An analytical cross-sectional study on optimal (timely or cumulative age-appropriate) routine childhood immunization coverage in the communities of Ebonyi state, Nigeria by Ugwu I. Omale, Cordis O. Ikegwuonu, Glory E. Nkwo, Chimaobi C. Iwegbulam, Louisa C. Ekwuazi, Chidinma I. Amuzie, Richard L. Ewah

“…This study was a baseline cross-sectional household survey within a cluster-randomised controlled trial and was conducted from July 2 to 16, 2022 among consenting mother–child pairs, in which the children were aged 5–23 months (subdivided into 5–11 and 12–23 months), in 16 randomly selected geographical clusters where the primary health care (PHC) facilities were providing maternal and child health care services including weekly routine childhood immunization. …”
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Comparative efficacy and acceptability of psychotherapies for post-traumatic stress disorder in children and adolescents: a systematic review and network meta-analysis by Andrea Cipriani, Pim Cuijpers, Yuqing Zhang, David Cohen, Jürgen Barth, Peng Xie, Cinzia Del Giovane, Xinyu Zhou, Donna Gillies, Teng Teng, Xuemei Li, Li Fan, Yajie Xiang, John R. Weisz, Xueer Liu, Yuanliang Jiang, Kang Du, Arun V. Ravindran

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Pre-exposure Prophylaxis Awareness and Endorsement among Adolescents and Young Adults in Tanzania: Insights from the 2022 Demographic and Health Survey by Alpha Johnson Kapola, Rahma Musoke, Glenda Marie Manayon, Hassan Fredrick Fussi, Hafidha Mhando Bakari, Haji Mbwana Ally, Swalehe Mustafa Salim, Zuhura Mbwana Ally, Lynn Moshi, Mariam Salim Mbwana, Habib Omari Ramadhani

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Mixed-methods evaluation of a behavioural intervention package to identify and amend incorrect penicillin allergy records in UK general practice by Sarah Tonkin-Crine, Robert West, Sinisa Savic, Jonathan Sandoe, Ly-Mee Yu, Sue Pavitt, Ushma Galal, Christopher C Butler, Marta Wanat, Bethany Shinkins, Mina Davoudianfar, Emily Bongard, Sue H Pavitt, Philip Howard, Catherine Porter, Mandy East, Marta Santillo, Louise Savic, Joanne Fielding, Jenny Boards, Catherine E Porter, Jonathan AT Sandoe

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National guidelines for physical activity in early childhood in American countries: a scoping review by Paulo Henrique Guerra, Anastácio Neco Souza Filho, Carla Menêses Hardman, Clarice Lucena Martins, Daniel da Rocha Queiroz, Larissa Rosa Silva, Paula Fabricio Sandreschi, Rildo de Souza Wanderley Junior, Daniel Umpierre, Mauro Virgilio Gomes Barros

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Early intervention in psychosis programs in Africa, Asia and Latin America; challenges and recommendations by Els van der Ven, Xinyu Yang, Franco Mascayano, Karl J Weinreich, Eric YH Chen, Charmaine YZ Tang, Sung-Wan Kim, Jonathan K Burns, Bonginkosi Chiliza, Greeshma Mohan, Srividya N Iyer, Thara Rangawsamy, Ralph de Vries, Ezra S Susser

“…Population-based programs with widespread coverage and programs integrated into primary health care are rare. In Africa, EIP programs are virtually absent. …”
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Prevalence and factors associated with childhood malaria and anaemia in Osun state, Nigeria: a baseline household malariometric study by Olusola Ajibaye, Semiu Adebayo Rahman, Oluwagbemiga Olanrewaju Aina, Chinazo Ujuju, Chimere Obiora Agomo, Samuel Akindele, Olakiigbe Abiodun, Tolulope Victoria Uzoka, Nnenna Ogbulafor, Olufemi Oroge, Rufai-Ahmed Garba, Michael Ekholuenetale, Kolawole Maxwell, Ridwan Akorede Awosanya, Mary Abosede Adekola, Benjamin Bukky Ilesanmi, Adekemi Ajayi, Olusola Oresanya, James K. Tibenderana, Adeola Yetunde Olukosi

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Pharmacological management of gambling disorder: A systematic review and network meta-analysis by Konstantinos Ioannidis, Cinzia Del Giovane, Charidimos Tzagarakis, Jeremy E. Solly, Samuel J. Westwood, Valeria Parlatini, Henrietta Bowden-Jones, Jon E. Grant, Samuele Cortese, Samuel R. Chamberlain

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A comparative analysis of autograft choices of anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction and their effects on muscle strength and joint biomechanics by Wiem Issaoui, Wiem Issaoui, Ismail Dergaa, Ismail Dergaa, Ismail Dergaa, Hatem Ghouili, Abdelfatteh El Omri, Noomen Guelmami, Philippe Chomier, Mourad Ghrairi, Helmi Ben Saad, Helmi Ben Saad, Helmi Ben Saad, Wassim Moalla, Wassim Moalla

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A Systematic Review of the Cost-Effectiveness of Nurse Practitioners and Clinical Nurse Specialists: What Is the Quality of the Evidence? by Faith Donald, Kelley Kilpatrick, Kim Reid, Nancy Carter, Ruth Martin-Misener, Denise Bryant-Lukosius, Patricia Harbman, Sharon Kaasalainen, Deborah A. Marshall, Renee Charbonneau-Smith, Erin E. Donald, Monique Lloyd, Abigail Wickson-Griffiths, Jennifer Yost, Pamela Baxter, Esther Sangster-Gormley, Pamela Hubley, Célyne Laflamme, Marsha Campbell–Yeo, Sheri Price, Jennifer Boyko, Alba DiCenso

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FLI and FIB-4 in diagnosing metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease in primary care: High prevalence and risk of significant disease by Mário Reis Álvares-da-Silva, Márcia da Silva Vargas, Soheyla Mohd Souza Rabie, Gabriella Jonko, Patricia Gabriela Riedel, Larisse Longo, Marcelo Rodrigues Gonçalves, Vivian Cristine Luft, Dvora Joveleviths

“…This study aims to estimate the prevalence and severity of MASLD in primary health care (PHC) through non-invasive markers. …”
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Characterisation of pregnancy-induced alterations in apolipoproteins and their associations with maternal metabolic risk factors and offspring birth outcomes: a preconception and l... by Li Chen, Karen Mei-Ling Tan, Melvin Khee-Shing Leow, Kok Hian Tan, Jerry Kok Yen Chan, Shiao-Yng Chan, Yap Seng Chong, Peter D. Gluckman, Johan G. Eriksson, Markus R. Wenk, Sartaj Ahmad Mir

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Linking obesity-associated genotype to child language development: the role of early-life neurology-related proteomics and brain myelinationResearch in context by Jian Huang, Jinyi Che, Michelle Z.L. Kee, Ai Peng Tan, Evelyn C. Law, Patricia Pelufo Silveira, Irina Pokhvisneva, Sachin Patel, Keith M. Godfrey, Lourdes Mary Daniel, Kok Hian Tan, Yap Seng Chong, Shiao-Yng Chan, Johan G. Eriksson, Dennis Wang, Jonathan Yinhao Huang

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Prevalence and genotype distribution of cervical human papilomavirus infection in the pre-vaccination era: a population-based study in the Canary Islands by Silvia De Sanjosé, Vanesa Garcia, Octavio Arencibia, Virginia Benito, Amina Lubrano, Miguel Andujar, Esther Roura, Alejandra Torres, Begoña Vega, Marta Pavcovich, Miguel Angel Sanchez, Jose Luis Trujillo, Lucia Almeida, Milagros Santana, Rosaura Hurtado, Norberto Medina, Sonia Carballo, Maria del Carmen Camacho, Arancha Ruiz del Pozo, Alfoso Quesada, Eduardo Salido, Laia Bruni, Diana Alemán, Mónica Almeida, Ana María Arencibia, María Isabel Armas, Guillermina Batista, Victoria Bernal, Francisca Bernaldo de Quirós, Sili Bolaños, Dolores Casaña, Luisa Celedón, Isabel Cruz, Elisa Díaz, Inocencia Duarte, Felisa Expósito, Carmelo Felipe, Carlos Galván, María José García, María Isabel García, Virginia García, Elena Giménez, Teresa Godoy, Catalina Gómez, Lucia González, Luisa Gutiérrez, Mónica Hernández, Delia Herrera, Laura Herrera, Rosario Laseca, Carmen Marrero, Ofelia Marrero, Noa Mateos, Olivia Medina, Josefa Mendoza, Lucia Montesdeoca, Rosa Monzón, Cristina Morales, Mercedes Morales, M Dolores Navarro, María Ángeles Nieto, Noelia Pérez, Yurena Pérez, Antonio Ramos, Antonio Rico, Margarita Roldán, Esther Salamanca, Rosario Sánchez, Raquel Santana, Elvira Santos, Antonia Solanes, Elisabeth Soutto, Dulce Suarez, María Jesús Suárez, María Ángeles Tadeo, Virgen Valdés, Gabriela Valido, Iralla Vega, Maria del Pino Vega, María Angeles Afonso, Elisa Baena, María Pilar Baz, José de Armas, Alicia de la Puerta, Josefina García, María Asuncion González, Célida González, María Teresa Hernández, Josefa Limiñana, Carmen Rosa León, Fernando Marín, Emma Manrique, José Roberto Negrín, Rosa Olavarrieta, Verónica Perera, Concepción Sabater, Candelaria Sosvilla

“…The objective of this study is to know the prevalence and distribution of HPV types in the female population of the Canary Islands prior to the introduction of HPV vaccines and to investigate the associated clinical and sociodemographic factors.Methods Based on the Primary Health Care database, a sample of adult women (aged 18–65 years) of Gran Canaria (GC) and Tenerife (TF) stratified into nine age groups was carried out between 2002 and 2007. …”
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Development of orthodontics in the Cienfuegos province by Clotilde de la Caridad Mora Pérez, Ivettte Álvarez Mora, Arisbel Blanco Hernández, Mary Elba Gómez Ortiz

“…Considering the specialty importance in correcting dentomaxillofacial anomalies and its application in malocclusion treatment in Primary Health caring and in the secondary level, it was considered necessary to know about this specialty for professional performance. …”
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Impact of Essential Newborn Care Education on Knowledge and Practice of New-Born Care Among Nurses in Rural Primary Health Centres in Ebonyi State of Nigeria. by Clementina, Eze N., Christiana, Elusoji I., Okafor, Christiana N., Emeh, Augusta N., Obi, Ihuoma A., Odira, Chika C. H., Onyeabor, Juliana O., Nwafor, Amuchechukwu V., Ohanme, Eugene O.

“…Background: This study was designed to determine the level of knowledge and the extent of practice of the components of essential new-born care (ENC), and the effects of a training programme on the knowledge and practice of ENC among nurses in rural primary health cares (PHCs) in Ebonyi state Nigeria. Methods: This study was a one group per-test and post-test intervention design. …”
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Vision of multidisciplinary team on the role of physiotherapy in a public home care program by Bibiana Melher Pereira, Cristiane Fernanda Gessinger

“…However, the role of physiotherapy must focus on rehabilitation and comprehensive health care, and integral perspectives are still incipient as regards primary health care…”
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