Maternal Knowledge Associated with the Prevalence of Iron and Folic Acid Supplementation Among Pregnant Women in Muntinlupa, Philippines: A Cross-Sectional Study by Yamashita T, Roces RED, Ladines-Llave C, Reyes Tuliao MT, Wanjira Kamau M, Yamada C, Tanaka Y, Shimazawa K, Iwamoto S, Matsuo H

“…Tadashi Yamashita,1 Ramon Emilio Daniel Roces,2 Cecilia Ladines-Llave,2 Maria Teresa Reyes Tuliao,3 Mary Wanjira Kamau,4 Chika Yamada,5,6 Yuko Tanaka,7 Kyoko Shimazawa,1 Saori Iwamoto,1 Hiroya Matsuo6 1Kobe City College of Nursing, Kobe, Japan; 2Hospital of Muntinlupa, Muntinlupa, Philippines; 3City Health Office, City Government of Muntinlupa, Muntinlupa, Philippines; 4School of Nursing Sciences, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya; 5Department of Environment Coexistence, Center for Southeast Asian Studies, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan; 6Department of Public Health, Graduate School of Health Sciences, Kobe University, Kobe, Japan; 7Department of School Health Sciences, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University, Tokushima, JapanCorrespondence: Tadashi YamashitaKobe City College of Nursing, 3-4 Gakuennishi-Machi, Nishi-Ku, Kobe, 651-2103, JapanTel/Fax +81-78-794-8079Email tadashi_y_kobe@yahoo.co.jpPurpose: The World Health Organization advocates that all pregnant women in areas where anemia is prevalent receive supplements of iron and folic acid. …”
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“Respect my opinion and I'll respect yours!”: Exploring the challenges, concerns, and informational needs of vaccine‐hesitant caregivers and pregnant women in the Philippines by Mark Donald C. Reñosa, Vivienne Endoma, Johanna Beulah Sornillo, Thea Andrea Bravo, Jhoys Landicho‐Guevarra, Mila Aligato, Jeniffer Landicho, Bianca Joyce Sornillo, Maria Paz Demonteverde, Catherine Silvestre, Carol Malacad, Lourdes Pambid, Jimena Llopis, Cecilia Francisco, Marianette T. Inobaya

“…Methods Between May and June 2022, we conducted combined in‐person and online interviews with purposively selected caregivers and pregnant women in the Calabarzon region (Naic, Cavite and Tanay, Rizal), and National Capital Region (Pasay and Muntinlupa Cities), Philippines. A total of 43 interviews were completed, audio‐recorded, transcribed, and analyzed according to the tenets of hermeneutic phenomenology. …”
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Serotype Identification of Human Adenoviruses Associated with Influenza-Like Illnesses in the Philippines from 2006–2012 by Microneutralization and Molecular Techniques by Catherine Calzado-Dacasin, Janiza Lianne Foronda, Vina Lea Arguelles, Chona Mae Daga, Marie Therese Quimpo, Socorro Lupisan, Clyde Dapat, Mariko Saito, Michiko Okamoto, Pia Marie Albano, Hitoshi Oshitani

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Molecular epidemiology of coxsackievirus A6 causing hand-foot-and-mouth disease in the Philippines, 2012–2017 by J.L. Foronda, M.M.A. Jiao, L.N. Apostol, M. Lumandas, F.M. Climacosa, H. Oshitani

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Preliminary purification and expression of Asian malaria vaccine candidate recombinant erythrocyte-binding antigen 140 by M.M. Chua, E. Cervantes, M. Jiz

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Etiology and epidemiology of community-acquired pneumonia in adults requiring hospital admission: A prospective study in rural Central Philippines by Socorro Lupisan, Akira Suzuki, Noel Macalalad, Rutchie Egos, Lydia Sombrero, Michiko Okamoto, Clyde Dapat, Melisa Mondoy, Hazel Galang, Vicente Francisco Froilan Zeta, Flora de la Pena, Vicente Romano, Remigio Olveda, Hitoshi Oshitani

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Human-centred design bolsters vaccine confidence in the Philippines: results of a randomised controlled trial by Till Bärnighausen, Rachel P Chase, Mark Donald C Reñosa, Shannon A McMahon, Jonas Wachinger, Kate Bärnighausen, Jhoys Landicho-Guevarra, Vivienne Endoma, Jeniffer Landicho, Thea Andrea Bravo, Maria Paz Demonteverde, Jerric Rhazel Guevarra, Mila F Aligato, Carol Malacad, Catherine Silvestre

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From Perpetual Wetness to Soil Chemistry: Enumerating Environmental and Physicochemical Factors Favoring <i>Oncomelania hupensis quadrasi</i> Snail Presence in the Municipality of... by Daria L. Manalo, Jude Karlo G. Bolivar, Paul Raymund Yap, Ma. Ricci R. Gomez, Zaldy P. Saldo, Mark Joseph M. Espino, Joselito E. Dilig, Raffy Jay C. Fornillos, Shirlyn A. Perez, Regie A. Baga, Louie S. Sunico, Ian Kendrich C. Fontanilla, Lydia R. Leonardo

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Prevalence and temporal changes of mutations linked to antimalarial drug resistance in Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax in Palawan, Philippines by Alison Paolo N. Bareng, Lynn Grignard, Ralph Reyes, Kim Fornace, Freya Spencer, Ma. Lourdes Macalinao, Jennifer Luchavez, Fe Esperanza Espino, Chris Drakeley, Julius Clemence R. Hafalla

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Characterization of enteroviruses from hand, foot and mouth disease cases in the Philippines, 2012–2017 by L.N. Apostol, M.M.A. Jiao, H. Oshitani

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Bargaining and gendered authority: a framework to understand household decision-making about childhood vaccines in the Philippines by Mark Donald C Reñosa, Shannon A McMahon, Jonas Wachinger, Jhoys Landicho-Guevarra, Vivienne Endoma, Jeniffer Landicho, Thea Andrea Bravo, Mila F Aligato

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A case of ANA-negative systemic sclerosis treated with methylprednisolone by Carminda P. Rogacion, Veronica S. Uy, Reynaldo L. Ugalde, Emmerson Gale S. Vista

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Identification of prior dengue-naïve Dengvaxia recipients with an increased risk for symptomatic dengue during fever surveillance in the Philippines by Yu-Ching Dai, Ava Kristy Sy, Mario Jiz, Jih-Jin Tsai, Jih-Jin Tsai, Jih-Jin Tsai, Joan Bato, Mary Ann Quinoñes, Mary Anne Joy Reyes, Wei-Kung Wang

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Characterising the spatial dynamics of sympatric Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus populations in the Philippines by Jennifer Duncombe, Fe Espino, Kristian Marollano, Aldwin Velazco, Scott A. Ritchie, Wenbiao Hu, Philip Weinstein, Archie C. A. Clements

“…The objectives of this study were to: (i) explore spatial patterns of <em>Aedes</em> populations and (ii) predict areas of high and low vector density to inform DF control in San Jose village, Muntinlupa city, Philippines. Fortnightly, adult female <em>Aedes </em>mosquitoes were collected from 50 double-sticky ovitraps (SOs) located in San Jose village for the period June-November 2011. …”
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METAVIROME IN SEWAGE AND FECALLY-TAINTED RIVER WATERS IN THE PHILIPPINES: HIGHLIGHTING THE ROLE OF ENVIRONMENTAL SURVEILLANCE IN THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC by L.N. Apostol, M.A.-L. Valencia, A. Nicolasora, M. Saito, H. Oshitani, M. Lumandas

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A Comparative Analysis of Septage Management in Five Cities in the Philippines by Dalton Erick Baltazar, Hidenori Harada, Shigeo Fujii, Maria Francesca Tan, Shatirah Akib

“…This study assessed and compared septage management systems in Baliwag, Calamba, Muntinlupa, Pasig, and San Fernando, the Philippines, using fecal waste flow diagrams and service delivery scorecards. …”
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P1546: HEMATOLOGIC ADVERSE EVENTS AFTER COVID-19 VACCINATION IN THE PHILIPPINES: A NATIONAL DATABASE STUDY by Flordeluna Mesina, Charles Eryll Sy, Sapinoso Frances Alexandra, Joy Ann De Castro, Preeti Prer Vaswani, Rizza Ann Oquendo, Mark Ryann Lirasan

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Genetic Diversity and Dispersal of DENGUE Virus among Three Main Island Groups of the Philippines during 2015–2017 by Ava Kristy Sy, Carmen Koo, Kristine J. R. Privaldos, Mary Ann T. Quinones, Mary A. U. Igoy, Sharon Y. A. M. Villanueva, Martin L. Hibberd, Lee Ching Ng, Hapuarachchige C. Hapuarachchi

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Biennial versus annual treatment for schistosomiasis and its impact on liver morbidity by David U. Olveda, Marianette T. Inobaya, Donald P. McManus, Remigio M. Olveda, Marilyn L. Vinluan, Shu-Kay Ng, Donald A. Harn, Yuesheng Li, Jerric R. Guevarra, Alfred K. Lam, Allen G.P. Ross

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The Experiences of Community Health Workers in Preventing Noncommunicable Diseases in an Urban Area, the Philippines: A Qualitative Study by Yuko Yamaguchi, Lia M. Palileo-Villanueva, Leonor Sanchez Tubon, Eunice Mallari, Hiroya Matsuo

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