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Can vaccination coverage be improved through reducing the missed opportunities for immunization? Results from the evaluation in Zhejiang province, east China

Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, 2021
Background: To evaluate the missed opportunities for vaccination (MOV) in Zhejiang province by using the global methodology from World Health Organization (WHO). Methods: Based on the WHO Planning Guide to Reduce Missed Opportunities for Vaccination (MOV)
Yaping Chen, Huakun Lv, Hu Liang, Ying Wang, Yu Hu   +4 more
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Missed Opportunities for HIV Diagnosis and Their Clinical Repercussions in the Portuguese Population—A Cohort Study

Pathogens
Late human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) diagnosis has been associated with missed opportunities for earlier diagnosis. We conducted a retrospective, longitudinal, single-centre cohort study evaluating these missed opportunities and their clinical ...
João Lourinho, Maria João Miguel, Frederico Gonçalves, Francisco Vale, Cláudia Silva Franco, Nuno Marques   +5 more
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Prevalence and inequalities of missed opportunities for intermittent preventive therapy (IPTp) of malaria among pregnant women: an analysis of 2018 Nigeria DHS [PDF]

Malaria Journal
Background Malaria in pregnancy and its devastating consequences can be prevented with the use of adequate doses of intermittent preventive treatment with sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (IPTp-SP). Missed opportunities for IPTp-SP are defined as pregnant women
Salisu Muhammed Ladan, Natália P. Lima, Adebola E. Orimadegun, Yohannes Dibaba Wado, Joshua O. Akinyemi, Abdullahi A. Jatau, Cauane Blumenberg   +6 more
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The use of Instagram by gynecologic oncology providers as a patient education tool for patients at high-risk of gynecologic cancer

Gynecologic Oncology Reports, 2023
Social media outlets have increased in popularity within the last decade and are influencing the ways in which patients interact with the healthcare system.
Sharonne Holtzman, Caitlin Carr, Kristen Zeligs, Stephanie V. Blank   +3 more
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Vaccinations Status against Vaccine-Preventable Diseases and Willingness to Be Vaccinated in an Italian Sample of Frail Subjects

Vaccines, 2022
Background: Study aim was to investigate the vaccination status against vaccine-preventable diseases (VPD) of frail adults during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic and, for those subjects eligible for at least one vaccine, with respect to the recommended ...
Caterina De Sarro, Rosa Papadopoli, Maria Carmela Morgante, Carmelo Giuseppe Angelo Nobile, Giovambattista De Sarro, Claudia Pileggi   +5 more
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Missed opportunities for institutional delivery and associated factors among urban resident pregnant women in South Tigray Zone, Ethiopia: a community-based follow-up study [PDF]

Global Health Action, 2015
Background: Every pregnant woman is considered to be at risk and some risks may not always be foreseeable or detectable. Therefore, the presence of a skilled birth attendant at every delivery is considered to be the most critical intervention in reducing
Hinsermu Bayu, Girmastion Fisseha, Amlaku Mulat, Gebre Yitayih, Mengistu Wolday   +4 more
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Missed opportunities for immunization among children 0 to 11 months of age that were attended to at debre tabor comprehensive specialized hospital, south gondar zone, Ethiopia

Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2023
BackgroundThe World Health Organization's Expanded Immunization Program was established in 1974 and aimed to provide vaccines to children all over the world.
Bekalu Getnet Kassa, Nhial Char Lul
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Factors contributing to missed opportunities for human papillomavirus vaccination among adolescents, ages 11 to 13, in Iowa

Vaccine: X, 2022
Introduction: Rates of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination remain low and missed opportunities for HPV vaccination are widespread. Researchers have identified factors related to HPV vaccination, but less is known about missed opportunities.
Grace W. Ryan, Sarah S. Perry, Aaron Scherer, Mary E. Charlton, Sato Ashida, Paul A. Gilbert, Natoshia Askelson   +6 more
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Risk factors associated with physician trainee concern over missed educational opportunities during the COVID-19 pandemic

BMC Medical Education, 2021
Background The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in a transformation of clinical care practices to protect both patients and providers. These changes led to a decrease in patient volume, impacting physician trainee education due to lost clinical and didactic ...
Sunny S. Lou, Charles W. Goss, Bradley A. Evanoff, Jennifer G. Duncan, Thomas Kannampallil   +4 more
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Missed opportunities for initiation of treatment and control of hypertension among older adults in India

Preventive Medicine Reports, 2022
Hypertension (HT) is a major public health problem globally. The unacceptably low treatment and control rates are a major concern for policy makers as they contribute to avoidable mortality and morbidity.
Mrigesh Bhatia, Manish Kumar, Priyanka Dixit, Laxmi Kant Dwivedi   +3 more
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