Secondhand Smoke Exposure and Smoking Attitudes and Behaviors Among Adolescents in the Gaza Strip: Findings From the 2019 Global Youth Tobacco Survey by Beesan Maraqa, Mahmoud Abu Mayaleh, Seya Arafeh, Kenana Altell, Ahmad Khleif, Abdallah Najjar, Bayyena Abu-Radwan

“…Females reported higher SHS exposure rates than males across all environments ( P < .001). …”
Get full text

The art of being healthy: a qualitative study to develop a thematic framework for understanding the relationship between health and the arts by Matthew Knuiman, Peter Wright, Michael Rosenberg, Christina R Davies

“…Participants were randomly selected from a pool of general population nominees who engaged in the arts for enjoyment, entertainment or as a hobby (response rate=100%).Results A thematic analysis was conducted using QSR-NVivo10. …”
Get full text

Second Trimester Abortion: A Dilation and Evacuation Simulation for Gynecologic Surgery and Obstetrics Residents by Kiley Hunkler, David Boedeker, Elizabeth Gill, Katelyn Simpkins, Katerina Shvartsman, Jill Brown, Sara Drayer

“…Results Eighteen residents, medical students, and attendings participated in the simulation, and 100% completed the assessment. …”
Get full text

The Epidemiology of Migraine Headache in Arab Countries: A Systematic Review by Ashraf El-Metwally, Paivi Toivola, Khalid AlAhmary, Salwa Bahkali, Ali AlKhathaami, Shatha A. Al Ammar, Ibrahim M. Altamimi, Saleh M. Alosaimi, Munazza Jawed, Sami Almustanyir

“…The estimated prevalence of migraine headache among medical university students ranged between 12.2% and 27.9% and between 7.1% and 13.7% in schoolchildren (6 to 18 years). …”
Get full text

Assessment of public literacy in TB prevention and control in the National 13th Five-Year plan for Tuberculosis Prevention and Control (2016–2020) in China by Shuaihu Ni, Gang Chen, Jia Wang, Yuhong Li, Hui Zhang, Yan Qu, Yanlin Zhao, Xiaofeng Luo

“…Participants who were over 60 years old, had a primary school or below degree, students, and did not receive public education on TB were less likely to know all TB key information. …”
Get full text

Status and risk factors for depression, anxiety, and insomnia symptoms among adolescents in the post-pandemic era by Xing-Jie Yang, Li-Bin Zhang, Lei-Lei Wang, Hu Deng, Yu-Long Li, Rong-Jia Zhao, Jia-Yan Xu, Yu-Chun Yang, Shuang-Jiang Zhou

“…Conclusion The mental health status of adolescents in the post-pandemic era should be taken seriously, particularly that of females, high school students, and adolescents with increased use of electronic screens. …”
Get full text

Knowledge and Attitude about Basic Life Support and Emergency Medical Services amongst Healthcare Interns in University Hospitals: A Cross-Sectional Study by Shahabe A. Saquib, Hassan M. Al-Harthi, Anas A. Khoshhal, Adel A. Shaher, Abdulsalam B. Al-Shammari, AbdulAhad Khan, Tahani A. Al-Qahtani, Imran Khalid

“…Adequate knowledge and awareness about BLS and CPR are mandatory for healthcare students. Objective. The objective of the present study is to assess the knowledge, awareness and attitude towards BLS among healthcare interns in different university hospitals across Saudi Arabia. …”
Get full text

Dietary Habits and Nutritional Status of Youths Living in Rural and Semi-Urban Albania in the Ongoing Nutrition Transition: Preliminary Results by Ruden Cakoni, Stefania Moramarco, Argjend Kosiqi, Angela Andreoli, Ersilia Buonomo

“…Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted on a convenience sample of students (10–18 years) attending secondary schools in rural and semi-urban areas (October–November 2024). …”
Get full text

The Effect of Gender Inequality in Education on Rural Poverty in Kamuganguzi Sub-County Kabale District. by Niwamanya, Obed

“…They argued that some students had to travel 4-6 km to school every day. 17(11 %) of the respondents added that an increased infant and child mortality rate is also another effect of gender inequality in school. …”
Get full text

Conjunctival component of computer vision syndrome — causes and mechanisms of subjective manifestations by R.R. Akhmadeev, T.R. Mukhamadeev, E.F. Shaykhutdinova, A.R. Khusniyarova

“…</p> <p> <b>Conclusion</b>: the authors' findings and published data show that the high rate of complaints of visual discomfort with conjunctival signs and disorders of the lacrimal apparatus when using DDs is not only due to the effect of reduced blink rate and increased evaporation of the tear film, but also to much more complex, systemic neuro-ophthalmological mechanisms. …”
Get full text

Seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 virus antibodies and sociodemographic features of pregnant women in Mogadishu, Somalia: a cross-sectional survey study by Maryan Abdullahi Sh. Nur, Hassan Abdullahi Dahie, Nima Abdi Hassan, Bashiru Garba, Jamal Hassan Mohamoud, Najib Isse Dirie, Mohamed Hussein Adam

“…Hence, the urgent need to understand the prevalence rate and level of awareness about COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2 virus infection) and the practice of preventive measures against the disease among pregnant women in Somalia. …”
Get full text

#emergencymedicine: A TikTok Content Analysis of Emergency Medicine-related Content by Madison Stolly, Erika Wilt, Nathan Gembreska, Mohamad Nawras, Emily Moore, Kelly Walker, Rhonda Hercher, Mohamad Moussa

“…Methods: Five second-year medical students using newly created TikTok accounts independently downloaded the first 100 videos to appear using the hashtag #emergencymedicine. …”
Get full text

Protocol for a nested case-control study: identifying neuroimaging biomarkers for the progression of subclinical depression and qi-stagnation constitution to major depressive disor... by Jing Wang, Chengfeng Zhang, Yueqi Zhang, Yuanyuan Liu, Jingli Zhang, Xingwei Fang, Wangyang Xia, Yanzhao Xie, Zhongli Lan, Jinhui Wang, Jinhui Wang, Jinhui Wang, Jinhui Wang, Min Lu, Jun Chen, Jun Chen

“…Three hundred first-year senior high school students diagnosed with SD and QSC will be recruited. …”
Get full text

A quantitative assessment of the time to complete the Master of Medicine research thesis in a cohort of paediatrics registrars at the University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa by J Parry, A Coovadia

“…The survey had a 70.5% response rate (n=148 respondents, of whom 141 fully completed the survey). …”
Get full text

Willingness to receive COVID-19 vaccine and associated factors among teachers in Dambi Dollo, Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study by Desalegn Shiferaw, Chara Melaku, Lemessa Assefa, Tadele Kinati

“…Abstract Background Teachers play important roles in influencing vaccine uptake decisions and should serve as examples for their students by willingly getting vaccinated. Given the low vaccination rates in this area, it is crucial to explore teachers’ willingness to get vaccinated and emphasize their role in promoting vaccine acceptance. …”
Get full text

CLINICAL FEATURES OF PREGNANT WOMEN WITH EARLY GESTOSIS by Halina Hvozdetska, Natalia Henyk

“…Among pregnant women with early gestosis, the share of unemployed women (30.0%), workers in enterprises and agriculture (24.0%) and female students (22.0%) was significant, (р<0,001). Cigarette smoking was identified in 20.0% of women in the main group. …”
Get full text

Exploring clinicians’ perspectives on the ‘Obstetric Anal Sphincter Injury Care Bundle’ national quality improvement programme: a qualitative study by Ipek Gurol-Urganci, Nick Sevdalis, Edward Morris, Posy Bidwell, Ranee Thakar, James M Harris, Louise Silverton, Alexandra Hellyer, Robert Freeman, Vivienne Novis

“…Participants volunteered to take part and compromised of 37 obstetricians and 64 midwives (including eight students). The majority were female and the mean age was 36.5 years.Results Four main themes emerged: ‘Implementation strategies’, ‘Opportunities to use the OASI Care Bundle’, ‘Does current practice need to change?’ …”
Get full text

Prevalence of myopia and refractive parameters among children and adolescents in Hi-tech District of Chengdu City by Xiaoqin Wang, Liuzhi Zeng, Yiping Xian, Mei Xin, Qingqing Shan, Weiye Li, Lixia Lv, Yifeng Liu, Rui Zhang, Kejian Song, Xixi Tian, Han Guo, Changjiang Yan, Chunyan Li, Xueni Luo, Honglin Luo, Ling Yang, Jun Luo, Zejun Chen

“…ObjectiveTo analyze the prevalence of myopia among children and adolescents in Chengdu from 2021 to 2023, providing insights for myopia prevention and control.MethodsThis study was a school-based cross-sectional study in children and adolescents aged 3–18 years in Hi-tech District of Chengdu City. All the students underwent comprehensive ocular measurement, including uncorrected binocular visual acuity (VA), spherical equivalent error (SER) with noncycloplegic autorefraction, corneal radius (CR), and axial length (AL).ResultsOver the three-year study period from 2021 to 2023, the overall prevalence of myopia was 38.15%, with annual rates of 38.74% in 2021, 38.67% in 2022, and 37.03% in 2023. …”
Get full text

Effectiveness of a web-based virtual journal club to promote medical education (Web-Ed): protocol of a multicentre pragmatic randomised trial by Mohamed Abdelrahman, Neil Cowan, Meera Ramcharn, Bassel H Al Wattar, William Parry-Smith, Sarah McRobbie, Michael Rimmer, Nagla Elfaki, Cheryl Dunlop, Damien Coleburt, Olivia Raglan, Jhia Jiat Teh, Maria Fisher, Nilaani Murugesu, Yazid Jibrel, Matthew Wood

“…We will enrol qualified doctors or medical students who are &gt;18 years old, proficient in English and able to use online videoconferencing software. …”
Get full text

The mediating effect of clinical belongingness on the relationship between anxiety and professional identity in nursing interns: a cross-sectional study by Junhao Zhang, Lijia Wang, Xue Yang, Yuwei Yang, Xuehua Wu, Huaping Huang, Guirong Li

“…A general information questionnaire, the Belongingness Scale-Clinical Placement Experience (BES-CPE), the Self-Rated Anxiety Scale (SAS), and the Professional Identity Questionnaire for Nursing Students (PIQNS) were used to collect data. …”
Get full text