Factors affecting domestic violence against women in Iran: a scoping review by Leila Manzouri, Maryam Seyed-Nezhad, Ghasem Rajabi-Vasokolaei, Alireza Arabi, Mohammad Moardi-Joo

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Demographic Transition in Sub-Saharan Africa by IVANOV Sergey Felixovich

“…Family planning assumes the form of insurance and replacement strategies, which have different fertility outcomes. …”
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ANALYSIS OF PSYCHIATRIC NURSING CARE IN SCHIZOPHRENIC PATIENTS WITH APPLICATION OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY IN FREE TIME ACTIVITIES TO OVERCOME HALLUCINATIONS by Alfiya, Nur Hidaayah, Andikawati Fitriasari, Riska Rohmawati

“…The data collection instrument used mental health insurance sheets through observation techniques, interviews, and patient medical records. …”
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PREVALENCE OF OSTEOARTHRITIS IN RUSSIA: REGIONAL ASPECTS OF TRENDS IN STATISTICAL PARAMETERS DURING 2011–2016 by M. A. Kabalyk

“…Trends in OA prevalence and incidence were retrospectively analyzed using the data of annual statistical reports of the Ministry of Health of Russia (Form No. 12) in the period 2011–2016. The above parameters were studied among three population cohorts: adult, able-bodied, and retirement-aged (pensioners) people. …”
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Construction and validation of a predictive model for the acceptance of kidney xenotransplantation among patients awaiting kidney transplantation: a cross-sectional study from Chin... by Shujun Yang, Hao Wei, Haihong Yang, Jiang Peng, Panfeng Shang, Shengkun Sun

“…A prediction model was constructed in the form of a nomogram, and the accuracy of the prediction model was evaluated using multiple methods. …”
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Forecasting Robust Gaussian Process State Space Models for Assessing Intervention Impact in Internet of Things Time Series by Patrick Toman, Nalini Ravishanker, Nathan Lally, Sanguthevar Rajasekaran

“…The time series of interest will be an Internet of Things (IoT) stream of internal temperatures measured by an insurance firm to address the risk of pipe-freeze hazard in a building. …”
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Exploring the Landscape of Social and Economic Factors in Critical Illness Survivorship: A Scoping Review by Hong Li, MPH, A. Fuchsia Howard, PhD, Kelsey Lynch, MSc, Joanne Chu, BScFNH, Gregory Haljan, MD

“…We used a standardized data collection form to extract data, focusing on the characteristics of each study (i.e., year and country of publication), SDE factors explored, how the factors were measured, the impacts of SDE factors on post-ICU survivorship outcomes, and the impacts of ICU admission on SDE outcomes. …”
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The impact of the covid-19 pandemic on business activities in Ukraine by Volodymyr Boronos, Oleksii Zakharkin, Liudmyla Zakharkina, Yuliia Bilous

“…Unemployment has risen significantly, leading to an additional burden on the Compulsory State Social Insurance Fund of Ukraine in the event of unemployment. …”
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Clinical application and economics of five short-acting combined oral contraceptives over five years of obstetrics and gynecology practice in China based on real-world study by J. Jin, J. Tang

“…ECP entered the market the earliest in China, it is approved for the greatest number clinical indications, and it appears in the medical insurance catalogue of China. Thus, it is the most widely used COCs in China. …”
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From chaos to consensus: an event study on the Korean stock market by Abdullah M. Al-Awadhi, Ahmad Bash, Barrak Algharabali, Abdulrahman Y. Al-Failakawi

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Pulmonary tuberculosis screening and quality of life among migrant workers, Northern Thailand by Palita Charoensook, Panupong Upala, Amornrat Anuwatnonthakate, Thapakorn Ruanjai, Tawatchai Apidechkul

“…Methodology: A cross-sectional study was conducted to elicit information among migrant workers in Chiang Rai and Pha Yao provinces, northern Thailand. Several standard forms including GeneXpert were used for data collection. …”
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The Relationship Between Mental Health and Periodontal Disease: Insights from NHANES Data [version 2; peer review: 2 approved, 1 approved with reservations] by Eman AlJoghaiman

“…Despite associations with severe forms like acute necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis, a comprehensive large-sample study linking stress to periodontal disease is lacking. …”
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Impact of Pirfenidone on Patient-Reported Outcomes in Patients With Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis From the Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation Patient RegistryTake-home Points by Mohleen Kang, MD, MS, Sachin Gupta, MD, Yi-Hsuan Tu, PhD, Karina Raimundo, MS, Anisha M. Patel, PhD, Kevin R. Flaherty, MD

“…Change from baseline in patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs), including the Leicester Cough Questionnaire, University of California, San Diego Shortness of Breath Questionnaire (UCSD SOBQ), Fatigue Severity Scale, and Short-Form 6-Dimension questionnaire were assessed at months 6, 12, and 18 in patients receiving pirfenidone vs no treatment. …”
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‘Okay, but Which One Is Your Mom?’ Experiences of Lesbian-Parent Families and Assisted Reproduction Techniques by Daniel Lagos-Cerón, Rodolfo Morrison, Francisca Fuentes-Pizarro, Laura Matthey-Ramírez, Antonia Paredero-Hidalgo, Fernanda Pérez-Ruiz, Cleber Tiago Cirineu

“…<b>Results:</b> The findings revealed that the main barriers were related to health insurance coverage and social and geographical factors. …”
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Scoping review protocol of central chronic medicines dispensing and distribution programme for widening access to medications in South Africa by Olanrewaju Oladimeji, Busisiwe Mrara, Olubunmi Margaret Ogbodu

“…Therefore, this scoping review aims to explore and describe how the improved CCMDD programme has widened access to medications in South Africa in readiness for the implementation of the National Health Insurance.Methods and analysis This scoping review will be conducted using the Arksey and O’Malley framework and further refined by the Levac framework. …”
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Modification of Epidemiological Model for Predicting the Development of a Socially Significant Infection (by the Example of Chronic Viral Hepatitis C) by R. A. Yakhina

“…This is important, since the diagnosis and treatment of chronic hepatitis C is covered from compulsory medical insurance and regional budgets. Epidemiological modeling opens up great opportunities for developing scenarios for combating viral hepatitis C, especially with its chronic form, because, according to WHO, each country has the opportunity to completely get rid of this socially significant infection by 2030.…”
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COVID-19 in the years 2020 to 2022 in Germany: effects of comorbidities and co-medications based on a large-scale database analysis by Roland Linder, Jonas Peltner, Anatoli Astvatsatourov, Willy Gomm, Britta Haenisch

“…Methods The study is based on claims data of the Techniker Krankenkasse, Germany’s largest statutory health insurance. The data cover the years 2020 to 2022 and include insured persons with COVID-19 diagnosis from both the outpatient and inpatient sectors and a control of insured persons without COVID-19 diagnosis. …”
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Association between education and major adverse cardiac events among patients with acute coronary syndrome in the Arabian Gulf by Wael Almahmeed, Ibrahim Al-Zakwani, Ruth M Mabry, Mohammad Zubaid, Alawi A Alsheikh-Ali, Abdullah Shehab, Wafa Rashed

“…A total of 53% (n=2039) of the patients had some form of school education. Adjusting for demographic and clinical characteristics as well as socioeconomic measures (insurance type and employment), at 12-month follow-up, educated patients were significantly less likely to have had MACE (adjusted OR (aOR): 0.55; 95% CI 0.44 to 0.68; p&lt;0.001) than those with no formal education. …”
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Behavioural factors associated with fear of litigation as a driver for the increased use of caesarean sections: a scoping review by Soo Downe, Ana Pilar Betran, B R Shamanna, Maria Regina Torloni, Elena Altieri, Gill Moncrieff, Sarah Elaraby, Joanna Erdman, Sunny Mannava

“…Objective To explore the behavioural drivers of fear of litigation among healthcare providers influencing caesarean section (CS) rates.Design Scoping review.Data sources We searched MEDLINE, Scopus and WHO Global Index (1 January 2001 to 9 March 2022).Data extraction and synthesis Data were extracted using a form specifically designed for this review and we conducted content analysis using textual coding for relevant themes. …”
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Hair cortisol and psychiatric symptomatology in children; outcomes of group CBT by Sarianna T.A. Barron-Linnankoski, Hanna K. Raaska, Paula H. Reiterä, Marja R. Laasonen, Marko J. Elovainio

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