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Religious affiliation and extramarital sex among men in Brazil.

, 2004
CONTEXT: Since 1990, HIV infection in Brazil has spread among the heterosexual population, particularly in the north. Containment of the epidemic can be informed by a better understanding of men's sexual risk behavior.
Ali, Mohamed M, Cleland, John, Hill, Zelee E   +2 more
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Protection against pertussis in humans correlates to elevated serum antibodies and memory B cells [PDF]

, 2017
Pertussis is a respiratory infection caused by Bordetella pertussis that may be particularly severe and even lethal in the first months of life when infants are still too young to be vaccinated. Adults and adolescents experience mild symptoms and are the
Carsetti, Rita, Di Mattia, G., Fedele, Giorgio, Frassanito, A., Gesualdo, Francesco, Leone, Pasqualina, Marcellini, Valentina, Midulla, Fabio, Mortari, Eva Piano, Nenna, R., Pandolfi, Elisabetta, Stefanelli, Paola, The Pertussis Study, Gropu, Tozzi, Alberto Eugenio   +13 more
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Hotspot areas of tetanus-unprotected births and its associated factors in Ethiopia: Spatial analysis of EDHS data

Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics
Neonatal tetanus persists as a public health problem in many developing countries including Ethiopia. Maternal tetanus toxoid vaccination is a cornerstone to prevent neonatal tetanus.
Anteneh Mengist Dessie, Melkamu Aderajew Zemene, Asaye Alamneh Gebeyehu, Natnael Atnafu Gebeyehu, Getachew Asmare Adella, Gizachew Ambaw Kassie, Misganaw Asmamaw Mengstie, Mohammed Abdu Seid, Endeshaw Chekol Abebe, Molalegn Mesele Gesese, Yenealem Solomon Kebede, Natnael Moges, Berihun Bantie, Sefineh Fenta Feleke, Tadesse Asmamaw Dejenie, Ermias Sisay Chanie, Wubet Alebachew Bayih, Natnael Amare Tesfa, Eden Workneh Aychew, Begizew Yimenu Mekuriaw, Denekew Tenaw Anley   +20 more
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Population observatories as sources of information on mortality in developing countries [PDF]

A ‘population observatory’ is a study in which a whole population of a defined geographical area is monitored over a long period (several years or decades), and information on the events that happen (births, deaths, marriages, migration) is collected on ...
Gilles Pison
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Quality of antenatal care and associated factors in a rural county in Kenya: an assessment of service provision and experience dimensions. [PDF]

, 2019
BackgroundThis study aimed to assess the quality of antenatal care (ANC) women received in Migori county, Kenya-including both service provision and experience dimensions-and to examine factors associated with each dimension.MethodsWe used survey data ...
Afulani, Patience A, Buback, Laura, Cohen, Craig R, Essandoh, Francisca, Kinyua, Joyceline, Kirumbi, Leah   +5 more
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Zika, Pregnancy, and the Law [PDF]

, 2017
The public health emergency surrounding the spread of the Zika virus has resurrected and brought into sharp relief some of the most vexing questions surrounding the relationship between pregnancy and law: the appropriate circumstances, if any, in which ...
Halabi, Sam F.
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Reducing attrition in panel studies in developing countries.

, 2004
BACKGROUND: Panel studies offer repeated observations of individuals over time, but the mobility of populations in the developing world often causes attrition in panel studies.
Hill, Zelee
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Rapid assessment of tetanus vaccine-induced immunity in Bangladesh and the Gambia. [PDF]

, 2016
We have developed recombinant fragment C based rapid point of care dipstick devices to assess tetanus immunization status using plasma or whole blood.
Alam, Masud, Donowitz, Jeffrey R, Ferdous, Tahsin, Gilchrist, Carol A, Haque, Rashidul, Hennig, Branwen J, Herbein, Joel, Kabir, Mamun, Naylor, Caitlin, Pedersen, Karl, Petri, William A, Ramakrishnan, Girija, Wegmuller, Rita, Wright, Marcia, Zerin, Ayesha   +14 more
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Field investigation of high reported non-neonatal tetanus burden in Uganda, 2016-2017. [PDF]

Int J Epidemiol, 2023
Casey RM, Nguna J, Opar B, Ampaire I, Lubwama J, Tanifum P, Zhu BP, Kisakye A, Kabwongera E, Tohme RA, Dahl BA, Ridpath AD, Scobie HM.   +12 more
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Extending Health Insurance: Effects of the National Health Insurance Scheme in Ghana [PDF]

There is considerable interest in exploring the potential of health insurance to increase the access to, and the affordability of, health care in Africa.
Agar Brugiavini, Noemi Pace
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