Background: The increasing use of pesticides has become a global public health concern. The problem is more devastating in developing countries, which deters the implementation of effective intervention strategies. Moreover, the existing evidences are inconsistent and not comprehensive.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The widespread use of digital devices among adolescents has raised concerns about the potential impact of screen time on sleep quality. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between screen time and self-reported sleep quality in adolescents.
Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted on adolescents (13- to 19-year-olds) using multi-stage cluster sampling with probability proportional to the size of public schools.
Refugees and conflict-affected areas are often unreached by national strategies and programs. As a result, high unmet needs are more likely because of their social interruption with their traditional information sources, support, protection, and lack of income which limits refugees' ability to make a free choice that would allow them to plan and space the number of children they desire. Information on the unmet needs of internally displaced persons (IDPs) women is scarce.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: Hounsfield unit density of biliary fluid on CT may be a useful clinical marker that has not been described in the literature. This method has been used to differentiate pyonephrosis from hydronephrosis in obstructed collecting systems of the kidney. We aimed to create a user-friendly technique to measure the density of the distal bile duct using CT.
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