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B/ordering and healthcare access for migrants with precarious status: The role of healthcare workers in counteracting restrictive policies

American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract In Canada, precarious migration is largely invisibilized. Nonetheless, b/ordering greatly affects people's realities by limiting access to social rights. In Quebec, migrants with precarious status (MPS) do not have access to healthcare, although Quebec has a “universal” healthcare coverage.
Émilie Pigeon‐Gagné, Jill Hanley, Élise Bourgeois‐Guérin, Pénélope Boudreault   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Functionally-informed fine-mapping identifies genetic variants linking increased CHD1L expression and HIV restriction in monocytes

Scientific Reports
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 (HIV) set-point viral load is a strong predictor of disease progression and transmission risk. A recent genome-wide association study in individuals of African ancestries identified a region on chromosome 1 ...
Riley H. Tough, Paul J. McLaren, The International Collaboration for the Genomics of HIV   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Should Mycoplasma penetrans be considered a pathogen in anal specimens from men who have sex with men?

International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Objectives: This study was performed to assess the prevalence of Mycoplasma penetrans in anal samples collected from men who have sex with men (MSM) undergoing screening for Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae and to identify factors ...
Audrey Tokpassi, Marie Gardette, Cécile Laurier, Cécile Bébéar, Olivia Peuchant   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Paired testing of sexually transmitted infections with urine pregnancy tests in incarcerated women [PDF]

, 2021
Background: In correctional facilities, sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are common, are often asymptomatic, and may lead to adverse outcomes such as infertility and increased HIV acquisition. In January 2020, testing for Neisseria gonorrhoeae (GC)
Pao, Julie, Nijhawan, Ank E., Dang, Christine M., Taherzadeh, Dena   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Descriptive Epidemiology From the Myhre Syndrome Foundation Registry: The Value of Self‐Reported Data

American Journal of Medical Genetics Part C: Seminars in Medical Genetics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Myhre syndrome is an ultrarare genetic disease characterized by short stature, distinct craniofacial features, cardiovascular and respiratory fibrosis and stenosis, neurodevelopmental delays, autism, intellectual disability, and hearing loss. The natural history of Myhre syndrome is still not fully understood due to a small patient population ...
Mary K. Young, Armelle Pindon, Maggie R. Brand, Kate Wears, Katherine H. Young, Alyssa Mendel, Michael J. Lyons   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Sexually Transmitted Infections surveillance data: incidence drop or artefact?

BMC Public Health, 2021
Background Before the COVID-19 pandemic, Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) were increasing in Europe, and Spain and Catalonia were not an exception.
Alexis Sentís, Albert Prats-Uribe, Evelin López-Corbeto, Marcos Montoro-Fernandez, Daniel Kwakye Nomah, Patrícia Garcia de Olalla, Lilas Mercuriali, Núria Borrell, Víctor Guadalupe-Fernández, Juliana Reyes-Urueña, Jordi Casabona, Catalan HIV and STI Surveillance Group   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

Microbicides for the Prevention of HPV, HIV-1, and HSV-2: Sexually Transmitted Viral Infections

, 2017
Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) can be transmitted through genital-genital, oro-genital, or anogenital contacts and remain to be a public health concern worldwide.
Roman Farooq, Umer, Muhammad, Muhammad Umer, Naveed Shahzad, Farooq, Roman, Aslam, Bilal, Bilal Aslam, Shahzad, Naveed   +7 more
core   +1 more source

Building Community Amidst the Institutional Whiteness of Graduate Study: Black Joy and Maroon Moves in an Academic Marronage

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article reflects on the construction of a supportive community of Black Afro‐diasporic graduate students and their supervisors researching issues relating to race in the field of education in Australia. It draws on the concept of marronage—a term rooted in the fugitive act of becoming a maroon, where enslaved people enacted an escape in ...
Hellen Magoi, Casianus Gemoh, Denise Chapman, Edmund Hypolite, Simon Angok, Melanie Baak, Joel Windle   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Quality and equity of private sector care for sexually transmitted diseases in South Africa.

, 2002
The private sector plays a major role in the delivery of health care in South Africa. Over the past two decades, the quality and equity of such provision has been questioned internationally.
Brugha, Ruairí, Schneider, Helen, Chabikuli, Nzapfurundi, Zwi, Anthony B, Blaauw, Duane   +4 more
core   +1 more source

Public Attitudes Toward Compassionate Release of Older People From Prison: Findings From a National Survey in Australia

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The rapid increase in older people in prison populations worldwide is generating significant health, cost, and human rights pressures on custodial systems. Compassionate release for older, frail inmates is a potentially effective response, yet little is known about public support for this approach.
Ye In (Jane) Hwang, Natasha Ginnivan, Amanuel Kidane Hagos, Tony Butler   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source