Increase in prevalence of current mental disorders in the context of COVID-19: analysis of repeated nationwide cross-sectional surveys
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DOI: 10.1017/s2045796020000888
Abstract: Abstract Aims The United Nations warned of COVID-19-related mental health crisis; however, it is unknown whether there is an increase in the prevalence of mental disorders as existing studies lack a reliable baseline analysis or… read more here.
Keywords: mental disorders; covid related; increase prevalence; sectional surveys ... See more keywords
Measuring Women's Covert Use of Modern Contraception in Cross-Sectional Surveys.
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DOI: 10.1111/sifp.12053
Abstract: A proportion of women in couples use contraception without their partners' knowledge. There are two principal ways to measure this covert use in cross-sectional surveys like the Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS). First is a… read more here.
Keywords: cross sectional; use; contraception; covert use ... See more keywords
Caesarean section provision and readiness in Tanzania: analysis of cross-sectional surveys of women and health facilities over time
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DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-024216
Abstract: Objectives To describe trends in caesarean sections and facilities performing caesareans over time in Tanzania and examine the readiness of such facilities in terms of infrastructure, equipment and staffing. Design Nationally representative, repeated cross-sectional surveys… read more here.
Keywords: cross sectional; sectional surveys; readiness; women health ... See more keywords
Do people with symptoms of an infectious illness follow advice to stay at home? Evidence from a series of cross-sectional surveys about presenteeism in the UK
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DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-060511
Abstract: Objectives To assess the percentage of people in the UK with cough, fever or loss of taste or smell who have not had a positive COVID-19 test result who had been to work, to shops,… read more here.
Keywords: people symptoms; advice stay; covid test; cross sectional ... See more keywords
Are we doing enough? Improved breastfeeding practices at 14 weeks but challenges of non-initiation and early cessation of breastfeeding remain: findings of two consecutive cross-sectional surveys in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
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DOI: 10.1186/s12889-020-08567-y
Abstract: Background KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) Initiative for breastfeeding support (KIBS) was a multipronged intervention to support the initiation and sustaining of breastfeeding, implemented between 2014 and 2017. We present results of two surveys conducted before and after… read more here.
Keywords: breastfeeding; cross sectional; breastfeeding practices; initiation ... See more keywords
Sero-surveillance for IgG to SARS-CoV-2 at antenatal care clinics in three Kenyan referral hospitals: Repeated cross-sectional surveys 2020–21
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0265478
Abstract: Introduction The high proportion of SARS-CoV-2 infections that have remained undetected presents a challenge to tracking the progress of the pandemic and estimating the extent of population immunity. Methods We used residual blood samples from… read more here.
Keywords: cross sectional; october 2021; sectional surveys; antenatal care ... See more keywords
The Effects of Deworming and Multiple Micronutrients on Anaemia in Preschool Children in Bangladesh: Analysis of Five Cross-Sectional Surveys
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DOI: 10.3390/nu14010150
Abstract: Anaemia is a major public health problem among children < 5 years of age in Bangladesh due to recurrent intestinal parasite infections. The aim of this study was to understand the association between combining deworming… read more here.
Keywords: cross sectional; five cross; anaemia; sectional surveys ... See more keywords