The influence of the usage of the male condom by seniors in the vulnerability to HIV
DST, 2022 Introduction: Brazil has presented a rise of the population aged over 60 years. In addition to this change in demographic profile, there is an epidemic of worldwide, HIV infection.
Marcella Alves da Paz +5 more
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Social representations of HIV/AIDS in five Central European and Eastern European countries: A multidimensional analysis [PDF]
, 2004 Cognitive processing models of risky sexual behaviour have proliferated in the two decades since the first reporting of HIV/AIDS, but far less attention has been paid to individual and group representations of the epidemic and the relationship between ...
Alexandra Kozlova +29 more
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Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.This study demonstrates that ALY688, a drug mimicking the heart‐protective hormone adiponectin, reduces myocardial ischemia injury. ALY688 increases the production of extracellular vesicles, which carry protective cargo including adiponectin itself.
Jialing Tang +13 more
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Understanding the relationship dynamics between female sex workers and their intimate partners in Kumasi, Ghana [PDF]
, 2014 This study was implemented by Boston University in collaboration with the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology with support from the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) through the U.S.
Adhiambo Onyango, Monica +8 more
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The need to promote behaviour change at the cultural level: one factor explaining the limited impact of the MEMA kwa Vijana adolescent sexual health intervention in rural Tanzania. A process evaluation [PDF]
, 2012 Background - Few of the many behavioral sexual health interventions in Africa have been rigorously evaluated. Where biological outcomes have been measured, improvements have rarely been found.
A Appadurai +76 more
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Bacteria‐Responsive Nanostructured Drug Delivery Systems for Targeted Antimicrobial Therapy
Advanced Materials, EarlyView.Bacteria‐responsive nanocarriers are designed to release antimicrobials only in the presence of infection‐specific cues. This selective activation ensures drug release precisely at the site of infection, avoiding premature or indiscriminate release, and enhancing efficacy.
Guillermo Landa +3 more
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Biomédica: revista del Instituto Nacional de Salud, 2005 En las membranas utilizadas para la fabricación de los condones existe la posibilidad de encontrar pequeños agujeros, lo cual pone en duda su efectividad como barrera para agentes infecciosos como los virus; por lo anterior, se estandarizó una técnica ...
Oscar Eugenio Sierra +2 more
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Comparing condom use with different types of partners : evidence from national HIV surveys in Africa [PDF]
Based on nationally representative samples from 13 Sub-Saharan African countries, this paper reinforces and expands previous findings that condom use in general is low in this region, men report using condoms more frequently than women, and unmarried ...
de Walque, Damien, Kline, Rachel
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Condoms are more effective when applied by males: a study of young black males in the United States
, 2014 PurposeTo determine, among a sample of young black male (YBM), whether female application of male condoms for penile–vaginal intercourse would be associated with higher or lower rates of breakage or slippage.
Crosby, Richard A. +4 more
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Sexually Transmitted Infections, 2000 Editor,—Wen et al 1 should be applauded for their attempt to address the key question of whether or not condoms protect people from genital warts. However, some of the major study variables need clarifying, as they did not match up with my knowledge of the Sydney Sexual Health Centre (SSHC) database.
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