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Strategies to Close the PrEP Uptake Gap Among Transgender People and Men Who Have Sex with Men in Tshwane South Africa Perspectives from the Community
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Frailty progression in adults aged 40 years and older in rural Burkina Faso a longitudinal populationbased study
No full textBurden of Respiratory Syncytial VirusAssociated Acute Respiratory Infections During Pregnancy
No full textA quantitative assessment of the time to complete the Master of Medicine research thesis in a cohort of paediatrics registrars at the University of the Witwatersrand South Africa
No full textPrevalence and factors associated with caesarean section among Tanzanian women of reproductive age: evidence from the 2022 Tanzania demographic and health survey data
No full textBackground: Caesarean Section (CS) is one of the commonest surgical procedures worldwide. It is an important
medical intervention for reducing the risk of poor perinatal outcomes. However, there was increased trends in CS in
sub-Saharan Africa as maternal and neonatal mortality and morbidity remains high. This study aims to determine the
prevalence and factors associated with CS rates in Tanzania.
Methodology: This was a secondary data analysis of 4,768 women of reproductive age (15–49) in Tanzania. The data
utilized was from the Tanzania Demographic Health and Survey (TDHS) 2022. The factors associated with CS were
identified using multivariable binary logistic regression.
Results: Out of 4,768 women of reproductive age in Tanzania, 497 (10.4%) had CS. Attaining primary (Adjusted
Odds Ratio (aOR): 1.79,95% CI 1.23–2.60), secondary (aOR:2.07,95% CI 1.36–3.14) and higher education (aOR: 2.35,
95% CI 1.08–5.12); having a husband/partner with higher education; being in richest household wealth quintile
(aOR:1.98,95% CI (1.31-3.00), having a job (aOR:1.29, 95% CI: 1.05–1.58 and having attended more than 4 antenatal
care (ANC) visits (aOR: 1.36, 95% CI: 1.11–1.67) were associated with a higher odds of undergoing CS compared to
their respective counterparts. However, living in rural areas (aOR: 0.74, 95% CI:0.58–0.94), being multiparous women
with 2–4 births (aOR: 0.67, 95% CI: 0.53–0.84) and 5 or more births (aOR: 0.44, 95% CI: 0.32–0.60) were associated with
lower odds of CS.
Conclusion: The overall prevalence of CS among women of reproductive age in Tanzania was 10.4%. The highest
educational level, husband/partner’s educational attainment, household wealth quintile, type of residence,
employment status, increased ANC number, and high parity were associated with CS. The CS prevalence is at the
lower limit of the recommendation of the World Health Organisation of 10–15%. Further researches are necessary to
highlight other barriers, facilitators and outcome of CSs in Tanzania to advise policy stakeholders.PM202
Bedaquilinepretomanidmoxifloxacinpyrazinamide for drugsensitive and drugresistant pulmonary tuberculosis treatment a phase 2c openlabel multicentre partially randomised controlled trial
No full textLongterm efficacy and safety of two short standardised regimens for the treatment of rifampicinresistant tuberculosis STREAM stage 2 extended followup of an openlabel multicentre randomised noninferiority trial
No full textA Technique to Solve a Parabolic Equation by Point Symmetries that Incorporate Initial Data
No full textIn this paper, we show how transformation techniques coupled with a convolution integral
can be used to solve a generalised option-pricing model, including the Black–Scholes model.
Such equations are parabolic and the special convolutions are extremely involved as they arise
from an initial value problem. New symmetries are derived to obtain solutions through an
application of the invariant surface condition. The main outcome is that the point symmetries
are effective in producing exact solutions that satisfy a given initial condition, such as those
represented by a call-option.PM202