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Background: Tuberculosis (TB) is a public health agenda globally. Most TB cases are detected using the usual passive method. Starting a decade, cases are detected using an active detection strategy.

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A positive rapid plasma reagin (RPR) result in children under the age of 2 years indicates either passive transplacental transfer of maternal antibodies or active infection with syphilis (possible congenital syphilis). We describe trends in RPR seropositivity in this population using centralized laboratory data. A secondary analysis of laboratory data collected through the National Health Laboratory Service, Corporate Data Warehouse from 2010 to 2019 was conducted.

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Domestic violence against women is an important social and public health problem worldwide resulting from unequal power relationships between men and women. The purpose of the present cross-sectional descriptive study was to determine the factors affecting the views and experiences of women living in the city centre of Manisa, Turkey, regarding domestic violence. The data were collected from a representative sample of women (n=873) in 2012.

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