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Transgender Women in Dominican Republic: HIV, Stigma, Substances, and Sex Work

open access: yesAIDS Patients Care and STDs, 2021
Exposure to stigma, violence, sex work, and substance use are associated with increased HIV risk, but relationships between these factors have not been fully elucidated among transgender women whose data are often aggregated with men who have sex with ...
Henna Budhwani   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Incidence of Diabetes Mellitus and Obesity and the Overlap of Comorbidities in HIV+ Hispanics Initiating Antiretroviral Therapy

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2016
Background Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a leading health threat for HIV+ patients on antiretroviral therapy (ART); cardiometabolic comorbidities are key predictors of risk.
Angelina Gomes   +15 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Impact of hormonal contraception on female sexual function among university students of reproductive age in the Dominican Republic: A cross-sectional study

open access: yesCiencia y Salud, 2023
Objective. Identify if hormonal contraception (HC) has a negative impact on female sexual function (FSF) in a group of university students of reproductive age in the Dominican Republic.
Sabrina Verdeja-Vicente   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

West Nile Virus Transmission in Resident Birds, Dominican Republic

open access: yesEmerging Infectious Diseases, 2003
We report West Nile virus (WNV) activity in the Dominican Republic for the first time. Specific anti-WNV antibodies were detected in 5 (15%) of 33 resident birds sampled at one location in November 2002. One seropositive bird was
Oliver Komar   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Is There a Predisposition towards the Use of New Technologies within the Traffic Field of Emerging Countries? The Case of the Dominican Republic

open access: yes, 2021
Technological devices are becoming more and more integrated in the management and control of traffic in big cities. The population perceives the benefits provided by these systems, and, therefore, citizens usually have a favorable opinion of them ...
Francisco Alonso   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Risk factors associated with preterm birth in the Dominican Republic: a case-control study

open access: yesBMJ Open, 2021
Objectives This study aimed to identify the risk factors associated with preterm birth, and to determine the prevalence of preterm births in the Dominican Republic.Design Case-control study.Settings Seven National Reference Hospitals from different ...
Agustín Díaz-Rodríguez   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Tourism, Sexuality and Power in the Spanish Caribbean

open access: yesEuropean Review of Latin American and Caribbean Studies, 2010
– Economies of Desire: Sex and Tourism in Cuba and the Dominican Republic, by Amalia L. Cabezas. Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 2009. – The Devil behind the Mirror: Globalization and Politics in the Dominican Republic, by Steven Gregory. Berkeley
Rivke Jaffe
doaj   +1 more source

Acceptability and adoption of clinical practice guidelines and treatment protocols on preeclampsia/eclampsia in the Dominican Republic

open access: yesRevista Panamericana de Salud Pública, 2021
Objective. Estimate the acceptability and adoption by health care workers of clinical practice guidelines and treatment protocols for women with preeclampsia/eclampsia and identify the facilitating factors and barriers to their implementation. Methods. A
Andelys De la Rosa   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Adaina ipomoeae Bigot and Etienne, 2009, new records for Florida and the West Indies (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Specimens of a recently described pterophorid, Adaina ipomoeae Bigot and Etienne, 2009 (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae), were identified from Grenada, Dominican Republic, and Florida.
Gielis, Cees, Matthews, Deborah L.
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Employment and labour markets in the

open access: yes, 2000
This article reviews the literature on employment, wages and the labour markets in the Dominican Republic. Although this will primarily be of interest to economists, it may also be useful to social scientists in general and to those responsible for ...
Dominican Republic   +1 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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