Research has identified various factors associated with HRFB, including socioeconomic status, educational attainment, cultural norms, and access to healthcare services [10]. In Nigeria, these factors are often compounded by regional disparities, with rural areas typically experiencing higher rates of H...
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Lower income groups had higher rates of smoking and physical inactivity, but lower rates of heavy drinking. And compared to those with health insurance, those without health insurance coverage had higher rates of smoking, physical inactivity, and heavy drinking. Compared to females, males had ...
Key findings from this study was that MSM had suboptimal rates of recent HIV testing (45.0% in the past six months), and the CBA provided useful insights as Malaysia struggles to improve HIV testing in the country. This study further offers important insights into the potential use of HIVST ...
This RCT had a high dropout rate among no-acupuncture controls (43%); dropout rates were close to 25% in the acupuncture and sham groups. The RCT by Kerr et al31 had a large difference in dropout rates between groups (acupuncture, 13%; control, 33%) but was excluded in the ...
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Chronic pain is common in Europe and elsewhere and its under treatment confers a substantial burden on individuals, employers, healthcare systems and society in general. Indeed, the personal and socioeconomic impact of chronic pain is as great as, or gre