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Meta-Analysis: Prevalence of Youth Mental Disorders in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Glob Ment Health (Camb)
November 2024
Shamiri Institute, Nairobi, Kenya.
Youth in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) face limited access to professional mental health resources. A comprehensive assessment of the prevalence of mental disorders would build an understanding of the scope of the need. We conducted systematic searches in PsycInfo, Pubmed, AfriBib and Africa Journals Online to identify prevalence rates for five disorders (anxiety, depression, conduct disorder, attention problems and post-traumatic stress) among SSA youth with a mean age of less than 19 years.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFVitamin D and COVID-19: comparative analysis with other respiratory infections and impact of comorbidities.
Germs
September 2024
Pharm, PhD, Faculty of Pharmacy, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, No. 6 Traian Vuia street, Bucharest, 020956, Romania.
Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic has promoted an intensive investigation into the pathophysiological mechanisms of SARS-CoV-2 infection, risk factors, and its impact on disease severity. Vitamin D has generated significant attention for its potential role in viral prevention and immune defense due to its pleiotropic functions, including immunomodulation and antimicrobial effects. This study aimed to assess serum 25(OH)D3 levels in patients with COVID-19 compared to those with other viral respiratory infections and to evaluate associations of vitamin D levels with symptomatology, clinical characteristics, presence of comorbidities and laboratory investigation.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFRelationship between sexually transmitted infections knowledge and the sexual behavior of Brazilian future doctors.
Front Med (Lausanne)
December 2024
Medical College, Bahiana School of Medicine and Public Health, Salvador, Brazil.
Background: The prevalence of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) remains alarming, especially among young people and college students, highlighting the vulnerability of this population. In the academic context, it is worth investigating whether medical students, despite their access to information, also engage in risky sexual behaviors.
Objective: The present study aims to describe the sexual behavior of Brazilian medical students, analyzing their level of knowledge about HIV/AIDS and other STIs, as well as examining potential correlations between this knowledge and risky behaviors.
Impact of metabolic-associated fatty liver disease on the cholesterol efflux capacity of high-density lipoproteins in adolescents with type 2 diabetes.
Front Pediatr
December 2024
Department of Endocrinology, Hospital Infantil de México Federico Gómez, Mexico City, Mexico.
Context: Type 2 diabetes (DM2) is an emerging disease in the pediatric population. DM2 is associated with metabolic-associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD). High-density lipoproteins (HDLs) are lipoproteins that are believed to have atheroprotective properties that reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAssociations Between Socioeconomic, Spatial and Educational Factors and Midlife Periodontal Disease Risk: Evidence From 'High School and Beyond'.
J Clin Periodontol
January 2025
College of Medicine and Science Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.
Background: Periodontal disease (PD) is a prevalent, preventable and treatable oral infection associated with substantial morbidity globally. There is little information from population-representative cohort studies about the sociodemographic, educational and other early life factors that stratify PD risk.
Methods: We used data from the U.
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