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Access to praziquantel in Italy: persistent gaps and ongoing responses amid a Europe-wide shortage [PDF]

Infectious Diseases of Poverty
In Italy, praziquantel (PZQ) is not registered for human use and can be imported from European countries where it is authorized, according to a specific ministerial decree.
Rosalia Marrone, Cristiano Camponi, Silvia Cammarata, Domenico Di Giorgio, Robert Giovanni Nisticò, Christian Napoli   +5 more
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Intergenerational nutrition benefits of India’s national school feeding program

Nature Communications, 2021
India’s national school feeding program is the largest of its kind in the world, but the long-term program benefits on nutrition are unknown. Here, the authors show intergenerational program benefits, in that women who received free meals in primary ...
Suman Chakrabarti, Samuel P. Scott, Harold Alderman, Purnima Menon, Daniel O. Gilligan   +4 more
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Newly arrived migrants did not represent an additional COVID-19 burden for Italy: data from the italian information flow

Globalization and Health, 2023
Background During the COVID-19 pandemic, migrants arriving in host countries irregularly have not infrequently been perceived as increasing the COVID-19 burden.
Leuconoe Grazia Sisti, Anteo Di Napoli, Alessio Petrelli, Alessandra Diodati, Andrea Cavani, Concetta Mirisola, Gianfranco Costanzo   +6 more
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Prevalence of latent tuberculosis infection, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and syphilis among newly arrived unaccompanied minors living in reception centers in Rome

International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2020
Objective: This study aimed to address the prevalence of infectious diseases in a population of unaccompanied immigrant minors living in reception centres of Rome, Italy. Methods: The study was carried out from January 2013 to January 2019.
Rosalia Marrone, Giovanni Baglio, Giusy Bruscino, Gianfranco Costanzo, Andrea Cavani, Concetta Mirisola   +5 more
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Nationwide longitudinal population-based study on mortality in Italy by immigrant status

Scientific Reports, 2022
A systematic analysis of the mortality of immigrant residents throughout Italy has never been carried out. The present study aimed to evaluate differences in mortality by immigrant status.
Anteo Di Napoli, Martina Ventura, Enrico Grande, Luisa Frova, Concetta Mirisola, Alessio Petrelli   +5 more
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Effects of sanitary pad distribution and reproductive health education on upper primary school attendance and reproductive health knowledge and attitudes in Kenya: a cluster randomized controlled trial

Reproductive Health, 2021
Plain language summary Adolescent girls face a range of challenges that may compromise their chances of completing school or their sexual and reproductive health.
Karen Austrian, Beth Kangwana, Eunice Muthengi, Erica Soler-Hampejsek   +3 more
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Life and Debt: Assessing the Impacts of Participatory Housing Reconstruction in Post-Conflict Sri Lanka

Stability : International Journal of Security and Development, 2016
The Owner Driven Housing Assistance (ODHA) scheme is a donor and government supported initiative to help construct housing for internally displaced persons (IDPs) returning to their original areas of residence after the end of the Sri Lankan Civil War in
Vagisha Gunasekara, Mira Philips, Kulasabanathan Romeshun, Mohammed Munas   +3 more
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The variation in the health status of immigrants and Italians during the global crisis and the role of socioeconomic factors

International Journal for Equity in Health, 2017
Background The effects of the recent global economic and financial crisis especially affected the most vulnerable social groups. Objective of the study was to investigate variation of self-perceived health status in Italians and immigrants during the ...
Alessio Petrelli, Anteo Di Napoli, Alessandra Rossi, Gianfranco Costanzo, Concetta Mirisola, Lidia Gargiulo   +5 more
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Diffusion and spillover effects of an evidence-based mental health intervention among peers and caregivers of high risk youth in Sierra Leone: study protocol

BMC Psychiatry, 2020
Background Evidence-based mental health interventions have helped address health services gaps, but their reach and societal benefit can be limited in low resource settings.
Alethea Desrosiers, Praveen Kumar, Arja Dayal, Leslie Alex, Ali Akram, Theresa Betancourt   +5 more
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Self-perceived workplace discrimination and mental health among immigrant workers in Italy: a cross-sectional study

BMC Psychiatry, 2021
Background The process of immigration is associated with poor mental and physical health. While the workplace represents an important context of social integration, previous studies evaluating the effect of discrimination experienced in the workplace ...
Anteo Di Napoli, Alessandra Rossi, Francesca Baralla, Martina Ventura, Rosaria Gatta, Monica Perez, Marco Sarchiapone, Concetta Mirisola, Alessio Petrelli   +8 more
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