Background: Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) accounts for 15% of all breast cancers and carries a worse prognosis relative to other breast cancer subtypes. This systematic review and meta-analysis evaluated the prognostic value of circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) in early-stage TNBC.
Methods: A literature search was conducted using Ovid Medline, Elsevier EMBASE, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, and Web of Science Databases for publications up to 11/16/2023.
Introduction: Sexual health literacy is an important factor affecting sexual health, and social determinants of health significantly increasing health literacy. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between social determinants of health and sexual health literacy.
Method: The present cross-sectional study was conducted on 600 married women of reproductive age referred to health centers in Tehran, Iran (2024).
Low birth weight and anemia are significant public health challenges in developing countries. This study seeks to evaluate the relationship between hemoglobin levels during the first and second trimesters of pregnancy and the occurrence of low birth weight, while accounting for potential confounding factors. This multi-center cross-sectional study was conducted among all pregnant women with COVID-19 and with no history of receiving the COVID-19 vaccine who delivered in public and private hospitals in three counties, Mahabad, Miandoab, Bukan in Iran, using routinely collected maternity and health data on pregnancies.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Adolescent health requires focused attention due to their vulnerability to risky behaviors and emerging health challenges such as mental health disorders, non-communicable diseases and unhealthy lifestyle patterns. This study, therefore, explored and compared healthy lifestyle behaviors and associated factors among Iranian male and female adolescents.
Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted in first and second high schools in the Iran 2023.