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The Video intervention to Inspire Treatment Adherence for Life (VITAL Start):...
Abstract Background Improving maternal antiretroviral therapy (ART) retention and adherence is a critical challenge facing prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) of... -
Identification and characteristics of patients with palliative care needs in ...
Abstract Background The Brazilian healthcare system offers universal coverage but lacks information about how patients with PC needs are serviced by its primary care program,... -
Can people-centered community-oriented interventions improve skilled birth at...
Abstract Background Skilled attendance at delivery is a key marker for reducing maternal mortality. Effective community engagement strategies complemented by community health... -
Impact of radiographer immediate reporting of chest X-rays from general pract...
Abstract Background Diagnostic capacity and suboptimal logistics are consistently identified as barriers to timely diagnosis of cancer, especially lung cancer. Immediate chest... -
Impact of pharmacy-led medication reconciliation on admission to internal med...
Abstract Background The Institute for Healthcare Improvement identifies medication reconciliation as the shared responsibility of nurses, pharmacists, and physicians, where each... -
Factors influencing the experience of sexual and reproductive healthcare for ...
Abstract Background Young people living with perinatally-acquired HIV require age-appropriate support regarding sex and relationships as they progress towards adulthood. HIV... -
Development of an infant feeding core outcome set for childhood obesity inter...
Abstract Background Childhood obesity is a significant public health challenge that affects approximately one in five children worldwide. Infant feeding practices are implicated... -
Effectiveness of prepregnancy care for women with pregestational diabetes mel...
Abstract Background Women with pregnancy complicated by pregestational diabetes experience increased rates of adverse pregnancy outcomes. Prepregnancy care is the targeted... -
Efficacy and cost-utility of the eHealth application ‘Oncokompas’, supporting...
Abstract Background Patients with incurable cancer have to deal with a wide range of symptoms due to their disease and treatment, influencing their quality of life. Nowadays,... -
Centralising specialist cancer surgery services in England: survey of factors...
Abstract Background The centralisation of specialist cancer surgical services across London Cancer and Greater Manchester Cancer, England, may significantly change how patients... -
Use of traditional and complementary medicine for maternal health and wellbei...
Abstract Background Traditional medicine serves as a form of primary health care for more than 80% of African populations. Currently, there is no research documenting if and how... -
‘We are all scared for the baby’: promoting access to dental services for ref...
Abstract Background Vulnerable populations such as people with refugee backgrounds are at increased risk of poor oral health. Given that maternal characteristics play a... -
Diagnostic pathways and delay among tuberculosis patients in Stockholm, Swede...
Abstract Background Asylum seekers in Sweden are offered tuberculosis (TB) screening at a voluntary post-arrival health examination. The role of this screening in improving the... -
Confident gene activity prediction based on single histone modification H2BK5...
Abstract Background The histones in the core of nucleosomes may be subject to covalent post-transcriptional modifications. These modifications are thought to correlate with and... -
Effects of onabotulinumtoxinA treatment in chronic migraine patients with and...
Abstract Background OnabotulinumtoxinA is effective in preventing chronic migraine (CM); however, the benefit of onabotulinumtoxinA in patients with CM with daily headache is... -
Urinary proteomics for prediction of mortality in patients with type 2 diabet...
Abstract Background The urinary proteomic classifier CKD273 has shown promise for prediction of progressive diabetic nephropathy (DN). Whether it is also a determinant of... -
Seasonal influenza vaccination in pregnant women: knowledge, attitudes, and b...
Abstract Background The aims of this study were to assess the knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors towards seasonal influenza and its vaccination among pregnant women. Methods A... -
Pulmonary manifestation of immunoglobulin G4-related disease in a 7-year-old ...
Abstract Background Immunoglobulin G4-related disease (IgG4-RD) is a multiorgan fibroinflammatory condition with lymphoplasmacytic infiltrates containing abundant IgG4-positive... -
Parental concerns and uptake of childhood vaccines in rural Tanzania – a mixe...
Abstract Background Vaccine hesitancy has been recognized as an important barrier to timely vaccinations around the world, including in sub-Saharan Africa. In Tanzania, 1 in 4... -
A randomized controlled trial protocol comparing the feeds of fresh versus fr...
Abstract Background Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is the leading cause of death among preterm infants born at
