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Planned, ongoing and completed tuberculosis treatment trials in Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa: A 2019 cross-sectional descriptive analysis
(BMJ Publishing Group, 2022)
Tuberculosis (TB) remains a deadly challenge globally
and Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS)
are among the countries with the highest TB burden.
The objective of this study is to identify and ...
Factors associated with mothers’ health care‑seeking behaviours for childhood fever in Burkina Faso: Findings from repeated cross‑sectional household surveys
(BMC, 2022)
Fever is one of the most frequent reasons for paediatric consultations in Burkina Faso, but health careseeking
behaviours and the factors associated with health care-seeking in the event of childhood fever are poorly
documented. ...
Correlates of gender characteristics, health and empowerment of women in Ethiopia
(BMC, 2015)
The low status of women prevents them from recognizing and voicing their concerns about health
needs. This study aimed to examine the relationship between gender characteristics, health and empowerment of
women in an ...
A weighted bootstrap approach to logistic regression modelling in identifying risk behaviours associated with sexual activity
(Taylor and Francis Group, 2019)
The latest population estimates released by Statistics South Africa indicate that 25.03% of alldeaths in 2017 in South Africa were AIDS-related. Along with these results, it is also reportedthat 7.06% of the population ...
Examining inequality of opportunity in the use of maternal and reproductive health interventions in Sierra Leone
(Oxford University Press, 2020)
Poor countries, such as Sierra Leone, often have poor health outcomes, whereby the majority of the population cannot access lifesaving health services. Access to, and use of, maternal and reproductive health services is ...
Incidence and burden of injury at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games held during the Covid-19 pandemic: A prospective cohort study of 66 045 athlete days
(British Journal of Sports Medicine, 2022)
Objective To describe the epidemiology of injuries
at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, including
injuries sustained in the new sports of badminton and
taekwondo. Methods Injury data were obtained daily via the
established ...
Symptom number and reduced preinfection training predict prolonged return to training after sars-cov-2 in athletes: Aware IV
(Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, 2023)
Symptom Number and Reduced Preinfection Training Predict Prolonged Return to Training
after SARS-CoV-2 in Athletes: AWARE IV. Med. Sci. Sports Exerc., Vol. 55, No. 1, pp. 1-8, 2023. Purpose: This study aimed to ...
Causes and patterns of morbidity and mortality in Afghanistan: Joint estimation of multiple causes in the neonatal period
(Springer, 2014)
This paper focuses on investigating the leading cause(s) of death and preventable factors in Afghanistan,
using data from verbal autopsies of infant deaths. We are of the view that the presence
of a disease in a person ...