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Prevalence and Associated Factors of Human Papillomavirus Infection among Iraqi Women [PDF]

arXiv, 2023
Human papillomavirus (HPV) is a significant public health concern, as it is a leading cause of cervical cancer in women. However, data on the prevalence of HPV infection among Iraqi women is scarce. This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of HPV infection and its associated factors among Iraqi women aged 15-50 attending health centers.
arxiv  

Evaluation of patient doses for routine digital radiography procedures toward establishing an institutional diagnostic reference levels: A case study in Sri Lanka

Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics, Volume 23, Issue 12, December 2022., 2022
Abstract The present study was conducted as part of a comprehensive work to establish National Diagnostic Reference Levels (NDRLs) in Sri Lanka for the first time. DRLs can be used as an effective optimization tool for identifying unusually high or low patient doses during X‐ray examinations.
Sachith Welarathna, Sivakumar Velautham, Mihira Wanninayake, Sivananthan Sarasanandarajah   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Development and validation of a health and nutrition module for the project‐level Women's Empowerment in Agriculture Index (pro‐WEAI+HN)

Maternal and Child Nutrition, 2023
Agricultural development projects increasingly aim to improve health and nutrition outcomes, often by engaging women. Although evidence shows such projects can improve women's and children's health and nutrition and empower women, little is known about ...
Jessica Heckert, Elena M. Martinez, Greg Seymour, Audrey Pereira, Shalini Roy, Sunny S. Kim, Hazel Malapit, Gender Assets and Agriculture Project Phase 2 (GAAP2) Health and Nutrition Study Team   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

The menopause transition and women's health at midlife: a progress report from the Study of Women's Health Across the Nation (SWAN)

Menopause, 2019
Objective: Our initial understanding of the menopause transition (MT) has been framed by clinical samples of women seeking treatment rather than by population-based studies.
Samar R. El Khoudary, G. Greendale, S. Crawford, N. Avis, M. Brooks, R. Thurston, C. Karvonen-Gutierrez, L. Waetjen, K. Matthews   +8 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Thresholds of morbidity among women in a peri-urban community of Maharashtra, India: conceptual and methodological issues.

, 2003
While data on perceived morbidity often correlate poorly with clinical morbidity, they can provide an indicator for how women's concepts of health change in the context of larger transitions in gender and health systems.
Bentley, Margaret, Kielmann, Karina
core   +1 more source

A potential biomarker of cognitive impairment: The olfactory dysfunction and its genes expression

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, Volume 9, Issue 12, Page 1884-1897, December 2022., 2022
Abstract Objective Accumulation evidence has reported that olfactory impairment may be an essential clinical marker and predictor of mild cognitive impairment or Alzheimer's disease. Method Participants were enrolled in the population‐based, prospective study in Fuxin county, Liaoning province, China between 2019 and 2021.
Jiayi Song, Jiahui Xu, Wei Yuan, Ruixue Li, Hui Guo, Hanshu Gao, Cuiying Gu, Wenjing Feng, Yanan Ma, Haiqiang Guo, Zhaoqing Sun, Liqiang Zheng   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Entitled to Property: How Breaking the Gender Barrier Improves Child Health in India [PDF]

arXiv, 2021
Non-unitary household models suggest that enhancing women's bargaining power can influence child health, a crucial determinant of human capital and economic standing throughout adulthood. We examine the effects of a policy shift, the Hindu Succession Act Amendment (HSAA), which granted inheritance rights to unmarried women in India, on child health ...
arxiv  

Clinical heterogeneity in a family with flail arm syndrome and review of hnRNPA1‐related spectrum

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, Volume 9, Issue 12, Page 1910-1917, December 2022., 2022
Abstract Objective Flail arm syndrome (FAS) is one of the atypical subtypes of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Mutations in hnRNPA1 encoding heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein (hnRNP) A1 are a rare genetic cause of ALS. Herein, marked clinical heterogeneity of FAS in a pedigree with a known hnRNPA1 variant was described to raise early ...
Xiaochen Han, Feixia Zhan, Yuxin Yao, Li Cao, Jianguo Liu, Sheng Yao   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Exploring women's development group leaders' support to maternal, neonatal and child health care: A qualitative study in Tigray region, Ethiopia.

PLoS ONE, 2021
BackgroundCommunity health workers and volunteers are vital for the achievement of Universal Health Coverage also in low-income countries. Ethiopia introduced community volunteers called women's development group leaders in 2011.
Fisseha Ashebir, Araya Abrha Medhanyie, Afework Mulugeta, Lars Åke Persson, Della Berhanu   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Unlocking the potential of tumor‐derived DNA in urine for cancer detection: methodological challenges and opportunities

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
Urine is a rich source of biomarkers for cancer detection. Tumor‐derived material is released into the bloodstream and transported to the urine. Urine can easily be collected from individuals, allowing non‐invasive cancer detection. This review discusses the rationale behind urine‐based cancer detection and its potential for cancer diagnostics ...
Birgit M. M. Wever, Renske D. M. Steenbergen   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source