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Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background Chronic micro‐inflammation in patients with end‐stage renal disease (ESRD) is a significant driver of cardiovascular complications and diminished quality of life. While standard hemodialysis (SHD) effectively manages small‐molecule clearance, its ability to remove medium‐to‐large uremic toxins—the primary catalysts of systemic ...
Hongwei Zuo +5 more
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Sexual behaviour of grade eleven students in Cofimvaba, Eastern Cape [PDF]
, 2004 Includes bibliographical references (leaves 67-82).This study deals with sexual behaviour of adolescents in a rural area of South Africa. The primary objective is to explore the sexual behaviour of rural adolescents, specifically with regard to the first
Antwi-Anyimadu, Kofi
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Influence of Social Settings on Risky Sexual Behavior
SAGE Open, 2016 This study investigated the relevance of social settings as predictors of risky sexual behavior. In a young adult sample ( n = 324, M age = 20.2 years), we examined the association between frequency of attendance at five different settings and frequency ...
James B. Hittner +2 more
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Sexual behavior and associated factors in rural adolescents
Revista de Saúde Pública, 2018 OBJECTIVE: To describe the sexual behavior and to identify associated factors in adolescents from rural communities in Bahia, Brazil. METHODS: This is a cross-sectional, population-based, and household-based study, carried out in 2015 with adolescents ...
Bárbara Cabral de Sousa +5 more
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Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background Japan has one of the highest dialysis prevalence rates worldwide and a shrinking, aging population. Whether dialysis burden has entered a sustained post‐peak phase or whether recent declines partly reflect pandemic‐related disruptions remains uncertain.
Hatice Şahin +2 more
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Sexual and marital trajectories and HIV infection among ever-married women in rural Malawi. [PDF]
, 2009 OBJECTIVE: To explore how sexual and marital trajectories are associated with HIV infection among ever-married women in rural Malawi. METHODS: Retrospective survey data and HIV biomarker data for 926 ever-married women interviewed in the Malawi Diffusion
Assche, S Bignami-Van +8 more
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Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Introduction Peritoneal dialysis (PD) is an established home‐based kidney replacement therapy (KRT), but its uptake remains low in Japan. We evaluated whether individualized education in a dedicated outpatient clinic was associated with the initiation of PD.
Yasuko Ito +7 more
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Prevalence and correlates of 'sexual competence' at first heterosexual intercourse among young people in Britain. [PDF]
, 2019 BACKGROUND: A greater understanding of the circumstances of first sexual intercourse, as opposed to an exclusive focus on age at occurrence, is required in order that sexual health and well-being can be promoted from the onset of sexual activity. METHODS:
Wellings, Kaye +7 more
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Frontiers in Global Women's HealthIntroductionYoung sexual minority women (YSMW)'s sexual health is often overlooked in research, with most studies focusing on men who have sex with men or transgender women.MethodsThis study compares the sexual and mental health of young lesbians and ...
Diana Fernandes +3 more
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Individual and Environmental Impacts on Sexual Health of Caribbean youth
The Scientific World Journal, 2006 Individual health risk behaviors among Caribbean youth account for the majority of adolescent morbidity and mortality in that area. This study explores the associations between individual factors, socioenvironmental factors, and sexual healthrelated ...
Sarah J. Lerand +2 more
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