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  1. Assessment of behavioural risk factors for HIV/AIDS in selected target groups in and around Addis Ababa and Nazareth cities, Ethiopia

    Assessment of behavioural risk factors for HIV/AIDS in selected target groups in and around Addis Ababa and Nazareth cities, Ethiopia

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Teshome Nedi --- Department of Pharmacology, Ethiopia Mehret Yerdaw --- Department of Pharmacology, Ethiopia Fikre Enquoselassie --- Department of Community Health, Faculty of Medicine, Ethiopia
    A stratified cross-sectional survey was conducted on 2 278 people residing in and around Addis Ababa and Nazareth cities to assess the behavioural risk factors in HIV/AIDS in selected target groups from August 2000 to December 2000. The target groups,...
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  2. Health risk behaviours of high school learners and their perceptions of preventive services offered by general practitioners

    Health risk behaviours of high school learners and their perceptions of preventive services offered by general practitioners

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: C Thomas --- Private Practice and Department of Family Medicine,
    Background: Adolescence spans nearly a decade in which young people may initiate health risk behaviours such as unsafe sexual practices and the use of alcohol, tobacco and other drugs (ATOD use). Most adolescent mortality and morbidity, attributable to such health...
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  3. Measles in HIV-infected children in southern Africa

    Measles in HIV-infected children in southern Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: AM Sheikh --- Botswana-Baylor Children's Clinical Centre of Excellence, Botswana P Patel --- Botswana-Baylor Children's Clinical Centre of Excellence, Botswana L Scherzer --- Botswana-Baylor Children's Clinical Centre of Excellence, Botswana CP Neumann --- Baylor College of Medicine, United States of America G Anabwani --- Botswana-Baylor Children's Clinical Centre of Excellence, Botswana MA Tolle --- Botswana-Baylor Children's Clinical Centre of Excellence, Botswana
    In recent years, southern Africa has experienced a widespread measles outbreak. Given the high human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) prevalence in the region, the particular features of measles in HIV-infected individuals are of interest to clinicians, especially as regards children, as...
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  4. Challenges in preventative care and research in primary healthcare facilities: information obtained during implementation of a cervical cancer screening project in the Tshwane Health District

    Challenges in preventative care and research in primary healthcare facilities: information obtained during implementation of a cervical cancer screening project in the Tshwane Health District

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Gynaecological Oncology • Authors: G Dreyer --- Gynaecological Oncology Unit Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, E F Mnisi --- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, A Maphalala --- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology,
    Objectives: The aim was to identify challenges to conducting research and obstacles to successful cervical cancer screening in public sector primary healthcare clinics (PHCs).
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  5. Delivery of isoniazid preventive therapy to reduce occupational TB among healthcare workers in Swaziland

    Delivery of isoniazid preventive therapy to reduce occupational TB among healthcare workers in Swaziland

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases • Authors: Marianne Calnan --- University Research Co., LLC, Swaziland Samson Haumba --- University Research Co., LLC, Swaziland Makhosazana Matsebula --- University Research Co., LLC, Swaziland Ntombifuthi Shongwe --- University Research Co., LLC, Swaziland Munyaradzi Pasipamire --- Swaziland National AIDS Program, Swaziland Natalie Kruse Levy --- USAID/PEPFAR, Swaziland Munamato Mirira --- USAID/PEPFAR, Swaziland Peter Preko --- CDC, Swaziland Alisha Smith-Arthur --- University Research Co., LLC, USA Varduhi Ghazaryan --- University Research Co., LLC, USA
    Healthcare workers (HCWs) in Swaziland are at increased risk of acquiring tuberculosis (TB), but existing infection control and occupational health policies often fall short of mitigating the risk of acquiring TB in the workplace. Health service failure to systematically offer...
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  6. Mapping the contextual mental health interventions for perinatal adolescent mothers with self-reported common mental symptoms (anxiety and depression) in sub-Saharan African countries: a scoping review

    Mapping the contextual mental health interventions for perinatal adolescent mothers with self-reported common mental symptoms (anxiety and depression) in sub-Saharan African countries: a scoping review

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Child & Adolescent Mental Health • Authors: Chimwemwe Pindani Tembo --- Saint John of God College of Health Sciences, Malawi Linda Portsmouth --- Curtin University, Australia Sharyn K Burns --- Curtin University, Australia
    Introduction: Early preventive interventions may support adolescent mothers’ mental health during the perinatal period. However, adolescent maternal mental health interventions have received little empirical research attention. This scoping review maps the evidence on interventions appropriate for adolescent mothers during the...
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