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Incentivizing appropriate malaria case management in the private sector: a study protocol for two linked cluster randomized controlled trials to evaluate provider- and client-focused interventions in western Kenya and Lagos, Nigeria

Implementation Science, 2021
Background A large proportion of artemisinin-combination therapy (ACT) anti-malarial medicines is consumed by individuals that do not have malaria.
Aaron M. Woolsey, Ryan A. Simmons, Meley Woldeghebriel, Yunji Zhou, Oluwatosin Ogunsola, Sarah Laing, Tayo Olaleye, Joseph Kipkoech, Bomar Mendez Rojas, Indrani Saran, Mercy Odhiambo, Josephine Malinga, George Ambani, Emmah Kimachas, Chizoba Fashanu, Owens Wiwa, Diana Menya, Jeremiah Laktabai, Theodoor Visser, Elizabeth L. Turner, Wendy Prudhomme O’Meara   +20 more
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Access to healthcare for children in Palestine [PDF]

BMJ Paediatrics Open, 2017
Currently, 5 million Palestinian refugees live in Palestine, Jordan, Syria and Lebanon and around 40% of these are children. Mortality rates for Palestinian children are comparable to neighbouring Arab countries but the speed of reduction has faltered in recent years.
Waterston, Tony, Nasser, Dina
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A Challenging Knowledge Gap: Estimating Modes of HIV Acquisition Among Adolescents Entering HIV Care During Adolescence

Global Pediatric Health, 2022
Characterizing HIV acquisition modes among adolescents with HIV (AHIV) enrolling in care during adolescence is a challenging gap that impacts differential interventions. We explored whether primary data collection with targeted questionnaires may address
John Humphrey MD, Miranda Triedman BS, Winstone Nyandiko MBChB, MMed, Edwin Sang MS, Emmanuel Kemboi BS, Marsha Alera MS, Vlad Novitsky MD, PhD, Akarsh Manne MS, Eslyne Jepkemboi BS, Millicent Orido BS, Edith Apondi MBChB, MMed, Rachel Vreeman MD, Kara Wools-Kaloustian MD, Rami Kantor MD   +13 more
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Healthcare providers perspectives on HIV-NCD integration to Meet the needs of older adults living with HIV

BMC Geriatrics
Background Advances in antiretroviral therapy have enabled people living with HIV (PLHIV) to live longer and healthier lives. However, aging with HIV infection is accompanied by an increased risk of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), highlighting the need
Jepchirchir Kiplagat, Violet Naanyu, Jemimah Kamano, Rajesh Vedanthan, Sonak Pastakia, Kara Wools-Kaloustian   +5 more
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Added Value of Next Generation Sequencing in Characterizing the Evolution of HIV-1 Drug Resistance in Kenyan Youth

Viruses, 2023
Drug resistance remains a global challenge in children and adolescents living with HIV (CALWH). Characterizing resistance evolution, specifically using next generation sequencing (NGS) can potentially inform care, but remains understudied, particularly ...
Vlad Novitsky, Winstone Nyandiko, Rachel Vreeman, Allison K. DeLong, Mark Howison, Akarsh Manne, Josephine Aluoch, Ashley Chory, Festus Sang, Celestine Ashimosi, Eslyne Jepkemboi, Millicent Orido, Joseph W. Hogan, Rami Kantor   +13 more
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The Combined Effect of Obesity and Contraceptive Use on Pulmonary Embolism in Adolescent Females Residing in the United States

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Combined oral contraceptive (COC) use in obese adult women dramatically increases the relative risk of developing a pulmonary embolism (PE). The risk of a PE in obese adolescent females taking contraceptives is currently unknown. The purpose of this investigation was to determine the effect of body mass index (BMI) and contraceptive
John Puetz, Joanne Salas
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Feasibility and Safety of Somato‐Cognitive Coordination Therapy for Cerebellar Ataxia Following Pediatric Brain Tumor Treatment

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Cerebellar ataxia after pediatric brain tumor treatment can cause persistent gait, balance, and speech impairment, yet no established rehabilitation strategy exists. Somato‐cognitive coordination therapy (SCCT) is a virtual reality–guided intervention designed to promote sensorimotor integration through visually constrained reaching
Masanobu Takeuchi, Takashi Matsuzawa, Jun Yamanishi, Masahiro Yoshitomi, Junji Ikeda, Shin‐Ichi Tsujimoto, Yasuteru Yamaguchi, Norio Shiba, Dhroov Pathare, Ayumi Kato, Masahiko Hara   +10 more
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Acceptability and feasibility of community-based provision of urine pregnancy tests to support linkages to reproductive health services in Western Kenya: a qualitative analysis

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2022
Background The majority of women living in rural Kenya access antenatal care (ANC) late in pregnancy, and approximately 20% have an unmet need for family planning (FP).
Mia Kibel, Julie Thorne, Caroline Kerich, Violet Naanyu, Faith Yego, Astrid Christoffersen-Deb, Caitlin Bernard   +6 more
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Prevalence of 21 Physician‐Defined Severe Toxicities Following Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Treatment: Australian Retrospective Cohort Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is the most common pediatric cancer, with an overall survival now surpassing 90% in developed countries. However, treatments are not without adverse effects. In this study, we apply the severe toxicity‐free survival (STFS) framework to determine the prevalence of 21 physician‐defined severe ...
Lane Collier, Brittany Grantham, Camilla Grud Nielsen, Louise Lundgren, Liv Andrés‐Jensen, Kjeld Schmiegelow, Chris Selman, Gareth Ball, Elyse Passmore, David A. Elliott, Rachel Conyers   +10 more
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Inequalities in access to education and healthcare [PDF]

European Journal of Dental Education, 2008
AbstractThe burden of disease is borne by those who suffer as patients but also by society at large, including health service providers. That burden is felt most severely in parts of the world where there is no infrastructure, or foreseeable prospects of any, to change the status quo without external support. Poverty, disease and inequality pervade all
Nunn, J., Freeman, R., Anderson, E., Carneiro, L. C., Carneiro, M. S. A., Formicola, A., Frezel, R., Kayitenkore, J., Luhanga, C., Molina, G., Morio, I., Nartey, N. O., Ngom, P. I., Navarro, M. F. de Lima, Segura, A., Oliver, S., Thompson, S., Wandera, M., Yazdanie, N.   +18 more
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