinny slices of the organic structure. …”
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Serum Growth Differentiation Factor 15 is Negatively Associated with Leukocyte Telomere Length by Jie Yu, Yiwen Liu, Huabing Zhang, Fan Ping, Wei Li, Lingling Xu, Yuxiu Li

“…Methods: The present study aimed to study the relationship between GDF15 and telomere length and mtDNAcn.This was a cross-sectional analysis nested in a longitudinal cohort study conducted in Changping District, Beijing, from 2014 to 2021. …”
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Hamstrings and quadriceps muscle size and strength in female and male elite competitive alpine skiers by Daniel P. Fitze, Daniel P. Fitze, Martino V. Franchi, Martino V. Franchi, Clarissa Müller Brusco, Nadine Engeler, Nadine Engeler, Walter O. Frey, Walter O. Frey, Jörg Spörri, Jörg Spörri

“…The ultrasound data were collected from 33 elite alpine skiers (20 women and 13 men), and the dynamometer data were collected from 35 elite alpine skiers (20 women and 15 men). …”
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Famine Exposure in Early Life and Risk of Metabolic Syndrome in Adulthood: Comparisons of Different Metabolic Syndrome Definitions by Feng Ning, Jie Ren, Xin Song, Dong Zhang, Li Liu, Lei Zhang, Jianping Sun, Dongfeng Zhang, Zengchang Pang, Qing Qiao, on behalf of Qingdao Diabetes Prevention Program

“…This study examined the association between famine exposure in early life and the risk of metabolic syndrome (MetS) in adulthood during the 1959–1961 Chinese Famine. Two cross-sectional surveys involving randomly selected Chinese adults aged 35–74 years in the Qingdao area were conducted. …”
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Hubungan Mobilisasi Dini dengan Proses Penyembuhan Luka pada Pasien Pasca Laparatomi di Bangsal Bedah Pria dan Wanita RSUP Dr. M. Djamil Padang by Wira Ditya, Asril Zahari, Afriwardi Afriwardi

“…Penelitian ini menggunakan rancangan <em>cross sectional study</em> dengan jumlah sampel 31 responden yang diambil secara <em>consecutive sampling technique</em>. …”
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Advanced delivery systems for gene editing: A comprehensive review from the GenE-HumDi COST Action Working Group by Alessia Cavazza, Francisco J. Molina-Estévez, Álvaro Plaza Reyes, Victor Ronco, Asma Naseem, Špela Malenšek, Peter Pečan, Annalisa Santini, Paula Heredia, Araceli Aguilar-González, Houria Boulaiz, Qianqian Ni, Marina Cortijo-Gutierrez, Kristina Pavlovic, Inmaculada Herrera, Berta de la Cerda, Emilio M. Garcia-Tenorio, Eva Richard, Sergio Granados-Principal, Arístides López-Márquez, Mariana Köber, Marijana Stojanovic, Melita Vidaković, Irene Santos-Garcia, Lorea Blázquez, Emily Haughton, Dongnan Yan, Rosario María Sánchez-Martín, Loubna Mazini, Gloria Gonzalez Aseguinolaza, Annarita Miccio, Paula Rio, Lourdes R. Desviat, Manuel A.F.V. Gonçalves, Ling Peng, Cecilia Jiménez-Mallebrera, Francisco Martin Molina, Dhanu Gupta, Duško Lainšček, Yonglun Luo, Karim Benabdellah

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PSYCHOLOGICAL EFFECTS AND PSYCHOLOGICAL RESILIENCE OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK IN TURKEY by Nilgün Ulutaşdemir, Ebru Öztürk Çopur, Süreyya Yigitalp Rençber

“…Cross-sectional and descriptive type of the universe of the study has created 19 May to 19 July 2020, individuals living in Turkey. …”
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Overview of Fall Risk and Pain Levels in Elderly Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis in General Hospital by Avriza Byan Antama Putri, Edy Soesanto, Mohammad Fatkhul Mubin, Ernawati Ernawati

“…This research uses a descriptive design with a cross sectional approach. Data collection was carried out by studying medical records and interviews from 150 elderly patients suffering from knee osteoarthritis. …”
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CORRELATION BETWEEN ANEMIA AND THE INCIDENCE OF DYSMENORRHEA IN ADOLESCENT GIRLS by Faizah Hasnia, Rize Budi Amalia, Lestari Sudaryanti, Jimmy Yanuar Annas

“…Hemoglobin is unable to fulfill its function of transporting adequate amounts of oxygen to peripheral tissues. This causes women who experience anemia to experience frequent dysmenorrhea. …”
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Portrait global de l’exposition aux contraintes psychosociales au travail des paramédics québécois by Sandrine Hegg-Deloye, Patrice Brassard, Jérôme Prairie, Dominique Larouche, Nathalie Jauvin, Angelo Tremblay, Philippe Corbeil

“…The purpose of this study was to provide an overview of these constraints in paramedics in Quebec. A cross-sectional study was conducted during the fall of 2010 and winter of 2011. …”
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Impact of premenstrual syndrome and premenstrual dysphoric disorder on maternal antenatal depression. by Nozomi Ihara, Yoko Sato, Subaru Ikeda, Hiromi Matsufuji, Kimiyo Kikuchi, Yoshiko Suetsugu, Naoko Hikita, Seiichi Morokuma

“…In this study, we aimed to determine the association of premenstrual syndrome (PMS) or premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) with maternal antenatal depression. This cross-sectional, online questionnaire-based observational study included 212 pregnant women between gestational ages 24 weeks and 28 weeks 6 days. …”
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The Use of Parsimonious Questionnaires in Occupational Health Surveillance: Psychometric Properties of the Short Italian Version of the Effort/Reward Imbalance Questionnaire by Nicola Magnavita, Sergio Garbarino, Johannes Siegrist

“…Methods. 1,803 employees (63 percent women) from 19 service companies in the Italian region of Latium participated in a cross-sectional survey containing the short version of the ERI questionnaire (16 items) and questions related to self-reported health, musculoskeletal complaints and job satisfaction. …”
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Tingkat Pengetahuan, Sikap dan Perilaku Mahasiswi Fakultas Kedokteran Universitas Sumatera Utara Tentang Kanker Serviks by Savira Laniari Putri, Feby Yanti Harahap

“…Cervical cancer is the fourth most common cancer among women worldwide. It can be prevented by HPV vaccination, pap smears examination, or avoidance of risk factors for cervical cancer. …”
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Multimorbidity and Depression Increase Prevalence of Frailty of Community-dwelling Indonesian Older Adults: Indonesia Care Networks Study by Yvonne Suzy Handajani, Elisabeth Schroeder-Butterfill, Eef Hogervorst, Yuda Turana, Antoninus Hengky

“…Methods: This cross-sectional study was done in several urban villages in Jakarta, Indonesia. …”
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Community management and Sustainability of Gravity Water flow Schemes in Rubanda District, Uganda by David, Otika

“…The study examined community management and sustainability of gravity flow schemes in Rubanda district. A cross sectional survey and descriptive research design was adopted, in which quantitative and qualitative approaches were used to gather and analyze qualitative and quantitative views regarding gravity flow schemes. …”
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Association of HIVEP3 Gene and Lnc RNA with Femoral Neck Bone Mineral Content and Hip Geometry by Genome-Wide Association Analysis in Chinese People by Weiwei Hu, Jinwei He, Luyue Qi, Chun Wang, Hua Yue, Jiemei Gu, Hao Zhang, Yi Wang, Zhenlin Zhang

“…We collected 1224 unrelated healthy young men (20–40 years old), young women (20–40 years old), and postmenopausal women (over 50 years old) who lived in Shanghai. …”
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Estimating the need for diabetic retinopathy services in north India: evidence from a population-based survey in the catchment population of an eye care provider in central Uttar P... by Andrew Bastawrous, Vaibhav Jain, Ian McCormick, Shalinder Sabherwal, Ishaana Sood, Atanu Majumdar, Shamanna B R, Mohd Javed, Sandeep Buttan, Simrat Chandi, Basitali Lakhani, Shreya Tyagi, Utsav Deep

“…Objective The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of diabetic retinopathy (DR) and retina screening coverage among people with diabetes in the catchment area of a high-volume eye care organisation in north India.Design A population-based cross-sectional study using Rapid Assessment of Avoidable Blindness survey, including the DR module.Setting A customised rural district in the catchment of Dr Shroff’s Charity Eye Hospital in Uttar Pradesh in north India.Participants 4095 people of age 50 years and above were enrolled using a two-staged cluster sampling, 3867 (94.4%) participated; 2167 (52.9%) were women. 3803 of 4095 (92.9%) participants were assessed for diabetes. …”
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Gender differences in business travel: Implications for hotel and destination management by Ángel MILLÁN, M. Luisa FANJUL, Marta RETAMOSA

“…Methodology/Design/Approach – This research employs a cross-sectional questionnaire survey and a sample of 318 business travellers. …”
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Faktor Risiko dan Faktor Pencetus yang Mempengaruhi Kejadian Asma pada Anak di RSUP Dr. M. Djamil Padang by Isnaniyah Usman, Eva Chundrayetti, Oea Khairsyaf

“…Ini adalah penelitian deskriptif dengan desain cross-sectional. Penelitian dilakukan dengan melakukan wawancara pada responden yang telah ditetapkan sebagai subjek penelitian. …”
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