Ngwa, Che Henry Doungtsop, Brigitte-Carole Keumatio Bihnwi, Rengerline Ngo, Ngo Valery Yang, Niendum Mediatrice
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Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics
The discovery and development of vaccines remain one of the major successes of global health with millions of lives saved every year through routine vaccination. Although vaccines provide a safe and cost-effective solution to vaccine-preventable diseases (VPDs), VPDs are still a serious public health problem in most parts of the world, especially i...
Wu, Qian Liu, Yang Ma, Yu-Bo Liu, Kui Chen, Song-Hua
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Annals of medicine
The epidemic of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) poses a great challenge to pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) control. However, the incidence and prevalence of PTB among T2DM patients has not been fully determined. This meta-analysis aimed to provide the estimation on the global incidence and prevalence of PTB among T2DM patients (T2DM-PTB). Online datab...
Alkhateeb, Jamal M. Hadidi, Muna S. Mounzer, Wissam
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Frontiers in Psychology
Background Having a child with autism spectrum disorder can have significant psychological effects on parents. This systematic review summarizes the current state of literature underscoring the impact of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) on parents in Arab countries Methods A systematic search of seven databases (PubMed, Scopus, ProQuest, Google Schol...
Delibaş, Dursun H Erdoğan, Esin
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Perspectives in psychiatric care
This study evaluates the effect of a 10-week psychoeducation program (PP) on disease burden, depression, and anxiety levels in relatives of psychotic patients. The participants were 43 relatives of patients attending a community mental health center. The Zarit Caregiver Burden Scale (ZCBS), Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI), and Beck Depression Inventor...
Rahmani, Farnaz Roshangar, Fariborz Gholizadeh, Leila Asghari, Elnaz
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Nursing open
Our study aimed to investigate the caregiving burden and its associated factors in family caregivers of patients with schizophrenia. Correlational study. Using the convenience sampling method, 215 caregivers were recruited from outpatient clinics affiliated with a tertiary referral psychiatric hospital in Iran. The caregiving burden was measured by...
Edigin, Ehizogie Kaul, Subuhi Eseaton, Precious Obehi Albrecht, Joerg
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Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
Shamekh, Ali Alizadeh, Mahasti Nejadghaderi, Seyed Aria Sullman, Mark J. M. Kaufman, Jay S. Collins, Gary S. Kolahi, Ali-Asghar Safiri, Saeid
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Frontiers in Medicine
Objective We aimed to report the most current data on the prevalence, incidence, and years lived with disability (YLDs) associated with osteoarthritis (OA) for the 21 countries and territories located in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region from 1990 to 2019 by age, sex, cause, and sociodemographic index (SDI). Methods Publicly available ...
Musekiwa, Alfred Moyo, Maureen Mohammed, Mohanad Matsena-Zingoni, Zvifadzo Twabi, Halima Sumayya Batidzirai, Jesca Mercy Singini, Geoffrey Chiyuzga Kgarosi, Kabelo Mchunu, Nobuhle Nevhungoni, Portia
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Frontiers in Public Health
Background Cancer remains a major public health problem, especially in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) where the provision of health care is poor. This scoping review mapped evidence in the literature regarding the burden of cervical, breast and prostate cancers in SSA. Methods We conducted this scoping review using the Arksey and O'Malley framework, with...
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Objective: This cross-sectional study investigated the oral care knowledge, awareness, and challenges of 159 nurses and identified the factors related to the burden of oral care in Unnan City Hospital, Japan. Materials and Methods: This study included outpatient, ward, and operating room nurses who answered a questionnaire comprising 19 questions r...
Anastasio, Albert T Guisse, Ndeye F Farley, Kevin X Rhee, John M
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Global spine journal
Retrospective cohort study. Many patients undergoing posterior spinal fusion (PSF) for scoliosis have concurrent cerebral palsy (CP), which is associated with many medical comorbidities and inherent operative risk. We aimed to quantify the contribution of CP to increased cost, length of stay (LOS), and complication rates in patients with scoliosis ...
