Impacts of armed conflicts on tuberculosis burden and treatment outcomes: a systematic review.

Objectives: This systematic review aimed to summarise existing literature on the impacts of armed conflicts on tuberculosis burden and treatment outcomes.

Design: A systematic review following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines.

Data Sources: PubMed, Web of Science, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature Plus, Scopus, ScienceDirect, Embase and medRxiv.

Determinants of drug-resistant tuberculosis in Hunan province, China: a case-control study.

Background: Drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) is a major public health threat in Hunan Province, with an increasing clinical burden in recent years. This study aimed to identify socio-demographic and clinical factors associated with DR-TB in Hunan province, China.

Methods: A case-control study was conducted in Hunan province.

Effectiveness of nutritional support to improve treatment adherence in patients with tuberculosis: a systematic review.

Context: Nutritional interventions substantially improve tuberculosis (TB) treatment outcomes and prevent complications. However, there is limited evidence about the connections between having nutritional support and TB treatment adherence.

Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the effectiveness of nutritional support in improving treatment adherence among patients with TB.

Behaviour change approaches for individuals with diabetes to improve foot self-management: a scoping review.

Background: Diabetes related foot complications are increasing in complexity, frequency and cost. The application of self-management strategies can reduce the risk of individuals developing foot complications. The type, range and nature of the literature focusing on interventions that support patients with diabetic foot self-management is unknown.

The experience of using complementary therapies after a diagnosis of cancer: a qualitative synthesis.

This article describes a qualitative synthesis of published research on cancer patients' experiences of complementary therapies. We conducted a systematic search for qualitative studies on this subject published between 1998 and 2007. Twenty-six refereed journal articles met the inclusion criteria.

Common genetic variants are significant risk factors for early menopause: results from the Breakthrough Generations Study.

Women become infertile approximately 10 years before menopause, and as more women delay childbirth into their 30s, the number of women who experience infertility is likely to increase. Tests that predict the timing of menopause would allow women to make informed reproductive decisions. Current predictors are only effective just prior to menopause, and there are no long-range indicators.