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Seroprevalence of HAV, HBV, HCV and HIV in People Admitted to Batman State Hospital

Viral Hepatitis Journal, 2012
Objective:At the present time viral hepatitis and HIV infection are important global health problems. The aim of this study was to investigate the rates of HAV, HBV, HCV and HIV seropositivity in people those admitted to Batman State Hospital between ...
Özlem DEMİRPENÇE, Şehavet IŞIK TEZCAN, Elif DEĞİRMEN, Duygu MERT, Alper GÜMÜŞ, Mustafa Kemal ÇELEN   +5 more
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Prevalence of hepatitis B e antigen among human immunodeficiency virus and hepatitis B virus co-infected patients in Jos, Nigeria

Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, 2013
Introduction: Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) negatively impacts the natural history of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, including replication.
Michael O Iroezindu, Comfort A Daniyam, Oche O Agbaji, Ejiji S Isa, Edith N Okeke, Godwin E Imade   +5 more
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Caring for Chosen Family: A Scoping Review of Clinical Work With Chosen Family

Family Process, Volume 65, Issue 3, September 2026.
ABSTRACT This scoping review provides an overview of empirical research and practice‐based literature that addresses direct clinical practice with chosen families—familial relationships that are not based on biology or law. Given the prevalence of chosen family among sexual and gender minorities as well as the amount of research that underlines chosen ...
Ainsley Jenicek, Miles Cooke, Heather B. MacIntosh, Tamara Sussman, Aline Bogossian   +4 more
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Factors associated with HIV-positive status among men who have sex with men in Guinea in 2022

Frontiers in Public Health
Introduction/Context Men who have sex with men (MSM) continue to carry a disproportionate burden of HIV in West and Central Africa, where stigma, criminalization, and legal restrictions hinder access to essential prevention and treatment services.
Mamadou Samba Dioum, Septime Hessou, Tamba Mina Millimouno, Tamba Mina Millimouno, Fassou Mathias Grovogui, Delphin Kolié, Thierno Saidou Diallo, Elhadji Mamadou Dioukhane, Elhadj Marouf Diallo, Alioune Camara, Thierno Mamadou Tounkara, Alexandre Delamou, Alexandre Delamou, Fodé Bangaly Sako   +13 more
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Predictors of HIV infection and prevalence for syphilis infection among injection drug users in China: Community-based surveys along major drug trafficking routes

Harm Reduction Journal, 2008
Objective To assess the predictors and prevalence of HIV infection among injection drug users in highly endemic regions along major drug trafficking routes in three Chinese provinces.
Li Chunmei, Qu Shuquan, Ni Mingjian, Liu Wei, Lu Lin, Xiao Yan, Sun Xinhua, Zeng Gang, Lu Fan, Jia Yujiang, Liu Jianbo, Wu Pingsheng, Vermund Sten H   +12 more
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Respiratory Syncytial Virus Symptomatic Fraction, Shedding and Detection in Children Aged 6–23 Months in South Africa in 2022

Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses, Volume 20, Issue 9, September 2026.
ABSTRACT Background Accurate detection of RSV infections is important to understand epidemiology. We estimated symptomatic fraction and shedding duration of reverse‐transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT‐PCR)‐confirmed cases and compared RSV detection through molecular and serologic techniques. Methods We enrolled healthy children aged 6–23 months
Cheryl Cohen, Mignon du Plessis, Neil Martinson, Jocelyn Moyes, Sibongile Walaza, Nicole Wolter, Mvuyo Makhasi, Fahima Moosa, Myrna Charles, Aaron M. Samuels, Stefano Tempia, Tumelo Moloantoa, Bekiwe Ncwana, Louisa Phalatse, Lorens Maake, Amelia Buys, Caitlyn Labuschagne, Cayla Reddy, Wilhelmina Ubbink, Nokuthula Linda, Eva Leidman, Eduardo Azziz Baumgartner, Anne von Gottberg, Jackie Kleynhans   +23 more
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Media communication in HIV/AIDS and STI : young people perspectives

, 2011
Background: Although recent developments of antiretroviral drugs for treating HIV/AIDS appear promising, prevention of infection is the only safeguard; and the key factor to preventing infection, be it of HIV or any other sexually transmitted disease, is
Razaghi, Kazem (R20892)
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Commercial sex and the spread of HIV in four cities in sub-Saharan Africa. [PDF]

, 2001
OBJECTIVE: To examine whether commercial sex transactions were more common and/or transmission between sex workers and clients more efficient in two African cities with high HIV prevalence (Kisumu, Kenya and Ndola, Zambia) compared with two with ...
Morison, L., Caraël, M, Weiss, HA, Kanhonou, L., Hayes, R. J., Chege, J., Buvé, A, Buvé, A., Abega, S. C., Weiss, H. A., Study Group on Heterogeneity of HIV Epidemics in African Cities, Caraël, M., Chege, J, Kanhonou, L, Abega, SC, Kaona, F., Morison, L, Kaona, F, Hayes, RJ   +18 more
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Seroprevalence of HIV, HBV, HCV and syphilis infections among blood donors at Gondar University Teaching Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia: declining trends over a period of five years

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2010
Background Transfusion-transmissible infectious agents such as human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV) and syphilis are among the greatest threats to blood safety for the recipient.
Amsalu Anteneh, Kassu Afework, Yismaw Gizachew, Tessema Belay, Mulu Andargachew, Emmrich Frank, Sack Ulrich   +6 more
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Children-level characteristics and HIV-seropositivity at three hospitals, Cameroon.

, 2020
Children-level characteristics and HIV-seropositivity at three hospitals, Cameroon.
Jackson N. Ndenkeh Jr. (6667793), Christopher Kuaban (573313), Rogers A. Ajeh (6667790), Thomas Loescher (5486705), Isidore Sieleunou (6667796), Michael R. Jordan (8703510), Habakkuk A. Yumo (6667787), Nadia A. Sam-Agudu (5374544)   +7 more
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