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Extra-marital sexual partnerships and male friendships in rural Malawi [PDF]

Extra-marital sexual partnerships (EMSPs) are a major route of HIV/AIDS transmission in sub-Saharan Africa. In this paper, we investigate the roles of two types of male friendships - best friends and friends with whom they talk about AIDS - in ...
Shelley Clark
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Distinct Systemic Sclerosis Phenotypes Related to Ethnicity: An Opportunity to Personalize Care?

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective The objective is to describe and compare demographic, clinical, and serological characteristics of patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc) according to ethnic background. Methods Participants enrolled in the Canadian Scleroderma Research Group cohort who self‐identified to a single ethnicity group were included.
Danick Goulet, Camille Guertin, Maggie Larché, Isabelle Ferdinand, Marie Hudson, May Y. Choi, Mohammed Osman, Janet Pope, Carter Thorne, Murray Baron, Sasha Bernatsky, Sabrina Hoa   +11 more
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Factors Associated With Fibromyalgia Diagnosis Among People Meeting Criteria: Results From UK Biobank

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective The diagnosis of fibromyalgia (FM) is challenging due to the absence of definitive biomarkers, numerous overlapping comorbidities, and its reliance on patient‐reported symptoms. Discrepancies between diagnostic criteria and clinical practice imply the possibility of diagnostic biases, complicating timely and accurate identification.
Sung‐A Kim, Gary J. Macfarlane, Marcus J. Beasley   +2 more
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Multiple sexual partnership (MSP) and its distribution, determinants, gender differences, socio-economic inequalities and regional patterns: a nested multilevel regression analysis of a nationally representative survey among Indian youth (15–24 years)

Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition
Introduction The youth age group (15–24 years) is a crucial transition period between adolescence and adulthood, which shapes the sexual behaviour of humans as an adult.
Pritam Halder, Kathirvel Srinath, Girish Jeer, Baridalyne Nongkynrih, Anshul Mamgai, Shivani Rathor, Ankita Chattopadhyay, Manish Chandra Prabhakar   +7 more
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Alcohol use and extramarital sex among men in Cameroon

BMC International Health and Human Rights, 2007
Background The spread of HIV in sub-Saharan Africa is believed to be driven by unsafe sex, and identification of modifiable risk factors of the latter is needed for comprehensive HIV prevention programming in the region.
Wiysonge Charles, Kongnyuy Eugene J
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Factors associated with sexual risk behaviour among young people in Ukraine. [PDF]

, 2008
We used data from a behavioural survey of Ukrainian men and women aged 14-24 to examine the relationship between nine potential risk factors and two HIV risk outcomes: non-use of condom at last sex, and multiple sexual partnerships.
Pylypchuk, Romana, Cicely Marston, Marston, Cicely, Romana Pylypchuk   +3 more
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Clinical Validation of Artificial Intelligence (AI)‐based Cartilage Segmentation Predicting Knee Replacement

Arthritis Care &Research, Accepted Article.
Objective For cartilage morphology to serve as a scalable endpoint in clinical trials, analyses should be performed automatically without human interaction. To clinically validate artificial intelligence (AI)‐based analysis, we studied cartilage loss from MRI prior to knee replacement.
Felix Eckstein, David J. Hunter, C. Kent Kwoh, Wolfgang Wirth   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Assessing the Validity of Sexual Behaviour Reports in a Whole Population Survey in Rural Malawi [PDF]

, 2011
Background: Sexual behaviour surveys are widely used, but under-reporting of particular risk behaviours is common, especially by women. Surveys in whole populations provide an unusual opportunity to understand the extent and nature of such under ...
Clare Tanton, Emmanuel Banda, Parrott Fiona, French Neil, Banda, E, Glynn, Judith R., Neil French, Hemmings, Joanne, Glynn, Judith R, French, Neil, Fiona Parrott, Molesworth, Anna, Crampin, Amelia C, Tanton, Clare, Kayuni, Ndoliwe, Amelia C Crampin, Hemmings, J, Chizororo, M.F., Hemmings Joanne, Anna Molesworth, Molesworth, A., Sian Floyd, Nkhata, Misheck, Crampin, Amelia C., Floyd, Sian, Tanton, C, Crampin Amelia C., Molesworth, A, Tanton Clare, Molesworth Anna, Glynn, JR, Crampin, AC, Parrott, F, Francis-Chizororo, M, Joanne Hemmings, Floyd, S, Judith R. Glynn, Crampin, A.C., Nkhata Misheck, French, N, Kayuni, N., Glynn Judith R., Francis-Chizororo Monica, Banda, Emmanuel, Monica Francis-Chizororo, Parrott, F., Judith R Glynn, Ndoliwe Kayuni, Tanton, C., Floyd Sian, Floyd, S., Amelia C. Crampin, Banda, E., Banda Emmanuel, French, N., Francis-Chizororo, Monica, Nkhata, M, Glynn, J.R., Hemmings, J., Misheck Nkhata, Kayuni Ndoliwe, Parrott, Fiona, Nkhata, M., Kayuni, N   +63 more
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Mapping the Social Network Structure and Composition of Black Individuals With Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Conditions

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Our objective was to describe the social networks of Black individuals with rheumatic and musculoskeletal conditions and understand the clustering of health‐related behaviors to inform future community‐based, peer‐led interventions. Methods We used an adapted Personal Network Survey for Clinical Research (PERSNET) to map the personal social ...
Taussia Boadi, Amar Dhand, Leah Santacroce, Neil Pillai, Komel Safdar, Mia T. Chandler, Ariel Childs, Monica Crespo‐Bosque, Gina Curry, Mary Dollear, Alice Eggleston, Daniel Erickson, Dieufort Fleurissaint, Denice Garrett, Gail Granville, Tyler Green, Magdalena Hamielec, Elena Losina, Karen Mancera‐Cuevas, Mary Ann Nelson, Chisa Nosamiefan, Bisola Ojikutu, Tonya S. Roberson, Mary Beth Son, Marie Jacques Toussaint, Michael York, Rosalind Ramsey‐Goldman, Candace H. Feldman   +27 more
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The association of gout flare resolution with physical activity and sleep: a prospective remote‐monitoring study

Arthritis Care &Research, Accepted Article.
Objectives This study aimed to determine whether gout flare resolution is associated with physical activity and sleep. These findings were intended to inform the future development of a definition for flare resolution. Methods Data from 81 participants with gout who experienced >1 flare during a 6‐month prospective observational study were included ...
Sarah Stewart, Boston Girven, Mia Clarke, Irene Zeng, Angelo Gaffo, Lisa K Stamp, N Lawrence Edwards, David Rice, Tania Ka'ai, Karl Rudolph, Julie Collis, Nicola Kayes, Nicola Dalbeth   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source