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Reusable period products: use and perceptions among young people in Victoria, Australia

BMC Women's Health, 2023
Background Reusable menstrual products have expanded the choices available for menstrual care and can offer long-term cost and environmental benefits.
Caitlin Ramsay, Julie Hennegan, Caitlin H. Douglass, Sarah Eddy, Alexandra Head, Megan S. C. Lim   +5 more
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Women’s sleep position during pregnancy in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review

Reproductive Health, 2021
Background Approximately 2.6 million babies are stillborn each year globally, of which 98% occur in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). A 2019 individual participant data meta-analysis of 6 studies from high-income countries found that maternal ...
Shania K. Rossiter, Samia Aziz, Alyce N. Wilson, Liz Comrie-Thomson, Tomasina Stacey, Caroline S. E. Homer, Joshua P. Vogel   +6 more
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The prevalence of uterine fundal pressure during the second stage of labour for women giving birth in health facilities: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Reproductive Health, 2021
Plain Language Summary Uterine fundal pressure involves a health worker pushing on the uppermost part of a woman’s abdomen during the pushing phase of labour, with the aim of assisting or accelerating vaginal birth.
Elise Farrington, Mairead Connolly, Laura Phung, Alyce N. Wilson, Liz Comrie-Thomson, Meghan A. Bohren, Caroline S. E. Homer, Joshua P. Vogel   +7 more
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Exploring condom use decision-making among adolescents: the synergistic role of affective and rational processes

BMC Public Health, 2021
Background Condom use remains the most effective behavioural method for the prevention of HIV and unplanned pregnancies. However, condom use remains inconsistent among young people.
Eugene L. Davids, Yanga Zembe, Petrus J. de Vries, Catherine Mathews, Alison Swartz   +4 more
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Adolescent Bone Health [PDF]

Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, 2006
Pediatric and adolescent care professionals have increasingly recognized the importance of understanding the skeletal health of their patients. Peak bone mass, the "bone bank" on which an individual will draw for their entire adult life, is likely achieved by late adolescence, with the critical window for accumulation occurring much earlier.
Keith J, Loud, Catherine M, Gordon
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Self-collection of samples for group B streptococcus testing during pregnancy: a systematic review and meta-analysis

BMC Medicine, 2023
Background Sample self-collection for reproductive tract infection diagnosis has been found to offer greater convenience, privacy, autonomy, and expanded access to testing in non-pregnant adults.
Sarah A. Borg, Jenny Cao, Phi-Yen Nguyen, Samia Aziz, Joshua P. Vogel   +4 more
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The Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) in Africa: a scoping review of its application and validation

Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health, 2018
Background Child and adolescent mental health in Africa remains largely neglected. Quick and cost-effective ways for early detection may aid early intervention.
Nikhat Hoosen, Eugene Lee Davids, Petrus J. de Vries, Maylene Shung-King   +3 more
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Physical activity and eating behaviors patterns associated with high blood pressure among Chinese children and adolescents

BMC Public Health, 2023
Background Physical activity and eating behavior are associated with hypertension in children and adolescents. Revealing the associations between physical activity patterns, eating behavior patterns and high blood pressure (HBP) could help improve the ...
Jiaoyan Chen, Yuanyuan Wang, Wenxiu Li, Ya Zhang, Ruiyao Cao, Xingwang Peng, Juan Zhang, Keke Liu, Mei Han, Lianguo Fu   +9 more
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Correction to: The Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) in Africa: a scoping review of its application and validation

Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health, 2018
After publication of the article [1], it has been brought to our attention that the authors listed in Table 1 are in the wrong order. They should be listed as follows:
Nikhat Hoosen, Eugene Lee Davids, Petrus J. de Vries, Maylene Shung-King   +3 more
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Association between birth weight and risk of abdominal obesity in children and adolescents: a school-based epidemiology survey in China

BMC Public Health, 2020
Background Abdominal obesity is becoming an increasingly serious public health challenge in children and adolescents, there remains controversial opinions on birth weight and risk of childhood abdominal obesity.
Zhaogen Yang, Bin Dong, Yi Song, Xijie Wang, Yanhui Dong, Di Gao, Yanhui Li, Zhiyong Zou, Jun Ma, Luke Arnold   +9 more
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