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Time to first antenatal care visit and its predictors among women in Kenya: Weibull gamma shared frailty model (based on the recent 2022 KDHS data).
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth
January 2025
School of Public Health, College of health sciences and Medicine, Dilla University, Dilla, Ethiopia.
Background: The first trimester of pregnancy is critical for fetal development, making early antenatal care visits essential for timely check-ups and managing potential complications. However, delayed antenatal care initiation remains a public health challenge in sub-Saharan Africa, including Kenya. Therefore, this study aimed to assess and provide up-to-date information on time to first antenatal care visit and its predictors among women in Kenya, using data from the most recent 2022 Kenya Demographic and Health Survey (KDHS).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEffective interventions to prevent youth vaping behaviours: a rapid review.
BMJ Open
January 2025
School of Public Health, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Objective: To identify effective policies and non-policy interventions preventing youth vaping behaviour initiation and assess their effectiveness by the level of intrusiveness and subpopulations.
Design: This systematic rapid review followed the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines.
Data Sources: Searches on MEDLINE and APA-PsycINFO for studies published between January 2019 and November 2023.
Examination of adolescent and youth modern contraceptive users' perceptions on how religion influences contraceptive use and their rationale and circumstances of use: qualitative evidence from Burkina Faso, Kenya and Niger.
J Popul Res (Canberra)
January 2025
African Institute for Development Policy (AFIDEP), Nairobi, Kenya.
While religion is a key determining factor of contraceptive use, few studies examine how religion influences adolescent and youth contraceptive attitudes, beliefs, and use. We use recently collected (August-November 2022) qualitative data from Burkina Faso, Kenya, and Niger among young users of modern contraception who practice Christianity or Islam. In-depth interviews with married and unmarried young women ages 18-24 years were conducted in two sites in each country to obtain a mix of religions and method users.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFOnchocerciasis is not a major cause of blindness in two endemic villages in Sierra Leone.
BMC Res Notes
January 2025
Helen Keller International, New York, USA.
Objective: Sierra Leone, a country where onchocerciasis is endemic in 14 of the 16 districts, was the focus of our investigation. Despite 17 rounds of annual ivermectin treatment since 2005, a report circulated by a local politician indicated an increase in cases of suspected onchocerciasis-related vision impairment in two villages (Mangobo and Petifu) in Tonkolili district. In response, the National Neglected Tropical Disease Program conducted a comprehensive investigation.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAssociation between sociodemographic characteristics, stress level and resilience with family functioning of immigrants.
Rev Gaucha Enferm
January 2025
Universidade Estadual de Maringá. Programa de Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem. Departamento de Enfermagem. Maringá, Paraná, Brasil.
Objective: To analyze the association between sociodemographic characteristics, level of perceived stress and resilience with family functioning of immigrants in Brazil.
Method: Cross-sectional study with 122 immigrants living in a municipality in southern Brazil. Data collected in 2021, using questions for characterization, Family Cohesion and Adaptability, Resilience and Perceived Stress Assessment Scale.
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