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Use of targeted mobile X-ray screening and computer-aided detection software to identify tuberculosis among high-risk groups in Romania: descriptive results of the E-DETECT TB active case-finding project

BMJ Open, 2021
Objective To implement and assess the mobile X-ray unit (MXU) equipped with digital radiography, computer-aided detection (CAD) software and molecular point of care tests to improve early tuberculosis (TB) diagnosis in vulnerable populations in a TB ...
Ibrahim Abubakar, Dee Menezes, Alistair Story, Rob van Hest, Beatrice Mahler, Gerard de Vries, Dan Gainaru, Gilda Popescu   +7 more
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Border harm and affective injustice: The politics of anger at the Melilla border, Spain

American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract This article examines protests in a detention center in Melilla, Spain—a site where structural violence intersects with the everyday harms of confinement. Adopting a justice and dignity‐centered perspective, we analyze grassroots forms of resistance emerging at the border. The study focuses on the protests of Tunisian migrants and explores the
Corina Tulbure
wiley   +1 more source

Street Health: Cross-sectional study identifying social medicine issues amongst patients of the Health Center for Homeless in Berlin, Germany

Social Medicine, 2013
Background: An estimated 265,000 people are homeless in Germany, with 10,000 in Berlin alone. Their physical and psychological health is particularly threatened by their living conditions.
Peter Tinnemann, Theresa E. S. Bauer, Jenny de la Torre Castro, Silvia Binting, Thomas Keil   +4 more
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Effective interventions for working with young people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness [PDF]

, 2012
This literature review was commissioned by the Commonwealth Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (FaHCSIA).
Lorraine Thomson, Peter Humphries, Morag McArthur, Justin Barker   +3 more
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Definitions of community‐level approaches to address substance‐related harms and lessons learned: A systematic overview of reviews

American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract Community action focused on sociocultural and environmental influences to prevent alcohol and other drug (AOD) use and related harms is a global priority. Despite this recognition, understanding of effective community‐level approaches is limited.
Peter Gates, Andrea Zocco, Sara Farnbach
wiley   +1 more source

Working With Mentally Ill Homeless Persons: Should We Respect Their Quest for Anonymity?

, 2000
In recent years, the homeless population has received much attention as authorities attempt to comprehend this phenomenon and offer solutions. When striving to establish a relationship with the homeless person, many problems arise.
Kemelman, Ziona, Melamed, Yuval, Barak, Yoram, Fromer, Dafna   +3 more
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Social Determinants of Health and Health‐Related Quality of Life: The Potential Mediating Role of Social Activities, Access to Medical Services, and Access to Social Services

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study explored the mediating influences of access to social activities, social services, and health and medical services on the relationship between social determinants of health and health‐related quality of life. A survey of 602 adults was conducted in a regional area of Australia.
Candice Oster, Ashleigh Powell, Claire Hutchinson, Richard Leibbrandt, Svetlana Bogomolova   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Using Directly Observed Therapy (DOT) for latent tuberculosis treatment - A hit or a miss? A propensity score analysis of treatment completion among 274 homeless adults in Fulton County, GA.

PLoS ONE, 2019
Latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) treatment in persons at increased risk of disease progression is a key strategy with the strong potential to increase rate of tuberculosis (TB) decline in the United States. However, LTBI treatment in homeless persons,
Udodirim Onwubiko, Kristin Wall, Rose-Marie Sales, David P Holland   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Enabling Adherence to Treatment (EAT): a pilot study of a combination intervention to improve HIV treatment outcomes among street-connected individuals in western Kenya

BMC Health Services Research, 2023
Background Street-connected individuals (SCI) in Kenya experience barriers to accessing HIV care. This pilot study provides proof-of-concept for Enabling Adherence to Treatment (EAT), a combination intervention providing modified directly observed ...
Mia Kibel, Monicah Nyambura, Lonnie Embleton, Reuben Kiptui, Omar Galárraga, Edith Apondi, David Ayuku, Paula Braitstein   +7 more
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Understanding the Housing and Support Experience of People With Complex Disability in Australia: A Qualitative Analysis of Submissions to the Disability Royal Commission

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In 2019, the Australian government established the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability (‘Disability Royal Commission’, DRC) to investigate widespread mistreatment of people with disability. Nearly 10,000 people with disability, their families and supporters engaged with the DRC.
Kate D'Cruz, Fiona Carey, Libby Witts, Jessie Spence, Peter Mulherin, Megan Topping, Di Winkler, Jacinta Douglas   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source