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Biological activity of folkloric plants used in the treatment of ‘u wela’ against pathogens

Journal of Medicinal Plants for Economic Development
Background: ‘U wela’ also known as ‘Divhu’ in ‘Tshivenda’ is a sexually transmitted infection caused by a combination of fungal and bacterial microorganisms that affects males because of unprotected sexual encounters with a woman who has had an abortion ...
Tryphina T. Ramavhale, Salome M. Mahlo, Jacobus N. Eloff   +2 more
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High prevalence of HIV, chlamydia and gonorrhoea among men who have sex with men and transgender women attending trusted community centres in Abuja and Lagos, Nigeria

Journal of the International AIDS Society, 2016
Introduction Sexually transmitted infection (STI) and HIV prevalence have been reported to be higher amongst men who have sex with men (MSM) in Nigeria than in the general population. The objective of this study was to characterize the prevalence of HIV,
Babajide Keshinro, Trevor A Crowell, Rebecca G Nowak, Sylvia Adebajo, Sheila Peel, Charlotte A Gaydos, Cristina Rodriguez‐Hart, Stefan D Baral, Melissa J Walsh, Ogbonnaya S Njoku, Sunday Odeyemi, Teclaire Ngo‐Ndomb, William A Blattner, Merlin L Robb, Manhattan E Charurat, Julie Ake, for the TRUST/RV368 Study Group   +16 more
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Evaluation of the performance of nucleic acid amplification tests (NAATs) in detection of chlamydia and gonorrhoea infection in vaginal specimens relative to patient infection status: a systematic review

BMJ Open, 2019
Objective We evaluated the performance of nucleic acid amplification tests (NAATs) using vaginal specimens in comparison to specimens from the cervix or urine in their ability to detect chlamydia and gonorrhoea infection in women based on patient ...
Minttu M Rönn, Louise Mc Grath-Lone, Bethan Davies, Janet D Wilson, Helen Ward   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Stochastic Numerical Analysis for Impact of Heavy Alcohol Consumption on Transmission Dynamics of Gonorrhoea Epidemic

, 2020
This paper aims to perform a comparison of deterministic and stochastic models. The stochastic modelling is a more realistic way to study the dynamics of gonorrhoea infection as compared to its cor ...
K. Abodayeh, A. Raza, M. Arif, M. Rafiq, Mairaj Bibi, Muhammad Mohsin   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

‘The Good Couscous That Pleases Us!’: The Meanings of Enduring Imperialist Imagery in Postcolonial French Food Advertising, 1970–2000

Gender &History, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article examines a wave of Orientalism‐inspired food commercials that appeared on television in France between 1975 and 2000. Older commercials for couscous were more banal, emphasizing a given product's superiority or affordability. Around 1975, however, there was a concerted shift in the advertising; new spots contained exoticized ...
Kelly Ricciardi Colvin
wiley   +1 more source

Clinical settings and specialities notifying cases of bacterial sexually transmitted infections in Switzerland

Swiss Medical Weekly, 2011
QUESTIONS UNDER STUDY: In the next Swiss National HIV and Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) Strategy 2011–2017, STI control will be integrated with HIV prevention.
A Baillif
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When Is a Wrong Answer Right?: Mediating Indigenous Language Revitalization at Taiwan Indigenous Television

American Anthropologist, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article follows producers of Kai Language Heroes, the first Indigenous language game show in the world, as they adapted the genre for language revitalization. Kai Language Heroes is one of many original programs at Taiwan Indigenous Television (TITV), a public broadcaster that serves Taiwan's diverse Austronesian‐speaking peoples. I argue
Eliana Ritts
wiley   +1 more source

Methenamine as an Alternative Treatment of Neisseria gonorrhoeae Urethritis? An In Vitro and In Vivo Study in Galleria mellonella

Venereology
Background: There is an urgent need for novel treatment options for Neisseria gonorrhoeae. Methenamine is an interesting urinary antiseptic with a very low propensity to induce antimicrobial resistance.
Izumo Kanesaka, Saïd Abdellati, Sheeba Santhini Manoharan-Basil, Chris Kenyon   +3 more
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The role of saliva in gonorrhoea and chlamydia transmission to extragenital sites among men who have sex with men: new insights into transmission

Journal of the International AIDS Society, 2019
Gonorrhoea and chlamydia cases have been rising among gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men (MSM) over the last decade. The majority of cases are extragenital and occur at the oropharynx and anorectum.
E. Chow, C. Fairley
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Effects of prematurity and socio‐economic status on early life language exposure: A video coding study

British Journal of Developmental Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract Preterm birth is associated with later language impairment and delay. Socio‐economic deprivation is linked to decreased language exposure in early childhood, but it is unknown how prematurity influences this relationship. This study investigated the effects of socio‐economic status and gestational age at birth on language exposure, in a sample
Sinéad O'Carroll, Bethan Dean, Yu Wei Chua, Victoria Ledsham, James P. Boardman, Sue Fletcher‐Watson   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source