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Newest firstIntroductionAnemia is a common and debilitating complication in cancer patients, affecting prognosis, quality of life, and treatment response. The burden of anemia may be higher in resource-limited settings due to nutritional deficiencies and limited healthcare access. However, data on anemia among newly diagnosed cancer patients in Ethiopia remain scarce. This study was aimed to determine the magnitude and predic…
Open article record in new tab ↗Background Cannabis use patterns have evolved over time, with increasing persistence into adulthood. This study aims to identify cannabis use trajectories from adolescence to adulthood and to examine the influence of early individual and family factors on these trajectories. Methods This study included 622 participants from the French TEMPO cohort who reported cannabis use between 1999 and 2021, based on 14 measur…
Background. Psychotic disorders have a strong negative impact on people's lives, including their financial situation. This study aimed to examine differences in unmet financial needs between people with psychotic disorders, parents, siblings, and controls. Secondly, we aimed to examine whether family clustering contributes to unmet financial needs. Lastly, we aimed to examine to what extent demographic, economic,…
Open article record in new tab ↗BackgroundOver 2.6 million babies are lost later in pregnancy, during labour, and or in the first week of life. Global perinatal mortality reduced from 5.7 million since 2000 to 4.1 million in 2015. High-income countries account for 45% of this data. The rest are in low-income countries, 77% of which are in sub-Saharan Africa. Perinatal mortality rates for sub-Saharan Africa and Zambia are 42.95 and 33/1000 live b…
Open article record in new tab ↗BackgroundCOVID-19 disease is a global public health disaster causing a range of social, economic, and healthcare difficulties, border restrictions, high human loss, lockdown, and transportation challenges. Despite it being a global pandemic, there are few studies conducted in Tanzania to examine the predictors of mortality. This disease has caused a significant number of mortalities worldwide but literature shows…
Open article record in new tab ↗The aim of this study was to assess the personal experience and attitudes of Slovenian pet owners regarding cannabinoid (CBD) use and to identify the predictors of the first use and reuse of CBDs in dogs and cats. We hypothesized that positive attitudes toward CBDs, postmodern health values, and personal experience would be significant predictors of CBD use in animals. An open online survey targeted randomly selec…
Open article record in new tab ↗Background/purpose Currently, there are no effective tools to accurately assess acute biliary pancreatitis (ABP) risk in patients with gallstones. This study aimed to develop an ABP risk nomogram in patients with symptomatic gallstones. Methods We conducted a retrospective nested case-control study and data on 816 conservatively treated patients with symptomatic gallstones admitted to The First Affiliated Hospital…
OBJECTIVEThis study aimed at determining the magnitude of stress among COVID-19 health workers in Kabwe district. METHODSThe study was a cross-sectional study which recruited 138 health care workers managing COVID-19 cases in Kabwe. Data were collected through structured questionnaires and in-depth interviews. Quantitative data was analyzed using SPSS version 16 while qualitative data was analyzed using Nvivo8. RE…
Open article record in new tab ↗BackgroundCOVID-19 has overwhelmed the US healthcare system, with over 44 million cases and over 700,000 deaths as of October 6, 2021. There is evidence that some communities are disproportionately affected. This may result in geographic disparities in COVID-19 hospitalization risk that, if identified, could guide control efforts. Therefore, the objective of this study is to investigate Zip Code Tabulation Area (Z…
BackgroundAs coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) is spreading globally, several countries are handling dengue epidemics. As both infections are deemed to share similarities at presentation, it would be useful to distinguish COVID-19 from dengue in the context of co-epidemics. Hence, we performed a retrospective cohort study to identify predictors of both infections. Methodology/Principal FindingsAll the subjects suspected…
Background Retained common bile duct (CBD) stone after an acute episode of biliary pancreatitis is of paramount importance since stone extraction is mandatory. Aim To generate a simple non-invasive score to predict the presence of CBD stone in patients with biliary pancreatitis. Methods We performed a retrospective study including patients with a diagnosis of biliary pancreatitis. One hundred and fifty-four patien…
Open article record in new tab ↗Several lines of evidence implicate immunological/inflammatory factors in development of schizophrenia. Complement is a key driver of inflammation, and complement dysregulation causes pathology in many diseases. Here we explored whether complement dysregulation occurred in first episode psychosis (FEP) and whether this provides a source of biomarkers. Eleven complement analytes (C1q, C3, C4, C5, factor B [FB], ter…
Open article record in new tab ↗The current article reports a large scale study of the prediction of marijuana use cessation among individuals attending alternative high schools who were regular users at baseline. Based on the Triadic Influence Theory, predictors of marijuana use cessation at 1-year follow-up were organized by type of influence (e.g., interpersonal, cultural and attitudinal, and intrapersonal) and level of influence (e.g., dista…
Open article record in new tab ↗120 persons belonging to the four different groups namely, students, unskilled workers, skilled workers and professionals were interviewed using a semi-structured interview schedule on subsunce non-use. Results were analysed using SPSS 7.5 version. 65% of the sample used, at least, one of the substances during their lifetime. Alcohol (55.8%) and nicotine (45%) were the commonly used substances and paan (21.7%) was…
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