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0000-0001-7406-0856
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University of California, San Diego
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Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Date: 2012
Publisher: American Thoracic Society
Date: 12-2020
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Date: 03-2013
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 2015
DOI: 10.1080/17290376.2015.1123641
Abstract: There are several studies that showed the high prevalence of high-risk sexual behaviors among youths, but little is known how significant the proportion of higher risk sex is when the male and female youths are compared. A meta-analysis was done using 26 countries' Demographic and Health Survey data from and outside Africa to make comparisons of higher risk sex among the most vulnerable group of male and female youths. Random effects analytic model was applied and the pooled odds ratios were determined using Mantel-Haenszel statistical method. In this meta-analysis, 19,148 male and 65,094 female youths who reported to have sexual intercourse in a 12-month period were included. The overall OR demonstrated that higher risk sex was ten times more prevalent in male youths than in female youths. The practice of higher risk sex by male youths aged 15-19 years was more than 27-fold higher than that of their female counterparts. Similarly, male youths in urban areas, belonged to a family with middle to highest wealth index, and educated to secondary and above were more than ninefold, eightfold and sixfold at risk of practicing higher risk sex than their female counterparts, respectively. In conclusion, this meta-analysis demonstrated that the practice of risky sexual intercourse by male youths was incomparably higher than female youths. Future risky sex protective interventions should be tailored to secondary and above educated male youths in urban areas.
Publisher: American Thoracic Society
Date: 02-2016
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Date: 30-04-2013
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 06-11-2013
DOI: 10.1016/J.IJGO.2013.08.014
Abstract: During cesarean delivery, extracting a deeply impacted head is a real challenge for obstetricians. To compare selected maternal and fetal outcome indicators of the "pull" (reverse breech extraction) and "push" methods for impacted fetal head extraction during cesarean delivery. A computer-based search of the Medline, Cochrane library, and HINARI databases. Studies that compared the maternal and perinatal outcomes of the push and pull methods for impacted fetal head extraction during cesarean delivery were included. A meta-analysis of Mantel-Haenszel odds ratios and standardized mean differences from 11 randomized comparative and retrospective cohort studies was performed. In the pooled analysis, the risk of uterine incision extension was more than 8 times higher with the push method than with the pull method. Blood loss and operation time were also increased with the push method, and this method was associated with more perinatal deaths and admissions to the neonatal intensive care unit. The risk of wound infection was not significantly different between the 2 methods. The present meta-analysis demonstrated marked reductions in uterine incision extension, blood loss, and operation time with reverse breech extraction.
Publisher: Public Library of Science (PLoS)
Date: 04-04-2013
Publisher: Hindawi Limited
Date: 2015
DOI: 10.1155/2015/580961
Abstract: The purpose of this meta-analysis was to assess the association between risky sexual behaviour and level of education and economic status in male youth. Previous tests of the association of risky sexual behaviour with levels of education and economic status have yielded inconsistent results. Using data from 26 countries, from both within and outside Africa, we performed a meta-analysis with a specific focus on male youths’ risky sexual behaviour. We applied a random effects analytic model and calculated a pooled odds ratio. Out of 19,148 males aged 15–24 years who reported having sexual intercourse in the 12 months preceding the survey, 75% engaged in higher-risk sex. The proportion of higher-risk sex among male youth aged 15–19 years was nearly 90% in 21 of the 26 countries. The pooled odds ratio showed a statistically significant association of higher-risk sex with male youth younger than 20 years, living in urban centers, well educated, and of a high economic status. The overall proportion of condom use during youths’ most recent higher-risk sexual encounter was 40% and 51% among 15–19-year-olds and 20–24-year-olds, respectively. Our findings suggest that male youth’s socioeconomic status is directly related to the likelihood that they practice higher-risk sex. The relationship between income and sexual behaviour should be explored further.
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Date: 27-09-2014
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 08-2017
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 20-09-2017
DOI: 10.1111/IJUN.12124
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Date: 14-04-2014
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Date: 12-2013
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Date: 26-11-2013
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 29-05-2012
DOI: 10.1080/09540121.2012.689812
Abstract: The aim of this analysis was to determine the consistency of higher-risk sex practice among educated and/or wealthy men in different parts of the world. Meta-analysis was done on risky sexual behaviour of men using the recent Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS 2003-2009) data from 26 countries in and outside Africa. DHS data were accessed through electronic databases. In this analysis, since there was significant heterogeneity (I(2)>50%) among surveys findings, random effects analytic model was applied. Mantel-Haenszel statistical method was used to calculate the pooled odds ratios across countries. Out of 79,736 men aged 15-49 years who had sexual intercourse in 12 months preceding the respective survey, 35.7% reported to have higher-risk sex. The proportion of higher-risk sex was found positively correlated with increased wealth index. In 24 countries, higher-risk sex was found to have highly statistically significant association with men living in urban areas, educated to secondary and above, and owned middle to highest wealth index. The overall condom use during the last higher-risk sexual encounter was 47% but condom use was better practiced by educated men. Nearly in two-thirds of countries reported HIV-prevalence, the proportion of HIV infection was highest among better educated. In conclusion, this meta-analysis has shown that risk taking sexual behaviour is invariably associated with high educational attainment, urban residence and better wealth index regardless of geographic location of men participated in the surveys.
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 04-2015
DOI: 10.1111/JOG.12697
Abstract: Magnesium sulfate is an evidence-based anticonvulsant drug used to prevent and control ecl sia. Controversy persists on routine administration of magnesium sulfate in cases of pre-ecl sia without severe features. Our objective was to assess the pattern of blood pressure and maternal symptoms preceding ecl tic seizure based on the current published work. A comprehensive computer-based publication search was conducted in the African Journals Online, Google scholar, HINARI, PubMed, and MEDLINE databases and the Cochrane library to identify descriptive study reports for blood pressure, severity symptoms or stage of pregnancy during convulsion in women with ecl sia. A total of 59 publications were eligible for this review. Overall, 21,149 ecl tic women from 26 countries were included for the interest of one or more of the selected variables. Out of 18,488 ecl tic women, the proportion of antepartum, intrapartum and post-partum ecl sia was 59%, 20% and 21%, respectively. Out of 3443 ecl tic women, 25% were normotensive 20% had mild-to-moderate hypertension 32% had severe hypertension and 21% were hypertensive but unclassified. Out of 2163 ecl tic women, 66% and 27% had a headache and visual disturbance, respectively, preceding the occurrence of convulsion. Out of 2053 ecl tic women, 25% had epigastric area pain, and out of 1092 women with ecl sia, 25% were asymptomatic. Although ecl sia is known to result from severe pre-ecl sia with or without organ function derangement, this review has revealed that a significant number of ecl tic women had either normal blood pressure or mild-to-moderate hypertension immediately before seizure. The findings are apparently in support of initiating magnesium sulfate prophylaxis to all women with mild pre-ecl sia.
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Date: 30-04-2014
Location: United States of America
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