Background: Patient satisfaction in healthcare a crucial aspect of quality assessment, especially in resource-limited settings like Mogadishu, Somalia, where challenges in service quality persist due to socioeconomic and infrastructural constraints. It plays a significant role in evaluating the overall healthcare experience and provides valuable insights into healthcare system strengths and weaknesses.
Objective: This study aimed to assess patient satisfaction in primary health care facilities in Mogadishu to identify areas for improvement.
Healthcare (Basel)
September 2024
Perinatal mental health is a growing public health concern. Refugee and asylum-seeking women are particularly susceptible to experiencing perinatal mental illness and may encounter a range of challenges in accessing healthcare. This scoping review sought to identify the enablers of and barriers to healthcare access and healthcare provision for refugee and asylum-seeking women experiencing perinatal mental illness in the WHO European Region.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Recently, trials have supported changes in deep caries management. However, reporting might lack details, affecting interpretation and implementation. Thus, we aimed to evaluate the adherence to the CONSORT statement and the risk of bias of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) on deep caries management published in pediatric dental journals.
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November 2023
Objective: The aim of this study was to systematically analyze the influence of smoking on the incidence of peri-implantitis.
Materials And Methods: The search was performed in the National Library of Medicine (MEDLINE-PubMed), SCOPUS, EMBASE, and ISI Web of Science databases (finished on November 30, 2022). Systematic review and meta-analysis were conducted according to PRISMA statement.
Objectives: This review aimed to assess the impact of mouthwashes on the composition of the human oral microbiome.
Method: An electronic search algorithm was adapted to MEDLINE-PubMed, Scopus, Embase and ISI Web of Science, and reference lists of relevant sources were manually searched. Inclusion criteria were controlled clinical trials published in English whose population were adult individuals who rinse with antimicrobial mouthwashes and that analysed changes in the oral microbiome by metataxonomy, metagenomics or phylogenetic microarray.
There is a need to understand the specific perinatal mental health care needs of migrant subgroups who often have differing health care needs and specific barriers to accessing and engaging with health care services. It is important to have evidence about the WHO European context given the rising numbers of refugees and asylum seekers in the region. The aim of this scoping review is to map the factors that enable and prevent access and engagement of refugee and asylum-seeking women with perinatal mental health care services in the WHO European Region, from the perspectives of service providers and service users.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Moringa oleifera Lam (MO) is native to India and is a cash crop widely cultivated in tropical and sub-tropical areas. The health improving properties of MO has been studied from a long time ago for the numerous phenolic compounds, including vitamins, flavonoids, phenolic acids, isothiocyanates, tannins and saponins, which are present in considerable amounts in the plant. A growing spectrum of therapeutic characteristics of MO leaves has been found and used in the remission or treatment of oxidative stress, liver disease, neurological disease, hyperglycemia and cancer.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCassava starch (CS) was pretreated with atmospheric pressure plasma jet (APPJ), followed by esterification with octenyl succinic anhydride (OSA). This study was the first report investigating the effect of APPJ on CS modification with OSA. Results showed that APPJ pretreatment could change the morphological characteristics and crystallinity of CS.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Recently, dopamine agonists were proposed as a prophylactic treatment for ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS) in women at high risk in IVF/ICSI treatment cycles.
Methods: We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized trials comparing the prophylactic effect of the dopamine agonist, cabergoline, versus no treatment in IVF/ICSI cycles. Primary outcome was OHSS incidence per randomized woman.