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Assessment of capacity for vascular disease care in Argentina following consensus recommendations.
Background: Cardiovascular disease is the first cause of death in Argentina, accounting for more than 30% of deaths. Despite this significant healthcare burden, capacity assessment for vascular care has not been previously ... -
Assessment of Community Leader Knowledge and Attitudes about Violence Against Women in Timor-Leste
This study reports findings from a survey designed to assess knowledge and attitudes about violence against women among community leaders in Timor-Leste. The survey was administered to 271 community leaders who participated ... -
Assessment of interactive effects of temperature and air pollution on mortality in Mexico City
Environmental conditions such as air pollution and ambient temperature, can pose increased risk of premature mortality. In Mexico City, despite recent improvements in reducing air pollution, ozone and particulate matter ... -
Association between mild chronic kidney disease and coronary artery disease in persons living with and without HIV in Uganda.
BackgroundSevere chronic kidney disease (CKD), associated with HIV, is a risk factor for coronary artery disease (CAD). However, the impact of the more common, subclinical form of kidney disease in people living with HIV ... -
ASSOCIATION OF FAMILY PLANNING INTEGRATION WITH CONTRACEPTIVE UPTAKE IN KENYAN HIV TREATMENT CENTERS
Objective: To assess facility-level integration of family planning (FP) into HIV care and contraceptive use among HIV-infected women on antiretroviral therapy (ART). Study design: We conducted a national cross-sectional ... -
Associations between Micronutrient Status and Post-Hospital Discharge Growth among 2–23-Month-Old Children with Acute Illnesses in Africa and South-Asia
Introduction: The high prevalence of wasting among children under five in low- and middle-income countries remains a significant public health concern, contributing to elevated morbidity and mortality rates. Recent studies ... -
Associations between poverty, maternal experience of intimate partner violence, and developmental delay among 12-23 month-old children in Nicaragua
Background: As under-five mortality rates decrease in Nicaragua there is an increased urgency to understand the health of this young population, including factors that affect their developmental trajectories. Delays in ... -
ASSURED and Beyond: What characteristics drive the use of HIV rapid diagnostic tests?
<bold>Background:</bold> Since 1999 WHO has tracked the procurement of rapid diagnostic tests (RDT) for common infections, such as HIV, and has reported a significant increase in usage. In 1999 less than 40% of all HIV ... -
Asthma Prevalence, Severity, and Nonfatal Burden by Race/Ethnicity in the United States: A Bayesian Meta-regression Analysis
Context: Asthma is the most common chronic respiratory disease and is characterized by inflammation of the airways in response to stimuli. Evidence additionally suggests that asthma is more prevalent and more severe in ... -
Asylee Access to Refugee Health Screenings: Refugee Health Screenings Should Be Urgently Granted to Asylees in Washington State
This research is a policy analysis assessing the importance of health screenings for newly granted asylees in Washington State as both a tool for surveillance and a form of preventative care. This paper will go further and ... -
Availability, Price and Affordability of Medicines for Treating NCDs in the Ugandan Private Sector
Globally, access to medicines is a major public health challenge (Wirtz et al., 2017). Countries have committed to improving access to medicines through universal health coverage and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) ... -
Bacterial Vaginosis Prior to and During First Pregnancy in Kenyan Adolescent Girls and Young Women at Risk Of HIV
Background: There is limited understanding of longitudinal changes brought about by bacterial vaginosis (BV) in the female genital tract of adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) at pregnancy. AGYW are at a high risk of ... -
Barriers and Facilitators Associated with Kenyan Caregiver’s Engagement in a Child Nutritional Mobile Health Intervention
mHealth shows high potential for nutrition interventions in low and middle-income countries. Mama Aweza, a mHealth intervention in Migori, Kenya, teaches caregivers of children aged 6-12 months to measure their child’s ... -
BARRIERS AND FACILITATORS TO CARE-SEEKING AMONG PREGNANT AND POSTNATAL HIV POSITIVE WOMEN IN RURAL NORTH WESTERN NIGERIA
In Nigeria, the scale-up of free antiretroviral treatment (ART), proactive anti-discrimination laws, and social awareness campaigns have contributed to bringing Nigeria closer to ending AIDS by achieving “Zero new infections, ... -
Barriers and facilitators to the introduction of doxycycline post-exposure prophylaxis into Kenyan HIV PrEP Programs for the prevention of bacterial sexually transmitted infections
Doxycycline post exposure prophylaxis (dPEP) is a novel STI prevention strategy that can reduce the high prevalence of curable STIs among PrEP users. It has been shown to be efficacious among men who have sex with men and ... -
Barriers and Facilitators to Treatment among Newly Diagnosed Hypertensive Patients in Nepal: a Qualitative Study
Background: Hypertension, a leading risk factor for cardiovascular disease, is a significant and rising burden in Nepal. The disease remains undetected and inadequately managed. However, no studies have been conducted to ... -
Barriers to and Facilitators of Integrated Primary Mental Health Care in South Africa
South Africa faces a staggering burden of syndemic HIV and chronic disease compounded by untreated mental illness. However, only one quarter of South Africans experiencing mental disorder have access to mental health ... -
Barriers to and strategies for early implementation of pharmacy-delivered PrEP services in Kenya: An analysis from routine data
Background: In settings where populations at high risk of HIV acquisition face challenges using clinic-based pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV prevention, differentiated PrEP delivery models are needed to expand ... -
Barriers to nutrition-related chronic disease management in Kaqchikel-speaking communities in Guatemala: an exploratory analysis of cultural and linguistic factors
Our Indigenous Maya communities in Guatemala have experienced oppression, exclusion, and racism through ongoing colonization that systemically denies us the right to live happy, healthy lives. The rise of nutrition-related ... -
Betel Nut Product Characteristics and Availability in King County, Washington: A Secret Shopper Study
(2013-11-14)Background: The cultural practice of betel nut chewing with known detrimental health effects has become more geographically widespread through migration, and subsequently, global disease patterns have changed. Immigrants ...