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Inequalities in the completion of maternal continuum of care in Ethiopia using the 2019 mini-Ethiopian demographic and health survey.

Tesfaye, SB Ayele, BH Tola, A Bobo, FT Kumsa, FA

The maternal continuum of care (CoC) is comprehensive healthcare provided for women during pregnancy, childbirth, and postpartum. Equitable maternal CoC can reduce the risk of maternal and neonatal...

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Determinants of Healthcare-Seeking Preferences of Female Sex Workers: A Cross-Sectional Study From the South-Western Region of Bangladesh.

Razu, SR Usher, K Jones, R Islam, MS

BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Female sex workers face substantial barriers to accessing healthcare services. We examined factors influencing preference for government versus non-government healthcare servic...

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"There's no representation": a qualitative study of attitudes and motivations towards genomic research participation among Australian South Asians.

Nathan, V Akbar, H McInerney-Leo, A Gilroy, D Henders, A Naresh, R Choudhury, N Waqar, M Shah, S Yanes, T South Asian Genes and Health in Australia (SAGHA) research team,

People of South Asian ancestry represent approximately 25% of the world's population, yet constitute less than 2% of global genomic databases, limiting our ability to provide equitable genomic heal...

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“All the Anavar here, all of it is f**king wrong!”: responding to the gendered risks of Australia’s steroid market through testing and community care

Piatkowski, T Weith, S Kill, E Puljević, C Ferris, J Hutton, A Barratt, MJ

Objective: Anabolic-androgenic steroids (AAS) are widely used for performance enhancement and body modification, yet the risks associated with these substances, particularly for women, remain under...

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Transperineal prostate biopsy under local vs general anaesthesia: a cost-effectiveness analysis.

Roberts, MJ Arora, S Yao, HH Hogan, D Dias, B O'Connell, HE Wetherell, D Zargar, H Kwok, M McGeorge, SP Pearce, A Yaxley, J Tuffaha, H

OBJECTIVES: To estimate the cost effectiveness of local anaesthetic (LA) transperineal prostate biopsy (TPB) compared to general anaesthetic (GA) TPB, considering both hospital/health system and so...

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Psychological distress and coping mechanisms due to the COVID-19 pandemic among the adult population in Bo Sierra Leone. A cross-sectional study.

James, PB Osborne, A Bah, FS Bah, AJ Kangbai, JB Yendewa, GA

Psychological distress is widely recognized as a significant health concern that poses a potential risk to the overall mental wellbeing of individuals. This study investigated the psychological dis...

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Pre-service education for registered nurses on mandatory reporting of child maltreatment: An integrative review.

Stenson, S Hutton, A Fenton, A Grant, J

PROBLEM: The aim of this review is to examine the international literature about pre-service education for registered nurses and identify how it prepares them for their role as mandatory reporters ...

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Preservice education for interprofessional public health responses to child maltreatment: Australian stakeholder perspectives of key regulatory, sociocultural and professional challenges

Lines, LE Kakyo, TA McLaren, H Cooper, M Sivertsen, N Hutton, A Zannettino, L Hartz, D Grant, J

Background: Child maltreatment is an international public health issue that requires interprofessional collaboration across all sectors providing services for children and families. Effective colla...

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Practical tips to fostering positive perceptions of and interest in general practice across medical training phases.

Yong, F Fox, J Martin, P Partanen, R Wallis, K McGrail, M

BACKGROUND: Servicing increasing healthcare demands requires a sufficient supply of general practitioners (GPs). However, heightened by pandemic conditions, critical and chronic shortages of GPs pe...

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Health insurance non-enrollment among women in Sierra Leone: A cross-sectional analysis of the 2019 Demographic and Health Survey.

Osborne, A Essuman, MA James, PB Bangura, C Aboagye, RG Olorunsaiye, CZ Seidu, A-A Ahinkorah, BO

BACKGROUND: Health insurance enrollment is a vital component of universal health coverage and access to essential healthcare services. However, in Sierra Leone, enrollment remains persistently low,...

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