Effects of Rurality, Socioeconomic Status, and Race on Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma Outcomes.

Objective: To examine how rural residence interacts with SES and race/ethnicity relative to Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) treatment delay and outcomes.

Methods: The SEER database was queried for patients aged ≥18 with HNSCC. Out of 164,337 cases, 126,052 remained after exclusions for missing data.

Sputum culture conversion and its predictors among drug-resistant pulmonary tuberculosis patients in eastern Ethiopia.

Background: Evidence of time to culture conversion is used to predict the time of cure from the disease and the overall drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) treatment duration. Even though evidence about sputum culture conversion is enormous in TB treatment, no study has yet been done in our areas, where cases are common. The study aimed to assess the time to sputum conversion and its predictors among drug-resistant TB patients from October 2013 to September 2021 in eastern Ethiopia.

Drug providers' perspectives on antibiotic misuse practices in eastern Ethiopia: a qualitative study.

Objective: Antibiotic misuse includes using them to treat colds and influenza, obtaining them without a prescription, not finishing the prescribed course and sharing them with others. Although drug providers are well positioned to advise clients on proper stewardship practices, antibiotic misuse continues to rise in Ethiopia. It necessitates an understanding of why drug providers failed to limit such risky behaviours.

Inappropriate antibiotic access practices at the community level in Eastern Ethiopia.

Access to antibiotic medications is critical to achieving the Sustainable Development Goal for good health and well-being. However, non-prescribed and informal sources are implicated as the most common causes of inappropriate antibiotic access practices, resulting in untargeted therapy, which leads to antibiotic resistance. Hence, knowing antibiotic access practices at the community level is essential to target misuse sources.

The association between neighborhood obesogenic factors and prostate cancer risk and mortality: the Southern Community Cohort Study.

Background: Prostate cancer is one of the leading causes of cancer-related mortality among men in the United States. We examined the role of neighborhood obesogenic attributes on prostate cancer risk and mortality in the Southern Community Cohort Study (SCCS).

Methods: From the total of 34,166 SCCS male participants, 28,356 were included in the analysis.

The association between neighborhood obesogenic factors and prostate cancer risk and mortality: the Southern Community Cohort Study.

Background: Prostate cancer is one of the leading causes of cancer-related mortality among men in the United States. We examined the role of neighborhood obesogenic attributes on prostate cancer risk and mortality in the Southern Community Cohort Study (SCCS).

Methods: From the total of 34,166 SCCS male participants, 28,356 were included in the analysis.

A Digital Personal Health Library for the Management of Abortion-Related Care via Telemedicine.

Abortion remains a highly controversial topic in many countries, particularly in the United States. As the COVID-19 pandemic introduced new challenges and restrictions, society saw a marked increase in demand for self-managed care. Likewise, the utilization of abortion care via telemedicine sparked interest, especially in communities with high infection rates.

Medication abortion via digital health in the United States: a systematic scoping review.

Digital health, including telemedicine, has increased access to abortion care. The convenience, flexibility of appointment times, and ensured privacy to abortion users may make abortion services via telemedicine preferable. This scoping review systematically mapped studies conducted on abortion services via telemedicine, including their effectiveness and acceptability for abortion users and providers.

Anemia among School Adolescents in Haramaya Town, Eastern Ethiopia: Cross-Sectional Study.

Background: Anemia is a condition characterized by reduction in the number of red blood cells and/or hemoglobin concentration. It affects 24.8% of the world population.

Effectiveness of social egg freezing: protocol for systematic review and meta-analyses.

Introduction: Social egg freezing is storing egg for the purpose of preserving fertility and delayed childbearing. Currently, little is known about the utilisation and effectiveness of this approach. This review aims to determine (1) the proportion of women who used their stored eggs, and (2) the egg survival rate through vitrification, and the clinical pregnancy rate and live birth rate per 100 women partaking in the procedure, and among women who stored their eggs for medical reasons.

Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors in Child and Adolescent Health, 1990 to 2017: Findings From the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors 2017 Study.

Importance: Understanding causes and correlates of health loss among children and adolescents can identify areas of success, stagnation, and emerging threats and thereby facilitate effective improvement strategies.

Objective: To estimate mortality and morbidity in children and adolescents from 1990 to 2017 by age and sex in 195 countries and territories.

Design, Setting, And Participants: This study examined levels, trends, and spatiotemporal patterns of cause-specific mortality and nonfatal health outcomes using standardized approaches to data processing and statistical analysis.