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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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Modelling Access Control For Healthcare Information Systems [PDF]

, 2007
The widening use of Information Systems, which allow the collection, extraction, storage, management and search of information, is increasing the need for information security.
Ferreira, Ana, Antunes, Luis, Chadwick, David W.   +2 more
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Impact of Radiation Therapy on Physical and Psychosocial Health of Adolescents and Young Adults: A Joint Report From the Children's Oncology Group AYA and Radiation Oncology Committees

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Rates of cancer among adolescents and young adults (AYA), age 15–39 years, are increasing. Consequently, radiation oncologists are treating more AYAs who have diagnoses spanning both pediatric and adult practices. Compared to pediatric and older adult patients, AYAs face a unique set of challenges.
Hesham Elhalawani, Rachel K. Peterson, Avani D. Rao, Laurie J. McKenzie, Ahmed Magdy Elmotayam, Leslie Chang, Michael Roth, Susan L. McGovern   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Access Control: how can it improve patients' healthcare? [PDF]

, 2007
The Electronic Medical Record (EMR) is a very important support tool for patients and healthcare professionals but it has some barriers that prevent its successful integration within the healthcare practice.
Ferreira, Ana, Antunes, Luis, Cruz-Correia, Ricardo, Chadwick, David W.   +3 more
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The Impact of the COVID‐19 Pandemic on Childhood Cancer Survival: A Population‐Based Assessment of Survival Patterns Between 2015 and 2023 in Germany

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Numerous international studies have reported declines in new cancer diagnoses, delayed diagnoses and disruptions in cancer treatment following the implementation of COVID‐19 pandemic public health measures, raising concerns that these effects may ultimately contribute to increased cancer mortality.
Friederike Erdmann, Maike Wellbrock, Javier Louro, Arndt Borkhardt, Martin Schrappe, Claudia Trübenbach, Desiree Grabow, Cécile M. Ronckers, Joachim Schüz   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

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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Referral Patterns and Diagnostic Timeliness in Pediatric Cancer: A Hospital‐Based Study in Indonesia

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Timely diagnosis and treatment are critical for improving survival among children with cancer. In low‐ and middle‐income countries (LMICs), delays are common and may be influenced by fragmented referral pathways and diagnostic limitations.
Nur Melani Sari, Regina Hadi Putri, Fatimah Assyifa, Judith Spijkerman, Gertjan Johannes Kaspers, Susi Susanah   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

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
openaire   +3 more sources