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Promoting social emotional development during the paediatric well-child visit: a demonstration project

BMJ Open Quality, 2021
Supporting social emotional development, beginning at birth, can improve lifelong health. The American Academy of Paediatrics recommends 12 well-child visits between birth and age 3 years.
Kelly Edwards, Meghan L Johnson, Sue Butts-Dion, Meera Menon, Scott D Berns   +4 more
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Epidemiologic trends of patients who visited nationwide emergency departments: a report from the National Emergency Department Information System (NEDIS) of Korea, 2018–2022 [PDF]

Clinical and Experimental Emergency Medicine, 2023
Objective This study analyzed trends in emergency department (ED) visits in Korea using the National Emergency Department Information System (NEDIS) data from 2018 to 2022.
Hyun Ho Yoo, Young Sun Ro, Eunsil Ko, Jin-Hee Lee, So-hyun Han, Taerim Kim, Tae Gun Shin, Seongjung Kim, Hansol Chang   +8 more
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Setting the agenda for diabetes research in the state of Qatar

Public Health Challenges, 2023
Background The burden of non‐communicable diseases, including diabetes, is high in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. Qatar (a MENA country) has a high prevalence of diabetes (16.7%).
Amit Mishra, Suresh Babu Kokku, Ioanna Skaroni, Kholoud Ateeq Al Motawaa, Mohammed Al‐Thani, Nicholas Wareham, Abdul Badi Abou‐Samra, Shahrad Taheri   +7 more
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Malaria care-seeking and treatment ideation among gold miners in Guyana

Malaria Journal, 2022
Background Although miners are a priority population in malaria elimination in Guyana, scant literature exists on the drivers of malaria-related behaviour.
Bolanle Olapeju, Camille Adams, Sean Wilson, Joann Simpson, Gabrielle C. Hunter, TrishAnn Davis, Lyndsey Mitchum, Horace Cox, Kashana James, Jennifer Orkis, J. Douglas Storey   +10 more
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An implementation strategy package (video education, HIV self-testing, and co-location) improves PrEP implementation for pregnant women in antenatal care clinics in western Kenya

Frontiers in Reproductive Health, 2023
BackgroundPre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is recommended by the World Health Organization and the Kenyan Ministry of Health for HIV prevention in pregnancy and postpartum for women at risk for HIV.
Joseph Sila, Anjuli D. Wagner, Felix Abuna, Julia C. Dettinger, Ben Odhiambo, Nancy Ngumbau, George Oketch, Enock Sifuna, Laurén Gómez, Sarah Hicks, Grace John-Stewart, Grace John-Stewart, Grace John-Stewart, John Kinuthia   +13 more
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Ideational factors associated with net care behaviour: a multi-country analysis

Malaria Journal, 2022
Background Malaria is endemic to sub-Saharan African countries. Mass and routine distribution, promotion, and use of ITNs are critical components of malaria prevention programmes.
E. ‘Kuor Kumoji, Grace N. Awantang, Michael Toso, Diarra Kamara, Thérèse Bleu, Wani Lahai, Musa Sillah-Kanu, Abdul Dosso, Dorothy Achu, Stella Babalola   +9 more
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Invasive bacterial diseases in northern Canada, 1999 to 2018

Canada Communicable Disease Report, 2021
Background: The International Circumpolar Surveillance (ICS) program conducts surveillance on five invasive bacterial diseases: pneumococcal disease (IPD), group A streptococcus (iGAS), Haemophilus influenzae (Hi), meningococcal disease (IMD) and group B
Grace Huang, Irene Martin, Raymond S Tsang, Walter H Demczuk, Gregory J Tyrrell, Y Anita Li, Catherine Dickson, Francesca Reyes-Domingo, Susan G Squires   +8 more
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Integrating PrEP in maternal and child health clinics in Kenya: analysis of a service availability and readiness assessment (SARA) survey

Frontiers in Reproductive Health, 2023
BackgroundRisk of HIV acquisition is high during pregnancy and postpartum, and pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is recommended for peripartum populations.
Sarah Hicks, Felix Abuna, Ben Odhiambo, Julia C. Dettinger, Joseph Sila, George Oketch, Enock Sifuna, Nancy Ngumbau, Laurén Gómez, Grace C. John-Stewart, Grace C. John-Stewart, Grace C. John-Stewart, Grace C. John-Stewart, John Kinuthia, Anjuli D. Wagner   +14 more
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Risk‐based versus universal PrEP delivery during pregnancy: a cluster randomized trial in Western Kenya from 2018 to 2019

Journal of the International AIDS Society, 2023
Introduction Integrating pre‐exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) delivery for pregnant and postpartum women within maternal and child health (MCH) clinics is feasible and acceptable. It is unknown whether a risk‐guided model would facilitate appropriate PrEP use
John Kinuthia, Julia C. Dettinger, Joshua Stern, Nancy Ngumbau, Ben Ochieng, Laurén Gómez, Felix Abuna, Salphine Watoyi, Mary Marwa, Daniel Odinga, Anjuli D. Wagner, Barbra A. Richardson, Jillian Pintye, Jared M. Baeten, Grace John‐Stewart   +14 more
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Estimating the risk of declining funding for malaria in Ghana: the case for continued investment in the malaria response

Malaria Journal, 2020
Background Ghana has made impressive progress against malaria, decreasing mortality and morbidity by over 50% between 2005 and 2015. These gains have been facilitated in part, due to increased financial commitment from government and donors.
Rima Shretta, Sheetal P. Silal, Keziah Malm, Wahjib Mohammed, Joel Narh, Danielle Piccinini, Kathryn Bertram, Jessica Rockwood, Matt Lynch   +8 more
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