Month: <span>February 2025</span>
Month: February 2025

Impact of cardiovascular risk factors on associations between state and trait indices of major depression disorder and objectively assessed physical activity, sleep and circadian rhythmicity within a population based cohort

J Affect Disord. 2025 Feb 22:S0165-0327(25)00274-5. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2025.02.065. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Few studies of the association between accelerometry-assessed physical activity with major …

Understanding neonatal unit interventions and breastfeeding outcomes in two hospitals in Ghana to facilitate optimization of newborn care

BMC Pediatr. 2025 Feb 24;25(1):131. doi: 10.1186/s12887-025-05432-y. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Inborn babies in many Ghana facilities who need any monitoring or therapy above Essential Newborn Care …

Holistic nursing care competence and associated factors among nurses working in government hospitals of South Wollo Zone, Northeast Ethiopia, 2022

BMC Nurs. 2025 Feb 24;24(1):208. doi: 10.1186/s12912-025-02795-6. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Scholars are undermining the empowerment of holistic nursing care competence in developing countries like Ethiopia, compromising …

Fathers’ work leave and infant breastfeeding in a state-representative sample of fathers in Georgia, United States

BMC Public Health. 2025 Feb 24;25(1):767. doi: 10.1186/s12889-025-22013-x. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Breastfeeding provides multiple maternal and child benefits, but breastfeeding rates are suboptimal. Parental leave access …

Prevalence of metabolic syndrome and its association with selected factors among people with psychiatric conditions in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis

BMC Public Health. 2025 Feb 24;25(1):744. doi: 10.1186/s12889-025-21571-4. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Metabolic syndrome is a cluster of metabolic risk factors, including glucose intolerance, dyslipidemia, central obesity, …

Analysis of phylogroups, biofilm formation, virulence factors, antibiotic resistance and molecular typing of uropathogenic Escherichia coli strains isolated from patients with recurrent and non-recurrent urinary tract infections

BMC Infect Dis. 2025 Feb 24;25(1):267. doi: 10.1186/s12879-025-10635-w. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Uropathogenic Escherichia coli (UPEC) is the predominant cause of urinary tract infections (UTIs), and the …

Comparison of robot-assisted and laparoscopic-assisted modified Soave short muscle cuff anastomosis surgeries for classical Hirschsprung disease

BMC Surg. 2025 Feb 24;25(1):78. doi: 10.1186/s12893-025-02799-8. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: In this study, we aimed to compare the efficacy of robot-assisted and laparoscopic-assisted modified Soave with …