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Bed net care practices and associated factors in western Kenya

Malaria Journal, 2019
Background Insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) and long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) are effective for malaria prevention and are designed to provide nearly 5 years of mosquito protection.
Ellen M. Santos, Jenna E. Coalson, Elizabeth T. Jacobs, Yann C. Klimentidis, Stephen Munga, Maurice Agawo, Elizabeth Anderson, Nancy Stroupe, Kacey C. Ernst   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Quit outcomes among clients ineligible for cessation medication through the state quitline: a retrospective, observational study

BMC Public Health, 2018
Background Distribution of tobacco cessation medications through state quitlines increases service utilization and quit outcomes. However, some state quitlines have moved to models in which callers are instructed to obtain quit medications through their ...
Adrienne B. Lent, Patrick A. O’Connor, Ryan C. Reikowsky, Uma S. Nair, Melanie L. Bell   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Validity of a Self-Assessment Skin Tone Palette Compared to a Colorimeter for Characterizing Skin Color for Skin Cancer Research

Current Oncology, 2023
Our goal is to determine whether our objective 9-point Self-Assessment Skin Tone Palette (SASTP) is correlated with a colorimeter’s assessment of a melanin index, so that Hispanic and Black people can be included in skin cancer research where scales were
Michelle K. Martin, Tanzida Zaman, Amanda M. Okello, Leslie K. Dennis   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Disease and social factors associated with healthcare utilization for the treatment of SARS-CoV-2 infections in a longitudinal cohort of essential workers in Arizona

BMC Health Services Research, 2023
Background Demands on health systems due to COVID-19 are substantial, but drivers of healthcare utilization are not well defined in non-severe SARS-CoV-2 infections.
Patrick Rivers, Krystal Jovel, Ferris Ramadan, Jared Joshua Anucha Barnett, Katherine D. Ellingson, Jefferey L. Burgess, Karen Lutrick   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Post-infectious sequelae after Campylobacter enteric infection: a pilot study in Maricopa County, Arizona, USA

Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 2018
Background Campylobacter is a leading cause of gastroenteritis across the globe caused by the ingestion of contaminated food, water, or contact with animals carrying Campylobacter bacteria.
Erika Barrett, Dametreea Carr, Melanie L. Bell, Kristen Pogreba-Brown   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Feasibility and acceptability of a beverage intervention for Hispanic adults: a protocol for a pilot randomized controlled trial

Nutrition Journal, 2018
Background In the U.S., Hispanics have among the highest rates of overweight and obesity when compared to other racial/ethnic groups placing them at a greater risk for obesity-related disease.
Kristin E. Morrill, Benjamin Aceves, Luis A. Valdez, Cynthia A. Thomson, Iman A. Hakim, Melanie L. Bell, Jessica A. Martinez, David O. Garcia   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Association of vaccine intention against COVID-19 using the 5C Scale and its constructs: a Pima County, Arizona cross-sectional survey [PDF]

PeerJ
Background Vaccine hesitancy has been ranked as one of the top 10 threats to global health by the World Health Organization. The 5C model (Confidence, Calculation of risk, Complacency, Collective Responsibility, and Constraints) and an accompanying tool ...
Maiya G. Block Ngaybe, Namoonga Mantina, Benjamin Pope, Veena Raghuraman, Jacob Marczak, Sonja Velickovic, Dominique Jordan, Mary Kinkade, Carlos Mario Perez-Velez, Beatrice J. Krauss, Shailesh M. Advani, Melanie Bell, Purnima Madhivanan   +12 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Efficacy of a proactive health and safety risk management system in the fire service

Injury Epidemiology, 2018
Background This study evaluated the efficacy of a fire department proactive risk management program aimed at reducing firefighter injuries and their associated costs.
Gerald S. Poplin, Stephanie Griffin, Keshia Pollack Porter, Joshua Mallett, Chengcheng Hu, Virginia Day-Nash, Jefferey L. Burgess   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

MITF maintains genome stability in nonmelanocyte lineages

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
MITF is essential for melanocyte survival and acts as an oncogene in 10%–20% of melanomas. We show that MITF depletion causes genome instability in nonmelanocytic cells, leading to LATS2‐mediated P53 activation, cell cycle arrest, and apoptosis. This study highlights the role of MITF as a genome maintenance factor beyond the melanocyte lineage. Created
Drifa H. Gudmundsdottir, Adrián López García de Lomana, Thejus B. Venkatesh, Kritika Kirty, Snaevar Sigurdsson, Linda Vidarsdottir, Ramile Dilshat, Erla Sveinbjornsdottir, Snaedis Ragnarsdottir, Daniel H Magnusson, Maria R. Bustos, Eirikur Steingrimsson, Thorkell Gudjonsson, Stefan Sigurdsson   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Imputation strategies when a continuous outcome is to be dichotomized for responder analysis: a simulation study

BMC Medical Research Methodology, 2019
Background In many clinical trials continuous outcomes are dichotomized to compare proportions of patients who respond. A common and recommended approach to handling missing data in responder analysis is to impute as non-responders, despite known biases.
Lysbeth Floden, Melanie L. Bell
doaj   +1 more source