Changes in self-reported risky sexual behaviour indicators among adults receiving regular risk reduction counselling and optional initiation of pre-exposure prophylaxis in an HIV vaccine preparedness study in Masaka, Uganda
CONCLUSION: Regular risk-reduction counselling may reduce risky sexual behaviour, while PrEP initiation may not lead to risk compensation.PMID:37548558 | PMC:PMC10408567 | DOI:10.1080/16549716.2023.2242672 (Source: Global Health Action)
Source: Global Health Action - August 7, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Jonathan Kitonsa Sheila Kansiime Sylvia Kusemererwa Martin Onyango Berna Nayiga Anita Kabarambi Joseph O Mugisha Pontiano Kaleebu Eugene Ruzagira PrEPVacc Study Group Source Type: research
The missing middle of childhood
Glob Health Action. 2023 Dec 31;16(1):2242196. doi: 10.1080/16549716.2023.2242196.ABSTRACTMiddle childhood, between six and twelve years, is a critical bridge between earlier childhood and adolescence with rapid physical and psychological transitions. Most of the world's 2.6 billion young people, of which the middle childhood age group is a significant portion, live in low- and middle-income countries. Many live in environments that place them at high and growing risk for mental ill-health, injuries, and adoption of risky behaviours that often lead to non-communicable diseases in later years. Still, middle childhood, the '...
Source: Global Health Action - August 7, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Maj-Lis Voss Mariam Claeson Sven Bremberg Stefan Swartling Peterson Tobias Alfv én Grace Ndeezi Source Type: research
Changes in self-reported risky sexual behaviour indicators among adults receiving regular risk reduction counselling and optional initiation of pre-exposure prophylaxis in an HIV vaccine preparedness study in Masaka, Uganda
CONCLUSION: Regular risk-reduction counselling may reduce risky sexual behaviour, while PrEP initiation may not lead to risk compensation.PMID:37548558 | DOI:10.1080/16549716.2023.2242672 (Source: Global Health Action)
Source: Global Health Action - August 7, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Jonathan Kitonsa Sheila Kansiime Sylvia Kusemererwa Martin Onyango Berna Nayiga Anita Kabarambi Joseph O Mugisha Pontiano Kaleebu Eugene Ruzagira PrEPVacc Study Group Source Type: research
Protecting the healthcare workers in low- and lower-middle-income countries through vaccination: barriers, leverages, and next steps
Glob Health Action. 2023 Dec 31;16(1):2239031. doi: 10.1080/16549716.2023.2239031.ABSTRACTHealthcare workers play a critical role in providing medical care to individuals and communities. Due to the nature of their work, compared to the general public, healthcare workers are at a higher risk of exposure to infectious diseases, including vaccine-preventable ones. The routine vaccination of healthcare workers in low- and lower-middle-income countries is a critical issue. Vaccination not only protects healthcare workers from contracting infectious diseases but also prevents the spread of diseases to the patients, reduces heal...
Source: Global Health Action - July 27, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Karla Kroflin Mariana Gonzalez Utrilla Michael Moore Marta Lomazzi Source Type: research
Childhood undernutrition in North Africa: systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies
CONCLUSION: Addressing undernutrition in Northern Africa requires a multidisciplinary approach prioritising mothers and young children, especially families in underprivileged areas.PMID:37497693 | PMC:PMC10375933 | DOI:10.1080/16549716.2023.2240158 (Source: Global Health Action)
Source: Global Health Action - July 27, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Nagwa Farag Elmighrabi Catharine A K Fleming Mansi Vijaybhai Dhami Kingsley E Agho Source Type: research
