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Childhood Sexual Abuse and Compulsive Sexual Behavior Among Men Who Have Sex with Men Newly Diagnosed with HIV
Childhood sexual abuse (CSA) continues to be a public health challenge. The prevalence of experiencing CSA is higher among men who have sex with men...
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Coronavirus disease 2019 vaccination acceptance and associated factors among residents of Dire Dawa Administration, Eastern Ethiopia: a community-based cross-sectional study
BackgroundCorona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an extremely contagious viral infection caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus...
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A Persian validation of the burnout assessment tool
BackgroundBurnout is an increasing public health concern. Its prevalence has extended across diverse professions globally, posing significant...
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Clinical and microbiological features of positive blood culture episodes caused by non-fermenting gram-negative bacilli other than Pseudomonas and Acinetobacter species (2020–2023)
IntroductionNon-fermenting Gram-negative bacilli (NFGNB) other than Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Acinetobacter baumannii complex are pathogens of...
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Effects of Universal School-Based Parental Support for Children’s Healthy Diet and Physical Activity—the Healthy School Start Plus Cluster–Randomised Controlled Trial
Health promotion from an early age is key to preventing unhealthy weight development in childhood, and parental involvement is essential. The...
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Enhancing Alcohol-Related Research in Africa: Possibility for a Continental-Wide Alliance
Alcohol-related harms constitute a major public health concern in Africa, with high rates of alcohol consumption and associated negative health and...
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A phenome-wide association and factorial Mendelian randomization study on the repurposing of uric acid-lowering drugs for cardiovascular outcomes
Uric acid has been linked to various disease outcomes. However, it remains unclear whether uric acid-lowering therapy could be repurposed as a...
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Disengagement from Care Among People Co-Infected with HIV and HCV: A Sco** Review
Disengagement from care among people with HIV (PWH) and hepatitis C (HCV) increases the risks of adverse health outcomes and poses significant...
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Sex-dependent association of serum vitamin D with muscle strength in older adults: NHANES 2001–2002
BackgroundAlthough several studies have suggested a potential positive association between serum vitamin D levels and muscle strength in older...
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Health system description and assessment: a sco** review of templates for systematic analyses
BackgroundUnderstanding and comparing health systems is key for cross-country learning and health system strengthening. Templates help to develop...
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Prior tuberculosis, radiographic lung abnormalities and prevalent diabetes in rural South Africa
BackgroundGrowing evidence suggests that chronic inflammation caused by tuberculosis (TB) may increase the incidence of diabetes. However, the...
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Health and wellbeing of staff working at higher education institutions globally during the post-COVID-19 pandemic period: evidence from a cross-sectional study
BackgroundThe ongoing global crisis of Higher Education (HE) institutions during the post-COVID-19 pandemic period has increased the likelihood of...
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Access to colorectal cancer screening for Pakistani immigrants in Norway – a qualitative study
BackgroundThe Norwegian colorectal cancer (CRC) screening program started in May 2022. Inequalities in CRC screening participation are a challenge,...
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Prevalence of thyroid nodule and relationship with physiological and psychosocial factors among adults in Zhejiang Province, China: a baseline survey of a cohort study
BackgroundThyroid nodules have attracted much attention due to their high incidence and potential for malignant transformation. Compared with the...
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The burden of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease among working-age people in the Western Pacific Region, 1990–2019: an age–period–cohort analysis of the Global Burden of Disease study
BackgroundThe growing prevalence of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) in younger populations, particularly those of working age...
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Distinctive protein expression in elderly livers in a Sprague–Dawley rat model of normothermic ex vivo liver machine perfusion
BackgroundLiver grafts are frequently declined due to high donor age or age mismatch with the recipient. To improve the outcome of marginal grafts,...
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Formative research to understand food beliefs and practices relating to pregnancy on Kei Besar Island, Eastern Indonesia
BackgroundFood-related beliefs and practices during pregnancy may contribute to the high prevalence of chronic energy deficiencies (CED) in Eastern...
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Noneffectiveness of cryostorage duration on clinical and neonatal outcomes after single vitrified-warmed blastocyst transfers
BackgroundIn the current era of assisted reproductive technology, the strategy of single vitrified-warmed blastocyst transfer (SVBT) is acknowledged...
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Exploring factors associated with health literacy and the underlying mechanism among primary school children
AimA better understanding of health literacy (HL) within a local context is needed before develo** and implementing interventions in Hong Kong. The...