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Misconception between palliative care and euthanasia among Thai general practitioners: a cross-sectional study
BackgroundPalliative care lower medical expenses and enhances quality of life, but misconception with euthanasia delays timely care and makes...
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Prevalence of misconception about HIV/AIDS transmission and associated factors among reproductive age women in Ethiopia: a nationwide study
BackgroundMisconceptions and myths are still the bottlenecks for the prevention of HIV/AIDS transmission in develo** countries. This study aimed to...
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Development and validation of the scoliosis misconception scale (SMS) for assessing level of misconception of patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis
BackgroundLittle is known about patients’ understanding of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS). This paper aims to develop and validate the...
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Community’s misconception about COVID-19 and its associated factors among Gondar town residents, Northwest Ethiopia
BackgroundDespite the implementation of various strategies such as the declaration of COVID-19 emergency state, staying at home, lockdown, and...
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Myths and misconception of COVID-19 among hospital sanitary workers in Pakistan: Efficacy of a training program intervention
ObjectiveHospital sanitary workers are among the prime source to disseminate information at a massive level, however they received least attention...
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Stakeholder perspectives on clinical research related to therapies for rare diseases: therapeutic misconception and the value of research
BackgroundFor many rare diseases, few treatments are supported by strong evidence. Patients, family members, health care providers, and policy-makers...
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Urinary symptoms and prostate cancer—the misconception that may be preventing earlier presentation and better survival outcomes
BackgroundProstate cancer is an epidemic of the modern age, and despite efforts to improve awareness, it remains the case that mortality has hardly...
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Health service providers’ perspective on barriers and strategies to tuberculosis treatment adherence in Obuasi Municipal and Obuasi East District in the Ashanti region, Ghana: a qualitative study
BackgroundDespite the substantial improvement in treatment success rate over the past two decades in Ghana, some districts in the country still...
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Perception of optometrists on causes of professional discordance among eye care professionals and its impact on refractive error service delivery in Kenya
PurposeTo evaluate the perception of optometrists on causes of professional discordance among eye care professionals and its impact on refractive...
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Myths and misconceptions about childhood constipation
Many widely held beliefs and assumptions concerning childhood constipation continue to interfere with rational management of childhood constipation....
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Mood disorders in adults with epilepsy: a review of unrecognized facts and common misconceptions
Epilepsy is one of the most common neurologic conditions. Its clinical manifestations are not restricted to seizures but often include cognitive...
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Barriers and facilitators to implementing advance care planning in naïve contexts - where to look when plowing new terrain?
BackgroundAdvance care planning (ACP) is a way of applying modern medicine to the principle of patient autonomy and ensuring that patients receive...
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Pattern and determinants of contraceptive use among the muslim women in Wajir and Lamu counties in Kenya: a cross-sectional study
BackgroundImproving access to family planning (FP) is associated with positive health benefits that includes averting nearly a third of all maternal...
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A Study on Efficacy of Differences in Speech Therapy Duration in Vocal Outcomes of Benign Lesions of Vocal Cords After Conventional Microlaryngeal Surgery
Introduction: Benign laryngeal lesions usually disrupt the microstructure in the vocal cords causing hoarseness of voice. This study analyses the...
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Knowledge needs in patients with Liver Disease: a qualitative study
BackgroundKnowledge is essential for patients’ disease management strategies and a critical component of healthcare. The importance of increasing...
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Socio-cultural factors influencing adolescent pregnancy in Ghana: a sco** review
BackgroundAdolescent pregnancy is a public health challenge that has well-defined causes, associated health risks, and social and economic...
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Association of sexual attitudes with sexual dysfunction and sexual distress among Chinese breast cancer survivors: a cross-sectional study
PurposeLittle is known about sexual dysfunction and sexual distress in Chinese female breast cancer survivors (BCSs), and their associations with...
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Modern contraceptive utilization and associated factors among postpartum women in Kena Woreda, Konso Zone, South Ethiopian Regional State, Ethiopia, 2023: mixed type community based cross-sectional study design
BackgroundEven though family planning 2020 has made remarkable progress about solving the issue of unmet need for family planning, 70% of women in a...
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Hope and meaning-making in phase 1 oncology trials: a systematic review and thematic synthesis of qualitative evidence on patient-participant experiences
BackgroundPhase 1 drug trials are popular treatment options for patients with advanced disease, despite the greater levels of uncertainty associated...
