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A study on the knowledge and practices of menstrual hygiene among the adolescent girls of Nagaon, Barpeta District, Assam

Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, 2022
Background: The onset of menstruation is an important event in a woman's lifecycle. It is associated with taboos and sociocultural restrictions. Faulty hygienic practices increase the risk of reproductive tract infections (RTI), leading to further ...
Beeva Boruah, Annamika Hakmaosa, Sudipta Hajong   +2 more
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Interdisciplinary Education In Dental Hygiene: A Pilot Project [PDF]

, 1985
This study describes a five-hour interdisciplinary experience involving sophomore dental hygiene students, dental hygiene faculty and medical technology faculty.
Laatsch, Linda, Milson, Linda, Zimmer, Susan E.   +2 more
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Characterizing the salivary RNA landscape to identify potential diagnostic, prognostic, and follow‐up biomarkers for breast cancer

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
This study explores salivary RNA for breast cancer (BC) diagnosis, prognosis, and follow‐up. High‐throughput RNA sequencing identified distinct salivary RNA signatures, including novel transcripts, that differentiate BC from healthy controls, characterize histological and molecular subtypes, and indicate lymph node involvement.
Nicholas Rajan, Irina Primac, Emre Etlioglu, Laurens Debruyne, Ann Janssen, Magy Sallam, Kevin Tabury, Roel Quintens, Wiebren Tjalma, Mohammed Abderrafi Benotmane   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Facility and Community Results-Based Financing to Improve Maternal and Child Nutrition and Health in The Gambia

Health Systems & Reform, 2022
In 2013, the Government of The Gambia implemented a novel results-based financing (RBF) intervention designed to improve maternal and child nutrition and health through a combination of community, facility and individual incentives.
Laura Ferguson, Chantelle Boudreaux, Modou Cheyassin Phall, Bakary Jallow, Malang N. Fofana, Lamin Njie, Abdou Aziz Ceesay, Catherine K. Gibba, Matty Njie, Mustapha Bittaye, Musa M. Loum, Alhagie Sankareh, Momodou L. Darboe, Yaya Barjo, Mariama Dibba, Kelly Safreed-Harmon, Günther Fink, Rifat Hasan   +17 more
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UA60/5 WKU Dental Hygiene Class of 2007 [PDF]

, 2007
Members of the 2007 dental hygiene class: Lindsey Engler, historian; Kandess Thomas, secretary; Michelle Minton, vice president; Toynika Bailey, president; Vickie Froedge, treasurer; Kara Ford, SADA representative; Ashley Reed, historian; Alison Steele ...
WKU Dental Hygiene
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Bridging the gap: Multi‐stakeholder perspectives of molecular diagnostics in oncology

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
Although molecular diagnostics is transforming cancer care, implementing novel technologies remains challenging. This study identifies unmet needs and technology requirements through a two‐step stakeholder involvement. Liquid biopsies for monitoring applications and predictive biomarker testing emerge as key unmet needs. Technology requirements vary by
Jorine Arnouts, Senada Koljenović, Elise Daems, Karolien De Wael, Marc Peeters, Léon C. van Kempen, Greetje Vanhoutte, Karen Zwaenepoel, Timon Vandamme   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Impact of a Community Pharmacy-Led Deworming-Related Counselling Service: An Interventional Study in a Low-to-Middle Income Country

Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease
Background: Since the current increase in antimicrobial resistance globally, parasitic infectious diseases have become a greater public health crisis than ever before and an absolute priority.
Amira B. Kassem, Ahmad Z. Al Meslamani, Mohamed AbdElrahman, Nadia Al Mazrouei, Sherouk M. Okda, Noha A. El-Bassiouny, Asmaa Abdel-hamed Hamedo, Doaa Abdelrazek Shaban, Dina Fathy Elsmadessy, Ammena Y. Binsaleh, Asmaa Saleh, Hebatallah Ahmed Mohamed Moustafa   +11 more
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Waterborne diseases and ethnic-related disparities: A 10 years nationwide mortality and burden of disease analysis from Ecuador

Frontiers in Public Health, 2022
BackgroundDespite worldwide progress in terms of clean water supply, sanitation, and hygiene knowledge, some middle and most of low-income countries are still experiencing many diseases transmitted using unsafe water and the lack of sanitation.MethodsTo ...
Esteban Ortiz-Prado, Katherine Simbaña-Rivera, Gabriel Cevallos, Lenin Gómez-Barreno, Domenica Cevallos, Alex Lister, Raul Fernandez-Naranjo, Blanca Ríos-Touma, Jorge Vásconez-González, Jorge Vásconez-González, Juan S. Izquierdo-Condoy, Juan S. Izquierdo-Condoy   +11 more
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The impact of positive lifestyle behaviors on direct healthcare cost savings for low back pain

Arthritis Care &Research, Accepted Article.
Objective This study aimed to investigate the relationship between a previously purpose‐developed lifestyle behavior scale and healthcare cost savings related to low back pain (LBP). Methods This longitudinal study utilised data from the AUstralian Twin BACK (AUTBACK) study. LBP and lifestyle behavior measures were collected at baseline.
Ye Tian, Katharine E. Roberts, Michelle Hall, Paula R. Beckenkamp, Angelo Sabag, Karoline Moe, Ana Paula Carvalho‐e‐Silval, Emily J. Callander, Paulo H. Ferreira   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Progress in Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) coverage and potential contribution to the decline in diarrhea and stunting in Ethiopia

Maternal and Child Nutrition
Inadequate safe water supply and poor sanitation and hygiene continue to be important risk factors for diarrhoea and stunting globally. We used data from the four rounds of the Ethiopian Demographic and Health Survey and applied the new World Health ...
Meron Girma, Alemayehu Hussein, Tom Norris, Tirsit Genye, Masresha Tessema, Anne Bossuyt, Mamuye Hadis, Cornelia vanZyl, Kitka Goyol, Aregash Samuel   +9 more
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