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A Qualitative Assessment of Community Acceptability and Use of a Locally Developed Children’s Book to Increase Shared Reading and Parent-Child Interactions in Rural Zambia

Annals of Global Health, 2023
Introduction: Early reading interventions hold promise for increasing language and literacy development in young children and improving caregiver-child interactions.
Jeanette L. Kaiser, Thandiwe Ngoma, Peter C. Rockers, Günther Fink, Allison Juntunen, Davidson H. Hamer, Ben Chirwa, Nancy A. Scott   +7 more
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Does ratification of human-rights treaties have effects on population health? [PDF]

, 2009
Human-rights treaties indicate a country's commitment to human rights. Here, we assess whether ratification of human-rights treaties is associated with improved health and social indicators. Data for health (including HIV prevalence, and maternal, infant,
Fernandes, Kimberly A, Ford, Nathan, Guyatt, Gordon H, Joffres, Michel, Lima, Viviane, Mills, Edward J, Montaner, Julio S G, Palmer, Alexis, Phung, Charlene, Tomkinson, Jocelyn, Zeng, Leilei   +10 more
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Xpert human papillomavirus test is a promising cervical cancer screening test for HIV-seropositive women

Papillomavirus Research, 2016
This study investigated the performance of Cepheid Xpert human papillomavirus (HPV) assay in South African human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected women and compared its performance with that of hybrid capture-2 (hc2).
Zizipho Z.A. Mbulawa, Timothy J. Wilkin, Bridgette Goeieman, Avril Swarts, Sophie Williams, Simon Levin, Mark Faesen, Jennifer S. Smith, Carla J. Chibwesha, Anna-Lise Williamson, Cynthia Firnhaber   +10 more
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The Impact of Climate Change on Human Rights: The Saudi Context

Scientific Journal of King Faisal University: Humanities and Management Sciences, 2022
Climate change is a global as well as a local issue due to its impact on both international and local levels. Climate change is defined as the change that affects the components of the environment surrounding humans, such as air, water, and soil ...
Nehad Farouk Abbas
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Does the Pharmaceutical Sector Have a Coresponsibility for the Human Right to Health? [PDF]

, 2011
The highest attainable standard of health is a fundamental human right, which has been part of international law since 1948. States and their institutions are the primary duty bearers responsible for ensuring that human rights are respected, protected ...
DORIS SCHROEDER, Helfer, Hollis, Leisinger, Leisinger, Nagel, Pang, Pogge, Schroeder, Scotcher, Selgelid, Singer   +11 more
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Maternal vaccine knowledge in low- and middle-income countries—and why it matters

Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, 2019
Maternal vaccines have the potential to reduce the global burden of neonatal morbidity and mortality by accessing the infant immune system before a vaccine administered in childhood would be effective.
Anna Larson Williams, Rachel Mitrovich, Lawrence Mwananyanda, Chris Gill   +3 more
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Clinical Insights Into Hypercalcemia of Malignancy in Childhood

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Hypercalcemia of malignancy (HCM) is a rare but life‐threatening metabolic emergency in children that occurs in less than 1% of pediatric cancer cases, with a reported incidence ranging from 0.4% to 1.0% across different studies. While it is observed in 10%–20% of adult malignancies, pediatric HCM remains relatively uncommon.
Hüseyin Anıl Korkmaz
wiley   +1 more source

A survey of knowledge and attitudes relating to cervical and breast cancer among women in Ethiopia

BMC Public Health, 2018
Background Breast cancer and cervical cancer are the two leading cancers among women in Ethiopia. This study investigated knowledge and attitudes related to these two types of cancer among women in 4 zones of Ethiopia. This is the first study employing a
Bekele Chaka, Abdul-Rauf Sayed, Bridgette Goeieman, Sarah Rayne   +3 more
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How independent is the international food information council from the food and beverage industry? A content analysis of internal industry documents

Globalization and Health, 2022
Background The International Food Information Council (IFIC) and its partner foundation (IFIC Foundation) widely disseminate nutrition information and participate in relevant policymaking processes.
Daniel A. Zaltz, Lauren E. Bisi, Gary Ruskin, Connie Hoe   +3 more
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The (Mis)appropriation of HIV/AIDS advocacy strategies in Global Mental Health: towards a more nuanced approach [PDF]

, 2017
Background: Mental health is increasingly finding a place on global health and international development agendas. Advocates for Global Mental Health (GMH), and international organizations such as the World Health Organization (WHO) and the World Bank ...
Howell, A., Mills, C., Rushton, S.
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