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Health disparities in chronic liver disease

Hepatology, EarlyView., 2022
Abstract The syndemic of hazardous alcohol consumption, opioid use, and obesity has led to important changes in liver disease epidemiology that have exacerbated health disparities. Health disparities occur when plausibly avoidable health differences are experienced by socially disadvantaged populations.
Ani Kardashian, Marina Serper, Norah Terrault, Lauren D. Nephew   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Will South Africa meet the Sustainable Development Goals target for maternal mortality by 2030?

South African Medical Journal
In September 2015, South Africa (SA) and 192 countries adopted Agenda 2030, which included the Sustainable Development Goals. With a mere 6 years to go before 2030, it is useful to understand what progress SA is making towards their attainment.
Y Pillay, J M Moodley
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The influence of basic public health service project on maternal health services: an interrupted time series study

BMC Public Health, 2019
Background Reducing maternal mortality remains a global priority. In 2000, the United Nations Member States pledged to work towards a series of Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), in which the fifth target was to reduce maternal mortality ratio by 75 ...
Pengyu Zhao, Yifan Diao, Lili You, Shichao Wu, Li Yang, Yuanli Liu   +5 more
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Ratios and determinants of maternal mortality: a comparison of geographic differences in the northern and southern regions of Cameroon

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2020
Background While maternal mortality has declined worldwide in the past 25 years, this is not the case for Cameroon. Since there is a predominantly young population in this country, high maternal mortality ratios may persist.
Catherine Meh, Amardeep Thind, Amanda L. Terry   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Timing of maternal death: Levels, trends, and ecological correlates using sibling data from 34 sub-Saharan African countries. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2018
Millennium Development Goal 5 has not been universally achieved, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa. Understanding whether maternal deaths occur during pregnancy, childbirth, or puerperium is important to effectively plan maternal health programs and ...
Leena Merdad, Mohamed M Ali
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PCSK9 Loss‐of‐Function Disrupts Cellular Microfilament Network via LIN28A/HES5/JMY Axis in Neural Tube Defects

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
PCSK9 acts as a molecular chaperone promoting LIN28A lysosomal degradation. LIN28A elevates transcription factor HES5, increasing JMY expression. PCSK9 loss causes neural tube defects (NTDs) by disrupting the LIN28A/HES5/JMY axis, and high JMY disorganizes the neural progenitor cell microfilament network, leading to incomplete neural tube structure in ...
Xiaoshuai Li, Rui Wang, Wenting Luo, Hui Gu, Tianchu Huang, Qiushi Wang, Zhengwei Yuan   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Contraceptive use and maternal mortality in Indonesia: a community-level ecological analysis

Reproductive Health, 2021
Background Prior studies have shown that contraceptive use reduces maternal mortality independently of other maternal health services. The present study took advantage of geographically detailed Indonesian data to study the interplay between ...
Riznawaty Imma Aryanty, NohanArum Romadlona, Besral Besral, Elvi Debora P. Panggabean, Budi Utomo, Richard Makalew, Robert J. Magnani   +6 more
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Modeling Control of Invasive Fire Ants by Gene Drive

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
The fire ant Solenopsis invicta is characterized by exceptional invasive capabilities, rendering conventional control ineffective. Here, we explore the use of homing suppression gene drive in fire ants by developing a spatially explicit model. Overall, these results show that target population suppression requires an extended time scale, but that gene ...
Yiran Liu, Samuel E. Champer, Benjamin C. Haller, Jackson Champer   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Hidden Maternal Mortality? Under-Registration of Maternal Mortality in Maastricht, 1870–1910

Historical Life Course Studies
Maternal mortality rates in the 19th-century Netherlands were low compared to other European countries. But was this due to high-quality midwifery care or under-registration? This study examines maternal mortality registration in Maastricht by comparing
Mayra Murkens, Wieke Elien Metzlar
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Maternal health and its affecting factors in Nepal

Family Medicine and Community Health, 2016
Maternal health is still a public health problem in developing countries, especially in low-resource settings rural and poor communities. The main aim of this article is to critically evaluate and explore the situation of maternal health in Nepal based ...
Gehendra Mahara, Jill Barr, Janeeta Thomas, Wei Wang, Xiuhua Guo   +4 more
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