Objective: To evaluate the sustained impact of community-based family planning (FP) interventions on current modern contraceptive and long-acting reversible contraceptive (LARC) use among married adolescent girls in rural Niger.
Methods: We used a cluster randomized controlled trial design following married adolescent girls and their husbands over 3 years. Villages were randomized to one of four arms: household visits, small group discussions, combined intervention, or control.
Women Veterans often experience trauma and physical and mental health conditions that increase risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes. Information provision during pregnancy may facilitate improved outcomes. However, little evidence exists about information women Veterans receive during pregnancy, and their perceptions of it.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Achalasia is a primary oesophageal motility disorder with unknown aetiology. The aim of this study was to evaluate our 10-year experience in the diagnostic process and surgical management of oesophageal achalasia (OA) in children.
Methods: A retrospective review of all children (age: 0-15 years) treated for achalasia at the department of paediatric surgery from 2007 to 2016 was conducted.
To end the COVID-19 pandemic, a large part of the world must be immune to the virus by vaccination. Therefore, this study aimed to gauge intent to be vaccinated against COVID-19 among ordinary people and to identify attitudes towards vaccines and barriers for vaccine acceptance. The study population comprises 1880 people residing in different countries that answer a prepared questionnaire.
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