Abstract Background The increasing diversity of blood donor populations has created new challenges for transfusion services worldwide. The identification of donors lacking relevant high‐prevalence antigens is becoming increasingly important to ensure compatible blood products for alloimmunized patients and to support the development of rare donor ...
Sarah Petermann +7 more
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Malaria prevention in children: an update. [PDF]
Friedman-Klabanoff DJ +2 more
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Public perspectives on potential changes to malaria deferral criteria in Canada
Abstract Background and Objectives As blood collection agencies (BCAs) seek to increase donor diversity, making changes to eligibility criteria to enable more people to donate is an important consideration. BCAs in Canada have a permanent deferral from whole blood and platelet donation for anyone with a history of malaria, a barrier to donation for ...
Courtney Joshua +4 more
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Factors associated with insecticide-treated mosquito nets utilization for malaria prevention in Burkina Faso: finding from cross-sectional household survey. [PDF]
Badolo H +9 more
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Effects of Foreign Aid on Asia–Pacific Total Fertility Rates
ABSTRACT Amid persistently declining and uneven fertility trends across the Asia–Pacific, whether foreign aid actively shapes regional fertility behaviour remains an open empirical question. This study investigates the net effects of sector‐specific foreign aid on total fertility rates (TFRs) across 35 developing Asia–Pacific countries during 2002–2023.
Wesley Steve Aru, Kunio Urakawa
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Cost-effectiveness of intermittent preventive therapy and insecticide-treated bed nets for malaria prevention among pregnant women in Jos North, Plateau State, Nigeria. [PDF]
Okoro LN +10 more
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The study suggests that there is poor adherence to the national malaria guidelines as evidenced by incorrect diagnoses, poor monitor of patients, lack of adequate health education and follow‐up appointments for the discharged children and their guardians due to a shortage of staff, lack of equipment and lack of commitment.
Rita Luhanga Soko +3 more
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Development of a new wealth index for Tanzania: the moderated effect of the implementation of 1,7- malaria reactive community-based testing and response (1,7-mRCTR) by socioeconomic position (SEP) with malaria prevention. [PDF]
Gao C +10 more
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This study developed and validated a comprehensive model of treatment adherence behaviour using survey data from 4081 participants across six countries. The measurement instruments demonstrated good reliability and validity, and the model explained 22.6%–38.5% of the variance in treatment adherence behaviour with most relationships being statistically ...
Francisco Lupiáñez‐Villanueva +6 more
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Persistent Immune Thrombocytopenia as a Post‐Acute Sequelae of COVID‐19: A Case Report
ABSTRACT Immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) is a recognized hematologic complication associated with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19), but its persistence years after acute infection remains uncommon. We present a case of a 52‐year‐old male who was diagnosed with COVID‐19 in June 2020. Following recovery from the acute illness, he had persistent fatigue,
Riazullah +5 more
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