Introduction: People with substance use disorder (SUD) deal with stigmatization in various areas of life, including healthcare system. In this study, we investigated the attitudes of final-year medical students towards SUD people and attempted to understand their influence.
Methods: We conducted a two-stage cluster analysis (hierarchical ascending classification followed by K-means clustering) based on the "beSAAS".
Objectives: For decades, Niger, a Sahelian country in Africa, has faced serious food and nutrition crises. Policies and strategies have been implemented by the Government, with the support of its partners, to address this public health problem. The current study was conducted to assess trends in malnutrition among children under 5 years of age.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTo evaluate the impact of a new Substance Use Disorder (SUD) education program on medical students' attitudes, we selected the Substance Abuse Attitude Survey (SAAS) questionnaire, which we adapted to our curriculum and cultural context. To validate this adapted version, we conducted an exploratory factor analysis following the administration of our 29-item bSAAS questionnaire to 657 medical students in Belgium (response rate: 71.1%).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Anemia during pregnancy has been linked to higher maternal and perinatal morbidity and mortality. The purpose of this study is to examine the impact of individualized home-based care for pregnant women on pregnancy outcomes.
Methods: This was a cluster-randomized experiment done in Burkina Faso's Sindou health area between 2015 and 2016.