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PURPOSE: This pioneering study aimed to investigate social disparities in breast cancer (BC) and ovarian cancer (OC) incidence rates among women across Iran's provinces from 2003 to 2009. METHODS: Provincial level population distribution data pertaining to women were obtained from the Statistical Centre of Iran. Age-s…

OBJECTIVE: Lack of participant diversity in pediatric clinical research limits external validity of findings and can exacerbate health inequities. Our objective was to identify evidence-based strategies/interventions that improve enrollment and retention of diversity of pediatric participants in clinical research and p…

BACKGROUND: Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) are considered the gold standard for evidence-based clinical research, but prior work has suggested that there may be poor reporting of sample sizes in the surgical literature. Sample size calculations are essential for planning a study to minimize both type I and type II…

BACKGROUND: Early resumption of sexual intercourse in the puerperium is a concern for couples because it is often not discussed during pre-natal or postpartum care. OBJECTIVE: This cross-sectional survey aimed to establish the current burden and factors associated with the early resumption of sexual intercourse within…

Previous studies have found that adolescents and their parents may hold discrepant views about educational aspirations. However, little is known about how these discrepancies affect adolescents' internalizing problems and the moderating effect of SES on the relation between (in)congruence of parent-child educational as…

: Pain is still undertreated among ICU patients, especially cognitively impaired patients. Nurses play a crucial role in their management. However, previous studies found that nurses had insufficient knowledge about pain assessment and management. Some nurses' socio-demographic characteristics, such as being female; ag…

Non-typhoidal(NTS) bacteremia can cause significant morbidity and mortality. There is high incidence of Salmonellosis in the Middle East, including Israel, but there is a paucity of data on the clinical and epidemiological features of children in comparison to adults.Previous studies describing the differences between…

AIMS: In 2017, the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP), which reimburses qualifying food expenses for Family Child Care Home (FCCH) providers, was substantially enhanced. This study's purpose was to explore the perceptions of Oklahoma FCCH providers of these enhancements and to determine current meal practices as…

Several studies deal with learning causes stipulating nodular formations in the thyroid tissue, including those occurring against the ground of metabolic disorders of thyroid hormones. Our study's objective was to determine the peculiarities of thyroid homeostasis disorders in patients suffering from benign nodular thy…

OBJECTIVE: Studies have begun analyzing how the world converses on social media platforms about medical/surgical topics. This study's objective was to examine how cleft lip and palate, two of the most common birth defects in the world, are discussed on the social media platform Twitter. No study to date has analyzed th…

BACKGROUND: Social support that goes unnoticed by receivers (i.e. invisible support) seems to be most beneficial for the receivers' well-being. The providers' well-being, however, has been neglected so far. This study examines how invisible support is related to the providers' well-being and whether this association is…

The aim of this prospective cohort study was to investigate the effect of head and neck positioning on cerebral perfusion during shoulder arthroscopy in the beach chair position. Regional cerebral tissue oxygen saturation (rSO2) was monitored intraoperatively using near-infrared spectroscopy on 51 consecutive patients…

Studies on adults have revealed a disadvantageous effect of negative emotional stimuli on executive functions (EF), and it is suggested that this effect is amplified in children. The present study's aim was to assess how emotional facial expressions affected working memory in 9- to 12-year-olds, using a working memory…

In Honolulu, health insurance rates amongst the homeless are one of the highest in the nation, yet significant health care needs are still unmet. In a previous model, health care barriers have been divided into four domains: bureaucratic, personal, programmatic, and financial. This study aimed to determine the risk fac…

OBJECTIVE: To assess the prevalence of sexual abuse (SA) and associated factors among married women in Lower Egypt. METHODS: A cross-sectional clinic- and hospital-based survey was designed for married women aged between 16 and 49 years. The study was conducted with 936 women from the Dakahlia Governorate, which is co…

INTRODUCTION: Acute appendicitis (AA) is the first cause of surgical abdomen in childhood but diagnosis continues to be difficult in some cases. Abdominal ultrasonography has been shown to be useful when there is doubt about the diagnosis and can be quickly and easily performed at the patient's bedside. OBJECTIVE: To…

OBJECTIVE: The study's objective was to determine the quality and severity of grief after spontaneous abortion and to statistically determine the effect of significant demographics and social variables such as age, number of previous losses and the effect of perceived family support on the grief experienced. METHODS:…

This prospective study's objectives were to describe the features of all episodes of malaria diagnosed in Far North Queensland (excluding the Torres Strait) and to assess how much of a threat they posed to the area's public health. Over a three-year period, 216 episodes of malaria were diagnosed (158 Plasmodium vivax a…

BACKGROUND: Patients in both inpatient and clinic settings are sometimes experienced as difficult by their providers. Among inpatients, characteristics that increase difficulty include personality disorders, length of stay, and chronic pain. Among ambulatory patients, difficulty is increased by having medically unexpla…

Meta-analysis is a widely used tool for synthesizing results from multiple studies. The collected studies are deemed heterogeneous when they do not share a common underlying effect size; thus, the factors attributable to the heterogeneity need to be carefully considered. A critical problem in meta-analyses and systemat…