Study protocol for key interventions to improve the follow-up adherence postcervical precancerous lesion treatment in Ethiopia: a pragmatic randomised controlled trial by Adamu Addissie, Eva Johanna Kantelhardt, Eric Sven Kroeber, Sefonias Getachew, Muluken Gizaw, Abel Shita, Alemnew Destaw, Eyerusalem Getachew, Miresa Midaksa, Sophie Rossner

“…These interventions are: (a) structured nurses-led telephone call reminders, (b) home-visit reminders led by health extension workers and (c) application-based automated short message service text reminders. …”
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Maternal Satisfaction towards Childhood Immunization Service and Its Associated Factors in Wadla District, North Wollo, Ethiopia, 2019 by Fisha Alebel GebreEyesus, Nega Tezera Assimamaw, Netsanet Tsegaye GebereEgziabher, Bisrat Zeleke Shiferaw

“…The level of satisfaction was higher with respect to the health workers’ relationship, communication, and immunization system aspects. …”
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Economic and environmental sustainability of agriculture production at the crop level by A.Z. Bi, K.B. Umesh, B. Md Abdul, D. Sivakumar, P. Srikanth

“…In order to ensure social sustainability, farm workers must engage with their local communities and customers, support resilient local food systems, and have safe working conditions, access to healthcare, and an education that upholds human dignity and social equality.  …”
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La question du logement social à New York by Catherine Pouzoulet

“…It outlines the separate, conflicting agendas of various actors (such as housing reformers, trade‑unionists, social workers, real estate developers, business groups…), and analyzes how their positions interacted with the struggle for control of the newly created public housing program between the federal and local governments. …”
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Harnessing Big Heterogeneous Data to Evaluate the Potential Impact of HIV Responses Among Key Populations in Sub-Saharan Africa: Protocol for the Boloka Data Repository Initiative by Refilwe Nancy Phaswana Mafuya, Edith Phalane, Amrita Rao, Kalai Willis, Katherine Rucinski, K Alida Voet, Amal Abdulrahman, Claris Siyamayambo, Betty Sebati, Mohlago Seloka, Musa Jaiteh, Lerato Lucia Olifant, Katharine Journeay, Haley Sisel, Xiaoming Li, Bankole Olatosi, Neset Hikmet, Prashant Duhoon, Francois Wolmarans, Yegnanew A Shiferaw, Lifutso Motsieloa, Mashudu Rampilo, Stefan Baral

“… BackgroundIn South Africa, there is no centralized HIV surveillance system where key populations (KPs) data, including gay men and other men who have sex with men, female sex workers, transgender persons, people who use drugs, and incarcerated persons, are stored in South Africa despite being on higher risk of HIV acquisition and transmission than the general population. …”
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Noel Hernández Rodríguez, scalpel in hand plastic surgeon by Tatiana Hernández González, Yaneisy Valdés Gutierrez, Yurisbel Tomás Solenzal Alvarez

“…Hilario Hernández Rodríguez, "Noe", as he was affectionately called by his residents and by all those who knew him as Noel, passed away on December 24, 2023, leaving an empty physical space next to family, friends, co-workers, patients and those who were his students for many years.…”
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Pemodelan Kausal Faktor-Faktor Beban Keluarga dalam Merawat Pasien Kanker Menggunakan Algoritma S3C-Latent by Rizki Surtiyan Surya, Christantie Effendy, Ridho Rahmadi

“…This causal modeling can be used as a reference for health workers so as to give health services which are precise, efficient, and effective in dealing with caregiver burden problems. …”
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Effectiveness of a technical support program with women’s self-help groups in catalyzing health and nutrition behaviors in Bihar—a multicomponent analysis by Sudipta Mondal, Indu Bisht, Santosh Akhauri, Indrajit Chaudhuri, Narottam Pradhan, Sweta Kumari, Shuchi Sree Akhouri, Rakesh Kumar Jha, Manoj Kumar Singh, Suman Das, Apollo Purty, Arko Mukherjee, Tanmay Mahapatra

“…Adjusting for socio-demographic factors and Front-Line Workers’ (FLWs’) advice/counseling, multivariable logistic regression revealed that SHG member in JTSP blocks delivering post-intervention (2021) were more likely (vs 2016) to practice: ≥3ANC visits (Adjusted Odds Ratio: aOR = 1.48, p < 0.0001), institutional delivery (aOR = 1.71, p < 0.0001), skin-to-skin care (aOR = 3.16, p < 0.0001) and dry cord-care (aOR = 2.64, p < 0.0001), early initiation of breastfeeding (aOR = 1.61, p < 0.0001), complementary feeding (aOR6-8 months = 1.48, p < 0.0001) and minimum dietary diversity (aOR6-8 months = 1.24). …”
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Human Capital, Economic Growth and Environmental Quality with Special Emphasis on Public Education Expenditures: An Application of DSGE Models by Yahya Mohaghegh, hashem zare, Mehrzad Ebrahimi

“…Despite the extensive role of human capital in promoting energy efficiency and economic growth, by skilled workers in the production process and the preference of educated households to use home appliances with high energy efficiency, few researchers have included this factor in the existing literature. …”
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Current status and influencing factors of eating-related distress among patients with advanced cancer (晚期癌症患者饮食相关困扰现状及影响因素研究) by LU Jingjing (卢晶晶), WU Lihua (武丽华), CHEN Xingyu (陈星宇), GAO Yang (高洋), CAO Moli (曹茉莉)

“…Conclusion The score of eating-related distress in patients with advanced cancer is in the middle level. Medical workers should be paid attention in the further eating-related distress in patients with advanced cancer, considering its influence factors, personalized diet plan, psychological nursing, nutritional support, and comprehensive treatment strategies, to improve the patient's diet and quality of life. …”
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The sense of safety theoretical framework: a trauma-informed and healing-oriented approach for whole person care by Johanna M. Lynch, Kurt C. Stange, Christopher Dowrick, Linn Getz, Pamela J. Meredith, Mieke L. Van Driel, Meredith G. Harris, Meredith G. Harris, Kate Tillack, Caley Tapp, Caley Tapp

“…Phase Two widened the scope of disciplines involved to iteratively reflect on their clinical and personal experience with “sense of safety” and included international family doctors, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, social workers, teachers, multidisciplinary rural clinicians and multidisciplinary clinicians with a lived experience of physical trauma, grief, and severe mental illness.ResultsThe everyday language “sense of safety” was found to describe a whole person experience that integrates awareness of self, others, and context. …”
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The mediating effect of self-esteem on sense of coherence and social support in patients with head and face burns (自尊在头面部烧伤患者心理一致感和社会支持的中介效应)... by LIN Yiqing (林依青), ZHANG Jianfang (张建芳), FENG Qi (冯绮), LI Liqin (李立勤)

“…It is suggested that medical workers should take the initiative to evaluate the social resources and support network of patients with head and face, and take corresponding measures to maintain the level of patients' self-esteem, so as to enhance sense of coherence and promote their mental health. …”
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Medical Jousting: Going for the kill! by Dr.Fuad Ahmed Khan Niazi

“…This may potentiate a surge in an already alarming tendency of violence, among a certain segment of our population, against hospitals and healthcare workers. It can, however, be avoided with the collective effort of all the professionals. …”
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Analysis of depression status and nursing interventions in 163 patients with liver disease (163例肝病患者抑郁状况调查及护理干预效果分析) by WANG Yundan (望运丹), WANG Weixian (王伟仙), HU Deying (胡德英), LIU Yilan (刘义兰)

“…Conclusion The depression status of inpatients with liver disease is associated with to the treatment and rehabilitation of the patient during hospitalization, and also seriously affects the physical and mental health of patients, which needs to be paid attention to by all medical workers. The screening scale has positive significance for screening patients with depression due to liver disease, and nursing intervention measures for patients with moderate to severe and severe depression due to liver disease have achieved certain results. …”
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Bridge Employment Model of Qualified Employees in Iran's Public Organizations by Seyedeh Sanaz Sadafi Mousavi, Mir ali Syed nagavi, Seyed Mehdi Alvani, Alireza Koushki Jahromi

“…The statistical population of the study consists of ten academic-executive experts who are currently employed as bridge workers and were selected through a judgmental method. …”
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Serum metabolome associated with novel and legacy per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances exposure and thyroid cancer risk: A multi-module integrated analysis based on machine learning by Fei Wang, Yuanxin Lin, Lian Qin, Xiangtai Zeng, Hancheng Jiang, Yanlan Liang, Shifeng Wen, Xiangzhi Li, Shiping Huang, Chunxiang Li, Xiaoyu Luo, Xiaobo Yang

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Three in four children age 12–23 months missed opportunities for vaccination in Sub-Saharan African countries: a multilevel mixed effect analysis of demographic health and surveys... by Melak Jejaw, Tesfahun Zemene Tafere, Misganaw Guadie Tiruneh, Asebe Hagos, Getachew Teshale, Mikias Mered Tilahun, Wubshet D. Negash, Kaleb Assegid Demissie

“…Additionally, potential stakeholders should give great emphasis for accessibility of education and health service for rural and remote areas, and poor segments of population through fostering community health workers and outreach programs, and financial support to increase vaccine coverage by averting missed opportunities for vaccinations. …”
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Antenatal Care - How to ensure quality! by Lubna Ejaz

“…Antenatal care substantially contributes to preparedness for labor and postnatal period 1. Healthcare workers should effectively communicate with pregnant women about their physiological, psychological, and sociocultural issues and provide medical, emotional, psychological, financial, and social support during this vulnerable time period 2, 3. …”
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Conscientious Objection Based on Patient Identity by John Dinelli

“…While the Act purports to protect different types of healthcare workers, I frame my discussion of the Act to discuss the physician’s obligations given the changes to Arkansas law.  …”
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Factors Contributing to Retention in Care and Treatment Adherence Among People Living With HIV Returning to Care in South-Eastern Tanzania: A Qualitative Study by Matimbwa H, Lolo SA, Matoy LS, Ndaki R, Ngahyoma S, Mollel HA, Luoga E, Vanobberghen F, Vianney JM, Idindili B, Weisser M

“…Francis Regional Referral Hospital and Kibaoni Health Center.Five focus group discussions (FGDs) were conducted with 6– 8 healthcare workers from Kibaoni, Mang’ula, Mkamba, Mgeta Health Center, and St. …”
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