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Prevalence and social determinants of psychological distress among people who...
Abstract Background People who use drugs are at a disproportionately higher risk of mental disorders due to prolonged exposure to psychosocial challenges. However, studies on... -
Assessment and improvement of HIV screening rates in a Midwest primary care p...
Abstract Background Universal human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) screening remains low in many clinical practices despite published guidelines recommending screening for all... -
Premarital sexual practice and associated factors among adolescents in the re...
Abstract Objective Premarital sexual practice during adolescence time may lead to different sexual and reproductive health problems including HIV/AIDS. This study was aimed to... -
COVID-19 in Africa: care and protection for frontline healthcare workers
Abstract Medical staff caring for COVID-19 patients face mental stress, physical exhaustion, separation from families, stigma, and the pain of losing patients and colleagues.... -
Longitudinal studies that use data collected as part of usual care risk repor...
Abstract Background Longitudinal studies using data collected as part of usual care risk providing biased results if visit times are related to the outcome of interest.... -
The efficacy of varenicline in achieving abstinence among waterpipe tobacco s...
Abstract Background Waterpipe tobacco smoking has increased among youth across the globe including in the US, and it continues as a common and traditional form of smoking... -
Expression of ACE2 and a viral virulence-regulating factor CCN family member ...
Abstract It has been reported that coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) causes not only pneumonia but also systemic inflammations including central nervous system (CNS)... -
The Back2School modular cognitive behavioral intervention for youths with pro...
Abstract Background School absenteeism (SA) is associated with anxiety, depression, and disruptive behavior. It is a risk factor for academic difficulties and school dropout,... -
Frailty in end-stage renal disease: comparing patient, caregiver, and clinici...
Abstract Background Frailty is associated with poor outcomes for patients on dialysis and is traditionally measured using tools that assess physical impairment. Alternate... -
Avian influenza A/H7N9 risk perception, information trust and adoption of pro...
Abstract Background Poultry farmers are at high-risk from avian influenza A/H7N9 infection due to sustained occupational exposures to live poultry. This study examined factors... -
Telemedicine and other care models in pediatric rheumatology: an exploratory ...
Abstract Background The United States pediatric rheumatology workforce is committed to a mission of providing children access to pediatric rheumatology care. With a limited... -
Development of a laboratorial platform for diagnosis of schistosomiasis manso...
Abstract Objective We developed a laboratorial platform to release a commercial platform used in the PCR-ELISA for the molecular diagnosis of schistosomiasis mansoni. On... -
Respiratory Syncityal Virus A and B: three bronchiolitis seasons in a third l...
Abstract Background Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is the main cause of hospitalization for bronchiolitis among infants. RSV is classified into two subtypes, A and B, whose... -
Status of metered dose inhaler technique among patients with asthma and its e...
Abstract Objective In Asthma management, poor handling of inhalation devices and wrong inhalation technique are associated with decreased medication delivery and poor disease... -
Efficacy of a smartphone-based intervention — "Holidaily" — promoting recover...
Abstract Background While work-related rumination increases the risk of acute stressors developing into chronic load reactions and adverse health, mental detachment has been... -
TSS seq based core promoter architecture in blood feeding Tsetse fly (Glossin...
Abstract Background Transcription initiation regulation is mediated by sequence-specific interactions between DNA-binding proteins (transcription factors) and cis-elements,... -
Modeling leukocyte trafficking at the human blood-nerve barrier in vitro and ...
Abstract Peripheral neuroinflammation is characterized by hematogenous mononuclear leukocyte infiltration into peripheral nerves. Despite significant clinical knowledge,... -
Assessment of the abstract reporting of systematic reviews of dose-response m...
Abstract Background There is an increasing number of published systematic reviews (SR) of dose-response meta-analyses (DRMAs) over the past decades. However, the quality of... -
Variation in the health outcomes associated with frailty among home care clie...
Abstract Background The identification of contextual factors that modify associations between client frailty and their health and service use outcomes is essential for informed... -
Emotional and behavioral problems and associated factors among children and a...
Abstract Background Children and adolescents with HIV/AIDS are more likely to have emotional and behavioral problems than the general population. This can result in a continuing...
