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Identifying Strengths and Gaps in Data Management and Reporting through Malaria Routine Data Quality Assessment: Results from Two Health Regions in Madagascar
Authors: Yé Maurice , N’Gbichi Jean Marie , Andrianantoandro Tokinirina , Rabesahala Sabas , Rabibizaka Urbain , Ramiranirina Brune Estelle , Rabeola Omega , Kapesa Laurent , Yé Yazoumé 
Published: January 2024

ABSTRACT.
In 2021, the U.S. President’s Malaria Initiative Measure Malaria project provided support to the National Malaria Program to conduct a data quality assessment. The main goal was to help health centers enhance the quality of their malaria data. The assessment involved reviewing data from outpatient registers, monthly reports, and DHIS2 data. Reporting timeliness, completeness, data element completeness, and availability of source documents were assessed. For timeliness, the assessment measured the proportion of reports that were submitted on time out of the expected total. The results showed that the reporting timeliness was inadequate in Atsinanana (85%) and adequate for Atsimo-Andrefana (95%). Data elements completeness, which refers to reports without missing data, was inadequate in Atsinanana (43%) and Atsimo-Andrefana (68%). The availability of source documents, such as records forms, was assessed and found to be 59% in Atsimo-Andrefana and 48% in Atsinanana. The use of standard reporting forms, which ensures consistency and accuracy in reporting, was reported to be 44% in Atsinanana and 54% in Atsimo-Andrefana. Data discrepancies were identified between outpatient registers, monthly reports, and DHIS2 data. A verification factor (VF) was used to compare the figures in these different sources. The VF was 1.2 in Atsinanana and 1.1 in Atsimo-Andrefana for both monthly reports and DHIS2 data, indicating an overreporting of fever cases tested in 6- to 13-year-olds. Overall, the assessment revealed gaps in data elements completeness, reporting accuracy, and availability of data recording guidelines. The findings suggest that regular data quality assessments should be implemented to guide decision making in Madagascar.
Case Report: Ophthalmia Nodosa Caused by Caterpillar Setae
Authors: Liu Wenlong , Jiang Xingchun 
Published: January 2024

ABSTRACT.
Caterpillars can damage human health, including visual acuity, as a result of penetration of the setae into the eye or their layout on the eye tissue. However, the path of setae movement in the eye remains unclear. In this study, a 43-year-old woman was injured in the left eye by a caterpillar. Other than rubbing her eye, the patient did not attempt any type of treatment, and she visited our outpatient clinic 5 days after the accident. The patient’s left eyelid was markedly swollen, with a visual acuity of 1.0 in the right eye and only 0.04 in the left eye. Images of the setae in the eye were taken using an oil lens microscope, which showed clearly their detailed characteristics. The setae were removed from the eye as much as possible. Topical eyedrops and oral steroids were used to reduce the inflammation. Vitritis and retinitis occurred at the 6-month follow-up and was classified as ophthalmia nodosa by the ophthalmologist. Before we did our study, some ophthalmologists believed that setae moved forward; however, we found that setae in the eye moved in a disorderly fashion. We also note that all setae should be removed. This case demonstrates that caterpillar setae in the eye move in a disorderly fashion and eventually caused ophthalmia nodosa.
Building Research Capacity in Low- and Middle-Income Countries and Pandemic Preparedness: Lessons Learned and Future Directions
Authors: Kilmarx Peter H. , Goraleski Karen A. , Khan Erum , Lindo John F. , Saravia Nancy Gore 
Published: January 2024

ABSTRACT.
Research capacity is a critical component of pandemic preparedness, as highlighted by the challenges faced during the Ebola outbreak in West Africa. Recent global initiatives, such as the Research & Development Task Force of the Global Health Security Agenda and the World Health Assembly’s resolution on strengthening clinical trials, emphasize the need for robust research capabilities. This Perspective discusses the experiences of leaders in infectious disease research and capacity building in low- and middle-income countries, focusing on Colombia, Jamaica, and Pakistan. These case studies underscore the importance of collaborative efforts, interdisciplinary training, and global partnerships in pandemic response. The experiences highlight the necessity for rapid pathogen identification, capacity for genomic sequencing, and proactive engagement with policymakers. Challenges faced, including the shortage of trained staff and reliance on imported reagents, emphasize the ongoing need for building research capacity.
Terapias lúdicas para la atención de trastornos del neurodesarrollo
Authors: Mejía Navas Cristian Ricardo 
Published: January 2024

PROBLEMA: la falta de atención adecuada y abordaje oportuno de los trastornos del neurodesarrollo son un reto para el país. OBJETIVO: determinar el uso de la terapia lúdica en la atención de los trastornos del neurodesarrollo. MÉTODO: estudio de casos cuantitativos con un enfoque analítico de 40 pacientes con trastornos del neurodesarrollo RESULTADOS: mediante la boleta de recolección de datos se refleja que la edad predominante estuvo comprendida entre los 5 y 10 años, con un 50% el género masculino con un 90%. Dentro del tipo de familia que sobresalió fue la monoparental con un 50%, mientras que el nivel socioeconómico bajo fue el que más con un 80 % y el nivel escolar más destacado fue el primario con un 65%. CONCLUSIÓN: entre los trastornos del neurodesarrollo que más se presentaron fueron discapacidad intelectual con un 45%, trastornos específicos del aprendizaje en un 25%, trastornos de la comunicación con un 15%, trastornos del espectro autista en un 10% y trastorno por déficit de atención con un 5%. Se abordaron a través de diferentes terapias lúdicas con diferentes técnicas de juego.
Role of Church Affiliation and the Sexual Behaviour Choices of Students in Selected Universities in Nairobi County, Kenya
Authors: Rotich Marseline Cherono , Gecaga Margaret , Gitome Josephine 
Published: January 2024

Purpose: The current study sheds light on the role of church affiliation in shaping sexual attitudes and behaviour. Not enough was known about how Christianity can influence the construction of values and beliefs that discourage risky sexual behaviour among adolescents at universities in Kenya. Little was understood on the role of church affiliation explaining variation in adolescent sexuality among Christian communities at universities. Spirituality is an understudied subtype of religiosity yet it may explain patterns of sexual behaviour. Most studies that have examined the relationship between sexual behaviours and religiosity have focused on sexual intercourse. These studies have not examined other sexual behaviour choices, like internet sex.
Methodology: Using a mixed-methods design, the relationship between church affiliation and sexual behaviour was examined. In quantitative analysis, a stratified probability sample of (n=176 students) who attend regular prayer sessions in three universities: the Kenyatta University (KU) Main Campus, the Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) Karen Campus, and the Daystar University was used. Qualitative interviews were conducted with university administrators, chaplains, and other church workers. Undergirding the study was the social identity theory, which articulates the idea of people seeking to gain membership and acceptance in any social group.
Findings: The findings suggest church affiliation has a significant effect on sexual attitudes, values, and behaviour. There seems to be an interaction between extrinsic and intrinsic religiosity, with frequent church attendance appearing to induce more conservative sexual beliefs, attitudes and behaviour. Church affiliation had a significant effect on sexual behaviour choices, which includes internet sex and cohabitation and extreme sexual activities.
Management of ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm with unstable hemodynamic, from admission to intensive care unit: case report and literature review
Authors: Nguyen Hoang Dinh , Nguyen Huu Tuong , Vuong Ngoc Minh 
Published: January 2024

Background: Ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm is an acute haemorrhage from the aneurysm which leads to accumulation of blood in retroperitoneal and/or intraperitoneal cavity. Endovascular intervention has been applied recently and is preferred choice to improve mortality and complications. However, ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm is still a true emergency. Organizing an effective and coordinated effort of a professional team to approach and follow-up theses patients after intervention is essential to provide optimal results.
Objectives: To demonstrate the approach of ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm in a hemodynamically unstable patient in the emergency setting, and display the process of intervention and management post-intervention in a cardiac intensive care unit, and provide a literature review
Methods: Case report of a successful endovascular intervention with double-balloon technique, treating ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm at University of Medicine and Pharmacy Hospital at Ho Chi Minh City.
Results: A 65-year-old male was admitted to the hospital because of abdominal pain which had lasted 3 days. Computed tomography results showed a ruptured infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysm. The patient underwent endovascular intervention repair using double-balloon technique. He was monitored and treated of intraabdominal hypertension post-intervention. The patient was discharged on the eighth postoperative day, in stable condition.
Conclusion: Treatment of ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm with endovascular intervention is an effective and safe method with few complications. A coordinated team effort with standardized protocol, well-trained staffs, and sufficient intervention tools is required for success.
Preoperative and postoperative vascular characteristics in AVF creation surgery
Authors: Nguyen Ngoc Hoa Quynh , Le Trung Duc Tai , Huynh Tan Kha , Do Trung Hieu , Vo Tuan Anh 
Published: January 2024

Background: Early postoperative vascular ultrasound can predict the maturity of arteriovenous fistulas as well as detect complications.
Objective: To present the characteristics of upper extremity vessels on ultrasound prior to AVF surgery and to analyze the changes in vessel size and flow rate postoperatively.
Subjects and methods: We prospectively describe 80 cases of AVF formation at Dong Nai General Hospital from April 2022 to April 2023. Vascular ultrasound evaluations were conducted preoperatively and at 1 day, 2 weeks and 6 weeks postoperatively to evaluate the diameter and the blood flow of vessels used to create AVFs.
Results: Eighty patients underwent AVF surgery. In forearm AVFs, the median diameter of the feeding artery and the draining vein were 2.12 (1.83 – 2.5) mm and 3.38 (2.9 – 3.80) mm, respectively. In upper-arm AVFs, the median diameter of the feeding artery and the draining vein were 3.67 (3.45 – 3.99) mm and 4.0 (3.64 – 4.05) mm, respectively. The draining vein flow rate showed a strong correlation with the brachial artery flow rate (R2 = 0.94, correlation coefficient = 0.88). The diameter and flow rate of the draining vein at 6 weeks post-surgery displayed significant correlations with their respective values at 2 weeks post-surgery, with correlation coefficients of 0.92 (R2 = 0.66) and 1.04 (R2 = 0.86), respectively. After 6 weeks post-surgery, non-diabetic patients exhibited larger draining vein diameters and higher flow rates compared with diabetic patients.
Conclusions: The study highlighted the predictive potential of vascular ultrasound at the 2-week postoperative mark for AVF maturation The brachial artery flow rate can serve as a reliable indicator of AVF flow rate. Given the tendency for diabetic patients to exhibit smaller draining vein diameter and lower AVF flow rate than non-diabetic patients, particular caution is recommended when performing preoperative ultrasound mapping in this patient population.
Clinical characteristics of obstructive sleep apnea in patients with heart failure
Authors: Nguyen Thi Thu Hoai , Pham Van Han , Ngo Quy Chau , Pham Manh Hung , Vũ Van Giap , Phan Thu Phuong 
Published: January 2024

Aims: To investigate the clinical characteristics of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome in patients with heart failure (HF).
Patients and Methods: From 9/2020 to 9/2021, patients with chronic HF (European Society of Cardiology’s criteria) and obstructive sleep apnea (American Academy of Sleep Medicine’s criteria) were enrolled into the study. Clinical examination, blood test, echocardiography, polysomnography, ventilatory polygraphy were performed in all patients.
Results: 63 patients were included: 54 male (85.7%), 9 female (14.3%), age 69.57 ± 13.08, BMI 28.63 ± 4.16 kg/m2, neck size >40 cm: 69.3%, 100% male and 88.9% female had waist circumference ≥90 cm, hypertension 78.4%, diabetes 47.6%, HFrEF 12 (18%), HFmrEF 5 (7.9%), HFpEF 46 (73%). 68.3% patients had Epworth ≥10, snoring 92.1%. Compared to patients with apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) <15 and AHI 15-30, patients with AHI>30 had thicker interventricular septum, higher left ventricular mass (LVM) and LVM index, lower e’ velocity, higher E/e’ ratio, higher left atrial volume index, higher systolic artery pulmonary pressure, p<0.05. Multivariate regression showed that age, body mass index, neck size, HbA1C were independent predictors of high AHI, p<0.05.
Conclusions: Majority of patients with chronic HF and obstructive sleep apnea were male, old age, overweight/obesity, and had large neck size. Hypertension and diabetes and heart failure with preserved ejection fraction were prevalent. Patients with AHI>30 had higher interventricular septal thickness, higher LVM and LVM index, lower e’ velocity, higher E/e’ ratio, higher left atrial volume index, higher systolic artery pulmonary pressure, p<0.05. Age, body mass index, neck size, HbA1C were independent predictors of high AHI, p<0.05.
Results of rib fixation in treating rib fractures at Dong Nai General Hospital
Authors: Vo Tuan Anh , Nguyen Cong Tien 
Published: January 2024

Introduction
Rib fractures are a common complication of chest trauma. Fractured rib fixation is an effective method in treating complicated rib fractures, especially cases with flail chest. This study aimed to evaluate the results and effectiveness of rib fixation surgery at Dong Nai General Hospital.
Methods
This is an analytical descriptive cross-sectional study, conducted at Dong Nai general hospital from 2022 to 2023.
Results
The study included 34 patients, 79% were male, 75% of ruptures were caused by traffic accidents. Lesions on the left side are more common than the right side (55.9% vs 32.4%), posterior arch fractures are the most common (88.2%), 41.2% have flail chests. Concomitant injuries consisted of pneumothorax (70.6%), hemothorax (76.5%) and pulmonary contusion (64.7%). Average operating time was 115.1 ± 39.5 minutes, average postoperative time was 10.12 ± 3.15 days. There was 1 case of reoperation due to pleural blood clots. We assessed the pain relief effectiveness by comparing the pain scale before and after surgery, there was a significant difference (7.47 ± 0.75 vs 3.35 ± 0.81, p < 0.001).
Conclusion
Rib fixation surgery is a safe and effective surgery in treating cases of complex rib fractures and flail chest. This can be implemented in provincial hospitals. Fixing more than 50% of broken ribs will help patients recover better and return to their daily work sooner.
EVALUACIÓN DE LOS SERVICIOS ECOSISTÉMICOS DEL COMUNAL EL COLMÓN, MACARACAS, PANAMÁ
Authors: Saucedo Edgar , Arosemena P Lourdes E. , Camarena Félix 
Published: January 2024

Con la investigación se evaluó el nivel de importancia de los servicios ecosistémicos (SE) que provee el Bosque El Colmón de Macaracas a la provincia de Los Santos. El tipo de estudio es descriptivo porque identifica y evalúa el nivel de importancia de los SE. Se utilizó una matriz de evaluación que mide el nivel de importancia de cada uno de los SE, previa observación e identificación de estos. Para su aplicación, se recabó, información por un período de cinco meses de trabajo de campo a través de observación directa, se realizaron recorridos cada quince días por los senderos del bosque. También se usó cámaras trampa y la aplicación de encuesta comunitaria a una muestra representativa de residentes en áreas cercanas al bosque. Se logró identificar tres tipos de servicios: de regulación y soporte (8 beneficios), socioculturales (4 beneficios) y de abastecimiento (7 beneficios). Estos resultados son concluyentes de un buen estado de conservación del bosque, indicando esto, que aún se está a tiempo para que los tomadores de decisiones y la población en general actúen en pro de la conservación de esta área protegida.
From Sleepwear to Sportswear
Authors: D’Agati Janine , Schiff Hannah 
Published: January 2024

How did women begin wearing pants? Prior to the 1920s it was a rarity to see women in pants in the Western world, but as the silk pajama trouser suit moved from the boudoir to the beach in the early 1920s it cemented the image of the trousered woman.
Worn by Jean Harlow and Marlene Dietrich, painted by Raoul Dufy and immortalized in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s Tender is the Night, between the two world wars pajamas came to symbolize much more than sleepwear. This book explores how the pajama phenomenon was not only critical to the careers of designers such as Chanel, Patou, Poiret, and Schiaparelli, but how the versatile garment was also bound to the independence of women and influenced culture more broadly.
Through meticulous research and never-before-seen images, the authors position pajama fashion in the context of the Golden Age of Travel, the rise of Hollywood, and the changing political climate of the early 20th century, to reveal how the rising trend in sleepwear influenced The American Look, modern sportswear, and the image of the trousered woman.
Holocaust Memory and Youth Performance
Authors: Hughes Erika 
Published: January 2024

Societies continue to struggle with the terrible legacy of the holocaust, but many of them cope through a wide range of performative cultural responses. A canon of more than 750 known plays, musicals, archival adaptations, ceremonies, interactive exhibits, and concerts reflect the manifold ideas of what the Holocaust was, who it affected and how it should be remembered by us all. In many of these works, youth is a key category of importance.
Holocaust Memory and Youth Performance is the first critical examination of youth-focused plays and performances about the Holocaust. It considers works that are written by young authors as well as pieces taken from the diaries and memoirs of those who experienced the Holocaust as children or adolescents. While youth-focused plays about the Holocaust have been in the repertories of top professional companies throughout the world for decades and continue to be performed in theatres, schools and community centers, they are often neglected in concentrated and comparative studies of Holocaust theatre. Erika Hughes fills this gap by examining plays, including The Diary of Anne Frank and Today You are Called Sara, musicals, performances, scripts, performative museum installations and pedagogically-focused works of applied theatre for young audiences that tell the stories of young people who experienced the Holocaust. Adopting Hannah Arendt’s notion of natality as a powerful framework, this study examines the ways in which youth-theatre performances make a vital contribution to intergenerational witnessing and the collective memory of the Holocaust.
Spectatorship and the Real in French Contemporary Theatre
Authors: Mons Amélie 
Published: January 2024

This book explores how avant-garde directors in French theatre play on their audiences’ frustration to generate an encounter with the real.
Focusing on the work of directors such as Gisèle Vienne, Jan Lauwers, Rodrigo Garcia, Jan Fabre and Romeo Castellucci, the book looks at how these directors manipulate their audiences to experience a raw perception of materiality and physical bodies on stage, set within narratives of mystery and the uncanny. This approach has led to these directors' work described as 'obscene', 'pretentious', 'demagogic' and 'provocative'.
Because of this, the act of spectating and the nature of spectatorship itself becomes complicated and tends to leave French audiences doubting traditional codes and practices. It leads to the directors' work being misjudged and to contradictory discourses between critics, researchers and directors.
The book examines how directors implement strategies on stage to trigger such experiences, while evaluating how problematic these strategies are. It develops critical and philosophical tools that help spectators extend their field of perception and better engage with these contemporary practices. And, in doing so, it analyses a fascinating paradox: the French theatre scene hosting both active avant-garde practices, especially when it comes to spectator experience, and strong rejections from audiences.
Theatre and its Audiences
Authors: Craddock Kate , Freshwater Helen 
Published: January 2024

Written in the aftermath of the Covid-19 crisis, this book brings the past, present and future of theatre-going together as it explores the nature of the relationships between performance practitioners, arts organisations and their audiences.
Proposing that the pandemic forced a re-evaluation of what it means to be an audience, and combining historical and current cultural sector perspectives, the book reflects on how historical conventions have conditioned present day expectations of theatre-going in the UK. Helen Freshwater examines the ways in which developments in technology, architecture and forms of communication have influenced what is expected by and of audiences, reflecting changes in theatre’s cultural status and place in our lives.
Drawing on the first-hand experiences of festival director and performance practitioner Kate Craddock, it also contends that practitioners now need to turn their attention to care, access and sustainability, arguing that the pandemic taught us, above all, that it is possible to do things differently. Part vision, part provocation, part critical interrogation, Theatre and its Audiences offers an insightful appraisal of past norms and assumptions to set out a bold argument about where we should go from here.