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Old enough to know : consulting children about sex and AIDS education in Africa [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
This compelling study, comprising of a sample of eight schools in three countries in sub-Saharan Africa – Kenya, South Africa and Tanzania – examines the sources, contents and processes of children´s community-based sexual knowledges and asks how these ...
Kiragu, Susan   +4 more
core   +1 more source

Tissue‐Specific and Spatially Dependent Metabolic Signatures Perturbed by Injury in Male and Female Mice

open access: yesArthritis &Rheumatology, EarlyView.
Objective Osteoarthritis, the leading cause of disability worldwide, disproportionately affects women, yet sex remains an overlooked determinant. This disparity stems from sex‐specific differences in injury susceptibility—a major risk factor for disease.
Hope D. Welhaven   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Health disparities in chronic liver disease

open access: yesHepatology, EarlyView., 2022
Abstract The syndemic of hazardous alcohol consumption, opioid use, and obesity has led to important changes in liver disease epidemiology that have exacerbated health disparities. Health disparities occur when plausibly avoidable health differences are experienced by socially disadvantaged populations.
Ani Kardashian   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

‘Somewhere on the border of credibility’: the cultural construction and contestation of 'the border' in white South African society [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
South Africa’s Border War had profound implications for the social and political organisation of white society. Indeed, maintaining the credibility of South Africa’s presence in Namibia and the prosecution of the Border War was an important political ...
Conway, Daniel
core   +1 more source

Higher complement C4 gene copy number constitutes a shared genetic risk factor for giant cell arteritis and IgA vasculitis

open access: yesArthritis &Rheumatology, Accepted Article.
Objective Low copy number (CN) of complement C4 isoforms and high CN of retroviral HERV‐K elements are known risk factors for many immune‐mediated inflammatory diseases (IMIDs), often showing sex‐biased effects. Here, we assessed whether CN variation within the C4 gene contributes to giant cell arteritis (GCA) and IgA vasculitis (IgAV), two complex ...
Laura Martínez‐Gutiérrez   +296 more
wiley   +1 more source

Parenting Stress and Stressful Life Events Among Caregivers of Toddler Siblings of Autistic and Non‐Autistic Children

open access: yesAutism Research, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study measured experiences of parenting stress and stressful life events in caregivers of families with a toddler who has either an autistic or non‐autistic older sibling(s). Caregivers of toddlers (12–18 months old) with older autistic siblings (Sibs‐autism; n = 58) and toddlers with older non‐autistic siblings (Sibs‐NA; n = 46 ...
Jennifer E. Magnuson   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Adverse Childhood Experiences in Autistic and Neurotypical Girls

open access: yesAutism Research, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are potentially traumatic, life‐altering events that occur in childhood with long‐term negative physical and/or mental health outcomes. Previous research, while limited and largely focused on males, suggests children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are at higher risk of experiencing ACEs than typically ...
Jon Ebert   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Slam sex’ - sexualised injecting drug use (‘SIDU’) - A scoping review.

open access: yes
Sexualised injecting drug use (‘SIDU’) is a phenomenon associated with a wide array of high-risk injecting and sex-related practices. This review establishes what is known about Men who have Sex with Men (MSM) and SIDU to assess implications for health care and policy.
Scheibein, F   +3 more
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The Role of Microbiota Metabolites Propionic Acid, p‐Cresol, and 4‐Ethylphenyl Sulfate in Autism Susceptibility: A Systematic Review

open access: yesAutism Research, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The etiopathogenesis of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) encompasses complex interactions between genetic and environmental risk factors. The high prevalence of gastrointestinal disorders in autistic individuals has propelled a growing interest in the possible involvement of gut dysbiosis in ASD pathogenesis.
Laura Sandoni   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Governing And Representing Hiv/aids In China: A Review And An Introduction [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
This introductory essay provides a thematic framework for, and critical review of, the key issues and debates in HIV governance as well as its representation in the public sphere in the Chinese context.
Haiqing Yu, Haiqing Yu
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