Sunlight exposure practice and its associated factors among infants in Ethiopia, systematic review and meta-analysis. by Fanos Yeshanew Ayele, Natnael Kebede, Asnakew Molla Mekonen, Mengistu Mera Mihiretu, Yawkal Tsega, Elsabeth Addisu, Niguss Cherie, Tesfaye Birhane, Chala Daba, Ahmed Hussien Asfaw, Zinet Abegaz, Abel Endawekie, Anissa Mohammed, Dagnachew Melak, Fekade Demeke Bayou, Husniya Yasin, Aregash Abebayehu Zerga, Fikre Bayu Gebeyehu, Birhanu Wagaye

“…There was a meta-analysis conducted under the title of Knowledge and Practice of Mothers towards sunshine exposure of their children in Ethiopia. However, studies conducted on factors associated with sunlight exposure practice among infants showed non-conclusive and inconsistent findings. …”
Get full text

Sex-specific alterations in creatine metabolism in cellular compartments of peripheral blood leukocytes in type 1 diabetes by Nina Alchujyan, Elena Aghajanova, Nina Movsesyan, Arthur Melkonyan, Artashes Guevorkian, Armen Andreasyan, Margarita Hovhannisyan

“…A total of 270 Armenian participants were enrolled in the study and were divided into two age groups: Group I - included children and preadolescents; and Group II - included adolescents and young adults. …”
Get full text

Effects of tropical cyclone Freddy on the social determinants of health: the narrative review of the experience in Malawi by Joseph Okeibunor, Otim Patrick Cossy Ramadan, Ishata Nannie Conteh, Abdou Salam Gueye, Jayne Byakika-Tusiime, Annie Chauma-Mwale, Ebenezer Obi Daniel, Dick Chamla, Fiona Braka, Neema Kimambo Rusibamayila, Chol Thabo Yur, Emmanuel Maurice Ochien, Mathew Kagoli

“…The highest proportion of the disaster-impacted and intervention beneficiaries were women and children. The effects of the TCF on the social determinants of health in the affected districts and the associated negative impacts should be considered by the government and disaster management experts in evidence-based policy-making towards disaster risk reduction in the flood-prone districts using an all-hazard approach. …”
Get full text

Assessment of risk factors for osteopenia development in premature babies by A. Yu. Tsymbal, Yu. V. Kotlova

“…The characteristics of obstetric and gynecological, somatic anamnesis and pregnancy course of premature babies’ mothers, factors of PB postnatal development that influence the formation of BT were studied. Results. Children born at 33 weeks or earlier are 3.23 times more likely (OR = 3.23; CI 95 % [1.08; 9.70]) to develop BT demineralization by the corresponding term of birth than other PB. …”
Get full text

Spectral Analysis of Light-Adapted Electroretinograms in Neurodevelopmental Disorders: Classification with Machine Learning by Paul A. Constable, Javier O. Pinzon-Arenas, Luis Roberto Mercado Diaz, Irene O. Lee, Fernando Marmolejo-Ramos, Lynne Loh, Aleksei Zhdanov, Mikhail Kulyabin, Marek Brabec, David H. Skuse, Dorothy A. Thompson, Hugo Posada-Quintero

Get full text

Prevalence and Associated Risk Factors of Soil-Transmitted Helminth Infections among Schoolchildren around Lake Tana, Northwest Ethiopia by Melsew Getaneh, Tamirat Hailegebriel, Abaineh Munshea, Endalkachew Nibret

“…Among the risk factors considered in the study, lack of shoe wearing habit (adjusted odds ratio [AOR]=29.5; 95% confidence interval [CI]=6.59–132.55; p<0.001), lack of knowledge on the prevention and control methods (AOR=5.41; 95% CI = 2.44–11.98; p<0.001), engagement in irrigation activities (AOR=2.14; 95% CI = 1.02–4.57, p=0.049), lack of toilet (AOR=3.06; 95% CI = 1.31–7.16; p=0.01), children grades of 5–8 (AOR=2.62; 95% CI = 1.26–5.43; p=0.01), playing on soils (AOR=5.90; 95% CI = 2.79–12.49; p<0.001), lack of fingernail trimming habit (AOR=3.21; 95% CI = 1.57–6.55; p=0.001), and male gender (AOR=2.28; 95% CI: 1.19–4.39; p=0.013) were significant explanatory factors for STH infection among schoolchildren in the study area. …”
Get full text

Screening for retinopathy of prematurity in China: a five-year cohort study in seven screening centers by Yusheng Zhong, Xiacheng Lin, Yating Yang, Liying He, Na Li, Jun Lu, Yu Zhou, Rong Zhang, Yacong Wang, Zhongyu Zhang, Mochi Yang, Hong Yin, Mingwei Zhao, Xiaoxin Li, Jianhong Liang, Yong Cheng

Get full text

Increased birth rank of homosexual males: disentangling the older brother effect and sexual antagonism hypothesis by Raymond, Michel, Turek, Daniel, Durand, Valérie, Nila, Sarah, Suryobroto, Bambang, Vadez, Julien, Barthes, Julien, Apostolou, Menelaos, Crochet, Pierre-André

“…This can be explained by two non-exclusive mechanisms: an antagonistic effect (AE), implying that more fertile women have a higher chance of having a homosexual son and to produce children with a higher mean birth rank, or a fraternal birth effect (FBOE), where each additional older brother increases the chances for a male embryo to develop a homosexual orientation due to an immunoreactivity process. …”
Get full text

Maintaining operability at a high personal cost – a mixed method study on maternal healthcare workers’ experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic by Magnus Akerstrom, Anna Wessberg, Emina Hadžibajramović, Sofie Graner, Ylva Carlsson, Ola Andersson, Maria Jonsson, Elin Naurin, Malin Veje, Verena Sengpiel, Karolina Linden

Get full text

Sleep duration, chronotype, health and lifestyle factors affect cognition: a UK Biobank cross-sectional study by Daqing Ma, Raha West, Zhigang Liu, Ji-Eun Park, Ryan Tak Chun Wong, Si Woo Lee, Dinayinie Ekanayake Mudiyanselage

Get full text

Low L3 skeletal muscle index and endometrial cancer: a statistic pooling analysis by Na Aru, Congyu Yang, Yuntian Chen, Jiaming Liu

Get full text

Identification of fatty acid anabolism patterns to predict prognosis and immunotherapy response in gastric cancer by Weijie Sun, Yanhong Xia, Feifan Jin, Jinghao Cao, Gaoping Wu, Keyi Li, Yanhua Yu, Yunyi Wu, Gaoqi Ye, Ke Xu, Dengpan Liu, Weidong Jin

Get full text

Global, regional, and national incidence and mortality for enteric infections from 1990 to 2019 by Bo Wang, Dongwei Chen, Hua Chen, Wei Wu, Kaiyi Cheng, Yixiu Tao, Ling Zhang, Ce Liu, Ding Ou, Mingxiu Zhang, Xianmei Tang, Shouli Wang, Guangzhu Wang, Bin Luo

“…The global burden of enteric infections remains serious in children under 5 years and in low and low-middle SDI regions.…”
Get full text

Treatment outcomes of two surgical techniques in secondary reconstruction of unilateral cleft lip and ala nasi utilizing anthropometry assessment: a randomized controlled trial by Ebrahim Humadi, Mawia Karkoutly, Zafin Kara Beit

“…Abstract Background An orofacial cleft significantly impacts the oral health-related quality of life of children and teenagers. Secondary reconstruction is a more complex procedure due to tissue deficiency and scarring. …”
Get full text

Factors Responsible For School Dropout At Different Levels of Education in Selected Academic Institutions in Kisoro Municipality Southern Division Kisoro District. by Kamahoro, Phionah

“…The researcher also concluded that the major causes of school dropout in Kisoro municipality are due to negligence of the parents whereby some parents are not educated and therefore don't bother sending their children to school. The researcher recommends that; Governments should plan some special policies to improve female education like introducing special stipends for female students and also making education free for them. …”
Get full text

Tracheostomy-related indications, early complications and their predictors among patients in low resource settings: a prospective cohort study in the pre-COVID-19 era by Nyanzi, Daniel J., Daniel, Atwine, Kamoga, Ronald, Birungi, Caroline, Nansubuga, Caroline A., Nyaiteera, Victoria, Nakku, Doreen

“…Methods In a prospective cohort study, we consecutively enrolled one-hundred patients, both adults and children 2 h post-tracheostomy procedure. At baseline, information on patients’ socio-demographics, tracheostomy indica tions, pre- and post-procedural characteristics was collected through researcher administered questionnaires and from medical records. …”
Get full text

Joint Education Provision: A Relief or Challenge to Quality Education Services in Uganda. “A Study in Buganda Region”. by Sempungu, Godfrey

“…Even in the previously entirely public-owned schools, the government has introduced cost sharing as it cultivates the culture of having the parents too, share in the task of shouldering some operational costs like lunch & scholastic materials for their children among others. Hence the purely public school has quickly faded off the Ministry of Education vocabulary and government-aided has come to be the key term embracing all schools with a government attachment. …”
Get full text

Impact of Sexual Harassment on Pupils Academic Performance in Selected Primary Schools of Kitumba Sub-County Kabale District. by Twesigomwe, Rossette

“…It also happens in schools where parents and guardians feel that their children are safe and protected. The study recommends that; Concerning the effects of sexual harassment on school-going pupils in selected schools of the Kitumba sub-county Kabale district, there is a decline in academic performance and psychological and physical effects. …”
Get full text

Genetic diversity and population structure of Plasmodium falciparum across areas of varied malaria transmission intensities in Uganda. by Mwesigwa, Alex, Tukwasibwe, Stephen, Cummings, Bryan, Kawalya, Hakiimu, Kiyaga, Shahiid, Okoboi, Stephen, Castelnuovo, Barbara, Bikaitwoha, Everd Maniple, Kalyango, Joan N., Nsobya, Samuel L., Karamagi, Charles, Byakika‑Kibwika, Pauline, Nankabirwa, Joaniter I.

“…Methods: A total of 288 P. falciparum-positive samples from children (6 months to 10 years) and adults (≥ 18 years) living in Jinja (low transmission), Kanungu (medium transmission), and Tororo (high transmission) were genotyped using seven neutral microsatellite markers. …”
Get full text

Distinct Expression Patterns of Apoptosis and Autophagy-Associated Proteins and Genes during Postnatal Development of Spiral Ganglion Neurons in Rat by Shule Hou, Penghui Chen, Jiarui Chen, Junmin Chen, Lianhua Sun, Jianyong Chen, Baihui He, Yue Li, Huan Qin, Yuren Hong, Shuna Li, Jingchun He, Dekun Gao, Fabio Mammano, Jun Yang

Get full text