OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the relationship between static foot structure measurements and lower extremity injury in elite rugby union league players. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 423 elite male rugby union league players. Structural profiling comprised foot length, truncated foot length, seated dorsum height, standing dorsum height and navicular drop. Injury occurrence was recorded retrospectively across a competitive season. Separate single-predictor binary logistic regression models determined the odds ratios (OR) and explanatory capacity (Nagelkerke R²) of each variable.

RESULTS: No static foot structure measure had a statistically significant relationship with lower extremity injury (p > .05). Foot length (OR = 1.003, 95% CI [0.994, 1.013], p = .499) and truncated foot length (OR = 1.004, 95% CI [0.986, 1.023], p = .648) showed negligible association with injury variance. Navicular drop exhibited the strongest single structural effect and approached significance (OR = 1.097, 95% CI [0.986, 1.221], p = .088, Nagelkerke R² = .010) but did not reach the threshold for clinical predictability.

CONCLUSION: Stand-alone static foot measurements demonstrate limited clinical utility for predicting lower extremity injury in elite rugby populations. Static profiling remains valuable for characterising morphology and informing footwear or orthotic selection, but screening should move from isolated structural models toward multidimensional risk assessment integrating morphology with functional performance, intrinsic foot strength and sport-specific exposure.

OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to examine the forms and contexts of violence, injuries, and preventable deaths affecting tribal women and children in India.

METHODS: We conducted a retrospective descriptive newspaper-based analysis of publicly reported incidents involving tribal women and children. Incidents were classified by type of harm, intentionality, and reported contextual factors. Categories included homicide and attempted homicide; suicide and suspected suicide; non-lethal violence, abuse, and exploitation; structural or preventable non-violent deaths; and accidental or unintentional deaths and injuries.

RESULTS: We identified 103 incidents involving 138 victims. Interpersonal violence accounted for 75.7% of incidents (n = 78), while 24.3% (n = 25) involved self-directed harm, accidental injuries or deaths, or structural and preventable deaths. Homicide and attempted homicide were most common (44.7%, n = 46), followed by non-lethal violence, abuse, and exploitation (31.1%, n = 32). Domestic violence was the leading context for homicide and attempted homicide. Women and children comprised 85.0% (n = 117) of victims. Harms occurred in households, communities, conflict-affected settings, and contexts shaped by limited healthcare access, infrastructure, and institutional response.

CONCLUSIONS: Harms affecting tribal women and children extend beyond interpersonal violence to include self-directed, accidental, and structurally mediated harms.

OBJECTIVE: To examine parenting attitudes and identify associated factors among Japanese mothers with breast cancer raising children younger than 18 years.

METHODS: A cross-sectional, anonymous online survey was conducted among 200 Japanese patients with breast cancer raising children younger than 18 years, recruited from an opt-in online research panel. Data on demographics, family characteristics, parent-child relationship difficulties, quality of life (FACT-B), and parenting attitudes (Alabama Parenting Questionnaire) were analyzed using univariate and multiple linear regression analyses.

RESULTS: The mean participant age was 47.5 years; 57.5% were diagnosed at stage I, and 87.0% had disclosed their diagnosis to their children. Mean FACT-B and parenting attitude scores were 98.0 and 132.6, respectively. In multiple linear regression analysis, younger child age (β = –0.22, P = .033) and higher FACT-B score (β = 0.40, P < .001) were significantly associated with more favorable parenting attitudes.

CONCLUSION: Higher maternal quality of life was associated with more favorable parenting attitudes, and older child age was associated with lower parenting attitude scores. Health care providers should routinely assess maternal quality of life and parenting concerns and tailor support to the child’s developmental stage.