Delany-Moretlwe, Sinead Mgodi, Nyaradzo Bekker, Linda-Gail Baeten, Jared M Li, Chuwen Donnell, Deborah Agyei, Yaw Lennon, Denni Rose, Scott M Mokgatle, Marcia
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Sexually transmitted infections
We investigated the prevalence, incidence and factors associated with sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among young African women seeking HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP). HPTN 082 was a prospective, open-label PrEP study enrolling HIV-negative sexually active women aged 16-25 years in Cape Town and Johannesburg, South Africa, and Harare, Z...
Simo Fotso, Arlette Wright, Connor G. Low, Andrea
Background Population-level research evaluating HIV-related stigma among countries with varied national HIV prevalence is scarce. To better understand HIV-related stigma and mitigate its potential negative effects, it is necessary to evaluate its relationship with HIV prevalence, as well as the mechanisms that influence it. This study aimed to anal...
Erchick, Daniel J. Subedi, Seema Verhulst, Andrea Guillot, Michel Adair, Linda S. Barros, Aluísio J. D. Chasekwa, Bernard Christian, Parul da Silva, Bruna Gonçalves C. Silveira, Mariângela F.
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Introduction Infant and neonatal mortality estimates are typically derived from retrospective birth histories collected through surveys in countries with unreliable civil registration and vital statistics systems. Yet such data are subject to biases, including under-reporting of deaths and age misreporting, which impact mortality estimates. Prospec...
Ombelet, Willem; Goemaes, Regine; 147340; Fomenko, Elizaveta; Campo, Rudi;
BACKGROUND: We developed a simplified IVF culture system (SCS) which has proven to be effective and safe in a selected IVF cohort. METHODS: Preterm birth (PTB) and low birth weight (LBW) of 175 singletons born after using the SCS, 104 after fresh embryo transfer (ET), and 71 after frozen embryo transfer, were compared with all singletons born in Fl...
Dorrell, Philip Pillay, Yogan Maithufi, Regina Pinini, Zukiswa Chidarikire, Thato Stamper, Nomawethu Frank, Derusha Peters, Remco P H
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Sexually transmitted infections
Globally, there have been significant changes in utilisation of STI testing and treatment services during the period of the COVID-19 pandemic. The impact of COVID-19 in countries that use syndromic STI management is not documented. This study used routine STI surveillance data to evaluate the impact of COVID-19 on utilisation of STI syndromic manag...
Simo Fotso, Arlette Wright, Connor G. Low, Andrea
Research evaluating HIV/AIDS-related stigma across national contexts with varied HIV prevalence are scarce. We examined correlations of HIV-related stigma and HIV prevalence through the among HIV positive and HIV negative populations using data from the Malawi, Zambia, and Tanzania Population-based HIV Impact Assessments data collected from 2015 to...
Abwe, Emmanuel; Snoeks, Jos; 12784; Manda, Bauchet Katemo; Mutambala, Pacifique Kiwele; Kalumba, Lewis Ngoy; Braganca, Pedro HN; Kipanga, Kamwanya; Mulelenu, Christian Mukweze; Kayaba, Micheline Kasongo Ilunga; Manda, Auguste Chocha;
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Abza, Getahun Befirdu; 129397; Ahmed, Jemal Hussien; Yesufe, Abdu Adem; Seife, Edom; Erkie, Mengistu; Spriet, Isabel; Chelkeba, Legese; Annaert, Pieter; 49621;
(1) Background: Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the deadliest cancers globally, killing over 700,000 people each year. Despite the rising incidence and mortality rates of HCC in Ethiopia, only few single-centered studies have been conducted; therefore, we aimed to explore the clinicopathological characteristics and survival of patients wit...
Wabi, Moudjahid Akorede Vanhove, Wouter Idohou, Rodrigue Hounkpèvi, Achille Kakaï, Romain Lucas Glèlè Van Damme, Patrick
A better understanding of rainfall variability and trends is vital for agricultural production systems which are largely dependent on climate. This study aims to analyze and to quantify the significance of change on annual, seasonal and daily rainfall in North and Central Benin, and to infer future challenges for crop production. Daily rainfall dat...
Mogilicherla, Kanakachari Chakraborty, Amrita Taning, Nji Tizi Clauvis Smagghe, Guy Roy, Amit
Termites are keystone species and play an essential role in the ecosystem by decomposing plants and wood mate-rials with adapted endogenous and symbiotic cellulase systems to obtain food and energy. However, some termites are also pests that have significant economic impacts directly or indirectly on the agricultural system, such as pastures, orcha...
