OBJECTIVE As the multiple sclerosis (MS) disease-modifying drug (DMD) treatment options have expanded to include oral therapies, it is important to understand whether route of administration is associated with DMD adherence. The objective of this study was to compare adherence to DMDs in patients with MS newly initiating treatment with a self-injectable versus an oral DMD. METHODS This retros...

Objectives : The purpose of this study was to determine the perception of University of Venda students on their susceptibility to the negative outcomes associated with unprotected sex. Methods : This cross sectional study involved 408 (206 females and 202 males) University of Venda students residing within the university campus. Simple and systematic sampling methods were used to select partici...

We would like to follow up the recent editorial entitled ‘Safer “chemsex”’ by Ma and Perera1 by including sexually transmissible enteric infections (STEI) among the pathogens whose transmission may be associated with chemsex. Shigella, which causes a range of gastrointestinal symptoms in humans,2 is the primary example here, although verocytotoxinproducing Escherichia coli has also been describ...

background: oral cancer is among the 10 most common cancers worldwide with an increasing global incidence. compromised antioxidant defense system plays a role in occurrence of cancer. this study evaluated the salivary antioxidant level of oral cancer patients compared to a control group. patients and methods: this case-control study was conducted on 22 oral squamous cell carcinoma patients pres...

We would like to follow up the recent editorial entitled ‘Safer “chemsex”’ by Ma and Perera1 by including sexually transmissible enteric infections (STEI) among the pathogens whose transmission may be associated with chemsex. Shigella, which causes a range of gastrointestinal symptoms in humans,2 is the primary example here, although verocytotoxinproducing Escherichia coli has also been describ...

Introduction: Oral diseases are a worldwide public health problem in need of constant evaluation and follow-up. Aim: To analyze Chilean preschoolers’ oral indicators by age, sex, socioeconomic status urban/rural location their school. Material Methods: Systematic review conducted PubMed, EMBASE, Scielo gray literature to identify epidemiological studies Chile. We included with regional represen...

Introduction: During 2004-15, nine randomized controlled trials (RCT) for HIV prevention tested pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) with oral drugs, vaginal gels, or vaginal rings among more than 17,000 women in Africa. Methods: This study uses information from the nine RCTs to estimate the proportions of HIV from sexual and bloodborne risks, to consider reasons for success or failure with oral PrE...

Many parents rely on emergency services to deal with their children's dental problems, mostly pain and infection associated with dental caries. This cross-sectional study analyzed the factors associated with not doing an oral procedure in preschoolers with toothache attending public dental emergency services. Data were obtained from the clinical files of preschoolers treated at all nine dental ...

Oral health problems can influence people's Quality of Life (QoL) because of pain, discomfort, limitations, and other esthetics problems, affecting their social life, feeding, daily activities, and the individual's well-being. To compare oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) of children with and without oral clefts and their families. 121 children aged from 2 to 6 years, from both sexes,...