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Breast abnormalities in adolescents receiving antiretroviral therapy

Southern African Journal of HIV Medicine, 2019
Background: Antiretrovirals, particularly efavirenz (EFV), have been shown to cause breast abnormalities in adults. Little is known about the prevalence of these adverse effects among adolescents receiving antiretroviral therapy (ART).
Jackie L. Dunlop, Wiedaad Slemming, Kathryn Schnippel, Caroline Makura, Leon J. Levin, Sarah Rayne, Marnie Vujovic, Cynthia Firnhaber   +7 more
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Choropleth Mapping of Cervical Cancer Screening in South Africa Using Healthcare Facility-level Data from the National Laboratory Network

AIMS Public Health, 2016
Background: In South Africa, cervical cancer remains among the most common cancers and a leading cause of cancer death. Co-infection with HIV increases the risk of developing cervical pre-cancer and cancer.
Caroline B T Makura, Kathryn Schnippel, Pamela Michelow, Carla J. Chibwesha, Bridgette Goeieman, Suzette Jordaan, Cynthia Firnhaber   +6 more
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Outcomes of community-based differentiated models of multi-month dispensing of antiretroviral medication among stable HIV-infected patients in Lesotho: a cluster randomised non-inferiority trial protocol

BMC Public Health, 2018
Background Current World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines recommend early initiation of HIV positive patients on antiretroviral therapy (ART) irrespective of their clinical or immunological status known as the test and start approach.
I. O. Faturiyele, T. Appolinare, N. Ngorima-Mabhena, G. Fatti, I. Tshabalala, V. J. Tukei, P. T. Pisa   +6 more
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An assessment of stigma and human right violations among men who have sex with men in Abuja, Nigeria

BMC International Health and Human Rights, 2019
Background There have been several barriers in effectively engaging men who have sex with men for STI/HIV prevention and treatment programming in Nigeria including social stigma, policies, and laws criminalizing same-sex practices.
Susanne Strömdahl, Abimbola Onigbanjo Williams, Bede Eziefule, Godwin Emmanuel, Stella Iwuagwu, Oliver Anene, Ifeanyi Orazulike, Chris Beyrer, Stefan Baral   +8 more
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Effective public-private partnerships for sustainable antiretroviral therapy: outcomes of the Right to Care health services GP down-referral program

BMC Public Health, 2019
Background The recently increased access to antiretroviral therapy (ART) in South Africa has placed additional strain on human and infrastructure resources of the public health sector.
Idah Mokhele, Sello Mashamaite, Pappie Majuba, Thembi Xulu, Lawrence Long, Dorina Onoya   +5 more
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Severe adverse events during second-line tuberculosis treatment in the context of high HIV Co-infection in South Africa: a retrospective cohort study

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2016
Background According to the World Health Organization, South Africa ranks as one of the highest burden of TB, TB/HIV co-infection, and drug-resistant TB (DR-TB) countries.
Kathryn Schnippel, Rebecca H. Berhanu, Andrew Black, Cynthia Firnhaber, Norah Maitisa, Denise Evans, Edina Sinanovic   +6 more
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Assessing the Human Rights Framework on Private Health Care Actors and Economic Inequality [PDF]

Health and Human Rights, 2023
Private actors’ involvement in health care financing, provision, and governance contributes to economic inequality. This paper provides an overview of emerging normative trends regarding private actors’ involvement in health care by reviewing and ...
Rossella De Falco, Timothy Fish Hodgson, Matt Mcconnell, A. Kayum Ahmed   +3 more
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Assessment of the Effects of Economic Sanctions on Iranians’ Right to Health by Using Human Rights Impact Assessment Tool: A Systematic Review

International Journal of Health Policy and Management, 2018
Background: Over the years, economic sanctions have contributed to violation of right to health in target countries. Iran has been under comprehensive unilateral economic sanctions by groups of countries (not United Nations [UN]) in recent years.
Fatemeh Kokabisaghi
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The effects of maternity waiting homes on the health workforce and maternal health service delivery in rural Zambia: a qualitative analysis

Human Resources for Health, 2019
Background Maternity waiting homes (MWHs) are a potential strategy to address low facility delivery rates resulting from access-associated barriers in resource-limited settings.
Jeanette L. Kaiser, Rachel M. Fong, Thandiwe Ngoma, Kathleen Lucile McGlasson, Godfrey Biemba, Davidson H. Hamer, Misheck Bwalya, Maynards Chasaya, Nancy A. Scott   +8 more
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The Right to Mental Health of Children in Cyberspace in Light of Iranian Legal System, Islam and International Human Rights Instruments [PDF]

پژوهش‌نامه حقوق اسلامی, 2022
The right to mental health is one of the main components of the right to health and one of the main examples of children’s rights. Various factors are influential in threatening or realizing this right of children including the cyberspace.
Shahram Salami, Zahra Zahra Zare Esfidani, Sahar Hasani, Roya Motamed-Nejad   +3 more
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