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Does unequal economic development contribute to the inequitable distribution of healthcare resources? Evidence from China spanning 2001–2020
Published 2024-03-01“…The heterogeneity between provinces had a notable impact on the convergence of medical resources. …”
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Treatment Effect of Qingfei Paidu Decoction Combined With Conventional Treatment on COVID-19 Patients and Other Respiratory Diseases: A Multi-Center Retrospective Case Series
Published 2022-07-01“…Our study aims to determine the treatment effect of QFPDD in combination with conventional treatment on COVID-19 patients and other respiratory diseases.Methods: This retrospective study recruited COVID-19 patients who were treated with QFPDD for at least two courses (6 days) from seven hospitals in five provinces from January 21 to March 18 2020. Demographic, epidemiological, clinical, laboratory, computed tomography characteristics, treatment, and outcome data were collected and analyzed. …”
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Integrative conjugative elements mediate the high prevalence of tmexCD3-toprJ1b in Proteus spp. of animal source
Published 2023-10-01“…To cover the gap, a total of 762 Proteus spp. were isolated from animal source from six provinces of China to identify the tmexCD-toprJ positive isolates. …”
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Prevalence of major infectious diseases in backyard chickens from rural markets in Morocco
Published 2023-09-01“…Materials and Methods: : A total of 712 sera samples and 258 cloacal swabs were collected from 712 backyard chickens from 15 rural markets in the Khemisset and Skhirat-Temara provinces. None of the sampled chickens received any vaccination. …”
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Evaluation of the polyphenolic profile of native Ecuadorian stingless bee honeys (Tribe: Meliponini) and their antibiofilm activity on susceptible and multidrug-resistant pathogens...
Published 2023-01-01“…We analyzed thirty-five honey samples at 15% (v/v) produced by ten different stingless bee species (Cephalotrigona sp., Melipona sp., M. cramptoni, M. fuscopilosa, M. grandis, M. indecisa, M. mimetica, M. nigrifacies, Scaptotrigona problanca, and Tetragonisca angustula) from five provinces of Ecuador (Tungurahua, Pastaza, El Oro, Los Ríos, and Loja) against 24-h biofilms of Staphylococcus aureus, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Candida albicans, and Candida tropicalis. …”
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Predictors of health state utility values using SF-6D for Chinese adult patients with β-thalassemia major
Published 2023-01-01“…In addition, we aimed to identify predictors of HSU.MethodsIn this cross-sectional descriptive study, a total of 75 adult patients with β-TM were included by the snowball sampling method that applied involving seven provinces with a relatively high prevalence of thalassemia across mainland China between September 1, 2021 and January 31, 2022. …”
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Challenge of ending TB in China: tuberculosis control in primary healthcare sectors under integrated TB control model–a systematic review and meta-analysis
Published 2024-01-01“…Results Forty-three studies from 16 provinces/municipalities in China were included in this review, and most studies included were of medium quality. …”
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Evaluation of the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of psychological first aid (PFA) system based training for frontline health workers in emergency health services in China a s...
Published 2022-12-01“…A total of 1,399 non-specialist health care workers will be recruited in 42 hospitals and health care centers across six provinces in China. Participants will be assigned according to hospital or health care center site to one of two groups (n = 699 for intervention group and 709 for control group) to receive system based PFA training or PFA training as usual. …”
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The Molecular Epidemiological and Immunological Characteristics of HIV-1 CRF01_AE/B Recombinants in Nanjing, China
Published 2022-07-01“…In summary, CRF67_01B and CRF68_01B were the major strains of CRF01_AE/B recombinants in Nanjing, which have formed large transmission clusters between Nanjing and other provinces. CRF01_AE/B recombinants might be associated with rapid disease progression and poor immune reconstruction. …”
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Devastating Wildfires and Mental Health: Major Depressive Disorder Prevalence and Associated Factors among Residents in Alberta and Nova Scotia, Canada
Published 2024-03-01“…<i><b>Background</b></i>: Since March 2023, hundreds of fires have burned from coast to coast throughout the country, placing Canada on track to have the worst wildfire season ever recorded. From East to West, provinces such as Quebec, Ontario, Nova Scotia, Alberta, and British Columbia have been particularly affected by large and uncontrollable wildfires. …”
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Hunted Wild Boars in Sardinia: Prevalence, Antimicrobial Resistance and Genomic Analysis of <i>Salmonella</i> and <i>Yersinia enterocolitica</i>
Published 2023-12-01“…Between 2020 and 2022, samples were collected from 66 wild boars hunted during two hunting seasons from the area of two provinces in northern and central Sardinia (Italy). …”
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Analysis of participant-reported adverse events following the first dose of inactivated SARS-Cov-2 vaccine (TURKOVAC™) through telephone survey in Türkiye
Published 2023-12-01“…The objective of this study is to assess the spectrum and the distribution of adverse events reported following the administration of the first 150,000 doses as primary and booster vaccine doses in 22 state hospitals of 17 provinces in Türkiye.Patients/Materials and methods In this cohort study, a verbal survey was conducted via telephone calls between 10 January and 17 January 2022, utilizing a structured questionnaire algorithm on a sample group of 20,000 persons on the third- and seventh-days following vaccination. …”
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Four-dimensional variational assimilation for SO<sub>2</sub> emission and its application around the COVID-19 lockdown in the spring 2020 over China
Published 2022-10-01“…<p>Emission inventories are essential for modelling studies and pollution control, but traditional emission inventories are usually updated after a few years based on the statistics of “bottom-up” approach from the energy consumption in provinces, cities, and counties. The latest emission inventories of multi-resolution emission inventory in China (MEIC) was compiled from the statistics for the year 2016 (MEIC_2016). …”
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Serum anti-Müllerian hormone levels are associated with perinatal outcomes in women undergoing IVF/ICSI: A multicenter retrospective cohort study
Published 2023-02-01“…However, whether pregestational serum AMH levels are related to perinatal outcomes among women undergoing in vitro fertilization (IVF)/intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) cycles is unknown.ObjectiveTo explore the association between different AMH levels and perinatal outcomes in women with live births in IVF/ICSI.MethodsThis multicenter retrospective cohort study was conducted among three different provinces in China, from January 2014 to October 2019. …”
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Internalized stigma related to COVID-19 and its psychosocial and mental health correlates: a multicentric health facility based observational study from Nepal
Published 2024-02-01“…This study aimed (1) to assess the sociodemographic and clinical variable, as well as COVID-19 related knowledge and perception of persons admitted for COVID-19/Suspected COVID-19 in Nepal, (2) to determine their levels of COVID-19- related internalized stigma, depression, and anxiety symptoms, and (3) to evaluate the correlates of COVID-19- related internalized stigma.Materials and methodsIt was a cross-sectional exploratory study with a convenience sample of 395 participants (306 confirmed cases, 89 suspected cases) conducted between July–October 2020 in four health facilities in Madhesh and Lumbini provinces of Nepal. We used a semi-structured questionnaire to assess sociodemographic details, clinical information, COVID-19-related knowledge, perception, COVID-19-related internalized stigma, and the Hamilton Anxiety Depression Scale (HADS) in Nepali language. …”
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Developing, Implementing, and Evaluating an Artificial Intelligence–Guided Mental Health Resource Navigation Chatbot for Health Care Workers and Their Families During and Following...
Published 2022-07-01“…ObjectiveThis pilot study seeks to evaluate the effectiveness of the Mental Health Intelligent Information Resource Assistant in supporting health care workers and their families in the Canadian provinces of Alberta and Nova Scotia with the provision of appropriate information on mental health issues, services, and programs based on personalized needs. …”
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Ensuring a Successful Transition From Cytology to Human Papillomavirus–Based Primary Cervical Cancer Screening in Canada by Investigating the Psychosocial Correlates of Women’s Int...
Published 2022-06-01“… BackgroundThe human papillomavirus (HPV) test has emerged as a significant improvement over cytology for primary cervical cancer screening. In Canada, provinces and territories are moving toward implementing HPV testing in cervical cancer screening programs. …”
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Drug shortages in China: a cross-sectional study
Published 2023-05-01“…Results A total of 24 provinces issued drug shortages lists involving 408 drugs from 2018 to 2021. …”
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Effects of altitude on thyroid disorders according to Chinese three-rung, ladder-like topography: national cross-sectional study
Published 2024-01-01“…To explore the association between three-rung ladder-like regions and thyroid disorders according to unique Chinese topographic features, we conducted an epidemiological cross-sectional study from 2015–2017 that covered all 31 mainland Chinese provinces. Methods A total of 78,470 participants aged ≥ 18 years from a nationally representative cross-sectional study were included. …”
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Unravelling the dilemma of self-medication in Egypt: a cross-sectional survey on knowledge, attitude, and practice of the general Egyptian population
Published 2024-03-01“…Results 1630 Egyptian individuals (838 females and 792 males) from the seven provinces were enrolled, with a median age of 25 years (IQR: 22–40). …”
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