BACKGROUND Understanding the socio-cultural context and perceptions of adverse pregnancy outcomes is important for informing the best approaches for public health programs. This article describes the perceptions, beliefs and health-seeking behaviours of women from rural western Kenya regarding congenital anomalies and miscarriages. METHODS Ten focus group discussions (FGDs) were undertaken in...

The development of COVID-19 vaccines is a global priority aiming to mitigate the spread SARS-CoV-2. Although vaccination has been proved be effective in reducing rate and severity COVID-19, it also associated with ocurrence serious adverse events (AEs). Jcovden, previously Janssen (Ad26.COV2.S) vaccine, have shown safe phase 3 trials. We aimed compare its safety Pfizer-BioNTech (BNT162b2) Oxfor...

background although in many countries child abuse reporting is mandated, iranian nurses report abused cases voluntary. some of the cases are reported to the police and others are referred to welfare organizations or other non-governmental organizations. absence of a uniform reporting system along with a lack of legal support in the specific cultural context of iran has resulted challenges for t...

Women attending routine antenatal care at Aarhus University Hospital, Denmark, from 1989 to 1996 were eligible for this cohort study on the association between alcohol intake in pregnancy and the risk of spontaneous abortion. We included 24 679 singleton pregnancies in the study. We used Cox regression analyses with delayed entry for the analyses. We found an increased risk of spontaneous abort...

Background: In India, spontaneous reporting of adverse drug reactions (ADRs) by healthcare professionals was initiated in 2010. The drug safety issues for geriatric population are critical due to age-related physiological changes, pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics changes. Objective: Our objective was to assess the spontaneous reports of adverse drug reactions, observed in geriatric patient...

Spontaneous adverse drug reaction (ADR) reporting is the cornerstone of pharmacovigilance. However, underreporting is a huge problem due to lack of reporting culture amongst healthcare professionals. This cross sectional, questionnaire based study was conducted to assess the knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding adverse drug reaction reporting amongst resident (trainee) doctors. It invol...

Background: Adverse Drug Reactions (ADRs) underreporting is a serious drawback of the pharmacovigilance system. Spontaneous reporting of ADRs is a valid instrument to enhance pharmacovigilance. Objectives: To avoid prescribing again to patients the drug that caused them the ADRs, to evaluate spontaneous reporting of ADRs by patients to their General Practitioner (GP); to investigate the most in...