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The Impact of “Mother‐Friendly Care” Accreditations on Patient Choice: Evidence From Brazil

Southern Economic Journal, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We examine the impact of Brazil's “Mother‐Friendly Care” accreditation program on hospital choice. Using administrative data on births in the Brazilian public health system from 2008–2019, we estimate a nested logit demand model that allows for differential substitution patterns based on existing Baby‐Friendly Hospital Initiative (IHAC ...
Cici McNamara, Felipe Rocha Campos
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Collateral benefits of ivermectin mass drug administration designed for malaria against headlice in Mopeia, Mozambique: a cluster randomised controlled trial

Infectious Diseases of Poverty
Background Headlice are prevalent worldwide, with a higher burden in rural, lower-middle income settings. They can cause intense itchiness, discomfort, and secondary bacterial infections with potentially serious consequences.
Joanna Furnival-Adams, Amelia Houana, Patricia Nicolas, Julia Montaña, Samuel Martinho, Aina Casellas, Hansel Mundaca, Jenisse Mbanze, Arlindo Soares, Saimado Imputiua, Paula Ruiz-Castillo, Marta Ribes, Almudena Sanz, Mussa Mamudo Salé, Antonio Macucha, Eldo Elobolobo, Vegovito Vegove, Victor Mutepa, Humberto Munguambe, Aida Xerinda, Felisbela Materula, Regina Rabinovich, Francisco Saute, Carlos Chaccour   +23 more
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Organic and Inorganic Pollutants, Oxidative Stress Biomarkers, and Electrophoretic Protein Profiles in an Endangered Thresher Shark (Alopias vulpinus) From Southeastern Brazil: A Case Study

Environmental Toxicology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT A comprehensive screening of different environmental contaminants (total metals, thermostable metal fractions associated with detoxification, and persistent organic pollutants) was conducted in an endangered common thresher shark (Alopias vulpinus ) individual incidentally captured in southeastern Brazil.
Sidney Fernandes Sales Junior, Amanda Pontes Lopes, Heloíse Martins de Souza, Regina Fonseca, Enrico Mendes Saggioro, Francielli Monteiro Casanova, Kamila Cezar Gramlich, Tatiana Dillenburg Saint'Pierre, Carlos German Massone, Renato Carreira, Rachel Ann Hauser‐Davis   +10 more
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Implementation outcomes of the integrated district evidence to action (IDEAs) program to reduce neonatal mortality in central Mozambique: an application of the RE-AIM evaluation framework

BMC Health Services Research
Background Scarce evidence exists on audit and feedback implementation processes in low-resource health systems. The Integrated District Evidence to Action (IDEAs) is a multi-component audit and feedback strategy designed to improve the implementation of
Aneth Dinis, Quinhas Fernandes, Bradley H Wagenaar, Sarah Gimbel, Bryan J Weiner, Grace John-Stewart, Ermyas Birru, Stephen Gloyd, Ruth Etzioni, Dorlim Uetela, Isaías Ramiro, Artur Gremu, Orvalho Augusto, Stélio Tembe, Jaime L Mário, Jalilo E Chinai, Alfredo F Covele, Cassimo M Sáide, Nélia Manaca, Kenneth Sherr   +19 more
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Chemsex and its repercussions on the health of men who have sex with men (MSM): a global health perspective. [PDF]

Rev Bras Enferm, 2023
Sousa AFL, Camargo ELS, Mendes IAC.
europepmc   +1 more source

Antimicrobial Residues in a Key Cerrado River: Distribution, Persistence, and Effects on Zebrafish Embryo‐Larval Development

Environmental Toxicology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The current study aimed to quantify the antimicrobials amoxicillin (AMX), cefazolin (CFZ), chloramphenicol (CHL), metronidazole (MTZ), and sulfamethoxazole (SX) in effluents and surface water of an important Cerrado river, calculate their half‐lives, and analyze their ecotoxicity following single and combined exposures.
Náthala Maria Simão, Igor Romeiro dos Santos, Jerônimo Raimundo de Oliveira Neto, Flávio Olimpio Sanches Neto, Felipe Cirqueira Dias, Jéssyca Moreira Morais, Lorranny Pereira de Assis Valadares, Naiara Raica Lopes de Oliveira, Mirelle Garcia Silva Bailão, Luiz Carlos da Cunha, Valter Henrique Carvalho‐Silva, Thiago Lopes Rocha, Elisa Flávia Luiz Cardoso Bailão   +12 more
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Understanding treatment initiation pathways and associated costs among people with pulmonary tuberculosis in a peri-urban area of Mozambique: a cross-sectional study

BMC Public Health
Background People with tuberculosis (TB) may seek care from healthcare providers without designated TB diagnosis and treatment services. This can lead to missed or delayed diagnosis and erroneous treatment for other diseases before being correctly ...
Pedroso Nhassengo, Salla Atkins, Celina Nhamuave, Miguel Uanela, Cristovão Matusse, Denise Banze, Vânia Maphossa, Kamban Hirasen, Olena Ivanova, Denise Evans, Knut Lönnroth, Celso Khosa, Tom Wingfield   +12 more
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Microplastics and the Endocrine–Metabolic Interface: Novel Diagnostic Tools Targeting Thyroid–Adipose Axis

Environmental Toxicology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Microplastics (MPs) have been identified as major environmental contaminants that can affect organisms directly and act as carriers of particles and chemical additives, thereby aggravating endocrine networks that coordinate metabolic homeostasis.
Sunday Amos Onikanni, Babasola Aiyeku, Marjorie Dardis Murucci, Temitope Aribigbola, Kenia Bispo, Oluwatosin Stella Olayinka, Rômulo Sperduto Dezonne, Sara Gemini Piperni, Paula Soares, Denise Pires de Carvalho, Leandro Miranda‐Alves   +10 more
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Presence of Nationally Banned Carbamates and Organophosphate Pesticides in Wild Carnivores, Southeastern Brazil

Environmental Toxicology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT As top predators, terrestrial carnivores face great risk of pesticide exposure and serve as sentinels of environmental contamination. Additionally, terrestrial carnivores are frequently threatened by intentional or secondary poisoning with highly toxic compounds, such as carbamates and organophosphates.
Marina Pellegrino da Silva, Vagner Gonçalves‐Junior, Mauricio Candido da Silva, André Rinaldi Fukushima, Rose Lilian Gasparini‐Morato, Helenice de Souza Spinosa, Ana Carolina Ewbank, Carlos Sacristán, Ana de la Torre, José Luiz Catão‐Dias, Pedro Enrique Navas‐Suárez   +10 more
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Maternal Lead Exposure Induces Glandular Alterations in the Salivary Glands of Rat Male Offspring

Environmental Toxicology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Lead (Pb) is a widely distributed environmental pollutant that is highly noxious due to its toxicokinetic characteristics. Pb exposure can damage vital organ systems, including the central nervous and stomatognathic systems. As salivary glands play an important role in oral homeostasis, this study aimed to investigate the effects of maternal ...
Rayssa Maitê Farias Nazário, Deiweson Souza‐Monteiro, Walessa Alana Bragança Aragão, Luciana Eiró‐Quirino, Leonardo Oliveira Bittencourt, Raquel Fernanda Gerlach, Antônio Hernandes Chaves‐Neto, Michael Aschner, Rafael Rodrigues Lima   +8 more
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