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Symielle A. Gaston, Erline E. Martinez-Miller, John McGrath, W. Braxton Jackson, Anna Napoles, Eliseo Perez-Stable, Chandra L. Jackson
Summary: The study examined the association between sleep disparities, birthplace, Hispanic/Latino heritage, and language preference, finding significant impacts on sleep quality and duration. Mexican adults generally had better sleep quality, Puerto Rican adults reported shorter sleep duration, while Cuban and Dominican adults tended to have better sleep quality and duration compared to US-born NHW adults.
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J. Valerie Gross, Judith Mohren, Thomas C. Erren
Summary: The study examines the impact of COVID-19 on the health and well-being of healthcare workers, finding that SARS-CoV-2 has significant effects on their health and happiness. It also identifies some indirect risks, such as skin injuries and headaches resulting from the use of personal protective equipment.
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Nurul Athirah Naserrudin, Rozita Hod, Mohammad Saffree Jeffree, Kamruddin Ahmed, Mohd Rohaizat Hassan
Summary: This study used a modified Delphi study to identify key factors that influence malaria-prevention behavior in communities exposed to P. knowlesi malaria. The results highlighted the importance of knowledge and belief, social support, cognitive and environmental factors, past experience as a malaria patient, and the affordability and feasibility of interventions in shaping malaria-prevention behavior.
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Carmen Sayon-Orea, Silvia Carlos, Anais Rico-Campa, Alejandro Fernandez-Montero, Carmen De la Fuente-Arrillaga, Estefania Toledo, Stefanos Kales, Miguel Angel Martinez-Gonzalez
Summary: There is an association between cancer screening counselling provided by medical doctors and their own anthropometrics, lifestyle, cancer screening practices, and personal and family history of cancer. Doctors specializing in family medicine or internal medicine are more likely to provide counselling on cancer screening to their patients. Additionally, doctors who regularly offer counselling on certain lifestyle behaviors and those who have personally attended colorectal cancer screening are more likely to provide cancer screening counselling.
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Yimeng Mao, Hao Chen, Yi Wang, Suhong Chen, Junling Gao, Junming Dai, Yingnan Jia, Qianyi Xiao, Pinpin Zheng, Hua Fu
Summary: The study aimed to assess the uptake of preventive behavior during the COVID-19 outbreak based on the theory of planned behavior. Factors such as attitude, subjective norms, and perceived behavioral control were found to significantly influence the uptake of preventive behavior. Additionally, a systematic information processing mode was associated with high uptake of preventive behavior compared to a heuristic information processing mode.
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Annette Hogh, Jes Sanddal Lindholt, Rikke Sogaard, Jens Refsgaard, Dorte Svenstrup, Niels-Jorgen Moeslund, Mette Bredsgaard, Marie Dahl
Summary: The study aims to evaluate the health benefits, harms, and cost-effectiveness of a population-based screening program for cardiovascular diseases and explore the perspectives of the participants.
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Michael Roettger, Brian Houle
Summary: In the USA, research has shown that parental imprisonment, particularly paternal imprisonment, is associated with a slightly elevated risk of sexually transmitted infections (STI) for young adults. However, methodological issues may have limited the reliability and accuracy of prior findings. Adjusting for various factors, this study found that only paternal imprisonment was linked to an increased risk of STI, with additive effects showing a modest increase in risk for women and black individuals.
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Danny Sinyange, Nawa Mukumbuta, Lwito Salifya Mutale, Hudson Mumbole, Busiku Hamainza, Cephas Sialubanje
Summary: The study aimed to determine the prevalence and predictors of the uptake of four or more doses of sulfadoxine pyrimethamine (IPTp-SP 4+) in Zambia. The results showed that only 7.5% of participants received IPTp-SP 4+. Province of residence and wealth tertile were associated with the uptake of IPTp-SP doses.
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Jessica Y. Islam, Denise C. Vidot, Marlene Camacho-Rivera
Summary: Adults with chronic diseases are more likely to adhere to COVID-19 preventive behaviours compared to those without chronic diseases, including wearing masks, social distancing, hand hygiene, and avoiding certain public places.
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Kalyanaraman Kumaran, Ghattu Krishnaveni, Kumar Gavali Suryanarayana, Manohar Prabhu Prasad, Antonisamy Belavendra, Stephanie Atkinson, Ramaswamy Balasubramaniam, Robert H. J. Bandsma, Zulfiqar A. Bhutta, Giriraj Ratan Chandak, Elena M. Comelli, Sandra T. Davidge, Cindy-Lee Dennis, Geoffrey L. Hammond, Prabhat Jha, K. S. Joseph, Sadhana R. Joshi, Murali Krishna, Kang Lee, Stephen Lye, Patrick McGowan, Pablo Nepomnaschy, Vivek Padvetnaya, Saumyadipta Pyne, Harshpal Singh Sachdev, Sirazul Ameen Sahariah, Nalini Singhal, Jacquetta Trasler, Chittaranjan S. Yajnik, Janis Baird, Mary Barker, Marie-Claude Martin, Nusrat Husain, Daniel Sellen, Caroline H. D. Fall, Prakesh S. Shah, Stephen G. Matthews
Summary: The study protocol describes a comprehensive intervention to reduce non-communicable disease risks in children through a village-based cluster randomised design in rural India. The multifaceted intervention includes measures to optimize nutrition, parenting programme, lifestyle behavior change intervention, and environmental pollution reduction. The study will collect various biospecimens to assess intervention effects and conduct intention-to-treat analysis and process and economic evaluations.
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Daniel Stow, Robert O. Barker, Fiona E. Matthews, Barbara Hanratty
Summary: The study found that NEWS scores could contribute to COVID-19 surveillance in care homes during the pandemic. Oxygen saturation, respiratory rate, and temperature could be prioritized as they appear to signal rise in mortality almost as well as NEWS. This study reinforces the need to collate data from care homes to monitor and protect residents' health.
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Maria E. Bleil, Glenn Roisman, Steven E. Gregorich, Bradley M. Appelhans, Robert A. Hiatt, Robert C. Pianta, Anna L. Marsland, George M. Slavich, Alexis S. Thomas, Winnie S. Yeung, Cathryn Booth-LaForce
Summary: The purpose of this study was to conduct a health-focused follow-up on adult participants from a longitudinal birth cohort to examine the links between early life risk factors and adulthood health and disease risk. The findings showed that the sample exhibited a higher risk for health issues such as obesity, hypertension, and diabetes. This study lays the groundwork for future analyses to pinpoint specific risk factors and mechanisms accounting for health and disease risk indicators in young adulthood.
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Ivan Duenas-Espin, Angela Leon Caceres, Angelica Alava, Juan Ayala, Karina Figueroa, Vanesa Loor, Wilmer Loor, Monica Menendez, David Menendez, Eddy Moreira, Rene Segovia, Johanna Vinces
Summary: The study demonstrates that prenatal breastfeeding education, self-perception of sufficient breastmilk production, and early skin-to-skin contact are significant protective factors for exclusive breastfeeding among urban Ecuadorian mother-baby dyads.
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Lucy Findlater, Hamish Mohammed, Maya Gobin, Helen Fifer, Jonathan Ross, Oliver Geffen Obregon, Katy M. E. Turner
Summary: Developing a tool to predict individualized treatment for gonorrhea can reduce the use of ceftriaxone, but caution is needed with resistance rates; Using the model can save ceftriaxone doses, but some individuals may experience delayed effective treatment.
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Mirte van der Ham, Renee Bolijn, Alcira de Vries, Maiza Campos Ponce, Irene G. M. van Valkengoed
Summary: The study found patterns suggesting a positive association between gender inequality and the double burden of disease, particularly in women. This highlights the importance of paying more attention to structural factors underlying gender inequality in order to potentially reduce the double burden of disease.