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UnknownKnowledge, attitudes, and positions of religious leaders towards female genital cutting: A cross-sectional study from the Kurdistan Region of Iraq.

Background

Understanding the perspectives of the key players in the community regarding female genital cutting (FGC) is very important for directing preventive programs. Religious leaders help shape community behaviors, which is highly pertinent in the case of FGC as it is frequently perceiv...
S-EPMC9624424 | biostudies-literature
UnknownVitamin D deficiency and vitamin D receptor FokI polymorphism as risk factors for COVID-19.

Background

Given the sparse data on vitamin D status in pediatric COVID-19, we investigated whether vitamin D deficiency could be a risk factor for susceptibility to COVID-19 in Egyptian children and adolescents. We also investigated whether vitamin D receptor (VDR) FokI polymorphism could b...
S-EPMC9461391 | biostudies-literature
UnknownAssociation of ACE1 I/D polymorphism and susceptibility to COVID-19 in Egyptian children and adolescents.

Background

Given the sparse data on the renin-angiotensin system (RAS) and its biological effector molecules ACE1 and ACE2 in pediatric COVID-19 cases, we investigated whether the ACE1 insertion/deletion (I/D) polymorphism could be a genetic marker for susceptibility to COVID-19 in Egyptian ...
S-EPMC11521986 | biostudies-literature
UnknownNoninvasive ventilation in COVID-19 patients aged ≥ 70 years-a prospective multicentre cohort study.

Background

Noninvasive ventilation (NIV) is a promising alternative to invasive mechanical ventilation (IMV) with a particular importance amidst the shortage of intensive care unit (ICU) beds during the COVID-19 pandemic. We aimed to evaluate the use of NIV in Europe and factors associated w...
S-EPMC9305028 | biostudies-literature
UnknownVariation in global trauma care: a survey of 187 hospitals across 51 countries.

Background

Trauma is a heterogeneous disease entity, with high rates of mortality and morbidity observed globally. While the health systems in which trauma patients are cared for worldwide have been previously assessed to varying degrees, many of the system processes that shape trauma patien...
S-EPMC12598983 | biostudies-literature
UnknownThe burden of bacterial antimicrobial resistance in the WHO African region in 2019: a cross-country systematic analysis.

Background

A critical and persistent challenge to global health and modern health care is the threat of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Previous studies have reported a disproportionate burden of AMR in low-income and middle-income countries, but there remains an urgent need for more in-dept...
S-EPMC10805005 | biostudies-literature
UnknownA multinational cross-sectional study on the prevalence and predictors of long COVID across 33 countries.
The symptoms of long COVID (LC) can be debilitating and may be associated with anxiety, social stigma, and quality of life deterioration. Identifying patients at risk of LC is important to offer follow-up care and plan population-level public health measures. The current multinational study aimed to...
S-EPMC12319108 | biostudies-literature
UnknownThe global, regional, and national burden attributable to low bone mineral density, 1990-2020: an analysis of a modifiable risk factor from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021.
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S-EPMC12623303 | biostudies-literature
UnknownDiabetes mellitus is associated with 90-day mortality in old critically ill COVID-19 patients: a multicenter prospective observational cohort study.

Background

Several studies have found an association between diabetes mellitus, disease severity and outcome in COVID-19 patients. Old critically ill patients are particularly at risk. This study aimed to investigate the impact of diabetes mellitus on 90-day mortality in a high-risk cohort o...
S-EPMC9974396 | biostudies-literature
UnknownBurden of breast cancer and attributable risk factors in the North Africa and Middle East region, 1990-2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019.

Background

Breast cancer (BC) is the most common cancer in women globally. The North Africa and Middle East (NAME) region is coping hard with the burden of BC. We aimed to present the latest epidemiology of BC and its risk factors in this region.

Methods

We retrieved the data on BC bu...
S-EPMC10431599 | biostudies-literature
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