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Reasons for Non-use of Condoms in Eight Countries in Sub-Saharan Africa [PDF]

open access: yes, 2002
Objective: To determine why sexually experienced males and females from multiple countries in sub-Saharan Africa do not use condoms.Methods: We used data from sample surveys conducted in eight countries in sub-Saharan Africa. Respondents were asked about
John Berman   +4 more
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Potent and Long‐Lasting Immunogenicity Generated by LNP‐mRNA gE Antigen Against Varicella Zoster Virus via an AI‐Assisted Pipeline

open access: yesAdvanced Science, EarlyView.
This study designs a novel mRNA‐LNP vaccine targeting VZV glycoprotein E (gE) for herpes zoster via an AI‐assisted pipeline. Validated in mice and rhesus macaques, the mRNA‐LNP vaccine shows strong humoral and cellular immune responses, with CD4+ T‐cell responses more effective and durable than Shingrix, offering a promising prophylactic option ...
Kai Dong   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Travel abroad increases sexual health risk-taking among Swedish youth: a population-based study using a case-crossover strategy

open access: yesGlobal Health Action, 2017
Background: The fact that youth take sexual risks when they are abroad have been shown in previous studies. However, it is not known if they increased their sexual risk-taking when travelling abroad, compared to the stay in their homeland.
Mats Sundbeck   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Morality, responsibility and risk: Gay men and proximity to HIV. London [PDF]

open access: yes, 2006
Network analysis and network theory have emerged in various strands of research on HIV. Epidemiological research has used network analysis to map and predict the course of the HIV and STI epidemics among Gay men (Doherty et al. 2005; Piqueira et al. 2004)
Dodds, Catherine   +3 more
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Addressing inequity in health and health care in Mexico.

open access: yes, 2002
Despite the fact that life expectancy at birth in Mexico has improved from forty-two years in 1940 to seventy-three in 2000, major inequalities persist in health and access to health care.
Barraza-Lloréns, Mariana   +3 more
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Novel Antifungal Scaffold Targeting Tubulin Overcomes Sclerotinia Sclerotiorum Resistance

open access: yesAdvanced Science, EarlyView.
Addressing pesticide resistance, novel chromone‐acylhydrazone hybrids targeting fungal tubulin are synthesized. Compound G24 potently inhibited S. sclerotiorum (EC50 = 0.21µg mL−1) and demonstrated enhanced field performance via microencapsulation, offering a sustainable strategy against resistance and for global food security.
Lihui Shao   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

rWTC‐MBTA Vaccine, Alone and Enhanced with Anti‐PD1, Elicits Immune Responses against CNS and Peripheral B‐Cell Lymphoma

open access: yesAdvanced Science, EarlyView.
An autologous whole‐tumor‐cell vaccine (rWTC‐MBTA) is evaluated in murine CNS lymphoma. Subcutaneous vaccination activates dendritic cells, broadens T‐cell priming, and drives lymphocyte trafficking to brain tumors, producing durable tumor control. Longitudinal bioluminescence and adoptive‐transfer assays verify CNS engagement. Combination with anti‐PD‐
Yaping Zhang   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Conocimientos, actitudes y prácticas sexuales en la provincia de Santiago de Cuba Knowledge, attitudes and sexual practices in Santiago de Cuba province

open access: yesMedisan, 2012
Se realizó un estudio descriptivo y transversal de 3 559 personas (15-35 años de edad), con vistas a caracterizar los conocimientos, las actitudes y prácticas sexuales y su relación con las manifestaciones de las enfermedades de transmisión sexual y el ...
Luis Eugenio Valdés García   +3 more
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Multi-Country Study on Trusted Partners among Youth: Eritrea, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe [PDF]

open access: yes, 2002
ObjectivesExplore youth's definitions of "trust"Establish criteria youth use to determine the trustworthiness of partnersIdentify types of individuals youth believe they can and cannot "trust"Examine trust's influence on sexual decision-making and STI ...
John Berman, Kim Longfield, Megan Klein
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