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Re-engineering the Cypriot General Healthcare System for Syndemics

Frontiers in Public Health, 2022
To date in Cyprus, there is no dedicated “Quality Improvement” body or Public Health authority. The long-awaited general healthcare system (known as GeSy or GHS) has been completed, mid-stream of the COVID-19 pandemic. A recently proposed resilience plan
Sarah Cuschieri, Amalia Hatziyianni, Peter Karayiannis, Juanita A. Haagsma, Grant M. A. Wyper, Marios Kantaris, Mamas Theodorou, Elena Pallari   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Recent advances and open challenges in percolation

, 2014
Percolation is the paradigm for random connectivity and has been one of the most applied statistical models. With simple geometrical rules a transition is obtained which is related to magnetic models.
Araújo, N. A. M., Grassberger, P., Kahng, B., Schrenk, K. J., Ziff, R. M.   +4 more
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Sex tourism among Chinese men who have sex with men: a cross-sectional observational study. [PDF]

, 2018
BACKGROUND: Sex tourism among men who have sex with men (MSM) may exacerbate transmission of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs). Sex tourism is defined as purchasing sex with gifts or money outside of one's hometown.
Liu, Chuncheng, Mao, Jessica, Tang, Songyuan, Tang, Weiming, Tucker, Joseph D, Wei, Chongyi, Wong, Ngai Sze   +6 more
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Cumulative effect of multiple health and social factors on adolescent mental well‐being: a cross‐sectional study in Catalonia

Child and Adolescent Mental Health, EarlyView.
Background While numerous studies have explored factors contributing to poor mental health, few have examined the combined influence of multiple health and social factors and their cumulative effect. This study specifically aimed to analyze the cumulative effect of multiple health and social factors associated with poor mental well‐being in school‐aged
Marina Robles‐Muñoz, Marina Bosque‐Prous, Cinta Folch, Helena González‐Casals, Gemma Drou‐Roget, Cristina Torrado‐Cortés, Carles Muntaner, Albert Espelt   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Examining Longitudinal Risk and Strengths-Based Factors Associated with Depression Symptoms Among Sexual Minority Men in Canada

Behavioral Sciences
Sexual minority men (SMM) experience anti-SMM stressors and have elevated rates of mental health issues compared to heterosexual men, such as depression.
Yusuf Ghauri, Graham W. Berlin, Shayna Skakoon-Sparling, Adhm Zahran, David J. Brennan, Barry D. Adam, Trevor A. Hart   +6 more
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Syndemic Risk Classes and Substance Use Problems among Adults in High-Risk Urban Areas: A Latent Class Analysis

Frontiers in Public Health, 2017
Substance use problems tend to co-occur with risk factors that are especially prevalent in urban communities with high rates of poverty. The present study draws on Syndemics Theory to understand profiles of risk and resilience and their associations with
Charles M. Cleland, Stephanie T. Lanza, Sara A. Vasilenko, Marya Gwadz   +3 more
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Syndemic of Obesity, Hypertension and Hyperglycemia among 15-49 Year Olds in Rajasthan: District-Level Data from National Family Health Survey-4

RUHS Journal of Health Sciences, 2023
Introduction: Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are the new epidemic in India. District specific prevalence of various NCD risk factors is unknown.
Kiran Gaur, Indu Mohan, Rajeev Gupta
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Predictors of Missed Hepatitis C Intake Appointments and Failure to Establish Hepatitis C Care Among Patients Living With HIV. [PDF]

, 2018
BackgroundWe estimated and characterized the proportion of patients living with HIV (PLWH) who missed hepatitis C (HCV) intake appointments and subsequently failed to establish HCV care.MethodsLogistic regression analyses were used to identify factors ...
Aquino, Abigail, Ballard, Craig, Cachay, Edward R, Christopher Mathews, W, Grelotti, David, Hill, Lucas, Torriani, Francesca   +6 more
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Migrant and refugee populations: a public health and policy perspective on a continuing global crisis. [PDF]

, 2018
The 2015-2017 global migratory crisis saw unprecedented numbers of people on the move and tremendous diversity in terms of age, gender and medical requirements.
A Jablonka, A Kamarulzaman, A Tagliabue, A Trovato, A Vernon, AA Afkhami, AAM Gerritsen, Alexander Betts, AM Kazi, AMC Sartori, AR Chapman, AS Ginsburg, B Monge-Maillo, B Newbold, B Rechel, C Briody, C Gorst-Unsworth, Cristina Giambi, CS Nakken, D Ingleby, D Mipatrini, E Sicuri, European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), F Seedat, F Shawyer, FM Fouad, G Fajardo-Dolci, G Jones, GA Abiiro, GA Paxton, H Dijstelbloem, H McColl, International Organization for Migration, International Organization for Migration, J Hanefeld, J Kutzin, JP Bil, JV de Monleon, K Bozorgmehr, K Fennelly, KE Atkins, KM Errecaborde, KU Jansen, L Murcia, L Nellums, LB Nellums, LN Rubalcava, M Bogic, M Carballo, M Carballo, M Fazel, M Kristiansen, M Macchiavello, M Norredam, M Singer, M Turktan, ME Wilson, MF Aebi, ML Tornesello, MO Siegel, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), P Chauvin, Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, PS Mbabazi, R da Costa, S Hargreaves, S Hargreaves, S Hargreaves, S Hayes, SM Kamal, SM Soto, Sofanne J. Ravensbergen, SY Cheung, T Huddleston, TA Ghebreyesus, TG Hamilton, TM Tan, UNICEF, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), V Fromentin, World Bank, World Health Organization, Y Jackson   +84 more
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Citizenship and COVID-19: Syndemic Effects [PDF]

German Law Journal, 2021
AbstractThis article begins the task of outlining the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic in relation to matters of citizenship, using what is termed a “syndemic analysis.” This type of analysis places both the pandemic and citizenship in their wider contexts. The synergistic or intersectional thinking encouraged by the characterization of the pandemic as
openaire   +3 more sources