Parental perceptions of neighborhood effects in Latino comunas: the script of "the delinquent" in understanding drug use, violence, and social disorganization [PDF]
, 2012 OBJECTIVES: To obtain rich information about how adult Latinos living in high-poverty/high-drug use neighborhoods perceive and negotiate their environment.
Castillo, Marcela +3 more
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Rapid Syphilis Testing Uptake for Female Sex Workers at Sex Venues in Southern China: Implications for Expanding Syphilis Screening [PDF]
, 2012 : Accessibility of syphilis testing services is critical in syphilis control programs for female sex workers (FSWs), but few FSWs attend public STI clinics or other testing sites.
A Castro +37 more
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Modeling TB-HIV Syndemic and Treatment [PDF]
Journal of Applied Mathematics, 2014 Tuberculosis (TB) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) can be considered a deadly human syndemic. In this paper, we formulate a model for TB and HIV transmission dynamics. The model considers both TB and acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) treatment for individuals with only one of the two infectious diseases or both.
Cristiana J. Silva, Delfim F. M. Torres
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Outbreaks of coinfections: the critical role of cooperativity
, 2013 Modeling epidemic dynamics plays an important role in studying how diseases spread, predicting their future course, and designing strategies to control them. In this letter, we introduce a model of SIR (susceptible-infected-removed) type which explicitly
Cai, Weiran +3 more
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Health Economics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Syphilis, a sexually transmitted infection that can lead to serious health complications, was almost eliminated in the United States by 2000. But since then, its incidence began to increase, recently reaching a 60‐year peak. We suggest that the introduction of the highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) drug regimen, which transformed HIV
David Beheshti +2 more
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TB STIGMA – MEASUREMENT GUIDANCE [PDF]
, 2018 TB is the most deadly infectious disease in the world, and stigma continues to play a significant role in worsening the epidemic. Stigma and discrimination not only stop people from seeking care but also make it more difficult for those on treatment to ...
Abdullaev, Timur +24 more
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How Do You Build a "Culture of Health"? A Critical Analysis of Challenges and Opportunities from Medical Anthropology. [PDF]
, 2020 The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Culture of Health Action Framework aims to "make health a shared value" and improve population health equity through widespread culture change.
Castañeda, Heide +6 more
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The American Journal on Addictions, EarlyView.Abstract Background and Objectives Injection drug use is a driver of hepatitis C virus (HCV) transmission, thus integrating HCV care into addiction care is likely necessary for HCV elimination. Here we describe how we integrated HCV care into our addiction medicine (AM) clinic and evaluate its effect on HCV treatment.
Arya Zandvakili +11 more
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A Mixed Methods Study of Health and Social Disparities among Substance-Using African American/Black Men who have Sex with Men [PDF]
, 2014 African American/Black men who have sex with men (MSM) in the USA experience health and social disparities at greater rates than MSM of other races/ethnicities, including HIV infection and substance use.
Buttram, Mance E., Kurtz, Steven P.
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The Impact of COVID-19 on People Living with HIV: A Network Science Perspective
COVIDPeople living with HIV (PLWH) faced diverse challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic, including disruptions to care, housing instability, emotional distress, and economic hardship.
Jared Christopher +4 more
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