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BMC Public Health
January 2025
Institute of Public Health & Social Sciences (IPH&SS), Khyber Medical University (KMU), Peshawar, Pakistan.
Background: Vaccine hesitancy is a serious public health problem globally, particularly in low- and middle-income countries like Pakistan. This study aims to determine the vaccination refusal rate, associated factors and perceptions of parents who refused routine immunisation within Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
Methods: A cross-sectional study conducted in July-2024, among 340 parents of children aged 0-59 months.
J Surg Res
January 2025
Department of Surgery, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas. Electronic address:
International medical graduates (IMGs) have been integral to the United States (US) healthcare system and have helped tackle physician shortages for over a century. Current data suggest that by 2030, almost half the states will suffer from physician shortage and estimate a deficit of almost 139,000 physician jobs nationally. These numbers raise concern and call for innovative strategies to mitigate the potential problem.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe COVID-19 pandemic instigated changes in almost all aspects of youth's life. While numerous studies have been implemented to understand how these changes are related to youth's development, few concerned large representative samples. This study introduces the methodology and initial results of the Quebec (Canada) Resilience Project (QRP), a representative longitudinal study.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDisabil Rehabil
January 2025
Centre for Aging SMART at Vancouver Coastal Health, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Purpose: Mental health conditions after mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) are common and can complicate injury outcomes, but are under-treated. According to the Common Sense Model of Self-Regulation, the way patients perceive their health conditions can influence the way they manage them, including if, when, and how they seek treatment. This study explored how individuals perceive persistent symptoms after mTBI, in order to develop a grounded theory about what motivates and demotivates them to seek mental health treatment after their injury.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFHealth Sci Rep
January 2025
School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health, Örebro University Örebro Sweden.
Background And Aim: Tonsil-surgery is a common treatment for tonsillitis and upper-airway obstruction. Health benefits are a key point of clinical concern. Aim: To evaluate health benefits 6-months after pediatric tonsil-surgery and to examine the influence of the perioperative period on health-related quality of life (HRQoL).
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