Factors associated with knowledge on the spread of HIV/AIDS among Secondary School Students of Groupe Scolaire De Rugando in Kigali City, Rwanda. by Nwankwo, Chinenye Mercy, Uwizeye, Denyse Sibomana

“…The study instrument was pilot-tested in a mission secondary school outside the study population and further validation was carried out before it was administered based on consent. The most common predisposing factors in the study to adolescents to HIV/AIDS were curiosity and the need to experiment. …”
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Factors associated with knowledge on the spread of HIV/AIDS among Secondary School Students of Groupe Scolaire De Rugando in Kigali City, Rwanda by Mercy Nwankwo, Chinenye, Denyse Sibomana, Uwizeye

“…The study instrument was pilot tested in mission secondary school outside study population and further validation carried out before it was administered based on consent. The most common predisposing factors in the study to adolescents to HIV/AIDS were curiosity and need to experiment. …”
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Effect of Folic Acid Supplementation in Pregnancy on Preeclampsia: The Folic Acid Clinical Trial Study by Shi Wu Wen, Josee Champagne, Ruth Rennicks White, Doug Coyle, William Fraser, Graeme Smith, Dean Fergusson, Mark C. Walker

“…Pregnant women with increased risk of developing PE presenting to a trial participating center between 80/7 and 166/7 weeks of gestation are randomized in a 1 : 1 ratio to folic acid 4.0 mg or placebo after written consent is obtained. Intent-to-treat population will be analyzed. …”
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Enhancing physical activity during pregnancy using a multi-theory model: a study protocol for a randomised controlled trial in China by Wei Zhang, Yu Shen, Le Zhang, Ying Jin, Ningning Liu, Suwen Feng, Xuesong Zhang

“…Participants will receive clarification regarding the study objectives, procedures and will be asked to sign informed consent in written form before the start of the study.Trial registration number ChiCTR2400080843. …”
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Evaluating the effects of time-restricted eating on overweight and obese women with polycystic ovary syndrome: A randomized controlled trial study protocol. by Hui Liu, Fuliang Shangguan, Fen Liu, Yu Guo, Huixi Yu, Hanbing Li, Yinhua Su, Zhongyu Li

“…Participants are included after signing informed consent. Results will be submitted for publication in peer-reviewed journals.…”
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American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society (AOFAS) Ankle-Hindfoot Score: a study protocol for the translation and validation of the Dutch language version by Cornelis H Van der Vlies, Esther M M van Lieshout, Michael H J Verhofstad, Duncan E Meuffels, A Siebe de Boer, Wim E Tuinebreijer, P Ted Den Hoed

“…Each participant will provide written consent to participate and remain anonymised during the study. …”
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Patient Perspectives on Personalized Risk Communication Using Polygenic Risk Scores to Inform Colorectal Cancer Screening Decisions by Shauna R. Goldberg, MPH, Linda K. Ko, PhD, Li Hsu, PhD, Hang Yin, MS, Charles Kooperberg, PhD, Ulrike Peters, PhD, MPH, Andrea N. Burnett-Hartman, PhD, MPH

“…Methods: From May 2022 to June 2023, 20 Kaiser Permanente Colorado members aged 46–51 years who had been offered colorectal cancer screening but had never completed it signed consent to provide a saliva sample for colorectal cancer polygenic risk score analysis. …”
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Molecularly redefining small bowel adenocarcinoma to accelerate precision patient care – protocol of a multicenter observational cohort biomarker study by Rasmus Haunstrup Døssing, Julia Johanna Almer Broman, Colm J. O’Rourke, Elizaveta Mitkina Tabaksblat, Jesper Bøje Andersen, Carsten Palnæs Hansen, Tim Svenstrup Poulsen, Estrid V. S. Høgdall, Jakob Hagen Vasehus Schou, Dan Høgdall

“…Ethical approval has been obtained, and patient consent will be secured for the retrospective study component. …”
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Cultural and urban city living expectations of knee motion in a Southeast Asian city: implications on total knee arthroplasty outcomes by Yong Yao Tan, Ke Xin Magneline Ang, Ching Yi Aliza Wong, Kinjal Vidyut Mehta, Sir Young James Loh

“…Enrolled participants were required to be between the ages of 21 and 65 years and capable of providing informed consent. Interested volunteers with a past medical history involving the lower limbs and spine were excluded. …”
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The burden of irritable bowel syndrome and functional dyspepsia in Poland: a cross-sectional study from West Pomeranian Voivodship by Patrycja Krynicka, Mariusz Kaczmarczyk, Karolina Skonieczna-Żydecka, Danuta Cembrowska-Lech, Konrad Podsiadło, Krzysztof Dąbkowski, Katarzyna Gaweł, Natalia Botke, Iwona Zawada, Małgorzata Ławniczak, Andrzej Białek, Wojciech Marlicz

“…Exclusion criteria were age under 18, pregnancy, Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis, severe comorbidities, cancer, immunosuppressive therapy, ileostomy/colostomy, incomplete questionnaires, or lack of consent. Results Using Rome IV criteria, IBS was diagnosed in 436 participants (21.1%) and FD in 248 participants (12.0%). …”
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Factors associated with adolescent pregnancy among girls aged between 15 and 19 years in Muhanga district, Rwanda by Isaie Nshimiyimana, Mochama Monica, Amos Habimana

“…The participants were selected through a multistage sampling method, and the study ensured voluntary participation whereby the assent and consent forms were signed. Data were collected through questionnaires and analyzed via STATA v.18, and statistical analysis, including chi-square tests and multivariate logistic regression, was used to control for confounders. …”
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Traditional Chinese acupuncture versus minimal acupuncture for mild-to-moderate knee osteoarthritis: a protocol for a randomised, controlled pilot trial by Guang-Xia Shi, Cun-Zhi Liu, Ning Sun, Yi Du, Jian-Feng Tu, Yong-Ting Li, Li-Wen Zhang, Yan Cao, Jing-Jie Zhao, Da-Chang Xiong, Hai-Kun Hou

“…Secondary end points include pain and function measurement, global change, the quality of life and the use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (Celebrex, Pfizer) at 8, 16 and 26 weeks.Ethics and dissemination Ethical approval of this study has been granted by the Research Ethical Committee of Beijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine Affiliated to Capital Medical University (permission number: 2016BL-010-02). Written informed consent will be obtained from all participants. Outcomes of the trial will be disseminated through peer-reviewed publications.Trial registration number ISRCTN14016893; Pre-results.…”
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Concurrent Renorrhaphy During Renal Mass Excision in Laparoscopic Nephron-Sparing Surgery: A Novel Surgical Technique by Nurullah Hamidi, Tuncel Uzel

“…Anti-bleeding powder was applied to the excision area. Written informed consent was obtained from the patients who agreed to take part in the study. …”
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Degenerated (Ancient) Schwannomas: Unraveling Unusual Locations and Treatment Management by Ali Dalgıç, Servet Güreşci, Bekir Tunç, Egemen Işıtan, Zeynep Dağlar, Emin Çağıl, Yigit Can Senol, Goksal Gunerhan

“…Ethical approval and informed consent were obtained before inclusion in the study. …”
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Olfactory disorders in patients with chronic rhinosinusitis in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo: A cross-sectional study by Yasmin Nsunzu Tshingamb, Sympho Junior Mpiana, Patrick Sekele Marob Ndjock, Emile Kayembe, Eric Banza Lukoji, Alain Ntumba Malemba, Auguste O. Omadjela, Dieudonné T. Nyembue

“…Eligible patients were aged ≥18 years, diagnosed with CRS, had completed primary education, and provided informed consent. The ASOF questionnaire and the Sniffin' Sticks Test (SST) were used for subjective and/or objective olfactory assessment. …”
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Association of Breastfeeding with Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis in mothers: A cross sectional survey by Muhammad Zafar Majeed Babar, Ghulam Mustafa, Manzur Ahmad Manzur, Hafiz Haseeb Ahsan

“…Data collection commenced after taking ethical approval from the Institutional Review Board of the institute and taking informed verbal consent from study subjects. These mothers were divided into 2 groups. …”
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Assessment of anthropometric measurements of premature children with physical developmental delays at preschool age by S.N. Nasibova, A.S. Gadzhieva

“…The study protocol was approved by the Local Ethics Committee the aforementioned institution. Informed consent for the study was obtained from the parents of the children. …”
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Evaluation the Efficacy of ELISA IgG, IgM and IgA Tests for Diagnosis of Helicobacter pylori by Hogir Mohammed Shukri Saadi, Ali Yahya Saeed

“…Data from each participant were recorded in a special questionnaire form after consent agreed upon on ethical and scientific committee of the Azadi hospital. …”
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Prevalence of delirium in German nursing homes: protocol for a cross-sectional study by Bernhard Holle, Romy Lauer, Horst Christian Vollmar, Petra Thürmann, Rebecca Palm, Jonas Dörner, Alexandre Houdelet-Oertel, Zafer Arslan, Ina Otte

“…The inclusion criteria for residents are valid informed consent, age ≥65 years and sufficient language skills. …”
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