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This qualitative study of 44 health workers across four Mekong border countries identifies three essential components for successful disease prevention and control in the region: robust policies and information systems, skilled and supported health workers, and adequate infrastructure and standard tools.
This study utilizes a composite health index derived from principal component analysis to reveal significant inter-district disparities in West Bengal's healthcare services, demonstrating that South Bengal generally possesses superior infrastructure compared to the more backward North Bengal.
This qualitative study of older adults in Kerala, India, reveals that fall and near-fall events are multifactorial incidents shaped by environmental hazards, health conditions, and gendered daily roles, necessitating integrated, culturally responsive prevention strategies that address environmental modifications, chronic disease management, and behavioral adaptations.
This retrospective cohort study of 330 patients demonstrates that a non-invasive dynamic postural support system is associated with consistent radiographic improvements in global and regional spinal alignment, though prospective controlled trials are needed to confirm causality and long-term efficacy.
This prospective cohort study demonstrates that a structured, multi-component menstrual hygiene education programme delivered in Anantapur district significantly improved knowledge, hygienic practices, and reproductive health outcomes among adolescent school girls over a twelve-month period compared to a control group.
This multimethod process evaluation of a randomized controlled trial identifies key factors—ranging from recruitment challenges and contextual influences to management support—that shaped the delivery and effectiveness of a patient-centered communication skills training for nurses, offering practical guidance for its future long-term implementation.
This Australian cross-sectional study spanning the adult lifespan reveals that family caregivers of people with dementia hold more negative general and personal views on aging compared to non-caregivers, with the tendency to feel older being particularly pronounced among older caregivers.
This prospective study demonstrates that circulating serum TSLP levels are significantly elevated in women with asthma regardless of pregnancy status, yet these levels do not correlate with asthma severity, clinical control, or pregnancy alone.
This study of 275 Chinese pregnant women reveals U-shaped trajectories for depressive and anxiety symptoms across trimesters, establishes first-trimester screening cut-offs, identifies lower education as a risk factor for comorbidity, and highlights second-trimester anxiety as a key sequential mediator linking early and late-pregnancy depression.
This single-center study challenges the routine use of prophylactic fasciotomy in penetrating lower extremity arterial trauma by demonstrating that the risk of developing compartment syndrome is significantly higher in popliteal artery injuries (43.4%) compared to femoral injuries (6.3%) and is not influenced by concomitant venous injury, thereby supporting injury-specific risk stratification over liberal surgical dogma.