The influence of healthcare workers' social support on compliance to medication in multi drug resistant tuberculosis patients at the Regional General Hospital of Dr. Saiful Anwar by Fauzan Adima, Merita Arini

“…Instrumental support refers to provision of material assistance to patient that includes transportation, financial, and access support to TBC treatment by health workers. …”
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A Pilot Study of Hemoglobin A1C Levels in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes after Creation of a Patient Assistance Program Enrollment Committee at a Student-Run Free Clinic by John D. Salvemini, Gregory R. Vance, Amanda Pham, Garner Fincher, Johnny Yang, Harshin Sanjanwala, Leonna Conley, Alan Penman, James Pitcock

“…Mississippi has the second highest diabetes prevalence in the nation. Increasing access for patients with diabetes to affordable medication is challenging. …”
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Proportion of Ophthalmic Self-Medication and Associated Factors among Adult Ophthalmic Patients Attending Borumeda Hospital, Dessie, Northeast Ethiopia by Nebiyat Feleke Adimassu, Zemed Guchma Woldetsadik, Haile Woretaw Alemu

“…The policymakers and regulatory body better to scale-up health insurance coverage, nearby accessible eye care services, improve knowledge of patients regarding the effect of ophthalmic self-medication, and proper disposal of leftover eye medication from the house. …”
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The Predictive Value of Lactate Dehydrogenase for Viral Suppression in Newly Diagnosed People Living With HIV on Antiretroviral Therapy: A Retrospective Cohort Study by Jin Y, Wang Y, Xia T, Ma Q

“…Serum lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) levels serve as a readily accessible and rapid clinical biomarker, has significant predictive potential in various viral diseases. …”
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‘In the shadows of a giant?’ A spatial analytical method for assessing coastal proximity using R: a case-study from the Bronze Age Saronic Gulf (Greece) by Christopher Nuttall

“…The methodology uses the Movecost package for R to calculate least-cost paths, quantifying the ease of access to coastlines, and enabling a nuanced interpretation of settlement patterns over time. …”
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Prediction of Immune Infiltration Diagnostic Gene Biomarkers in Kawasaki Disease by Hongjun Ba, Yao Wang, Lili Zhang, Huishen Wang, Zhan-Peng Huang, Youzhen Qin

“…The Gene Expression Omnibus database was utilized to retrieve two freely accessible gene expression patterns (GSE68004 and GSE18606 datasets) from human KD and control specimens. 114 KD, as well as 46 control specimens, were searched for obtaining differentially expressed genes (DEGs). …”
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Environmental Sustainability, Value Re-Orientation as Panacea to Gender-Based Violence and Culture of Silence Among Adolescent Girls by Florence Adeoti Yusuf, Adesile Moshood Imran, Peter Sanjo Adewale

“…For victims of gender-based violence, the Osun State Government should collaborate with non-governmental organizations and religious groups to increase their access to support services. Community leaders should implement community-based interventions, such as locking up or imprisoning those who have committed any type of GBV inside their community. …”
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Forest restoration efficiency: A comparative analysis of collectively vs. individually managed forests in Nepal by Sony Baral, Saurav Lamichhane, Bir B. Khanal Chhetri, Bikash Adhikari, Kalyan Gauli, Rebecca M Ford

“…These results underscore the benefits of the collectively managed system, but also indicate the need to review the program to ensure better access for dependent households.…”
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Logistics Management Information System (LMIS) for Health Commodities at Public Health Facilities in Amhara National Regional State of Ethiopia: A Data Quality Evaluation Survey by Mekonen ZT, Cho DJ, Fenta TG

“…Zelalem Tilahun Mekonen,1 Denny J Cho,2 Teferi Gedif Fenta1 1Department of Pharmaceutics and Social Pharmacy, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; 2Logistics Department, Kyrgyz State Technical University, Bishkek, KyrgyzstanCorrespondence: Zelalem Tilahun Mekonen, Email zelalem.tilahun@aau.edu.etIntroduction: Access to essential medicines is limited in developing countries mainly due to inefficiencies in health supply chain management, such as the absence of standard monitoring frameworks and poorly designed Logistics Management Information Systems (LMIS). …”
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Modifiable facilitators and barriers to exercise adherence in older adults with MCI/dementia using the Theoretical Domains Framework: a systematic review protocol by Jie Wang, Lina Wang, Xueting Zhen, Hang Yan, Hong Tao, Yaxiu Cai, Haiqin Chen, Chenxi Ge

“…The review findings will facilitate adequate and accurate access to care and treatment to help older adults with MCI/dementia have a broader adoption to exercise.PROSPERO registration number CRD42019117725.…”
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Interventions to Improve Sexual and Reproductive Health Related Knowledge and Attitudes Among the Adolescents: Scoping Review by Putri YHS, Maryati I, Solehati T

“…Activities included watching videos, accessing educational materials through apps, participating in discussions and demonstrations at school, playing educational games, and engaging in interactive family sessions. …”
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Abortion and unintended pregnancy in Pakistan: new evidence for 2023 and trends over the past decade by Susheela Singh, Octavia Mulhern, Zeba Sathar, Iqbal H Shah, Muhammad Rehan Niazi, Tahira Parveen, Ali Mohammad Mir

“…The treatment rate of postabortion complications has declined, owing largely to widespread access to misoprostol. This transformation of the abortion landscape calls for concerted efforts to increase contraceptive use and strengthen postabortion care.…”
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Primary amenorrhoea - cytogenetic study in 40 Indian women by Byapti Banerjee, Atreyee Dutta, Sanchita Roy, Ajanta Halder

“…In rural and suburban areas PA sufferers often experience late diagnosis and struggle to access suitable curative management. The aim of the study is to evaluate the various types of chromosomal abnormalities in patients suffering from PA for accurate, better management of the same and further counselling.Methods A total of 40 PA cases were referred by obstetricians and gynaecologists to the Department of Genetics of Nirnayan Health Care, Kolkata. …”
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Prevalence and determinants of unhealthy feeding practices among young children aged 6-23 months in five sub-Saharan African countries. by Berhan Tekeba, Tadesse Tarik Tamir, Belayneh Shetie Workneh, Mulugeta Wassie, Bewuketu Terefe, Mohammed Seid Ali, Enyew Getaneh Mekonen, Alebachew Ferede Zegeye, Gebreeyesus Abera Zeleke, Agazhe Aemro

“…This secondary data was accessed from the DHS portal through an online request. …”
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Assessment of ChatGPT-generated medical Arabic responses for patients with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease. by Saleh A Alqahtani, Reem S AlAhmed, Waleed S AlOmaim, Saad Alghamdi, Waleed Al-Hamoudi, Khalid Ibrahim Bzeizi, Ali Albenmousa, Alessio Aghemo, Nicola Pugliese, Cesare Hassan, Faisal A Abaalkhail

“…These tools can help patients obtain real-time responses to queries, ensuring immediate access to relevant information. The study aimed to explore the potential use of ChatGPT-generated medical Arabic responses for patients with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD).…”
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Factors associated with malnutrition inflammation score among hemodialysis patients: A cross-sectional investigation in tertiary care hospital, Palestine. by Zakaria Hamdan, Zaher Nazzal, Fatima Masoud Al-Amouri, Sanaa Ishtayah, Sarah Sammoudi, Lawra Bsharat, Manal Badrasawi

“…Patients with CVDs (p = 0.006), higher months on dialysis (p = 0.002), lower BMI (p = 0.018), and using catheter for dialysis access are more likely to develop malnutrition (p = 0.018). …”
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The acceptability of a novel seismocardiography device for measuring VO2 max in a workplace setting: a mixed methods approach by Anouska M Carter, Liam Humphreys, Alison Beswick, Sue Kesterton, Alex Bugg, Katharine Platts

“…Practitioners and employees highlighted the potential of seismocardiography to create a more inclusive and accessible workplace offer, allowing those with restricted mobility or those with differing physical or emotional needs to participate in wellness testing; yet there was a lack of understanding in both groups around intervention effectiveness and coherence. …”
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Knowledge, attitude, practices, and associated factors toward cervical cancer among female health sciences students of Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia by Sisay Endale, Kalkidan Delelegn, Zenebe Negash

“…Addressing gaps through awareness programs, and enhancing accessible health services can help empower these future health professionals.…”
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Revealing the diversity of Fusarium micromycetes in agroecosystems of the North Caucasus plains for replenishing the State Collection of Phytopathogenic Microorganisms of the All-R... by N. S. Zhemchuzhina, M. I. Kiseleva, T. M. Kolomiets, I. B. Ablova, A. P. Glinushkin, S. A. Elizarova

“…Currently, it has more than 4,500 accessions of plant pathogenic strains of fungi, oomycetes, bacteria, viruses, phytoplasmas, and the collection is updated annually. …”
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Precision biotic as an effective replacement of hydrolyzed yeast and butyrate in antibiotic free diets of broiler chickens raised under field conditions by C. Bortoluzzi, M. Ghanbari, J.C. Gonzáles, J.O. Bohórquez, R. Paredes, Y. Mauri, C.A. Lozano-Poveda

“…Birds had ad libitum access to water and feed. On day 29, cecal content from 7 birds per house (42 birds per treatment) were collected for microbiome analysis by applying shotgun metagenomics approach. …”
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