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Providing technical assistance: lessons learned from the first three years of the WHO Adolescent and Youth Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights Technical Assistance Coordination Mechanism

Reproductive Health
Young people’s sexual and reproductive health (SRH) continues to be a major challenge in low and middle-income countries, with implications for public health now and in the future. Fortunately there is a growing array of evidence-based interventions, and
Bruce Dick, Marina Plesons, Callie Simon, Jane Ferguson, Ahmed Kassem Ali, Venkatraman Chandra-Mouli   +5 more
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Profiling neoadjuvant therapy response in rectal cancer using meta‐analysis of publicly available transcriptomic RNA‐seq datasets

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
This study integrates publicly available transcriptomic datasets to identify molecular signatures associated with response to neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy in locally advanced rectal cancer. By analyzing a combination of multiple cohorts with bioinformatics approaches, we reveal biological pathways and immune‐related features that may improve ...
Aleksandra Stanojevic, Rafael Stroggilos, Mladen Marinkovic, Ana Djuric, Suzana Stojanovic‐Rundic, Radmila Jankovic, Sergi Castellvi‐Bel, Remond J.A. Fijneman, Antonia Vlahou, Jerome Zoidakis, Milena Cavic   +10 more
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Sexual Practices Among Unmarried Adolescents in Tanzania. [PDF]

, 2009
\ud Sexual activities are increasingly changing from the cultural point of view what they used to be. Knowledge of these practices among adolescents may be a basis to create awareness among adolescents on practices that involve risks.
Kazaura, M.R., Masatu Melkiory C, Masatu, Melkiory C, Kazaura, Method R, Kazaura Method R, Masatu, M.C., Melkiory C Masatu, Method R Kazaura   +7 more
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Gut microbiota alterations in patients with non‐small‐cell lung cancer undergoing chemoradiotherapy

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
We investigated the impact of concurrent chemoradiotherapy (CRT) on the gut microbiota in patients with locally advanced non‐small‐cell lung cancer. Overall gut microbiota composition remained largely stable throughout CRT while antibiotic exposure may influence microbial diversity.
Hanne Marte Nymoen, Zhi Zhao, Henrik Horndalsveen, Maria Moksnes Bjaanæs, Bjørn Henning Grønberg, Tarje Halvorsen, Tesfaye Madebo, Marianne Aanerud, Jussi Koivunen, Kersti Oselin, Saulius Cicenas, Nina Helbekkmo, Jarkko Ahvonen, Maria Silvoniemi, Tine Norman Alver, Tonje Dalen, Åsa Kristina Öjlert, Saima Jamil Farooqi, Åslaug Helland, Vilde Drageset Haakensen   +19 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effect of PLISSIT model counseling on the sexual quality of life of infertile women: a randomized controlled trial

Scientific Reports
Infertility can lead to sexual dysfunction and can have negative effects on sexual quality of life in women. The present study was conducted to determine the effect of PLISSIT model counseling on the sexual quality of life of infertile women with sexual ...
Reyhane Amini, Mahboube Taebi, Hatav Ghasemi Tehrani   +2 more
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Factors influencing access and utilisation of preventive reproductive health services by adolescents in Kenya : a case study of Murang'a District [PDF]

, 2006
Kamau AW. Factors influencing access and utilisation of preventive reproductive health services by adolescents in Kenya : a case study of Murang'a District.
Kamau, Anne Wairimu
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The Sexual health of pupils in years 4 to 6 of primary schools in rural Tanzania [PDF]

, 2003
Background/objectives: There is an urgent need for effective interventions to improve the sexual and\ud reproductive health of adolescents. Reliable data on the sexual health of adolescents are needed to guide\ud the development of such interventions ...
Mabey, D.C.W., Mabey, DCW, Balira, R, Obasi, A.I.N, Changalucha, J, Obasi, AIN, Ross, DA, Ross, D.A., Plummer, M, Grosskurth, H, Mosha, F, Todd, J, Hayes, R   +12 more
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Small RNA pathways in mammalian oocytes

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
Three distinct small RNA pathways operate in mammalian oocytes: RNAi interference (RNAi), the microRNA (miRNA) pathway, and the PIWI‐associated RNA (piRNA) pathway. These pathways use small RNAs to guide sequence‐specific repression and contribute to oocyte biology by targeting genes and mobile elements or appear insignificant since different ...
Petr Svoboda, Josef Pasulka
wiley   +1 more source

Monitoring adolescent sexual and reproductive health

Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 2016
The year 2016 is a critical year for adolescent sexual and reproductive health (ASRH), when two key global health strategies – the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development1 and the United Nations Global Strategy for Women’s, Children’s and Adolescents’ Health2 – are being put into effect.
Hindin, Michelle J, Tunçalp, Özge, Gerdts, Caitlin, Gipson, Jessica D, Say, Lale   +4 more
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Generating demand and community support for sexual and reproductive health services for young people: A review of the Literature and Programs. [PDF]

, 2010
BACKGROUND: This review investigates the effectiveness of interventions aimed at generating demand for and use of sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services by young people; and interventions aimed at generating wider community support for their use ...
Kesterton Amy J, Meena Cabral de Mello, Cabral de Mello, Meena, Amy J Kesterton, Cabral de Mello Meena, Kesterton, Amy J   +5 more
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