3 results match your criteria: "Support and Education Technical Centre of Health Examination Centres (CETAF)[Affiliation]"
Young, deprived women are more at risk of testing positive for Chlamydia trachomatis: Results from a cross-sectional multicentre study in French health examination centres.
Public Health Pract (Oxf)
December 2024
Support and Education Technical Centre of Health Examination Centres (CETAF), Saint-Etienne, France.
Article Synopsis
- Chlamydia Trachomatis (CT) is the most common sexually transmitted infection in France, and this study evaluated the feasibility of systematic CT screening in Health Examination Centres (HECs) for young, sexually active individuals.
- A total of 1,701 eligible participants were offered screening, with a high acceptance rate of 90.1%; the overall prevalence of CT infection was found to be 4.7%, with higher rates among women (6.4%) compared to men (3.4%).
- The study revealed that deprivation significantly increased the likelihood of CT infection, particularly among women, highlighting the need to improve access to screening for disadvantaged populations to reduce health inequalities.
Poor quality of sleep and musculoskeletal pains among highly trained and elite athletes in Senegal.
BMC Sports Sci Med Rehabil
February 2024
Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Science, University of Yaounde I, Yaounde, Cameroon.
Background: Previous studies reported that poor sleep quality (PSQ) was associated with musculoskeletal pains (MSP) and poor physical performance in athletes.
Objective: The current study aimed at determining PSQ and its associations with MSP in some sub-Saharan athletes.
Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted among 205 highly trained and 115 elite athletes (aged: 25 ± 2 years, Body mass index: 22.
Decreasing hospitalizations through geriatric hotlines: a prospective French multicenter study of people aged 75 and above.
BMC Geriatr
November 2023
Chaire Santé des Ainés, University of Jean Monnet, Saint-Etienne, France.
Background: The Emergency unit of the hospital (Department) (ED) is the fastest and most common way for most French general practitioners (GPs) to respond to the complexity of managing older adults patients with multiple chronic diseases. In 2013, French regional health authorities proposed to set up telephone hotlines to promote interactions between GP clinics and hospitals. The main objective of our study was to analyze whether the hotlines and solutions proposed by the responding geriatrician reduced the number of hospital admissions, and more specifically the number of emergency room admissions.
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