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Incidental discovery of Amyand's hernia in an adult female: A case report
Katembo Sikakulya F., Kiyaka S.M., Masereka R., Onyai P., Anyama P.
2021
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijscr.2021.106003

Introduction and importance: Amyand's hernia is a rare type of inguinal hernia with an incidence of about 0.1% of all inguinal hernias with most in occurring in childhood. It is …

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A Systematic Review of Interventions to Increase Stair Use
Jennings Cally A., Yun Lira, Loitz Christina C., Lee Eun-Young, Mummery W. Kerry
2017
DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2016.08.014

<bold>Context: </bold>Stair climbing is an accessible activity that can be incorporated into one's daily lifestyle to increase physical activity levels and provide health benefits. This review summarizes the effectiveness of …

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Assessment of the protective effect of male circumcision from HIV infection and sexually transmitted diseases: evidence from 18 demographic and health surveys in Sub-Saharan Africa
Gebremedhin Samson
2010

A cross-sectional study based on the secondary data of 18 Demographic Health Surveys carried out in Sub-Saharan Africa was conducted to assess the protective effect of male circumcision from HIV …

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Assessment of the consistency of national-level policies and guidelines for malaria in pregnancy in five African countries
Gomez PP, Gutman J, Roman E, Dickerson A, Andre ZH, Youll S, Eckert E, Hamel MJ
2014
DOI: 10.1186/1475-2875-13-212

Background: At least 39 sub-Saharan African countries have policies on preventing malaria in pregnancy (MIP), including use of long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs), intermittent preventive treatment with sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine (IPTp-SP) and case …

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Countering Violence Against Women by Encouraging Disclosure: A Mass Media Experiment in Rural Uganda
Green D P, Wilke A M, Cooper J
2020
DOI: 10.1177/0010414020912275

Violence against women (VAW) is widespread in East Africa, with almost half of married women experiencing physical abuse. Those seeking to address this issue confront two challenges: some forms of …

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Colorectal cancer survival in sub-Saharan Africa by age, stage at diagnosis and Human Development Index: A population-based registry study
Gullickson C., Goodman M., Joko-Fru Y.W., Gnangnon F.H.R., N'Da G., Woldegeorgis M.A., Buziba N.G., Karugu C., Manraj S.S., Lorenzoni C.F., Hansen R., Finesse A., Somdyala N.I.M., Bukirwa P., Chingonzoh T., Chokunonga E., Liu B., Kantelhardt E., Parkin D.M., Jemal A.
2021
DOI: 10.1002/ijc.33715

There are limited population-based survival data for colorectal cancer (CRC) in sub-Saharan Africa. Here, 1707 persons diagnosed with CRC from 2005 to 2015 were randomly selected from 13 population-based cancer …

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Apabetalone downregulates fibrotic, inflammatory and calcific processes in renal mesangial cells which may contribute to reduced cardiac events observed in ckd patients
Gilham D., Fu L., Rakai B., Wasiak S., Tsujikawa L., Halliday C., Sarsons C., Stotz S., Jahagirdar R., Johansson J., Sweeney M., Wong N., Kalantar-Zadeh K., Kulikowski E.
2021
DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfab078.008

BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Major adverse cardiac events (MACE) remain a leading cause of mortality in chronic kidney disease (CKD). Apabetalone is an orally available inhibitor of bromodomain & extraterminal (BET) …

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