Londoño Agudelo, Esteban García Fariñas, Anaí Pérez Ospina, Viviana Taborda Pérez, Cecilia Villacrés Landeta, Tatiana Battaglioli, Tullia Gómez Arias, Rubén Van der Stuyft, Patrick
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Global health action
Background Hypertension requires life-long medical care, which may cause economic burden and even lead to catastrophic health expenditure. Objective To estimate the extent of out-of-pocket expenditure for hypertension care at a population level and its impact on households' budgets in a low-income urban setting in Colombia. Methods We conducted a c...
Asim, Muhammad Nabeel Malik, Muhammad Imran Zehe, Christoph Trygg, Johan Dengel, Andreas Ahmed, Sheraz
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Genes
MicroRNAs (miRNA) are small noncoding RNA sequences consisting of about 22 nucleotides that are involved in the regulation of almost 60% of mammalian genes. Presently, there are very limited approaches for the visualization of miRNA locations present inside cells to support the elucidation of pathways and mechanisms behind miRNA function, transport...
Karatzi, Kalliopi Moschonis, George Botsi, Eirini Liatis, Stavros Tsochev, Kaloyan De Miguel-Etayo, Pilar Kivelä, Jemina Wikström, Katja Dimova, Roumyana Antal, Emese
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Nutrients
Identification of participants’ characteristics who benefited most from large community-based intervention studies may guide future prevention initiatives in order to maximize their effectiveness. The current study aimed to examine the socio-demographic, anthropometric, and behavioral characteristics, as well as the health and eating perceptions of...
Tajchman, Katarzyna Ukalska-Jaruga, Aleksandra Bogdaszewski, Marek Pecio, Monika Dziki-Michalska, Katarzyna
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Animals : an open access journal from MDPI
The aim of the study was to determine the concentrations of toxic elements accumulated in the bone marrow and bones (Cervus elaphus). The studies were carried out on two groups of young stags: farmed (n = 6) and wild (n = 9). Their body weights were measured and bone and bone marrow samples were collected. The concentrations of toxic elements were ...
Johnson, L Kubjane, M Eaton, J
HIV prevalence data among pregnant women have been critical to estimating HIV trends and geographical patterns of HIV in many African countries. Although antenatal HIV prevalence data are known to be biased representations of HIV prevalence in the general population, mathematical models have made various adjustments to control for known sources of ...
Ivanova, Olena Rai, Masna Michielsen, Kristien Dias, Sónia
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International journal of environmental research and public health
Complex sexual and reproductive health interventions, such as sexuality education (SE), contain multiple components and activities, which often requires a comprehensive evaluation design and adaptation to a specific context. In this review, we synthetize available scientific literature on types of evaluation designs used for SE programs in low- and...
Rolland, Camille de La Rochebrochard, Elise Piron, Prescillia Shelly, Marc Segouin, Christophe Troude, Pénélope
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BMC Infectious Diseases
BackgroundSome patients who test positive for sexually transmitted infections (STIs) fail to return for results and treatment. To target improvement actions, we need to find out who these patients are. This study aimed to explore factors associated with failure to return within 30 days (FTR30) after testing among patients with positive results in a...
Moschonis, George Karatzi, Kalliopi Apergi, Kyriaki Liatis, Stavros Kivelä, Jemina Wikström, Katja Ayala-Marín, Alelí M. Mateo-Gallego, Rocio Tsochev, Kaloyan Chakarova, Nevena
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Nutrients
The Feel4Diabetes program was comprised of a community-based screening and a two-year intervention phase aiming to prevent type 2 diabetes (T2D) in families at risk for diabetes across Europe. The current work aimed to identify the socio-demographic characteristics and body weight perceptions of participants who benefitted the most, achieving at le...
Vandewalle, Joeri Van Bos, Liesbet Goossens, Peter Beeckman, Dimitri Van Hecke, Ann Deproost, Eddy Verhaeghe, Sofie
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International journal of nursing studies
In contemporary healthcare, both community and inpatient mental health and emergency services are important help-seeking avenues for persons with suicidal ideation and behaviour. Regarding nursing practice in these services, there is a strong focus on assessing and managing suicide risk. Within this clinical context, the perspectives of persons wit...
Alexandre, Joachim Cautela, Jennifer Ederhy, Stéphane Damaj, Ghandi Salem, Joe‐Elie Barlesi, Fabrice Farnault, Laure Charbonnier, Aude Mirabel, Mariana Champiat, Stéphane
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The considerable progress made in the field of cancer treatment has led to a dramatic improvement in the prognosis of patients with cancer. However, toxicities resulting from these treatments represent a cost that can be harmful to shortand long-term outcomes. Adverse events affecting the cardiovascular system are one of the greatest challenges in ...
