Acceptance of Mass Drug Administration for Prophylaxis against Lymphatic Filariasis in a Tribal Endemic Area: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study by Asmit Agarwal, Vikas Maharshi

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What enabled the successful implementation of a quality certification initiative in Bhavnagar, Gujarat? A policy analysis case study. by K Shruti Lekha, Sudha Ramani, Harsha Joshi, Preet Verma, Sumit Malhotra, Tapasvi Puwar, Chandramani Kumar, Ankita Shah, Anish Sinha, Deepak Saxena

“…In India, the National Quality Assurance Standards (NQAS) is a certification policy adopted by the government to improve the quality of care in public health facilities. This policy aims to assess public health facilities through a set of comprehensive, pre-defined standards derived from global best practices. …”
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Prevalence and Economic Impact of Acute Respiratory Failure in the Prehospital Emergency Medical Service of the Madrid Community: Retrospective Cohort Study by Ana María Cintora-Sanz, Cristina Horrillo-García, Víctor Quesada-Cubo, Ana María Pérez-Alonso, Alicia Gutiérrez-Misis

“…The Madrid Community EMS is a public service that serves all types of populations and represents an epidemiological reference for supporting a population of 6.4 million inhabitants. …”
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Impact of COVID-19 on testing, positive cases, patient characteristics, and hospital contacts for respiratory syncytial virus, influenza, and pneumococcus in Danish children by Andreas Jensen, Lone Graff Stensballe

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Informed choices for some, but not for others: An exploration of Australian midlife women’s participation in mammography screening by social class by Samantha Batchelor, Belinda Lunnay, Sara Macdonald, Paul R Ward

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Patient perspective: Is intensive screening of women at high risk of breast cancer evidence-based medicine or ? by Kathleen A Fairman

“…Yet, published research on intensive screening of women at high breast cancer risk has largely ignored these outcomes, leaving patients, providers, and guideline developers lacking the evidence needed for best practice. Outcomes research is both feasible and urgently needed to inform care decisions and health policy for this patient population.…”
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Validity and Reliability of the Kannada Version of the Parenting Styles and Dimensions Questionnaire-Short Form by B. Sapna, D. S. Gazala Sulthana

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Nursing students in isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic: A phenomenological study by Vistolina Nuuyoma, Frieda Makambuli

“…Background: Isolation as a public health practice encompasses physical and social separation of individuals from others, and it was key in preventing human-to-human spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) virus. …”
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Gender equality and quality of life must be central to the design and delivery of sanitation by Sera L Young, Oliver Cumming, Ian Ross, Richard Johnston, Blessing Mberu, Sheela S Sinharoy, Bethany A Caruso, Kelly T Alexander, Tom Slaymaker, Sheillah Simiyu, Claire Chase, Jenala Chipungu, Phylis Busienei, Isha Ray, Akanksha A Marphatia, Meriel Flint O'Kane, Ana Carolina Argolo Nascimento de Castro, Ginette Azcona, Patience Esi Boni-Morkla, Salome A Bukachi, Anju Dwivedi, Indira Khurana, Antoinette Kome, Wanjiku Kuria, James Labadia, Fungai Makoni, Sujoy Mojumdar, Janet Mule, Lydia Namatende Sakwa, Naomi Njeri, Fernanda Abreu Oliveira de Souza, Lauren Pandolfelli, Petunia Ramunenyiwa, Malini Reddy, Pritum Kumar Saha, Utkarsh Sinha, Emmanuel Uguru, Kara Uhl

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Disproportionate, differential and targeted treatment: people who use drugs’ experiences of policing during the COVID-19 pandemic by Shelley Walker, Kasun Rathnayake, Paul Dietze, Peter Higgs, Bernadette Ward, Margaret Hellard, Joseph Doyle, Mark Stoove, Lisa Maher

“…Results provide insights for future public health emergencies, including highlighting the need for responses that protect, rather than abrogate the health and safety needs of marginalized and criminalized groups.…”
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Comparing imputation approaches to handle systematically missing inputs in risk calculators. by Anja Mühlemann, Philip Stange, Antoine Faul, Serena Lozza-Fiacco, Rowan Iskandar, Manuela Moraru, Susanne Theis, Petra Stute, Ben D Spycher, David Ginsbourger

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Latent tuberculosis prevalence in healthcare workers in Laos: a cross-sectional study by Sypaseuth Duangmixay, Siriphone Virachith, Judith M. Hübschen, Phitsada Siphanthong, Sakhone Suthepmany, Somphou Sayasone, Antony P. Black

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Doctors taking bribes from pharmaceutical companies is common and not substantially reduced by an educational intervention: a pragmatic randomised controlled trial in Pakistan by Afifah Rahman-Shepherd, Johanna Hanefeld, Mishal Khan, Charles Opondo, Sameen Siddiqi, Virginia Wiseman, Iqbal Azam, Wafa Aftab, Sadia Shakoor, Amna Rehana Siddiqui, Rumina Hasan, Zafar Mirza, Muhammad Naveed Noor, Sabeen Sharif Khan, Nina van der Mark, Afshan Khurshid Isani, Ahson Q Siddiqi, Faisal Ziauddin, Faiza Bhutto, Natasha Ali, Robyna Irshad Khan, Syed Ahmed Raza Kazmi, Zainab Hasan

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Development of a clinical decision support tool for Primary care Management of lower Urinary tract Symptoms in men: the PriMUS study by Adrian Edwards, Ridhi Agarwal, Janine Bates, Alison Bray, Sarah Milosevic, Emma Thomas-Jones, Michael Drinnan, Marcus Drake, Peter Michell, Bethan Pell, Haroon Ahmed, Natalie Joseph-Williams, Kerenza Hood, Yemisi Takwoingi, Chris Harding

“…This ‘clinic model’ might operate at the single practice or cluster of practices level. Objective 6: potential National Health Service costs involved in the new pathway We were unable to meet this objective as originally intended. …”
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Exploring the Psychological Side of Fentanyl: A Scoping Review to Disclose the Psychosocial Dimensions of Illicitly Manufactured Fentanyl Users by Pasquale Caponnetto, Sergio Triscari, Graziella Chiara Prezzavento, Giorgia Farrugio, Chiara Farrauto, Simona Lanzafame, Giulia Schilirò, Eleonora Uccelli, Noemi Maria Vitale, Abdulnaser Fakhrou, Karim Nagi, Carmen Concerto

“…This profile will serve as a guiding force for shaping behavioral policies and public health prevention efforts necessary to face the recent pandemic…”
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Trends in infections detected in women with cervicitis over a decade by Lenka A. Vodstrcil, Lenka A. Vodstrcil, Lenka A. Vodstrcil, Erica L. Plummer, Erica L. Plummer, Thuy Vy Nguyen, Thuy Vy Nguyen, Christopher K. Fairley, Christopher K. Fairley, Eric P. F. Chow, Eric P. F. Chow, Eric P. F. Chow, Tiffany R. Phillips, Tiffany R. Phillips, Catriona S. Bradshaw, Catriona S. Bradshaw, Catriona S. Bradshaw

“…We aimed to describe infections detected among cervicitis cases over a decade and establish how commonly M. genitalium and BV were detected among non-chlamydial/non-gonococcal cases to inform testing and treatment practices.MethodsWe conducted a retrospective case-series to determine the number of cervicitis cases diagnosed with genital infections (C. trachomatis, N. gonorrhoeae, M. genitalium and BV) among women attending the largest public sexual health service in Australia from 2011 to 2021. …”
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Forecasting mental states in schizophrenia using digital phenotyping data. by Thierry Jean, Rose Guay Hottin, Pierre Orban

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Microbial Safety of Sachet Water in Ghana: A Systematic Review by Wisdom K Ahiabor, Eric S Donkor

“…Conclusion: This study highlighted critical public health risks associated with sachet water in Ghana, particularly the presence of harmful bacteria and parasites. …”
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Women’s empowerment as a determinant of neonatal mortality in Sub-Saharan Africa: a narrative review focused on Nigeria by Joel-Medewase Victor Idowu, Wada Zechariah Ojima, Sayomi Bukola Adetutu, Adetoye Mayowa Mary, Ashaolu Joseph Oluwakayode, Olowolafe Tubosun Alex

“…Neonatal mortality remains a critical public health issue, with Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) experiencing disproportionately high rates compared to other global regions. …”
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Identification of key risk areas and failure modes using the FMEA method for the prevention and control of major infectious diseases in a stomatology department by Suqing Yang, Lingfei Yang, Yen-Ching Chuang, Gulidanna Asihaer, Xiaonan Lin

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