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Rethinking Food Aid to Fight Aids [PDF]

Food and Nutrition Bulletin, 2004
While the realization that AIDS is far more than a health problem has dawned only recently, many development organizations have yet to undertake thorough analyses of what this means for what they do, and how they do it. Even fewer have actually changed their policies and procedures to adjust to these new realities.
Kadiyala, Suneetha, Gillespie, Stuart
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Perceived HIV-associated stigma among HIV-seropositive men: psychometric study of HIV stigma scale

Frontiers in Public Health, 2015
Objectives: To assess the internal consistency and factor structure of the abridged Spanish version of the Berger HIV Stigma Scale (HSS-21), provide evidence for its convergent and discriminant validity, and describe perceived stigma in an urban ...
Adrian eValle, Ana Cecilia Treviño, Farith Francisco Zambrano, Karla Elizabeth Urriola, Luis Antonio Sánchez, Luis Antonio Sánchez, Jesus Eduardo Elizondo, Jesus Eduardo Elizondo, Jesus Eduardo Elizondo   +8 more
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Prior pandemics. looking to the past for insight into the COVID-19 pandemic

Journal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives, 2021
COVID-19 is not the world's first pandemic, not its worst, or likely to be its last. In fact, there have been many pandemics throughout history with lessons for the current one.
Philip A. Mackowiak
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PENERAPAN PEMBELAJARAN DENGAN MENGGUNAKAN ALAT PERAGA PADA PEMBELAJARAN MATEMATIKA SMP

Al Khawarizmi, 2019
This research was aimed to describe the effectiveness of the use of aids in mathematics instruction in SMP, with: 1) compare the mathematics learning achievement of students who were taught using real aids with that of students who were taught using half-
Sofia Sa’o
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Survival and determinants of mortality in adult HIV/Aids patients initiating antiretroviral therapy in Somali Region, Eastern Ethiopia

The Pan African Medical Journal, 2015
INTRODUCTION: studies have shown high initial mortality in Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) programs from resource-limited settings. However, there is dearth of evidence on treatment outcomes and associated determinant factors in public hospitals. Therefore,
Bereket Damtew, Bezatu Mengistie, Tadesse Alemayehu   +2 more
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Client satisfaction with antiretroviral treatment services in South Ethiopian public health facilities: an institution-based cross-sectional survey

Global Health Action, 2023
Background HIV/AIDS remains the leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Moreover, sub-Saharan countries, including Ethiopia, are highly affected by HIV/AIDS pandemic.
Abebe Sorsa Badacho, Abera Chama, Tadele Dana Darebo, Deginesh Dawit Woltamo   +3 more
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“Swallowing these drugs every day, you get tired”: a mixed-methods study to identify barriers and facilitators to retention and HIV viral load suppression among the adolescents living with HIV in TASO Mbale and TASO Soroti centers of excellence

AIDS Research and Therapy
Background Adolescents aged 10–19 years, living with HIV (ALHIV) lag in attaining optimal viral load suppression (VLS) rates and retention in care. This study aimed to identify barriers and facilitators to both treatment outcomes in TASO Mbale and TASO ...
Bonniface Oryokot, Andrew Kazibwe, Abraham Ignatius Oluka, David Kagimu, Baker Bakashaba, Saadick Mugerwa Ssentongo, Twaha Mafabi, Charles Odoi, Abubaker Kawuba, Yunus Miya, Bernard Michael Etukoit, Kenneth Mugisha, Eleanor Namusoke-Magongo   +12 more
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Incidence and predictors of recovery from anaemia within an HIV-infected South African Cohort, 2004-2010

The Pan African Medical Journal, 2014
INTRODUCTION: Anaemia is one of the most frequent haematological complications in HIV-infected persons. Understandingfactors associated with recovery from anaemia during ART is vital in improving clinical outcomes since anaemia is a strong predictor of ...
Zibusiso Ndlovu, Tobias Chirwa, Simbarashe Takuva   +2 more
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Bridging the Loneliness Gap: Depression, Connectivity, and Isolation in Pediatric Oncology Patients and Their Peers

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Loneliness is associated with adverse physical and mental health outcomes and remains understudied in children and adolescents undergoing cancer therapy. Pediatric oncology patients may be at increased risk due to medical isolation and disruption of social networks.
Charlotte N. Stahlfeld, Scott H. Maurer, Michelle D. Watkinson, John Nury, Elise Barberis, Molly C. Mack   +5 more
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Early Body Mass Index z‐Score Change and Resolution of Severe Malnutrition in Children With Sickle Cell Anemia in a Low‐Income Setting: A Prospective Single‐Arm Extension Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Children with sickle cell anemia (SCA) in low‐income settings are at risk of severe malnutrition, but optimal nutritional management has not been established. We evaluated an intensified ready‐to‐use therapeutic food (RUTF) regimen in children with persistent severe malnutrition after initial treatment and assessed whether early ...
Safiya Gambo, Shehu Umar Abdullahi, Hassan Adam Murtala, Halima Kabir, Khadija A. Shamsu, Sari A. Acra, Virginia A. Stallings, Mark Rodeghier, Michael R. DeBaun, Lauren J. Klein   +9 more
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