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J Health Popul Nutr
January 2025
Department of Health Promotion, School of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Wollo University, Dessie, Ethiopia.
Background: For mothers identified as HIV-infected, recommended infant feeding practices must prioritize the highest likelihood of ensuring HIV-free survival for their children while preserving maternal health. Consequently, understanding the feeding status during critical infancy stages, especially under the risk of HIV, plays a crucial role in enhancing the quality of life within this specific population segment. Hence, this study was conducted to assess the magnitude and associated factors of recommended infant feeding practices and its associated factors among HIV-positive mothers in Eastern Ethiopian Hospitals.
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January 2025
Division of Occupational Health, School of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.
Background: Occupational injuries (OI) remains a global health issue, claiming approximately 1000 lives daily. More needs to be known about OI burdens among artisans in low-income settings. Therefore, this study assessed the factors influencing OIs among carpenters and bricklayers, who are informal artisans in Nigeria.
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January 2025
The compulsory Mental Healthcare Act (Dutch: Wvggz) provides, in exceptional cases, a legal framework for the implementation of psychiatric and somatic treatment without the patients consent. We describe a pregnant patient with a psychotic disorder who was compulsorily admitted to a psychiatric ward and treated with antipsychotic medication. She was unable to give informed consent regarding obstetric care.
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January 2025
School of Public Health, St Paul's Hospital Millennium Medical College, Addis Ababa City Administration, P.O. Box 1271, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Background: Colostrum is the first form of milk produced immediately following the delivery of a newborn. It is highly nutritious and contains antibodies to protect the newborn against disease and crucial for the newborn's health Despite its benefits, some mothers avoid giving colostrum to their newborns.
Objective: This study aims to assess the prevalence and factors associated with colostrum avoidance among postnatal mothers in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Int Urogynecol J
January 2025
School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medicine, Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden.
Introduction And Hypothesis: This is a prospective cohort study based on the hypothesis that pregnancy and childbirth are associated with the occurrence of bothersome pelvic floor dysfunction (PFD), which impairs health-related quality of life (HRQoL).
Methods: Primiparous women completed a questionnaire including questions about bothersome PFD and HRQoL in early pregnancy, late pregnancy, 8 weeks postpartum, and 12 months postpartum. HRQoL was measured using the Incontinence Impact Questionnaire, Short Form (IIQ-7).
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