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Timing of repeat epinephrine to inform paediatric anaphylaxis observation periods: a retrospective cohort study
Dribin T, Sampson H, Zhang Y, Boyd S, Zhang N, Michelson K, Neuman M, Brousseau D, Mistry R, Freedman S, Aronson P, Bergmann K, Boswell B, Chinta S, Chua W, Cohen A, Cohen J, Daggett A, Davis J, Freeman J, Khanna K, Knoles C, Kwan K, Larsen C, Lee J, Lubell T, Metcalf A, Moake M, Nesiama J, Ngo T, Pulcini C, Russo C, Singh N, Srivastava G, Strutt J, Thapar V, Vander Wyst C, Walsh P, Wolnerman Y, Schnadower D, Academy of Pediatrics P, Kanngiesser A, McGarghan F, Dulchavsky A, Costalez J, DesPain A, Armanious M, Haghnazarian E, Brown-Whitehorn T, Weigert R, Dayan P, Meltzer J, Chowdhury N, Benedetti J, Sinziana C, Handorf A, Ruthford M, Devens M, Mecham C, Holland J, Casas T, Brown J, Panda P, Morrow A, Maready M, Nathani Y, Stevens M, Abraham G, Yen K, Cooper-Sood J, Woolf S. Timing of repeat epinephrine to inform paediatric anaphylaxis observation periods: a retrospective cohort study. The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health 2025, 9: 484-496. PMID: 40506197, DOI: 10.1016/s2352-4642(25)00139-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsElectronic medical recordsEmergency departmentRetrospective cohort studyCohort studyMedical recordsDocumentation of symptomsCardiovascular involvementHealth-care facilitiesEpinephrine doseAcute allergic reactionsNational Institutes of HealthCumulative incidenceNational Center for Advancing Translational SciencesInstitutes of HealthChildren aged 6 monthsClinical ModificationHospital wardsIncidence rateICD-10Observation periodPrimary outcomeAllergic reactionsSecondary to medicationsInitiation to discontinuationKaplan-Meier analysisPediatric Nonfatal Firearm Injury Health Care Utilization.
Du J, Andrews A, Gastineau K, Lee L, Ranney M, Sacks C, Song Z, Fleegler E, Pulcini C. Pediatric Nonfatal Firearm Injury Health Care Utilization. 2025, 156 PMID: 40555422, DOI: 10.1542/peds.2024-070424.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentChildChild, PreschoolFirearmsHospitalizationHumansPatient Acceptance of Health CareUnited StatesWounds, GunshotConceptsFirearm injuriesHealth care outcomesHealth care useHealth care utilizationMental health diagnosesPediatric firearm injuriesHealth care spendingCare outcomesCare useInjury preventionCare utilizationPostinjury careInjured childrenHealth diagnosisCare spendingPrevention effortsHealth impactsIntervention effortsHealthLongitudinal researchChildrenPostinjuryCost-effectiveFirearmUnited StatesA case-control study of early-life residential exposure to tetrachloroethylene and risks of childhood cancer and birth defects
Rhee J, Michalski A, Kuliszewski M, Musco J, Adler C, Xie S, Friesen M, Insaf T, Purdue M. A case-control study of early-life residential exposure to tetrachloroethylene and risks of childhood cancer and birth defects. Environment International 2025, 201: 109600. PMID: 40516285, DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2025.109600.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk of childhood cancerCase-control studyChildhood cancerNew York CityNew York State Cancer RegistryBureau of Vital StatisticsOdds ratioCases of childhood cancerState Cancer RegistryNon-whiteConfidence intervalsUnconditional logistic regressionComputed odds ratiosBirth Defects RegistryBirth defectsCancer RegistryExposure-response effectTetrachloroethylene exposureBirth certificatesVital statisticsResidential exposureInvestigate associationsCollege-educatedLogistic regressionStrong associationsHousehold practices and infrastructure associated with high Plasmodium falciparum infection rates among children under five years old in Northern Uganda
Echodu R, Ajolorwot S, Aryemo F, Nyeko C, Okot J, Iwiru T, Nakiwu V, Bei A, DeBlasio M, Turyasingura N, Zhang E, Parikh S. Household practices and infrastructure associated with high Plasmodium falciparum infection rates among children under five years old in Northern Uganda. Malaria Journal 2025, 24: 181. PMID: 40484941, PMCID: PMC12145591, DOI: 10.1186/s12936-025-05288-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIndoor residual sprayingArtemisinin-based combination therapyMalaria prevalenceCoverage of indoor residual sprayingPlasmodium falciparum infection rateIndoor residual spraying coverageEffective malaria preventionHighest malaria prevalenceInsecticide-treated netsConclusionA high prevalenceReduce malaria prevalenceHealth-seeking behaviorYears of ageMalaria preventionCombination therapyInsecticidal netsPlasmodium falciparumGovernment health centersBed netsMethodsA cross-sectional surveyPositive prevalenceResidual sprayingUntreated netsPre-tested questionnaireMosquito netsPerinatal Exposures to Ambient Fine Particulate Matter and Outdoor Artificial Light at Night and Risk of Pediatric Papillary Thyroid Cancer
Deziel N, Wang R, Warren J, Dinauer C, Ogilvie J, Clark C, Zhong C, Wiemels J, Morimoto L, Metayer C, Ma X. Perinatal Exposures to Ambient Fine Particulate Matter and Outdoor Artificial Light at Night and Risk of Pediatric Papillary Thyroid Cancer. Environmental Health Perspectives 2025, 133: 057026. PMID: 40209106, PMCID: PMC12121722, DOI: 10.1289/ehp14849.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAir PollutantsCaliforniaCarcinoma, PapillaryCase-Control StudiesChildChild, PreschoolEnvironmental ExposureFemaleHumansInfantInfant, NewbornLightingMaleParticulate MatterPregnancyPrenatal Exposure Delayed EffectsRisk FactorsThyroid Cancer, PapillaryThyroid NeoplasmsYoung AdultConceptsThyroid cancer riskOutdoor artificial lightAmbient fine particulate matterCancer riskOdds ratioAge groupsConfidence intervalsExposure to ambient fine particulate matterIndividual-level exposuresAssociated with thyroid cancerPediatric thyroid cancer incidenceControls frequency-matchedPapillary thyroid cancer riskThyroid cancer incidenceFine particulate matterCalifornia birth cohortOutdoor air pollutionAerodynamic diameter <Case-control studyHypothesized risk factorsStatistically significant associationCancer incidenceThyroid cancerExposure tertilesFrequency-matchedInvestigating the familiality of trichotillomania and excoriation disorder
Chen D, Farhat L, Lebowitz E, Silverman W, Bloch M, Fernandez T, Olfson E. Investigating the familiality of trichotillomania and excoriation disorder. Psychiatry Research 2025, 350: 116560. PMID: 40449230, PMCID: PMC12179820, DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2025.116560.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFamily history of mental health disordersFirst-degreeHistory of mental health disordersSelf-reported family historyExcoriation disorderFamily history of individualsMental health historyMental health disordersFamily history of anxietyHistory of anxietyCross-sectional survey responsesFirst-degree relativesHealth historyHealth disordersFamily historySurvey responsesAged 4Etiological underpinningsTrichotillomaniaAnxietyDepressionIndividualsHistory of individualsDisordersEnvironmental factorsThe hidden burden: self-reported irritability in adolescent girls signals higher psychiatric risk
Vidal-Ribas P, Krebs G, Silver J, Tseng W, Ford T, Stringaris A. The hidden burden: self-reported irritability in adolescent girls signals higher psychiatric risk. BMC Public Health 2025, 25: 1832. PMID: 40389896, PMCID: PMC12087224, DOI: 10.1186/s12889-025-23076-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSelf-reported irritabilityPrevalence of irritabilityIrritable moodParent reportAssociations of irritabilityMental Health of ChildrenLevels of irritabilityAssessment of irritabilityAdolescent femalesMental health problemsPediatric irritabilityPsychopathological symptomsTemper outburstsHealth of ChildrenPsychiatric disordersPsychiatric riskDevelopmental trajectoriesEmotional problemsSelf-reportMoodMental healthAdolescent malesLongitudinally Designed StudyChildren aged 5BackgroundMost researchLifespan reference curves for harmonizing multi-site regional brain white matter metrics from diffusion MRI
Zhu A, Nir T, Javid S, Villalón-Reina J, Rodrigue A, Strike L, de Zubicaray G, McMahon K, Wright M, Medland S, Blangero J, Glahn D, Kochunov P, Williamson D, Håberg A, Thompson P, Jahanshad N. Lifespan reference curves for harmonizing multi-site regional brain white matter metrics from diffusion MRI. Scientific Data 2025, 12: 748. PMID: 40328780, PMCID: PMC12056076, DOI: 10.1038/s41597-025-05028-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchClinical phenotypes among patients with familial forms of Chiari malformation type 1.
Mekbib K, Muñoz W, Allington G, Zhao S, Mehta N, Fortes C, Shohfi J, Fan B, Nelson-Williams C, DeSpenza T, Butler W, Alper S, Jackson E, Kahle K. Clinical phenotypes among patients with familial forms of Chiari malformation type 1. Journal Of Neurosurgery Pediatrics 2025, 36: 109-118. PMID: 40315599, DOI: 10.3171/2025.1.peds24187.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChiari malformation type 1Connective tissue disordersClinical phenotypeNeurological comorbiditiesType 1Family membersCerebellar tonsillar herniationPatient-parent triosEhlers-Danlos syndromeWhole-exome sequencingNeck painTonsillar herniationCraniocervical junctionNeural compressionCSF obstructionTissue disordersUnivariate analysisCohort studyFamily historyClinical symptomsNeurosurgical managementNeurodevelopmental conditionsVariable symptomsForamen magnumPatientsMaternal Cardiometabolic Risk Factors in Pregnancy and Offspring Blood Pressure at Age 2 to 18 Years
Niu Z, Ako A, Geiger S, Howe C, Perng W, Singh R, Karagas M, Elliott A, Cassidy-Bushrow A, Camargo C, Sanderson K, McEvoy C, Oken E, Dabelea D, Hartert T, Carter B, Stroustrup A, Lampland A, O’Connor T, Gogcu S, Hudak M, Shorey-Kendrick L, Zhao Q, Ni Y, VanWormer J, Ferrara A, Hedderson M, Zhu Y, Alshawabkeh A, Cordero J, Koinis-Mitchell D, Carnell S, Breton C, Bastain T, Farzan S, Smith P, Newby L, Adair L, Jacobson L, Catellier D, McGrath M, Douglas C, Duggal P, Knapp E, Kress A, Blackwell C, Mansolf M, Lai J, Ho E, Cella D, Gershon R, Macy M, Das S, Freedman J, Mallal S, McLean J, Shah R, Shilts M, Meeker J, Trasande L, Hasegawa K, Zhu Z, Sullivan A, Bekelman T, Wilkening G, Magzamen S, Moore B, Starling A, Rinehart D, D'Sa V, Deoni S, Mueller H, Duarte C, Monk C, Canino G, Posner J, Murray T, Lugo-Candelas C, Dunlop A, Brennan P, Hockett C, Croen L, Ainsworth J, Bacharier L, Bendixsen C, Gern J, Gold D, Jackson D, Johnson C, Joseph C, Kattan M, Khurana Hershey G, Lemanske, Jr. R, Lynch S, Miller R, Ober C, Ownby D, Rivera-Spoljaric K, Ryan P, Seroogy C, Singh A, Wood R, Zoratti E, Habre R, Farzan S, Gilliland F, Hertz-Picciotto I, Bennett D, Schweitzer J, Schmidt R, LaSalle J, Hipwell A, Karr C, Bush N, LeWinn K, Sathyanarayana S, Tylavsky F, Carroll K, Loftus C, Leve L, Ganiban J, Neiderhiser J, Weiss S, Litonjua A, Spindel E, Tepper R, Newschaffer C, Lyall K, Volk H, Landa R, Ozonoff S, Piven J, Hazlett H, Pandey J, Schultz R, Dager S, Botteron K, Messinger D, Stone W, Ames J, O'Connor T, Miller R, Hacker M, James-Todd T, O'Shea T, Fry R, Frazier J, Rollins C, Montgomery A, Vaidya R, Joseph R, Washburn L, Bear K, Rollins J, Hooper S, Taylor G, Jackson W, Thompson A, Daniels J, Hernandez M, Lu K, Msall M, Lenski M, Obeid R, Pastyrnak S, Jensen E, Sakai C, Santos H, Kerver J, Paneth N, Barone C, Elliott M, Ruden D, Fussman C, Herbstman J, Margolis A, Schantz S, Aguiar A, Tabb K, Strakovsky R, Woodruff T, Morello-Frosch R, Padula A, Stanford J, Porucznik C, Giardino A, Wright R, Wright R, Collett B, Baumann-Blackmore N, Gangnon R, McKennan C, Wilson J, Altman M, Aschner J, Merhar S, Moore P, Pryhuber G, Reynolds Lyndaker A, Rochelson B, Jan S, Blitz M, Katzow M, Brown Z, Chiuzan C, Rafael T, Lewis D, Meirowitz N, Poindexter B, Gebretsadik T, Osmundson S, Straughen J, Eapen A, Wegienka G, Sitarik A, Woodcroft K, Urquhart A, Levin A, Johnson-Hooper T, Davidson B, Ma T, Barrett E, Blaser M, Dominguez-Bello M, Horton D, Jimenez M, Rosen T, Palomares K, Avalos L, Hunt K, Newman R, Bloom M, Alkis M, Roberts J, Mumford S, Burris H, DeMauro S, Yee L, Hamvas A, Olidipo A, Haddad A, Eiland L, Spillane N, Suri K, Fisher S, Goldstein J, Mithal L, DeRegnier R, Maitre N, Nguyen R, JaKa M, Sidebottom A, Paidas M, Potter J, Ruby N, Duthely L, Jayakumar A, Young K, Maldonado I, Miller M, Slaughter J, Keim S, Lynch C, Venkatesh K, Whitworth K, Symanski E, Northrup T, Mendez-Figueroa H, Mosquera R, Madan J, MacKenzie D, Lewis J, Rennie B, Leventhal B, Kim Y, Bishop S, Nozadi S, Luo L, Lester B, Marsit C, Everson T, Loncar C, McGowan E, Sheinkopf S, Check J, Helderman J, Neal C, Smith L. Maternal Cardiometabolic Risk Factors in Pregnancy and Offspring Blood Pressure at Age 2 to 18 Years. JAMA Network Open 2025, 8: e259205. PMID: 40338548, PMCID: PMC12062903, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.9205.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMaternal cardiometabolic risk factorsCardiometabolic risk factorsOffspring blood pressurePrepregnancy obesitySystolic blood pressureDiastolic blood pressureRisk factorsBlood pressure measurementsAssociated with higher offspring blood pressureGestational diabetesAged 2Cohort study analyzed dataHypertensive disordersOffspring systolic blood pressureChild Health Outcomes programBlood pressureHealthy blood pressureHigher systolic blood pressureHigher diastolic blood pressureHypertensive disorders of pregnancyStudy analyzed dataMother-offspring pairsHigh blood pressureDisorders of pregnancyMain Outcomes“Children of War”: Examining the Associations between War Exposure, Maternal PTSD, and Continuous Traumatic Stress on Israeli Children’s PTSD
Rachamim L, Aloni R, Mualem-Taylor H, Glickman O, Goodman A, Laor N. “Children of War”: Examining the Associations between War Exposure, Maternal PTSD, and Continuous Traumatic Stress on Israeli Children’s PTSD. Research On Child And Adolescent Psychopathology 2025, 53: 1047-1059. PMID: 40272634, PMCID: PMC12206200, DOI: 10.1007/s10802-025-01321-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPost-traumatic stress symptomsContinuous traumatic stressChildren's post-traumatic stress symptomsSchool-aged childrenWar exposureTraumatic stressTrauma-focused treatmentImprove children's resilienceParent-report questionnaireExposure to warEarly intervention needsEnhance parenting skillsMaternal PTSDStress symptomsChildren aged 3Self-reportPTSDParenting skillsHealthcare servicesIsraeli childrenSociodemographic informationChildren's resiliencePreschool childrenPreschoolIntervention needsArginine Therapy for Pain in Sickle Cell Disease: A Phase‐2 Randomized, Placebo‐Controlled Trial
Morris C, Hatabah D, Korman R, Gillespie S, Bakshi N, Brown L, Harris F, Leake D, Rees C, Khemani K, Vichinsky E, Locke A, Wynn B, Griffiths M, Wilkinson H, Kumari P, Sudmeier L, Shiva S, Dampier C. Arginine Therapy for Pain in Sickle Cell Disease: A Phase‐2 Randomized, Placebo‐Controlled Trial. American Journal Of Hematology 2025, 100: 1119-1131. PMID: 40270092, PMCID: PMC12148696, DOI: 10.1002/ajh.27692.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPlacebo-controlled trialPatient-reported outcomesArginine therapyArginine bioavailabilityPain scoresVaso-occlusive pain episodesParenteral opioid useTertiary-care children's hospitalPlasma protein carbonyl levelsDose-dependent increasePost hoc sensitivity analysisOxidative stressSickle cell diseaseMeasures of oxidative stressDecreased oxidative stressOpioid-sparingStandard-dosePlacebo groupPlacebo-controlledPatient 3Primary endpointLoading-doseOpioid usePain episodesClinical outcomesVariability of bedtime in infancy and its relationship to parent-reported and auto-videosomnography sleep metrics
Lucchini M, Kahn M, Ordway M, Bailes L, Dapretto M, Thakur S, Barnett N. Variability of bedtime in infancy and its relationship to parent-reported and auto-videosomnography sleep metrics. Sleep Medicine 2025, 132: 106539. PMID: 40318599, DOI: 10.1016/j.sleep.2025.106539.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsChild, PreschoolFemaleHumansInfantMaleParentsPolysomnographySleepSleep QualitySurveys and QuestionnairesTime FactorsConceptsBedtime variabilityOverall sleep qualityParent reportBedtime difficultiesAssociated with overall sleep qualityNighttime awakeningsSleep qualityShorter total sleep timeSleep durationTotal sleep timeQuestionnaire RevisedAssociated with shorter total sleep timeParenting interventionsChildren aged 4Bidirectional relationshipSleep outcomesDevelopmental outcomesSleep timeBedtimeInfant sleepAged 4Early childhoodOptimal sleep durationSleep healthSleep habitsEffects of Prenatal Exposure to PM2.5 Chemical Components on Adverse Birth Outcomes and Under-5 Mortality in South Korea
Byun G, Choi Y, Lee J, Bell M. Effects of Prenatal Exposure to PM2.5 Chemical Components on Adverse Birth Outcomes and Under-5 Mortality in South Korea. Epidemiology 2025, 36: 531-540. PMID: 40257114, PMCID: PMC12118620, DOI: 10.1097/ede.0000000000001868.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAir PollutantsChild MortalityChild, PreschoolFemaleHumansInfantInfant MortalityInfant, Low Birth WeightInfant, NewbornInfant, Small for Gestational AgeLogistic ModelsMaleMaternal ExposureParticulate MatterPregnancyPregnancy OutcomePremature BirthPrenatal Exposure Delayed EffectsRepublic of KoreaConceptsAdverse birth outcomesAssociated with adverse birth outcomesBirth outcomesRisk of preterm birthExposure to PMPreterm birthLow birth weightAssociated with increased odds of PTBIncreased risk of PTBOdds of preterm birthAssociations of prenatal exposureUnder-5 mortalityExposure to fine particulate matterPopulation of South KoreaAssociated with increased oddsPrenatal exposureAge 5 yearsDeath recordsBirth weightBirth recordsUnder-5Pregnancy exposureEffects of prenatal exposureEffect estimatesLogistic regressionFamily Experience With Hospital Care Teams: A Qualitative Investigation.
Reynolds K, Zelazny S, Grob R, Parker A, Schlesinger M, Martino S. Family Experience With Hospital Care Teams: A Qualitative Investigation. Hospital Pediatrics 2025, 15: e179-e185. PMID: 40254297, DOI: 10.1542/hpeds.2023-007721.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFamily experiencesHospital typeHospital settingQuantitative assessments of patients' experiencesAssessment of patient experienceHospital care teamMedical conditionsQuality improvement effortsGuardians of childrenCare coordinationCare teamPatient experienceHospital careClinical qualityHospital experienceMedical traineesUS populationImprovement effortsQualitative interviewsPediatric hospitalParent interviewsService linesParental vigilanceHospitalCareThe perils of pickleball: A two decade analysis of upper and lower extremity injuries from America’s fastest growing sport
Boroumand S, Park N, Katsnelson B, Qian E, Norman M, Joo P, Diatta F, Noel O, Moran J, Jimenez A. The perils of pickleball: A two decade analysis of upper and lower extremity injuries from America’s fastest growing sport. Journal Of Sports Sciences 2025, 43: 1378-1385. PMID: 40254855, DOI: 10.1080/02640414.2025.2496089.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLower extremity injuriesExtremity injuriesUS emergency departmentsAge groupsTwo-proportion z-testInjury trendsGeriatric age groupPickleball injuriesEmergency departmentUpper/lower extremitiesBonferroni correctionPediatric patientsEpidemiological analysisClinical variablesZ-testPatientsAdultsInjuryPickleballExtremitiesThe validity of test-negative design for assessment of typhoid conjugate vaccine protection: comparison of estimates by different study designs using data from a cluster-randomised controlled trial
Feng S, Zhang Y, Khanam F, Voysey M, Pitzer V, Qadri F, Clemens J, Pollard A, Liu X. The validity of test-negative design for assessment of typhoid conjugate vaccine protection: comparison of estimates by different study designs using data from a cluster-randomised controlled trial. The Lancet Global Health 2025, 13: e1122-e1131. PMID: 40252689, PMCID: PMC12095117, DOI: 10.1016/s2214-109x(25)00056-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTyphoid conjugate vaccineCluster randomised controlled trialJapanese encephalitis vaccineAge-eligible childrenCohort designTest-negative controlsStudy designTyphoid feverVaccine effectivenessHealth care seeking behaviorNon-vaccineesIncreased riskBlood culture-confirmed typhoid feverSalmonella enterica serotype TyphiCase-control study designNon-typhoidal infectionsVaccine protectionBlood culture specimensExperimental study designMiddle-income countriesObservational study designPublic health challengeChildren aged 9 monthsIncreased risk of typhoid feverRisk of typhoid feverQualitative evaluation of meaningful change in Dravet syndrome as measured by the Vineland-3: Caregiver and clinician perspectives
Condon C, Parkerson K, Dandurand A, Wang F, Howse C, Mayhew M, Whyman S, Ventola P, Anne Meskis M, Sullivan J, Knupp K, Gater A, Mahon-Smith A. Qualitative evaluation of meaningful change in Dravet syndrome as measured by the Vineland-3: Caregiver and clinician perspectives. Epilepsy & Behavior 2025, 167: 110381. PMID: 40188607, DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2025.110381.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVineland-3Presence of autism spectrum disorderVineland Adaptive Behavior ScalesAdaptive Behavior ScalesAutism spectrum disorderDravet syndromeCaregivers of children/adolescentsDisruptive behaviorSpectrum disorderBehavior ScaleClinical expertsClinically meaningful changeAdaptive behaviorReceptive communicationImpaired communicationThird EditionAnchor-based methodsSemi-structured interviewsTreatment-related benefitsCaregiver feedbackClinician perspectivesMeaningful changePatient independenceCaregiversQualitative studyInsights into the morbidity profiles of epidemiologically excluded COVID-19 patients in primary care settings during the third wave of the pandemic in the Anuradhapura District, Sri Lanka
Abeyrathna P, Agampodi S, Samaranayake S, Pushpakumara P. Insights into the morbidity profiles of epidemiologically excluded COVID-19 patients in primary care settings during the third wave of the pandemic in the Anuradhapura District, Sri Lanka. BMC Primary Care 2025, 26: 95. PMID: 40181290, PMCID: PMC11967136, DOI: 10.1186/s12875-025-02792-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrivate primary care facilitiesPrimary care settingMorbidity profilePrimary careCare settingsInternational Classification of Primary CareAnuradhapura districtDelivery of healthcare servicesHealthcare-seeking patternsPrimary care servicesPrimary care facilitiesCOVID-19 patientsPrimary care encountersNature of illnessBackgroundThe COVID-19 pandemicInstitution-based studyCOVID-19 pandemicCare encountersCare servicesPrivate sectorHealthcare seekersAnuradhapura district of Sri LankaComprehensive careHealthcare servicesCare facilitiesChanges in household composition and their effects on the academic achievement of orphans and vulnerable children affected by HIV in rural Zambia
Tan M, Li N, Mungo A, Thuma P, Grigorenko E. Changes in household composition and their effects on the academic achievement of orphans and vulnerable children affected by HIV in rural Zambia. AIDS Care 2025, 37: 991-1002. PMID: 40168142, PMCID: PMC12167684, DOI: 10.1080/09540121.2025.2484633.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRural ZambiaAfrican kinship systemEffects of migrationRural African householdsHousehold connectionsMigration-related variablesChildren’s home livesHousehold membershipRelated householdsHousehold dynamicsKinship systemAfrican householdsMitigate hardshipsHousehold compositionHousehold changesMovement of childrenVulnerable childrenPositive migrationHouseholdsPotential protective factorsDevelopmental outcomes of childrenMultilevel modelsHome lifeDevelopmental outcomesMovement of individuals
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