General information A total of 991 individuals were enrolled in the experimental study, with a median…
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Adolescent girls perceptions of the COVID-19 infodemic in Sierra Leone: a qualitative study in urban, peri-urban and rural Sierra Leone
Introduction During the COVID-19 pandemic, the proliferation of misinformation (factually wrong) and disinformation (intentionally spread to…
Development and validation of the Global Adolescent and Child Physical Activity Questionnaire (GAC-PAQ) in 14 countries: study protocol
Project leadership and management Our project is guided by a 13-member Steering Committee including researchers and…
Determinants of womens preferences for surgical versus conservative management for pelvic organ prolapse: a survey-based study from Italy
Introduction Pelvic floor dysfunctions are very common among elderly women, with a continuously increasing incidence related…
Efficacy and safety of a digital check-in and triage kiosk in emergency departments: a systematic review protocol
Introduction Healthcare systems worldwide are grappling with continuing growth in demand across primary, secondary, urgent and…
Decision-making regarding accessing paediatric unscheduled healthcare during the COVID-19 pandemic: a mixed methods rapid review and thematic synthesis
Strengths and limitations of this study This mixed methods review on unscheduled paediatric healthcare utilisation decision-making…
Assessing the effectiveness of “BETTER Women”, a community-based, primary care-linked peer health coaching programme for chronic disease prevention: protocol for a pragmatic, wait-list controlled, type 1 hybrid effectiveness-implementation trial
Introduction Over one in five Canadian adults have at least one chronic condition, such as cardiovascular…
Selective early medical treatment of the patent ductus arteriosus in extremely low gestational age infants: a pilot randomised controlled trial protocol (SMART-PDA)
Strengths and limitations of this study This randomised trial exclusively enrols infants born less than 26…
Associations of Pap test utilisation with comorbidity and functional impairment among middle-aged non-Hispanic black women in the USA: a cross-sectional analysis of the 2018 BRFSS data
STRENGTHS AND LIMITATIONS OF THIS STUDY The composite exposure variables were constructed from nine types of…
Assessing factors associated with compliance to preventive measures of COVID-19 in Rwanda: a cross-sectional community survey
STRENGTHS AND LIMITATIONS OF THIS STUDY Using a nationwide sampling framework based on the recent Rwanda…