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Effectiveness of community mobilisation models in improving HIV testing services uptake among women and children in Nigeria: A quasi-experimental study

Global Public Health, 2023
Nigeria carries a high burden of HIV infections, with Taraba State having a prevalence of 2.49%. This quasi-experimental study evaluated the impact of the Lafiyan Yara project, which utilised various community-based mobilisation models, on the ...
Olujide Arije, Rachel Titus, Akintayo Olaniran, Aisha Dadi, Danjuma Garba, Emeka Okeke, Omoregie Godpower, Jennifer Anyanti, Omokhudu Idogho, Carmen Roebersen, Eliane Vrolings, Adedeji Onayade   +11 more
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Mobilising communities

Southern African Journal of HIV Medicine, 2004
No abstract available.
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Mobilising communities to address alcohol harm: an Alcohol Health Champion approach [PDF]

Perspectives in Public Health, 2020
In this article, Cathy Ure et al. look at engaging communities in order to reduce alcohol harms. By training Alcohol Health Champions, individuals can support vulnerable friends and family, and work within their communities to influence policy and promote change.
Ure, CM, Burns, EJ, Hargreaves, SC, Coffey, M, Audrey, S, Kenth, K, Ardern, K, Cook, PA   +7 more
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Knowledge mobilisation in bridging community-practice–academia-policy through meaningful engagement: systematic integrative review protocol focusing on studies conducted on health and wellness among immigrant communities

BMJ Open, 2020
Introduction Though the importance of knowledge mobilisation has been established globally in health and wellness research, a certain degree of ambiguity remains regarding the meaning and extent of knowledge mobilisation activities and how they have been
Tanvir C Turin, Mohammad Ziaul Islam Chowdhury, Nashit Chowdhury, Nahid Rumana, Mohammad Ali Ashraf Lasker   +4 more
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Effects of multi-component programmes in preventing sales of alcohol to intoxicated patrons in nightlife settings in the United Kingdom

Addictive Behaviors Reports, 2022
Introduction: Alcohol service to intoxicated patrons is common across nightlife settings and preventing such sales is a key priority globally. In England and Wales, three multi-component programmes have been implemented including: (1) community ...
Zara Quigg, Nadia Butler, Karen Hughes, Mark A Bellis   +3 more
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Zero-dose children in Kano State, Nigeria: a multi-site qualitative study of non-initiation and social and behavioural change communication levers

Critical Public Health
Zero-dose children are increasingly concentrated in underserved communities, with progress stagnating despite improved routine immunisation coverage.
Stanley Ukpai, Judith-Ann Walker
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Re‐Awakening Public Attention to the Silent Pandemic of Cancer Among Older Adults in Low‐ and Middle‐Income Countries

Aging and Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT As global populations age, cancer is increasingly becoming a leading cause of morbidity and mortality among older adults, particularly in low‐ and middle‐income countries (LMICs). Despite accounting for the majority of new cancer cases and deaths, older individuals remain underrepresented in cancer research, clinical guidelines, and health ...
Ibrahim Bidemi Abdullateef, Sunkanmi Folorunsho, Abdulazeez Opeyemi Abdulganiyu   +2 more
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Effects of an adolescent sexual and reproductive health intervention on health service usage by young people in northern Ghana: a community-randomised trial. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2015
While many Ghanaian adolescents encounter sexual and reproductive health problems, their usage of services remains low. A social learning intervention, incorporating environment, motivation, education, and self-efficacy to change behaviour, was ...
Gifty Apiung Aninanya, Cornelius Y Debpuur, Timothy Awine, John E Williams, Abraham Hodgson, Natasha Howard   +5 more
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Lipopolysaccharide as trigger of platelet aggregation via eicosanoid over-production [PDF]

, 2017
The effect of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) on platelet aggregation is still controversial. We performed in vitro and ex vivo studies in controls and in patients with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) to assess the effect of LPS on platelet activation (PA ...
Camilla Calvieri, Cristina Nocella, Daniele Pastori, Francesco Violi, Gijón, Marta Novo, Pasquale Pignatelli, Roberto Cangemi, Roberto Carnevale, Simona Bartimoccia   +9 more
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Association Between Symptomatic Knee Osteoarthritis and Target Glycemic Control in Individuals With Type 2 Diabetes

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Knee osteoarthritis (OA) commonly affects individuals with type 2 diabetes (T2DM) and is associated with increased risk of diabetes‐related complications. To better understand potential mechanisms, we examined the association between symptomatic knee OA and glycemic control in individuals with T2DM.
Lauren K. King, Alanna Weisman, Baiju R. Shah, Robert Goldberg, Amish Parikh, Ian Stanaitis, Vivian Hung, Rosane Nisenbaum, Abdalmohsen Almodahka, Lorraine Lipscombe, Gillian A. Hawker   +10 more
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